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West Orange Wrestlers Advance to Regional Competition; Competition to be Held at West Orange High School Feb. 22, 25-26
WEST ORANGE, NJ - In several exciting matches, the West Orange High School wrestlers placed second in the NJSIAA District 10, Final Round at Nutley 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 took an 11-4 decision v. Delbarton's Alex Strashinsky, and became West Orange's first-ever four-time district champion, clinching his 131 victory in the process. Lopez wrestled in the 113-pound class.
"In quite possibly the night's most exciting match, WOHS junior Noah Tandy beat Anthony Siragusa of Delbarton in a 4-1 decision in triple overtime," said Head Coach Steve Zichella. Tandy became district champion in the 195-pound class.
Also placing top three for the Mountaineers were junior Sebastian Rawls (second-place, 170 pound class), sophomore Edgar Moreno (third-place, 120 pounds), freshman Michael Charles (third-place, 126 pounds), senior Abraham Dada (third-place, 152 pounds), and senior Victor Kuga (third-place, 285 pounds).
"All seven wrestlers will compete at this week's Region 3 state individual wrestling tournament," stated Zichella.
The tournament will be held in Tarnoff Gym at West Orange High School as follows:
Feb. 22 and 25: Doors open for fans at 4:30 pm and the tournament begins at 6:00 pm.
Feb. 26: Doors open for fans at 7:30 am and the tournament begins at 9:00 am, ending at 3:30 pm.
There will be small charge at the door and refreshments will be available throughout the tournament.
For more information, contact the office of Athletic Director Ronald Bligh at rbligh@westorangeschools.org.
Sebastian Rawls, Abraham Dada, Victor Kuga, Edgar Moreno, Michael Charles, Noah Tandy, Victor Lopez
Wrestlers and coaches.
Cynthia Cumming