Hey check out the new singlets that AC Sports is selling at this year’s Eastern States Classic. Top quality Adidas singlets for only $25! T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, hoodies and other apparel will, of course, still be available! All proceeds go to the Beat the Streets USA wrestling program. Pre-order information coming soon!
2011-12 Section 9 Dual Meet Championships
Day 1 Schedule
Tuesday December 6, 2011
Day #1 @ Pine Bush HS: 
Round #1:
1 – Warwick Valley (bye)
Valley Central vs Cornwall (5:00pm, Mat #1)
Newburgh Free Academy vs Washingtonville (5:00pm, Mat #2)
4 – Pine Bush (bye)
Day #1 @ Middletown HS:
Round #1:
3 – Minisink Valley (bye)
Middletown vs Port Jervis (5:00pm, Mat #1)
Saugerties vs Kingston (5:00pm, Mat #2)
2 – Monroe Woodbury (bye)
Day #1 @ Pine Bush:
Round #2:
1 – Warwick Valley vs Valley Central/Cornwall winner (6:30pm, Mat 1)
4 – Pine Bush vs Newburgh Free Academy/Washingtonville winner (6:30pm, Mat #2)
Day #1 @ Middletown:
Round #2:
3 – Minisink Valley vs Middletown/Port Jervis winner (6:30pm, Mat #1)
2 – Monroe Woodbury vs Saugerties/Kingston winner (6:30pm, Mat #2)
**Day 2 semi-finals and finals (D1 and D2) are Wed. 12/7 @ NFA**
The Friends of Section 9 is selling Eastern States Classic coaching polos. The shirts are pebbled pique, polyester knit, and tagless for extra comfort. They are only available by pre-order so order yours today for only $45!!! Click on the link below for the order form.
Thanks to the generosity of Forever Fierce, over 200 wrestlers, coaches, and parents were able to attend a free wrestling clinic on Friday at Middletown High School. Those in attendance were treated to outstanding instruction given by a special guest technician… 2X NCAA Champion and 2008 Olympian Ben Askren. Askren, a University of Missouri graduate, has successfully transitioned into MMA and is currently the Bellator Welterweight Champion. This event was a great way for wrestlers, coaches, parents, and fans to get AMPED up for the upcoming season! Thank you again to Forever Fierce for funding this very special event!
Believe it or not, the season is almost here…Section 9 Duals start a week from Tuesday (December 6th)!!!! Scroll down for Section 9 Duals schedule.
On November 28th (Black Friday) Forever Fierce is funding a FREE wrestling clinic to all Section 9 wrestlers and coaches! This clinic will feature guest technician Ben Askren. Askren is a 2X NCAA Champion, 4X NCAA finalist, 2008 Olympian, and the current Bellator Welterweight Champion (MMA). The clinic will take place from 10:00 – 2:00 at Middletown High School. Click on Ben Askren Clinic to download the brochure. Let’s show up in force for this one Section 9!!! Thank you Forever Fierce!
Thanks in large part to SUNY Cortland’s Mike McGrath and Justin Signorelli, Section 9 was very well represented at 2011 Oneonta State Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday. McGrath, a junior and 2010 Kingston graduate, went 4-2 and took home 4th place honors at 184 lbs. 2009 Highland graduate Justin Signorelli, a team captain for SUNY Cortland, went 5-2 and placed 5th at 165 lbs. Great job both guys!!!
Also of local interest, Southern Maine finished 6th out of 11 in the team standings. Why is this of “of local interest”???? Southern Maine is coached by 1995 Middletown graduate Joe Pistone!
Click below for complete brackets
The Hofstra Pride won seven of the ten bouts enroute to recording a 25-12 victory over Wisconsin. The Hoftra (1-0) win was the first for new Head Wrestling Coach Rob Anspach. Wisconson dropped to 5-1 on the season.
One of the Pride’s victories came from 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco. Franco, a 133 lb. red-shirt sophomore, recored a 4-3 vicyory on an escape in the first tiebreaker. For the complete story and all individual results click on the link below.
How do we know that the wrestling season has officially started??? Simple….because SectionIXwrestling.com’s pre-season rankings are out! For the first few weeks of the season, we will be doing a combined D1 and D2 ranking. We will do separate D1 and D2 team rankings throughout the entire season. Let the debates begin!!!
Preseason Rankings
Wt. 1st 2nd _ 3rd_____ ___4th_____
99 Vespa(MW) Daly (MV) Cuccolo(PB) Smoot(MW)
106 Raccioppi(MV) Sweeney(Corn) Booth(PJ) Sebesta(Wall)
113 Stramiello(PB) Krieder (Corn) Bastone (NFA) Baum (MW)
120 Ginley (War) Bolger (VC) Rambrose(MV) Jackson (Midd)
126 Hodes (RV) Januszkiewicz(NP) Gomez (Mont) Clark (VC)
132 Corradino(War) Dimler (RV) Robles (PB) Brown (Midd)
138 Connolly (War) Murphy (MW) Morse (RV) Muller (PJ)
145 Wierzbicki (War) Roth (Corn) Voelker (MW) Cuilty (NFA)
152 Sauschuck (PJ) Sommer (RV) Weston (PB) Edwards (PJ)
160 Bedross (War) Sause (PB) DeCarlo (PJ) Vandercliff (MW)
170 Casey (Wash) Nelson (Midd) Martinez (Lib) Mayo (MV)
182 Sannella(MV) Milano (MW) Mentz (Saug) Sliter (War)
195 Leavell (War) Hassan (VC) Gagnon (Corn) Merenyi (Gosh)
220 Gorelov (War) Edmond (King) Hanlon (MV) Winters (Wall)
285 Stanley (Saug) Stauble (King) Cheeks (NFA) Corcoran (Eld-Fall)
Archived Rankings: (printable Word document…includes full names and grades)
Army junior Jordan Thome won four matches on Saturday enroute to earning the 133 lb. title at The Body Bar Invitational. Thome defeated Chris Dardanes from the University of Minnesota by a 9-8 score to capture the crown. He won his other three bouts by the scores of 12-0, 7-0, and 5-4. James Raftery (157), Coleman Gracey (165), and Michael Gorman (184) all earned 6th place honors for the Black Knights who finished 7th out of 12 teams. Host Cornell took the team title with Kent State and the University of Virginia rounding out the top 3. Virginia is coached by 1995 Middletown graduate Steve Garland.
Other locals at the Body Bar included Lock Haven’s Matt Parlier (Port Jervis, 2009) who went 1-2 at 197 lbs. and Dingmans Ferry, PA native Joe Stanzione who placed 5th at 133 wrestling for Cornell.
The Army wrestling squad will competing at The Body Bar Invitational on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY today…please check back later for complete results! Good luck boys….GO ARMY!!!!