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Wrestler of the Week

 

 

Week 5 - Chris Araroz of Wantagh

This weeks LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler is Chris Araroz.  Araroz led the Wantagh Warriors to their 2nd consecutive Nassau County Dual Meet Championship.  Araroz went 4-0 in the championship with 3 tech falls of 17-0, 18-1 and 15-0 and finished out the run with a 10-6 victory over MacArthur's Justin Cooksey, who was 2nd in the state tournament last year.  This last victory came in the championship final on Saturday afternoon.  Way to go Chris!

 

 

Week 4 - Michael Marrero of MacArthur

This weeks LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler is Michael Marrero wrestling at 152lbs for MacArthur.  Marrero helped lead MacArthur to their win over Mepham with a pin of Louis Hernandez of Mepham at 1 minute and 40 seconds in the 2nd period.  Hernandez was last years county champ at 145lbs.  At the time of the match Hernandez was undefeated (14-0) and ranked 1st at 145lbs while Marrero's record was 13-2 and was unranked.  Congratulations Michael!

 

Week 3 - TJ Fabian of Shoreham-Wading River

This weeks LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler is Shoreham-Wading River 126lber TJ Fabian.  Fabian defeated 2 state champions on his way to winning the Eastern States Classic Tournament.  He had a 5-1 semifinal win over 2011 D2 103lb state champ, William Koll.  Then, in the finals, he edged Dylan Realbuto, the 2012 D1 State Champ at 113lbs.  Congratulations TJ!

Week 2 - Nick Weber of Kings Park

The LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler for the week of January 2-5 is Kings Park's 195lber Nick Weber. At the Syosset Tournament, he made short work of four opponents pinning them all in the first period. This included pins over Devon Doran, William Floyd (ranked #3 Section XI, 6th Section XI 2012) and Dan Choi, Syosset (ranked #3 NYS, 3rd Section VIII 2012). For his efforts, he was awarded the MOW and Most Pins Least Time awards.

Week 1 - James Szymanski of Shoreham-Wading River

The LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler for the week of December 24-29 is James Szymanski of Shoreham-Wading River. In the 106lb bout in the dual against West Babylon in the Joe Davidson Memorial Duals at Sachem North James defeated Steven Lee in the tie breaker 2-1. Lee, of West Babylon, was 2nd in Section 11 last year at 99 lbs and a wild card to the NYS tournament who defeated Szymanski in the county quarterfinals 3-1.