Saturday, February 25, 2012
Moving up a weight class this season appears to be paying off for Collingswood grappler Tony Giancola.
Collingswood High School's Tony Giancola won his championship match at the Region 7 wrestling tournament Saturday, sending him to the state tournament next weekend in Atlantic City. Senior Giancola beat Cherokee's Alex Baider in the 113-pound match, 11-1 in a major decision at Robbinsville High School. Giancola had success last year in the 103-pound weight class, and found he needed to adjust his approach this season. “You can’t really wrestle the same in different weight classes,” Giancola told Collingswood Patch earlier. “Last year when I moved down, I was bigger than most kids. If I got into a jam, I could kind of muscle my way out of it. This year at 113, I had to wrestle my way out. I had to adjust my mindset. “But I want to win the …
One Panthers wrestler won in the quarterfinals, while three teammates fell to opponents in the Region 7 tournament.
Update, 10:30 a.m., Feb. 25: Tony Giancola won his semifinal match over Shawnee's Jim Moody by a major decision, 15-0. Giancola will compete in the championship round, starting Saturday at 5 p.m. ----------------------- One Collingswood wrestler made it out of the Region 7 wrestling tournament quarterfinals Friday. Tony Giancola pinned Maple Shade’s Justin Jericho in the 113-pound match during the quarterfinals, held at Robbinsville High School. Three teammates weren’t as fortunate, however. Daniel Penissi (132 pounds), Alex Irwin (138 pounds) and Mike Campbell (160 pounds) all lost their bouts. Tournament action continues Saturday with the semifinal wrestlebacks, third-place consolations, semifinals and finals. Quarterfinal results for …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Mike Campbell triumphs in his 160-pound match, while three teammates suffer pins.
Collingswood wrestlers went 1-3 Thursday during the opening round of the Region 7 tournament at Robbinsville High School. Mike Campbell won his 160-pound match in a decision against Mathew McDonald of Steinert. But his teammates Zane Chunko (126 pounds), John Deaner (152 pounds) and Anthony Valianti (195 pounds) all were pinned by opponents in their matches. The Collingswood results on Thursday were: 126 lbs: Justin McTamney (Bordentown) defeated Zane Chunko (Collingswood). Pin, 1:33. 152 lbs: AJ Nicholas (Cherokee) defeated John Deaner (Collingswood). Pin, 5:38. 160 lbs: Mike Campbell (Collingswood) defeated Mathew McDonald (Steinert). Decision, 8-6. 195 lbs: Padric Lynch (Haddon Heights) defeated Anthony Valianti (Collingswood). Pin, 2:…
Susan Waters
2:56 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Way to go Tony!! Good Luck more ›