SECTION 9 WRESTLING

Monday January 31, 2022

Onteora 48 Ellenville 24

Tuesday February 1, 2022

Minisink Valley 73 Monroe Woodbury 0
Middletown 36 Newburgh Free Academy 27
Highland 42 Red Hook 24
Cornwall Monticello
Valley Central 62 FDR 12

Wednesday February 2, 2022

Cornwall 34 Goshen 33
Warwick 48 Valley Central 21
Pine Bush 47 Kingston 14
Minisink Valley 76 FDR 0
Monroe Woodbury 45 Washingtonville 28
Saugerties @ Monticello
Onteora 72 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 6
Red Hook 42 New Paltz 35
Highland 48 Rondout Valley 21
Ellenville 48 Burke 15
Chester 63 Liberty 6
Wallkill 62 Beacon 12

Thursday February 3, 2022

Pine Bush 45 New Paltz 21

Friday February 4, 2022

Highland Multi-Meet
Red Hook @ Onteora
Ellenville & Fallsburg @ Chester

2022 S9-D1 WRESTLING TOURNAMENT TICKETS

There will be a capacity limit at Monroe Woodbury High School this year.
There will be NO gate list for any school.

Who will be guaranteed entry for free:
Teams arriving by bus: All boys and girls who are entered in the tournament.
Coaching Staffs, managers, and stat people.
Officials, tournament staff, and host school staff.
One Superintendent and Athletic Director per school (who will enter via: Parents Line).

Who will be guaranteed paid entry:
Two spectators per each wrestler who is competing on the day of entry and Each of the D1 Schools Athletic Director and Superintendent. Athletic Directors will receive a list of wrestlers that coaches have entered in the tournament. AD’s/Coaches will produce to Section 9 the names shown on the ID’s of the spectators that wish to come to the event for each wrestler no later than the Thursday morning following the Wednesday seeding meeting. Anyone on this list will not need an online ticket purchase. They will enter the event and go to the “Parent’s Line”.
Upon arrival, they will give the name of the school, and the wrestler’s name that they are with. Once their names are located on the list, they will need to show ID that matches the names given on the list. They will then each pay a $10 entry fee, receive a hand stamp, and be allowed to enter.

Saturday Policy: The same list of names will be used for Saturday, but any wrestler who was eliminated from the tournament Friday night will have their names crossed off the list. Parents of wrestlers still eligible on Saturday will follow the same procedure they did on Friday. (Parents line, Show ID, Pay $10, receive hand stamp for entry). Parents of eliminated wrestlers who want to return on Saturday must follow the on-line ticketing procedure.

All others who wish to attend will need an online ticket purchase for entry.
There will be NO ticket sales at the door to the public.
All ticket sales must be purchased online from GoFan.
A separate link exists for Friday 2/11 and Saturday 2/12 purchases:

Friday purchases use: https://gofan.co/app/events/518794?schoolId=NYSPHSAA9
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Tickets for both days go on sale Monday Feb 7 at 8:00 am

There will be a limit of 2 tickets per transaction.
A separate ticket will be needed for Friday and Saturday.
Tickets for each day will be $10 per ticket.
(A $ 1.50 service charge will be added to each ticket).

Once tickets are purchased on-line, they will be emailed to the purchaser’s cell phone. The purchaser (and other member of their party if 2 tickets were purchased) will enter together. When they show their phone, the tickets will be validated, they will be granted entry, and receive a hand stamp. NO SCREENSHOTS of TICKETS are PERMITTED.

Tickets will be sold on-line on a First Come-First Serve basis.
700 tickets will be made available for sale on both Friday and Saturday. Once parents’ tickets have been allocated for sale, the remainder will become available to the general public.

Those who are not able to obtain tickets will have an on-line viewing option.
Friday-Arial camera will all 4 mats on one screen
Saturday-Arial Camera will all 3 mats on one screen, changing to one mat for finals.
Link for free online viewing Friday: https://events.locallive.tv/events/72976
Link for free online viewing Saturday: https://events.locallive.tv/events/72977
Link for NFHS paid viewing: D1 Finals (5:30 pm) *:
Saturday: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaasix/gam077c676e3d
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Sunday: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nysphsaasix/game28b200865

*-Finals streaming Fee: $10.99 (Monthly fee that will include the NYS tournament)

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With our Division 1 and Division 2 Section 9 Tournaments less than 2 weeks away, I have decided to squeeze in one final edition of rankings before our wrestlers can settle these arguments on the mat! As always, comments are welcomed below or at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Enjoy!

