2023

NCAA All-Americans

from New York

125 - Anthony Noto 

4th Place - Lock Haven

(Honeoye Falls-Lima HS)

133- Vito Arujau

NCAA Champ - Cornell

(Syosset HS)

149 - Yianni Diakomihalis

NCAA Champ - Cornell

(Hilton HS)

New York State Champion Frankie Volpe of Hauppauge (152 lbs.). Volpe finished the season with a 43-3 mark and had a stellar 145-32 career mark. He recently placed 8th at the NHSCA Nationals. 

Daniel Jeran, DPM​

​​Your Feet Will Thank You​​

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New York State Champion and Oklahoma University commit Nick LaMorte (44-0, 175-34) of Rocky Point at 138 pounds.

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In Memoriam

NEW YORK STATE DREAM TEAM OF NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONS​

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YIANNA FOUFAS (MEPHAM),

ASHLEY DIAZ (SEAFORD), ALEXANDRA VIERA (ROCKY POINT) ARE CROWNED

NYS GIRLS CHAMPIONS

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Wantagh's Joseph Clem (36-5) lifts defending NY state champion Joseph Manfredi of Herricks. The second seeded Clem came away with a 7-2 decision in the 126 pound semis to advance into the Nassau County championship finals.  Clem went on to win in the finals and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler. Manfredi finished third and qualified for the NYS Championships.

CORNELL WINS THE EIWA ​​​​​​​​​​​​​

- CORNELL'S

VITO ARUJAU (SYOSSET HS)

NCAA CHAMPION - OSW AWARD

Long Island Wrestling

  1. Penn State  (137.5 pts)
  2. Iowa  (82.5)
  3. Cornell  (76.5)
  4. Ohio State  (70.5)
  5. Missouri  (64.5)
  6. Michigan  (58.5)
  7. Arizona State  (55)
  8. Nebraska  (54)
  9. Virginia Tech  (49)
10. NC State  (48)​​​​​​

NHSCA

LONG ISLAND

NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONS

DIVISION 1

118 - Matt Marlow (Northport - Jr.)

138 - Nick LaMorte (Rocky Point - Sr.)

152 - Frankie Volpe (Hauppauge - Sr.)

​285 - Sebastian Regis (East Islip - Jr.)

DIVISION 2

102 - Tommy Aiello

(John Glenn - So.)

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132 - Brayden Fahrbach (Mt. Sinai - Jr.)

 1.  Pennsylvania

 2.  Ohio

 3.  New Jersey

 4.  Illinois

 5.  California

 6.  Iowa

 7.  New York

 8.  Michigan

​ 9.  Oklahoma

​10. Minnesota

​       Indiana/Virginia​

2023

NASSAU COUNTY  CHAMPIONSHIPS

  FINAL TEAM SCORES:

1. East Islip (148 points)
2. Brentwood (121)
3. Miller Place (119.5)
4. Longwood (99.5)
5. Bellport (90.5)
6. Hauppauge (89)
7. Patchogue-Med (81)
7. Smithtown West (81)
9. Smithtown East (71)

10. North Babylon (62.5)​​​​

Vito Arujau (25-1, 75-7) of Cornell (Syosset HS) won the 133 pound EIWA title. At the NCAAs, he defeated two-time  champion Roman Bravo-Young  in the NCAA finals and won the OSW Award. He recently was named the receipient of the AWN's Hammer Award.

HS NATIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 24-26 @ VIRGINIA BEACH SPORTS CENTER

New York State Champion junior Brayden Fahrbach (34-0, 156-15) of Mt. Sinai at132 pounds.

Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis (115-2 career) won his fourth EIWA title and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler. Diakomihalis also went on to win his fourth NCAA crown becoming only the fifth wrestler in NCAA history to do so.

Returning state champion Matt Marlow (41-0, 121-8 career) from Northport works for a takedown on Brentwood's Kendrick Pellici to win 21-6 in the semi-finals. Marlow went on to capture the 118 pound title and was voted the OSW Award . Marlow won his second NYS Championship and recently placed 5th at the NHSCA Nationals.

Anthony Donatelli, MD 

Board Certified Family Medicine Physician

2023

NEW YORK STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

JOHN GLENN WINS SUFFOLK DIV 2​​​​​​​

 NCAA TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES

SOME OF THE TOP MATCHES OF ALL TIME IN THE NEW YORK STATE TOURNAMENT FINALS

PENN STATE

WINS THE NCAA TOURNAMENT OVER IOWA, CORNELL AND OHIO STATE​​​​​​​​​

East Islip's Sebastian Regis (51-1) works his snap down for a takedown and fall in the semi finals of the Suffolk County Wrestling Championships. The top ranked Regis also scored a fall in the finals to lead the Redmen to the team title. Regis, posted 35 falls on the season, went on to win the New York State Championship.

Top ranked Tommy Aiello (3-0, 66-4) leads John Glenn to win the Division II Suffolk County Championship. Aiello went on to to win the New York State Championship.

- CORNELL'S

YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS  BECOMES A FOUR-TIME NCAA CHAMPION -

2023 EIWA Champions

Bottom row (l. to r.): Pat Glory (Princeton), Vito Arujau (Cornell), Vince Cornella (Cornell), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Josh Humprehys (Lehigh).

Top row (l. to r.): Julian Ramirez (Cornell), Chris Foca (Cornell), Tate Samuelson (Lehigh), Jacob Cardenas (Cornell), Grady Greiss (Navy).

2023

SUFFOLK COUNTY  CHAMPIONSHIPS

SEAFORD WINS NASSAU DIVISION 2​​​​​​​

WANTAGH WINS NASSAU COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS  ​​​​​​

FINAL TEAM SCORES

1. Wantagh  253 points

2. Long Beach  208.5

3. MacArthur  183.5

4. Plainedge  173.5

5. Hewlett  122

6. East Meadow  119

7. Bellmore JFK  117.5

8. Herricks  92

9. Manhasset  90.5

10. Calhoun  87​​​​

Matt Marlow, Nick LaMorte, Frankie Volpe, Sebastion Regis, Tommy Aiello and Brayden Fahrbach win New York State

Wrestling Titles​

EAST ISLIP WINS SUFFOLK COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS ​​​​​​​​​​​