SINCLAIRVILLE - The gym was packed for eight straight hours of wrestling at the fifth annual Cassadaga Duals tournament at Cassadaga Valley on Saturday.
Six teams battled it out for top honors with one clear champ emerging at the end. The three-school combo of Westfield-Ripley-Chautauqua Lake took home first place with a 5-0 finish with Olean edging Dunkirk-Silver Creek for second by head-to-head criteria.
Rounding out the field were Maple Grove, Cassadaga Valley and Salamanca in the last three spots.
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Above, Billy Sischo of Cassadaga Valley, top, takes on Kale Gilbert of Westfield-Ripley-Chautauqua Lake during a 138-pound match at the Cassadaga Valley Duals on Saturday. Below, Cameron Caputi of Salamanca works behind Howie Nolan of Maple Grove during a 160 match. See additional photos at cu.post-journal.com.
P-J photos by Lisa Monacelli
Host Cassadaga Valley had four individual champions while Maple Grove and Westfield-Ripley-Chautauqua Lakehad three each, Salamanca and Olean had two each, and Dunkirk-Silver Creek had one.
Team Standings
1. Westfield-Ripley-Chautauqua Lake5-0
2. Olean 3-2
3. Dunkirk-Silver Creek 3-2
4. Maple Grove 2-3
5. Cassadaga Valley 2-3
6. Salamanca 0-5
Individual Champions
99: A.J. Putt (MG)
106: Carter Obergfell (O)
113: Nick Hudson (WRCL)
120: Drew Marra (O)
126: Teddy Griewisch (D-SC)
132: Nolan Hunt (WRCL)
138: Billy Sischo (CV)
145: Jed Micek (MG)
152: Howie Nolan (MG)
160: Tage Reuther (CV)
170: Nick Peterson (CV)
182: Eben Torres (CV)
195: Dusty Lewis (S)
220: Brad Cunningham (S)
285: Andrew Pezzulo (WRCL)