Updates and highlights from the New York State wrestling championships
Matt Marlow of Northport wrestles Trey LeChase of Fairport in the Division 1 118-pound match in the 2nd round the state wrestling championships on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at the MVP Arena in Albany. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Follow the Long Island contingent of Day 1 of this weekend's state wrestling championships in Albany.
The updates are separated by weight class for both Division I and Division II.
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DIVISION I
Division I: 102 pounds
Long Beach seventh grader Ethan Andruela defeats Hauppauge’s Gino Manta, 3-1, to advance to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/yjaAiIkfgb
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Hauppauge’s Connor Sheridan defeats Long Beach’s Ethan Andreula via 3-0 decision at 102 lbs to advance to tomorrow’s semifinals. pic.twitter.com/oE25cIwuJK
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 110 pounds
Long Beach freshman Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez pins Carlos Salazar of Hewlett in 4:58 in the round of 16 and moves on the to the state Division I quarterfinals. Sibomana was leading 9-4 when he turned Salazar to his back. It was a rematch of the Nassau County championship.
— Gregg Sarra (@Gregg_Sarra) February 24, 2023
Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez (Long Beach) defeats Ryan Cieslinski (Spencerport), 14-2, to advance to tomorrow’s semifinals at 110 pounds. pic.twitter.com/9oaKxzt6Yo
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 118 pounds
Northport’s Matt Marlow defeated Nico Rivera (Mohonasen), 18-3 via technical fall to advance to the 118 lb semifinals. pic.twitter.com/VEoADen1AE
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Uniondale’s Angel Banegas defeats Rocco Futia (Wallkill), 9-4, to advance to tomorrow’s 118 lb semifinals. pic.twitter.com/6AQ6YtPFlL
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Wantagh’s Anthony Clem advances to the semifinals after defeating Tyler Whiteley of Burnt Hills, 6-0. pic.twitter.com/2HnDQZp71r
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Chaminade's Shane Meenaghan defeated Copiague's Sean Campbell 14-0 at 118 pounds in the opening round.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Meenaghan will face Rocco Futia of Section IX's Wallkill in the next round.
Chaminade 118-pounder Shane Meenaghan (32-1) suffered his first loss of the season to Rocco Futia of Section IX’s Wallkill. pic.twitter.com/8jI1Iy9mql
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Division I: 126 pounds
Bellport seventh grader Camryn Howard defeats Landon Copley (Carthage) via 4-2 decision to advance to the 126 lb quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/ORkReqr4us
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 132 pounds
Commack senior Ryan Eckerle defeats Wantagh’s Ryan Arbeit via 7-5 decision to advance to the 132 lb quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/o50PhkNbfF
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
At 132 pounds, Hewlett’s Ariel Waldman defeated Joshua Hametz of Section I, 8-0, to advance to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/IuegqzDV0X
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 138 pounds
Rocky Point’s Nick LaMorte pinned Section IV’s Ryan Massengale in 52 seconds at 138 pounds to advance to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/4zAuloHApp
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Wantagh’s Thomas Bonasera defeats Zak McKernan (Minisink Valley), 7-3, to advance to the 138 lb quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/qaQ0WiomZr
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 145 pounds
At 145 pounds, Long Beach’s Jack Valentin defeated Smithtown West’s Kenny Leverich, 8-6, to advance to the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/KTdNP3vhgq
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Wantagh’s Jesse Vanorden advances to the semifinals after defeating Burnt Hills’ Colin Carlin, 15-0 via technical fall, at 145 pounds. pic.twitter.com/CIZ3t0nt73
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 152 pounds
Hauppauge’s Frankie Volpe defeats MacArthur’s Paul Lichter, 8-7, to advance to the quarterfinals at 152 pounds. pic.twitter.com/fmUMspUK2t
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Frankie Volpe of Hauppauge pins Josh Warland of Burnt Hills in 1:09 at 152 pounds to advance to the semifinals. pic.twitter.com/jXushqmveh
— Newsday HS sports (@NewsdayHSsports) February 24, 2023
Division I: 160 pounds
Division I: 172 pounds
Division I: 189 pounds
Chaminade's Claudio Pinto pinned Tottenville's Dylan Pipitone in his opening-round match at 189 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Pinto will wrestle Manhasset's Eric Carlson in the round of 16. @NewsdayHSsports
Division I: 215 pounds
Division I: 285 pounds
DIVISION II
Division II: 102 pounds
John Glenn's Tommy Aiello pinned Luke LeBlanc in his round of 16 match at 102 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Aiello will face Charlie Wylie of Section IX's Port Jervis in the quarterfinals.
Division II: 110 pounds
No. 3 seed Gavin Mangano of Shoreham-Wading River is still undefeated at 110 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
The eighth grader improved to 48-0 with a 5-0 win over Aidan Shufelt and advanced to tomorrow’s semifinals. pic.twitter.com/1qj3VoTPyF
Division II: 118 pounds
Division II: 126 pounds
Mount Sinai's Derek Menechino beat Red Hook's Rian Kirker 8-6 at 126 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Menechino will wrestle Trevor Bishop of Section II's Taramac in the next round. @NewsdayHSsports
Division II: 132 pounds
Mount Sinai’s No. 1 seed at 132 pounds is still undefeated and heading to tomorrow’s semifinals.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
Brayden Fahrbach improved to 32-0 with a 11-3 win over Alex Clancy. He’ll face No. 4 seed Jazz Spaulding of Section V’s Honeoye Falls-Lima in tomorrow’s semis. pic.twitter.com/Pw95cev1gw
Division II: 138 pounds
Division II: 145 pounds
Bayport-Blue Point’s Kyle Barber is moving on after beating Noah Sovocool at 145 points.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
He’ll face Drew Macumber of Section IV’s Tioga in the quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/8E5PgSnA4s
Division II: 152 pounds
Shoreham-Wading River’s Joe Steimel pinned Sebastian Temich and advances to the quarterfinals at 152 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
The Suffolk champion will wrestle No. 1 seed Sean Tansey. pic.twitter.com/oZ6BCrw0Rr
Division II: 160 pounds
Division II: 172 pounds
Division II: 189 pounds
John Glenn's Carmine Gerbino pinned Tabetar Agborenow in his opening-round match at 189 pounds.
— Dean Zulkofske (@deanzulkofske) February 24, 2023
He'll face Andrew Bailey of Section III's Chittenango in the round of 16.
