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Virginia Duals When: January 11 & 12, 2013 Friday & Saturday Where: Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum What: Team Dual Tournament New Jersey represents at the Virginia Duals in 2013, as South Plainfield wins the National High School Division Bracket. South Plainfield (NJ) would win 32-30 in the Finals over McDonogh (MD), winning only 6 of...
South Plainfield’s Troy Heilmann had the challenge of facing Bergen Catholic’s highly touted Romanian transfer student, freshman Laurien Anghelina, and welcoming him to New Jersey high school wrestling. Troy Heilmann of South Plainfield pins Laurien Anghelina of Bergen Catholic, 145lbs Troy Heilmann of South Plainfield pins Laurien Anghelina of Bergen Catholic, 145lbs Wrestling at 145lbs,...
Sophomore Anthony Ashnault (43-0) of South Plainfield (NJ) takes home the Top Spot at 112 for the final 2010-2011 national rankings. Champion of the preseason Super 32 and a New Jersey State Champion, Ashnault heads into his Junior season with everything going for him. A perfect 86-0 in high school, Ashnault has the chance to...
The expectations placed on Anthony Ashnault (No. 1 @ 112) as a highly touted, but unproven, freshman last season were high. As an undefeated wrestler and a defending state champion this winter, expectations for the sophomore phenom rose even more. But expectations mean little when you ignore them. “I don’t really feel pressure,” Ashnault said....
An impressive list of names adorns the walls of the wrestling room at South Plainfield High School, but of all the outstanding grapplers the perennial power has produced, none was able to win more than one state title. Sophomore Anthony Ashnault (No. 1 @ 112) cemented his place in the storied program’s history by capturing...
Apple Valley has done it again. The High School Wrestling Season is complete and for the entire 2010-2011 season, Apple Valley held on to the No. 1 National Ranking. Finishing the 2011 season undefeated with dominant performances week after week, Apple Valley can claim the title of a National Championship. 2011 HSWrestling National Champions The...
On an afternoon when so much wrestling history was being made in the NJSIAA Individual Championships, Anthony Ashnault (No.1 @ 112) was unable to put his own accomplishment in perspective. The South Plainfield High School sophomore became the storied program’s first two-time state champion, defeating Watchung Hills freshman Mike Magaldo for the fourth time this...
The 15-year-old has yet to win a second state title, and already New Jersey wrestling fans are wondering if South Plainfield High School sophomore Anthony Ashnault (No. 1 @ 112) can one day become the first undefeated four-time state champion. The mere thought puts undue pressure on a young student-athlete, but Ashnault, ranked No. 1...
NJSIAA Wrestling State Tournament When: Fri-Sun, March 4th-6th Where: Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City The Star-Ledger’s (NJ.com) Video Preview – Each Weight Class All weekend: live coverage from matside, with lots of bouts getting blow-by-blow updates, especially on Saturday and Sunday. Wall-to-wall videos all weekend, starting Friday night. NJ.com will post every semifinal and championship...
Billy Hagany and Nick Francavilla (H.M. @ 125) failed to make their preferred weight Sunday. But when their turns on the mat came around, the two wrestlers for High Point (No. 14 in the Nation) more than made up for it, closing out the Wildcats’ 30-28 victory over South Plainfield for the NJSIAA Group 3...
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