Monday 12/11/23
Saugerties 40 FDR Hyde Park 28
Tuesday 12/12/23
Minisink Valley 47 Wallkill 23
Burke @ Liberty
Wednesday 12/13/23
Beacon @ Kingston
Port Jervis 68 Chester 6
Eldred @ Highland
Ellenville @ New Paltz
Our Lady of Lourdes 54 Fallsburg-Tri-Valley 12
Goshen 42 Valley Central 24
Middletown 44 Saugerties 24
Pine Bush 57 Monticello 7
Onteora 45 Red Hook 30
Thursday 12/14/23
NFA 55 Washingtonville 18
Friday 12/15/23
Red Hook 66 Ellenville 10
**First Ever Girls Only Multi-Meet @ Port Jervis HS**
Ironman – Girls Division
Minisink Valley wrestlers Sara Pauls and Jaida Macaluso competed in the inaugural Girls Division of the Walsh Ironman Tournament in Ohio. Congratulations to Jaida for finishing in 7th place at 130 pounds and Sara wrestled very well in an extremely tough 115-pound bracket and finished 1-2. Great job ladies!!!
Mamaroneck Tournament – Wallkill and Burke
Wallkill Results: Anthony Annacone (170 lbs), Christian Lemus (215 lbs) and Julian Aviles (285 lbs) all claimed gold. 8th grader, Ty Patterson secured 3rd place.
Burke Results: Aaron Lonstien 4th at 138, Justin Mazzie 4th at 152, Frankie Shaw 4th at 170 (inj. Default), and Dylan Miralle 4th at 190
Patriot Invitational – Competing without several of their top wrestlers, Middletown still crowned three champions and finished 2nd at the Patriot Invitational. Valley Central finished 5th in the team race while Rondout Valley placed 6th as a team!
101 Pounds
1st: #1-Christian Martino (JJEF) DEC #3-Matteo Walsh (Rondout) D 3-2
3rd: #2-Anthony Noboa (Midd) WBF #4-Jude Smith (Midd) F 0:40
5th: #6-Brendan Hansen (Arlington) WBF #5-Liam McGill (ESW) F 4:05
108 Pounds
1st: #1-EJ Vass (Valley Central) WBF #3-Israel Rosales (Midd) F 3:17
3rd: #2-Jay Akasofu (Arlington) DEC #6-Olivia Schmidt (Valley Central) D 5-2
5th: #4-Evan Bryant (Middletown) DEC #5-David Olmedo (Arlington) D 7-5
116 Pounds
1st: #1-Andrew Smith (Midd) WBF #2-Dennis Byrne (Arlington) F 0:44
3rd: #5-Carlos Deoleo (Yonkers) WBF #4-Matt Russo (JJEF) F 3:36
5th: #7-Jack Keohane (Yonkers) WBF #3-Bryce Reilly (OLL) F M FOR
124 Pounds
1st: #1-Ryan Fitzpatrick (JJEF) WBF #3-Miguel Nieves (Midd) F 0:35
3rd: #2-Kevin Panzer (Pawling) DEC #4-Steven Weber (JJEF) D 2-1
5th: #8-Sebastian Pickett (VC) WBF #7-Ruben Lemus-Villeda (HH) F 0:59
131 Pounds
1st: #3-Justin Noboa (Midd) WBF #4-Chris Mollicone (JJEF) F 3:13
3rd: #7-Michael Hann (Arlington) DEC #1-Aiden Soto (Pawling) D 7-0
5th: #8-Carlos Contreras (Midd) WBF #2-Nick Laskowski (RV) F M FOR
138 Pounds
1st: #2-Giovanni Gioio (Hendrick Hudson) WBF #1-Rich Degan (VC) F 1:21
3rd: #3-Gage Merkhofer (JJEF) DEC #5-Jackson Barcone (Rondout) D 4-1
5th: #8-Colin Kinsley (Valley Central) DEC #6-Oscar Franco (Midd) D 7-2
145 Pounds
1st: #1-Kevin Murphy (JJEF) WBF #2-Shawn OMara Jr. (HH) F 0:25
3rd: #4-Max Smith (Valley Central) DEC #3-Ben Kushnir (HH) D 7-6
5th: #7-Mike Cantania (Valley Central) DEC #8-Antonio Quinones (Arl) D 8-7
152 Pounds
1st: #2-Brandon DellaPia (JJEF) WBF #1-Luke Amuso (Pawling) F 2:37
3rd: #3-Mike Giannoni (Valley Central) WBF #5-Michael Turner (Arl) F 3:56
5th: #8-Tristan McCormack (OLL) WBF #6-Kenneth Mora (HH) F 3:47
160 Pounds
