WRESTLING: Six in Courier News-area wins Union County titles; Wustefeld named OW for upperweights; New Providence on the upswing
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.
Wrestling: Cranford holds off Roselle Park to win UCT, complete results, medal winners
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 the Cougars...
Savino 3rd-place finish at heavyweight clinches Cranford’s 4th straight UCT championship; Cougar grapplers edge Roselle Park 187-185
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...
Wrestling: Owen Smith Captures Title at Union County Championships
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. weight...
WRESTLING: Scotch Plains-Fanwood’s Wustefeld, Westfield’s Composto in limelight at Union tourney
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.
Cranford H.S. Varsity Wrestling Seeded No. 1 Going Into Union County Tournament
The Cranford High School Varsity Wrestling Team seeks to aim their fourth county title in Saturday’s Union County Tournament. Cranford currently stands at 5-1 and is seeded no. 1 in the Section 2, Group 3 division. Click here for full story.
Gov. Livingston Wrestling Places Third at Icebreaker Tournament; Vill, Snyder and Haddad Win Championship Titles
The GL Highlanders wrestlers took 3rd place in the December 16 Icebreaker tournament at Middletown High School South. Paced by First Place finishers David Vill (126 lbs), James Snyder (152 Lbs) and Quinn Haddad (OW at 170 lbs) and 2nd place winner Greg Freidenberg...
Wrestling: Highlanders Not Looking For Sympathy This Season
After one of the more successful offseasons in head coach Rick Ortega’s five years at the school, Ortega and his Governor Livingston Highlanders wrestling squad are raring to get the 2017-2018 season started. The Highlanders are especially raring to make amends for...
Wrestling: Cranford has 5 champs, wins 3rd straight Union County Tournament title
Cranford won five individual titles and rolled to its third-straight Union County Tournament team title at Union High School on Saturday. Cranford, ranked No. 6 in the state by NJ.com, finished with 248 points. Roselle Park, which had only one individual champ, was a...
DiGiovanni Now 4-Time Champ As Cranford Wins Another UCT
“4 Baby!” Those were the first words emphatically ushered by Cranford standout senior wrestler Tom DiGiovanni immediately after he held off Summit senior Philip Angelo 2-1 to capture the 138-pound championship. DiGiovanni became Cranford’s first 4-time Union County...