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1st Annual Niagara Falls Christmas Vacation Wrestling Tournament
December 30, 1965 @ Niagara Falls High School (Niagara Falls, New York)
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Power Switch
Bill Brown, right, of Niagara Falls power switches on Grand Island's Mike Burl in 135-pound final. SOURCE: Niagara Falls Gazette, December 31, 1965.




Varsity

Team Final

Niagara Falls 118, Grand Island 106, Trott 56, LaSalle (Niagara Falls) 37

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Frank Budwey (GI)

Championship Final (1st)

 95  Greg St. Onge (NF) > Les Chambers (GI) fall 0:59
103  Mel Cunningham (NF) > LeRoy Sabey (Trott) fall 3:41
112  Roland Vogel (GI) > Ondray Owens (NF) fall 3:01
120  Frank Budwey (GI) > Joe Packer (NF) decision 14-2
127  Terry von Craig (GI) > Rich Sabey (Trott) fall 3:42
133  Bill Brown (NF) > Mike Burl (GI) fall 3:58
138  Bob Luther (GI) > Rich Flori (NF) fall 5:21
145  Marvin Shimmell (NF) > Willie Magwood (Trott) decision 11-4
154  Keith Richmond (NF) > Ed Dunbar (Trott) decision 4-3
165  John Dearlove (GI) > Jim Zacker (NF) decision 7-3
180  Aubry Hunt (LSNF) > John Killian (GI) decision 4-1
235  Stan Kasprzak (NF) > John McCrae (Trott) referee's decision

Consolation Final (3rd)

 95  Jim Swaha (LSNF) > Walt Sykes (Trott) fall 0:40
103  Bob Edwards (GI) forfeit
112  Carl Gemmanti (Trott) > Larry Chiarenza (Trott) fall
120  Louis Matthews (LSNF) > Dale Shank (Trott) fall 5:26
127  Larry Coffee (NF) > Gordon Hilts (LSNF) fall 1:59
133  Art Williams (LSNF) > Gene Sykes (Trott) fall 4:32
138  Rich Litten (LSNF) > Ken Rea (Trott) fall 2:58
145  Mark McCarthy (LSNF) > Bob Weaver (GI) fall 5:32
154  Bob White (GI) > Jim Pike (LSNF) fall 5:47
165  Nathan Hales (Trott) forfeit
180  Terry Seyler (Trott) > Joe Proelli (NF) decision 3-2
235  Tony Passarrelli (GI) > Dave Dale (LSNF) decision 3-1


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