1st: #2-Stephan Durandisse (Arl) WBF #1-Ismael Andrade (HH) F 1:40
3rd: #6-Jacob Estevez (Middletown) DEC #7-Evan Rossi (JJEF) D 3-2 OT
5th: #4-Josh Simon (Middletown) DEC #5-Ivan Heunis (OLL) D 4-2
170 Pounds
1st: #1-Xavier Realmuto (Arl) DEC #3-Matthew Finnerty (Monticello) M 13-2
3rd: #4-Joseph Perez (Rondout) DEC #8-Zach Bickham (Liberty) M 11-3
5th: #6-Danny Morrison (JJEF) DEC #2-Arturo Benedicto (Monticello) D 8-6
190 Pounds
1st: #1-Kyle Peske (Hendrick Hudson) DEC #2-Logan Mohl (JJEF) D 9-3
3rd: #7-Ryan Calfe (Valley Central) WBF #8-Shawn Bickham (Liberty) F 1:37
5th: #5-Mica King (Rondout Valley) WBF #3-Joe Lowe-Celaya (JJEF) F 0:20
215 Pounds
1st: #1-Michael Mauro (JJEF) WBF #2-Julani Graham (Middletown) F 1:55
3rd: #3-Timmy Irving (JJEF) WBF #5-Yamil Melendez (HH) F 4:21
5th: #7-Armani Bush (Arlington) WBF #8-Luis Santella (HH) F 2:30
285 Pounds
1st: #1-Rahmiere Bradley (Middletown) WBF #2-Mason Deitz (HH) F 2:42
3rd: #3-David Perez (HH) DEC #7-Imhotep Qadaar (Yonkers) D 7-6
5th: #4-Cameron Whiley (Midd) WBF #5-Aaron Villalobos (Pawling) F 1:04
President’s Challange – Congrats to Minisink Valley’s Varsity B team for battling hard and taking home the team title at the 2023 President’s Challange at FDR!
Minisink Valley 50 Kingston 17
Minisink Valley 60 Highland 12
Minisink Valley 48 FDR Hyde Park 24
Minisink Valley 61 Red Hook 12
Minisink Valley 39 Saugerties 28
FDR Hyde Park 57 Reh Hook 17
Red Hook 46 Highland 30
Red Hook 54 Kingston 21
Saugerties 45 Red Hook 30
Yorktown Duals
NFA 59 Sleepy Hollow 11
NFA 40 Lakeland Panas 30
NFA 59 Carmel 9
Yorktown 38 NFA 36
Bernie Miller Tournament – Beacon
Cornwall Duals – Cornwall and Warwick
Tri-State Holiday Duals – Port Jervis, Goshen, Pine Bush, Washingtonville
Wrangle on the Plains – Monroe Woodbury
Wednesday – 12/6
Valley Central 46 Beacon 24
Our Lady of Lourdes 42 Burke 21
Chester 48 New Paltz 24
Newburgh Free Academy 57 Cornwall 9
Rondout Valley 42 Eldred 6
Liberty 36 Fallsburg-Tri Valley 24
FDR Hyde Park 42 Kingston 33
Middletown 50 Goshen 17
Minisink Valley 64 Pine Bush 9
Monroe Woodbury 35 Wallkill 31
Washingtonville 41 Monticello 36
Port Jervis 62 Onteora 6
Warwick 61 Saugerties 12
Mark Stephens Tournament
Middletown finished 5-1 and placed 2nd while Monroe Woodbury went 4-2 at the 14th annual Mark Stephens Classic. Results
Middletown 56 Horseheads B 9
Middletown 35 Horseheads 30
Canisteo Greenwood 37 Middletown 36
Middletown 72 Sayre Area 3
Middletown 64 Ithaca 9
Middletown 33 Bolivar Richburg 12
Monroe Woodbury 57 Bolivar Richburg 15
Canisteo Greenwood 48 Monroe Woodbury 21
Monroe Woodbury 52 Ithaca 24
Monroe Woodbury 76 Sayre Area 0
Horseheads 39 Monroe Woodbury 26
Monroe Woodbury 63 Horseheads B 12
Battle at the Beach
Valley Central crowned two champions and had one other finalist at the 2023 Battle at the Beach tournament. EJ Vass won the title at 108 by taking out 2023 state place winner Ethan Andruela from Long Beach in the finals. 2023 state champion Luke Satriano dominated the competition notching four pins and a tech fall on his way to the title at 131! At 138, Richie Degon made it all the way to the finals before falling to last year’s state finalist at 126, Joe Clem from Wantagh. Great job boys!
