Dedham and Norwood HS Wrestling Teams to Battle

The Dedham Marauders and the Norwood Mustang will tangle on Tuesday, Feb. 10 for the Gregory/Police Trophy.

The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will take place at Dedham High School on 140 Whiting Ave. in Dedham.

Paul Ahern’s Marauders are led by Eric Reyes (160), Andrew Maher (170), and Declan Heaslip (145). Phil Mastro’s Mustangs are led by Mike McDonough (160), J.J. ODonnell (170) and Zac Pungitore (152).

The Gregory/Police trophy is named after two coaches, one from each school, who made way for those school wrestling programs of today.

Bruce Gregory was a teacher at Norwood High School for 14 years and coached wrestling for ten seasons between 1973 and 1984. He led the Mustang wrestlers to four Bay State League Championships, two Division 1 Sectional Championships and one State Championship in 1982. The 1982 Wrestling Championship team has been inducted into the Norwood High School Hall of Fame.

Jim Police was the founder of the Dedham High School Wrestling program and is a member of both the Dedham High School and State Wrestling Hall of Fame. While at Dedham High, Jim launched the school’s first wrestling program in 1970 and proceeded to win 7 sectional titles and 5 Bay State League Championships. Jim’s team held the record for the longest winning streak for consecutive dual meet wrestling victories in Massachusetts at 52 straight wins. Over 13 years, Jim’s teams compiled a win/loss record of 150 wins to just 32 losses. He was inducted to the Massachusetts Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Dedham High School Athletic Hall of Fame, both in 2000.

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