2021-2022 STAC Championships
Team Champions:
Horseheads (188.5)
Individual Champions:
102 - Ryan Ferrara (Chenango Forks) d. Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley) 15-0
110 - Kaeden Hubbard (Chenango Forks) d. Connor Mika (Chenango Valley) 7-5
118 - Ryan Massengale (Horseheads) d. Trevor Cortright (Chenango Valley) 10-1
126 - Cody Dale (Horseheads) d. Ethan Randis (Chenango Valley) 9-1
132 - Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks) d. Cael Owen (Horseheads) 21-6
138 - George Oroudjov (Ithaca) d. Zachary Evans (Horseheads) Fall 1:13
145 - Daniel Parker (Ithaca) d. Brady Smith (Norwich) Fall 3:42
152 - Charles Loucks (Corning) d. Ryan Kennedy (Windsor) 11-4
160 - Ethan Hart (Corning) d. Ashton Jenkins (Norwich) 6-2
172 - Zander Arnold (Chenango Forks) d. Matt Gatto (Owego) Fall 1:14
189 - Gabriel Monroe (Windsor) d. Santiago Perez (Vestal) Fall :32
215 - Garrett Bidwell (Windsor) d. Shamus McGuire (Maine-Endwell) Fall 3:16
285 - Gannon Johnston (Horseheads) d. Elton Richards-Follette (Chenango Valley) Fall 2:41
2022-2023 STAC Championships
Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21 at Owego
2021-2022 STAC All-Stars
All-Conference
102 - Ryan Ferrara (Chenango Forks); 110 - Kaeden Hubbard (Chenango Forks); 118 - Ryan Massengale (Horseheads); 126 - Cody Dale (Horseheads); 132 - Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks); 138 - George Oroudjov (Ithaca); 145 - Daniel Parker (Ithaca); 152 - Charles Loucks (Corning); 160 - Ethan Hart (Corning); 172 - Zander Arnold (Chenango Forks); 189 - Gabe Monroe (Windsor); 215 - Garrett Bidwell (Windsor); 285 - Gannon Johnston (Horseheads)
West All-Division
102 - Quentin Getzin (Ithaca); 110 - Max Collins (Elmira); 118 - Coleton Owen (Horseheads); 126 - Matt Mahon (Corning); 132 - Cael Owen (Horseheads); 138 - Zac Evans (Horseheads); 145 - Brody Wolf (Corning); 152 - Liam Levantovich (Horseheads); 160 - Sam Brennan Buseck (Elmira); 172 - Tyler Keefe (Elmira); 189 - Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads); 215 - Camden McConnell (Corning); 285 - Alex McKerrow (Elmira)
Metro All-Division
102 - Kamron Kelly (Union-Endicott); 110 - William Ackley (Johnson City); 118 - Brody Galyen (Vestal); 126 - Albert Smith (Maine-Endwell); 132 - Mark Winchell (Maine-Endwell); 138 - Connor Osman (Vestal); 145 - Braden McMahon (Vestal); 152 - Tristan Rosas (Vestal); 160 - Noah Kinter (Vestal); 172 - Henry Miller (Binghamton); 189 - Santiago Perez (Vestal); 215 - Shamus McGuire (Maine-Endwell); 285 - Qymani Viera-Powell (Union-Endiott)
Central All-Division
102 - Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley); 110 - Connor Mika (Chenango Valley); 118 - Trevor Cortright (Chenango Valley); 126 - Ethan Randis (Chenango Valley); 132 - Talon Eaton (Chenango Valley); 138 - Gairit Hodson (Owego); 145 - Zach Hibbard (Chenango Forks); 152 - Bobby Struble (Owego); 160 - Caleb Hoover (Owego); 172 - Matt Gatto (Owego); 189 - Skyler Harvey (Chenango Forks); 215 - Anthony Holt (Chenango Valley); 285 - Elton Richards-Follette (Chenango Valley)
East All-Division
102 - Maverick Beckwith (Norwich); 110 - Carl Harold (Susquehanna Valley); 118 - Timmy Boyce (Susquehanna Valley); 126 - Mark Moelder (Susquehanna Valley); 132 - Matt Boyce (Susquehanna Valley); 138 - Nate Murphy (Norwich); 145 - Brady Murphy (Norwich); 152 - Ryan Kennedy (Windsor); 160 - Ashton Jenkins (Norwich); 172 - Dominick Weaver (Windsor); 189 - Mateo Goodhue (Oneonta); 215 - Jaycob Mann (Windsor); 285 - Robert McIntyre (Norwich)
2022-2023 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Brian Guilfoyle, 2nd year
Key Players: Riley Walker (sr.), Clayton Smith (fresh.), Matt Mahon (soph.), Dalton Webb (soph.), Logan Bruce (jr.), Brody Wolfe (jr.)
