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4th Annual Sweet Home Wrestling Invitational
Wrestling Tournament
@ Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)
Wednesday-Thursday, December 29-30, 1976

A Free Ride
A Free Ride
John McHugh of Sweet Home gives a free ride to Joe Bermingham of Eden. McHigh won the 100-pound title, 6-5. SOURCE: Tonawanda NEWS, December 31, 1976.

Album: General

A Free Ride NW's DeLorenzo Wins Large wrestling tournament set at Sweet Home Vogez grapples Cooley SH has tourney lead RLT Seventh In Mat Tourney Olean Mat Streak Over? Olean Still The Champ

Varsity - 32 Teams (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Albion [NY], Cheektowaga [NY], Clarence [NY], Cleveland Hill [NY], East Rochester [NY], Eden [NY], Frontier [NY], Hamburg [NY], Iroquois [NY], Kenmore East [NY], Maple Grove [NY], McQuaid Jesuit [NY], Medina [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], Olean [NY], Orchard Park [NY], St. Francis [NY], Sweet Home [NY], Webster Thomas [NY], West Seneca East [NY], West Seneca West [NY], Williamsville North [NY], Williamsville South [NY]
Team Final
1. Olean [NY]  183.5 points
2. Sweet Home [NY]  160
3. Maple Grove [NY]  141
4. Iroquois [NY]  128.5
5. Clarence [NY]  118.5
6. Webster Thomas [NY]  90.5
7. Albion [NY]  83.5
8. Hamburg [NY]  77
9. Orchard Park [NY]  72
10. West Seneca East [NY]  66.5
11. Kenmore East [NY]  18.5
12. Cheektowaga [NY]  0
Cleveland Hill [NY]  0
East Rochester [NY]  0
Eden [NY]  0
Frontier [NY]  0
McQuaid Jesuit [NY]  0
Medina [NY]  0
Niagara Wheatfield [NY]  0
St. Francis [NY]  0
West Seneca West [NY]  0
Williamsville North [NY]  0
Williamsville South [NY]  0
Award Winners
Aggregate Pin Award: Tom Elter (Webster Thomas [NY], 112 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Larry Cohen (Williamsville South [NY], 112 lbs)
Placewinners
91 lbs: 6. Dale Paolucci (Kenmore East [NY])
98 lbs: 4. Ed Jennings (Olean [NY])
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Clar Anderson (Olean [NY]) > Charles Morley (Medina [NY]), DEC 2-0
98 lbs: John McHugh (Sweet Home [NY]) > Joe Birmingham (Eden [NY]), DEC 6-5
105 lbs: John DeLorenzo (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Dennis Griffin (Webster Thomas [NY]), DEC 10-3
112 lbs: Larry Cohen (Williamsville South [NY]) > John Smallridge (McQuaid Jesuit [NY]), DEC 15-3
119 lbs: Seth Becker (Maple Grove [NY]) > Phil Desmone (St. Francis [NY]), DEC 8-2
126 lbs: Paul Reed (Sweet Home [NY]) > Steve Ginkel (Eden [NY]), NA 
132 lbs: Dave Tundo (Frontier [NY]) > Gary Bliss (Olean [NY]), DEC 4-1
138 lbs: Mike Morone (McQuaid Jesuit [NY]) > Calvin Crippen (Sweet Home [NY]), DEC 3-2
145 lbs: Chris Leichtweis (Olean [NY]) > Craig Tolnay (Sweet Home [NY]), DEC 5-1
155 lbs: Gary Cooper (Albion [NY]) > Andy Brien (East Rochester [NY]), OTD 2-0 (1OT)
167 lbs: Tim Prince (Maple Grove [NY]) > John Zito (East Rochester [NY]), FALL time?
177 lbs: Dave Simon (Olean [NY]) > Wes Geer (Webster Thomas [NY]), DEC 12-2
215 lbs: Bill Anderson (Orchard Park [NY]) > Leyland Hill (Albion [NY]), DEC 6-3
250 lbs: John Lally (Clarence [NY]) > Greg Jensen (West Seneca East [NY]), FALL time?
Consolation Final (3rd)
112 lbs: Greg Giles (Hamburg [NY]) > Scott Pine (Kenmore East [NY]), NA 
126 lbs: Kevin Forrest (Olean [NY]), NA 
215 lbs: Tom Morton (Olean [NY]), NA 
Consolation Final (5th)
112 lbs: Tom Elter (Webster Thomas [NY]), NA 



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