McCarthy Second at 125 at All State Tournament
Monday, February 26, 2001
Kyle McCarthy continued his tournament season this weekend with a second place finish at the All State Tournament held in Franklin, MA. McCarthy will advance to the New England Championship Tournament to be held at Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire on March 2nd and 3rd.

McCarthy defeated his first opponent, Matt Kelly of Lexington by decision 4-2. His next match was against Bobby Lewis of Carver, considered by many to be the likely champion at 125 pounds. Lewis is a two time All-State champion and three time Division III State champion and was looking for his third All State title. Kyle defeated Lewis for the second time this year with a solid 7-5 decision. The Globe had an article in Sunday's sports' section titled: "Lewis Falls to McCarthy".

Kyle's semifinal match was against Ryan Foss of Longmeadow whom he defeated by a 3-1 decision in overtime. In the finals, Kyle met Rob Leroux of Bridgewater-Raynham and lost a close decision 7-6. Take a look at the overall bracket for the All State Tournament posted by Berkshire Wrestling.

McCarthy takes Second at 125, Lanuto Takes Fifth at 160, and Duxbury places 12th at Division II State Tournament
Monday, February 19, 2001
Kyle McCarthy led Duxbury to a 12th place finish at the Division II State Tournament held in Reading. MA last weekend. With about 50 Massachusetts Division II high schools qualifying wrestlers for the tournament; Duxbury placed a respectable 12th.

Kyle McCarthy was Duxbury's sole wrestler that made the finals this year. He wrestled Bryan Gammons of Natick and lost a very close 2-1 decision. Gammons has been rated the number one wrestler at 125 by MassWrestling and Kyle has been number two for the last month or two. McCarthy spent all of the third round trying to turn Gammon, and almost had it a few times. It seems likely that these two will meet again at the All-State Tournament and possibly New England Tournament in the next few weeks.

Sophomore standout Matt Lanuto had an outstanding tournament, defeating his North Attleboro opponent in the second round of sudden death overtime to capture fifth place. Matt will be an alternate for the All State Tournament on February 24th.

For the rest of the Duxbury wrestling team it is time to start thinking about the next season. Several of Duxbury's qualifiers to the D2-State Tournament came very close to placing and are expected to be contenders next season. Ian McConnaughey lost a close 6-4 decision to eventual finalist Sean Flemming of Dracut. Kris Burgos lost a heartbreaker in the quarter final consolation match in the 275 pound class. Kris was leading 7-1 and controlling the match very well, but got turned by his much heavier opponent and was pinned. Josh Caldwell and Kevin Donoghue each had wins at the tournament and some tough losses.

Watts takes Coach of the Year Honors, Dragons take Third at 2001 Div. II South Sectional Tourney
Sunday, February 11, 2001
Bob Watts was awarded the Coach of the Year honors last night at the Division II South Sectional Tournament. The Dragons continued their improvement as a team captured third place at the tournament behind Divisional powerhouse North Attleboro and Pilgrim I Conference competitor Whitman-Hansen. The top five team scores for the tournament were: North Attleboro 266, Whitman-Hansen 193, Duxbury 158, Marshfield 134.5, Walpole 122.

Duxbury had placewinners in ten of the 14 weightclasses:
103 Kevin Donoghue - First Place
112 Jeff Byron - Eighth Place
119 Ian McConnaughey - Second Place
125 Kyle McCarthy - First Place
140 Doug Imbrogna - Seventh Place
152 Josh Caldwell - Fourth Place
160 Matt Lanuto - Third Place
171 Dan Marconi - Seventh Place
189 Elmo Roberts -Fifth Place
275 Kris Burgos - Fifth Place

Seven of the placewinners will have the opportunity to compete in the Division II State Tournament in Reading, next weekend. See match by match details of each of the Duxbury wrestlers at the Div. II Sectionals here...

Dragons are Pilgrim I Conference Champions!
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
The Duxbury wrestling team ended its dual schedule on a winning note this evening with a victory over Marshfield 37-29. Both teams entered the match with undefeated conference records. Duxbury ends the season with a 21-1-1 overall record and a 7-0 undefeated record in the Pilgrim I conference. Key wins for the Dragons were pins by Topher Bell at 135 pounds and Doug Imbrogna in the 140 pound class, and a major decision in the 171 pound class by Dan Marconi. Read more here...

