Category: WRESTLING

High school Saturday

Penns Grove basketball showcase, wrestling, indoor track highlight the docket

BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland 61, West Deptford 42
Deptford 58, Winslow 47
Woodbury 53, Woodstown 52
Penns Grove 52, Lindenwold 27

PENNS GROVE 52, LINDENWOLD 27: The Red Devils pulled away with a 22-point second quarter and then held their visitors scoreless in the third quarter. Penns Grove’s Roman Gipson led all scorers with 18 points, half coming on three 3-pointers.

LINDENWOLD (0-2): Cole Hanford 1-0-2, Mehsi Dillard 6-0-13, Sharif Hammond 1-0-2, Raj Jones 2-0-4, Others 2-2-6. Totals 12-2-27.
PENNS GROVE (1-0):Zane Thomas 2-0-4, William Roy III 3-0-6, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, Roman Gipson 7-1-18, Haneef Frisby 2-0-4, Jeremy Costacamps 1-0-2, Geonni Conrad 2-0-6, Luis Colon 2-1-5, Eli Pearsall 1-0-3. Totals 22-2-52.

Lindenwold105012-27
Penns Grove122299-52
3-point goals: Lindenwold 1 (Dillard); Penns Grove 6 (Gipson 3, Conrad 2, Pearsall)

WOODBURY 53, WOODSTOWN 52: The Wolverines put four scorers in double figures, but couldn’t get off a shot in the final three seconds. had the final possession with three seconds left, but couldn’t get a shot off.

Woodstown’s Elijah Caesar led all scorers with 18 points. Blake Bialecki had 12, giving him 733 on his march to 1,000. Alejandro Vazquez and Josh King had 10 apiece.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove

WRESTLING
SCHALICK CLASSIC
At Schalick High School
Team Scores: Schalick 208.5, Haddon Heights 173, Pennsauken 155, Mainland 154,5, Cedar Creek 110, Oakcrest 102.5, Willingboro 65.5, Holy Spirit 62.5, Penns Grove 33.5
Championship matches
107: Victor Fenske (Schalick) pinned Jose Santiago (Penns Grove), 5:18
114: Sincere Wilcox (Cedar Creek) dec. Aniello Napolitano (Haddon Heights), 11-8
121: Cole Denning (Haddon Heights) maj. dec. Fahad Irshad (Willingboro), 17-3
127: Zachary Slimm (Pennsauken) dec. Caleb Jenkins (Schalick), 11-4
133: Joseph Sanchez (Oakcrest) dec. Justin Mazur (Mainland), 3-1
139: Collin Biddle (Schalick) pinned Heriberto Curtidor (Oakcrest), 5:09
145: Daniel MacKinnon (Mainland) pinned Michael Basich (Schalick), 4:30
151: Gavin Mensch (Holy Spirit) pinned Ryan Bailey (Haddon Heights), 2:57
158: Aiden Jenkins (Schalick) tech fall over Michael Borini (Mainland), 17-1 (3:36)
166: Trevor Dill (Mainland) def. Eric Sulik (Schalick), 13-10 (OT)
176: Vincent Hoag (Mainland) dec. Ricky Watt, Schalick, 4-1
191: Kameron Hoskins (Pennsauken) pinned Carlos Villarrubia (Cedar Creek), 5:06
216: Evan Elliott (Schalick) pinned Matthew Kusamotu (Haddon Heights), 1:00
286: Nathan Lelionis (Haddon Heights) tech fall over Gerardo Felipe (Schalick), 15-0 (4:00)

WENDY PANDY-LEH INVITATIONAL
At Delaware Valley Regional
Team scores: Delaware Valley 179.5, Ocean Twp. 178.5, Wall 153.5, Cherokee 111, Woodstown 102.5, Pascack Hills 98, Voorhees (GG) 90, Lawrence 84, Williamstown 78, Westfield 54.5, Princeton 15.5.
Championship matches
106: Michael Apicelli (Ocean) dec. Daniel Berardi (Westfield), 11-10
113: Omar Carrillo-Solano (Wall) pinned Cole Dahl (Voorhees), 1:01
120: Hassan Shawkat (Pascack Hills) maj. dec. Carson Bradway (Woodstown), 13-1
126: Justin Penta (Ocean) over Johnny D’Andrea (Voorhees), MFor
132: Trenton Landell (Cherokee) pinned Jack Corelli (Cherokee), 1:02
138: Steven Ham (Lawrence) dec. Ty Falkenstein (DelVal), 15-9
144: Dominic Volek (Ocean) dec. Michael Hasson (DelVal), 7-5
150: Sebastian Dobak (DelVal) dec. Jake Volek (Ocean), 7-2
157: Parker Quinn (Wall) pinned Justin Farina (Ocean), 0:22
165: Dillon Cahill (Pascack Hills) dec. Jeremy Marsella (Wall), 12-9
175: Olivier Paul (DelVal) dec. Greyson Hyland (Woodstown), 10-7
190: Dane Shiroff (Cherokee) pinned Nicholas Allen (Ocean), 5:12
215: Dimos Maroulis (Voorhees) pinned Bradley Snitcher (Woodstown), 1:32
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown) pinned Zane Spencer (Lawrence), 0:38

INDOOR TRACK
Five individuals and one relay team brought home top 10 finishes at the second SJTCA meet of the season Saturday at the Ott Center in Philadelphia.

Penns Grove’s Arianna Dowe scored two, finishing eighth in the girls long jump (14-1.25) and seventh in the triple jump (30-5.75). Teammate Zoey Caesar was fifth in the shot put (32-1.5), one spot ahead of Salem’s Ava Rodgers (30-2.25).

On the boys side, Salem’s Ahmad Tucker was eighth in the long jump (19-3.5), Gradin Buzby was tenth in the pole vault (10-6) and the 4×400 relay team was tenth (3:45.47).

Winter schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2025-26 Salem County winter sports season; x-scrimmage

DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joe (Hamm.), 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Triton at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 1 p.m.
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 5:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

DEC. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 26
WRESTLING
Salem girls at Clayton Tournament

DEC. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boardwalk Classic, Wildwood
Penns Grove vs. Millville, 2:30 p.m.
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Camden Tech vs. Haddon Heights, 10 a.m.
Camden Prep vs. Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
Woodstown vs. Holy Spirit, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton Classic, 8 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

DEC. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
WRESTLING
Salem at Middleton South

DEC. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown Friends, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. New Egypt (tournament), 1 p.m.

