Month: January 2022

With their absolutely dominating performance at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championship tournament on Saturday, Minisink Valley left no doubt about who is the best wrestling team in New York. The Warriors have now won this tournament twice in a row (no tournament last year due to COVID). Minisink Valley went 2-0 in their pool then smothered their opponents in both the semifinals and finals! Let’s take a look at the match-by-match results for each dual meet in the Warriors march towards NYS supremacy!

Pool – Round 1: Minisink Valley 66 Horseheads 6
102: Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Joel Scibek (Horseheads) Fall 0:52
110: Wyatt Boice (Minisink) over Brian Park (Horseheads) Fall 1:45
118: Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) over R. Massengale (Horseheads) Fall 1:19
126: Anthony Tresch (Minisink) over Cody Dale (Horseheads) Maj 13-0
132: Zackary McKernan (Minisink) over Cael Owen (Horseheads) Dec 9-7
138: PJ Duke (Minisink) over Zachary Evans (Horseheads) Fall 0:52
145: Luke Greiner (Minisink) over William Lotocky (Horseheads) TF 16-1
152: Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Liam Levantovich (Horseheads) Fall 2:29
160: Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Luis Bohan (Horseheads) Fall 0:26
172: Mike Altomer (Minisink) over B. Massengale (Horseheads) Fall 0:31
189: Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads) Fall 1:54
215: Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over Jacob Bennett (Horseheads) Fall 0:36
285: Gannon Johnston (Horseheads) over Aiden Gove (Minisink) Fall 0:33

Match Notes:
At 118, Sofia Macaluso pinned Ryan Massengale who was the Section 4 champion at 99 pounds in 2020! Tresch had a nice win over Dale who is ranked #2 in Section 4 and McKernan knocked off Cael Owen, the top ranked kid in Section 4!

Pool – Round 2: bye

Pool – Round 3: Minisink Valley 50 Pittsford 12
126: Anthony Tresch (Minisink) over Scott Karpovich (Pittsford) Fall 3:46
132: Zackary McKernan (Minisink) over Evan Smith (Pittsford) Dec 7-1
138: PJ Duke (Minisink) over Ignat Fomin (Pittsford) Fall 1:32
145: Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Samuel Renica (Pittsford) Maj 12-2
152: Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Ryan Sanko (Pittsford) Maj 17-5
160: Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Nick Sanko (Pittsford) Dec 8-1
172: George Racz (Minisink) over James Cook (Pittsford) Fall 0:55
189: Nicholas Smith (Pittsford) over Andrew Filip (Minisink) SV-1 6-4
215: Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over John Santowski (Pittsford) Fall 1:50
285: Bobby Foltz (Pittsford) over Aiden Gove (Minisink) SV-1 8-6
102: Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Mason Brown (Pittsford) Fall 1:59
110: Zach Gerby (Pittsford) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Fall 5:41
118: Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) over Jackson Ciocca (Pittsford) Fall 3:30

Match Notes:
In a battle between the two top-ranked 160 pounders in NYS, Ryder left little doubt of who is favored to win a state title next month in Albany with a controlling 8-1 win over Sanko. Gallo continues to march toward his first state title with a wbf over Santowski who is currently ranked #5 in NYS! Filip drops a close one in a battle of top-10 ranked NYS 189-pound wrestlers. Gove wrestled well against Foltz who is currently ranked #10 in NYS. Boice was winning his match against Zerby when he fell victim to a defensive pin.

