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Web site recognized for excellence
HAMDEN, May 21 -- Connecticut Wrestling Online, the state’s first and oldest high school wrestling Web site, was recently recognized by the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at its annual excellence in journalism award banquet. Connecticut Wrestling Online won first place in the General Excellence, Independent Web site category for its work in 2008.
Huge turnout for Battle in Valley tournament
FARMINGTON, May 24 -- Wrestlers representing seven states competed in the first Battle in the Valley tournament in Farmington Sunday. There were over 150 walk-in registrations for the tournament, which sponsored competition in elementary, middle school, high school and open divisions. Click on this link for the results.
State nominations for Hall of Fame
now being accepted
Nominations are now being accepted for members of the Connecticut wrestling community for induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Connecticut Chapter of the Hall of Fame will hold an induction dinner next spring to honor outstanding athletes, coaches and contributors to the sport of wrestling from Connecticut.
The men and women who will be honored will include those who have demonstrated a lifetime service to the sport (coaches, officials, contributors), former wrestlers who have distinguished themselves in the community and their chosen profession and individuals who have exhibited courage in the face of adversity. Applications for the 2010 banquet must be received by June 30. You can download an application and learn more about the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame by going to its Web site.
NHSCA National Tournament
Gillen takes fourth,
Frick wins two bouts
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 4 – Shelton sophomore Patrick Gillen (215) finished fourth Friday in the NHSCA’s Sophomore Nationals. Gillen dropped a 5-0 decision to Brian Beattie of Pennsylvania in the semifinals but rebounded to beat New York’s Joe Bilello in the consolation semifinals, 7-0. In the consolation final, Brandon Clark of Pennsylvania beat Gillen, 7-0. Gillen was 3-2 in the tournament and finishes the year at 49-7 and 97-12 career.
At the Senior National tournament, Bristol Central’s Tim Chambers (285) and Danbury’s Humphrey Swift (285) were the only state wrestlers to earn first round wins. However, both lost in the second round to move into the consolation bracket.
In the consolation bracket, New Fairfield's Michael Frick (145) won twice and was the only Connecticut wrestler to win more than one match in the tournament. Bacon Academy's Ryan Quinn (130), Fairfield Warde's Curtis Watkins (135), Windham High's Travis Koch (215) each earned a consolation round victory. Connecticut finished 39th in the Senior Nationals with nine points.
NHSCA National Tournament
Gillen wins two, moves into semis
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 2 – Shelton sophomore Patrick Gillen (215) won two matches to earn a spot in the semifinals of the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals and earn All-American honors for the second straight year. Gillen beat New Mexico’s Michael Lamb, 4-1 and New York’s Jake Barnhart, 6-4, to earn a spot in the semifinals Friday morning against Brian Beattle of Pennsylvania.
Sean McAllister (112) of Bacon Academy won three straight matches in the consolation round at the Sophomore Nationals but fell one victory shy of earning All-American honors. He finished 3-2 in the tournament with a thrilling 4-2 OT win over Virginia’s Omar Maknassi on Thursday.
Alex Manwaring (140) of Ledyard went 3-2 in the Freshman Nationals with a win in his opening bout and two tight victories in the consolation round over New Jersey’s Tyler Miller, 5-3 and Georgia’s Hunter Gamble, 3-1 in OT. Windham’s Taylor Grauer (119) went 2-2 in the Freshman tournament.
At the Junior Nationals, Bristol Central’s Nick Cyr (130) was the only Connecticut wrestler to win at least two matches with a 4-0 and 3-2 victories in the consolation round. Danbury’s Charlie Costanzo (119), Waterford’s Zac Deer (140), Shane Battista (189), Sheehan’s Nick Giulietti (140) and Bacon Academy’s Danny Thompson (160) each earned one victory.
At the Freshman Nationals, Windham’s Taylor Grauer (119) and Danbury’s Kyle Westerfield (140) each earned victories while Fairfield Warde’s Evan Fraser (119) and Ledyard’s Dean Gilbert (145) earned wins at the Sophomore Nationals.
U.S. Girls Wrestling Association
Carden earns
All-American honors
YPSILANTI, Mich., March 19 – Branford High sophomore Cheyenne Carden finished fourth at the 2009 United States Girls Wrestling Association’s national championships at 128 pounds. After dropping her first match, Carden won three straight bouts with two pins and a forfeit before dropping a 10-9 decision to New York’s Tanya Kruse in the consolation final. Carden earned All-American honors for taking fourth. Cheney Tech’s Taylor Zboray (103) finished ninth at 103.
