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25th Annual Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind Wrestling and Cheerleading Tournament
Wrestling Tournament
@ New York State School for the Blind (Batavia, New York)
Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 1971

Practicing at Tournament
Practicing at Tournament
SOURCE: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Monday, March 8, 1971. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission.

Album: General

Practicing at Tournament Blind wrestlers congregate for Eastern event in Batavia State School Wrestler Cited As Outstanding In Eastern Tournament

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
NYS School for the Blind [NY], Oak Hill [CT], Overbrook School for the Blind [PA], Perkins School For the Blind [MA], The Governor Morehead School [NC], The Maryland School for the Blind [MD], Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA], West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind [WV], Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children [PA]
Team Final
1. Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]  122 points
2. The Maryland School for the Blind [MD]  67
3. The Governor Morehead School [NC]  54
4. NYS School for the Blind [NY]  53
5. Overbrook School for the Blind [PA]  46
6. Oak Hill [CT]  21
7. Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children [PA]  19
8. Perkins School For the Blind [MA]  0
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind [WV]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Murry Dimon (NYS School for the Blind [NY], 138 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
98 lbs: Day (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Webb (The Governor Morehead School [NC]), FALL 3:27
105 lbs: Delaney (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Peter Bonneau (NYS School for the Blind [NY]), DEC 20-4
112 lbs: J. Hitt (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Boyer (Overbrook School for the Blind [PA]), DEC 4-2
119 lbs: W. Hitt (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Evans (Oak Hill [CT]), FALL 1:41
126 lbs: Concannon (Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children [PA]) > Damon (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]), DEC 5-4
132 lbs: F. Humphrey (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Eastman (The Governor Morehead School [NC]), DEC 11-3
138 lbs: Murry Dimon (NYS School for the Blind [NY]) > William Humphrey (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]), JD 4-4
145 lbs: Smith (The Governor Morehead School [NC]) > Hunsinger (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]), DEC 6-4
155 lbs: Milton Dimon (NYS School for the Blind [NY]) > Bordley (The Maryland School for the Blind [MD]), DEC 7-2
167 lbs: Wade (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]) > Perman (The Governor Morehead School [NC]), DEC 11-3
185 lbs: Ruffin (The Governor Morehead School [NC]) > Wilson (Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind [VA]), DEC 4-1
UNL: Lewis (The Maryland School for the Blind [MD]) > Schmidt (Overbrook School for the Blind [PA]), FALL 0:54

Attachments
Blind wrestlers congregate for Eastern event in Batavia (Tonawanda) (PDF)
Twins Win In Event (Watertown) (PDF)
Bonneaus Win Honors (Troy) (PDF)
Cheering for fun and therapy (Auburn) (PDF)
Blind Mat Men Place 4th in Meet (Massena) (PDF)
State School Wrestler Cited As Outstanding In Eastern Tournament (Batavia) (PDF)



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