Morris Knolls

wrestling at

Region 1 prelims

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Focusing on ... Morris Knolls wrestling on Tuesday, Feb. 23, the preliminary-round action at the Region 1 tourney at Wallkill Valley High School when Steve McKowen, Adam Ramadan and Luke Homeijer won to reach the quarterfinals where they were joined by Jan Rosenberg, who drew a preliminary-round bye.


Photos by Bob Weis

 

Steve McKowen is congratulated by Knolls head coach Larry Rizzo after McKowen's 26-second pin win on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the preliminary round of the Region 2 Wrestling Tournament at Wallkill Valley High School.

Adam Ramadan (top) controls Mike Felicetta of Pompton Lakes in their bout at 119. Ramadan won, 11-3.

Luke Homijer (left) hangs on to Nick DellaFerra, 7-6,

 in their Region 1 prelim bout at 171.

John Arbelaez gets some last-minute instructions

from Morris Knolls head coach Larry Rizzo

John Arbelaez (top) has control here but eventually lost a 3-1 decison to Mike Sickles of West Morris in their 130 prelim.

Steve Lane (right) and Khalid Zubaydi of Hackettstown

 square off in their prelim at 215 that Zubaydi won, 3-2.

Kevin Weis (right) tries to escape from Anthony Vasile of Jefferson in their bout at 152. Vasile went on to win, 9-2.