Saturday, February 23, 2013
Highland's Tom Nolan is one of 25 local athletes who advanced to the semifinals.
Tom Nolan only competed in six matches this season, and even though he won five of them, little was known about the Highland Regional High School junior. That changed on Friday. Nolan, a No. 7 seed, recorded the biggest upset of the NJSIAA District 30 Wrestling Tournament, defeating No. 2 Emanuel Mitchell, of Winslow, 5-1. Nolan’s victory shook up the 170-pound bracket. He will take on Timber Creek’s Keith Bauberger in the semifinals with the winner advancing to the district final. While Nolan’s victory was one of the biggest storylines of the night, he was far from the only local athlete to make a statement. Highland, Timber Creek and Triton combined to advance 25 wrestlers into today’s semifinal round. The Tartan’s led the way with 11 …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Timber Creek has six No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
The Timber Creek Regional High School wrestling team has made the District 30 Wrestling Tournament its own competition the last two years, capturing 13 individual titles. The Chargers are hoping this year provides more of the same. The NJSIAA released the District 30 brackets Thursday and, as expected, there are plenty of top-seeded Chargers on the list. Timber Creek has six wrestlers who earned the top slot in their weight class: John Amato, Isiah DeGuzman, Brandon Keller, Brandon Virgilio, Dom Ruggerrio and Bryce Shade. All expect DeGuzman and Virgilio are defending district champions. Standing in their way will be a host of wrestlers from Highland and Triton who have their own title aspirations. Highland's Martel Harrison is the No. 3 …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Highland hosts first playoff wrestling match since 1996.
With one thunderous pound of the mat, a clear message was sent to the South Jersey wrestling community: Highland wrestling is back. Hosting a playoff match for the first time in more than 15 years, the No. 3 seed Tartans took it to No. 6 Gateway, 41-25, in an NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal. Junior Tom Nolan sealed the match with two bouts remaining when he pinned his opponent in the first period, much to the delight of a packed gymnasium. “We haven’t hosted a group match since 1996 when I was actually here,” Highland graduate and current head coach Mike Davidson said. “The environment then was just like this. It’s good for the school, good for the program and good for the community. In Highland wrestling, the tradition is so rich…
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The Timber Creek wrestling team got all they could handle from Highland in a 31-22 victory.
When a final wrestling bout of Friday night’s match between Highland Regional High School and Timber Creek came to a close, fans of the victorious Chargers rose to their feet to applaud a hard-fought victory. At the same time, fans of the Tartans also stood up and let their wrestlers know that only on the scoreboard was Friday night’s match considered a loss. Timber Creek reaffirmed its place as the area’s dominating wrestling team with a 31-22 victory over Highland, while the Tartans proved that youth doesn’t mean weakness in a valiant effort. On a night filled with drama, excitement, loud crowd noise and even a few bursts of temper, just about everyone left Timber Creek satisfied. “I love these kids,” Highland coach Mike Davidson said. “…
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Seven wrestlers won district titles, and Timber Creek and Triton met on the hardwood.
As the winter season starts to wind down, individual achievements become the focus for local high school wrestlers, while team playoff success is the goal for the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams. Last week saw seven local wrestlers claim district titles, and Timber Creek and Triton meet head-to-head on the hardwood. Below is a look back in the week that was in local athletics, as well as a glimpse at this week’s schedule. WRESTLING It was a championship weekend for the Timber Creek wrestling team, as six grapplers won individual titles helping the squad to a team title at the District 30 Wrestling Tournament. John Amato, Ricky Carter, Brandon Keller, Dom Ruggierio, Bryce Shade and Robert Shade all left with first-place medals, while …
Kimberly C
11:50 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
Way to go Highland! You earned great respect from all of us. I'm proud to be apart of such a great team. I love your support toward each other. You guys know the true meaning of what it means to be a team. Keep up the great work. Love you Joshua Clark! more ›