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Monroe County League Championships

Varsity Wrestling Tournament
@ Rush-Henrietta Sperry High School
Saturday, February 8, 1975

Spencerport's Rory Morris (left) strains for position against Brockport's Rick Landries. (SOURCE: D&C, 2/9/75. Photo by Brad Bliss.)

Spencerport's Frank DeAngelis acknowledges standing ovation. (SOURCE: D&C, 2/9/75. Photo by Brad Bliss.)

Team Final

1. Spencerport 121 points
2. Hilton 95.5
3. Rush-Henrietta 85.5
4. Irondequoit 63
5. East Rochester 60.5
6. Fairport 50.5
7. Brighton 47.5
8. Brockport 47.5
9. Penfield 46
10. Webster Thomas 39
11. Eastridge 31
12. Greece Arcadia 31
13. Churchville-Chili 28.5
14. Greece Olympia 20
15. Greece Athena 14
16. Batavia 7
17. Gates Chili 6
18. Pittsford Mendon 3
19. Webster Schroeder 2

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Ken Rohlfing (R-H)
Leo Bernabi Memorial Award - Frank DeAngelis (Spencerport)

Clark Barnard of Hilton tangles with Chris Bourne of East Rochester in the 119-pound final.

Championship Final

98 - Ron Winnie (Spencerport) d. Gary Freeman (Brockport), 10-4
105 - Ken Rohlfing (R-H) p. Mark Morabito (ER), 3:19
112 - Steve Brongo (Spencerport) d. Tony Oliveri (Irondequoit), 1-0
119 - Clark Barnard (Hilton) d. Chris Bourne (East Rochester), 3-2
126 - Jim Battaglia (Penfield) d. Kevin Murray (Spencerport), 6-3
132 - Desi Alvarez (R-H) d. ???, 6-3
138 - Steve Olesiuk (Irondequoit) by fft. over Frank DeAngelis (Spencerport)
145 - Dave Juergens (Hilton) d. Gene Delgudico (Athena), 5-2
155 - Rory Morris (Spencerport) d. Rick Landries (Brockport), 7-4
167 - Dave DeNero (Eastridge) by judge's dec. over Leon Becoats (Spencerport), 3-3
177 - Jason Sweet (Fairport) d. Steve Rosa (R-H), 6-1
215 - John Kinley (Thomas) d. Mike Pochalski (Irondequoit), 7-4
250 - Denny Denner (Churchville-Chili) d. Mike Wilmart (Spencerport), 7-0

Spencerport's Steve Brongo (front) tries to escape during his victory over Irondequoit's Tony Oliveri. (SOURCE: D&C, 2/9/75. Photo by Brad Bliss.)

Rangers win 6th straight title

By TONY DESTINO, D&C Sportswriter
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY
Sunday, February 9, 1975

Frank DeAngelis, who is considered one of the finest wrestlers in the state, was unable to help his Spencerport teammates last night in the Monroe County Wrestling League championships at Rush-Henrietta.

Fortunately for the Rangers, they didn't need their star. Although DeAngelis didn't wrestle, Spencerport won its sixth straight title.

The Rangers' who have had the crown since 1970 under the direction of coach Walt Teike, had eight finalists and scored 121 points. Hilton finished second at 95.5 with Rush-Henrietta, champion of the league's Eastern Division, was third at 85.5.

A crowd of more than 2,000 filled Sperry High School's gymnasium to watch the finals. Many of them came to watch the quick style of DeAngelis, only to see him limp onto the mat while Irondequoit's Steve Olesiuk was declared the 138-pound champion.

DeAngelis' problem is the stretching of soft tissues in his left knee, suffered during a Friday night semifinal pin of Rush-Henrietta's Tom Holloway.

"I'm not sure exactly what happened," said DeAngelis, "but I knew it happened because I felt a crunch. I went to the doctor this morning and he told me there was no cartilage damage. Of course I wanted to win another county title, but not at such an expense (of further injury)."

"He's doubtful next week," added Teike, referring to Saturday's East-West Day competition at Fairport. "He wants to be ready to defend his title in the sectionals and state meet if he can."

DeAngelis is the state champion at 138 pounds and had compiled a 106-1 record.

He and Teike both wore broad smiles when he limped out to shake hands with Olesiuk. And on his return, Spencerport fans gave him a standing ovation, which DeAngelis acknowleded with a smile and a wave.

Although he didn't wrestle in the final, DeAngelis won the Leo Bernabi Memorial trophy for contibuting the most points to the team score.

In other matches, Eastridge's Dave DeNero and Spencerport Leon Becoats battled at 167 pounds in the most tightly-contested bout. They were tied 1-1 after the three regulation periods, and 3-3 after three, one-minute overtime periods.

The rules call for a decision by the other referees in such a circumstance, and referees Jim Harris, Sam Williams and Roscoe Hastings awarded the decision to DeNero.

"He was one of the top wrestlers I've faced," said DeNero. "It's been my biggest goal all year to win the county title. Now I can shoot for the sectionals and the states, hopefully."

DeNero was second in both the county meet and the Section 5 meet last year after losing to Spencerport's Gary Baxter. He raised his individual record for the year to 23-2.

Other strong performances came from R-H's Ken Rohlfing, Webster Thomas' John Kinley and Denny Denner of Churchville-Chili.

Rohlfing, voted the tournament's outstanding wrestler, registered the only pin of the finals by stopping East Rochester's Mark Morabito at 3:19.

Kinley, an All-Greater Rochester tackle last fall, beat Irondequoit's Mike Pochalski, 7-4, in the 215-pound class, while Denner stopped Spencerport's Mike Wilmart, 7-0, in the 250-pound event.