Semifinals: Minisink Valley 55 Starpoint 7
102 Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Kole Haseley (Starpoint) Maj 12-2
110 James Leuer Jr. (Starpoint) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Maj 9-1
118 S. Macaluso (Minisink) over C. Freundschuh (Starpoint) Fall 0:24
126 A. Tresch (Minisink) over Christopher Uptegrove (Starpoint) Dec 8-4
132 G. LaPlante (Starpoint) over Zackary McKernan (Minisink) Dec 8-2
138 PJ Duke (Minisink) over Zach Caldwell (Starpoint) Fall 1:13
145 Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Gage LaPlante (Starpoint) Dec 3-1
152 Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Peyton Lyness (Starpoint) Fall 1:35
160 George Racz (Minisink) over Keith Coleman (Starpoint) Fall 0:46
172 Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Landon Grainy (Starpoint) Fall 0:20
189 Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Thomas Browne (Starpoint) Fall 3:40
215 Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over Matt Caldwell (Starpoint) Fall 1:24
285 Aiden Gove (Minisink) over Jeremiah Verstreate (Starpoint) Dec 3-1

Match Notes:
Boice and McKernan both battled hard against kids who are ranked in the top 15 in NYS. Leuer is sitting at #9 at 110 while Griffith LaPlante is ranked 13th at 126. Greiner picks up a nice win over Gage LaPlante who is currently HM in NYS at 145.

Championship Finals: Minisink Valley 49 Wantagh 13
138 PJ Duke (Minisink) over Andrew Montagano (Wantagh) Fall 0:34
145 Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Jesse Vanorden (Wantagh) Dec 6-4
152 Ben Rogers (Wantagh) over Eric Tigue (Minisink Valley) Dec 7-5
160 George Racz (Minisink) over Daniel Pettinato (Wantagh) Maj 10-1
172 Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Luke Janosko (Wantagh) Fall 0:15
189 Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Noah Corwin (Wantagh) Fall 1:07
215 Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over William Balitsos (Wantagh) Fall 0:42
285 Aiden Gove (Minisink) over Richie Benkovic (Wantagh) Fall 1:17
102 Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Darren Santucci (Wantagh) Fall 1:26
110 Anthony Clem (Wantagh) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Dec 7-2
118 Joseph Clem (Wantagh) over Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) Maj 13-0
126 Ryan Arbeit (Wantagh) over Anthony Tresch (Minisink) TB-1 6-5
132 Zackary McKernan (Minisink) fft

Match Notes:
Nationally ranked PJ Duke returned to action for the Warriors this week. He notched a tech fall against 2X S9 champ Ryan Ross in a dual on Tuesday against Port Jervis and totally dominated all four of his opponents at the NYS Duals! Welcome back PJ! Greiner picked up a huge win over NYS HM Van Orden – this match set the tone for the rest on the dual! Tigue versus Rogers was a war! Rogers is currently ranked #2 in NYS. Tigue was winning for most of the match and has proven that he is as good as any wrestler in NYS at 152! Racz steps up with another big win for the Warriors! Filip picks up a pin over a top 15 NYS opponent! Joseph Urig went 4-0 with 4 pins for the Warriors! Boice and Sofia Mac both battle tough in losses to the Clem brothers. Tresch vs Arbeit was a great match – would love to see a rematch!

Congratulations Minisink Valley
2022 NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Champions

Division 1 Pools – (seeds in parenthesis)
Pool/Mat #1: (1)Minisink Valley – S9, (8)Pittsford – S5, Horseheads – S4
Pool/Mat #2: (4)Fox Lane – S1, (5)Indian River – S3, Starpoint – S6
Pool/Mat #3: (3)Wantagh – S8, (6)Arlington – S1, Lancaster – S6
Pool/Mat #4: (2)Burnt Hills – S2, (7)Fairport – S5, Brentwood – S11

Division 1 Pools Schedule
Round 1 – 9:00 AM
Mat 1 – Minisink Valley 66 Horseheads 6
Mat 2 – Starpoint 39 Fox Lane 27
Mat 3 – Wantagh 36 Lancaster 20
Mat 4 – Brentwood 33 Burnt Hills 29
Round 2 – 10:30 AM
Mat 1 – Pittsford 54 Horseheads 21
Mat 2 – Starpoint 37 Indian River 33
Mat 3 – Lancaster 36 Arlington 30
Mat 4 – Brentwood 36 Fairport 23
Round 3 – 12:00 Noon
Mat 1 – Minisink Valley 50 Pittsford 12
Mat 2 – Indian River 35 Fox Lane 34
Mat 3 – Wantagh 52 Arlington 15
Mat 4 – Burnt Hills 35 Fairport 33

