(02/09/06) Hackettstown, NJ -—- The Centenary wrestling team made short work of both Elizabethtown College and Yeshiva University in a collegiate tri-match earlier tonight. Centenary down E-town 43-3 in the night's opening match, and then shut-out Yeshiva 54-0 in the nightcap. Yeshiva also fell to Elizabethtown in the evening second match by the final 41-0.

The host Cyclones opened the scoring against Elizabethtown with a 6-3 decision by Jared Duffy (Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg).  They then picked up 23 points over the next four weights, including two forfeits.  Centenary then closed out the match with a 7-4 victory by Alan Aponte (Wayne/DePaul Catholic) at 149-pounds, an 8-1 win by Greg Tierney (Sucasunna/North Warren) at 165-pounds, along with two forfeits.

In the third and final match of the night, the Centenary wrestlers were only able to match-up with Yeshiva University for four actual bouts.  All four Cyclones won by fall, as Mike Gummerson (Newton/Kittatinny Regional) notched his in 0:18, Rickey Redd (Wayne/DePaul Catholic) in 1:08, Anthony Accardi (Manalapan/Manalapan) pinned in 0:48, and Mark Garripoli (Kearney/Kearney) closed it out with a fall in just 0:14.  The two victories improve Centenary to a 7-4 overall dual match record, and extended their winning streak to seven-straight.

(02/01/06) Scranton, PA -—- Centenary College won four bouts by way of pins en route to a 34-23 victory over The University in non-conference action Wednesday evening at the John J. Long, S.J., Center.

Junior Donell Young (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton) improved to 16-0 and 56-21 in his career by posting a 17-0 technical fall over Mark Garripoli for the Royals, now 1-9 on the season. Freshman Anthony Accardi (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan), senior Greg Tierney (Sucasunna, N.J./North Warren), sophomore Jared Duffy (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) and John Wisner posted pins at 141, 157, 165 and 285, respectively, for Centenary, now 5-4.

The results of the Scranton-Centenary match are as follows:

Wt Results Scranton Centenary
125 Rich Russell (S) won by fft. 6 0
133 Ryan McDaniel (S) won by fft. 12 0
141 Anthony Accardi (C) pinned Robert May, 0:27 12 6
149 Donell Young (S) tech. fall Mark Garripoli, 17-0 17 6
157 Greg Tierney (C) pinned Steve Gray, 4:58 17 12
165 Jared Duffy (C) pinned Steve Tatum, 4:35 17 18
174 Seth Wisner (C) won by fft. 17 24
184 Rob Schwarting (S) won by fft. 23 24
197 Anthony George (C) maj. dec. Trevor Needham, 16-4 23 28
285 John Wisner (C) pinned David Rohan, 2:56 23 34

(01/24/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- The Centenary wrestling team evened their dual-match record at 4-4 earlier tonight, as they held off Hunter College 26-24 in front of the home crowd at the Reeves Center.

The Cyclones once again came out of the gate strong taking an early 11-0 nothing lead on a pin by Mike Gummerson (Newton / Kittatinny Regional) and a tech fall by Rickey Redd (Wayne /DePaul Catholic).  From their Centenary rebounded from a loss and a one-point deduction at 141-pounds, to get a major decision from Alan Aponte (Wayne / DePaul Catholic ) at 149 and two consecutive forfeits at 157 and 165, to extend their lead to 26-6.  The visiting Hawks of Hunter College then seemed to come alive and found themselves down just 11 heading into the final two bouts.  Unfortunately for the visitors, Shintaro Higashi (197) and Arkadiy Levitin (HWT) were only able to accumulate nine points in their closing victories.

The victory tonight stretches the Cyclones dual-match winning streak to four in a row, while the loss drops Hunter 0-4-1 overall this season.

(01/18/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier this evening the Centenary wrestling team defeated visiting Montclair State 46-3 in their first home match of the season.  The win also extends the Cyclones dual-match winning streak to three straight.

Centenary made a very strong impression to the home crowd right from the start in tonight's match.  Sophomore Mike Gummerson (Newton / Kittatinny Regional), the teams returning National Qualifier, set the tone with a 6-0 shutout in the opening 125 pound bout.  Then following two consecutive forfeits from MSU and a 7-2 victory by the Red Hawk's Mike Tsilos, the home Cyclones went to work.  They won the next six bouts, three on pins by Greg Tierney (Succasunna/North Warren), Jared Duffy (Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg) and Keith Kubicek (Flemington / Hunterdon Central), to go along with a 6-2 victory by Seth Wisner (Belvidere/Belvidere) and a 13-3 major from Anthony Greene (Maplewood/Columbia).  The match ended with another forfeit at heavyweight.

