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17th Annual NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ Onondaga County War Memorial (Syracuse, New York)
Friday-Saturday, March 9-10, 1979

1979 NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Champions
1979 NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Champions
FRONT ROW: Mike Murnane (Bayport), Carl DeStefanis (Locust Valley), Al DeStefanis (Locust Valley), Clar Anderson (Olean), Mike Macchia (Island Trees), Joe Petrucci (Brentwood-Ross), Dean Dergarabedian (Baldwin). BACK ROW: Kregg Bruno (Peru), Pete Capone (Watertown), Mike Falcon (Sachem), John Zito (East Rochester), Mike Porcelli (Bay Shore), Jim Ettari (Brentwood-Sonderling), Tom Wyld (Guilderland). Provided by Reed Hawke.

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1979 NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Champions 1979 NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Champions 1979 NYSPHSAA Wrestling Tournament Section Chairmen 1979 NYSPHSAA 167-lb. Podium 1979 NYSPHSAA 167-lb. Podium 1979 NYSPHSAA 145-lb. Podium Pete Capone

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McQuaid Wrestlers Have Their Dreams Come True Legacy, Zito make final bids for state titles Zito locks up the title Section 5 results State Wrestling Potpuurri Wrestling Stars Zito Wins in State Tourney Newark Wrestler on the Button Button, Mincer take seconds in state wrestling Impossible to Defeat? Area wrestlers rally at states Preliminaries and Quarterfinals S-VE's Eddy takes fifth at state wrestling meet Section 10 Matmen Drop Opening Bouts Superman Invades War Memorial Zito Weber in state meet Mat season is over Section 10 Matmen Drop Opening Bouts Bruno, Dobson top contenders among Section Seven grapplers 3 Peru wrestlers in state semis Bruno area's first state mat champ DCSL sends 6 to tourney in Syracuse Wrestlers knocked out of finals Day 1 Box Scores State Mat Meet in Coming Up Olean Matmen Ready for State Tournament Clar and Kirk Advance Anderson Wins State 112-Pound Title Foster, Stars Check Out the Paper Section 3 Pairings Ready for States Section Three's Wrestlers Persue State Gold Again Section 11 wins state meet State mat results Watertown's Pete Capone gets semifinal pin Wrestlers seek state titles

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Announcer Applause Bridge Coaches Corner Cradle No Cradle Cross Face Discussion Double Bars Front Headlock Grimmace Bottom Man Set Nice Match Nice Effort Happy Ref Head and Arm Head Wrap Heavy Hips Hall of Fame Hug Exhausted Near Fall Official Business Outstanding Wrestler Peterson Pinned Profile of a Wrestler We did it! Sit-out Escape Baldwinsville Crew Headgear Problem Face Mask Switch Four vs. Three Sit Half Nelson Ready to Rumble Official Discussion Topsy Turvy Sugar Foot Winner Section 9 Take a Break Whistle Ready Strategy Waiting Serious Sideline View Spencerport Corner Spencerport Ranger Wrestling Stadium Stalling! Suited Up Table View Cheap Tilt Tongue and Cheek

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112 lbs.

