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Brooklawn Middle School placed second place overall at Wrestling Tournament

PARSIPPANY — The Greater Morris County Junior Schools Wrestling Tournament took place on Saturday, January 27 at Frelinghuysen Middle School.

Tyler Costello came in first place

For the first time since 2005 Brooklawn Middle School placed second place overall as a team headed up by Coach Jason Lodato.

Coach Lodato began his coaching career in Parsippany in 2000 where he coached at Parsippany Hills High School until 2014 at which time he began coaching at Brooklawn Middle School.

When Coach Lodato began coaching at Brooklawn middle school there were only twelve wrestlers in the program; This year the team has grown to 43 boys and girls. Since Coach has been at Brooklawn he has “Worked very hard to rebuild the program”

“Participation has increased every year.  This year we had 43 boys and girls. Every fall I come to the school and talk with the kids about what an extraordinary sport wrestling is and how much fun they will have learning the skills, setting personal goals, competing and making new friends,” said Coach Lodato.

Ben Ucab, came in fourth place

“During the past two years I’ve been very fortunate to have Coach Aric Imhoff (a former PHHS/Brooklawn wrestler) volunteering his time to work with the wrestlers,” said Coach Lodato.

Max Sullivan came in fourth place

The key to our recent success is getting the boys/and girls as much mat time (practices and matches) as possible. The only way to learn is to get out there and do it. At Brooklawn we focus on the fundamentals, becoming a better overall athlete, trying our best, and having fun.

“My goal is to introduce wrestling and its benefits to as many kids as possible, with the hope they will stay with the sport through High School and beyond,”  said Coach Lodato.

Brooklawn’s second place finish can be attributed completely to Coach Lodato and the his wrestlers.

Below is a list of the wrestlers who placed in Saturday’s tournament:

1st Place

70- James Mcginty
85- Tyler Costello
2nd Place
105 – Sam Poff
3rd Place
90- Mario Fornini
130- Trevor Ridzyowski
165- Joe Flamio
4th Place
75- Ben Ucab
95- Leo Mansilla
110 – DJ Tourso
175 – Max Sullivan
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Frank L. Cahill
Frank L. Cahill
Publisher of Parsippany Focus since 1989 and Morris Focus since 2019, both covering a wide range of events. Mr. Cahill serves as the Executive Board Member of the Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, Governor-Elect NJ District Kiwanis International and Chairman of Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board.
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