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1st Annual Auburn Invitational Wrestling Tournament

December 30, 1959 @ Auburn Community College (Auburn, New York)

Tournament Champions
The Auburn High School's grappling team won the first annual AHS Invitational Wrestling Tournament staged yesterday at Auburn Community College gym. Eight schools competed. The Auburn team, left to right, Capt. Tom Higgins, Mark Cranfield, Dave Ramsey, Andy Roberts, Bill Angyal and Coach Dick Jones. SOURCE: The Auburn Citizen-Advertiser, December 31, 1959. Click for larger image.

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Varsity

Team Final

Auburn 72, Oneida 67, Geneva 60, Rome 41, Webster 39, West Genesee 36, Norwich 21, Mexico 16

Fastest Pin Award - Jim Cortese (Rome)
Outstanding Wrestler Award - Bob Perling (Oneida)

Championship Final (1st)

95	Lawrence Byam (Norwich) > Jerry Sutton (WG) decision 7-3
103	Andy Roberts (Auburn) > Nick DeYulio (Geneva) fall 2:56
112	Mark Cranfield (Auburn) > Fred Wampfler (Rome) decision 7-4
120	William Brooks (Geneva) > Henry (Heinie) Romig (Auburn) major decision 11-2
127	Bob Perling (Oneida) > Jim Cortese (Rome) fall 3:46
133	Joe DeCapio (WG) > Gene LaBorie (Webster)
138	Charlie Wilkison (Geneva) > Tom Higgins (Auburn) decision 5-0
145	Dave Ramsey (Auburn) > Bob Parrish (Geneva) decision 5-3
154	Terry Skinner (Oneida) > Tony Spargo (Rome) decision 2-0
165	Paul Schmutz (Oneida) > Alan Courtright (Webster) decision 7-3
180	Ed Monaco (Oneida) > Dick Post (Geneva) decision 11-9
UNL	Bill Angyal (Auburn) > Joe Sadowski (WG) fall 3:10

Consolation Final (3rd)

95	Bob VanNiel (Webster)
103	Paul Forward (WG) > Reese (Rome)
112	Jack Webb (Oneida) > Peter Blum (Geneva)
120	Ralph Shortel (Oneida) > Ralph Shackleton (Norwich)
127	Jim Elter (Webster) > Cole (WG)
133	Art Stevens (Auburn) > John Rice (Norwich)
138	Eugene Sandbourne (Rome) > Dick Ducaine (Mexico)
145	Fred Reinman (Oneida) > Mike Dardugno (Rome)
154	Gary Aceto (Webster) > Dave Cotten (Mexico)
165	Alan Frisillo (Rome) > Jay Covert (Geneva)
180	Rathgum (WG) > Michaeletz (Norwich)
UNL	Mike Cole (Webster) > Ken Braun (Geneva)

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