We are having a tournament on September 26, 2010 at Wantagh. We need volunteers, food, soda, supplies. Please pass the word. We will be having a parent meeting to obtain help.  There is a second tournament on Sunday, October 17, 2010 also at Wantagh. 

Please www.Longislandwrestling.org under whats new. The tournament information will be posted with a download shortly.

School:  We have a great tutor available. Please contact me if anyone needs help..

Here is a recap of how the Long Island wrestlers fared this weekend at the Super 32 Qualifier in PA.

Long Island had 11 wrestlers participate in the PA Super 32 qualifier.  They went a combined 22-19 in the tournament against some great PA competition.  The top 4 in each weight class gain a right to preregister for the Super 32 in NC on October 30-31st of this year.

Chris Perez (Ascend, 128) and Patrick Jennings (Longwood, 165) both qualified by placing 3rd and 1st overall.

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Sean McCabe (Connetquot) 2-2 DNP

1. (L)12-5 Michael Fleck, PA – (2nd Place Finisher)
2. (W)5-0 Alex Gosch, PA
   
3. (W)5-3 Fred Alderman, PA
4. (L)1-0 Chris Araoz, Wantagh

 Chris Araoz (Wantagh) 5-2 DNP

1. (L)6-2 Nicholas Tighe (Phoenix, NY)
2. (W)7-0 Austin Stetler (LAW, PA)
3. (W)1:25 Matt Bradley (Pittsburg CC, PA)
4. (W)1-0 Sean McCabe (Connetquot, NY)
5. (W)5-1 Robert Ritschard (Steel Mat Club, PA)
6. (W)3-1 OT Dakota Minnich (PA)
7. (L)Fall :29 Devon Lotito (PA) – (3rd Place Finisher )

great job chris… WE EXPECT THE ENTIRE TEAM TO SIGN UP FOR THE 3 STYLE CLUB AT WANTAGH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2010. THIS IS OUR FINAL PUSH FOR THE START OF THE SEASON. THERE WILL BE 4 NIGHTS OF PRACTICE. COME 1 TIME OR  4 TIMES. WHATEVER YOU CAN MANAGE WITH SCHOOL OR OTHER SPORTS.

WE HAVE SOME TOURNAMENTS COMING UP. PLEASE SEE LONG ISLAND WRESTLING AS WELL AS OUR SITE FOR UPDATES. I WILL BE MAKING A POST ABOUT THE GOLF OUTING SHORTLY..

As you know several Wantagh Wrestlers attended Fargo which included a local qualifier event, state tryout, training camp and the Nationals. Happy to say each wrestler gave their best effort. We learned new moves and techniques from Jeff Blatnick ( former Olympic Champion, 1984 ) Max Askren 2010 NCAA Champ, Kyle Dake, 2010 NCAA Champ as well as the New York State Coaching Staff.  Job well done. You should be proud to be on the NYS National Team for Cadet and or Juniors.

Good Luck to our Wrestlers / Football players:  Steven and Peter English, Peter Corbett, Joe and Cliff Heney, Alex Kaufmann, Nick Vines. If I missed anyone sorry. I will add names later. 

The 1st Wantagh Wrestlng Camp:

Thank you Tom Ryan. What a pleasure to have you back at your home. Tom Ryan has lead Ohio State to two / 2nd place finishes and was a recent Coach of the year winner. Tom was a two time NCAA All American at Iowa under Dan Gable, Tom was a former Head Coach at Hofstra University. THANK YOU… 

Over 75 kids have been attending. The camp has had Paul Gillespie Co- Head coach at Wantagh HS , National Hall of Fame , multiple Coach of the Year in Nassau County), Jimmy Murphy ( Co- Head Coach at Wantagh, Former Coach of the year award in Nassau County ), Terry Madden ( DIV 3 National Champ, ranked 4th in USA, Assistant Coach at Hofstra ), Jon Masa ( former 3x NCAA All American ), PJ Gillespie, Steven Bonnano, John Greisheimer, Paul Ligouri, Matt Loew and Jamie Franco.  

The following friends stopped by to say hello: Frank Ryan Sr,  Tommy Codignotto, Frank Muzio, Bernie Columbio and Wantagh Athletic Director Dan Butler. Thank you to Wantagh HS, the School Board and anyone else that has helped support our program.

Golf Outing:  Brentwood Country Club, Aug 31, 2010. Please contact Ray Hanley at his cell phone, 516-526-8632..

Fargo
Very good showing:  Vinny the train Turano went 3 and 2 in Freestyle.
James Corbett won a few matches and wrestled very hard.
Chris Loew went 2 and 2 in Freestyle and 1 and 2 in Greco. He went with the big dogs.
Chris Aaroz went 1 and 2 in both styles but was in the mix to win. Experience is something he is gaining. Very tough showing..
Joe Barbato wrestled very hard with a terrible draw.
Matt Loew is currently 5 and 1 with a few matches left. This is his 7th All American Finish.

