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New Rankings are out!!!!

With one weekend of wrestling in the books, it’s time to udate the 2011-2012 Section 9 Wrestling rankings. We are still doing a combined D1 and D2 rankings for the next few weeks. We will also begin to post team rankings within the next few days. Here they are!

Wt.                   1st                             2nd              _           3rd_____   ___4th_____
99           Vespa(MW)                 Daly (MV)                  Cuccolo(PB)           Greenlaw(War)
106          Raccioppi(MV)           Sweeney(Corn)         Booth(PJ)               North (PB)
113          Stramiello(PB)            Krieder (Corn)          Bastone (NFA)       Baum (MW)
120         Ginley (War)               Rambrose(MV)      Jackson (Midd)       Mongiello(Wash)
126         Hodes (RV)                  Januszkiewicz(NP) Gomez (Mont)         Lendle (VC)
132         Corradino(War)          Dimler (RV)               Robles (PB)             Brown (Midd)
138         Connolly (War)           Murphy (MW)           Morse (RV)             Muller (PJ)
145          Wierzbicki (War)       Roth (Corn)               Voelker (MW)         Cuilty (NFA)
152          Sauschuck (PJ)          Sommer (RV)            Weston (PB)            Edwards (PJ)
160          Bedross (War)            Sause (PB)                 DeCarlo (PJ)           Vandercliff (MW)
170          Casey (Wash)             Nelson (Midd)         Sliter (War)             Mayo (MV)
182         Sannella(MV)              Milano (MW)        Mentz (Saug)           Sakac (War)
195          Leavell (War)             Hassan (VC)             Kelly (MW)              Gagnon (Corn)
220         Gorelov (War)             Edmond (King)        Giordano(War)       Winters (Wall)
285         Stanley (Saug)             Stauble (King)          Cheeks (NFA)         Corcoran (Eld-Fall)

****Printable version including full names and classes click below.****

Section 9 Wrestling Rankings – Week 1

Section 9 Wrestling Talk Show Airs Tonight!!!!

Make sure you tune in tonight for the 2011-2012 debut of the Section 9 Wrestling Talk Show. The show can be enjoyed live at kjbroadcasting.com tonight at 7:00. Tonight’s guests include Section 9 Wrestling Chairman Jeff Cuilty as well as Pine Bush graduate and current Assistant Coach for Army Wrestling Terry Madden. Tim and Mike will also review the weekend tournaments, preview the Section 9 Duals, and release the new Section 9 Wrestling Rankings!

Results from Day 2 @ Tiger Duals

Make sure you check out the results section to get updated team scores from the Kingston Tiger Duals throughout the day. Thanks again to Tim Monahan and his new “side-kick” Dina Scaglione for all of their work!!! Individual results will posted up as soon as I get them!

Van Buren 5th, Barber 6th at RIT Invitational

Behind the strength of two Section 9 grads, SUNY Oneonta finished 5th in the overall team standings at Saturday’s RIT Invitational. Freshman Donnie VanBuren (Onteora, 2011) finished 5th at 157, while Vinny Barber (Highland, 2010) took 6th at 285. Barber just returned to practice on Wednesday after missing 4 weeks with a knee injury. Great job both guys! Click here to read full article including brackets on the SUNY Oneonta Wrestling team website.

Section 9 Duals….One Week From Today!!!

2011-12 Section 9 Dual Meet Championships
Day 1 Schedule
Tuesday December 6, 2011

Day #1 @ Pine Bush HS:
Round #1:
1 – Warwick Valley (bye)
Valley Central vs Cornwall (5:00pm, Mat #1)
Newburgh Free Academy vs Washingtonville (5:00pm, Mat #2)
4 – Pine Bush (bye)

Day #1 @ Middletown HS:
Round #1:
3 – Minisink Valley (bye)
Middletown vs Port Jervis (5:00pm, Mat #1)
Saugerties vs Kingston (5:00pm, Mat #2)
2 – Monroe Woodbury (bye)

