Seniors Shine at Suffolk County Wrestling Tournament

As the first day of the Suffolk County wrestling tournament came to a close on February 13, Smithtown East was left with only two remaining wrestlers; the 140 pound senior captain Ryan Kopiske and 215 pound senior Kevin Cassidy. These two highly experienced wrestlers were about to do what many wrestlers only dream of - placing in counties.

Kopiske went into his weight class as an underdog and after a great match with Commack wrestler, Anthony Cavallo, he fell short of a victory. But this loss didn't mean failure for Kopiske. Although he lost, he still took 6th in a very tough weight class.

Cassidy on the other hand was ranked 2nd in his weight class. But his county championship pursuit would be cut short by Eric Woodley of Happauge (who took 2nd in county). But with vengeance, Kevin embarrassed Patchogue-Medford wrestler Joe Clemente by destroying him 8-0 in a major decision victory. With that Cassidy took 5th to go along with Kopiske's 6th place.

With two place-winners in this years counties, Smithtown East now looks to expand on their success going into next season.