Feb 13, 2013 11:50 PM
Westhampton Beach senior Alex Tanzman (106 pounds) and Eastport South Manor junior Travis Passaro (120) were champions in their weight classes on Wednesday night at the Division I Suffolk County wrestling tournament.
Tanzman made school history, becoming the first Hurricane wrestler to ever win multiple county titles. He was the county champ at 99 pounds last year. This year, he squared off against Steven Lee in a rematch from the 99-pound final last season and pinned him in the third period to get the win. Tanzman was down by as much as 4-0 midway through the second period but he scored an escape and a takedown to cut Lee’s lead to 4-3 going into the final period. In that period, Tanzman started on bottom and got out to tie it up... more
Tanzman made school history, becoming the first Hurricane wrestler to ever win multiple county titles. He was the county champ at 99 pounds last year. This year, he squared off against Steven Lee in a rematch from the 99-pound final last season and pinned him in the third period to get the win. Tanzman was down by as much as 4-0 midway through the second period but he scored an escape and a takedown to cut Lee’s lead to 4-3 going into the final period. In that period, Tanzman started on bottom and got out to tie it up... more