The victory improves Centenary to a 3-4 dual meet record on the season, as Montclair State falls to .500 at 4-4.  The Cyclones will be in action again next Tuesday evening at home as they host Hunter College at 6:00 pm.

(01/14/06) Collegeville, PA --- Eddie Murray (Lancaster, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) and Mike Troutman (Exeter, PA/Exeter) captured individual titles at 133 and 184, respectively, to lead Ursinus to a second-place finish out of eight teams at the Brute/Adidas Invitational on Saturday.

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(01/11/06) Pembroke, NC --- UNC Pembroke split a tri-match with Pensacola Christian and Centenary. The Braves defeated Pensacola 27-16, but fell to Centenary 28-13. In the first match of the night, Centenary downed PCC 27-17. Against Pensacola, the Braves jumped out to an early 9-3 lead after three matches thanks to decisive wins by Matt Schoffner and Hilton. Pensacola battled back with back-to-back wins to take a 10-9 lead. UNCP, however, won four of the final five matches to win the team event 27-16.

In the final five matches, Cedric Turner scored a tech fall, while Richard Alstrom picked up a major decision and James Dingle recorded a pin fall.

In Pembroke’s second match, Centenary won seven of the ten matches including a major decision and two pin falls. The Braves’ Hilton did manage a major decision, followed by a five-point Eddo Hojilla victory. Even with Hilton’s dominating effort, it was not enough as the Cyclones downed UNCP 28-13.

UNC Pembroke, who now has a 3-3 dual record, will be back in action on Saturday, January 14 as they travel to the NWCA National Duals.

Centenary 27, Pensacola Christian 17
125: Mike Gummerson (CC) def. Vinny Bianchi (PCC), 5-0
133: Rickey Redd (CC) def. Chris Johnson (PCC), 7-5
141: Zack Brewer (PCC) def. Anthony Accardi (CC), 9-6
149: Jon Peters (PCC) maj. dec. Mark Garripoli (CC), 16-0
157: Greg Tierney (CC) fall John Porcher (PCC), 4:13
165: Jared Duffy (CC) fall Sean Stewart (PCC), 0:52
174: Seth Wisner (CC) def. Tony Colella (PCC), 10-6
184: Mike Colella (PCC) won by forfeit
197: Daniel Miller (PCC) def. Anthony Greene (CC), 2-0
285: Andrew Haubois (CC) fall Lafe Cornwell (PCC), 1:29

UNCP 27, Pensacola Christian 16
125: Matt Schoffner (UNCP) maj. dec. Vinny Bianchi (PCC), 14-3
133: Chris Johnson (PCC) def. Adam Dedmon (UNCP), 2-1
141: Willie Hilton (UNCP) tech fall Zack Brewer (PCC), 20-5
149: Jon Peters (PCC) maj. dec. Eddo Hojilla (UNCP), 9-0
157: John Porcher (PCC) def. Bryan Howington (UNCP), 10-7
165: Cedric Turner (UNCP) tech fall Sean Stewart (PCC), 16-0
174: Richard Alstrom (UNCP) maj. dec. Tony Colella (PCC), 15-6
184: Derek Garris (UNCP) def. Mike Colella, 10-4
197: Daniel Miller (PCC) fall Matt Dunn (UNCP), 6:46
285: James Dingle (UNCP) fall Lafe Cornwell (PCC), 2:58

Centenary 28, UNCP 13
125: Mike Gummerson (CC) maj. dec. Matt Schoffner (UNCP), 11-0
133: Rickey Redd (CC) def. Adam Dedmon (UNCP), 10-8
141: Willie Hilton (UNCP) maj. dec. Anthony Accardi (CC), 21-8
149: Eddo Hojilla (UNCP) def. Mark Garripoli (CC), 8-3
157: Greg Tierney (CC) fall Bryan Howington (UNCP), 1:11
165: Jared Duffy (CC) fall Cedric Turner (UNCP) , 6:20
174: Seth Wisner (CC) def. Richard Alstrom (UNCP), 6-0
184: Derek Garris (UNCP) won by forfeit
197: Anthony Greene (CC) def. Matt Dunn (UNCP), 2-1
285: Andrew Haubois (CC) def. James Dingle (UNCP), 3-2

(12/10/05) YORK, PA --- The York College wrestling squad swept a quad meet on Saturday as the Spartans downed New York University, Centenary, and Kings Point. The sweep improves the Spartans’ record to 5-3 as the fall semester portion of the schedule comes to a close.