DEC. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Collingswood at Overbrook Classic, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. Rancocas Valley at Delsea, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Schalick, noon
Penns Grove vs. Westhampton Tech at Delsea, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Salem at New Egypt Tournament
WRESTLING
Audubon, Long Branch, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

JAN. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cherokee at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Maple Shade at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Northern Burlington, Willingboro at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Heights, Mainland at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Collingswood
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

JAN. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hammonton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

JAN. 7
WRESTLING
Deptford at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

JAN. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 7 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Triton at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.
Triton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Kingsway, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Buena, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Pennsville, Millville, Oakcrest at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 5 p.m.

JAN. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Hagerstown, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. GCIT at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Westbrook Lanes
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
DuPont at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 15
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Camden Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Northampton, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lindenwold at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Delsea, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Buena Quad
Penns Grove, Overbrook, Pitman at Salem, 9 a.m.
Pennsville, Collingswood, Vineland at Sterling, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Deptford, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Passaic at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

JAN. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury
Salem at Atlantic City, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Salem at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Overbrook
Clayton at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Winslow at Salem, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Deptford at Brunswick Zone, 4 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Collingswood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Buena, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Pitman, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 6 p.m.

JAN. 24
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Haddon Heights, Middle Twp. at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Haddonfield, Millville at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Holy Spirit, Toms River North, Vineland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Woodstown at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.

JAN. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Mastery Camden
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 28
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland
Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m.
Pennsville, Salem girls at Clayton Jamboree, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Center, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 7 p.m.

JAN. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.

JAN. 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Cape May Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Millville, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

FEB. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. ACIT, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Washington Twp., Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Montgomery at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 6:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harrisburg Area at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, noon
Battle by the Bay, Atlantic City
Salem vs. Cherry Hill East, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Sterling, Timber Creek at Oakcrest
Woodstown, Lacey at Williamstown
Vineland, Winslow at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

FEB. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.

FEB. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Timber Creek
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 5 p.m.

FEB. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deptford at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Overbrook Jamboree, 5 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

FEB. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Rutgers Prep, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

FEB. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West, Maple Shade at Schalick, 4 p.m.

FEB. 14
WRESTLING
Salem at Notre Dame
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown, Allentown, Haddon Heights at Delran, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sussex at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Essex at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 15
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 16
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Team Tournament

FEB. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harcum, 5 p.m.

FEB. 18
WRESTLING
Team Sectional Finals

FEB. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament

FEB. 20
WRESTLING
State Team Semifinals

FEB. 22
WRESTLING
State Team Championship
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

FEB. 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
WRESTLING
District Tournament

MAR. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

MAR. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MARCH 7
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MAR. 8
INDOOR TRACK
Meet of Championship, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 10 a.m.

MAR. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 14
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 8-13; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, DEC. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Vineland, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Highland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester at Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Overbrook at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Morris at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Woodstown at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech, 4 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville Polar Bear Meet, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton at Bowlero, 3:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter, 3:30 p.m.
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

Honoring the founder

Ceil Smith started the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame and now she is one of its inductees

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Ceil Smith knew there were a lot of sports luminaries in the county who deserved recognition for their achievements when she started the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame and over the past 25 years she has helped induct a lot of them. Never once in all that time did she imagine she would be one of them.

So you can probably guess her reaction when the letter arrived announcing her as one of the inductees in the Hall’s Class of 2025.

“I was really surprised; it was such a nice gesture,” she said. “Everybody in my family – grandchildren, everyone — were very active in sports and very good. So when I broke the news that I’m the one going into the Sports Hall of Fame it was very funny.”

And all would agree well deserved. Smith was enshrined Thursday night along with Faleesha Dowe, Linda DuBois, Joe Frassenei, Aisha Morgan and Dennis Thomas during ceremonies in Salem Community College’s Davidow Hall. The Hall also recognized Donald Ayars as its Community Service honoree, Salem CC’s two-time softball Region XIX Player of the Year Ella Hayes and several high school state champions.

Smith might not have played the game like the others going in with her, but it was her unwavering commitment to the project that shaped the Hall into what it is today.

It was at the urging of the late Vic Majors, a longtime Salem County business and sportsman from Woodstown, while she was the publisher of Today’s Sunbeam that moved her to action. Every time Majors saw her, she recalled, he’d say she was the only one who could make it happen. Humbly, Smith credits the Hall’s volunteer board for its success.

They are the ones who process and research the candidates for induction and make the final call.

“All I did was keep it going and keep the meetings moving,” Smith said. “When athletes get together they can talk about the good old times forever.

“I never played sports, I never watched sports, but I knew who to pick that would make this work. I reached out to the schools, because I knew a couple (athletic directors) who were fabulous. I put these local community people together with the educators and from then on we chose a great, great group of people. I was so fortunate that all the people that I chose really made it work.”

Smith continued to lead the charge when she became executive director of the Salem CC Foundation in 2015. She stepped away from the Hall last August when she became Deputy Executive Director of the Delaware River & Bay Authority, a position appointed by the Governor.

Nearly 150 Salem County athletes, coaches, administrators and community leaders have been enshrined in the Hall under her leadership.

She called her experience working with the Hall “wonderful” and said every induction ceremony “blew me away.”

Through the early support of then-Salem CC president Dr. Peter Contini, the Hall established its home in the college’s Davidow Hall. The pictures of the inductees line the walls inside the DuPont Fieldhouse.

At one time Hall officials “looked into” finding a more stand-alone home, but Smith said it’s right where it belongs.

“It’s so wonderful at the college because they’re a hub to the community; they are really community,” she said. “It’s just wonderful that now President (Mike) Gorman has followed through and is keeping it going. It’s a wonderful thing – and it is at the right place.”

Ceil Smith (L) is inducted into the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame she founded.

2025 SALEM COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEES & HONOREES

FALEESHA DOWE

In track and field, where every fraction of a second counts, Faleesha Lachelle Dowe emerges as a beacon of determination and talent. At Penns Grove High School, she quickly established herself as a standout athlete, dominating local and regional track meets. Her dedication to training, coupled with natural ability, propelled her to new heights of success.   

