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TED REESE INVITATIONAL
Saturday, December 6 (10:00 a.m.)
Costello Sports Complex Gorham, Maine
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Valastro, Morin Lead Huskies to Fourth Place Finish at Oneonta State Red Dragon
Invitational
ONEONTA, N.Y. – Senior tri-captain Steve Valastro (Montgomery,
N.Y./Valley Central) was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler helping the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a fourth place finish at the 2008
Oneonta State Red Dragons Invitational Saturday at Alumni Fieldhouse in Oneonta,
New York.
Valastro claimed first place in the 141-pound weight bracket and was one of
six USM place winners as the Huskies totaled 81.5 points. Cortland State placed
first with 157.5 points, followed by the College of New Jersey with 128.5
points, while Oneonta finished third with 99 points in the 11-team event.
Southern Maine junior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) won
the 165-pound bracket to remain undefeated, improving his overall record to 13-
0. Senior Mike Dumas (Kennebunk, Maine), junior Anthony Moriarity (South
Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) and sophomores George Robles (Middletown, N.Y./Pine
Bush) and Jesse Rayworth (North Berwick, Maine/Noble) joined Morin and Valastro
as place winners. Moriarity and Robles placed sixth in the 133-pound and 141-
pound brackets respectively while Dumas and Rayworth finished fifth in the 157-
pound and 174-pound brackets.
Valastro cruised through his competition en route to the win opening with a
12-0 major decision against Oneonta State’s Derek Frank, before taking a 10-4
decision over Cortland’s Mike Pagano. Valastro then scored a 11-0 major
decision over Bill Tenpenny. In the championship match, Valastro gutted a
narrow 4-3 decision against Luke Baum of RIT. Morin was equally as dominate in
his matches sweeping through the 165-pound bracket with a pair of technical
falls and two decisions including a hard-fought 4-3 win over Justin James of
Niagara Community College in the championship match.
Southern Maine returns to action in December when it hosts the Ted Reese
Invitational on Saturday, December 6 at 10 a.m.
2008 Oneonta State Red Dragons Invitational
Team Results: 1. Cortland, 157.5 2. TCNJ, 128.5 3. Oneonta, 99 4. Southern
Maine, 81.5 5. WPI, 80.5 6. John Hopkins, 75.5 7. Niagara CC, 69 8. RIT, 67
9. Morrisville, 49.5 10. Gettysburg, 49 11. Scranton, 20
Southern Maine Wrestlers:
125 – None
133 – Anthony Moriarity (SM) pinned Nick Tonini (Cor) 4:10; Dave Colagiovanni
(Cor) pinned Moriarity 2:25; Michael Testa (JHU) pinned Moriarity 4:58; Kevin
Green (NCC) major dec. Moriarity 12-3
141 – Stephen Valastro (SM) major dec. Derek Frank (OSC) 12-0; Valastro dec.
Mike Pagano (Cor) 10-4; Valastro major dec., Bill Tenpenny (TCNJ) 11-0; Valastro
dec. Luke Baum (RIT) 4-3; Rocky Barilla (JHU) pinned George Robles (SM) 6:04;
Robles major dec. Nick Spencer (SM) 17-4; Robles major dec. Russell Woitusiak
(NCC) 10-1; Robles dec. Mike Pagano (Cor) 8-6; Robles pinned Cinjin Goeway (SM)
4:59; Anthony Rizzolo (TCNJ) pinned Robles 1:27; Alex Labeef (WPI) dec. Robles
10-4; John Cataldo (Cor) dec. Nick Spencer (SM) 7-2; Robles (SM) major dec.
Spencer 17-4; Cinjin Goeway (SM) dec. Chris Ruland (JHU) 6-0; Luke Baum (RIT)
tech. fall Goeway 23-6 (5:37); Geoway pinned Kevin Williams (Scranton) 4:46;
Goeway dec. Dave Alexandra (Mor) 6-4; Goeway dec. Adam Wallender (RIT) 12-9;
Robles (SM) pinned Goeway 4:59
149 – Ken Adams (WPI) pinned Jack Shea (SM) 2:11; Chris Lombardi (TCNJ) pinned
Shea 4:49; Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Michael Vecchiollo (JHU) 3:07;
Christensen pinned Mark O’Connor (NCC) 1:22; Tyler Branham (TCNJ) dec.
Christensen 7-0; Christensen pinned Chris Lombardi (TCNJ) 3:18; Stephen Perez
(Cor) dec. Christensen 9-4; Mike Dumas (SM) pinned Rob Preiss (OSC) 0:42; Dumas
pinned Kevin Sackett (Cor) 1:49; John Barnett (TCNJ) pinned Dumas 4:58; Stephen
Perez (Cor) dec. Dumas 11-4; Dumas med. forfeit Devan Witman (OSC)
157 – Mike Gresh (NCC) med. forfeit Jeff Warren (SM); Eric Simmons (OSC) med.
forfeit Warren; Larry Coughlin (SM) pinned Cory Mahoney (Cor) 3:32; Coughlin
pinned Morgan Hoven (OSC) 4:16; Tyler Howe (WPI) dec. Coughlin 6-4; Jon Senese
(Cor) dec. Coughlin 7-5
165 – Mike Morin (SM) tech. fall Eric Levenseller (JHU) 16-1 (7:00); Morin tech.
fall Victor Nicotra (OSC) 16-0 (5:08); Morin dec. Jason Wake (RIT) 8-5; Morin
dec. Justin James (NCC) 4-3
174 – Nick Ryan (RIT) pinned Curt Hill (SM) 1:38; Donald Schildhauer (NCC) dec.
