BLOOMFIELD / IRVINGTON, NJ — The Bloomfield High School Bengals wrestling team defeated Irvington High School 42-33 on April 7. Winning for the Bengals, Juan Millan pinned Zaire Younger at 3:38 in the 113-pound weight class; Jaiden Morales pinned Aveason Maxy at 2:55 in the 120-pound weight class; Gerald VanBaelen pinned Lorvey Toupuissant at 3:26 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School wrestler Nashawn Brooks finished fourth in the 220-pound weight class at the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament held at West Orange High School, Feb. 21-23. Brooks qualified for the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Feb. 28, March 1-2. The top four finishers in each weight class […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Five Irvington High School girls wrestlers competed in the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state regional tournament held at Red Bank Regional HS, Sunday, Feb. 17. Marianah Etienne finished in fourth place in the North bracket 161-pound weight division, just missed qualifying for the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state tournament. Etienne received a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School wrestling team captured the NJ Urban Wrestling League Championship-Northern Division at Lakewood High School on Feb. 9. The Blue Knights, under head coach Kyle Steele, then enjoyed a good showing at the District 10 tournament at Randolph HS, Saturday, Feb. 16. Senior Nashawn Brooks won the 220-pound title to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Nashawn Brooks won the 220-pound weight class to lead the Irvington High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 17-18. Brooks, the No. 2 seed, won by an 11-7 decision over Verona’s Cade Byrne, the fourth seed, in the final. Brooks, a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For the first time this season, high school girls’ wrestling will be competed as its own sport in the state. One of the schools that is excited about this opportunity is Irvington. John Taylor, the IHS athletic director, said the wrestling program has four girls: sophomores Jessica Etenne, Giselle Vazquez and Elizabeth […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School wrestler Carl Napoleon enjoyed an inspiring run on the biggest stage. The senior 285-pound heavyweight was just one win away from earning an NJSIAA state medal. Though he came up short, Napoleon demonstrated incredible perseverance at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall, March 2-4. After losing in […]
Correction: This is the second year that the top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state finals. IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School senior wrestler Carl Napoleon finished in fourth place in the 285-pound weight class at the Region 4 tournament to advance to the NJSIAA state finals in Atlantic City. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Carl Napoleon and Carl Banks each finished in second place and Brisner Xavier and Nashawn Brook each took third place in their respective weight classes to lead the Irvington High School varsity wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 15 tournament held at Westfield on Feb. 17. Napoleon lost to Jacob Pidgeon of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Carl Napoleon finished second in the 285-pound weight class to lead the Irvington High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. In the final, Napoleon, who was seeded No. 3, lost by a 3-2 decision in overtime to top-seeded Niko […]