DOWE

It wasn’t long before college recruiters came knocking, eager to enlist Dowe onto their track and field teams. After careful consideration, she chose Delaware State University, where she continued to excel both academically and athletically. Under the guidance of top-tier coaches, she honed her skills and earned recognition as one of the most promising talents in collegiate athletics.  

Throughout her career, Faleesha faced numerous challenges, from injuries to fierce competition. However, each setback only fueled her determination to succeed. The pinnacle of her high school career came during 2011 Group I Sectionals, where she took first place in the 55-meter dash as well as the 400. She then led the 4×400 relay team to the Group I state title. She delivered a series of stellar performances throughout her high school years, earning medals and accolades that solidified her status as a track and field legend.  

In the track and field history at Penns Grove, Faleesha stands as a shining example of what can be achieved through perseverance, dedication, and a love for the sport. As she continues to write new chapters, one thing remains certain: her legacy will endure at Penns Grove High School, a testament to the power of the human spirit to transcend boundaries and reach new heights.

LINDA DuBOIS

Linda DuBois graduated from Bridgeton High School, where she participated in basketball and tennis, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education (K-12) from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey).   

As the head swim coach at Arthur P. Schalick High School from 1989 until 2008, Linda guided the team to national rankings for eight straight years and an undefeated season in 2000, when she achieved 100 career wins. 

Subsequently, she devoted 13 years as a volunteer assistant swim coach for Schalick, while spending two years as head diving coach for both Schalick and Cumberland Regional High School. 

In 2022, Linda returned as Schalick’s head swim coach. In 2024, the team advanced to round two of NJSIAA state playoffs. Linda’s lifetime coaching wins are pushing 200, a challenging achievement since there are normally only 10 meets per season.   

She has worked as NJSIAA state swim team championship site director for 35 years and NJSIAA state individual swim championship site director for 15 years. Linda has been a NJSIAA certified high school swim official for 10 years and served as secretary of the South Jersey Officials Chapter. 

She has earned “Coach of the Year” honors from the National Interscholastic Federation of Coaching Association and South Jersey Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association, and received the NJSIAA Sports Award in Swimming, and South Jersey Coaches Recognition at the Tri-County Classic Division Swim Championship.  

Linda played a role in starting girls’ soccer at Schalick, serving as the team’s first head coach for four seasons. She then devoted four years as head coach of girls’ cross country at Schalick, with the team achieving a South Jersey title.

JOE FRASSENEI  

In 1986, Joe Frassenei began his high school coaching career in New Jersey. Formerly a varsity wrestler at Drexel and West Chester universities, he coached for five years at Haddonfield and Clayton before coming to Salem County in 1991. This decision was best for his family, and teaching and coaching careers. Joe has coached for the last 44 years, accumulating 509 wins. Of those, 460 have come in Salem County at Woodstown, Penns Grove and Schalick.  

FRASSENEI

As a head wrestling coach, Frassenei’s teams have enjoyed 22 winning seasons, 310 dual meet victories and four league titles with 76 regional qualifiers, three state qualifiers and one state place-winner.   

Joe’s 21 years as a head track coach were highlighted by 20 winning seasons, 100 dual meet victories, one Salem County Championship, four Tri-County Divisional titles, 48 individual county champs, seven individual South Jersey champions, four individual state place-winners and two Meet of Champions medalists.  

His coaching career in cross country was highlighted by 15 winning seasons, 99 dual-meet victories, four Tri-County Divisional titles, four Salem County championships, six individual Salem County champs, three South Jersey Group champs, 43 state qualifiers and two state place-winners.  

Coach Fraz still has a passion for coaching.  He serves as an assistant football and track coach at Schalick and will enter his fifth year as the Cougars’ head wrestling coach. Last season, his wrestling team finished with a 27-2 record and advanced to the South Jersey Group I final. At last year’s District 30 Championships, he was named District Coach of the Year.     

AISHA MORGAN

Aisha Morgan was a multi-sport athlete (field hockey, tennis, indoor track, basketball and outdoor track) at Schalick. She continues to hold the school record in the 100, is tied for the Salem County championship meet record in the 100 and has the fastest 100 time of any Salem County athlete.  

She attended the University of Houston where she was coached by Mike Takaha and Leroy Burrell. She was the conference champion in the 100 and advanced to the NCAA track meet in the 100 and 4×100. She had the distinction of qualifying for the USA Track and Field Championship meet where she competed alongside several Olympians.  

After graduating from college, Morgan started her teaching career, working with individuals with special needs. She earned her master’s degree in applied behavior analysis from Rowan University and works closely with teachers and students in the special education field.  

In 2014, Aisha started her high school coaching career in Houston. Her athletes and teams were district champions, regional qualifiers and state qualifiers.  

CEIL SMITH

In 2000, Ceil Smith started the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame while serving as the publisher of Today’s Sunbeam.  She continued the annual recognition ceremony when she became the executive director of the SCC Foundation in 2015.    

SMITH

During her 25 years as the Hall of Fame chair, Ceil worked closely with a volunteer board comprised of high school athletic directors and community members steeped in Salem County sports history.  

As a testament to her unwavering leadership, nearly 150 athletes, coaches, athletic directors and other sports dignitaries have been inducted. In the early days of the Sports Hall of Fame, Ceil worked with then-Salem Community College President Dr. Peter B. Contini to establish the Sports Hall of Fame in the college’s Davidow Hall, where it still resides today. In addition, the Sports Hall of Fame has recognized many other individuals for their community service in fostering growth in Salem County sports.    

In August 2024, Ceil stepped away from the Sports Hall of Fame when she became the Deputy Executive Director of the Delaware River & Bay Authority.  In this capacity, she focuses on Authority-related economic development initiatives, airport operations and marketing. Previously, Ceil served as a DRBA Commissioner, representing Salem County for more than 18 years.    

Before being appointed to direct the SCC Foundation, Ceil served on the SCC Foundation board. During this time, she and Dr. Contini founded the SCC Gala, which has now raised more than $1 million for scholarships in 25 years.    

