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2009 New York State Wrestling Championships

Times Union Center ⋅ Albany, NY, US ⋅ Feb, 27 2009 - Feb 28 2009 | Coverage created by Joe Williamson

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The 2009 high school wrestling state tournament will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on Friday, Februay 27th and Saturday, February 28th. The 2009 tournament will return to a Friday-Saturday format. The 2009 tournament, now in its sixth year of a two-division format, will follow a similar schedule to last year’s event held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. The upcoming tournament will be the third year that an additional 120 wrestlers will fill the byes in the brackets. Overall, the wrestling championships will see 480 student-athletes from approximately 400 schools 11 sections, along with…

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#100	Kurt Fridenberger March 1 at 12:05pm When you start your high school wrestling career, you verse anybody in highschool. Freshman, Sopre, Junior, & Senior it doesnt matter reply
#99	Peter February 27 at 10:39am I have a qestion can a freshmen wrestle a senior reply
#98	dckundr February 18 at 11:57am To see more New York State High School Wrestling including more State Championships go to: http://www.youtube.com/dckundr reply
#97	Kurt Fridenberger December 26, 2009 at 12:06am alot said: “Where is D2?” it's from albany up to the adirondacks reply
#96	Kurt Fridenberger December 26, 2009 at 12:05am alot said: “Where is D2?” it's from albany up to the adirondacks reply
#95	Jim Eastman December 6, 2009 at 1:59pm Dake took 1st at the junior nationals, Paddock took 4th. Dake beat the two guys that Paddock lost to. reply
#94	Anonymous Coward October 21, 2009 at 3:19pm its nick ter and they did not film that final reply
#93	Anonymous Coward October 21, 2009 at 3:18pm they dont have it reply
#92	Anonymous Coward October 21, 2009 at 6:56am were is the 140 match with nick ter at 140 reply
#91	Alot August 13, 2009 at 3:31pm Where is D2? reply
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#88	Iffi April 9, 2009 at 1:33pm More funny videos,desi girls videos,humor videos,funny pranks ,belly dance n more on http://www.kanjartube.com reply
#87	NYer March 5, 2009 at 2:11pm Wish NY would go back to 1 Division was a very good tournament then! reply
#86	K March 3, 2009 at 9:20am Hey! Nothing more from Paddock and Dake??? reply
#85	Cementmixer130 Smith March 3, 2009 at 6:44am The over-time match was great between Keith - Flamio too ! reply
#84	Cementmixer130 Smith March 3, 2009 at 6:26am Did anyone see the Realbuto - Mc Queen match ? alot of action ! Anyone see that Grippi - Rugg match ? Grippi used the cement mixer on Cody who was unbeaten prior to that match. Grippi's only loss before that match was to cody at the Eastern States Classic where cody won 5-4 reply
#83	Cementmixer130 Smith March 3, 2009 at 6:12am Anyone have a video of the Grippi - Rugg semi - final match ? What a great tournament for Section 1 and Section 11, id like to see more tournaments with these 2 Sections in the future. reply
#82	KEN March 2, 2009 at 8:14pm What a great tournament! Possibly the best depth in NY State wrestling in many many years. Great matches from round 1 all the way to the finals. reply
#81	Dckundr March 2, 2009 at 6:52pm Craig Vitagliano said: “You can see it in the background of the Arujau/Lanave semi @ 125 ~1:10 mark.” Thanks -------holy smoke ! reply
#80	Dckundr March 2, 2009 at 6:51pm No and me tooooooooooooooooooo damn it. someone has it and I am going to find it. The Lanave / Arujau match in the background u see him pull off the mixer- mannnnnn!! reply
#79	Travis Styles March 2, 2009 at 5:56pm anyone have the consi semi 145 tompkins and speno lotrz or dckundr u guys ahve this match!!! cmon gotta see it reply
#78	Lotrz March 2, 2009 at 3:41pm Dckundr, you didn't film it ? I watched the last 10 seconds in the background, and If I can't find the whole match I'll go crazy lol cya reply
#77	Craig Vitagliano March 2, 2009 at 11:57am dckundr said: “Thanks martin. u da mannnn ! anyone see the 130 lb semi when grippi cement mixed undefeated Cody Rugg with 5 ticks left to win 9-8 ?????” You can see it in the background of the Arujau/Lanave semi @ 125 ~1:10 mark. reply
#76	Brian March 2, 2009 at 11:47am another suffolk county (sec. XI) championship, by 45 points! reply
#75	Joe Wrestler March 2, 2009 at 8:00am I believe if you add the points from d1 and dII the best section was tied between section five and four as the best wrestling area in the STATE. reply
