SECTION 9 WRESTLING

Section 9 had their hands full against a team of all stars from District 2, PA.  Below are the results from last Wednesday’s event.  Keep working hard boys…wrestling against top level competition will only make you stronger!

113:  Greg Pascale (Abington Heights) dec Evan Barczak (Monroe Woodbury) 5-3
Pascale finished 4th in the District at 113 and went 1-2 at the NE Regionals.  Barczak was the Section 9 champion at 106 and went 1-2 at the NYS Championships.

113:  Bob Hawkins (Coughlin) dec Pedro Rosales (Middletown) 16-11
Hawkins finished 3rd at 113 in the District 2 Tournament and went 2-2 at the NE Regionals.  Rosales was the S9 runner up to Barczak at 106.

120: Bob Hawkins (Coughlin) dec Dylan Booth (Port Jervis) 9-7
In his second match of the evening, Hawkins earned a hard fought decision over Section 9’s reigning 113 pound champion.  Booth finished 5th in NYS this past season. 

126:  Chase Gallick (Wallenpaupack) maj dec Da’mani Burns (NFA) 11-3
Gallick finished 2nd in the districts and went 3-2 in the regionals.  Burns finished 2nd to Monroe Woodbury’s PJ Smoot at 120 this past season.

126:  Billy Poray (Coughlin) wbf Da’mani Burns (NFA)
Poray finished 3rd at an extremely tough 126 pound weight class at the District 2 tournament.  Poray went 3-2 at the regionals in a weight class featuring Kyle Krasavage, Colby Ems, and Chase Zemenak. 

132:  Kyle Krasavage (Wyoming Valley West) wbf Michael Raccioppi (Minisink Valley)
Raccioppi, the S9 champ at 126 who finished 8th in NYS, ran into an absolute buzz-saw in Krasavage.  The Hofstra bound senior finished 4th in PA this year with his only two losses coming at the state tournament in Hershey!

138: Danny Ritz (Crestwood) dec Michael Raccioppi (Minisink Valley) 6-2
Ritz finished 2nd to state place winner Jalen Palmer of Delaware Valley at the districts and went 2-2 at regionals.

138:  Frank Carrozza (Delaware Valley) maj dec Chris Truglio (Minisink Valley) 15-3
Carrozza was the District 2 champion this past season and he finished 3-2 at regionals.  He also finished 8th at the Sophomore Nationals in VA Beach.  Truglio won the S9 title at 132 and went 1-2 at the state tournament in Albany.

145:  Jalen Palmer (Delaware Valley) wbf Chris Truglio (Minisink Valley)
The Minisink Valley sophomore went from the frying pan to the fire in his second bout of the evening. ..Palmer finished 8th in PA  and 7th at the Junior Nationals in VA Beach this past season!

152:  Ben Siegel (Tunkhannock) wbf Frankie Hernandez (Minisink Valley)
Seigel finished 3rd in the districts and went 3-2 in the NE Regionals.  Hernandez was the Section 9 runner-up at 145 this season.

160:  Dan Decarlo (Port Jervis) dec Cody Cordes (Wyoming Valley West) 4-2 ot
Decarlo, a 2X S9 champ who finished 5th in NYS at 152, took down Cordes in sudden victory to get S9 on the board.  Cordes finished 3rd in the District 2 tournament at 145 and went 3-2 in the regionals.

160:  Shawn Jones (Delaware Valley) dec Alec Guevera (Wallkill) 4-2 ot
Jones, a talented freshman at DV, scored an OT takedown to defeat Guevera who finished 3rd in S9 at 145 this past season.

170:  Tanner Sexton (Port Jervis) dec Matt Carr (Abington Heights) 2-0
Sexton became the second PJ wrestler to notch a victory with his 2-0 decision over Carr who finished 4th in District 2 at 145.

170:  Cody Cordes (Wyoming Valley West) dec Tyler Glasko (Wallkill) 4-0
Wrestling in his second bout of the evening, Cordes picked up a workman like victory over Blasko who finished 4th at 152 in S9.

182:  Matt Carr (Abington Heights) dec Rob Cuomo (Saugerties) 5-4
Carr rebounded from his loss to Sexton and earned a close victory over Cuomo who was the Section 9 runner up at 182 this past season.

195:  Matt Wagner (Delaware Valley) dec Aiden Mathews (Marlboro) 6-0
Mathews is still an unknown to many in S9.  He attends Marlboro but wrestles for Highland since his school does not have a wrestling program.  After going 10-0 during an abbreviated regular season, Mathews won the Division 2 S9 title.  Here he lost a 6-0 to Wagner who was a PA state tournament qualifier and was an All American at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals in VA Beach! 

220:  James Bethel (Saugerties) dec Matt Wagner (Delaware Valley) 2-0
A great win for the Saugerties junior over the sophomore AA from DV.  Bethel has been wrestling at a very high level since finishing 3rd at 195 at the S9 tournament finishing 1st and 2nd in freestyle and Greco, respectively, at the NYS-USA Wrestling State Championships a few weeks ago.

Monroe Woodbury senior AJ Voelker has given a verbal commitment to new head coach John Stutzman to wrestle for the University at Buffalo.  Voelker first met Coach Stutzman during a visit to Bloomsburg, the school where Stutzman has coached for the past 8 seasons.  Although he liked Coach Stutzman, Voelker wasn’t sure if Bloomsburg, PA was a fit for him.  Shortly after learning that Stutzman had taken the position at Buffalo, Voelker decided to visit the MAC school to see if western NY was a potential home for the next four or five years.  One visit was all it took!  Congratulations AJ…www.sectionixwrestling.com will be following you every step of the way!