Bethlehem Round Robin
Wallkill had 4 Champions crowned this weekend with a total of 9 top 3 place-finishers at the Bethlehem Round Robin Tournament…
101: Ty Patterson 🥈
108: Marco Futia 🥇
124: Devin Strother 🥈
131: Vik Banda 🥇
138: John Naparano 🥉
160: Omar Martinez 🥉
170: Anthony Annacone 🥇
215: Christian Lemus 🥉
285: Julian Aviles 🥇
Port Jervis had three champs, three second place finishers, and one wrestler finish in third place. Justin Jones was the champ at 101, Ryan Ross took the title at 160 while Matt Oosterom was the top dog at 215! Charlie Wylie, Maddox McCormick, and Justin Harrison placed 2nd for Port Jervis while Nick Oosterom took the bronze!
Reese Greathouse from Marlboro took home the title at 138 while Quin Jones from Highland placed 2nd at 160. Highland’s Bradley Gatto and Trucker Vett both placed 4th while Lorenzo Caserto from Marlboro took 5th.
Columbia Blue Devil Duals
Newburgh Free Academy went 7-0 and were crowned team champions at the Columbia Blue Devil Duals. Going a perfect 7-0 for NFA were William Soto, Cooper Merli, Matt Mercado, and Chris Leggett! Congrats Goldbacks!!!
Newburgh 38 Beekmantown 27
Newburgh 77 Ichabod Crane 0
Newburgh 78 Watervliet Cohoes Heatley 0
Newburgh 59 Niskayuna 6
Newburgh 38 Columbia 36
Newburgh 57 Tamarac 15
Newburgh 63 Guilderland 12
Lance Golubinski Duals
Warwick went 5-0 and won the Lance Golubinski Duals. Going undefeated for Warwick were Garret Judd, Brady Judd, Griffin Petzold, and Johnny Accardo. Petzold was voted Tournament MOW! Goshen went 3-2 and had three wrestlers go undefeated – Jacob Perales, Evan Weeden, and Dan Weeden!
Warwick 38 Tappan Zee 36
Warwick 42 Nanuet 24
Warwick 36 Goshen 36 (Warwick wins 37-36 by criteria, 7 matches won)
Warwick 45 Saugerties 30
Warwick 1 Longwood 0 (Longwood checked-in a wrestler who weighed-in at 2 weights below the contested weight)
Goshen 42 Saugerties 31
Longwood 45 Goshen 24
Goshen 51 Tappan Zee 20
Goshen 60 Nanuet 18
Ballston Spa Duals
Minisink Valley went 5-0 and won the Ballston Spa Tournament!
Minisink Valley 55 Shaker 12
Minisink Valley 47 Saratoga Springs 13
Minisink Valley 48 Hudson Falls 24
Minisink Valley 55 Warrensburg 9
Minisink Valley 54 Ballston Spa 9
White Plains Duals
Pine Bush went 4-1 and finished 3rd at the White Plains Duals! Going undefeated for Pine Bush were Gabe McNally, Richard Urena, and Bryan Alzamora.
Pine Bush 43 Beacon 30
Pine Bush 54 Pawling 18
Pine Bush 42 White Plains 33
Scarsdale 33 Pine Bush 33 (Scarsdale wins 34-33 criteria, 7 wins)
Pine Bush 34 Rye 33
After taking a few months off, www.sectionixwrestling.com is back!!! I will be posting weekly schedules, results, and of course, rankings!! Let’s have a great season Section 9! Sincerely, Mike
5 FOR 5
Section 9 had five women entered in the 2023 USMC Women’s National Championship in Spokane, Washington …. All FIVE ARE COMING HOME AS ALL-AMERICANS!!!! Congratulations to GiGi Sullivan, Sara Pauls, Charlie Wylie, Sofia Macaluso, and Mia Macaluso for making it to the podium at this year’s tournament!
