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WNY Wrestling Weekend Roundup Two

*Cover photo courtesy of Tim Walters*

**Friday 12/9 – Saturday 12/10**

**Hillcrest Company Pioneer Duals**

The annual Pioneer Duals delivered its usual dose of intriguing large and small school early season crossovers. Starpoint continued its unbeaten start to the season with a perfect 7-0 dual record that included the team’s second win over another NYS top ten large school out of Section V in five days when the Spartans took down #10 Hilton, 40-20, on Friday evening. Starpoint freshman Griffin LaPlante was named tournament MOW.

Newfane landed in 3rd place with a 5-2 record that included high quality wins against Pioneer and Orchard Park. The Quakers gave the Panthers all they could handle jumping out to a 35-0 lead after six weights. However, Newfane responded with seven consecutive wins capped off by a Miguel Salas pin at 145 to secure a one point win for the Panthers. Credit OP head coach Jared Teal and staff for how far this Orchard Park program has come in just a few short years.

Also, Pioneer senior and returning state qualifier Brady Heckathorn claimed his 100th career victory, and in the home gym no less.

Final standings:

1. Starpoint 7-0 2. Hilton 6-1 3. Newfane 5-2 4. Pioneer 4-3 5. Orchard Park 3-4 6. Iroquois 2-5 7. Fredonia 1-6 8. Starpoint B 0-7

**Sat. 12/10**

**17th Annual Cheektowaga Warrior Duals**

Niagara Wheatfield claimed the team title with a 5-0 record on the day. The Falcons took down the four-time defending champion Spencerport Rangers in the final, 39-23, to capture the teams’ first Warrior Duals title since 2015. Since 2005, only four Section VI teams have captured the team title. The match of the day saw small school #1 Chautauqua Lake take on the #3 Falcons in pool action. The Thunderbirds were 39-21 winners in last year’s meeting at Cheektowaga. This time, CL jumped out to an 18-6 lead after six weights with three major decisions and a pin. However, NW responded with four wins in the next five weights to bring the score to a 27-22 Falcons lead. The T’Bird’s John Watson earned a crucial decision at 152-pounds to make a two point deficit, however NW’s Dylan Pringle iced the match with a 6-3 decision at 160 for a 30-25 Falcons win in a huge in-section, inter-division result. In the 3rd place match, CL were big winners, 48-19, over a strong Hamburg/Eden squad that narrowly fell to the Rangers, 38-35, earlier in the tournament.

Final standings:

1. Niagara Wheatfield 5-0 2. Spencerport (V) 4-1 3. Chautauqua Lake 4-1 4. Hamburg/Eden 3-2 5. St. Joe’s 3-2 6. Webster Schroeder (V) 2-3 7. Lackawanna 2-3 8. Sweet Home 1-4 9. Cheektowaga 1-4 10. Maryvale 0-5

**Jon Vesper Memorial Duals @ Clarence**

Section V heavyweight Fairport ran away with the team title at Clarence with the team’s closest dual of the day being a 30-point victory. #6 Amherst was the highest placing Section VI squad, taking down Main Street rival #8 Clarence 41-27 for what would be the runner-up position. Clarence’s AJ Didas was named the tournament MOW while Reilly Popa was recognized as the Clarence MOW in honor of the late coach.

Final standings:

1. Fairport 5-0 2. Amherst 4-1 3. Clarence 3-2 4. Alexander (V) 2-3 5. Lockport 1-4 6. Canisius 0-5

**47th Annual Portville Invitational**

Southwestern stole the show at Portville with five individual champions and thirteen placers accumulating 258-points to runner-up Jamestown’s 188. The Red Raiders were led by two individual champions as was third place Randolph. Gowanda, Portville, Maple Grove, and Franklinville each claimed one individual title apiece. Southwestern freshman and defending Section VI champion Tavio Hoose impressed for the second week in a row with three pins at 189-pounds before a finals decision, 8-6, over Olean’s returning sectional champion Chris Bargy in the title match.

Champions:

102: Adrian Torres (SW)

110: Nathan Tomlinson (MG)

118: Carmine Calimeri (SW)

126: Tyler Zwald (Jamestown)

132: Cole Bloomquist (Jamestown)

138: Caden Inkley (Randolph)

145: Michael Horth (Gowanda)

152: Camden Morrison (Portville)

160: Neves Hoose (SW)

172: Evan Leonard (Franklinville)

189: Tavio Hoose (SW)

215: Peter Conley (SW)

285: Ryan Carpenter (Randolph)

Team scores:

1. Southwestern 258 2. Jamestown 188 3. Randolph 141 4. Portville 132 5. Maple Grove 109 6. Frewsburg 100 7. Franklinville 95 8. Olean/Allegany-Limestone 74.5 9. Springville 59 10. Gowanda 58 11. Avoca/Prattsburg (V) 43 12. Salamanca 41 13. Friendship (V) 13

**49th Annual Batavia Christmas Tournament**

Williamsville North/East was the lone Section VI representative this time, taking 4th out of 12 teams. 7th grader Tanner Catrabone claimed the 102-pound title to cap an unbeaten first week of varsity wrestling while Cam claimed gold at 145-pounds with five pins. Overall, 14 Spartans placed in their weights gathering 155.5 team points behind Section V powers Victor and Attica/Batavia and small school powerhouse & returning NYS duals runner-up Canisteo-Greenwood. Andrew Ciambella (138) and Max Smith (215) were runners-up for Williamsville.

