• Section VI Wrestling:
    2006 - 2007 Highlights

     
     
    April 25, 2007
     
    The Olean Times Herald has announced their “Big 30” All-Star line-up for the 2006-2007 Season:
     
    Number
    Name
    School
    96
    Ben Haas
    Salamanca
    103
    Dan Blair
    Smethport
    112
    Kevin Shunk
    Smethport
    119
    Matt Metzler
    Salamanca
    125
    Nick Nichols
    Port Allegany
    130
    Justin Switzer
    Smethport
    135
    John Crisafulli
    Allegany-Limestone
    140
    Dirk Cowburn
    Coudersport
    145
    Matt Appleby
    Bolivar-Richburg
    152
    Joe Gottstine
    Pioneer
    160
    Zeke Davis
    Oswayo Valley
    171
    Billy Roosa
    Franklinville
    189
    Rob Morris
    Bolivar-Richburg
    215
    Jesse Hanner
    Franklinville
    275
    Randy Colling
    Pioneer
     
    Pioneer’s Randy Colling has also been named the Olean Times Herald “Wrestler of the Year” and recently went 9-0 wrestling on the New York State Team at the Brute Scholastic Showcase in Dover, Delaware.
     
    Salamanca Coach Mike Sebaaly has been named Olean Times Herald's Wrestling Coach of the Year for 2007.
     
     
    April 2, 2007
     
    Congratulations to all of our Section VI Champions, Divisional Team Champions, Divisional Coaches of the Year, Special Award Recipients, and Hall of Fame Inductees that were recognized and honored at the 3rd Annual Luncheon of champions held at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant March 25th.
     
    League
    Champion
    Coach
    Coach of the Year
    School
    ECIC I
    Lancaster (8-0)
    Dennis Beck
    Dennis Beck
    Lancaster
    ECIC II
    Cheektowaga (8-0)
    Matt Haberl
    Matt Haberl
    Cheektowaga
    ECIC III
    East Aurora (8-0)
    Keith Maute
    Joe Russo
    Lackawanna
    Niagara Frontier League
    Niagara-Wheatfield (7-0)
    Tim Lukasik
    Joe Scapelliti
    Lockport
    Niagara Orleans League
    Medina (6-0)
    Eric Gross
    Chris Heximer
    Wilson
    Southern Tier I
    Fredonia (5-0)
    Alex Conti
    Alex Conti
    Fredonia
    Southern Tier II
    Frewsburg (6-0)
    Tim Prince
    Tim Prince
    Frewsburg
    Southern Tier III
    Franklinville (7-0)
    Joe Smith
    Joe Smith
    Franklinville
    Monsignor Martin Assn (Large School)
    St. Francis (2-0)
    Mike Messore
    -
    -
    Monsignor Martin Assn (Small School)
    St. Mary’s (6-0)
    Joe Kuenzi
    Mike Messore
    St. Francis
    “Rookie Coach of the Year”: Chris Nadeau (Sweet Home)
     
     
    Special Awards
     
    Award
    Name
    School
    Media Award
    Dave Ibach
    Dunkirk - Observer
    Section VI Coaching Career Win Record
    Dennis Beck
    Lancaster- 340-95-3 - 1976 - 2007
    Wrestling Review of Western New York #1 Ranked Schools
    Division I (Large School)
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    Division II (Small School)
    Fredonia
    Section VI Outstanding Wrestlers
    Division I (Large School): Matt Mariacher
    Iroquois
    Division II (Small School): Eric Velez
    Medina
    Special Appreciation
    Dick Lang
    -
     
    “In deepest appreciation of your decades of dedication and support of Section VI wrestling.  Your tireless efforts have earned you the utmost respect and admiration of everyone involved in the sport that you care so deeply for, and we all thank you.”
     
