by Steve Bradley
The NYS Section II, Division II State Wrestling Qualifers were held last weekend at the Glens Falls Civic Center. In team standing, Hoosick Falls finished fifth out of 31 schools. The Panthers finished just 10 points behind the winning Hudson Falls team.
Quarterfinal Winners were Nolan Foster at 113 pounds, Luis Weierbach at 120 pounds, Mike Mattat at 138 pounds and Colby Davendonis at 152 pounds.
Moving into the finals were Foster, Weierbach and Mattat. In the semifinal match, Mike Mattat earned his one hundredth win.
In the finals, Foster scored a major decision with an 11 – 1 win. Foster will wrestle in the NYS Wrestling Championships being held at the Times Union Center on February 28 and March 1. Weierbach was defeated by decision 4 – 3, and Mattat was defeated by decision 5 – 0. There was a possibility of Weierbach being granted a wild card to participate in the states.
Other wrestlers who competed for HFCS were Garrett Wright, Tom Peabody, Colby Davendonis, Nick Schrom and Shane Barss.