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 …
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 …
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.
At this years annual NFWOA banquet, 40 year veteran official Vito Stella, affectionately known for his unusually tiny feet, was honored as this years recipient of the NFWOA Contributor award. The award is given to recognize years of dedication and contribution the the sport of wrestling in WNY. Also honored this year were Pioneer coach …
The NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championship tournament has concluded with a lone section 6 champion for the second straight year. That champion once again was Kellen Devlin of Amherst. His 126 lb. Division II final was shortened by a dominant performance resulting in an 18-2 tech fall in 4:31 over Jake Kurzhals (Pearl River). Below are all section …