Gigi Sullivan (Monroe Woodbury – 14U, 85 pounds) – CHAMPION
Quarters: Gigi Sullivan f :36 Caitlyn Kendall (Oregon)
Semis: Gigi Sullivan tf 11-0 Emma Grimes (Pennsylvania)
Finals: Gigi Sullivan tf 10-0 Zoe Roddis (Oregon)
Sara Pauls (Minisink Valley – 14U, 110 pounds) – 7th Place
Rd 16: Sara Pauls dec 16-13 Kezra McKenzie (Nevada)
Quarters: Olivia Bezdicek (Idaho) tf 10-0 Sara Pauls
Blood Round: Sara Pauls f 3:24 Malia Riojas (Washington)
Consi 4: Malia Ottow (Washington) tf 10-0 Sara Pauls
7th/8th Place: Sara Pauls f 1:29 Noemi Cordero (California)
Charlie Wylie (Port Jervis – 17U, 46 KG) – 4th Place
Rd 16: Charlie Wylie tf 10-0 Eyvori Jacquez (Colorado)
Quarters: Carlie Wylie tf 10-0 Monee Cordero (California)
Semis: Rianne Murphy (Indiana) dec 8-2 Charlie Wylie
Consi Semis: Charlie Wylie dec 12-4 Joely Slyter (Idaho)
3rd/4th Place: Nakayla Dawson (Michigan) fft over Charlie Wylie
Sofia Macaluso (Minisink Valley/East Stroudsburg – 20U, 57 KG) – 3rd Place
Rd 16: Sofia Macaluso dec 7-0 Joanna Vanderwood (Washington)
Quarters: Sofia Macaluso dec 7-5 Jaclyn Dehney (New Hampshire)
Semis: Christelle Rodriguez (California) dec 10-6 Sofia Macaluso
Consi Semis: Sofia Macaluso tf 11-0 Joanna Vanderwood (Washington)
3rd/4th Place: Sofia Macaluso dec 6-4 Jennifer Soto (California)
**Sofia qualifies for the 20U World Team**
Mia Macaluso (Minisink Valley/East Stroudsburg – 23U, 55 KG) – 4th Place
Quarters: Mia Macaluso tf 12-2 Alisha Narvaez (California)
Semis: Elana Evaldi (California) f 4:07 Mia Macaluso
Consi Semis: Mia Macaluso DQ over Vayle Baker (Pennsylvania)
3rd/4th Place: Gabrielle Skidmore (Wisconsin) dec 10-1 Mia Macaluso
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, The Friends of Section 9 hosted their annual Banquet of Champions. The event was held at Spruce Lodge in Montgomery and was attended by nearly 240 people! Financial limitations due to COVID (no Eastern States Classic in 2021 or 2022) nearly caused us to once again hold a less formal event in a high school auditorium. Thanks to the encouragement of Valley Central parent Vinnie Satriano, we decided to hold a regular banquet. The 2022-2023 season was a special season and many of these kids have missed so much over the past few years. The only way it would work was if each attendee paid their own way. We sold every available ticket and did not hear a single complaint about the cost. Thank you Vinnie for the “nudge.”
At the banquet, certificates were awarded to the top 6 Division 1 place winners, the top 4 Division 2 place winners and the top 3 place winners in the Girls Division. Several others received “Special Awards” so let’s take a look at those who were honored by the Friends of Section 9!
20th Annual Banquet of Champions
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Spruce Lodge
619 State Route 17K
Montgomery, NY 12549
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Doors Open at 5:30 PM, Dinner at 6:00
All Division One place-winners (First through Sixth), all Division Two place-winners (First through Fourth) and all Girls Division medal winners will be receiving certificates at this year’s dinner.
The Friends of Section 9 Board of Directors agree with the responses we have received from many parents that our wrestlers deserve an official banquet to celebrate the historical season we just completed. The bad news is that fees for a banquet of this nature have increased since the last time we were able to do this in 2020. We understand that the cost may be prohibitive to some but we want you to now that this is what we are being charged and we are not looking to make money on the event. We will be purchasing the special awards that will be presented and the fees collected will go directly to the venue for food and rental of the facility.
The cost per person will be: $50
Menu includes: Hot Items: Penne a la Vodka, Sliced Flank Steak, Breast of Chicken Parm, Chicken Tenders, Curly Fries. Cold Items: Cesar Salad, tomato-Pesto Bruschetta, Fresh fruit and berry salad, freshly baked sliced assorted breads. A dessert medley, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY SATURDAY 3/26/23
No walk-in’s will be permitted.