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Baldwin [NY/Section VIII], Baldwinsville [NY/Section III], Bay Shore [NY/Section XI], Bayport-Blue Point [NY/Section XI], Berner [NY/Section VIII], Brentwood Ross [NY/Section XI], Brentwood Sonderling [NY/Section XI], Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake [NY/Section II], Canandaigua [NY/Section V], Canton-Potsdam [NY/Section X], Churchville-Chili [NY/Section V], Commack North [NY/Section XI], Deer Park [NY/Section XI], Deposit [NY/Section IV], East Rochester [NY/Section V], East Syracuse-Minoa [NY/Section III], Elmira Notre Dame [NY/Section IV], Elmont [NY/Section VIII], Fairport [NY/Section V], Farmingdale [NY/Section VIII], Fowler [NY/Section III], Fulton [NY/Section III], Geneseo [NY/Section V], Gouverneur [NY/Section X], Great Neck South [NY/Section VIII], Groton [NY/Section IV], Guilderland [NY/Section II], Hauppauge [NY/Section XI], Huntington [NY/Section XI], Irondequoit [NY/Section V], Island Trees [NY/Section VIII], Kingston [NY/Section I], Locust Valley [NY/Section VIII], Long Beach [NY/Section VIII], Lowville [NY/Section III], Massena [NY/Section X], McQuaid Jesuit [NY/Section V], Mepham [NY/Section VIII], Morrisville-Eaton [NY/Section III], Newark [NY/Section V], Newark Valley [NY/Section IV], Newfane [NY/Section VI], North Syracuse [NY/Section III], Olean [NY/Section VI], Oneonta [NY/Section IV], Pearl River [NY/Section IX], Penfield [NY/Section V], Peru [NY/Section VII], Port Chester [NY/Section I], Port Jervis [NY/Section IX], Ramapo [NY/Section IX], Sachem [NY/Section XI], Sauquoit Valley [NY/Section III], South Jefferson [NY/Section III], Southwestern [NY/Section VI], Spencer-Van Etten [NY/Section IV], Spencerport [NY/Section V], Suffern [NY/Section IX], Tappan Zee [NY/Section IX], Unatego [NY/Section IV], Watertown [NY/Section III], West Islip [NY/Section XI], Westlake [NY/Section I], Williamsville East [NY/Section VI], York [NY/Section V]
Team Final
1. Section XI [NY]  235 points
2. Section III [NY]  199.5
3. Section V [NY]  193
4. Section VIII [NY]  182.5
5. Section IV [NY]  96
6. Section IX [NY]  76.5
7. Section VI [NY]  75.5
8. Section II [NY]  66.5
9. Section VII [NY]  54
10. Section I [NY]  46
11. Section X [NY]  27
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Pete Capone (Watertown [NY]/Section III, 145 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Mike Murnane (Bayport-Blue Point [NY]/Section XI) > T.J. Mincer (Canandaigua [NY]/Section V), FALL 5:44
98 lbs: Carl DeStefanis (Locust Valley [NY]/Section VIII) > John Busiello (Hauppauge [NY]/Section XI), DEC 6-2
105 lbs: Al DeStefanis (Locust Valley [NY]/Section VIII) > Joe Downey (Deer Park [NY]/Section XI), DEC 1-0
112 lbs: Clar Anderson (Olean [NY]/Section VI) > Robert Buscher (Westlake [NY]/Section I), DEC 3-0
119 lbs: Mike Macchia (Island Trees [NY]/Section VIII) > Dale Petroff (Morrisville-Eaton [NY]/Section III), DEC 6-1
126 lbs: Joe Petrucci (Brentwood Ross [NY]/Section XI) > Rory Legacy (Spencerport [NY]/Section V), MD 15-6
132 lbs: Dean Dergarabedian (Baldwin [NY]/Section VIII) > Dan Sorenson (Oneonta [NY]/Section IV), MD 13-3
138 lbs: Kregg Bruno (Peru [NY]/Section VII) > Jon Dolan (Huntington [NY]/Section XI), DEC 7-3
145 lbs: Pete Capone (Watertown [NY]/Section III) > Marc Balter (Great Neck South [NY]/Section VIII), MD 13-4
155 lbs: Mike Falcon (Sachem [NY]/Section XI) > Roy Lobdell (Deposit [NY]/Section IV), DEC 5-4
