The 17th Annual WNY Wrestling Coaches Association Awards Banquet was held on Sunday, March 6th at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in Blasdell to recognize the outstanding wrestlers, coaches, and contributors of the 2021-2022 high school wrestling season in WNY. The WNYWCA hosts a number of fundraising events throughout the year to help support area wrestling. The annual banquet recognizes award winners as well as the recent sectional champions, state tournament qualifiers, and state place winners. New inductees to the WNY Wrestling Hall of Fame are also recognized for their services and contributions to high school wrestling at the banquet each year.
The following individuals were recognized for their outstanding effort and contributions by the WNYWCA:
Hall of Fame inductees
Jim Kloc – wrestler – Iroquois High School
Jason Wartinger – wrestler – Cheektowaga Central High School
Kyle Colling – wrestler – Pioneer High School
Dan Fire – coach – North Tonawanda High School
Norm Thomas – contributor/official/coach
2021-2022 outstanding wrestlers
Division I ‘Champion of Champions’ – Konrad Krzyszton, Frontier
Division II ‘Champion of Champions’ – Nick Brown, Springville
Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Year – Tina Evans, West Seneca/Depew
Contributors
Al Feuz Memorial Contributor of the Year – Brian LaPlante
Ilio DiPaolo Family Commitment to Wrestling Award – Scotty James
Jon Vesper Memorial Award – Dave Recor, West Seneca/Depew
WNYWCA Media Award – Frank Wolf, WNY Athletics
Coach of the Year awards
Rookie Head Coach – Josh Eagan, Niagara Falls
Assistant Coach – Don McCoy, Niagara Falls
Niagara Frontier League – Wally Maziarz, North Tonawanda
Niagara-Orleans – Mike Carlo, Wilson
ECIC I – John Chowske, Frontier
ECIC II – Steve Hart, Starpoint
ECIC III – Chris Edwards, Pioneer
CCAA Div. I – Drew Wilcox, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley
CCAA Div. II – Matt Milne, Portville
Msgr. Martin High School Athletic Association – Mike Messore, St. Francis
WNY Wrestling Hall of Fame member coach Dan Fire and 2021-2022 WNYWCA Media Award winner Frank Wolf
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