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NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- Bergen County homeowners and officials are demanding answers from a water company after major flooding last week in New Milford.

Some say the company could do more to mitigate flooding in the area, CBS2's Kiran Dhillon reported Monday.

Andrew Tinker is fed up. His basement was underwater and his family was one of many who had to be rescued. He said it was the fifth time in 20 years that his home flooded.

"It's extremely inconvenient because I have a lot of stuff going on. I got no hot water now, no heat. So that's a challenge," Tinker said. "I'm frustrated, angry. What am I still doing here?"

Streets were submerged in waist-deep water and first responders used boats to reach people who were trapped in their homes.

Heavy rain that started Thursday night overwhelmed the Oradell Reservoir. The run-off swamped the Hackensack River, which crested Friday.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said the water company that controls the reservoir, Suez, did not inform local officials in time that flooding was possible so they, in turn, could urge residents to prepare.

"They know what's going to happen, right? They know what they're gonna do," Tedesco said. "Well why not tell us?"

Tedesco wants the company to commit to helping local officials mitigate flooding in the Hackensack River watershed area.

Suez executives said they're happy to meet, but they claim the company did notify local officials.

"We notified within probably a two-week timeframe that our reservoirs were full, so that any possibility of a storm of the magnitude that hit Thursday certainly could have caused that kind of flooding," said Rich Henning, a Suez spokesperson.

According to Suez, one solution to the area's flooding problem is a state program that purchases homes in the flood-prone area and knocks them down. But homeowners like Tinker say giving up their properties shouldn't be the only option.

"Somebody's gotta do something," Tinker said. "They should do it in a way where everybody can be saved."

Tinker wants officials to create a plan to help residents now, so he can stay in the home he loves and doesn't have to worry every time it rains.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection sent the following statement:

The Oradell Reservoir serves as a water supply reservoir. The dam was not built for flood control purposes. The dam functioned as designed during the storm that dropped up to 3.5 inches of rain April 6-7 across a watershed encompassing some 113 square miles. During the recent storm, Veolia Water operated the spillway and associated spillway gates in accordance with an operations plan designed to ensure the dam's safe operation.

Just two years ago, the possibility of reaching the NJIC final was an afterthought for the New Milford wrestling program.

It was just trying to survive.

New Milford only had six wrestlers in the program, and obviously had a tough time fielding a team in what was a 2-20-1 season. Fast forward two years later, the Knights are way up in numbers with 37 wrestlers in the program and thriving.

New Milford defeated Butler on the road in the NJIC semifinals, 46-24, on Tuesday evening to move its record to 9-6 on the year.

“I thought the team fought and wrestled very hard tonight,” New Milford head coach Ray Cottiers said. “I thought that Butler is a very tough team. They have some good wins under their belt this year. The boys showed up and rose to the occasion. We’re excited to be moving onto the finals.”

“I’m excited,” senior Ryan Hartung said. “I know my team put in the work. I know we’ve worked hard than a lot of teams in the NJIC, so I think we can get the job done. We knew what we had to do coming into it. We took our points where we needed to get them. We won the matches we were supposed to and won some we weren’t supposed to. That’s what really got it done.”

Butler forfeited three bouts on the evening, beginning with the first one at 106. Thus, the first matchup was at 113 pounds and a rematch of a Region 1 third-place match between Devin Ryan of New Milford and Jason Chrostowsky of Butler. Ryan dominated and was able to deliver a 16-7 major decision to get New Milford out to a 10-0 lead that would eventually grow out to as large as 37-0.

JoJo Langschultz recorded a quick pin in 31 seconds at 120, Butler forfeited at 126, Jerzey Ryan pinned at 132 in 1:25, Hartung pulled out a 7-1 decision at 138 and Butler forfeited at 144. Kris Dunn (165), Joey Tennant (175) and James Spreights (285) were also decision winners for the Knights.

New Milford started to have more success last season, which enabled more kids to want to come out to the team this year.

“Winning solves everything is the famous saying,” Cottiers said.” We had some success last year with four district champions and the team performed well. They were Group 1 Bergen County champions. Everybody in the school recognized this was a program on the rise and they want to be a part of it. We’ve loved having everybody.”

