Joe Shifflet

Sweet Home Invitational

Varsity Wrestling Tournament
@ Sweet Home High School (Amherst, NY)
Saturday, January 26, 2008
 

Team Champs Section Six powerhouse Niagara-Wheatfield wrestlers gather for a photo after capturing the team title at the Joe Shifflet Invitational at Sweet Home High School on January 26, 2008. FRONT ROW: Joe Malvestuto, Bob Malvestuto, Jehad Ali, Angelo Malvestuto, John Golden. MIDDLE ROW: Tony Ventre, Joe Grady, Joe Silluzio, Bob Limina, Yseen Ali. BACK ROW: Coach Shiffert, Chad Leadingfox, Chris Wiseman, Josh Kraft, Jim Donner, Coach Sweney. Photo by Robert Koshinski.

Outstanding Wrestler Palmyra-Macedon's Alex Ekstrom gets his hand raised after defeating Sweet Home's Nic Stella in the 135-pound final at the Joe Shifflet Invitational at Sweet Home High School on January 26, 2008. Ekstrom, a 2x defending NYS champion, was voted the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler for winning what was the most loaded weight class of the tournament. Photo by Robert Koshinski.

Brackets (PDF)
Action Shots

Team Final

Niagara-Wheatfield 196.5
Cheektowaga 169.5
Lancaster 135.0
Letchworth 131.0
Salamanca 128.0
Palmyra-Macedon 118.5
Ripley 111.5
Pioneer 96.0
East Aurora 94.0
Southwestern 76.5
Iroquois 66.0
Geneva 65.0
Tonawanda 63.5
Le Roy 62.0
Newfane 52.0
Sweet Home 51.0
Albion 43.0
Akron 13.0
Gananda 1.0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Alex Ekstrom (Pal-Mac)

Championship Final

 96 - Tim Schaefer (Lancaster) dec. Ben Haas (Salamanca) 6-0
103 - Kyle McGregor (Tonawanda) dec. Joey Malvestuto (Niagara-Wheatfield) 4-0
112 - Matt Peters (East Aurora) dec. Joe Smaldone (Geneva) 6-4
119 - Sean Walton (Pal-Mac) dec. Jehad Ali (N-W) 2-0
125 - Bucky Hendrickson (Letchworth) dec. Jared Messina (Cheektowaga) 7-5
130 - Matt Metzler (Sala) dec. Trent Johnson (Ripley) 11-4
135 - Alex Ekstrom (Pal-Mac) dec. Nic Stella (Sweet Home) 12-5
140 - Carmen Papa (Sala) dec. Scott Patrysk (Cheek) 8-6
145 - Clay Reeb (Cheek) dec. Sajen Hunt (Ripley) 14-4
152 - Josh Becker (Sala) dec. Bob Malvestuto (N-W)
160 - Mike Gresh (Ripley) fall Mike Kirpolsky (Cheek) 1:47
171 - Angelo Malvestuto (N-W) dec. Andrew Jenkins (Southwestern) 10-3
189 - Mike Skeels (Pioneer) dec. Drew Merchant (S'western) 6-0
215 - Kyle Colling (Pioneer) fall Jon Casper (Le Roy) 1:43
285 - Randy Colling (Pioneer) fall Art Garvey (East Aurora) 2:46.