Wrestling
ENDICOTT – Norwich had four finalists and crowned three champions to place fourth overall at the STAC Championships, Saturday at Union-Endicott High School.
Dalen Geislinger (99), Tristan Rifanburg (138), and Frankie Garcia (152) won titles for Norwich. Ty Rifanburg (99) placed second losing to Geislinger in an all-Norwich final, Cole Rifanburg (120) was fourth, and Zach Mills (106) along with Brad Chesebro (220) took fifth to lead NHS.
In a rematch of the Clyde Cole Tournament final – won by Rifanburg – Geislinger turned the tables on his wrestling-room workout mate with a second-period pin.
Tristan Rifanburg steamrolled his way into the finals with a pin and two technical falls. In a return meeting with Elmira’s Curtis Grant from an early-season matchup, Rifanburg was much more impressive against the 2013 Division I state place finisher winning 8-3. Earlier this year, Rifanburg rallied for an 8-6 win over Grant.
Garcia had the most dominant road to victory. After three straight pins to reach the finals, Garcia won by major decision over Vestal’s Owen Jarrold, 12-4, to take the crown.
Cole Rifanburg dropped a pair of one-point decisions in the semifinals and consolation finals; Chesebro lost a one-point decision in the semifinals to the top seed before settling for fifth, while Mills, in his first varsity tournament, won four matches over the weekend to give Norwich seven place finishers.
