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Niagara Frontier League Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Tonawanda High School (Tonawanda, New York)
Saturday, February 23, 1980


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Tonawanda's Jim Kowalcyk gets ready to put a pinning combination on Niagara-Wheatfield's Dave Ziemendorf during the finals of the 105-pound bracket in Saturday's Niagara Frontier League Wrestling Tournament at Tonawanda High School. SOURCE: Tonawanda NEWS, February 26, 1980.

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Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Grand Island [NY], Kenmore East [NY], Kenmore West [NY], LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY], Lewiston-Porter [NY], Lockport [NY], Niagara Falls [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], North Tonawanda [NY], Tonawanda [NY]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Gary Cacciatore (Kenmore East [NY], 112 lbs)
Sportsmanship Award: Jerome Elsberry (Niagara Falls [NY], 145 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
91 lbs: Shawn Ryan (Tonawanda [NY]) > Frank Verdi (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL time?
98 lbs: Matt Korzelius (Lewiston-Porter [NY]) > Kurt Baron (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 7-0
105 lbs: Jim Kowalcyk (Tonawanda [NY]) > Dave Ziemendorf (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), FALL 4:50
112 lbs: Gary Cacciatore (Kenmore East [NY]) > Dan Gore (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 7-4
119 lbs: Rick Verano (Kenmore East [NY]) > Bob Drass (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC score?
126 lbs: Chris Moree (Kenmore East [NY]) > Vince Schiffert (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC score?
132 lbs: Reggie McCreary (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Jamie Smith (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC score?
138 lbs: Greg Brinker (Tonawanda [NY]) > John Martino (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC 6-1
145 lbs: Jerome Elsberry (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Mark Fernandez (Tonawanda [NY]), DEC 6-4
155 lbs: Rick Mislin (Tonawanda [NY]) > Kevin Kopera (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC score?
167 lbs: Larry Carter (Niagara Falls [NY]) > Mark Jackson (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DEC score?
177 lbs: Steve Behrns (Tonawanda [NY]) > Mike DeMeo (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), DFLT time?
215 lbs: Ed Briggs (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Karl O'Polka (Lewiston-Porter [NY]), DEC score?
250 lbs: Sherman Greene (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Greg Oguich (Grand Island [NY]), FALL 1:45
Consolation Final (3rd)
91 lbs: Chuck Montedoro (Lockport [NY]) > Earl Wright (Grand Island [NY]), OTC score? (1OT)
98 lbs: John Ferguson (Lockport [NY]) > Tom Burns (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), FALL 0:42
105 lbs: John Ferguson (Lockport [NY]) > Chris Matthew (LaSalle (Niagara Falls) [NY]), DEC 8-4
112 lbs: Don Maggard (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]) > Peter LaDuca (Grand Island [NY]), DEC 6-2
119 lbs: Dave Warnick (Kenmore West [NY]) > Mike Saunders (Niagara Falls [NY]), DEC 6-1
126 lbs: Mark Lewis (Grand Island [NY]) > Pat Roche (Tonawanda [NY]), FALL time?
132 lbs: Sal Santa Lucia (Grand Island [NY]), NA 
132 lbs: John Brixius (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), NA 
138 lbs: Mike Freischlag (Lewiston-Porter [NY]) > John Marafino (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC score?
145 lbs: Mike Denzel (Lockport [NY]) > Dave Adamson (Lewiston-Porter [NY]), DEC 8-1
155 lbs: Steve Jenkins (Kenmore West [NY]), NA 
155 lbs: Brian Borders (Kenmore East [NY]), NA 
167 lbs: Jeff Steinig (Tonawanda [NY]) > Dan Heft (Kenmore West [NY]), DEC 2-1
177 lbs: Scott Freischlag (Lewiston-Porter [NY]) > Scott Culbert (Grand Island [NY]), DEC score?
215 lbs: Jim Garigen (Tonawanda [NY]) > Jim DiNezza (Kenmore East [NY]), DEC 6-5
250 lbs: Don Matre (Kenmore West [NY]) > Mike Rowe (Kenmore East [NY]), FALL 4:52

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