The Knights will now get a chance to prove just how far they have come with two chances against one of the most historic Group 1 programs in the state -- Emerson/Park Ridge. New Milford will square off with Emerson/Park Ridge both in the NJIC final round and in the first round of the North 1, Group 1 Tournament.

“It’s going to be cool,” Hartung said. “We know they’re a tough team, but we’re not going to back down. We’re going to bring it to them and get physical.”

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YORK, Pa. - The Washington and Lee University wrestling team will compete at the 2023 NCAA Division III Southeast Regional Championships on February 24-25 at the M&T Bank Field House at York College (Pa.).

The Generals, along with 20 other institutions will compete in a two-day double-elimination format tournament. The top three finishers in each weight class will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Roanoke, Va. on March 10-11 at the Berglund Center. The finals will be hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and Ferrum College.

W&L is coming off its third straight conference tournament championship titles (2020 and 2022 Centennial Conference and 2023 ODAC championships). The Blue and White will look to the senior class that has a wealth of experience at the regional and national level. Seniors Ryan Luth (Milford, Conn. / Joseph A. Foran) and Riley Parker (Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial) claimed automatic bids to the NCAA Championships during the 2022 season and were named All-Americans after finishing fourth and sixth in their respective weight classes during the tournament.

125 - Senior Riley Parker (Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial) is coming off a First-Team All-ODAC nod after he cruised through the ODAC Tournament. Parker currently owns a 22-2 record this season and is ranked No. 1 regionally. At the 2022 Southeast Regional Championships, Parker punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship after a third place showing and placed 6th nationally to earn an All-America accolade.

133 - David Rubin (Matawan, N.J. / Matawan Regional) will go into the weekend with a 22-7 record. The sophomore was the runner-up in the 133 weight class at the ODAC Wrestling Championships and named Second Team All-ODAC.

141 - First-year Evan Lindner (New Milford, Conn. / New Milford) is the sixth-ranked wrestler in the 141 class in the Southeast Region. In his rookie campaign, Lindner has posted an 21-5 record and placed second at the ODAC Wrestling Championships.

149 - First-year Colin Bridges (Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox) is coming off a Third Team All-ODAC finish at the league championships. Bridges goes into the weekend with a 10-12 record. The first-year won the third place match with a pin just before the first period's clock expired.

157 - Two-time All-American, Ryan Luth (Milford, Conn. / Joseph A. Foran), returns to the regional championships looking to punch another ticket to nationals. Luth ran through the 157 bracket at the ODAC Championships to claim the title. Luth is currently ranked No. 1 in the southeast region and has a 14-0 record this year.

165 - With a 28-11 record, sophomore Harrison Kelly (Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston) is the sixth-ranked 165 weight wrestler in the region. Kelly is coming off a Third Team All-ODAC podium finish and will see his first NCAA post-season action.

174 - First-year Mark Troni (Denver, Colo. / Mullen) has a 20-9 overall record and was the runner-up in the ODAC Championships to be named Second Team All-ODAC.

184 - Senior Cameron Blizard (Greensboro, N.C. / Ragsdale) finished fourth in the 2022 regionals and just missed out on qualifying for nationals. Blizard owns a 17-5 record this year and is currently the fourth-ranked wrestler in the Southeast's 184 class.

197 - With a 21-6 record, junior John Ryan Sedovy (Lexington, Va. / Rockbridge) is ranked fifth in the region with a 21-6 record overall. Sedovy fell in the first place match at the ODAC championships and finished sixth at last year's regional tournament.

285 - ODAC heavy weight champion, senior Matt Majoy (Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset) is the fourth-ranked wrestler in the region and has an 18-7 record.

"The team is excited to compete at the NCAA Southeast Regional tournament this weekend. We feel confident in our preparation and after the regular season, we're really happy with where we are heading into the post-season."

The NCAA DIII Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships will begin on Friday, February 24 and the 6-mat preliminary rounds will start at 11 a.m. followed by the first round, consolation bracket round one, championship bracket quarterfinals and the consolation bracket rounds two and three.

The tournament will continue into Saturday with the championship bracket semifinals to begin at 11 a.m. The consolation quarterfinals and semifinal draws will follow. At 2:30 p.m. the Championship, 3rd, 5th, and 7th place matches on the four mats. All weight classes will run simultaneously.

