1/14: G-DIVISION
Manchester 41  -  Pt Beach 35  (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Cash Wilson tech in the final bout wins it for the Hawks
Beach: Neal, Ventresca, Pezzello, & Bowers win by pin


1/10: MANCHESTER QUAD
TR East 65 - Manchester 9  (BOX SCORE)
TR North 41 - Manchester 28 (BOX SCORE)
#8 Pt Boro 63 - Manchester 16  (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Espinal goes 3-0 on the day


1/7: NON-DIVISION
Asbury Park 35  -  Manchester 34  (BOX SCORE)
Asbury: Castellon decision with 1 bout to go clinches it for the Blue Bishops
Manchester: Sanchez-Mena & Jones pin


1/3: BRICK TWP TRI
Brick Twp 51  -  Manchester 17  (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 42  -  Hamilton West 37  (BOX SCORE)


12/23: NON-CONFERENCE
Manchester 72 - CJ College Prep 10 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Costa, Jones, Jamison, & Meza win by pin


12/20: SALEM QUAD
Manchester 65 - Salem 18 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 77 - Camden 6 (BOX SCORE)
Burlington Twp 42 - Manchester 32 (BOX SCORE)


12/13: GOLDEN EAGLE CLASSIC
Manchester - 7th Place
1st: Miguel Espinal (Hwt)

   

2026 Manchester Hawks
Head Coach: Joe Schmidt (2nd Season in 2026 / 7-12)
Assistants: Andrew Cennamo & John Holzer (Girls)
Volunteers: Joe Smith / Kyle Rembach / Paul Novello / Manny Amoyan / TJ Bodei / Makenna O'Neil;
Section: SJG2 / Division: G / District: 26 / Region: 7

With a recently restarted rec program, enthusiasm and numbers are up at the intermediate and high school level. The Hawks are young, but with approximately 40 boys and 25 girls in the room, things look very healthy for the program.

The young group down low gets a nice boost with the arrival of senior Gavin Stone, who won 20 matches last season while wrestling for New Egypt, who can provide a bit of veteran leadership. Sophomores Tyler Costa and Michael Masi will look to build off the experience gained from their first year in the varsity lineup, while junior Braden Zayas enters his third season in the starting lineup.

The Wilson brothers, both juniors, anchor the middle of the lineup. Cash won 29 matches last season and finished 4th at Districts, while Cole won 12 bouts.

The Hawks could have a very good 1-2 punch at 215/Hwt with junior Justyce Garcia and senior Miguel Espinal. Garcia has gotten down from 280 last season, to 215 this year, and with him down the weight class it allows the Hawks to get their two best upperweights on the mat. While Espinal was only 4-2 last year, he had a couple of nice wins, and it's worth noting one of his wins was a victory over a wrestler who had majored him the year before. This could be a pretty good duo for the Hawks.

This is a young team, but it is a team with high hopes for the future, but with a focus on winning now, as well. Manchester made the Sectionals for the first time in over a decade last season, and are looking to get back this year, while competing for the top spot in the G-Division and earning the program's first winning season since 2015.

1 - District Team Title
Last: D24 in 2010

6 - Divisional Titles
Last: B-South in 2010

3 - State Champions
Last: Jimmy Lawson in 2010

12 - State Medalists
Last: Jesse Meaney in 2012

12 - Region Champions
Last: Jimmy Lawson in 2012

38 - District Champions
Last: Matt Bryant in 2022

4 - SCT Medalists
Last: Dante Mortellite - 2025

Season Wins Leader - 39
Jimmy Lawson
(2008 & 2010)