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Hauppauge's Mauriello beats odds for county title

Originally published: February 11, 2012 10:34 PM
Updated: February 11, 2012 10:55 PM
By GREGG SARRA  gsarra@cablevision.com

Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello and Connetquot's Joe Gates wrestle

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello and Connetquot's Joe Gates wrestle for the 132-pound Division I title in the finals of the Suffolk wrestling championships. (February 11, 2012)

Nick Mauriello has his story- book ending. But wait for the epilogue. He's qualified for the state championships.

A year ago, the Hauppauge wrestler lay in a hospital bed breathing with the aid of a ventilator in the intensive care unit of Stony Brook University Hospital as he battled MRSA and Lemierre's Syndrome, which threatened to take his life.

Last night, in the Indoor Sports Complex...

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