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2023-24 Wrestler of the Week

Wrestler of the Week: Each full week of the season that competition takes place we will attempt to name a Wrestler of the Week.  You can send your nominations with detailed reasons for your nomination to WOW@longislandwrestling.org.

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The LIWA Wrestler of the Week, for the week ending December 3, 2023, is 116lb sophomore, Will Russell of Manhasset HS.

Earning the top spot on the podium at the Manhasset Invitational, he defeated last season's Division 2 NYSPHSAA State Champion, Tommy Aiello of John Glenn, 5-2. Aiello comes into the 2023-24 season after a 36-0 campaign last year and defeating the #1 and #2 seed to earn his state title. A great early season win for Will.

Congratulations Will !
Click here to see the past Wrestlers of the Week from this season.

December 6, 2023
• EIWA Newsletter from 12/5/2023
• Girls Combined Individual Ranking as of 12-6-2023

December 5, 2023
• Stimson Middle School is looking for an Assistant Wrestling Coach

December 4, 2023
• Green Machine Youth Tournament Lindenhurst HS January 20, 2024 - Flyer to Follow
• Section 8 D1 Team Ranking as of December 3, 2023

December 3, 2023
• NSCHSAA Individual Ranking as of 12-3-2023
• Section 8 D1 Individual Ranking as of 12-3-2023

December 2, 2023
• Free Wrestling Clinic at Kellenberg Memorial HS for grades 5-8 Sunday January 7, 2024 11:30am-2:00pm
• Section 11 D1 Team Ranking as of December 1, 2023
• Tapia Upset Win Highlights Hofstra's Day At Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• LIU Wrestlers Anthony D'Alesio, Devin Matthews Each Notch Pair of Wins at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Garrison Wins 285-Pound Bracket, Three USMMA Mariners Place At York’s New Standard Corp Invite

November 29, 2023
• Section 8 D1 Individual Ranking as of 11-29-2023
• Section 11 D1 Individual Ranking as of 11-29-2023
• Sewanhaka West is looking for a tournament for Saturday December 16, 2023

November 25, 2023
• East Islip Kid Tournament January 7, 2024
• Bethpage Golden Eagles War Zone Januart 28, 2024

November 21, 2023
• EIWA News - LIU Opens Season with Two Dual Meet Wins

November 20, 2023
• Two USMMMA Mariners Place At Springfield’s Doug Parker Invite
• Hofstra Falls To No. 6 Ohio State
• Hofstra Coach Dennis Papadatos Postmatch Press Conference (11/19/23)

November 14, 2023
• Lindenhurst is looking for an individual tournament on either December 9, 2023 or January 13, 2024

November 13, 2023
• Hofstra Crowns Three Champions At Journeymen Collegiate Classic
• Ernest James Joins Hofstra Wrestling Staff
• LIU Wrestling Tops Buffalo, Sacred Heart on Opening Day of Season

November 10, 2023
• Monsignor Farrell is looking for an additional team for its David Ironman Invitational on January 6, 2024 Individually bracketed tournament

November 9, 2023
• Due to a team dropping out Wantagh has an opening in its annual David C. Bloom Memorial Duals on Saturday December 9th

November 6, 2023
• 1st Annual Ray Hanley Sr. Wrestling Tournament December 10, 2023
• Hofstra Competes At Princeton Open
• Codi Russell And Charles Small Named To Hofstra Wrestling Staff
• Pinc Wins 149-Pound Bracket, USMMA Mariners Place Fifth At Season-Opening Ned McGinley Invitational
• NCC Lions Wrestling Returns

November 5, 2023
• Hills East is looking for a JV coach for the 23-24 season

November 1, 2023
• Pro-Ex Pre-Season Middle School Wrestling Clinic - November 20-January 18
• South Side HS is looking for a JV assistant

October 30, 2023
• Long Beach Gladiators Wrestling Tournament December 3, 2023
• Matthew P. Sapolin Memorial Youth Wrestling Tournament at Islip January 14, 2024
• Matthew P. Sapolin Memorial Youth Wrestling Tournament Club Coach Group Registrartion Spreadsheet

