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SANFORD—Two former Sanford High School wrestling standouts will be inducted into the Maine Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame it was announced last week.
Andy Kalman, who won three Maine State championships, and Les Leighton, who won two state championships, two New England championships, and two Northern New England championships, will be inducted Saturday at the Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center (formerly Verillo's) in Portland.
Leighton was the Northern New England champion in the 138-pound class in 1965 and 1966, and the New England Champion in 1966 and 1967. He was also the State Champion in the 138-pound class in 1966 and 1967 and was team captain and MVP of the Sanford High School team that won the New England Championship in 1967.
Kalman was the State Champion in the 189-pound class in 1996, 1997, and 1998. His overall schoolboy record was 117-4. The next year, he received a varsity letter at Harvard University, wrestling in the 184-pound class.
In 1997 Kalman was a champion in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association Eastern National Championships, and in 1998, he finished eighth in the USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Championships. Also in 1998 he received honorable mention to the USA Wrestling magazine High School All America Team, and received the Hall of Fame Dave Schultz High School All-America Excellence Award.
The presentations will begin at 7:15 p.m. following a social hour and dinner beginning at 6 p.m.
Andy Kalman, who won three Maine State championships, and Les Leighton, who won two state championships, two New England championships, and two Northern New England championships, will be inducted Saturday at the Howard Johnson Hotel and Conference Center (formerly Verillo's) in Portland.
Leighton was the Northern New England champion in the 138-pound class in 1965 and 1966, and the New England Champion in 1966 and 1967. He was also the State Champion in the 138-pound class in 1966 and 1967 and was team captain and MVP of the Sanford High School team that won the New England Championship in 1967.
Kalman was the State Champion in the 189-pound class in 1996, 1997, and 1998. His overall schoolboy record was 117-4. The next year, he received a varsity letter at Harvard University, wrestling in the 184-pound class.
In 1997 Kalman was a champion in the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association Eastern National Championships, and in 1998, he finished eighth in the USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Championships. Also in 1998 he received honorable mention to the USA Wrestling magazine High School All America Team, and received the Hall of Fame Dave Schultz High School All-America Excellence Award.
The presentations will begin at 7:15 p.m. following a social hour and dinner beginning at 6 p.m.