At times, a different perspective can do wonders for anyone. For Steve Palmer’s wrestling team that different perspective came from guest coach Michele Liuzzi Nov. 16. Liuzzi, an Italian wrestler and coach, is a two-time Olympian who has been on the world team 12 times and has a second place finish at the European championships [...]
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Olympic wrestler in Granville
Italian Olympian Michele Luizzi speaks after a two-hour session with Granville Golden Horde wrestlers.
Youth wrestling tourney Saturday
More than 400 wrestlers between ages 5 and 15 are expected at Whitehall Central School Saturday for the annual Whitehall Youth Wrestling Tournament. Wrestling will start at 10 a.m. for the three younger divisions and between 11:30 a.m. and noon for the older divisions. The age ranges are 5- and 6-year-olds, 7-and-8-year olds, 9- [...]
Zach Diekel wins fourth Section II title
By Bill Toscano Some wrestlers spend their entire high school careers working for a single opportunity to win a sectional title and a berth in the state tournament. Zach Diekel has done it four times, and he’s got one more varsity season left. Diekel, who is polite off the mat, spoke with definite authority as [...]
John Diekel heads for states again
After losing the Section II title to Hudson Falls’ Noah Valastro for the second straight year, sophomore John Diekel was disappointed and honest. “He flat-out outwrestled me and beat me,” Diekel said after the 10-2 decision in the 119-pound championship match. “I am not going to stand here and make excuses.” Despite last year’s loss, [...]
Aubin ralles for Sectional title
For the second week in a row Al Aubin responded to late-match pressure in exactly the right way. Aubin, a sophomore, was one of two Whitehall wrestlers to win Section II, Division II titles at the Glens Falls Civic Center Feb. 12, and he did it almost exactly the way he captured the Class D [...]
Bishop back on his feet and moving forward
By Bill Toscano Less than a year after hearing there was an 85 percent chance he’d never walk again, Dan Bishop strode confidently across the Whitehall Central School gym, ready to play his role in the Section II, Class D wrestling tournament. Bishop, a 2005 Whitehall graduate, had played a different role here before, winning [...]
here comes the states
Wrestling Good news for Golden Horde wrestling fans and senior 285-pounder Eric Hastings. As I noted in my article posted on the website, Hastings has made the state tournament after a controversial loss to Hudson Falls’ Luke Albrecht. A bit of clarification there. I had the contact as forearms across the neck that got Hastings [...]
Palmer pins down spot for tourney
Palmer returns to states; Hastings* one short Out of seven there will be only one Golden Horde wrestler at the state championships in Albany. Top-seeded Karl Palmer (140) won a section II title, while Eric Hastings (285) finished second; Brendan Miller (130) finished in third place and Kurt Ehntholt (145) finished sixth. Palmer made [...]
Wrestlers defeat Mechanicville
The Golden Horde added an unplanned match to fill the schedule when the highly anticipated match-up with Corinth could not get rescheduled, picking up the Mechanicville Red Raiders and a 54-15 win to end the regular season. Granville reached 13-13 overall with the non-league win. The most significant event of the night was the century [...]
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VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]