ANNOUONCEMENTS


Saturday, February 10, 2001

HIGH SCHOOL: STATE MEET 2001 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

WeightClsChampion2nd3rd4th
103ASeth McAlister
Oxford Hills (3-0)
Adam Hale
Noble
Seth Webber
Mt Blue (4-2)
Jason Joy
Marshwood
BLevi Rollins
Camden (16-3)
Justin Nesbitt
Winslow
Scott Murray
Old Town (0:41)
Ian Venskus
Mtn Valley
CKyle Perkins
Bucksport (1:56)
Derek Giusto
Lisbon
Aaron Kaluzynski
Monmouth (13-2)
Justin MacLeod
Geo Stevens
112AScott Webber
Mt Blue (9-0)
Lew Emery
Westbrook
Shoa Clarke
Portland (8-4)
Jim Gaudette
Biddeford
BMike Ames
Belfast (7-5)
Mike Dawson
Mtn Valley
Bryan Blackler
Medomak Valley (4:31)
Andy Gervais
Oak Hill
CDave Heintz
Dirigo (13-9)
Nate Hix
Lisbon
Josh Carrier
Penobscot (6-5)
Keith Thompson
Dexter
119ADave Labranche
Biddeford (3:45)
Walter Burney
Westbrook
Ben Davis
Bonny Eagle (12-3)
Brian Bourque
Sanford
BBrian Carl
York (4-2)
Mike Cicio
Kennebunk
Jeff Desmond
Ellsworth (1:27)
Jeff Hansen
Lake Region
CWilliam Vice
Lisbon (16-0)
Andrew Galipeau
John Bapst
Josh Patterson
Dexter (12-5)
Bill Romanelli
Woodland
125APat Howard
Marshwood (5-1)
Damian Osgood
Mt Blue
Pat Morse
Nokomis (6-4)
Liam Kozma
Gardiner
BAndres Cisneros
Lake Region (17-8)
Joe Zak
Camden Hills
Mike Tozier
Mtn Valley (4-2)
Jake Lasselle
MCI
CB.J. Hamm
Lisbon (1:47)
Max Kennedy
Foxcroft
James Gagne
George Stevens (7-3)
Eric Betts
Dirigo
130ABrandon Hamilton
Skowhegan (4-2)
Bryan Bouton
Massabesic
Kyle Fitzgerald
Noble (7-1)
Jing Mai
Cony
BJason Buotte
Mtn Valley (10-3)
Tony Collins
Oak Hill
Brandon Learned
Camden Hills (12-3)
Derek Folsom
Wells
CJosh Pelletier
Bucksport (2:18)
Jacob O'Donnell
Monmouth
Vinnie Greene
Dexter (4:04)
Mike Navarro
Traip
135ADom Cofone
Westbrook (9-4)
David Gray
Noble
Ryan Hutchinson
Mt Blue (17-10)
Rafael Gonzalez
Morse
BChris Remsen
Camden (13-6)
Dennis Willette
Oak Hill
John Wagner
Belfast (11-6)
Anthony Racaniello
Kennebunk
CShawn Costigan
Bucksport (0:43)
Mark McDonald
Monmouth
Travis Thompson
Dexter (4-3)
Alex Rosen
Hyde
140ADan Whelan
Marshwood (23-8)
Anthony Cincotta
Biddeford
Aaron Gammon
Oxford Hills (2:33)
Derrick Brown
Noble
BNate Jones
Kennebunk (4-3)
Dan Stace
Winslow
Chris Gallant
Mtn Valley (3-2)
Dustin Armstrong
Belfast
CRoss Palmer
Dexter (2:20)
Cory McDonald
Mattanawcook
Paul Rines
Wiscasset (7-5)
Mike Chavaree
Bucksport
145ABen Goulette
Morse (8-0)
Brad Demers
Oxford Hills
Dan Stellar
Bonny Eagle (3-2)
Daryll Dewitt
Massabesic
BJake Sawyer
Camden 

