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3rd Annual Niagara-Orleans All-League Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Starpoint High School (Lockport, New York)
Saturday, February 8, 1969


N-O Champions
N-O Champions
SOURCE: Lockport Union-Sun and Journal, Monday, February 10, 1969.

Album: General

N-O Champions Newfane Panthers Win N-O Wrestling Tourney Five Champs Among 82 Entries in N-O Wrestling Tournament Pinning a Ram Newfane Captures Wrestling Crown Newfane Captures Wrestling Crown

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Akron [NY], Albion [NY], Medina [NY], Newfane [NY], Royalton-Hartland [NY], Starpoint [NY], Wilson [NY]
Team Final
1. Newfane [NY]  62 points
2. Starpoint [NY]  60
3. Medina [NY]  56
4. Albion [NY]  41
5. Akron [NY]  22
6. Wilson [NY]  18
7. Royalton-Hartland [NY]  8
Championship Final (1st)
95 lbs: John Grillo (Albion [NY]) > Dick Converso (Newfane [NY]), DEC 6-4
103 lbs: Jim Beaser (Starpoint [NY]) > Mike Springer (Akron [NY]), DEC 7-4
112 lbs: Ken Gailie (Starpoint [NY]) > Nick Converso (Newfane [NY]), DEC 9-5
120 lbs: Rick Root (Medina [NY]) > Mike Platt (Newfane [NY]), FALL 1:19
127 lbs: Rich Bligh (Newfane [NY]) > Mark Case (Starpoint [NY]), DEC 10-7
133 lbs: Stew Otto (Starpoint [NY]) > Willie Drisdon (Albion [NY]), DEC 7-0
138 lbs: Rick Colley (Wilson [NY]) > Jack Byrd (Medina [NY]), FALL 2:59
145 lbs: Dave Platt (Newfane [NY]) > Stan Culverwell (Wilson [NY]), DEC 10-6
154 lbs: Gary Schlegel (Medina [NY]) > Bob Burg (Starpoint [NY]), DEC 2-1
165 lbs: Ron Perry (Newfane [NY]) > Wallace Garringer (Royalton-Hartland [NY]), DEC 10-4
175 lbs: John Drisdon (Albion [NY]) > Ed Hamilton (Starpoint [NY]), OTD 6-2 (1OT)
215 lbs: Joe Martillotta (Albion [NY]) > John Abraham (Akron [NY]), FALL 1:01
Consolation Final (3rd)
95 lbs: Bill Hungerford (Medina [NY]) > Dennis Flack (Starpoint [NY]), DEC 4-0
103 lbs: Roger Platt (Newfane [NY]) > Jim Heschke (Medina [NY]), DEC 6-5
112 lbs: Robin Root (Medina [NY]) > John Garrison (Akron [NY]), FALL 2:00
120 lbs: Ken Moore (Starpoint [NY]) > Fred Koons (Akron [NY]), DEC 6-3
127 lbs: Curt Abrams (Akron [NY]) > Brian Lago (Royalton-Hartland [NY]), RD 
133 lbs: Dolphus Newson (Medina [NY]) > Neil O'Lay (Wilson [NY]), DEC 12-1
138 lbs: Kyle McNeil (Newfane [NY]) > Dave Gerstung (Akron [NY]), DEC 8-1
145 lbs: Bill Ames (Medina [NY]) > John Hurne (Akron [NY]), DEC 7-6
154 lbs: Mike Blackman (Akron [NY]) > Dave Gillmeister (Royalton-Hartland [NY]), FALL 0:45
165 lbs: Tim Dunmyer (Starpoint [NY]) > Alan Corser (Medina [NY]), FALL 3:21
175 lbs: Charles Pettit (Medina [NY]) > John Meyers (Newfane [NY]), DEC 5-4
215 lbs: Tom Kwiatkowski (Medina [NY]) > Tim Monkelbaan (Starpoint [NY]), DFLT time?



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