Month: May 2016

Excelsior United, a team made up of mostly S9 wrestlers, traveled to VA Beach to compete in the NHSCA National Duals. Coached by Cory Ferguson (Burke Catholic) and assistant Bryan Mongiello (Washingtonville) the team went 2-4 overall. Wallkill senior Ryan Sebesta led the team going 6-0 for the weekend with impressive pin, tech, and OT victories. He was joined by teammates Brad Bonner (3-3) and Avery Ellison (1-4). Washingtonville’s wrestlers were Chris Martin (5-2), Brandon Bobe (4-1), Max Kissack (1-5), Chris Zappolo (1-3), Gino Giacoio (0-5), Noah Cruz (0-3), Lester Larkai, and Henry Van Heemstede Obelt. Burke Catholic’s Logan Ewanciw (1-4) and Chester’s Liam Bullock joined the team as well.

The team scores were:
Blue Claw WC Red-41, Excelsior United-27
Ragin Raisins Split-63, Excelsior United-3
Buxton Broken Hearts-57, Excelsior United-13
SEPA White-46, Excelsior United-26
Excelsior United-51, 84 Athletes-15
Excelsior United-45, Chesapeake Elite Hawk-33

Wightman, Curreri, Yanis, and Goodell Make the Trip to VA Beach

SIR Wrestling, a wrestling club in Lafayette, NJ, put together a team which included 4 Section 9 wrestlers to compete in this weekend’s ultra competitive NHSCA National Duals in Virginia Beach, VA.  Lucas Wightman (Warwick), Joey Yanis (Minisink Valley), Noah Curreri and John Goodell (both from Eldred) joined their NJ teammates and battled to a 2-4 record for the weekend.  SIR went 2-1 on Saturday beating Grand Strand Hurricanes 49-3 and Ragin Raisins Green 52-15 after dropping their opening dual to Renegade Elite 50-10.  On Sunday Team SIR battled hard but dropped all three matches so they are eliminated from the tournament.  The scores were Shore Thing CFWA 49 SIR 10, Nauman Teal 39 SIR 22, and Wrestling Addix St. Green 50 SIR 14.

Yanis lead the S9 contingent by going 3-3 including and OT loss to the kid who finished 3rd in NJ this year! Wightman and Curreri were 2-4 for the tournament while Goodell battled every match but went 0-6.  Great job men!!!

Evan Barczak Champion at 145 Freestyle!!!!

Monroe Woodbury juniors Evan Barczak and Kendall Elfstrum made the trip to Atlanta, GA to test their Olympic style skills against some of the toughest wrestlers in the country at the USA Wrestling Southeast Regionals.  They are competing in the Junior division in both Greco Roman and Freestyle.  The Greco Roman tournament is on Saturday while Freestyle action will take place on Sunday.  Results below….best of luck men!!!

Greco Roman
Evan Barczak (145): 4-1 finished in 2nd place!!!
Barczak wbf Catoe (SC) 2:01
Barczak tech Shaw (NC) 13-2
Barczak dec Febus (FL) 9-7
Barczak dec Nelson (IL) 8-5
Krauss (IL) tech Barczak 12-1

Kendall Elfstrum (182): 1-2 dnp
Shepard (NC) dec Elfstrum 10-3
Elfstrum dec Vanik (IL) 4-4 criteria
Altman (OH) dec Elfstrum 13-8

Freestyle
Evan Barczak (145): Champion at 145 lbs!!!!
Barczak tech Catoe (SC) 11-0
Barczak tech Peede (NC) 10-0
Barczak tech Royal (GA) 10-0
Barczak tech Ruffin (GA) 10-0

Kendall Elfstrum (182): 4-2 DNP (lost to 2nd & 3rd place finishers)
Elfstrum pin Vanik (IL) 4:16
Wadell (GA) tech Elfstrum 12-2
Elfstrum tech Perez (FL) 10-0
Elfstrum tech Fields (FL) 12-0
Elfstrum tech Adolf (IO) 11-0
Vezzetti (IL) tech Elfstrum 10-0

The Body Bar Women’s National Championship, the largest and most prestigious tournament in women’s wrestling, takes place this weekend in Irving, TX and Section 9 will be very well represented at the event!  The Venom Girls Wrestling Club run by Heath Macaluso in Otisville will be taking 7 girls to the Body Bar this year!  Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the USA!  The tournament can be watched live on FloWrestling and results for our local girls will be posted here!  Best of luck Venom Girls!!!

Venom Girls at Body Bar
1. Grace Pauls- Minisink Valley
2. Mia Macaluso- Minisink Valley
3. Sofia Macaluso- Minisink Valley
4. Alyssa Reed- Port Jervis
5. Brooke Tarshis- Pine Bush
6. Rhayna Simpson- Delaware Valley, Pa.
7. Jaida Macaluso- Minisink Valley

This year’s Beat the Streets, dubbed “United in the Square,” will feature some of the best Junior and Senior level wrestlers from the United States, Iran, Korea, and Canada.   The event will take place in Times Square between 42nd and 43rd on Thursday May 19th.  Wrestling will begin at 3:45 and www.sectionixwrestling.com will be there live and the results will be posted below.  That said, if you can make it down to NYC – do it!  This is one of the greatest spectacles in wrestling and you need to experience the action live!

Main Event match-ups in order of presentation (begins at 6:30)

Greco-Roman 75 kg – Andy Bisek (USA) vs. Kim Hyeon-Woo (Korea)
Women’s 53 kg – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Samantha Stewart (Canada)
Women’s 75 kg– Adeline Gray (USA) vs. Justina Di Stasio (Canada)
Junior men’s fs 55 kg – Daton Fix (USA) vs. Kheyrollah Ghahramani (Iran)
Junior men’s fs 60 kg – Mitchell McKee (USA) vs. Peiman Biabani (Iran)
Junior men’s fs 74 kg – Mark Hall (USA) vs. Ahmad Bazrighaleh (Iran)
Junior men’s fs 84 kg – Zahid Valencia (USA) vs. Mojtaba Goleij (Iran)
Men’s fs 86 kg – J’Den Cox (USA) vs. Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran)
Men’s fs 74 kg – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Pehman Yarahmadi (Iran)
Note: Event will be broadcast by Flowrestling

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Congratulations to Goshen’s Frank Fea and Minisink Valley’s Andrew Fenner for placing at this past weekend’s MAWA Eastern Nationals held in Salisbury, MD.  Fea went 3-3 finishing 6th in the 115 pound Advanced Division.  Fenner went 3-2 at 285 Advanced and finished in 5th place!  Great job both guys!