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2002-03 North Rose-Wolcott
Cougars
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Coach:
Mr. James Prentice
Byron-Bergen Tournament -
2nd Place
DeMeco-Trainor Tournament @ Churchville-Chili -
2nd
Place
Penfield Holiday Tournament -
6th Place
Clayton Barnard Memorial Varsity Tournament @ Hilton -
10th
Place
Hannibal Duals - not reported
Finger Lakes Invitational @ Sodus -
1st Place
Class B Sectional Tournament @ Newark -
5th
Place
North Rose-Wolcott Cougars 50, Victor Blue
Devils 18
Finger Lakes
Dual Meet
@
Victor High School
January 9, 2003
(Individual results not reported.)
Wayne Eagles 61, North Rose-Wolcott Cougars
3
Finger Lakes
Dual Meet
@
Victor High School
January 9, 2003
103 - Bianchi (W) d. Tellier, 9-7
112 -
J. Patterson (W) t.f. Webster, 16-0
119 -
Baum (W) p. Ciaramella, 1:46
125 -
N. Patterson p. Kelly, 1:28
130 -
Pagan (W) d. VanNorman, 8-5
135 -
Steves (NRW) d. Prinsen, 6-1
140 -
Young (W) d. Tyler Peryea, 3:17
145 -
LaMagra (W) p. LaValley, 3:24
152 -
Casella (W) p. Youells, 2:58
160 -
Gerber (W) p. Webster, 2:38
171 -
Zaso (W) p. Dumas, 1:54
189 -
Johnson (W) d. Hayes, 3-1
215 -
M. Patterson (W) p. Aumick, 1:28
North
Rose-Wolcott Cougars 36, Waterloo Indians 31
Finger Lakes Central Dual Meet
@
Waterloo
February
6, 2003[photogallery/photo19272/real.htm]
103 *
Bryant Tumbelekis (W) p. Mike Tellier, 1:28
112 -
Anthony Guererri (W) d. Josh Webster, 11-0
119 -
Tony Diduro (W) t.f. Al Ciaramella, 19-3
125 -
Curtis Wheeler (W) d. Mike Smith, 4-3
130 -
Brian VanNorman (NRW) p. Curtis Andreas, 0:59
135 -
Josh Mateo (W) p. Jacob Young, 3:04
140 -
Chad Steves (NRW), fft.
145 -
Matt LaValley (NRW) t.f. Donnie Gantz, 5:46 (16-0)
152 -
Dustin Thomas (W) t.f. Tim Youells, 17-2
160 -
Mike Webster (NRW) p. Jason Havelin, 3:28
171 -
Matt Durman (NRW) d. Dean Lemmon, 7-6
189 -
Jeremy Aumick (NRW) d. Justin VanOrden, 9-8
215 -
Nate Hayes (NRW) p. Matt Crance, 0:35
Grappling with controversy
By JIM EICHENHOFER, Staff Writer
Finger Lakes Times
February 7, 2003
WATERLOO — Amid a cascade of boos from a large segment of an irate home
crowd, the victorious North Rose-Wolcott wrestling team headed toward the
locker room Thursday night to celebrate a controversial 36-31 verdict. With
the win, the Cougars had defended their Finger Lakes Central title.
Seconds later, in the words of Cougars head coach James Prentice, matters
turned “ugly.”
As Prentice and his grapplers walked toward a corner of the gymnasium,
several Waterloo spectators began exchanging heated words with their North
Rose-Wolcott counterparts, who were seated near the entrance to the Cougars’
locker room. A handful of spectators threw objects, including water bottles.
Meanwhile, in response to catcalls from some Waterloo fans seated in the
gym’s balcony, at least one NR-W wrestler directed an obscene gesture toward
those Tribe supporters.
Fortunately, there were no fisticuffs or injuries. When a member of the
Waterloo village police department arrived soon thereafter, cooler heads
already had prevailed, and the visiting Cougars had been whisked to their
team bus to avoid any further confrontations.
The bizarre melee resulted from a discrepancy over Waterloo standout Jarrod
Ticconi’s weight, a disparity that likely determined the match’s outcome.
With Waterloo holding a 31-27 lead and just two bouts remaining — at 189 and
215 pounds — the Indians needed a win in either matchup to clinch the
victory and the FL Central crown. Waterloo appeared to be in optimum
position to do so, because Ticconi was slated to wrestle the 215-pound bout.
However, when Waterloo’s Justin Van Orden stepped onto the mat for the
189-pound affair, Prentice signaled the referee. Prentice told the official
that according to his weigh-in sheet, Ticconi could not participate at 215.
A wrestler must weigh a minimum of 180 to compete in that class, but
Prentice’s list indicated that Ticconi had weighed in at 179.9.
Since Van Orden had already set foot on the mat, by rule Waterloo head coach
Tyrone Thomas could not pull Van Orden back and use Ticconi at 189 — making
Ticconi ineligible to wrestle in either bout.