Hill 7-4
184 – James LaMarca (SM) dec. Richard Dawson (NCC) 12-9; Corey Barber (Cor)
pinned LaMarca 1:36; LaMarca major dec. Matt Stoodley (SM) 10-1; Wala Canario
(OSC) dec. LaMarca 10-3; Jesse Rayworth (SM) dec. Wheeler Brunschmid (Mor) 6-4;
Kris Stafford (OSC) major dec. Rayworth 13-2; Rayworth major dec. Alex Villa
(JHU) 11-2; Rayworth pinned Hector Clinton (JHU) 1:48; Mike Denver (TCNJ) pinned
Rayworth 2:20; Rayworth major dec. Wala Canario (OSC) 11-3; Hector Clinton (JHU)
pinned Matt Stoodley (SM) 0:51; Stoodley tech. fall Kyle Cavey (Scr) 16-1
(6:59); LaMarca (SM) maj. dec. Stoodley 10-1.
197 – None
285 – Dan McLean (SM) major dec. Eric Collins (OSC) 16-4; Vincent Domestico
(JHU) pinned McLean 1:21; James Lamonica (Mor) dec. McLean 6-2; Ryan Stanton
(SM) pinned D.J. Warner (Cor) 5:32; Kevin Gregory (OSC) dec. Stanton 10-9;
Stanton dec. Adrian Morerro (RIT) 7-1; Joe Murphy (Cor) pinned Stanton 1:37.
Individual Place Winners
125
1. Mike McInally, RIT
2. Jared Lemke, NCC
3. Carl Anderson, WPI
4. Brian Borst, Cortland
5. Derek Conant, Oneonta
6. Justin Delamonthe, Morrisville
133
1. Dave Colagiovanni, Cortland
2. Aljamain Sterling, Cortland
3. Richard Wingert, WPI
4. Michael Testa, John Hopkins
5. Kevin Green, NCC
6. Anthony Moriarity, Southern Maine
141
1. Stephen Valastro, Southern Maine
2. Luke Baum, RIT
3. Anthony Rizzolo, TCNJ
4. Bill Tenpenny, TCNJ
5. Alex Labeef, WPI
6. George Robles III, Southern Maine
149
1. Tyler Branham, TCNJ
2. John Barnett, TCNJ
3. Kevin Sackett, Cortland
4. Stephen Perez, Cortland
5. Mike Dumas, Southern Maine
6. Devan Witman, Oneonta
157
1. Dan DiColo, TCNJ
2. Joe Falco, TCNJ
3. Tyler Howe, WPI
4. Jon Senese, Cortland
5. Mike Gresh, NCC
6. Pat Doherty, Gettysburg
165
1. Michael Morin, Southern Maine
2. Justin James, NCC
3. Justin Bonitatis, TCNJ
4. Will Brodfuehrer, Cortland
5. Jason Wake, RIT
6. Jimmy Neal, Oneonta
174
1. Greg Osgoodby, TCNJ
2. Mike Ciaburri, Cortland
3. Mike Hamilton, Oneonta
4. Nick Ryan, RIT
5. Chad McCray, Morrisville
6. Marc Candito, TCNJ
184
1. Kris Stafford, Oneonta
2. Corey Barber, Cortland
3. Larry Loomis, WPI
4. Mike Denver, TCNJ
5. Jesse Rayworth, Southern Maine
6. Wala Canario, Oneonta
197
1. Martino Scottile, Cortland
2. Tyler Schidt, John Hopkins
3. Ed Broderick, TCNJ
4. Adam Kozial, TCNJ
5. Mike Diorio, Oneonta
6. Ben Cutrell, Gettysburg
285
1. Matt Rugani, John Hopkins
2. Vincent Domestico, John Hopkins
3. Joe Murphy, Cortland
4. James Lamonica, Morrisville
5. Kevin Gregory, Oneonta
6. Neil Slocum, Scranton
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Southern Maine Breaks Bridgewater State 37-9
GORHAM, Maine – Junior Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-
Woodbury) and seniors Steve Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central) and Mike
Dumas (Kennebunk, Maine) each earned a win by fall to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 37-9 win over the Bridgewater State College Bears in
a Pilgrim Wrestling League dual meet Wednesday evening at Hill Gymnasium in
Gorham, Maine.
Winning their first dual meet of the season, Southern Maine stands at 1-0.
The Bears, also competing in their first dual meet of the season, are 0-1 with
the loss. Southern Maine entered the match ranked seventh in the latest New
England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Division III Poll, while Bridgewater State
entered the match ranked eighth.
With the score tied 6-6, Valastro, Christensen and Dumas scored 18 straight
points for Southern Maine rattling off pins in the 141, 149 and 157-pound weight
classes respectively.
Earning his eighth win of the season, Valastro pinned Bridgewater State
freshman John White (North Attleboro, Mass./Tri-County Regional) in 2:19.
Christensen followed Valastro putting Bears’ sophomore Aaron Johnson (Brockton,
Mass.) to the mat in 1:46 to help the Huskies to a 18-6 advantage. Taking his
team leading eighth win by fall, Dumas overtook BSC freshman Ethan Raymond
(Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Union) in 1:30 to improve his overall record to 8-4.
USM junior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) remained
undefeated earning a 14-2 major decision victory over Bridgewater State junior
Steven Ciaccio (West Milford, N.J.). With the win, Morin improves to 8-0.
However, the Huskies biggest win of the night came in the 184-pound bout as
USM sophomore Jesse Rayworth (North Berwick, Maine/Noble) defeated BSC sophomore
Ryan O’Rourke (Norton, Mass.), ranked sixth by NEWA in his weight class, 5-3.
Tied at 3-3 entering into the third period, Rayworth scored a point with an
escape and then was awarded a point for riding time to earn the win.
