If it happened in New Jersey wrestling from the early 1980s to 2010, Bruce Moran reported on it.

Moran was one of the sport’s top scribes, churning out stories on scholastic and collegiate wrestling for close to three decades for The Star-Ledger. He covered every NJSIAA state wrestling tournament from 1981-2010 as well as the NCAA National Wrestling Championships from 1983-1990.

Along with his reporting duties, Moran was a columnist, editor and bureau chief, managing a staff of more than 80 reporters and freelancers for Dorf Feature Service, a bureau of the state’s largest newspaper The Star-Ledger.

With his passion and enthusiasm for the sport coming through in his written words, Moran was the voice of wrestling in the Garden State, telling stories for generations of grapplers. His work helped the growth of New Jersey wrestling, especially during the time when the state wrestling tournament moved from Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

He would later serve as the press coordinator for the state tournament under director Ernie Finizio.

A graduate of Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) in 1980, Moran reported on wrestling for several publications including Amateur Wrestling News.

The NJSIAA honored Moran’s work with the “Service Award for Media” in 1988 and 2005.

Outside of wrestling, Moran was a trustee for the Westfield Athletic Hall of Fame and vice president of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL.

Moran is the Communications Director and Webmaster for Bridgewater-Raritan School District. He lives in Scotch Plains with his wife, Danielle, and have three adult children – Darcy, Spencer and Hadley.