Author: Mike Carey
Huge Performance By Barczak At Northeast Regionals
MW Sophomore Takes 4th; Elfstrum, Weigel Also Notch Wins
Congratulations to Monroe Woodbury sophomore Evan Barczak for taking 4th place in a loaded 138 pound weight class in the junior freestyle division at the 2015 Phil Portuese Northeast Regionals held at East Stroudsburg, PA. After dropping a 12-6 decision in the second round to Wyoming Seminary’s Andrew Munn, Barczak reeled off 5 straight wins in the consies before losing to NYS D2 champion Jimmy Overhiser in his medal match. One of the wins in his run through the wrestlebacks was a 10-0 tech fall victory over the aforementioned Munn.
Two other Section 9 wrestlers competed in the event including Barczak’s teammate Kendall Elfstrum, also a sophomore, who went 1-2 at 182 pounds for the day. Elfstrum had the misfortune of drawing eventual champion Kyle Gentile from Pennridge, PA in the opening round. In the senior division, Onteora grad and current University of Buffalo wrestler Austin Weigel went 4-2 at at 74 kg – a weight won by some kid named Kyle Dake!
Great job today men!
CTC Goes 2-2 at Journeymen Freestyle Duals
Vinny Vespa and Isaac Serrano Go Undefeated
Congratulations to the Crusader Training Center for their 2-2 performance at this weekend’s Journeymen Freestyle Duals at Union College. West Point bound Monroe Woodbury senior Vincent Vespa went 3-0 for the day while NFA’s Issac Serrano, who will be wrestling for SUNY Cortland next year, finished the day 4-0! Monroe Woodbury sophomores Evan Barczak and Kendall Elfstrum went 3-1 for the tournament as did Nick McShea, a Monroe Woodbury junior who finished 2nd in NYS this season. Other CTC wrestlers with 2 wins were Dylan Earl, Marco Vespa, Tristian Bivano, Trey LaFlamme, and Josh Cordero. Great job guys!!!
Carrozza Enters Wrestling Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Frank Carrozza for being one of the inductees of 2015 class for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Carrozza worked at Minisink Valley as wrestling coach, physical education teacher, and athletic director for over 40 years. He is affectionately referred to as the Father of Minisink Valley wrestling. The induction ceremony took place on Friday night at the Melville Marriott in Long Island. Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan served as the Master of Ceremonies. As a side note, one of the other inductees at last night’s ceremony was former Valley Stream wrestler and current actor Steve Buscemi.
From left to right: Current MV AD Tim Bult, former MV wrestler Heath Macaluso, current MV Wrestling Coach Kevin Gallagher, Hall of Famer Frank Carrozza, former MV wrestler and current MVHS Principal Ken Hauck, former MV wrestler and current MV Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Mike Gillespie, former MV wrestler and current Assistant Wrestling Coach Scott Hendershot
CTC Sending Tough Team To Journeymen Freestyle Duals
Crusader Training Center (CTC) and Monroe Woodbury coach John Gartiser has assembled a tough team comprised mostly of Section 9 wrestlers to compete in this weekend’s Journeymen Freestyle Duals being held at Union College. Good luck men!
Roster:
100 – Dylan Earl
106 – Marco Vespa – 2015 Section 9 Champ; 4th FloNationals 8th grade and under
113 – Tristan Biviano
120 – Anthony Stramiello – 2014 Section 9 champ, 2015 Section 9 runner-up
126- Trey LaFlamme – 2015 5th NYS 106 D2
132 – Vincent Vespa – 3X NYS placewinner (5th, 3rd, 5th)
132 – Kevin Kelly – 2015 Section 9 Champ
138 – Isaac Matthews – 2015 Section 9 Champ
145 – Evan Barczak – 2015 6th NYS 132 D1; 2X Section 9 Champ
152 – Dan Degennaro
160 – Roberts Mickelsons
170 – Josh Cordero – 3rd Section 9
182 – Kendall Elfstrum – 5th NHSCA Sophomore Nationals; Section 9 Champ
195 – open
220 – Nick McShea – 2nd NYS 195 D1; 7th NHSCA Junior Nationals
285 – Isaac Serrano – Section 9 Champ
Girls Wrestling On The Rise!!!
