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Empire State Games X
Wrestling Tournament
@ Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York)
Thursday-Sunday, July 30 - August 2, 1987

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Johnson City High wrestling coach Jack Stanbro wipes blood from the forehead of Owego's Steve Graves during Friday night's action. Graves recovered and beat Long Island's Jamie St. John for the gold medal in the 64-kilogram class of the scholastic freestyle competition. SOURCE: Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin, August 2, 1987. 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
1. ESG Long Island Region [NY]  114 points
2. ESG Central Region [NY]  99
3. ESG Western Region [NY]  80
4. ESG Adirondack Region [NY]  54
5. ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]  34
6. ESG New York City Region [NY]  27
Championship Final (1st)
41 kg: Robert Stetter (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Matt Dill (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 19-4
44 kg: Tom Sincore (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Andrew Aceto (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 18-6
48 kg: Len Combs (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Andy Antonucci (ESG Western Region [NY]), FALL 2:25
52 kg: Don Fletcher (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Kyle Wagner (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 2:06
55 kg: Ted Stachtiaris (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > J.P. Epifanio (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 18-2
59 kg: Ralph Howard (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Marcel Cooper (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 15-2
64 kg: Mike Graves (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Jamie St. John (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC score?
69 kg: Kurt Lassen (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Alex Teran (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 11-5
74 kg: Ethan Bosch (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Joe Pettit (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 3:41
80 kg: Jon Welch (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Dave Wise (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 13-3
86 kg: Steve Farr (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Dave Engels (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 5-4
99 kg: Al Wooten (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Dave Palmer (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 10-4
HWT: Jeff Way (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Lonnie Frazier (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 2:12
Consolation Final (3rd)
41 kg: Rob Bashaw (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Jeff Mohr (ESG Western Region [NY]), FALL 1:15
44 kg: Chris Conway (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Chris McKeown (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 16-0
48 kg: Marat Lempert (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Jeff Haise (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DFLT time?
52 kg: Jason Inzirillo (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Chris Cocozzo (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 8-2
55 kg: Joe Amuso (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Paul Creighton (ESG Central Region [NY]), DQ time?
59 kg: Mark Battaglini (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Corey Carter (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 17-8
64 kg: J.J. Stanbro (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Dave Robin (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 3:15
69 kg: Stefan Kapsopaulis (ESG New York City Region [NY]) > Steve Barber (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 13-3
74 kg: Shannon Costello (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Art Ventura (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 16-1
80 kg: Mark Whitford (ESG New York City Region [NY]) > Kevin Smith (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 1:35
86 lbs: Steve Shippos (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Bryan Lake (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), FALL 0:35
99 kg: Chris Mohr (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Keynode Owens (ESG New York City Region [NY]), FALL 2:58
HWT: Bill Frieberger (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Kenyatta Townsend (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 7-0

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
1. ESG Adirondack Region [NY]  136 points
2. ESG Long Island Region [NY]  91
3. ESG Central Region [NY]  79
4. ESG Western Region [NY]  62
5. ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]  41
6. ESG New York City Region [NY]  7
Championship Final (1st)
41 kg: Travis Dewalt (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Gerald Odom (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), FALL 0:55
44 kg: Frank Fronhofer (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Andrew Marlow (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 3-0
48 kg: Mark Holland (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Tracey Reese (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 8-5
52 kg: Kyle Wagner (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Rick Pawlewicz (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 10-7
55 kg: Van Fronhofer (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Rich Wall (ESG Western Region [NY]), FFT 
59 kg: Jefferson LaMountain (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Christopher Saba (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 17-6
64 kg: J.J. Stanbro (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Darren McNaughton (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), FALL 4:25
69 kg: Corey Schroeder (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > John Creech (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), FALL 1:50
74 kg: Ethan Bosch (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Todd Burchard (ESG Western Region [NY]), FALL 0:54
80 kg: Todd Wright (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Doug Anthony (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 1:53
86 kg: Steve Farr (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Timothy Baranska (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), FALL 1:33
99 kg: Al Wooten (ESG Western Region [NY]) > John Canestaro (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 0:37
HWT: Curtis Tironi (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Anthony Knapp (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 0:19
Consolation Final (3rd)
41 kg: Keith Strychalsky (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Matt Dicaprio (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 11-7
44 kg: Mitch Cordova (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Allen Gerhardt (ESG Western Region [NY]), FALL 0:55
48 kg: Kent Maslin (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Chris Ryan (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), FALL 0:18
52 kg: Joe Lopez (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Eduardo Flores (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 15-3
55 kg: Joe Amuso (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Chad McNaughton (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 16-0
59 kg: Dave Hollenbeck (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Corey Carter (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 19-10
64 kg: Brian Collins (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Tom Shifflet (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 12-6
69 kg: Dave Robin (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Tim Lucero (ESG Western Region [NY]), FALL 1:59
74 kg: Michael Mosley (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Shannon Costello (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 5-3
80 kg: Adam Mariano (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > John Richardson (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), FALL 1:40
86 kg: James McNamara (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Jerry Pelusio (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 20-5
99 kg: Marc Saylor (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Chris Mohr (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 10-5
HWT: Stefan Dufresne (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Lonnie Frazier (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 3:15

