This was sent to me by (recently retired) New Rochelle coach Jim Guccione. Coaches, if you have any offseason tournaments/workouts going on that you’d like me to post, just send me an email (vmercoglia@lohud.com). Place: New Rochelle High School, 265 Clove Rd. New Rochelle, NY 10801 Date: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 Participants: Open… Read More →
The course of Fox Lane grad Steven Rodrigues has not exactly gone according to plan since he capped his stellar high school career with a New York state title last year. The 2011 Journal News Westchester/Putnam co-wrestler of the year was originally supposed to wrestle for Rutgers, but an unexpected… Read More →
Fox Lane grad and University of Illinois freshman Steven Rodrigues captured a FILA Junior National freestyle championship over the weekend in Madison, Wis. at 138.75 pounds. The 2011 New York state champ won five matches, winning a title with a decision Jameson Oster of Wildcat Wrestling Club. Click here to find… Read More →
In my mind, the two choices for Wrestler of the Year on each side of the river were pretty clear. In Westchester/Putnam, there was no way to deny arguably the greatest wrestler in Section 1 history, which made Somers senior Brian Realbuto the choice for the third time. And in… Read More →
When I first heard the news that Fox Lane coach Joe Amuso had announced his retired last Tuesday night, it sort of caught me off guard. With New Rochelle’s Jim Guccione and Carmel’s Bill Twardy officially announcing their retirements at the All-Section Brunch a few weeks back and no word… Read More →