I would like to say, that the Warriors are all working hard. Lets keep it up. Attend practice, lift, attend clinics, wrestle, go for lessons. Ask Mr. Loew for Tournament information. Lets win back the County this year.

A Little Local Flavor: 2010 NYS DI Runner-up Kavanagh Verbals to Pride

Friday July 9th was a good night for Hofstra University Head Wrestling Coach, Tom Shifflet, as he learned that the Pride had just picked up their first recruit from the class of 2011 when 2010 NYS DI 171-pound State runner-up/2x Nassau County Champion Joe Kavanagh of Wantagh High School informed the fourth year coach of his decision to give a verbal commitment to the hometown university. In doing so, the rising senior becomes the third high profile Warrior wrestler in as many years to choose the Hempstead based institution of higher learning. He will be joined by Steve Bonanno (2009 NCAA Qualifier @125) and Matt Loew (2x NYS DI Finalist/anticipated starter at 197 in 2011). In speaking with Kavanagh’s father, Jim, the realization that his son would be donning the Pride Blue & Gold in 2012 was described as a dream come true for the family, especially the future HU student-athlete himself.

A regular participant in national level events since 7th grade, Kavanagh has been an impact player in Section VIII since his freshman year at Levittown-Division High School, finishing as the DI county runner-up at 152-pounds; his only loss being at the hands of current Minnesota State-Moorhead rising junior Kerron Williams 8-6 in sudden victory.

Following a decision to transfer to neighboring Wantagh to join a stacked team consisting of the likes of 2x NYS Champions Paul Liguori (Harvard University) and John Greisheimer (Edinboro University), Loew, and 2009 Nassau County titlist Nick Fitzmaurice, as well as 2010 NYS runner-up Joe Barbato, Kavanagh experienced no sophomore jinx as he punched his own ticket to the State tournament via a 6-4 decision victory over John Daddino (Sewanhaka East High School) in the 171-pound title match. This effort, along with the collective contributions of the aforementioned proved pivotal in helping the Warriors win their first of back-to-back county team titles.

While the NYS tournament did not go quite as well for Kavanagh as he would have preferred, failing to place after losing to a pair of more mature and equally talented foes in the persons of 2010 State Champion Angelo Malvestuto (headed to Virginia Tech) and 2009 Suffolk County Champ Josue Mendez, who finished third and forth respectively last season.  However, this loss would prove to be an immense motivational force as Kavanagh would put an emphatic cap on his remarkable sophomore campaign by finishing 4th at the NHSCA National tournament. This would be the second All-American honor earned by the young man, joining his 6th place finish in Iowa at the 2007 USA Nationals Tournament.

Kavanagh would build off of this momentum in 2010, scoring bonus points in three of his four matches (including a 12-2 major decision in the Nassau finals) to repeat as the 171-pound champion in Section VIII. This clutch display of wrestling would carry over into the NYS tournament in Albany where the junior classman outscored his first three opponents by a combined score of 27-11 to earn his first state final’s birth….While again, Kavanagh would find himself on the wrong end of a 3-2 match against a more seasoned opponent, 2010 Suffolk County Champion Billy Coggins (headed to Virginia), one can never fail to give credit where credit is deserved. Finishing his junior season with an overall record of 36-2 (his only other loss also coming to Coggins at an early season dual, by an equally close 9-7 score), it is no wonder that a handful of schools were lobbying to land the services of this incredibly talented young man. However, despite going through the process of scheduling several official visits to other DI programs, Kavanagh’s heart always belonged to HU. Hence, when the offer was received, it proved to be too good to pass up.

Projected as a 174/184 pounder on the collegiate level, the acquisition of Kavanagh is sure to fill a need for the Pride as both of their starters at these weight classes enter 2011 with two years of eligibility remaining. In other words, if all goes well, HU enthusiasts should expect to see the hometown hero in the starting line-up as soon as his redshirt freshman year in 2013.

Featuring a pair of talented assistant coaches in NCAA qualifier Rob Anspach and former NCAA DIII National Champion/2010 World Team Trials 4th place finisher Terry Madden, as well as returning starters/practice partners Ryan Patrovich (2x CAA finalist/NCAA round of 12 in 2009) and Ben Clymer (2010 CAA finalist)  there is no doubt that Kavanagh will have a strong support system to help him make the adjustment and realize his full athletic potential.

The blue-chip prospect can make the commitment official when he signs his National Letter of Intent (NLI) during the early signing period, which extends this year from November 10th through November 17th.  While the Wantagh grappler is the first Empire Stater to formally give a verbal commitment to the college of his choice, he is expected to be joined by yet another deep class of NYS’ finest. 

