Free style Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is an Olympic event. Under international rules any fair hold, trip, or throw is permitted. Forbidden are: kicking, punching, butting with the head, and holding the costume. Wrestlers are cautioned for irregularities, and three cautions mean disqualification. The bout is supervised by a referee on the mat, a mat chairman, a judge, and a timekeeper. A fall is awarded when one contestant holds both of his opponent's shoulders to the mat for one second.
Freestyle wrestling appeared in the 1904 olympic games. The first world championship took place in Helsinki, in 1951

This is another type of wrestling.

Greco-Roman

Wrestling's origins go way back in time. In fact when the ancient Games of the Olympiad were born, wrestling was already an ancient game. Widely recognized as the world's oldest competitive sport, wrestling appeared in a series of Egyptian wall paintings as many as 5000 years ago. When the Games began in 776 BC, more than two millenniums later, it included wrestling, and, in the years that followed, wrestling featured as the main event. The sport would return in a similar role when the Olympic Games returned after a 1500-year absence in 1896. Organizers, seeking direct links to ancient times, found a natural in the sport that had enjoyed popularity across much of the ancient world, from Greece, Assyria and Babylon to India, China and Japan. They resurrected Greco-Roman wrestling, a style they believed to be an exact carryover from the Greek and Roman wrestlers of old. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the wrestlers use only their arms and upper bodies to attack. They can hold only those same parts of their opponents. Over the years, Europeans have dominated Greco-Roman wrestling. The latest and most impressive example is Russian heavyweight Alexander Karelin. He was looking to become the first man to win four straight gold medals in the sport at the Sydney 2000 Games. Alexander lost to his American opponent Rulon Gardner in the final by a score of 1-0. Considered one of the strongest men ever to compete in the Olympic Games, he specializes in picking up opponents — heavyweight opponents — and tossing them over his head. This one of the different types of wrestling.

2007-08 Section IX Wrestling Rankings as of 12/30/07
WT	1ST	2ND	3RD
96	Gary Wolff Monroe Woodbury	Shane Connolly Warwick	Luke Roth Cornwall
103	Mike Vespa Monroe Woodbury	Ryan Black Washingtonville	Brandon Gambino Saugerties
112	Taylor Laraia Newburgh	Ross Potter Minisink Valley	Nick Wolff Monroe Woodbury
119	Cody Ruggirello Valley Central	Kaare Stokdal Kingston	Scott MacGregor Newburgh
125	Drew Bloss Cornwall	Robert Bailey Valley Central	Eliezer Riquelme Newburgh
130	Jamie Franco Monroe Woodbury	Mike Corletta Minisink Valley	Ali Hasan Valley Central
135	Matt Doolittle Middletown	Vinny DeBenedetto Washingtonville	Nick Maccarulo Newburgh
140	Mike D'Amato Valley Central	Kyle Piaquadio Newburgh	Vinny Brugaletta Monticello
145	Sean Floor Port Jervis	Mike Santalla Warwick	Steven Burger Wallkill
152	Mitch Wightman Warwick	Evan Muller Port Jervis	Andrew Carroll Valley Central
160	Keith Perry Wallkill	Cinque Mandela Newburgh	Cameron McLaurin Washingtonville
171	Ross Hansen Minisink Valley	Keith Corley Valley Central	Andrew Greenlaw Warwick
189	Steven Butler Port Jervis	Jared Rosado Middletown	James Brain Minisink Valley
215	CJ Floor Port Jervis	Paul Rauch Red Hook	Shaun Bacchiocchi Monroe Woodbury
275	Corey James Kingston	JD Zitone Port Jervis	Simon Ojulo Newburgh

TEAM:
1. Monroe Woodbury
2. Valley Central
3. Port Jervis
4. Newburgh
5. Minisink Valley

Michael O'Connell tournament

12-27-07

Michael O'Connell Tournament, @ Pearl River High School

Team standings and key -
1. Fox Lane (FL) 177.5 points; 2. Washingtonville (Wv) 123; 3. Middletown (Mid) 112; 4. Pearl RIver (PR) 72.5; 5. Clarkstown South (CS) 67; 6. Nyack (Nk) 66.5; 7. tie, Yorktown (Yk), Warwick (Ww) 57; 9. East Ramapo (ER) 54; 10. Ellenville (Ell) 47.5; 11. Nanuet (N) 45; 12. Hen Hud (HH) 43; 13. Tappan Zee (TZ) 42; 14. Pawling (Pw) 27; 15. Millbrook (Mb) 11; 16. Peekskill (Pk) 2.5; 17. Woodlands (Wd) 0.

