January 9th Wrestling Notes
When young wrestlers face a barrage of great teams, they can sink or swim. Morris Hills has chosen to swim. Coach Brian Bollette lined up one of the Morris-Sussex area’s...
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Big State Sports Wrestling Notes: Sectional Check-Ins
When he entered Mountain Lakes High School as a freshman four years ago, Rinaldo DiGiacopo was a basketball player. But his life dramatically changed when he tried out for freshman...
Wrestling Notes: Morris-Sussex Preseason Top 10, NJ Top 20
Roxbury got off to a good start by placing second in the Dover Christmas Tournament Saturday. The Gaels scored 120 ½ team points. West Orange won it with 148. Arthur...
NJAC Preseason Wrestling Notes
Tis the season to be jolly … and for the 2024-25 high school wrestling season. The Morris and Sussex season kicks off this week with duals and tournaments. Coaches have...
Morris, Sussex, and Warren County Wrestling Capsules
AMERICAN DIVISION DELBARTON Head coach – Bryan Stoll Projected lineup 106-PJ Terranova 113-Cam Sontz 120-Tommy Marchetti 126-Brayden Jones, Dylan Palentchar 132-Ryan DeGeorge 138-Chase Quenault 144-Nick Schwartz Freshman 150-Jayden James 157-Trevor...
DePaul Stops Pope John’s Miracle Run, Wins Second State Title...
East Rutherford, NJ — It’s not often that the turf of MetLife Stadium feels like your home field…unless you’re DePaul Catholic. The Spartans have participated in all three Non-Public B...
Playmakers Dominate Big State Sports All-Sussex Team
If you were looking for playmakers on the football field this fall, Sussex County was the place to be. Standout quarterbacks and running backs were all over the place. Individuals...
Pope John Hammers St. John Vianney
Pope John is back – with a vengeance! Back from the dead. Back to the state finals. The Lions overwhelmed St. John Vianney in the Non-Public B semifinals Saturday, 48-14,...
ALL-COUNTY SEASON ON THE HORIZON, PLUS OTHER LOCAL FOOTBALL NOTES
It is getting close to All-County time, when I receive coaches’ all-county nominations, sift through the numbers, strength of schedules, teams’ successes (or failures) and my observations, put it all...
Wildcats Looking to Advance; Playoff Notes Column
High Point had its quarterback heading into the 2024 season in John Elko. What Wildcats coach Bill Percey needed was a running back. Oh boy, did he find one in...