3rd annual@ Auburn Community College (Auburn, NY) Friday, December 29, 1961 Oneida Bids For Mat Title Here Friday (PDF, 12/26/61) Rome Free Academy Enters AHS Wrestling Tournament (PDF, 12/27/61) Eight Teams Vie Tomorrow in Mat Tourney at ACC (PDF, 12/29/61) ER Matmen Cop Tourney Honors In Auburn Meet (PDF, 12/30/61) East Rochester Team Captures Wrestling Tournament (PDF, 12/30/61) Unbeaten ER Wins Mat Tourney (PDF, 12/??/61) 1. East Rochester 88 points 2. Rome Free Academy 77 3. West Genesee 57 4. Baldwinsville 56 5. Auburn 40 6. Waterloo 31 7. Geneva 20 8. Oneida 0 Outstanding Wrestler Award - Bill Bower (WG) Fastest Pin Award - Bill Cole (West Genesee), :13 in Round 1 Championship Final 95 - Don Plunkett (RFA) > Dick De Bernardis (ER), DEC 9-2 103 - Joe Capone (Waterloo) > Joe Sirano (ER), DEC 5-0 112 - Terry Litterbrant (Baldwinsville) > Tom Durkin (Waterloo), DEC 4-3 120 - Frank Megiale (ER) > Paul Rose (Baldwinsville), DEC 9-3 127 - John Bower (WG) > Jim Consaul (ER), DEC 5-0 133 - Bill Bower (WG) > Steve Sawyer (Auburn), DEC 8-0 138 - Fred Wampler (RFA) > Billy Cole (WG), FALL 5:47 145 - Kurt Kuppinger (Auburn) > Jim Ransco (ER), DEC 6-0 154 - Frank Perano (RFA) > John Ventura (ER), DEC 7-0 165 - Al Pratt (RFA) > Dennis Gurecki (ER), FALL 4:32 180 - Dick Post (Geneva) > Jim Simile (RFA), FALL 5:37 UNL - Tom Vergo (ER) > Bob Carris (Auburn), FALL 5:14 Tournament Staff Kurt Beyer (Auburn), Director Jim Cranfield, Announcer Mark Cranfield, Asst. Announcer Pete DeBottis (Seneca Falls), Official Jack Williams (Syracuse), Official Al Emmi (Auburn), Official |
 1961 Auburn Invitational Wrestling Tournament Champions PHOTO SOURCE: The Citizen-Advertiser, 12/30/61. Scan courtesy of Jeff Turner & UNL champ Tom Vergo. If you have a copy of the original, please notify armdrag.com. |