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East Islip High School Wrestling Team Wins League Title
East Islip High School's varsity wrestling team won its first Suffolk County League V Tournament title since 2011 earlier this month.
EAST ISLIP, NY — East Islip High School has a lot to celebrate.
The school's varsity wrestling team won its first Suffolk County League V Tournament title since 2011 on Feb. 5, powered by an "exceptional" performance by sophomore Sebastian Regis. It was the Redmen’s ninth league championship in school history.
Coached by Mike Longobardi, Regis wrestled in the 285-pound class, and pinned top-ranked opponent Cole Blatter of Comsewogue in 4:48 to win first place for both himself and his team. Regis remains undefeated with a score of 17-0.
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The championships also ended with three other victories: sophomore Anthony Avitable (138 lbs.), senior Rob Dombrowski (160 lbs.) and junior Matt Walsh (110 lbs.).
Dombrowski also claimed the Most Pins, LeastTime award.
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The "rampaging Redmen" also boasted a dozen place winners, the district said. Seventh grader Gryffin Alfalla (110 lbs.) and junior Stephan Coleman (152 lbs.) finished in second place; freshman Logan Alfalla (126 lbs.), junior DeAndre Perez (215 lbs.), junior Justin Shayew (118 lbs.) and junior James Sturek (189 lbs.) finished in third; and eighth-grader Rocco Destefano (102 lbs.) and junior Chris Trahey (138 lbs.) finished in fourth place.
Gryffin Alfalla, who lost in the finals to teammate Walsh, became only the third East Islip seventh-grade wrestler to ever be named All-League, the district said.
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