No monies or checks will be accepted at the dinner.
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Choose one of the following, but you must pre-register by Saturday: 3/26
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To: Jeff Cuilty
6 Pond Circle
Forestdale, MA 02644
(Please do not bring the check to the dinner as there will be nobody there to give it to)
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(I will be away the week prior and will not have access to checks that are being mailed so without the email I will have no way of knowing that a check has been mailed or that you are attending).
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Best of luck to our two Section 9 alumni who will be competing at the weekend’s NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, OK. Pine Bush graduate Tommy Askey, a third-year sophomore who wrestles at 157 pounds for Appalachian State, punched his ticket to the tournament by winning the SoCon title two weeks ago. Drexel grad student Evan Barczak, a Monroe Woodbury graduate, will be making his third appearance to the big dance after receiving an at-large bid at 165 pounds.
157 – Tommy Askey (Appalachian State, Pine Bush)
2022-2023 Season Record: 30-11
Career Record: 49-26
Season Highlights: 2023 SoCon Champion, enters NCAA tournament on a 14-match win streak, placed 8th at the Cliff Keen, placed 7th at the Souther Scuffle, and placed 3rd at the Keystone Classic. Tommy was selected SoCon Wrestler of the Month for February!
High School Accolades: 2020 NYS champion at 152 with a perfect 41-0 record including a title at the Eastern States Classic, 2019 NYS 4th place at 145 pounds with a 42-6 record.
NCAA Tournament Preview: Tommy enters the NCAA tournament as the 24th seed and he will take on 9th seeded Will Lewan from Michigan in the Round of 32. Lewan defeated Askey earlier this year by the score of 8-2, but that was very early in the year! Askey is much improved since then and is riding the momentum of a 14-match win streak. In the last 10 matches, Askey has won by a combined score of 136-39 with no takedowns allowed and eight bonus point victories!
165 – Evan Barczak (Drexel, Monroe Woodbury)
2022-2023 Season Record: 26-6
Career Record: 91-48
Season Highlights: Went 2-3 at EIWA tournament but received an at-large bid to qualify for his 3rd NCAA tournament. He went 16-1 in duals this season and placed 3rd at the Tiger Style Invite and 2nd at the Keystone Classic.
High School Accolades: Evan was a 3X NYS place winner finishing 3rd as a senior and 6th as a sophomore and junior. He was a 3X NHSCA All-American and a 4X Section 9 champion.
NCAA Tournament Preview: Barczak is the 30th seed at 165 and has to take on 3rd seeded Dean Hamiti from Wisconsin in the Round of 32. Hamiti defeated Evan by a score of 7-1 earlier this year in a dual meet. Barczak knows that this is his last shot at the podium so expect him to pull out all of the stops this weekend!
DIVISION 1 AND MINISINK VALLEY GO BACK TO BACK!!!
Congratulations to the Division 1 Section 9 wrestling team for another incredible performance at the NYSPHSAA Championships! Section 9 had eight finalists, crowned five state champions, and had a total of 12 state medalists step onto the podium in Albany. For the second year in a row our Division 1 squad won the sectional team race and Minisink Valley won the school team race! Absolutely amazing!!!
WYLIE MAKES HISTORY AND OOSTEROM SHINES FOR DIVISION 2!!
Our Division 2 team did not fare as well as our D1 team did however we did have a few major bright spots! First and foremost, we have Port Jervis freshman Charlie Wylie making history by being the first Section 9 girl, and only the second in NYS history, to place at the boys tournament! Charlie place 6th in the state at 102 pounds! Port Jervis junior Matthew Oosterom was the second Raider to reach the podium at this year’s tournament by taking 4th place at 215 pounds. Oosterom is now a 2X state place winner!
Let’s take a look at all 14 of our Section 9 state place winners!
102 – Cooper Merli (NFA) – STATE CHAMPION
The NFA freshman made the most of his second trip to Albany. Last year Merli lost in the blood round and did not place. This year – State Champion! Merli began the tournament with a 6-3 win over Trevor DellaPanta from Section 6 and then notched an 18-4 major decision over Vincent Graulau of Section 2 in the quarters. Merli advanced to the finals with a 7-0 semifinal win over Ryan Munn of Section 3 and capped off his state title performance by beating Connor Sheridan of Section 11 in the finals by a score of 8-4!