    Hall Of Fame Inductees
     
    Name School
    Coach Fred Marcheson Iroquois
    Wrestler Jack Valentic Maryvale
    Wrestler Ethan Bosch Iroquois
    Wrestler/Coach Glenn Bateman Maryvale/Tonawanda & Maryvale
    Contributor Linda Knuutila -
     
     
    Congratulations to the Wrestling Section VI All-WNY Winter Scholar-Athletes. The criteria for this award are an overall grade point average of 90 or above for six semesters, starter or important reserve, seniors only:
     
    Name
    School
    Bergen Ackerman
    St. Joe’s
    Nate Carbrey
    Williamsville North
    Ben Dessoye
    Williamsville North
    Matthew Johnson
    St. Joe’s
    Jacob Karl
    Allegany-Limestone
    Michael Keleher
    Canisius
    Andrew McCauley
    Amherst
    Ryan Murray
    Sweet Home
    Tom Rozborski
    St. Joe’s
    Ignacio Salas
    Canisius
    Arjun Sheth
    Nichols
    Richard Walter
    Clarence
     
    Congratulations to our Section VI Sportsmanship Award Winners that were announced at the State Tournament:
     

    Name

    School

    Number
    Division I (Large School)

    Irvin Buck

    Niagara Falls

    119
    Division II (Small School)

    Riley Gee

    Fredonia

    189
     
     
    • 2007 Jamestown Post-Journal Wrestler of the Year: Kenny Betts (Fredonia)
    • 2007 Jamestown Post-Journal Coach of the Year: Greg Betts (Assistant Coach Fredonia)
     
    2007 Jamestown Post-Journal Wrestling All-Star Team
     
    Number Name

    School
    96 Ben Haas

    Salamanca
    103 Nick Mitchell

    Frewsburg
    112 Chris Conti

    Fredonia
    119 Matt Metzler

    Salamanca
    125 Trent Johnson

    Ripley
    130 Brandon Strandburg

    Fredonia
    135 Tim Greene

    Falconer
    140 Alex Ognibene

    Falconer
    145 Floripe Padua

    Fredonia
    152 Trevor Delahoy

    Southwestern
    160 Mike Gresh

    Ripley
    171 Andrew Jenkins

    Southwestern
    189 Andrew Apperson

    Maple Grove
    215 Rob Dahn

    Fredonia
    275 Chris Doane

    Fredonia
     
     
    April 2, 2007 

    Section VI crowned nine All-Americans at the National Wrestling Championships, which concluded Sunday in Virginia Beach, Va. The event is sponsored by the National High School Wrestling Coaches Association.

    The top eight places in each division earned All-American status. Angelo Malvestuto of Niagara-Wheatfield won the national title in the freshman division at 160 pounds.

    Four-time Section VI champion Matt Mariacher of Iroquois was third at 130 pounds in the senior division. Mariacher won four straight matches before losing in the semifinals to Kellen Russell of New Jersey, who was ranked No. 2 in the country. He then won two matches to place third.

    Placing fourth was Clay Reeb of Cheektowaga at 140 in the sophomore division and Kyle Colling of Pioneer at 189 in the freshman division. In the junior division, Randy Colling of Pioneer was sixth at 285, Mark Lewandowski of Lancaster was seventh at 125, Nic Stella of Sweet Home was seventh at 135 and Nick Czapla of East Aurora was eighth at 152. Among sophomores, John Micek of Maple Grove was sixth at 130.
     
     
    March 16, 2007
     
    All League Selections
     
    Niagara Frontier League
     
    1st Team All-League
    Name
    School
     
    Jake Koshinski
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    12
    Angelo Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    9
    Matt Cinelli
    Lockport
    12
    John Taylor
    Lockport
    12
    Zech Lange
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    12
    Irvin Buck
    Niagara Falls
    8
    Ryan Drass
    North Tonawanda
    8
    Joe Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    8
    Jehad Ali
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    11
    Tyler Sunderville
    Kenmore East
    12
    Joe McGreevy
    Lewiston-Porter
    12
    Nathan Skiba
    Kenmore West
    10
    Ellis Williams
    Kenmore West
    12
    Alex Webb
    Grand Island
    11
    Derrek Drass
    North Tonawanda
    11
     
