West Point Wrestling Club will conduct a free clinic for all wrestlers K-12 on Friday December 7th in Arvin Gymnasium on the beautiful campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The clinic will run from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm and refreshments will be serves afterwards. The clinic will feature Army Assistants Paul Young and Enock Francois as well as some other D1 NCAA wrestlers. Young is a 3X NCAA tournament qualifier for Indiana University who was ranked as high as 5th in the nation. He was also a 2X Indiana high school state champion. Francois is a 3X NAIA All-American who is still competing in hope for a 2016 Olympic birth. Click below for additional information….hope to see you there!!!
Northeast Duals in Albany on Saturday
Hey what better way to spend the Saturday after Thanksgiving than watching some of the toughest NCAA wrestling east of the Mississippi!!! Now in its 10 year, the Northeast Duals has become one of the premier wrestling tournaments of the season. The event, made possible by Journeymen Wrestling and Asics, will feature some of the top teams in the country including Cornell, Illinois, and Central Michigan. The tournament is being held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. Wrestling will begin at 9:30.
Of local interest, the Army Black Knights will be competing at the event and are scheduled to take on Purdue, Binghamton, and Rutgers. Hofstra will also be there which mean that Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco will get the chance to strut his stuff at 133 against some of the best in the country. Franco, currently ranked #18 the country by Intermat, could potentially take-on Scott Sentes (#2, Central Michigan), Cashe Quiroga (#8, Purdue), and Cody Brewer (#13, Oklahoma). In Hofstra’s match against Bloomsburg, Franco could also tangle with fellow NY native Nick Wilcox (Greene, S4).
Weekend Wrap-Up in College Wrestling
Friday 11/16
Cornell 30 Binghamton 7 Stanzione (Dingmans Ferry, PA) wins 10-0
Ohio State 23 Virginia Tech 10 Capone (Johnson City, S4) notches 6-3 victory
Penn State 29 Lehigh 6 #1 Ruth wins showdown against #3 Hamlin 11-9
UVA Goes 1-1 at Tennessee Duals Cavaliers are coached by Middletown grad Garland
Saturday 11/17
Lehigh 18 Bloomsburg 12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, S4) wins at 133
NYS Collegiate Championships MW grad Franco 3rd at 133, Kingston’s James 4th, Sause and Wierzbicki compete; Army finishes 5th
East Stroudsburg Open Locals Casey (Washingtonville) and Stanley (Saugerties) compete
Sunday 11/18
Penn State 44 West Virginia 3 PSU’s Wright pins opponent in :25
Clarion 21 Eastern Michigan 10 Darch (Batavia, S5) get 3-2 win at 174
Ohio State 26 Pitt 13 Capone(JC, S4) loses to 8th ranked heavy in country
NYS “B” Collegiates
Keystone Classic
All-Time NYS Coaching Victories List
Blaine In Elite Company….Section 9 Very Well Represented!!!
Glen Irving from the NYS Sportswriters Association has compiled a list of the all-time winning high school wrestling coaches in New York State history. This project is still a work-in-progress so if there are any mistakes or omissions, please email me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com and I will forward the information to Glen. Enjoy!
Coach Schools/Sections Wins
Joe Bena NFA-9, Niskayuna-2, Duanesburg-2 625
John Grillo Pavilion-5, Holley-5 584
Bob Coppola Central Square-3 521
Mike Connors Fulton-3 510
Wayne Ferguson Beaver River-3 510
George Dlugoloski Chaminade – CHSAA 509
Neal Aubel Lowville-3 465
Lou Giani Huntington-11 436
Jim McCloe Waverly-4 435
Jack LaBombard Queensbury-2, Schuylerville-2, LG Hadley-2 426
Frank Sorochinsky Union Endicott-4 419
Mike Poplaski Salem-2 417
Joe Amuso Fox Lane – 1 406
Don Blaine Cornwall – 9 405
Anthony Policare Vestal – 4 401
active coaches in bold
Other Active Section 9 Coaches With 250+ Victories
Jeff Cuilty Ardsley-1, NFA-9, Wallkill-9 346
Kevin Gallagher Middletown-9, Oxford-4, Minisink Valley-9 289
Steve Fischbein Valley Central-9, Monroe Woodbury-9 276
Lou Chartrand Onteora-9 274
Click here for a printable version of the complete list.
