Longtime College of New Jersey wrestling coach Dave Icenhower resigned after 33 seasons at the helm, according to a source close to the program.
Icenhower, a two-time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, told his wrestlers on Sunday that he was stepping down. The Lehigh University graduate built TCNJ, formerly Trenton State, into one of the most successful Division III programs.
The 1979 squad captured the first of the school's five Division III team championships, also winning titles in 1981, '83, '84 and '87. Under Icenhower, the Lions finished in the top five nationally during 19 of his 33 seasons.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Final West Jersey Baseball standings
Skyland Conference | |||
Delaware Division | |||
Overall | Division | ||
x-Watchung Hills | (18-8) | (11-4) | |
Hillsborough | (18-9) | (10-6) | |
Immaculata | (11-12) | (9-6) | |
Hunterdon Central | (20-10) | (9-7) | |
North Hunterdon | (13-13) | (9-7) | |
Montgomery | (10-15) | (7-9) | |
Ridge | (15-13) | (7-9) | |
Phillipsburg | (13-14) | (6-10) | |
Bridgewater | (8-17) | (3-13) | |
Raritan Division | |||
Overall | Division | ||
x-Voorhees | (18-4) | (10-2) | |
Somerville | (17-10) | (8-4) | |
North Plainfield | (13-10) | (7-5) | |
Warren Hills | (12-12) | (7-5) | |
Franklin | (9-13) | (5-7) | |
Pingry | (7-14) | (3-9) | |
Delaware Valley | (2-18) | (2-10) | |
Valley Division | |||
Overall | Division | ||
x-North Warren | (15-8) | (11-1) | |
Gill St. Bernard's | (17-10) | (10-2) | |
Bound Brook | (8-11) | (7-5) | |
Bernards | (8-12) | (6-6) | |
South Hunterdon | (6-11) | (4-7) | |
Belvidere | (5-16) | (3-8) | |
Manville | (1-17) | (0-12) | |
Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference | |||
Freedom Division | |||
Overall | Division | ||
x-Hackettstown | (21-2) | (10-0) | |
Hopatcong | (13-8) | (7-3) | |
Lenape Valley | (11-11) | (7-3) | |
Wallkill Valley | (7-17) | (3-7) | |
Newton | (3-17) | (2-8) | |
Kittatinny | (5-16) | (1-9) | |
American Division | |||
Overall | Division | ||
x-Montville | (22-5) | (12-2) | |
Pope John | (24-5-1) | (11-2-1) | |
Sparta | (14-10-1) | (6-7-1) | |
High Point | (13-10) | (6-7) | |
Mount Olive | (9-15) | (6-8) | |
Vernon | (7-11) | (5-9) | |
Jefferson | (6-14) | (4-9) | |
Morris Hills | (8-17) | (4-10) | |
x-division champion | |||
Belvidere wrestling job on hold following meeting
Belvidere High School is still without a head wrestling coach after discussions were tabled at the last Board of Education meeting on Wednesday.
According to Superintendent of Schools Dirk Swaneveld, both candidates, Tom Noto and Dan McIntyre, will be discussed openly at the next meeting on Wednesday, July 27 with the hopes of reaching a decision.
Swaneveld said that an outpouring of public support from both parents, wrestlers and fans for Noto on Wednesday, prompted some board members to table the motion to name a new coach.
"Some parents spoke for Tom [Noto] and townspeople," Swaneveld said. "And the athletes did a nice job on his behalf."
Noto, 29, has been the coach for the past four seasons, but was not immediately rehired for 2011-12. He doesn't hold a permanent position at the school, while McIntrye is a social studies teacher.
Noto, a two-time New Jersey state champion at South River and standout at Hofstra University, inherited a program in 2007-08 that was on the verge of becoming either a co-op program or dropped all together. Numbers were very low and the Seaters were forfeiting a number of weight classes. Belvidere went a combined 35-92-1 from 2001 until his arrival and was 1-26 the season before he took over from former coach Brett Hyland, now an assistant at Warren Hills.
According to Superintendent of Schools Dirk Swaneveld, both candidates, Tom Noto and Dan McIntyre, will be discussed openly at the next meeting on Wednesday, July 27 with the hopes of reaching a decision.
Swaneveld said that an outpouring of public support from both parents, wrestlers and fans for Noto on Wednesday, prompted some board members to table the motion to name a new coach.
"Some parents spoke for Tom [Noto] and townspeople," Swaneveld said. "And the athletes did a nice job on his behalf."
Noto, 29, has been the coach for the past four seasons, but was not immediately rehired for 2011-12. He doesn't hold a permanent position at the school, while McIntrye is a social studies teacher.
Noto, a two-time New Jersey state champion at South River and standout at Hofstra University, inherited a program in 2007-08 that was on the verge of becoming either a co-op program or dropped all together. Numbers were very low and the Seaters were forfeiting a number of weight classes. Belvidere went a combined 35-92-1 from 2001 until his arrival and was 1-26 the season before he took over from former coach Brett Hyland, now an assistant at Warren Hills.
