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4th Annual Sweet Home Wrestling Invitational
December 29, 1976 - December 30, 1976 @ Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)
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A Free Ride
John McHugh of Sweet Home gives a free ride to Joe Bermingham of Eden. McHigh won the 100-pound title, 6-5. SOURCE: Tonawanda NEWS, December 31, 1976. Click for larger image.




Varsity | 32 Teams

Team Final

Olean 183.5, Sweet Home 160, Maple Grove 141, Iroquois 128.5, Clarence 118.5, Webster Thomas 90.5, Albion 83.5, Hamburg 77, Orchard Park 72, West Seneca East 66.5, Kenmore East 18.5, Cheektowaga 0, Cleveland Hill 0, East Rochester 0, Eden 0, Frontier 0, McQuaid Jesuit 0, Medina 0, Niagara Wheatfield 0, St. Francis 0, West Seneca West 0, Williamsville North 0, Williamsville South 0

Aggregate Pin Award - Tom Elter (WT)
Outstanding Wrestler Award - Larry Cohen (WS)

Place Winners

 91 6. Dale Paolucci (KE)
 98 4. Ed Jennings (Olean)

Championship Final (1st)

 91  Clar Anderson (Olean) > Charles Morley (Medina) decision 2-0
 98  John McHugh (SH) > Joe Birmingham (Eden) decision 6-5
105  John DeLorenzo (NW) > Dennis Griffin (WT) decision 10-3
112  Larry Cohen (WS) > John Smallridge (MQJ) decision 15-3
119  Seth Becker (MG) > Phil Desmone (SF) decision 8-2
126  Paul Reed (SH) > Steve Ginkel (Eden)
132  Dave Tundo (Frontier) > Gary Bliss (Olean) decision 4-1
138  Mike Morone (MQJ) > Calvin Crippen (SH) decision 3-2
145  Chris Leichtweis (Olean) > Craig Tolnay (SH) decision 5-1
155  Gary Cooper (Albion) > Andy Brien (ER) decision 2-0 (1OT)
167  Tim Prince (MG) > John Zito (ER) fall
177  Dave Simon (Olean) > Wes Geer (WT) decision 12-2
215  Bill Anderson (OP) > Leyland Hill (Albion) decision 6-3
250  John Lally (Clarence) > Greg Jensen (WSE) fall

Consolation Final (3rd)

112  Greg Giles (Hamburg) > Scott Pine (KE)
126  Kevin Forrest (Olean)
215  Tom Morton (Olean)

Consolation Final (5th)

112  Tom Elter (WT)


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