SANBORN — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley was the top local team, finishing seventh with 107 points at the 31-team Linda C. Knuutila Memorial Tournament over the weekend at Niagara County Community College.

The Golden Cougars’ top individual finisher was Kyle Keefe, who took second at 172 pounds after being pinned in 3:13 during the final against Grand Island’s Brian Bielec. Austin Chase was third for Falconer/Cassadaga Valley, beating Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer’s Trent Burcanowski 4-3 in the 138-pound consolation final. Devyn Morrison was fifth for the Golden Cougars, pinning North Tonawanda’s Joseph Pasiak at 172 pounds; Dalton Caldwell was sixth after losing a 4-2 decision to Amherst’s Giovanni Russo at 152 pounds; Jacob Clark was seventh after beating Iroquois’ Ethan Pfeiffer 4-2 at 145 pounds; and Karsen DePasquale (132 pounds) and David Stein (215 pounds) both took eighth for Falconer/Cassadaga Valley.

Southwestern had two individual champions help the Trojans finish eighth with 99 points.

Carmine Calimeri won the 102-pound championship after earning a 15-9 decision over Frontier’s Cullen Edwards while Donate Hoose won the 215-pound title after earning a 3-2 decision over Braydon Vandenberg of Canisius. Kenji Walters finished sixth at 110 pounds for the Trojans after losing a 4-1 decision to Eden’s Bryce DellaPenta. Neves Hoose took seventh at 160 pounds after beating Sweet Home’s Cameron Millender 7-5 and Octavio Hoose took seventh at 189 pounds by virtue of a 5-1 decision over Starpoint’s Thomas Browne.

One champion helped Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer finished 10th with 96 points.

Jordan Joslyn won the 118-pound title with a 13-4 major decision over Frontier’s Travis Browning.

The Thunderbirds’ Carson Fairbank took seventh at 138 pounds with a 3:11 pin of Amherst’s Mark Testa while teammate Mason Maring took eighth at 172 pounds after losing 9-7 to Hamburg’s Jack Coots.

Luke Tomlinson took second at 152 pounds after getting pinned by Williamsville North’s Cameron Catrabone — the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler — in 1:12 as the Red Dragons finished 19th with 55 points. Maple Grove’s Matt Trim was fourth at 189 pounds, getting pinned by Lancaster’s Evan Stencel in 2:40, and Mason Kraft took seventh at 126 pounds with a 2-1 decision over Niagara Wheatfield’s Garrett Chase.

Jamestown was 26th with 31 points, led by Tyler Zwald’s eighth-place finish at 118 pounds.

Newfane won the team title with 161.5 points led by 132-pound champion Aidan Gillings and 189-pound champion Simon Lingle.

Team Results

1. Newfane 161.5; 2. Niagara Falls 156; 3. Lancaster 141.5; 4. Starpoint 138; 5. Niagara Wheatfield 122; 6. Frontier 112; 7. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley 107; 8. Southwestern 99; 9. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer 96; 10. Iroquois 90; 11. Amherst 79.5; 12. Pioneer 79; 13. Hamburg 75; 14. Eden 69.5; 15. Clarence 68.5; 16. Williamsville North 64; 17. Barker/Royalton-Hartland 59; 18. Grand Island 56; 19. Maple Grove 55; 20. Canisius 53; 21. Portville 47; 22. Lockport 38; 23. Lewiston-Porter 36; 24. St. Francis 34.5; 25. Orchard Park 34; 26. Jamestown 31; 27. Kenmore West/Kenmore East 31; 28. Sweet Home 18; 29. East Aurora/Holland 17; 30. North Tonawanda 17; 31. Cheektowaga 15

