Sports
Newtown Wrestlers Win in Regional Competition
The 'Annual Beast Battle' was held in the Danbury P.A.L. Building.
NAEWTOWN, CT. —Beast Training Wrestling Academy won the Annual Beast Battle, beating top elite clubs in the Northeast. The CTWay team placed second and Shore Thing team placed thrd in the tournament.
The Annual Beast Battle was held at the Danbury P.A.L. Building, Nov. 3, with teams competing from New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Wrestling clubs included; CTWay from Connecticut, Regional All-Star Team Shore Thing from New Jersey, Doughboys from Massachusetts, Savage from Long Island, Olympic from New Jersey, Smitty Barn from New Hampshire, GPS from New York and Beast Training Wrestling Academy from Connecticut. The range in weights was 52-150 lbs., for Elementary and Middle School Athletes.
Beast Training Wrestling Academy Elite National Team fields athletes from around the area:
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| Weight (lbs) | Athlete | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Cole Desiano | Ridgefield, CT |
| 56 | Brighton Krarvoski | Newtown, CT |
| 60 | Ryan McVeigh | New Fairfield, CT |
| 64 | Dylan Meyer | Ridgefield, CT |
| 68 | Danny Accomando | Newtown, CT |
| 72 | Paolo Ciatto | New Fairfield, CT |
| 76 | Joseph Mahoney | New Fairfield, CT |
| 85 | Justin Shay | New Fairfield, CT |
| 90 | Luca Manfredi | Newtown, CT |
| 98 | Matty Lopes | Danbury, CT |
| 102 | Tommy Bock | New Fairfield, CT |
| 110 | Will Smith | Danbury, CT |
| 120 | Andrey Kosygin | Ridgefield, CT |
| 135 | Marco Malerba | Easton, PA |
| 150 | Steven O'Neil | Randolph, NJ |
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