Sunday, March 15
Costanzo named wrestler of the year
SOUTHINGTON, March 15 – Danbury junior Charlie Costanzo (119), who missed several months of off-season wrestling with a broken arm, was named wrestler of the year at the Connecticut High School Coaches Association’s 2009 All-State banquet in Southington. This winter, Costanzo (38-5) won his second straight Class LL and State Open championships and finished second in New England.
Wrestlers who won Class LL, L, M, S and State Open championships were honored with All-State recognition. Academic All-State awards were also presented to wrestlers who finished in the top six of the Class LL, L, M and S tournaments while meeting academic requirements.
Update: Five additional names have been added to the Academic All-State list. Download the PDF to see the latest list.
Final 2009 conference standings
The final league standings for this season have been posted. If there is something that needs to be changed, please e-mail me at CTwrestling7@yahoo.com.
Paulish is Div. 3 All-American
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Sophomore Corey Paulish, the former Ridgefield High standout, earned All-American honors at the recent NCAA Division III national wrestling championships in Iowa. Paulish advanced to the semifinals and finished fourth at 141 pounds. He finished 40-9 and grabbed Williams’ single season record for wins. With a 3.78 GPA, he also earned Scholar All-American honors.
Saturday, March 7
Bowman wins New England title
NEW HAVEN, March 7 – St. Bernard’s Lucas Bowman (189) hit a reversal with 42 seconds left in the third period and made it stand up to win a New England championship with a 4-2 victory over Travis Spencer of Belfast, Maine at the New haven Athletic Center. Bowman was the only Connecticut wrestler to win a title.
At 119 pounds, Massachusetts champion Miguel Guzman of Greater Lawrence picked up a key takedown with 20 seconds left in the second period to earn a 5-1 win over Danbury’s Charlie Costanzo. At 152 pounds, Bethel’s Andrew Ford slipped trying for a takedown with 26 seconds left and lost to New Hampshire champion Cody Byrd of Londonderry, 5-3. And at 171, Massachusetts’ Mike Wrin got a takedown with two seconds left in regulation to beat Somers’ Tim Vollaro, 5-3.
Simsbury’s Lawton Arnold (215) won six matches in the consolation round to finish third. Timberlane, N.H. won its fourth New England championship in the last five years with a 21.5-point victory over Cranston West, R.I. Danbury led Connecticut schools in sixth place with 47 points while Bethel, Southington and St. Bernard were among five schools tied for 17th place with 31 points.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Danbury captures 9th Open title
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 28 -- Danbury had three champions and eight medalists to earn 131 points, well ahead of second place South Windsor with 82½ points for its best-ever showing at the CIAC State Open wrestling championships Saturday. Xavier had its best finish in the tournament by taking third with 68 points. Southington (55½) and Bethel (51½) rounded out the top five. Undefeated East Lyme junior Ross Spencer (103) was named outstanding wrestler. Danbury's Charlie Costanzo (119) and Somers' Tim Vollaro (171) won their second straight Open titles.
Victories on and off the mat
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 28 -- Amity's Steve Matson won the Class LL title at 103 pounds last week and finished fifth at the State Open. But he has won a larger battle over leukemia. Read about Matson's story in Lori Riley's profile in the Hartford Courant.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Jadach is No. 1 for wins in state history
DERBY, Feb. 26 – The record came quietly on a busy Saturday in Suffield. Buster Jadach’s Derby High wrestling team swept a five-team meet on February 7 beating Morgan, Suffield, Granby and Griswold to give the Raiders their seventh 20-plus win season (20-6). It also gave Jadach the state record for most career wins by a coach in wrestling.
Jadach, who is completing his 29th season with Derby, has 475 career victories, four better than NFA’s Carl Snitkin, who went 471-80-7 from 1975-99. Jadach (475-193-5) has led Derby to 24 winning seasons in 29 years, including a perfect 27-0 campaign in 2000. His Derby teams have won four Class S championships (1984, 2000, 2001, 2004) and finished in the top five 16 times.
Most wins as a coach
Coach
Years W-L-T
a-Buster Jadach, Derby 1981-09 475-193-5
Carl Snitkin, NFA 1975-99 471-80-7
a-Steve Konopka, E. Htfd./Penn. 75-09 464-307-6
Frank Chaves, Simsbury 1978-06 452-150-20
Jim Day, Berlin 1982-07 445-132-3
a-Active coaches
Saturday, Feb. 21
New title banners for Danbury, Warde, Waterford, Killingly
Danbury, Fairfield Warde, Waterford and Killingly captured state championships on Saturday. ... Danbury had five individual champions to win its 13th straight Class LL championship with 252½ points. Xavier earned its first CIAC championship trophy ever by taking second with 11 medalwinners and seven wrestlers finishing in the top four. ... Fairfield Warde won its second Class L title in four years with a 50-point win over New Milford. Ian McAllister (125) won for Warde with a 9-7 win over Newington’s Nestor Rivera. Ten Warde wrestlers finished in the top six and 13 won at least two matches. … A week after taking third in the ECC championships, Waterford (169) rallied to outlast Jonathan Law (162), Bacon Academy (160) and Ledyard to win the Class M title. … With just nine wrestlers, Somers nearly won the Class S title. But Killingly had more depth and won its second state title in a row by 12 points. Killingly’s Brandon Thuotte (125) won his second straight Class S title and was named outstanding wrestler.
