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- Massapequa Wrestling
- The Tradaition Continues
- Excellence Never Graduates
- Long Island, New York
- 2010 & 2011 Section 8 Dual Meet Champions
It is with great sadness that the FOMW inform you of the passing of Jonathan Kaloust, US Navy Seal, Special Warfare Operator Third Class.
A graduate of Massapequa High school where he was a product of and special contributor to the wrestling program. Jonathan wrestled for and graduated from Binghamton University before going into the Navy.
We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family & friends. Our thoughts and hearts go out to all those who were close to Jon.
Anyone who had the pleasure to know him respected and admired him for who he was. We will all miss him, RIP.
Service Thursday May 23
2 - 5 & 7 - 9 PM
Massapequa Funeral Home
1050 Park Boulevard
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
516-798-2500
Off-Season Update 2013
John Kalinoglu- 4th in NYS Freestyle Cadet, 4th in NYS Greco Cadet, 1st in IronMan, 3rd in New Rochelle
Shane Gibbons- 2nd in NYS Greco Cadet, 5th in NYS Freestyle, 1st Battle in Corral Cadet, 1st in Southampton Cadet, 2nd in IronMan Cadet
Chase O'Mahoney- 4th in NYS Greco Cadet, 6th in NYS Freestyle Cadet, 1st in Ironman Cadet
Paul Brachfeld- 3rd in NYS Greco Cadet
Dan Lucey 3rd in IronMan Junior, 3rd in Battle in Corral Junior
Josh Brachfeld 4th in Battle in Corral Junior
Andrew Ashmawi-1st in IronMan Cadet, 1st in Southampton schoolboy, 1st Battle in Corral Schoolboy
Angelo Petrakis 5th in Northeast Nationals Folkstyle Youth, 1st in NYS Folkstyle Youth Championships, 3rd in Ironman Cadet
Travis Paradiso 1st in Southampton Cadet
Dan Malone 2nd in Southampton Cadet
Jesse Umana 3rd in Ironman Cadet
Mike Stashin 4th in Ironman Cadet
Mike Dibennedeto 5th in Ironman Junior
Mike Imbriano 4th in Southampton Cadet
Ryan Gray 4th in Southampton Cadet
Christian Buonomassa 4th in IronMan Cadet
Brandon Doyle 5th in IronMan Cadet
Pat Devito- 5th in NYS Folkstyle Schoolboy Championships
Garret Gibbons- 2nd in Northeast Folkstyle Nationals Youth
Chase Liardi- 1st in Northeast Folkstyle Nationals Youth, 1st in NYS Folkstyle Youth Championships
Christian Puleio 2nd in IronMan Schoolboy
2013 Nassau County Qualifier & Section 8 Championships
Three Massapequa Wrestlers Place at Nassau County Section 8 Championship Event
Fr. Travis Paradiso 6th place @99lbs
Sr. Chris Broccoli 5th @145lbs
Jr. Tim Gungor 3rd @285lbs
Chiefs Qualified #11 wrestlers for the Nassau County Section 8 Championship Tournament including #2 Champions: Lucey @138lbs and Broccoli @145lbs. The other qualifiers were Stashin and Paradiso @99lbs, Kalinoglu @106lbs, Doria @113, Brachfeld @182lbs, Restrepo and O'Mahoney @195lbs, Duerr @220lbs and Gungor @285lbs.
2013 USAW NYS Schoolboy Folkstyle State Championships
Patrick Devito of Massapequa Places 5th in the 152lb weight class at the
NYS USAW Schoolboy Folkstyle State Championships
2013 NYS USAW Youth Folkstyle State Championships
Massapequa crowns two State Champs: Chase Liardi and Angelo Petrakis.
Jordan Wellington finished 2nd, Luke Ciolino 4th, Anthony Conetta and Joseph Kufner both placed 5th.