West Point Wrestling Club Conducting Satellite Clinics
Starting on Wednesday November 21, the West Point Wrestling Club we be offering “Satellite Clinics!” That’s right….they come to your facility!!! Clinics are available Monday and Wednesday nights from November 21 until December 19 (9 sessions total) from 6:00 pm until 7:15 pm. Book your session now! For more information, contact:
Enock Francois
Head Club Wrestling Coach and Volunteer Assistant
Army Wrestling
(845) 938-1029 – office
(561) 319-6717 – mobile
College Wrestling Results
Buffalo Brawl Invitational brackets
Army Results: Team 5th
125: Hunter Woods 6th place
cialis 50 mg dose 133: Jordan Thome 4th place
149: Daniel Young 6th place
157: Chris Marchetti 4th place, Paul Hancock 5th place
184: Collin Wittmeyer 3rd place, Travis Mallo 6th place
197: Bryce Barnes 4th place
285: Steven Snyder 4th place
Minnesota 32 Hofstra 6
Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco drops 9-5 decision to #5 Dardanes
Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational brackets
Army Results: Team 3rd Place
133: Jordan Thome 3rd Place
141: Tyler Rauenzahn 3rd place; Connor Hanafee 4th place
149: Daniel Young 2nd place; Javier Rodriguez 6th place
157: Patrick Marchetti 5th place; Brian Harvey 6th place
174: Ryan Tompkins 4th place; Matthew Pennings 6th place
184: Collin Wittmeyer 2nd place
197: Bryce Barnes 2nd place; Robert Doyle 5th place
275: Stephen Snyder 4th place
Wisconsin 18 Hofstra 13
Franco, ranked 15th in the country, posts 9-7 victory
Binghamton Open brackets
Warwick graduate Mitch Wightman places 3rd @ 165; Realbuto champion @ 157!!!
College Wrestle-Offs Results
Follow The Results For New York Grads at www.sectionixwrestling.com
Believe it or not, the NCAA wrestling season is upon us. Over the next week or so, many college wrestling programs will have wrestle-offs to determine the initial starting line-up for the 2012-2013 season. Most colleges use intrasquad matches, usually open to the public, to set their line-ups. Locally, Army Wrestling will hold a Black vs Gold match at Arvin Gymnasium where Warwick graduate Shane Connolly will be competing for a spot at 141 against fellow New Yorker Connor Hanafee (Monsignor Farrell, CHSAA). Two other native New Yorkers will be competing for starting spots for Army as well. John Belanger (Shenendehowa, Section 2) will wrestle off at 149 while Beacon HS (Section 1) graduate Ryan Tompkins will try to get the nod at 174.
Sectionixwrestling.com will keep you up-to-date on all of the wrestle-off results involving NY prepped wrestlers. Warsaw’s (Section 5) Ian Paddock has started things off with a “bang” as he upended returning All-American Hunter Steiber at 141 for Ohio State! If I have missed a result, please email me the information sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.
Wrestle Off Results – New York Wrestlers
Ohio State
Ian Paddock (Warsaw, S5) dec Hunter Steiber 7-2 @ 141
Peter Capone (Johnson City, S4) dec Orry Elor 3-1 @ 285
Army
Connor Hanafee (Monsignor Farell, C) maj dec Shane Connolly (Warwick, S9) 19-7 @ 141
John Belanger (Shenendehowa, S2) dec Javier Rodriguez 6-0 @ 149 …Daniel Young did not wrestle
Coleman Gracey dec Ryan Tompkins (Beacon, S1) @ 174
Maryland
Christian Boley (Brockport, S5) dec Ty Snook 4-2 @ 197
Frank Goodwin dec Danny O’Malley (Sachem East, S11) 7-1 @ 141
Ben Dorsey wbf Sean O’Malley (Sachem East, S11) @ 157
Rutgers
Sean McCabe (Connetquot, S11) dec Jan Rosenberg 6-3 @ 125
Maverick Passaro (Eastport South Manor) maj dec Jalen Ramos 11-3 @ 133
Nick Visicaro dec Anthony Volpe (Rocky Point, S11) 4-1 @ 165
Binghamton
Dan Riggi (Scotia, S2) over Dylan Cohen (Williamsville East, S11) 2 matches to 1 @ 133
Joe Bonaldi (Greece Olympia, S5) over Derak Heyman (Tioga, S4) @ 141
Vincent Grella (Beacon, S1) over Adam Lepkowski (Hauppauge, S8) 2 matches to 1 @ 165
Caleb Wallace (Phoenix, S3) over John Paris (Amsterdam, S2) @ 174