Duxbury crushes Norwell 60-18
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Duxbury crushed Norwell Monday evening, 60-18. It was not unexpected as Norwell has not been able to fill a full varsity roster this year. Norwell had two wins by pin at 103, and 189, and a win by injury default at 215 pounds. Duxbury had pins at 112 by Jeff Byron, at 119 by Ian McConnaughey, at 140 by Doug Imbrogna, and at 275 by Kris Burgos. Duxbury received several forfeits, including forfeits against captains Kyle McCarthy (125) and Josh Caldwell (152).

Duxbury falls to Xaverian 33-34
Saturday, February 3, 2001
Over the weekend Duxbury suffered its first dual match loss of the
season. The team is now 19-1-1 for the season. Duxbury won its three other matches against Athol, Hull and SER, but lost a close match to Xaverian 33-34. Duxbury is still ranked in the top 30 for tournament action, at 26, but fell out of the top 30 teams based for dual results. Xaverian is ranked number 30 on the "duals" list as of this week. For more details see the masswrestling team rankings. Results of Duxbury's matches at the Nine(eight?) team tourney at Duxbury can be found here.

Duxbury pins Hingham 49-21
Thursday, February 1, 2001
Duxbury comes through again. After an electrical breaker blow out yesterday which postponed this second home match, Duxbury and Hingham faced off in the Duxbury Gymnasium. The Dragons won 49-21 bringing their record up to 16-0-1 and 5-0 in the Pilgrim I Conference. Next Wednesday at 7:00pm in the DHS gym will be the conference championship against Marshfield. It should be exciting! Read more here...

Dragons ranked in Top 30 Teams by masswrestling.com website
Monday, January 29, 2001
Masswrestling.com has listed Duxbury amoung the top 30 teams in Massachusetts wrestling. The team is ranked #26 under tournament competition and #27 for dual competition. See for yourself at: http://www.masswrestling.com/rankings/team.html

Dragons win 3 more at N. Quincy Quad Meet
Saturday, January 27, 2001
The Dragons extended their winning streak to 15-0-1 this weekend by defeating teams from N. Quincy, Ashland, and Scituate at a quad meet held at North Quincy High School. Duxbury's next match is a Pilgrim I Conference dual match against Hingham at Duxbury High School on Wednesday the 31st.

Duxbury upsets a strong Whitman-Hansen Team 34-33 in Pilgrim I Conference Action
Wednesday, January 24, 2001
For the second time in two weeks a Duxbury wrestling match came down to the last bout of the evening and Kris Burgos pulled out a win for Duxbury by pinning his opponent. The Dragons were missing two regular varsity wrestlers, Matt Homesy at 145 pounds and Anthony Binsfield at 215 pounds due to injuries and even the most optimistic fans of Duxbury wrestling felt that the match against W-H would be a tough one to win. Read more here...

Duxbury Coaches and Wrestlers interviewed on "Sports Exchange" on WATD radio 95.9
Sunday, January 20, 2001
Bill Wilhelm, host of the local south shore, sports talk show, "Sports Exchange" interviewed coach Bob Watts, and assistant coaches Sal Lanuto, and Chris Caldwell; team captains Kyle McCarthy, Ian McConnaughey, and Josh Caldwell; and sophomore wrestler Matt Lanuto Sunday evening. It was noted by Mr. Wilhelm that Duxbury is undefeated in dual competition so far this season and has had three tournament wins with no seniors on the team.

Duxbury wins Cohasset Tournament
Saturday, January 20, 2001
Duxbury Dragon wrestlers won their third tournament of the 2000-2001 season. Duxbury defeated Marshfield and Rockland, both strong tournament teams. Duxbury scored 167 1/2 points, Marshfield scored 166 points, and Rockland scored 160 points. Barry Wilson (112) of Marshfield was voted the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament by the coaches at the tournament.

Duxbury defeats New Bedford 45-34 at Cohasset Quad Meet
Friday, January 12, 2001
The Dragons won convincingly against Sharon 58-6 and Cohasset 49-20, but the excitement of the evening was the match with New Bedford. The Duxbury High School Dragon wrestling team exceeded expectations by defeating a strong and well regarded New Bedford High School team Friday evening at Cohasset High School. Read more here...