GRAY BEES ARE GEARED UP AS THE SEASON HEADS DOWN THE HOME STRETCH
The Gray Bees went out and shocked a pair of nationally-ranked prep teams in the Gilman Duals last weekend in Baltimore. Read more...
WRESTLING TEAM CLOSES 2011 WITH POSITIVE SHOWING IN PA
Gray Bees open the New Year by renewing rivalry with nation’s best. Read more...
ST. BENEDICT’S TAKES THIRD IN THE KEARNY INVITATIONAL
Jones, Forbes compete in prestigious Beast of the East. Read more...
GRAY BEES LIMP INTO SEASON-OPENING CARUSO INVITATIONAL
Forbes & Jones Take Home Titles, Gray Bees Finish 6th in Team Race. Read more...
JONES, FORTE & FORBES COMPETE AT SUPER 32
Wrestlers competed this weekend at the prestigious tournament in Greensboro, NC. Read more...
MINGA BATSUKH COMPILATION VIDEO
Minga Batsukh wrestled at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. He was a 4 time National Qualifier and a 3 time National Champion. This past season, he was voted as the NCAA Championships Outstanding Wrestler and the D3 Wrestler of the Year. Click here to view a video on flowrestling.com.
FORMER NCAA CHAMPION AND OLYMPIAN PREACHES TO YOUNG ATHLETES
Carr, an ordained minister, uses the wrestling mat as his pulpit. Read more...
DEDICATON OF THE 2011-12 ST. BENEDICT’S PREP WRESTLING SEASON:
ROMAN RUDERMAN
Click here to read a remembrance.
BENEDICT’S HATES A QUITTER: A MOTTO TO LIVE BY
Coker drew upon lessons well learned at SBP
Benedict’s wrestler and war hero awarded the “Medal of Courage” by NJ Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Read more...
PAST GRAYBEE COACH, ROMAN RUDERMAN, 61, PASSES AWAY
Click here to read TheMat.com article about him.
2010-2011 News:
GRAY BEE WRESTLERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YEAR-ROUND OPPORTUNITIES
Coach Fleckman’s troops end busy stretch at national tourney. Read story...
BATSUKH ’06 HONORED AS COLLEGIATE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Earns Award after picking up his third national title. Read story...
VILLARET PLACES SECOND; DOWDY THIRD AT NATIONAL PREPS
Duo among 5 who came away as placewinners. Read story...
GRAY BEES SEEM TO BE PUTTING IT TOGETHER AT THE RIGHT TIME
Eight grapplers place in D.C. tune-up for National Prep qualifier. Read story...
VILLARET EARNS TITLE
Postgrad wrestler, Ben Villaret won the Doug Cherry Invitational at Lafayette College this past weekend at 165 pounds. Click here for complete tourney results.
BELLARAN PROVING HE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE COMING TO SBP
Senior hoping to wrap up some unfinished family business. Read story...
WRESTLERS PUSH ITS DUAL MEET RECORD ABOVE THE .500 MARK
Gray Bees win two of three in Baltimore. Read story...
WRESTLERS COMPETE IN IRONMAN INVIT. IN STATEN ISLAND
Chris Dowdy and Vinnie Bellaran each came away with titles. Read story...
DOWDY LEADS EFFORT IN THE CHRISTMAS CITY TOURNAMENT
Claims only title; Gray Bees finished fourth in team chase. Read story...
ST. JOHN’S HEAD COACH BRANDON NOVAK PODCAST
Describes his school’s unique connection with St. Benedict’s Wrestling and our students from Mongolia. Click to listen...
GRAY BEES BEAT MSGR. FARRELL IN HOME OPENING DUAL MEET
Feliciano clinches bout with pin at 189 pounds. Read story...
WRESTLERS SPLIT SQUAD COMPETES IN TWO WEEKEND EVENTS
Dowdy places in Beast of East; team comes in fourth at Kearny.
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ST. BENEDICT’S FIRST-EVER 7th/8th GRADE WRESTLING TEAM HAS ITS FIRST MATCH
Click here for details and photos.
WRESTLERS STRUGGLE ONLY A WEEK AFTER WINNING CARUSO
Four matmen carry depleted lineup. Read story...
GRAY BEES CLAIM CHAMPIONSHIP IN LOADED FIELD AT CARUSO
Jones, Reynolds lead way with individual titles. Read story...
ST. BENEDICT’S PREP WRESTLING PHOTOS NOW ON FACEBOOK
Thank you to Christy Worsoe for these!!! Click here...
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2009-2010 News:
2009-2010 END-OF-SEASON AWARDS
Awards were given out at the end-of-the-year wrestling banquet that took place on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at The Mediterranean Manor. Read more...
FELICIANO ’97 RETURNS TO ST. BENEDICT’S PREP
Coach Fleckman has announced the addition of alumnus Omar Feliciano ’97 as the 7th & 8th grade coach. Read story...
RANALLI LEADS SBP ON THE STAR-LEDGER’S ALL-PREP TEAM
Senior is the lone representative on First Team. Read story...
LUVSANDORJ EXCELLING AT THE CITADEL; WINS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Freshman leads a pair of former Gray Bees wrestlers into NCAA Div. 1 Championships. Read story...
DOWDY LEADS SBP EFFORT AT NATIONAL PREP CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior is joined by Bah and Abu-Smail as National Placewinners
Chris Dowdy felt he had something to prove after a head injury forced him to the sidelines at last year’s National Prep Championships. Read story...
RANALLI LEADS THE CHARGE INTO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Senior is only wrestler to capture State Prep title, but among 11 qualifiers for nationals. Read story...
