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Between Friday March 2nd and Sunday March 4th at Bay Shore High School in Bay Shore, New York, Beat The Streets finished with 24 medals and placewinners:

Bantam (Born 2004 - 2005)

  • 1st Place - Terrel Mompoint (SEQKWA) - 60lbs

Novice (Born 2002 - 2003)

  • 3rd Place - David Berkovich (Elite) - 75lbs
  • 4th Place - Amir Johnson (Petrides)- 100lbs
  • 4th Place - Aaje Grayson (MS 126)- 105lbs
  • 4th Palce - Tashon Taylor (MS 72 Count Basie) - 112lbs
  • 5th Place - Brandon Cover (MS 582) - 165lbs

School Boy (Born 1998 - 1999)

  • 1st Place - Leonard Merkin (Elite) - 128lbs
  • 1st Place - Albi Miraka (IS 96 Seth Low) - 210lbs 
  • 2nd Place - Aaron Whipple (Section 12-BTS) - 190lbs
  • 2nd Place - Nico Francolino (Farrell Lions-BTS) - 70lbs
  • 2nd Place - Vance Cuffe (IS 129) - 152lbs 
  • 2nd Place - Carlos Soto (IS 129) - 160lbs 
  • 2nd Place - Emanuel Moore (MS 238 Susan B Anthony) 
  • 3rd Place - Matthew Seitz (Farrell Lions-BTS) - 105lbs
  • 3rd Place - Kevyn Rivera (MS 194) - 17lbs
  • 3rd Place - Quinton McNeil (MS 72 Count Basie) - 265lbs
  • 4th Place - Ellis Dulchin (MS 51) - 70lbs
  • 4th Place - John Volpetti (Farrell Lions-BTS) - 105lbs
  • 4th Place - Laine Cammarata (Farrell Lions-BTS) - 112lbs
  • 4th Place - Michael Simon (Farrell Lions-BTS) - 120lbs
  • 4th Place - Cristian Mejia (Fannie Lou Hamer) - 160lbs
  • 4th Place - Kalyn Cardoso (Robert Wagner) - 175lbs
  • 5th Place - Jayvann Cox (IS 318) - 128lbs
  • 6th Place - Max Kutepov (Elite) - 98lbs

Brackets

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Olympian Marcie Van Dusen made a repeat visit to New York City on March 3rd, 2012, running a clinic for over 50 boys and girls at central Brooklyn's Wingate High School. National Champion and World Team member Leigh Jaynes was also in attendance. With wrestlers attending from as far away as Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, the clinic was held in conjunction with the first annual Beat the Streets College Fair, featuring six schools

For more coverage, beyond the below photos, check out www.nycwomenswrestling.com.  

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PSAL Finishes with 5 medals and 7 placewinners.

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    Cheick Ndiaye
    2nd Place - Cheick Ndiaye (Brooklyn International) - Division 2, 106 lbs
    • First PSAL finalist since 1989
  • 3rd Place - McZiggy Richards (Wingate) - Division 1, 182 lbs
  • 4th Place - Patryk Kopczynski (Brooklyn Tech) - Division 1, 220 lbs
  • 5th Place - Abubakarr Sow (Brooklyn International) - Division 2, 126 lbs
  • 6th Place - Cristian Masaya (Brooklyn Tech) - Division 1, 152 lbs
  • 7th (tie, no medal) - Keanu Thompson (Grand Street) - Division 1, 120 lbs
  • 7th (tie, no medal) - Adis Radoncic (Riverdale Kingsbridge) - Division 2, 145 lbs

Other items of note:

  • Brackets: Division 1, Division 2
  • Best-ever performance by the PSAL. The highest number of medalists in a year before this was two.
  • Set records for Section scoring - Division 1 with 51 and Division 2 with 42.5
  • There were 105 Division 1 schools which scored points
    • Brooklyn Tech placed 28th (tied)
    • Wingate placed 44th (tied)
    • Grand Street placed 61st (tied)
    • FDR placed  79th (tied)
    • Curtis placed 94th (tied)
    • Tottenville placed 101st (tied)
  • There were 104 Division 2 schools which scored points
    • Brooklyn International placed 12th (tied)
    • Riverdale-Kingsbrige placed 66th (tied)
    • Baruch placed 82nd (tied)
    • Petrides placed 97th

On Sunday, 2/12/12 at Petrides High School on Staten Island, 30 PSAL wrestlers were crowned city champs and will travel to Albany for the New York High School Wrestling State Championships. 

