Wrestling
Class B Tournament
WAVERLY – B-G/Afton crowned just one champion, but sends on at least a dozen wrestlers to the Section IV Tournament next weekend at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Bears had six wrestlers advance to the finals, one less than tournament champion Waverly, but just one – Vinnie Buttice – at 152 pounds finished on top. Also reaching the finals were Wayne Cirigliano (112), Justin Cirigliano (125), Chris Burnett (135), Daren Terpstra (140), and Victor Coronado (145).
Coronado, a two-time state qualifier, lost a 6-1 decision to Waverly’s Brian Sewalt.
B-GA’s two-time sectional champion, Danny Gormley, did not wrestle, although if able to wrestle next week, is a shoo-in to receive a wild-card entry into sectionals.
Norwich, while not boasting gaudy results through the season, advanced seven of eight wrestlers to next weekend’s tourney.
Tanner Cummings (103) and Keegan Levesque (171) led the way with runner-up finishes. Cummings, the only top-four seeded wrestler for Norwich entering the tournament, was expected to move on. Levesque, who brought a losing record into the tournament, is beginning to peak. “I knew we would probably get a couple into the tournament, and we felt we had a couple more with outside shots,” said Norwich coach Terry Hagenbuch. “Keegan missed over a week’s worth of time during the season, but he’s coming back now and wrestling well.”
Mike Hull (112) avenged a pair of losses to Dustin Greene of Chenango Valley, and beat sectional place-winner Trevor Nocchi for third place. “Our kids are starting to put it together now, and this is the time of year to do that,” Hagenbuch said.
Team scoring: Team scores: Waverly 226.5, Windsor 185, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton 179, Chenango Valley 150, Susquehanna Valley 120, Norwich 77.5, Oneonta 56.
Class C
Greene wins
GREENE – Coming off a Midstate Athletic Conference title, Greene, on its home mats, won seven titles and easily claimed the Section IV Class C team title.
The Trojans were 30.5 points ahead of second-place Tioga, and are clearly top-five contenders at the Section IV tourney this coming weekend.
In a battle of MAC champions from a week ago, Tyler Beckwith dropped down to 171 pounds, and beat Walton’s Cody Reed, 5-1 in overtime.
Other Greene champions were Brock Kiddy (103), Jacob Shearer (112), Mike Beckwith (119), Nick Wilcox (125), Mikhail Brown (135), and Kurt Shear (160).
Section III, Class B
