by Charlie | Mar 18, 2025 | Boys Wrestling
It was a big year for the Morris-Sussex area in wrestling. Some of the season’s highlights: Delbarton crowned three more state champions in Alessio Perentin, Jayden James, and Cameron Sontz. Mount Olive sent 10 wrestlers to Atlantic City. Hanover Park and High Point...
by Charlie | Mar 13, 2025 | Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling
Mount Olive wrestling coach Sean Smyth knows his way around a wrestling mat as a competitor and a coach. Last weekend, he coached from the corner as a proud dad. And he loved every minute of it. There isn’t much that Smyth has not accomplished in the sport. He placed...
by Charlie | Mar 11, 2025 | Boys Wrestling
Jayden James walked off the Boardwalk Hall mats defeated and demoralized last year. His face was downcast. Tears flowed. James was second in the state, but that wasn’t good enough. Late Saturday afternoon, you couldn’t wipe the smile off of his face. First place was...
by Charlie | Mar 11, 2025 | Boys Wrestling
Two down, two to go. At least, that is the plan. Delbarton sophomore Cameron Sontz is now a two-time state champion, so why not think about making it four one day? It’s not brash, definitely not unreasonable and certainly attainable. Sontz captured a workmanlike 4-2...
by Charlie | Mar 11, 2025 | Boys Wrestling
Mike Grey … Antonio Mangione … Pat Glory … Anthony Clark … so many other Delbarton wrestling greats over the years. And now, Alessio Perentin. The dust has now settled on the Boardwalk Hall mats and now it can be stated: The senior is indeed one of the best wrestlers...
by Charlie | Mar 4, 2025 | Boys Wrestling
The event: The state wrestling tournament. The time: Thursday morning. The place: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. How to get to that place: Many, many roads. Some of those roads are smooth sailing. Others are bumpy and loaded with potholes. When the states...