Norwich’s Mikey Squires has Windsor’s Noah Yadiosky in a near fall position in the first period of the 170 pound bout. Squires went on to win by technical fall with a final of 15-0 but the Purple Tornado fell to Windsor in the match, 44-32. (Evening Sun Photo, Meagan Schulz)

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NORWICH – Back-to-back first period pins by Norwich’s Andrew Brown and two-time New York State Champion Dante Geislinger helped the Purple Tornado jump out to an early in the season opener. However, in the higher weight classes, Norwich gave up 18 points due to forfeits and Windsor was able to claim the Southern Tier Athletic Conference divisional win, 44-32.

Brown took the Black Knights’ Ethan Dibble down to the mat early in the 120 pound match and worked to get position quickly in order to put the final move on for the pin. After one minute of action, Brown picked up the six points and the win for his team.

Wrestling at 126 in the season opener, Geislinger immediately took Dante Rooke down for two points and began to add to his score after holding the Windsor wrestler’s shoulder to the mat. Leading 7-1 after Rooke was able to escape the grasp of the Norwich senior, Geisliner ended the match with a pin at 1:40.

Norwich’s Mikey Squires won the first match of his senior season with a technical fall, winning 15-0. Squires quickly gained a 12-0 lead over the Black Knights’ Noah Yadiosky in the first period after the initial takedown and added 10 points in near fall counts. The Purple Tornado 170 pounder then added another near-fall count two-count in the second before taking down his opponent the third period to end the match.