Freshman Ken Francis (New Bedford, Mass.) and sophomore Michael Fenner
(Bergenfield, N.J.) were responsible for all nine of the Bears’ points. Fenner
earned a hard-fought 4-0 decision over USM senior Jeff Warren (Kensington,
N.H./Exeter) in the 174-pound match, while Francis, grappling at 133-pounds,
quickly pinned USM senior Anthony Moriarity (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) in
46 seconds.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (9:30 a.m.) at the Oneonta
State Invitational. Bridgewater State is at the Doug Parker Invitational on
Saturday (10:00 a.m.) at Springfield College.
At Gorham, Maine
Southern Maine (1-0) Bridgewater State (0-1)
Score
125 – Billy Cole (SM) won by forfeit. 6-0
133 - Ken Francis (BSC) pinned Anthony Moriarity (SM), 0:46 6-6
141 – Steve Valastro (SM) pinned John White (BSC), 2:19 12-6
149 - Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Aaron Johnson (BSC), 1:46 18-6
157 – Mike Dumas (SM) pinned Ethan Raymond (BSC), 1:30 24-6
165 - Mike Morin (SM) major dec., Steven Ciaccio (BSC), 14-2 28-6
174 – Michael Fenner (BSC) dec. Jeff Warren (SM), 4-0 28-9
184 – Jesse Rayworth (SM) dec. Ryan O’Rourke (BSC), 5-3 31-9
197 – James LaMarca (SM) dec. Greg Tanny (BSC), 10-6 34-9
285 - Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Samuel Fritz (BSC), 9-7 37-9
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Three Southern Maine Wrestlers Ranked By NEWA
GORHAM, Maine – Senior Steve Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central),
junior Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/Thornton Academy) and sophomore Billy Cole
(Madbury, N.H.) each are ranked in the top six of the latest New England
Wrestling Association (NEWA) Poll released Tuesday, November 18 by Dave Kemmy,
NEWA Reporting Director.
Recently named the Pilgrim Wrestling League Rookie of the Week, Cole is
ranked third in the 125-pound weight class. Earning a fourth place finish at
the Ithaca College Invitational in his collegiate debut and a second place
finish at the Roger Williams Invitational, Cole has a 10-3 record on the season
including five wins by fall.
Valastro, a 2007 All-New England grappler, is ranked second in the 141-
pound weight class. One of three wrestlers in USM history to earn a bid to the
NCAA Division III Championship, Valastro is coming off of a first place finish
at the Roger Williams Invitational. The senior tri-captain has amassed a record
of 7-1, including three wins by fall.
The 2008 NEWA Champion in the 165-pound weight class, Morin is the top-
ranked grappler in his weight division with an unblemished record of 9-0.
Recently named the NEWA Wrestler of the Week, Morin claimed the 165-pound
bracket at the Roger Williams Invitational, taking a hard-fought 6-3 decision
over Messiah’s nationally-ranked (eighth) Trent Zempel in the championship bout.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) in its home
opener against Bridgewater State in dual meet action.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Southern Maine’s Cole and Morin Earn Weekly Honors
GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore Billy Cole (Madbury, N.H.) and junior Mike Morin
(Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
wrestling team each have been recognized for their outstanding efforts at the
2008 Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday. Cole was named the Pilgrim
Wrestling League Rookie of the Week, while Morin was named the New England
Wrestling Association (NEWA) Wrestler of the Week for the week ending November
16, 2008.
It is the second time this season that Cole, a newcomer to the Huskies’
squad, has earned a weekly accolade, earning NEWA Rookie of the Week honors on
November 10. It is the first such honor of the year for Morin.
Cole finished second in the 125-pound bracket at the Roger Williams
Invitational posting a 4-1 record, including three wins by fall. With his four
victories, Cole improved his season record to 10-3 overall. Earning his second
straight weekly honor, Cole had an impressive collegiate debut at the Ithaca
College Invitational (November 8-9) placing fourth in the 125-pound weight
division, recording a 6-2 record.
Named the Most Outstanding Upper-weight Wrestler at the Roger Williams
Invitational, Morin captured first place in the 165-pound bracket including a 6-
3 win over nationally ranked (eighth) Trent Zempel of Messiah College in the
championship match. Morin won all four of his matches en route to the title to
remain undefeated on the season at 9-0.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) when it hosts
Bridgewater State College in a dual meet.
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Saturday, November 15
Morin, Valastro Lead USM to Sixth Place Finish at Roger Williams Invitational
BRISTOL, Rhode Island – Junior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/St.
Thomas Aquinas) and senior captain Stephen Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley
Central) each won their respective weight class to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a sixth place finish Saturday at the 2008 Roger
Williams Invitational in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Morin was named the Invitational’s Most Outstanding Upperweight Wrestler
capturing the 165-pound bracket, while Valstro cruised his way to the 141-pound
title. The Huskies totaled 92.5 points to earn their sixth place spot in the
12-team event. Johnson and Wales University won the event tallying 142.5 points
to narrowly edged Messiah College, which finished second with 140.5 points.
Host Roger Williams University finished third with 120 points followed by Rhode
Island College in fourth place with 115.5 points. Wesleyan University placed
fifth with 106.5 points.
USM sophomore grappler Billy Cole placed second in the 125-pound bracket
turning in an outstanding performance for the Huskies. Cole fell to Wesleyan’s
Dan Bloom in a hard-fought, 10-6 decision. In their championship matches, both
Morin and Valastro performed well. Morin edged Messiah’s Trent Zempel 6-3,
while Valastro took a nail-biting, 1-0 decision over Rhode Island College’s
Michael Trasso.
Southern Maine hosts Bridgewater State in its home opener on Wednesday
(6:30 p.m.).
