Stories By Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online
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High School
/ 4 years agoFormer Enfield wrestling coach Joe Andrychowski has passed away
Joe Andrychowski, the longtime coach of the wrestling program in Enfield, died at the age of 78 on August 5 after...
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High School
/ 4 years agoDanbury High coach Ricky Shook left quietly after his final season
For the first time since 2019, there was a capacity crowd at the Mohegan Sun Arena to see the WNBA’s Connecticut...
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High School
/ 4 years agoLongo earns All-American honors for third time in Greco-Roman
Trumbull’s Michael Longo became the fifth Connecticut wrestler to earn All-American honors at the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior and 16U National...
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High School
/ 4 years agoHenckel, Brown earn All-American honors in Fargo
An additional two Connecticut wrestlers are coming home as All-Americans from the USA Wrestling Junior and 16U national championship meet in...
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High School
/ 4 years agoSouthbury’s Sarah Henckel wins U16 national title in Fargo
When she was younger, Southbury’s Sarah Henckel loving watching wrestling, seeing her older brother William compete. Competing? Not really interested. “I...
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News
/ 4 years agoFormer U.S. World Team wrestler Richard Perry hosts free clinics in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN, July 13, 2022 — More than a half dozen fans at the edge of the wrestling surface were running and...
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High School
/ 4 years agoBulkeley’s Hall of Fame coach Roger Vertefeuille has died
Wethersfield’s Roger Vertefeuille, a Hall of Fame coach and the first coach of the varsity wrestling team at Bulkeley High School...
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High School
/ 4 years agoConnecticut roster for Junior and 16U nationals in Fargo released
Competitors from across the country will in Fargo, North Dakota in July for the 51st annual USA Wrestling Junior and 16U...
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College
/ 4 years agoSacred Heart to challenge Iowa in November in Albany
A year ago, the Sacred Heart men’s wrestling team met eventual national champion Penn State last November before a sellout crowd...
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High School
/ 4 years agoFive Connecticut girls recognized in final girls high school rankings of year
Five Connecticut wrestlers are ranked in the final national high school girls rankings of the 2021-22 season as determined by USA...
