Bloomfield's Barak Pipkins
The high school varsity wrestling season begins Dec. 16, and this season offers changes when it comes to the road to Atlantic City, site of the invididual championships.
The NJSIAA realigned the district and region tournaments for the 2016-17 season.
The districts will be held the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The regions will be held Feb. 22, 24-25. The NJSIAA tournament is held March 3-5 in Atlantic City.
The following are Worrall Media schools in Essex County, in bold, in the new districts, according to Nj.com:
DISTRICT 15, at Westfield
North Hunterdon
Roselle Park
Somerville
Irvington
Ridge
Carteret
Bernards
Metuchen
Weequahic
DISTRICT 10, at Nutley
Delbarton
West Orange
Becton
Verona
Union City
Orange
Columbia
East Side
Wood-Ridge
Note: Nutley and Becton will rotate as host.
DISTRICT 11, at Morristown
Hanover Park
West Morris
Belvidere
Belleville
Rutherford
Kearny
Queen of Peace
Morris Catholic
East Orange Campus
DISTRICT 13, at Scotch Plains
St. Peter’s Prep
Seton Hall Prep
Linden
Rahway
Elizabeth
Johnson
Summit
Plainfield
DISTRICT 9, at Phillipsburg
Caldwell
Mendham
Hackettstown
Bloomfield
Montclair
Lyndhurst/North Arlington
Barringer
Glen Ridge
In addition, West Orange High School will be the host for the new Region 3. For many years, WOHS was the host for the old Region 4.
The new Region 3 will host teams from District 9-12.
Union HS will be the host for the new Region 4. Union HS was the previous host for Region 3.
The new Region 4 will host teams from District 13-16.
The following is this year’s Super Essex Conference alignment:
SUPER ESSEX CONFERENCE
American Division
Caldwell
Cedar Grove
Nutley
Seton Hall Prep
Verona
West Orange
West Essex
Bloomfield
Liberty Division
Livingston
Columbia
Millburn
Irvington
Montclair
Barringer
East Side
Orange
Belleville
Colonial Division
Newark Academy
Weequahic
Glen Ridge
Christ the King
Shabazz
East Orange
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