102 – Division 1
1. Luke Satriano – Valley Central, Fr.
2. Cooper Merli – NFA, 8th
3. Joseph Uhrig – Minisink Valley, 7th
4. Marco Futia – Wallkill, 8th
5. Brady Judd – Warwick, Fr.
102 – Division 2
1. Charlie Wylie – Port Jervis, 8th
2. Lorenzo Caserto – Marlboro, 7th

Since our last rankings, Satriano has teched Uhrig, pinned Judd, and majored Section 1 hammer Joseph Tornambe 10-2 in the finals of the Gene Brigham. Tornambe was undefeated going into the match. Merli picked up the title at the King Bison and holds strong at #2. Uhrig lost to Port’s Wylie at the Gene Brigham but then majored her in a dual a few days later. He also went 4-0 with 4 pins at the state duals and he remains our #3 in S9 D1. Futia picked up a head-to-head over Judd so he becomes our new #4 and Judd slides down to #5. Our #1 wrestler here Wylie has separated herself from the pack at 102 D2. As mentioned above she traded wins with Uhrig and she also picked up a nice win at the NYS Duals over Section 4’s Logan Bellis. We are going to keep Caserto at #2 but nipping at his heels is Trent Edwards from Chester who just placed 2nd at the Pearl River tournament.

110 – Division 1
1. Nicholas Weeden – Valley Central, Jr.
2. Wyatt Boice – Minisink Valley, 7th
3. Liam Hayes –Monroe Woodbury, 8th
4. Cooper Grossi – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Joe Sullivan – Minisink Valley, Fr.
110 – Division 2
1. Trevor Tufano – Port Jervis, Sr.
2. Ewen Celestine – Red Hook , Fr.

Weeden and Boice wrestled twice since our last rankings. Boice topped Weeden in sudden victory at the MV vs VC dual meet, but Weeden pinned Boice at the Gene Brigham a week later so we will keep Weeden at #1 and Boice at #2. Hayes dropped a 5-1 decision to Boice at the Kohl but has been solid and remains #3 here followed by Grossi and Sullivan. Sullivan wrestled at 102 for the Gene Brigham so we have to keep our eye on where he lands for sections. Tufano suffered his first loss of the season up at state duals to Duncanson from Tioga but he’s definitely still #1 at 110 D2 in S9. We have a new #2 here though as Ewen Celestine from Red Hook notched a 13-10 win over previous #2 Nick Laskowki from Rondout Valley.

118 – Division 1
1. Sofia Macaluso – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Alex Greco – Warwick, Jr.
3. Rocco Futia – Wallkill, Jr.
4. Max Javorsky – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
5. Jacob Perales – Goshen, So.
118 – Division 2
1. Rian Kirker – Red Hook, Jr.
2. Lucas Ospina – Rondout Valley, Sr.

Macaluso hold the top spot here. She finished 2nd at the Kohl and picked up three wins at the NYS Duals including a pin over a former Section 4 champion. Greco has been unblemished all season other than his loss to Macaluso and he just notched a solid 8-5 win over our #3 wrestler at this weight, Futia from Wallkill. Javorsky placed 3rd at the Kohl and has looked good so he is staying at #4 followed by Perales who did suffer a loss to Denier from Saugerties but that was up at 126 so he doesn’t drop. Kirker stays at the top spot at 118 D2 but we have a new #2 here as Rondout Valley’s Lucas Ospina has dropped to 118. Kirker and Ospina wrestled a few weeks ago and Kirker came out on top 8-6 in sudden victory and Ospina also won the Mahopac tournament. Our former #2 here, Rebecca Brennan from New Paltz, is tough and will definitely be in the hunt for a title.

126 – Division 1
1. Anthony Tresch – Minisink Valley, Fr.
2. Sebastian Vidacovich – Valley Central, Jr.
3. Grant Barczak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
4. Jayden Norris – Middletown, Jr.
5. Isaiah Hockx – Saugerties, So.
126 – Division 2
1. Chris Gatto – Highland, Sr.
2. Quintin Herzog – Liberty, Sr.

Since our last rankings Tresh has defeated Vidacovich twice and takes over the #1 spot at 126 D1. The MV freshman topped Vidacovich in OT during a dual meet and then pinned him for 3rd place at the Gene Brigham. MW’s Barczak has dropped to 126 so he is our new #3 here. Middletown’s Jayden Norris beat Saugerties’ Isaiah Hockx so Norris our new #4 and Hockx drops to #5. Petzold from Warwick, Mercado from NFA and Banta from Wallkill will definitely be in the hunt at this very deep weight. Gatto has suffered a few losses to some D1 kids, but he still seems to be the wrestler to beat at 126 D2 so he stays at #1 but we have a new #2 in Quintin Herzog from Liberty. Herzog takes over the #2 spot from Ospina who has dropped down to 118.

132 – Division 1
1. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, Sr.
2. Zack McKernan – Minisink Valley, Jr.
3. Richie Degon – Valley Central, So.
4. Michael Accardo – Warwick, So.
5. Jacob Roger – Middletown, So.
132 – Division 2
1. Rocco DeAveiro – Rondout Valley, Sr.
2. Demetrius Massey – Red Hook, Jr.