102 – William Soto (NFA) – 3rd Place
Merli’s teammate Soto also had an incredible tournament at 102 pounds! Soto, a NFA 8th grader, made his first trip to the state tournament a memorable one! Soto won his opening bout by major decision 14-2 over Vincent Mastrianni of Section 2 before losing a 10-8 heartbreaker in the quarters to Section 11’s Anthony Lagala-Ryan. Soto then stormed all the way back in the consolation bracket with a pin over Gino Manta from Section 11, a 6-0 win over Ethan Andrula from Section 8, a 10-0 major over Ryan Munn from Section 3, and a 9-6 decision over Vincent Graulau from Section 2 to take third place in NYS!
102 – Charlie Wylie (Port Jervis) – 6th Place
As mentioned above, Port Jervis freshman Charlie Wylie made history this year by becoming the first girl in Section 9 history to place in the state at the boys tournament. Wylie is only the second girl in the history of the state to accomplish this feat – Section 6’s Carlene Sluberski placed 2nd in the D2 tournament back in 2009. Wylie began her tournament with a 7-3 win in the Round of 16 over Jacob Hurd from Section 3. In the quarters, Wylie was pinned by eventual champion Tommy Aiello from Section 11. Wylie woke up on Saturday and defeated Section 5’s Wyatt Sartori 4-0 in the blood round to guarantee her place on the podium – and Section 9 history! Wylie won her next match 8-6 in sudden victory over Joe Scott from Section 5 before losing in the consolation semifinals 7-2 to Jakob Lucinski from Section 6. Charlie lost 7-1 in her medal match to Derek Walseman from Section 3 but finished in 6th place in NYS!
110 – Luke Satriano (Valley Central) – STATE CHAMPION
Hard work pays off! Satriano placed 4th in this tournament last season at 102 in a bracket that was eerily similar to this year’s bract at 110. Satriano started his tournament with a :29 pin of Ryan Ball from Section 1 then posted a 9-0 major over Ralph Keeney of Section 2 in the quarterfinals. In what was perhaps the most exciting match of the tournament, Satriano defeated returning state champion Dunia Sibomana from Section 8 in the semifinals by a score of 2-1. In the finals, the Valley Central sophomore defeated PSAL’s Evin Gursoy by a score of 2-1 to take home the state title!
138 – Jordan Brown (Monroe Woodbury) – 2nd Place
Monroe Woodbury senior Jordan Brown caps off an incredible high school career by making it all the way to the finals making him a 3X NYS place winner! Brown started his 2023 state tournament campaign by pinning Justin Lee from PSAL in 2:55 and then notched a 10-5 win over Manuel Gonzales of Section 3. In the semis, JB posted a 5-2 win over Section 2 champ Gabe Goss before falling 6-1 in the finals to Nick LaMorte from Section 11.
160 – Tyler Reed (Cornwall) – STATE CHAMPION
Reed, a senior from Cornwall, was a state qualifier at the 2022 tournament where he went 2-2 and did not place. This year Reed would not be denied! Tyler began the tournament with a win by pinfall over fellow Section 9 wrestler Quinten Morgan from Minisink Valley. In the quarters, Reed recorded another pin, this time at the 5:41 mark against Section 1’s Tristan Robinson-July. In the semis Reed avenged a loss from the Eastern States Classic to Connor Gregory by defeating the Section 2 champion by a score of 5-3. Reed capped off his state title run by beating Joeseph Mattei from Section 8 by a final score of 7-6!
172 – Andrew Filip (Minisink Valley) – 2nd Place
Filip capped of an outstanding high school wrestling career by placing 2nd in NYS and becoming a 2X state medalist! Filip placed 4th in the state at 189 last season! He began this year’s tournament with a 7-4 win over Ryan Monahan from Section 11 and then beat Robby Cunningham, also of Section 11, by a score of 8-3 in the quarters. In the semifinals, Filip topped Section 1’s Leo Venables by pin at the 2:51 mark before being defeated by top seeded Brady Unger from Section 5 in the finals by a score of 3-2.
189 – Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley) – STATE CHAMPION
Minisink Valley junior is now a 3X NYS champion…and let’s be honest, if COVID didn’t cause the cancellation of the 2021 tournament, Zack would be a 4X state champion! Ryder wasted no time in his first two matches of this year’s tournament posting pins in :21 and :33 over Deondre Woods from Section 1 and Lorenzo Palleschi from Section 2, respectively. In the semis Ryder notched another pin, this time at the 3:44 mark over Kwazi Bonsu from Section 8. In the finals picked up state title number 3 by beating Section 5 champion Elijah Diakomihalis by a score of 3-0!