In his first season, Noto's team finished 7-12-1. This past season, Belvidere went 9-12 and qualified for the sectionals for the first time in 10 years, beating Madison, 33-30, in the first round before a 41-33 loss to Boonton in the semifinals. The Seaters are 37-54-1 overall in his four seasons.
McIntyre previously was the head coach at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania and is a former star wrestler at both Liberty High School in Bethlehem and the University of Maryland.
Hunterdon wrestling duals this Saturday
Delaware Valley coach Andy Fitz was kind enough to pass information regarding the annual Hunterdon duals this Saturday at Del Val. Schedule and competing teams are as follows:
There are six rounds of wrestling with each team participating in four dual meets. There will be no overall champion. Wrestling starts at 8:30 a.m.
There are 18 teams entered:
Delaware Valley
Hunterdon Central
North Hunterdon
Voorhees
Bound Brook
Franklin
Governor Livingston
Hopewell Valley
Iselin Kennedy
Manville
Notre Dame
Phillipsburg
Plainfield
Princeton
Somerville
Warren Hills
Woodbridge
Hunterdon County mixed
There are six rounds of wrestling with each team participating in four dual meets. There will be no overall champion. Wrestling starts at 8:30 a.m.
There are 18 teams entered:
Delaware Valley
Hunterdon Central
North Hunterdon
Voorhees
Bound Brook
Franklin
Governor Livingston
Hopewell Valley
Iselin Kennedy
Manville
Notre Dame
Phillipsburg
Plainfield
Princeton
Somerville
Warren Hills
Woodbridge
Hunterdon County mixed
Dubuque to hold wrestling camp at Warren Hills
Joe Dubuque's Expert Wrestling Clinic and Tournament will be held Aug. 1-3 at Warren Hills Regional High School in Washington, N.J.
Dubuque is a former two-time New Jersey state champion at Glen Ridge and a two-time NCAA champion at Indiana University. Sessions will run from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. each day and is open to all high school and middle school athletes for incoming grades six through 12.
Taylor Walsh, a former two-time state champ and three-time finalist from Camden Catholic, also will be on hand for technique training with Dubuque. Walsh, a 149-pounder for Indiana, was 21-5 in a redshirt campaign and will have freshman eligibility in 2011-12.
Pre-registration fee is $95 and $110 at the door. Registration will be Monday, Aug. 1 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The fee is $35 for the tournament only.
Dubuque is a former two-time New Jersey state champion at Glen Ridge and a two-time NCAA champion at Indiana University. Sessions will run from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. each day and is open to all high school and middle school athletes for incoming grades six through 12.
Taylor Walsh, a former two-time state champ and three-time finalist from Camden Catholic, also will be on hand for technique training with Dubuque. Walsh, a 149-pounder for Indiana, was 21-5 in a redshirt campaign and will have freshman eligibility in 2011-12.
Pre-registration fee is $95 and $110 at the door. Registration will be Monday, Aug. 1 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The fee is $35 for the tournament only.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Source: Kane to be next North baseball coach
Michael Kane is expected to be named the new head coach of North Hunterdon's baseball program.
According to a source, Kane may be approved at the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 21. He will succeed longtime coach Parker Snare, who guided the Lions for the past 32 seasons. According to athletic director John Deutsch in an e-mail sent to Open Mike on Thursday, both he and Snare agreed at the end of 2010 that this would be his final season.
At least one source has said that Snare, who resigned from the district as a health and physical education teacher after the 2009-10 school year, was forced out. Snare is currently on vacation and was not available for comment.
Kane, a special education teacher at the Hunterdon County school since 2002, according to his page on the school's web site, served as an assistant coach on Snare's staff during the 2011 season.
Snare guided the Lions to a 13-13 mark this past season and earned his 500th career victory in the team's 11-9 win over Montgomery on June 2. According to one source, Snare was told mid-May that he would not be brought back for a 33rd season in 2012. It was reported here several weeks ago that Snare may not be rehired for next season.
The former coach reportedly informed his team that he would not return next season after the Lions' 18-2 win over Hopatcong in the season finale on June 6.
Under Snare, North Hunterdon went 501-284-2 overall. This season, the Lions went 1-1 in the North 2, Group 4 playoffs -- beating Bayonne, 4-2, in the opening round before a 6-3 loss at Woodbridge in the quarterfinals.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Update: Snare done at North Hunterdon
It's official. Veteran baseball coach Parker Snare has coached his final game at North Hunterdon.
Athletic director John Deutsch confirmed via e-mail on Thursday that the school is conducting a search for Snare's successor.
"Parker Snare has had a wonderful 33-year career as a baseball coach at North Hunterdon High School, affecting the lives of many students during his tenure," Deutsch said in a written statement. "Parker retired from our district in June 2010 and we agreed to have him coach one last season, therefore providing him the chance to reach the milestone of 500 career wins, which he did. We were very happy for him that he was able to finish his final season with 501 total career wins. We wish coach Snare all the best in his future endeavors.
