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NYSPHSAA Section VI Wrestling Championships and 7th Annual State Qualifier
Wrestling Tournament
@ Erie Tech Sports Arena (Williamsville, New York)
Saturday, March 7, 1970

Pioneer Lands 3 State Mat Berths
Pioneer Lands 3 State Mat Berths
Class A champion Pioneer Central, a newcomer to Section VI, sent three representatives to the final round and emerged with three champions Saturday night in the qualifier for the New York State wrestling championship meet at Erie Community College. SOURCE: Buffalo Courier-Express, March 9, 1970.

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Pioneer Lands 3 State Mat Berths Portville Places 5 In Wrestling Finals

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Cassadaga Valley [NY], Cattaraugus [NY], Cheektowaga [NY], Depew [NY], East Aurora [NY], Eden [NY], Frontier [NY], Gowanda [NY], Grand Island [NY], Hamburg [NY], Holland [NY], Iroquois [NY], Kenmore East [NY], Kenmore West [NY], Maple Grove [NY], Maryvale [NY], Medina [NY], Newfane [NY], Niagara Falls [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], North Tonawanda [NY], Orchard Park [NY], Pioneer [NY], Portville [NY], Salamanca [NY], Southwestern [NY], Starpoint [NY], Sweet Home [NY], Tonawanda [NY], Trott [NY], Williamsville North [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Championship Final (1st)
98 lbs: Hayden Fusia (East Aurora [NY]) > John Coughlin (Sweet Home [NY]), DEC 4-2
107 lbs: Ken Bernatz (Pioneer [NY]) > Gary Brice (Maryvale [NY]), DEC 8-0
115 lbs: Ed Keenan (Pioneer [NY]) > Larry Reynolds (Portville [NY]), DEC 8-5
123 lbs: Bernie Ewing (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Rich Norton (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 8-3
130 lbs: Jim Guizzotti (Maryvale [NY]) > Gary Castiglione (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 7-1
137 lbs: Cliff Wienk (Pioneer [NY]) > Jeff Sargent (Portville [NY]), DEC 3-2
145 lbs: Doug LeRoy (Maryvale [NY]) > Richard Payne (Portville [NY]), DEC 6-2
155 lbs: Dave Platt (Newfane [NY]) > Jerry Springer (Iroquois [NY]), DEC 10-2
165 lbs: Tim Morrison (Southwestern [NY]) > Garry Pollock (Portville [NY]), DEC 2-0
175 lbs: John Rinker (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Charles Pettit (Medina [NY]), DEC 3-1
185 lbs: Chris Wager (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Alex Addy (Sweet Home [NY]), DEC 2-1
215 lbs: Alan Dean (Portville [NY]) > Pete Green (Trott [NY]), FALL 4:47
250 lbs: Ed Attea (Cheektowaga [NY]) > Keith Franke (Kenmore East [NY]), OTF 6:48 (1OT)
Consolation Final (3rd)
98 lbs: Jeff Swan (Southwestern [NY]) > Tom Brown (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 7-0
107 lbs: Scott Sherman (Portville [NY]) > Mike Rizzo (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 4-2
115 lbs: Ron Kumm (Kenmore East [NY]) > Jim Heschke (Medina [NY]), DEC 8-3
123 lbs: John Debiase (Tonawanda [NY]) > Tom Hale (Cassadaga Valley [NY]), DEC 5-0
130 lbs: Kevin Donlon (Grand Island [NY]) > John Martello (Portville [NY]), RD 
137 lbs: Stew Otto (Starpoint [NY]) > Ken Flaglor (Williamsville North [NY]), DEC 5-4
145 lbs: Chuck Grant (Depew [NY]) > Dwight Dale (Niagara Falls [NY]), DFLT time?
155 lbs: Dave Rust (Kenmore East [NY]) > Brian Beutner (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 19-3
165 lbs: Gary Tylock (Williamsville North [NY]) > Jim Lamb (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 10-4
175 lbs: Gary Altheide (Sweet Home [NY]) > Fred Gill (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 4:12
185 lbs: Paul Eichler (North Tonawanda [NY]) > Mike Lovetro (Grand Island [NY]), DEC 9-0
215 lbs: Joel Puleo (Iroquois [NY]) > Rick Grottanelli (Hamburg [NY]), DFLT time?
250 lbs: Steve Songer (Holland [NY]) > Joe Mohawk (Gowanda [NY]), FALL 3:34
Championship Semifinals
98 lbs: John Coughlin (Sweet Home [NY]) > Jeff Swan (Southwestern [NY]), FALL 4:45
98 lbs: Hayden Fusia (East Aurora [NY]) > Tom Brown (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 7-0
107 lbs: Ken Bernatz (Pioneer [NY]) > Mike Rizzo (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), FALL 3:30
107 lbs: Gary Brice (Maryvale [NY]) > Scott Sherman (Portville [NY]), DEC 7-1
115 lbs: Larry Reynolds (Portville [NY]) > Jim Heschke (Medina [NY]), DEC 19-2
115 lbs: Ed Keenan (Pioneer [NY]) > Ron Kumm (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 1:30