Marchese is still undefeated and is our clear #1 at 132 D1. The Washingtonville senior recently picked up career win #147 making him the winningest wrestler in school history. McKernan and Degon have wrestled twice since our last rankings. In the first bout Degon pinned McKernan but in the most recent match, McKernan defeated Degon. Tough call here but we’ll go with McKernan at #2 based on other quality wins including a 9-7 win over the top-ranked kid from Section 4 up at the state duals. Barczak dropped down to 126 so Accardo slides up a slot to #4 and Roger from Middletown cracks the board at #5. Segali from NFA will be in the medal hunt here and should not be overlooked. On the D2 side DeAveiro continues to look great and finished 3rd at Mahopac so he stays #1 but we have a new #2 in Demetrius Massey from Red Hook.

138 – Division 1
1. PJ Duke – Minisink Valley, Fr.
2. Jordan Brown – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
3. Jackson Brady – Goshen, Jr.
4. Michael Tomblinson – Middletown, Sr.
5. Aaron Caoili – Cornwall, Jr.
138 – Division 2
1. Logan Zehr – Highland, Sr.
2. Justin Coiteux – New Paltz, So

PJ Duke is back and it looks like he hasn’t missed a beat! The MV freshman teched 2020 S9 champ Ryan Ross up at 145 is his first match back and then went 4-0 with four first period pins up at the NYS Duals. Jordan Brown is looking great at #2 and just won the Mahopac Tournament with a 16-8 victory over D2 NYS placer Kieran Cullen in the finals. Jackson Brady lost a few matches up at the Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic but is still a solid #3 here followed by Tomblinson from Middletown who is putting together a nice year. Segali is now at 132 so Aaron Caoili from Cornwall cracks the rankings as our new #5! On the D2 side Zehr and Coiteux locked horns again and once again Zehr picked up the win by a 3-1 score. These two are on a crash course for a S9 D2 finals showdown!

145 – Division 1
1. Jackson Merli – NFA, Sr.
2. Luke Greiner – Minisink Valley, So.
3. Dominic Gennaro –Washingtonville, Sr.
4. Theo Ballantine – Cornwall, Sr.
5. George Thomas – Wallkill, Jr.
145 – Division 2
1. Ryan Ross – Port Jervis, So.
2. Quinian Jones – Highland, Fr.

Merli and Greiner are on a path to one of the most anticipated rematches of the year in the S9 finals. Merli won the first bout 8-6 in sudden victory. Since then both wrestlers are performing well. Merli only recent loss was by pin to the top kid from Section 2, Renzo Montalvo who is currently ranked #11 in NYS. Greiner’s only recent loss was a 9-3 decision to Angelo Centrone who is currently ranked #3 in the state. Gennaro continues to wrestle well and stays #3 with one of his wins coming via an OT pin over our #4 here, Theo Ballantine. Theo notched a solid 8-5 win over Thomas who remains #5 in our rankings. If “iron sharpens iron” Ryan Ross will be ready for the post season. Within the past few weeks Ross, who remains our #1 in S9 D2, has losses to Duke (#1 D1), Greiner (HM D1), Emsinger (HM D1), Smith (#3 D2), and Gillings (#4 D2). These losses will only make Ross a tougher wrestler. We have a new #2 here in Quinian Jones from Highland who is only a freshman but is getting better every week!

152 – Division 1
1. Eric Tigue – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Tyler Reed – Cornwall, Jr.
3. Erik Nilson – Warwick, Sr.
4. Marco Martini – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Christian Hockx – Saugerties, Jr.
152 – Division 2
1. Cole Cuppett – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Walter Evans – Ellenville, Sr.

No changes in the top-5 in division 1 but there is plenty to report. Tigue has looked awesome! His most impressive result perhaps was up at NYS Duals where he lost a 7-5 decision to Ben Rogers from Wantagh. Tigue, who was beating Rogers for the majority of the match, got caught in a four point move in the third. Rogers is considered one of the favorites to contend for a state title in Albany and Tigue has proved that he also belongs in that conversation. Reed secured his place in the rankings at #2 by post bonus point victories over #3 Nilson, #4 Martini, and #5 Hockx. Nilson posted a major decision win over Martini. On the D2 side Cuppett has also been very impressive. On 1/15 he won the Highland Tournament and avenged his only loss of the season by pinning Corporan from Ketcham and on 1/30 he won the Mahopac Tournament. Evans from Ellenville continues to look good and he’s our #2 at 152 D2.

160 – Division 1
1. Zack Ryder – Minisink Valley, So.
2. George Racz – Minisink Valley, Sr.
3. Anthony Manzi – NFA, Sr.
4. Logan Serafin – Washingtonville, Jr.
5. Jai Barnett – Wallkill,
160 – Division 2
1. Logan Smith – Highland, Sr.
2. Eamon Hill – Onteora, Sr.

At the NYS Duals, MV’s Zack Ryder left no doubt that he is not only the top 160 in Section 9, but he is a heavy favorite to win another state title. In their dual versus Pittsford, Ryder posted an impressive 8-1 win over Nick Sanko, the #2 ranked wrestler in NYS! Ryder’s teammate Racz is putting together a great season! Since our last rankings, Racz is 11-1 with his only loss coming in the finals of the Gene Brigham…to Ryder. Manzi from NFA continues to win and is very solid as our #3. Manzi won the King Bison and beat the top ranked kid from Section 2 in the finals. Serafin has looked very good and stays at #4 but we have a new #5 in Wallkill’s Jai Barnett who recorded a pin over former #5 Mazzella from Warwick. Logan Smith is still our top dog at D1 160 and has looked very strong all year long while Hill from Onteora remains our #2 however has been wrestling up a 189 recently so we need to keep an eye on that.