    2nd Team All-League
    Name
    School
     
    Shaun Reynolds
    Lockport
    11
    Rob Williams
    Kenmore West
    11
    Bob Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    10
    Wally Maziarz
    North Tonawanda
    9
    Carl DeSalvo
    Kenmore East
    12
    Ysean Ali
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    10
    Darren Sneed
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    12
    Andy Norris
    Lockport
    12
    Pasha Syed
    Lockport
    12
    John Golden
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    11
    Matt Harris
    Kenmore West
    12
    Lee Schuster
    Grand Island
    10
    Fred Marillo
    North Tonawanda
    12
    Justin Szuromi
    Lockport
    12
    Antonio Ventry
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    9
     
     

    3rd Team All - League
    Name
    School
     
    Ben Quast
    Lockport
    11
    Joe Silluzio
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    11
    DJ Haseley
    Lockport
    11
    Josh Sorley
    Niagara-Wheatfield
    12
    Kyle Weaver
    Kenmore East
    12
    Dominic Fraterrigo
    Kenmore East
    10
    Zack Skiba
    Kenmore West
    7
    Dominic Chimera
    Kenmore West
    9
    Josh Tornabene
    Kenmore West
    12
    Matt Agugliaro
    Kenmore West
    12
    Anthony Genova
    Grand Island
    9
    Adam Helman
    Grand Island
    10
    Shane O’Harrow
    Niagara Falls
    12
    James Thomson
    Niagara Falls
    11
    Ken Hamilton
    Niagara Falls
    10
     
    ECIC All - Stars
     
    Number
    Name
    School
    96
    Luke Happ
    Hamburg
    103
    Matt Waldmiller
    Lancaster
    112
    Clint Schaefer
    Lancaster
    119
    Derick Welch
    Lancaster
    125
    Mark Lewandowski
    Lancaster
    130
    Ben Chaves
    Lancaster
    135
    Nate Carbrey
    Williamsville North
    140
    Nic Stella
    Sweet Home
    145
    Vince Liuzzo
    Jamestown
    152
    Scott Mang
    Orchard Park
    160
    PJ Abbarno
    Williamsville North
    171
    Matt Aloisio
    Williamsville North
    189
    Vinny Graber
    West Seneca West
    215
    Nick Lopez
    Lancaster
    275
    John Schweikowsky
    West Seneca West
     
    ECIC II
     
    Number
    Name
    School
    96
    Joe Kalinka
    Iroquois
    103
    Justin Skretny
    Pioneer
    112
    Nick Vitale
    West Seneca East
    119
    Jared Messina
    Cheektowaga
    125
    Max Cohen
    Williamville East
    130
    Matt Mariacher
    Iroquois
    135
    Steve Devlin
    Amherst
    140
    Clay Reeb
    Cheektowaga
    145
    John Flowers
    West Seneca East
    152
    Joe Gottstine
    Pioneer
    160
    Pat Eck
    Cheektowaga
    171
    CJ Regnet
    Starpoint
    189
    Kyle Gibas
    Starpoint
    215
    Justin Babirad
    Cheektowaga
    275
    Randy Colling
    Pioneer
     
    ECIC III
     
    Number
    Name
    School
    96
    Kyle McGregor
    Tonawanda
    103
    Matt Peters
    East Aurora
    112
    Alex Bagne
    Maryvale
    119
    Kevin Kot
    East Aurora
    125
    Jared Lemke
    Alden
    130
    Eddie Sarcione
    Eden
    135
    Nick Smith
    Maryvale
    140
    Jason Becker
    Tonawanda
    145
    Zack Griffey
    Holland
    152
    Nick Czapla
    East Aurora
    160
    Thomas Caldwell
    Eden
    171
    Joe Barbuto
    Alden
    189
    Justin Cerne
    Eden
    215
    Dave Christopher
    Maryvale
    275
    Art Garvey
    East Aurora
     
