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Jason Collins’ revelation seen as a positive step by locals

Vincent Mercogliano — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:43:20 +0000

In response to NBA veteran Jason Collins’ decision to come out publicly on Monday, I reached out to several local athletes and coaches to get their opinions on his decision. About three years ago, I wrote a story on former Hen Hud star tennis and softball player Rachel Buckner, who... Read More →

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Rockland schools decide to stay put in Section 1

Vincent Mercogliano — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:52:26 +0000

The news came out last fall that all 11 schools in Rockland county were considering a move from Section 1 to Section 9 due to transportation concerns—among others—but it was confirmed on Monday that a decision has been made to stay put. This is very good news for Section 1... Read More →

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All-stars: Video interview with the Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:53:35 +0000

With co-wrestlers of the year Trey Aslanian of Edgemont and Alex Delacruz of Ossining each winning state championships this season, I thought it would be neat to have them both come to our offices at The Journal News for a video chat. We discussed many topics—everything from overcoming tough losses... Read More →

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All-stars: Muldoon’s breakthrough season capped with Rockland wrestler of the year honors

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:33:01 +0000

One of the big themes for this season was how loaded the 120-pound weight class was, and with Pearl River’s John Muldoon being named the wrestler of the year award in Rockland, we have three wrestlers from the same class taking home wrestler of the year honors. The debate for... Read More →

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All-Stars: Aslanian, Delacruz named Westchester/Putnam co-wrestlers of the year

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:15:34 +0000

The more thought I put into the Westchester/Putnam wrestler of the year debate, the more I felt that the only fair choice was to name Edgemont’s Trey Aslanian and Ossining’s Alex Delacruz as co-winners. They both won state championships, they wrestled in the same weight class, and they never had... Read More →

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Yorktown’s Mastro, Murray make college decisions; more to follow

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:57:46 +0000

It’s been a good week for Yorktown senior Joe Mastro (pictured to the right). The Huskers’ 152-pounder, who is coming off of the highest finish in program history at the state level after taking third in February, has committed to wrestle at North Carolina State next season. He also was... Read More →

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Locals competing at Flonationals this weekend

Vincent Mercogliano — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:41:36 +0000

One of the more popular offseason tournaments for local wrestlers is Flonationals, and there are plenty who are competing in the tourney this weekend. It began yesterday at Indiana University in Pennsylvania, with the finals being held tonight. It doesn’t appear that any locals reached today’s quarterfinals round, but you... Read More →

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Pinning Down Autism Duals

Vincent Mercogliano — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:58:40 +0000

Here is a press release from Iowa Style Wrestling on the Pinning Down Autism Duals. A couple of locals participated in this event to raise money for a great cause: Pinning Down Autism Duals For the past three years, Pinning Down Autism has been hosting a dual meet with the... Read More →

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Poll: Who should be the Rockland coach of the year?

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:21:30 +0000

With my full all-star package set to run on April 11th, there’s only one award that I haven’t polled you guys on yet. Yorktown’s John Tornambe was your choice as the Westchester/Putnam coach of the year, but now I want to know who you guys think is most deserving in... Read More →

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New look for LoHud blogs rolled out today

Vincent Mercogliano — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:34:05 +0000

Don’t go refreshing your page or rubbing your eyes. This is still The LoHud Wrestling Blog. Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve be rolling out our new theme for all of our blogs here at The Journal News and LoHud.com. We did most of the winter sports... Read More →

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College update from Iowa Style Wrestling: Week 18

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:15:10 +0000

Here is this week’s press release from ISW: D3 NCAA National Championships Joey Grippi (Fox Lane HS) of Springfield started off strong beating his first two opponents to make it to the semifinals at 141 lbs. Grippi then lost his next three matches and took sixth place, improving on his... Read More →

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Poll: Who should be the Westchester/Putnam coach of the year?

