NEWS ARCHIVE

02/16/11
Profile for the Hall of Fame Inductee Reggie Jones Created

02/15/11
National Rankings Now Available

As part of the process of building-up the site, the national rankings for the NCAA Division I and Division III Wrestling were recently uploaded. The rankings come from the following websites:

National Rankings tabs are from now on available under "Useful Resources".

02/15/11
Ithaca's Woszczak Raises His College's Win Record

Blaine Woszczak, a senior from Ithaca, surpassed his predecessor, Bob Panariello, who wrestled for the college from 1982 to 1987, in the number of total wins. Blaine is now 130-33 overall and second-ranked in the nation. Woszczak's decisive victory came last Friday as he defeated Jared Brownmiller of Wilkes 19-3.

Source: Ithaca's Bombers

Moreover, several NYS teams faced one another in exciting matches last weekend. New York University defeated Oswego 24-16, while the Red Dragons of Oneonta dominated the Morrisville Mustangs 31-10.

For detailed commentary on the matches, please follow the links below:

NYU Bobcats

Oneonta Red Dragons

02/10/11
Cortland Wrestling Beats NYS Rival Oswego 45-0

"An ailing Oswego State wrestling team was forced to forfeit four matches from the beginning, and was never able to recover against 20th-ranked Cortland in a 45-0 loss on Wednesday night in Cortland.  The Red Dragons improved to 14-4-1 in dual competition, while the Lakers fell to 5-8 on the season.

In the night's tightest bout, Marc Collins trailed Jonathan Conroy 5-2 heading into the third period at 165 pounds.  Collins selected a netural start, and recorded a takedown in the first minute.  Conroy escaped from Collins' hold, but Collins registered another takedown with Conroy following up with another escape.  Collins received a penalty point before the final horn sounded to tie the match at 7-7.  However, Conroy earned the riding time point for an 8-7 win.  

The Lakers look to bounce back at the Ursinus College Triangular, where Oswego State will also face NYU, on Saturday starting at 11 a.m."

"The 20th-ranked Cortland wrestling team earned four forfeits and won the other six bouts en route to a 45-0 win versus Oswego Wednesday night at Corey Gymnasium. The Red Dragons improved to 14-4-1 with the win, while the Lakers fell to 5-8.

Nationally seventh-ranked sophomore Corey James (Kingston) opened the match with an 8-2 decision at 285 pounds to improve to 23-2 on the season. After Oswego forfeited at 125 pounds, freshman Justin Hyde (Endicott/Union-Endicott) earned a 4-0 decision versus Oswego sophomore Omar Santiago (Huntington) at 133 pounds, and nationally fourth-ranked Cortland senior Aljamain Sterling (Huntington) recorded a 16-4 major decision at 141 pounds to raise his record to 21-3.

The Lakers forfeited at 149 pounds, and Cortland sophomore Troy Sterling (Huntington) registered a 10-2 major decision at 157 pounds, improving to 25-7. In the night's tightest bout, Cortland sophomore Jonathan Conroy (South Plainfield, NJ) held off a late flurry by Oswego senior Marc Collins (Farmington/Victor) and came away with an 8-7 win by earning a point on riding time. Conroy upped his record to 24-5 with the narrow win.

In between forfeit wins at 174 and 197 pounds, Cortland sophomore Will Parks (Shoreham/Longwood) concluded the action with an 8-0 major decision at 184 pounds and improved his record to 16-4."

02/09/11

The individual and team NYS rankings are now updated. To view them, please proceed to Rankings.

The #1-ranked wrestlers for every weight category are listed below:

125 Frank Perrelli (Cornell)
133 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra)
141 Casey Thome (Army)
149 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton)
157 DJ Meagher (Cornell)
165 Justin Kerber (Cornell)
174 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
184 Steve Bosa (Cornell)
197 Cam Simaz (Cornell)
HWT Brett Correll (Buffalo)

02/8/11

NYSCWCA would like to present a page dedicated to Henry Wittenberg, a former Yeshiva University wrestler and 1948 Olympic medalist.

Henry Wittenberg

01/31/11
Cornell Defeats No.15-Ranked Iowa State and NYS Rival Binghamton

Cornell's Big Reds came off the mat victorious twice last weekend, defeating Iowa State 30-16 and Binghamton University 35-3.

The performances of Kyle Dake (149 lbs.) and Steve Bosak (184 lbs.) stood out in particular as both of these grapplers pinned their respective opponents from Iowa State, Max Mayfield and Cole Shafer.

Another event worthy of mentioning was the dual between two New York State rivals, Cornell and Binghamton. The Big Reds gained the upper hand in this case also, defeating the Bearcats 35-3. The only victory for Binghamton came from No. 12-ranked Donnie Vinson (149 lbs.) who beat Kyle Dake (No.2-ranked) 5-3.

Results for the individual bouts and more detailed descriptions can be found here:

Cornell vs. Iowa State

Binghamton vs. Cornell

01/28/11
Oswego State vs. Oneonta State Dual To Be Webcast

NYSWCA invites all wrestling fans unable to attend the match between Oswego and Oneonta to watch the live webcast. Live stats will also be available. For the Lakers, whose record is currently 4-6, it will be the last home match of the season. The Red Dragons of Oneonta are, on the other hand, 9-4-1. The competition is anticipated to be a great show of wrestling skills.

01/05/11
Three Cornell Wrestlers Take Southern Scuffle Titles

The wrestling program at Cornell has a lot to be proud of. It came off as the team co-champions at the Southern Scuffle last Thursday, December 30th . The tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina. The other winning team was Penn State.

Cornell met Penn State in the finals at 149 lbs, where Cornell’s returning national champion, Kyle Dake, defeated Penn State’s Frank Molinaro by a margin of one. The only point in the tightly-fought match came from an escape by Dake during the third period. Dake nearly scored a takedown early in the match, but after some impressive scrambling Molinaro managed to fend off the attack.

At 165, Cornell’s Justin Kerber faced Cody Yohn from Minnesota. The grappler from Cornell proved to be relentless, earning three points via an escape and takedown. Aftering choosing to start on bottom, Yohn scored an impressive escape to even the score to 3-3 at the end of the second period. In the third, Kerber kept battling and went on to score another escape and takedown. Yohn managed to escape one last time, but Kerber maintained his lead for the remainder of regulation and captured the title.

Cam Simaz (197), the last Cornell wrestler to represent Cornell in the finals, defeated Cayle Byers of George Mason. With each grappler scoring a takedown and two escapes, the score after regulation was tied at 4. An intense first sudden victory overtime period proved fruitless for both wrestlers. However, during the subsequent tiebreaker Simaz managed to escape and claim the championship.

Other major Southern Scuffle placers representing the Big Red included Steve Bosak (2nd place 184 lbs) and Mack Lewnes (3rd, 174 lbs)