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1st Annual Niagara Falls Christmas Vacation Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Niagara Falls High School (Niagara Falls, New York)
Thursday, December 30, 1965


Power Switch
Power Switch
Bill Brown, right, of Niagara Falls power switches on Grand Island's Mike Burl in 135-pound final. SOURCE: Niagara Falls Gazette, December 31, 1965.

Album: General

Power Switch Falls High Wrestlers Win Christmas Tourney Crown

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Grand Island [NY], LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY], Niagara Falls [NY], Trott [NY]
Team Final
1. Niagara Falls [NY]  118 points
2. Grand Island [NY]  106
3. Trott [NY]  56
4. LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]  37
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Frank Budwey (Grand Island [NY], 120 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
95 lbs: Greg St. Onge (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Les Chambers (Grand Island [NY]), FALL 0:59
103 lbs: Mel Cunningham (Niagara Falls [NY]) > LeRoy Sabey (Trott [NY]), FALL 3:41
112 lbs: Roland Vogel (Grand Island [NY]) > Ondray Owens (Niagara Falls [NY]), FALL 3:01
120 lbs: Frank Budwey (Grand Island [NY]) > Joe Packer (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 14-2
127 lbs: Terry von Craig (Grand Island [NY]) > Rich Sabey (Trott [NY]), FALL 3:42
133 lbs: Bill Brown (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Mike Burl (Grand Island [NY]), FALL 3:58
138 lbs: Bob Luther (Grand Island [NY]) > Rich Flori (Niagara Falls [NY]), FALL 5:21
145 lbs: Marvin Shimmell (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Willie Magwood (Trott [NY]), DEC 11-4
154 lbs: Keith Richmond (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Ed Dunbar (Trott [NY]), DEC 4-3
165 lbs: John Dearlove (Grand Island [NY]) > Jim Zacker (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 7-3
180 lbs: Aubry Hunt (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > John Killian (Grand Island [NY]), DEC 4-1
235 lbs: Stan Kasprzak (Niagara Falls [NY]) > John McCrae (Trott [NY]), RD 
Consolation Final (3rd)
95 lbs: Jim Swaha (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Walt Sykes (Trott [NY]), FALL 0:40
103 lbs: Bob Edwards (Grand Island [NY]), FFT 
112 lbs: Carl Gemmanti (Trott [NY]) > Larry Chiarenza (Trott [NY]), FALL time?
120 lbs: Louis Matthews (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Dale Shank (Trott [NY]), FALL 5:26
127 lbs: Larry Coffee (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Gordon Hilts (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]), FALL 1:59
133 lbs: Art Williams (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Gene Sykes (Trott [NY]), FALL 4:32
138 lbs: Rich Litten (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Ken Rea (Trott [NY]), FALL 2:58
145 lbs: Mark McCarthy (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]) > Bob Weaver (Grand Island [NY]), FALL 5:32
154 lbs: Bob White (Grand Island [NY]) > Jim Pike (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]), FALL 5:47
165 lbs: Nathan Hales (Trott [NY]), FFT 
180 lbs: Terry Seyler (Trott [NY]) > Joe Proelli (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 3-2
235 lbs: Tony Passarrelli (Grand Island [NY]) > Dave Dale (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]), DEC 3-1



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