Admission for all spectators is required for purchase at the door for each day of competition. The cost of tickets is $10 for adults and $5 for students (with a student ID), senior citizens and children; ticket sales and transactions will be cash only.

If you can't make it in person, you can follow along with live results and video all weekend using Track Wrestling.

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NOTE: This story will be updated throughout the night as games are completed. Check back later for more results.

Park Ridge 39, Butler 35

Deron McLaughlin went 5-for-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with a team-high 13 points to lead second-seeded Park Ridge to a narrow victory at home over 15-seed Butler, 39-35, in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 tournament.

McLaughlin scored what would be the game-winning basket on a putback with 35 seconds left to give Park Ridge a 37-32 lead as well as a pair of game-sealing free throws with five seconds remaining, with Butler’s Josh Emann hitting a 3-pointer in between to temporarily cut the lead to two.

While a matchup between a 15-seed and a 2-seed doesn’t always produce the most entertaining matchups, the Bulldogs (9-14) refused to see their season end without putting up a fight.

“Butler is incredibly well coached,” said Park Ridge head coach Brian Koch on his first-round opponent. “They play with such discipline and attention to detail. As I told my team, the seeds mean nothing in the state tournament. It is all about survive-and-advance, and we were able to do that today.”

Sam Fasola scored 12 points on four made 3-pointers while Zach Mallis added nine points for Park Ridge (17-7), which will host seventh-seeded Emerson Boro in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday.

Emerson Boro 50, Midland Park 42 (OT)

Jeremy Lachman went 7-for-10 from the free-throw line on the way to a team-high 17 points to lead seventh-seeded Emerson Boro to a hard-fought first-round victory at home over 10-seed Midland Park, 50-42, in overtime.

Jason Ziemba scored 14 points with four made 3-pointers while Michael Dillon hit a pair of 3s and went 3-for-4 from the stripe, tallying nine points for Emerson Boro (13-12), which was outscored by a count of 14-6 in the fourth quarter before swinging the momentum with a dominant 12-4 OT period.

Emerson Boro has lost four of the last five games against quarterfinal-round opponent Park Ridge dating back to Feb. 2021, its only win in that span coming in the form of a dramatic 39-38 come-from-behind victory.

The teams have matched up well recently, with each of the last four contests being decided by a margin of seven or fewer points, including three by three points or fewer.

Midland Park falls to 9-16 with the loss.

Kittatinny 47, Waldwick 44

Mike Zoellner scored a team-high 20 points to lead ninth-seeded Kittatinny to a come-from-behind victory on the road over eighth-seeded Waldwick, 47-44.

Zoellner scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth, including an and-1 to give Kittatinny a 45-42 lead with 1:50 remaining, as the Cougars outscored Waldwick by a count of 19-6 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.

Hunter Thibault tallied 13 points while Caedon Jones chipped in seven for Kittatinny (10-12), which will go on the road to face top-seeded Cresskill in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday night.

Waldwick drops to 11-14 with the loss.

Cresskill 47, Hawthorne 24

Marko Radovich made three 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 16 points to lead top-seeded Cresskill to a one-sided first-round victory at home over 16-seed Hawthorne, 47-24.

Cody Song notched eight points while Jack Hayward chipped in seven for Cresskill (16-9), which will host ninth-seeded Kittatinny in the nightcap of the quarterfinal round, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

The loss moves Hawthorne to 7-15 on the year.

West Caldwell Tech 78, New Milford 43

Joel DeSuze scored a team-high to lead fourth-seeded West Caldwell Tech to a victory at home over 13-seed New Milford, 78-43.

Aziz Sutton-Shorter chipped in 16 points while Jesus Koudou added 14 points for West Caldwell Tech (18-9), which will host fifth-seeded Hasbrouck Heights in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

New Milford falls to 10-14 with the loss.

Hasbrouck Heights 56, Mountain Lakes 49 (OT)

Jack Baker scored a game-high 23 points to lead fifth-seeded Hasbrouck Heights to a come-from-behind first-round victory at home over 12-seed Mountain Lakes, 56-49, in overtime.