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:37:12 +0000

The polls for the Rockland wrestler of the year have closed, with Pearl River junior John Muldoon receiving 63 percent of the vote for a convincing win. Now that we’ve completed the polls for both Westchester/Putnam and Rockland wrestlers of the year, I’ll take the next week or so to... Read More →

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College update from Iowa Style Wrestling: Week 17

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:40:00 +0000

Here is this week’s college update from Iowa Style Wrestling Club: ISW D1 Wrestlers Compete for a Spot at NCAAs Big 10 Championships Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane HS) of Illinois lost to eventual sixth place finisher Paquale Greco of Northwestern and eventual seventh place finisher Camryn Jackson of Michigan at 141 lbs. Rodrigues... Read More →

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A look ahead to 2013-14: Division 2

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:10:10 +0000

As promised, I’ve put together another version of the look ahead series to cover the outlook in Division 2 for next season. I covered D1 last week, but this one may have been even more difficult. Nanuet was an easy choice in year’s past, but the three-time champs won’t be... Read More →

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College notebook: Grippi, Longo looking to finish strong

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:06:09 +0000

My colleague Dan DeFrancesco, who does a great job running @LoHudCollege on Twitter, focused his notebook this week on a few local wrestlers who are looking to go out on top in their senior seasons: Not many athletes get to go out on top, to be crowned a champion before... Read More →

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Poll: Who should be the Rockland wrestler of the year?

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:19:38 +0000

About a week and a half ago, I asked you all to vote for who you thought should be the Westchester/Putnam wrestler of the year. It sparked a lot of debate, as there were a handful of deserving candidates – two state champs, in particular –but the Edgemont faithful came... Read More →

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College update from Iowa Style Wrestling: Week 16

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:30:22 +0000

Here is this week’s press release from Iowa Style Wrestling Club: D3 and NCWA Wrestle to Qualify For Nationals Last weekend both D3 wrestlers and NCWA wrestlers competed in the NCAA qualifying tournament. The top three in each weight class for the D3 tournaments qualify for nationals. Next week, D1... Read More →

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A look ahead to 2013-14: Division 1

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:38:50 +0000

In an exercise that I try to do for every sport that I cover at the end of each season, I’ve being scouring through rosters in the last few weeks in order to determine which teams are best positioned for success next year. Barring any major injuries, this should serve... Read More →

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Delacruz, Aslanian, Serra honored at all-Section brunch

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:33:44 +0000

Three major award winners were announced at Sunday’s all-Section wrestling brunch at Doral Arrowwood in Rye, with Ossining junior Alex Delacruz claiming the Division 1 Section 1 wrestler of the year honors, Edgemont senior Trey Aslanian being named the Division 1 Section 1 wrestler of the year, and Nanuet coach... Read More →

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All-Section brunch on Sunday

Vincent Mercogliano — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:09:35 +0000

The all-Section brunch will be held on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m. at Doral Arrowwood in Rye to honor the top wrestlers from Section 1. Unfortunately, I will be away this weekend (have to take advantage of the few weekends I have before baseball starts), but I want to extend... Read More →

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College update from Iowa Style Wrestling: Week 15

Vincent Mercogliano — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:05 +0000

Here is this week’s press release from Iowa Style Wrestling Club: Springfield vs. WPI: Derrick Longo (Ardsley HS) finished off the regular season by beating Justin Marsh of WPI 12-2 at 165 lbs. Longo wrestles for Springfield. NC State vs. Duke: Sam Speno (Fox Lane HS) of NC State lost... Read More →

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Poll: Who should be the Westchester/Putnam wrestler of the year?

Vincent Mercogliano — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:51:05 +0000

It’s hard to believe that wrestling season is over, and it’s going to be even harder for me to make some of these postseason award decisions. I can’t recall a season in which there were so many deserving candidates that you could make an argument for, and there certainly isn’t... Read More →

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States: Championship thoughts

Vincent Mercogliano — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:39:24 +0000

While I can’t say for sure, I’d have to guess that it’s probably been a pretty good morning for Edgemont senior Trey Aslanian (pictured above) and Ossining junior Alex Delacruz. The first time that you wake up and realize you’re a state champ has to be an awesome feeling. What... Read More →

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