Team Goals: Win the Section IV team title. Send multiple kids to the state tournament. Continue to learn and grow as competitors no matter the experience level.
Last Season: Chuck Loucks (152) and Ethan Hart (160) won STAC and Section IV Division I Championships. Camden McConnell (215) won a Section IV Division I Championship. Hart finished 7th in the NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Elmira Express (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: David Guyette, 21st year
Key Players: Sam Brenan Buseck (jr.), Max Collins (soph.), Liam Ogden (8th grade), JT Guyette (jr.), Ethan Hernandez (sr.), and Alex McKerrow (sr.)
Team Goals: Improve every match. Win the Section IV Dual Meet and Individual Championships. The group has been working hard in the offseason to meet their goals.
Last Season: Tyler Keefe (189) won a Section IV Division I Championship. Max Collins (110), Drew Arnolf (132), and Sam Brenen-Buseck (172) finished 2nd.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Brett Owen, 5th year (21st overall)
Key Players: Liam Levantovich (sr.), Ryan Messengale (sr.), Cael Owen (sr.), Jacob Bennett (jr.), Cody Dale (jr.), Hunter Lavigne (soph.), Will Lotocky (sr.), Lucas Mosher (soph.), Coleton Owen (soph.), Brian Park (sr.), Joel Scibek (soph.)
Team Goals: (None provided.)
Last Season: Won STAC West, League, and Section IV Division I Team Championships. Ryan Messengale (118) and Gannon Johnston (285) won STAC and Section IV Division I Championships. Cody Dale (126) won a STAC Championship and finished 2nd in Section IV Division I. Cael Owen (132) won a Section IV Division I Championship. Zachary Evans (138) and Liam Levantovich (160) finished 2nd in Section IV Division I. Lost to Minisink Valley and Pittsford in NYSPHSAA State Dual Meet Championship.
Ithaca Little Red (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Eric Parker, 22nd year
Key Players: Daniel Parker (sr.), Quenten Getzen (fresh.), Dikota Hamilton (soph.)
Team Goals: Compete for a STAC West title. Earn top 5 finishes in the STAC and Section IV tournaments.
Last Season: George Oroudjov (138) and Daniel Parker (145) won Section IV Division I Championships. Quentin Getzin (102) finished 2nd. Oroudjov finished 2nd in the NYSPHSAA State Championship.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Scott Schwartz, 4th year (20th overall)
Key Players: Amadou Kebe (jr.), Cornelius Gehring (fresh.), Jaqwel Vaughn (soph.), Jaden Lankford (jr.), Robert Archie (jr.), Leonardo Zevallos Ramos (jr.), Braedin McAlister (jr.), Kymani B. Richardson (sr.), Jake Harder (jr.), Haroutune Kerjilian (sr.), Perrin Rinker (jr.), Jack Segrue (jr.)
Team Goals: Win the Section IV title, which has never been done before. Have some individual sectional champions and state place winners. Have a NYSPHSAA All-Academic team. Win the Section IV Sportsmanship Award and Wrestling Officials Scholarship Winner for the second straight year.
Last Season: Haroutune Kerjilian (152), Henry Miller (189), and Louis Kennedy (215) all finished 2nd in Section IV Division I Championships.
Johnson City Wildcats (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Quentin Pappadakis, 1st year (4th overall)
Key Players: William Ackley (fresh.), Kenyon Davidson (8th grade)
Team Goals: Win dual meets by working together as a team. Get Ackley to states and win a championship.