Championship Bouts

102: Carmine Calimeri (So) d. Cullen Edwards (Fr), 15-9

110: James Leuer (St) d. Ken Schmitz (H), 9-4

118: Jordan Joslyn (CL/W/P/C) md. Travis Browning (Fr), 13-4

126: Daniel Kirsch (Pi) d. Amarfio Reynolds (NF), 3-0

132: Aidan Gillings (Ne) d. Xander Kirsch (Pi), 9-6

138: Te’Shaun Mathews (NW) d. Adam Huntington (Ne), 6-4

145: Gage LaPlante (St) md. Ryan Sweeney (I), 13-2

152: Cameron Catrabone (WN) p. Luke Tomlinson (MG), 1:12

160: Dakota Mascho (P) d. Brady Heckathorn (Pi), 8-2

172: Brian Bielec (GI) p. Kyle Keefe (F/CV), 3:13

189: Simon Lingle (Ne) p. Rielly Popa (Cl), 6:29

215: Dontae Hoose (So) d. Braydon Vandenberg (Ca), 3-2

285: Konrad Krzyszton (Fr) d. Stefaan Fearon (Lo), 9-2

Third-Place Bouts

102: Trevor DellaPenta (E) d. Eian Peterson (NF), 4-1

110: Zachary Dellinger (WN) p. Payton Mack (A), 2:31

118: Jaden Crumpler (NF) p. Caden Barrientos (L-P), 1:42

126: Myles Gronowski (La) d. Ayden Buttery (Ne), 4-1

132: Griffin LaPlante (St) d. Michael Schiffhauer (I), 1-0

138: Austin Chase (F/CV) d. Trent Burchanowski (CL/W/P/C), 4-3

145: Shane Walczyk (E) d. Michael Syposs (NF), 10-8

152: Liam Edwards (SF) d. Micah Harry (La) via forfeit

160: Michael Schaefer (La) d. Brett Ricker (B/R-H), 4-2

172: Max Hill (NF) p. Jacob LeClerc (A), 1:30

189: Evan Stencel (La) p. Matt Trim (MG), 2:40

215: Trevor Barry (I) d. Casey Robinson (NW), 8-1

285: Trevon Matthews (NW) p. Charles Larose (Ne), 2:15

Fifth-Place Bouts

102: Jaron Barrientos (L-P) md. Brayden Kellison-Neglia (Ne), 8-0

110: Bryce DellaPenta (E) d. Kenji Walters (So), 4-1

118: Nolan Skowronski (EA/H) d. Nik Massaro (GI) via forfeit

126: Johnny Vicario (E) d. Brandon Heh (Cl), 9-3

132: Tremell Mathews (NW) d. A.J. Didas (Cl), 8-6

138: Carter Tadusz (La) p. Luke Brydges (Ca), 1:57

145: Ethan Monin (La) d. Quinn Brown (B/R-H), 9-5

152: Giovanni Russo (A) d. Dalton Caldwell (F/CV), 4-2

160: Luke Smeader (H) p. Jesiere Carter (NF), 4:26

172: Devyn Morrison (F/CV) p. Joseph Pasiak (NT), 2:43

189: Zach Hill (B/R-H) d. Ricky Hess (I) via forfeit

215: Matthew Caldwell (St) p. Jaheim Clayton (Lo), 3:39

285: Drew Mascio (Fr) d. Thomas Carlsen (La) via forfeit

Seventh-Place Bouts

102: Sean Gordon (H) d. Mekhi Muhyee (P), 3-0

110: Aaron Raczka (Ch) p. Joe Jopp (B/R-H), 2:22

118: Ja’shad Bumpers (NF) tf. Tyler Zwald (J), 17-2

126: Mason Kraft (MG) d. Garrett Chase (NW), 2-1

132: Grady Peterson (NF) d. Karsen DePasquale (F/CV), 8-4 (OT)

138: Carson Fairbank (CL/W/P/C) p. Mark Testa (A), 3:11

145: Jacob Clark (F/CV) d. Ethan Pfeiffer (I), 4-2

152: Andrew Le (Cl) p. Kaedon Holcomb (P), 4:04

160: Neves Hoose (So) d. Cameron Millender (SH), 7-5

172: Jack Coots (H) d. Mason Maring (CL/W/P/C), 9-7

189: Octavio Hoose (So) d. Thomas Browne (St), 5-1

215: Noah Michael (KW/KE) p. David Stein (F/CV), 2:54

285: Aidan Lenz (OP) d. Andre Clause (NW) via forfeit

SANBORN — Portville’s Emlyee Bailey was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 138-pound title during the Girls Division at the Linda C. Knuutila Memorial Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Niagara County Community College.

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s Brooklyn Pryll won the 110-pound championship with a 2:44 pin of North Tonawanda’s Hannah McCarley.

At 126 pounds, Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer’s Alax Siliano pinned teammate Gabriella Testa in 1:14.

Bailey pinned Lewiston-Porter’s Meghan Edwards in 1:48 at 138 pounds.

At 145 pounds, Iroquois’ Michaela Thomas earned a 6-5 decision over Frontier’s Amelia Drew.

At 152 pounds, West Seneca’s Christina Evans earned a 6-0 decision over Lewiston-Porter’s Gwyneth Edwards.

In third-place matches, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s Akira Smith pinned Orchard Park’s Marissa Tara at 110 pounds; Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer’s Mia Smith pinned teammate Madison Szymanowski in 4:45 at 138 pounds; and Orchard Park’s Molly Tavenner pinned teammate Sophia Saffring in 1:11 at 145 pounds.