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By Jason Bross
I am thrilled to report that the first annual Staten
Island takedown tournament and barbecue was a huge success!
It was a sun drenched 70 degrees with a steady breeze,
which made for ideal outdoor wrestling conditions! The
parents set their beach chairs out mat-side and watched
their kids while soaking up the sun and eating from
the BBQ. The event ran from 9:30 to 2:30 and brought
a festive summer kickoff atmosphere while raising thousands
of dollars for Autism Speaks.
The winners of the grand prize, box seats to
a Yankee-Red Sox game were:
- Kids division, Joe Trovato of Montclair, New Jersey
- High School/open division, Sean Messina of West
Islip, NY
We also raffled off a Mets gift bag, Beat The Streets
merchandise and baseballs autographed by Alex Rodriguez,
Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Jorge Posada and Monte Irvin,
courtesy of the New York Yankees.
Some other highlights of the day:
- Three-style All American and Bloomsburg coach Carl
Fronhofer put on a free clinic for the kids.
- The outdoor basketball courts were covered in wrestling
mats (a beautiful sight!)
- Cadet Greco All American Matt Cartusciello hooked
his laptop up to the speakers and surrounded us with
great music all day.
- The famous Joe Cipriano grill, which is known for
delighting the 2004 women’s Olympic Team and
contingent.
- The ultimate grudge match between the coaches of
the top two Staten Island teams, much to the entertainment
and delight of their wrestlers.
- Wrestling’s finest going above and beyond
the mats for the benefit of the kids that need us,
while showing the community what we are really all
about!
Here is what some of the athletes and parents had
to say:
“great time at event. Wrestled outside (got a
sunburn). very relaxed. tournament was fast. We were
also there for a good cause. Cannot wait till next year!”
“Event was a blast. Thanks for putting it on and
good luck with the organization!”
“I had a blast, my son had a blast... we will
be back in #s next year!”
Special thanks to:
- The Lenny Ingrassia Heart of a Lion Foundation and
the Ingrassia Family.
- Beat The Streets
- Plastic-Craft Products
- Richmond County Savings Foundation
- New York Yankees
- The wrestlers, parents and coaches, who all contributed
to this event.
We all look forward to bigger and better for next year!
Full Results:
9-10 60LBS
1ST - Shane Griffith - Apex
2nd - Max Kutsepau - Brooklyn
3rd - Matt Seitz - Lions
4th - Drew Nirchio - Mat-Time
9-10 64lbs
1st - Joe Trovate - Apex
2nd - Chris Manfra - Lions
3rd - Mike Simon - Lions
4th - Ronald Clinton - Wolves
9-10 68lbs
1st - Ryan Forero - Jersey
2nd - Bobby Pease - Raider
3rd - Lou Carusillo - Pequannock
4th - Jamal Beverly - Wolves
11-12 - 82 lbs
1st - Ty Harris - Wolves
2nd - Tyson Simon - Petrides
3rd - Sean Caffrey - Petrides
4th - Jordan Ottrando - Lions
11-12 100lbs
1st - Will Wilson - Lions
2nd - Lawrence Lucas - Wolves
3rd - John Thorton - Petrides
13-14 90lbs
1st - Joe Francolino - Lions
2nd - Will Wilson - Lions
3rd - M Kalimtzis
4th - Anthony Castano - St.Joe's
13-14 106lbs
1st - K Boyle
2nd - Paul Hartnett - Lions
3rd - Steve Benigno - Lions
4th - L.Lucas - Wolves
13-14 140 lbs
1st - G Vincente
2nd - R Kowalik
13-14 148lbs
1st - Ben Villaret - Farrell
2nd - R.Beyers
3rd - K.Hall
HS 100lbs
1st - Jon Khoury - Long Beach
2nd - Marc Pirozzi - Farrell
3rd - Andrew Assili - Xaverian
4th - Anthony Mirra - Tottenville
HS 120lbs
1st - Rich Benigno - Farrell
2nd - Connor Hanafee - Farrell
3rd - Carlos Soto - Sheepshead Bay
4th - PJ Morales - Grand Street Campus
HS 125
1st - Sean Messina - West Islip
2nd - Mike Ferlazzo - Curtis
3rd - Kevin Hartnett - Farrell
4th - Tim Monaghan - Farrell
HS 135
1st - Evan Miles
2nd - Jean Chin - Woodlands
3rd - Ben Villaret - Farrell
4th - James Kenny - Tottenville
HS 145
1st - Bolomey - Somerville
2nd - Aladine Thorne -Grand Street Campus
3rd - Ruchard Lugo - Deer Park
4th - David Careno - Xaverian
152 HS
1ST - Shane Gallo - Deer Park
2nd - Stephen Anders - Waldwick
3rd - Matt Bloomquist - Curtis
HS 165
1st - Ryan Malloy - St.Joe's
2nd - Harry Stimmel - Collegiate
3rd - Christian Psomas- Farrell
4th - Pat Thorton - Petrides
HS 170
1st - Anthony Carderos
2nd - Curts Bernano
3rd - Anthony Carderos
HS 185
1st - Brian Mackey - Grand Street Campus
2nd - Ruddy Adams
3rd - Vincent Hall
4th - Ivan McCall
Open 119
1st - Joe Cipriano - Wagner
2nd - Jonathan Soto - Hunter
3rd - F.Blanco - NJ
Open 141
1st - Mike Tutunjian - Wagner
2nd -Jay Bross - Farrell
3rd - Evan Velez - Hunter
Open 155
1st - S Quinn
2nd - Vitaly Simkin - Hunter
3rd - Will Couchon - Tottenville
4th - M.Awad
Open 170
1st - John Zarcone - Grand Street Campus
2nd - M Picciniini
Open 193
1st - Matt Wernikoff
2nd - J Geronomo
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