Post-season tournaments
Conference tournaments
Brackets
2009 CIAC State Open
At New Haven
Team scores: 1. Danbury, 131; 2. South Windsor, 82½; 3. Xavier-Middletown, 68; 4. Southington, 55½; 5. Bethel, 51½; 6. Shelton, 47; 7. St. Bernard-Montville, 46; 8. East Lyme, 45½; 9. Ledyard, 44; 10. Middletown, 41; 11. Killingly, Hand-Madison, Bristol Central, 40; 14. Waterford and Fairfield Warde, 39; 16. Jonathan Law-Milford, 38; 17. Farmington, 35½; 18. Housatonic, 33; 19. Somers, 32; 20. Hall-West Hartford and Bristol Eastern, 31; 22. Simsbury, 30½; 23. Amity-Woodbridge, 28; 24. Windham, 27; 25. Guilford, 26; 26. Newington 23, 27. New Fairfield, East Haven, Cheshire 22, 30. Woodstock Academy, NFA 21; 32. Seymour, Platt High, East Hartford, Berlin 20, 36. Glastonbury 19, 37. Nonnewaug 18, 38. Immaculate 17, 39. New Milford 13, 40. New Haven, Conard 12; 42. Wethersfield, Montville 11; 44. Thomaston and Sheehan 10; 46. Stamford 8½; 47. Gilbert, Brookfield, Brien McMahon 8; 50. Fairfield Ludlowe, Bacon Academy 7; 52. Vinal Tech 6, 53. Maloney, Derby 5; 55. Westhill, RHAM, Pomperaug, Griswold, Avon 4; 60. Portland, Canton, Branford 3; 63. Manchester, Foran, E.O. Smith, Ansonia 2; 67. Terryville, Stratford, Plainville, Newtown, Lyman Memorial, East Catholic 1; 73. Staples, Stafford, St. Paul, Old Saybrook, O’Brien Tech, New Canaan, Masuk, Holy Cross, Greenwich, Fitch, Fairfield Prep, Hartford Classical, Cheney Tech 0
Individual results
103
Final - Ross Spencer, East Lyme pin Robert Lonergan, Jonathan Law, 2:54; 3. Tyler Keane, Glastonbury dec. Dylan Bryant, Danbury, 8-0; 5. Steve Matson, Amity dec. Jack McKeever, Brookfield, 10-3.
112
Final - Brian Jennings, Danbury dec. Jed Cervero, Cheshire, 6-4, OT; 3. Victor Ekpenyong, Middletown dec. Doug Fontaine, Southington, 6-3; 5. Josh Dess, Bristol Eastern dec. Ricky Jorge, Xavier, 12-2.
119
Final - Charlie Costanzo, Danbury dec. Eric Orrell, Farmington, 7-1; 3. Tyler Tilbe, Nonnewaug pin Marshall Simpson, Conard, 1:14; 5. Ed Carroll, Hand, dec. Nick Healy, South Windsor, 7-5.
125
Final - Rob Ferrante, Shelton dec. Brandon Thuotte, Killingly, 3-2; 3. Nestor Rivera, Newington dec. J.D. Damici, Danbury, 9-4; 5. Diego Perez, Wethersfield won by default over Ian McAllister, Fairfield Warde.
130
Final - Andrew Lischke, Bethel dec. Tom Ayala, East Haven, 6-4, OT; 3. Nick Cyr, Bristol Central dec. Gavin Buckley, Immaculate, 4-1; 5. Bobby Rigiliano, Fairfield Warde won by default over Eliot Lopez, South Windsor.
135
Final - Joe Sargenti, South Windsor dec. Kevin Moss, Berlin, 11-5; 3. Curtis Watkins, Fairfield Warde, dec. Michael Daly, St. Bernard, 9-2; 5. Brandon Mals, Bristol Eastern, dec. Kyle Nunez, Newington, 7-2.
140
Final - Tom Abbate, Xavier, dec. Jesse Broderick, New Fairfield, 10-4; 3. Ryan Clarke, East Lyme dec. Alex Hidalgo, Hall, 8-2; 5. Nick Giuletti, Sheehan, dec. Zack Cooke, Killingly, 5-2.
