by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2019 | Wrestling
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...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2019 | Wrestling
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...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2019 | Wrestling
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...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2019 | Wrestling
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.
by Jim Lambert | Dec 27, 2018 | Wrestling
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.
by Jim Lambert | Mar 5, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
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.
