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1st Annual Niagara Frontier League Wrestling Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ Niagara Wheatfield High School (Sanborn, New York)
Friday-Saturday, January 28-29, 1972

N-W wins mat title
N-W wins mat title
SOURCE: Tonawanda News, Monday, January 31, 1972.

Album: General

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Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Kenmore East [NY], Kenmore West [NY], LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY], Lewiston-Porter [NY], Lockport [NY], Niagara Falls [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], North Tonawanda [NY], Tonawanda [NY], Trott [NY]
Team Final
1. Niagara Wheatfield [NY]  155 points
2. Tonawanda [NY]  98
3. Kenmore East [NY]  74
4. Kenmore West [NY]  49
5. Niagara Falls [NY]  41
6. North Tonawanda [NY]  30.5
7. Lockport [NY]  20
8. LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]  9
9. Trott [NY]  3
10. Lewiston-Porter [NY]  1
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: John DeBiase (Tonawanda [NY], 132 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
88 lbs: Jim Falbo (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Don Deinhart (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 11-7
98 lbs: Tom Caterisano (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Bill McCausland (Tonawanda [NY]), MD 21-2
105 lbs: Bob Sloand (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Allen Overfield (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 14-5
112 lbs: Mike Kelkenberg (Lockport [NY]) > Bill Dixon (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 7-5
119 lbs: Dave McDermott (Kenmore East [NY]) > Terry Eisenman (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 3-2
126 lbs: Don Serach (Kenmore West [NY]) > Paul Roeser (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 10-7
132 lbs: John DeBiase (Tonawanda [NY]) > Paul Weingartner (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 10-1
138 lbs: Marty Grisanti (Kenmore West [NY]) > Mike Rinaldo (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 8-7
145 lbs: Sam Williams (Tonawanda [NY]) > Gary Carlo (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 6-0
155 lbs: Tam Pittman (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Tom Gill (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 7-4
167 lbs: Ray Barry (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Bill Schultz (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 6-3
177 lbs: Pat D'Amuro (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Jim Hartung (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 9-7
215 lbs: Don Solack (North Tonawanda [NY]) > Mark Potaczala (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 10-4
250 lbs: Peter Grmusha (Tonawanda [NY]) > Chuck Schmidt (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 11-0
Consolation Final (3rd)
88 lbs: Ed Brinker (Tonawanda [NY]) > Tony Palmer (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 13-2
98 lbs: Bob Schultz (North Tonawanda [NY]) > Joe Mulkey (Trott [NY]), DEC 4-3
105 lbs: Rickie Sweney (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Steve Rider (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 10-2
112 lbs: Norm Simon (Tonawanda [NY]) > Marty Pearson (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 3-2
119 lbs: Ken Eberly (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Tim Ott (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 5-3
126 lbs: Mike Miller (North Tonawanda [NY]) > Mike LoCullo (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 5:52
132 lbs: Paul Levine (Kenmore East [NY]) > Ed Gross (Lockport [NY]), DEC 9-4
138 lbs: Bob Koshinski (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > JoJo Alston (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 7-5
145 lbs: Paul Cianchetti (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Dave Krietor (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 11-0
155 lbs: Bob Sanders (Tonawanda [NY]) > Kevin Devine (Lockport [NY]), FALL 5:14
167 lbs: Ed Briggs (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Terry Zebulske (North Tonawanda [NY]), OTF 7:08 (1OT)
177 lbs: Bob Ignasiak (Kenmore East [NY]) > Steve Marone (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 12-2
215 lbs: Bob Pennington (Niagara Falls [NY]) > John Plyler (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 7-3
250 lbs: Dave Mundra (Kenmore East [NY]) > Terry Spencer (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]), FALL 1:27



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