167 lbs: John Zito (East Rochester [NY]/Section V) > Ron Czarnetzky (Guilderland [NY]/Section II), DEC 7-2
177 lbs: Mike Porcelli (Bay Shore [NY]/Section XI) > Kirk Stephen (Olean [NY]/Section VI), DEC 9-7
215 lbs: Jim Ettari (Brentwood Sonderling [NY]/Section XI) > Bob Button (Newark [NY]/Section V), DEC 3-2
250 lbs: Thomas Wyld (Guilderland [NY]/Section II) > Dana Dobson (Peru [NY]/Section VII), DEC 4-1
Consolation Final (3rd)
91 lbs: Albiero Palacio (Long Beach [NY]/Section VIII) > Dean Rice (Lowville [NY]/Section III), DEC 6-1
98 lbs: Larry Kane (Penfield [NY]/Section V) > Gary Coleman (Fowler [NY]/Section III), DEC 9-3
105 lbs: Joe Labbate (East Syracuse-Minoa [NY]/Section III) > Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit [NY]/Section V), DEC 4-0
112 lbs: John Iannuzzi (Brentwood Sonderling [NY]/Section XI) > Joseph Rabin (Elmont [NY]/Section VIII), NA 
119 lbs: Scott Sheehan (Elmira Notre Dame [NY]/Section IV) > Matt King (Canandaigua [NY]/Section V), NA 
126 lbs: Mark Shortsleeve (Fulton [NY]/Section III) > Bill James (Port Chester [NY]/Section I), DEC 4-1
132 lbs: Mike Mankowich (Commack North [NY]/Section XI) > Bill Cool (South Jefferson [NY]/Section III), MD 10-2
138 lbs: Joe Ramus (South Jefferson [NY]/Section III) > Chuck Komar (Newark Valley [NY]/Section IV), DEC 9-8
145 lbs: Todd Read (York [NY]/Section V) > Mike McInerney (Bayport-Blue Point [NY]/Section XI), NA 
155 lbs: Steve Swan (Southwestern [NY]/Section VI) > Duane Berry (Lowville [NY]/Section III), OTF 6:39 (1OT)
167 lbs: Kurt Honis (North Syracuse [NY]/Section III) > Rod Dashnaw (Gouverneur [NY]/Section X), FALL 3:51
177 lbs: Mike Conners (Baldwinsville [NY]/Section III) > Phil Lanzatella (McQuaid Jesuit [NY]/Section V), DEC 4-3
215 lbs: Jim Visco (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake [NY]/Section II) > Dave Poirier (Mepham [NY]/Section VIII), NA 
250 lbs: Wally Vaughan (Fairport [NY]/Section V) > Tore Barbaccia (Locust Valley [NY]/Section VIII), NA 
Consolation Final (5th)
91 lbs: Bill Decker (Unatego [NY]/Section IV) > Calvin Swanson (Newfane [NY]/Section VI), NA 
98 lbs: Mark Eddy (Spencer-Van Etten [NY]/Section IV) > John Halligan (Tappan Zee [NY]/Section IX), NA 
105 lbs: Mike Parietti (Suffern [NY]/Section IX) > Chuck Kennedy (Kingston [NY]/Section I), NA 
112 lbs: Rich Finnen (Suffern [NY]/Section IX) > Bob Tiffany (Lowville [NY]/Section III), DEC 12-6
119 lbs: Kevin McNulty (Williamsville East [NY]/Section VI) > Brian Whittaker (Guilderland [NY]/Section II), NA 
126 lbs: Bill White (Suffern [NY]/Section IX) > John Valvo (Berner [NY]/Section VIII), NA 
132 lbs: Neil Thomas (Churchville-Chili [NY]/Section V) > Eric Savacool (Port Jervis [NY]/Section IX), NA 
138 lbs: Paul Richard (Geneseo [NY]/Section V) > Randy McAllister (Canton-Potsdam [NY]/Section X), NA 
145 lbs: Kevin Troche (Port Jervis [NY]/Section IX) > Marty Connor (Groton [NY]/Section IV), NA 
155 lbs: Dave Avdoyan (Tappan Zee [NY]/Section IX) > Dan Yando (Peru [NY]/Section VII), NA 
167 lbs: Bill Brundage (Pearl River [NY]/Section IX), NA 
177 lbs: Tony Conetta (Mepham [NY]/Section VIII) > Tod Giles (Ramapo [NY]/Section IX), NA 
215 lbs: Jim Smith (Sauquoit Valley [NY]/Section III) > Ron Heller (Farmingdale [NY]/Section VIII), DEC 13-9
250 lbs: Ed Krupka (Baldwinsville [NY]/Section III) > Tom Allaire (West Islip [NY]/Section XI), DEC 9-2
Championship Semifinals
