Wrestlers From 2 Rhode Island Schools Compete In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — Hundreds of wrestlers from five New England states spent Saturday battling on mats in the annual Capital City Classic Wrestling Tournament.

The tournament featured wrestlers from 29 high schools, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island.

First held in 1991, the Capital City Classic was started by Jim Kaufman, the head coach of the Crimson Tide at the time, which had only had a wrestling team for about four years. The event has grown into one of the toughest and most efficient one-day tournaments in New England.

Bishop Hendricken High School of Warwick, RI, and Central Catholic of Lawrence, MA, dominated many of their team's matches, while Concord High School and Noble High School of North Berwick, ME, placed third and fourth.

2023 Team Results

• Bishop Hendricken High School of Warwick, RI: 249 points
• Central Catholic High School of Lawrence, MA: 191.5
• Concord High School: 184.5
• Noble High School of North Berwick, ME: 175
• Keene High School: 149.5
• Bedford High School: 144.5
• Plymouth Regional High School: 125
• Windham High School: 120
• Hollis Brookline High School: 119
• Pinkerton Academy: 101
• Spaulding High School of Rochester; 96.5
• Bow High School: 82.5
• John Stark Regional High School: 70
• Boston College High School of Boston, MA: 67
• Pilgrim High School of Warwick, RI: 65.5
• Saint Johnsbury Academy in VT: 60
• Goffstown High School: 58
• Portsmouth High School: 47.5
• Merrimack High School: 47
• Winnacunnet High School of Hampton: 45
• Souhegan High School of Amherst: 41.5
• Campbell High School of Litchfield: 41
• Alvirne High School of Hudson: 40
• Winnisquam Regional High School: 36
• Burlington High School in MA: 35
• Holliston High School in MA: 35
• Manchester Central High School: 19
• Manchester West High School: 13
• White Mountain Regional High School: 0

Individual Results

106 pounds: 1st Coy Lyford of Spaulding; 2nd Brady Ouellette of Nobel; 3rd Cole Glynn of Central Catholic; 4th Ryan Cormier of Winnisquam; 5th Mikhail Hulkow of Bishop Hendricken; and 6th Carter Kuhn of Portsmouth.

113: 1st Peter Rincan of Bedford; 2nd Izaiah Santiago of Central Catholic; 3rd Henry Palmer of Windham; 4th Cullen Burke of Concord; 5th Owen Gray of Noble; and 6th Jacob Olivera of Pilgrim.

120: 1st Caden Bruseo of Hollis-Brookline; 2nd Seth McGrew Bishop Hendricken; 3rd Anthony Touchette Holliston; 4th Adler Moura of Bow; tied for 6th: Peyton Gowell of Keene and Griffin Norwalt of Concord.

126: 1st Nate Pass of Bedford; 2nd Cody Marchand of Noble; 3rd Carter Trubiano of Keene; 4th Matthew Thorley of Boston College High School; tied for 6th: Brodie Reeves of Goffstown and James Crippen of Central Catholic.

132: 1st Michael Follo of Pinkerton Academy; 2nd Nick Spero of Central Catholic; 3rd Carter Spencer of Keene; 4th Levi Madison of Concord; 5th Nick Russell of Windham; and 6th Adam Dumont of Noble.

138: 1st Aiden Williams of Windham; 2nd Kaden Dustin of Noble; 3rd Silas Runez of Keene; 4th Camden Arbogast of Pinkerton Academy; tied for 6th Elias Kalat of Spaulding and Daniel Frixione of Hollis Brookline.

145: 1st Teghan McConnell of Bedford; 2nd James Bohenko of Central Catholic; 3rd Colby Vital of Bishop Hendricken; 4th Dylan Suliveras of Windham; 5th Andrew Comeau of Plymouth; 6th Hunter Crea of Hollis Brookline.

152: 1st Derek Cote of Noble; 2nd Logan Allaire of Campbell; 3rd Max Laperle of Spaulding; 4th Christian Knuckles of Souhegan; 5th Skylar Reid Bishop Hendricken; 6th Ben McDowell of Bow.

160: 1st Braeden Campbell of Bishop Hendricken; 2nd Ozzy Alsaid of Saint Johnsbury; 3rd Connor Carrier of Bedford; 4th Jack Hebert of Keene; tie for 6th Nels DeAlmeida of Pinkerton Academy and 6th Brendan Curley of Merrimack.

170: 1st Matthew Cleary of Plymouth; 2nd Caleb Sclama of Bishop Hendricken; 3rd Caden Chase of Central Catholic; 4th Patrick McCarron of Boston College High School; and tied for 6th Donovan Watts of Pilgrim and Stephen Johnston of John Stark.

182: 1st Nathan Blanchette of Central Catholic; 2nd Spencer Fine of Bishop Hendricken; 3rd Trever O'Connor of Pilgrim; 4 Rumi Mistry of Concord; 5th Shawn Boudreau of Alvrine; and 6th A.J. Lesmerises of Merrimack.

195: 1st Joshua "Emmitt" Nossaman of Plymouth; 2nd Hollis Jones of Bow; 3rd Ahmad Kiswani of Burlington; 4th Noah Blake of Concord; 5th Michael Camarena of Bishop Hendricken; and 6th Sanat Amantayev of Saint Johnsbury.

220: 1st Austin Wells of Concord; 2nd Charlie Turner of Portsmouth; 3rd Tyler Dellefemine of Bishop Hendricken; 4th Lukas Boulanger of John Stark; 5th Evan Ray of Keene; and 6th John Turner of Boston College High School.

285: 1st Joseph Church of Bishop Hendricken; 2nd Ethan Strauss of Hollis Brookline; 3rd Jason Canavan of Keene; 4th Nathan Feudner of Concord; 5th Khari Whitehead of Manchester Central; and 6th Jason Scharff of Windham.

Sponsors, Helpers, And Thank Yous

Organizers want to thank the volunteers, families, fans, junior varsity CHS wrestlers who worked as scorekeepers and performed other tasks, SAU 8 custodians, and others who helped make the event successful again in 2023.

Special thanks were given to Alan’s of Boscawen, Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano, Beauregard Equipment, Checkmate Pizza, Speedy Printing, Smokeshow, Starbucks, Things Are Cooking, Tuckers, and The Weathervane, and individual supporters, including Chris Bartlett, Jamie Breen, Patrick Breen, Mapolo Buessing, David Bureau, Shirley Colby, Scott Herrick, Cal MacKenzie, Lee Miller, Harry Paul, Tyler Saltsman, Christine Schinella, Eaton Tarbell, and Joanne Wagner.

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