NR-W’s Jeremy Aumick subsequently posted a decision over Van Orden to cut
the visitors’ deficit to 31-30. Nate Hayes then sealed the Cougar victory by
pinning Matt Crance in 27 seconds. Crance was forced to fill in for Ticconi,
who — along with Thomas — was incensed upon learning he would not be allowed
to compete at 215.
Adding to the confusion: A hand-written weight sheet that Thomas displayed
after the match listed Ticconi’s weight at 179.9, next to a ‘180’ that had
been scribbled over. Thomas was unsure whether the number had been
intentionally changed, saying it was possible the varying figures were the
result of Ticconi being called back to the scale after an initial
measurement.
Thomas lodged an official protest with the referee, but was not optimistic
that it would result in the final two bouts of the match being re-wrestled.
Meanwhile, Prentice explained that he anticipated Ticconi would compete at
189, as Ticconi had in Waterloo’s match against Midlakes earlier Thursday.
When Van Orden stepped onto the mat instead, Prentice notified the ref of
Ticconi’s status.
“I fully expected they were going to put their 189-pounder (Ticconi) out
there,” Prentice said. “And so when they put the other boy on the mat, that
meant (Ticconi) was disqualified at 215 because he did not weigh enough. I
feel that it’s important to note that I went over there and told (a Waterloo
assistant) not to (use Ticconi at 215).
“It was a coaching mistake made. I made it myself when I was a younger
coach. You have to weigh at least 180 pounds to compete at heavyweight — he
only weighed 179 pounds. That’s an oversight.”
Prentice, cursed by a Waterloo athlete during a post-match interview,
defended his decision, saying he was simply applying the rule book.
“The word is going to be out that there was cheating by us tonight, but
that’s only because people aren’t aware of the rules,” Prentice said.
“(Ticconi) did not weigh enough to compete at that weight class. It was that
simple. That’s the way the rules are.
“It’s too bad that it has to end that way. After that happened, you knew it
was going to be ugly. I didn’t want it to be ugly like this, but that’s the
way it turned out.”
Thomas countered that Prentice’s decision to render Ticconi ineligible may
have been legal, but was not within the spirit of the rules. Thomas said
Ticconi had wrestled up at 215 several times this season and had not weighed
less than 180 all year. If Thomas had known Ticconi couldn’t wrestle at 215,
the first-year head coach would have moved him to 189.
“I like (Prentice), but come on,” Thomas said. “You’ve got to take a match
that way? We could have put Jarrod at 189 and won the match, but Jarrod
wanted to wrestle the tougher opponent, which he’s done all year long. (His
weight has) never been a question.
“We wanted to stay close and have it be decided by Jarrod. That’s what we
did. To lose a match that way, is pretty disheartening for me as a coach,
and it’s disheartening for my kids because basically, it’s like stealing the
match.”
Thomas questioned the timing of his opposite’s decision to notify the
referee.
“I think that part of the rules is (a clause) that says, within reason,”
Thomas explained. “I think if I was in the same boat, I wouldn’t do that to
someone else. You either deserve to win or you don’t. Tonight our kids
deserved to win.”
“Ten years ago, when I first started out, it happened to me,” said Prentice
of Ticconi’s ineligibility. “Ever since then, I never made that mistake
again. You just have to be careful. It’s part of the procedures: Knowing how
much a boy has to weigh in order to compete at a certain weight. It’s a hard
lesson to learn.”
Earlier in the day, both squads defeated Midlakes, setting up a head-to-head
matchup to decide the FL Central crown. Waterloo scored a 42-19 victory over
the Screaming Eagles, while NR-W triumphed 57-9.
Seeking its first league championship since the 1980s, Waterloo captured the
first four bouts on the way to a 19-0 lead. Bryant Tumbelekis opened with a
pin at 103, followed by victories from Anthony Guererri (decision), Tony
DiDuro (technical fall) and Curtis Wheeler (decision).
Brian Van Norman put NR-W (7-1, 5-0) on the scoreboard with a pin at 130,
but Josh Mateo’s pin at 135 put Waterloo (8-1, 4-1) in front 25-6. From
there, the Cougars went 6-1 over the final seven bouts.
After a forfeit win at 140, Matt LaValley produced a technical-fall verdict
to cut the visitors’ gap to 25-18. Waterloo’s Dustin Thomas answered with a
major decision for a 31-18 advantage, before NR-W’s Mike Webster and Matt
Dumas followed with a pin and decision, respectively. Dumas eked out a 7-6
win over Dean Lemmon by tallying a point with one second remaining in
regulation, making the overall count 31-30 entering the final two bouts.
North Rose-Wolcott Cougars 50, Marcus
Whitman Wildcats 18
Non-League Dual Meet
@ Marcus
Whitman
January
21, 2003
103 - Mike Tellier (NRW) p. Tom Ryan,
3:19
112 -
Josh Webster (NRW) d. Richie Siesto, 12-4
119 -
Allen Ciaramella (NRW) p. Brett Johnson, 1:32
125 -
Mike Smith (NRW), fft.
