Letchworth Wrestling

05/11/2024

Summer wrestling makes winter champions. Go Big Red 🤼‍♂️🤼‍♂️

03/28/2024

Congratulations to the 2023-24 LCAA Wrestling All-Stars...

Avon/Geneseo- James Chase, Patrick Hanglow
Dansville/Way-Co- Wyatt Sartori, Peter Thompson, Kaiden Ellis, Elijah Bender
Letchworth- Dylan Smith, Joe Scott, Alan Gray, Derek Smith, Gavin Kemp
Perry- Holden Kelly, Noah Leitten, Blake Siewert, Andrew Kelly
Cal-Mum- Austin Pittman, Jackson Peet, Garrett Thompson, Anthony Leach, Jakob Bishop, Simon Martin
Bath-Haverling- Lukas Mills-Travis, Haydin Smith, Gavin Rook
Livonia- Myles Jarzyna
Le Roy- Dawson Wojtaszczyk
Hornell- Nolan McGregor, Logan Snyder, Dylan Cullen
Warsaw- Daniel DeBadts, Brody Shaffer, Gracie Hostetler
Pavilion/York- Kaleb Beardsley, Kyle Northrup

LCAA Coach of the Year: Chips Day (C-M)
LCAA Tournament Champions: Letchworth
Sportsmanship Award: Livonia
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Holden Kelly (Perry)

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02/27/2024

For the second straight year, Joe Scott placed at the NYSPHSAA State Championships. Joe topped last year's performance by placing 6th this year (he placed 7th last year). Great job Joe! We are so proud of you!

IMPRESSIVE SEASON: Congratulations to Letchworth’s Joe Scott who made the podium with his sixth place finish at 108 pounds Saturday at the NYS Wrestling Championships in Albany.

02/16/2024

Let's go LCAA Wrestlers! 💪🤼‍♂️🏆

NYS WRESTLING: Sartori, Scott, Chase, Kelly, Leitten will compete in Albany next weekend

Chris Metcalf
LCAA’s FINEST
ALBANY - Five LCAA grapplers are heading to the NYS Wrestling Championships at the MVP Arena in Albany next weekend with a combined season record of 249 wins against just 16 losses.
Now that’s impressive.
Dansville/Way-Co’s Wyatt Sartori (99 pounds), Letchworth’s Joe Scott (108) and Perry’s Noah Leitten (160) all earned automatic berths after winning Section V’s Supersectional Division II titles while Avon/Geneseo’s James Chase (124) and Perry’s Holden Kelly (131) qualified after finishing second in their respective weight classes.
Sartori, just an eighth-grader is currently 42-2 on the season (87-6 career) and will be making his second trip to Albany.
He nipped Bolivar-Richburg’s Teegan Sibble 4-3 in the Super finals.
Head coach Justin Walker feels the experience of last year’s tournament will benefit Sartori greatly.
“Wyatt heads into this season’s tournament much more prepared as well as much more knowledgeable after being there last year,” coach Walker said. “We spoke the other night and this year is much more different for him mentally. He went to the tournament last year excited to be a part of it, but this season he's here concentrating on making a statement.”
Scott, a Letchworth eighth-grader, is undefeated on the season at 43-0 (82-12 career) and has put together 23 pinfalls, seven tech falls, four major decisions and three decisions during the season.
Scott is also making a return trip [ to Albany after placing seventh last year.
“I think being on that podium last year gave him a little taste of success, along with an elevated goal in mind for the next season,” Letchworth coach Weston Weaver said. “That has seemed to fuel him through the off-season. He went right back to work last spring and throughout the summer. We've been really grateful to see his hard work, sacrifice, and commitment pay off for him so far this year. Wrestling is a tough sport with very little glory. Many kids do everything right each and every day but for various reasons are unable to reach their goals. When you have a wrestler who is fortunate enough to be in the position that Joe is, it's really exciting. Joe has continued to work hard throughout this entire season and we are looking forward to him competing in Albany again this year."
Chase, the third eighth-grader from the LCAA to qualify for Albany, is a familiar name to the sport of wrestling as his father Dan earned a spot on the podium back in 2001, finishing fifth at 152 pounds as a grappler from Rush Henrietta.
James is currently 37-3 on the season (68-12 career) and all three of his losses have come against state reps, including two L’s from HF-L’s Christopher Noto, and one from Division I rep Richard Wood, of Brockport.
“I'm very proud of James and his performance over the past two weeks,” Avon/Geneseo coach Andy Englert said. “He works hard in the practice room and is willing to put in the time. He is always looking to improve his skills. I feel he is peaking at the right time and is looking forward to the experience at States.”
Perry has two standouts bidding for the podium next week.
Kelly, a junior, has enjoyed a tremendous season on the mats going 38-6 (146-29 career).
Kelly is a two-time sectional and LCAA champion.
Leitten, a senior, is 44-1 on the season (166-41 career) with his only loss in 2023-24 coming against Canisteo-Greenwood’s Beau Zeh, an opponent he would defeat in last week’s Supersectional finals, winning by a pinfall in 2:11.
Leitten is a three-time LCAA champion and two-time sectional champ.
Head coach Phil Leitten says his two boys are ready to make some noise in the capital city.
“We are very excited to return to the state championship for the second season in a row for these two,” coach Leitten said. “The boys are hoping to make some noise aiming for the podium. I can’t stress enough the work they put into this season by pushing each other in practice. They are definitely the best two-practice partners I have coached so far. I’m very confident that they will make the Perry Wrestling family proud and reach the podium.”