One of the fastest growing sports in the United States is Girls Wrestling! Several states even have a separate all-girls division for their high school state championships. Hopefully, NYS will follow suit in the very near future. Venom Girls Wrestling Club is an all-girls wrestling club team coached by Heath Macaluso at his Budo JJ facility in Otisville, NY. Heath is a Minisink Valley graduate who placed 6th in NYS as a senior before wrestling at Division 1 Wagner for current MV coach Kevin Gallagher. Click on the logo for more information about Venom Girls Wrestling!
The Venom Girls were recently treated to an outstanding freestyle clinic by Sierra “Sissy” Blasone from Sparta NJ. Sissy is a 3X NJ Girls Freestyle State Champion and she is a 3X All-American at Fargo. Sissy was also the starting 106 pound wrestler for Sparta’s varsity team this year where she went 12-10. Sissy will be attending Missouri Valley in the fall on a full wrestling scholarship.
Nice Showing By Middies at DV Duals
Great job by Middletown at the DV Dual tournament this weekend! As a team they finished tied for 5th and they finished 2nd among non-club teams. Joe Humphrey and Oscar Lainez both went 5-0 for the tournament and Lainez notched an extremely impressive 7-1 win over 2015 NYS Champion AJ Burkhart from Waverly! Great job guys!
FS9 Wrestling Club – Sessions Start On Monday
2015 FloNationals
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Best of luck to Monroe Woodbury wrestlers Marco Vespa, Kevin Kelly and Nick McShea who will be competing in the FloNationals this weekend. McShea is the #9 seed at 195 and Kelly is competing at 126 pounds! Vespa is entered in the 8th grade and under division at 106 pounds. Match by match results will be provided right here!
Section 9 Results – High School Division
126 Prelim: Jarrett Jacques (MO) tech fall 16-1 over Kevin Kelly
126 Consie: Kevin Kelly dec 11-7 over Hunter Michaels (OH)
126 Consie: Kevin Kelly wbf 1:26 over Mason Smith (KY)
126 Consie: Nick Lattanze dec 8-3 over Kevin Kelly….Kevin is out
195 Prelim: Nick McShea wbf :49 over Philip Coutch (PA)
195 Round 16: Austin Flores (CA) dec 10-4 over Nick McShea
195 Consie: Nick McShea dec 13-9 over Evan Hudson (OK)
195 Consie: Trey Hartsock (PA) dec 4-2 over Nick McShea … Nick is out
Section 9 Results – 8th Grade & Under Division
100 Prelim: Marco Vespa wbf :31 over Charlie Tamburin (WV)
100 Quarters: Marco Vespa maj dec 10-1 over Cooper Mosier (PA)
100 Semis: Tyler Dilley (PA) dec 3-0 SV over Marco Vespa
100 Consie: Marco Vespa dec 4-0 over Zach Macy (PA)
100 3rd/4th: Corey Gamet (PA) dec 7-3 over Marco Vespa…Marco takes 4th!
Five Section 9 Wrestlers Grab All-American Honors
Congratulations to the following wrestlers for earning All-American status at this weekend’s NHSCA High School Nationals:
Chris Truglio (Minisink Valley) – 4th at 138 Senior Nationals
Kendall Elfstrum (Monroe Woodbury) – 5th at 170 Sophomore Nationals
AJ Aeberlie (Minisink Valley) – 6th at 160 Junior Nationals
Nick McShea (Monroe Woodbury) – 7th at 195 Junior Nationals
Andrew Fenner (Minisink Valley) – 8th at 285 Freshman Nationals