In order to put the success of Section 1 at states this past weekend into perspective, I think it is important to discuss how far the section has come. I reached out to section chairman Eric Romanino and asked for a breakdown of how Section 1 has fared over the… Read More →
Fox Lane’s Steven Rodrigues, left, defeated John Glenn’s James Dekrone in the 130-lb Division 1 championship match at the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany. See more photos the the state wrestling championship finals
The internet service has been cooperating up to this point today (knock on wood), so I’m going to blog live throughout the finals. I’ll do my best to keep on eye on each mat when we have a D1 and D2 wrestler going at the same time (103 and 130).... Read More →
What a morning it has been for Section 1 up to this point. We’re about halfway through the semifinals round, and we’ve already seen six Division 1 wrestlers punch their tickets to the finals and two in Division 2. The biggest story of the morning was redemption for Fox Lane’s… Read More →
Somers’ Dylan Realbuto, left, defeated North Rockland’s Blaise Benderoth in a 96-lb Division 1 quarterfinal match at the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany. See more photos of the State Wrestling Championships
Division 1 First Round 96 — Dylan Realbuto (Somers) pin Dominic Inzana (Saratoga), 3:37; Blaise Benderoth (North Rockland) dec. Anthony Orefice (Lockport), 4-2. 103 — Jimmy Duckham (Arlington) dec. Geoff Brown (Spencerport), 9-4; Mike Parise (Brewster) maj. dec. Tyler Wood (Queensbury), 10-1. 112 — Sam Speno (Fox Lane) pin Santo… Read More →
As everyone finishes packing their bags and begins the troop up to Albany, I wanted to take a moment to wish all of the Section 1 participants the best of luck this weekend! Section 1 has an opportunity for a very strong showing and I know that many people are looking… Read More →
Earlier in the week, we broke down the Division 1 brackets to see which Section 1 wrestlers have the best chance of making some noise. Today, we’re going to discuss the prospects for Section 1’s Division 2 wrestlers. To put it frankly, there doesn’t appear to be as many wrestlers… Read More →
With the seedings for states announced, there’s no better time to begin speculating as to how things might turn out for the 43 Section 1 wrestlers heading up to Albany this weekend. The consensus among most local coaches is that the best regular season gauge of how a wrestler might… Read More →
You can find the full brackets for both Division 1 and Division 2 on the NYSPHSAA Wrestling website. Here is the link. Here’s the seeding breakdown: Division I 96 Dylan Realbuto Somers 5th Seed 96 Blaise Benderoth North Rockland 15th Seed 103 Jimmy Duckham Arlington 2nd Seed 103 Mike Parise… Read More →
Tappan Zee’s Tim Coyne has officially been announced as a member of the Section 1 team heading to states. Coyne was originally named as an alternate at 171, but his spot is now set in stone. Here are the rest of the wild cards. Congrats to Tim!
This has absolutely nothing to do with Section 1 wrestling, but I found this story to be too interesting not to share. According to an article I found on ESPN.com, an Iowa high school wrestler named Joel Northrup made the decision earlier today at the state championship tournament to default… Read More →
In my final notebook of the season, I included items on some of the stories that didn’t get as much press at sectionals. A new all-time wins leader at Brewster, Nyack’s Joe Cummings getting win No. 100 and Scarsdale’s Jacob Berkowitz shutting up a lot of people (including myself) are… Read More →
I was given the wild card selections from Section 1 for states this morning, but was told by section chairman Eric Romanino to hold off on posting until the appeals process was played out just in case there were any changes. I haven’t heard of any all day, so at… Read More →
What an exciting day it was at Lincoln on Sunday, as we saw defending champions add to their resume, some interesting upsets and a few dramatic finishes. I had a front row seat for each of the finals matches, and I wanted to share some additional thoughts that I didn’t… Read More →
At Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, NY TEAM SCORES Horace Mann, 231.5 Hackley, 172 Poly Prep, 152 Long Island Lutheran, 145 Rye Country Day, 115 Collegiate, 105 Martin Luther, 104.5 Trinity, 76 Trevor/Browning, 46.5 Dalton, 36 CHAMPION OF CHAMPION AWARD: TYLER PEARCE, POLY PREP MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: DANNY EVANGELAKOS, HORACE… Read More →
Team key — Arlington (Arl); Beacon (Bea); Brewster (Br); Byram Hills (BH); Carmel©; Clarkstown North (CN); Clarkstown South (CS); East Ramapo (ER); Eastchester (E); Fox Lane (FL); Harrison (H); Hen Hud (HH); Horace Greeley (HG); John Jay-Cross River (JJCR); John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF); Lakeland/Panas (L/P); Mahopac (M); Mamaroneck (Mk); Mount… Read More →
While the Division 1 Section Championships got underway at Lincoln on Saturday, the Division 2 Section Championships were wrapped up at Irvington. Jake Thomases covered the D2 finals, and here are some of his additional thoughts and conversations. Jake Thomases: Do you think you’ll do better at states than last… Read More →
North Salem’s Ryan Osleeb, left, wrestles Irvington’s Brett Pastore during the finals of the Division 2 Section 1 Wrestling Sectionals at Irivington High Feb. 12, 2011. See more photos of Division 2 Section 1 Wrestling Sectionals and the final results by visiting LoHud Wrestling Blog.
Team key and scores ‹ 1. Nanuet (N) 256; 2. Edgemont (Ed) 217.5; 3. Westlake (Ws) 164; 4t. Putnam Valley (PV) and Pawling (Pw) 153; 6. Irvington (I) 131; 7. Pleasantville (Pv) 120; 8. Croton-Harmon (CH) 102; 9. Ardsley (A) 94; 10. Lourdes (OLL) 85; 11. Woodlands (Wd) 68; 12. Dobbs Ferry (DF)... Read More →
Team key — Arlington (Arl); Beacon (Bea); Brewster (Br); Byram Hills (BH); Carmel©; Clarkstown North (CN); Clarkstown South (CS); East Ramapo (ER); Eastchester (E); Fox Lane (FL); Harrison (H); Hen Hud (HH); Horace Greeley (HG); John Jay-Cross River (JJCR); John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF); Lakeland/Panas (L/P); Mahopac (M); Mamaroneck (Mk); Mount… Read More →
I didn’t bother listing forfeits and byes, so if you don’t see a name you’re looking for it means that he automatically moved on. My article will be in tomorrow’s paper, but a few things to note are Nanuet’s Anthony Calvano reaching 100 career wins in just his sophomore season… Read More →
Alwin Paul of Woodlands and Evan Edwards battle during the 125 pound Division 2 wrestling sectionals at Irvington High School. Paul defeated Edwards. Nick Cipriano of Dobbs Ferry tries to get up as Brandon Capo of Pawling has him pinned during the 96 pound Division 2 wrestling sectionals. Capo of… Read More →
