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10th Annual Newark Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Newark High School (Newark, New York)
Saturday, January 21, 1984


Athena nips Geneva, NR-W in mat test
Athena nips Geneva, NR-W in mat test
Greece Athena compiled 155.5 team points to narrowly edge Geneva and North Rose-Wolcott for the championship of the Newark invitational high school wrestling tournament. SOURCE: Finger Lakes Times, January 23, 1984.

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Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Geneva [NY], Greece Athena [NY], Hannibal [NY], Keshequa [NY], Lyons [NY], Newark [NY], North Rose-Wolcott [NY], Red Creek [NY]
Team Final
1. Greece Athena [NY]  155.5 points
2. Geneva [NY]  144.5
3. North Rose-Wolcott [NY]  136
4. Newark [NY]  110.5
5. Hannibal [NY]  106.5
6. Red Creek [NY]  99
7. Keshequa [NY]  93
8. Lyons [NY]  71
Award Winners
Aggregate Pin Award: Joe Rice (Newark [NY], 98 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Dave Rizzo (Greece Athena [NY], 155 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Ilias Diakomihalis (Greece Athena [NY]) > Gordon Cobin (Keshequa [NY]), MD 18-8
98 lbs: Joe Rice (Newark [NY]) > Jarrett Tighe (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]), FALL 2:45
105 lbs: Richard Flint (Keshequa [NY]) > Brian Brethen (Red Creek [NY]), MD 11-1
112 lbs: Paul Cocuzzi (Greece Athena [NY]) > Paul Wildrick (Keshequa [NY]), FALL 3:42
119 lbs: Kevin Bishop (Greece Athena [NY]) > Rich Bettis (Newark [NY]), DEC 7-1
126 lbs: Elon Ranke (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]) > John Lindslay (Red Creek [NY]), FALL 5:29
132 lbs: Jeff Johnson (Newark [NY]) > John Fisher (Greece Athena [NY]), FALL 1:10
138 lbs: Steve Parker (Geneva [NY]) > Steve Bower (Red Creek [NY]), DEC 3-2
145 lbs: Claxton DuVal (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]) > Bruce Halstead (Hannibal [NY]), DEC 8-7
155 lbs: Dave Rizzo (Greece Athena [NY]) > Cardell McKoy (Geneva [NY]), DEC 6-0
167 lbs: Santos Rivera (Geneva [NY]) > Hugh Spink (Lyons [NY]), FALL 3:54
177 lbs: Greg Herbst (Lyons [NY]) > Jeff Galloway (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]), MD 12-2
215 lbs: Joe Beniamino (Geneva [NY]) > Scott Pieters (Newark [NY]), DEC 4-3
250 lbs: Thomas Lewandoski (Red Creek [NY]) > Al Walker (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]), FALL 0:42
Consolation Final (3rd)
91 lbs: Frank Freer (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]), NA 
112 lbs: Terry Parker (Geneva [NY]), NA 
119 lbs: Phil Lanning (Geneva [NY]), NA 
132 lbs: Max McIntyre (Red Creek [NY]), NA 
177 lbs: Jesse Rivera (Geneva [NY]), NA 
215 lbs: Mark Williams (North Rose-Wolcott [NY]), NA 
250 lbs: Tim Rugenstein (Newark [NY]), NA 



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