October 25, 2023
• Northport is looking for an individual tournament on January 13 or 20, 2024
• Herricks (Section 8) has two spots open in our Invitational on Saturday, December, 2nd 2023
• Comsewogue is looking for 1 more team for our Warrior Duals dual meet tournament on Saturday January 13, 2024
• Newfield Wolverine Youth Wrestling Warm-Up - January 21, 2024
• New England Wrestling Showcase at Rhode Island College for 8U - Open
• Port Washington has an opening in our Viking JV Scramble tournament on Friday December 29, 2023
• Port Washington has an opening in our Busby Classic 6 team dual meet tournament on Monday January 15, 2024
• St John the Baptist HS from West Islip is looking for a few JV dual meet matches and a JV tournament
• Mount Saint Michael Academy has openings it's 1st Annual Paul Austin JV Holiday Tournament on December 28, 2023
• Bellport would like to host a girls division at their Rick Herrmann Tournament on December 16, 2023

October 21, 2023
• Hofstra Wrestle-Offs - October 26, 2023 at 7pm in the Mack Arena.
• Pack the Pratt - LIU Wrestle-Offs and Luncheon - October 28, 2023 at 11am in the Pratt.
• KD Training Pre-Season Camp for K-6th and 7th-12th at Islip HS November 3-4, 2023

October 11, 2023
• Anyone interested in sending girls to the Frank Giampaolo Cyclone tournament on the 16th of December must please contact croseto@rvcschools.org or Robinsonmi@baldwinschools.org asap as we are making final preparations for this event. Thank you, Coach Robinson

October 6, 2023
• Lions WC Pre-Season Wrestling Tournament - October 29, 2023

October 4, 2023
• Westhampton Beach is looking for 1 team to wrestle in the Cory Hubbard Duals on January 6, 2024
• Uniondale is looking for 1 more team for their Uniondale Duals on January 13th, 2024

September 30, 2023
• Northport is looking for an individual tournament on January 13 or 20, 2024

September 23, 2023
• Mineola is looking for one team to compete in a Double Dual with Herricks, and Calhoun on Saturday January 27, 2024
• Long Island Pre-Season Wrestling Tournament - October 29, 2023

September 21, 2023
• Kings Park - Holiday WAR Zone - December 17, 2023
• 2024 Long Island Winter Championships - January 14, 2024

September 19, 2023
• Westhampton Beach is looking for two Non-League Dual Meets in mid-late January 2024
• Long Island Exhibition Matches - October 8, 2023

September 18, 2023
• SUNY Cortland Red Dragon Wrestling Fall Prospect Camps

September 15, 2023
• Westhampton Beach is looking for a JV Coach & Middle School Coach for the 2023-2024 School Year

September 13, 2023
• Inaugural Spartan Beach Championships at Overlook Beach Club - Moved to September 24
• Town of Babtylon Sea Ray Wrestling Club September 17-November 8, 2023
• West Islip is looking for 1-2 more teams for their Edie Mellino Memorial Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament

September 12, 2023
• East Islip is looking for an Assistant Varsity Coach for this upcoming season

September 11, 2023
• Alfred State Wrestling 2023 Fall Prospect Clinic - Sunday September 17, 2023

September 1, 2023
• Wantagh Warriors Wrestling Club - September 6 - November 8, 2023

August 31, 2023
• Long Island Exhibition Matches - September 24, 2023
• Oyster Bay Wrestling anticipates a coaching position for either Middle School or Assistant Varsity
• Quiet Storm Wrestling Club Fall Clinic - September 5-November 2, 2023

August 30, 2023
• LIWOA wrestling officials classes beginning WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH AT W.T. CLARKE HS AT 7PM. COST $125 FOR 12 CLASSES. FOR MORE INFO - PLEASE CALL 516 578-2025.
• On the evening of Friday, August 18th, beloved Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen as a result of a carjacking. Sammy Sasso Recovery Fund
• North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, a Modern Orthodox yeshiva in Great Neck, NY is looking to hire an Assistant Coach

August 25, 2023
• Johnson & Wales Wrestling Fall Prospect Day at Johnson & Wales Wildcat Center - September 16, 2023
• Super 32 Early Entry at Johnson & Wales Wildcat Center, Providence, RI - September 17, 2023

August 16, 2023
• Inaugural Spartan Beach Championships at Overlook Beach Club - September 10, 2023

