Warwick Grad and NYS Champion Wightman’s Wrestling Future In Doubt
Boston University’s decision to eliminate their men’s wrestling program at the end of the 2013-2014 season has affected one of our own. BU’s starting 165 pound wrestler is Warwick graduate Mitchell Wightman. Mitch became the 2011 NYS champion at 160 pounds when he defeated Minisink Valley’s Kyle Diesel by a score of 3-2. It is the only time that two S9 wresters have met in the state finals.
To show your support for BU wrestling, “like” the recently created Facebook page “Save BU Wrestling.” The page already has several thousand followers and is a great resource for information about the university’s very unpopular decision to cut wrestling.
The 2013 NHSCA Wrestling Nationals take place from April 3 – 7 in Virginia Beach. Sectionixwrestling.com would like to provide updated results for Section 9 wrestlers throughout the course of this week’s event. Please contact me via email or text if you know of any local wrestlers who are definitely entered in the tournament. Best of luck to all of our competitors!
Inaugural Event Taking Place This Saturday at Cornell
Check out these lineups for Saturday’s Long Island vs. Upstate Challenge. The event will take place in the Freidman Wrestling Center on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. 4X NCAA Champion Kyle Dake will be the special guest of honor. Last weekend Dake became the first wrestler in NCAA history to win 4 NCAA titles in 4 different weight classes (141, 149, 157, 165).
Who wants to be the first Section 9 wrestler to participate in this event? Let’s make it happen boys!!!
Long Island vs. Upstate Challenge 99 – John Busiello (Eastport South Manor) NYS Third vs Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton) NYS Champion 106 – Kyle Quinn (Wantagh) NYS Champion vs Jon Haas (Spencerport) NYS Third 113 – Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville) 2x NYS Champion vs Anthony Orefice (Lockport) 2x NYS Placer 120 – Travis Passaro (Eastport South Manor) NYS Third vs. Alex Delacruz (Ossining) NYS Champion 126 – TJ Fabian (Shoreham Wading River) NYS Champion vs Will Koll (Lansing) 2x NYS Champion 132 – Mark West (Hauppauge) vs Brandon Lapi (Amsterdam) NYS Runner Up 138 – Tommy Dutton (Rocky Point) NYS Fourth vs Connor Lapresi (Lansing) NYS Champion, Runner Up 145 – Louis Hernandez (Mepham) NYS Champion vs Vincent Deprez (Hilton) 2x NYS Runner Up 152 – Corey Rasheed (Longwood) NYS Champion, 2x Runner Up vs Kevin Thayer (Unatego) NYS Champion 160 – Tyler Grimaldi (Hills West) NYS Champion vs Burke Paddock (Warsaw) NYS Champion 170 – Dan McDevitt (Wantagh) NYS Third, Fifth vs Jake Weber (Clarence) NYS Qualifier 182- Gio Santiago (Sachem North) NYS Third, Sixth vs Tim Schaefer (Warsaw) Multi-Time NYS Placer 195 – Dan Choi (Syosset) NYS Champion vs Reggie Williams (Johnson City) NYS Runner up 220 – Rich Sisti (Monsignor Farrell) NYS Champion vs Mike Silvis (Holley) NYS Third 285 – Michael Hughes (Smith West) NYS Champ vs El Shaddai Van Hoesen (Columbia) NYS Runner Up
Click here for a newyorkwrestlingnews.com’s preview of the entire event.
Jamie Franco’s run at All-American came up a few matches short when the Hofstra standout was cradled and pinned by Central Michigan’s Scott Sentes at the 2:25 mark in their 3rd round wrestleback match on Friday. Franco, a redshirt junior, was defeated in the opening round of the tournament but then reeled off two victories in the consolation bracket before falling to Sentes. Congratulations on a fantastic season Jamie!
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Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco
Day 1 is in the books at the NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships being held in Des Moines, Iowa and former Monroe Woodbury wrestler Jamie Franco is wrestling. Franco, who wrestles buy cialis online without a prescription at 133 for Hofstra, lost his opening round bout by a score of 3-2 to Shelton Mack of Pitt. In his first consolation bout, Franco scored an overtime takedown to defeat Brandon Gambucci of Duke by a 6-4 margin. Next up for Franco is University of North Carolina’s Joe Ward.
Army Wrestling had a great 2012-2013 season which included 4 NCAA qualifiers in Connor Hanafee (141), Daniel Young (149), Paul Hancock (165), and Bryce Barnes (197). Unfortunately all four Black Knights were eliminated on Day 1 of the tournament but the future of Army Wrestling is very bright….Build and Believe!
