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7th Annual Franklinville Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Franklinville High School (Franklinville, New York)
Friday-Saturday, February 7-8, 1975


Tourney Winners
Tourney Winners
Place winners in the Franklinville Invitational Tournament over the weekend include, front row (l-r): Jay Weitzel, fourth at 129 pounds; Ricky Ray, fourth at 122 pounds; and John Callan, first at 115 pounds. Back row: Bill Painter, second at 148; coach Larry Reynolds; Dona Nolet, unlimited champion holding the team trophy for second place; Joe Roosa, 180 pound winner; and Tom Ciolek, 141 pound champ. The second place finish by the Warriors was one of the top performances by a Salamanca team in tournament competition in recent years. SOURCE: Salamanca Press, Monday, February 10, 1975.

Album: Salamanca Press

Tourney Winners

Album: General

Van Skiver, Mott take seconds; James is third in wrestling Phillips takes 1st at Franklinville tournament

Album: Salamanca Press

Shooting for the Legs Takedown Tying-Up Returning to Line-Up

Album: Olean Times Herald

Olean's Only One Upset In Early Going 16 Schools In Mat Tournament Smith's 18-0 Mark Best In Tournament

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Akron [NY], Archbishop Walsh [NY], Cattaraugus [NY], East Aurora [NY], Franklinville [NY], Gowanda [NY], Hamburg [NY], Holland [NY], Houghton [NY], Olean [NY], Salamanca [NY], Savona [NY], Wellsville [NY]
Team Final
1. Olean [NY]  96 points
2. Salamanca [NY]  65.5
3. Holland [NY]  50.5
4. Hamburg [NY]  49
5. Cattaraugus [NY]  41
6. East Aurora [NY]  35.5
7. Wellsville [NY]  31
8. Franklinville [NY]  15
9. Savona [NY]  12.5
10. Akron [NY]  9.5
11. Archbishop Walsh [NY]  8
Gowanda [NY]  8
13. Houghton [NY]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Jim Diehl (Olean [NY], 98 lbs)
Placewinners
119 lbs: 4. Ricky Ray (Salamanca [NY])
126 lbs: 4. Jay Weitzel (Salamanca [NY])
Championship Final (1st)
88 lbs: Ed Jennings (Olean [NY]) > Jeff Davis (Gowanda [NY]), FALL 5:18
98 lbs: Jim Diehl (Olean [NY]) > Steve Van Skiver (Wellsville [NY]), DEC 7-0
105 lbs: Norm Tingue (Franklinville [NY]) > Bruce Schrader (Holland [NY]), SD 13-0
112 lbs: John Callen (Salamanca [NY]) > Dave Crean (Olean [NY]), DEC 13-4
119 lbs: Bruce Meyers (Olean [NY]) > Tim Downey (East Aurora [NY]), DEC 9-5
126 lbs: Tom Bushnell (Olean [NY]) > Brian Diaz (Holland [NY]), SD 10-0
132 lbs: Chris Leichtweis (Olean [NY]) > John Zittel (Hamburg [NY]), SD 12-2
138 lbs: Tom Ciolek (Salamanca [NY]) > Randy Miller (Cattaraugus [NY]), SD 19-7
145 lbs: Mike Phillips (Hamburg [NY]) > Bill Painter (Salamanca [NY]), DEC 7-2
155 lbs: Richard Morton (Olean [NY]) > Mark Mott (Wellsville [NY]), DEC 11-6
167 lbs: Jay Snyder (Holland [NY]) > Shahean Simon (Olean [NY]), FALL 3:23
177 lbs: Joe Roosa (Salamanca [NY]) > Mike Wilson (Hamburg [NY]), DEC 11-6
215 lbs: Rod Smith (Savona [NY]) > Rich Ihle (East Aurora [NY]), DEC 12-10
250 lbs: Dona Nolet (Salamanca [NY]) > Stu Hall (Savona [NY]), FALL 1:05
Consolation Final (3rd)
98 lbs: Greg Giles (Hamburg [NY]), NA 
132 lbs: Ward Wheeler (Salamanca [NY]) > John Downey (East Aurora [NY]), DEC 3-2
167 lbs: Don Phillips (Hamburg [NY]), NA 
177 lbs: Ed James (Wellsville [NY]), NA 

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