MW 43 Warwick 27 Murphy majors Corradino 14-6, Ferro over Smoot 7-2
Middletown 48 Kingston 32 Middletown’s Jackson strong in return; Stauble over Smith
Port Jervis 57 Goshen 30 Wilson over Merenyi 2-0
Ellenville 45 Highland 24 Ellenville 54 Millbrook 6
NFA 48 Pine Bush 30 Stramiello over Foschini 9-4 @ 113
Cornwall 52 Saugerties 21 Mentz over Gagnon; Mann over Farrell
Onteora 54 Liberty 15 Onteora 51 Eldred 21
Tuesday’s Results
Updated Rankings; Huge Matches This Week
With a relatively quiet week of wrestling, the Section 9 Wrestling rankings did not change much….definitely not the case this week!!! Below is a printer friendy version of the entire slate of action in Section 9 this week. One of the marquee matches occurs on Wednesday when Warwick travels to Monroe Woodbury to take on the Crusaders. Monroe would like to avenge its early season one-point loss to Warwick when the two teams met in the finals of the Section 9 Duals. The other highly anticipated match is Friday’s showdown between Minisink Valley and Warwick. Year after year, this dual meet proves to be one of the most intense and hotly-contested matches of the season. This year should prove to be no different. Monroe Woodbury, Warwick, and Minisink Valley are all ranked in the top 20 in New York State.
This Week’s Section 9 Wrestling Schedule
Rankings # 9
99 106 113 120 126
1. Daly – MV 1. Stramiello – PB 1. Kreider – Corn 1. Corradino – War 1. Murphy – MW
2. Cuccolo – PB 2. Raccioppi – MV 2. Rambrose – MV 2. Januszkiewcz – NP 2. Brown – Midd
3. Vespa – MW 3. Smoot – MW 3. Baum – MW 3. Hodes – RV 3. Derham – NFA
4. Rivera – NFA 4. Ingraham – High 4. Andreakis – Wash 4. Mongiello – Wash 4. Gomez – Mont
132 138 145 152 160
1. Roth – Corn 1. Connolly – War 1. Wierzbicki – War 1. Bedross – War 1. Sause – PB
2. Dimler – RV 2. Muller – PJ 2. Sauschuck – PJ 2. Weston – PB 2. DeCarlo – PJ
3. Robles – PB 3. Morse – RV 3. Voelker – MW 3. Sommer – RV 3. Milano – MW
4. Circelli – MW 4. Milisci – Wash 4. Fennell – MV 4. Edwards – PJ 4. Weigel – Ont
170 182 195 220 285
1. Casey – Wash 1. Sannella – MV 1. Edmond – King 1. Gorelov – War 1. Stanley – Saug
2. Nelson – Midd 2. Hasan – VC 2. Kelly – MW 2. Winters – Wall 2. Stauble – King
3. Mayo – MV 3. Sakac – War 3. Leavell – War 3. Ortiz – Midd 3. Cheeks – NFA
4. McGuire – NFA 4. McWeeney – King 4. Nastro – Gosh 4. Vasco – MW 4. Smith – Midd
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Week 9 Rankings
Weekend Results
Friday 1/27
Port Jervis 60 Monticello 30
Saturday 1/28
Newburgh Duals Shoreham WR defeats Hauppauge for title; Warwick takes 3rd
Wizard Duals Red Hook’s Treu notches 100th win!!!
Big Ten Invitational Tournament Stramiello (PB) and Armstrong (Midd) win titles!
