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Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA Wrestling Tournament
at Kellenberg Memorial
February 14-15, 1998

Team Scores
 1. Chaminade            390.5
 2. St. Anthony's        284.5
 3. St. John the Baptist 165
 4. Kellenberg           137.5
 5. Holy Trinity          45.5

Finals
96 - Andrew Sampson (Chaminade) dec. Brian Neuner (St. Anthony's), 13-11.
103 - Erwin Samson (Kellenberg) dec. Robert Hogan (Kellenberg), 6-2.
112 - Reuben Seguritan (Chaminade) dec. Michael Dantuono (Chaminade), 1-0.
119 - John Paul Igoe (Chaminade) dec. Kieran Southwick (St. John's), 9-0.
125 - Fred Cruz (St. John's) dec. Karcher (St. Anthony's), 3-2.
130 - Jose Osorio (St. Anthony's) dec. Russ Loesch (Chaminade), 7-5.
135 - Lou Dionisio III (Holy Trinity) dec. Jordan Young (St. Anthony's), 11-3.
140 - Cliff Serie (Chaminade) dec. Ed Reis (Chaminade), 8-3.
145 - Evan Howard (St. Anthony's) dec. Tim Cestaro (Chaminade), 14-5.
152 - Mike Fiorvanti (St. Anthony's) dec. Dom Barbieri (St. John's), 9-4.
160 - Chris Murray (St. Anthony's) dec. Mike Edmonds (St. Anthony's), 3-1.
171 - Nick Macchio (Chaminade) dec. Brian Carroll (Chaminade), 10-6.
189 - Phil Murawski (Chaminade) pinned Matt Stern (St. Anthony's), 1:23.
215 - Matt Forrest (St. John's) dec. John Higgins (Chaminade), 9-1.
275 - Joe Minucci (St. Anthony's) dec. Ralph Danise (Chaminade), 5-4 OT.

Most Outstanding Wrestler - Lou Dionisio III (Holy Trinity) and Evan Howard (St. Anthony's).
Champion of Champions - Lou Dionisio III (Holy Trinity) and Evan Howard (St. Anthony's).
Most Pins / Least time - Phil Murawski (Chaminade), 3 pins in 6:04.
Coach of the Year - Dave Geiger (Kellenberg).

Third Place
96 - Greg Hayes (C).
103 - Chris Raab (SA).
112 - Brian Benson (C).
119 - Stephen Beovich (C).
125 - Anthony Sollicito (K).
130 - John Weaver (C).
135 - Tim Gallagher (K).
140 - Mike Eckert (SA).
145 - Brien Shanahan (C).
152 - Vin Calderone (K).
160 - Chris Roman (SJB).
171 - Dennis James (SA).
189 - Lee Tovar (K).
215 - Brian Geary (K).
275 - Ryan Brandle (C).

Ed Reis of Chaminade upset top-seeded Mike Eckert of St. Anthony's in a 140-pound quarterfinal to become one of 20 Chaminade wrestlers to advance to today's finals. Chaminade's Reuben Seguritan (112) will be seeking his third league title. St. Anthony's Matt Roy (140) also is seeking a third straight league title. Other possible repeat champions are St. Anthony's Joe Karcher (125), Chris Murray (160) and Mike Edmonds (160) and Chaminade's Tim Cestaro (145), Cliff Serie (140) and Ryan Brandle (275).

Chaminade Romps to Three-Peat
By Gregg Sarra.
STAFF WRITER Newsday

The Chaminade wrestling team continued its dominance at the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA tournament. The Flyers sent 13 wrestlers into the finals and came away with six champions to score 390 1/2 team points and easily win their third consecutive title yesterday at Kellenberg.

"We have 85 kids in the practice room and just to get out of that room with a starting position is an accomplishment," Chaminade coach George Dlugolonski saidec. "We have a lot of spirit in practice and that brings our team together. We tell them not to focus on the destination, but to focus on the journey."

Two of Chaminade's three defending CHSAA state champions-Cliff Serie (140) and Nick Macchio (171)-repeated as league titlists. Freshman Andrew Sampson (96) won his first title with a thrilling, 13-11, victory over St. Anthony's Brian Neuner. Sampson built a comfortable 13-6 lead with two takedowns and five first period near fall points. Neuner gained a five-point near fall with 14 seconds left to make it close.

"We work hard and push each other and it showed as a lot of our younger kids came through at the tournament," Dlugolonski saidec. "We're a program that really never rebuilds, but just reloads."

The Flyers lost two outstanding wrestlers before the season when
189 - pound CHSAA state champion Tom Gubelli transferred to Baldwin and All-Long Island football player Steve Moroney (215) decided to concentrate on football.

"We have so much depth we were able to replace them," Dlugolonski saidec. "We miss them. But that's the way it is. The important thing is that most kids don't disappear into the hallways. They keep their allegiance and come and support us."

Lou Dionisio III, a sophomore at Holy Trinity, energized the packed gym with a decisive 11-3 victory over top-seeded Jordan Young, a St. Anthony's senior. Dionisio made his way through the bracket with two pins, a technical fall and the majority decision in the
140 - pound final.

Dionisio comes from excellent bloodlines. His father, Lou Jr., was a two-time Nassau County champion at Baldwin (1975-76) and placed second at the state tournament.

St. Anthony's sophomore Evan Howard was equally impressive as he upended defending CHSAA state champion Tim Cestaro in the
145 - pound final, 14-5. Howard also defeated Serie earlier this year.

"He went out and took it to him," St. Anthony's coach Billy Maisel saidec. "That's about as aggressive as you can be. He was unbelievable."

Disappointments were few for Chaminade. Dlugolonski credited his two assistant coaches, Kiernan Griffin and Erik Kucich, for making the year so successful.

"They're a perfect example of Chaminade wrestling," Dlugolonski saidec. "They wrestled here and now they've come back to help and make it more fun.

"You know what it's like to lose here? When we lose a match, I get e-mails from former wrestlers from all over the place."

Tomorrow's e-mail will be fun to open.