On 'Larry Tremblay Day,' Sachem wrestling bests rival
By Michael Liuzza
Wed Feb 04, 2009, 06:10 PM EST
Winchester, MA - Chalk "Larry Tremblay Day" up as a success.
The longtime Winchester High wrestling coach was honored on Tuesday for recently recording his 500th career victory, his numerous state titles, individual champions and overall excellence.
What better team to face on "Tremblay Day" than rival Woburn.
Over the years, the Tanners and Sachems have engaged in wars on the wrestling mat. Winchester has emerged victorious, while the Tanners have also come out of battle with victories.
But this winter season, it was all Sachems.
Winchester dominated from start to finish, ultimately earning a 62-9 victory in front of a large crowd at Winchester High.
After the match, Tremblay praised the effort of Woburn.
"They have a lot of freshmen and sophomores, and they worked hard tonight," said Tremblay, whose team improved to 19-1 on the season. "We've had some epic battles over the years. Last year, they gave us all we could handle. I know we'll have some more battles down the road."
Tremblay and his son, Travis, a former standout wrestler at Winchester, were honored after the match. Both were given Winchester shirts, and the coach was awarded a special plaque in recognition of his 500th victory.
"Larry has been around for a long time," said Woburn coach Mike Tedesco. "His wins speak for themselves. Not only has he raised the level for Winchester wrestling but also for the community as well."
As grateful as Tremblay was for this special day, he seemed more proud of his grapplers.
"I'm really happy for the seniors," said Tremblay. "You always want them to win their last home match."
The Tanners, who fell to 7-14 overall, won just two matches on the evening. At the 140-pound weight class, James Santillo earned a 9-6 decision over Winchester's Dan O'Connell. At 171, Woburn's Jeff Boggs earned a first-period pin over Mike Stern.
"We have a young team, with 10 sophomores and freshman, but our guys really battled tonight," said Tedesco. "We knew Winchester was going to throw the kitchen sink at us. They have a great team, and have been on quite a run. It's always fun to wrestle here. Losing like this isn't fun, but our day will come again in the future."
The match began at 125, where Winchester's Mike Barber pulled off a second period pin of Brian Chambers. Fernando Monroy (130) then pinned Woburn's Tim Scalley in the second period, and at 135 Sachem grappler Ryan McDonald earned a 12-0 decision over Nick Busa.
John Williams (145) defeated Woburn's Joe Vazques, 10-2, and Sachem Mike Greco (152) bested Dan Kittredge, 4-0.
Winchester's James Hingston (160) pinned Mike McCall in the first period, and Greg Kelley (189) pinned Tanner Mike Spector in the second. At 215, Andrew Moranian pinned Woburn's Alex Colon in the first period, and Sachem heavyweight Brent MacLeod pinned Tony Nguyen late in the second.
At 103, Nick Cashion bested Woburn's Alex Borndeca, 8-3, and at 112 Sachem Josh Thompson pinned Mike Stokes in the third period.
The match concluded with one final Sachem pin, as Connor Gregory (119) took care of Jake Tedesco in the first period.
On Thursday evening the Winchester High wrestling team hammered the Melrose Red Raiders, winning the match by a score of 50-10 at WHS.
Sachem grapplers Gregory (119-pound weight class), Monroy (130), Williams (145) and Kelley (189) all earned victories by way of the pin.
Also winning matches were Cashion (103, a 10-8 decision), Thompson (112, forfeit), McDonald (135, an 11-1 major decision), O'Connell (140, a 3-2 decision in overtime), Greco (152, a 6-1 decision), Moranian (215, an 8-1 major decision) and MacLeod (285, a 12-5 major decision).
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