91 lbs: Mike Murnane (Bayport-Blue Point [NY]/Section XI) > Bill Decker (Unatego [NY]/Section IV), FALL 2:40
91 lbs: T.J. Mincer (Canandaigua [NY]/Section V) > Albiero Palacio (Long Beach [NY]/Section VIII), OTD 9-5 (1OT)
98 lbs: John Busiello (Hauppauge [NY]/Section XI) > Larry Kane (Penfield [NY]/Section V), FALL 5:53
98 lbs: Carl DeStefanis (Locust Valley [NY]/Section VIII) > Gary Coleman (Fowler [NY]/Section III), MD 10-2
105 lbs: Joe Downey (Deer Park [NY]/Section XI) > Joe Labbate (East Syracuse-Minoa [NY]/Section III), DEC 9-8
105 lbs: Al DeStefanis (Locust Valley [NY]/Section VIII) > Chuck Kennedy (Kingston [NY]/Section I), DEC 4-3
112 lbs: Clar Anderson (Olean [NY]/Section VI) > John Iannuzzi (Brentwood Sonderling [NY]/Section XI), DEC 5-1
112 lbs: Robert Buscher (Westlake [NY]/Section I) > Bob Tiffany (Lowville [NY]/Section III), DEC 10-7
119 lbs: Dale Petroff (Morrisville-Eaton [NY]/Section III) > Kevin McNulty (Williamsville East [NY]/Section VI), OTD 9-8 (1OT)
119 lbs: Mike Macchia (Island Trees [NY]/Section VIII) > Matt King (Canandaigua [NY]/Section V), DEC 14-7
126 lbs: Rory Legacy (Spencerport [NY]/Section V) > Mark Shortsleeve (Fulton [NY]/Section III), DEC 4-0
126 lbs: Joe Petrucci (Brentwood Ross [NY]/Section XI) > Bill White (Suffern [NY]/Section IX), DEC 9-3
132 lbs: Dan Sorenson (Oneonta [NY]/Section IV) > Mike Mankowich (Commack North [NY]/Section XI), DEC 5-4
132 lbs: Dean Dergarabedian (Baldwin [NY]/Section VIII) > Eric Savacool (Port Jervis [NY]/Section IX), DEC 9-5
138 lbs: Jon Dolan (Huntington [NY]/Section XI) > Joe Ramus (South Jefferson [NY]/Section III), DEC 10-3
138 lbs: Kregg Bruno (Peru [NY]/Section VII) > Chuck Komar (Newark Valley [NY]/Section IV), DEC 6-2
145 lbs: Marc Balter (Great Neck South [NY]/Section VIII) > Marty Connor (Groton [NY]/Section IV), DEC 8-3
145 lbs: Pete Capone (Watertown [NY]/Section III) > Kevin Troche (Port Jervis [NY]/Section IX), FALL 1:35
155 lbs: Mike Falcon (Sachem [NY]/Section XI) > Dan Yando (Peru [NY]/Section VII), DEC 3-1
155 lbs: Roy Lobdell (Deposit [NY]/Section IV) > Dave Avdoyan (Tappan Zee [NY]/Section IX), JD 10-10
167 lbs: Ron Czarnetzky (Guilderland [NY]/Section II) > Bill Brundage (Pearl River [NY]/Section IX), DEC 6-4
167 lbs: John Zito (East Rochester [NY]/Section V) > Jim Matuszewski (Sachem [NY]/Section XI), DEC 3-1
177 lbs: Mike Porcelli (Bay Shore [NY]/Section XI) > Tod Giles (Ramapo [NY]/Section IX), DEC 12-6
177 lbs: Kirk Stephen (Olean [NY]/Section VI) > Tony Conetta (Mepham [NY]/Section VIII), DEC 4-3
215 lbs: Bob Button (Newark [NY]/Section V) > Jim Smith (Sauquoit Valley [NY]/Section III), DEC 7-6
215 lbs: Jim Ettari (Brentwood Sonderling [NY]/Section XI) > Ron Heller (Farmingdale [NY]/Section VIII), DEC 13-6
250 lbs: Thomas Wyld (Guilderland [NY]/Section II) > Ed Krupka (Baldwinsville [NY]/Section III), DEC 6-5
250 lbs: Dana Dobson (Peru [NY]/Section VII) > Wally Vaughan (Fairport [NY]/Section V), FALL 3:07

Attachments
Section 11 wins state meet (Syracuse, Mar 11) (PDF)
Superman Invades War Memorial (PDF)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle articles (PDF)
Finger Lakes Times articles (PDF)
The Journal News articles (PDF)
The Ithaca Journal articles (PDF)
2 mat finalists lose (Binghamton, Mar 11) (PDF)
1979 NYSPHSAA Wrestling Champions (PDF)
Olean Times Herald articles (PDF)
Brackets (PDF)



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