2012_0119_wrestling

Riverhead Blue Waves wrestling team had a tough time in Hauppauge on Wednesday afternoon, losing 55-14.

 

“We have a lot of young wrestlers coming up through the ranks,” Riverhead Coach Wade Davey said in an interview after the meet. “We lost a lot of seniors last year.”

 

Freshman Eddie Matyka, pictured above, defeated his opponent with a pin in the first round in the 99 pound weight class.

Weight   Name Match
99 Matyka Pin
106 Weiss 6-3 win
113 Gevinski Loss
120 Heigans Loss
126 Jefferson Loss
132 Schmidt Loss
138 Normoyle Loss
145 Ernst Loss
152 Brenton Loss
160 Hynes Loss
170 Blom Loss
182 Clinco Loss
195 Hyland Loss
220 Yarboraugh   Pin
285 Yilmaz Loss

RiverheadLOCAL photos by Peter Blasl.

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