WEST MILFORD - The West Milford junior wrestlers tied for first place, sharing the spotlight with Lakeland at its recent district competition.
The teams were tied with a total of 50 points each.
“Our kids, coaches, and parents were absolutely amazing,” Head Coach Dustin McConnell said.
The program has seen a lot of success in its first year under its new head coach and the future sure looks bright.
The team wants to give a thank you to all the coaches for their time and commitment to the children, with special thanks to the West Milford High School for volunteering its time to help the event run smoothly.
All wrestlers who placed 1st or 2nd in 8U, 10U, 12U or 14U will move on to Regions in Hackensack.
District Champions-
Austin Laneve 6U 1st
Zachary Golding 6U 1st
Daniel Sperry 6U 1st
Bryce Leslie 8U 1st
Daniel Moretti 8U 1st
Tristan Teran 10U 1st
Lorenzo Andrade 12U 1st
Nicholas Carbone 12U 1st
Benjamin Marchetto 14U 1st
2nd place-
Kyle Melillo 6U 2nd
Nicholas Papienuk 6U 2nd
Lucas Kelshaw 6U 2nd
Madison Teran 6U 2nd
Jonathan Andrade 8U 2nd
Alexander Lighty 8U 2nd
Mason LaNeve 8U 2nd
Donovan Ford 10U 2nd
Jeffrey Papienuk 10U 2nd
Justin Burke 12U 2nd
Jake Pasek 12U 2nd
Nate Ford 12U 2nd
Tyler Schaffer 14U 2nd
Ryan Eckhart 14U 2nd
3rd place-
Jake Molan 6U 3rd
Miles Werner 6U 3rd
Oliver Bernadict 6U 3rd
Gabriella Carbone 8U 3rd
Kaiden Wilm 8U 3rd
Colton Naccara 8U 3rd
Bryce Dages 8U 3rd
Matteo Balestrieri 10U 3rd
Nicholas Triverio 10U 3rd
Aaron Newton 10U 3rd
Vaughn Worthing 12U 3rd
Michael Van Alstyne 12U 3rd
Ty Rockey 14U 3rd
Spencer Ribitzki 14U 3rd
James Murray 14U 3rd