2007 All-Long Island Wrestling

BY ANDY SLAWSON | Newsday Staff Writer
April 8, 2007

A look at Long Island's best wrestlers from the 2006-07 season.

Wrestler of the Year

Corey Jantzen

Shoreham-Wading River, senior, 135 pounds

(35-0, 172-7)

A two-time undefeated state champion. Jantzen is one of only six wrestlers to win four Suffolk titles in the 68-year history of the tournament.

Paul Liguori

Wantagh, soph., 112 pounds

(47-0, 134-12)

Has won two consecutive Nassau and state titles. He has won 86 consecutive matches and has been undefeated for two straight seasons.

Mike Gomez

Locust Valley, senior,

112 pounds (41-1, 143-23)

Was a four-time Nassau champion. He finished third in the state as both a sophomore and a junior. Gomez was a state runnerup this season. Will attend Drexel University next year.

Stephen Dutton

Hauppauge, freshman

119 pounds (40-2, 90-10)

Accomplished a rare feat by reaching the state finals as a freshman. He is the first freshman in school history to win a Suffolk title. Dutton won the National Freshman Tournament.

Tyler Mashkow

Islip, senior, 125 pounds

(47-3, 167-20)

Was a three-time Suffolk champ and three times all-state. He took third this season after winning a state crown as a junior and placing fifth as a sophomore. Accepted a scholarship to Hofstra.

Steven Keith

Shoreham-Wading River, soph., 96 pounds

(38-2, 89-13)

Won both his first state and county titles this season. He finished fourth in Suffolk last year and second as an eighth-grader.

P.J. Gillespie

Long Beach, senior,

145 pounds (41-0, 214-29)

Was a state champ this season after finishing third for three straight years. He is a four-time Nassau champion. He broke the Nassau record for career victories with 214. He earned a scholarship to Hofstra.

Lance Wade

Islip, senior, 152 pounds (38-4, 133-28)

Made the most of the opportunity given to him as he became the first "wild card" from Long Island to win the state title. Wade was a state runnerup as a junior. He placed in the Suffolk Tournament four times.

Eduardo Delgado

Long Beach, senior

152 pounds (43-1, 190-34)

Reached the state finals two straight years, winning the title as a junior. Delgado placed in the Nassau Tournament four times. He is second in career victories in Nassau with 190.

Maciej Jochym

Herricks, senior

215 pounds (44-0, 136-10)

Won the state heavyweight crown this season after finishing as the runnerup last year at 189 pounds. He won at least 40 matches a season in his last three years and took sixth place in the Senior Nationals.

Coach of the Year

Joe Patrovich, Islip

(13-2, 213-57-2)

Joe Patrovich has built a dynasty in his 12 years at Islip. The Bucs captured their second Suffolk title in three years and their sixth straight league tournament title. Islip has been the No. 1 dual-meet team on Long Island for four straight years. This year Islip became the first team from LI to have four all-state wrestlers in three straight years.

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