CAN CORNELL REPEAT AS IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AT COLUMBIA
Will Meyer Shapiro lead his Cornell squad to back to back Ivy League Championships? The two-time NCAA All-American Shapiro (14-0, 58-6 career) is the Ivy League returning champ and according to the Amateur Wrestling News is top-ranked at 157 pounds.
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CJ Composto (15-3) from University of Pennsylvania is a defending Ivy League champion and an NCAA All-American, he is second seeded at 141 pounds.
Columbia's Sulayman Bah (19-11, 5-0 Ivy League Duals) is a returning Ivy League bronze medalist and third seeded at 125 pounds.
NYS INTERSECTIONALS -SECTION XI (248.5 POINTS) EDGES CHSAA (240.5) & Section VIII (191.5) - LONG ISLAND CROWNS 6 CHampions - GO TO HS NEWS -
NYS Intersectional Boys Tournament is underway. Dunia Sibomana (LB-8) gets his 200th career win at 118 pounds. St. Francis-C leads in the individual team scoring.The semifinals are slated for Sat. at 10:00 AM. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for RESULTS and MORE.
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Camryn Howard (48-0, 190-17 career) of Bellport won his second New York State title. Howard, only a sophomore, has state placings of 7-8-1-1 and helped pace the Suffolk County squad to the sectional team title. Howard is the top-ranked 157-pound wrestler in the nation.
Dunia Sibomana (46-3, 203-17 career) from Long Beach won his third New York State title at 118 pounds. The UNC commit finished his stellar career as a five-time state placer (1-3-2-1-1) and won the MOW Award. He became head coach Ray Adams and assistant coach Leo Palacio's 19th state champion.
Devin Downes (43-4, 212-6 career) from Plainedge has won state titles at 170, 190 and 215 pounds. He became the Red Devils first three-time champion and will take his mat skills to the University of Maryland next season.
Gavin Mangano (47-2, 216-5 career) from Shoreham-Wading River won his third New York State title at 144 pounds in the Division Two Tournament. Mangano, a junior, is an early commit to Penn State.
Xavier Seabury (47-1, 135-9 career), a sophomore from North Babylon, won the 110-pound New York State title.
GIRLS STATES - LONG ISLAND CHAMPS: GABRIELLE SEVERIN (BeTHPAGE), HALEY GONZALES (HICKSVILLE), AALIYAH MORROW (BELLPORT), NAOMI GONZALEZ (VALL STREAM)
Shenendehowa (102 points) wins team scoring title over runnerup Bellport (81 points).
MASSAPEQUA (242 PTS.) crowns five and wins nassau county championships over MANHASSET(172), Farmingdale (144.5), Long beach (143) and bellmore (138)
Joseph Brooks (30-4) of Massapequa avenged a late season loss to Clarke's Sebastian Mejia. Brooks held Mejia scoreless in this 157 pound semifinal with a 14-0 win. Brooks scored a technical fall in the 157 pound final to lead the Massapequa Chiefs to a first place finish n the Nassau County Championships at Hofstra University. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more. Go to 2025-26 PHOTOS for more pictures.
Manhasset's Will Russell (21-5, 166- 25 career) lifts MacArthur's Vincent Orandello. The top seeded Russell won this 118 pound semifinal but finished as runner-up as Manhasset held on to second place in the team scoring.
Farmingdale's Josh Kama (23-2) upset second seeded Marcus Rosario of Clarke in this 190 pound semifinal. Kama secured the win with a 15-0 technical fall but dropped a decision in the final as Farmingdale finished third in the team scoring.
Defending New York State champion Dunia Sibomana (36-3, 193-17 career) of Long Beach (fourth in team scoring) won his 118 pound semifinal match over Roslyn's Christian Morris with a 12-2 major decision. Sibomana, an UNC commit, edged tough Will Russell, 1-0, in the finals and became a rare five-time Nassau County champion.