Division 2 Pools – (seeds in parenthesis)
Pool/Mat #5: (1)Tioga – S4, (8)Newfane – S6, Port Jervis – S9,
Pool/Mat #6: (4)Gouverneur – S10, (5)Edgemont – S1, Falconer – S6
Pool/Mat #7: (3)Saranac – S7, (6)Cold Spring – S8, Warrensburg/Bolton – S2
Pool/Mat #8: (2)Can/Green – S5, (7)Shoreham WR – S11, Central Valley – S3

Division 2 Pools Schedule
Round 1 – 9:00 AM
Mat 5 – Tioga 65 Port Jervis 9
Mat 6 – Falconer 39 Gouverneur 24
Mat 7 – Warrensburg/Bolton 37 Saranac 31
Mat 8 – Canisteo/Greenwood 47 Central Valley 23
Round 2 – 10:30 AM
Mat 5 – Newfane 59 Port Jervis 11
Mat 6 – Falconer 41 Edgemont 24
Mat 7 – Cold Spring Harbor 34 Warrensburg/Bolton 33 – criteria
Mat 8 – Central Valley Academy 37 Shoreham Wading River 30
Round 3 – Noon
Mat 5 – Tioga 47 Newfane 16
Mat 6 – Gouverneur 45 Edgemont 19
Mat 7 – Saranac 34 Cold Spring Harbor 27
Mat 8 – Canisteo/Greenwood 57 Shoreham Wading River 9

Division 1 Semis: Minisink Valley 55 Starpoint 7
Division 1 Semis: Wantagh 37 Brentwood 21

Division 2 Semis: Tioga 59 Falconer 12
Division 2 Semis: Canisteo Greenwood 56 Warrensburg Bolton 16

Division 1 Finals – Minisink Valley 49 Wantagh 13
Division 2 Finals – Tioga 50 Canisteo Greenwood 7

Saturday January 29, 2022

NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships @ SRC Arena in Syracuse
Minisink Valley is the top seed in the Division 1 tournament while a scrappy Port Jervis team is looking to open some eyes in the Division 2 tournament.

Live round-by-round results of the entire tournament click here

Mahopac Memorial Wrestling Tournament
Monroe Woodbury, Middletown, Pine Bush, and Rondout Valley are four of the twenty-two teams in the field at the Mahopac Memorial Tournament.

Wizard Duals
Middletown went 5-0 and won the team title at the Wizard Duals. Saugerties went 4-1 and came in 2nd in the team race. The other teams in the tournament were Washingtonville, Highland, Kingston, and Beacon. The host team Washingtonville went 2-3 in duals however their tournament was highlighted by Andrew Marchese’s 147th career win. With that victory, Marchese, who went 5-0 at 132 for the day, became Washingtonville’s all-time career wins leader. The Washingtonville senior, who will wrestle in college at Castleton, now has a career record on 147 – 16. Marchese finished 5th in NYS as a sophomore and is one of the favorites to stand on top of the podium in Albany this February! Congratulations Andrew! Washingtonville had two other wrestlers go 5-0 on the day – Dominic Gennaro at 145 and Justin Callahan at 215-285.

Dual Results
Middletown 64 Highland 6
Middletown 78 Beacon 0
Middletown 78 Kingston 0
Middletown 52 Saugerties 22
Middletown 42 Washingtonville 33
Saugerties 48 Washingtonville 30
Highland 37 Washingtonville 36 – criteria
Washingtonville 54 Beacon 24
Washingtonville 54 Kingston 12

Michael O’Connell Tournament @ Pearl River
Chester, New Paltz, and Burke attended the Michael O’Connell Tournament which was originally scheduled for December. Chester had one champion and four other top-3 placers! Nick DiCurcio took home the title @ 189 while Trent Edwards finished 2nd @ 102, Dylan Santangelo was 3rd @ 102, Michael Franco was 3rd @ 138, and Teddy Szymanski was 3rd @ 215. Other results will be posted when they are received.