In the 35-10 victory over Centenary, Flickinger was awarded a forfeit win for a quick 6-0 Spartan lead. The Spartans suffered a major decision loss at 133 but senior captain Mike Weber (Baltimore, MD/Sparrows Point) got the green and white back on track with a 9-3 win at 141. DeGaetano recorded an impressive 13-3 major decision victory at 149 pounds as York’s lead stood at 13-4 through four bouts.

Brian Alwine (Hanover, PA/Southwestern) notched a 16-4 major decision win at 157 as the rout was on. Bowne got a forfeit win at 165 before Seth Wisner earned a win by fall for the Cyclones. Bastress countered that pin fall win with a pin of his own as he put Keith Kubicek on his back in 3:42. Baldauf picked up a hard-earned 6-4 win at 197 and Panizzi closed out the match with a steady 5-0 win over Andrew Haubois in the heavyweight match.

The Spartans, who are currently ranked ninth in the nation, are off until January 7 when they travel to the prestigious North South Duals at Trinity College.

Here are the individual results from each match.

Kings Point 24-Centenary 19
125: Double forfeit
133: Ricky Redd (CC) win by fall John Victoria (KP), 4:07
141: Danny Song (KP) win by fall Bob Whelon (CC), 6:10
149: Dan Villanova (KP) def. Mark Garripoli (CC), 10-5
157: Danridge Giltz (KP) win by fall Greg Tierney (CC), 4:53
165: Troy McGuinness (KP) win by forfeit
174: Nate Van de Venter (KP) def. Seth Wisner (CC), 4-0
184: Keith Kubicek (CC) win by fall Ben Sanders (KP), 2:11
197: Anthony Greene (CC) maj. dec. Matt Jones (KP), 14-1
HWT: Andrew Haubois (CC) def. John Brunetti (KP), 3-0

York College 35-Centenary 10
125: Kyle Flickinger (YCP) win by forfeit
133: Ricky Redd (CC) maj. dec. Gary Heckler (YCP), 15-6
141: Mike Weber (YCP) def. Bob Whelan (CC), 9-3
149: Phil DeGaetano (YCP) maj. dec. Mark Garripoli (CC), 13-3
157: Brian Alwine (YCP) maj. dec. Greg Tierney (CC), 16-
165: Jerry Bowne (YCP) win by forfeit
174: Seth Wisner (CC) win by fall Steve Johnston (YCP), 3:00
184: Duane Bastress (YCP) win by fall Keith Kubicek (CC), 3:42
197: Drew Baldauf (YCP) def. Anthony Greene (CC), 6-4
HWT: Luke Panizzi (YCP) def. Andrew Haubois (CC), 5-0

NYU 37-Centenary 12
125: Joe Raanzenbach (NYU) win by forfeit
133: Ricky Redd (CC) def. Mark Arpaia (NYU), 3-0
141: Bill St. Pierre (NYU) win by fall Bob Whelon (CC), 2:54
149: Steve Hult (NYU) win by fall Mark Garripoli (CC), 0:48
157: Takafumi Hashimoto (NYU) win by fall Greg Tierney (CC), 2:29
165: Vinnie Russo (NYU) win by forfeit
174: Ryan Cooley (NYU) def. Seth Wisner (CC), 4-3
184: Nick Coleman (NYU) maj. dec. Keith Kubicek (CC), 14-4
197: Anthony Greene (CC) win by fall Alex Chianurashvili (NYU), 3:29
HWT: Andrew Haubois (CC) def. James Laymen (NYU), 3-1
Records: NYU (7-2), Centenary (0-4)

(12/07/05) --- Below are the individual results from the match.