189 – Braydon Pennell (Pine Bush) – 5th Place
In 2022 Pennell went 1-2 and did not place at the state tournament at this exact weight. This year Pennell went 4-2 and took 5th place in NYS! Braydon opened the tournament with a 1:29 pin over William Henry from Section 8 before losing in the quarters to another Section 8 wrestler Kwazi Bonsu. In the consies Pennell pinned Mason Depew from Section 5 and majored Lorenzo Palleschi by an 11-3 margin. In the consi semis Pennell wrestled his third Section 8 wrestler of the tournament falling to Eric Carlson 13-7. Pennell won his medal match by pin in 1:33 over Section 11’s Michael Sanchez.
215 – Ethan Gallo (Minisink Valley) – STATE CHAMPION
Warrior senior Ethan Gallo is now a 3X state medalist and a 2X NYS champion! Gallo, a 3-sport athlete who is leaning towards playing baseball and football at Cortland, placed 6th in 2020 at 182 before willing gold at 215 in 2022 and 2023. Gallo began this year’s run to the title with a pin in :55 over Pat McKinley from Section 2 and then teched Jackson Burns from Section 5 by a 17-2 margin in the quarters. In the semis Gallo pinned fellow Section 9 wrestler Bryson Tibbs from Middletown in 1:08 and then defeated Section 2 champion Darien Insogna in the finals by a score of 11-4.
215 – Matthew Oosterom (Port Jervis) – 4th Place
The Port Jervis junior is now a 2X NYS place winner after following up last year’s 5th place showing with a 4th place finish at this year’s state tournament! Oosterom opened his 2023 state tournament campaign with a pin in 4:49 over Section 4’s Donovan Mitchell. In the quarters, Oosterom picked up an impressive 8-3 win over fellow returning state medalist Garrett Bidwell who was also from Section 4. In the semis Oosterom was pinned in 3:16 by Section 2 champ Evan Day dropping him to the consies. In the consolation semis Matt gutted out a 2-1 win over Caden Allen from Section 5 before losing in his medal match for 3rd/4th by a 6-3 margin to Section 6 champ Trevor Barry.
215 – Bryson Tibbs (Middletown) – 6th Place
Tibbs, a Middletown junior, made his second trip to Albany and this time earned a spot on the podium by placing 6th at 215 pounds! Tibbs began his tournament with 1:02 pin over Section 1’s Yiorgos Georgas. In the quarters Bryson pinned Section 11’s Liam Knapp in 4:22 before losing to Gallo by fall in the Saturday morning semifinals. In the consolation semifinals, Tibbs was defeated by fall by Section 11’s William Francois and then lost 18-12 to another Section 11 wrestler, Jaiden Green, in the medal match to determine 5th and 6th place.
285 – Stephan Monchery (Middletown) – 2nd Place
Still only a junior, Middletown’s Stephan Monchery is now a 2X NYS place winner! Monchery finished 5th at 285 last year and made it all the way to the state finals this year! Monchery won his opening match 3-2 over Section 1 champion Dimitri Pierre. In the quarters Stephan won 3-0 over Section 5’s Ty Radar and then beat Section 2’s Cameron Groncki 4-0 in the semifinal round. In the finals Monchery would lock horn with returning state finalist Sebastian Regis from Section 11. Monchery pinned Regis earlier this season at the Eastern States Classic finals however it was the Section 11 champ who prevailed this time recording the pin in the second period at the 3:40 mark.
285 – Rahmiere Bradley (Middletown) – 7th Place
Also a Middletown junior, Rahmiere Bradley made his second trip to the state tournament a successful one by taking 7th place at 285. Bradley won in the Round of 16 by a 7-5 score in sudden victory over Section 8’s Brandon Goldstein. In the quarters, Bradley was defeated 4-1 by Section 2 champion Will Hotaling. In the blood round on Saturday morning, Bradley defeated Section 3’s Chris Belmonte 3-2 in the ultimate tie breaker to guarantee a spot on the podium. Rahmiere dropped his next match by fall to Gabe Garibaldi from the Catholic Schools before receiving a win by forfeit over Section 5’s Ty Radar to take 7th place!