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Healthy again, Hauppauge wrestler a winner

Published: December 22, 2011 7:29 PM
By BOB HERZOG  bob.herzog@newsday.com

Quick ReadNick Mauriello Jr. won a fight for his life last winter, and now the 17-year-old Hauppauge High School wrestler is back doing what he loves -- winning matches.

Nick Mauriello of Hauppauge HS gets position on

Photo credit: David Pokress | Nick Mauriello of Hauppauge HS gets position on Mike Illicete of Copiague HS during their 138 pound match. (Dec. 21, 2011)

Nick Mauriello Jr. won a fight for his life last winter, and now the 17-year-old Hauppauge High School wrestler is back doing what he loves -- winning matches.

In January, Mauriello was diagnosed with MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a life-threatening bacterial infection, and Lemierre's syndrome, a rare inflammation of the blood vessels that doctors said was an offshoot...

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