172 – Division 1
1. Mikey Altomer – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Mike Zrelak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
3. Myles Gordon – Kingston, Sr.
4. Nick Cavallo – Cornwall, Jr.
5. Johnny Accardo – Warwick, So.
172 – Division 2
1. Nick Dicurcio – Chester, Sr.
2. Akil Williams – Chester, Jr.

Altomer, 19-0 with 16 pins since the Ironman in December, is the top ranked 172-pound wrestler in NYS and is our clear #1 here in Section 9. Zrelak from MW should not be overlooked. He is athletic and strong and just dominated the competition at the Mahopac Tournament. Zrelack also posted an 8-2 win over Gordon from Kingston who is #3 here. Gordon recently defeated former #4 Charles from Middletown 9-5. Charles suffered a few losses and drops to HM but shouldn’t be overlooked. Cavello from Cornwall moves up to #4 and has looked great while our new #5 is Johnny Accardo from Warwick who is improving every week. Chester’s Akil Williams pinned our former D2 #1 at 172 Wyatt Konjas so we have an all Chester 172 this week. DiCurcio slides up to #1 and Williams enters the rankings at #2.

189 – Division 1
1. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Brayden Pennell – Pine Bush, Jr.
3. Joseph Ponesse – NFA, Jr.
4. Max Winkler – Goshen, Sr.
5. Bryson Tibbs – Middletown, So.
189 – Division 2
1. Ivan Figueroa – Port Jervis, So.
2. Uriel Cazarez Quinto – Chester, Sr.

MV’s Filip suffered his 1st loss of the season – a 6-4 sudden victory loss to Nick Smith from Pittsford who, like Filip, is considered one of the best 189-pounders in the state. Filip also defeated Winkler 8-2 in the Gene Brigham finals and remains our #1 here. Pennell will definitely push Filip. The PB junior lost 8-6 in the finals of Mahopac to Blanchard from Section 2. Filip narrowly defeated Blanchard 7-5 up at the Schenectady Tournament. Ponesse took 2nd at the Bison and will definitely contend here as will Winkler who is having a great year! Tibbs is also going to be in the hunt at 189. His only recent losses have been to #2 Pennell and to Calahan up at 215. On the D2 side, Figueroa has struggled recently however all of his losses have been to D1 kids or wrestlers from other sections, so he stays at #1 at 189 D2. Uriel Cazarez Quint stays at #2 but we really need to see where Hill from Onteora ends up going for sections!

215 – Division 1
1. Ethan Gallo – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Justin Callahan – Washingtonville, Sr.
3. Jake McVey – Washingtonville, Sr.
4. Gavin Furst – Cornwall, Jr.
5. Louis DelBianco – Beacon, Sr.
215 – Division 2
1. Teddy Szymanski – Chester, Sr.
2. Matthew Oosterom – Port Jervis, So.

Gallo is now the only undefeated wrestler on the MV team, and he has been mowing through the competition. He went 4-0 up at NYS Duals with four first period pins including a victory over Santowski from Section 5 who is considered one of the top wrestlers at 215 in the state. Callahan is very solid at #2. He won the Highland Tournament, and his only recent loss was at 285 to Valenzano from Cornwall. Callahan’s teammate, Justin McVey notched a win over Furst from Cornwall so he’s our new #3 followed by Furst and then DelBianco from Beacon. No changes at 215 in Division 2. Szymanski’s only recent loss was at 285 to D1 hammer Monchery while Oosterom’s only losses since our last ranking were to Gene Brigham finalists Gallo and Green from Section 11.

285 – Division 1
1. Stephan Monchery – Middletown, So.
2. Dominick Siracusa – Goshen, Jr.
3. Nick Valenzano – Cornwall, Sr.
4. Aiden DeEntremont – Goshen, Jr.
5. Aiden Gove – Minisink Valley, Jr.
285 – Division 2
1. Logan Ormond – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Alex Bollin – Rondout Valley, Sr.

Stephan Monchery from Middletown is undefeated and he has pinned every opponent this season. Only two kids have made it out of the 1st period. He’s our clear #1 here. Siracusa made it to the finals of the Gene Brigham before
falling to the top-ranked D1 heavyweight in the state. He also lost in the finals of the Phoenix tournament to the top-ranked D2 wrestler in the state. Iron sharpens iron so Dom stays at #2. Our #3 is Valenzano from Cornwall is having a great season and should lock horns with Siracusa this week. Siracusa’s teammate Aiden DeEntremont pinned Gove at the Gene Brigham and takes over the #4 spot dropping Gove to #5. Gove is getting more mat time and is starting to show great improvement. He lost 8-6 in sudden victory to Bobby Foltz from Pittsford who is a state ranked wrestler. New Paltz junior Logan Ormond continues to impress and he remains #1 at D2 285 followed by our new #2 Alex Bollin from Rondout Valley who defeated previous #2 Daniels from Red Hook.