On behalf of everyone at LHW, we sincerely congratulate Joe and his family on the big news…We also thank his father, Jim, for contributing greatly to this story. Without his input, this article would not have been possible….Best of luck to Joe and the rest of the 2011 Warriors on their quest to three-peat. ]]> http://www.wantaghwrestling.com/blog/2010/07/13/news/feed/ 0 http://www.wantaghwrestling.com/blog/2010/07/13/wantagh-summer-camp/ http://www.wantaghwrestling.com/blog/2010/07/13/wantagh-summer-camp/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:08:49 +0000 irlo http://www.wantaghwrestling.com/blog/?p=1089 Well it is time for our team to send in deposits for the Wantagh Wrestling Camp Aug 9 thru Aug 13, 2010 at the High School in a Air Conditioning gym. We need the support of our team and community to pull this off.  The camp will feature Tom Ryan, former Wantagh student, former Hofstra University Head Coach and current Head Coach at Ohio State University. Tom is a former NCAA Coach of the Year in College at the Div 1 level. Other Coaches include:

Paul Gillespie: 2 x NCAA Div 1 All American, Co-Head Coach at Wantagh, National Coaches Hall of Fame, Multiple Section 8 Coach of the year
James Murphy: Co-Head Coach at Wantagh HS, Former Section 8 Coach of the Year, Instructor at numerous Wrestling Camps
Jon Masa: 3 X NCAA All American at Hofstra, Former National HS Champion
Terry Madden: Current Assistant Coach at Hofstra University, Former Div 3 National Champion, currently ranked 4th in The United States in Freestyle
Liston Brown: Assistant Coach at Wantagh HS, former NYS HS Champion, nationally ranked Senior level wrestler
Tommy Daddino: Assistant Coach at Wantagh HS, former HS  State Champion, Lift and Strength Coach
Irlo ( yes )
Paul Liguori, John Gresiheimer, Steven Bonnano, Matt Loew and numerous other coaches 

Golf Outing: Monday, Aug 30, 2010 at the Brentwood Country Club. Do you have anyone that wants to play ?? Contact Ray Hanley.

Wantagh has had a great run on DIV 1 wrestlers:
Tom Ryan, Syracuse University / Iowa University
Steve Bonnano / Hofstra University
Paul Liguori / Harvard University
John Greisheimer / Edinboro University
Matt Loew / Hofstra University
Nick Fitzmaurice / Binghamton University
Joe Kavanagh / Hofstra University
Joe Barbato / soon
Thomas Hall / soon
YOU COULD BE NEXT..

I would like to remind everyone to invite all our wrestling friends to send in a deposit to secure a spot at the Wantagh Wrestling camp scheduled for 08/09 thru 08/13.
Our annual Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday, Aug 3o, 2010 at the Brentwood Country Club. Great Gifts, good time and lots of laughs.. See Ray Hanley for additional infopmation.

Please remember that we will start lifting again with Coach Daddino in August.   Lets set the bar high.. Summer wrestling makes winter champions. It’s First place we are looking for. Lets win the Counties.

The money is being requested for our Wantagh Warrior Camp featuring, Tom Ryan, Ohio State Head Wrestling coach and our great coaching staff.  

WE EXPECT THE ENTIRE WANTAGH WRESTLING TEAM, VARSITY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOUTH PROGRAM AND FRIENDS OF THE TEAM FROM OTHER TOWNS TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT OUR TEAM CAMP SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 9, 2010 THRU AUGUST 13, 2010 AT THE WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTORS: TOM RYAN, CURRENT HEAD COACH OHIO STATE 2 X NCAA ALL AMERICAN, FORMER WANTAGH WRESTLER, FORMER HEAD COACH AT HOFSTRA, JOHN MASA, 3 X NCAA ALL AMERICAN, TERRY MADDEN, NCAA DIV 3 CHAMPION, ASSISTANT COACH AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY AND CURRENTLY RANKED 4TH IN THE UNITED STATES FOR FREESTYLE, PAUL GILLESPIE, MULTIPLE SECTION 8 COACH OF THE YEAR, FORMER NCAA ALL AMERICAN, NATIONAL COACHES HALL OF FAME, HEAD COACH OF OUR WARRIOR TEAM, JAMES MURPHY, FORMER SECTION 8 COACH OF THE YEAR, HEAD COACH OF THE WARRIORS, TOMMY DADDINO, FORMER NYS HS CHAMPION, ASSISTANT COACH AT WANTAGH, LISTON BROWN, FORMER NEW YORK STATE CHAMPION, ASSISTANT COACH AT WANTAGH, MIKE JANOSKO, ASSISTANT COACH AT WANTAGH, IRLO ( YES ) I WILL BE THERE HELPING OUT, JOHN GREISHEIMER, FORMER WANTAGH WRESTLER, EDINBORO UNIVERSITY, PAUL LIGUORI, FORMER WANTAGH WRESTLER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, STEVE BONNONO, FORMER WANTAGH WRESTLER, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, MATT LOEW, FORMER WANTAGH WRESTLER, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY..

WE NEED PAYMENTS NOW. DON’T MISS OUT..