145
Final - Tucker Schaefer, Danbury dec. Caleb Morth, Ledyard, 8-0; 3. Justin Scalise, Hall, dec. Ryan Scott, Xavier, 8-2; 5. Sean Fields, McMahon dec. Fran Gelada, Thomaston, 4-3.
152
Final - Andrew Ford, Bethel dec. Brian Onofrio, Hand, 7-2; 3. Devin Carrillo, Middletown pin Alex Carpenter, Amity, 1:45; 5. Dustin Wilcox, Montville, dec. Damien Winters, Danbury, 7-4.
160
Final - Kyle Lundberg, Guilford dec. Mike Monson, Southington, 4-3; 3. Shane Sullivan, Ledyard dec. Samuel Schwartz, Housatonic, 9-2; 5. Oleg Mironchenko, Woodstock Academy, won by default over John Smith, Danbury.
171
Final - Tim Vollaro, Somers dec. Patrick Sawyer, NFA, 11-3; 3. Sean O'Connell, Farmington dec. Brad Visconti, Housatonic, 13-6; 5. Shane Duplice, Waterford, dec. Zach Fleming, Windham, 5-2.
189
Final - Lucas Bowman, St. Bernard dec. Dillon Ritchie, Southington, 7-5; 3. Nick Murillo, Platt, dec. Tito Slaughter, New Haven, 5-4; 5. Mike Ingalls, South Windsor, won by default over Henri Fatigate, Fairfield Ludlowe.
215
Final - Lawton Arnold, Simsbury tech fall. P.J. Gillen, Shelton, 16-0, 3:16; 3. Travis Koch, Windham pin Luke Wiggins, Waterford, 8:03; 5. Ken Vollaro, Somers dec. Dylan Lindahl, Hand, 2-1.
285
Final - Seth Rothberg, South Windsor dec. Tim Chambers, Bristol Central, 3-1; 3. Pat Plumb, Seymour pin Lloyd Brown, East Hartford, 1:10; 5. Mohamed Chater, Xavier won by default over Humphrey Swift, Danbury.
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Ross Spencer, East Lyme
Fast fall: Lloyd Brown from East Hartford
285 lbs, 4 pins, 10:18
2009 Class LL championships
At Trumbull
1. Danbury 252.5; 2. Xavier 218; 3. South Windsor 206; 4. Amity 171; 5. Shelton 137; 6. Southington 134; 7. Stamford 96; 8. Glastonbury 88; 9. NFA 81.5; 10. Simsbury 78; 11. Greenwich 75; 12. Manchester 70; 13. Cheshire 63.5; 14. McMahon 59.5; 15. Westhill 53.5; 16. Fairfield Prep 48; 17. Newtown 46; 18. Staples 44; 19. Platt Tech/W Haven 44; 20. East Hartford 41; 21. Ridgefield 37; 22. Trumbull 36; 23. Windsor 33; 24. NewBritian 32.5; 25. NewHaven 20; 26. Bridgeport Co-op 9.5; 27. Hartford Public 0
Individual results
103
Championship: Steve Matson, Amity def. Tyler Keane, Glastonbury, 2-1; 3rd Place: Dylan Bryant, Danbury def. Sean Kellet, Shelton, 16-0; Fifth Place: Joey Battinelli, Stamford def. Johnny D'Elia, Greenwich, 2-0
112
Championship: Brian Jennings, Danbury def. Jed Cervero, Cheshire, 6-1; 3rd Place: Doug Fontaine, Southington def. Ricky Jorge, Xavier, Pin 4:53; Fifth Place: Peter Litwin, Amity def. Audrow Nash, South Windsor, 4-3
119
Championship: Charles Costanzo, Danbury def. Nicholas Healy, South Windsor, 7-0; 3rd Place: Anthony Pedraza, Manchester def. Victor Cerio, Greenwich, 11-1; Fifth Place: Spencer Ciancola, Amity def. Andrew Vanam, Fairfield Prep, Pin 0:26
125
Championship: John Damici, Danbury def. Robert Ferrante, Shelton, 4-2; 3rd Place: Dylan Rinker, South Windsor def. Blake Summers, Glastonbury, 3-0; Fifth Place: Travis Tiger, Ridgefield def. Dylan Lamo, Xavier, Pin 2:14
130
Championship: Eliot Lopez, South Windsor def. John Gouveia, Newtown, 9-5; 3rd Place: Jason Camacho, Stamford def. Tyler Cunningham, Xavier, 10-2; Fifth Place: Daniel Matson, Amity def. Sean Marren, Shelton, 19-3
135
Championship: Joseph Sargenti, South Windsor def. Alex Camacho, Stamford, 6-3; 3rd Place: Kane Jarmon, NFA def. Gordon Zachs, Simsbury, 10-4; Fifth Place: Tim Lincoln, Fairfield Prep def. Mark Membrino, Southington, 6-2
