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NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-B-C Wrestling Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ Falconer High School (Falconer, New York)
Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, 1959

Western New York Mat Champs
Western New York Mat Champs
The 1959 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-B wrestling champions. Gowanda and Cassadaga Valley won Class A and Class B team titles, respectively. SOURCE: Jamestown Post-Journal, Monday, March 9, 1959.

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Western New York Mat Champs Ready for Sectionals Sectional High School Wrestling Meet Opens Friday at Falconer Gowanda Wins Wrestling Crown in Falconer Meet

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Alden (Class A) [NY], Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY], Cattaraugus (Class B) [NY], Depew (Class A) [NY], Falconer (Class A) [NY], Gowanda (Class A) [NY], Mayville (Class B) [NY], Pine Valley (Class B) [NY], Randolph (Class B) [NY], Salamanca (Class A) [NY], Silver Creek (Class B) [NY], Southwestern (Class A) [NY]
Team Final
1. Gowanda (Class A) [NY]  75 points
2. Falconer (Class A) [NY]  70
3. Southwestern (Class A) [NY]  68
4. Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]  53
5. Randolph (Class B) [NY]  46
6. Depew (Class A) [NY]  26
7. Cattaraugus (Class B) [NY]  21
Mayville (Class B) [NY]  21
9. Pine Valley (Class B) [NY]  9
10. Alden (Class A) [NY]  2
11. Salamanca (Class A) [NY]  1
12. Silver Creek (Class B) [NY]  0
Championship Final (1st)
95 lbs: Doug Evans (Cattaraugus (Class B) [NY]) > Vince Scholeno (Falconer (Class A) [NY]), FALL 5:50
103 lbs: Bruce Haggart (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]) > Wayne Vollentine (Falconer (Class A) [NY]), DEC 3-2
112 lbs: Paul Meyer (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]) > Dale Pierce (Randolph (Class B) [NY]), DEC 3-0
120 lbs: Gail Dallas (Falconer (Class A) [NY]) > Dan Maybee (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]), FALL 5:17
127 lbs: Arlen Lefford (Falconer (Class A) [NY]) > Dennis Menshel (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]), DEC 3-0
133 lbs: Tom Funicello (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Robert Olson (Randolph (Class B) [NY]), OTD 3-2 (1OT)
138 lbs: James Johnson (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]) > Mike Potoczak (Depew (Class A) [NY]), OTD 6-5 (1OT)
145 lbs: Bruce Thorpe (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]) > Shannon Vandewark (Falconer (Class A) [NY]), DEC 4-2
154 lbs: John Krickovich (Depew (Class A) [NY]) > Warren Cowan (Falconer (Class A) [NY]), DEC 6-1
165 lbs: Dave Nichols (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Gary Capron (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]), DEC 6-4
175 lbs: Wayne Henry (Mayville (Class B) [NY]) > Carl Brooks (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]), DEC 17-2
HWT: Martin Seneca (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]) > Murray Westley (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]), FALL 3:50
Consolation Final (3rd)
95 lbs: La Roy (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Benjamin Gustafson (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]), FALL 4:50
103 lbs: Charles Milliman (Randolph (Class B) [NY]) > Sharp (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
112 lbs: Murray Dallas (Falconer (Class A) [NY]) > Gerald Barton (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]), FFT 
120 lbs: Craig Inkley (Randolph (Class B) [NY]) > Houghton (Cattaraugus (Class B) [NY]), FALL 3:45
127 lbs: Lenny Ingro (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]) > Harvey (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
133 lbs: Ken Lynch (Gowanda (Class A) [NY]) > Jeff Merrill (Pine Valley (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
138 lbs: Strong (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Melvin Parr (Randolph (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
145 lbs: Becker (Cassadaga Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Robbins (Mayville (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
154 lbs: Fred Milliman (Randolph (Class B) [NY]) > Michael Johnson (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]), FALL 0:43
165 lbs: Jerry Ellis (Pine Valley (Class B) [NY]) > Jim Hill (Cattaraugus (Class B) [NY]), DEC score?
175 lbs: John Gordon (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]) > Dick Pasche (Depew (Class A) [NY]), FALL 1:19
HWT: Bob Larson (Southwestern (Class A) [NY]) > Don Armstrong (Randolph (Class B) [NY]), FALL 2:26

Attachments
Class A-B Race is Wide Open (PDF)
Card Wrestling Team Second In Sectionals (PDF)
Cassadaga Valley, Gowanda Win Mat Titles (PDF)



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