130 -
Tyler Demitry (MW) p. Jay Kelly, 4:07
135 -
Brian VanNorman (NRW) p. Dan Fulkrod, 1:03
140 -
Chad Steves (NRW) d. Gace Schliffer, 13-9
145 -
Jason Cota (MW) p. Tim Youells, 4:23
152 *
Matt LaValley (NRW) d. Ian Siebert, 6-1
160 -
Mike Webster (NRW) p. Shawn Ryder, 4:30
171 -
Kevin Tomion p. Matt Durman, 3:01
189 -
Jeremy Aumick (NRW) d. Ken Vaughn, 12-1
215 -
Nate Hayes (NRW) p. Mark Bradley
North Rose-Wolcott Cougars 35, Newark Reds
28
Non-League Dual Meet
@
North-Rose Wolcott
January
14, 2003
103 -
Mike Tellier (NRW) t.f. Adolfo Arango, 2:27
112 -
Josh Webster (NRW) p. Peter Allen, 2:56
119 -
Allen Ciaramella (NRW) d. Mike Frey, 9-8
125 -
Adam Orlopp (Newark) p. Mike Smith, 5:06
130 -
Brian Norsen (Newark) inj. def.
135 -
Zach Bean (Newark) d. Brian VanNorman, 10-5; sd
140 -
Chad Steves (NRW) t.f. Chris Bowles, 3:56
145 -
Matt LaValley (NRW) d. Sean Safford, 18-5
152 -
Clay Bouwens (Newark) p. Tim Youells, 2:26
160 -
Mike Webster (NRW) p. Brian Bailey, 0:13
171 -
Will Collins (Newark) d. Jon Aumick, 9-4
189 -
Chris Parkison (Newark) d. Jeremy Aumick, 17-4
215 -
Nate Hayes (NRW) d. James DeTaeye, 7-3
North Rose-Wolcott Cougars 62, Penn Yan
Mustangs 12
Finger Lakes Central
Dual Meet
@
North Rose-Wolcott
January 9, 2003
(Individual results not reported.)
North Rose-Wolcott Cougars 43, Mynderse
Blue Devils 24
Finger Lakes Central
Dual Meet
@
Mynderse
December
19, 2002
103 - Mike Tellier (NR-W) d. Josh
Kurdziolek, 15-2
112 - Randy Dove (M) t.f. Josh Webster,
17-0
119 - Devlin Peck (M) d. Mike Smith ,
8-4
125 - John Saxton (M) d. David Creller,
13-0
130 - Steve Sawall (M) p. Jay Kelley,
0:35
135 * Tyler Peryea (NR-W) d. Alvin Chen,
11-6
140 - Brian VanNorman (NR-W) p. Josh Bush,
1:02
145 - Chad Steves (NR-W) p. Leland Tyler,
4:49
152 - Matt Lavalley (NR-W) p. Ed Mitchell,
2:24
160 - Mike Webster (NR-W) p. Corey King,
0:34
171 - Matt Dumas (NR-W) d. Matt Quinn,
16-4
189 - Jermy Aumick (NR-W) p. Don
Luckinbill, 3:13
215 - Bobby Plate (M) d. Nate Hayes,
5-2
Palmyra-Macedon Raiders 51, North
Rose-Wolcott Cougars 18
Non-League Dual Meet
December
18, 2002
103 -
Matt Walton (P) p. Phil Christman, 1:05
112 -
Bill Affronti (P) t.f. Josh Webster, 4:00
119 -
Dan Brongo (P) t.f. Mike Smith, 4:14
125 -
Brad Wiegert (P) p. David Creller, 1:16
130 -
George Pollisse (P) p. Jay Kelley, 2:21
135 -
Chris Gordon (P) p. Tyler Peryea, 5:13
140 -
Dorran Martin (P) d. Brian VanNorman, 3-2
145 -
Chad Steves (NRW) p. R.J. McEvoy, 1:43
152 -
Shod Williams (P) p. Matt LaValley, 2:27
160 -
Mike Webster (NRW) d. Brian Steinruck, 11-5
171 -
Matt Dumas (NRW), fft.
189 -
Mike Dandino (P) p. Jeremy Aumick, 1:36
215 -
Nathan Hayes (NRW) d. Chris Crane, 4-4; tb criteria
North Rose Wolcott Cougars 50,
Cato-Meridian-III 21
Non-League Dual Meet
December
10, 2002
103 -
Mike Tellier (NRW) d. Josh Diacalone, 10-4
112 -
Josh Webster (NRW), fft.
119 -
Mike Smith (NRW) p. Travis VanEtten, 3:18
125 -
David Creller (NRW), fft.
130 -
Brandon Heffernan (CM), fft.
135 -
Nate Wallace (CM) p. Tyler Peryea, 4:15
140 -
Brian VanNorman (NRW) d. Travis Prell, 23-13
145 -
Chad Steves (NRW) p. Aaron Campbell, 4:50
152 -
Matt LaValley (NRW) p. Cory Mantell, 2:58
160 -
Mike Webster (NRW) p. Travis Behm, 3:05
171 -
Jason Brown (CM) d. Kyle Krul, 8-7
189 -
Ryan Myers (CM) p. Matt Dumas, 2:39 |