For the third time since 2018, Port Jervis will be heading to Syracuse to represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships. The tournament takes place this Saturday, January 29th at the SRC Arena and Events Center in Syracuse. This event is a “must attend” for any wrestling fan who loves the excitement of a dual meet tournament. The one-day event will conclude with the Division 1 and Division 2 finals taking place on center stage on side-by-side mats.

Port Jervis punched their ticket to the state duals by winning the Section 9 D2 Dual Meet Tournament in workmanlike fashion! On day one of the S9 Duals the Red Raiders defeated Liberty by the score of 48-27 in the quarters and then topped Onteora in the semis by the same exact score! This set the stage for a D2 finals showdown against New Paltz, who despite being the #6 seed, made it all the way to the finals. The dual was competitive however Port Jervis had too much for New Paltz and won the championship by a score of 38-30.

In Syracuse, Port Jervis has received a very tough draw being placed in the pool with top seeded Tioga from Section 4. But remember, the matches are settled on the mat, not on paper. Best of luck to a scrappy Port Jervis squad – it’s time to make some noise at the state duals!

Minisink Valley is once again making the trip to the SRC Arena & Events Center in Syracuse with one goal in mind – the NYSPHSAA D1 Dual Meet Championship! The Warriors punched their ticket to the state dual meet championships by dominating the competition at the Section 9 Dual Meet Championships on January 11th and 12th. After receiving an opening round bye, Minisink defeated Warwick 72-0 in the quarterfinals advancing them to Day 2 of the tournament. In the semifinals, the Warriors rolled over NFA by a score of 58-6 setting up a final’s showdown with long-time rival Monroe Woodbury. The Crusaders battled to the end, but Minisink Valley just had too much horsepower and defeated Monroe Woodbury by a score of 57-6.

With their win at the Section 9 Duals, the Warriors have earned the right to represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships in Syracuse on January 29th. Minisink won the state championships in 2020. There was no tournament in 2021 due to COVID-19. The pools have been released for this year’s tournament, and to nobody’s surprise, Minisink Valley is the top seed in the Division 1 tournament! Best of luck to Coaches Gallagher, Hendershot, Potter, Byrne, and Raccioppi and the entire Minisink Valley wrestling program in their quest for NYS team supremacy!

Click here for the pools and schedule for Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships!

Monday January 24, 2022

Port Jervis 42 Ellenville 28
Wallkill 63 Monticello 6
Onteora 48 Liberty 24
Pine Bush 43 FDR 21

Tuesday January 25, 2022

Minisink Valley 75 Port Jervis 0
Middletown 72 Kingston 3
Beacon 60 Nyack 12

Wednesday January 26, 2022

Newburgh Free Academy 60 Highland 12
Cornwall 39 Saugerties 31
Chester 37 Onteora 36 – Chester wins on criteria – matches won`
Red Hook 58 Pawling 6
Red Hook 54 Liberty 12
Liberty 36 Pawling 27
Rondout Valley 45 Burke 12
Rondout Valley 48 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12
Burke 36 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12

Thursday January 27, 2022

Beacon 30 Red Hook 29
Highland @ New Paltz

Friday January 28, 2022

Wallkill 39 Warwick 25
Cornwall 42 Washingtonville 27
Chester @ Our Lady of Lourdes
Eldred & Monticello @ Fallsburg
FDR @ Monroe Woodbury
New Paltz @ Pine Bush
Kingston @ Goshen