Last Season: Finished last in the STAC Metro division.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Division II – Class B)
Head Coach: Matthew Gallagher, 2nd year
Key Players: There are a bunch of young guys who can turn some heads.
Team Goals: Improve every match, represent Maine-Endwell and wrestle every match the way it should be.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in the STAC Metro division.
Union-Endicott Tigers (No team preview submitted.)
Vestal Golden Bears (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Chris Musser, 2nd year (6th overall)
Key Players: Braden McMahon (jr.), Santiago Perez (sr.), Noah Kintner (jr.), Michael Sacco (sr.)
Team Goals: Win the STAC Metro and Section IV Division I championships.
Last Season: Won the STAC Metro division. Braden McMahon (145) finished 2nd in the Section IV Division I Championship.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Division I – Class A)
Head Coach: Tom Knapp, 1st year
Key Players: Tyler Ferrara (sr.), Ryan Ferrara (fresh.), Zach Hibbard (sr.), Peyton Hubbard (soph.), Carmine Gross (sr.), Jake Zajdel (jr.), Grant MacRabie (soph.), Mike Moppert (fresh.)
Team Goals: Win the Section IV Dual Meet and place top 5 in the NYSPHSAA Division I tournament again.
Last Season: Won the STAC Central division. Ryan Ferrara (102), Kaeden Hubbard (110), Tyler Ferrara (132 STAC, 126 DI), and Zander Arnold (172) won STAC and Section IV Division I Championships. Dylan Furman (118) finished 2nd in Section IV Division I. Tyler Ferrara won a NYSPHSAA State Championship. Ryan Ferrara finished 2nd.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Division II – Class B)
Head Coach: Ron Riquier, 4th year
Key Players: Trevor Cortright (sr.), Anthony Valls (8th grade), Ethan Randis (jr.), Kaeden Hubbard (soph.), Kyle Whitmarsh (fresh.), Connor Mika (8th grade)
Team Goals: Participate in the Section IV Dual Meet tournament. Place more wrestlers in the top 3 in sectionals to qualify for the state tournament.
Last Season: Kaeden Hubbard (110) won STAC and Section IV Division I Championships with Chenango Forks. Trevor Cortright (118) finished 5th in the NYSPHSAA Division II State Championship. Anthony Valls (102) finished 8th.
Owego Indians (Division II – Class C)
Head Coach: Nicholas Rodgers, 6th year (10th overall)
Key Players: RaeAnn Craft (fresh.), Gairit Hodson (sr.), Jozsiah Varga (sr.)
Team Goals: Have a winning dual meet record and advance multiple athletes to the state tournament.
Last Season: RaeAnn Craft (118) won a Section IV Girls Championship.
Seton Catholic Saints (NO TEAM)
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Division II – Class C)
Head Coach: Bob Hagenbuch, 8th year
Key Players: Maverick Beckwith (8th grade), Mason Edwards (sr.), Robert McIntyre (sr.)
Team Goals: Have over a .500 dual meet record and send at least three to the state tournament.
Last Season: Brady Smith (145) finished 7th in the NYSPHSAA Division II State Championship.
Oneonta Yellow Jackets (No team preview submitted.)
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Division II – Class B)
Head Coach: Jesse Holton, 5th year
Key Players: Mark Moelder, Carl Harold, Colin Trotter, Trent Rose, Aiden Sager
Team Goals: For Moelder and Harold to become STAC Champions, and for the underclassmen to have breakout performances.
Last Season: Matt Boyce (132) and Tim Boyce (126) finished 6th in the Section IV Division II Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Division II – Class C)
Head Coach: Jeffrey Nolan, 17th year
Key Players: Mason McCombs (jr.), Dominick Weaver (jr.), Garrett Bidwell (sr.)
Team Goals: Compete in the NYS Dual Meet Championship, finish top 3 in Section IV, and finish top 15 in the state.
Last Season: Won the STAC East Division. Gabe Monroe (189) and Garrett Bidwell (215) won Section IV Division II Championships. Dominick Weaver (172) finished 2nd. Monroe won a NYSPHSAA State Championship. Weaver and Mason McCombs finished 4th, and Bidwell 6th.