NYS Combined Individual Rankings #4
New York State Combined Individual Rankings#4
January 28, 2012
99 106 113
1. Kyle Kelly Chenango Forks – 4 1. Nick Piccininni Ward Melville – 11 1. Mark Raghunandan LB – 11
2. Jose Rodriguez Wantagh – 8 2. Anthony Orefice Lockport – 6 2. Dylan Realbuto Somers – 1
3. Jonathan Haas Spencerport – 5 3. Mike D’Angelo Commack – 11 3 . Sean Peacock Midlakes – 5 4. Bryan Lantry Wayne – 5 4. Eric Orellana Brentwood – 11 4. Brandon Lapi Amst. – 2 5. Nick Barberia New Rochelle – 1 5. Justin Cooksey MacArthur – 8 5. Corey Jamisom Hunt. – 11
6. Joe Nelson Oxford – 4 6. Simon Greebel Hewlett – 8 6. William Koll Lansing – 4
7. Joe Calderone Walt Whit – 11 7. Mike Parise Brewster – 1 7. Pat Skinner Kellenberg – C 8. Gerard Daly Minisink Valley – 9 8. Lucas Malmberg Marathon – 4 8. Jacob Green Ch. Forks – 4
120 126 132
1. Tristan Rifanburg Norwich – 4 1. Sam Speno Fox Lane – 1 1. Nick Kelley Shenendehowa – 2 2. Sam Recco Lyndonville – 5 2. Maverick Passaro East SM – 11 2. Jamel Hudson St. Ant’s – C 3. Mark West Hauppauge – 11 3. Nick Tighe Phoenix – 3 3. Nick Mauriello Haup – 11 4. Sean McCabe Connetquot – 11 4. Dylan Caruana Kenmore West – 6 4. Tom Page Eden – 6
5. Chris Araoz Wantagh – 8 5. Corey Dake Lansing – 4 5. Tom Dutton Rocky Roint – 11
6. Jakob Restrepo Sachem E. – 11 6. Alec Dierna Web. Sch. – 5 6. Jacob Goddeau Peru -7
7. Rocco Russo Frontier – 6 7. Justin Seim Hackley – Prep 7. Wes Blanding Chitt. – 3
8. TJ Fabian Shoreham WR – 11 8. Noah Valastro Husdon Falls – 2 8. James Porteus Brockport – 5
138 145 152
1. Quinton Murphy – Holley – 5 1. James Kloc Iroquois – 6 1. Dylan Palacio Long Beach – 8 2. James Dekrone John Glenn – 11 2. Tyler Button Phoenix – 11 2. Brian Realbuto Somers – 1
3. Sam Schwartzapfel Haup. – 11 3. Evan Wallace Columbia – 2 3. Derek Pfluger Sandy Creek – 3
4. Malik Rasheed Longwood -11 4. Mike Caputo North Rockland – 1 4. Tristan Hamner Medina – 6
5. Anthony Finocchiaro Canast. -3 5. Corey Rasheed Longwood – 11 5. John Keck Shoreham WR – 11
6. Alexis Blanco Brentwood – 11 6. Nate Silverthorn Gen. Brown -3 6. Steven Maier Specerport – 5
7. Dan McDevitt Wantagh – 8 7. Dylan Cohen Baldwin – 8 7. Nick Hall Longwood – 11
8. Shane Connolly Warwick – 9 8. Harley Kusse Web. Sch. – 5 8. Mike Beckwith Greene – 4
160 170 182
1. Chris Nevinger Letchworth – 5 1. Zack Zupan Canastota – 3 1. Tony Lock Pioneer – 6
2. Frank Affronti Wayne – 5 2. Nick Mitchell Frewsburg – 6 2. McZiggy Richards Wingate – P 3. Aaron Dudley Hudson Falls – 2 3. Burke Paddock Warsaw – 5 3. Tim Schaefer Warsaw – 5
4. Tyler Grimaldi HHHW – 11 4. Dan Spurgeon Plainedge – 8 4. Jacob Berkowitz Scarsdale – 1 5. Matt Pasqualani Fox Lane – 1 5. Troy Seymour Peru – 7 5. Keegan Cerwinski Greene – 4 6. Joe Cataldo MacArthur – 8 6. Dylan Seybolt Longwood – 11 6. Matt Lashway Queensbury – 2 7. Jorje Jimenez Grand SC – P 7. Marcus Dwaileebe Olean – 6 7. Andrew Jones Plainedge – 8
8. Connor Sutton LaSalle – 2 8. Joe Piccolo HHHW – 11 8. Ryan Todd Lansing – 4
195 220 285
1. Tony Fusco Shenendehowa – 2 1. Kyle Stanton Greene – 4 1. Kacee Sauer Holly – 5
2. Austyn Hayes Phoenix – 3 2. Derrick Dalton Indian River – 3 2. Ethan Stanley Saugerties – 9
3. Reggie Williams John. City – 4 3. Josh Lackey Fairport – 5 3. Cole Lampmann Shen. – 2
4. Zack Deikel Whitehall – 2 4. Max Antone Niagara Wh. – 6 4. El Shaddai Gilmore VanHoesen Col. – 2
5. John Nickerson Maple Grove – 6 5. Kenny Drew Connetquot – 11 5. Evan Kappatos Syosset – 8
6. Deon Edmund Kingston – 9 6. Pat Kopczynski Brook. Tech. – P 6. Brandon Lathrop Ken. West 6
7. Bryce Mazurowski Avon – 5 7. Andrew Auriemma St. Ant.’s – C 7. James Merritt Owego – 4
8. Mike Spinelli Mahopac –1 8. Tyler Lilly New Rochelle – 1 8. Sean Barry Hen. Hud. – 1
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NYS Combined Rankings #4
Weekend Tourneys
After a relatively quiet week of wrestling, we are happy to announce that there are some outstanding tournaments coming up this weekend involving quite a few local teams. Most notably, NFA is hosting the Newburgh Duals on Saturday. This all-day, two-gymnasium tournament will showcase local teams NFA, Kingston, Port Jervis, and Warwick Valley. Also participating are Arlington, Chaminade, Hauppauge, Port Chester, Cold Spring Harbor, and Shoreham Wading River. Click below for a complete tourament schedule.
