Author: Mike Carey

Congratulations to all of the wrestlers who competed at the 2018 Hudson Valley Challenge.  Special thanks to the Friends of Section 9, specifically Gary Rissler and Dan Wernikoff, for running the tournament and to John Foley and  Port Jervis High School for hosting the event! Below is a list of all of the top 3 finishers in every weight class!

High School Division
99: 1. Evan Mougailian   2. Chris Crawford   3. Zach Vera
106: 1. Rick Camano   2. Ben Bautista   3. Matt Davis
113: 1. Jacob Chenier   2. Nick Patel   3. Chis Demiglio
120: 1. Mike Tanderello   2. Shane Woolf   3. Steve Ciambrone
126: 1. Nick Picariello   2. John Antonelli    3. Logan Zehr
132A: 1. Patrick Ross   2. Paul Cohn   3. Brian Lombardi
132B: 1. Aaron Ayzerov   2. Jordan Suarez   3. Riley McHale
138A: 1. Nick Ross   2. Logan Hurwitt   3. James Sullivan
138B: 1. Michael Nicpon   2. Brendan Carroll   3. Andrew Plunkett
145: 1. Kawan Wills   2. Nick Albornoz   3. James Hubbard
152A: 1. Chris Fini   2. Marcus Brown   3. James Shaw
152B: 1. Trevor DuBoff   2. Cael Atkins   3. Connor O’Brein
160A: 1. Alex Casiano  2. Michael Buscemi   3. Chris McLaughlin
160B: 1. Dean Appell   2. Gianni Campbell   3. Kieren Ryan
170: 1. Pasquale Satriano   2. Steven Felice
182: 1. Joe Seltzer   2. Sean Barrick
195: 1. Jeffrey Guitierrez   2. Remi Land   3. Dirani Hayes
220: 1. Elijah Babb   2. Stehan Monchery   3. Damani Bellamy

Middle School
Group 1: 1. Ryan Haynes   2. Luke Satriano
Group 2: 1. Colin Menier  2. Mason Ketcham  3. Lucas Wells
Group 3: 1. Ricky Gomez  2. Ben Marchetto   3. Jordan Brown
Group 4: 1. Chris Crawford   2. Liam Kelly   3. Aaron Kim
Group 5: 1. Hunter Endricat  2. Remington Kim  3. Daniela Parisi
Group 6: 1. Kyle Kubik  2. Oliver Rekus

Elementary 2 Division
Group 1: 1. Ryan Fitzpatrick  2. Gio Lomonaco  3. Lorenzo Caserto
Group 2: 1. Joey Rizzuto  2. Charlie Wylie   3. Garrett Judd
Group 3: 1. Luke Satriano  2. Justin Harrison   3. Cole Lamberton
Group 4: 1. Mason Ketchem  2. Logan Mohl  3. Rhayna Simpson
Group 5: 1. Griffin Petzold   2. Nick DeBellis

Elementary 1 Division
Group 1: 1. Hudson Judd   2. Angelo Caserto
Group 2: 1. Will Soto  2. Andy Cappichionni  3. Santino Caserto
Group 3: 1. Brandon Mayock  2. Jax Meyers  3. Ben Sayers

Girls Division
Group 1: 1. Sophia Lentine   2. Charlie Wylie
Group 2: 1. Alyssa Reed  2. Rhayna Simpson
Group 3: 1. Isabella Garcia   2. Daniela Parisi

Full Results
HV Challenge – High School               HV Challenge – MS ES Girls

2018 – 2019 Roster
Gavin Pasqualini (Arlington) – Section 1 Champion 2018
John Miller (Highland) – Section 9
Jacob Studt (Kingston) – Section 9
Marquees Randolph (Mt. Vernon) – Section 1 Placer 2017
Adonis Morano (Middletown) – Section 9 Champ 2017
Matthew Shields (Onteora) – Section 9 Finalist; National Qualifier
Jeffrey Kiluba (Red Hook) – Section 9 Champion 2017
Frank Cincotta (Rondout Valley) – Section 9 Placer 2017
Mike Fekishazy (Wallkill) – 2X Section 9 Champ; NYS Finalist 2017
Quentin Kromirs (Onteora) – Section 9 Placer 2011
Diego Orellana (Ossining) – 2X Section 1 Placer

Head Coach Brian Vutianitis
Coach Vutianitis is a 2011 Graduate from Warwick Valley HS where he was a Section 9 champion on Warwick’s championship team that boasted a record 8 champions in one season. After high school Coach Vutianitis wrestled for SUNY Cortland where he was a two year captain and all conference in the ECWC in 2015. He graduated with a degree in criminology. Coach Vutianitis was a two year assistant coach at Warwick Valley High School before taking over at SUNY Ulster while he pursues his Masters in School Counseling through Liberty University. Coach Vutianitis is also the club president and owner of Vision Wrestling club, a Section 9 club based in Warwick NY.