August 14, 2023
• Ken Lesser Memorial Summer Heat Tournament HS Division - August 12, 2023
• Ken Lesser Memorial Summer Heat Tournament Boys HS Division Brackets - August 12, 2023
• Ken Lesser Memorial Summer Heat Tournament Girls HS Division Brackets - August 12, 2023
• Ken Lesser Memorial Summer Heat Tournament Open Division - August 12, 2023
• Ken Lesser Memorial Summer Heat Tournament Open Division Brackets - August 12, 2023

August 13, 2023
• Syosset is in need of a JV coach and 2 Middle School coaches for the coming season

August 11, 2023
• Holy Trinity is looking for 1 or 2 assistant coaches for the upcoming season

August 1, 2023
• Sam Schuyler Camp at Trigon Academy - August 7, 9 and 11, 2023

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Saturday December 9, 2023 at 3:00pm Wantagh Alumni Day
Saturday December 23, 2023 at 12 Noon Bellmore JFK Alumni Day


HS Schedule

When you see a ? in the list of teams, it means the coach has been asked who is in their tournament and hasn't responded.
Events will remain listed here until individual tournament results are sent to me or dual results are entered in Trackwrestling and sent.

Click Here to See Reported Results - Updated as of 12/5/23

2023-24

Day

Date

Time

Away Team / Home Team

Wed

12/6/23

5:00pm

Hicksville at Port Washington

 

 

5:00pm

Wheatley at Roosevelt

 

 

5:00pm

South Side at Roslyn

 

 

5:30pm

Manhasset at Division

 

 

5:30pm

Lawrence at VS North

 

 

5:30pm

Wantagh at Chaminade

 

 

6:00pm

Holy Trinity Tri-Meet
(Evergreen Chatre, Hempstead, Holy Trinity)

 

 

6:15pm

Seaford at Hewlett

 

 

6:30pm

Calhoun at East Meadow

 

 

7:00pm

Baldwin at Clarke

 

 

7:00pm

Kellenberg at Bellmore JFK

 

 

4:00pm

Riverhead at Mattituck

 

 

4:30pm

Copiague at Central Islip

 

 

5:00pm

Oceanside at Islip

 

 

6:30pm

Northport at East Islip

 

 

6:30pm

Walt Whitman at Sachem East

Thur

12/7/23

5:00pm

Plainedge at Westbury

 

 

5:00pm

Walt Whitman at Chaminade

 

 

5:30pm

East Hampton at Shoreham WR

 

 

6:00pm

Island Tress at Cold Spring Harbor

Fri

12/8/23

5:00pm

VS North at Sewanhaka West

 

 

5:00pm

Evergreen Charter at Roslyn

 

 

6:00pm

Wantagh at Bethpage

 

 

7:00pm

Division at MacArthur

 

 

5:30pm

Sachem North at Patchogue-Medford

 

 

6:30pm

Smithtown East at Smithtown West

Sat

12/9/23

9:00am

Bobby Menges Duals at Garden City
(Bethpage, Deer Park, Garden City, Jericho, Sewanhaka West, Suffern-Sec1)

 

 

9:00am

Paul Grammatico Tournament at VS South
(Babylon, Baldwin, Bayport-Blue Point, Holy Trinity, Lawrence, Port Washiungton, Roslyn, South Side, VS Central, VS North, VS South)

 

 

9:00am

Comet Classic at Hicksville
(Glen Cove, Great Neck North, Great Neck South, Hempstead, Hicksville, Uniondale)

 

 

9:00am

King of the Mat at Hewlett
(Baldwin, Calhoun, Chaminade, Cold Spring Harbor, Division, Eagle Academy (PSAL), Farmingdale, Freeport, Herricks, Hewlett, Long Beach, MacArthur, Sewanhaka East)

 

 

9:00am

Locust Valley Duals
(Farmingdale, Huntington, Island Trees, Kings Park, Locust Valley)

 

 

9:30am

Bellmore Duals
(Bellmore JFK, Mineola, Plainview JFK, Westbury, Wheatley)

 

 

10:00am

David C Bloom Memorial Duals at Wantagh
(Grand Street Campus (PSAL), Kellenberg, Msgr. Farrell, Patchogue-Medford, Wantagh)

 

 

