2022-2023 STAC Playoffs
STAC Championships
Team Champions – Horseheads (194.0)
Individual Champions
102 - Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) d. Travis White (Chenango Valley) 23-5
110 - Ryan Ferrara (Chenango Forks) d. Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley) 7-0
118 - Connor Mika (Chenango Valley) d. Dylan Mollo (Union-Endicott) 5-3
126 - Trevor Cortright (Chenango Valley) d. Cody Dale (Horseheads) 20-2
132 - Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks) d. Tim Boyce (Windsor) 19-4
138 - Ryan Massengale (Horseheads) d. Mathew Boyce (Windsor) Fall 1:16
145 - Daniel Parker (Ithaca) d. Braden McMahon (Vestal) Fall 2:23
152 - Donavan Smith (Elmira) d. Lucas Mosher (Horseheads) 17-2
160 - Mason McCombs (Windsor) d. Bobby Struble (Owego) Fall 0:18
172 - Dominick Weaver (Windsor) d. Mason Edwards (Norwich) 10-0
189 - Mateo Goodhue (Oneonta) d. Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads) Fall 1:34
215 - Garrett Bidwell (Windsor) d. Gabe Soundararaj (Windsor) Fall 4:31
289 - Qymani Viera-Powell (Union-Endicott) d. Ean Conti (Vestal) Fall 0:48
2022-2023 STAC Division Winners
West: Horseheads
Metro: Maine-Endwell
Central: Chenango Valley
East: Windsor
**** NYSPHSAA DIVISION 1 STATE CHAMPION: 132 - Tyler Ferrara, Chenango Forks (Selected as Most Outstanding Wrestler also)
** 2022-2023 Section IV Division 1 Team Champions: Horseheads
** Individual Champions: 102 - Peyton Hubbard (Chenango Forks), 110 - Ryan Ferrara (Chenango Forks), 118 - Dylan Mollo (Union-Endicott), 126 - Cody Dale (Horseheads), 132 - Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks), 138 - Ryan Massengale (Horseheads), 145 - Daniel Parker (Ithaca), 152 - Donavan Smith (Elmira), 160 - Liam Levantovich (Horseheads), 172 - Dikota Hamilton (Ithaca), 189 - Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads), 215 - Jaylon Yearwood (Union-Endicott), 285 - Qymani Viera-Powell (Union-Endicott)
** 2022-2023 Section IV Division 2 Team Champions: Tioga (IAC School)
** Individual Champions (STAC only): 102 - Maverick Beckwith (Norwich), 172 - Mason Edwards (Norwich), 189 - Mateo Goodhue (Oneonta), 215 - Garrett Bidwell (Windsor), 285 - Kam Hills (Waverly)
2022-2023 STAC All-Stars
All-Conference
102 - Maverick Beckwith (Norwich); 110 - Ryan Ferrara (Chenango Forks); 118 - Connor Mika (Chenango Valley); 126 - Trevor Cortright (Chenango Valley); 132 - Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks); 138 - Ryan Massengale (Horseheads); 145 - Daniel Parker (Ithaca); 152 - Donavan Smith (Elmira); 160 - Mason McCombs (Windsor); 172 - Dominick Weaver (Windsor); 189 - Mateo Goodhue (Oneonta); 215 - Garrett Bidwell (Windsor); 289 - Qymani Viera-Powell (Union-Endicott)
All-Division
West
102 - Joel Scibek (Horseheads); 110 - Quentin Getzin (Ithaca); 118 - JT Guyette (Elmira); 126 - Cody Dale (Horseheads); 132 - Jaxson Burchard (Horseheads); 138 - Coleton Owen (Horseheads); 145 - Logan Bruce (Corning); 152 - Lucas Mosher (Horseheads); 160 - Liam Levantovich (Horseheads); 172 - Dikota Hamilton (Ithaca); 189 - Hunter Lavigne (Horseheads); 215 - Ethan Hernandez (Elmira); 289 - Alex McKerrow (Elmira)
Metro
102 - Nick Hardy (Vestal); 110 - Jim Sysen (Vestal); 118 - Dylan Mollo (Union-Endicott); 126 - William Ackley (Johnson City); 132 - Thomas Russo (Vestal); 138 - Albert Smith (Maine-Endwell); 145 - Braden McMahon (Vestal); 152 - Mason Masi (Maine-Endwell); 160 - Logan McGuire (Maine-Endwell); 172 - Kazio Jellick (Maine-Endwell); 189 - TJ Serkiz (Maine-Endwell); 215 - Joe Maraski (Maine-Endwell); 289 - Ean Conti (Vestal)
Central
102 - Travis White (Chenango Valley); 110 - Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley); 118 - Jonathan Gilliland (Owego); 126 - Kaeden Hubbard (Chenango Valley); 132 - Kyle Whitmarsh (Chenango Valley); 138 - Brysen Fry (Chenango Forks); 145 - Zach Hibbard (Chenango Forks); 152 - John Swackhammer (Owego); 160 - Bobby Struble (Owego); 172 - Jamie Warner (Chenango Valley); 189 - Merrick Birchard (Owego); 215 - Seth Brink (Owego); 289 - Trevor Decker (Owego)
