High School Wrestling
Step onto the mat with Newsday's high school writers as they cover Long Island wrestling.
Suffolk Tournament: Semifinal Pairings
Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Semifinal Pairings 99 -- Joe Calderone (Whitman) vs. Alex Tanzman (Westhampton); Dan Murray (Brentwood) vs. Steven Lee (West Babylon).
106 – Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville) vs. Chris D’Amico (Glenn); Mike D’Angelo (Commack) vs. Anthony D’Onofrio (Longwood).
113 – Eric Orellana (Brentwood) vs. Chris Mauriello (Hauppauge); Steve Bulzomi (Connetquot) vs. Corey Jamison (Huntington).
120...
Read more »The Island's top 5 wrestlers, No. 1: Dylan Palacio
Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
No. 1: Dylan Palacio
Grade: 12th
School: Long Beach
Weight: 160
Record: 33-0
While the rest of this list required extensive thought and second-guessing, the top spot was never in doubt. Palacio is far and away the Island's top dog and has been nothing short of unbeatable, hardened by the disappointment of finishing third at last year's NYSPHSAA tournament. Anything...
Read more »The Island's Top-Five Wrestlers, No. 2: James DeKrone
Photo credit: Richard Slattery
No. 2: James DeKrone
Grade: 12th
School: Glenn
Weight: 138
Record: 37-3
Heading into the season, there were few wrestlers on the Island as accomplished as DeKrone, a reigning Suffolk champion and state runner-up at 130 pounds (a one-point loss).
Then, the season began, and DeKrone did not disappoint.
Only one of his losses has come at 138, and he dropped...
Read more »The Island's Top-Five Wrestlers, No. 3: Jamel Hudson
Photo credit: Richard Slattery
No. 3: Jamel Hudson Grade: 12th School: St. Anthony's Weight: 132 Record: 28-1
Hudson is a two-time CHSAA state champion, who after taking fifth at last year's NYSPHSAA tournament, appears to be coming into his own. He has 17 wins via pin and has beaten Sachem East's Jackson Mordente (31-6) and Longwood's Malik Rasheed (25-6), both of whom campaign at 138.
Opposing coaches are unanimous...
Read more »The Island's Top-Five Wrestlers, No. 4: Sean McCabe
Photo credit: George A. Faella
No. 4: Sean McCabe
Grade: 12th
School: Connetquot
Weight: 120
Record: 32-1
A three-time League II champion and defending county champion, McCabe has compiled a sterling record while competing in arguably the Island's deepest weight class. He is 2-1 this season against Hauppauge's Mark West (31-4), a state champion back in 2010. Since losing to West back on December...
Read more »The Island's Top-Five Wrestlers, No. 5: Jose Rodriguez
Today is the first part of a five-entry installment counting down Long Island's five best wrestlers, regardless of weight.
With the wealth of talented wrestlers spread throughout the Island, trimming the list to five was anything but a simple task.
Without further adieu...
No. 5: Jose Rodriguez
Grade: 9th
School: Wantagh
Weight: 99
Record: 37-0
The...
Read more »Suffolk League Championships Tomorrow: Some (Potential) Matches to Watch
Photo credit: George A. Faella
League I 106- Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville) vs. Eric Orellana (Brentwood) 126- Marc Gonzalez (Brentwood) vs. Armani Hendrickson (Patchogue-Medford), Hendrickson defeated Gonzales back on January 11, 9-5. 132- Diego Ramirez (Brentwood) vs. Eddie Gomez (Patchogue-Medford) 138- Alexis Blanco (Brentwood) vs. Malik Rasheed (Longwood), rematch of Wednesday’s match, won by Blanco. 152- Nicky Hall...
Read more »
