Vin Miceli & Joe Evangelista head to state wrestling tournament
Senior Vin Miceli won the 126-pound title at the Section XI 2018
Division II Wrestling Championships, recently held at Suffolk County
Community College in Brentwood. He will head to the state tournament at
the Times Union Center in Albany tomorrow.
Miceli’s outstanding record consists of being a five-time All-County
wrestler, two-time Suffolk County champion, four-time West Islip
champion, a three-time Armstrong Cup champion, a three-time Huntington
champion and a three-time Harborfields champion.
“Vin Miceli is impressive,” said coach Michael Maletta. “He is committed
to his sport year-round and has accumulated over 90 off season matches
this year. After every loss he rededicates himself and moves forward. I
am so proud of him, Port Jefferson should be proud of him.”
Joining Miceli in Albany will be Joe Evangelista, who received a wild
card to gain entrance to the state tournament. The Wild Card is reserved
for the top wrestlers in the state who do not win their sectional
tournament. Evangelista has over 100 career victories and is a five-time
All-County wrestler as well as a County champion. He was a two-time
Armstrong champion, two-time LuHi champion, and a Huntington champion,
Bellport champion and West Islip champion.
The Port Jefferson wrestling team placed third at the County tournament with a score of 210.