2025-26 wrestling team concludes historic season

An undefeated regular season, eight state qualifiers, 900 program wins, team titles, numerous individual award — Del Val wrestling does it all

Lilah Walker, Reporter

March 21, 2026

Senior Jacob Edwards defeats Manville wrestler Valentino Velando by major decision in the Group 1 Sectional finals. Del Val’s win over Manville left them the only undefeated public school in the state.

Gianna Roberts

Ella Genovese

Ella Genovese’s debut episode of “Inside the Huddle” discusses the wrestling team’s undefeated season.

The lights dim as “Right Now” by Van Halen blasts throughout the Hutch gym. Never before in Del Val’s history, though, have the wrestlers run out of the weight room doors to win every single match of the season.

2025-2026 Boys Wrestling

Date	Opponent	Result
Tue, Dec 16	Robbinsville	55-18	W
Fri, Dec 19	High Point Regi	40-29	W
Sat, Dec 20	Lawrence	60-24	W
Sat, Jan 03	Multiple School	69-6	W
Tue, Jan 06	Bloomfield	59-12	W
Wed, Jan 07	Hunterdon Centr	64-12	W
Tue, Jan 13	North Hunterdon	41-27	W
Fri, Jan 16	Phillipsburg	31-30	W
Wed, Jan 21	Ridge	42-29	W
Sat, Jan 24	Cranford	47-21	W
Sat, Jan 31	Warren Hills Re	57-13	W
Wed, Feb 04	Hillsborough	58-23	W
Fri, Feb 06	Hopewell Valley	61-12	W
Mon, Feb 09	North Brunswick	67-10	W
Wed, Feb 11	Watchung Hills	58-13	W
Mon, Feb 16	Asbury Park	79-0	W
Mon, Feb 16	Highland Park	75-5	W
Wed, Feb 18	Manville	40-21	W
Fri, Feb 20	Hanover Park	58-19	W
Sun, Feb 22	Emerson Boro	65-8	W

From winning tournaments and the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex title, to an undefeated regular season, 900 total wins, success in team sectionals and a strong run through districts and regions, this season has been nothing short of incredible.

On an individual level, eight wrestlers qualified for the Atlantic City state tournament; Lydia Bagley placed fifth in the 100-pound weight class at states; two senior wrestlers, Tye Falkenstein and Olivier Paul, reached 60 career wins; and senior Mike Hasson and sophomore Hunter Taffera placed in the HWS tournament.

In addition to individual awards, the team went undefeated this season — the only public school in the state to do so.

Head coach Andy Fitz couldn’t be prouder of his team.

“As I told the kids on the bus ride home from Rutgers, not everything in life goes your way,” Fitz said. “There’s problems here and there, but this team was perfect. Not everything in life is perfect, but the 25-26 wrestling season was perfect.”

Wrestlers were proud to have beaten rivals such as Phillipsburg and North Hunterdon. Senior wrestlers highlighted the wrestling room and post-match talks as aspects of the program they would miss most.

The wrestling team will be back next winter to continue dominating the New Jersey high school wrestling scene.

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About the Contributors

Lilah Walker, Reporter

Lilah Walker is a junior at Del Val and this is her first year in journalism. She is the athletic photographer and helper of the athletic department. She is also a Thespian and in the marching band. When she has freedom she’ll help out at her American Legion, where she’s an auxiliary member. She also enjoys playing music.

Ella Genovese, Managing Editor

Ella Genovese is a junior at Del Val. This is her third year writing for The Delphi. She is the Managing and Sports Editor for this year. She is also a stage manager for this year’s fall play and enjoys being involved in the theater department. In her free time, Ella likes to swim, read, write and listen to music.

Gianna Roberts, Editor-in-chief

Gianna is a senior at Del Val and this is her fourth and final year working on The Delphi, now as the Editor-in-chief. In her free time, Gianna enjoys baking, reading and listening to music, especially Taylor Swift. In addition to The Delphi, Gianna is a part of Quill and Scroll, Model UN, National Honors Society and Habitat for Humanity.