Day #1 @ Pine Bush:
Round #2:
1 – Warwick Valley vs Valley Central/Cornwall winner (6:30pm, Mat 1)
4 – Pine Bush vs Newburgh Free Academy/Washingtonville winner (6:30pm, Mat #2)

Day #1 @ Middletown:
Round #2:
3 – Minisink Valley vs Middletown/Port Jervis winner (6:30pm, Mat #1)
2 – Monroe Woodbury vs Saugerties/Kingston winner (6:30pm, Mat #2)

**Day 2 semi-finals and finals (D1 and D2) are Wed. 12/7 @ NFA**

Franco Notches Win In Hofstra Victory Over Wisconsin

The Hofstra Pride won seven of the ten bouts enroute to recording a 25-12 victory over Wisconsin. The Hoftra (1-0) win was the first for new Head Wrestling Coach Rob Anspach. Wisconson dropped to 5-1 on the season.

One of the Pride’s victories came from 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco. Franco, a 133 lb. red-shirt sophomore, recored a 4-3 vicyory on an escape in the first tiebreaker. For the complete story and all individual results click on the link below.

Hofstra 25 Wisconsin 12

MW Grad Franco Takes 6th at Binghamton Open

Hofstra University red-shirt sophomore Jamie Franco placed 6th at 133 pounds in 2011 Binghamton Open held on Sunday in the West Gymnasium on the campus of SUNY Binghamton. Franco, a 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate, went 4-3 on the day. Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, 11/20, in a home match against Wisconsin. To view the completed bracket for the 2011 Binghamton Open, click on the link below. Congratulations Jamie and keep up the good work!

2011 Binghamton Open Final Bracket

Intermat releases rankings, Section 1’s Realbuto #1 at 152

Intermat Wrestling has released their pre-season high school rankings for the 2011-2012 season. Somers High School (Section 1) senior Brian Realbuto was selected as the top 152 pound wrestler in the nation. Realbuto, who will be attending Cornell University next fall, is a 2X New York State champion and also was a freestyle gold medalist in Fargo this past summer. Pennsylvania dominated the rankings with 5 wrestlers grabbing top honors including sophomore phenom Chance Marsteller at 160 pounds. Marsteller, who went undefeated last year in winning the state title as a freshman at 152 pounds, is already considered by many to be the best pound for pound wrestler in the country. Below is a list of all of the Intermat #1 selections.

106: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania)
113: Jarred Brooks (Indiana)
120: Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania)
126: Jimmy Gulibon (Pennsylvania)
132: Mark Grey (New Jersey)
138: Nate Skonieczny (Ohio)
145: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana)
152: Brian Realbuto (New York)
160: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania)
170: Taylor Massa (Michigan)
182: Jordan Rogers (Washington)
195: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin)
220: Josh Marchok (Illinois)
285: Brooks Black (New Jersey) (attends Blair Academy in NJ, but is a PA native)

Saugerties’ Bermudez reaches TUF 14 Finale

2006 Saugerties graduate Dennis Bermudez has reached the finals of the Spike TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). The winner of TUF 14 Finale will receive a contract to fight in the UFC. Bermudez won his semi-final bout over Akira Corassani by forcing a first round submission via guillotine choke. TUF 14 Finale takes place on December 3, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Good luck to Dennis….the entire Section 9 wrestling community will be rooting for you!

MV Graduate Biddle Named Team Captain of D1 Bloomsburg

2007 Minisink Valley graduate Jeremiah Biddle has been named one of the team captains for Division 1 Bloomsburg University. Biddle was named captain along with Frank Hickman, Zac Walsh, and Mike Dessino. Bloomsburg Head Coach John Stutzman said of his selections, “With each of these individuals I feel they will lead us in a very positive way. They all have a great work ethic and they represent BU wrestling on and off the mat with great pride. Their attitude and work ethic are contagious and we look forward to the up coming year!” Congratulations Jeremiah! You’ve made Section 9 proud!