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2014-15 Wrestler of the Week

 

 

Week 11- This weeks LIWA Wrestler of the Week is 126lb Senior Nick Piccininni of Ward Melville.

The final LIWA Wrestler of the Week for the 2015 season is Nick Piccininni of Ward Melville HS.

Nick won his 4th state title this past weekend, punctuating a career that included:

· 225-5 career record
· 4 time League 1 Champion
· 5 time Suffolk Champion
· 5 time All State
· 4 time NYS Champion
· 1 time State MOW

Congratulations on an amazing HS career, Nick!


 

Week 10- This weeks LIWA Wrestler of the Week is 120lb Junior Alex Vargas of Syosset.

After many outstanding performances this past weekend, Alex Vargas of Syosset HS has been chosen as the LIWA Wrestler of the Week

In the 120 lb Nassau Division 1 Championships, Alex defeated 2014 Nassau champ and state runner up, Peter Pappas of PJFK.

Vargas was voted the OW and CofC of the tournament; congratulations Alex!

 

Week 9- This weeks LIWA Wrestler of the Week is 220lb Senior Anthony DiMatteo of Sachem North.

In the finals of the League 2 Tournament, Anthony recorded a 6-3 decision over Vin Feola of Walt Whitman. Feola was the 2014 Section XI Champion, state runner-up, and is currently ranked nationally.
 

Week 8- This week’s Wrestler(s) of the Week is the John Glenn Wrestling Team.
 

Despite being faced with an extremely difficult circumstance, the John Glenn Knights won 4 dual meets on their way to winning the inaugural Suffolk County Dual Meet Championships.  This included close wins over very strong teams from Brentwood, Hauppauge, and Rocky Point.

Congratulations to ALL the wrestlers and coaches from John Glenn!


 

Week 7- Senior, Joe Demasi of Islip has been selected as the LIWA Wrestler of the Week.

 

Wrestling at 170 lbs, Joe defeated All-County Nick Garone of ESM and All-County Joe Puca of Huntington, the latter win helping his team defeat Huntington and secure a spot in the Dual Meet Championships.

Joe ended the week by going 3-0 and winning the Bob Armstrong Cup at Port Jefferson.


 

Week 6- Senior, Ben Lamantia of St. Anthony’s has been selected as the LIWA Wrestler of the Week.

 

This past weekend, Ben became the first wrestler from NY to place at the always competitive Escape the Rock Tournament in Pennsylvania when he claimed 3rd at 126 pounds. His bracket included 3 nationally ranked wrestlers, and he recorded wins over Ryan Friedman (multiple time Prep AA, NHSCA AA and Fargo AA, as well as Pennsylvania 5th place finisher, Jacob Lizak.

Week 5- Wow!  After many outstanding performances at the ESC, it was extremely difficult to choose a Wrestler of the Week – so we chose 2. Jakob Restrepo of Sachem East and Edwin Rubio of John Glenn

Week five's first recipient is senior 152 lber Jakob Restrepo, of Sachem East.  Restrepo went 5-0 on Saturday, including 2 TFs, a 2-1 win over all-state Jesse Porter, and a 4-3 victory over 2014 state champ Frank Garcia of Norwich.


The second recipient is Edwin Rubio of John Glenn. The junior big man (285) was also 5-0, including 3 falls, and two wins in OT in the semifinals and finals. Edwin’s final win was over nationally ranked Michael Rogers of Wyoming Seminary.

Week 4- Anthony Sobotker of North Babylon

Week four's recipient is Anthony Sobotker.  The freshman from North Babylon went 8-0 at the William Maisel Duals at Amityville including wins over Nassau County Champ Raeco Jackson and All-County Ed Matyka. Anthony followed that up by winning the Copiague Tournament and being crowned Champion of Champions.
 

 

Week 3- Tommy Cox of Deer Park

Week three's recipient is Tommy Cox. The 106 lb junior from Deer Park defeated sophomore Jonathan Gomez of Locust Valley, with a first period fall at the Coach Luksik Classic at Deer Park. Cox was the Suffolk runner up at 99 lbs in 2014, while Gomez was a Division 2 state finalist at 99 lbs.
 

Week 2- Jake Einbinder of Bethpage and Elias Kokalis of Great Neck South

Week two's first recipient is senior Jake Einbinder of Bethpage. The 2014 Section XIII Champion, 6th in NYS (138 lbs) defeated 2014 Section XI runner-up (160 lbs), Matt Porrello of John Glenn, 9-5.
Jake also set the all-time wins record at Bethpage with 148.
 

Week two's second recipient is senior Elias Kokalis of Great Neck South. Elias DNP in Section VIII in 2014 and defeated senior Derek O’Brien, John Glenn (5th in Suffolk 2014), 6-2.
 

Week 1 - Rick Stamm of Division

The LIWA Most Outstanding Wrestler for the week of December 6 is Rick Stamm of Division.  Rick defeated 2X D2 All-State Sam Ward of Locust Valley in their dual on December 3rd. Stamm recorded a 7-2 decision in his team's early season dual.