#74	Dckundr March 1, 2009 at 4:20pm fan said: “does any one have video of dutton - lenzi final???” Try: hudsonvalleyhswrestling.com I think he has all the finals and alot of others and is loading today. Anyone have a vid of Grippi v. Cody Rugg Semi Final ? Martin Thanks for coming to NY ----u da mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! reply
#73	Fan March 1, 2009 at 2:30pm does any one have video of dutton - lenzi final??? reply
#72	Lucigod Fiumara March 1, 2009 at 1:51pm that tournament was great even though i didn't place this year reply
#71	Thank You March 1, 2009 at 1:07pm thank you floooo amazing coverage reply
#70	NY March 1, 2009 at 11:49am NY states was some of the greatest wrestling I've seen in a while. It feels great to be in an atmosphere where wrestling means so much to people reply
#69	Dckundr March 1, 2009 at 7:10am Thanks martin. u da mannnn ! anyone see the 130 lb semi when grippi cement mixed undefeated Cody Rugg with 5 ticks left to win 9-8 ????? reply
#68	Anonymous Coward February 28, 2009 at 10:46pm VIDEO"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS?????????? reply
#67	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 10:44pm WANTAGH#1 said: "hey bluedevil shen came in 4th as a team who came in first?....WANTAGH baby!!!!!!!!!!" Nice going! Congrats to Wantagh! Shen won it the last two years. Three would have been unbelievable. At least Shen beat all the section 11 schools. ... :) reply
#66	Mcqueen February 28, 2009 at 10:42pm whats up with mequeen throwing a temper tantrum and not even standing on the podium reply
#65	WANTAGH#1 February 28, 2009 at 10:37pm hey bluedevil shen came in 4th as a team who came in first?....WANTAGH baby!!!!!!!!!! reply
#64	WANTAGH#1 February 28, 2009 at 10:35pm hey bluedevil shen came in 4th as a team who came in first...WANTAGH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! reply
#63	Fazal Hussain February 28, 2009 at 10:18pm it will be meys he pinned his guys dead quick or should be clemente more for meys reply
#62	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 9:29pm All 3 of Section 2's returning champs repeated. Zach Clemente of La Salle (145 pounds), Austin Meys of Shenedehowa (189) and Ken Altarac (285) also of La Salle successfully defended their state titles. Yaa Hoooo! Section 2 came in 2nd behind Section 11 and Shen came in 4th as a team. It was a great trny! Congrats all Section 2 wrestlers on a job well done! In fact, congrats to all wrestlers for even getting to the States!!! Now, I wonder who got Most Outstanding Wrestler? reply
#61	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 9:29pm All 3 of Section 2's returning champs repeated. Zach Clemente of La Salle (145 pounds), Austin Meys of Shenedehowa (189) and Ken Altarac (285) also of La Salle successfully defended their state titles. Yaa Hoooo! Section 2 came in 2nd behind Section 11 and Shen came in 4th as a team. It was a great trny! Congrats all Section 2 wrestlers on a job well done! In fact, congrats to all wrestlers for even getting to the States!!! Now, I wonder who got Most Outstanding Wrestler? reply
#60	Fazal Hussain February 28, 2009 at 9:16pm hey guys um http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1578001794/bctid14430242001 austin meys winning reply
#59	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 9:13pm Mm, Dutton from Section 11 won 135 lb. See results here: http://armdrag.com/states/DivisionI.pdf reply
#58	Al February 28, 2009 at 9:10pm Steve Dutton won 135. reply
#57	Mm February 28, 2009 at 8:58pm who won at 135 reply
#56	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 8:46pm Third State Title For Austin Meys! Austin pinned Matt Lowe of Wantagh (Section VIII), who beat Boley, with one second remaining in the first period to cap a 45-0 season and win his second straight state title. Meys pinned his four opponents in a combined time of 3 minutes, 36 seconds. Who else could get MOW? I think Boley lucked out. Had Meys pinned him, which was very likely, Boley would be devastated. Congrats Austin!!! That's 2 of 3 returning section 2 champs repeating. One more to go. Go section 2!!! reply
#55	Sean February 28, 2009 at 6:15pm where are the finals results reply
#54	Go To February 28, 2009 at 6:06pm armdrag.com reply
#53	Jeff February 28, 2009 at 5:32pm how do you find the latest coverage of the tournament? reply
#52	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 5:24pm dckundr said: “What are the odds of that happening?-----Have u been following Austin Meys the past 2 years especially this year?” I didn't say it was likely. :) In fact, I expect him to win convincingly and win MOW! That would make 2 titles and 2 MOWs in a row. Not bad! Section 2's three returning champs are in the finals. Go Section 2!!! reply