9:00am

Andrew Peers Memorial at Walt Whitman
(Edward R Murrow-PSAL, Harborfields, John Glenn, Longwood, Sachem North, Walt Whitman, West Babylon)

 

 

9:30am

Cliff Clark Classic Duals at Bay Shore
(Bay Shore, Central Islip, Copiague, East Islip, Lynbrook, Patchogue-Medford, Sayville, West Islip)

 

 

9:00am

Carl T Korpi Scramble at Miller Place
(Center Moriches, Centereach, Comsewogue, Mattituck, Miller Place, Plainedge, Sachem East, Smithtown West, Shoreham-WR)

 

 

9:00am

Doc Fallot Duals at Hampton Bays
(Connetquot, East Hampton, Hampton Bays, Islip, Islip B, Oceanside, Southampton, St. John the Baptist, Ward Melville, Westhampton Beach0

 

 

9:00am

North Babylon Holiday Tournament at Robert Moses MS
(Eastport-SM, Kings Park, North Babylon, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Sachem East, Sachem North, St. Anthony’s, Syosset)

 

 

9:00am

48th Mamaroneck Tiger Tournament
(Burke Catholic-Sec9, Hauppauge, Horace Mann-Pvt, Iona Prep-CHSAA, Mamaroneck-Sec1, Martin Luther King-PSAL, Wallkill-Sec9)

 

 

9:00am

Irvington Michael Tarulli Memorial Duals
(Beacon-Sec9, Bellport, Brewster, Holy Trinity-Sec1, Mamaroneck-Sec1, Pawling-Sec1, Peekskill-Sec1, Pine Bush-Sec9, Port Jefferson, Rye-Sec1, Scarsdale-Sec1, White Plains-Sec1)

Sun

12/10/23

9:00am

Commack Tournament at MS
(Commack, Collegiate-Pvt, East Meadow, Hills East, Hills West, Mepham, Northport, William Floyd)

Unreported Results

Day

Date

Time

Away Team / Home Team

Sat

12/2/23

9:00am

Lance Golubinski Memorial Duals at Goshen HS
(2 Longwood duals)

 

 

9:00am

White Plains Tiger Duals
(All Holy Trinity Duals)

 

 

10:30am

Benjamin Cardozo Tournament
(Missing Brackets.)

 

 

 

 

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2024 College Wrestling Home Schedule

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Nassau CC Full Schedule

Date Team Time Location
12/9/2023
 Bloomsburg vs LIU 4:00PM Pratt Rec Center, Brookville
Metropolitan Duals
USMMA, NJCU, NYU, Hunter		 12 Noon Edward J O'Hara Hall
USMMA, Kings Point
12/11/2023
 Nassau Open 9:00am Nassau CC Main Gym
12/22/2023
 Edinboro vs LIU 4:00PM Pratt Rec Center, Brookville
Edinboro vs Hofstra 6:00pm David S Mack PhysEd Building
1/7/2024
 NC State vs Hofstra 11:30Am David S Mack Arena
1/13/2024
 USMMA Duals
R.I.C., Southern Maine, NYU & Hunter		 11:00am Edward J O'Hara Hall
USMMA, Kings Point
1/14/2024
 Bucknell vs LIU 12 Noon Pratt Rec Center, Brookville
1/20/2024
 NYS Collegiate Championships 9:00am Nassau CC
1/22/2024
 USMMA vs Ursinus 7:00pm Edward J O'Hara Hall
USMMA, Kings Point
1/27/2024
 LIU vs Hofstra 1:00pm Physical Education Center, Hempstead
2/7/2024
 USMMA vs Coast Guard
Senior Night		 7:00pm Edward J O'Hara Hall
USMMA, Kings Point
2/9/2024
 Binghamton vs Hofstra 6:00pm David S Mack PhysEd Building
2/17/2024
 USMMA vs New England College 5:00pm Edward J O'Hara Hall
USMMA, Kings Point
2/18/2024
 District Championships 10:00am Nassau CC Main Gym
2/20/2024
 Sacred Heart vs LIU 6:00pm Pratt Rec Center, Brookville
3/8-10/2024
 EIWA Championships   Bucknell, Lewisburg, PA
3/10-11/2024
 NCAA D3 Championships   Roanoke, VA
3/21-23/2024
 NCAA DI Championships   Kansas City, MO



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