Evan Werner, Caden DeRosa and Shane Ike had eight points apiece while Anthony Peterson chipped in seven for Hasbrouck Heights (18-8), which trailed by 13 at halftime before swinging the momentum with a 19-10 third quarter.

Hasbrouck Heights put on the clamps in the late stages of the game, allowing seven points in the fourth quarter and only four points in the overtime period.

Nick Shuhet and Nico Dunn scored 11 points apiece while Ben Miniter added eight points for Mountain Lakes, which falls to 8-18 with the loss.

Hasbrouck Heights will go on the road to face fourth-seeded West Caldwell Tech in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday.

Paterson Charter 72, Boonton 48

Deangelo Hibbert scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead third-seeded Paterson Charter to a victory at home over 14-seed Boonton, 72-48.

Kemar Degroat also recorded a double-double, tallying 20 points and 12 rebounds for Paterson Charter, which led by one at halftime before blowing things open with a 20-4 third quarter.

Ka’Juan Gee added 13 points while Adrian Mouzone scored four points to go along with six assists and five steals for Paterson Charter (15-6), which will host sixth-seeded Kinnelon, fresh off a dramatic 1-point first-round victory in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Ethan Volante scored a team-high 15 points while Charlie Hurd tallied nine points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals for Boonton, which falls to 9-17 with the loss.

Patrick McMaster chipped in eight points and eight boards for Boonton.

Kinnelon 51, Passaic Charter 50

Nick Canariato tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead sixth-seeded Kinnelon to a narrow victory at home over 11-seed Passaic Charter, 51-50.

Point guard Dylan Charles finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Kinnelon, which erased a five-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback and advance to Wednesday’s quarterfinal round, where it will face Paterson Charter on the road.

Cam Roberts scored a team-high 11 points while Alix Siri chipped in nine points for Passaic Charter, which falls to 10-12 with the loss.

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Group 3 teams came out in full force, posting the three top scores of the event on Saturday in Hackensack, with Montville carding a 3,092 for the top team score at the North Jersey, Section 1 sectional tournament at Bowler City.

River Dell finished second in Graoup 3 with a 2,993 team total, followed by Old Tappan, which benefitted from a 695 from Ryan Woenne-McManus and posted a 2,969, the third-highest score of the day and enough to secure a wildcard selection for a chance to compete for a state championship.

The top two teams from each group -- as well as the subsequent three wildcards teams with the highest pin totals to not finish top two in their respective group -- will advance to compete in the state team tournament on Monday, Feb. 20 at Bowlero in North Brunswick.

“I’m super impressed on how we responded after an okay Game 1,” said Montville head coach Rick Crescente after his team’s sectional-title-winning performance. “We had River Dell and Old Tappan breathing down our neck.”

The Mustangs came out strong in Game 3, going six-plus frames before leaving one open on the way to their 99-pin win.

Montville will send three bowlers to the state individual tournament, with Tyler Polachek leading the way for the Mustangs with a 682 that was fifth-best among all bowlers. Jesse Kirschner (652) and Eli Kaufman (629) each finished within the top 25 -- the cutoff line for qualifying for state individuals, which will be held on Friday, Feb. 24 at Bowlero.

“These guys have been rolling together for years,” said Coach Crescente on his squad, which also benefitted from a 571 from Conrad Hahn and a 558 from Jack Sherman. “They knocked the conference, county, and sectional title off the list.”

Crescente’s Mustangs won a state title while competing in Group 2 last season, and will have to contend with talented Group 3 squads such as Jackson Memorial, Toms River East, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Freehold Township and others in its attempt to go back-to-back this year.

“All we can do is worry about us,” said Crescente, acknowledging Group 3′s talent level. “And have a good day on the 20th and the 24th down at Bowlero.”

River Dell will also send three bowlers to North Brunswick, with Tom Short (675) finishing sixth overall, followed by a 19th-place finish from Matt McCusker (623) as well as a 611 from Evan Visaggio-Lopez, who took the 25th and final spot by just two pins ahead of Jefferson’s Sean Reiss.

The competition for the Group 2 sectional title was just about as close as could be, with Andrew Lee (634) and Owen Smith (614) qualifying for individuals and -- more importantly -- leading Glen Rock to a 2,844 team total, securing the crown by just two pins ahead of Jefferson.

