Tag: Wrestling
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Hillsborough wrestlers top Montgomery on the mat
Six members of the Hillsborough High School wrestling team recorded a pin in the team’s 54-15 road victory over Skyland Conference rival Montgomery High School on March 23 to improve to 2-2 on the season. Having a shorthanded lineup going into the bout against the Cougars, Hillsborough wrestling Coach Roy Dragon was impressed with how…
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Bordentown wrestlers happily embrace return to the mat
A year of waiting for an opportunity to hit the mat finally came to an end for the Bordentown Regional High School and Florence Township Memorial High School wrestling team on March 16 when the Scotties hosted Pennsauken High School in their season-opening match. An offseason of doubt and optimism was put to rest as…
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Bulldogs bid to be among Shore Conference’s top wrestling teams
There may not be any team championships up for grabs during the abbreviated 2021 wrestling season, but that fact is not deterring Coach Bryan Heller and his Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School grapplers from wanting to achieve excellence as a team and as individuals. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Bulldogs are focused on reaching…
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Manalapan wrestlers primed for successful season in 2021
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan High School wrestling program returns a handful of region tournament qualifiers from a 2019-20 team that won the Central Jersey, Group 5 state sectional team championship and 24 dual meets. Led by senior and two-time state tournament qualifier Gavin Claro, Coach Scott Pressman believes his squad features several wrestlers who can…
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Wrestling company will hold show/supply drive event for charity on May 11
UWA Elite will be the host the “Livin’ on the Edge” supply drive event for The Valerie Fund from 6:30-10 p.m. on May 11 at Holy Trinity Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River. For more than 35 years, The Valerie Fund has operated Camp Happy Times, a one-week overnight camp experience for any child aged…
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History made on the mat as girls’ wrestling teams debut
History was made when two girls walked to the center of a wresting mat on the evening of Dec. 14 in front of an overflowed crowd at Manalapan High School. Just before 6 p.m., Manalapan High School’s Sabrina Maniscalco and Jackson Memorial High School’s Shannon Stroud walked to the center of the mat, shook hands,…
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Local wrestling referee will hold donation drive for cancer foundation
SOUTH RIVER–While delivering some live ground-and-pound action to residents, professional wrestling company UWA Elite will be sponsoring a supply drive for The Valerie Fund. UWA Elite referee Ryan Torok, who is a cancer survivor, organized this year’s supply drive to provide supplies for children attending The Valerie Fund’s summer camp, Camp Happy Times. “The Valerie Fund saved my life…
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Young wrestler honored with North Brunswick Scholar Athlete award
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Wrestling referee and town Councilman Carlo Socio read a proclamation for young wrestler Ryan Farley during his receipt of the North Brunswick Scholar/Athlete/Artist award for March. Ryan is a sixth grader at Linwood Middle School and is a Distinguished High Honor Roll student with an A+ average, and maintains a perfect attendance,…
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Four area wrestlers place second in state tournament
Jake Benner of Ocean Township High School was thwarted in his bid to retain a championship while three other area wrestlers also placed second when the state tournament wrapped up on March 4 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Benner, who won the state title as a junior at 138 pounds in 2017, was denied…
