STAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, NEWMAN, MACK CLAIM TITLES AT JOURNEYMEN 'ARMBAR AT THE ARMORY' (24 PHOTOS) (January 4, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
HALFMOON, N.Y. — Senior Cooper Robinson won an individual title as did senior Ely Newman and junior Joey Mack here Saturday at the Journeymen "Armbar at the Armory."

Robinson was victorious in a premier Yellow pool, while Newman and Mack won Blue pool titles.

Sophomore Matthias Welles and Rhylee Stotler each had second-place finishes in their respective Yellow pool, and senior Daltton Davis collected a fourth-place in his Yellow pool.

Robinson was 4-0 to win the 157-pound Yellow pool.

Robinson opened his day with a 15-0 technical fall in 44 seconds against Iona Prep's Malcolm Davis, then scored a 20-4 technical fall in 3:03 against Christian Brother Academy's Trace Taber.

In his next match, Robinson built a 9-2 lead before pinning West Genesee's Austin Designer in 2:46.

In the first-place match, Robinson scored a pair takedowns inn 8-6 win over Garden City's Gabe Cohen.

Senior Ely Newman was 3-0 to win the 285-pound Blue pool.

Newman opened his day with a 61-second fall of Byram Hills' George Sickles, then decked Cicero-North Syracuse's Luke Zercher in 2:29.

In the first-place match, Newman scored a fall of Garden City's Cooper Bromberg in 1:17.

Junior Joey Mack was 3-0 to win the 165-pound Blue pool.

Mack scored a 34-second fall of Tioga's Aiden Black in the opening round, then forged a 19-5 major decision of CBA's Enter Kosova.

In his final match, Mack built an 11-0 lead before finishing off Cicero-North Syracuse's Carlo Abboud in 1:39.

Welles was 2-1 to finish second in the 215-pound Yellow pool.

Welles began the day with an 83-second pin of Iona Prep's Lorenzo Gunzer, then followed it up with a 65-second pin of Cicero-North Syracuse's Mike Pease.

In his final match, Welles led Cicero-North Syracuse's Kaydin Welch, 11-0, late in the first period, but Welch regrouped to close the gap to 11-8 before recording the fall at 5:16.

Stotler was 2-1 to finish second in the 126-pound Yellow pool.

Stotler won his first two matches to advance to the 126-pound finale. He opened with a pin of Valley Central's Ian Gentles in 3:52, then won a wild, 12-10, decision with a takedown at the final buzzer.

In the first-place match, CBS standout Lica Popolizio took Stotler to his back for a 25-seconds fall.

Davis was 2-2 to finish fourth in the 138-pound Yellow pool.

Davis won his first two matches of the day, pinning Byram Hills' Vince Palermiti in 4:42, when scoring a 4-0 decision over Cooperstown's Max Koffer.

Davis dropped a 10-4 decision to Iona Pre's Shane Degl in his final pool play match, then dropped a 3-1 decision to Monroe-woodbury's Caleb Brown in the third-place match.

Bowman 1-3 in for 7th-place in the 118-pound Yellow pool. His one win was a 17-0 technical fall in 2:36 against Corinth's Lenny Rosa in the seventh-place match.

Larson was 0-4 in the 150-pound Yellow pool.

Waverly returns to action Thursday at Chenango Valley.

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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Cooper Robinson. IN TOP PHOTO: Waverly's Ely Newman. .... PHOTOS BY MIRANDA SZYMANSKI.

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