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Iroquois Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Iroquois High School (Elma, New York)
Saturday, December 18, 1982


Trying Times
Trying Times
Iroquois wrestler Mike Sly looks like he is about to take a bit out of Cheektowaga's John Barbario as Sly attempts to roll over his opponent on the way to a win in the 98-pound class during the Iroquois Invitational Wrestling Tournament. SOURCE: The Buffalo News, December 19, 1982. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission.

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Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Cheektowaga [NY], Depew [NY], Frontier [NY], Hamburg [NY], Iroquois [NY], Lake Shore [NY], West Seneca East [NY], West Seneca West [NY], Williamsville South [NY]
Team Final
1. Iroquois [NY]  171.5 points
2. Lake Shore [NY]  114.5
3. Hamburg [NY]  109.5
4. Cheektowaga [NY]  92
5. Depew [NY]  80.5
6. West Seneca East [NY]  74
West Seneca West [NY]  74
8. Frontier [NY]  37
Williamsville South [NY]  37
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Todd Slade (Iroquois [NY], 138 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Kelsey Granville (Williamsville South [NY]) > Kevin Davis (Lake Shore [NY]), NA 
98 lbs: Mike Sly (Iroquois [NY]) > John Barberio (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
105 lbs: Marty Niedermier (Lake Shore [NY]) > Daryl Gattuso (Depew [NY]), OTD score? (1OT)
112 lbs: Marty Wallace (Iroquois [NY]) > Tom Kurtz (Depew [NY]), DEC 9-2
119 lbs: John Ayre (Hamburg [NY]) > Jim Michael (Williamsville South [NY]), DEC 5-2
126 lbs: Chuck Denecke (Hamburg [NY]) > Mike Wisiorek (Depew [NY]), SD 16-1
132 lbs: Len Testa (Williamsville South [NY]) > Tim Connelly (Hamburg [NY]), NA 
138 lbs: Todd Slade (Iroquois [NY]) > Ed Foy (Hamburg [NY]), FALL 1:25
145 lbs: Ed Kostrzebski (Iroquois [NY]) > Mike Difiglia (West Seneca West [NY]), DEC 2-1
155 lbs: Rich Kingsley (Iroquois [NY]) > Keith Broad (West Seneca East [NY]), NA 
167 lbs: Timm Slade (Iroquois [NY]) > Brian Schoenle (Williamsville South [NY]), DEC 11-5
177 lbs: Ron Smolinski (Hamburg [NY]) > Chris Osmanski (West Seneca East [NY]), DEC 7-1
215 lbs: Andy Skrzypczyk (West Seneca East [NY]) > Damon Walter (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
250 lbs: Mike Abramo (Frontier [NY]) > Fred Miley (Iroquois [NY]), NA 
Consolation Final (3rd)
91 lbs: Dave Wells (Hamburg [NY]) > Ed Smith (West Seneca West [NY]), NA 
98 lbs: Mike White (Lake Shore [NY]) > Ron Barringer (Frontier [NY]), NA 
105 lbs: Mike Wier (Iroquois [NY]) > Tom Falter (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
112 lbs: Paul Delano (Cheektowaga [NY]) > Dan Shaw (Williamsville South [NY]), NA 
119 lbs: Dave Smyth (Lake Shore [NY]) > Ken Pease (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
126 lbs: Darrin Heppner (Lake Shore [NY]) > Marc Stanley (Iroquois [NY]), NA 
132 lbs: Joe Schopper (Iroquois [NY]) > Jim Shields (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
138 lbs: Joe Edgerton (Lake Shore [NY]) > Joe Lauria (Williamsville South [NY]), NA 
145 lbs: Greg Merk (Lake Shore [NY]) > Gary McLouth (Williamsville South [NY]), NA 
155 lbs: Dave Harmon (Lake Shore [NY]) > Scott Phelan (Cheektowaga [NY]), NA 
167 lbs: Darren Caparaso (Depew [NY]) > Steve Norward (Hamburg [NY]), NA 
177 lbs: Doug Fratt (Iroquois [NY]) > Joe Fowlow (Depew [NY]), NA 
215 lbs: Jeff King (Frontier [NY]) > John Gembka (Depew [NY]), NA 



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