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5th Annual NYSPHSAA Section VI Wrestling Championships
March 4, 1955 - March 5, 1955 @ Amherst High School (Buffalo, New York)
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Varsity Grapplers Win Championships
The Hamburg wrestling team captured both the Class AA and the overall mat championship in the 1955 Section VI wrestling tournament. West Seneca, Gowanda, and Mayville won the Class AAA, Class A, and Class B titles, respectively. SOURCE: Hamburg Sun and Erie County Independent, Thursday, March 10, 1955. Click for larger image.





Varsity

Team Final

Hamburg 82, West Seneca 67, Orchard Park 56, Williamsville 51, Amherst 30, Cleveland Hill 22, Gowanda 20, Clarence 13, Falconer 10, Maryvale 5, Mayville 4, Cattaraugus 1, Depew 1, Southwestern 1, Lancaster 0, Royalton-Hartland 0

Championship Final (1st)

 95  Paul Pickhardt (Williamsville) > Dick Hall (CH) decision
103  Gary Butt (Williamsville) > Tom Procknal (WS) fall
112  Carl Wahl (Hamburg) > Bill Price (Clarence) decision
120  George Callahan (Hamburg) > Bill Wilcox (Williamsville) decision
127  Chuck Cederman (Amherst) > Bill Eisenried (OP) decision 8-7
133  Frank Reuter (Hamburg) > Vern Hartloff (OP) decision
138  George Gallagher (OP) > Bill Durell (Hamburg) decision
145  Ken Meissner (WS) > Don Daigler (CH) decision
154  Burt Burger (Hamburg) > Paul Anna (WS) decision
165  Mike Gessford (WS) > Dave Westinghouse (Williamsville) decision
175  Dennis Kohler (WS) > Doug Voigenau (Amherst) decision
HWT  Tom Evans (Williamsville) > Jim Dygert (Hamburg) decision

Consolation Final (3rd)

 95  Emmet Sargeant (OP) > Ben Toter (Gowanda) decision
103  Len Ellis (OP) > Dick Krause (Mayville) fall
112  Art Segool (OP) > Ben Finley (Falconer) decision
120  Chuck Adams (Amherst) > Tom Bihr (WS) decision
127  Gary Freis (Hamburg) > Bronco Toter (Gowanda) decision
133  Larry Dial (Gowanda) > Jim Tara (WS) decision
138  Walter Noah (Clarence) > Jim Petrie (Amherst) decision
145  Dick Shoup (Falconer) > Steve Lewis (Williamsville) decision
154  Clayton Logan (Gowanda) > Joe Gerling (OP) decision
165  Mike Gessford (WS) > Dave Westinghouse (Williamsville) decision
175  Dennis Kohler (WS) > Doug Volgenau (Amherst) decision
HWT  Dave McGivern (OP) > Shamus O'Connor (CH) decision


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