I’ve had it explained to me that they have some system for trying to skirt transfer rules, but it involves a little Catholic grade school in Nazareth for where they enroll initially to repeat a year, then come into Nazareth’s junior high in track. I don’t really follow the particulars, and Crowell keeps his hands out of it, but that and their club association with the old Dark Knights up in Stroudsburg has been very beneficial.
District 11 Wrestling
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Also, far be it from me, Easton wrestling supporter, to be critical of shady transfer schemes when I’m well aware of things like “Jordan Nettuno living in the apartment above Jack Cuvo’s warehouse” and “Russ Sounders house is suddenly across the street from where it used to be” or “hmm, what part of the Millen property is in Riegelsville again?” or “Sal is going to play football at Becahi this fall, but don’t worry, he’s coming back in December”. We’re all hypocrites.
Phillipsburg (NJ) wrestles North Hunterdon in the Group 4 state finals tomorrow after blowing out Long Branch in the semifinal. So let the record show that P’Burg went to the state finals in football, the state finals in wrestling, and has 0 wins against Easton. (Smile)
North Hunterdon beats P’Burg for the second time this year, this time 37-27, and denied P’Burg a state title. North Hunterdon is coached by Dave Bell, who built Bergen Catholic into a national powerhouse and is one of the nice guys in the sport. Showing his coaching acumen with his massive turnaround job at a public school.
Saturday and Sunday was the second officially PIAA sanctioned girls District 11 Tournament. Easton took home the team title, outpacing Parkland 189.5 to 179.5, with the Rovers taking control during the final round where they went 4-0 in championship matches, compared to the Trojans going 0-4. Easton was the only team to crown multiple champions. Head coach Ryan Pomrinca was named D11 Coach of the Year for his efforts. Pomrinca, a former North Hunterdon state finalist and Lehigh starter, is in his first year as the head coach after assisting Jordan Kutler (Blair/Lehigh) since the program’s inception.
The Rovers dominated finals, with defending state champ Aubre Krazer winning by fall in 2:31 in her 130 pound final, Olivia Capra following that up with a pin in 2:35 at 136, plus fabulous freshman Morgan Hyland sticking her opponent 47 seconds into her final at 106. Maura Case as the lone nailbiter, a 1-0 winner at 190. They also got bronze medals from Danielle Williams (124) and Ellia Sales (148), sending six to regionals as top three finishers. Parkland is sending five to regionals, and Liberty is sending four, Pine Grove is sending three, and nobody else will have more than two wrestling next weekend.
Krazer is one of three returning state champs in D11, all of whom dominated their brackets. Savannah Witt and Brenda Banks both pinned their way through the tournament, with Banks earning Outstanding Wrestler for her efforts. Witt pinned the #3 and #4 ranked wrestlers in the state on her way to the title, while Banks’s longest bout went 1:07. Krazer, ranked #1 in the country at 130, also pinned her way through the tournament, putting up double-digit point totals in each match before the fall.
The biggest upset of the tournament was Chelsea Dressler upsetting state #2 Ella Hesener (Parkland), taking a 6-0 lead before pinning the Trojan in the second period, breaking a four match losing streak to Hesener, including getting pinned in last year’s D11 final and regional consolation final. Nevaeh Colon turned heads as the freshman has been competing on the Wilson boy’s team all year. She pinned her way through her first all girls competition and looks like she could make noise at the state level. Madacyn Rivera also competed against boys all season long for Pen Argyl, but showed out, beating returning champ Danielle Williams (Easton) in semis before a quick fall in finals. Fellow freshman Moran Hyland (Easton) showed that she’s also going to be a force with a first period pin over the returning D11 champion. The highlight final was at 155, where Olivya Kroope (Emmaus) beat returning D11 champ and state fourth place finisher Mylea Lambert (Northampton) for the second time this year, with a second period fall to improe to 20-0 on the season.