TEAM SCORING:
1) Johnson & Wales 142.5
2) Messiah 140.5
3) RWU 120.0
4) RIC 115.5
5) Wesleyan 106.5
6) Univ. of S. Maine 92.5
7) Bridgewater State 82.5
8) Norwich 78.5
9) Johns Hopkins 68.0
10) WPI 62.5
11) MIT 49.0
12) USCGA 45.5
1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PLACE MATCHES AT EACH WEIGHT:
125-1st Place: Dan Bloom (Wesleyan) 10-6 over Billy Cole (USM)
125-3rd Place: Carl Anderson (WPI) 7-3 over James Soprano (JWU)
125-5th Place: Chris Alvanos (Wesleyan) pinned Mitchell Cohen (JWU)
133-1st Place: Nick Cucciniello (JWU) 17-16 over Domineak Commodore (Messiah)
133-3rd Place: Scott Legacy (RIC) 5-4 over Mike Testa (J Hopkins)
133-5th Place: Brian Conrad (USCGA) 9-3 over Brian Powers (JWU)
141-1st Place: Steve Valastro (USM) 1-0 over Michael Trasso (RIC)
141-3rd Place: Andrew Hawley (RWU) 11-2 over Andrew Armstrong (USCGA)
141-5th Place: Travis Drappi (RIC) 7-2 over Alex DeHart (Messiah)
149-1st Place: Frank Cammisa (BSC) 8-2 over Stephen Eberle (JWU)
149-3rd Place: Mike Bressler (Messiah) 8-0 over tom Tuminelli (RWU)
149-5th Place: David Bachy (Wesleyan) med. Forfeit over John Marsh (BSC)
157-1st Place: Mike Martini (RIC) 4-2 over Craig Gin (Messiah)
157-3rd Place: Conor Keating (Norwich ) 6-2 over Matt Cross (Messiah)
157-5th Place: Tyler Howe (WPI) 9-4 over Ethan Raymond (BSC)
165-1st Place: Mike Morin (USM) 6-3 over Trent Zempel (Messiah)
165-3rd Place: Clayton Brittingha (Norwich) 5-3 over Will Stark (USCGA)
165-5th Place: Josh Berkovic (Wesleyan) 7-5 over Chris Nadeau (RWU)
174-1st Place: Jerome Owens (JWU) 5-4 over Greg Hurd (Wesleyan)
174-3rd Place: David Jones (Messiah) pinned Tim Stewart (Messiah)
174-5th Place: Mike Fenner (BSC) pinned Andrew Brochu (J Hopkins)
184-1st Place: Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) 4-2 over Nicholas Logan (RIC)
184-3rd Place: James Woods (RWU) 9-5 over Hector Cintron (J Hopkins)
184-5th Place: Ryan O’Rourke (BSC) med. Forfeit over Jordon Ferguson (Norwich)
197-1st Place: Joe Silverman (MIT) 3-2 over Tyler Schmidt (J Hopkins)
197-3rd Place: Cody Rideout (Norwich) 12-6 over Ray Moore (RIC)
197-5th Place: Nick Cambi (RWU) 4-1 over Timmy Hopkins (Messiah)
285-1st Place: Glenn Geesman (MIT) 10-5 over Zach Weinrich (RWU)
285-3rd Place: Dan Conroy (Wesleyan) 3-1 over Phil Kelly (RWU)
285-5th Place: Justin Faithful (JWU) 10-1 over Ben Kissane (RWU)
Most Outstanding Lightweight Wrestler: Nick Cucciniello - JWU
Most Outstanding Upperweight Wrestler: Mike Morin - USM
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Cole Named New England Wrestling Association Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine – Following an impressive collegiate debut, sophomore Billy
Cole (Madbury, N.H.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team
has been named the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Rookie Wrestler of
the Week for the week ending November 9, 2008. Dave Kemmy, NEWA Reporting
Director, made the announcement.
Wrestling at the 125-pound weight division, Cole posted an outstanding 6-2
record at the 2008 Ithaca College Invitational this weekend battling his way to
a fourth place finish. One of five Husky grapplers to place at the 15-team
event, Cole helped Southern Maine, currently ranked sixth in the latest
(November 10) New England Division III Poll, place seventh with 79 points.
Among his six wins Cole earned two wins by fall, including pins over Roger
Williams’ Andrew Jackson in 5:32 and Springfield’s Jesse Sgaglione in 6:59.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (10:00) at the Roger Williams
University Hawks Invitational. Last season USM finished third at the Hawks’
Invitational with a team score of 103.5 points.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Huskies Finish Seventh at Ithaca College Invitational
ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior captain Mike Morin (Fryeburg, Maine/Thornton
Academy) earned a 5-2 decision over Rochester Institute of Technology’s Jason
Wake in the championship match of the 165-pound bracket to lead the University
of Southern Maine Huskies to a seventh place finish at the 2008 Ithaca College
Invitational Sunday at Ben Light Gymnasium in Ithaca, New York.
Morin was one of five Southern Maine place winners at the 15-team event as
the Huskies totaled 79 points. Host Ithaca College earned the team championship
scoring 175 points followed by Cortland State in second place with 125.5 points.
Johnson and Wales University placed third with 109.5 points and New York
University placed second with 102 points. Roger Williams University finished in
fifth with 93 points and Springfield College took sixth place with 87 points.
Morin, a 2007 All-New England wrestler, gutted his way to a first place
finish earning a 17-5 major decision over Oswego’s Ethan Johnson, a 6-1 decision
over Roger Williams’ Jon Manwaring, a 9-4 decision over Cortland’s Will
Brodfuehrer and a 6-4 win over Coast Guard’s Will Stark before downing Wake 5-1.
