Minutemen Youth Wrestling

The Berlin Minutemen hosted their annual winter tournament on Sunday, January 9^th which drew 457 wrestlers from 28 different clubs throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island.  The Minutemen finished second as a team in the morning and afternoon session.  Individual results for the home team are:  First Place: Nicholas Koops Mighty Mite, Trevor Graham Bantam, John Gorneault Intermediate, Daniel Veleas Intermediate, Niko Fusco Novice, Ronald Watson Middle School, Joseph Inturri Middle School,     Second Place: Isaac Cortes Bantam, Joshua Veleas Novice, Jared Zima Middle School, Third Place: Matthew Koops Mighty Mite,  Timothy Mrachek Mighty Mite, Marcus Kelly-Johnson Mighty Mite, Lexi Eliades Bantam, Jenna Peck Bantam, Riley Hanson Intermediate, Luke Mangiafico Intermediate, Matthew Peck Intermediate, Vincenzo DeFrancesco Intermediate, Elijah Watson Novice, Matthew Wojciechowski Novice, Ryan Kolodziej Novice, Calvin Johnson Jr Novice, Sean Sullivan Middle School, Vincent Biscoglio Middle School, Fourth Place: Cayden Hill Mighty Mite, Ryan Mrachek Mighty Mite, Caleb Orde Mighty Mite, Grady King Mighty Mite, Braden Shea Bantam, Sadie Boyer Bantam, Tanner Sparks Bantam, Rory Mayer Bantam, William Watson Bantam, Sean Nogiec Intermediate, Christian Fischer Intermediate, Nathan Orde Intermediate, Zachary Koops Intermediate, Casey Fischer Intermediate, Logan Galvan Intermediate, Lorenzo Buccheri Intermediate, Graeden Boyer Intermediate, Serge Duquette Intermediate, Andrew Martin Novice, John Ezzo Novice Anthony Buccheri Novice, Sahnserae Brownlee Novice, Dylan Daniels Novice, Tyler Cohen Novice, Michael Daniels Middle School, Connor Ruszczyk Middle School, Laura Cohen Middle School, Fifth Place: Kevin Daley Mighty Mite.  For many of these young wrestlers it was their first match in the large gymnasium.  Coach Moss said, “I was very happy with the way our young wrestlers are coming along.  The tournament ran well and everyone was very happy.”  Moss added, “A special thanks to all our volunteers who helped make the day a great success for our club.”