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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

Photo of Collin Wickramaratna, East's new Head Wrestling Coach. Used with permission from Collin Wickramaratna.

East Wrestling enters a new era with Wickramaratna

Jessie Atlas, Eastside Social Media Director October 22, 2025

Cherry Hill East wrestling is getting a fresh start, and a familiar South Jersey face is leading the way. Collin Wickramaratna, a Cherokee graduate, collegiate All-American, and former Division II coach, has now taken over as East’s new head coach and...

Jesse Keesal (‘20) and his team celebrate his 100 wins.

Jesse Keesal (‘20) reaches an astounding 100 wins

Sean Meyers, Eastside Staff March 3, 2020

Jesse Keesal (‘20) reached one hundred high school wrestling wins on February 12 at Haddon Township High School, pinning in the second period up 4-2. “It’s exciting, I’ve been working at it my whole high school career,” Keesal said. “It’s...

East wrestling pins its way to high SJ rank

Rob Roche (’08)/ Eastside Staff February 2, 2008
The East varsity wrestling team’s current record is seven wins and one loss, giving the team a current rank of seventeenth in South Jersey. This impressive record is due to the hard work of many Cougar wrestlers. David Convissar (’08) has trained hard for four years, and currently has an unbeaten record of 13-0. “It feels good to know that we will make the playoffs for the first time since sophomore year,” Convissar said. “We haven’t seen a season this good since Beck days.”