East
102 - Dylan Newman (Windsor); 110 - Marshall Mahar (Oneonta); 118 - Carl Harold (Susquehanna Valley); 126 - Collin Trotter (Susquehanna Valley); 132 - Tim Boyce (Windsor); 138 - Mathew Boyce (Windsor); 145 - Chad Lainhart (Susquehanna Valley); 152 - Yianni Dropinotis (Norwich); 160 - Alan Michael Rubin (Oneonta); 172 - Mason Edwards (Norwich); 189 - Steve Paugh (Windsor); 215 - Gabe Soundararaj (Windsor); 289 - Robert McIntyre (Norwich)
2023-2024 STAC Championship
Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20 Horseheads
2023-2024 Team Previews:
West
Corning Hawks (Division 1)
Head Coach: Brian Guilfoyle, 3rd year
Key Athletes: Dalton Webb (jr.), Matt Mahon (jr.), Logan Bruce (sr.), Tyler Farrand (sr.), Clayton Smith (soph.), Brody Wolfe (sr.), Riley Peiffer (sr.)
Team Goals: Win our first Section IV DI Championship. Send multiple athletes to the individual State Tournament.
Last Season: Finished tied for 2nd in STAC West division, 12th at STAC Championship, and 8th at Section IV Division 1 Championship. Defeated Union-Endicott in Semi-final, lost to Horseheads in Section IV Division 1 Dual Meet Championship.
Elmira Express (Division 1)
Head Coach: Dave Guyette, 22nd year
Key Athletes: Ryder Reese (sr.), JT Guyette (sr.), Joey Mastrantonio (jr.), Max Collins (jr.), Liam Ogden (fresh.), Sam Brenen-Buseck (sr.), Zahkye Jenkins (jr.)
Team Goals: We have a great group of young men. They are working extremely hard. As a team, we are looking to improve every time that we compete. The goal is to send as many athletes to the State Tournament as possible.
Last Season: Finished tied for 2nd in STAC West division, 5th at STAC Championship, and 2nd at Section IV Division 1 Championship. Lost to Horseheads in Section IV Division 1 Dual Meet Semi-final. Donavan Smith (152) won STAC and Section IV Division 1 Championships, and went 3-1 at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championship to place 2nd. Sam Brenen-Buseck (172) and Ethan Hernandez (215) went 0-2.
Horseheads Blue Raiders (Division 1)
Head Coach: Brett Owen, 6th year (22nd overall)
Key Athletes: Cody Dale (sr.), Hunter Lavigne (jr.), Joel Scibek (jr.), Coleton Owen (jr.), Gavin Hornsby (soph.), Lucas Mosher (jr.), Jake Bennett (sr.), Zack Bennett (soph.), Seamus Carroll (jr.)
Team Goals: Keep working hard to improve every day.
Last Season: Won STAC West division. Defeated Corning and Elmira to win Section IV Division 1 Dual Meet Championship. Went 0-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 1 Dual Meet Championship. Won Section IV Division 1 Team Championship. Cody Dale (126), Ryan Massengale (138) won STAC and Section IV Division 1 Championships. Liam Levantovich (160) and Hunter Lavigne (189) won Section IV Division 1 Championships. Massengale went 2-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championship. Levantovich went 1-2. Joel Scibek (102), Coleton Owen (132), Cael Owen (145), Dale, and Lavigne went 0-2.
Ithaca Little Red (Division 1)
Head Coach: Eric Parker, 22nd year
Key Athletes: Quenten Getzin (soph.), Dikota Hamilton (jr.), Danny Parker (sr.)
Team Goals: All-State Academic Team, win the STAC West division, place top three in Section IV, and have multiple athletes on the podium at the State Tournament.
Last Season: Finished 4th in STAC West division, 11th at STAC Championship, and 6th at Section IV Division 1 Championship. Daniel Parker (145) won STAC and Section IV Division 1 Championships. Dikota Hamilton (172) won Section IV Division 1 Championship. Quentin Getzin (118), Parker, and Hamilton went 0-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championships.