Very active in civic and community activities, Ceil serves as a member of the Salem City Council and on the SCC Foundation Board of Directors. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Memorial Hospital of Salem County, Salem County Chamber of Commerce, Salem County Vocational-Technical School Educational Foundation, Meals on Wheels and Salem Main Street, and as a member of the Salem City Rotary Club and Salem County United Way.    

DENNIS THOMAS

Dennis Thomas is a seasoned football coach and educator whose journey spans from elite athletic performance to shaping future generations both on and off the field. 

As a standout athlete at Salem High School, Dennis was named a Blue-Chip All-Region player as a junior and a Big Chip All-American as a senior. He also earned All-State honors in track and field for the 100-meter dash and long jump. His athleticism and work ethic earned him a full scholarship to Rutgers University. He was named Special Teams Player of the Year as a sophomore and Team MVP as a junior. 

After college, Thomas earned a spot with the Kansas City Chiefs, but his playing career was cut short by injury. He pivoted to education, earning two master’s degrees – one in mathematics from Purdue University and another in special education from Rowan University. 

In 2011, he took over a struggling Salem High School football program and led the team from a winless season to the state semifinals in just one year, followed by a state championship appearance the next. His success continued at Millville, where he guided the Bolts to three state titles in seven years. 

Dennis transitioned to the college level, returning briefly to his alma mater before joining Syracuse University, where he currently serves as tight ends coach. 

During his 12 years in high school coaching and now three years at the collegiate level, Dennis has helped send more than 100 athletes to college and several to the NFL. His impact as a coach, mentor and educator continues to shape the lives of young athletes nationwide.  

COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOREE
DONALD R. AYARS SR.

Donald Ayars graduated from Woodstown High School, Class of 1975. While there, he played quarterback and ran track (3200), with his team taking many championships in both Salem County and Tri-County meets.  

Don holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Brandywine College (now part of Widener University) and a bachelor’s from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University). During his 26 years as a patrolman in Woodstown, he received multiple commendations, introduced safety programs to schools and became very involved with the youth sports programs.

Coaching led him to holding several positions in both Little League and soccer as well as the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Recreation Association. When his children aged-out of youth sports, he stayed involved for another 25 years as an umpire for softball and baseball in the surrounding communities. 

After retiring from the Woodstown Police Department, Don taught in the Salem County Vocational-Technical School’s law enforcement program and joined the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office as evidence coordinator. During his 16-year tenure with the Prosecutor’s Office, he also volunteered as a firearms and safety instructor for 12 summers with the Leaders Camp, a program offered to Salem County youth, held at Camp Edge. 

Don has served as a hunting guide with Game Creek Hunting Farms for 35 years.  His favorite pastimes are fishing and hunting, and enjoying his four grandchildren. 

SCC ATHLETE RECOGNITION
ELLA HAYES, SOFTBALL

In 2024, freshman shortstop Ella Hayes became Salem Community College’s first softball All-American. She also was named National Junior College Athletic Association Region 19 Division II Softball Player of the Year, leading the Mighty Oaks to the post-season that included an opening-round upset of top-seeded Mercer County CC in the region tournament.    

In 2025, following another standout season, the sophomore from Kansas City, Mo., repeated as the region’s Player of the Year.  She led the region in batting for the second year in a row (.577) – fifth nationally – as well as hits (79) and stolen bases (23 of 24). She was second in the region in extra-base hits (33) and fourth in runs batted in (54). 

Over her two seasons with the Mighty Oaks, Ella played in 83 games, collecting 154 hits, scoring 117 runs and knocking in 115. Her two-year batting average was an astounding .586 with an on-base percentage of .644 and a slugging percentage of .973.  She also stole 34 bases.   

She also was named Garden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025.  

In May, Ella graduated with honors with an associate degree in health science. She earned Dean’s List all four semesters. She will continue her softball career at Stony Brook University.

Two-time Region Player of the Year Ella Hayes receives her plaque from Salem CC softball coach Angel Rodriguez after being recognized by the Salem County Sports Hall of Fame.

Honoree profiles by Bill Clark, Salem CC

A pair for AC

Woodstown’s Vinciguerra, Hyland headed to Atlantic City after finishing top 3 in region; Vinciguerra repeats as region champion

By Riverview Sports News

MONROE – Mateo Vinciguerra has a message for the good folks down in Atlantic City. He’s coming for you.

The Woodstown heavyweight won his second straight region title Saturday when he majored Clifford Dirkes of Ocean City 10-0 to win the Region 8 285 crown for a return trip to the state tournament in Atlantic City.

Last year Vinciguerra went as the region’s 215 champion and this year he defeated the defending heavyweight champion to get there.

“This year is different than last because I’m on a whole ‘nothing level this year than last year,” he said. “The plan for AC is that I’m coming for it all.”

Vinciguerra and Woodstown teammate Greyson Hyland are the only two Salem County wrestlers advancing to AC this year. Hyland finished third at 175.

Vinciguerra won three matches this weekend, including the 100th of his career in Friday’s quarterfinals. He’s the second Woodstown wrestler to hit the milestone this season. Travis Balback did two weeks ago.

On Saturday, he pinned Alex Grippo of Delsea in the semifinals before taking down Dirkes.‘Going into the finals I just knew to trust my work I’ve put in and get to my stuff,” he said.

Hyland went 4-1 in the tournament, including a pair of overtime wins that added about 20 grey hairs to his coach and father’s temples. He lost an 8-4 decision in his semifinal match Saturday, then wrestled back and claimed his spot in Atlantic City by winning an ultimate tie breaker over Vincent Hoag of Mainland.

“I’m really proud of both their performances,” Woodstown coach Adam Hyland said. “Greyson had to gut out two gritty overtime matches to place third and Mateo completely dominated the entire tournament pinning his first two and winning 10-0 over the defending Region 8 heavyweight champion.”

Salem County did have several other placers in the tournament. Schalick’s Ayden Jenkins placed fifth at 150, Penns Grove’s Clinton Bobo was fifth at 175 and Woodstown’s Walter Carter was fifth at 215.

Camden Catholic won the team title, edging Delsea by a point. Woodstown finished tenth with 56 points. Schalick was 22nd (9.5) and Penns Grove 23rd (9.0).

