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Posted by BV on May 17, 2012

“Winning Big With New York Kids”: Matt Dernlan Excited to Get Started at Binghamton

By Betsy Veysman Matt Dernlan was focused on his Clarion wrestlers at the 2012 NCAA tournament in St. Louis, but like many other coaches and fans, he couldn’t help but notice the performance of Binghamton’s Donnie Vinson. The 149-pounder dropped his initial bout to Nick Lester of Oklahoma before rattling off seven straight victories to take third place. “I think it’s the toughest tournament in the...

Posted by BV on May 15, 2012

Cancer’s Nightmare: Team VinnyV Ready to Battle

By Betsy Veysman, www.newyorkwrestlingnews.com “There’s a theme with Vinny,” Michael Vespa said on Monday night about his 14-year old brother. “He finds a way to win. That’s the bottom line, no matter how bad it looks, he finds a way to win.” That’s been true many times over the years. The freshman from Monroe-Woodbury High is a four-time youth New York state champion who also took third...

Posted by BV on May 15, 2012

Binghamton Hires Matt Dernlan as New Head Coach

Binghamton University has hired Clarion head coach Matt Dernlan as the new leader of the Bearcat program. Dernlan takes the reins of the CAA squad following the departure of Pat Popolizio, who took over a winless program and in six years, built Binghamton into a nationally-ranked team. An Ohio native, Dernlan held the top position at Clarion for one season, leading the Golden Eagles to an 18th place finish...

Posted by BV on May 14, 2012

Finals Videos from New York States Junior Division (Fargo Qualifier)

Check out videos for the finals from the New York State Championships (Fargo Qualifier) on May 5 in Binghamton. 160 Pounds: Dylan Palacio (Ascend) vs. Burke Paddock (Team Ten) 182 Pounds: McZiggy Richards (Beat the Streets) vs. Jeffrey Day (Genessee Valley WC) 170 Pounds: Rrok Ndokaj (Beat the Streets) vs. Sher Mohammad (Beat the Streets) 138 Pounds: Tom Page (NYSS) vs....

Posted by BV on May 11, 2012

Cornell Regional Training Center Clinic Comes to Long Island May 25-26

In late April, Kyle Dake, Mack Lewnes and Frank Perrelli, representing the U.S. Regional Training Center (RTC) at Cornell, competed with the best freestyle wrestlers in the country at the 2012 Olympic Trials. On May 25-26, Dake, Lewnes and Perrelli will come to three locations (Askren Wrestling Academy, Luthern High School and Eastport-South Manor High) for the Cornell RTC Long Island training camp. They...

Posted by BV on May 9, 2012

Palacio Earns Triple Crown; Ndokaj, Koll, Gularov, Livernash Win Double Titles at NY States

By Betsy Veysman The first thing Dylan Palacio told Long Beach head coach Ray Adams after winning the Greco and Freestyle New York State titles this past weekend was that he’s not done yet. While the Cornell-bound senior, who competed for Ascend in Binghamton, won’t consider himself finished with his high school goals until he competes for national championships in Freestyle and Greco in North Dakota...