LIChallenge05

2005 LONG ISLAND CHALLENGE

                                    EL RENO, OKLAHOMA EDGES ISLIP
                                                        By Jim & Tony Nordland

     El Reno, Oklahoma snapped Islip's reign at the 4th annual Long Island Challenge in an exciting dual among the top mat powers in the nation, with a 29-27 victory. El Reno, winner of 20 consecutive class 4a state championships and ranked nationally, were paced by a trio of state champions; two-time titlist Brian Shelton (130), Kevin Frazier (145) and Jeff James at 189 pounds. The Bucs were led by defending county champion Tyler Mashkow (112), Paul Vaeth (140), Lance Wade, who scored a decisive takedown in the third period for a hard fought 7-5 decision at 152, returning state titlist Ryan Patrovich (160) and Ray Mills at 215 pounds. Islip had previously won the LI Challenge meet with victories over MacArthur (34-22) in 2004, Sachem (32-30) in 2003 and MacArthur (28-21) in 2002. MacArthur, winner of the past five Nassau County Championships, still has a chance to upset El Reno in the second day of the competition.

                                                 El RENO 29 ISLIP 27

103- Austin Mogg (ER) dec. John Lamonica (I) 9-6.
112- Tyler Mashkow (I) dec. Chris Crawford (ER) 14-1.
119- Derek Gibbs (ER) pinned Nick Werther (I) 5:26.
125- Adam Delaney (ER) dec. Jim Spadero (I) 14-6.
130- Brian Shelton (ER) dec. Mike Gregg (I) 14-6.
135- Mike Grillo (I) dec. Travis Lord (ER) 6-4 OT.
140- Paul Vaeth (I) tech. fall Nathan Dewberry (ER) 16-0.
145- Kevin Frazier (ER) dec. Joe MacAluso (I) 6-4.
152- Lance Wade (I) dec. Chris Hacker (ER) 7-5.
160- Ryan Patrovich (I) won by forfeit.
171- Derek Thompson (ER) dec. Brian McCabe (I) 8-2.
189- Jeff James (ER) pinned Vic Nicotra (I) 1:41.
215- Ray Mills (I) pinned Ryan Marshall (ER) 3:19.

Other Results:
El Reno, OK 44 Island Trees 16
East Islip 44 East Meadow 19
East Meadow 29 Island Trees 24
Islip 43 Plainedge 21
Islip 44 Island Trees 21
Islip 52 East Meadow 6
SWRiver 38 East Meadow 32
East Islip 28 MacArthur 27
El Reno, OK 37 MacArthur 16
El Reno, OK 39 Smithtown West 27

Lance Wade of Islip HS works on a reversal in his 152 pound bout against Chris Hacker of El Reno, Oklahoma. Islip, New York's #1 ranked team gained an early lead with Wade's 7-5 decision.