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Hofstra vs UPenn

Sunday January 29th

The 25th-ranked Hofstra Pride wrestling team, 8-0 in dual matches this season, will host the University of Pennsylvania Quakers this Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mack Sports Complex.

Prior to the Hofstra Match, there will be a special high school dual match featuring the #7 team in New Jersey, Bergen Cathlolic High School, against perrenial CHSAA powerhouse St. Anthony's High School. This match will begin at 10:00 a.m., and doors will open at 9:30 a.m.

All ticket prices will be raised by $1, with proceeds going to support the Adam Frey Foundation. The ticket prices for this game are as follows:

Premium - $16
Reserved (Adult) - $11
Reserved Senior/Youth (12 & under) GA - $7

One ticket is good for both the high school match and the Hofstra match. In order to gain admittance to the Mack Sports Complex for either match, you must have a ticket. The Adam Frey Foundation will also have tables in the lobby of the Mack Sports Complex to learn more about the organization.

About the Adam Frey Foundation

The Adam Frey Foundation is a non-profit organization formed by Adam Frey to give comfort to and provide enjoyment for those receiving treatment for cancer. Adam Frey, a wrestler at Blair Academy and then at Cornell University, passed away at age 23 after a 21-month battle with cancer. Today, the Adam Frey Foundation is the leading contributor to the Hillman patient assistant program. Adam was very passionate about this work, and it is through this Foundation that not only his love of life and compassion for people can continue to spread, but his fighting spirit will also live on.

Weight Class Sponsorship Opportunities Available for the 2012 NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships

If you would like to see your company or organization recognized on a weight class bracket which appears in the tournament souvenir program and on each website that displays these brackets see the linked document that shows what weight classes are still available. These advertisements will appear on that bracket forever. Every time someone opens an old bracket to look up results they will see your ad at the bottom. The cost is $250 and the money goes to the NYSPHSAA.

Click here to see the Weight Class Sponsorship Document

December 31, 2011
• HS Results
• Section 8 Division 2 Individual Ranking as of 12-30-11
• Massapequa to Name Wrestling Room in Honor of Al Bevilacqua

December 29, 2011
• HS Results

December 26, 2011
• Wantagh Youth Tournament - Bantam-Schoolboy January 22, 2012
• Section 8 Division 1 Individual Ranking as of 12-24-11
• Section 8 Division 1 Team Ranking as of 12-24-11
• Section 11 Division 2 Individual Ranking as of 12-26-11

December 24, 2011
• HS Results

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Alumni Gatherings

• Deer Park Alumni Night
Friday, January 27 @ 6:00 pm
Deer Park vs. Copiague - For information regarding the post match social please email DeerParkWrestling@gmail.com.
• Locust Valley Alumni Dinner
Saturday February 4, 2012 @ 7:00 pm. Click here for more info and the registration form.

Fun Rankings

• Best refreshment stand hot dog - Brentwood
• Best refreshment stand meatballs - Connetquot (Grandma Titone)
• Worst refreshment stand - Stony Brook University
• Biggest high school with the smallest stands - Brentwood
• Team with the most coaches in a corner at a tournament - tie between Brentwood and Hauppauge

Jenna Burkert
Pursuing an Olympic Dream

To help support Jenna with her Olympic Dream sends checks made out to the Long Island Wrestling Association to Steve Meehan, PO Box 368, Oakdale NY 11769. Write Jenna Burkert in the memo or include a note saying that is what it is for.

WANTED

Looking to collect any old Section 8 or Section 11 County Wrestling Tournament programs and filled in brackets. Also looking for past NYSPHSAA State Tournament programs and NCAA Wrestling Championship programs. If you have been looking to clean out your attic or garage and don't know what to do with your old programs here is the answer. Mail them to Steve Meehan PO Box 368, Oakdale NY 11769 or drop them off @ 117 Dale Dr, Oakdale NY 11769 or give me a call and I'll come pick them up if you have more than a few.. (April 7)

Send In Your Digital Photos

The Long Island Wrestling Association would like to publicize your photos on our website. Your photos will appear on our photo page and the picture of the week will be highlighted on the front page. Email your photos as an attachment to rsmeehan1@verizon.net.