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament @ Minisink Valley
Host Minisink Valley had nine finalists and crowned five individual champions to cruise to the team title at the 2022 Gene Brigham. Winning titles for the Warriors were Eric Tigue (152), Zack Ryder (160), Mikey Altomer (172), Andrew Filip (189), and Ethan Gallo (215). The other finalists for Minisink were Wyatt Boice (110), Sofia Macaluso (118), Luke Greiner (145), and George Racz (160). Eight other Warriors finished in the top six at their weight class: Joseph Uhrig (5th @ 102), Anthony Tresch (3rd @ 126), Zackary McKernan (4th @ 132), Liam Holmes (5th @ 138), Tyler Dumond (6th @ 138), Quinten Morgan (3rd @ 172), Michael Loundsbury (5th @ 189), and Aiden Gove (4th @ 285). Minisink Valley won the team title with 305 points outdistancing runner-up Shenendehowa who notched 207 points followed by 3rd place Burnt Hills who recorded 181.5 team points. MV’s Zack Ryder won the MOW and the Aggregate Pin award!

There were several other Section 9 teams and wrestlers who had notable results at the tournament. Valley Central finished 5th in the team race and had two champions in Luke Satriano (102) and Nicholas Weeden (110). Satriano was taken down early in his finals match and then reeled of 10 straight points to secure a major decision over Yorktown’s Joeseph Tornambe. Weeden avenged a dual meet loss to Wyatt Boice by securing a pin over his Minisink Valley rival at 5:46 in the finals. Other Valley Central placers were Vincent Vidacovich (5th @ 110), Sebastian Vidacovich (4th @ 126), and Richie Degon (5th @ 132). Goshen finished 6th in the team race and had two finalists in Max Winkler and Dom Siracusa. Winkler lost a hard-fought 8-2 decision to MV’s Andrew Filip, while Siracusa was pinned by the top ranked heavyweight in the state, Charles Tibbitts from New Hartford, at the 2:27 mark of the second period. Other Goshen place winners were Jacob Perales (4th @ 118), Declan Bernhardt (6th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).

The remaining Section 9 place winners at the tournament were Charle Wylie from Port Jervis (4th @ 102), Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell (5th @ 118), Pine Bush’s Richie Urena (6th @ 126), Ryan Ross from Port Jervis (5th @ 145), Burke’s Frankie Shaw (5th @ 152), Pine Bush’s Devis Greer (3rd @ 160), Jack Mazzie from Burke (6th @ 172), Ivan Figueroa from Port Jervis (6th @ 189), Matt Oosterom from Port Jervis (3rd @ 215), and Saul Abrego from Pine Bush (4th @ 215).

For the first time ever, this year’s Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament also had a Girls Only Division. There were several girls who competed against the boys – and two of them, Wylie and Macaluso, even placed in the top 6! However, hosting a tournament with a Girls Only Division is a huge step in getting Girls Wrestling sanctioned in New York State. Congratulations to Pine Bush’s Brooke Tarshis and to Bellport’s Cadence Howard for winning their weight classes at yesterday’s tournament! Great job girls!!!

Wallkill Duals
Cornwall went 4-0 and took home the title at the 2022 Wallkill Duals. Host Wallkill went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place. Box scores below!

Cornwall 51 Brewster 12
Cornwall 36 Warwick 33
Cornwall 38 Mamaroneck 32
Cornwall 43 Wallkill 30
Wallkill 60 Chester 18
Wallkill 43 Roy C. Ketcham 25
Wallkill 34 Middletown 32

King Bison Tournament
NFA takes 1st place as a Team at King Bison Tournament at Shaker HS!
Cooper Merli(102) 1st Place and MOW of Lightweights
Matthew Mercado(126) 4th Place
Kevin Segali(132) 2nd Place
Jackson Merli(145) 2nd Place
Anthony Manzi(160) 1st Place
Christopher Leggett(172) 4th Place
Joseph Ponesse(189) 2nd Place
Aiden Harrison(215) 3rd Place

