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4th Annual Salamanca Invitational Wrestling Tournament
January 25, 1974 - January 26, 1974 @ Salamanca Central High School (Salamanca, New York)
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Pioneer Wrestlers
COACH Dick Post is shown here with three of his Pioneer Central School wrestlers who won titles Saturday night in the Salamanca Invitational Tournament. Standing, Keith Steans (left) and Phil Roblee (right); kneeling, Mike Arnold. Roblee edged Stearns for the MVP award in the tournament. Pioneer won the team title. SOURCE: Olean Times Herald, Monday, January 28, 1974. Click for larger image.


Slideshow: Salamanca Republican-Press



Slideshow: Olean Times Herald




Varsity

Team Final

Pioneer 107, Olean 50.5, Salamanca 46.5, Falconer 43.5, Warsaw 43.5, Iroquois 38, Southwestern 33, Cattaraugus 32, Maple Grove 24.5, Portville 20.5, Medina 17.5, Gowanda 16.5, Eden 15, Jamestown 12.5, Allegany 8, Grand Island 7, Alden 5

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Phil Roblee (Pioneer)

Championship Final (1st)

 88  Jim Diehl (Olean) > Bari Hallberg (MG) decision 8-2
 98  Mike Ognibene (Falconer) > John Gillen (Warsaw) decision 15-1
105  Dave Crean (Olean) > Tom Birmingham (Eden) decision 10-5
112  Mike Arnold (Pioneer) > John Fitzgerald (Salamanca) decision 2-1
119  Bill Fuller (Pioneer) > Dan Shembeda (Olean) decision 5-1
126  Dale Rogers (Pioneer) > Bruce Johnson (Iroquois) decision 7-1
132  Phil Roblee (Pioneer) > Kim Richir (Falconer) fall 4:48
138  Kirk Anderson (Olean) > Mike Clark (Iroquois) decision 10-0
145  Keith Stearns (Pioneer) > Duane Smith (Cattaraugus) fall 3:30
155  Gary Devin (Pioneer) > Dan Golando (Southwestern) decision 6-4
167  Ed Sunderland (Warsaw) > Dan Hackett (Pioneer) decision 9-1
177  Richard Gernatt (Gowanda) > Jack Hager (Salamanca) decision 10-9
215  Mark Sartori (Salamanca) > Bill Johnson (Southwestern) decision 3-1
250  John Hackemer (Warsaw) > Mark Taber (Iroquois) fall 1:21

Consolation Final (3rd)

 88  Gerry Christopher (Pioneer) > Tom Crawford (GI) decision 11-1
 98  Keith Miller (Cattaraugus) > Keith Floyd (Pioneer) decision 27-19
105  Kim Foucha (Iroquois) > Audie Plumley (Medina) forfeit
112  Bruce Meyers (Olean) > Curt Faulkner (Falconer) decision 5-2
119  Tim Murphy (MG) > Rick Rothfuss (Iroquois) decision 17-4
126  Joe Swanson (Portville) > Art Jacobsen (Salamanca) fall 5:04
132  Al Grimes (GI) > Greg Wefing (MG) fall 5:59
138  Warren Bush (Warsaw) > Mark Boling (Alden) forfeit
145  Jim Faulkner (Portville) > Buddy Hesse (Eden) fall 4:16
155  Brian Miller (Cattaraugus) > Glen Gese (MG) forfeit
167  Dave Denn (Southwestern) > Jeff Gross (Portville) decision 7-2
177  Bob Darling (Jamestown) > Bill Nice (Medina) decision 6-4
215  John Curtin (Medina) > Ron Schoonover (Allegany) forfeit
250  Mike Mentley (Gowanda) > Bill Mingle (Pioneer) decision 5-1


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