Click here to see all the podium pictures
2013 Nassau County USAW Section 8 Youth Folkstyle State Qualifier
Massapequa Place Winners:
Joseph Kufner Bantam 45lbs 2nd
Anthony Conetta Intermediate 50lbs 2nd
Alexander Giuliani Intermediate 50lbs 5th
Chase Liardi Intermediate 55lbs 1st
Luke Ciolino Intermediate 75lbs 1st
Salvatore Minichiello Novice 60lbs 3rd
Angelo Petrakis Novice 90lbs 1st
Nick Franco Novice 100lbs 1st
John Plumeri Novice 105lbs 2nd
Andrew Ashmawi Schoolboy 112lbs 1st
Kyle Korwan Schoolboy 112lbs 3rd
Hunter Scutellaro Schoolboy 120lbs 5th
Daniel Hamilton Schoolboy 144lbs 5th
Patrick DeVito Schoolboy 152lbs 1st
Click Below for a Complete list of Place Winners:
2013 Nassau County USAW Section 8 Youth Folkstlye Championship & State Qualifier
2012 - 2013 Season
Click on the Current Results & Rankings Tab to see complete results.
Chiefs narrowly finish 2nd by a handful of points at the Huntington Tournament on Dec 8th.
Joe Doria @120 and Brian Morgan @132 win individual titles while Chris Broccoli @145 captures both the title and the MOW award.
Massapequa 64 Sewanhaka West 16
Chiefs finish 4th at Jim Wilson Duals @Minisink Valley, NY
William Floyd 47 Massapequa 18
Massapequa 58 Washingtonville 18
Massapequa 36 Nanuet 33
Plainedge 37 Massapequa 31
Massapequa 38 Farmingdale 35
Connetquot wins the
49th Massapequa Holiday Tournament
Tim Gungor captures championship @285lbs
Massapequa 38 Freeport 27
Chiefs come from behind on Senior night with four big wins in a row by
Alex Restrepo @195, Timothy Duerr @220, Tim Gungor @285 and an impressive performance by Mike Stashin @99
Chiefs finish fourth at the Ted Petersen Tournament at Island Trees
Massapequa 39 Sewanhaka East 34
Uniondale 42 Massapequa 32
Seaford Duals:
Massapequa 52 Calhoun 24
Massapequa 55 Mt. Sinai 30
Massapequa 61 Oceanside 20
Massapequa 39 Seaford 24
Chief's Tim Gungor now ranked 2nd @285lbs in Section 8
Massapequa 38 East Meadow 34
Kalinoglu(106) gets a TF, Morgan(126) O'Mahoney(195) Restrepo(220) & Gungor(285) all get Pins!
Grimes(120) Spagnuolo(132) & South(170) win by decision
Syosset 35 Massapequa 25
East Islip Duals:
East Islip 51 Massapequa 24
Massapequa 60 Copiague 7
Massapequa 58 Grand Street Campus 18
Ward Melville 48 Massapequa 36
Massapequa by FFT John Glenn
Nassau County Dual Meet Championships
Massapequa 35 Bethpage 31
MacArthur 65 Massapequa 9
Chiefs Qualified #11 wrestlers for the Nassau County Section 8 Championship Tournament including #2 Champions: Lucey @138lbs and Broccoli @145lbs. The other qualifiers were Stashin and Paradiso @99lbs, Kalinoglu @106lbs, Doria @113, Brachfeld @182lbs, Restrepo and O'Mahoney @195lbs, Duerr @220lbs and Gungor @285lbs.
Three Massapequa Wrestlers Place at Nassau County Section 8 Championship Event
Fr. Travis Paradiso 6th place @99lbs
Sr. Chris Broccoli 5th @145lbs
Jr. Tim Gungor 3rd @285lbs
Mat Mates 2012 - 2013
The Friends of Massapequa Wrestling, Coaching Staff, Wrestling Team and Fans all thank this seasons Mat Mates for all their time and effort in connection with supporting the wrestling program and FOMW fundraising events. Their community service and dedication to helping promote and foster wrestling is greatly appreciated. Thanks Jenn Pusateri, Shannon Healy, Tara Farley, Catie Sherlock, Brooke Finkelstein, Tori Corso, Lindsay Demsen, Cara Duffy, Hannah Wick, Jess Amendola, Amanda Pusateri & Devin Kelly
Doherty Brothers to be Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Massapequa Youth Excel on National Stage
Massapequa's Chase Liardi, shown here on the awards stand, wins the Norteast Nationals in Amherst, MA. Teammates Garrett Gibbons (runner-up), Shane Gibbons (3rd place) and Angelo Petrakis (5th place) also had very strong showings at the event. Congratulations boys!
