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Empire State Games IV
Wrestling Tournament
@ Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York)
Thursday-Saturday, August 13-15, 1981

Tony Rossi vs. Scott Key
Tony Rossi vs. Scott Key
Referee holds high the hand of Tony Rossi of East Rochester, who defeated Scott Key of Endwell, in Empire State Games Greco-Roman wrestling. Key wrestles despite a birth handicap. SOURCE: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, August 14, 1981. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission.

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Scholastic Freestyle (Level: Club/Other, Style: Freestyle)
Participating Teams
ESG Adirondack Region [NY], ESG Central Region [NY], ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY], ESG Long Island Region [NY], ESG New York City Region [NY], ESG Western Region [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Placewinners
91 lbs: 1. Pete Fuso (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Butch Hibbard (ESG Western Region [NY])
  3. Mike Solicito (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
98 lbs: 1. Bret Penrith (ESG Central Region [NY])
  2. Shawn Sheldon (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. David Gleason (ESG Central Region [NY])
106 lbs: 1. Bob Panarello (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Mike Tust (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Kevin Johnson (ESG Central Region [NY])
115 lbs: 1. Bill Starke (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Jeff Grossfield (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Brad Penrith (ESG Central Region [NY])
123 lbs: 1. Al Palacio (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Paul Mankowich (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Gene Staulters (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
132 lbs: 1. Ed Gillespie (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Tom Tierney (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Ron LaBeef (ESG Central Region [NY])
143 lbs: 1. John Placek (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Gary Fischbein (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Tom Mankowich (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
154 lbs: 1. Dave Hickson (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. John Guglielmo (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Jerry Scaringe (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
165 lbs: 1. Jacon Sabo (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Kert Steward (ESG New York City Region [NY])
  3. Andy Boyd (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
178 lbs: 1. Dan Mayo (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Tim Howell (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Fred Aldrasi (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
192 lbs: 1. Todd Mabb (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Jim Beichner (ESG Western Region [NY])
  3. Todd Kraft (ESG Western Region [NY])
220 lbs: 1. Unknown (Unattached)
HWT: 1. Lou Cosentino (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. Tony Pipkins (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Doug Wright (ESG Central Region [NY])

Scholastic Greco-Roman (Level: Club/Other, Style: Greco-Roman)
Participating Teams
ESG Adirondack Region [NY], ESG Central Region [NY], ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY], ESG Long Island Region [NY], ESG New York City Region [NY], ESG Western Region [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Placewinners
91 lbs: 1. James McHugh (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Butch Hibbard (ESG Western Region [NY])
98 lbs: 1. Shawn Sheldon (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Kiernan Mock (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
106 lbs: 1. Larry Gallo (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Willie Warren (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
115 lbs: 1. Jeff Clark (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Jim Fox (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Marty King (ESG Western Region [NY])
123 lbs: 1. Bill Starke (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Rich LaPaglia (ESG Western Region [NY])
132 lbs: 1. Ron LaBeef (ESG Central Region [NY])
  2. Mike Franklin (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Rich Dailey (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
143 lbs: 1. John Placek (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
154 lbs: 1. Dave Hickson (ESG Western Region [NY])
165 lbs: 1. Alan Marwill (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
178 lbs: 1. Dan Mayo (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Tom Rosa (ESG Western Region [NY])
192 lbs: 1. Lelan Rogers (ESG Central Region [NY])
220 lbs: 1. Dave Bellinger (ESG Western Region [NY])
HWT: 1. Dave Koplovitz (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Mark Glickman (ESG Western Region [NY])

Open Freestyle (Level: Club/Other, Style: Freestyle)
Participating Teams
ESG Adirondack Region [NY], ESG Central Region [NY], ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY], ESG Long Island Region [NY], ESG New York City Region [NY], ESG Western Region [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Placewinners
48 kg: 1. Brett Cook (ESG Central Region [NY])
52 kg: 1. Ed Morales (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Victor Montalvo (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
57 kg: 1. Bob Arao (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. Jerry Goodfellow (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Joe Rabin (ESG New York City Region [NY])
62 kg: 1. Chris Jackson (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Rory Legacy (ESG Western Region [NY])
68 kg: 1. Joe Davidson (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
74 kg: 1. Roger Bogsted (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Don St. James (ESG Western Region [NY])
82 kg: 1. Tod Giles (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Robert Dunlap (ESG Western Region [NY])
90 kg: 1. Paul Lupano (ESG New York City Region [NY])
100 kg: 1. Mike Conners (ESG Central Region [NY])
HWT: 1. Javier Armengau (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Jeff Gillman (ESG Western Region [NY])

Open Greco-Roman (Level: Club/Other, Style: Greco-Roman)
Participating Teams
ESG Adirondack Region [NY], ESG Central Region [NY], ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY], ESG Long Island Region [NY], ESG New York City Region [NY], ESG Western Region [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Placewinners
48 kg: 1. Tony Olang (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  2. Brett Cook (ESG Central Region [NY])
  3. James Lilley (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
52 kg: 1. John DeLorenzo (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. Ed Morales (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Victor Montalvo (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
57 kg: 1. Bob Arao (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. Mark Collins (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Stan Grobsmith (ESG Central Region [NY])
62 kg: 1. Frank Famiano (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Nick King (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Joe Scaramel (ESG Central Region [NY])
68 kg: 1. John Parisella (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  2. Mike Enzien (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Eric Smith (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
74 kg: 1. Andrew Sears (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Thomas Jobin (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Mike Mankowich (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
82 kg: 1. Anthony Conetta (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Michael Paquette (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Andrew Barth (ESG New York City Region [NY])
90 kg: 1. Phil Lanzatella (ESG Western Region [NY])
  2. Wayne Catan (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  3. Vince Baiamonte (ESG Western Region [NY])
100 kg: 1. Ron Williams (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  2. Kirk Butryn (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY])
  3. Irwin Loew (ESG New York City Region [NY])
HWT: 1. Javier Armengau (ESG Long Island Region [NY])
  2. Dave Poirier (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])
  3. Michael McCumber (ESG Adirondack Region [NY])



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