2008

12-20-07
Middletown 69 Goshen 15
96- Juan Martinez (M) FF
103- Brendan Gonzalez (M) FF
112- Dennis Brigman (G) WBF Jay Amin (M) 1:37
119- Evan Search (G) WBD Eddie Donohue (M) 3-0
125- David Abt (M) WBF Joe Migneco (G) 3:03
130- Ryan Miller (M) FF
135- Matt Doolittle (M) WBF Raphael Benitez (G) 2:45
140- Bryan Frain (M) WBF Nick Zappier (G) :51
145- Rob Illenberg (M) WBF Anthony Papa (G) 1:15
152- Jon Rivera (M) WBD Ty Sutherland (G) 14-9
160- Jon Parsons (M) FF
171- Nick Majewicz (G) WBF Josafat Acevedo (M) 3:29
189- Jared Rosado (M) FF
215- Tyrik Walrond (M) FF
285- James Shormis (M) FF
Middletown: 3-5; Goshen 1-2

12-18-07
Port Jervis 57 Middletown 6
96- Isaiah Gillian (PJ) FF
103- John Moriarty (PJ) WBF Brandon Gonzalez (M) 1:16
112- Ian Gardner (PJ) WBD Jay Amin (M) 5-1
119- Zach Dunn (PJ) WBF Eddie Donohue (M) 7-0
125- Rob Rogers (PJ) FF
130- Kyle Schall (PJ) WBD Ryan Miller (M) 16-12 OT
135- Matt Doolittle (M) WBF Brian Balch (PJ) 1:16
140- No Match
145- No Match
152- Sean Floor (PJ) WBF Rob Cassidy (M) 1:30
160- Andrew Smith (PJ) WBF John Parsons (M)
171- Matt Parlier (PJ) WBF Josafat Acevedo (M) 2:24
189- Steven Butler (PJ) WBD Jared Rosado (M) 2-0
215- CJ Floor (PJ) WBF Tyrik Walrond (M) 3:01
285- JD Zitone (PJ) WBF James Shormus (M) 2:57
JV Matches:
Tyler Kowinsky (PJ) WBF Colton McKenny (M) 1:29
Christian Roldan (M) WBF Cort Morgazn (PJ) 3:39
Jason Ford (PJ) WBF Tim Maloney (M) 5:05
Devon Simpson (PJ) WBF Tyrik Rodriquez (M) 1:11

12-15-07
South Glens Falls Duals
South High 44, Middletown 18
145 — Cook (SGF) dec. DiGenero, 10-3.
152 — Rivera (M) dec. G. Carta, 4-2.
160 — Sanders (SGF) dec. Cassidy, 7-1.
171 — Palmer (SGF) dec. Josafat Acevedo, 18-5.
189 — Hunsdon (SGF) dec. Jared Rosado, 9-8.
215 — Drew (SGF) pinned Waldron, 1:55.
285 — James Shormis (M) pinned Johnson, 2:21.
96 — Charpentier (SGF) by forfeit.
103 — Rivera (M) dec. Mumblo, 11-8.
112 — Murphy (SGF) dec. Jay Amin, 15-3.
119 — Rivers (SGF) dec. Donahue, 12-6.
125 — Lemery (SGF) pinned McKinney, 1:21.
130 — B. Carta (SGF) dec. Abt, 7-4.
135 — Matt Doolittle (M) pinned Lyons, 3:26.
140 — Ghulam (SGF) dec. Bobby Illenburg, 10-7