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.
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
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.
East Islip Vasilios Dimou (26-5) works for his takedown at 160 pounds and picked up a solid 11-6 decision.
NEW YORK STATE DREAM TEAM OF NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONS
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.
SECTION XI DUAL MEET TOURNAMENT STARTS
WED. JAN. 22ND AT 4:30 AND 6:30
D-1 HOST SCHOOLS: CONNETQUOT, PAT-MED, BELLPORT, & SACHEM NORTH
D-2 AT JOHN GLENN 6:30
CURRENT
NCAA
RANKINGS
FROM INTERMAT
Penn State's Carter Starocci (8-0, 84-2 career) is ranked first at 184 pounds.
HOFSTRA 35 BLOOMSBURG 12
Kyle Mosher posts pin to lead Pride
ISLIP BEATS JOHN GLENN 41-27
Sachem North's Jack Cusamano is in control at 131 pounds and posted a first period fall. Cusamano led Sachem North to a solid win over East Islip. In the final, they defeated Islip, 46-18, to win the Islip Cup.
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.
Sachem North's Joe Marotta works for a takedown on East Islip's Noah Hodge. Marotta won this 145 pound bout 18-6 . The second ranked Sachem North squad went onto to win in the dual meet final over Islip, 46-18, and will be in the hunt for the Suffolk Dual meet title.
Islip's Cartier Perez works for a takedown en route to a decision at 131 pounds as Islip beat John Glenn at the Islip Cup.
MEMORIAL
At the Heart of Healthcare
on Long Island
John Glenn's Niko Drakopoulos picked up the fall at 170 pounds.
NYSPHSAA
WRESTLING RECORDS
NCAA SCOREBOARD
1. Penn State (8-0)
2. Iowa (8-0)
3. Oklahoma State (9-0)
4. Ohio State (11-0)
5. Northern Iowa (9-0)
6. NC State (8-1)
7. Nebraska (6-2)
8. Minnesota (5-1)
9. Cornell (4-1)
10. Illinois (7-2)
Virginia Tech (4-2)
2024-25 NCAA PREVIEW
AND RANKINGS
Sayville's Ayden LaBella works for a takedown on Islip's Nico Fallacaro at 108 pounds. LaBella scored a 15-0 technical fall. At the Joe Davidson Memorial Tournament, LaBella edged Sano Restrepo (Sachem East), 3-2, to win his weight class and improved to 17-0 on the year.
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Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
LONG BEACH 35 MACARTHUR 26
-The Marines improve to 12-0 on the season -
NCAA TOP TEN
Long Island Wrestling
SAYVILLE 31
KINGS PARK 30
Win League VI
Dual Title
SAYVILLE 40
ISLIP 30
1. Connetquot
2. Sachem North
3. Bellport
4. Pat-Medford
5. East Islip
6. Sayville
7. North Babylon
8. Smithtown East
9. Islip
10. Longwood/Sm West/WI
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
SOME OF THE TOP MATCHES OF ALL TIME IN THE NEW YORK STATE TOURNAMENT FINALS
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1. Farmingdale
2. Long Beach
3. MacArthur
4. Oceanside
5. Calhoun
6. Massapequa
7. Wantagh
8. Freeport
9. East Meadow
10. Garden City/Manhasset
USA TOP TEN STATES
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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Your Feet Will Thank You
NASSAU COUNTY
TOP TEN - DIVISION I
KRIS MCDONALD ISLIP CUP
SACHEM NORTH WINS THE KRIS McDONALD ISLIP CUP
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Iowa 21 Iowa State 15
Penn State 31 Nebraska 7
Okla St 34 Virg Tech 9
Mich St 22 Ohio 19
Mich 26 Columbia 9
Ohio State 24 Illinois 9
Cornell 26 Missouri 12
Va Tech 23 Missouri 10
NC State 20 Cornell 18
North Iowa 24 Nebraska 9
Iowa St 29 Navy 9
Columbia 27 Cleve St 15
Army WPoint 42 Morg St 6
Hofstra 21 Duke 12
Iowa 32 Stanford 9
Binghamton 25 Columb 16
Brockport 30 Oswego St 17
N Carolina 20 Virg Tech 17 Millersville 32 York 11
SUFFOLK COUNTY
TOP TEN - DIVISION I
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