District distinction

Penns Grove’s Bobo channels his inner Rocky, wins district title, MOW award; 17 Salem County wrestlers qualify for Region 8

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SEWELL – Don’t know if Penns Grove’s Clinton Bobo is a big fan of the Rocky movies, but the way he took it to his opponent in his district title match Saturday it reminded a lot of people of the way America’s favorite underdog took down the massive Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.

Giving up six inches to Paulsboro’s Evan Holloway, he pinned the Red Raiders senior 39 seconds into the second period to win the District 32 175 title – and the admiration of the coaches who voted him Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.

“It was just so beautiful,” Bobo said. “One of my coaches kept telling me you don’t understand how much of a chance you have at winning first place in districts. I missed it last year so we’ll have to see. It was just really awesome.

“Then (up on the podium) they said ‘Penns Grove’ and I was like, “Is that really me?’ It was such a great experience. I’ll definitely remember it forever.”

The turning point of the match came in the first period after Holloway dropped Bobo once and let him up just to drop him again, this time with an elbow to the eye that required injury time. It enraged the Red Devils senior and he went on the attack.

Starting the second period from a neutral position down 6-2, Bobo flipped his taller opponent over his left hip – a move he said he and teammate Tre Brown had been working on the last two weeks – got control of him in the middle of the mat and finished off the pin.

Any similarity to person or persons dead or alive may be just a coincidence in the movies, but it wasn’t lost on Penns Grove athletics director Anwar Golden.

“That’s exactly what happened in Rocky IV when he (Rocky) made the Russian bleed,” Golden said. “When he saw that drop of blood from the Russian, that was it. It was like that. He’s not a machine.”

“It’s almost like something hit him and he woke up,” Penns Grove coach Chuck Weigle said. “It was like he came to life and … boom.”

Bobo called the comparison to the Rocky film “a perfect representation.”

“After he took me down the second time he went up to the crowd and showed a ‘T’ with his hands saying he was going to try to tech fall me,” Bobo said. “I ended up pinning him and so many people started just yelling ‘tech fall where,’ ‘tech fall how.’ It was crazy.”

Bobo won all three of his matches by pin – in 12 seconds (fastest of the tournament), 4:45 and 2:39. He’s the first Penns Grove wrestler to win a MOW in the postseason since Tyreke Brown won it in the 2019 region tournament and the first to win it a district tournament as far as any of the coaches can remember.

Amazingly, he has only been wrestling two years. A full-time student at Salem Vo-Tech, which doesn’t offer wrestling, he joined the team from his home district school at the urging of another Vo-Tech student established on the team, heavyweight Wayne Scott. He didn’t have anything planned after Vo-Tech’s soccer season so he accepted the challenge.

He took to it right away, posting 20 wins in his debut season and finishing second in the district tournament. The only reason he wasn’t the No. 1 seed in his weight class this weekend was he lost the top seed (who Holloway beat in the semifinals) 7-6 in a dual match earlier this year.
 
“No. 1, he is strong as an ox and has got a chiseled frame,” Weigle said. “He’s a student of the sport and he’s always asking questions.”

Last year Bobo was the only Penns Grove wrestler to reach the regions, which made the experience a little uncomfortable. This year he is one of three Red Devils advancing to next week’s Region 8 tournament at Williamstown, along with 285 runner-up Scott and 150 third-place finisher Tre Brown.

Salem County’s other 14 region qualifiers all came out of the District 30 meet at Delsea. 

Pennsville’s Brett Land (106), Schalick’s undefeated Ricky Watt (165) and Woodstown’s Travis Balback (132) and Mateo Vinciguerra (285) won district titles. Vinciguerra’s win for the 285 district title was the 99th of his high school career.

Woodstown and Schalick finished 2-3 in the District 30 team standings. Schalick coach Joe Frassenei was recognized as the District 30 Coach of the Year.

District 30

TEAM SCORES: Delsea 295.5; WOODSTOWN 148.5; SCHALICK 113; Millville 103.5; Cumberland 97.5; PENNSVILLE 92.5; Gateway/Woodbury 38.5; Cedar Creek 33, Buena 32, Vineland 24

REGION QUALIFIERS
106: Brett Land, Pennsville; Hunter Allen, Woodstown; Reid Lightfoot, Delsea
113: DeAnthony Harden, Cumberland; Christian Snyder, Gateway/Woodbury; Chase Bordley, Vineland
120: Amari Vann, Delsea; Carson Bradway, Woodstown; Ruben Cruz, Millville
126: Gage Summers, Delsea; Luke Silva, Schalick; Aidan Barbato, Gateway Reg/ Woodbury
132: Travis Balback, Woodstown; Ryan Miller, Schalick; Jamison Devlin, Delsea
138: Zavier Stokes, Delsea; Patrick Tull, Millville; Gabe Supernavage, Pennsville
144: Cameron Pote, Delsea; Daniel Lloyd, Cumberland; Lucas Gellura, Buena
150: Jamar Dixon, Delsea; Ayden Jenkins, Schalick; Michael Carastro, Cumberland
157: Riley Boos, Delsea; Brett Rowand, Woodstown; Colin Prokson, Millville
165: Ricky Watt, Schalick; Mar`Quis Allen, Millville; Charles Six, Delsea
175: Joel Anderson, Delsea; Greyson Hyland, Woodstown; Sebron Hall-Jones, Cumberland
190: Greg Sawyer, Delsea; Connor Ayars, Pennsville; Braden Cattlet, Millville
215: Salvatore Marchese, Delsea; Walter Carter, Woodstown; Jayden Jones, Millville
285: Mateo Vinciguerra, Woodstown; Alex Grippo, Delsea; Slayton D`Amico, Cedar Creek

