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Congratulations to our 2012 NJ Scholastic State tournament state place winners!
Congratulations to our NJ Scholastic State tournament state place winners!
Niccolo Colucci placed 3rd in the states in the Novice heavyweight-1 bracket. Niccolo beat his first opponent 9-1 and then faced the first seeded wrestler who he lost to 3-2 on a controversial call. Niccolo was winning 1-0 when, with 3 seconds left in the second period, he attempted to escape using a Granby roll. The referee erroneously awarded his opponent 2 back points when Niccolo stalled through the roll. This poor call prevented Niccolo from advancing to the finals of his weight class. Niccolo bounced back to beat his next two opponents 2-0 and then 6-0 to finish the day in third place. Niccolo had also placed 3rd in the States in 2010.
Alex Wilson placed 8th in the states in the Intermediate 175lbs bracket. After losing his first match, Alex went on to win his next two matches in the wrestle-backs before losing 7-0 to take 8th place.
Congratulations to our 2012 NJ State Qualifiers!
2012 NJ State Championship(s) Information Sheet
Our club has 7 wrestlers that qualified for the 2012 NJ Kids State Championships: Connor Cortese placed 1st in the Novice 65lbs bracket at Toms River. Niccolo Colucci placed 1st in the Novice 124lbs bracket at Randolph. Michael Kellstrom placed 1st in the Intermediate 190lbs bracket at Randolph. Alex Wilson placed 2nd in the Intermediate 175lbs bracket at Randolph. Teddy Joel placed 3rd in the Bantam 45lbs bracket at Randolph. Drew Mitzak placed 3rd in the Novice 85lbs bracket at Lakeland. John Rohe placed 3rd in the Bantam 60lbs bracket at Randolph. Congratulations to all these wrestlers and good luck at the States!
North Jersey League Tournament Results
February 25 & 26, 2012 23 Chatham clinic and JV wrestlers made the trek to Jefferson High School to compete in the North Jersey League Tournaments held this weekend.
The bracket sheets from all 3 tournaments are available on our website under Handouts from the Main Menu on the left.
Congratulations to our CLINIC wrestlers who proudly represented Chatham:
Kyle Beebe, Brian Boler, Colin Boler, Lucas Clymer, Charlie DeCesar, Matthew Engel, Teddy Joel, Gavin McCarthy, Owen McClintock and Jake Silhan. Brian Boler took second place with 1 pin and the rest of these boys placed third. You are our future stars!
Congratulations to our JV wrestlers who went pin crazy! We had 6 first place winners:
John Rohe (3 pins), Aedan Joel (2 pins), Anthony Scerbo (2 pins), Luke Wall (2 pins), Drew Mitzak (1 pin) and Michael Rohe (1 over-time pin).
One second place winner: Brendan Pizzi (1 pin).
Two third place winners: Jared Cohn and Connor Cortese (1 pin).
Congratulations to our VARSITY wrestlers:
Eric Davis and Alex Wilson placed fourth out of 23 teams and Michael Kellstrom finished the day in fifth place.
Eric Davis entered this tournament with the second seed based on his dual meet record of 9-1 with 9 pins. Eric had a disappointing first-round loss, but bounced back to pin his next three opponents (two in the first period and one in the third) before losing his final match to take fourth place.
Alex Wilson lost his first match but bounced back to win his next two. In his final match, Alex was losing 7-5 in the third period. With 15 seconds left on the clock, Alex scored a two point reversal to tie the score and send the match into overtime. Unfortunately, with seconds left, his opponent earned one point on an escape and the win. Alex finished the day in fourth place.
Michael Kellstrom wrestled well in all three of his matches and finished the day in fifth place.
PJ Joel wrestled very well on behalf of Chatham. PJ entered the tournament with the fifth seed based on his dual meet record of 8-3 with five pins. PJ lost his first match, but won the next two before losing his final match.
Thank you all for representing Chatham in our sport!
Tournament Forms and Directions
Registration forms (under Tournaments from the Main Menu on the left) and directions (under Directions from the Main Menu on the left) to tournaments that our club will be attending are now available on our website. Additional information for future tournaments will be added as soon as information is available.
Wrestle-Off's for Varsity spots
Please familiarize yourself with the club's wrestle-off policy which is in the Parents Guide (Select "Handouts" from the Main Menu bar on the left side of the web-site). Wrestling is amongst the fairest of sports. In many sports playing-time is based upon the subjective views of the coaches. In wrestling if your child wins the wrestle-off they have a spot in the Varsity line-up.
Typically wrestle-offs will take place on Saturdays between King-of-the-Mat events, or during practice time. When a child wins a wrestle-off they are guaranteed 2 real match opportunities (meaning they actually get to wrestle - forfeits don't count). If a child loses a wrestle-off, they can challenge again after the winning wrestler gets their 2 match opportunities. It is the parent's responsibility to inform coaches of their child's desire to wrestle-off.
Chatham JV & Clinic Wrestlers - North Jersey Tournament
February 26, 2011
Our Chatham JV and Novice Medal Winners
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