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There were a number of milestone achievements at this year's tournament:

  • Jorje Jimenez (image at right, in his semi-final match) (Sr. Grand Street Campus, 160 lbs.) became the first 4x state qualifier in PSAL history with his fourth city title.
  • Santo Curatolo (Jr. Tottenville, 113 lbs.) and C.J. Rodriguez (Sr. Curtis, 138 lbs.) each won their third titles.
  • Curatolo was also named Most Valuable Wrestler (MVW) for the Division I Large Schools
  • Adis Radoncic (So. Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy, 145 lbs) was named MVW for the Division II Small Schools

Individual Champions - Division I Large Schools
Brackets

99 – Josh Antoine, Grand Street Campus
106 – Zin Lynn Htoo, Brooklyn Tech
113 – Santo Curatolo, Tottenville
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126 – Mike Gannone, Tottenville
132 – Ahmed Elsayed, Wingate
138 – C.J. Rodriguez, Curtis
145 – Emin Aliyev, Abraham Lincoln
152 – Cristian Masaya, Brooklyn Tech
160 – Jorje Jimenez, Grand Street Campus
170 – Anatoliy Anchakov, Grand Street Campus
182 – McZiggy Richards, Wingate
195 – Andreas Kokkoros, Brooklyn Tech
220 – Patryk Kopczynski, Brooklyn Tech
285 – Leon Gonzalez, FDR

Individual Champions - Division II Small Schools
Brackets

99 – Dolan McColgan, Petrides|
106 – Cheick Ndiaye, Brooklyn International
113 – Edwin Uruchima, Robert F. Wagner
120 – Metin Vrlaku, Petrides
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132 – Paul Schoenberg, Baruch
138 – Anthony Padulo, Baruch
145 – Adis Radoncic, Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy
152 – Max Zhang, Baruch
160 – Tyson Simon, Petrides
170 – Isaiah Blake, Baruch
182 – Nathanael Rose, Eagle Academy
195 – Miguel Perez, Eagle Academy
220 – Christopher Durazzo, Petrides
285 – Elvin Gervacio, Brooklyn International

The Mayor's Cup Results from the Harlem Armory at 143rd Street (January 28th/29th 2012):

Results from the Boys' Tournament

First Place: Monsignor Farrell

Second Place: Grand Street Campus

Third Place: Brooklyn Tech.

Results from the Girls' Tournament

First Place: Curtis High

Second Place: Hunter College HS

Third Place: Wingate Educational Complex

517 wrestlers. 74 Teams. 15 champions to be crowned, on Sunday, January 29th.

And handing out all that hardware will be none other than 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kendall Cross, who is in town to take part in the festivities following the conclusion of the 2012 NYC Mayors Cup Wrestling Championships Varsity and Girls divisions on Sunday, January 29 at the 369th Harlem Armory at 40 W. 143rd St. in Harlem.
 
Kendall is a good friend of Beat the Streets, having been the featured guest clinician at the 2010 BTS summer camp and having attended several of the BTS galas. 
 
Girls preliminary rounds and varsity semifinals are slated to begin at 9:00 AM with girls finals at 1:00 PM and Varsity finals at 3:00 PM.
 
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Kendall shows Wingate Senior Reginald Lominy a foot sweep technique.
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Kendall & Reginald.
 

Event: NYC Mayor's Cup Wrestling Championships
Venue: 369th Harlem Armory, 40 West 143rd Street, Manhattan MAP

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

7:00AM: Weigh In
9AM - 4PM: Varsity Preliminary Rounds

Sunday, January 29, 2012

7:30AM: Weigh In
9:00AM: Girls Preliminary Rounds & Varsity Semifinals
1:00PM: Girls Finals
2:15PM: Girls Awards Ceremony
3:00PM: Varsity Finals
5:30PM: Varsity Awards Ceremony

Description: More than 450 of the City's best male and female high school wrestlers from the Public School Athletic League, Catholic High School Athletic Association and independent schools will compete in the NYC Mayor's Cup Wrestling Championships for a chance to be crowned the Best in the City. The NYC Mayor’s Cup Wrestling Championships, created in 2004 through a collaborative effort between NYC & Company, Beat The Streets and the Metropolitan Wrestling Association has grown into one of the largest events of its kind in the metropolitan area.

2011 Results

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