2012 Newburgh Duals
The very competitive Big Ten Tournament also takes place this weekend up in Albany. Section 9 will be well repesented by both Middletown and Pine Bush. Best of luck to all Section 9 teams this weekend. Section 9 Championships are just a few weeks away!!!
The Amazing Recovery of Aaron Paddock
Last year, as a 7th grader, Warsaw’s Aaron Paddock compiled a 50-5 record and placed 6th at the NYS Championships. This year, Aaron has not stepped onto the mat. Back in August, he and some family members were cutting down trees on their property when a 14lb. branch fell 50 feet and struck Aaron in the head. Click on the link below for a wonderful story about how perseverence, a loving family, and the wrestling mentality have contributed to this young man’s amazing recovery.
Family and the Wrestling Mentality: The “Miracle” Story of Aaron Paddock
Wednesday’s Results
Dave Schultz Tragedy….It’s Been 16 Years
Sixteen years ago, the United States lost one its greatest wrestling heroes – Dave Schultz. On January 26, 1996 Schultz was shot and killed by DuPont heir John E. duPont at the Foxcatcher Wrestling training facility in Newtown Square, PA. duPont, later convicted and found to be mentally ill, was the sponsor of Foxcatcher Wrestling. He died in prison on December 9, 2010.
Perhaps the most decorated wrestler in US history, Schultz, like many other great wrestlers, did not even take up the sport until junior high school. Schultz’s senior year in high school (1977, Palo Alto, CA) is generally considered the greatest individual season by a high school wrestler in US history. During that season he won the US Nationals in Greco Roman (open division…against grown men), he pinned a former 2X NCAA champion at an “open” college tournament, and he capped off the season by winning the California HS state title. Schultz was a 10X World Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and NCAA Champion.
Check out the link below for a recent article by Philly.com which does an outstanding job of Recalling the Schultz – duPont Tragedy.
Blaine Notches 400th Victory!!!
Congratulations to Cornwall Head Wrestling Coach Don Blaine for recording his 400th career victory. The milestone achievement occurred when his team defeated New Paltz 75-10 this past Sunday at the Highland Duals. Blaine is the first Section 9 wrestling coach to reach 400 wins and now ranks in the top 15 in New York State history.
Blaine began his coaching career in 1983 and earned his first victory in December of that year against Wallkill. Twenty-nine years later he has amassed an incredible record of 402-120-1 including 11 league championships. Blaine has coached 23 Section 9 champions, 7 state placewinners, and one 2X state champion (Paul Paquin). In 2011, Coach Blaine was inducted in the the New York State Wrestling Hall of Fame.
What his peers say:
“Congrats to Coach Blaine on his 400th. He is a great guy and has consistently turned out quality teams. The Goldback/Dragon Dual is always one of the highlights of our season. We will continue to do our part to keep him from getting to 500 any time soon!” NFA Head Wrestling Coach and fellow Hall of Famer Jeff Cuilty
“Don Blaine is the coach that I try to emulate my coaching style after. He is a true example of how hard work and dedication pays off into success.”
Monroe Woodbury Head Wrestling Coach Steve Fischbein
“Congratulations Don. The 400 wins speak for itself, but the real story is Don Blaine the man. He has been a great role model for so many kids and other coaches for a long time. The kids that wrestle for Don are hard working, fight till the end, and compete with great sportsmanship …all a direct result of their coach. Congrats to a good friend.”
Minisink Valley Head Wrestling Coach Kevin Gallagher