**55th Annual Penfield Hunter Holiday Wrestling Tournament**

Three individual champions paced WNY squads in Penfield. Lancaster’s Michael Schaefer (172) and Evan Stencel (189) claimed back to back titles for the Legends who earned 4th place in the team standings with only seven wrestlers entered, six of them placing. Carter Tadusz was a runner-up for the Legends at 145-pounds. Frontier claimed 9th overall led by 102-pound champion Cullen Edwards and three other place winners. Lake Shore’s Blake Hageman was 3rd at 126-pounds for the Eagles. Claiming gold in the girls’ bracket for the Eagles was sophomore Alexiya Thuman at 132-pounds.

**Fred Large Memorial Tournament @ Lyndonville**

Wilson led all local teams with a 2nd place team finish at Lyndonville on Saturday. Jacob Stephenson (160) and Breckyn Schultz (215) captured individual titles for the Lakemen while Victor Cusatis (118) wrestled to a runner-up finish. In total, seven Wilson wrestlers placed to gather 127 points, only 11.5 behind team champion Wayne (V). Medina was third in the team scoring with 109 points and two champions, three finalists. 110-pound Medina champion Dominick Callara was named the tournament’s light weight MOW.

Champions:

102: Reece Senske (Medina)

110: Dominick Callara (Medina)

138: Sawyer Dickinson (Kenmore)

160: Jacob Stephenson (Wilson)

215: Breckyn Schultz (Wilson)

Team scores:

1. Wayne 138.5 2. Wilson 127 3. Medina 109

(7) Barker/Royalton-Hartland 73.5

(9) Kenmore 48

(14) Akron 20

(15) Albion 18

**Phoenix Round Robin**

Grand Island made its annual trip to central New York for the Phoenix Round Robin. The Vikings scored 90 team points to place 9th overall in the team scoring in the 16-team field. Eight different wrestlers placed 10th or better in their respective weight classes led by runners-up Dylan Castiglia (110) and Eli Linenfelser (145). Kyler Butcher (132) and Kaleb Rang (138) grabbed 5th place finishes.

**Harold Jarvis Memorial Tournament @ Athens Area, HS (PA)**

Falconer cruised to the team title behind three individual champions in Dylan Newman (107-pounds), Brodie Little (160), and Hunter Caldwell (189). Dalton Caldwell (172) and Devyn Morrison (215) had runner-up performances for the Golden Cougars. Karsen Lundgren (3rd, 114) and Evan Newman (4th, 107) also had top four performances.

Top 5 team scores:

1. Falconer 285 2. Scranton (PA) 222 3. West Scranton (PA) 214 4. Waverly (IV) 199.5 5. Wilson Area (PA) 197

**2022 North Tonawanda Ladyjacks Tournament**

NT hosted an all-girls tournament in parallel with their junior varsity event on Saturday with nearly 70 athletes competing. Chautauqua Lake had the highest participation of any team with 16 girls entered in the tournament. Thirteen individual weight class winners were awarded. CL, Gowanda, and North Tonawanda led the field with two individual champions each.

Champions:

94/100-pounds: Louisa Martin – St. Mary’s (2-0, two pins)

107: Leah Waite – Fredonia (3-0, three first period pins)

114: Hannah McCarley – North Tonawanda (3-0, three first period pins)

120: Madison Szymanowski – Chautauqua Lake (3-0, three pins)

126: Emma Schindler – Gowanda (3-0, three pins)

132: Ke’ya Stevens – Gowanda (3-0, three pins)

138: Sophia Gervasio – Chautauqua Lake (3-0, three pins)

145: Christina Evans – West Seneca (3-0, three pins)

152: Michaela Thomas – Iroquois (3-0, three pins)

165: Aliyah Maclin – Health Sciences (3-0, three pins)

185: Doris Baker – North Tonawanda (2-0, two pins)

235: Madelyn Coronado – Lockport (2-0, 1 pin, 1 major)

285: Shea Simon – Gow School (2-0, two pins)

**Wrangle on the Plains Round Robin @ Shenendehowa (II)**

St. Francis travelled to the Capital Region for the powerful Wrangle on the Plains. The Red Raiders placed eleven wrestlers in their respective pools led by ‘A’ pool place winners Sean Gordon (126), James Gordon (145), Rory White (145), Connor Miller (189), and Jack Coughlin (215). The Wrangle routinely attracts high level individuals from across the state in a format that provides the maximum (or very close to) matches (5) that a wrestler can compete in in one day in NYS. St. Francis ‘B’ pool placers included Tucker Jobe (152), Joe Littlejohn (160), and Brandon Drummond (172). Karol Krzyszton placed in the ‘C’ pool while Nick Siler placed in ‘D.’

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