Timber Creek Wrestler Captures Title At Girls Tournament

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - A Timber Creek Regional High School wrestler took home a championship at the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame tournament over the weekend.

After the way senior Tiyanna Hooker performed at the tournament, hosted by the high school, she looks like a legitimate threat to win the school’s first state title, nj.com’s Bill Evans wrote.

Hooker won the 185-pound title at the tournament, according to the report. She has no previous wrestling experience, and is the only girl on the team. She has to practice against the boys, and wrestling girls will be “10 times easier,” she told nj.com.

The boys team is off to a 5-4 start this season, according to nj.com. They finished seventh at the Neptune Classic to open the season.

The New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA)unanimously approved the creation of a state wrestling tournament for girls in October.

The girls' tournament will consist of eight weight classes, and will be held in Atlantic City the first weekend of March, along with the boys' tournament. It will begin at the regional level, with locations to be determined. There will be a North Jersey Region and a South Jersey Region.

Patch file photo by Sean McCullen.