Finals Results (with state rankings)
100: #5 Chelsea Dressler, Nazareth fall #2 Ella Hesener, Parkland: 3:30
106: #1 Morgan Hyland, Easton fall #8 Lilly Snook, Parkland: 0:47
112: Nevaeh Colon, Wilson fall #18 Saige Rittenhouse, Parkland: 2:27
118: #1 Savannah Witt, Palisades fall #4 Andi Bibeau, East Stroudsburg North: 2:43
124: #7 Madacyn Rivera, Pen Argyl fall Elaina Mercadante, Pocono Mountain East: 5:10
130: #1 Aubre Krazer, Easton fall #21 Doniya Anwari, Liberty: 2:31
136: Olivia Capra, Easton fall Jedah Canty, Freedom: 2:35
142: #21 Aeriel Stallworth, Catasauqua fall Geanna Lemke, Pine Grove: 0:26
148: Eve Kurtz, Pine Grove fall Alexis Horvath, Freedom: 5:01
155: #4 Olivya Kroope, Emmaus fall #5 Mylea Lambert, Northampton: 3:12
170: #9 Gracie Halfich, Liberty decision #5 Bryce Snyder, Palisades: 4-1
190: #10 Maura Case, Easton decision Lizkaral Grullon-Vazquez, Parkland: 1-0
235: #1 Brenda Banks, Panther Valley fall #1 Addyson Munro, Liberty: 1:07
The Rovers dominated finals, with defending state champ Aubre Krazer winning by fall in 2:31 in her 130 pound final, Olivia Capra following that up with a pin in 2:35 at 136, plus fabulous freshman Morgan Hyland sticking her opponent 47 seconds into her final at 106. Maura Case as the lone nailbiter, a 1-0 winner at 190. They also got bronze medals from Danielle Williams (124) and Ellia Sales (148), sending six to regionals as top three finishers. Parkland is sending five to regionals, and Liberty is sending four, Pine Grove is sending three, and nobody else will have more than two wrestling next weekend.
Krazer is one of three returning state champs in D11, all of whom dominated their brackets. Savannah Witt and Brenda Banks both pinned their way through the tournament, with Banks earning Outstanding Wrestler for her efforts. Witt pinned the #3 and #4 ranked wrestlers in the state on her way to the title, while Banks’s longest bout went 1:07. Krazer, ranked #1 in the country at 130, also pinned her way through the tournament, putting up double-digit point totals in each match before the fall.
The biggest upset of the tournament was Chelsea Dressler upsetting state #2 Ella Hesener (Parkland), taking a 6-0 lead before pinning the Trojan in the second period, breaking a four match losing streak to Hesener, including getting pinned in last year’s D11 final and regional consolation final. Nevaeh Colon turned heads as the freshman has been competing on the Wilson boy’s team all year. She pinned her way through her first all girls competition and looks like she could make noise at the state level. Madacyn Rivera also competed against boys all season long for Pen Argyl, but showed out, beating returning champ Danielle Williams (Easton) in semis before a quick fall in finals. Fellow freshman Moran Hyland (Easton) showed that she’s also going to be a force with a first period pin over the returning D11 champion. The highlight final was at 155, where Olivya Kroope (Emmaus) beat returning D11 champ and state fourth place finisher Mylea Lambert (Northampton) for the second time this year, with a second period fall to improe to 20-0 on the season.
Finals Results (with state rankings)
100: #5 Chelsea Dressler, Nazareth fall #2 Ella Hesener, Parkland: 3:30
106: #1 Morgan Hyland, Easton fall #8 Lilly Snook, Parkland: 0:47
112: Nevaeh Colon, Wilson fall #18 Saige Rittenhouse, Parkland: 2:27
118: #1 Savannah Witt, Palisades fall #4 Andi Bibeau, East Stroudsburg North: 2:43
124: #7 Madacyn Rivera, Pen Argyl fall Elaina Mercadante, Pocono Mountain East: 5:10
130: #1 Aubre Krazer, Easton fall #21 Doniya Anwari, Liberty: 2:31
136: Olivia Capra, Easton fall Jedah Canty, Freedom: 2:35
142: #21 Aeriel Stallworth, Catasauqua fall Geanna Lemke, Pine Grove: 0:26
148: Eve Kurtz, Pine Grove fall Alexis Horvath, Freedom: 5:01
155: #4 Olivya Kroope, Emmaus fall #5 Mylea Lambert, Northampton: 3:12
170: #9 Gracie Halfich, Liberty decision #5 Bryce Snyder, Palisades: 4-1
190: #10 Maura Case, Easton decision Lizkaral Grullon-Vazquez, Parkland: 1-0
235: #1 Brenda Banks, Panther Valley fall #1 Addyson Munro, Liberty: 1:07