With their absolutely dominating performance at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championship tournament on Saturday, Minisink Valley left no doubt about who is the best wrestling team in New York. The Warriors have now won this tournament twice in a row (no tournament last year due to COVID). Minisink Valley went 2-0 in their pool then smothered their opponents in both the semifinals and finals! Let’s take a look at the match-by-match results for each dual meet in the Warriors march towards NYS supremacy!

Pool – Round 1: Minisink Valley 66 Horseheads 6
102: Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Joel Scibek (Horseheads) Fall 0:52
110: Wyatt Boice (Minisink) over Brian Park (Horseheads) Fall 1:45
118: Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) over R. Massengale (Horseheads) Fall 1:19
126: Anthony Tresch (Minisink) over Cody Dale (Horseheads) Maj 13-0
132: Zackary McKernan (Minisink) over Cael Owen (Horseheads) Dec 9-7
138: PJ Duke (Minisink) over Zachary Evans (Horseheads) Fall 0:52
145: Luke Greiner (Minisink) over William Lotocky (Horseheads) TF 16-1
152: Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Liam Levantovich (Horseheads) Fall 2:29
160: Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Luis Bohan (Horseheads) Fall 0:26
172: Mike Altomer (Minisink) over B. Massengale (Horseheads) Fall 0:31
189: Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads) Fall 1:54
215: Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over Jacob Bennett (Horseheads) Fall 0:36
285: Gannon Johnston (Horseheads) over Aiden Gove (Minisink) Fall 0:33

Match Notes:
At 118, Sofia Macaluso pinned Ryan Massengale who was the Section 4 champion at 99 pounds in 2020! Tresch had a nice win over Dale who is ranked #2 in Section 4 and McKernan knocked off Cael Owen, the top ranked kid in Section 4!

Pool – Round 2: bye

Pool – Round 3: Minisink Valley 50 Pittsford 12
126: Anthony Tresch (Minisink) over Scott Karpovich (Pittsford) Fall 3:46
132: Zackary McKernan (Minisink) over Evan Smith (Pittsford) Dec 7-1
138: PJ Duke (Minisink) over Ignat Fomin (Pittsford) Fall 1:32
145: Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Samuel Renica (Pittsford) Maj 12-2
152: Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Ryan Sanko (Pittsford) Maj 17-5
160: Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Nick Sanko (Pittsford) Dec 8-1
172: George Racz (Minisink) over James Cook (Pittsford) Fall 0:55
189: Nicholas Smith (Pittsford) over Andrew Filip (Minisink) SV-1 6-4
215: Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over John Santowski (Pittsford) Fall 1:50
285: Bobby Foltz (Pittsford) over Aiden Gove (Minisink) SV-1 8-6
102: Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Mason Brown (Pittsford) Fall 1:59
110: Zach Gerby (Pittsford) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Fall 5:41
118: Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) over Jackson Ciocca (Pittsford) Fall 3:30

Match Notes:
In a battle between the two top-ranked 160 pounders in NYS, Ryder left little doubt of who is favored to win a state title next month in Albany with a controlling 8-1 win over Sanko. Gallo continues to march toward his first state title with a wbf over Santowski who is currently ranked #5 in NYS! Filip drops a close one in a battle of top-10 ranked NYS 189-pound wrestlers. Gove wrestled well against Foltz who is currently ranked #10 in NYS. Boice was winning his match against Zerby when he fell victim to a defensive pin.

Semifinals: Minisink Valley 55 Starpoint 7
102 Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Kole Haseley (Starpoint) Maj 12-2
110 James Leuer Jr. (Starpoint) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Maj 9-1
118 S. Macaluso (Minisink) over C. Freundschuh (Starpoint) Fall 0:24
126 A. Tresch (Minisink) over Christopher Uptegrove (Starpoint) Dec 8-4
132 G. LaPlante (Starpoint) over Zackary McKernan (Minisink) Dec 8-2
138 PJ Duke (Minisink) over Zach Caldwell (Starpoint) Fall 1:13
145 Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Gage LaPlante (Starpoint) Dec 3-1
152 Eric Tigue (Minisink) over Peyton Lyness (Starpoint) Fall 1:35
160 George Racz (Minisink) over Keith Coleman (Starpoint) Fall 0:46
172 Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Landon Grainy (Starpoint) Fall 0:20
189 Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Thomas Browne (Starpoint) Fall 3:40
215 Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over Matt Caldwell (Starpoint) Fall 1:24
285 Aiden Gove (Minisink) over Jeremiah Verstreate (Starpoint) Dec 3-1

Match Notes:
Boice and McKernan both battled hard against kids who are ranked in the top 15 in NYS. Leuer is sitting at #9 at 110 while Griffith LaPlante is ranked 13th at 126. Greiner picks up a nice win over Gage LaPlante who is currently HM in NYS at 145.

