Islip's Jack Whitehouse is in deep on a single leg on Sayville's Brett Lennihan. Whitehouse, ranked 5th in Suffolk County, picked up a third period fall at 138 pounds.
1. Pennsylvania
2. Ohio
3. New Jersey
4. Illinois
5. California
6. Iowa
7. New York
8. Michigan
9. Oklahoma
10. Minnesota
Virginia/Wisconsin
Gable Steveson (3-0, 90-2 career) is back for Minnesota. The former NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist is one of the top heavyweights in the country again. After losing in the state finals as an 8th-grader, he reeled off four Minnesota state titles. He currently has a 54 NCAA match win streak.
Sayville's all-state medalist Leo Mongiello secured a first period pin at 145 pounds.
NCAA HOST SITES
2025- Philadelphia, PA
2026- Cleveland, OH.
In the AWN HSRankings, PJ Duke (Minisink Valley) is top-ranked at 157 pounds.
At the Super 32 Classic - three NYS champions earned medals:
Dunia Sibomana (LB) - 6th - @ 113 pounds
Gavin Mangano (SWR) - 6th @ 132 pounds
Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills)
4th @ 165 pounds
Brentwood's all-state performer Jason Kwaak is in control and picked up a fall at 160 pounds.
NCAA finalist and 4-time All-American Jacori Teemer (2-0, 89-17) of Long Beach HS is top ranked at 157 pounds for the Iowa Hawkeyes this year. He transferred from Arizona State.
In the recent Iowa - Iowa State dual, Teemer had to injury default to Paniro Johnson. The Hawkeyes prevailed over the Cyclones, 21-15.
MASSAPEQUA (272.5 pts.) edges BELLPORT (271) & CALHOUN (258)
TO WIN ANNUAL SPRIG GARDNER
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
COMMACK WINS CLASSIC INVITATIONAL OVER WILLIAM FLOYD - Crown 4 Champions -
NHSCA CHAMPIONS
SENIOR DIVISION:
285 pounds - Stephan Monchery (Middletown, NY) pinned Naa'sir Edmonds (VA) 4:12
JUNIOR DIVISION:
152 pounds - PJ Duke (Slate Hill, NY) pinned Ryan Lawler (PA) 3:32
SOPHOMORE DIVISION:
152 pounds- Griffin LaPlante (North Tonawanda, NY) dec. Gage Wentzel (PA) 3-1
FRESHMAN DIVISION:
106 pounds- Anthony Lagala-Ryan (Longwood, NY) dec. Mason Bauer (OH) 4-3
126 pounds- Gavin Mangano (SWR, NY) dec. Greyson Music (PA) 5-1
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION:
80 pounds- Marcello Mannello (Hawthorne, NY) dec. Joseph Colardo (RI) -3 OT
100 pounds- Ethan Andreula (Long Beach, NY) dec. Jacob Carr (PA) 5-1
Other Long Island NHSCA All-Americans:
106- Connor Sheridan (Hauppauge) - runner-up
113- Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez (Long Beach) - 5th
126- Anthony Clem (Wantagh) - 6th
132- Joseph Clem (Wantagh) - 7th
145- Jason Kwaak (Brentwood) - 3rd
152- Joe Manfredi (Herricks) - 5th
170- Devin Downes (Plainedge) - 4th
195- Greyson Meak (Cold Spring Harbor) - 4th
220- RJ Tinyes (Lynbrook) - 4th
220- Chris Ayala (Brentwood) - 8th
285- Landon Lee (Chaminade) - 8th
NEW YORK STATE DREAM TEAM OF NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONS
Sayville's Ayden LaBella works for a takedown on Islip's Nico Fallacaro at 108 pounds. LaBella scored a 15-0 technical fall and improved to 7-0 on the year.
Lock Haven's two-time All-American and semifinalist Anthony Noto (91-16 career) of Honeoye Falls - Lima HS, is ranked 11th at 133 pounds.
CURRENT
NCAA
RANKINGS
FROM INTERMAT
Penn State's Carter Starocci (8-0, 84-2 career) is ranked first at 184 pounds.
Sayville's Alex LaBella battles Islip's Aiden Nassire at 190 pounds. LaBella picked up the fall and clinched the win for the Golden Flashes.
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NYSPHSAA
WRESTLING RECORDS
NCAA SCOREBOARD
1. Penn State (3-0)
2. Iowa (6-0)
3. Oklahoma State (6-0)
4. Nebraska (3-0)
5. Ohio State (4-0)
6. NC State (6-0)
7. Minnesota (4-0)
8. Virginia Tech (3-1)
9. Michigan (3-0)
10. Illinois (6-0)
Northern Iowa (2-0)
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T'BIRDS WIN DOC FALLOT DUALS
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1. North Babylon
2. Connetquot
3. Smithtown East
4. Sachem North
5. Sayville
6. East Islip
7. Patchogue-Medford
8. Longwood
9. Bellport
10. William Floyd
2023-2024
LONG ISLAND
NEW YORK STATE
CHAMPIONS
DIVISION I
131- Joseph Clem (57-3)
Wantagh-8
170- Devin Downes (54-2)
Plainedge-8
DIVISION II
131- Gavin Mangano (51-1)
Shoreham Wading River-11
138-Brayden Fahrbach (39-0)
Mt. Sinai-11
190- Greyson Meak (41-1)
Cold Spring Harbor-8
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6. Massapequa
7. Wantagh
8. Calhoun
9. Hewlett
10. Manhasset
USA TOP TEN STATES
Chaminade's returning state bronze medalist freshman Finnegan O'Brien picks up the fall at 131 pounds in quarterfinal action at the Gray Fitzgerald Tournament in Sayville.
2024 NEW YORK STATE
NCAA RANKINGS
125- Stevo Poulin - 7th
(N. Colo) - Shenendehowa HS
125- Greg Diakomihalis - 9th (Cornell) - Hilton HS
125- Max Gallagher - 18th
(Penn) - Baypt-Bluept HS
133- Anthony Noto - 16th
(Lock Haven) - H Falls-Lima HS
141- Jordan Titus - 11th
(WVU) - Cent Moriches HS
149- Willie McDougald - 21st
(Oklahoma) - Niagara Falls HS
149- Colin Realbuto - 17th
(Northern Iowa) - Somers HS
157- Jacori Teemer - 1st
(Iowa) - Long Beach HS
157- Tommy Askey - 7th
(Minnesota) - Pine Bush HS
184 - Brock DelSignore - 17th
(Lit Rock) - Shenendehowa HS
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Chris Coleman from East Islip works for the fall at 170 pounds.
NASSAU COUNTY
TOP TEN
OKLA STATE 34 VIRGINIA TECH 9
- Cowboys roll & win 8 bouts -
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Iowa 21 Iowa State 15
Penn State 54 Wyoming 0
Okla St 36 Oregon 3
Mich St 22 Ohio 19
Mich 26 Columbia 9
Ohio State 20 Pitt 17
Cornell 37 Buffalo 0
Va Tech 23 Missouri 10
NC State 34 App St 12
Nebraska 34 UNC 3
Iowa St 29 Navy 9
Columbia 27 Cleve St 15
Army WPoint 42 Morg St 6
Hofstra 21 Duke 12
Iowa 32 Stanford 9
Illinois 30 Binghamton 10
Brockport 30 Oswego St 17
Oklahoma 32 Air Force 3 Millersville 32 York 11
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