Two-time defending champions Penn State lead the team race after Day 1 followed by Oklahoma State and Minnesota. The much anticipated showdown at 165 is still “on course” as both Cornell’s Kyle Dake (Lansing NY, Section 4) and Penn State’s David Taylor have advanced to the quarterfinal round. Every round of the tournament is available for viewing on one or more of the ESPN channels. Check your local listings for details.
USA 22 PA 18 145 – Benjamin Whitford MI 7 dec Michael Racciato Pen Argyl 3 113- Zach Fuentes Norristown 3 dec Paul Mascarenas NM 2 120 – Nathan Tomasello OH 3 dec Darian Cruz Bethlehem Catholic 2 285 – Aaron Bradley Nazareth 3 decBrooks Black NJ 1 OT 160 – Isaiah Martinez CA 20 maj dec Cody Law Forest Hills8 182 – Domenic Abounader OH 1 dec Eric Morris Wyoming Seminary 0 132 – Dean Heil OH 6 dec Ryan Diehl Trinity1 220 – Ryan Solomon Milton 2 dec Frank Mattiace NJ 1 OTRO 152 – Austin Matthews Reynolds8 decJake Short MN 2 126 – Joey Dance VA 2 dec Connor Schram Canon-McMillan 1 OTRO 195 – Jake Hart Hampton 2 decBroc Berge MN 1 138 – Zain Retherford Benton 2 dec Anthony Ashnault NJ 1 170 – Zachary Beard OK 7 dec Cody Wiercioch Canon-McMillan 4
Minisink’s Bonneau Drops Decision To Nationally Ranked Opponent
Team New York is now 3-0 against Team New Jersey at the annual Pinning Down Autism All-Star Charity Challenge. Like last year, this year’s dual was not decided until the last bout when Mike Hughes of Section 11 pinned his opponent to secure a 29-21 decision for Team NY!
Minisink Valley senior Josh Bonneau lost a 9-2 decision to Don Bosco’s Zach Chakonis. Chakonis is ranked #13 in the country at 220 pounds according to Intermatwrestle.com. Congratulations on your selection to the team and good luck at the Nationals Josh!!!
Congratulations to Port Jervis graduate JD Zitone for his second place finish at this year’s NCAA DIII tournament. Zitone finals loss was to defending national champ and top-seeded Chad Johnson of Augsburg. Click here for a link to the Centenary College website for the complete article about Zitone’s run to the finals. Great job and great career JD!
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Minisink Senior Only The 2nd Section 9 Ever Wrestler Selected!
Minisink Valley’s Josh Bonneau (l) will represent Team NY
Congratulations to Minisink Valley’s Josh Bonneau for being only the second ever Section 9 wrestler selected to participate in the Pinning Down Autism All-Star Festival which takes place this weekend at West Orange HS in West Orange, NJ. The event, now in its third year, has grown each year and is now a 3-day festival which features All-Star Dual Meets between team representing New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Michigan, and New England. Event Flyer
After a Friday evening weigh-in, the wrestling will take place on Saturday and Sunday with the main event being a dual meet between Team New York and Team New Jersey on Sunday. On Saturday Bonneau, who finished 4th in NYS, will be wrestling at 220 pounds for team NY in duals against MI, DE, and NE. For Sunday’s dual against NJ, state champion Richard Sisti from Monsignor Farrell will be representing Team NY. Bonneau joins fellow Minisink Valley Warrior Kyle Diesel as the only S9 wrestlers ever asked to participate in the event.
Below is Team NY’s Roster…Bonneau is in some very elite company!
99: Yianni Diakomihalis – Section 5 160: Tyler Grimaldi – Section 11
106: Kyle Quinn – Section 8 160: Steven Schnieder – Section 8
113: Nick Piccininni – Section 11 170: Adis Radoncic – PSAL
113: Dillon Stowell – Section 10 170: John Vrasidas – CHSAA
120: Alex Delacruz – Section 1 182: Shayne Brady – Section 3
120: Travis Passaro – Section 11 195: Dan Choi – Section 8
126: TJ Fabian – Section 11 195: Hunter Ayen – Section 10
126: Keanu Thompson – PSAL 220: Richard Sisti – CHSAA
132: Tristan Rifanburg – Section 4 220: Josh Bonneau – Section 9
132: Sam Melikian – CHSAA 285: Mike Hughes – Section 11
138: Nick Tighe – Section 3
138: Nick Kelley – Section 2
145: Louis Hernandez – Section 8
152: Corey Rasheed – Section 11
152: Rowdy Prior – Section 3
Boston University’s decision to eliminate their men’s wrestling program at the end of the 2013-2014 season has affected one of our own. BU’s starting 165 pound wrestler is Warwick graduate Mitchell Wightman. Mitch became the 2011 NYS champion at 160 pounds when he defeated Minisink Valley’s Kyle Diesel by a score of 3-2. It is the only time that two S9 wresters have met in the state finals.
