Finals 99—Jay Albis (John Jay-East Fishkill) dec. Chris Cuccolo (Pine Bush), 2-0. 106—Simon Greebel (Hewitt) dec. Nick Tolli (Arlington), 2-0. 113—TJ Kreider (Cornwall) maj. dec. Sean Foschini (Newburgh Free Academy), 8-0. 120—Mark Settembrino (RC Ketcham) dec. John Hodes (Rondout Valley), 3-1. 126—Mizam Tamaradze (West Springfield) pin Danny Murphy (RC Ketcham),... Read More →
John Muldoon of Pearl River was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for the 99 to 138 weight classes and Tappan Zee captured the team title at the O’Connell Wrestling Tournament at Pearl River High School on Wednesday. Phil Siegel of Hen Hud was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler for the 145… Read More →
Greetings everyone! I hope you’re all having a fun and relaxing holiday season! I’ve been going through the schedule for the rest of the week, and it’s extremely light. In terms of dual meets, there is barely anything this week. There are no tournaments going on this weekend due to… Read More →
With the Section 1 Dual Meet tournament over and teams from around the section having had a solid month to show where they’re at, this seemed like the perfect time to release my first Power Rankings of the season. These rankings are based on how teams have performed in dual… Read More →
North Rockland’s Blaise Benderoth, left, defeated Nanuet’s Vinny Skokos in the 106-pound match at North Rockland. North Rockland won 54-18. See more photos of Nanuet at North Rockland wrestling
Nanuet never had a chance to make any type of a statement against North Rockland on Thursday because the Golden Knights were missing an incredible seven starters from their lineup. The result was workmen-like 54-18 win for the Red Raiders, who at this point are undeniably the top team in… Read More →
This week’s wrestling notebook features items on Fox Lane coach Joe Amuso reaching his 400th career win, Suffern’s surprising start and a couple of local wrestlers who reached the 100-win plateau. Here is the link. Today, I’ll be covering a dual meet featuring defending Division 2 champ Nanuet and top… Read More →
New Rochelle 52, Mamaroneck 30 At New Rochelle 106 – Nick Barbaria (NR) pin Joe Angilletta 3:08. 113 – Brian Ferrandi (NR) maj. dec. Steven Sabiano 11-0. 120 – Troy Whittmore (Mk) pin Adira McCullogh 3:50. 126 – Alex Sanchez (Mk) pin Adam Burton 2:59. 132 – A.J. Barbaria (NR) pin Mathew Ortiz 1:26. 138 – Max Gomez (NR) pin Joe… Read More →
There’s a relatively heavy schedule of dual meets for tonight, most notably Clarkstown South at Fox Lane, where long-time Fox Lane coach Joe Amuso will be going for his 400th career win. Already the winningest coach in Section 1 history, Amuso enters today’s match with a 399-137-6 record. Amuso has… Read More →
I’ve been working on some team power rankings to release at some point this week, and Somers made its case for the top five in Division 1 with a title at the Chase Media Group Holiday Classic at Yorktown yesterday. As detailed in my article which appeared in today’s paper,... Read More →
Somers’ Dylan Realbuto, top, pinned Yorktown’s Jordan Olivera in the 120-lb final at the Chase Media Group Holiday Wrestling Classic at Yorktown. Somers defeated Yorktown in the championship match, 37-34. See more photos of the Chase Media Group Holiday Wrestling Classic at Yorktown
I’m sitting matside as we’re about 15 minutes away from the start of the finals at Yorktown HS. As expected, Somers will be facing off with the ‘Huskers in the first place match. The Tuskers are probably a slight favorite, but I fully expect Yorktown to give them a run… Read More →
We haven’t received any results from Friday yet, but I do have a bunch of leftovers from Thursday that I wanted to post. Tomorrow I’ll be at the Yorktown Dual Meet tournament featuring Yorktown, Carmel, Somers, Sleepy Hollow, John Jay, Westlake, Ossining, Hen Hud, Croton-Harmon, Putnam Valley, Dobbs Ferry and… Read More →
Just when everything seemed to be going the way that we thought it would, Brewster came along and turned everything on its head. The Bears upset defending champ Fox Lane in the Section 1 Dual Meet final on Wednesday, proving that the Foxes are beatable and that Brewster is a… Read More →
My first wrestling notebook of the season focused on Mahopac coach Dennis DiSanto going for his 300th career win. After 27 seasons at Somers, it seems a bit odd to see DiSanto going for this milestone with the Indians, but he spoke about how its been a smooth transition. He… Read More →
Fox Lane’s Sam Speno, left, defeated Brewster’s Jimmy Duncan in the 132-lb final at the Division 1 Section 1 dual meet tournament at North Rockland. See more photos of the Division 1 Section 1 dual meet wrestling tournament
I’m all set up matside as we countdown to the start of the long awaited Division 1 final four at North Rockland HS. I just received word that we’ll be starting at 126 pounds in the semifinals. Two early matches I’ll have my eye on are New Rochelle’s AJ Barbaria… Read More →
Just as I did with the Division 2 championship, I’ve gone through each lineup for tomorrow’s Division 1 final four to give some predictions on how things might turn out. These lineups could be subject to change, but these are what each team has been going with early in the… Read More →
Despite the fact that neither team was at full strength on Monday, Nanuet’s 49-32 win over Edgemont in the Section 1 Dual Meet tournament Division 2 championship sent a clear message that the Golden Knights are still the team to beat. After the meet, Nanuet coach Carmine Serra told me… Read More →
Since I’ve been able to establish an internet connection at Edgemont HS, I’ll be live blogging for the Division 2 Section 1 Dual Meet final between the Panthers and defending section champ Nanuet. As you all know, this is a matchup that has been anticipated all offseason. The winner will… Read More →
To get everyone prepped for tomorrow’s Division 2 Section 1 Dual Meet championship, I took the lineups that Edgemont and Nanuet used in their respective quad meets and took a shot at picking each match. As expected, there were quite a few matches which turned out to be very difficult… Read More →
The story of the day at the Mahopac Dual Meet tournament on Saturday was the dominance of Fox Lane. The Foxes won each dual by at least 28 points, which is pretty remarkable when you consider the level of competition at this tournament. They have to be considered a top… Read More →
I’m sitting here matside as Fox Lane and Mahopac are getting ready to wrestle their final dual of the day before we get into the crossover round. So far, Fox Lane is only Section 1 team still alive for a championship at 3-0. Brewster finished up the day on the… Read More →