140
Championship: Thomas Abbate, Xavier def. Michael Vernik, Amity, Pin 3:36; 3rd Place: Zach Napalitano, Westhill def. Cory Seeger, Southington, 8-4; Fifth Place: Thiago Goncalves, Danbury def. Joshua Gowdy, Simsbury, 14-7
145
Championship: Tucker Schaefer, Danbury def. Jake Odell, South Windsor, Pin 4:35; 3rd Place: Ryan Scott, Xavier def. Sean Fields, McMahon, 7-1; Fifth Place: Nick Gialluca, NewBritian def. Justin Summers, Trumbull, 10-9
152
Championship: Damien Winters, Danbury def. Chris Emanuelson, Xavier, 3-1; 3rd Place: Alex Carpenter, Amity def. Chris Sheehan, Manchester, 3-0; Fifth Place: Pat Riera, Southington def. Kyle Lancaster, NFA, 11-3
160
Championship: Mike Monson, Southington def. Kyle Copes, Cheshire, 9-7; 3rd Place: John Smith, Danbury def. Andrew Nederlof, Staples, 11-1; Fifth Place: Dillon Carter, Xavier def. William Pogacsas, Shelton, 8-7
171
Championship: Patrick Sawyer, NFA def. Dan Thompson, Xavier, 9-3; 3rd Place: Dylan Hancock, Danbury def. D'Mel Williams, Stamford, 5-4; Fifth Place: Michael Frizinia, Shelton def. Ben Pennant, Glastonbury, 4-3
189
Championship: Michael Ingalls, South Windsor def. Dillon Ritchie, Southington, 5-3; 3rd Place: Tito Slaughter, NewHaven def. Cosmo Iadanza, Westhill, 4-1; Fifth Place: Colter Abely, Xavier def. Chris Casaccio, Fairfield Prep, 8-2
215
Championship: Lawton Arnold, Simsbury def. Patrick Gillen, Shelton, 6-1; 3rd Place: Matthew Gillespie, Amity def. Steve Wojcik, Manchester, 6-2; Fifth Place: Douglas Robinson, Windsor def. Ryan Kelly, Xavier, 5-3
285
Championship: Seth Rothberg, South Windsor def. Humphrey Swift, Danbury, 3-2; 3rd Place: Mohamed Chater, Xavier def. Jeff Starr, McMahon, Pin 3:17; Fifth Place: Lloyd Brown, East Hartford def. Jonathan Ramsey, Windsor, Pin 4:54
Fast fall: Lloyd Brown from East Hartford, 285 lbs, 4 pins, 9:08
Most Outstanding: Tom Abbate, Xavier
Class L championships
At Bristol Central
Team results -- 1. Fairfield Warde 203.5; 2. New Milford 163.5; 3. Bristol Central 147.5; 4. Platt 131; 5. Hall 123; 6. Newington 121; 7. Daniel Hand 109.5; 8. Middletown 108.5; 9. Bristol Eastern 108.5; 10. Woodstock Acad. 90; 11. Pomperaug 87; 12. Conard 85; 13. Masuk 69; 14. Fitch 69; 15. Farmington 69; 16. East Lyme 68; 17. Wethersfield 67.5; 18. Fairfield Ludlowe 64; 19. New Canaan 50; 20. Maloney 48; 21. Bunnell 31; 22. Darien 22; 23. Wilton 21; 24. Branford 18; 25. Norwalk 14; 26. Torrington 9; 27. Weaver 7; 28. Notre Dame-WH 0
Individual results
103
Championship: Ross Spencer, East Lyme def. Andrew Chase, Bristol Eastern, 10-0; 3rd Place: Conor Kirkegard, New Milford def. Cameron Barnard, Fairfield Warde, 4-3; Fifth Place: Alexander Tresselt, Maloney def. Mohsin Raza, Newington, 4-3
112
Championship: Victor Ekpenyong, Middletown def. Evan Fraser, Fairfield Warde, 6-3; 3rd Place: Garrett Gitterman, Maloney def. Paul Gutierrez, Conard, 9-2; Fifth Place: Joshua Dess, Bristol Eastern def. Ryan Ahearn, Pomperaug, Pin 2:16
119
Championship: Eric Orrell, Farmington def. Marshall Simpson, Conard, 5-1; 3rd Place: Nick Amorando, New Milford def. Edward Carroll, Daniel Hand, 8-7; Fifth Place: Domenic Tenan, Bristol Eastern def. Brandon McBreairty, Fairfield Warde, 21-5
125
Championship: Ian McAllister, Fairfield Warde def. Nestor Rivera, Newington, 9-7; 3rd Place: Ryan Carbonell, Bristol Central def. Diego Perez, Wethersfield, 7-0; Fifth Place: Erik Francks, Platt def. Andrew Golden, New Milford, 13-8
