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Published March 10, 2008 12:00 am - Frederick wins back-to-back championship, Fredrick claims first.

Peru, AuSable Valley bring home State Championships in wrestling


By JOHN CORYER
Staff Writer

ROCHESTER -- If you stand Peru's Arik Robinson next to AuSable Valley's Dustin Frederick, there isn't a lot of similarities between the two.

That's because Robinson does his wrestling at 96 pounds and Frederick his at 285.

The two, however, do have something important in common -- a state wrestling championship.

In fact, Frederick now has two.

Frederick, a senior, became the first-ever Section VII wrestler to win two state titles Sunday night at the NYSPHSAA Championships at the Blue Cross Arena. It also marked back-to-back state championship for the Patriots' standout.

Frederick, who pinned Section III's Chris Pike (Sherburne Earlville) in the semifinals in 1:16 and then Section VI's Art Garvey in the championship match in 2:24, also became the first Section VII wrestler to win a state title with all pins.

Frederick, who is 33-0 this season, went 4-0 in the tournament with pins in 1:51, :55, 1:16 and 2:24.

"I came down here to take care of business -- and I did," said Frederick. "Every match was done in the first period, except the finals when it lasted until the second.

"I knew what I had to do going in. It feels good to win two state titles. This one is even better for me because I'm the first Section VII wrestler to win two state championships."

Robinson, who won two decisions on Saturday, made short work of Section V's Colton Dalberth (Marion) in Sunday's semifinals, winning by fall in just 32 seconds.

In the championship match, Robinson recorded an 8-1 win over Section III's Dylan Kavanaugh (Vernon Verona).

"It went pretty well today," Robinson said. "In the semifinals, I think I caught him (Dalberth) off guard. He was predicted to win the class.

"It was close in the finals for the first couple of periods. Then, I got some back points in the last period. It feels pretty good -- better than normal."

Robinson, who has a 34-1 overall record this year, finished fourth in the state last year at 96 pounds as an eighth-grader.

"I thought I would do better last year and it made me want to train that much harder," he said. "I felt pretty confident this year."



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