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Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles
Local Standout Becomes First HS Wrestler To Win NY, CT State Titles A high school wrestler from Iona Preparatory made history, becoming the first ever Gael to claim a state championship. A.J. Kovacs, a resident of Danbury and junior at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, won the Division-I 145-pound New York State wrestling title at the championship meet in Albany, becoming the first to ever win state titles in both New York and Connecticut after he claimed a championship last year before transferring to Iona Prep. To claim the crown, Kovacs avenged his only loss in the regular season, taking on Half Hollow Hills East’s Jonathan Spadafora in the Eastern States Class…

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