Championship Finals: Minisink Valley 49 Wantagh 13
138 PJ Duke (Minisink) over Andrew Montagano (Wantagh) Fall 0:34
145 Luke Greiner (Minisink) over Jesse Vanorden (Wantagh) Dec 6-4
152 Ben Rogers (Wantagh) over Eric Tigue (Minisink Valley) Dec 7-5
160 George Racz (Minisink) over Daniel Pettinato (Wantagh) Maj 10-1
172 Zackary Ryder (Minisink) over Luke Janosko (Wantagh) Fall 0:15
189 Andrew Filip (Minisink) over Noah Corwin (Wantagh) Fall 1:07
215 Ethan Gallo (Minisink) over William Balitsos (Wantagh) Fall 0:42
285 Aiden Gove (Minisink) over Richie Benkovic (Wantagh) Fall 1:17
102 Joseph Uhrig (Minisink) over Darren Santucci (Wantagh) Fall 1:26
110 Anthony Clem (Wantagh) over Wyatt Boice (Minisink) Dec 7-2
118 Joseph Clem (Wantagh) over Sofia Macaluso (Minisink) Maj 13-0
126 Ryan Arbeit (Wantagh) over Anthony Tresch (Minisink) TB-1 6-5
132 Zackary McKernan (Minisink) fft

Match Notes:
Nationally ranked PJ Duke returned to action for the Warriors this week. He notched a tech fall against 2X S9 champ Ryan Ross in a dual on Tuesday against Port Jervis and totally dominated all four of his opponents at the NYS Duals! Welcome back PJ! Greiner picked up a huge win over NYS HM Van Orden – this match set the tone for the rest on the dual! Tigue versus Rogers was a war! Rogers is currently ranked #2 in NYS. Tigue was winning for most of the match and has proven that he is as good as any wrestler in NYS at 152! Racz steps up with another big win for the Warriors! Filip picks up a pin over a top 15 NYS opponent! Joseph Urig went 4-0 with 4 pins for the Warriors! Boice and Sofia Mac both battle tough in losses to the Clem brothers. Tresch vs Arbeit was a great match – would love to see a rematch!

Congratulations Minisink Valley
2022 NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Champions

Division 1 Pools – (seeds in parenthesis)
Pool/Mat #1: (1)Minisink Valley – S9, (8)Pittsford – S5, Horseheads – S4
Pool/Mat #2: (4)Fox Lane – S1, (5)Indian River – S3, Starpoint – S6
Pool/Mat #3: (3)Wantagh – S8, (6)Arlington – S1, Lancaster – S6
Pool/Mat #4: (2)Burnt Hills – S2, (7)Fairport – S5, Brentwood – S11

Division 1 Pools Schedule
Round 1 – 9:00 AM
Mat 1 – Minisink Valley 66 Horseheads 6
Mat 2 – Starpoint 39 Fox Lane 27
Mat 3 – Wantagh 36 Lancaster 20
Mat 4 – Brentwood 33 Burnt Hills 29
Round 2 – 10:30 AM
Mat 1 – Pittsford 54 Horseheads 21
Mat 2 – Starpoint 37 Indian River 33
Mat 3 – Lancaster 36 Arlington 30
Mat 4 – Brentwood 36 Fairport 23
Round 3 – 12:00 Noon
Mat 1 – Minisink Valley 50 Pittsford 12
Mat 2 – Indian River 35 Fox Lane 34
Mat 3 – Wantagh 52 Arlington 15
Mat 4 – Burnt Hills 35 Fairport 33

Division 2 Pools – (seeds in parenthesis)
Pool/Mat #5: (1)Tioga – S4, (8)Newfane – S6, Port Jervis – S9,
Pool/Mat #6: (4)Gouverneur – S10, (5)Edgemont – S1, Falconer – S6
Pool/Mat #7: (3)Saranac – S7, (6)Cold Spring – S8, Warrensburg/Bolton – S2
Pool/Mat #8: (2)Can/Green – S5, (7)Shoreham WR – S11, Central Valley – S3

Division 2 Pools Schedule
Round 1 – 9:00 AM
Mat 5 – Tioga 65 Port Jervis 9
Mat 6 – Falconer 39 Gouverneur 24
Mat 7 – Warrensburg/Bolton 37 Saranac 31
Mat 8 – Canisteo/Greenwood 47 Central Valley 23
Round 2 – 10:30 AM
Mat 5 – Newfane 59 Port Jervis 11
Mat 6 – Falconer 41 Edgemont 24
Mat 7 – Cold Spring Harbor 34 Warrensburg/Bolton 33 – criteria
Mat 8 – Central Valley Academy 37 Shoreham Wading River 30
Round 3 – Noon
Mat 5 – Tioga 47 Newfane 16
Mat 6 – Gouverneur 45 Edgemont 19
Mat 7 – Saranac 34 Cold Spring Harbor 27
Mat 8 – Canisteo/Greenwood 57 Shoreham Wading River 9

Division 1 Semis: Minisink Valley 55 Starpoint 7
Division 1 Semis: Wantagh 37 Brentwood 21

Division 2 Semis: Tioga 59 Falconer 12
Division 2 Semis: Canisteo Greenwood 56 Warrensburg Bolton 16

Division 1 Finals – Minisink Valley 49 Wantagh 13
Division 2 Finals – Tioga 50 Canisteo Greenwood 7

Saturday January 29, 2022

NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships @ SRC Arena in Syracuse
Minisink Valley is the top seed in the Division 1 tournament while a scrappy Port Jervis team is looking to open some eyes in the Division 2 tournament.

