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14th Annual NYSPHSAA Inter-Sectional Wrestling Tournament
Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
March 12-13, 1976

Sectional Team Score
1. Section 8    -    194.0
2. Section 5    -    154.0
3. Section 11    -    148.0
4. Section 1    -    101.0
5. Section 4    -    96.0
  Section 6    -    96.0
7. Section 3    -    88.0
8. Section 2    -    61.0
9. Section 9    -    54.5
10. Section 7    -    28.0
11. Section 10    -    0.0




Brackets: Brackets (pdf)

Championship Finals
  91 - Rick Salamone (5-McQuaid) dec. Lindsay Biagini (8-Massapequa), 6-4
  98 - Bob DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley) dec. Mike Nock (11-Deer Park), 5-2
105 - Bob Bury (8-Calhoun, So.) dec. Brad Farnham (4-Chenango Forks), 5-0
112 - Mark Iacovelli (4-Ithaca) dec. Mike Fuller (5-Warsaw), 2-2, 3-2 OT
119 - Robin Parker (5-Caledonia-Mumford) pinned Mike Picozzi (11-Huntington), Unkn
126 - Kyle Grunwald (6-Pioneer) dec. Steve Cavayero (8-Bellmore JFK), 8-3
132 - Jim Slattery (8-Island Trees) dec. Doug Tingue (6-Pioneer), 5-1
138 - Mike Koob (4-Union-Endicott) dec. Mike Blair (3-Jordan-Elbridge), 10-3
145 - Lee Spiegel (8-Mepham) dec. Dave Stulpin (5-Spencerport), 6-3
155 - John Martineck (6-Lancaster) dec. Bucky Smith (1-Mt. Vernon), 6-1
167 - Tony Crawford (1-Mt. Vernon) dec. Mike Ponzo (3-West Genesee), 6-1
177 - Joe Lidowski (11-West Babylon) dec. Horace Perry (1-Mt. Vernon), 4-2
215 - Steve Insalaco (8-Farmingdale) pinned John Kinley (5-Webster Thomas), Unkn
250 - Mike Rosenbauer (11-Huntington) pinned Tom Pierzga (8-Massapequa), Unkn

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Robin Parker (5-Caledonia-Mumford, 119)



Consolation Finals 3rd/4th
  91 - Joe Petrucci (11-Brentwood) dec. Robert Buscher (1-Westlake, Fr.), 5-0
  98 - Don St. James (5-Rush-Henrietta Sperry) dec. Paul Margolies (9-Tappan Zee), 6-5
105 - Billy Beard (1-Mt. Vernon) pinned John Smallridge (5-McQuaid), Unkn
112 - John Elmer (3-Bishop Ludden) dec. Paul Pietropaolo (9-Nanuet), 4-3
119 - Lou Dionisio (8-Baldwin) dec. Howie Berger (2-Niskayuna), 5-2
126 - Jeff Thomas (11-Huntington) dec. Bob Hilfiger (4-Elmira Free Academy), 5-3
132 - Jerry Klein (9-North Rockland) dec. Joe Giani (11-Huntington), 3-2
138 - Jeff Browne (11-Brentwood) pinned Bruce Meyers (6-Olean), Unkn
145 - Terry Miller (6-Portville) dec. Dean Campbell (4-Sherburne-Earlville), 5-2
155 - Dominick Macchia (8-Island Trees) dec. Rick Bradwell (2-Amsterdam), 7-2
167 - Tom Bogsted (8-MacArthur) pinned Dave Pileggi (2-Queensbury), Unkn
177 - Steve Rosa (5-Rush-Henrietta Sperry) dec. Dave Sanford (8-Baldwin), 2-2, 2-1 OT
215 - Dave Hudson (3-Westhill) dec. Mike Rotunda (4-Owego Free Academy), 8-5
250 - Angelo Tramontelli (1-Sleepy Hollow) dec. Chris Schaffer (5-Waterloo), 3-1