Edinboro
Casey Fuller dec Tyler Button (Phoenix, S3) 6-2 @ 157
Johnny Greisheimer (Wantagh, S8) dec Zack Towers 8-4 @ 165
Patrick Jennings (Longwood, S11) dec Vince Pickett 4-3, 2-0 @ 174
Vic Avery tech fall Austyn Hayes (Phoenix, S3) 22-7
Appalachian State
Joe Cummings (Nyack, S1) dec Denzel Dejournette 3-2 @ hwt
Virginia (coached by Middletown graduate Steve Garland)
Jon Fausey maj dec Billy Coggins (Rocky Point, S11) 15-3 @ 174
Franklin & Marshall
Colin Lahiff dec Colin Gironda (Port Jefferson, S11) 4-3 @ 165
Brad Bailey maj dec Ekow Eshun (Long Island City, PSAL) @ 174
Isaiah Cromwell dec Paul Alessandrini (St. Anthony’s, CHSAA) 4-1 exhibition @ 197/184
Penn State
Jimmy Gulibon maj dec Cameron Kelly (Pittsford, S5) 13-5 @ 133
Bloomsburg
Nick Wilcox (Greene, S4) maj dec Andy Lyman (Ravena, S2) 8-0 @ 133
Josh Veltre (Greece Oympia, S5) dec Kevin Harnett (Monsignor Farrell, CHSAA) 2-0 @ 165
Chris Smith maj dec Rrok Ndokaj (Monsignor Farrell, CHSAA) 9-1 @ 174
Lock Haven
Mac Maldarelli (Calhoun, S8) dec Billy Randt 5-0 @ 149
Penn
Andrew Lenzi (Fordam Prep, CHSAA) dec Mark Pinero 3-1 sv @ 149
Ian Corb dec Harrison Cook (Mt. Kisco, attended Blair) 9-2 @ 174
Steve Graziano (Syosset, S8) dec Anthony DiLonardo 2-1 @ 285
Cornell
Nick Arujau (Syosset, S8) dec Josh Kennedy 8-1 @ 133
Joe Stanzione dec Mike Nevinger (Letchworth, S5) 9-2 @ 141
Kyle Dake (Lansing, S4) wbf Patrick Sullivan 1:18 @ 165
Craig Scott (Pal-Mac, S5) dec Pete Mesko 9-4 @ 184
Army Lands Blue-Chip Recruit
Blair Academy star generic cialis viagra Russell Parsons, the #34 recruit in the entire country, has given a verbal commitment to wrestle for Army. Click below to check out the Intermat article.
RIP Jeff Blatnick
With great sadness we have learned that Jeff Blatnick has passed away due to complications from heart surgery. Blatnick, a cancer survivor, was a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman. A 1975 graduate of Niskayuna High School (Section 2), Blatnick often said that he never set out to be an Olympian….he just tried to be the best every time he stepped on the mat. Blatnick remained very active in the New York State wrestling community. He served as a volunteer assistant coach at Burnt Hills HS where he has two teenage sons, and he also was a coach at the Journeymen Wrestling Club in the Albany area. Rest in peace Coach Blatnick.
Army Wrestling: 2012-2013 Black vs Gold Match This Friday
Warwick Grad Shane Connolly Wrestling For Starting Spot At 141
Army Wrestling will officially “kick-off” this Friday when the top two Black Knights at each weight vie for a starting position at the annual Black vs Gold match. The event will take place at 6:00 pm on the second floor of Arvin Gymnasium on the West Point campus.
Of special interest locally, 2012 Warwick graduate and Army freshman Shane Connolly will be wrestling off for the starting spot at 141 pounds. Connolly, a 5X Section 9 champion, will square off against fellow New York native Connor Hanafee, a graduate of Monsignor Farrell HS in Staten Island. Two other New York prepped wrestlers will be competing for starting roles at the Black vs Gold. Shenendehowa HS (Section 2) graduate John Belanger will take on returning starter Daniel Young at 149 while Beacon HS (Section 1) graduate Ryan Tompkins will lock horns with Coleman Gracey at 174. Best of luck Shane!!!
Black Gold
125 – Nathan Santhanam vs. Hunter Wood
133 – Charlie Costanzo vs. Jordan Thome
141 – Shane Connolly vs. Connor Hanafee
149 – Daniel Young vs. John Belanger
157 – Paul Hancock vs. Patrick Marchetti
165 – Derek Allen vs. Jared Ross
174 – Coleman Gracey vs. Ryan Tompkins
184 – Robert Doyle vs. Collin Wittmeyer
197 – Bryce Barnes vs. William Gray
285 – Stephen Snyder vs. Curtis Garner
Black Team Coach : Paul Young
Honorary Coach : CSM Todd Burnett
Gold Team Coach : Daniel Mitcheff
Honorary Coach : LTC Nick Mauldin