2017 NFWOA Tourney Results

At the 2017 Niagara Frontier Wrestling Officials Tournament at NCCC, the Falconer Golden Falcons won the team title over Niagara Wheatfield(2nd), Lockport(3rd), Pioneer(4th), Lancaster(5th), and Clarence(6th). Justin McDougald (113) of Niagara Wheatfield won the Ilio DiPaolo Outstanding Wrestler award. Click here for full results. Additional coverage and photos at AllsportsWNY.

Four state champs for Section 6 in Division II

For a third straight year, Amherst’s Kellen Devlin has won the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championship tournament in Albany. In 2016 however, he had company. Section 6 had a total of four champions in Division II including Brad Bihler (Maple Grove) at 138lbs, Cameron Swick (Barker/Roy-Hart) at 160lbs and Jake Peru (Falconer) at 182lbs. See below for a …

Keller wins MOW at large school showdown.

Troy Keller of North Tonawanda took the most outstanding wrestler honors after pinning all three of his opponents at the 2016 Section 6 Division I state qualifier. There were four repeat champions from 2015 including Mitch Seaver(Lockport), Connor Day(Iroquois), Freddie Eckles(Lake Shore), and Tristan Almeter(Iroquois). Click here for full Division I results and brackets. Division I …

Al Bemiller enters Greater Buffalo Sports HOF

  On November 4, 2015, former Buffalo Bill great and 33 year official for the NFWOA was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Bemiller is well known for his nine years of playing guard and center for the Bills during the 1960s, helping the team to two consecutive AFL championships in 1964 …

Silver Medal for Carlie Sluberski

Fredonia’s Carlie Sluberski won silver at 51 kg/116.5 lbs for team USA at the women’s Senior Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile on April 25th. Securing gold for the U.S. were Sarah Hildebrandt at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Jennifer Page at 60kg/132 lbs. Read the full story here.