Holiday Tournaments Schedule

Wednesday 12/27 and Thursday 12/28

Mid-Hudson Tournament @ Arlington High School
Section 9 Top-6 Placewinners
101: 1st – Soto (NFA) maj 12-4 Vass (Valley Central)
108: 1st – LaGala Ryan (Longwood) maj 20-9 Futia (Wallkill)
108: 3rd – Merli (NFA) wbf :54 Guglielmo (Ward Melville)
124: 3rd – Hallinan (Xavier) wbf 4:37 Strother (Wallkill)
131: 1st – Mercado (NFA) inj time 3:15 Banda (Wallkill)
131: 5th – Greathouse (Marlboro) maj 11-2 Moore (Ridgefield)
138: 5th – Ray (Ossining) dec 13-8 Shields (Onteora)
152: 1st – Ketcham (Washingtonville) dec 5-1 Lagana (Xavier) – Ketcham MOW
152: 5th – Kent (Longwood) tf 20-2 Betancourt (Beacon)
160: 5th – Morell (NFA) wbf :57 Dakin (FDR-Hyde Park)
170: 3rd – Annacone (Wallkill) dec 8-5 Bilyou (FDR-Hyde Park)
190: 3rd – Herriman (FDR Hyde Park) wbf 2:48 Harley (Shaker)
190: 5th – Plunkett (Arlington) wbf 4:48 Calfe (Valley Central)
215: 1st – Weidman (Xavier) wbf 1:11 Leggett (NFA)
285: 1st – Aviles (Wallkill) wbf 4:24 Pokeda (Guilderland)
285: 5th – Paschal (Red Hook) wbf 1:16 Sita (Hewlett)

Team Race: 4th NFA, 5th Wallkill, 13th FDR-Hyde Park, 16th VC

Section 9 Wrestlers Who Advanced to Day 2 at the Mid-Hudson
101: Soto (NFA), Vass (VC)
108: Merli (NFA), Futia (Wallkill) – Merli notched career win #100!!!
124: Strother (Wallkill), Luke Dakin (FDR-Hyde Park)
131: Mercado (NFA), Greathouse (Marlboro), Banda (Wallkill)
145: Paul (FDR-Hyde Park)
152: Ketcham (Washingtonville), Betancourt (Beacon)
160: Liam Dakin (FDR-Hyde Park), Morell (NFA)
170: Annacone (Wallkill), Davis (Beacon), Bilyou (FDR-Hyde Park)
190: Herriman (FDR-Hyde Park), Calfe (VC), Coughlin (NFA)
215: Leggett (NFA)
285: Paschal (Red Hook), Aviles (Wallkill), Curtis (FDR-Hyde Park)

Thursday 12/28

Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament @ Kittatinny, NJ
Minisink Valley once again dominated the competition at the Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament in New Jersey! The Warriors had eight finalists and crowned five champions in running away with the team title! Winning title for Minisink Valley were Wyatt Boice @ 138, Anthony Tresch @ 144, Luke Greiner @ 150, PJ Duke @ 157, and Zachary Filip at 190. Taking home silver for MV were Vinny Coppola @ 120, Nate Racz @ 131, and Quinten Morgan at 175. Also placing in the top-4 for the Warriors were Gabe Simpson (3rd at 106), Timmy Duke (3rd at 215), and Kevin Crowe-Bailey (3rd at 285). Minisink Valley took the team title outpacing host Kittatinny by a margin of 241.5 points to 183 points!

Massapequa Holiday Tournament
Monroe Woodbury had two finalists and placed nine wrestlers in the top-8 at the Massapequa Holiday Tournament. The Crusaders finished tied for 5th in the team race. Monroe Woodbury place winners were Kelly Sullivan (3rd at 101), Elijah Brown (2nd at 124), Liam Hayes (2nd at 145), Brandan Carcaterra (4th at 145), Isaiah Grant (4th at 152), Jonathan Subocz (5th at 170), Luis Rads Paz (5th at 190), Ashton Capen (3rd at 215), and Jared Durand (6th at 285).

Coxsackie Athens Girls Tournament
Section 9 had four champions and placed sixteen girls in the top-4 at the Coxsackie Athena Girls Tournament!
107 – Keira Filip (Minisink Valley) – Champion
107 – JoEllen Luke (Saugerties) – 4th place
114A – Sara Pauls (Minisink Valley) – Champion
114A – Savannah Tittleback (Saugerties) – 2nd place
114B – Peyton Matone (Minisink Valley) – 1st place
114B – Addison Strenfel (Middletown) – 4th place
120B – Sophia Franco-Coelho (Minisink Valley) – 3rd place
132A – Jaida Macaluso (Minisink Valley) 2nd place
132B – Avery Wingen (Minsink Valley) – 1st place
138 – Kalyani Ramkissoon (Middletown) – 3rd place
145 – Meredith Mills (Saugerties) – Champion
145 – Brooke Besson (Minisink Valley) – 2nd place
152 – Zoe Kip (Liberty) – 2nd place
152 – Hailey Lichtenstein (Middletown) – 4th place
235 – Norma Avila (Middletown) – Champion
235 – Patricia Deslandes (Minisink Valley) – 2nd place

Friday 12/29

Ken Haines Tournament
Day 2 Update:
Goshen placed four wrestlers in the top-8 at the Ken Haines Tournament. Jacob Perales placed 4th at 131 while Dan Weeden too 5th at 160. At 138 pounds the Gladiators had Michael Lombardi finished in 8th place as did Evan Weeden at 145 who also finished 8th.

Day 1 Update:
Goshen has two wrestlers in the semis and another two still alive in consies who have already guaranteed themselves a spot on the podium. Jacob Morales (131) and Dan Weeden (160) are in the semifinals while Michael Lombardi (138) and Evan Weeden (145) both won their blood round matches and are guaranteed a top-8 finish!