Warwick’s Justin Corradino knocked of top-seeded Matt Leshinger of S11 by a 6-1 margin to advance to the semifinal round of the NYS Wrestling Championships. Fellow Section 9 wrestlers Ethan Stanley and Andy Martinez have also made it to the semis. Stanley, a senior from Saugerties, needed to go to overtime to defeat Dante Salkey of Section 8 in their 285 lb tilt. On the Division 2 side, Liberty’s Andy Martinez was illegally slammed by his opponent in their 182 quarterfinal and was not able to continue. He should be able to compete in tomorrow morning’s semifinal round.
Below are the updated bracket’s from the tournament as well as a list of all of the Section 9 wrestlers who are still alive in the tourney. Wrestling begins at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow with the semifinal round and wrestle-backs occurring simultaneously. Finals will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Division 1 Brackets Division 2 Brackets
D1 Wrestlers:
semis: 120 Justin Corradino (Warwick) vs Brady Baron (S5)
285 Ethan Stanley (Saugerties) vs Evan Kappatos (S8)
consies: 106 Johnny Stramiello (Pine Bush) vs Dominic Inzana (S2)
113 TJ Krieder (Cornwall) vs Corey Jamison (S11)
138 Shane Connolly (Warwick) vs David Almaviva (S2)
145 Kyle Wierzbicki (Warwick) vs Dale White (S1)
145 Bret Sauschuck (Port Jervis) vs Anthony Pistone (S11)
152 Ryan Bedross (Warwick) vs Angelo Kress (S2)
160 Dan DeCarlo (Port Jervis) vs. Matt Pasqualini (S1)
195 Deon Edmond (Kingston) vs. Jake Kelly (S6)
D2 Wrestlers:
semis: 182 Andy Martinez (Liberty) vs. Tony Lock (S6)
consies: 106 Austin Ingraham (Highland) vs Corey Hollister (S5)
152 Paul Sommer (Rondout Valley) vs Connor Fox (S5)
160 Austin Weigel (Onteora) vs Hayden Wagner (S5)