Local Athletes Compete in State Wrestling Championships

NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championship finals at the MVP Arena in Albany

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Division II-144 lbs 1st Place Match -- Ashten Haley, Cobleskill/Richmondville -- lost 7-5 decision to Gavin Mangano, Shoreham Wading River

Division II-175 lbs 1st Place Match -- Gabe English, Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh -- won 5-1 decision -- beating Connor Wilson, Our Lady Of Lourdes 

Division II-190 lbs 1st Place Match -- Liam English, Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh -- lost 6-4 decision to Tavio Hoose, Southwestern 

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Cobleskill/Richmondville’s Ashten Haley and Gavin Mangano of Shoreham Wading River face off in Saturday’s Division II – 144 lbs 1st Place NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championship Match at the MVP Arena in Albany. Photos by Scott Keidong.

As he’s rolled over, Cobleskill/Richmondville’s Ashten Haley bridges to keep his back and shoulders off the mat.

On top in their match’s third period, Cobleskill/Richmondville’s Ashten Haley takes control of the arm of Shoreham Wading River’s Gavin Mangano and tries to turn him onto his back. Haley took second place in the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championship’s Division II, 144 lbs weight class, losing a 7-5 decision to Mangano.

Gabe English gets interviewed after winning his first place match.  

Unrelentless — Middleburgh’s Gabe English, wrestling on the Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh team dominates his opponent, Connor Wilson, of Our Lady Of Lourdes, winning a 5-1 decision and 1st place in the Division II – 175 lb weight class in the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships.

State Champion wrestler Gabe English’s hand is raised in victory after winning his 175 lbs 1st Place Match Saturday evening at the MVP Arena in Albany.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh wrestling coach Jeff Vogel looks on as Gabe English lifts Coach Tyler Goodemote in a lateral drop, slamming him to the mat in celebration after winning 1st place in the Division II – 175 lb weight class in the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships.

LSouthwestern’s Tavio Hoose and Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh’s Liam English face off in the first period of their 190 lbs 1st Place Match.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh’s Liam English and Southwestern’s Tavio Hoose grapple in their 190 lbs 1st Place Match at Saturday’s NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships. English took second place, losing to Hoose in a 6-4 decision.

Southwestern’s Tavio Hoose and Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh’s Liam English contest control of English’s leg.

Cobleskill/Richmondville’s Ashten Haley stands in the second place spot on the winner’s podium for the Division II – 144 lb weight class at the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships, with Gavin Mangano of Shoreham Wading River in the first place spot.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh’s Gabe English, NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Champion stands on top of the podium with other wrestlers in the Division II – 175 lb weight class.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh’s Liam English, stands in the second place spot on the winner’s podium for the Division II – 190 lb weight class at the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships, with Southwestern’s Tavio Hoose in the first place spot.