130
Championship: Nicholas Cyr, Bristol Central def. Bobby Rigilano, Fairfield Warde, 9-7; 3rd Place: Patrick Michael, Branford def. Roberto Solano, Conard, 3-2; Fifth Place: Nikolas Moreschi, Platt def. Andrew Gotowala, Newington, 5-4
135
Championship: Curtis Watkins, Fairfield Warde def. Robert Caleca, Pomperaug, 7-1; 3rd Place: Kyle Nunez, Newington def. Brandon Mals, Bristol Eastern, 4-3; Fifth Place: Justin Beers, Fitch def. John Jongbloed, Daniel Hand, 11-0
140
Championship: Ryan Clarke, East Lyme def. Reese Denu, Pomperaug, Pin 1:50; 3rd Place: Alexis Hidalgo, Hall def. Ryan Kuska, Masuk, 11-4; Fifth Place: Eric Anderson, Daniel Hand def. Seth Vose, Bristol Central, 9-4
145
Championship: Justin Scalise, Hall def. Luke Andrade, New Milford, 7-0; 3rd Place: Michael Bove, Woodstock Acad. def. Cameron Gonzalez, Fitch, Pin 4:25; Fifth Place: Zachary Flashman, Masuk def. Jacob Melhorn, Middletown, 11-1
152
Championship: Brian Onofrio, Daniel Hand def. Austin Darley, Bristol Central, Pin 2:43; 3rd Place: Brohen Krsulic, Woodstock Acad. def. Devin Carrillo, Middletown, 4-2; Fifth Place: Alex Delaney, Fairfield Warde def. Matthew Sareceno, New Milford, 10-4
160
Championship: Oleg Mironchenko, Woodstock Acad. def. Michael Ceruzzi, Hall, 2-0; 3rd Place: Kevin Koenig, Platt def. Scott Horan, Newington, 4-2; Fifth Place: Michael DiRocco, New Canaan def. Karl Bradshaw, New Milford, 17-2
171
Championship: Sean O'Connell, Farmington def. Matt Rahman, Platt, 7-4; 3rd Place: James Queiros, Wethersfield def. Michael Sheehan, Fairfield Ludlowe, 7-4; Fifth Place: Michael Green, Woodstock Acad. def. Robert Esposito, Newington, Default
189
Championship: Henri Fatigate, Fairfield Ludlowe def. Nick Murillo, Platt, 4-3; 3rd Place: Alfonso Sneed, Fairfield Warde def. Harrison Scully, Newington, Pin 2:08; Fifth Place: Nichols Charney, Bunnell def. Matthew Piazza, Bristol Eastern, 13-1
215
Championship: Adam Lynch, New Milford def. Wesley Ruimerman, Middletown, 7-5; 3rd Place: Dylan Lindahl, Daniel Hand def. Alexander Smith, Bristol Central, Pin 3:11; Fifth Place: Vincenzo Cardilo, Fairfield Warde def. Chris Sciarretta, New Canaan, 3-2
285
Championship: Timothy Chambers, Bristol Central def. Joseph Winoski, Platt, Pin 1:29; 3rd Place: Matthew Berman, Hall def. Austin Freeman, New Milford, Pin 3:30; Fifth Place: Dan Minardi, Masuk def. Nate Bass, Fairfield Warde, 1-0
Fast fall: Michael Bove, Woodstock Academy (145), 4 pins in 14:16; Outstanding wrestler: Ryan Clarke (140), East Lyme
2009 Class M championships
At Windham
Team results -- 1. Waterford 169; 2. Jonathan Law 162; 3. Bacon Academy 160; 4. Ledyard 156; 5. Avon 144.5; 6. Montville 124; 7. Bethel 114; 8. Guilford 113; 9. Windham 110; 10. Berlin 103.5; 11. RHAM 81; 12. Brookfield 74.5; 13. Plainville 73; 14. E.O. Smith 72; 15. East Haven 65.5; 16. Seymour 64; 17. Stratford 57; 18. Cheney Tech 53; 19. New Fairfield 44; 20. Rockville 34; 21. Granby Memorial 33; 22. Foran 31; 23. Fermi 30.5; 23. Wolcott Tech 30.5; 25. Vinal Tech 25; 26. Sheehan 23.5; 27. Enfield 16; 28. New London 14; 29. Joel Barlow 10
Individual results
103
Championship: Robert Lonergan, Jonathan Law def. Jessica Bennett, Montville 5-1; 3rd place: Jack McKeever, Brookfield def. Jake Miller, Foran 2-0; 5th place: Colin OBrien, Waterford def. Dan Cirullo, Berlin 5-4
112