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02/13/2024

Let's talk about Supers!
-Gavin Kemp recorded his 100th Career Victory!
-AJ Gray placed 6th @ the 116 pound weight class!
-Derek Smith placed 5th @ the 131 pound weight class!
-Joe Scott is your NYSPHSAA Section V DII Champion @ the 108 pound weight class and will be making his second trip to STATES in Albany!
Great job Letchworth Wrestlers!

02/08/2024

Letchworth's Derek Smith is the LCN Athlete of the Week! Check it out!

This week's Athlete of the Week is Letchworth's Derek Smith!Livingston County News Athlete of the Week is Sponsored By: Dansville Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Inc.

02/04/2024

We broke out our new Finals Singlets for Sectionals this weekend! This is the first time we've featured Letchworth's official crest and we love how it turned out!

Sectional Place Finishers:
Joe Scott - 1st
Nolan Kelly & Gavin Kemp - 2nd
Dylan Smith, Justin Mann, AJ Gray - 3rd
Derek Smith - 4th
Gunner Kemp - 6th

01/31/2024

Last match of the season Letchworth 48. Hornell 27. On to sectionals. Go Big Red

01/29/2024

Letchworth will once again be hosting our February of Fun on the Mats for any youth that are interested. Spread the word! We hope to see you here!

01/25/2024

Letchworth's Joe Scott made the LCN's Hot Corner! Check it out!

This week, Letchworth's Joe Scott enters the Hot Corner!Livingston County News Hot Corner Is Sponsored By: Special Tees

01/21/2024

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108-POUND CHAMP: Letchworth grappler Joe Scott came away with the 5-1 decision over Bath-Haverling’s Lukas Mills-Travis for the 108-pound title.

Doug McFarland Photography

01/21/2024

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116-POUND CHAMP: Letchworth’s Alan Gray was very impressive Saturday with his title bout pin over Le Roy’s Dawson Wojtaszczykin 4:39 to capture the 116-pound LCAA crown.

Doug McFarland Photography

01/21/2024

01/21/2024

County Champs! 🏆

01/17/2024

Thanks to everyone who showed up to celebrate with us! It was a great night!

01/16/2024

Stop by the HS Gym @ 5:30 for our match Vs Perry. We will be celebrating Mike Nevinger's induction into the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame! Come grab some snacks/drinks and hang out with us before the action! See you soon!

01/12/2024

Reminder: We will be celebrating Mike Nevinger's induction to the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 Starting @ 5:30 PM in the HS Gym versus the Perry Yellow Jackets.

Whether you were a teammate, classmate, alumni, or just a fan of Mike's - We hope to see you there! 💪

01/11/2024

Tomorrow, 1/11/24, we will wrestle our rescheduled match with Livonia, back where it all started; THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM! The tradition continues! Action starts @ 6 PM. We can't wait to see you there!

12/02/2023

12/01/2023

UPDATE:

Our Livonia match date has changed. We will be celebrating Mike on January 16th vs Perry. The celebration will begin at 5:30 PM in the HS Gym. We can't wait to see you then!

Please share this news with anyone interested!

11/19/2023

Update:
*This match date has changed*
**We will be celebrating Mike's induction on January 16th**

Our opening match is December 5th, 2023 versus Livonia. Before this match we will be honoring Mike Nevinger who was just inducted into the Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame this Summer. We will begin celebrating at 5:30 PM with pre-match snacks & drinks with Mike himself! We're looking forward to taking pictures with Mike's past teammates, coaches, and fans before kicking off our match at 6 PM. We can't wait to see all of our Letchworth Alumni at the match!

08/01/2023

🤼🤼 Practice starts in 105 days. 🤼🤼 Go big red. 🤼🤼

03/22/2023

Our Letchworth Wrestlers were named a NYS Scholar Athlete Team! 🏆🤓💪

Individual Scholar Athletes include AJ Gray, Joe Scott, Dylan Smith, Derek Smith, Gavin Kemp, Ayden Miller, Felicity Wantuch, and Justin Mann!

03/09/2023

Chris & Joe will forever be cemented in Letchworth Wrestling history! Both wrestlers placed 7th at this year's NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships, securing their places on "The Wall" in our wrestling room! Great work Wrestlers!

02/17/2023

Geared up and ready for States! Representing Letchworth and the LCAA proudly! 💪 🏆 🤼