First let me congratulate all the Western Mass wrestlers that qualified for the New England tournament in New Haven this coming weekend. I have a couple of pics of the Central wrestlers that qualified thanks to Danielle Fournier.  Let me share those with you right now:

Manny Ocasio

Manny Ocasio takes fifth place at all states at 145 lbs

Nate Collins takes the second place medal at All States

Congratulations on a great effort.

This coming weekend will be the last tournament of the season. The New England tournament is the ultimate contest for high school wrestlers in this state. You must qualify by placing in the top 6 at your weight class in the all state stournament. This is no joke. It is a tough thing to accomplish and only the very best wrestlers will ever have a chance to compete there.

The wrestlers from Western Mass who qualified for the tournament are:

Matt Shapiro (Longmeadow High) at 130 lbs

Manny Ocasio (Central High School) at 145 lbs

Dmitriy Donskoy (Longmeadow High School) at 152 lbs

Ian Altman (Longmeadow High School) at 160 lbs

Kyle Humphries (East Longmeadow High School) at 189 lbs

Nate Collins (Central High School) at 189 lbs

Troy Johnson (South Hadley High School) at 285 lbs

Congrats to all 7 of you. You are the best of the best in Western Mass. Good luck this weekend at the tournament.

If you are looking for info about the tournament, I can supply links:

Information Pak

Preliminary Brackets

If you get the opportunity to get down to New Haven this weekend, you can be sure to see the best wrestling this season.