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Forest Hills has some elite talent, but probably doesn't have the depth that last year's team did. They're likely going to be a good but not great dual meet team this season. Next year's team will be better, but 2021-22 is the season that Forest Hills could be phenomenal - if they can manage to find...

Pat Pecora could be favored to win his third NCAA team title with this move, as the Mountain Cats will have three NCAA champs and six total All-Americans in their lineup this season.  https://www.tribdem.com/sports/pair-of-ncaa-wrestling-champs-transferring-to-upj/article_6669b508-a438-11e9-ad21-afd...

Greg Lazor and I go back a long way, so this was a sad story to write. He's done an unbelievable job of turning Chestnut Ridge into one of the best programs in the state. Best of luck to him with the softball program and hope he gets to spend some more time with his family. You can read my story bel...

So ... was the coin toss critical? Seems like match would have been 42-24 if coin toss goes other way (assuming Muto wins by fall and McGill wins by fall) ... or am I missing something? Nope, you're not missing anything at all. Ridge won the coin toss, but it wouldn't have mattered. When you win 10...

So I'm still a little confused on where the matches will be wrestled.  Is the JV in a different gym than the Varsity match?  Is there a concern at all if you go to the JV match the varsity gym could already be filled when you try to move to the other gym?  I'm not familiar with how their gyms are s...

This isn't Lazors first rodeo.  I'm sure he has every scenario laid out and ready to go Oh, most certainly not. He and his wrestlers have been in bigger matches than this, so the stage certainly won't be too big for them. He's a great coach, but his lineup is usually so solid it doesn't require muc...

Cutch wrote:As always, great stuff Eric. I'm sure there will be a big crowd.  Any chance it will be sold out?

I've covered a lot of big matches at Westmont over the years and have never seen it sold out. But I also plan to get there early just to be safe.

Is this being covered by any radio or internet? I checked with Bedford radio station. They are not covering it. I'll be tweeting results from my KnopsKnotes account, but I can also see about posting updates live to TribDem.com for those who don't use Twitter. Here's a link to my preview in today's ...

I put a Twitter poll up yesterday, and the Lions are clearly winning it. I think this one could be very close, however.  As one D6 insider told me, "they don't know about Beaujon's mystical tricks." That was clearly a compliment, not an insult. No disrespect to other coaches in the area, b...

Should definitely be a fun one between the program that has been the best in the area for a few years now and the one that is hoping to take over that title in the next few years. Forest Hills is coming up quickly, but probably isn't quite at Ridge's level yet. I think the upper weights for Ridge wi...