Metro
Binghamton Patriots (combined with Seton – Division I)
Head Coach: Scott Schwartz, 5th year (21st overall)
Key Athletes: Rasheed Scott (soph.), Andreas Lloyd (sr.), Robert Archie (sr.), Jaden Lankford (sr.), Cornelius Gehring (soph.), Jaqwel Vaughn (jr.), Darius Scolaro (sr.), Jake Harder (sr.)
Team Goals: Overall, we won four dual meets last year. I'd like to get a few more. This year, Section IV Division I will have two automatic qualifiers per weight class that can go to the State Tournament. I really believe Binghamton-Seton has the talent to send a few to States this year, which would be a first in our school's history!
Last Season: Finished 4th in STAC Metro division, 15th at STAC Championship, and 7th at Section IV Division 1 Championship.
Johnson City Wildcats (Division 1)
Head Coach: Todd Place, 2nd year (24th overall)
Key Athletes: William Ackley (soph.), Yadier Richard (jr.), Kenyon Davidson (fresh.)
Team Goals: Keep our numbers up and be more competitive throughout the season. We have not won a dual meet in over two years, mostly due to very low numbers, so being able to put out a lineup with bodies filling weight classes is big for us. As for individual goals, a state qualifier on the boys side and a Section IV champ on the girls side is what we are shooting for, and I believe both are definitely doable.
Last Season: Finished 5th in STAC Metro division, 16th at STAC Championship, and 9th at Section IV Division 1 Championship.
Maine-Endwell Spartans (Division 2)
Head Coach: Matt Gallagher, 3rd year (13th overall)
Key Athletes: Logan McGuire (jr.), Mark Winchell (jr.)
Team Goals: Improve every day, get to the Section IV Team Championship and makes some noise there, and get multiple guys to States.
Last Season: Won STAC Metro division. Finished 6th at STAC Championship and 14th at Section IV Division 2 Championship.
Union-Endicott Tigers (Division 1)
Head Coach: JJ Stanbro
Key Athletes: Jaylon Yearwood (sr.), Qymani Viera-Powell (sr.)
Team Goals: We had a really good number of students sign up with us this year. That being said, we are looking to give those kids a positive experience and a bunch of mat time whenever we can to help our athletes get their hands raised.
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC Metro division, 10th at STAC Championship, and 4th at Section IV Division 1 Championship. Qymani Viera-Powell (285) won STAC and Section IV Division 1 Championships. Jaylon Yearwood (215) won Section IV Division 1 Championship. Dylan Mollo (118) and Viera-Powell went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championship. Yearwood went 0-2.
Vestal Golden Bears (Division 1)
Head Coach: Chris Musser, 3rd season (7th overall)
Key Athletes: Donny Winslow (jr.), Braden McMahon (sr.), Ean Conti (sr.)
Team Goals: Qualify for the Section IV Division 1 Championship. Have multiple individual state qualifiers.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC Metro division, 7th in STAC Championship, and 3rd in Section IV Division 1 Championship.
Central
Chenango Forks Blue Devils (Division 1)
Head Coach: Tom Knapp, 3rd year
Key Athletes: Ryan Ferrara (soph.), Peyton Hubbard (jr.), Mike Moppert (soph.), Jacob Andrews (fresh.), Joey O’Connor (fresh.), Jason O’Connor (jr.), Brayden Wildey (8th grade), Brysen Fry (8th grade), Andrew Bunker (soph.)
Team Goals: Win the Section IV D1 Dual Meet Championship.
Last Season: Finished tied for 2nd in STAC Central division, 8th at STAC Championship, and 5th at Section IV Division 1 Championship. Tyler Ferrara (132) won STAC, Section IV Division 1, and NYSPHSAA Division 1 State Championships (4-0). Ferrara was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler and finished the season 33-0. Ryan Ferrara (110) won STAC and Section IV Division 1 Championships, and went 4-2 at State Championship to place 6th. Peyton Hubbard (110) won Section IV Championship and went 1-2 at State Championship.
Chenango Valley Warriors (Division 2)
Head Coach: Ron Riquier, 5th year (17th overall)
Key Athletes: Anthony Valls (fresh.), Connor Mika (fresh.), Ethan Randis (sr.)
Team Goals: Further develop our young wrestling team and prepare them throughout the season for the end of the year contests.