    All ECIC
     
    Number
    Name
    School
    96
    Kyle McGregor
    Tonawanda
    103
    Matt Peters
    East Aurora
    103
    Justin Skretny
    Pioneer
    112
    Clint Schaefer
    Lancaster
    112
    Alex Bagne
    Maryvale
    119
    Jared Messina
    Cheektowaga
    125
    Mark Lewandowski
    Lancaster
    125
    Jared Lemke
    Alden
    130
    Matt Mariacher
    Iroquois
    135
    Nate Carbrey
    Williamsville North
    140
    Nic Stella
    Sweet Home
    145
    Vince Liuzzo
    Jamestown
    152
    Nick Czapla
    East Aurora
    160
    PJ Abbarno
    Williamsville North
    171
    CJ Regnet
    Starpoint
    189
    Kyle Gibas
    Starpoint
    215
    Dave Christopher
    Maryvale
    275
    Randy Colling
    Pioneer
     
     
    The Olean Times Herald announced their Expressway Conference All-Stars:
     
    Number Name School
    103 Joe Davis Bolivar-Richburg
    112 Max Easton Franklinville 11
    119 Jordan Young Franklinville 10
    125 Nick Lehman Wellsville 12
    125 Zach Shaw Portville 10
    130 Ben Pettenati Wellsville 12
    130 John Crisafulli Allegany-Limestone 12
    140 Nick Sylor Fillmore 12
    145 Matt Czerminski Franklinville 11
    145 Matt Appleby Bolivar-Richburg - MVP 11
    152 Colin Palmer Franklinville 9
    160 Kyle Roosa Allegany-Limestone 10
    171 Billy Roosa Franklinville 12
    189 Rob Morris Bolivar-Richburg 12
    215 Jess Hanner Franklinville 12
    275 James Barnum Bolivar-Richburg
    275 George Flanagan Genesee Valley 12
     
     
    Jamestown Coach Craig Swanson was recently presented the 2006 Joe Annarella Team Sportsmanship Award by the Southern Tier Wrestling Officials’ Association.
     
    February 27, 2007
     
    Sectional Highlights
     
    75 Wins
    Name School Details
    Chris Conti Fredonia - 11 versus Grand Island. Chris went on reach the 100-career win mark at the Corry Duals
    Matt King Wilson - 11 at West Seneca East Duals. Matt went on to reach the 100-win mark at the Niagara-Orleans League Tournament.
    Tom Rozborski St. Joe’s - 12 at the Cheektowaga Duals. Tom just missed 100-wins and ends his high school career with 99 wins.
     
    100 Wins
    Name
    School
    Details
    Jon Bernard
    Jamestown -12
    at Eisenhower Tournament
    Mark Donnelly
    Roy-Hart - 12
    versus Newfane
    Mark Lewandowski
    Lancaster - 11
    Southern Tier Wrestling Official’s Association Tournament
    Chris Conti
    Fredonia - 11
    Corry Duals
    Floripe Rivas - Padua
    Fredonia - 12
    Corry Duals
    Rob Dahn
    Fredonia - 12
    Corry Duals
    Chris Sanfilippo
    Silver Creek - 12
    versus St. Francis
    Nick Miller
    Chautauqua Lake - 12
    Southern Tier Division II Tournament
    Trevor Delahoy
    Southwestern - 12
    Sweet Home Tournament
    Jason Becker
    Tonawanda - 12
    Class AA Tournament
    Brendan Ring
    St. Francis - 12
     
    Jared Messina
    Cheektowaga - 10
    Sweet Home Tournament
    Clay Reeb
    Cheektowaga - 9
    Class AAA Tournament
    Brian Haas
    St. Francis - 12
    versus Silver Creek
    Nathan Skiba
    Kenmore West - 10
    State Qualifier
    Angelo Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield - 9
    State Qualifier
     
    150 Wins
    Name
    School
     
    Matt Cinelli
    Lockport
    12
     
     
     
