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Nassau County-Section VIII Public High School Varsity Wrestling Tournament
Championship and Runner-up Teams:

Year

Champion

Pts

Coach

Runnerup

Pts

Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958

Mepham

173

 Sprig Gardner

Valley Stream Central

39

 Harold Earl

1959

Mepham

97

 Ken Hunte

Calhoun

55

 Bob Bury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960

Valley Stream Central

74

 Harold Earl

Wantagh

72

Joe Marcino

1961

Valley Stream Central

80

 Harold Earl

Calhoun

59

 Bob Bury

1962

Mepham

89

 Ken Hunte

Valley Stream Central

82

 Harold Earl

1963

Mepham

70

 Ken Hunte

Calhoun

48

 Bob Bury

1964

Mepham

98

 Ken Hunte

Freeport

41

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1965

Mepham

42

 Ken Hunte

Wantagh

38

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1966

Mepham

45

 Ken Hunte

Herricks

43

 Erwin Gerung

1967

Calhoun

66

 Bob Bury

Mepham

50

Ken Hunte 

1968

Wantagh

48

Steve Babyack 

East Meadow

43

Charlie Dinklemeyer

1969

Bellmore JFK

70

 John Schaefer

Farmingdale

44

Irv Apgar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1970

East Meadow

66

Charlie Dinklemeyer

Massapequa

62

 Al Bevilacqua

1971

Bellmore JFK

63

 John Schaefer

Farmingdale

61

Irv Apgar

1972

Farmingdale

95.5

Irv Apgar

Bellmore JFK

73.5

 John Schaefer

1973

Bellmore JFK

94

 John Schaefer

Valley Stream South

77.5

Bill Linkner

1974

Bellmore JFK

63.5

 John Schaefer

Massapequa

44

 Al Bevilacqua

1975

Mepham

81.5

 Ken Hunte

Bellmore JFK

63

 John Schaefer

1976

Island Trees

78

 Ted Petersen

Massapequa-Co-Champs

77

 Al Bevilacqua

1977

Island Trees---Co-Champions

105

 Ted Petersen

Massapequa 

 105

 Al Bevilacqua

1978

Mepham

142.5

 John Walters

Locust Valley

127.5

 Matt Sanzone

1979

Locust Valley

148.5

 Matt Sanzone

Farmingdale

115

 Irv Apgar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1980

Mepham

145

 John Walters

Massapequa

142.5

 Gary Mims

1981

Massapequa

203

 Gary Mims

Freeport

160

Terry Haise 

1982

Long Beach

197

 Paul Gillespie

Freeport

173

 Terry Haise

1983

Long Beach

178

 Paul Gillespie

Mepham

143

 John Walters

1984

Long Beach

190

 Paul Gillespie

Baldwin

163.5

 Steve Shippos

1985

Locust Valley--Co-Champions

153.5

 Matt Sanzone

Mepham-Co-Champions 

153.5

John Walters 

1986

Baldwin

147.5

 Steve Shippos

Mepham

144

 John Walters

1987

Long Beach

163

 Paul Gillespie

Mepham

156.5

John Walters 

1988

Long Beach

208.5

 Paul Gillespie

Massapequa

170

 Gary Mims

1989

Long Beach

155.5

 Paul Gillespie

Baldwin

143

 Steve Shippos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1990

Long Beach

175

 Paul Gillespie

East Meadow

141.5

 John Hamilton

1991

Long Beach

177.5

 Paul Gillespie

Massapequa

165.5

 Gary Mims

1992

Long Beach

196.5

 Paul Gillespie

East Meadow

168.5

 John Hamilton

1993

Massapequa

179.5

 Gary Mims

Long Beach

143

 Paul Gillespie

1994

East Meadow

195.5

 John Hamilton

Long Beach

164

 Paul Gillespie

1995

Massapequa

141

 Gary Mims

Freeport
Bethpage
Long Beach

134

Terry Haise
Ron Abatelli
Paul Gillespie

1996

Massapequa

181

 Gary Mims

Long Beach

174.5

 Paul Gillespie

1997

Massapequa

280

 Gary Mims

MacArthur

132

 Howie Greenblatt

1998

Massapequa

247.5

 Gary Mims

Freeport

163.5

Joe Chetti

1999

Massapequa

