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3rd Annual Auburn Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Auburn Community College (Auburn, New York)
Friday, December 29, 1961


Wrestling Champs in Auburn HS Tourney
Wrestling Champs in Auburn HS Tourney
The 12 champions in the third annual Auburn High Invitational Wrestling Tournament pose for the photographer after last night's final matches at Auburn Community College gymnasium. SOURCE: Auburn The Citizen-Advertiser, December 30, 1961.

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Wrestling Champs in Auburn HS Tourney East Rochester Wrestlers Win Auburn Meet

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Auburn [NY], Baldwinsville [NY], East Rochester [NY], Geneva [NY], Oneida [NY], Rome [NY], Waterloo [NY], West Genesee [NY]
Team Final
1. East Rochester [NY]  88 points
2. Rome [NY]  77
3. West Genesee [NY]  57
4. Baldwinsville [NY]  56
5. Auburn [NY]  40
6. Waterloo [NY]  31
7. Geneva [NY]  20
8. Oneida [NY]  0
Award Winners
Fastest Pin Award: Billy Cole (West Genesee [NY], 138 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Bill Bower (West Genesee [NY], 133 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
95 lbs: Don Plunkett (Rome [NY]) > Tony DiBerardinas (East Rochester [NY]), DEC 9-2
103 lbs: Joe Capone (Waterloo [NY]) > Dave Sirianno (East Rochester [NY]), DEC 5-0
112 lbs: Terry Litterbrant (Baldwinsville [NY]) > Tom Durkin (Waterloo [NY]), DEC 4-3
120 lbs: Frank Megale (East Rochester [NY]) > Paul Rose (Baldwinsville [NY]), DEC 9-3
127 lbs: John Bower (West Genesee [NY]) > Jim Consaul (East Rochester [NY]), DEC 5-0
133 lbs: Bill Bower (West Genesee [NY]) > Steve Sawyer (Auburn [NY]), MD 8-0
138 lbs: Fred Wampler (Rome [NY]) > Billy Cole (West Genesee [NY]), FALL 5:47
145 lbs: Kurt Kuppinger (Auburn [NY]) > Jim Ransco (East Rochester [NY]), DEC 6-0
154 lbs: Frank Peraino (Rome [NY]) > John Ventura (East Rochester [NY]), DEC 7-0
165 lbs: Al Pratt (Rome [NY]) > Dennis Gurecki (East Rochester [NY]), FALL 4:32
180 lbs: Dick Post (Geneva [NY]) > Jim Simile (Rome [NY]), FALL 5:37
UNL: Tom Vergo (East Rochester [NY]) > Bob Carris (Auburn [NY]), FALL 5:14
Consolation Final (3rd)
103 lbs: John Borne (West Genesee [NY]) > Don Ross (Auburn [NY]), NA 
120 lbs: Pete Corso (West Genesee [NY]) > Randy Randall (Auburn [NY]), NA 
154 lbs: Mike Messere (West Genesee [NY]) > Dave Higgins (Auburn [NY]), FALL 3:34

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