Peter Mikedis (41-2, 142-24 career) from Bellmore JFK secures his fall to and went on to win the 165 pound final. BJFK finished in fifth place in the team scoring.
Nassau County Champion Jason Martin (190) helped to pace Mepham to an 8th place team finish and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler Award.
sachem north (148.5 pts) edges sayville (147) to win the SUFFOLK county CHAMPIONSHIPS as bellport, east islip and ward melville round out the top five
Thomas Vecchio (42-0) from Sachem North is in on his double leg. Vecchio, the number one ranked seed and top ranked 175-pounder on LI, picked up the fall in this quarterfinal bout. Vecchio went on to win the crown with a major decision in the finals helping the Arrows outscore Sayville for the team title. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more. Go to 2025-26 PHOTOS for more pictures.
Javen Taff (33-3) leads Sayville to a second place in the team scoring at the Suffolk County Championships at Stony Brook University. Taff, a junior, won this early round match over Arjahn William of Bellport with a 16-1 tech fall and was runner-up at 215 pounds. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more.
Camryn Howard (46-0) of Bellport is on the attack at 157 pounds. Howard, a sophomore, is the number one ranked wrestler in NYS and in the nation, he secured the tech fall with a 21-6 win. He scored another technical fall in the finals and paced the Clippers to a third place finish in the Suffolk team race. Howard was voted the tournament's OSW.
East Islip's Rocco DeStefano (42-3) works this takedown to an overhead cradle and a first period fall at 132 pounds. For DeStefano it was his 100th career pin and now has a stellar 172-32 overall ledger. He went on to capture the 132 Suffolk crown as East Islip finished fourth in the team scoring.
Hunter Phillips, the #2 seed of Ward Melville, works for a first period fall in this 103-pound quarterfinal. He dropped a decision to Benjamin Marino (Bay Shore) in the semifinals as Ward Melville finished in the top five.
William Floyd's Josiah Lors (38-3) is in deep on a single leg. Lors won this 215 pound quarterfinal bout with a 7-3 victory over Longwood's Dylan Kent. Lors won the Suffolk crown over Sayville's Javen Taff 4-2.
MASSAPEQUA ROLLS THROUGH NASSAU QUALIFIER WITH FIVE CHAMPIONS EN ROUTE TO THE TEAM TITLE
Number one ranked Kai Tiringer (34-4) of Massapequa is on the attack at 150 pounds. Tiringer won this semifinal with a 17-2 technical fall.
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Clarke's Sebastian Mejias (40-4) works for his fall in the 157 semifinal bout. Mejia beat top ranked Joe Brooks of Massapequa in the finals and was voted the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler Award. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more. Go to 2025-26 PHOTOS for more pictures.
NYS DUAL MEET CHAMPIONSHIPS: Massapequa wins 9 bouts over shenendehowa to win the d-i title 42-21; miller place defeats swr 45-24 to win d-ii title
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Division One Results:
#2-Webster-Schroeder-5 def. LBeach-8, 41-24
Sachem North-11 def. Chatauqua Lake-6, 39-32
#5-Massapequa-8 def. Sach North, 40-19
Semifinals:
Massapequa-8 def. Minisink Valley-9, 31-30
Shenendehowa-2 def. Web-Schroeder-5, 41-26
Division Two Semifinal Results:
Miller Place-11 def. Marcellus-3, 39-31
SWRiver-11 def. Port Jervis-9, 55-24
suffolk county dual meet championships: i-sachem north over east islip 34-29, ii- miller place over shoreham wading river 43-30
Top ranked Thomas Vecchio (37-0 ) from Sachem North scores a takedown and a first period pin at 175 pounds. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more.
Andrew Bennett-Guma (36-4) from Miller Place works for a takedown at 215 pounds against James Como of Shoreham Wading River. The top ranked Bennett-Guma picked up the fall and sealed the win for Miller Place. Go to HIGH SCHOOL NEWS for more.
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