Live round-by-round results of the entire tournament click here

Mahopac Memorial Wrestling Tournament
Monroe Woodbury, Middletown, Pine Bush, and Rondout Valley are four of the twenty-two teams in the field at the Mahopac Memorial Tournament.

Wizard Duals
Middletown went 5-0 and won the team title at the Wizard Duals. Saugerties went 4-1 and came in 2nd in the team race. The other teams in the tournament were Washingtonville, Highland, Kingston, and Beacon. The host team Washingtonville went 2-3 in duals however their tournament was highlighted by Andrew Marchese’s 147th career win. With that victory, Marchese, who went 5-0 at 132 for the day, became Washingtonville’s all-time career wins leader. The Washingtonville senior, who will wrestle in college at Castleton, now has a career record on 147 – 16. Marchese finished 5th in NYS as a sophomore and is one of the favorites to stand on top of the podium in Albany this February! Congratulations Andrew! Washingtonville had two other wrestlers go 5-0 on the day – Dominic Gennaro at 145 and Justin Callahan at 215-285.

Dual Results
Middletown 64 Highland 6
Middletown 78 Beacon 0
Middletown 78 Kingston 0
Middletown 52 Saugerties 22
Middletown 42 Washingtonville 33
Saugerties 48 Washingtonville 30
Highland 37 Washingtonville 36 – criteria
Washingtonville 54 Beacon 24
Washingtonville 54 Kingston 12

Michael O’Connell Tournament @ Pearl River
Chester, New Paltz, and Burke attended the Michael O’Connell Tournament which was originally scheduled for December. Chester had one champion and four other top-3 placers! Nick DiCurcio took home the title @ 189 while Trent Edwards finished 2nd @ 102, Dylan Santangelo was 3rd @ 102, Michael Franco was 3rd @ 138, and Teddy Szymanski was 3rd @ 215. Other results will be posted when they are received.

For the third time since 2018, Port Jervis will be heading to Syracuse to represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships. The tournament takes place this Saturday, January 29th at the SRC Arena and Events Center in Syracuse. This event is a “must attend” for any wrestling fan who loves the excitement of a dual meet tournament. The one-day event will conclude with the Division 1 and Division 2 finals taking place on center stage on side-by-side mats.

Port Jervis punched their ticket to the state duals by winning the Section 9 D2 Dual Meet Tournament in workmanlike fashion! On day one of the S9 Duals the Red Raiders defeated Liberty by the score of 48-27 in the quarters and then topped Onteora in the semis by the same exact score! This set the stage for a D2 finals showdown against New Paltz, who despite being the #6 seed, made it all the way to the finals. The dual was competitive however Port Jervis had too much for New Paltz and won the championship by a score of 38-30.

In Syracuse, Port Jervis has received a very tough draw being placed in the pool with top seeded Tioga from Section 4. But remember, the matches are settled on the mat, not on paper. Best of luck to a scrappy Port Jervis squad – it’s time to make some noise at the state duals!

Minisink Valley is once again making the trip to the SRC Arena & Events Center in Syracuse with one goal in mind – the NYSPHSAA D1 Dual Meet Championship! The Warriors punched their ticket to the state dual meet championships by dominating the competition at the Section 9 Dual Meet Championships on January 11th and 12th. After receiving an opening round bye, Minisink defeated Warwick 72-0 in the quarterfinals advancing them to Day 2 of the tournament. In the semifinals, the Warriors rolled over NFA by a score of 58-6 setting up a final’s showdown with long-time rival Monroe Woodbury. The Crusaders battled to the end, but Minisink Valley just had too much horsepower and defeated Monroe Woodbury by a score of 57-6.

With their win at the Section 9 Duals, the Warriors have earned the right to represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships in Syracuse on January 29th. Minisink won the state championships in 2020. There was no tournament in 2021 due to COVID-19. The pools have been released for this year’s tournament, and to nobody’s surprise, Minisink Valley is the top seed in the Division 1 tournament! Best of luck to Coaches Gallagher, Hendershot, Potter, Byrne, and Raccioppi and the entire Minisink Valley wrestling program in their quest for NYS team supremacy!

Click here for the pools and schedule for Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships!

