Hauppauge High wrestler Nick Mauriello

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello won the 132-pound Division I title in the finals of the Suffolk wrestling championships. (February 11, 2012)

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello reacts during his match in the 132 lb weight class of the Suffolk wrestling Division I Semifinals. (February 11, 2012)

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Nick Mauriello of Haupauge, right, is congratulated after pinning Tommy Sewell of John Glenn. (Feb. 10, 2012)

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello pinned Half Hollow Hills West's Kevin Ateniese in 19 seconds in the 132 lb. weight class. (Jan. 25, 2012)

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Connetquot's Joey Gates (black) and Hauppague's Nick Mauriello prepare to wrestle at 132 lbs. (Jan. 7, 2012)

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Hauppauge wrestler Nick Mauriello. (Dec. 21, 2011)

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Nick Mauriello looks up at his grandmother, Gail Dorgan, after a wrestling match. (Dec. 21, 2011)

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello is interviewed after his win over Commack's Tom Pegillan at 138 lbs. (Dec. 14, 2011)

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Nick Mauriell focuses on his upcoming match during warm-ups. (Dec. 14, 2011)

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Nick Mauriello of Hauppauge HS gets position on Mike Illicete of Copiague HS during their 138 pound match. (Dec. 21, 2011)

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Hauppauge High wrestler Nick Mauriello photographed at his home. Nick is now wrestling once again after surviving a MRSA infection that nearly took his life. (Aug. 19, 2011)

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Hauppauge High wrestler Nick Mauriello photographed at his home with his parents Nick and Sheila and his brothers, Matthew ( second from left) and Christopher. Nick is now wrestling once again after surviving a MRSA infection that nearly took his life. (Aug. 19, 2011)

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Hauppauge High wrestler Nick Mauriello photographed at his home. Nick is now wrestling once again after surviving a MRSA infection that nearly took his life. (Aug. 19, 2011)

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello, top, competes in a wrestling match against St. Anthony's. (Dec. 17, 2009)

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Happauge's Nick Mauriello is pinned during a match at Huntington High School. (Jan. 22, 2010)

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Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello, right, wrestles St. Anthony's in December. (Dec. 16, 2010)

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February 8, 2011; Stony Brook, NY: Nicholas Mauriello Sr., father of Nicholas Mauriello, shows where his son first felt pain, during a press conference at Stony Brook University Hospital Tuesday afternoon.

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Nicholas Mauriello Sr., father of Nicholas Mauriello, talks about his son who contracted MRSA. (Feb. 8, 2011)

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