Championship: Connor Douglas, Avon def. Kevin Murat, Stratford 4-3; 3rd place: Shaun Sullivan, Berlin def. Will Gerardi, RHAM 5-4; 5th place: Vincenzo Russo, Plainville def. Carlos Vidal, Seymour 9-8
119
Championship: Joseph Levine, Brookfield def. Reggie Allen, Waterford 8-5; 3rd place: Jason Richardson, Jonathan Law def. Taylor Grauer, Windham PIN 4:28; 5th place: Matthew Tanner, Plainville def. Devon Perdue, Fermi 8-5
125
Championship: Billy Lynn, RHAM def. Joe Tripodi, Avon 9-3; 3rd place: Forest Dolby, Cheney Tech def. Zachary Harper, Plainville 2-0; 5th place: Gary DiPietro, Seymour def. Vinny DiNicola, East Haven 11-0
130
Championship: Tom Ayala, East Haven def. Taylor Gunnels, Ledyard 8-2; 3rd place: G. Andrew Lischke, Bethel def. Ryan Quinn, Bacon Academy PIN 4:59; 5th place: Daniel Kurasz, Montville def. Kyle Schilling, RHAM PIN 2:31
135
Championship: Kevin Moss, Berlin def. Ethan Shore, Guilford PIN 5:52; 3rd place: Jonathan Castaneda, Jonathan Law def. Ryan Sgandurra, Waterford 7-5; 5th place: Alexander Hunt, E.O. Smith def. Kyle Holland, Montville PIN 3:00
140
Championship: Jesse Broderick, New Fairfield def. Nicholas Giulietti, Sheehan 3-0; 3rd place: Nathan Nadeau, E.O. Smith def. Alexander Manwaring, Ledyard PIN 1:86; 5th place: Justin Roncaioli, Berlin def. Matt Silver, Avon 3-1
145
Championship: Caleb Morth, Ledyard def. PJ Mickens, Bacon Academy PIN 1:43; 3rd place: Daniel Alger, Montville def. Vincent Valente, Stratford 3-1; 5th place: Michael Del Valle, Brookfield def. Erik Lybeck, Avon 6-5
152
Championship: Andrew Ford, Bethel def. Dustin Wilcox, Montville 4-2
3rd place: Dylan Cruz, Vinal Tech def. Dean Gilbert, Ledyard 11-7
5th place: Luke Olk, Rockville def. Duncan Mackinnon, Bacon Academy 10-8
160
Championship: Kyle Lundberg, Guilford def. Shane Sullivan, Ledyard 1-0; 3rd place: John Millaras, Waterford def. Danny Thompson, Bacon Academy 7-5; 5th place: Mike Hogan, Avon def. Jet Krumwiede, Jonathan Law 9-4
171
Championship: Zachary Fleming, Windham def. Eric Brainard, RHAM 3-2; 3rd place: Shane Duplice, Waterford def. Brandon Lennox, Bethel PIN :57; 5th place: Matt OLeary, Bacon Academy def. Dave Wyrick, Avon 3-1
189
Championship: Shane Battista, Waterford def. Stewart Lamberton, Guilford 1-0; 3rd place: Aren Norman, Bacon Academy def. Brian Haynes, Avon 6-4; 5th place: Alexander Kappel, Jonathan Law def. Mason Powers, Berlin 5-3
215
Championship: Travis Koch, Windham def. T.J. Portelance, Avon PIN 3:54; 3rd place: Luke Wiggins, Waterford def. Aaron Ogden, Bacon Academy PIN :49; 5th place: Andrew Teofilo, Guilford def. Kevin Spence, Plainville PIN 1:48
285
Championship: Ricardo Rozier, Jonathan Law def. Brian Webster, Bacon Academy 4-1; 3rd place: Patrick Plumb, Seymour def. Christopher Valenti, Bethel forfeit; 5th place: Stokes Watson, Windham def. Joseph Valente, Stratford 3-1
Outstanding wrestler: Caleb Morth, Ledyard, 145
2009 Class S championships
At Uncasville
Team results – 1. Killingly 186, 2. Somers 174, 3. Gilbert 167, 4. Derby 153, 5. Nonnewaug 147, 6. Thomaston 146, 7. St. Bernard 141, 8. Housatonic 122, 9. Griswold 115½, 10. Canton 107½, 11. Immaculate 92, 12. Haddam-Killingworth 88, 13. Terryville 83½, 14. East Catholic 71, 15. Holy Cross 70, 16. Old Saybrook/Westbrook 69, 17. Stafford 42, 18. Portland and Northwestern 34, 20. Hartford Classical 33½, 21. St. Paul 29, 22. Suffield 28, 23. Morgan 25, 24. O’Brien Tech 24, 25. Lyman Memorial 23, 26. Ansonia 22, 27. East Windsor 20, 28. Oxford 18, 29. Rocky Hill 16, 30. Windham Tech and Weston 13, 32. Ellington 10½, 33. University, Old Lyme and East Granby 0
