Photos from youth wrestling state tournament

Posted 3/9/17

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Photos from youth wrestling state tournament

FAMILY FUN: Many families who make up the all-volunteer workforce for the Johnston Youth Wrestling group helped make the recent statewide tourney an overwhelming success. Above, Maia Antonucci and her mother Julie helped sell and take tickets while John Antonucci was coaching the local entries.

Sun Rise photos by Pete Fontaine

TOURNEY TIME: This scene was commonplace inside Johnston High School’s Edward L. DiSimone Gymnasium when the Johnston Youth Wrestling group hosted a statewide tournament featuring upstart grapplers, who competed on three mats and in four different weight categories.

LOCAL LINK: Johnston Youth Wrestling coaches Roland Martino (back left) and John Antonucci (back right) were proud of the performances of Nicholas Baccala, Joseph Castellone and Kyle Almeida.