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9th Annual YMCA New York State Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls, New York)
Saturday, April 6, 1963


Grapplers Drill
Grapplers Drill
Instructor Bob Wisor watches as Lou Puccio and Al Lewis go through their paces in preparation for the New York State wrestling championships at LaSalle YMCA. Wrestlers from all over the state will be here to compete in the annual event. SOURCE: Niagara Falls, Gazette, April 3, 1963.

Album: General

Grapplers Drill Sports Briefs Niagara Falls YMCA Wins Mat Match

YMCA (Level: Club/Other, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Arnett YMCA (Rochester) [NY], Auburn YMCA [NY], Binghamton YMCA [NY], Canandaigua YMCA [NY], Cortland YMCA [NY], Delaware YMCA (Buffalo) [NY], Ithaca YMCA [NY], LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls) [NY], McBurney YMCA [NY], Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY], Niagara Falls YMCA (B Team) [NY], West Side YMCA (NYC) [NY]
Team Final
1. Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]  57 points
2. Binghamton YMCA [NY]  41
3. West Side YMCA (NYC) [NY]  20
4. Niagara Falls YMCA (B Team) [NY]  18
5. LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls) [NY]  14
6. Cortland YMCA [NY]  12
7. Ithaca YMCA [NY]  11
McBurney YMCA [NY]  11
9. Canandaigua YMCA [NY]  10
10. Delaware YMCA (Buffalo) [NY]  7
11. Arnett YMCA (Rochester) [NY]  2
12. Auburn YMCA [NY]  0
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Bill Bush (Binghamton YMCA [NY]) > Roy Jacobson (LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls) [NY]), FALL 0:30
123 lbs: Dave Lenz (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]) > James Buttercomb (Delaware YMCA (Buffalo) [NY]), FALL 2:10
130 lbs: Ron Krane (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]) > Al Lewis (Niagara Falls YMCA (B Team) [NY]), FALL 5:13
137 lbs: Milles Rowe (West Side YMCA (NYC) [NY]) > Don Voyzey (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]), FALL 9:00
147 lbs: Gerry Bell (Cortland YMCA [NY]) > Frank Williams (Canandaigua YMCA [NY]), DEC 4-2
157 lbs: John Ayre (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]) > Roger Walters (Auburn YMCA [NY]), DEC 6-4
167 lbs: Dave Stephens (Binghamton YMCA [NY]) > Ross Geitter (LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls) [NY]), DEC 8-6
177 lbs: Ed Erikson (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]) > John Luoma (Ithaca YMCA [NY]), FALL 5:22
191 lbs: Miles Carr (McBurney YMCA [NY]) > Ron Burnham (LaSalle YMCA (Niagara Falls) [NY]), FALL 8:22
HWT: Don Whitney (Binghamton YMCA [NY]) > Jeff Bennett (Niagara Falls YMCA (A Team) [NY]), DFLT time?



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