Author: Mike Carey

Beginning in August, the FS9 club will be moving.
New site is:
Local 17 Laborers Union at 451A Little Britain Road, Newburgh
August Schedule: Monday and Wednesdays only 6:00 to 7:30
Hopefully.. back to 4 nights for September and October

138: Evan Barczak – Monroe Woodbury
Prelims: Evan Barczak TF over Wolfgang Clapper (MO) 10-0
R64: Sal Profaci (NJ) TF Evan Barczak 14-3
Consies: Evan Barczak TF over Auston Hall (SC) 11-0
Consies: Evan Barczak WBF over Tim Edmonson (TX) 5:45
Consies: B. O’Keefe (NV) WBF over Evan Barczak 1:53

182: Kendall Elfstrum – Monroe Woodbury
Prelims: bye
R64: Max Lyon (IA) dec Kendall Elfstrum 10-3
Consies: Kendall Elfstrum TF Tim Nichelson (ME) 12-2
Consies: Kyle Hostetter (MO) dec Kendall Elfstrum 14-10

195: Nick McShea – Monroe Woodbury
Prelims: bye
R64: Nick McShea TF Braden Zini (AZ) 24-13
R32: Nick McShea WBF over Jamir Moore (IA) 1:49

220: Aiden Mathews – Marlboro
Prelims: bye
R32: Ethan Anderson (IA) TF over Aiden Mathews 10-0
Consies: James Ford (OH) WBF over Aiden Mathews 1:29

106: Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury
Prelims: Dylan Drogemueller (MN) wbf over Marco Vespa 1:58
Consies: Xavier Rico (AZ) wbf over Marco Vespa 1:42

160: Nijee Noble – Kingston
Prelims: bye
Round of 64: Nijee Noble tech fall over Caleb Armijo (CO) 10-0
Round of 32: Nijee Noble dec Ritchie Heywood (Utah) 8-2
Round of 16: Max Wohlabaugh (Florida) tf Nijee Noble 10-0
Consies: Nijee Noble dec Jeff Skyrud (CA) 10-9
Consies: David Crawford )OH) dec Nijee Noble 4-2

Marlboro resident and Wyoming Seminary graduate Aidan Mathews went 1-2 at 220 pounds in the Junior Greco Roman division.  Mathews will also compete in the freestyle division which begins on Thursday.  Steel sharpens steel Aidan…great job!

 

Congrats to Kingston junior Nijee Noble for going 3-2 in a very tough 160 lb. bracket at the 2015 USAW Cadet Greco Roman Nationals in Fargo, ND. Noble bounced back from an opening round loss to semifinalist Victor Marcelli of Ohio with three impressive wins including a highlight reel throw against Philip Murphy from Minnesota (right).  Noble pinned Murphy in :29 – and that wasn’t his fastest pin of the day!  In the very next round, Nijee recorded a :17 pin against Michael Escobedo from Arizona!  Great job Nijee…freestyle starts in a few days so rest up!

Best of luck to the 6 Section 9 wrestlers who are making the trip to Fargo to compete against the nation’s best at the 2015 Cadet and Junior Nationals!  SectionIXWrestling.com will post all of the results for our local competitors listed below!

Marco Vespa (MW)Cadet 106
Nijee Noble (Kingston) Cadet 160
Evan Barczak (MW) Junior 138
Kendall Elfstrum (MW) Junior 182
Nick McShea (MW) Junior 195
Aiden Mathews (Marlboro/Wyoming Seminary) Junior 220

Renzo Gracie MMA Academy in Middletown was the host for Gene Mills Pin 2 Win Camp from Sunday through Tuesday.  It isn’t every day that you get the opportunity to learn from a 2X NCAA champion and 1980 Olympian!  Assisting Mills with the camp was Ron Jones.  “Jonesie” is a 2X All American and the former wrestling coach at Rutgers; he is, without question, one of the people who is most responsible for Mills success as a competitor.  Coach Jones currently serves as the wresting instructor at Renzo Gracie right here in Middletown!

Wrestling Community Pulls Together To Support Coach Fischbein

This past Saturday Hydra Strength Training in Monroe held a special event, Push Ups For A Cause, to raise funds to help the Fischbein family.  Former MW head wrestling coach Steve Fischbein, who now serves as a program assistant, is battling a rare form of cancer.  The specialized treatment is creating a financial burden on the family so, as it always does, the wrestling community is stepping up and helping out!

Thank you very much to Hydra Strength Training for hosting the event which was attended by over one hundred people.  Below are a few pictures from the event.  Special thanks to Lisa Elfstrum for providing many of the below pictures.

Congratulations to Minisink Valley wrestling coaches Kevin Gallagher and Scott Hendershot for being recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) as NYS Head Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year. Minisink Valley was the #1 ranked team in NYS this season. Gallagher was also selected as the Region 1 Head Wrestling Coach of the Year. The NWCA separates the entire country into 8 regions, Region 1 consists of NY, CT, RI, NH, VT, and ME. Congratulations Coach Gallagher and Coach Hendershot. Very well deserved recognition!

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