Senior captain Stephen Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central) earned
second place in the 133-pound bracket, including working his way to a commanding
technical fall over Hunter’s Adam Coleman 16-0. Sophomore Billy Cole (Madbury,
N.H.) had an impressive debut for the Huskies earning fourth place in the 125-
pound bracket. Cole pinned Roger Williams’ Andrew Jackson in 5:32, before
battling his way back through the consolation bracket. In the consolation
bracket, Cole finished 3-1 including a pin over Springfield’s Jesse Sgaglione in
6:59. Senior Mike Dumas (Kennebunk, Maine) and sophomore Jesse Rayworth (North
Berwick, Maine/Noble) each earned a sixth place finish for the Huskies. Dumas
placed sixth in the 149-pound bracket while Rayworth placed sixth in the 184-
pound division.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (10:00 a.m.) at the Roger
Williams Invitational.
Team Standing: 1. Ithaca, 175 2. Cortland, 125.5 3. Johnson & Wales, 109.5 4.
New York University, 102 5. Roger Williams, 93 6. Springfield, 87 7. Southern
Maine, 79 8. Centenary, 69 9. Oswego, 60.5 10. Coast Guard Academy, 46 11.
Hunter, 43.5 12. Rochester Institute of Technology, 40 13. Gettysburg, 29.5
14. Norwich, 16 15. Morrisville, 15.5
Southern Maine Wrestlers:
125 – Billy Cole (SM) pinned Andrew Jackson (RW) 5:32; Jon Gregory (Ith) dec.
Cole (SM) 10-4; Cole (SM) dec. Joe Lanza (MSU) 7-1; Cole dec. Anthony Bachman
(Cen) 4-0; Cole (SM) dec. Kyle Christenson (NYU) 6-5; Cole (SM) pinned Jesse
Sgaglione (Spr) 6:59; Cole (SM) dec. James Soprano (JW) 6-5; Peppy Cabrera (Cor)
dec. Cole (SM) 5-4.
133 – Chad Condidorio (Ith) def. Matt Doolittle (SM) 4-2; Doolittle (SM) tech.
fall Gary Henningsen (Spr) 18-2 (1:31); Doolittle (SM) pinned Nick Tonini (Cor)
6:46; Adam Coleman (Hun) med forfeit Doolittle (SM); Stephen Valastro (SM) tech.
fall Adam Coleman (Hun) 16-0 (3:00); Valastro (SM) dec. Blaze Chatham (Spr) 9-2;
Valastro (SM) dec. Chad Winowich (Ith) 15-8; Nicholas Cucciniello (JW) dec.
Valastro (SM) 15-11.
141 – Andrew Hawley (RW) pinned Anthony Moriarity (SM) 4:27; Zack Astone (Hun)
pinned Moriarity (SM) 6:13; James Valcius (Cen) pinned Rob Normandin (SM) 4:18;
Jeremy Adickes (Spr) pinned Normandin (SM) 1:32
149 – Mike Dumas (SM) pinned Alex Gebhardt (CGA) 0:38; Dumas (SM) pinned Mike
Howard (OSW) 1:23; Paul Leblanc (Cor) pinned Dumas (SM) 1:08; Dumas (SM) pinned
John Archambeau (Spr) 0:10; Dumas (SM) pinned Jon Stillo (Cen) 1:07; Tom
Tuminelli (RW) pinned Dumas (SM), 4:40; Jon Stillo (Cen) major dec. Paul Rivard
(SM) 17-3; Rivard (SM) pinned Simon Ho (Ith) 0:36; Anthony Cirello (RW) pinned
Rivard (SM) 1:23;
Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Simon Ho (Ith) 0:50; Christensen (SM) major dec.
Dustin Conner (RW) 15-4; Christensen (SM) dec. Andrew Cotlov (NYU) 8-3; Stephen
Perez (Cor) dec. Christensen (SM) 6-2; John Dack (NYU) dec. Christensen (SM) 8-6
sd; Jack Shea (SM) pinned Kevin Sackett (Cor) 3:15; Shea (SM) dec. August Nomnik
(Nor) 4-1; Nick Rodgers (OSW) major dec. Shea (SM) 12-3
157 – Jeff Warren (SM) pinned Chris Gross (Hun) 0:57; Warren (SM) pinned Jake
Holman (MSU) 2:43; Rob Mifsud (Spr) dec. Warren (SM) 8-1; Cannella (Cen) pinned
Warren (SM) 2:45; Charles Cannella (Cen) dec. Corbin Decker (SM) no score
reported; Decker (SM) pinned Charles Jones (Nor) 1:30; Decker (SM) dec. Jack
Hamilton (JW) 6-2; Pat Doherty (Get) dec. Decker (SM) 11-3
165 – Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Ethan Johnson (OSW) 17-5; Morin (SM) dec. Jon
Manwaring (RW) 6-1; Morin (SM) dec. Will Brodfuehrer (Cor) 9-4; Morin (SM) dec.
Will Stark (CGA) 6-4; Morin dec. Jason Wake (RIT) 5-1; Jason Wake (RIT) dec.
Larry Coughlin (SM) 7-6; Coughlin (SM) dec. Dan Lasso (Cen) 10-2; Ron Thompson
(Spr) dec. Coughlin (SM) 6-2
174 – Cameron Mills (OSW) pinned Curt Hill (SM) 3:29; Matt Valnoski (Nor) dec.
Hill (SM) 10-2; Keith Corley (SM) def. Jason Barriault (Spr) 8-2; Naum Shuminov
(NYU) pinned Corley (SM) 3:40; Matt Regan (Cen) injury default Corley (SM)
184 – Nick Marchant (SM) pinned Kevin Romero (Cen) 2:00; Anthony Dalesandro
(Spr) tech. fall Marchant (SM) 18-2 (6:02); Stephan Massey (NYU) pinned Marchant
(SM) 1:07; Jesse Rayworth (SM) dec. John Paul Garlasco (RW) 8-1; Rayworth (SM)
dec. Jamie Facena (Ith) 6-3; Rayworth (SM) dec. Wheeler Brunschmid (MSU) 9-5;
Bryan Lenhardt (JW) pinned Rayworth (SM) 1:53; Stephen Massey (NYU) pinned
Rayworth (SM) 0:46; JJ Mitchell (Cen) dec. Rayworth (SM) 5-0; Greg Dussol (Spr)
major dec. Matt Stoodley (SM) 23-12; Stoodley (SM) pinned Bill Touhy (MSU) 4:57;
Jordan Serating-Ware (JW) dec. Stoodley (SM) 11-7; James Woods (RW) major dec.
