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Darren Cooper North Jersey Record Published 3:55 PM EST Nov 6, 2018 Rick LaForge will enter the Don Bosco Prep wrestling room as the new head coach of the Ironmen, and with a challenge. “We will see if anybody takes me down,” LaForge said with a small laugh. “I challenge them every day. It hasn’t happened yet.” LaForge, a New Jersey state champion at Indian Hills in 2001, has been named the new head coach of the Ironmen, replacing Tom Farinaro. The program has been through a couple of coaching changes the last couple of years, but the 35-year old LaForge said he’s locked in. “That’s my plan,” LaForge said. “I am a Ramsey resident. I have coached a good amount of guys on the team both with Don Bosco and before I was at Don Bosco. I started with some of the seniors when they were sophomores and I have no intention other than building this program up.” For all the talk about North Jersey non-public football, the … [Read more...] about NJ wrestling: Rick LaForge embraces chance at Don Bosco

Darren Cooper NorthJersey.com | The Record Published 12:08 p.m. UTC Aug 8, 2018 RAMSEY — The music shifted from one genre to the next, country to techno dance and a little rap. “Were you here for the Billy Joel?” asks Don Bosco head football coach Mike Teel with a smile. Monday was the first day of training camp for Teel and the Ironmen, and an iTunes playlist boomed over the speakers. Teel is in his second season at the helm of one of North Jersey’s premier programs, and clearly the Ironmen are looking for the right beat. You don’t often associate Don Bosco football with defeat, but that was the theme last season. Hard, bitter, defeat. The Ironmen coughed up fourth-quarter leads to Byrnes (SC), St. Joseph Regional and Bergen Catholic (on national television) and slumped to 2-8, their fewest wins since 1994. Teel, a star quarterback at Don Bosco and Rutgers back in the day, knows that type of performance is not acceptable, and has made significant … [Read more...] about Don Bosco football, Mike Teel fine-tuning the system for 2018 season

Darren Cooper NorthJersey.com | The Record Published 3:31 p.m. UTC Aug 7, 2018 RAMSEY — The music shifted from one genre to the next, country to techno dance and a little rap. “Were you here for the Billy Joel?” asks Don Bosco head football coach Mike Teel with a smile. Monday was the first day of training camp for Teel and the Ironmen, and an iTunes playlist boomed over the speakers. Teel is in his second season at the helm of one of North Jersey’s premier programs, and clearly the Ironmen are looking for the right beat. You don’t often associate Don Bosco football with defeat, but that was the theme last season. Hard, bitter, defeat. The Ironmen coughed up fourth-quarter leads to Byrnes (SC), St. Joseph Regional and Bergen Catholic (on national television) and slumped to 2-8, their fewest wins since 1994. Teel, a star quarterback at Don Bosco and Rutgers back in the day, knows that type of performance is not acceptable, and has made significant … [Read more...] about Don Bosco Prep football, Mike Teel fine-tuning the system for 2018 season

Cody Goodwin Des Moines Register Published 9:22 p.m. UTC Jul 15, 2018 The Iowa high school baseball postseason is nearing the finish line. Only 32 teams will invade Principal Park next week for the 2018 state tournament, and this week, we’ll find out who will advance and who will stay home. Weather threw a wrench into last week’s action, so we’ve put together this guide that shows who’s still alive for a state tourney berth this week. Games will be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The state tournament begins with the Class 1A quarterfinals on Friday and Saturday. Here, we offer a rundown of each remaining postseason matchup in each class as well as the time and location of each remaining game. Some substate finals are already set, while other teams still must navigate a district final before advancing to substate later in the week. Rankings are from Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. CLASS 4A All Class 4A games are scheduled for … [Read more...] about Upcoming district, substate matchups for 2018 Iowa high school baseball postseason

Darren Cooper NorthJersey Published 10:48 p.m. UTC Jun 19, 2018 The man who built Apex Wrestling has reached the Zenith of his career. St. Joseph Regional hired Damion Logan as its new full-time athletic director. The 40-year old alumnus takes leadership of one New Jersey’s premier athletic programs. He will step down as head wrestling coach at the school, but plans on remaining deeply involved with the program that has been revitalized under his leadership. “I will be involved with the sport of wrestling and we will only continue to be better,” Logan told NorthJersey.com on Tuesday. “This puts me in a better place to make us stronger. I can manage, schedule and budget and make sure my coaches are taken care of.” The Green Knights athletics program doesn’t need a total makeover. It needs a caretaker, a diplomat, an advocate, and a believer in high school athletics, and Logan appears to fit the bill. “St. Joe’s holds a … [Read more...] about Damion Logan outlines beliefs, strategies as new St. Joseph athletic director