WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School wrestlers Colin Morgan and James Benjamin finished in second place and third place, respectively, in their weight divisions at the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament hosted by WOHS, Feb. 21-23. As a result, Morgan and Benjamin, both seniors, qualified for the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Daniela Tacuri won the North bracket 111-pound championship at the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state regional tournament held at Red Bank Regional HS, Sunday, Feb. 17. Tacuri decisioned New Brunswick’s Katy Ayala, 12-6, in the final. Sandra Guerrero finished in second place in the North bracket […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team enjoyed an impressive showing at the District 12 tournament held at Becton Regional HS in East Rutherford, Feb. 16. The Mountaineers finished in third place out of 10 teams in the team standings. WOHS had 164.5 points. West Morris won the team title […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team hopes to make a good showing at the District 12 tournament at Becton Regional HS in East Rutherford, Feb. 16. The fifth-seeded Mountaineers’ quest for a second straight NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 state tournament title fell short as they lost […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team is enjoying another fine season. The Mountaineers won the final three bouts of the match to defeat a good Nutley team, 36-33, Jan. 30 at home on Senior Night. WOHS head coach Stephan Zichella noted that the key to the victory was Daniela […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep, with scoring from 13 of its 14 wrestlers, captured its fourth consecutive Essex County Tournament team wrestling title and seventh in the 44 years of the event. The ECT was held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 17-18. SHP head coach Jack Decker, in his […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team had a good showing at the Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 17-18. The Mountaineers tied with Livingston for seventh place in the team standings among the 21 schools. WOHS and Livingston each had 95 points. James […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School seniors Sebastian Rawls and Noah Tandy posted strong efforts at the NJSIAA state wrestling finals held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 2-3. Rawls was the No. 19 seed in the 182-pound weight class. In the preliminary round on the first night, Rawls dropped a tough […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In the 21st century, the big high school sport in the town of West Orange has been soccer, because Seton Hall Prep and West Orange High School always seem to have teams that rank among the best in the state. But during the winter of 2017-18, another sport, wrestling, has moved […]
Correction: This is the second year that the top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state finals. WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School wrestlers Sebastian Rawls and Noah Tandy finished in the top four of their respective weight classes at the Region 3 tournament held at WOHS, Feb. 21, 23 […]