10th Annual Al Bevilacqua Massapequa Youth Wrestling Tournament
Sunday January 6th 2013
Click Here for Result
Most Outstanding Wrestler by Team:
Island Trees - Chris Noccella
Wantagh - Noah Corwin
Lindenhurst - Adam Quintanilla
Seaford - Dennis Lynch
Another awesome event highlighted
by the Novice Division wrestling
on five full mats!
Grand Opening Ceremony of the Al Bevilacqua Wrestling Room
The Al Bevilacqua Wrestling Room
Thanks to everyone who attended the dedication ceremony and grand opening of the new wrestling room. The turnout was amazing and comprised a diverse group of local residents, students of all ages, school officials, school board members, politicians, alumni from near and far, and a who's who from the wrestling community including numerous Hall of Fame members. It was a great event for all those who attended, October 5th, 2012.
Photos taken by Joe DAquila of Phototrens.com
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Wrestling Room Donors (in no particular order, please email us if your name is missing):
Special Thanks to: William Young, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeffery Pheffer, James O'Rourke
Christopher Chimeri, Mundo Family, Helen Guido, James Ondris, Daniel Maccarone
John Piropato MHS AD, Richard O’Malley, Vincent Valvo, Tom Kalinoglu, Keith Kocis
Tony Iovino, James Kary, Gary Bennet, Gary Jaeger, Mike Labella, Eagle Heating
Patrick DeVito, Kathleen & Richard Langsaw, Jerry Seinfeld, Gary Spero , Andrew Boyar
James Mott, Harold Taylor, Leonard Paradiso, Bevilacqua Family, James O’Rourke & Family
Nash Family, William Young, Bettina & William Foody, Ronnie Wackstein, Barbara Ludwig
Reade Quets, Raymond Spina, Mark Fitzgerlad, Wayne McQuade, Thomas Corsitto
Michael Pully, Donohue Family, Tobay Lifeguards, Ram Family, Justin McCormick
Baldwin Family Fund, David Kimmel Foundation, Pamela J. Noonan-Coppola
Peter Marques, Gibbons Family, Cutler – Roth Family Trust, Debra Schuss Clemens
Jeffery Pheffer, Strumwasser Family, Wetzel Family , Richard (Pete) Hausrath
Frank Lamagna, James Rooney, Gary Mims & Family, Tom Malone & Family
Christopher Gawrych, The Hamilton Family, Jack Fiorvanti & Carol Kenngot,
Robert Nelson, one of the "Basement Boys" on the 1955-56, 56-57 & 57-58 MHS Wrestling teams
Chris Broccolli, Neil Weiss, Massapequa Wrestling Booster Club
The Friends of Massapequa Wrestling
We also thank the 2012 Mims Scholarship Fund Donors:
Sam & Tim Cullen
Lucey Family
Joseph Labella
To make a tax deductible contribution, please mail a check payable to the:
“Friends of Massapequa Wrestling Inc", P.O. Box 61, Massapequa, N.Y. 11758
please note wrestling room or scholarship fund
Richie Kelly
1958 LI Championships Richie Kelly vs. Chuck Geddes (Bay Shore)2-0
MHS Wrestling Team 1962
May 3, 2012
MHS Wrestling Alumni from the graduating class of 1962 will soon celebrate their 50th class reunion. Congratulations!
For more information, please contact Jim Mott at jjmott@optonline.net
Baldwin and Eldowney share WIN’s Mike Chapman Impact Award
May 1, 2012
School district announces the HS wrestling room will be named after Al Bevilacqua
National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum announces Class of 2012
November 28, 2011
The Bevilacqua’s –First Father & Son To Make the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Al Bevilacqua will receive the Order of Merit for his contributions to the advancement of wrestling. Bevilacqua has been coaching and promoting wrestling for 47 years as an organizer, administrator, teacher, and coach at the national and state levels. He is also one of the founders of Beat the Streets New York City wrestling program.