The battle for Group 4 supremacy was another closely contested one, as Bergen Catholic carded a 2,942 to secure a sectional title, beating second-place Bergen Tech by just 27 pins. Liam Chin (638) and Justin Martin (620) both qualified for Bergen Catholic, while Bergen Tech saw monster performances from fourth-place Tim Porfido (687) and eighth-place Theo Zamora (660).

Group 1 was also fairly competitive, with Wallkill Valley (2,877) securing a sectional title by a margin of 50 pins ahead of Eastern Christian. Wallkill Valley was led by Jimmy Birchenough, who posted a 660 series to finish seventh overall and qualify for states, while Eastern Christian will send both Camden Vogel (641) and Hanyang Wang (617) to Bowlero.

Demarest posted a 2,838, earning a wildcard selection for the state team tournament behind a 636 from Kenneth Miner. Jake Willis finished third among individuals with a 689, helping propel Indian Hills to a 2,832 team score and the final wildcard spot by just 33 pins ahead of Fair Lawn.

Scott Sanczyk of Kinnelon posted the top individual score of the day, recording a 707 series to secure the high series in a field filled with talented bowlers.

COMPLETE RESULTS

TEAMS

(Top two from each group as well as three wildcard teams qualify for states)

GROUP 4

1-Bergen Catholic 2,942

2-Bergen Tech 2,915

3-Fair Lawn 2,799

4-Passaic Tech 2,793

5-Ridgewood 2,631

6-Don Bosco Prep 2,555

7-Wayne Hills 2,527

8-Wayne Valley 2,512

9-Ramapo 2,356

10-Northern Highlands 2,304

GROUP 3

1-Montville 3,092

2-River Dell 2,993

3-Old Tappan 2,969

4-Demarest 2,838

5-Vernon 2,727

6-Pascack Valley 2,566

7-Dover 2,396

8-St. Joseph 2,372

9-Paramus Catholic 2,346

10-West Milford 2,342

GROUP 2

1-Glen Rock 2,844

2-Jefferson 2,842

3-Indian Hills 2,832

4-Sussex Tech 2,728

5-Mahwah 2,660

6-Dumont 2,641

7-Lenape Valley 2,368

8-Westwood 2,284

9-Pascack Hills 2,229

10-Newton 2,149

GROUP 1

1-Wallkill Valley 2,877

2-Eastern Christian 2,827

3-Kinnelon 2,613

4-New Milford 2,541

5-Hawthorne 2,349

6-Hawthorne Christian 2,245

7-Butler 2,045

8-Park Ridge-Emerson 1,973

9-Bergen Arts & Science Charter 1,941

10-Hopatcong 1,700

INDIVIDUALS

(Top 25 qualify for states)

1-Scott Sanczyk, Kinnelon, 707

2-Ryan Woenne-McManus, Old Tappan, 695

3-Jake Willis, Indian Hills, 689

4-Tim Porfido, Bergen Tech, 687

5-Tyler Polachek, Montville, 682

6-Tom Short, River Dell, 675

7-Jimmy Birchenough, Wallkill Valley, 660

7-Theo Zamora, Bergen Tech, 660

9-Ryan Locascio, Vernon, 658

10-Jesse Kirschner, Montville, 652

11-Morgan Fuld, Fair Lawn, 648

12-Camden Vogel, Eastern Christian, 641

13-Liam Chin, Bergen Catholic, 638

14-Kenneth Miner, Demarest, 636

15-Andrew Lee, Glen Rock, 634

16-John Candelaria, Passaic Tech, 633

17-Eli Kaufman, Montville, 629

18-Owen Demeter, Sussex Tech, 628

19-Matt McCusker, River Dell, 623

20-Michael Cullen, New Milford, 620

20-Justin Rizzo, Sussex Tech, 620

20-Justin Martin, Bergen Catholic, 620

23-Hanyang Wang, Eastern Christian, 617

24-Owen Smith, Glen Rock, 614

25-Evan Visaggio-Lopez, River Dell, 611

26-Sean Reiss, Jefferson, 609

27-Pratik Patel, Kinnelon, 607

28-Ross Vocaturo, Don Bosco Prep, 603

29-Jackson Macchia, Jefferson, 602

30-Nathaniel Veit, Pascack Valley, 601

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