Organized by Matt Moscato, the NFWOA held a spring wrestling officials clinic on April 27, 2025 at the Akron Wrestling Club. The association welcomed National Wrestling Hall of Fame official Fredrick Freeney to present “Are you a Duck?”, a seminar on proper wrestling officiating mechanics. Fred always tells officials to be a duck. “If you …
The WNY Wrestling Coaches Association (WNYWCA) once again hosted its 19th annual ‘Luncheon of Champions’ on Sunday, March 3rd to honor and recognize the passing season’s outstanding wrestlers, coaches, and contributors with a number of special awards. Among those awards, the NFWOA’s own Herman Wooten was a recipient of the Family Commitment Award in recognition of …
At the 2023 Linda Knuutila Memorial Tournament, Kamari Cook of Lafayette was the recipient of the Russ MacKellar Overachiever award. This award is determined and awarded by the officials of the Niagara Frontier Wrestling Officials Association. The award was presented by NFWOA President, Mike Lewis. Cook took 2nd place in the 215lb class in the …