Last Season: Won STAC Central division. Finished 3rd at STAC Championship and 12th at Section IV Division 2 Championship. Trevor Cortright (126) won STAC Championship and went 3-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship to place 6th. Connor Mika (118) won STAC Championship and went 2-2 at State Championship.
Owego River Hawks (Division 2)
Head Coach: Mike Daly, 1st year
Key Athletes: Jonathan Gilliland (jr.), John Swackhammer (sr.), Bobby Struble (jr.)
Team Goals: With a new coach coming in, it is always tricky. Our goals rest around implementing a system we believe can be successful, recruiting from the youth level up, and building a culture of success through a strong wrestling community at all levels.
Last Season: Finished tied for 2nd in STAC Central division, 13th at STAC Championship, and 16th at Section IV Division 2 Championship.
Waverly Wolverines (Division 2)
Head Coach: Devan Witman, 9th year (13th overall)
Key Athletes: Dreyton DeKay (8th grade), Matthias Welles (fresh.), Troy Beeman (soph.), Kam Hills (jr.)
Team Goals: Return to the Section IV D2 Dual Meet Championship. This will put us in a position to make it into the state tournament. We want to get five individuals into the state tournament.
Last Season: Competed in Interscholastic Athletic Conference (IAC). Finished 2nd in IAC Division 1, 2nd at IAC Championship, and 2nd at Section IV Division 2 Championship. Defeated Maine-Endwell in Quarterfinal and Walton-Delhi in Semi-final, lost to Tioga in Section IV Division 2 Dual Meet Championship. Kam Hills (285) won IAC and Section IV Division 2 Championships, and went 3-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship to place 7th. Matthias Welles (189) won IAC Championship and went 1-2 at State Championship. Ty Beeman (215) won IAC Championship. Connor Stroller (152) went 3-2, Troy Beeman (285) 1-2, and Braeden Hills 0-2 at State Championships.
East
Norwich Purple Tornado (Division 2)
Head Coach: Garett Sylstra, 3rd year
Key Athletes: Braden Reid (sr.), Regan Roach (sr.), Evan Meek (sr.), Maverick Beckwith (fresh.)
Team Goals: Develop great wrestlers and better people. We obviously hope for some postseason success, but our focus this year is to get better at the sport and to develop a culture in Norwich surrounded by good people.
Last Season: Finished 3rd in STAC East division, 4th at STAC Championship, and 4th at Section IV Division 2 Championship. Maverick Beckwith (102) won STAC and Section IV Division 2 Championships, and went 4-1 at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship to place 4th. Mason Edwards (172) won Section IV Championship and went 2-3 at State Championship to place 6th. Yanni Drapaniotis went 0-2 at State Championship.
Oneonta Yellowjackets (Division 2)
Head Coach: John Nealis, 19th year (30th overall)
Key Athletes: Jayden Zakala (sr.), AlanMichael Rubin (sr.), Reilly Waltz (jr.), Clayton Ritter (8th grade)
Team Goals: Win a tournament, win the STAC East division, and have a winning dual meet record.
Last Season: Finished 2nd in STAC East division, 9th at STAC Championship, and 11th at Section IV Division 2 Championship. Mateo Goodhue (189) won STAC and Section IV Division 2 Championships, and went 1-2 at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship.
Susquehanna Valley Sabers (Division 2)
Head Coach: Jesse Holton, 3rd year (6th overall)
Key Athletes: Chad Lainhart (sr.)
Team Goals: Train like we're the best team in the state.
Last Season: Finished 4th in STAC East division, 14th at STAC Championship, and 20th at Section IV Division 2 Championship.
Windsor Black Knights (Division 2)
Head Coach: Jeff Nolan, 18th year
Key Athletes: Dylan Newman (fresh.), Cooper Axtell (fresh.), Gabe Taylor (soph.), Mason Colgan (fresh.), Tim Boyce (jr.), Anthony Cardinale (soph.), Anthony Weaver (8th grade), Mason McCombs (sr.), Dominick Weaver (sr.), Gabriel Soundararaj (jr.), Luke Beattie (soph.), Austin Conrow (sr.)
Team Goals: Compete in the Dual Meet State Championship, finish top 3 in Section IV, and finish top 15 in the state.
Last Season: Won STAC East division. Finished 2nd at STAC Championship and 3rd at Section IV Division 2 Championship. Garrett Bidwell (215) won STAC and Section IV Division 2 Championships, and went 3-3 at NYSPHSAA Division 2 State Championship to place 6th. Mason McCombs (160) won STAC Championship and went 3-2 at State Championship to place 4th. Tim Boyce went 0-2 at State Championship.