Covering New Jersey High School Sports Since 2006!
Covering New Jersey High School Sports Since 2006!
Joe HofmannFor more than five minutes last February, Morris Knolls’ Luke Shivas was having his way with Hackettstown’s Elioth Guarquila. Shivas was dominant, up big and seemingly headed for the Region 2 consolation semifinals. Atlantic City was coming into focus…
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Joe HofmannThe wait is over for the Montville wrestling team – on a number of levels. The Mustangs hosted their first district since the 1970s and couldn’t wait to go out and win it on their home mat – and…
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Joe HofmannIt isn’t too often that a Morris-Sussex public school walks out of the Groups with a state championship in wrestling. High Point, Kittatinny, Mount Olive, Hanover Park and Montville hope to break that trend. Those five schools have a…
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Joe HofmannNo wrestler from Parsippany Hills has ever won a state championship. A Viking wrestler has never made the finals, either. Logan Forgatch and Mario Fornini are well aware of this – and are determined to change that. Both won…
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Joe HofmannIt was Mount Olive’s tournament – and the rest of Morris County’s teams couldn’t do a single thing about it. Coach Sean Smyth’s Marauders have been building up for years and they were rewarded with a resounding team victory…
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Joe HofmannFor many years, the Morris County Tournament, wrestling teams competed … for second place. Delbarton had won an unprecedented 15 straight team titles, more than doubling the previous two team records (Jefferson 7 in a row from 1990-96, Randolph…
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Joe HofmannWhen 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 most brutal schedules with the likes of Mount Olive,…
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Joe HofmannWhen 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 hoops. He was cut. Back when he was in…
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Joe HofmannRoxbury 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 Johnson (Clark) was third with 104 ½ points, followed…
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Joe HofmannTis 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 been kind enough to provide me with their projected…
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