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Section XI News

John Glenn Wins Section XI Division II Wrestling Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to John Glenn on winning the Division II Section XI team championship with 302 points and to all individual county champions!

Good luck in the NYSPHSAA tournament.

Team Score
  1. John Glenn 302
2. Mount Sinai 250
3. Port Jefferson 214
4. Bayport-Blue Point 175
5. Shoreham-Wading River 175		   6. Babylon 121.5
7. Southampton 93
8. Mattituck 88
9. Hampton Bays 70
10. Center Moriches 35

Brackets: Division 2 Brackets (pdf)

Championship Finals

  • 101 – Antonio Faldetta (Mount Sinai) pinned Parker Menechino (Mount Sinai) 1:32
  • 108 – Tommy Aiello (John Glenn) pinned David Argyos (Port Jefferson) 1:21
  • 116 – Chase Davis (Port Jefferson) dec. Nick Rodriguez (Port Jefferson) 7-4
  • 124 – Chris Colon (Shoreham-Wading River) md. Aidan Lee (John Glenn) 12-4
  • 131 – Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) TF Frank D`Elia (Port Jefferson) 15-0
  • 138 – Brayden Fahrbach (Mount Sinai) pinned Cade Delgado (Port Jefferson) 0:38
  • 145 – Kyle Barber (Bayport-Blue Point) pinned Reik Martocchia (Mattituck) 0:36
  • 152 – Chris Lotten (Port Jefferson) dec. Matt Cucciniello (Mount Sinai) 9-2
  • 160 – Anthony Bell (John Glenn) dec. Nick Comito (Port Jefferson) 3-2
  • 170 – Preston Biedenkapp (Port Jefferson) dec. Nate Spuhler (Shoreham-Wading River) 6-0
  • 190 – James Felakos (Mattituck) dec. John Bracken (Mount Sinai) 6-4
  • 215 – Carmine Gerbino (John Glenn) dec. Adrian Daci (Babylon) 9-3
  • 285 – Alex Keilitz (Babylon) md. Zack Wilson (Shoreham-Wading River) 13-3

Rick Herrmann Most Outstanding Wrestler: Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, 131)

Jack Mahoney Champion of Champions: Tommy Aiello (John Glenn, 108) & Chris Colon (Shoreham-Wading River, 124)

Ed Luksik Most Pins Least Time: Kyle Barber (Bayport-Blue Point, 145), 4 in 5:04

Mike Fitzgerald Team Champions Award: John Glenn

To see the consolation finals and more, click here! 

Section XI News

Riverhead Auxiliary Gymnasium Dedicated to Walt Stewart

Riverhead High School recently named its auxiliary gym in honor of former longtime wrestling coach Walt Stewart.

From 1950 through 1985, Stewart coached 82 All-County wrestlers and 19 Suffolk champions. Riverhead won 242 dual meets, four league dual meet titles, six league tournament titles, and the 1963 Suffolk County tournament. He also coached football and tennis as an assistant.

Stewart, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and saw action in the European Theater, was recognized with the Suffolk County Wrestling Coaches Association Grand Master Award, and in 2002, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Section XI News

Section XI Dual Meet Championship on January 20

The Division II finals and Division I semifinals are set for the 2024 Section XI Dual Meet Championships.

Head to Bay Shore High School to catch the action on Saturday, January 20.

The Division I semifinals between 1) North Babylon and 5) Whitman, as well as 3) Connetquot and 7) East Islip, will happen at Noon.

The Division II finals between 1) SWR and 3) Elwood/John Glenn is at 3 p.m. The Division I final is also at 3 p.m., and the matchup will be determined based on the outcome of the semifinals earlier in the day.

Get tickets in advance of the meet!

See full tournament brackets!

Section XI News

Bay Shore Legend Jumper Leggio Passes Away at 89

Bay Shore wrestling legend Jumper Leggio passed away last week. He was 89.

Besides being a standout wrestler and longtime coach at Bay Shore, Leggio is known as the “Father of Kid Wrestling” on Long Island for his vision of building the structure of youth wrestling that so many communities use today.

He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, and Bay Shore Athletic Hall of Fame.

Services for Leggio will be held at Chapey & Sons Funeral Home in East Islip on January 9 from 4-8 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Bay Shore on Wednesday, January 10, at 10:15 a.m. He will be laid to rest at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Bay Shore. In place of flowers, please donate to the Jumper Leggio Scholarship Fund. Checks can be sent to 155 3rd Ave., Bay Shore, NY 11706.

Section XI News

Recap: NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships

Congratulations to all New York State wrestling champions!

