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NYSPHSAA Section XI Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Brentwood High School (Brentwood, New York)
Friday-Saturday, February 23-24, 1962


Coming To Grips
Coming To Grips
Saul Shimansky of Amityville grapples for an advantage during county championship bout at 125 pounds with Tony Mellino of West Islip. SOURCE: Newsday, February 26, 1962.

Album: General

Coming To Grips 171-Pound Champion Isn't Celebrating Yet

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Amityville [NY], Babylon [NY], Bay Shore [NY], Bayport-Blue Point [NY], Bellport [NY], Brentwood [NY], Central Islip [NY], Copiague [NY], Deer Park [NY], East Islip [NY], Half Hollow Hills [NY], Hauppauge [NY], Huntington [NY], Islip [NY], Kings Park [NY], Lindenhurst [NY], Newfield [NY], North Babylon [NY], Northport [NY], Port Jefferson [NY], Riverhead [NY], Sachem [NY], Sayville [NY], Smithtown [NY], Walt Whitman [NY], West Babylon [NY], West Islip [NY], Wyandanch [NY]
Team Final
1. Amityville [NY]  67 points
2. Riverhead [NY]  64
3. West Islip [NY]  51
4. Bay Shore [NY]  41
5. Walt Whitman [NY]  39
6. Smithtown [NY]  37
7. Lindenhurst [NY]  29
8. Huntington [NY]  26
9. East Islip [NY]  18
10. Brentwood [NY]  17
11. Hauppauge [NY]  14
12. Babylon [NY]  10
13. Kings Park [NY]  9
14. Port Jefferson [NY]  8
Sayville [NY]  8
16. West Babylon [NY]  6
17. Sachem [NY]  4
18. Copiague [NY]  3
Deer Park [NY]  3
20. Bellport [NY]  2
21. Central Islip [NY]  1
Islip [NY]  1
North Babylon [NY]  1
24. Bayport-Blue Point [NY]  0
Half Hollow Hills [NY]  0
Newfield [NY]  0
Northport [NY]  0
Wyandanch [NY]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Saul Shimansky (Amityville [NY], 120 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
104 lbs: Tom Perrone (West Islip [NY]) > Joe Amoroso (Lindenhurst [NY]), RD 
110 lbs: Peter Vanderlofske (Smithtown [NY]) > Ron Grasso (Bay Shore [NY]), OTD 8-0 (1OT)
116 lbs: Pat Harris (Riverhead [NY]) > Greg Demarco (Amityville [NY]), DEC 4-1
122 lbs: Saul Shimansky (Amityville [NY]) > Tony Mellino (West Islip [NY]), DEC 10-4
128 lbs: Wilbur Devine (Amityville [NY]) > Jim Giovannis (Smithtown [NY]), DEC 6-0
134 lbs: Geoff Keane (Huntington [NY]) > Joe Mayo (Riverhead [NY]), DEC 10-4
140 lbs: Jim Fox (Smithtown [NY]) > Bob Weston (Bay Shore [NY]), DEC 5-2
148 lbs: George Butt (Amityville [NY]) > Henry Pace (Riverhead [NY]), DEC 6-3
158 lbs: Carmine Chimento (Walt Whitman [NY]) > Craig Gariepy (East Islip [NY]), DEC 2-1
168 lbs: Walter Miles (Riverhead [NY]) > Lou George (Kings Park [NY]), DEC 6-0
178 lbs: John Canfora (West Islip [NY]) > Bob Schelderfer (Walt Whitman [NY]), DEC 5-3
UNL: Doug Schumejda (Riverhead [NY]) > Gil Lilienthal (West Islip [NY]), DEC 7-3
Consolation Final (3rd)
104 lbs: Larry Barraga (West Babylon [NY]) > George Johnson (Amityville [NY]), DEC 5-0
110 lbs: Ed Holland (Bay Shore [NY]) > Frank Scolaro (Bayport-Blue Point [NY]), DEC 12-6
116 lbs: Vin Ciolino (Lindenhurst [NY]) > John Rosener (Bay Shore [NY]), DEC 4-0
122 lbs: Art Helm (Bay Shore [NY]) > Les Mandelker (Brentwood [NY]), DEC 3-2
128 lbs: Jim Jondreau (Lindenhurst [NY]) > Jerry Seddon (Walt Whitman [NY]), FFT 
134 lbs: Tom Halinar (Hauppauge [NY]) > Al Johnson (East Islip [NY]), FALL 3:12
140 lbs: Tim Coleman (Port Jefferson [NY]) > Jan Werner (Walt Whitman [NY]), DEC 2-0
148 lbs: Terry Ryan (Brentwood [NY]) > Bert Sosa (Babylon [NY]), DEC 11-6
158 lbs: Ray Traylor (Brentwood [NY]) > Ray Sforza (Huntington [NY]), DEC 5-3
168 lbs: Bob Kilgore (Huntington [NY]) > Anton Johnson (Walt Whitman [NY]), DEC 6-2
178 lbs: Toby Mullin (Amityville [NY]) > Wayne LoCurto (Sayville [NY]), DFLT time?
UNL: Bruce Chattman (Amityville [NY]) > Dennis Lyman (Lindenhurst [NY]), DEC 4-2



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