High School Wrestling REGION 3 at West Orange HS QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 24 106: Cullen Day (Phillipsburg) p. Michael Rodriguez (Becton) 2:49; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) d. Matt DeStefanis (Randolph) 5-4; Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Darren Jones (Caldwell) 2-1; Quinn Melofchik (Belvidere) d. Anthony Clark (Delbarton) 3-2. 113: Anthony Petrillo (Livingston) d. Alex Strashinsky […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In several exciting matches, the West Orange High School wrestlers placed second in the NJSIAA District 10, Final Round at Nutley High School on Feb. 18. The Mountaineers placed second overall behind third-ranked in the state Delbarton. Nutley, Verona, and Becton rounded out the top five. West Orange senior Victor Lopez […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior wrestler Victor Lopez, 17, broke the school record for career wins on Feb. 11, breaking the previous mark of 126 career wins by Tommy Lorenzo in 2006. Lopez pinned Andrew Kyper of Roxbury in the 120-pound category to set the new school record. In addition, Lopez […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 2017 wrestling season began tenuously for the West Orange High School Mountaineers, but they have found their stride, advancing to the semifinal team round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 state tournament with a win over Hackensack, 42-36, in the quarterfinal round on Monday night, Feb. 6. “It […]
Noah Tandy and Edgar Moreno win titles; Lopez takes second to lead seven place-winners; team finishes fifth overall
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Head coach Stephan Zichella admitted he didn’t really have high expectations for his West Orange High School wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament. Zichella just hoped his team can place as many wrestlers as possible and to finish as high as possible in the team standings. Indeed, Zichella was pleasantly […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School wrestling team finished second at the Union City Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 8. Victor Lopez, Abraham Dada, and Sebastian Rawls won their respective weight classes and Edgar Moreno finished second in his weight class to lead WOHS. In the finals, Lopez won by 9-1 major decision […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling teams will begin their seasons on Saturday, Dec. 17. The WOHS Mountaineers will participate in the Dover tournament, while the SHP Pirates will compete at the Morris Knolls tournament. The Pirates last season won the Essex County Tournament title. This […]
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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School, located at 51 Conforti Ave., will be the site of the Region IV NJSIAA Wrestling Tournament, which begins Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Tarnoff Gymnasium. Wrestlers from Region IV will compete on the following schedules: Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., first round; Friday, Feb. […]