245

 Gary Mims

Freeport

160.5

 Joe Chetti

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

Freeport

178

 Joe Chetti

East Meadow

146

 Tom Reynolds

2001

MacArthur

208

 Howie Greenblatt

East Meadow

155

 Tom Reynolds

2002

MacArthur

228

 Howie Greenblatt

Massapequa

178.5

 Gary Mims

2003

MacArthur

291.5

 Howie Greenblatt

Long Beach

175

 Ray Adams

2004-D1

MacArthur

171.5

 Howie Greenblatt

Long Beach

153

 Ray Adams

2004-D2

Seaford

219.5

Sal LoStrappo

Valley Stream North

127

 Tom Maddock

2005-D1

MacArthur

246

 Howie Greenblatt

Uniondale

156

 Tim Godoy

2005-D2

Manhasset

174.5

 Pete Guastella

Wheatley

145.5

 Tom Fitzpatrick

2006-D1

MacArthur

189

 Howie Greenblatt

Massapequa

175.5

 Gary Mims

2006-D2

Manhasset

381

 Pete Guastella

Locust Valley

279.5

 Joe Enea

2007-D1

East Meadow

183

 Tom Reynolds

Plainedge

143

 Rob Shaver

2007-D2

Manhasset

293

 Pete Guastella

Locust Valley

268.5

 Doug Axman

2008-D1

MacArthur

224

 Howie Greenblatt

Wantagh

168

Jim Murphy

2008-D2

Locust Valley

301.5

 Arthur Johnson

Cold Spring Harbor

180

 Mike Ferrugiari

2009-D1

Wantagh

245

Jim Murphy

MacArthur

224.5

 Howie Greenblatt

2009-D2

Locust Valley

202.5

 Joe Enea

Oyster Bay

173

 Jay Davis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010-D1

Long Beach

207.5

 Ray Adams

Wantagh

187

 Jim Murphy

2010-D2

Mineola

226

 Dan Guido

Oyster Bay

213

 Jay Davis

2011-D1

Wantagh

216

 Paul Gillespie

MacArthur

193.5

Rob Paletta

2011-D2

Mineola

259.5

 Dan Guido

Oyster Bay

183.5

 Jay Davis

2012-D1

Wantagh

254.5

 Paul Gillespie

Long Beach

189.5

 Ray Adams

2012-D2

Locust Valley

293.5

 Joe Enea

Oyster Bay

274.5

 Jay Davis

2013-D1

Wantagh

202.5

 Paul Gillespie

MacArthur

131

Rob Paletta

2013-D2

Locust Valley

234

 Joe Enea

Clarke

150.5

 Mike Leonard

2014-D1

Wantagh

156.5

 Paul Gillespie

Plainedge

144

 Rob Shaver

2014-D2

Locust Valley

300.5

 Joe Enea

 Cold Sprig Harbor

139

 Mike Ferrugian

2015-D1

Wantagh

191

 Paul Gillespie

Long Beach

183

 Ray Adams

2015-D2

Locust Valley

340

 Joe Enea

Cold Spring Harbor

155

 Mike Ferrugian

2016-D1

Long Beach

322.5

Ray Adams 

Massapequa

193.5

 Ron Cerrano

2016-D2

Locust Valley

282

 Joe Enea

Cold Spring Harbor

150

 Mike Ferrugian

2017-D1

Wantagh

343.5

 Paul Gillespie

Long Beach

328

 Ray Adams

2017-D2

Locust Valley

236.5

 Joe Enea

Seaford

209

 Dave Takseraas

2018-D1

Wantagh

291

 Paul Gillespie

Massapequa

264.5

 Ron Cerrano

2018-D2

Locust Valley

220

 Joe Enea

Seaford

201

 Dave Takseraas

2019-D1

Massapequa

335

Ron Cerrano 

Wantagh

186.5

 Paul Gillespie

2019-D2

Cold Spring Harbor

267

 Mike Ferrugian

Seaford

262

 Dave Takseraas

2020-D1

MacArthur

239.5

Rob Paletta

Massapequa

234

Ron Cerrano 

2020-D2

Clarke

258.5

 Mike Leonard

Seaford

250

 Dave Takseraas

2021

No Tournament due to Covid 19

 

 

 

 

 

2022-D1

Wantagh

240

Paul Gillespie

Massapequa

213.5

Ron Cerrano 

2022-D2

Cold Spring Harbor

272

Mike Ferrugian

Seaford

268

Dave Takseraas

2023-D1

Wantagh

253

Paul Gillespie

Long Beach

208.5

Ray Adams

2023-D2

Seaford

358

Dave Takseraas

Island Trees

283

 Ryan Vinberg

2024-D1

Plainedge

239.5

Rob Shaver

Long Beach

182

Ray Adams

2024-D2

Clarke

280.5

Mike Leonard

Seaford

226

Dave Takseraas



 Source: Andy Slawson, Suffolk County Wrestling Historian