Duties include, but are not limited to practice & match coaching, recruitment, assisting with academic monitoring and assistance with Athletic Department fundraising initiatives.  We are seeking a dedicated individual with demonstrated skills to start our inaugural program.  Qualified individuals will be able to work flexible hours and have either HS, or preferably, collegiate coaching experience, an Associates Degree (Bachelor’s preferred) and a valid NYS Driver’s License. 

Interested individuals should send cover letter, resume’ and a minimum of 3 professional references to:  Christopher D. DePew, Director of Athletics, SUNY Sullivan County Community College, 112 College Road; Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 or fax to 845-434-7262.  Interest packets may also be emailed to: cdepew@sunysullivan.edu  For more information, please call 845-434-5750, ext. 4294 or 4313.

       Cadet Greco Roman                                                  Cadet Freestyle
Oscar Lainez – Middletown – 2nd @ 88                           Vinny Vespa – Monroe Woodbury – 1st @ 100
Evan Barczak – Monroe Woodbury – 2nd @ 113            Evan Barczak – Monroe Woodbury  – 1st @ 113
Da’mani Burns – Newburgh – 4th @ 132                         Kevin Kelly – Monroe Woodbury – 6th @ 113
Thomas Wightman – Warwick – 5th @ 145                    Da’mani Burns – Newburgh – 4th @ 132
Aiden Mathews – Marlboro – 1st @ 195                           Thomas Wightman – Warwick – 4th @ 145
James Bethel – Saugerties – 2nd @ 220                          Brian Bucci – Saugerties – 6th @ 145 
                                                                                                  Aidan Mathews – Marlboro – 1st @ 195 
                                                                                                  Nick McShea – Monroe Woodbury – 2nd @ 195 
                                                                                                  James Bethel – Saugerties – 1st @ 220

      Junior Greco Roman                                                       Junior Freestyle
Chris Cuccolo – Pine Bush – 2nd @ 113                           Chris Cuccolo – Pine Bush – 6th @ 113
Pedro Rosales – Middletown – 2nd @ 120                     PJ Smoot – Monroe Woodbury – 2nd @ 126
PJ Smoot – Monroe Woodbury – 5th @ 126                  Austin Weigel – Onteora – 5th @ 182
                                                                                             
Congratulations to every wrestler who competed….great job Section 9 Wrestling!!!
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Final results will be posted as soon as the brackets are available!!!

Evan Barczak finishes 5th at 115
PJ Smoot finishes 8th at 125
Nick McShea finishes 3rd at 189

Special thanks to Coach Gartiser for the updates!

Cornwall 145 pounder Brett Johnson finished 5th while Cornwall alum Rich Mann competed in the open division but did not place.

Middletown also had three wrestlers and two coaches compete at the tournament.  Oscar Lainez went 1-3 at 93.  Tim Rodriguez went 2-2 at 111 and Pedro Rosales went 2-2 at at 118.  In the open division Coach Leazard went 1-2 at 150 and  Coach Lichtenstein went 4-2 and finished in 4th place at 295.

Congratulations to everyone who competed….great job!!!

 

On Wednesday, May 15th Delaware Valley High School will host an all star dual meet tournament featuring many of the top wrestlers in the area.  For the second consecutive year, one of the teams competing will be a Section 9 All Star Team.  Host Delaware Valley will enter a team of their own that will be very competitive.  Fans can also expect two other teams in the field from either Easton (PA), Apex (NJ), Olympic (NJ), or SIR (NJ).  As soon as a schedule is confirmed, it will be posted on this site.  Congratulations to all of the wrestlers who have been selected to participate.

Section 9 All Star Team
106 – Chris Cuccolo – Pine Bush
113 – Vinny Vespa – Monroe Woodbury
120 – Dylan Booth – Port Jervis
126 – PJ Smoot – Monroe Woodbury
132 – Michael Raccioppi – Minisink Valley
138 – Chris Truglio – Minisink Valley
145 – Brett Johnson – Cornwall
152 – Frankie Hernandez – Minisink Valley
160 – Daniel Decarlo – Port Jervis
170 – Tanner Sexton – Port Jervis
182 – Rob Cuomo – Saugerties
195 – Aiden Mathews – Marlboro
220 – Rob Kelly – Monroe Woodbury
285 – Isaac Serrano – NFA

The following S9 wrestlers have also been selected to compete in the event:
113 – Pedro Rosales     120 – Evan Barzcak      126 – Da’mani Burns         138 – Dan Storer
145 – Ryan Ferro          152 – Alec Guevera       160 – Johnny Grandson   170 – Tyler Blasko
220 – James Bethel     220 – Sam Weigner      285 – Brandon Mascaro

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Thanks to Coach John Gartiser for the updates!

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Congratulations to Army assistant coaches Dan Mitcheff and Enock Francois for their impressive performances this past weekend at the US Open in Las Vegas.  Mitcheff  and Francois have both qualified for the World Team Trials being held in Stillwater, OK on June 21-23.

Coach Mitcheff, wrestling at 60 kg, placed 6th.  In his quarterfinal match, Mitcheff gave 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Coleman Scott all he could handle but was defeated in three periods 0-2, 1-1, 1-1.  Wrestling at 84 kg, Coach Francois was equally  impressive finishing in 7th place and defeating two national champions, Max Askren and Cam Simaz, along the way !

Congratulations and good luck to both wrestlers at the trials.  Section 9 is very fortunate to have such talented coaches right in our back yard!  If you want to take advantage of what they have to offer, you may want to seriously consider checking out the: