🏆 2023-2024 WNY Wrestling Final Rankings, Standings, and Postseason Awards
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By @Matt_ORourke1
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The 2023-2024 NYS high school wrestling season came to an end on Saturday, February 24th with the finals of the 61st annual NYSPHSAA Intersectional Wrestling Championships at MVP Arena in Albany.
Nine WNY wrestlers reached the state federation championship finals in their respective weight classes where two Section VI wrestlers achieved individual titles. In total, 26 out of 52 Section VI wrestlers placed in Albany with seventeen of those place winners in the Division II tournament, the 3rd most for the Section VI states team since the split division format was introduced exactly twenty years ago.
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Awards and Recognition
The WNY Wrestling Coaches Association (WNYWCA) once again hosted its 19th annual 'Luncheon of Champions' on Sunday, March 3rd that thoroughly honored and recognized the passing season's outstanding wrestlers, coaches, and contributors with a number of special awards.
? Yesterday I had the honor of MC’ing the 19th Annual WNY Wrestling Coaches Association Luncheon of Champions for the second time.
— Matt O (@Matt_ORourke1) March 4, 2024
The banquet was held the Lake Erie Italian Club and hosted by the staff excellent staff at Ilio DiPaolo’s
2023-2024 WNYWCA award winners:
Media Award - Mr. Jeff Pataky
Al Feuz Memorial Contributor's Award - Mr. Alex Conti
Ilio DiPaolo Family Commitment to Wrestling Award - Mr. Herman Wooten
Nancy Tucker Award - Michaela Thomas, Iroquois High School
Jon Vesper Memorial Award - Coach Mike Messore, St. Francis High School
WNYWCA Hall of Fame induction - Bill Morello, Jr, coach, wrestler
League Coaches of the Year:
CCAA I - Ken Rowe, Chautauqua Lake
CCAA II - Ray Logan, Gowanda
Niagara Frontier League - Dave Wilcox, Ken-Ton
Niagara-Orleans - Eric Gross, Medina
Msgr. Martin - Mike Messore, St. Francis
ECIC I - Keith Stoerr, Clarence
ECIC II - Dennis Bauer, Amherst
ECIC III - Mark Vogel, Springville
Rookie Coach of the Year - Jordan Kayes, Hamburg
Assistant Coach of the Year: Division I - Anthony Libertore, Clarence
Assistant Coach of the Year: Division II - Rick Weber, Eden
Co-Female Wrestler of the Year: Hannah and Brenna McCarley, North Tonawanda HS
Champion of Champions Award: Div. I - Cam Catrabone, Williamsville North HS
Champion of Champions Award: Div. II - Matt Trim, Maple Grove HS