125 Dan McEnroy (M) won by forfeit
133 Ricky Redd (C) dec. Billy Hall, 10-5
141 Rob Kein (M) dec. Mark Garripoli, 11-7
149 Joseph DeCampo (M) tech fall Michael Dempsey, 4:50
157 Dale Mills (M) pinned Greg Tierney, 2:30
165 Chris Gibson (M) won by forfeit
174 Seth Wisner (C) pinned John Hesse, 4:53
184 Keith Kubicek (C) pinned Matt Horn, 4:35
197 Matt Loesch (M) dec. Anthony Greene, 3-2 (tb)
HWT Andrew Haubois (C) dec. Chris Swensen, 5-0

The Centenary College Wrestling program enters the 2005-2006 season coming off their first winning season a year ago.  The Cyclone finished 8-7 in head-to-head matches under fifth year Head Coach Doug Fink.  The team returns ten wrestlers off last year's roster, including one National Qualifier (Mike Gummerson) and two NWCA Academic All-Americans (Greg Tierney and Seth Wisner).  Tierney and fellow senior, Andrew Haubois are the two Cyclones that will be looked to for leadership this winter.  Both men are looking to cap off their four-year careers with a trip to Nationals, and are using that as their top form of motivation.  Following a year off Keith Kubicek, an Academic All-American himself in 03-04, will also be looking to repeat the accomplishment along with Tierney and Wisner.

With all of the returning talent, along with a group of incoming freshman, Coach Fink is expecting another successful year in both tournaments and dual matches.  The team opens its first semester with three consecutive tournaments at Ithaca, King's and Springfield Colleges.  From there the Cyclones will have a few weeks to recover before heading into their head-to-head matches later in the month of December.  Sophomore Mike Gummerson, is the programs top returnee from last year.  After his appearance at the Division III National Tournament last spring, he is striving for a return trip there this winter, and will be looking to improve his performance by placing in the top eight and achieving All-American status.

The team is looking forward to the Metropolitan Conference Championships at the end of the year.  They will look to improve on previous finishes with their sights set on a top four finish.  They will face some tough competition at the qualifier with perennial powers Montclair State, York, and the College of New Jersey.  However, with the strong returning team members and talented group of newcomers, the Cyclones should meet and exceed their expectations.

 

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	RESULT
NOVEMBER
4 & 6	Ithaca Invitational		14th (16 Teams)
12	King's College Invitational		6th (12 Teams)
19	Springfield Invitational		8th (17 Teams)
DECEMBER
4	University of Scranton Invitational		8th (9 Teams)
7	Muhlenberg College		L, 29-18/0-1
10	York/NYU/USMMA		L, 24-19 L, 35-10 L, 37-12
JANUARY
10	UNC - Pembroke Pensacola Christian		W, 28-13/1-4 W, 27-17/2-4
14	Ursinus Invitational		8th (8 Teams)
18	Montclair State University		W, 46-3/3-4
24	Hunter		W, 26-24/4-4
FEBRUARY
1	Univ. of Scranton/Baptist Bible		W, 34-23/5-4
4-5	Northampton Invitational %		2nd (22 Teams)
7	Maritime College	PPD
9	Elizabethtown Yeshiva Univ.		W, 43-3/6-4 W, 54-0/7-4
19	Metropolitan Qualifier	TBA
Home Matches are BOLD
Head Coach: Douglas Fink

NAME	YR.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Anthony Accardi	FR	5-5	133	Manalapan/Manalapan
Ryan Carroll	JR	5-8	184	Glen Gardner/Voorhees
Michael Dempsey	FR	5-4	125	Galloway/Absegami
Jared Duffy	SO	5-11	165	Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg
Mark Garripoli	FR	5-8	141	Kearney/Kearney
Anthony Greene	SO	5-11	197	Maplewood/Columbia
Anthony Gummerson	SO	5-7	125	Newton/Kittatinny Regional
Andrew Haubois	SR	5-11	285	Collingswood/Collingswood
Warren Haubois	FR	5-10	197	Collingswood/Collingswood
Keith Kubicek	SR	5-11	174	Flemington/Hunterdon Central
Ricky Redd	SO	5-6	133	Wayne/DePaul Catholic
Stephen Reif	FR	6-1	285	Watchung/Watchung Hills
Robert Santini	JR	5-11	184	Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg
Michael Thompson	SR	6-3	285	Belvidere/Belvidere
Greg Tierney	SR	5-11	157	Sucasunna/North Warren
Michael Torsiello	SO	5-9	149	E. Hanover/Hanover Park
Robert Whelan	SO	5-8	141	Belvidere/Belvidere
Seth Wisner	JR	6-1	174	Hope/Belvidere
Head Coach: Douglas Fink Assistant Coach: Jeff Tierney

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