Chris Bevilacqua, a two-time All-American for Penn State, is the founder and CEO of Bevilacqua Media Company, whose mission is to be a principal investor and strategic advisor for media and entertainment assets. Prior to forming BMC, Bevilacqua was the CEO of Creative Artist Agency (CAA) Sports Media Ventures, Co-Founder of CSTV which was sold to CBS Sports in 2005 and Global Director of Negotiations for Nike Inc., from 1994-1999.
Chris is also the son of Al, which makes these honorees the first father and son to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in the same year.
1960 Squad has 50th Reunion
September 7, 2010
50th Reunion for the class of 1960 Richard (Pete) Hausrath, Joe Ingarozza, Ron Salzman, Richard O'Mara (59), and Mike Angstreich.
1960 MHS Wrestling Team
Mike Angstreich, Jeff Enck, Joe Ingarozza (Co-Capt), Joe Cimenna, Richard (Pete) Housrath, George Young, Joe Giannini, Randy Broger, Ron Salzman (Co-Capt). Missing Richard Warnke and George Rivera.
Click here to purchase a USA Wrestling card.
 IN MEMORIAMRUDY M. FIORVANTIFebruary 13, 1952 - April 13, 2007
Rudy Fiorvanti, a 1970 Massapequa HS alumnus passed away peacefully at his home in East Northport, LI, NY, surrounded by his loving family, his wife Patricia, sons Michael and Patrick, along with his daughters, Annie and Christie. Rudy was stricken with a deadly disease, leukemia, this past year and battled throughout the past months and showed extreme courage before he succumbed, he was 55.
Rudy was a rare three sport athlete, he lettered in football, wrestling and lacrosse in high school. In his senior year, he was the only wrestler to defeat the state champion and finished as a Nassau County Championship finalist. Although Rudy wasn't a state wrestling champion, he was a true champion nonetheless.
He attended Nassau CC, where he was undefeated in wrestling and entered the National Junior Championships, as the second ranked wrestler in the nation. He later attended Hofstra University where he competed in all three sports and was a qualifier at the 1975 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
In his opening bout, he defeated Bob Steele (Wyoming), 6-3. After graduation, he worked as a South Shore lifeguard at Tobay Beach, where he was involved in beach competition teams, including the line pull rescue. He led Tobay to numerous championships against the best squads on Long Island and the Eastern seaboard. Also, at Tobay he captured awards at the Tyler Lynde Memorial Boat Race, with his rowing partner and lifelong friend, Gary Jaeger. He was a lifeguard for the past 37 years.
Rudy also founded Action Fitness, a sports and fitness superstore where he was the president in the family owned business since 1981. Rudy's brother, Ed, is now currently the presiding officer in the company, at the Hauppauge based superstore. Rudy was also the Operations Manager and coordinator for The Mat Slap, a popular wrestling website and annual publication. Rudy is survived by his brothers, Ed, Jack and Thomas, along with his sister, Mary.
The most important part of Rudy's life was his family, which always came first, followed by his close friends. Rudy provided everything for his family and would do anything for his many friends. He was respected, revered and loved by everyone. His legacy is a caring, compassionate and a benevolent person, with a heart of gold. He brought so much to the table, and if you were a friend of Rudy's, it was for a lifetime.
In a book witten by Tom Rath, Vital Friends, The People You Can't Afford To Live Without, the author describes eight vital roles; builder, champion, collaborator, companion, connector, energizer, mind opener and navigator, Rudy possessed all of those characteristics.
We lost a giant of a man, a person that comes along once in a lifetime. Another close friend said, "God will never ask you to carry a stone that is too heavy", but the passing of Rudy Fiorvanti is a huge loss and will be difficult for everyone that knew him. He will be missed tremendously and always be remembered. He will be "Forever in our Hearts". We know that God only takes the best and he took one of the great ones. We will miss you and always love you! May God Bless him and his loving family.
A scholarship fund in Rudy's name has been established. If you would like to donate, please send your contribution to the Tobay Lifeguards, 23 Bonnie Kay Court, Sayville, NY 11782.
written by Jim Nordland
www.thematslap.com
Please send donations to:
Friends of Massapequa Wrestling
P.O. Box 61
Massapequa, N.Y. 11758
Please Indicate donations to the Gary & Barbara Mims Scholarship Fund as such in the memo field.
Thank you for your support.
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