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South Shore Athletic League Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Valley Stream High School (Valley Stream, New York)
Saturday, March 6, 1943


No Low Bridge Here
No Low Bridge Here
Dick VanderClute, Valley Stream, and Wilbur Horscraft, Oceanside, form human bridge during 165-lb. class bout in SSAL mat title meet at Valley Stream Saturday. SOURCE: Newsday, March 8, 1943.

Album: General

No Low Bridge Here Mepham Grapplers Dominate Tourney

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Baldwin [NY], Mepham [NY], Oceanside [NY], Valley Stream [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Championship Final (1st)
103 lbs: Richard Covell (Mepham [NY]) > Richard Helf (Mepham [NY]), DEC 5-3
112 lbs: Bob Evelly (Oceanside [NY]) > Joe Baumann (Oceanside [NY]), DEC 4-0
120 lbs: Ed Braun (Mepham [NY]) > Howard Sabin (Valley Stream [NY]), FALL 4:51
127 lbs: Joe Colego (Mepham [NY]) > John Mahoney (Mepham [NY]), DEC 8-0
133 lbs: Henry Sheffield (Mepham [NY]) > Harold Earl (Valley Stream [NY]), TIE 3-3
138 lbs: Mike Orzano (Oceanside [NY]) > Bob Betzig (Mepham [NY]), DEC 9-5
145 lbs: Bill Kampfer (Mepham [NY]) > Harold Schneider (Baldwin [NY]), DEC 8-2
154 lbs: Jim Thomson (Mepham [NY]) > Ed Erickson (Mepham [NY]), FALL 3:46
165 lbs: Herb Zoerner (Mepham [NY]) > Wilbur Horscraft (Oceanside [NY]), DEC 4-0
UNL: Harry Blanken (Mepham [NY]) > Phil Genthner (Oceanside [NY]), DEC 3-0



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