Mepham Invitational Tournament (Official Section VIII Tournament)
(First year the tournament was the official sectional championship.)
March 3, 1945 at Mepham Team Scores:
1. Mepham 44
2. Valley Stream Central 17
3. Baldwin 14
4. Amityville 11
5. Oceanside 10
6. Bay Shore 4
7. Farmingdale 2
8. Garden City 1
9. Bellport 0
Long Beach 9
Malverne 0 Championship Finals
104 - Charley Leftenant (Amity) dec. Ken Morton (Mepham), 4-0
113 - Bill Davey (VSC) dec. Eric Svenson (Mepham), 8-3
121 - Bob Gerbino (VSC) dec. Bob Mahoney (Mepham), 6-0
128 - Jack Nauheim (VSC) dec. Joe Settanni (Mepham), 3-2
134 - Wendell (Ocean) dec. Bob Gilmore (Baldwin), 6-4
139 - Eric Erikson (Mepham) dec. Jim Hughes (Amity), 3-0
146 - Reggie Jones (Baldwin) dec. Ken O’Shaugnessy (Mepham), 8-6
155 - Armando Caperna (Mepham) dec. Ed Puntervold (BS), 4-0
166 - Pascal Perri (Mepham) dec. Fred Pasternack (Ocean), 6-0
Hwt - Don Berndt (Baldwin) dec. Bob Sandie (Mepham), 12-4 Most Outstanding Wrestler – Most Pins, Least Time - (unofficial)
Semifinals
104 - Charley Leftenant (Amity) pinned Artie Schiller (BS), 1:04
Ken Morton (Mepham) pinned Octavius (Mepham), 3:18
113 - Bill Davey (VSC) dec. Howie Oughletree (Baldwin), 3-1
Eric Svenson (Mepham) dec. George Graveson (Amity), 8-0
121 - Bob Gerbino (VSC) dec. Art ? (Amity), 8-2
Bob Mahoney (Mepham) dec. Steve ? (Ocean), 12-2
128 - Joe Settanni (Mepham) dec. Emit Olsen (Farm), 5-0
Jack Nauheim (VSC) dec. Bob DeBono (Amity), 4-2
134 - Bob Gilmore (Baldwin) dec. Pete Kinne (Amity), 3-1
Wendell (Ocean) dec. Bob Mansell (Mepham), 8-0
139 - Eric Erikson (Mepham) dec. Frank Shields (VSC), 6-0
Jim Hughes (Amity) dec. Joe Fanning (GCity), 6-0
146 - Reggie Jones (Baldwin) dec. Fred ? (Farm), 3-1
Ken O’Shaugnessy (Mepham) pinned Bill Blossfield (VSC), 5:57
155 - Armando Caperna (Mepham) dec. Jack Fitzgerald (Ocean), 3:37
Ed Puntervold (BS) dec. Bud Moore (VSC), 3-2
166 - Pascal Perri (Mepham) dec. Bud Nugent (LB), 3:36
Fred Pasternack (Ocean) dec. Bob VanderClute (VSC), 6-1
Hwt - Don Berndt (Baldwin) pinned ?????? (Ocean), 1:20
Bob Sandie (Mepham) dec. McDermott (Amity),
