Month: February 2021

The Saugerties wrestling program was unfortunately not able to compete this season due to cornonavirus. The Sawyers had a solid core returning this season including 4 seniors. Let’s take a look at the Saugerties seniors!

Cody Drost
Cody was team captain last season. He sported a 22-12 record and finished 4th in Section 9 D2 last season! Cody would have definitely been one of the favorites at his weight to win a Section 9 title this season.

Jacobus Hockx
After notching only 5 and 7 wins during his freshman and sophomore seasons, Jacobus had a break-out year and went 22-12 as a junior and was primed to have a great senior season.

Aiden North
After only getting a few matches as a sophomore, Aiden took over the starting role as a junior and notched 9 wins for the Sawyers during the 2019-2020 season.

Devon Dickson
Devon recorded 8 wins as a sophomore and went 11-11 as a junior setting himself up for a great senior season.

Chester is one of the schools which unfortunately is not able to compete at all this season. Let’s take a look at the four seniors on Coach Ehler’s rapidly improving program!

Cole Greco (189) – A varsity starter since 8th grade, Cole was a 3rd place finisher at the Section 9 tournament in 2019 and was poised to have a great senior season.

Matt Csernai (152) – A varsity wrestler since 8th grade, Matt unfortunately was not able to wrestle his junior year because he broke his arm and now is missing his senior season due to Covid-19.

Josh Schmoyer (138) – Josh began wrestling his sophomore year. He started both his sophomore and junior seasons. Josh was on pace for a tremendous season after training everyday in preparation for his senior year.

Joaquin Lizarondo (132) – Joaquin started wrestling as a junior after playing soccer and training in the Martial Arts for many years. He showed a lot of promise and certainly was on pace to have a successful senior season at Chester!

As we all know by now, the 2020 – 2021 Section 9 Wrestling season is not going to be what we had in mind. We have only 8 teams (one being a combined team) that are able to compete, and the entire season will be over in a matter of a few weeks. I could go on and on about how disappointing this is on so many levels – especially for our seniors – but I won’t. Instead I will do two things on this site. I will of course provide the coverage on our abbreviated season which is laid out below. Secondly I will put together a post, perhaps several posts, to give special recognition to every single senior in Section 9 wrestling – especially those who have had their senior season taken away from them due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay strong Section 9.

2021 Section 9 Duals – AKA Covid Duals

The entire season will be an 8-team pool tournament with two pools and a crossover dual for the placement round. The tournament will take place over 4 days with each dual meet being contested at a separate location.

Pool A
Minisink Valley, Cornwall, Goshen, Valley Central

Pool B
Warwick, Washingtonville, Port Jervis, Pine Bush/Burke

Day 1 – Saturday 2/20 @ 10:00 AM
Pool A: Minisink Valley @ Goshen
Pool A: Cornwall @ Valley Central
Pool B: Washingtonville @ Pine Bush/Burke
Pool B: Warwick @ Port Jervis

Day 2 – Tuesday 2/23 @ 7:00 PM
Pool A: Valley Central @ Minisink Valley
Pool A: Goshen @ Cornwall
Pool B: Port Jervis @ Washingtonville
Pool B: Pine Bush/Burke @ Warwick

Day 3 – Thursday 2/25 @ 7:00 PM
Pool A: Cornwall @ Minisink Valley
Pool A: Valley Central @ Goshen
Pool B: Washingtonville @ Warwick
Pool B: Pine Bush/Burke @ Port Jervis

Day 4 – Medal Rounds 2/27 @ 10:00 AM
1st Place: 1st Pool A vs 1st Pool B
3rd Place: 2nd Pool A vs 2nd Pool B
5th Place: 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B
7th Place: 4th Pool A vs 4th Pool B

Red Hook has been given permission to wrestle however they cannot compete outside of their county. Thus far they have scheduled duals against Arlington and Pawling on 2/23 and 2/25. These results will of course be posted on this website.