High school wrestling Archives – The Daily Gazette

High school wrestling Archives – The Daily Gazette

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Mohonasen's Clay O'Connor attempts to pin Schalmont's Eric Norwood during a match in Wednesday's dual meet at Schalmont High School.

Rotterdam

Mohonasen wrestling tops rival Schalmont in long-awaited return to the mat

ROTTERDAM — A year ago this weekend, Mohonasen wrestlers Jake Deguire and Clay O’Connor were on the mats at Times Union… Read more »

ERICA MILLER/THE DAILY GAZETTEBallston Spa's Nick Palso competes against Glen Cove's Isaiah Jackson in a Division I 106-pound first-round match during the state high school championships Feb. 28, 2020, at Times Union Center.

High schools: Ballston Spa approves wrestling

Ballston Spa will field a wrestling team this winter after all, following approval by the school district’s board of education… Read more »

Jake Deguire of Mohonasen gets his hand raised after posting a 138-pound Division I win at the state wrestling championships at Times Union Center last February. (ERICA MILLER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Popolizio planning ‘Journeymen New York State Championships’ wrestling event … in Pennsylvania

Journeymen Wrestling Club owner and operator Frank Popolizio is in the process of putting together an April tournament for high… Read more »

File photo from last season. Kareem Sanders of Schenectady, left, guards Shenendehowa's Jake Reinisch

As COVID-19 infection rates rise, chance for ‘high’ risk winter HS sports comes into question

The winter athletic season in Section II is scheduled to begin in mid-December for some teams, and in early January… Read more »

Shenendehowa's Kaitlyn Watrobski with the ball against Niskayuna's Ivian Owens and Heather Schmidt during their high school basketball game at Niskayuna High School on Jan. 31.

‘Low’ and ‘moderate’ risk winter high school sports can start Nov. 30; authorization still needed for ‘high’ risk sports

The outlook for the start of the season for “high” risk winter sports grew dimmer Monday, and the prospects for… Read more »

Shenendehowa's Rylee Carpenter and Sam Lee on rebound against Niskayuna's Olivia Olsen during their high school basketball game at Niskayuna High School on Jan. 31. (Erica Miller/Staff Photographer)

‘Let’s go to that next step’: Basketball, other ‘high risk’ winter sports await state guidance

The question, asked during a recent conference call, caught Gov. Andrew Cuomo off-guard. Cuomo’s first response to a reporter’s inquiry… Read more »

Joe DeMeo's Schenectady City School District Athletic Hall of Fame induction on Sept. 22, 2005, at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs. Credit: Joe Parillo photo

Schenectady wrestling legend Joe DeMeo dies

Joe DeMeo, who excelled on the wrestling mat and went on to help so many others do the same in… Read more »