ESM's Passaro Wins State Title At 126 Pounds; Seventh-Grader Busiello Is Runner-Up At 99 - 27 East

ESM’s Passaro Wins State Title At 126 Pounds; Seventh-Grader Busiello Is Runner-Up At 99

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Travis Passaro gets control of Nick Azen of Tottenville in the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament. Passaro won with a pin to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

Travis Passaro gets control of Nick Azen of Tottenville in the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament. Passaro won with a pin to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

Travis Passaro gets control of Nick Azen of Tottenville in the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament. Passaro won with a pin to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

Travis Passaro gets control of Nick Azen of Tottenville in the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament. Passaro won with a pin to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

ESM's Travis Passaro (126) pinned Nick Azen of Tottenville in 1:42 the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

ESM's Travis Passaro (126) pinned Nick Azen of Tottenville in 1:42 the first round at the Division I state wrestling tournament to move on to the quarterfinals. CAILIN RILEY

ESM's Jimmy Leach (138) tries to get control of third seed Justin Cooksey in the first round of the Division I state wrestling tournament. CAILIN RILEY

ESM's Jimmy Leach (138) tries to get control of third seed Justin Cooksey in the first round of the Division I state wrestling tournament. CAILIN RILEY

ESM's Jimmy Leach (138 pounds) after losing

ESM's Jimmy Leach (138 pounds) after losing

 6-2

6-2

 in the first round to third seed Justin Cooksey of MacArthur. CAILIN RILEY

in the first round to third seed Justin Cooksey of MacArthur. CAILIN RILEY

Unseeded ESM seventh-grader Adam Busiello is in the semifinals at 99 pounds after knocking off top seed Kellan McKenna of New Hartford (Section III-Central New York) in a 6-2 decision in the qu

Unseeded ESM seventh-grader Adam Busiello is in the semifinals at 99 pounds after knocking off top seed Kellan McKenna of New Hartford (Section III-Central New York) in a 6-2 decision in the qu

authorCailin Riley on Feb 28, 2014
Misson accomplished. ESM senior Travis Passaro won the Division I 126-pound state wrestling championship in thrilling fashion at the Times Union Center in Albany on Saturday night, achieving his career-long... more

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