Syosset eighth-grader Vito Arujau pins twice in Nassau tournament

Originally published: February 10, 2013 9:25 PM
Updated: February 10, 2013 9:29 PM
By GENE MORRIS gene.morris@newsday.com

Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Syosset's Vito Arujau, left, wrestles Bellmore JFK's Ben Sather during their Nassau I 99-pound wrestling quarterfinal match at Hofstra's David S. Mack Arena. (Feb. 10, 2013)

When Syosset's Vito Arujau has a tough match coming up, the eighth-grader has the option of calling his brother Nick, a current Cornell wrestler and three-time New York state champion, for advice. If Nick's not around, then Vito can just talk to his dad, Vugar, a two-time freestyle wrestling world champion and a bronze medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games.

But thanks to all the knowledge and...

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