James LaMarca (SM) 17-6; Frank Aversa (Cen) pinned LaMarca (SM) 1:54
197 – No USM Wrestlers
285 – Matt Mahon (Ith) pinned Dan McLean (SM) 4:37; McClean (SM) dec. Jordon
Schimmenti (NYU) 6-2; McClean Dec. Marcus Durso (OSW) 7-3; Jon Felgal (JW)
pinned McLean (SM) 3:47; Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Mark Shirian (NYU) 3-2, tb;
Chris Brown (Spr) dec. Stanton (SM) 7-2; Richard Wigglesworth (Spr) dec. Stanton
(SM) 3-2
Place Winners
125
First/Second: Seth Ecker (Ithaca) TF Brian Borst (Cortland), 17-1; 6:48
Third/Fourth: Peppy Cabrera (Cortland) dec. Billy Cole (Southern Maine), 12-4
Fifth/Sixth: Evan Velez (Hunter) dec. James Soprano (Johnson & Wales), 9-5
133
First/Second: Nicholas Cuccinello (Johnson & Wales) dec. Stephen Valastro
(Southern Maine), 15-11
Third/Fourth: Dave Colagiovanni (Cortland) dec. Chad Condidorio (Ithaca), 3-2
Fifth/Sixth: Mark Arcara (Cortland) medical forfeit Chad Winowich (Ithaca)
141
First/Second: John Paxos (Ithaca) dec. Derrick Smith (Oswego), 7-4
Third/Fourth: Joe Widrick (Cortland) dec. Jeremy Stierly (Cortland), 4-2; sd
Fifth/Sixth: David Alsieux (Centenary) major dec. Luke Baum (RIT), 11-2
149
First/Second: Paul LeBlanc (Cortland) dec. Stephan Perez (Cortland), 1-0
Third/Fourth: Blaine Woszczak (Ithaca) injury default Oscar Orellana
(Springfield), 3:56
Fifth/Sixth: Tom Tuminelli (Roger Williams) pinned Mike Dumas (Southern Maine),
4:40
157
First/Second: Willie Horwath (Ithaca) dec. Matt Magill (NYU), 10-3
Third/Fourth: Rob Mifsud (Springfield) dec. Andy Snyder (CGA), 3-2
Fifth/Sixth: Owen Vernon (Centenary) dec. Christopher Giannos (Johnson & Wales),
12-7
165
First/Second: Mike Morin (Southern Maine) dec. Jason Wake (RIT), 5-2
Third/Fourth: Pat Knight (NYU) dec. Kenny Ford (Roger Williams), 7-2
Fifth/Sixth: Dan Zotollo (Roger Williams) dec. Will Stark (CGA), 9-2
174
First/Second: Jerome Owens (Johnson & Wales), pinned Nate Shuminov (NYU), 4:02
Third/Fourth: David Priest (Ithaca) dec. Victor Stanziale (Springfield), 7-4
Fifth/Sixth: Mike Ciaburri (Cortland) dec. Cameron Mills (Oswego), 6-4
184
First/Second: Bryan Lenhardt (Johnson & Wales) dec. Greg Dussol (Springfield),
5-0
Third/Fourth: James Woods (Roger Williams) pinned Stephen Massey (NYU), 6:09
Fifth/Sixth: JJ Mitchell (Centenary) dec. Jesse Rayworth (Southern Maine), 5-0
197
First/Second: Chris Carabello (Ithaca) dec. Joel Ford (Oswego), 4-2
Third/Fourth: Martino Sottite (Cortland) dec. Jamie Myer (NYU), 14-8
Fifth/Sixth: Alex Chianurashvalli (NYU) medical forfeit Dan Woods (Roger
Williams)
285
First/Second: Zach Weinrich (Roger Williams) dec. Dave Sbriscia (Ithaca), 6-1
Third/Fourth: Joe Murphy (Cortland) dec. Matt Mahon (Ithaca), 6-4
Fifth/Sixth: Jon Fiegal (Johnson & Wales) dec. Chris Brown (Springfield), 8-6;
sd
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Huskies In Ninth Place After First Day of Ithaca Invitational
ITHACA, N.Y. – Led by outstanding performances by senior captain Stephen
Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central), junior captain Mike Morin
(Fryeburg, Maine/Thornton Academy) and sophomore Jesse Rayworth (North Berwick,
Maine/Noble) the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team is in ninth
place after the first day of the 2008 Ithaca College Invitational hosted at Ben
Light Gymnasium in Ithaca, N.Y.
The Huskies have 43.5 points for ninth place through the championship and
consolation quarterfinals through day one of the
15-team invitational tournament. Host Ithaca College is currently in first
place with 98 points followed by Cortland in second place with 69 points.
Johnson and Wales University and New York University are both tied for third
place with 63.5 points, followed by Springfield College in fifth place with 59.5
points.
Valastro, Morin and Rayworth each advanced to the championship semifinals
of their respective weight classes to lead the Huskies. Valastro, a two-time
Pilgrim League Wrestling All-Star, earned a 16-0 (3:00) technical fall over
Hunter College’s Adam Coleman and then took a 9-2 decision over Springfield
College grappler Blaze Chatham to earn his spot in the championship semifinal of
the 133-pound division.
