Every wrestling coach will tell you there is nothing like having a stopper at the top of the lineup. Rahway had a sledgehammer at 220 pounds in senior Joshua Darisme. Click here for full...

David Brearley High School Wrestlers, Nick Stampoulous and Jonathan Braun were the Union County Champs at the 45th Annual Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Tournament. Jonathan Braun also won Outstanding Wrestler for the upper weights. Click here for...

Elizabeth heavyweight Moses Olowoopejo has an unlikely wrestling role model. It is Elizabeth’s Najee Cuevas, who placed third in the girls state tournament for the Minutemen last year at 109 pounds. Click here for full...

Westfield’s Luke Hoerle won his fourth Union County Tournament wrestling title, while Rahway had the most individual champions Saturday at Union High School. Cranford captures its sixth-straight title in the 14-team tournament with 244 points. Westfield placed second...

Roselle Park's Gabriel Leo has had a successful wrestling career. But he could never figure out a way to topple Brearley's Patrick Phillips. Until Saturday. Leo decisioned Phillips, 3-2, in the 113-pound final at the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Region 4 Tournament at...

Hit hard by graduation, the Roselle Park wrestling team might not have had as successful of a season as it had last year when it went 24-2 and won a sectional state championship. However, the Panthers were able to produce as many region champions as the best team in...

The Plainfield High School Wrestling team made history on Saturday, capturing its first division title.  The Cardinals went a perfect 6-0 against opponents in the Union County Conference Mountain Division, including a 69-9 victory over New Providence and a 66-18...

Someone’s “O” had to go tonight, as Cranfordhosted Westfield in a battle between two of the top teams in the Union County Conference, both of whom were unbeaten in conference and division competition. While the dual started off competitive, a stretch of wins in the...

A few years ago, Roselle Park's Eddie Hummel gave up judo to concentrate on wrestling. But he harkened back to his past and it helped him pull off a shocker in the Union County Tournament finals Saturday at Union High School. The 126-pound Hummel used a mixture of a...

Damon Ippolito admits he wasn’t overly confident he could advance to the finals during the Union County Tournament on Saturday. However, the 6-1, 228-pound senior proved that uncertainty was unwarranted. Ippolito, seeded third, pinned top-seeded Griffin Keats of...