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Wednesday, January 11^th

DELAWARE VALLEY

Terriers

Vs.

HUNTERDON CENTRAL

Red Devils

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Congratulations to our 2 NJSIAA 2011 Place winners!

103: Cody Barbiche, 4th Place

119: Mike Pongracz, 8th Place

Coach Fitz Named 2011 Express-Times Coach of the Year

Photos from the 2010-11 Season!!

Information about the Pro-Activity Center

Pro-Activity Promotional Video

Link to the newest Club in the area: Fury Wrestling Club

Check out our tab "DV Dual Records"
We have compiled our history in dual meet statistics from our 49 years on the mats. On this page you will find links to individual and team records set during this time. Have fun looking through the names of our past stars!

Off Season 2011 Bouts Wrestled: 877

Blair Duals

Mike Pongracz

St Benedict’s Dual Tournament

Chris Marra Mike Adam Matt Gilmore

Tyler Smith Mike Pongracz Austin McLaughlin

Derek Zehnbauer Tino Intili Will Kimball

Alex Niemann Will VanDoren

Iron Horse Super 32

Mike Pongracz Mike Pongracz

TCNJ Tournament

Matt Gilmore Derek Zehnbauer

Alex Niemann Will VanDoren

SEPA Round Robin

Chris Marra Ryan Piesla

Matt Gilmore Brian Morris

Alex Niemann

Waterway Duals

Mike Pongracz

Super 32 Qualifier @ Shippensburg

Mike Pongracz

1000 Islands Duals

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Pielsa

Ryan Erwin Matt Gilmore Tyler Smith

Austin McLaughlin Mike Pongracz Codey Leh

Tino Intili Cory Lightner Derek Zehnbauer

Holden Baker Nour Mays Kody Eichlin

Will Kimball Alex Niemann Shawn Prushinski

Will VanDoren Don Glorioso Brian Baehr

Forrest Wooden Brock Houser

Broadshead Duals

Ryan Erwin Cory Lightner

Shawn Prushinski Brock Houser

Raritan Duals

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Piesla

Matt Nugent Tyler Smith Mike Pongracz

Codey Leh Alex Niemann Tino Intili

Will Kimball Nour Mays Will VanDoren

Don Glorioso Brian Baehr Forrest Wooden

Rutgers Camp

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Erwin

Ryan Piesla Matt Nugent Tyler Smith

Alex Nugent Austin McLaughlin Mike Pongracz

Codey Leh Cory Lightner Alex Niemann

Tino Intili Will Kimball Nour Mays

Derek Zehnbauer Shawn Prushinski Anthony Peterpaul

Kody Eichlin Will VanDoren Don Glorioso

Nick Martin Brian Baehr Forrest Wooden

Aggie Duals (1-2, 13/14^th out of 16 teams)

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Erwin

Ryan Piesla Matt Nugent Tyler Smith

Holden Baker Austin McLaughlin Mike Pongracz

Tino Intili Will Kimball Nour Mays

Kody Eichlin Brian Morris Don Glorioso

Nick Martin Marek Tomanek Forrest Wooden

Hunterdon Duals (3-1, 2^nd in pool)

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Erwin

Ryan Piesla Matt Nugent Tyler Smith

Holden Baker Austin McLaughlin Jesse Steinbeiser

Mike Pongracz Codey Leh Tino Intili

Alex Niemann Cory Lightner Matt Hubert

Derek Zehnbauer Will Kimball Nour Mays

Kody Eichlin Will VanDoren Brian Baehr

Marek Tomanek Forrest Wooden

Millersville Duals

Cory Lightner Shawn Prushinski Brock Houser

NHSCA National Duals

Cory Lightner Mike Pongracz

Pemberton Duals (4-0, 1^st Place)

Chris Marra Mike Adam Ryan Erwin

Matt Nugent Holden Baker Austin McLaughlin

Mike Pongracz Chad Kappus Codey Leh

Derek Zehnbauer Will Kimball Nour Mays

Kody Eichlin Will VanDoren Don Glorioso

Brian Baehr Forrest Wooden

Voorhees Fr/Gr South Pl Fr/Gr

Chris Marra Mike Adam

Ryan Erwin Ryan Erwin

Will Kimball Nour Mays

Kody Eichlin Austin McLaughlin

Brian Baehr Kody Eichlin

Brian Baehr

FloNationals Ohio TOC

Mike Pongracz Mike Pongracz

MAWA Districts Round Robin Int States

Tyler Smith Tyler Smith Austin McLaughlin

Cory Lightner

North Qualifier Delaware Tourn Hersey Tourn

Austin McLaughlin Chad Kappus Chad Kappus

Summer 2010 - 1083

Summer 2009 - 779

Summer 2008 - 524

Summer 2007 - 409

Del Val Wrestling 2011 Summer Wrestling Accomplishments

Thanks to everyone who participated, assisted, coached, and drove us all over the east coast for a fun summer of wrestling.

