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Coaches with the Most Number of Champions in the
Suffolk County-Section XI Public High School Varsity Wrestling Tournaments:
 

 

Name

School(s)

Years Coached

# of Champs Prior to 2004 # of D1 Champs 2004 and After # of D2 Champs 2004 and After

Total # of
Chams

1

Lou Giani Sr.*

Huntington

1971-

53 8

61

2

Cliff Clark

Bay Shore

1940-1964

55

55

3

Joe Valla

Amityville

1948-1963

40

40

4

Jack Mahoney

Sachem

1973-

35 2

37

5

Joe Campo Sr.

Brentwood (Bwd Ross)

1966-1985

37

37

6

Lonnie Kittle

Amityville

1933-1947

34

34

7

Jack Stanbro Sr.

Lindenhurst

1963-1972

25

25

8

Joe Patrovich*

Islip

1996-

7 14

21

9

Walt Stewart

Riverhead

1951-1985

19

19

10

Fred Hohusen

Walt Whitman

1952-1976

18

18

11

Mike Picozzi*

Longwood and Walt Whitman

1983-1994, 2006-

16 1

17

12

Matt Armstrong Mt. Sinai 2002- 1 13 14

13

Bill Santoro*

Connetquot

1979-

13

13

14

Don Jantzen* Shoreham-Wading River 2002- 1 4 7 12

14

Robin Winkel

Central Islip and Rocky Point

1974, 1979-2004

12

12

16

Rocky Davey*

Shoreham-WR and Riverhead

1983-

10 1

11

16

Guy Leggio*

East Islip

1990-

6 5

11

16

Tony Mellino Sr.

West Islip

1975-

11

11

16

Terry Phelan*

William Floyd

1987-

8 3

11

16

Dick Rosener*

Bay Shore and Centereach

1980-2000, 2008-

11

11

21

Edgar Brite

Patchogue

1934-1942

10

10

21

Ed Luksik

Deer Park

1964-1974, 1978-1996

10

10

21

Norm Maisel

Amityville

1968-1992

10

10

21

Chris Messina*

Hauppauge

1983-

6 4

10

21

Rick Moyer

Amityville

1964-1967

10

10

26

Bob Panariello

Brentwood

1993-2002

9

9

26

Pat Mullin

West Babylon

1971-1978, 1981-1982

9

9

28

Craig Kelskey

Patchogue-Medford

1981-1998

8

8

28

Joe Russo

Lindenhurst

1980-2004

8

8

30

T.J. Brocking*

John Glenn

2007-

7

7

30

Bill DeSario*

Commack and Babylon

1970-1989, 2001-

5 2

7

30

Mike Fitzgerald

Hampton Bays and Southampton

1975-1985, 1987-2001, 2005-

7

7

30

Don Jackson

Smithtown (Smtn. East)

1969-1981

7

7

30

Paul Jendrewski

Shoreham-Wading River

1992-2001

7

7

30

Terry McNammara

Commack South and Northport

1971-1989

7

7

36

Ray Mills

Wyandanch

1983-2001, 2005-2006

6

6


*=active in 2008
No tournaments held 1943-1948.


List compiled as of March 31, 2008 by Andy Slawson