Morin, the reigning 165-pound New England Wrestling Association Champion,
cruised his way into the championship semifinals defeating Oswego’s Ethan
Johnson 17-5 in a major decision, Roger Williams’ Jon Manwaring 6-1 and
Cortland’s Will Brodfuehrer 9-4.
Wrestling at 184-pounds, Rayworth picked up decisions over Roger Williams’
John Paul Garlasco (8-1), Ithaca’s Jamie Facenda (6-3) and Morrisville’s Wheeler
Brunschmid (9-5).
Southern Maine returns to action in the second day of the 2008 Ithaca
College Invitational on Sunday beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Team Standings: 1. Ithaca 98 2. Cortland 69 3. Johnson and Wales 63.5 3. New
York University 63.5 5. Springfield 59.5 6. Centenary 53.5 7. Roger Wiliams
52.5 8. Oswego 46 9. Southern Maine 43.5 10. Coast Guard 40 11. Hunter
32 12. RIT 27.5 13.Gettysburg 27 14. Norwich 17 15. Morrisville 15.5
Southern Maine Wrestlers:
125 – Billy Cole (SM) pinned Andrew Jackson (RW) 5:32; Jon Gregory (Ith) dec.
Cole (SM) 10-4; Cole (SM) dec. Joe Lanza (MSU) 7-1; Cole Cec. Anthony Bachman
(Cen) 4-0
133 – Chad Condidorio (Ith) def. Matt Doolittle (SM) 4-2; Doolittle (SM) tech.
fall Gary Henningsen (Spr) 18-2 (1:31); Doolittle (SM) pinned Nick Tonini (Cor)
6:46; Adam Coleman (Hun) med forfeit Doolittle (SM); Stephen Valastro (SM)
tech. fall Adam Coleman (Hun) 16-0 (3:00); Valastro (SM) dec. Blaze Chatham
(Spr) 9-2
141 – Andrew Hawley (RW) pinned Anthony Moriarity (SM) 4:27; Zack Astone (Hun)
pinned Moriarity (SM) 6:13; James Valcius (Cen) pinned Rob Normandin (SM) 4:18;
Jeremy Adickes (Spr) pinned Normandin (SM) 1:32
149 – Mike Dumas (SM) pinned Alex Gebhardt (CGA) 0:38; Dumas (SM) pinned Mike
Howard (OSW) 1:23; Paul Leblanc (Cor) pinned Dumas (SM) 1:08; Jon Stillo (Cen)
major dec. Paul Rivard (SM) 17-3; Rivard (SM) pinned Simon Ho (Ith) 0:36;
Anthony Cirello (RW) pinned Rivard (SM) 1:23; Doug Christensen (SM) pinned Simon
Ho (Ith) 0:50; Christensen (SM) major dec. Dustin Conner (RW) 15-4; Christensen
(SM) dec. Andrew Cotlov (NYU) 8-3; Stephen Perez (Cor) dec. Christensen (SM) 6-
2; Jack Shea (SM) pinned Kevin Sackett (Cor) 3:15; Shea (SM) dec. August Nomnik
(Nor) 4-1; Nick Rodgers (OSW) major dec. Shea (SM) 12-3
157 – Jeff Warren (SM) pinned Chris Gross (Hun) 0:57; Warren (SM) pinned Jake
Holman (MSU) 2:43; Rob Mifsud (Spr) dec. Warren (SM) 8-1; Cannella (Cen) pinned
Warren (SM) 2:45; Charles Cannella (Cen) dec. Corbin Decker (SM) no score
reported; Decker (SM) pinned Charles Jones (Nor) 1:30; Decker (SM) dec. Jack
Hamilton (JW) 6-2; Pat Doherty (Get) dec. Decker (SM) 11-3
165 – Mike Morin (SM) major dec. Ethan Johnson (OSW) 17-5; Morin (SM) dec. Jon
Manwaring (RW) 6-1; Morin (SM) dec. Will Brodfuehrer (Cor) 9-4; Jason Wake (RIT)
dec. Larry Coughlin (SM) 7-6; Coughlin (SM) dec. Dan Lasso (Cen) 10-2; Ron
Thompson (Spr) dec. Coughlin (SM) 6-2
174 – Cameron Mills (OSW) pinned Curt Hill (SM) 3:29; Matt Valnoski (Nor) dec.
Hill (SM) 10-2;Keith Corley (SM) def. Jason Barriault (Spr) 8-2; Naum Shuminov
(NYU) pinned Corley (SM) 3:40; Matt Regan (Cen) injury default Corley (SM)
184 – Nick Marchant (SM) pinned Kevin Romero (Cen) 2:00; Anthony Dalesandro
(Spr) tech. fall Marchant (SM) 18-2 (6:02); Stephan Massey (NYU) pinned Marchant
(SM) 1:07; Jesse Rayworth (SM) dec. John Paul Garlasco (RW) 8-1; Rayworth (SM)
dec. Jamie Facena (Ith) 6-3; Rayworth (SM) dec. Wheeler Brunschmid (MSU) 9-5;
Greg Dussol (Spr) major dec. Matt Stoodley (SM) 23-12; Stoodley (SM) pinned Bill
Touhy (MSU) 4:57; Jordan Serating-Ware (JW) dec. Stoodley (SM) 11-7; James Woods
(RW) major dec. James LaMarca (SM) 17-6; Frank Aversa (Cen) pinned LaMarca (SM)
1:54
197 – No USM Wrestlers
285 – Matt Mahon (Ith) pinned Dan McLean (SM) 4:37; McClean (SM) dec. Jordon
Schimmenti (NYU) 6-2; McClean Dec. Marcus Durso (OSW) 7-3; Jon Felgal (JW)
pinned McLean (SM) 3:47; Ryan Stanton (SM) dec. Mark Shirian (NYU) 3-2, tb;
Chris Brown (Spr) dec. Stanton (SM) 7-2; Richard Wigglesworth (Spr) dec. Stanton
(SM) 3-2
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Valastro, Morin and Christensen Tabbed USM Wrestling Captains
Huskies Open Season This Weekend at Ithaca Invitational
Welcome Nationally Recognized Freshman Class
GORHAM, Maine – Senior Stephen Valastro (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central)
and juniors Doug Christensen (Middletown, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and Mike Morin
(Fryeburg, Maine/St. Thomas Aquinas) have been named tri-captains of the 2008-
2009 University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team. The announcement was
made by sixth-year head coach Joe Pistone as the Huskies prepare for their
season opening event at the Ithaca College Invitational Saturday and Sunday
(10:00 a.m.)
