Fifth time is charm in Union County rivalry at Region 4
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...
Roselle Park standout senior grapplers Leo and Montgomery capture their first Region 4 titles
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...
Wrestling: Plainfield Perfect With 6-0 Win in Union County Conference Mountain Division
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...
Westfield beats Cranford in battle for Union County Conference supremacy
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...
Union County Tournament: Roselle Park’s Hummel wins stunner; Cranford five-peats
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...
Ippolito’s Reversal of Fortune; Wins UCT Heavyweight Wrestling Title
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...
Brearley sophomore Phillips among 10 grapplers to grab first Union County Tournament championship
With the stinging memory of falling by a wide margin in the finals last year still in his head, Brearley sophomore wrestler Patrick Phillips just wanted to stay true to himself. Phillips figured that if he was able to execute his strategy – which consisted of pushing...
WRESTLING: Cougars Win 5th Straight Union County Tournament Championship
The Cranford High School wrestling program remains the top dog in Union County. 13 of 14 Cougar wresters placed on Saturday to lead Cranford to its fifth straight Union County Championship. Click here for full story.
Wrestling: Fernandez lifts Cranford to thrilling UCC win over Rahway
They don't call Will Fernandez "team points" for nothing. Fernandez earned the nickname from his Cranford teammates because of his ability to score whatever points the team needs in a big spot. Click here to see video.
State Wrestling Primer: Can Wustefeld, Fernandes, Casey win titles?
Last year at this time, they were no-name seeds. Not much was expected of Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Sam Wustefeld as a No. 9 seed and North Hunterdon’s Andrew Gapas as a 26th seed in the 2017 state tournament. Click here for full story.