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
1. ESG Central Region [NY]  105 points
2. ESG Long Island Region [NY]  78
3. ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]  48
4. ESG New York City Region [NY]  38
5. ESG Western Region [NY]  32
6. ESG Adirondack Region [NY]  0
Championship Final (1st)
48 kg: Leroy Witherspoon (ESG New York City Region [NY]) > Deru Franks (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 18-2
52 kg: Victor Montalvo (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Kenneth Gaudreau (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 5-1
57 kg: Vincent Innes (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Dale Coon (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 9-4
62 kg: Luis Palacio (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Tim Cotter (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DQ time?
68 kg: David Zariczny (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Charles Schaffer (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 5:06
74 kg: Dwight Berry (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Brian Burk (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), FALL 1:40
82 kg: Kenneth Griffin (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Andrew Rice (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 17-2
90 kg: Brian Platt (ESG Central Region [NY]) > David Young (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 12-0
100 kg: Jim Boos (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Samuel Thomas (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), FALL 1:08
HWT: Mike DeCapua (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Greg Geisenhof (ESG Central Region [NY]), DEC 4-2
Consolation Final (3rd)
52 kg: Ron Beck (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Ray Porteus (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 6-3
57 kg: Pedro Maldonado (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Fritz Zagorski (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 11-10
62 kg: Dan Bethke (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Tom Piazza (ESG New York City Region [NY]), DEC 20-6
68 kg: Anibal Nieves (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), NA 
74 kg: Pat Duthie (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Kevin Bos (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 10-0
82 kg: Fred Meyer (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Todd Sumter (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 10-0
90 kg: Todd McArdell (ESG Central Region [NY]) > David Garray (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 6-1
100 kg: Jeffrey Newman (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Stephen Crowley (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 2:25
HWT: Javier Armengau (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Peter Porcelli (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 1-0

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
1. ESG Adirondack Region [NY]  86 points
2. ESG Western Region [NY]  56
3. ESG Long Island Region [NY]  54
4. ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]  52
5. ESG Central Region [NY]  28
6. ESG New York City Region [NY]  12
Championship Final (1st)
48 kg: Zulfakar Ally (ESG New York City Region [NY]), NA 
52 kg: Victor Montalvo (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Ray Porteus (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 16-1
57 kg: Mike Caracci (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Pedro Maldonado (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 11-3
62 kg: Anibal Nieves (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Jeff Genovesi (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 16-1
68 kg: Isaac Anderson (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Ray Downey (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 16-0
74 kg: Dale Oliver (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Warren McNaughton (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), FALL 4:15
82 kg: Tim Habecker (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Clifton Grant (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 11-9
90 kg: Matt Ryan (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Chris Metcalf (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 9-0
100 kg: Chris Tironi (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Terry Baranska (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]), DEC 15-0
HWT: Ivan Katz (ESG Adirondack Region [NY]) > Peter Porcelli (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 3-2
Consolation Final (3rd)
52 kg: Mike Caracci (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Pedro Maldonado (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]), DEC 11-3
57 kg: Fritz Zagorski (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Stan Grobsmith (ESG Central Region [NY]), FALL 4:11
62 kg: Luis Palacio (ESG Long Island Region [NY]) > Vincent Innes (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DFLT time?
68 kg: Ron Gross (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Alan Beaney (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 5-3
74 kg: Dale Robin (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Raven Byrd (ESG Central Region [NY]), FFT 
82 kg: Bill Stanbro (ESG Central Region [NY]) > Tom Mankowich (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), FALL 3:55
90 kg: Mike Fusilli (ESG Western Region [NY]) > Mike Guercio (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 11-7
100 kg: Dan Sanchez (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Samuel Thomas (ESG Long Island Region [NY]), DEC 20-11
HWT: Rob White (ESG Hudson Valley Region [NY]) > Andrew Utz (ESG Western Region [NY]), DEC 14-1



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