Pistone, the 2008 Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Coach of the Year, said
of his captains trio, “Steve, Doug and Mike are talented and experienced
wrestlers. Their leadership on and off the mat will be vital to our team’s
success; each of them has demonstrated the desire, commitment and qualities
necessary to achieve at a high level.”
Wrestling at 149-pounds Christensen earned an overall record of 5-6
during the season for the Huskies. In dual meet matches, Christensen scored a
total of 15 points to help USM to an 11-7-1 overall record during the season.
In the 2008 New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championship Christensen
battled his way to a sixth place finish.
Valastro is in his second turn as one of the Huskies’ captains. Earning
first team Pilgrim League All-Star honors for the second time in his career
(2007, 2008), Valastro compiled a solid overall record of 19-5 last season
including eight wins by fall. During his sophomore season, Valastro, the second
wrestler in the history of the Southern Maine program to qualify for the NCAA
National Championships, ended his sophomore campaign with a 28-10 overall record
that included 13 pins. Earning All-New England honors as a sophomore (2007),
Valastro qualified for the NCAA tournament by winning the 133-pound bracket at
the NEWA Championships. In a dominating performance, Valastro swept through his
competition at the championship with a 5-0 record, including a pin, two
technical falls a decision and a major decision.
Coming off of an outstanding 2007-2008 season, Morin became just the third
wrestler in the history of the USM program to qualify for the NCAA National
Championship tournament after gutting his way to a first-place finish in the
165-pound bracket at the 2008 NEWA Championship. Morin, who captured the
championship in a thrilling 6-4 overtime decision, earned All-New England and
Pilgrim League honorable mention honors concluding his season with a remarkable
30-6 record that included five wins by technical fall and four pins. Both
Valastro and Morin are ranked 10th individually in their respective weight class
by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Brute – Adidas
Individual Rankings preseason poll (Oct. 27, 2008).
The Huskies return 11 veterans from last season that saw USM earn its
highest point total in the history of the program at the NEWA Championship.
Southern Maine placed eighth in the 15-team event and scored 60.5 points. Among
those veterans returning to the fray for USM is junior Matt Ulrich (Garfield,
N.J.). Ulrich finished third in the 141-pound bracket at the NEWA Championship
earning All-New England honors.
Along with its 11 returners, USM adds a solid recruiting class to its
roster. USM’s class of 2012 has been recognized nationally by Intermat as one of
the top incoming classes in the country. Intermatwrestle.com is a national
amateur wrestling site providing news to wrestling fans, parents, wrestlers and
coaches. It is the first time in the 11-year history of the sport at Southern
Maine that one of its recruiting classes has been recognized nationally. USM
began sponsoring wrestling as a varsity sport in 1997.
“While we have had exceptional young men attend and compete for the
University of Southern Maine and its wrestling program over the past 11 seasons,
I am pleased that we are welcoming a highly regarded recruiting class to the
mix,” noted Pistone.
Among the newcomers expected to contribute to the Huskies’ fortunes are
freshmen Corbin Decker (Salem, N.H.), Matt Doolittle (Middletown, N.Y.), James
LaMarca (Kittery, ME/Traip Academy), Keith Corley (Walden, N.Y./Valley Central)
and sophomore William Cole (Madbury, N.H.).
Decker, projected to wrestle at 165 pounds, is a three-time New Hampshire
State place winner, while Cole, a 125-pound grappler, is a three-time New
Hampshire State champion. Hailing from New York State, both Doolittle (133
pounds) and Corley (174 pounds) were state champion qualifiers in their high
school careers. LaMarca, one of 11 Mainers on the 25-person USM roster, was a
state champion in his senior season at Traip Academy. He is expected to wrestle
in the 184-pound weight division.
After their season opening event at the Ithaca College Invitational, the
Huskies remain on the road to compete at the Roger Williams Invitational (Nov.
15, 10:00 a.m.). USM hosts Bridgewater State in a dual meet (Nov. 19, 6:30
p.m.) before traveling to the Oneonta State Invitational (Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m.) to
close out the month of November.
Southern Maine hosts two events in the month of December beginning with the
Ted Reese Invitational (Dec. 6, 10:00 a.m.) followed by the USM Quad with
Plymouth State University, Roger Williams and American International College.
In January the Huskies travel to Worcester Polytechnic Institute at the WPI
Duals (Jan. 10, 12:00 p.m.), and then host MIT in a dual meet (Jan. 14, 6:00
p.m.) before closing out the month with a pair of away contests at the NEWA
Duals (Jan. 18, 10:00 a.m.) and at Wesleyan for a tri-meet with Johnson and
Wales (Jan. 25, 12:00 p.m.). In February the Huskies travel to Rhode Island
College for a tri-meet with Roger Williams University (Feb. 7, 12:00 p.m.)
before competing in the 2009 NEWA Championships hosted by Springfield College in
Springfield, Mass. (Feb. 21 – 22).
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