1000 Islands Duals (High School): 6^th out of 38 Teams

ü 4-2 in Duals, 45-42 in individual bouts

1000 Islands Duals (Jr High): 14^th place overall (out of 16 teams)

ü 1-3 in duals

Mt Olive Duals (K-8 Wrestlers): 6 dual meets over 2 nights against great competition

Rutgers Camp: 24 wrestlers in attendance

ü Split into 2 teams

ü 159-145 in individual bouts

DV Wrestling Clinic: 53 wrestlers, a great clinic and lots of fun!

Raritan Duals

ü 0-4 in duals, 14-42 in individual bouts

Aggie Duals: 13^th place (out of 16 teams)

ü 1-2 in duals, 24-26 in individual bouts

Hunterdon Duals: 2^nd in pool

ü 3-1 in duals, 45-45 in individual bouts

Pemberton Duals: 1^st in Pool

ü 4-0 in duals, 36-32 in individual bouts

Spring Freestyle wrestling session

ü 41 freestyle/Greco bouts wrestled

779 High School bouts wrestled since last season ended!

ü 18 wrestlers with 25+ bouts wrestled

ü 10 wrestlers with 35+ bouts wrestled

Open Mat Sessions (Summer Season)

ü 38 different high school wrestlers participated in a total of 288 workouts.

ü We had 7 workouts with 20+ wrestlers in attendance!

ü K-8 Wrestlers participated in a total of 105 workouts

Nice Job Del Val!!!

Delaware Valley Regional High School

wrestler Bobby Stevely shows power of perseverance

The Express-Times, by Brad Wilson

March 09, 2010

After Bobby Stevely lost in the 125-pound final of the NJSIAA individual wrestling tournament here Sunday, a reporter asked the Delaware Valley senior, “How does a wrestler who doesn’t even qualify for states his junior year make it to the state final the next year?”
Good question.

A little earlier in the day, a longtime Garden State mat fanatic had commented: “Stevely in the finals! Can you believe that?”

Yes, actually I could — because I’d heard the answer to both queries the night before after Stevely’s semifinal win and the night before that after his quarterfinal victory.

“Bobby made a complete and total commitment in the offseason,” Terriers’ coach Andy Fitz said. “He did everything there was to do in the offseason. He lifted his tail off, lifted religiously.”

Stevely may only weigh 125 pounds or so but about 99.99997-percent of that is muscle. Looking at his cut, ripped physique, you could imagine Charles Atlas experiencing an attack of sheer jealousy.

Asked if he looked so powerful last year at this time, Stevely smiled and shook his head.

“Nothing like it,” he said. “I lifted three or four times a week between the end of last season and the beginning of this season. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t. If I hadn’t lifted like that, some of my moves where I have been able to overpower people wouldn’t have worked.”

Add in wrestling 60-70 bouts in the not-quite-well-named “offseason” and the picture becomes quite clear: Stevely found a way, willed a way, to become better. He knew there are no shortcuts along the road to Atlantic City, and he’s shown how others can take the same path.

“Bobby’s success sends a message about perseverance and sticking with it,” Fitz said.

You bet it does.

Stevely’s story also shows why wrestling can be, at its best, the most democratic of sports.
You don’t need to be 6-foot-10. You don’t need to be 300 pounds. You don’t have to do the 40 in 4.6 seconds, have perfect hand-eye coordination, or be able to jump high or long to succeed, even dominate, on the mat.

Sure, being a good natural athlete helps. But mental toughness, dedication, work ethic, commitment, passion, pushing on to that last set of reps even though your legs ache and shoulders hurt and you’d rather be on the couch with the TV on — they all matter a lot more.

They are how North Hunterdon’s Jack Delia went from 4-18 as a freshman to 37-1 and the state finals as a junior. They are how Stevely lived his lifelong dream of making a state final.
Those kinds of tools are available to anybody. You just have to pick them up and use them.

And when you do, this, in Stevely’s words, is the reward available:

“When I walked on the floor during the parade of champions, I knew I had met my goal, I had placed. But it didn’t hit me that I was in the state final until I had warmed up and ran out for my match — ‘Oh my God, this is it, they announced my name, I must be here; I have been wrestling all my life and this was the biggest dream I had ever had and I was here.’ Honestly, at that moment, whether I won or lost, I would have been happy either way, just being there.”

Bobby Stevely didn’t win his state final. But he won the fight to get there — and he showed how others can too.

Wrestling & Football

Check out the great article from the Courier News about wrestling and football working together in NJ high schools.

<-----Click on “Wrestling / Football” to read.

600 Wins! Jan 31st 09

In January of 2009, with a 45-24 victory over North Warren, we earned our 600th career victory.

Thanks to all our fans, coaches, parents, & wrestlers over all our 47 years.

This is a victory shared by all of us!!!

As of today we are 646-228-7.