Match-by-match NFA Results Click Here

Dominick Kossmann Memorial Duals
Duanesburg-Schoharie 48 Onteora 21

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament @ Minisink Valley High School
Normally a “solid” tournament, this year’s Gene Brigham can better be described as “stacked”!!! The host team, Minisink Valley is the top-ranked team in the state according to New York Wrestling News and they are ranked in the top-50 in the nation according to both FloWrestling and MatScouts! Challenging the Warriors at this year’s Gene Brigham will be Section 2 powers Burnt Hills (#3 in NYS) and Shenendehowa (#4 in NYS). The other Section 9 teams in the field are Valley Central, Port Jervis, Pine Bush, Goshen, Liberty, Eldred, and Burke. Rounding out the field at this year’s Gene Brigham are Mahopac (Section 1), Yorktown (Section 1), Bellport (Section 11), New Hartford (Section 3), Yonkers (Section 1), and Oxford-Greene (Section 4). Let’s take a look at all of the New York Wrestling News state-ranked wrestlers who are registered at the Gene Brigham…there is at least one ranked kid at every weight and almost every weight has several!!!
102: #3 D1 Joe Tornambe (Yorktown), #7 D1 Luke Satriano (Valley Central), #11 D1 Joe Uhrig (Minisink Valley), HM D1 George Johnson (Mahopac)
110: #2 D2 Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis), #15 D1 Nick Weeden (Valley Central), HM D1 Tyler Whiteley (Burnt Hills)
118: #6 D1 Wyatt Gentzel (Bellport)
126: #13 D1 Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills), HM D1 Anthony Tresch (Minisink ValleyV), HM D1 Sebastian Vidacovich (Valley Central)
132: #6 @ 126 Gabe Goss (Burnt Hills), HM D1 @126 Bobby John (Bellport)
138: #4 D1 Jashon Holmes (Shenendehowa), #6 D1 @ 132 Colin Carlin (Burnt Hills), #11 D1 Tyler Rossini (Burnt Hills). #12 D1 @ 132 Troy Gentzel (Bellport)
145: #2 D1 Angelo Centrone (Mahopac), #8 D1 Josh Warland (Burnt Hills), #13 D2 Ryan Ross (Port Jervis), HM D1 Luke Greiner (Minisink Valley), HM D1 David Ensminger (Shenendehowa)
152: #6 D1 Eric Tigue (Minisink Valley)
160: #1 D1 Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley), HM D1 George Racz (Minisink Valley)
172: #1 D1 Mikey Altomer (Minisink Valley), #8 D1 Ryan Buthfer (Burnt Hills)
189: #2 D1 Andrew Filip (Minisink Valley), #14 Braydon Pennell (Pine Bush), HM D1 Max Winkler (Goshen)
215: #1 D1 Ethan Gallo (Minisink Valley), #9 D1 Jaiden Green (Bellport), #10 D2 Matthew Oosterom (Port Jervis)
285: #1 D1 Charles Tibbitts (New Hartford), #12 D1 Dominic Siracusa (Goshen)

Wallkill Duals
Host Wallkill, Middletown, Cornwall, and Chester will do battle at the 2022 Wallkill Duals!

King Bison @ Shaker High School
Newburgh Free Academy is the only Section 9 team that entered in the 28-team King Bison held at Shaker High School.

Dominick Kossman Memorial Duals
Onteora heads to the 6-team Dominick Kossman Memorial Duals.

Tuesday January 18, 2022

Monroe Woodbury 68 Kingston 4
Valley Central @ FRD Hyde Park
Ellenville @ Chester

Wednesday January 19, 2022

Monroe Woodbury 44 Newburgh Free Academy 26
Minisink Valley 78 Kingston 0
Middletown 46 Pine Bush 22
Washingtonville 49 Valley Central 24
Saugerties 36 Goshen 34
Cornwall 38 Wallkill 26
Port Jervis 42 New Paltz 21
Chester 60 Burke 12

Thursday January 20, 2022

Minisink Valley 61 Warwick 6

Friday January 21, 2022

Kingston @ Rondout Valley

Saturday January 15, 2022

Kohl Tournament @ Suffern HS (Section 1)
Minisink Valley – Team Champions
Top-6 Placers:
102: Joseph Uhrig – 3rd
110: Wyatt Boice – 3rd, Joseph Sullivan – 5th
118: Sofia Macaluso – 2nd
126: Anthony Tresch – CHAMPION
132: Zak McKernan – CHAMPION, Zack Filip – 2nd
138: Liam Holmes – 6th
145: Luke Greiner – CHAMPION
160: George Racz – CHAMPION, Quinten Morgan – 5th
285: Aiden Gove – 5th

