Long Island wrestlers fare well at Empire State Games

A multitude of Long Island wrestlers won medals at this past weekend's Empire State Games. Here is a list of all of them...

Scholastic

Gold: Steven Rispoli of East Meadow (Freestyle, 143 lbs.); Chris Sarrao of Massapequa (Greco-Roman, 143 lbs.); Dylan Palacio of Long Beach (Greco-Roman, 154 lbs.)

Silver: Eric Orellana of Brentwood (Freestyle, 115 lbs.); Justin Paradiso of Massapequa (Greco-Roman 132 lbs.); Andrew Stock of Longwood (Freestyle, 143 lbs.); Steven Rispoli of East Meadow (Greco-Roman, 143 lbs.); Joe Evangelista of Northport (Freestyle, 154 lbs.)

Bronze: Mathew Bradice of Floyd (Freestyle, 98lbs.); Nick Accardi of Rocky Point (Freestyle, 123 lbs.); Michael Leonard of Clarke (Greco-Roman, 132 lbs.); Robert Seder of Sachem East (Freestyle, 154 lbs.); Richard Paquette of Floyd (Greco-Roman, 165 lbs.)

Open 

Gold: Brandon Escobar, a Rocky Point alum (Freestyle, 119 lbs./Greco-Roman, 119 lbs.); Silas Murray of Nassau CC, a Brentwood alum (Freestyle, 139 lbs.); Eduardo Delgado of Hunter College, a Long Beach alum (Freestyle, 167 lbs.); P.J. Gillespie of Hofstra, a Long Beach alum (Freestyle, 187 lbs.)

Silver: Steve Ketcham, a Longwood alum (Greco-Roman, 128 lbs.); Alex Martocello of York College, a Miller Place alum (Freestyle, 213 lbs.); Daniel Bittner of Binghamton University, a Massapequa alum (Freestyle, 275 lbs.)

Bronze: Steve Ketcham, a Longwood alum (Freestyle, 128 lbs.); Silas Murray of Nassau CC, a Brentwood alum (Greco-Roman, 139 lbs.); James Mustakis of Hunter College, an East Meadow alum (Freestyle, 152 lbs.); Carl Korpi of SUNY-Cortland, a Miller Place alum (Freestyle, 213 lbs.); Jahsua Marsh of Iowa Lakes Community College, a Brentwood alum (Greco-Roman, 213 lbs.); Daniel Bittner of Binghamton University, a Massapequa alum (Greco-Roman, 275 lbs.)