#51	Jay February 28, 2009 at 5:08pm where is the live video of d2 reply
#50	Dckundr February 28, 2009 at 2:28pm BlueDevil73 said: “My comment was made before Meys pinned his 3rd opponent in the semis. Had he lost that match wouldn't he have gone into the wrestle backs... where "you know who" is? Think b4 you speak and you won't embarrass yourself.” What are the odds of that happening?-----Have u been following Austin Meys the past 2 years especially this year? reply
#49	They Probably February 28, 2009 at 2:17pm havent had time to upload any matches yet. just wait they will have some up and if you want live results go to armdrag.com reply
#48	Brandon Polcare February 28, 2009 at 1:52pm zc said: “poor coverage” i agree but its better than no coverage... im not complaining... this website is pretty badass actually maybe theyll get some semi's and finals coverage w video reply
#47	Zc February 28, 2009 at 1:15pm poor coverage reply
#46	BlueDevil73 February 28, 2009 at 12:54pm dckundr said: “How is that going to happen ....boley lost 1st round 2-1. While Meys won by pin in :25 and :20. Idiot ” My comment was made before Meys pinned his 3rd opponent in the semis. Had he lost that match wouldn't he have gone into the wrestle backs... where "you know who" is? Think b4 you speak and you won't embarrass yourself. reply
#45	Anonymous Coward February 28, 2009 at 12:51pm where are the video's?????? reply
#44	Jb February 28, 2009 at 11:45am what channel will the finals be on for small school tonight at 6? reply
#43	RedDevil. February 28, 2009 at 10:03am Blue Devil you are sadly mistaken. Brandon Polcare is correct.. Nickerson and Jantzen were better (still are) but lets not forget JP O' Connor either. .. 4x state champ. true freshman year 5th at nationals. sophmore year 6th. in the most loaded weights. Hes gonna get on the podium the next two years also. Nickerson and Jantzen dont even need to be explained. reply
#42	Anonymous Coward February 28, 2009 at 9:51am its ian paddock reply
#41	Go Bucks! February 28, 2009 at 9:43am IAN PAD. DONT KNOW HOW I MISSED SPELL THAT reply
#40	Go Bucks February 28, 2009 at 9:42am I just want to know if any one will put video up of Ian Pad. one of the best new york wrestlers ever. A bucks recruit with him and palmer the bucks just keep adding 4time state champs reply
#39	Dckundr February 28, 2009 at 9:21am How is that going to happen ....boley lost 1st round 2-1. While Meys won by pin in :25 and :20. Idiot reply
#38	Dckundr February 28, 2009 at 9:21am How is that going to happen ....boley lost 1st round 2-1. While Meys won by pin in :25 and :20. Idiot reply
#37	John Calhoun February 28, 2009 at 8:44am and meys is going to get wrecked by boley reply
#36	Dckundr February 28, 2009 at 8:39am this might sound like a weird questions.......but where is da wrestling ????? come on martin do not let us down!!! its called flowrestling not flotalking ! u da mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! martin fo president. reply
#35	John Calhoun February 28, 2009 at 8:32am Brandon Polcare i've wrestled 152 160 and 189 and watch the 125 lbs and 130lbs a lot and there is no way that the lower weights are better than the upper weights... you can win at a lower weight like 125 without that much skill because you can push kids around that's not the way with the upper weight classes... but we definitely have fish at 189 but that's the same way with every weight class. reply
#34	Scott Latterell February 28, 2009 at 7:54am How Can yo not compare? Theres fishes in his weight class just like janzen and nickerson because everybody knows that they cant win the states with them in the class. He was a state champ at a low weight class and a high weight class more impressive than winning it at the same wieght every year. Plus Pin both kids totaling 45sec. come on now how can you not compare. reply
#33	Brandon Polcare February 28, 2009 at 2:24am BlueDevil73 said: “Yep! The first was 25 seconds, the second was 20. He just might be the best wrestler New York State has ever had! I haven't seen any vids yet.” whoa whoa whoa whoa miss lippy... relax he wrestles 189 theres still some fishes at 189 dont get carried away i mean the kid is a beast and i give him his props but u cant compare him to jantzen and nickerson ... even if he goes on to have an illustrious ncaa d-1 career he will never be the wrestler nickerson or jantzen are... 125 and 149 the athletes are far superior to the heavier weights ... in my humble opinion... meys is a stud will prob pin his way till finals but best ny has ever seen thats crazy talk reply
#32	Longwood Champ February 28, 2009 at 12:40am nick scotto from ward melville should be @125 for sec xi tough break. reply
