Wilson, Fidanza place at state tourney

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 29 February 2020 at 5:50 pm

Cody Wilson, left, and Mario Fidanza

Albion’s Cody Wilson (285) has placed sixth and Lyndonville’s Mario Fidanza (220) eighth at the state Division II (small schools) wrestling championships which concluded today at the Times Union Center in Albany.

Wilson went 1-2 today in the consolation bracket competition. He defeated Spencer Dickinson (Whitehall/Fort Ann) 6-0 but then lost 2-0 to Tyler Rice (Norwich) and 5-1 in overtime to Isaiah Trage (Mt. Markham) in the bout for fifth and sixth place.

Fidanza went 0-2 on the day in consolation bracket competition as he was pinned by Tyler Smith (Bolivar-Richburg) in 2:38 in the bout for seventh and eight place.