Individual results
103
Championship: Alan Sanford, Thomaston pin Matt Poppa, Derby, 1:58; Third place: Ron Allen, Griswold dec. Matt White, Canton, 5-4; Fifth place: Josh Hoxie, Gilbert, pin Austin Jordano, Immaculate, 3:20
112
Championship: Tyler Foley, Thomaston pin Anthony Delprete, Derby, 5:31; Third place: Austin Hodges, Nonnewaug pin Thomas Lombardi, Killingly, 2:08; Fifth place: Andrew Suh, St. Bernard dec. Will Kelsey, Northwestern, 12-0
119
Championship: Tyler Tilbe, Nonnewaug dec. Daniel Piscottano, Somers, 8-6; Third place: Scott Gonzalez., East Catholic pin Allen Yang, Stafford, 4:25; Fifth place: Vin Delprete, Derby dec. Steve Carpenter, Canton, 2-0
125
Championship: Brandon Thuotte, Killingly tech fall Richard Wood, 16-1, 4:39; Third place: Dom Ghi, Housatonic dec. Jake Alderman, Lyman Memorial, 9-7 OT; Fifth place: Tyler O’Connor, Derby dec. Dennis Christie, Immaculate, 5-3
130
Championship: Gavin Buckley, Immaculate pin Tony Decato, Gilbert, 3:11; Third place: Tylor Herrick, Killingly win by default over Mark Gonzalez, East Catholic; Fifth place: Joseph Falco, Griswold dec. Joe Titus, 10-1
135
Championship: Michael Daly, St. Bernard dec. Troy Zachary, Somers, 3-1; Third place: Brandon Walsh, Griswold dec. Eddie Loomis, Killingly, 3-2; Fifth place: Linbert Cousley, Derby dec. Dalton Ahern, Old Saybrook, 12-7
140
Championship: Zachary Cooke, Killingly dec. Eric Parsons, Gilbert, 4-2; Third place: Brandon Leach, Canton dec. Frank Navarro, Old Saybrook, 4-2; Fifth place: David Chokas, Somers, pin Matt Janiga, Ellington, 0:31
145
Championship: Fran Gelada, Thomaston dec. Steve Wingard, Housatonic, 8-7; Third place: Justin Grabarz, Derby dec. Matt Caulfield, Holy Cross, 3-1; Fifth place: Wayne Falco, Griswold dec. David Skau, Old Saybrook, 14-8
152
Championship: Robert Garlick, Somers dec. Nick O’Connor, Ansonia, 2-0, OT; Third place: Nicl Roccapriore, Terryville dec. Trevor Manuel, Old Saybrook, 12-4; Fifth place: Eric Sakowski, East Catholic pin Guy Hall, Haddam-Killingworth, 2:25
160
Championship: Samuel Schwartz, Housatonic dec. Mike Zabala, Hartford Classical, 7-4; Third place: Chris Bachand, St. Paul dec. Rich Jones, Canton, 6-5; Fifth place: Colin Beloin, Killingly dec. William Boots, Griswold, 7-3
171
Championship: Tim Vollaro, Somers dec. Brad Visconti, Housatonic, 14-5; Third place: Tore Lovetre, Gilbert pin Nate Haller, Canton, 0:41; Fifth place: John Draper, Terryville dec. Mark Dilley, Thomaston, 12-0
189
Championship: Lucas Bowman, St. Bernard pin Ross Lopardo, Gilbert, 1:03; Third place: George Planeta, Portland dec. Ben Schwartz, Housatonic, 12-4; Fifth place: Christian Nelson, Thomaston pin William Baklik, Haddam Killingowrth, 4:21
215
Championship: Kyle Bucciarelli, Nonnewaug dec. Andrew Whitehead, Killingly, 10-6; Third place: Ken Vollaro, Somers pin Thomas McEvoy, O’Brien Tech, 2:57, Fifth place: Andrew Morrone, Holy Cross pin Jesse Gilbert, Derby, 2:29
285
Championship: Marshall Deane, Gilbert dec. Nicholas Nikolov, Somers, 11-6; Third place: Ronnie Walter, Nonnewaug pin Michael Tucker, St. Bernard, 2:07; Fifth place: Andrew Brooks, Morgan pin Stephen Polumbo, Haddam-Killingworth, 1:52
Outstanding wrestler: Brandon Thuotte, Killingly (125); Fast Fall: Andrew Morrone, Holy Cross (215) 4 pins in 5:35
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