ONEONTA – Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton-Harpursville claimed the top team spot at the 27th annual Ross Cordell Tournament this past Saturday.
This team win, marks the third year in a row that BGAH was able to claim this title as they edged Burnt Hills by almost 20 team points.
Just like they had at the Windsor Christmas Tournament, BGAH only brought 10 wrestlers and still managed the team win.
The Bears featured three stand out wrestlers who all took home first in their respective weight classes; Brody Oleksak at 99, Chris Cirigliano at 113, Madison Hoover at 152.
Cirigliano is now officially ranked fourth in the state at 113 pounds.
BGAH would ultimately have seven wrestlers appear in the finals, including the three mentioned above, with Cody Ferrara 120, Kevin Hubbard 132, Ben Bivar 138, Austn Carr 160 all coming up with losses in the finals to take home second place finishes for BGAH.
Shane Hoover at the 145-weight class and Dylan Mondore at 220, ultimately placed fourth in the tournament. Notably, Mondore was a tournament champion at the Windsor Christmas Tournament earlier this year.
Team scores: BGAH-207.52; Burnt Hills-187.53; Levittown-165.04; Cobleskill-Richmondville-156.05;Walton-Delhi-149.06; Saugerties-134.57; Susquehanna Valley-106.08; Chenango Forks-90.59; Oneonta 84.010; Sherburne-Earlville-83.011; Owego Free Academy-80.012; Unadilla Valley-68.013; Carthage-66.0 Schoharie-66.015; Unatego-52.016; Ichabod Crane-34.017; Cooperstown-25.018; Canajoharie-Fort Plain-19.0.
CENTRAL VALLEY – Norwich battled to a second place team finish at the Leo J. Sammon Tournament this past weekend.
Norwich was second out of 13 teams at the tournament scoring 163 points, only coming up short to the host team Central Valley who scored 184 in the tournament.
Norwich would ultimately see six of its wrestlers as finalists, with Eli Rodriguez at 99, Nick Glanville at 106, Dalen Geislinger at 120, Ty Rifanburg at 126, Cole Rifanburg at 138, and Brennan Slater at 170, all making an appearance.
Half of the six would go on to win their respective weight classes with the Rifanburg brothers Ty and Cole winning along with Nick Glanville.
Ty showed true caliber of wrestling as he pinned or teched all his opponents in the tournament, on his way to an impressive finish in the finals. Ty defeated Dominic Dellaposta of Whitesboro in the finals by a pin at 3:54.
Cole Rifanburg defeated Isaiah Brookman of Cortland with a score of 9-2; while Nick Glanville claimed his first place title with a pin over Eric Bardo of Central Valley at 3:05.