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
106: Brett Land (Pennsville) tech fall over Hunter Allen (Woodstown), 15-0 (2:16)
113: DeAnthony Harden (Cumberland) maj. dec. Christian Snyder (Gateway/Woodbury), 15-4
120: Amari Vann (Delsea) pinned Carson Bradway (Woodstown), 2:26
126: Gage Summers (Delsea) tech fall over Luke Silva (Schalick), 20-3 (2:28)
132: Travis Balback (Woodstown) tech fall over Ryan Miller (Schalick), 18-1 (1:27
138: Zavier Stokes (Delsea) pinned Patrick Tull (Millville), 1:01
144: Cameron Pote (Delsea) pinned Daniel Lloyd (Cumberland), 3:12
150: Jamar Dixon (Delsea) tech fall over Ayden Jenkins (Schalick), 18-3 (1:36)
157: Riley Boos (Delsea) pinned Brett Rowand (Woodstown), 1:13
165: Ricky Watt (Schalick) dec. MarQuis Allen (Millville), 10-6
175: Joel Anderson (Delsea) pinned Greyson Hyland (Woodstown), 3:38
190: Greg Sawyer (Delsea) tech fall over Connor Ayars (Pennsville), 15-0 (3:31)
215: Salvatore Marchese (Delsea) pinned Walter Carter (Woodstown), 2:55
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown) dec. Alex Grippo (Delsea), 6-1

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES
106: Reid Lightfoot (Delsea) pinned Sincere Wilcox (Cedar Creek), 1:05
113: Chase Bordley (Vineland) pinned Luke Senn (Cedar Creek), 0:40
120: Ruben Cruz (Millville) dec. Kolton Sheppard (Cumberland), 12-10
126: Aidan Barbato (Gateway/Woodbury) pinned Zach Cohen (Buena), 1:23
132: Jamison Devlin (Delsea) pinned Chad Sciore (Vineland), 1:50
138: Gabe Supernavage (Pennsville) dec. Gionni Sharkey (Buena), 11-5
144: Lucas Gellura (Buena) pinned Travis Hagan (Pennsville), 0:17
150: Michael Carastro (Cumberland) pinned Ryan Tepper (Millville), 0:46
157: Colin Prokson (Millville) maj. dec. Riley Papiano (Schalick), 12-1
165: Charles Six (Delsea) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez (Cumberland), 1:55
175: Sebron Hall-Jones (Cumberland) pinned Joseph Halstread (Pennsville), 0:41
190: Braden Cattlet (Millville) pinned Evan Elliott (Schalick), 1:46
215: Jayden Jones (Millville) pinned Gerardo Felipe (Schalick), 2:57
285: Slayton D’Amico (Cedar Creek) pinned Trevor Waddington (Pennsville), 1:55

District 32

TEAM SCORES: St. Augustine 277.5, Paulsboro 217, Clearview 133.5, Deptford 80, PENNS GROVE 77, Clayton/Glassboro 71, Pitman 50, Lindenwold 45.5; SALEM 8

SALEM COUNTY REGION QUALIFIERS
150: 3. Tre Brown, Penns Grove
175: 1. Clinton Bobo, Penns Grove
285: 2. Wayne Scott, Penns Grove

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
106: Will Cruz (Paulsboro) dec. Chase Sudano (St. Augustine), 2-0
113: J.D. Christmann (St. Augustine) dec. Antonio Chila (Paulsboro), 14-7
120: Aundre Hill (Paulsboro) maj. dec. Richie Wootten (St. Augustine), 14-6
(Third place: Deny Ramos (Lindenwold) tech fall over Devine Arce (Penns Grove), 18-3)
126: Carter Pack (St. Augustine) tech fall over Hayden Holmes (Paulsboro), 19-2 (5:52)
132: Jean Paul Bonnette (St. Augustine) pinned Anthony Morales (Clearview), 1:41
138: Jaylen Huertas (Deptford) pinned Adrian Arbelo (St. Augustine), 1:21
144: Anthony DePaul (St. Augustine) pinned Brandon Caro (Lindenwold), 0:57
150: Johnny Chirico (St. Augustine) maj. dec. Kyare Harvey (Paulsboro), 13-2
(Third place: Tre Brown (Penns Grove) dec. Steven Benkert (Clayton/Glassboro), 11-4)
157: Kole Reiss (Clearview) pinned Xavier Harvey (St. Augustine), 4:53
165: Tyler Trovato (Clearview) pinned Luke Ward (St. Augustine), 4:16
175: Clinton Bobo (Penns Grove) pinned Evan Holloway (Paulsboro), 2:39
190: Ron Kraus (St. Augustine) tech fall over Aaron Veytsman (Clearview), 17-1 (4:24) 
(Third place: Dante Scott (Paulsboro) pinned Julian Espino (Penns Grove), 3:43)
215: Aiden Milward (Pitman) dec. Frank Damminger (Paulsboro), TB-1 5-2
(Third place: Jeffrey Smith (Clayton/Glassboro) dec. Abdur Jenkins (Salem), 8-2)
285: Nate Mason (Clearview) tech fall over Wayne Scott (Penns Grove), 16-0 (4:45)

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 23-March 1

SUNDAY, FEB. 23
TRACK
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Bennett Center, Toms River
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Girls South Regionals, Absegami
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Sussex CC vs. Salem CC (2), MSI Chichester, noon

MONDAY, FEB. 24
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Genesee CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEB. 25
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
(16) Wildwood at (1) Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
(9) Burlington City at (8) Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
(12) Glassboro at (5) Woodbury, 5 p.m.
(13) Paulsboro at (4) Audubon, 4 p.m.
(14) Clayton at (3) Haddon Twp., 7:30 p.m.
(11) Salem at (6) Palmyra, 6 p.m.
(10) New Egypt at (7) Woodstown, 7 p.m.
(15) Maple Shade at (2) KIPP Cooper Norcross, 5 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
(16) Schalick at (1) Haddon Twp., 5:30 p.m.
(9) Glassboro at (8) Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
(12) Cape May Tech at (5) Audubon
(13) Gateway at (4) Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
(14) Riverside at (3) Wildwood
(11) Woodbury at (6) Pennsville, 5 p.m.
(10) Burlington City at (7) Clayton, 5 p.m.
(15) New Egypt at (2) Palmyra
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Region XIX Division III Tournament
Salem CC at CC of Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Brookdale at Montgomery
Atlantic Cape at Union
Camden at Northampton