Assistant Coach Trevor Gale
Coach Gale was a member of the Onteora wrestling program. He is a 2X Section 9 champion and a state place winner in high school. After high school Coach Gale was an assistant coach at SUNY Cortland for 2 seasons before taking his talents back to Section 9 where he has been a member of Onteora’s coaching staff for 7 years. Coach Gale also assisted at Delta Wrestling Club in Section 9.

The 2018 Hudson Valley Challenge is right around the corner! Have you registered yet???  The tournament will take place on Sunday, October 21th and will once again be held at Port Jervis High School.  This tournament is run by the Friends of Section 9 – the same organization that runs the Eastern States Classic!  Let’s spread the word and pack the gym with both wrestlers and fans!

Registration is available through TicketLeap here!

Coach Brian Vutianitis and Vision WC are down in York, PA at the Columbus Day Duals this weekend.  Vision is a Section 9 based wrestling club which includes some of the best local wrestlers including 2018 Section 9 champs Justin Morales (Middletown) and Tyler Serafini (Newburgh Free Academy).

A handful of other local wrestlers are also competing for other clubs including Nick Fea (RedWolf Red), Nikko Walsh (Empire Black), and Frank Fea (RedWolf Red).

Live results are available on TrackWrestling and full local results will be posted here by Sunday evening!  Best of luck to all competitors!!!

 

Congratulations to Pine Bush junior Tommy Askey for grinding his way through the 145 bracket at the Journeymen OverFlo Tournament!  By winning his weight class, Askey has earned the right to compete in Sunday’s main event, The Journeymen Classic!  Congratulations Tommy….Great job and best of luck!!!

 

145 Champion: Tommy Askey (Pine Bush, junior)
Rd 16: Askey wbf 1:45 Alvez (CT)
Quarters: Askey maj. dec 10-2 Smith (NC)
Semis: Askey maj. dec. 13-2 Dickerson (MI)
Finals: Askey dec 6-3 Thompson (IL)

Other Section 9 Participants:
106: Andrew Marchese (Washingtonville, freshman) 3-2 DNP
Rd. 16: Harrington (CT) wbf 3:29 Marchese
Consie: Marchese tech. fall 17-2 Seymour (PA)
Consie: Marchese dec. 5-0 Bodie (PA)
Consie: Carter (NJ) wbf 1:24 Marchese

130: Tommy Maddox (Washingtonville, senior) 2-2 DNP
Rd 16: Maddox wbf 1:35 Nichols (CT)
Quarters: Maddox dec 12-7 DiGiovanni (NJ)
Semis: Demasco (NY) dec 9-2 Maddox
Consie: Coleman (PA) wbf :23 Maddox

130: Jordan Suarez (Minisink Valley, junior) 1-2 DNP
Rd 16: Cullen (NY) wbf 1:34 Suarez
Consie: Suarez dec 5-3 Passanmante (RI)
Consie: Digiovanni (NJ) wbf 1:52 Suarez

135: Pat Ross (Onteora, sophomore) 2-2 DNP
Rd 16 – bye
Quarters: Leon (NJ) maj. dec 8-0 Ross
Consie: Ross dec 11-5 Matiella (CA)
Consie: Smith (NJ) tech fall 4:21 Ross

140: Nick Ross (Onteora, sophomore) 1-2 DNP
Rd 16: Laurie (CT) dec 7-2 Ross
Consie: Ross wbf :53 Welch (CT)
Consie: Marko (NJ) maj. dec 10-2 Ross

160: Kraig Thomas (Wallkill, senior) 2-2 DNP
Rd 16: Thomas – bye
Quarters: Thomas dec 3-2 Anderson (UT)
Semis: Cordio (MA) dec 4-0 Thomas
Consie: Morgan (NJ) wbf :40 Thomas

Let’s take a look a the Section 9 wrestlers who are currently entered in the 2018 Journeymen Fall Classic and OverFlo Tournaments.  The OverFlo will take place on Saturday October 6th while the main event, The Classic, will go down on Sunday the 7th!!!  The tournament takes place at the Union College Memorial Field House in Schenectady, NY. There are a few local kids on the wait list so this list could change over the next week or so.  Good luck boys!!!