123 lbs: Rich Norton (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > John Debiase (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 5-2
123 lbs: Bernie Ewing (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Tom Hale (Cassadaga Valley [NY]), FALL 3:20
130 lbs: Jim Guizzotti (Maryvale [NY]) > John Martello (Portville [NY]), FALL 5:05
130 lbs: Gary Castiglione (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Kevin Donlon (Grand Island [NY]), DEC 6-3
137 lbs: Cliff Wienk (Pioneer [NY]) > Stew Otto (Starpoint [NY]), DEC 9-2
137 lbs: Jeff Sargent (Portville [NY]) > Ken Flaglor (Williamsville North [NY]), DEC 6-3
145 lbs: Doug Leroy (Maryvale [NY]) > Dwight Dale (Niagara Falls [NY]), DFLT time?
145 lbs: Richard Payne (Portville [NY]) > Chuck Grant (Depew [NY]), DEC 7-0
155 lbs: Dave Platt (Newfane [NY]) > Brian Beutner (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 10-3
155 lbs: Jerry Springer (Iroquois [NY]) > Dave Rust (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 4-0
165 lbs: Tim Morrison (Southwestern [NY]) > Gary Tylock (Williamsville North [NY]), DEC 6-5
165 lbs: Garry Pollock (Portville [NY]) > Jim Lamb (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 3-2
175 lbs: John Rinker (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Gary Altheide (Sweet Home [NY]), DEC 8-3
175 lbs: Charles Pettit (Medina [NY]) > Fred Gill (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 3:57
185 lbs: Alex Addy (Sweet Home [NY]) > Mike Lovetro (Grand Island [NY]), DEC 7-3
185 lbs: Chris Wager (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Paul Eichler (North Tonawanda [NY]), FALL 5:55
215 lbs: Pete Green (Trott [NY]) > Rick Grottanelli (Hamburg [NY]), DEC 10-9
215 lbs: Alan Dean (Portville [NY]) > Joel Puleo (Iroquois [NY]), DEC 7-5
250 lbs: Ed Attea (Cheektowaga [NY]) > Steve Songer (Holland [NY]), FALL 5:40
250 lbs: Keith Franke (Kenmore East [NY]) > Joe Mohawk (Gowanda [NY]), FALL 1:05
Championship Quarterfinals
98 lbs: Jeff Swan (Southwestern [NY]) > Gary Bradt (Salamanca [NY]), DEC 9-0
98 lbs: Hayden Fusia (East Aurora [NY]) > Curt Miceli (Maple Grove [NY]), DEC 6-2
107 lbs: Gary Brice (Maryvale [NY]) > Fred Menthe (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 3:55
107 lbs: Ken Bernatz (Pioneer [NY]) > Gary Milanowski (Salamanca [NY]), DEC 13-0
115 lbs: Larry Reynolds (Portville [NY]) > Ken Rich (Iroquois [NY]), DEC 9-0
123 lbs: Bernie Ewing (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Mark Hannon (Portville [NY]), FALL 2:52
123 lbs: Rich Norton (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Mike Morgan (Pioneer [NY]), DEC 12-7
130 lbs: Jim Guizzotti (Maryvale [NY]) > Robin Root (Medina [NY]), FALL 5:15
137 lbs: Stew Otto (Starpoint [NY]) > Tom Johnson (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC 13-1
137 lbs: Jeff Sargent (Portville [NY]) > Jurel Hunt (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 9-4
145 lbs: Doug LeRoy (Maryvale [NY]) > Paul Hutchison (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 4-3
145 lbs: Richard Payne (Portville [NY]) > Doug Lorenzi (Eden [NY]), DEC 9-0
155 lbs: Dave Rust (Kenmore East [NY]) > Bill Ames (Medina [NY]), FALL 3:50
155 lbs: Dave Platt (Newfane [NY]) > Dave Forster (Cattaraugus [NY]), DEC 17-3
165 lbs: Gary Tylock (Williamsville North [NY]) > George Lasky (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 6-4
165 lbs: Jim Lamb (Kenmore West [NY]) > Craig Segerlin (Cassadaga Valley [NY]), DEC 8-5
175 lbs: Gary Altheide (Sweet Home [NY]) > Dave Nicholas (Portville [NY]), FALL 2:45
175 lbs: Fred Gill (Kenmore East [NY]) > Russell Tojdowski (Pioneer [NY]), DEC 9-4
185 lbs: Alex Addy (Sweet Home [NY]) > Jeff Milne (Portville [NY]), DEC 1-0
185 lbs: Chris Wager (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Vann Brunson (Cassadaga Valley [NY]), DEC 8-1
215 lbs: Pete Green (Trott [NY]) > Rick Culver (Frontier [NY]), DEC 9-2
215 lbs: Joel Puleo (Iroquois [NY]) > Tom Kwiatkowski (Medina [NY]), FALL 1:50
250 lbs: Keith Franke (Kenmore East [NY]) > Ken Barber (Iroquois [NY]), DEC 7-0
250 lbs: Ed Attea (Cheektowaga [NY]) > Jack Bernard (Maryvale [NY]), DEC 10-7

Attachments
Pairings for Mat Qualifier are Released (PDF)
Sweet Home Hopefuls (PDF)
Portville Places 5 In Wrestling Finals (PDF)
Pioneer Lands 3 State Mat Berths (PDF)
Dave Platt Wins 155-Pound Title In Section Meet (PDF)
Falcons Have 2 Mat Champions In Section Six (PDF)



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