FRIDAY, FEB. 28
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 1:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Wildwood-Pitman vs. Burlington City-Penns Grove
Glassboro-Woodbury vs. Paulsboro-Audubon
Clayton-Haddon Twp. vs. Salem-Palmyra
New Egypt-Woodstown vs. Maple Shade-KIPP Cooper Norcross
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Schalick-Haddon Twp. vs. Glassboro-Penns Grove
Cape May Tech-Audubon vs. Gateway-Woodstown
Riverside-Wildwood vs. Woodbury-Pennsville
Burlington City-Clayton vs. New Egypt-Palmyra
WRESTLING
Region 8 Championships, Egg Harbor Twp., 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
North Atlantic Championship
At Northampton
(Two winners advance to national tournament)
A: Camden-Northampton winner vs. Atlantic Cape-Union winner, noon
B: Salem-Philadelphia winner vs. Brookdale-Montgomery winner, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC (2), noon

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 17-23

FEB. 17
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 18
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tri-County Conference Tournament
Flight A
(8) Timber Creek at (1) Gloucester Catholic
(5) GCIT at (4) Wildwood, 4 p.m.
(6) Clearview at (3) Woodstown
(7) Pennsville at (2) Washington Twp.
Flight B
(8) Cumberland at (1) Williamstown
(5) Glassboro at (4) Triton, 4 p.m.
(6) Kingsway at (3) Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
(7) Delsea at (2) Clayton, 5 p.m.
Flight C
(5) Salem at (4) Schalick, 4 p.m.
(6) Salem Tech at (3) Overbrook, 4:30 p.m.
(7) Highland at (2) Pitman
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tri-County Conference Tournament
Flight A
(8) Deptford Twp. at (1) Overbrook, 6 p.m.
(5) Delsea at (4) Pitman
(6) Woodstown at (3) Timber Creek, 5 p.m.
(7) Penns Grove at (2) Kingsway, 5 p.m.
Flight B
(8) Salem at (1) Clearview
(5) Gloucester Catholic at (4) Triton, 6 p.m.
(6) Glassboro at (3) Williamstown, 4 p.m.
(7) Highland at (2) Washington Twp.
Flight C
(5) Cumberland at (4) Schalick
(6) Pennsville at (3) Wildwood 
(7) Salem Tech at (2) GCIT, 4 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Montgomery County  (Pa.) CC at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 19
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.
BOYS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Semifinals
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Bowl
Maple Shade at Camden Catholic

FEB. 20
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Flight A
Timber Creek-Gloucester Catholic vs. GCIT-Wildwood
Clearview-Woodstown vs. Pennsville-Washington Twp.
Flight B
Cumberland-Williamstown vs. Glassboro-Triton
Kingsway-Penns Grove vs. Delsea-Clayton
Flight C
Salem-Schalick at Deptford Twp.
Salem Tech-Overbrook vs. Highland-Pitman

BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Flight A
Deptford Twp.-Overbrook vs. Delsea-Pitman
Woodstown-Timber Creek vs. Penns Grove-Kingsway
Flight B
Salem-Clearview vs. Gloucester Catholic-Triton
Glassboro-Williamstown vs. Highland-Washington Twp.
Flight C
Cumberland-Schalick at Clayton
Pennsville-Wildwood vs. Salem Tech-GCIT

FEB. 21
WRESTLING
District Tournaments
Penns Grove, Salem in District 32, RCSJ-Gloucester
Pennsville, Schalick, Woodstown in District 30, Delsea
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Genesee CC at Salem CC (2), 2 p.m.

FEB. 22
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament A, B, C Championships
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament A, B, C Championships

FEB. 23
TRACK
NJSIAA Group Championships, Bennett Center, Toms River

Mat milestone

Woodstown’s Balback scores 100th career win, Hyland recognized for his 300 coaching wins; story will be updated

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – One of the first things Travis Balback did when he made the Penns Grove varsity wrestling roster four years ago was pull out a piece of paper and write three numbers on it in big, bold letters: 1-0-0.

BALBACK

He put the paper away in a safe place and went back to it after each match he won, drawing a hash mark counting down the big number to zero.

One hundred wins was always a goal of his from the time he started wrestling. He took that paper with him when he transferred to Woodstown and Saturday he scratched the last tick mark off that goal with his 100th career win, an 11-8 decision over Justin Scotton at 132 in the Wolverines’ 32-31 criteria loss to Delran.

He picked up No. 101 with a 54-second pin of Brennan Albright in their 62-12 win over Haddon Heights.

“It’s been a goal since I was a kid to get 100 in high school,” Balback said. “It’s a big accomplishment … It’s something I’ve always wanted.”

He is the ninth Woodstown wrestler to reach the milestone and first since Hunter Gandy in 2021.

Another kind of 100 threatened to derail his bid to get it Saturday. Overnight he was fighting a fever that touched 101 and kept him up all night. But he was determined to go. He had never missed a match due to illness or injury and with the milestone right in front of him he wasn’t about to do that now.

“I felt pretty bad, just gassed,” he said. “Still with some sickness, but, then, you know, it’s wrestling. I was wrestling no matter what. I knew what the goal was, what the mindset was; I had to be here no matter what. It made me wrestle tougher and want it more.”

“He never misses practice,” Wolverines coach Adam Hyland said. “He came to Woodstown to wrestle. He’s a phenomenal kid. He’s a great leader the last two years for us. He’s just a great kid all the way around. Super proud he gets his name on the banner on the board here so he’ll be remembered forever.”

Woodstown coach Adam Hyland congratulates Travis Balback Saturday after the senior scored his 100th career win.

Wrestling up in class at 132, Balback was giving up inches and pounds to his opponent, but held his own. He led 6-2 at the end of the first period and 10-4 at the end of the second. Scotton got closed the gap to 11-8 where a takedown would’ve made things really interesting, but Balback held his ground.

He didn’t feel well the entire match and took the moments it spilled off the mat to recharge. He got a big breather in the third period when Scotton’s headgear came off and officials stopped the bout to put it back.

When it was over, Hyland was the first to walk out and shake his hand. Teammates gathered around for pictures and then it was on to the next match.

“Even when I go to the region tournament I’ve noticed there are very few kids who win 100 matches each year,” Hyland said. “It shows consistency, that you were able to be on the mat for four years every year without injury, you’re obviously good averaging 24 matches per year. It says a lot to get to 100 wins.”

Even though Balback has reached the milestone, there are no plans to retire that piece of paper.

