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NYSPHSAA Section VI Class AA Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Maryvale High School (Cheektowaga, New York)
Friday-Saturday, March 3-4, 1961


Champions
Champions
Medina High School sent a full team of wrestlers to the Section 6 championship series last week at Maryvale H.S. and two of the boys came home champions. For Tom Dantly (left) it was the third straight sectional title. For Tom Dinse (above) it was the first. SOURCE: Medina Daily Journal-Register, March 10, 1961.

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Champions 1961 NYSPHSAA Section VI Wrestling Championships

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Hamburg [NY], Iroquois [NY], Lake Shore [NY], Lancaster [NY], Maryvale [NY], Medina [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], Orchard Park [NY], Springville-Griffith [NY]
Team Final
1. Iroquois [NY]  122 points
2. Medina [NY]  50
3. Maryvale [NY]  49
4. Orchard Park [NY]  45
5. Hamburg [NY]  37
6. Lancaster [NY]  30
7. Springville-Griffith [NY]  23
8. Niagara Wheatfield [NY]  22
9. Lake Shore [NY]  16
Championship Final (1st)
95 lbs: Ed Swantek (Springville-Griffith [NY]) > Jim Alexander (Hamburg [NY]), DEC score?
103 lbs: Alan Leasure (Iroquois [NY]) > Al Siewart (Medina [NY]), DEC score?
112 lbs: Tom Dantly (Medina [NY]) > Tom Russell (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC score?
120 lbs: Harvey Schoenthal (Iroquois [NY]) > Earl Basher (Lancaster [NY]), DEC score?
127 lbs: Ron Krane (Iroquois [NY]) > George Reese (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC score?
133 lbs: Tom Dinse (Medina [NY]) > Chuck Gantzer (Orchard Park [NY]), DEC score?
138 lbs: Ron Zielinski (Iroquois [NY]) > Bob Young (Medina [NY]), FALL time?
145 lbs: Paul Wittman (Hamburg [NY]) > Ken Ellison (Iroquois [NY]), DEC score?
154 lbs: Joe Bosela (Maryvale [NY]) > John Schroeder (Iroquois [NY]), DEC score?
165 lbs: Dennis Valentic (Maryvale [NY]) > Cliff Walker (Iroquois [NY]), DEC score?
180 lbs: Bob Balcerzak (Iroquois [NY]) > Harold Rusert (Hamburg [NY]), DEC score?
UNL: Geoff Bennett (Iroquois [NY]) > Don Hout (Lancaster [NY]), FALL time?
Consolation Final (3rd)
95 lbs: Bob Brookman (Iroquois [NY]) > Christian (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), NA 
103 lbs: Archibold (Orchard Park [NY]) > Ellman (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), NA 
112 lbs: Long (Hamburg [NY]) > Al Lachance (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), NA 
120 lbs: Enders (Maryvale [NY]) > Davis (Hamburg [NY]), NA 
127 lbs: Comstock (Lake Shore [NY]) > Bill Reitzel (Maryvale [NY]), NA 
133 lbs: A. Colbert (Maryvale [NY]) > Bob Fitzpatrick (Springville-Griffith [NY]), NA 
138 lbs: Dan Hill (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Comstock (Lake Shore [NY]), NA 
145 lbs: Roger George (Medina [NY]) > Jim Thomas (Lancaster [NY]), NA 
154 lbs: Don Payne (Medina [NY]) > Lang (Orchard Park [NY]), NA 
165 lbs: Terry Meyers (Lancaster [NY]) > Brummer (Orchard Park [NY]), NA 
180 lbs: William Pearce (Maryvale [NY]) > Brownell (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), NA 
UNL: Krietmeir (Springville-Griffith [NY]) > George Sharpe (Maryvale [NY]), NA 

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