by Jim Lambert | Jan 21, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
In an exemplary act of sportsmanship, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School wrestling team offered to move what was originally scheduled as a home dual meet to Roselle Park, which will be going for the 1,000th win in its storied program’s history when the Panthers...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 16, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
The top seeds delivered. Cheering for Cinderella isn’t a good thing when you’re the favorite, and six Courier News-area wrestlers who were favored captured titles at Saturday’s Union County Wrestling Tournament. Click here for full story.
by Jim Lambert | Jan 16, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
Heavyweight Matthew Savino pinned Dan Cambronero of Summit in the third-place consolation match to lock up Cranford’s fourth-straight team championship in the Union County Tournament. Bobby Schork was Cranford’s only individual champion, at 220 pounds, but...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
Matthew Savino made placing third a memory he will cherish the rest of his life. Although the Cranford junior grappler did not win the heavyweight championship, his third-place finish – which was came on the final bout of the day – clinched a fourth straight county...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 15, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
New Providence senior Owen Smith won the Union County title in the 160 lb. weight class on Saturday at Union High School. Smith defeated Westfield’s Isaiah Reese in a 3-0 decision to capture his first county title. Junior Joey Delia placed fourth in the 182 lb....
by Jim Lambert | Jan 14, 2018 | Winter, Wrestling
Wait, was that just a pin? Head-turning moments in sports are fun, and last season Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Sam Wustefeld and Westfield’s C.J. Composto pulled off exciting, surprising moments in crunch time. Click here for full story.