(5-4 DOT)
Louis Baker
York
Nick Quimet
Belfast (16-0)
Kyle Roy
MCI
CNick Gurney
Dirigo (4-1)
Adam Bourgon
Bucksport
James Crawson
Wiscasset (5-2)
Rob Gibson
Lisbon
152AElijah McKay
Gardner (8-0)
Nick Legere
Sanford
Decota Cotten
Noble (2:22)
Ryan Bryce
Oxford Hills
BKris Welch
Mtn Valley 

(Inj. Def)
Ian Slaymaker
Camden 
Gabe Whited
Mount View (20-3)
Ben Kinerson
Kennebunk
CAaron Thomas
Dexter (3:51)
Travis Bannister
Geo Stevens
Jeremy Balducci
Wiscasset (3:31)
Craig Caron
Fort Kent
160AJames Cotton
Noble (17-7)
Scott Hansen
Westbrook
Chad Edwards
Sanford (12-1)
Jon Downs
Gardiner
BBuck Brown
Fryeburg (4-3)
Josiah Glover
Camden Hills
Justin Carrier
Winslow (5-4)
Kyle Sullivan
York
CLuke Whyte
Geo Stevens (3-2)
Josh Bishop
Dexter
Keith Champion
Penobscot (14-2)
Derrick Gilbert
Dirigo
171ASteve Thyng
Massabesic (5-0)
John Kane
Deering
Eric Cavers
Oxford Hills (4:06)
Chris Tracy
Westbrook
BKen Lackie
MCI (1:19)
Mike Cicero
York
Jason Yates
Camden (9-7)
Craig Fergola
Mtn Valley
CDerek Turnbull
Dirigo (5-3)
Jon McNutt
Boothbay
Josh Adams
Lisbon (2-1)
John Robinson
John Bapst
189AMatt Waite
Mt Blue (3-1)
Rico Minervino
Cheverus
Cody Lightfoot
Marshwood (7-5)
Mike Spofford
Westbrook
BJustin Titcomb
Wells (14-4)
Arthur Smith
Camden Hills
Sean Bradburn
York (6-1)
Joel Rivard
Kennebunk
CJoey Schreiber
Lisbon (5-0)
Jeff Steinke
Foxcroft
Paul Hall
Geo Stevens (3:52)
Nate Butler
Monmouth
215ADick Decato
Noble (11-7)
Christian Fredette
Bonny Eagle
Matt Haines
Mt Blue (2:30)
Warren Cote
Gardiner
BEwan Hardy
Camden (15-7)
Scott Parsons
Kennebunk
Luke Treadwell
Wells (2:46)
Devin Potvin
Belfast
CMike Waite
Dirigo (5:11)
Cooper Page
Dexter
Chris Turner
Mattanawcook (3:52)
Otto Forester
Hyde
275AKyle Pietrowski
Marshwood (4-1)
Matt Lude
Massabesic
Rob Cameron
Brewer (1:40)
Taylor Perreault
Sanford
BSteve Weeman
MCI (5-1)
Tom LaPierre
Kennebunk
Eric Knapp
Mtn Valley (14-10)
Adam Chase
Wells
CJamie Englebert
Lisbon (1:33)
Abe Bradeen
Dirigo
Trey Merrill
Foxcroft (Inj. Def.)
Dusty Page
Calais