HS Schedule

Fri 1/27/2012

4:30pm Bellport at Eastport-SM

4:30pm Stony Brook at Smithtown Christian

5:00pm Walt Whitman at Smithtown West

6:00pm Copiague at Deer Park

6:00pm North Babylon at West Babylon

6:00pm Sachem North at Longwood

6:15pm Smithtown East at East Islip

7:00pm Babylon at Southampton

Sat 1/28/2012

9:00am Amityville at Windsor CT Tourn

9:00am Bob Armstrong Tourn at Port Jefferson

(Brentwood B, Centereach, Comsewogue, East Hampton, Hills West, Mt Sinai, Patchogue-Medford, Port Jefferson, Sayville B, St. John the Babptist)

9:00am John Glenn Duals

(East Islip B, Hampton Bays, Hills East, John Glenn A, John Glenn B, Kellenberg B)

9:00am Sachem East Tourn

(Harborfields, Kings Park, Newfield, Rocky Point, Sachem East, Smithtown East, Smithtown West, William Floyd)

9:00am Stony Brook at Delaware

9:30am Central Islip at Bay Shore

9:30am Newburgh Duals

(Pool A: Arlington-Sec 1, Chaminade, Hauppauge, Kingston-Sec 9, Port Jervis-Sec 9; Pool B: Cold Spring Harbor, Newburgh-Sec 9, Port Chester-Sec 1, Shoreham-WR, Warwick Valley-Sec 9)

3:30pm Ward Melville at Commack

9:00am Brentwood at Invitational

9:00am Joe Booth Duals at LI Lutheran

(Islip, LI Lutheran, Riverhead, Southampton)

Sun 1/29/2012

10:00am St. Anthony's vs Bergen Catholic at Hofstra
1:00pm UPenn at Hofstra
$1 of the ticket proceeds will go to the Adam Frey Foundation

Wed 2/1/2012

4:00pm Amityville at John Glenn

4:00pm Rocky Point at Sayville

4:30pm Hampton Bays at Stony Brook

4:30pm Southampton at Center Moriches

5:30pm Mattituck at Port Jefferson

6:00pm Brentwood at Longwood

6:30pm Newfield at Centereach
4:30pm Chaminade at St. Anthony's
4:30pm Kellenberg at St. John the Baptist

Fri 2/3/2012

4:30pm Babylon at Bayport

4:30pm Smithtown Christian at Hampton Bays
4:30pm Stony Brook at Mattituck

7:00pm Port Jefferson at Southampton

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Mission Statement

The Long Island Wrestling Association is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering, promoting and encouraging the sport of amateur wrestling on Long Island as a means of building character, physical health and well-being, sportsmanship, self-confidence, self-esteem, and positive attitudes about dedication, persistence, intensity and hard work among the younger generation in order to fit them more adequately for their future role in society.

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The Purposes of the Long Island Wrestling Association, Inc.:

To assist young people to compete in the sport of amateur wrestling by sponsoring tournaments and competitions for wrestlers and clinics for wrestlers and coaches.

To assist and facilitate the creation, development and enhancement of youth wrestling programs.

To assist and facilitate the dissemination of information about wrestling events and activities to wrestlers, coaches, parents and fans.

To assist and facilitate the creation of a travel club to allow wrestlers to attend wrestling camps, clinics, competitions and tournaments in other geographic areas.

To assist wrestlers in obtaining USA Wrestling membership cards to allow them to participate in USA Wrestling sponsored events.

To assist and facilitate the creation and development of work programs, summer and part-time internships with various Long Island and New York City corporate sponsors.

To assist and facilitate the creation and development of a foreign student/wrestler exchange program.

To encourage parents and fans to volunteer their time to assist in the development of youth wrestling programs.

To assist and facilitate the dissemination of information to the general public about the sport of wrestling.

To enhance and support media coverage of wrestling events.

To assist Long Island wrestlers in attending the Olympic training camp and in competing on a national and international level.

To offer membership to the general public in the Long Island Wrestling Association, Inc. and to collect membership dues and other contributions from such membership.

To solicit and collect contributions from individuals, groups, business and social organizations, corporations, foundations and governmental entities in order to finance the activities of the corporation.