Pre-season thoughts

November

Okay wrestling fans, the field hockey season is over and now I can turn my full attention to wrestling. My friend Fox Lane parent keeps calling me out. Here are my pre-season thoughts:

Top teams:

Large schools:

Fox Lane — The defending Section 1 Division I team champs will miss Harrison “The Cookie Monster” Cook (now wrestling at Blair Academy), but the Foxes have three returning sectional champs in Joey Grippi (sixth in the state), Luke Speno and Steven Rodrigues. Add in sectional placefinisher Peter Grippi and the Foxes are still a team to reckon with.

John Jay — A huge graduating class received their diplomas, but coach Bill Swertfager and assistant Pat Spirelli has a deep group back, led by Andrew Schede, Henry Stauber, Mark Swertfager and Billy Waterson.

Suffern — The Mounties boast two of the finest lightweights in Section 1 in Nick Oliveto (‘08 sectional finalist) and Justin Artrip (5th in the section in ‘08). Suffern also has David Bailen, Dan Ventarola and senior Julian Negri returning. Negri was a Rockland County finalist and sixth in the section last season. Suffern has Clarkstown South transfer Asher Kramer on the team this season.

More to come on this later.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm by Tony Pinciaro. Print | Email

9 Responses to “Pre-season thoughts”

Fox Lane Parent November 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Tony,

Thanks and its about time. My wife will be sending you a series of nutritional wrestling season recipes. You can post as you see fit. I hear that many guys are jumping around the weights, not only because of section one but also because of states. It will be interesting where some of the top wrestlers line up. Is the Super-16 going to be held at the new SHHS gym. It’s huge and very spectator friendly.
knightswrestler November 27th, 2008 at 11:17 am
what about small school
51 November 27th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
is it gonna be another 13 days til the next post?
wrestling fan November 27th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Hey Tony,
Can you list up coming duels?
Fox Lane Parent December 1st, 2008 at 7:15 am
Tony,

What are this weeks top matches? We need some fodder! Get with it!
phil December 1st, 2008 at 2:52 pm
@ FL Parent heh

Since you were the fodder of a former Fox Lane wrestler,
you can give us some of your predictions for the year as well
unknown December 2nd, 2008 at 7:58 am
hey tony you forgot a ton of kids names from john jay who are returning like scott genovisi and CJ Upham, patrick sweeney, jay smith, brian kelly
unknown December 2nd, 2008 at 8:07 am
those kids right there from john jay should be all section
gerard campitiello December 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
hello tony,just returned from the battle at the beach in long beach long island.As a long time Clarkstown resident and viking wrestling parent, I must tell how happy we are here at South.South will once again rise to the top with the guidance from a true leader of student athletes.Brendan rogers has assembled a motivational coaching staff in john billings and adam hickey.

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