GRAY BEES WILL BE STAYING HOME THIS WEEKEND
The wrestling team’s annual trip to the Washington, D.C. this weekend has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the D.C. area. Read story...
SBP CAPTURES TWO VICTORIES IN THE NHSCA FESTIVAL IN PENNSYLVANIA
Rob Ranalli highlighted St. Benedict’s showing in the National High School Coaches Association Festival by picking up his 100th career victory on Saturday in Pennsylvania. Read story...
GRAY BEES NEVER GET UNTRACKED AGAINST SETON HALL PREP
St. Benedict’s couldn’t quite get over the hump in its first home dual meet of the season.
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WRESTLING TEAM STARTS NEW YEAR WITH SOLID EFFORT
The wrestling team kicked off the New Year by venturing out of state on Saturday when they strolled to Staten Island to compete in the Dave Ironman Invitational. Read story...
WRESTLERS PERFORM WELL AS LEVEL OF COMPETETION INCREASES
SBP places 4th in Christmas Classic in Pennsylvania
The Gray Bees ventured into the unforgiving wrestling territory known as the Lehigh Valley and came away with some very positive results. Read story...
GRAY BEES WRESTLERS NOTCH FIRST VICTORY UNDER FLECKMAN
Coach sees team walk away with title in Kearny Invitational
After coming close the previous two weekends, the St. Benedict’s wrestling team can finally call themselves champions. Read story...
GRAY BEES SHOW PLENTY OF METTLE IN STATEN ISLAND DUALS
The Gray Bees reeled off six straight victories with a number of wrestlers stepping up to fill the holes and eventually wound up with a very respectable second-place finish over the two-day tournament. Read story...
ST. BENEDICT’S FALLS JUST SHORT IN FLECKMAN’S COACHING DEBUT
Dowdy claims only individual title in the Caruso Invitational
Solomon Fleckman had mixed feelings about what transpired in his official unveiling as St. Benedict’s wrestling coach. Read story...
THE CITY OF NEWARK AND ST. BENEDICT’S PREP PRESENT
Fall Wrestling Saturdays
Every Saturday from 9:00 am-Noon, the City of Newark and St.Benedict’s Prep will host nationally recognized wrestlers and coaches to introduce the sport of wrestling to young people. Read more...
CROMWELL HAS COME A LONG WAY IN A VERY SHORT TIME
Isaiah Cromwell started wrestling only three years ago when he enrolled at St. Benedict’s as an eighth grader. Read story...
FLECKMAN THINKING NATIONALLY AS HE TAKES OVER THE REIGNS
Wrestling coach hopes to build on tradition of excellence at The Hive
St. Benedict’s has built teams in both soccer and basketball that contend nearly every year for a national championship. That’s the pinnacle Solomon Fleckman thinks the Gray Bees wrestling team can reach. Read story...
2008-2009 News
BATSUKH AND HUNTER EARN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WRESTLING TITLES
Tovuujav competing in NCAA Division 1 Championships
The duo finally laid claim to their elusive national crown — Batsukh for St. John’'s University in Minnesota and Hunter for Iowa Central - on the collegiate level. Read story...
LUVSANDORJ CAPTURES NATIONAL PREP CHAMPIONSHIP
Boucher, Dowdy join their teammate as All-Americans. Read story...
WRESTLERS PLACE SECOND IN STATE PREP CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Championships up next
St. Benedict’s wrestled with a vengeance in Saturday’s New Jersey Prep Championships. Read story...
WRESTLING ONLY PART OF THE JOURNEY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
The wrestling team competed in the St. Alban’s Invitational and took in the sites in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. Read story...
WELCOME HOME: WRESTLING TEAM ENDS SLIDE
The St. Benedict's wrestling team was glad to be back home in the friendly confines of Dalton Gymnasium on Tuesday. Read story...
LUVSANDORJ SHOWCASES TALENT
Turtgotokh Luvsandorj proved to the rest of New Jersey what followers of St. Benedict's knew all along – Gray Bees wrestlers are just as good as any the state has to offer. Read story...
2007-2008 News
THE HISTORY OF ST. BENEDITCT’S WRESTLING CELEBRATED
Family. Tradition. Pride. That was the universal theme when the past, present and everything in between came together to celebrate 60 years of St. Benedict’s wrestling last week at The Mezzanine. Read story...
TOVUUJAV AVENGES PREVIOUS LOSSES: WINS NATIONAL PREP CHAMPIONSHIP
Senior among five SBP wrestlers to earn All-America status
St. Benedict’s coaches Mike DiPiano Jr. and Solomon Fleckman knew Bagna Tovuujav had the necessary tools to become a national champion. Read story...
GRAY BEES WRESTLERS CONTINUE TO EXCEL
Another weekend. Another championship. Read story...
SBP DEFENDS ITS TEAM TITLE IN PARSIPPANY TOURNAMENT
Hunter, Luvsandorj, Dufresne and Tovuujav all win titles. Read story...
WRESTLING TEAM AT CHRISTMAS BREAK WITH ONLY ONE LOSS
St. Benedict’s wrestling team hardly looked like an undefeated team after falling behind by 25 points against Staten Island’s Msgr. Farrell Friday night. Read story...
ST. BENEDICT’S CROWNS THREE CHAMPIONS IN CARUSO INVITATIONAL
Bagana Tovuujav, Kevin Dufresne and Pat Hunter each came away with titles for host St. Benedict’s in the season-opening Caruso Invitational on Saturday. Read story...
To read past wrestling news stories, go to the 2008 News Archive or 2007 News Archive pages.
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