"We will be hiring a new head coach soon and we will be looking to take our baseball program in a new direction."
Snare guided the Lions to a 13-13 mark this past season and earned his 500th career victory in the team's 11-9 win over Montgomery on June 2. According to one source, Snare was told mid-May that he would not be brought back for a 33rd season in 2012. It was reported here several weeks ago that Snare may not be rehired for next season.
Snare, who is on vacation, also was unavailable for comment. The coach reportedly informed his team that he would not return next season after the Lions' 18-2 win over Hopatcong in the season finale on June 6.
Snare, a 1969 graduate of North Hunterdon and former standout athlete, retired from teaching at the end of the 2009-10 school year and, according to a source, someone in-house has applied for the position.
Under Snare, North Hunterdon went 501-284-2 overall. This season, the Lions went 1-1 in the North 2, Group 4 playoffs -- beating Bayonne, 4-2, in the opening round before a 6-3 loss at Woodbridge in the quarterfinals.
Last year, North Hunterdon was bounced in the opening round with a 5-2 loss to Piscataway after missing the playoffs for the first time ever in 2009. In 2008, North made a great run to the Group 4 final after capturing the program's third sectional championship (winning Central Jersey, Group 3 titles in 2001 and '03).
The Lions also won or shared nine conference titles and captured two Hunterdon-Warren titles ('96, '99) under Snare.
After Snare's 500th win, the school issued a press release in which Hughes and Deutsch had high praise for the veteran coach.
"Parker has been like a brother to me and he has been a dedicated employee of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees school district as a physical/health education for teacher for 31 and coach for 32 years," Hughes said. "Mr. Snare has always had a positive rapport with our staff, parents and students. Reaching this historic goal couldn't have happened to a better guy."
"I an proud of coach Snare's perseverance in achieving this momentous goal in his career," Deutsch said in the release. "Mr. Snare has spent many untold hours during his coaching tenure with our student athletes and providing a positive experience for all of them. Coach Snare has had a great group of kids in the Hunterdon County community every year. Coach Snare falls under a small elite group of NJ coaches to obtain 500 wins and this is truly a history day in North history."
Athletic director John Deutsch confirmed via e-mail on Thursday that the school is conducting a search for Snare's successor.
"Parker Snare has had a wonderful 33-year career as a baseball coach at North Hunterdon High School, affecting the lives of many students during his tenure," Deutsch said in a written statement. "Parker retired from our district in June 2010 and we agreed to have him coach one last season, therefore providing him the chance to reach the milestone of 500 career wins, which he did. We were very happy for him that he was able to finish his final season with 501 total career wins. We wish coach Snare all the best in his future endeavors.
"We will be hiring a new head coach soon and we will be looking to take our baseball program in a new direction."
Snare guided the Lions to a 13-13 mark this past season and earned his 500th career victory in the team's 11-9 win over Montgomery on June 2. According to one source, Snare was told mid-May that he would not be brought back for a 33rd season in 2012. It was reported here several weeks ago that Snare may not be rehired for next season.
Snare, who is on vacation, also was unavailable for comment. The coach reportedly informed his team that he would not return next season after the Lions' 18-2 win over Hopatcong in the season finale on June 6.
Snare, a 1969 graduate of North Hunterdon and former standout athlete, retired from teaching at the end of the 2009-10 school year and, according to a source, someone in-house has applied for the position.
Under Snare, North Hunterdon went 501-284-2 overall. This season, the Lions went 1-1 in the North 2, Group 4 playoffs -- beating Bayonne, 4-2, in the opening round before a 6-3 loss at Woodbridge in the quarterfinals.
Last year, North Hunterdon was bounced in the opening round with a 5-2 loss to Piscataway after missing the playoffs for the first time ever in 2009. In 2008, North made a great run to the Group 4 final after capturing the program's third sectional championship (winning Central Jersey, Group 3 titles in 2001 and '03).
The Lions also won or shared nine conference titles and captured two Hunterdon-Warren titles ('96, '99) under Snare.
After Snare's 500th win, the school issued a press release in which Hughes and Deutsch had high praise for the veteran coach.
"Parker has been like a brother to me and he has been a dedicated employee of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees school district as a physical/health education for teacher for 31 and coach for 32 years," Hughes said. "Mr. Snare has always had a positive rapport with our staff, parents and students. Reaching this historic goal couldn't have happened to a better guy."
"I an proud of coach Snare's perseverance in achieving this momentous goal in his career," Deutsch said in the release. "Mr. Snare has spent many untold hours during his coaching tenure with our student athletes and providing a positive experience for all of them. Coach Snare has had a great group of kids in the Hunterdon County community every year. Coach Snare falls under a small elite group of NJ coaches to obtain 500 wins and this is truly a history day in North history."
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