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MANVILLE: Petti, Petrone bring home wrestling gold medals

   Justin Petti and C.J. Petrone won gold medals at the Metuchen Tournament on March 3.
   Petti pinned his opponent in his first match and dominated in the finals, 10-0. Petrone won his first match with a pin and handled his opponent, 8-1, in the finals.
   Lucas Rios, Brandon Rivera and Danny Lions took home silver medals with victories in their first matches. Gavin Barney took home the silver with a one win and a pin in his final match. With a win in his final match, Jorge Barsa took home a silver medal.
   Doug Toth and Anthony DeSanto took home bronze medals
   Dominick DeSanto, who had a pin in his final match, also took home a bronze. Alex Cichon wrestled well enough to take home fourth place.
   Coaches Tony DeSanto, Dennis Petti, George Cichon and Paul Whitenight worked with the 5- to 10-year-olds throughout the day.
   Coach Tom Caswell said, “The reason why Manville won so many medals today was through the hard work of these coaches. I want to personally thank all of them and because of their dedication the team grows stronger and will help seed our high school wrestling program in years to come.”