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5th Annual Newark Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Newark High School (Newark, New York)
Saturday, January 13, 1979


Grappling
Grappling
Tom Moracco of Geneva decisioned Newark's Jeff Palermo in the 126-pound final of the Newark Wrestling Tournament. SOURCE: Finger Lakes Times, January 15, 1979.

Album: General

Grappling World champ Bob Button fights frustration of injuries and forfeits Newark Wrestling Tournament

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Geneva [NY], Hornell [NY], Lyons [NY], Newark [NY], Penfield [NY], Webster Schroeder [NY], Webster Thomas [NY], York [NY]
Team Final
1. Newark [NY]  163.5 points
2. York [NY]  130
3. Penfield [NY]  73.5
4. Geneva [NY]  66.5
5. Lyons [NY]  65.5
6. Webster Thomas [NY]  44
7. Hornell [NY]  36
Webster Schroeder [NY]  36
Award Winners
Aggregate Pin Award: Todd Read (York [NY], 145 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Todd Read (York [NY], 145 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Lyle Turybury (York [NY]) > John Weyand (Hornell [NY]), FALL 3:16
98 lbs: Larry Kane (Penfield [NY]) > Van Schirmer (York [NY]), DEC 7-0
105 lbs: Chris Kane (Penfield [NY]) > Pete Day (Hornell [NY]), MD 10-0
119 lbs: Mike Block (Newark [NY]) > Jeff Connelly (Webster Thomas [NY]), DEC 5-3
119 lbs: Jeff Schirmer (York [NY]) > Ken Block (Newark [NY]), DEC 8-3
126 lbs: Tom Moracco (Geneva [NY]) > Jeff Palermo (Newark [NY]), DEC 14-13
132 lbs: David Vasciannie (York [NY]) > Bill Bentley (Geneva [NY]), FALL 5:13
138 lbs: Rich VanDeMortel (Geneva [NY]) > Mike Eberhardt (Newark [NY]), DEC 3-0
145 lbs: Todd Read (York [NY]) > Mark Golding (Newark [NY]), FALL 2:00
155 lbs: Chuck Pignato (Webster Schroeder [NY]) > Kevin Kissell (Lyons [NY]), DEC 5-0
167 lbs: Jedd Hetherley (Newark [NY]) > Bill Simmons (York [NY]), MD 10-2
177 lbs: Scott Eberhardt (Newark [NY]) > Chris Manchester (Penfield [NY]), FALL 1:27
215 lbs: Bob Button (Newark [NY]) > Mark Destefano (Webster Thomas [NY]), DEC 11-5
250 lbs: John Zehr (Newark [NY]) > John Cosentino (Geneva [NY]), DEC 19-15
Consolation Final (3rd)
105 lbs: Scott Mosman (York [NY]), NA 
138 lbs: Rusty Korth (York [NY]), NA 
177 lbs: Guy Reynolds (York [NY]), NA 

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