#31	Matches February 27, 2009 at 11:31pm wer the matches at i didnt even see flo mat side whats up with thattt????? i want a headband when i go there 2moro reply
#30	NY Bro February 27, 2009 at 10:12pm nahh the best kids ever out of NY were the banach bros reply
#29	BlueDevil73 February 27, 2009 at 9:34pm Elementary Principal said: “Has Austin Meys at 189 really pinned his first two opponents in 20 seconds and 25 seconds. That's insane. Any footage of these matches?” Yep! The first was 25 seconds, the second was 20. He just might be the best wrestler New York State has ever had! I haven't seen any vids yet. reply
#28	Elementary Principal February 27, 2009 at 8:11pm Has Austin Meys at 189 really pinned his first two opponents in 20 seconds and 25 seconds. That's insane. Any footage of these matches? reply
#27	BlueDevil73 February 27, 2009 at 7:46pm I was referring to Div 1 only. Yes, Sec. 1 is looking gooooood! :) reply
#26	Dckundr February 27, 2009 at 6:36pm martin where r da vids !!!!!!!!-------u da mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! reply
#25	Andrew February 27, 2009 at 6:22pm BlueDevil73 said: “Section 2 has three returning champs this year. More than any other section. I predict they repeat as champs and Shenendehowa repeats as team champs too.” section v has a total of 7 returning state champs 5 of which are from d 2 and 2 from d1 and brandon mills from cg will win this year reply
#24	Dckundr February 27, 2009 at 4:51pm Section 1 D1 10 Semi Finalists ! reply
#23	BlueDevil73 February 27, 2009 at 3:18pm You can find the seedings at: http://armdrag.com/states/DivisionI.pdf reply
#22	BlueDevil73 February 27, 2009 at 2:46pm Section 2 has three returning champs this year. More than any other section. I predict they repeat as champs and Shenendehowa repeats as team champs too. reply
#21	Section 6 February 27, 2009 at 12:47pm armdrag.com for live brackets reply
#20	Sean Curley February 27, 2009 at 12:39pm you little kids are so lucky to have te sections split into 2 divisions,when I wrestled we were all thrown in to 1.IT was a much more demanding tournament.Also they only went 2 deep in each wt class so the state tournament was tougher than hell.Most of you im sure had your fathers that wrestled back then(1981) they will tell you how tough it was reply
#19	Question February 27, 2009 at 12:32pm how can one team send two kids to state that are in the same weight class??? reply
#18	davontedadude1992 February 27, 2009 at 12:19pm sike son section 2 is the toughest we won the whole thing last year reply
#17	Brian February 27, 2009 at 11:07am traditionally, you can make a case that section XI is the toughest wrestling IN THE COUNTRY!! reply
#16	Brian February 27, 2009 at 11:05am ill email them to ya, email me reply
#15	Ayo February 27, 2009 at 10:10am where can u find brackets??? reply
#14	Big Man February 27, 2009 at 9:23am is there going to be live footage like they had for eastern states? reply
#13	Dckundr February 27, 2009 at 5:01am screw all u hill billy inbred mo fo------ny in da house ! reply
#12	Anonymous Coward February 27, 2009 at 3:13am I wish it would go back to the old format or at least have a dual of the champions the next week (never will happen) reply
#11	NY February 27, 2009 at 1:05am It was sarcasm (new thing, I guess it just came out) and section 3 will take it all this weekend reply
#10	Section 11 February 27, 2009 at 12:56am new york wrestling is always top 5 along with ohio, california, PA, and NJ at every national tournament and NY has some of the hardest and deepest sectional tournaments in the country. You are an idiot. Section 11 will dominate this year. reply
#9	NY February 27, 2009 at 12:35am your right NY sucks...there only in the top 5 at almost every national tournament and have 15 kids ranked in the nation (all class) reply
#8	IL Wrestling February 26, 2009 at 11:46pm uhhh its not quite a joke but its not very good yes reply
#7	WVU February 26, 2009 at 11:00pm new york wrestling is a joke reply
#6	Dckundr February 26, 2009 at 7:38pm Martin u da mannnnnnn! reply
#5	Your Mom February 26, 2009 at 6:31pm section 9 babyyyy reply
#4	Bob February 25, 2009 at 10:37am let's go section 6!!! reply
#3	Dckundr February 24, 2009 at 9:35am martin say u are going to post wrestling not talking ??? reply
#2	Mike James February 24, 2009 at 5:43am are they allowed to put the matches up or just interviews? reply
#1	Dckundr February 23, 2009 at 6:56pm Yea....the big NY baby. Home to Troy Nickerson, JP O'Connor, Gregor and Torten Gilespie, Josh Patterson, Cory Jentzen, Lou Ruggirello, and Steve Bonnono to name a few potential NY NCAA AA. Martin u da mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn! reply