Joe Hofmann’s MCT Wrestling Notes
Hanover Park wrestlers Nick DeFrancescantonio and Joey Monticello have a lot in common – more than you think. Especially this year. Both walked away with Morris County Tournament championships Saturday. ...
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Mount Olive Overwhelms at MCT
Mount Olive’s 215-pound Nico Gonzalez was very good last year. How good? How does fourth in the state sound? This year, he has taken it to the next level –...
Joe Hofmann’s MCT Preview & Picks
A quick history lesson: A long, long time ago, Jefferson was the No. 1 wrestling team in the country (1992-93) and the Falcons ran over all opposition and won the...
Hackettstown’s Rowinski on Track for AC with HWS Victory
Tick … tick … tick … The clock is ticking. The calendar is creeping forward. The 2026 New Jersey state wrestling tournament is less than eight weeks away. Who’s going?...
Joe Hofmann Wrestling Notes + Boys Wrestling Top 20
Last year, Whippany Park’s Sean Dill was a mere freshman in a stacked upper weight class. It was a little too much to ask to get out of District 12....
Montville Dominates Linn Crawn Tournament
At last year’s districts, Montville’s 113-pound Luke Manieri set the early tone with a win and 285-pound Alex Husti closed the deal with a victory on the way to the...
Joe Hofmann’s Wrestling Notes: High Hopes for Boonton & Mountain...
Boonton’s Isa Kupa and Mountain Lakes’ Nick Drake want to wrestle at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City at the end of this season. Both took a first step Saturday, when...
Joe Hofmann Wrestling Notes + Boys Wrestling Top 20
Hanover Park and High Point brought home sectional championships last year. Mount Olive and Kittatinny came close, and so did Delbarton and Pope John. The Morris-Sussex area is loaded with...
Joe Hofmann’s First Wrestling Notes Column
Last year, we bade farewell to Delbarton from the Morris County Tournament. This year, the Green Wave will no longer wrestle in the NJAC, either. Coach Bryan Stoll’s team, which...
Morris-Sussex Wrestling Capsules
Welcome to wrestling season in Morris and Sussex counties. Here is a weight class-by-weight class look at Morris-Sussex schools: Boonton Projected starting lineup: 106-Jayden Colon 113-Sean Tracy 120-Jacob Hughen, Aiden...