“We’ll just keep going,” he said. “Do as much more as I can.”

Balback wasn’t the only one the Wolverines celebrated Saturday.

Before the match with Delran, school officials recognized Hyland’s 300 career coaching wins. He reached the milestone on Jan. 22 against Overbrook, becoming the third coach in school history to hit the mark (baseball’s Lee Ware, soccer’s Darren Huck). He is the winningest active coach in Salem County. 

Since taking the program in 2004, Hyland’s teams have won nine region championships, seven Tri-County Conference division titles and had four wrestlers place in the state tournament.

“I’m not a big stat guy, I just kind of live in the moment, want to wrestle these matches individually every time we wrestle, but obviously to get to a certain milestone like that make me feel good,” Hyland said. “We’ve sort of built the program over the years, got to a certain level, and I’ve been really proud that we put Woodstown on the map in a lot of ways.”

Woodstown wrestling coach Adam Hyland (C) accepts the banner commemorating his 300 career wins from Wolverines heavyweight Mateo Vinciguerra as son Greyson looks on.

The Balback File

YEARTEAMRECORD
2021-22Penns Grove17-8 (8 pins)
2022-23Woodstown27-4 (16)
2023-24Woodstown28-6 (20)
2024-25Woodstown29-4 (22)
TOTAL101-22 (66)
WOODSTOWN 100WINSGRAD YEAR
Travis Layton1442017
Patrick Higgins1302015
Chad Watt1262017
Hunter Gandy1212021
Patrick McCurdy1172013
Nicholas Bonowski1072017
Jack Prendergast1042020
Connor Bestwick1042012
x-Travis Balback1012025
x-Mateo Vinciguerra962025
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WOODSTOWN TRI
DELRAN 32, WOODSTOWN 31
190: Victor Rizzo (D) maj. dec. over Chance Bayonne, 8-0
215: Michael Viereck (D) dec. Bradley Snitcher, 6-2
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Lewis, 1:04
106: Chase Dubuque (D) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:53
113: Luke Woronicak (WO) dec. Jeremy George, 6-2
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Andrew Simien, 3:00
126: Christian Pereira (D) dec. Barry Coverly, SV-1 7-4
132: Travis Balback (WO) dec. Justin Scotton, 11-8
138: Gabriel McNeil (D) dec. Louie Scholl, 4-1
144: Alexander Conard (D) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:54
150: Jackson Weller (D) pinned Thomas Lacy, 0:45
157: Brett Rowand (WO) maj. dec. Shane Palena, 15-7
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) tech fall over Finial English, 19-3 (5:15)
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Matthew Viereck, 16-8
x-Delran wins on Criteria E (3-2 pins)

WOODSTOWN 62, HADDON HEIGHTS 12
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
106: Hunter Allen (WO) dec. Aniello Napolitano, 8-5
113: Michael Ferraro (H) dec. Luke Woronicak, SV-1 10-7
120: Cole Denning (H) dec. Carson Bradway, 15-11
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Brennan Albright, 0:54
132: Barry Coverly (WO) pinned Leo Falco, 5:16
138: Louie Scholl (WO) pinned Michael Fitter, 0:47
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) won by forfeit
150: Brett Rowand (WO) tech fall over Ryan Bailey, 16-0 (2:24)
157: Thomas Lacy (WO) won by forfeit
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Jayden Bonilla, 3:59
175: Greyson Hyland (W) pinned Jacob Gutkin, 0:36
190: Joel Martinez (H) pinned Chance Bayonne, 1:02

Notre Dame Quad

BARNEGAT 58, PENNSVILLE 15
165: Connor Green (B) dec. Juan Velasquez, 6-2
175: Gerald Miller (B) pinned Joseph Halstead
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Jean Marrero
215: David DeNichilo (B) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Cuinn Pascavage, 4-1
106: Michael Baccigalupi (B) pinned Brett Land
113: Casey Bonett (B) won by forfeit
120: Nicholas Speer (B) pinned Mekhi Dicks
126: John Giblock (B) pinned Christopher Daniels
132: Nicolas Santos (B) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 10-8
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gregory Mamola
144: Trey DeMeo (B) maj. dec. Travis Hagan, 16-6
150: Aiden Pringle (B) won by forfeit
157: Jayden Nieto (B) won by forfeit

NOTRE DAME 53, PENNSVILLE 14
157: Andrew Usmiani (ND) pinned Juan Velasquez, 2:12
165: Ryan Rego (ND) won by forfeit
175: K.J. Honnig (ND) pinned Joseph Halstead, 1:52
190: Michael Mulray (ND) dec. Connor Ayars, 11-6
215: Jeffrey Merendino (ND) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Zach Hammerstone, 5:09
106: Andrew Castro (ND) dec. Brett Land, 9-8
113: Daniel Gonzales (ND) won by forfeit
120: Jake Mulray (ND) maj. dec. Mekhi Dicks, 10-2
126: Sebastian Molina (ND) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 10-2
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) maj. dec. Johnny Celli, 12-4
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) maj. dec. Luca Franzen, 12-2
144: Joey Bonko (ND) dec Travis Hagan, 7-2
150: Jayden Hunt (ND) won by forfeit


Back at it

A day after falling in the South Jersey Group I championship match, the Schalick wrestling team got back on the collective horse and swept through three opponents to complete its regular season at 27-2, the best record in the history of the program.

The Cougars took down Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West and Maple Shade.

SCHALICK 46, BURLINGTON TWP. 29
150: Logan Kahrs (B) dec. Ayden Jenkins, 5-2
157: Nicholas Davis (B) pinned Alex Fence, 1:35
165: Riley Papiano (S) maj. dec. Erik Salazar-Hernandez, 13-1
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Jacob Davis (B) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Kaleb Fisher, 2:21
285: Damon Harper (B) pinned Julian Reid, 0:34
106: Emma Cain (S) pinned Leo Poblete, 3:04
113: Victory Fenske (S) won by forfeit
120: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Karim Pride, 4:40
126: Kaiem Uthman (B) dec. Luke Silva, 18-11
132: Xavier Moy (B) tech fall over Ryan Miller, 23-7
138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Anthony Basenjis, 1:22
144: Jacob Potts (S) pinned Jacob Palentchar, 4:15