Final Team Scores
A
B
C
Noble118.5Camden Hills174.0Lisbon159.0
Mt Blue107.0Mtn Valley120.0Dexter134.5
Westbrook98.5Kennebunk108.5Dirigo132.0
Marshwood85.0York79.0Bucksport103.0
Oxford Hills76.0Belfast64.5George Stevens68.0
Massabesic69.0MCI64.0Monmouth59.0
Gardiner53.0Winslow62.0Foxcroft40.0
Bonny Eagle51.0Wells56.5Wiscasset40.0
Biddeford45.0Oak Hill44.0Mattanawcook33.0
Sanford42.0Lake Region34.0Penobscot Valley31.5
Morse30.0Fryeburg22.0John Bapst29.0
Skowhegan26.0Medomak Valley20.0Hyde28.0
Brewer19.0Ellsworth18.0Boothbay16.0
Deering18.0Old Town17.0Traip15.0
Cony17.0Mt. View12.5Fort Kent13.0
Cheverus16.0Lincoln4.0Calais11.0
Portland13.5Caribou3.0Woodland11.0
Nokomis9.0Erskine1.0Madawaska0.0
Mt. Ararat7.0Hermon0.0Shead0.0
Windham4.5

Outstanding Wrestlers
ABC
Dan Whelan
(Marshwood)
Steve Weeman 
(MCI)
Nick Gurney 
(Dirigo)

Wednesday, January 10, 2001

Coast Guardsman seeks wrestling spot; Thompson trying to make All-Navy team

By Leanne M. Robicheau, BDN Staff

ROCKLAND – A Rockland Coast Guardsman departed Tuesday for an unusual assignment with the U.S. Navy.
Fireman Apprentice Michael Thompson received orders to participate in the All-Navy Wresting Team tryouts in Pensacola, Fla.
He will begin training immediately for wrestle-offs, which take place next month. If he makes the All-Navy team, Thompson’s next foes will be wrestlers from all of the armed services.
Thompson, 21, who comes from Southington, Conn., began wrestling in seventh grade and has garnered a few accomplishments during his nine years in the sport.
It was his secondary school record that got him into the tryouts for the All-Navy Wrestling Team, which he learned about through a Navy buddy with whom he went to high school.
“I’m excited,” Thompson said Monday. “I’m ready to go.”
After initial training, Thompson will compete Feb. 10 for a spot on the All-Navy team. His 25 opponents include two officers and enlisted personnel, All-Navy Coach Rob Hermann said Tuesday during a telephone interview from Pensacola Naval Air Station. There are three challengers from the Coast Guard, he said.
Because of the size of the Coast Guard, those servicemen are allowed to try out for the Navy team.
The competition will include Greco Roman and freestyle wrestling, Thompson said, noting that two winners per class are selected for the All-Navy team.
Team members will continue training, Hermann said, and will vie for titles March 8-12 in the Armed Forces Championship at Fort Hood, Texas. The All-Navy Team will compete against members from other armed services, which includes Air Force, Army and Marine Corps.
Those who qualify at the Armed Forces contest will go on to the U.S. Open Nationals, which will be held April 8-12 in Las Vegas. Anyone who qualifies there will compete in the World Team trials in mid-June at Cincinnati, Ohio.
During an Olympic year, there are no World Team trials, Hermann explained. Instead, winners who reach that point would participate in the Olympic trials.
Besides his high school competition, Thompson attended Southern Connecticut State University and was on the college’s wrestling team as a freshman. However, he suffered a shoulder injury and did not get a chance to participate on the team. The next year, the team folded.
When asked about his highest accomplishment, Thompson said, “I don’t know. I like them all.
“The nationals in high school was a big point,” he said. “That was mind-blowing.”
In 1998, Thompson participated in the Eastern Nationals Tournament Open, placing sixth in the 167-pound class.
The 6-foot, 188-pound sailor has been running three miles every other day, working out, running up and down the four flights of stairs at Rockland Coast Guard Station and eating salads and chicken to lose weight. He started out 10-pounds heavier and hopes to lose about 20 more pounds before the tryouts.
“I’m trying to wrestle 167,” he said, referring to the weight class he prefers.
Thompson hopes to put his strength to use in the Coast Guard, too, noting that he eventually wants to join the service’s aviation division and perhaps become a survival swimmer.
What he likes most about wrestling, is “there’s no room for excuses.”
Unlike other sports, such as football where “there’s always room for passing the buck,” Thompson said, “When it’s wrestling, it’s just you and him. You win or you lose. There’s no excuses.”