Author: Mike Carey

The New York Ironmen Wrestling Club attended the Annual “Match Against Leukemia” a fund raising event to benefit Leukemia cure research.  The Ironmen have been at this great event from day one.

For the second year in a row, Ironmen have won the trophy for “Champions Against Leukemia” by raising the most money.  Our wrestlers from Section 1 and Section 9 raised $2000 for this benefit.  Coach Baker gave This year’s honor of being keeper of the trophy to Tristan Sciafo of Red Hook, for raising the most money by one individual.

The Ironmen team consisted of club members who are new and up-coming Section 1 and Section 9 wrestlers, and a few tried and true warriors.  Much more will be heard about this group of talented young wresters next season. It is also worthy to note that Cuomo declined a chance to wrestle at an elite national event to help out this great cause, and he also went undefeated.

Lukemia Duals Ironmen Team:
Team Captains: Rob Cuomo (S9), Mike Peterson (S1)
99   Nick Hund (S1)
106  Ulysses Olemdo (S1)
113  Dilan Ross (S9) — Coaches Award for Outstanding Effort
120  Chris Gresis (S1) and Tylor Benson (S9)
126  Kevin Knox (S1)
132  Tristan Sciafo (S9)
138  —————–
145  Grant Fredrick (S1)– Most Oustanding Wrestler
152  Kyle Torre (S9) & Matt Demerast (S9)
160  Chris Borchert (S1)
170  ——————
182  Mike Peterson (S1)
195  Rob Cuomo (S9)
220  Tanner Nelson (S1)
285  Pete Lesser (S9)

Ironmen Wrestling is still open to any wrestler and anyone interested in more information about Ironmen can contact Coach Baker by going to our website eteamz.com/ironmenwrestling

Anyone who is interested in attending must contact Cornwall AD Mike Kroemer by Monday 6/23 at:
kroemerm@cornwallschools.com or845-534-8009 ext.7504 

What: Washingtonville Wrestling will be hosting Summer Mat Club Training sessions.

Where: Taft Elementary School Gymnasium

When: Monday and Tuesday – 8am to 9:30am for Youth (5-12yrs)
Monday thru Wednesday – 10am to 12pm for MS/HS and up
*Wednesday will be all live wrestling
June 30th to August 6th (18 total training sessions, 12 sessions for youth)

Cost: Onetime payment of $75 for all youth wrestlers
$100 per wrestler or $10 per training session for MS/HS wrestlers
($25 discount for each additional sibling if paid in full)

Requirements:
• Please make checks payable to: Washingtonville Wrestling Club
• Must bring shorts and a t-shirt. (wrestling shoes are optional but recommended)

For More Information Please Contact:
Coach Andre Lee: 914-474-9920
Coach CJ Marchese: 845-800-5622

On July 26th North Rockland High School Wrestling will be holding a takedown tournament and clinic.  Please read the flyer for specific information regarding the tournament format and contact information.  You must have the waiver and emergency contact form filled out in order to participate.  Summer wrestling makes winter champions.  Visit www.northrocklandwrestling.com for more information.

Tournament Flyer                                Waiver                                Emergency Contact

 

NYS Well Represented With 15 Wrestlers ….. Who From Section 9 Will Be The First To Make The List???

It’s great to see two New Yorkers at #1 (Yianni and Piccininni) and two others in the top 5 (Vito and Dietrich)!  I am excited, however, to see if any Section 9 wrestlers can crack this elite list this year?  Let’s make it happen boys!!!

106: Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, Section 5), #1
106: Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, Section 8), #18
106: Matteo DeVincenzo (Port Jefferson, Section 11), #20
120: Vito Arujau (Syosset, Section 8), #5
126: Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville, Section 11), #1
132: Chris Mauriello (Hauppauge, Section 11), #14
138: Louie DePrez (Hilton, Section 5), #17
138: Tristan Rifanburg (Norwich, Section 4), #18
145: Tommy Dutton (Rocky Point, Section 11), #9
152: Jake Restrepo (Sachem East, Section 11), #16
152: Frank Garcia (Norwich, Section 4), #19
170: Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, Youngstown, NY), #8
170: Ryan Marszal (Unatego, Section 4), #16
182: Christian Dietrich (Greene, Section 4), #4
220: Youssif Hemida (Mamaroneck, Section 1), #16

For complete rankings go to www.flowrestling.org.

