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CT WRESTLING ONLINE
Middletown's Casey Lesile (112), Ryan Thiel (145) and Brian Sylvester (189) won championships while Abraham Casarez (160) finished second. Victor Ektukudo (103) won five straight matches in the consolation round to finish third along with teammates Ray Belanger (285). Richard Perry (215) was fourth.
"I thought if we won it would be because of our depth," Middletown coach Mark Fong told The Herald Press. "Friday night we didn't wrestle well at all but coming through the semifinals we got on a roll. The kids fed off each other."
Lesile won his second straight state title. A year ago, he won the 112 pound championship in Class M. He had a tough 4-3 win over Wethersfield's Paul Mazzarella in the semifinals. Thiel (145) nipped No. 2 seed Todd Krolikowski of Bristol Eastern, 8-7, in the semifinals before beating top-seeded Peter Gabrielle of Conard in the finals, 11-7.
Sylvester (189) was seeded seventh and had a magical run to help the Dragons win the championship. He upset No. 2 seed Jim Coyle of Farmington in the quarterfinals, 8-5 and beat No. 3 seed John Maljevic of Bristol Central, 8-3. He beat Jose Melendez of Maloney, 4-3 to win the championship.
Casarez (160) was seeded sixth but he wrestled hard throughout the day. He had a grueling 16-14 victory over No. 3 Spencer Cohen of Staples in the quarterfinals and beat Maloney's Nicholas Abrams in the semifinals, 8-4.
Four times, Middletown (26-2) had finished as high as fourth, most recently in 1999. Bristol Central finished second for the second straight year.
"My guys wrestled with a lot of heart," Central coach Brian Archibald told The Herald Press. "We've been wrestling well for the past month and we showed up this weekend and showed that we can hang with the best in the state. Kudos to Middletown. They've come a long way since the beginning of the season. They've become a great team."
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 Casey Leslie 119 lbs. |
Ryan Thiel 140 lbs. |
Ronnie Brown 152 lbs. |
Richard Perry 215 lbs. |
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 John Obenauer 130 lbs. |
Chris Carlson 171 lbs. |
Bryan Sylvester 189 lbs. |
Ray Belanger 285 lbs. |
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 Victor Etukudo 103 lbs. |
John Brown 125 lbs. |
Jacob Melhorn 135 lbs. |
Abraham Casarez 160 lbs. |
Some photos from the NWC Tournament ...
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Thanks to Joe & Kim Thiel for the photos !!!!
| 2006-2007 MHS WRESTLING CAPTAINS | ||
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MHS Wrestling - One of the best in the state rankings.
2006-2007 team is the highest ranked wrestling team in school history.
2006-2007 Wrestling Tournament Results
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Thanks to Sandy Aldieri for the photos !!!!
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Action from the 2007 Middletown Dragon Duals ...
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