Brackets: Division 1 Brackets (pdf)
Championship Finals
99 – Peter Duke (1-Carmel, 7th) TF Joseph Manfredi (8-Herricks, Fr.), 5:22 (23-8)
106 – Elijah Rivera (11-Bay Shore, Sr.) dec. Tyler Ferrara (4-Chenango Forks, Fr.), 6-4 SV
113 – Stevo Poulin (2-Shenendehowa, Jr.) TF Jeremiah Echeverria (8-Long Beach, Jr.), 5:40 (24-5)
120 – Greg Diakomihalis (5-Hilton, Sr.) dec. Chase Liardi (8-Massapequa, Jr.), 8-2
126 – Zack Ryder (9-Minisink Valley, 8th) pinned George Oroudjov (8-Syosset, So.), 4:35
132 – Zach Redding (11-Eastport-South Manor, Sr.) dec. Jayden Scott (5-Rush Henrietta, So.), 4-2
138 – Justin McDougald (6-Niagara Wheatfield, Sr.) dec. Ryan Burgos (5-Hilton, Sr.), 3-1
145 – Willie McDougald (6-Niagara Falls, Sr.) dec. Lee Mauras (8-Hempstead, Sr.), 8-2
152 – Tommy Askey (9-Pine Bush, Sr.) dec. AJ Kovacs (C-Iona Prep, Sr.), 8-5
160 – Cooper Kropman (5-Penfield, Jr.) MD Joey McGinty (9-Monroe-Woodbury, Sr.), 11-3
170 – Tyler Albis (1-John Jay East Fishkill, Sr.) MD Quincy Downes (1-Fox Lane, Sr.), 9-1
182 – Matthew Rogers (8-Wantagh, Sr.) dec. Brock Delsignore (2-Shenendehowa, Jr.), 6-4
195 – Matt Kelly (C-Iona Prep, Sr.) MD Nicholas Franco (8-Farmingdale, Sr.), 11-0
220 – Malik Leftenant (11-Copiague, Sr.) dec. Alex Semenenko (P-McKee-Staten Island Tech, So.), 8-6
285 – Lucas Scott (4-Chenango Forks, Jr.) dec. Myles Norris (8-Freeport, Sr.), 5-1

 

 

 

 

 

Brackets: Division 2 Brackets (pdf)
Championship Finals
99 – Gianni Silvestri (4-Tioga, 8th) dec. Xavier Dejesus-Remchuk (5-Canisteo-Greenwood, So.), 5-4
106 – Jace Schafer (5-Palmyra-Macedon, Jr.) dec. Andy Lucinski (6-Newfane, Jr.), 4-1
113 – Dante Geislinger (4-Norwich, Sr.) dec. Max Gallagher (11-Bayport-Blue Point, Fr.), 3-2
120 – Anthony Noto (5-Honeoye Falls-Lima, Sr.) pinned Avery Leonard (3-Cooperstown, Jr.), 5:27
126 – Jordan Titus (11-Center Moriches, Jr.) dec. Micah Roes (3-Lowville, Sr.), 9-2
132 – Gage DeNatale (8-Locust Valley, Sr.) dec. Dean Shambo (3-Mexico, Sr.), 6-5
138 – Carter Baer (10-Gouverneur, So.) dec. Brady Worthing (4-Tioga, Sr.), 6-4
145 – Bobby Treshock (2-Tamarac, Sr.) dec. Ethan Ferro (5-Palmyra-Macedon, Jr.), 11-8
152 – Christian Hansen (8-Cold Spring Harbor, Jr.) dec. Nick Ross (9-Onteora, Jr.), 6-2
160 – Jacob Null (3-Dolgeville, Jr.) dec. Giovanni Schifano (6-Eden, Sr.), 7-3
170 – Matt Campo (11-Mount Sinai, Sr.) dec. Mikey Squires (4-Norwich, Sr.), 4-2 SV
182 – Brock Conaway (5-Perry, Sr.) dec. Ethan Cooper (2-Cobleskill-Richmondville, Sr,), 6-4
195 – Tyler Mousaw (3-South Jefferson/Sandy Creek, Sr.) pinned Hudson Evingham (5-Bolivar-Richburg, Jr.), 0:35
220 – Jeff Crooks (2-Cobleskill-Richmondville, Jr.) dec. Karl Bouyer (8-Clarke, Sr.), 6-2
285 – Jaden Heers (6-Newfane, Sr.) dec. Mike Leibl (3-Canastota, Sr.), 5-4

Section XI News

Panariello Earns Wrestling Hall of Fame Lifetime Service Honor

Former Section XI wrestling chairman (07-15) Bob Panariello has been announced as an inductee of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Downstate New York inductee for his lifetime service.

He will be honored with a handful of others during a ceremony on May 22.

Panariello, currently the athletic director at his alma mater, Bay Shore, also serves on the New York State Wrestling Committee.