Consolation Finals 5th/6th
  91 - Wayne Johnson (2-Schalmont) dec. Carl Kristeller (3-Baldwinsville), 7-6
  98 - Dan Keene (4-Tioga) dec. Kregg Bruno (7-Peru, Fr.), 3-0
105 - Larry Cohen (6-Williamsville South) dec. James Abbott (11-Harborfields, Jr.), 4-1
112 - Howard Rabin (8-Elmont) dec. Wade Cummings (11-Smithtown East), 9-2
119 - Dave Venditti (1-Ossining) dec. Mike Hogan (7-Peru), 8-4
126 - Greg Locke (5-Greece Arcadia) dec. Steve Groce (3-Skaneateles), 11-7
132 - Jim Irvine (2-Queensbury) def. Bob Hadsell (5-Canandaigua), ?
138 - Jeff Nicholson (1-Woodlands) dec. Phil LaBombard (7-Northern Adirondack), 14-4
145 - Mike Thomas (11-Huntington) dec. Bill Wilson (3-Carthage), 7-4
155 - John Karcher (11-Huntington) dec. Walt Osier (3-Indian River), 2-1
167 - Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis, So.) dec. Bill Davey (4-Johnson City), 3-2
177 - Dan Forbes (3-Mohawk) dec. Ernie Jackson (9-Port Jervis), 2-1
215 - David Nease (6-Portville) pinned Bill George (2-Glens Falls), Unkn
250 - Albert LaVigne (7-Beekmantown) def. Lou Tomaso (2-Hudson Falls), ?


Semifinals
  91 - Lindsay Biagini (8-Massapequa) pinned Carl Kristeller (3-Baldwinsville), Unkn
         Rick Salamone (5-McQuaid) dec. Joe Petrucci (11-Brentwood), 7-3
  98 - Bob DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley) dec. Kregg Bruno (7-Peru), 8-1
         Mike Nock (11-Deer Park) dec. Paul Margolies (9-Tappan Zee), 8-4
105 - Brad Farnham (4-Chenango Forks) dec. Billy Beard (1-Mt. Vernon), 9-1
         Bob Bury (8-Calhoun) pinned John Smallridge (5-McQuaid), Unkn
112 - Mark Iacovelli (4-Ithaca) dec. Howard Rabin (8-Elmont), 8-3
         Mike Fuller (5-Warsaw) dec. Wade Cummings (11-Smithtown East), 7-6
119 - Mike Picozzi (11-Huntington) dec. Lou Dionisio (8-Baldwin), 8-6
         Robin Parker (5-Caledonia-Mumford) pinned Howie Berger (2-Niskayuna), Unkn
126 - Steve Cavayero (8-Bellmore JFK) dec. Jeff Thomas (11-Huntington), 4-4, 5-1 OT
         Kyle Grunwald (6-Pioneer) dec. Bob Hilfiger (4-Elmira Free Academy), 6-3
132 - Jim Slattery (8-Island Trees) dec. Joe Giani (11-Huntington), 6-3
         Doug Tingue (6-Pioneer) dec. Jerry Klein (9-North Rockland), 1-0 OT
138 - Mike Blair (3-Jordan-Elbridge) dec. Phil LaBombard (7-Northern Adirondack), 10-7
         Mike Koob (4-Union-Endicott) dec. Jeff Nicholson (1-Woodlands), 8-5
145 - Dave Stulpin (5-Spencerport) dec. Mike Thomas (11-Huntington), 5-1
         Lee Spiegel (8-Mepham) dec. Terry Miller (6-Portville), 10-0
155 - Bucky Smith (1-Mt. Vernon) dec. John Karcher (11-Huntington), 5-1
         John Martineck (6-Lancaster) dec. Walt Osier (3-Indian River), 6-2
167 - Mike Ponzo (3-West Genesee) dec. Dave Pileggi (2-Queensbury), 8-3
         Tony Crawford (1-Mt. Vernon) dec. Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis), 9-5
177 - Horace Perry (1-Mt. Vernon) dec. Dan Forbes (3-Mohawk), 3-3, 4-1 OT
         Joe Lidowski (11-West Babylon) dec. Ernie Jackson (9-Port Jervis), 9-0
215 - John Kinley (5-Webster Thomas) dec. Mike Rotunda (4-Owego Free Academy), 9-4
         Steve Insalaco (8-Farmingdale) dec. David Nease (6-Portville), 8-1
250 - Tom Pierzga (8-Massapequa) pinned Albert LaVigne (7-Beekmantown), Unkn
         Mike Rosenbauer (11-Huntington) pinned Chris Schaffer (5-Waterloo), Unkn