Monroe Woodbury – 4th in Team Race
Top-6 Placers:
102: Devin Charles – 5th
110: Liam Hayes – 4th
118: Maxim Javorsky – 3rd
126: Grant Barczak – 2nd, Marco Piazza – 4th
138: Jordan Brown – CHAMPION
145: Brandon Carcaterra – 4th
172: Mike Zrelak – 2nd
189: Eryk Shammgod – 4th

Chester
Top-6 Placer:
172: Nick Dicurcio – 4th

John S. Burke
Top-6 Placers:
152: Frankie Shaw – 6th
172: Justin Mazzie – 6th
285: David Valentin – 6th

Highland Tournament
Highland, Washingtonville, New Paltz, Liberty, Rondout Valley, Marlboro, and FDR Hyde Park all competed in the 11-team Highland Round Robin Tournament. Washingtonville finished 3rd in the team race and crowned 2 champions in Andrew Marchese (132) and Justin Callahan (215). Host team Highland took 5th in the team race and crowned 3 champions in Chris Gatto (126), Logan Zehr (138), and Logan Smith (160). New Paltz had one champion, Cole Cuppett (152), and placed 7th followed by FDR Hyde Park who finished 8th in the team race and crowned a champion at 102 in Luke Dakin.

Click below for full tournament results!

Joe McCloe Memorial Duals
Congratulations to Middletown going a perfect 5-0 and winning the title at the 2022 Joe McCloe Memorial Duals. Stephan Monchery went a perfect 5-0 for the Middies notching 3 first period pins and receiving 2 forfeits. Congratulations Middletown!!!

Rd 1: Middletown 78 Whitney Point 0
Rd 2: Middletown 54 Vestal 15
Rd 3: Middletown 47 Corning 28
Semis: Middletown 52 Waverly 20
Finals: Middletown 48 Oxford-Green 26

Full Middletown Results

Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic
Goshen had 8 wrestlers place in the top 6 and finished 3rd in the team race at the Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic. Leading the way for the Gladiators were Max Winkler (189) and Dom Siracusa (285). Both wrestlers made it to the finals however both ran into some tough competition and needed to settle for silver. Winkler had the unfortunate task of wrestling Kole Mulhauser of Section 3 Central Square in the finals. Mulhauser, a Princeton commit, is currently ranked 8th in the nation by FloWrestling. Siracusa had to lock horns with Nick Rogers of Section 3 General Brown. Rogers, who is considered one of the favorites to win the 285 pound D2 state title in Albany, used a second period reversal to secure a 2-0 win over Siracusa. The other top-6 placers for Goshen were Joe Minnies (3rd @ 110), Jackson Brady (4th @ 138), Dante Joseph (5th @ 189), Declan Bernhardt (4th @ 215), Kyle Kubik (5th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).

Schenectady Invitational
Minisink Valley only sent five wrestlers to the Schenectady Invitational – all five came home with first place trophies! Winning title for the Warriors were Eric Tigue at 152, Zack Ryder at 160, Mikey Altomer at 172, Andrew Filip at 189, and Ethan Gallo at 215. Gallo’s finals match was a highly anticipated showdown with Ryan Stein from Section 2 Shaker. Stein along with Gallo are considered two of the top 215-pound wrestlers in NYS D1. The bout did not live up to expectations as Gallo pinned his Section 2 foe in 1:39. Despite only entering five wrestlers in the tournament, the Warriors finished 3rd in the team race with 134 points. Burnt Hills (13 wrestlers) won the tournament with 166 points and Shenendehowa (10 wrestlers) placed 2nd with 152 points. Great job Minisink!

Full Minisink Results