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1st Annual Upstate New York Inter-Diocesan Catholic Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Le Moyne College Athletic Center (Syracuse, New York)
Sunday, March 7, 1971


BK's State Champion Wrestlers
BK's State Champion Wrestlers
Pat Coughlin, Mike O'Connell, Rick Barry


Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Archbishop Walsh [NY/Rochester Diocese], Batavia Notre Dame [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Binghamton Catholic [NY/Syracuse Diocese], Bishop Grimes [NY/Syracuse Diocese], Bishop Kearney [NY/Rochester Diocese], Bishop Ludden [NY/Syracuse Diocese], Bishop Neumann [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Bishop Turner [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Canisius [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Cardinal Dougherty [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Cardinal Mooney [NY/Rochester Diocese], Cardinal O'Hara [NY/Buffalo Diocese], Christian Brothers Academy [NY/Syracuse Diocese], Elmira Notre Dame [NY/Rochester Diocese], Lockport DeSales [NY/Buffalo Diocese], McQuaid Jesuit [NY/Rochester Diocese], Mount Assumption Institute [NY/Ogdensburg Diocese], Rome Catholic [NY/Syracuse Diocese], Seton Catholic [NY/Syracuse Diocese]
Team Final
1. Rochester Diocese [NY]  146 points
2. Buffalo Diocese [NY]  103
3. Syracuse Diocese [NY]  97
4. Ogdensburg Diocese [NY]  7
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Lower Weights): Mike O'Connell (Bishop Kearney [NY]/Rochester Diocese, 98 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Middle Weights): Brian Carlton (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese, 138 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Upper Weights): Dennis O'Connor (Batavia Notre Dame [NY]/Buffalo Diocese, 215 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
98 lbs: Mike O'Connell (Bishop Kearney [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Dominic Tiberio (Batavia Notre Dame [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 4-2
105 lbs: Pat Coughlin (Bishop Kearney [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Jim Schaeffer (Seton Catholic [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 6-0
112 lbs: Bill Allaire (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Mark Jay (Canisius [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 4-2
119 lbs: Rick Barry (Bishop Kearney [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Jim Hopkins (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), OTD 2-1 (1OT)
126 lbs: Tom McInerny (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Jim Bilbo (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 5-3
132 lbs: Jack Connelly (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Kurt Zunner (Lockport DeSales [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 8-0
138 lbs: Brian Carlton (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Guy Bercier (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), FALL 2:59
145 lbs: Bernie Wegman (Cardinal Mooney [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Larry Littlejohn (Bishop Turner [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), NA 
155 lbs: John Keating (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > John Dowd (McQuaid Jesuit [NY]/Rochester Diocese), DEC 8-5
167 lbs: Emad Faddoul (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Rick Bonn (Bishop Grimes [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 3-0
177 lbs: Ron Pelligra (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Bill Wilcox (Archbishop Walsh [NY]/Rochester Diocese), DEC 6-2
215 lbs: Dennis O'Connor (Batavia Notre Dame [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Tom Harris (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), OTD 1-0 (1OT)
250 lbs: Mark Johnston (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Leo Hill (Cardinal Dougherty [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 13-0
Consolation Final (3rd)
98 lbs: Kevin Brophy (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Dean Henninger (Seton Catholic [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 6-0
105 lbs: Bob Badding (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Kevin McInerny (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese), DEC 7-0
112 lbs: Rusty Tassini (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Bob Quartarone (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Rochester Diocese), DEC 8-2
119 lbs: Jim Giles (Lockport DeSales [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Rick Van Skoik (Bishop Grimes [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 7-2
126 lbs: Mike Jay (Canisius [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Mike Hinton (Lockport DeSales [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 5-0
132 lbs: Mike DeSantis (Bishop Grimes [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Jed Morris (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 5-1
138 lbs: Sam Tandoi (Cardinal Mooney [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Mike Glavin (Mount Assumption Institute [NY]/Ogdensburg Diocese), DEC 7-0
145 lbs: Cosmo Pagano (Bishop Grimes [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Mark Jensen (Bishop Ludden [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 9-8
155 lbs: Kim Scanlon (Binghamton Catholic [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Joe Goss (Bishop Ludden [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), DEC 12-1
167 lbs: Mike Bongiovanni (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Dave O'Brien (Lockport DeSales [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 8-5
177 lbs: Ron Heim (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese) > Rick Senska (Bishop Grimes [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), FALL 4:50
215 lbs: Dennis Cunningham (Archbishop Walsh [NY]/Rochester Diocese) > Tom Spoth (Bishop Neumann [NY]/Buffalo Diocese), DEC 22-8
250 lbs: T.J. Mercurio (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese) > Terry Shine (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]/Syracuse Diocese), FALL 0:33



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