Monday January 24, 2022

Port Jervis 42 Ellenville 28
Wallkill 63 Monticello 6
Onteora 48 Liberty 24
Pine Bush 43 FDR 21

Tuesday January 25, 2022

Minisink Valley 75 Port Jervis 0
Middletown 72 Kingston 3
Beacon 60 Nyack 12

Wednesday January 26, 2022

Newburgh Free Academy 60 Highland 12
Cornwall 39 Saugerties 31
Chester 37 Onteora 36 – Chester wins on criteria – matches won`
Red Hook 58 Pawling 6
Red Hook 54 Liberty 12
Liberty 36 Pawling 27
Rondout Valley 45 Burke 12
Rondout Valley 48 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12
Burke 36 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12

Thursday January 27, 2022

Beacon 30 Red Hook 29
Highland @ New Paltz

Friday January 28, 2022

Wallkill 39 Warwick 25
Cornwall 42 Washingtonville 27
Chester @ Our Lady of Lourdes
Eldred & Monticello @ Fallsburg
FDR @ Monroe Woodbury
New Paltz @ Pine Bush
Kingston @ Goshen

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament @ Minisink Valley
Host Minisink Valley had nine finalists and crowned five individual champions to cruise to the team title at the 2022 Gene Brigham. Winning titles for the Warriors were Eric Tigue (152), Zack Ryder (160), Mikey Altomer (172), Andrew Filip (189), and Ethan Gallo (215). The other finalists for Minisink were Wyatt Boice (110), Sofia Macaluso (118), Luke Greiner (145), and George Racz (160). Eight other Warriors finished in the top six at their weight class: Joseph Uhrig (5th @ 102), Anthony Tresch (3rd @ 126), Zackary McKernan (4th @ 132), Liam Holmes (5th @ 138), Tyler Dumond (6th @ 138), Quinten Morgan (3rd @ 172), Michael Loundsbury (5th @ 189), and Aiden Gove (4th @ 285). Minisink Valley won the team title with 305 points outdistancing runner-up Shenendehowa who notched 207 points followed by 3rd place Burnt Hills who recorded 181.5 team points. MV’s Zack Ryder won the MOW and the Aggregate Pin award!

There were several other Section 9 teams and wrestlers who had notable results at the tournament. Valley Central finished 5th in the team race and had two champions in Luke Satriano (102) and Nicholas Weeden (110). Satriano was taken down early in his finals match and then reeled of 10 straight points to secure a major decision over Yorktown’s Joeseph Tornambe. Weeden avenged a dual meet loss to Wyatt Boice by securing a pin over his Minisink Valley rival at 5:46 in the finals. Other Valley Central placers were Vincent Vidacovich (5th @ 110), Sebastian Vidacovich (4th @ 126), and Richie Degon (5th @ 132). Goshen finished 6th in the team race and had two finalists in Max Winkler and Dom Siracusa. Winkler lost a hard-fought 8-2 decision to MV’s Andrew Filip, while Siracusa was pinned by the top ranked heavyweight in the state, Charles Tibbitts from New Hartford, at the 2:27 mark of the second period. Other Goshen place winners were Jacob Perales (4th @ 118), Declan Bernhardt (6th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).

The remaining Section 9 place winners at the tournament were Charle Wylie from Port Jervis (4th @ 102), Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell (5th @ 118), Pine Bush’s Richie Urena (6th @ 126), Ryan Ross from Port Jervis (5th @ 145), Burke’s Frankie Shaw (5th @ 152), Pine Bush’s Devis Greer (3rd @ 160), Jack Mazzie from Burke (6th @ 172), Ivan Figueroa from Port Jervis (6th @ 189), Matt Oosterom from Port Jervis (3rd @ 215), and Saul Abrego from Pine Bush (4th @ 215).

For the first time ever, this year’s Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament also had a Girls Only Division. There were several girls who competed against the boys – and two of them, Wylie and Macaluso, even placed in the top 6! However, hosting a tournament with a Girls Only Division is a huge step in getting Girls Wrestling sanctioned in New York State. Congratulations to Pine Bush’s Brooke Tarshis and to Bellport’s Cadence Howard for winning their weight classes at yesterday’s tournament! Great job girls!!!

Wallkill Duals
Cornwall went 4-0 and took home the title at the 2022 Wallkill Duals. Host Wallkill went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place. Box scores below!

Cornwall 51 Brewster 12
Cornwall 36 Warwick 33
Cornwall 38 Mamaroneck 32
Cornwall 43 Wallkill 30
Wallkill 60 Chester 18
Wallkill 43 Roy C. Ketcham 25
Wallkill 34 Middletown 32

King Bison Tournament
NFA takes 1st place as a Team at King Bison Tournament at Shaker HS!
Cooper Merli(102) 1st Place and MOW of Lightweights
Matthew Mercado(126) 4th Place
Kevin Segali(132) 2nd Place
Jackson Merli(145) 2nd Place
Anthony Manzi(160) 1st Place
Christopher Leggett(172) 4th Place
Joseph Ponesse(189) 2nd Place
Aiden Harrison(215) 3rd Place

Match-by-match NFA Results Click Here

Dominick Kossmann Memorial Duals
Duanesburg-Schoharie 48 Onteora 21