     
     
     
    200 Wins
    Name School Details
    Brandon Strandburg Fredonia – 12
    Brandon also broke the Fredonia School career win-loss record
    (178 set by Justin Perry in 2003) and recorded over 100 career pins.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Coaching Notes
     
    Dennis Beck (Lancaster) broke the Section VI Coaching Wins Record (333) held by Niagara-Wheatfield’s Armand “Ace” Cacciatore on 12/22/06 with Lancaster’s 44-15 win over Williamsville North. Coach Beck is retiring and leaves Section VI with a new coaching record of 340-95-3 which he accrued during his coaching years 1976-2007. Earlier in the season, Mike Messore (St. Francis) notched his 100th career coaching victory in his 15 seasons of coaching.
     
    Team Notes
    • Iroquois recorded their 600th dual meet win with their 35-24 win over Williamsville East on January 10th.
    • Franklinville had a great season – their first undefeated season (14-0) since 1992 and also clinched the Expressway Conference:
    Expressway Conference 2006 - 2007
    Franklinville (7 - 0)
    Bolivar-Richburg (5-2)
    Allegany-Limestone (5-2)
    Wellsville (4-2)
    Fillmore (2-4)
    Genesee Valley (2-5)
    Portville (2-5)
    Olean (0-7)
     
    Jamestown Post-Journal’s “Players of the Week”
     
    Chris Conti (Fredonia) December 5, 2006 – Chris recorded five pins and eight wins to improve to a 9-0 on the season by winning the 112-pound weight class at the Webster Tournament. He opened the season by pinning his 119-pound opponent from Grand Island in 2:42 for his 75th career victory.
     
    Dan Carlson (Falconer) December 12, 2006 – Dan was among two champions for the Golden Falcons in the Eisenhower Tournament as he won the 130-pound title over Jon Bernard of Jamestown 5-2. Earlier in the week he pinned John Hamm of Silver Creek in 1:49.
     
    Michelle Quiles (Fredonia) December 19, 2007 - Fifth-seeded Michelle Quiles went all the way to the #103 finals of the Southern Tier Wrestling Officials Association Tournament where she was pinned by Gare Pisani of Ridgway in 5:54. She beat Jody Fisher of Hickory, Cody Fuller of Southwestern, top-seeded Justin Hunt of Ripley and Steve Joerger of Spencerport.
     
    Austin Spicer (Falconer) January 9, 2007 – Austin captured three bouts at 145 pounds – a 2-0 victory over JJ Marucci of Frewsburg; a pin in 1:57 over Richard Jensen of Randolph; and a pin in 3:27 over David Grant of Eisenhower as Falconer ran its record to 7-0.
     
    Trevor Delahoy (Southwestern) January 17, 2007 – Second-seeded Trevor Delahoy (152) was selected the Outstanding Wrestler for the second time in three years at the Patrick Morales Memorial Tournament. Delahoy beat top-seeded Joey Riel of champion Eisenhower, 10-8, for his third Morales title after missing last year’s event because of an injury.
     
    Criag Howard (Chautauqua Lake) January 23, 2007 – Eighth grader Craig Howard raised his record to 25-4 by defeating 104-pound Bennie Haas of Salamanca 7-2, and Jerrold Roosa of Randolph 8-2. Haas and Roosa have both been honorable mention selections on the weekly rankings of the Wrestling Review of Western New York.
     
    Kenny Betts (Fredonia) January 30, 2007 – Sophomore Kenny Betts recorded three pins at 135 pounds to give him 100 for his career and 30 for this year, which is four off the Western New York record of 34 set in 1976 by Keith Stearns of Pioneer, as Fredonia won the 14-team Lewiston-Porter Tournament.
     
    Vince Liuzzo (Jametown) February 6, 2007 – Vince Liuzzo was selected the most outstanding wrestler on Saturday by winning the 145-pound title with an 8-6 overtime win over Josh Tornabene from Kenmore West at the Ken-Ton Tournament. The junior had a 3-0 record in being one of his team’s three champions.
     
