Nick Schutzenhofer

ATLANTIC CITY — Russell Benson unequivocally believes he’ll be standing on top of the medal stand on Sunday as a state champion, and he’s not afraid to say so. There’s plenty of heavy lifting still to do, but on Friday night on the first day of the NJSIAA Individual Championships the Raritan junior showed how hard of an out he’s going to be...

BRICK TOWNSHIP — In his final day of wrestling inside his home gym, Gianni Ghione entered the pantheon of Brick Memorial wrestling with a dominant NJSIAA Region 6 Tournament. On paper it was Ghione, then everybody else, and on the mat his opponents barely stood a chance...

TOMS RIVER -- Christian Brothers Academy junior Nick Schutzenhofer, the No. 1 seed at 106 pounds, is out of the NJSIAA Region 6 Tournament. Schutzenhofer did not weight in or participate in the quarterfinal round of the tournament on Friday at Pine Belt Arena, and is now completely out of the tournament...

TOMS RIVER -- There was a point this season where Garrett Fitzgerald doubted he had what it took to compete with the best wrestlers in the Shore Conference. Now? Now he's two wins away from a trip to the state tournament. The CBA senior, seeded 12th at 160 pounds, stunned fourth-seeded Long Branch senior Lamont Reid 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Region 6 Tournament on Friday night at Pine

Photo gallery by Ray Richardson LITTLE SILVER -- Nick Schutzenhofer waited two years to get a shot at a varsity roster spot, and on Saturday he made his mark to deliver Christian Brothers Academy a historic victory. In the final and winner-take-all bout at 106 pounds, Schutzenhofer defeated Darby Diedrich 2-1 in double overtime to give the Colts a 34-28 victory and the Shore Conference Tournament