Several of our graduating seniors have decided that their wrestling career is not quite over!!!  Below is a list of Section 9 seniors who plan on wrestling at the next level.  I received most of this information is response to an email blast I sent to the coaches.  If I have missed anyone, or if you are a coach and did not receive an email from me, please contact me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

Daniel Decarlo – Port Jervis – Southern Maine
James Bethel – Saugerties – SUNY Oneonta
Rob Kelly – Monroe Woodbury – SUNY Cortland
Sam Weinger – Washingtonville – RIT
Dylan Booth – Port Jervis – SUNY Sullivan
John Stramiello- Pine Bush – Wyoming Seminary(Post-Grad)
Frankie Hernandez – Minisink Valley – Johnson & Wales
Brett Johnson – Cornwall – Wilkes College
Tyler Vervalin – Monroe Woodbury – SUNY Brockport
Chris Cuccolo – St. Benedicts/PB – Western New England
Tyler Owen – Wallkill – Southern Maine
Johnny Grandson – Middletown – SUNY Sullivan
Juan Velazquez – Middletown – Alfred State
John Cirino – Middletown – SUNY Sullivan
William Finkel – Middletown – King’s College

Cohoes H.S. [Sect. 2]has openings in its dual meet tourney scheduled for Dec. 19-20, 2014. This is a two day pooled tourney with 12 teams participating.  All schools will wrestle 8 duals. Four mats will be used throughout the  tourney. We currently have teams from Sect. 2/Sect. 4/Sect. 1/ and Pa.  Awards  for top 3 teams, MOW each team, Team Sportsmanship award. Contact Rick Poplaski [ rpop@nycap.rr.com] if interested.

Five members of the West Point Wrestling Club competed over the weekend at the ASICS University Nationals – Freestyle in Akron, OH.  Leading the way for the WPWC was Enock Francois, a volunteer assistant for Army wrestling, who finished second at 86kg.  Francois was defeated in the finals by Chris Perry, the 2014 NCAA champion from Oklahoma State.

Also representing West Point Wrestling Club were Logan Everett (1-2 @ 65 kg), Chandler Smith (3-2 @ 80 kg), Travis Mallo (3-2 @ 86 kg), and  Steven Snyder (2-2 @ 97 kg).

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Ascend’s Chief Wrestling Officer Craig Vitagliano, a 1995 Harvard graduate, announced today that clinicians J.P. O’Connor and Walter Peppelman will lead the Crimson contingent for a week-long, intensive wrestling program at Ascend’s newly opened headquarters in Hicksville.

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“I’m looking to bring some of the best clinicians in the region down for some first-class training,” said Vitagliano.  “At the same time, we’re going to erase some of the mystique that surrounds the Harvard name.  Long Island has some extremely well rounded kids, and this is a great opportunity for them to learn how to leverage on-the-mat success as part of the college admissions process.”

O’Connor, currently an assistant wrestling coach for Harvard, is one of the most celebrated wrestlers in New York history, winning four state crowns at Oxford Academy before an outstanding career with the Crimson capped by an undefeated season and national title in 2010.  Peppelman, currently an analyst at Deutsche Bank, was a two-time All American for the Crimson.

“This camp is important for the kids but also for the parents,” said Vitagliano. “Exposure like this makes Harvard and the Ivy League more tangible, realistic, and possible.”

In addition to O’Connor and Peppelman, the camp will also feature counselors Todd Preston and Eric Morris, as well as Long Island natives Tyler Grimaldi and Paul Ligouri.  Before arriving in Cambridge, Grimaldi was the first state champion from Half Hollow Hills West and Ligouri was a two-time state champion out of Wantagh.  Preston, a Hampton, New Jersey native, is the reigning Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion at 141 pounds, and Morris, a two-time prep national champion out of Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Seminary, was named the team’s most promising freshman this year.

The camp will take place at Ascend’s new headquarters.  Covering 6,200 square feet, the space is Long Island’s largest wrestling room and enables the club to host one of the country’s most diverse collections of wrestlers in what Vitagliano calls “the leadership laboratory.”

For more information, contact Ascend at 917-449-6098 or email craig@ascendwrestling.com