The 2012 Flonationals tournament will be held this Saturday and Sunday at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa., and there are several Section 1 wrestlers who are slated to compete. I scoured through the list of registered wrestlers and picked out the familiar names that I found. For more information, visit… Read More →
As they announced at the Section 1 Coaches Brunch at Doral Arrowwood a couple of weeks ago, both New Rochelle coach Jim Guccione and Carmel coach Bill Twardy have coached their final seasons. Each longtime coach has been a fixture on the Section 1 wrestling scene for quite some time,... Read More →
Top wrestlers from New York and New Jersey competed in a dual meet at the second annual NY/NJ Charity Challenge All Star Match on Sunday at Clarkstown South High School. The event pitted 15 wrestlers from each state against each other with the proceeds going to charity. Team New York… Read More →
Croton-Harmon senior and three-time Division 2 section champ David Occhipinti has been accepted to SUNY Cortland, where he will wrestle beginning next season. Occhipinti is the all-time winningest wrestler in Croton-Harmon history, and won his most recent section title at 132 pounds. If you’d like to report any other locals… Read More →
Here is the information I received from John Laurenzi on this weekend’s NY/NJ Cross State Dual Meet. There will be two Section 1 wrestlers competing — Scarsdale’s Jacob Berkowitz and North Rockland’s Mike Caputo: Sunday, March 25th, 1:00 pm Clarkstown South High School 31 Demarest Mill Road West Nyack, NY,... Read More →
The race for Westchester/Putnam Coach of the Year is about as tight as it gets, with very strong cases that can be made for several different coaches. The Horace Greeley fans came out strong, adding Mike DeBellis to my list of choices and giving him 25 percent of the vote…. Read More →
I just got back from the All-Section Wrestling Brunch at Doral Arrowwood, where several postseason honors were announced. Somers senior Brian Realbuto was named the Division 1 Wrestler of the Year, while Edgemont junior Trey Aslanian was named the Division 2 Wrestler of the Year. North Rockland coach Andy Guccione… Read More →
Now that we’ve had a week to process everything that happened at states, it’s time to start sorting out our postseason honors. To be completely honest, I feel like the Wrestler of the Year races for both Westchester/Putnam and Rockland are pretty cut and dry. I’m 99% positive who I’m… Read More →
