The weight room is loud as both the JV and Varsity wrestling teams are gathered together to celebrate Del Val’s undefeated regular season.
The team, lead by head coach Andy Fitz, earned a 19-0 record after its win against Watchung Hills, bringing the team to a total of 896 wins in the program’s history.
Over the last two weeks, the team broke two records: the program’s first undefeated season and its longest undefeated streak. The team, over the course of two seasons, has won 27 consecutive matches, beating the previous record of 21 wins, which was set during the 1991 season.
The team held the match on Feb. 11, beating Watchung Hills 58 – 13.
With pins from Michael Hasson, Sebastian Dobak, Hunter Taffera and Luke Cyphert, the team ended their regular season with a dominant victory.
The Terriers are now preparing for sectionals and states next week. Del Val will host the beginning of sectionals with two matches on Feb. 16, 2026.
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Julian Bednar opening the match with a flip. This is a tradition at Del Val Wrestling home matches.
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Justin Rosato wrestling Anthony DiAndrea. DiAndrea went on to beat Rosato by technical fall in the first bout of the match, making the score 5-0 Watchung Hills.
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Sebastian Dobak shaking hands with Michael DiCindio-LoCashio before their bout begins. Sebastian wins the match by pin, making the score 12-5 Del Val.
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Hunter Taffera wrestling Victor Lutsky. Taffera wins the match by pin making the score 18-5 Del Val.
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Olivier Paul wrestling David Thorbourne. Paul wins the match by technical fall, making the score of the match 29-5 Del Val.
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Julian Bednar wrestling against Jack McManus. Bednar wins the bout, ending the match as it started, by technical fall, making the score 58-13 Del Val, ending the match.
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The wrestling team gathered together after finishing their undefeated season. The team had a total of 19 wins in their regular season, and 27 consecutive wins over the span of two seasons. (Photo via Gwendolyn Taffera).
“Right now, we just want to continue to wrestle well, improve in spots we can, but really rest,” Fitz said. “We gave the [wrestlers] a day off. All the pins are exciting, gets us off the mat. It lessens the chance of injury. We had a fun night tonight, finishing out the regular season.”
