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44th Annual

NYSPHSAA State Championships


Interscholastic Varsity Wrestling Tournament
@ Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)

Friday & Saturday, February 24-25, 2006


Final Results

Local wrestlers ready for states
Dan Mandara and Alex Ekstrom have both had to get over the flu bug

By DEAN LICHTERMAN, Messenger Post staff
The Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY)
Friday, February 24, 2006

 

Full Text: Copyright © 2006 Messenger Post Newspapers.
Reproduced with the permission of Messenger Post Newspapers.


Dan Mandara and Alex Ekstrom both compete in wrestling's lighter weights, but both have just finished with an opponent that is smaller than them - microscopic, in fact.

Mandara, a junior at Canandaigua Academy, and Ekstrom, a freshman from Palmyra-Macedon, are going to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state meet this weekend after suffering bouts with the flu.

"I had the flu two weeks ago when I wrestled at sectionals, " said Mandara. "I got over it. I'm all healthy. "

Mandara wrestles in the 119-pound weight class in Division 1. Ekstrom is in the 112-pound class in Division 2.

"I'm doing all right now, " said Ekstrom. "I'm getting better as we go. "

Ekstrom is also competing on two bad knees. He had surgery to remove the miniscus from his right knee earlier in the season, then ruptured a bursa sac in the other knee before the sectionals Feb. 10-11.

"We are coming up with creative ways just to keep him in shape and trying to allow his knees to come back, " said Pal-Mac coach Brian Quick. "When they flare up, they are the size of softballs and get drained, so you have to worry about infection after surgery.

"He's overcome a lot. "

The tournament begins today with the first round at 1 p.m. Mandara and Ekstrom both have first-round matches.

Mandara (34-4) faces Jake Blake (no record available) of Glens Falls.

"At states, every kid is a very worthy opponent, " said Mandara.

His class features Matt Mariacher (39-4) of Iroquois, who defeated Mandara in the finals of CA's Bradshaw Tournament, and defending champion Lou Ruggirello (42-1) of Valley Central, a defending state champ. Mariacher and Ruggirello are in the opposite bracket, as is Mike Priccirillo of Commack, whom Mandara defeated 10-2 in the first round of states last season.

"Dan, being his second time there, is pretty comfortable with his ability to perform and wrestle his best, " said CA coach Rich Romeo. "Really, you have to take things one match at a time because all of the kids are good wrestlers. You have to be ready to go and not look too far ahead at the other matches that you might have. "

Ekstrom (29-3) takes on junior Patrick Spaulding (18-1) of New Paltz in the first round.

"This is a new thing for me, so I'm taking things one match at a time, " said Ekstrom, who is making his first state appearance.

The rest of the field includes previous place winners Scott Dayton (37-2) of Chenango Valley, Michael Castellano (11-1) of John Glenn and Michael Gomez (28-0) of Locust Valley. A first-round victory would pit Ekstrom against Dayton in the second round. Dayton has a first-round bye.

"There are not any returning state champions in his weight, " said Quick. "I'm optimistic and hopeful. "

Wayne also sends two representatives in Division 1 with Josh Patterson at 171 pounds and Ryan Lamagra at 189.