Journeymen Classic
120 – Marco Vespa (Monroe Woodbury, senior)
152 – Nathan Ross (Onteora, junior)

Journeymen OverFlo
106 – Andrew Marchese (Washingtonville, freshman)
130 – Tommy Maddox (Washingtonville, senior)
135 – Patrick Ross (Onteora, sophomore)
140 – Nicholas Ross (Onteora, sophomore)
140 – Joseph McGinty (Monroe Woodbury, junior)
145 – Tommy Askey (Pine Bush, junior)
160 – Kraig Thomas (Wallkill, senior)

The 2018 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Upstate NY Chapter induction ceremony was a huge success! Over 350 people packed the ballroom at the Double Tree Hotel and Conference Center in East Syracuse to watch the 2018 inductees recognized for their contributions to the greatest sport on Earth, wrestling! Congratulations once again to all of those inducted especially Section 9’s own Mark Faller.  Dr. Faller is a Port Jervis HS graduate and, after finishing his undergraduate work at Harvard with degrees in physics and psychology, returned to his alma mater to become one of the most successful coaches in Section 9 history.  Congratulations Coach…very well deserved!  Also special kudos to former Valley Central coach and fellow Hall of Famer Bob Zifchock for doing a great job serving as the master of ceremony!  Coach Zifchock was also kind enough to share the below picture which includes all of the 2018 inductees!

Popolizio, Conners, Hogan, Freischlag, and Tracy Also Get the Nod; Veysman from New York Wrestling News to be Honored As Well!

Well another Section 9 alum is being inducted into the Upstate NY Chapter of the Nation Wrestling Hall of Fame!  Congratulations to former Port Jervis wrestling coach Mark Faller for being part of the 2018 induction class! The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 23 in East Syracuse.

Faller graduated from Port Jervis in 3 years and attended Harvard where he would excel both on and off the mat. He was an alternate for the 1976 Olympics in Greco Roman. Faller would return to Port Jervis where he led the Red Raiders, including Ed, Lou, and Steve Banach, to an incredible 70-2-1 record from 1975-1980.  Faller left Port Jervis to take over as head wrestling coach for Division 1 Franklin & Marshall where he would finish with a 122-104-1 coaching record without the benefit of athletic scholarships! From there, Faller moved to Georgia to earn his Ph.D. and then moved to Anchorage, Alaska where he was a psychology professor at Alaska Pacific University. Coach Faller is now retired and resides in Knoxville, TN. Congratulations Mark…Section 9 is proud to call you one of our own!

Also being inducted into the 2018 HOF Class are:
Frank Popolizio – Journeymen Wrestling and Shenendehowa HS
Michael Connors – Fulton HS and Oswego State
Scott Freischlag – Wayne Central School District
Michael Hogan – Peru Central School District
Gene Tracy – Section III Wrestling Official

A few others will be receiving special recognition for their contribution to the sport of wrestling and I would be remiss if I did not give special mention to Betsy Veysman.  Betsy will receive the Stanbro Media Award for her work in promoting the sport of wrestling.  Betsy founded www.newyorkwrestlingnews.com which has quickly become the most followed and trusted media resource for amateur wrestling in New York State…period! During her tenure at the site she worked tirelessly to post articles, results, and rankings were simply unparalleled! Congratulations my friend…very well deserved!

Congratulations to all of the 2018 inductees!!!

 

Congratulations to Monroe Woodbury senior Marco Vespa who has made the decision to continue his academic and athletic future at Penn State University.  Vespa is already a 5X Section 9 placewinner, 4X Section 9 finalist, 3X Section 9 champion and a 2X NYS placewinner.  Marco finished 4th in the state as a sophomore at 113 and 3rd in the state at 120 last season.

Vespa will be joining the most powerful wrestling program in the nation. Penn State has won 7 on the last 8 NCAA D1 wrestling championships and they have crowned 19 individual national champions during that same span. Great job Marco…Section 9 strong, Section 9 proud!!!!