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Hurricanes win at Half Hollow Hills East!

12/30/2017

Westhampton Beach had a very tough week leading up to Christmas. Although it started off on the right foot as the Canes defeated Sayville at home in a League VI meet on 12/20 to even their league record at 1-1, it was all downhill after that. WHB dropped a League VI dual meet at Islip on 12/22 and then were beaten at Connequot the next day (12/23) before their short Christmas break. Wasting very little time, the Hurricanes were back in action at the Sal Difazio Individual Tournament at Half Hollow Hills East on 12/28-12/29. WHB wrestled hard and ended up with 4 finalists but ultimately 2 champions. Comparing that to Half Hollow Hills West with 4 Champions, one would expect a decent team score for WHB, but not first place. Well the Hurricanes surprised everyone, including Coach Bass with the final team score showing the Canes edging second place Commack by a 254-233.5 margin in the 12 team field. It was all about the wrestle-back performances for the Hurricanes. The most obvious example was Junior Ryan Darbyshire who lost his first match but won every wrestle-back to place 3rd in the event. This was the type of effort given by the team overall. The Hurricanes finished with 2 Champions, 2-2nd places, 4-3rd places, 2-4th places, and 1-6th place for a total of 11 placewinners. It was a great team effort and the Canes can use this momentum heading into a week with 2 League VI matches and the Cory Hubbard Duals next Saturday! Congratulations to the team on a great tournament!

Coming up:
John Glenn @WHB - Wednesday, 1-3-2018 League VI
Amityville @ WHB - Friday, 1-5-2018 League VI - ALUMNI NIGHT
Cory Hubbard Duals Tournament @ WHB - Saturday, 1-6-2018
Alumni & Friends of Live Yor Cor Foundation Social @ Mill Roadhouse Saturday, 1-6-2018 Immediately following the Tournament

Sal DiFazio Holiday Wrestling Tournament at Half Hollow Hills East
December 28-29, 2017
Team Scores
1. Westhampton Beach 254
2. Commack 233.5
3. Half Hollow Hills West 226
4. Half Hollow Hills East 201
5. BellmoreJFK 183
6. Harborfields 179.5
7. Walt Whitman 177
8. Riverhead 158
9. Midwood 73 - PSAL
10. Mattituck B 35
11. East Hampton 34.5
12. Wingate 19.5 - PSAL
***(See the full results under the Results/Photos > Match/Tournament Results here on the website)***

Freshman Gavin McIntyre - Champion - 99

Junior Junter Burling - 2nd Place - 160

Junior Liam McIntyre - Champion - 182

Junior Tate Buhl - 2nd Place - 170

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Canes come up short against Miller Place in League VI opener

12/16/2017

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The Westhampton Beach Hurricanes took to the road to face-off against reigning League VI champion Miller Place in their first league dual meet of the season yesterday. The match started at 99 pounds and WHB took the lead (3-0) with a 6-1 decision by Freshman Gavin McIntyre. That would be the last time the Hurricanes would lead. The match was tied tied at 12-12 after a pin by Sophomore Jason Montagna at 126, but the Canes dropped the next 4 matches (132, 138, 145 & 152) and found themselves staring at an insurmountable 36-18 deficit. Juniors Hunter Burling and Liam McIntyre both added pins at 182 & 195 late to bring the Canes to within 6 points at 36-30. However, with no heavyweight, the match was over with Miller Place taking the 45-30 victory. The Hurricanes will continue their efforts to improve and are back on the mats next Wednesday at home in another League VI match against Sayville. Come out and support the team!

Miller Place (MP) 45, Westhampton (WHB) 30
December 15, 2017
99 - Gavin McIntyre (WHB) dec. Justin Klein (MP) 6-1
106 - Alexander Constantis (MP) pinned Andrew Caponi (WHB) 2:48
113 - Kyle Klein Jr. (MP) pinned Christopher Smith (WHB) 1:31
120 - Tyler Skala (WHB) dec. Travis Grebe (MP) 5-0
126 - Jason Montagna (WHB) pinned Mark Rado (MP) 3:23
132 - James Rado (MP) pinned Brandon White (WHB) 1:19
138 - Anthony Bartolotto (MP) dec. Ryan Darbyshire (WHB) 7-5
145 - Sky Marbot (MP) pinned Jackson Hulse (WHB) 3:58
152 - Ryan Grebe (MP) pinned Thatcher Cord (WHB) 1:43
160 - Hunter Burling (WHB) pinned Noah Bila (MP) 1:52
170 - Christopher Bold (MP) dec. Lawrence Citarelli (WHB) 11-6
182 - Luke Magee (WHB) pinned Niko Seda (MP) 4:42
195 - Liam McIntyre (WHB) pinned Jerome Marino (MP) 1:20
220 - Collin Letterio (MP) dec. Lucas Villareale (WHB) 10-4
285 - Matthew McNulty (MP) by FFT

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The Hurricane meet some tough competition at the Taking Down Autism Duals Tournament @ William Floyd - Finish 3rd

12/4/2017

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WHB headed to William Floyd for the Austism Speaks Duals Tournament on Saturday. The Canes broke even on the day with a 2-2 dual meet record which left them in 3rd place of the 5 team field. The Hurricanes were not at full strength and a bit rusty. Nothing too unusual for early December. WHB met up with Riverhead in the 9am time slot and came away with a 49-34 victory. After a bye at 11am the Canes then faced off against Smithtown West. Ranked #3 in Section Xi, the Bulls are extremely strong and talented. The Canes were not able to keep pace and dropped the match 50-27. Host William Floyd was the opponent at 3pm and WHB got back on the winning track with a convincing 53-22 victory. That setup the 5pm match with Division II powerhouse Mattituck, Featuring 8 county ranked wrestlers in Division II, Mattituck was too much for the Hurricanes this day posting a 59-24 victory over the Canes. WHB got a lot of mat time, showed some new faces on the varsity mats. Additionally, most of the JV wrestlers were able to get matches either through exhibition or via the small JV tournament that was hosted in the wrestling room. While I'm sure there is always plenty to improve upon, it was a good start to the season! The Canes travel to Easthampton this Saturday 12/9 for the Sprig Gardner Tournament!

FINAL STANDINGS:
1st - Smithtown West (4-0)
2nd - Mattituck (3-1)
3rd - Westhampton Beach (2-2)
4th - Riverhead (1-3)
5th - William Floyd (0-4)

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Hurricanes win at Half Hollow Hills East!

Canes come up short against Miller Place in League VI opener

The Hurricane meet some tough competition at the Taking Down Autism Duals Tournament @ William Floyd - Finish 3rd

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