    Kenny Betts (Fredonia) February 13, 2007 – Kenny Betts set a Western New York single season pin-record by recording his 36th pin when flattening Newfane’s Brad Werth in 1:50 at 135 pounds in the championship match of the Class AA Tournament. He broke the record of 35 held by keith Stearns of Pioneer in the 1970’s.
     
    Andrew Apperson (Maple Grove) February 20, 2007 – Andrew Apperson became Maple Grove’s first wrestler to qualify for the state tournament since the 1990’s as he won the 189-pound Section 6 title in the Small Schools Division by defeating Riley Gee of Fredonia, 7-5, in overtime.
     
    Kenny Betts (Fredonia) March 7, 2007 – Kenny Betts won the 135-pound state title by prevailing over Mike Tellier of  North Rose Wolcott from Section V, 8-5, on Saturday at the Times Union Center in Albany.
     
     
    February 21, 2007
     
    Congratulations to our Section VI Champions, CHSAA State Champion, and “At Large” Section VI Representatives:
     
    Division I (Large Schools)
    Division II (Small Schools)
    Number
    Name
    School
    Name
    School
    96
    Joey Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield – 8
    Tristan Hamner
    Medina – 7
    Kyle McGregor
    At Large – Tonawanda – 9
    103
    Justin Skretny
    Pioneer – 11
    Matt Peters
    East Aurora – 10
    Taylor Golba
    CHSAA – St. Joe’s – 11
    Dominic Montesanti
    At Large – Medina – 9
    112
    Clint Schaefer
    Lancaster – 10
    Chris Conti
    Fredonia – 11
    Alex Bagne
    At Large – Maryvale – 11
    Rob Broda
    At Large – Eden – 11
    Bobby Burg
    At Large – Ro, y-Hart – 9
    119
    Jared Messina
    Cheektowaga – 10
    Eric Velez
    Medina – 11
    Matt Metzler
    At Large – Salamanca – 11
    Kevin Kot
    At Large – East Aurora – 10
    125
    Mark Lewandowski
    Lancaster – 11
    Jared Lemke
    Alden – 12
    Trent Johnston
    At Large – Ripley – 12
    130
    Matt Mariacher
    Iroquois – 12
    Brandon Strandburg
    Fredonia – 12
    Logan Collins
    At Large – Ripley – 11
    Josh Micek
    At Large – Maple Grove – 10
    135
    Zech Lange
    Niagara-Wheatfield – 12
    Kenny Betts
    Fredonia – 10
    Tim Greene
    At Large – Falconer – 12
    140
    Nic Stella
    Sweet Home – 11
    Jeff Brigham
    Roy-Hart – 11
    Clay Reeb
    At Large – Cheektowaga – 9
    145
    Matt Cinelli
    Lockport – 12
    Floripe Padua
    Fredonia – 12
    Josh Becker
    At Large – Salamanca – 10
    152
    Joe Gottstine
    Pioneer – 12
    Nick Czapla
    East Aurora – 11
    Trevor Delahoy
    At Large – Southwestern – 12
    160
    Angelo Malvestuto
    Niagara-Wheatfield – 9
    Mike Gresh
    Ripley – 11
    171
    Jake Koshinski
    Niagara-Wheatfield –12
    Andrew Jenkins
    Southwestern – 11
    Mark Donnelly
    At Large – Roy-Hart – 12
    Billy Roosa
    At Large – Franklinville – 12
    189
    Kyle Gibas
    Starpoint – 12
    Andrew Apperson
    Maple Grove – 12
    215
    John Taylor
    Lockport – 12
    Rob Dahn
    Fredonia – 12
    Jesse Hanner
    At Large – Franklinville – 12
    275
    Randy Colling
    Pioneer – 12
    Sam Montesanti
    Medina – 12
    Corey Mentel
    At Large – West Seneca East – 12
    Art Garvey
    At Large – East Aurora – 11