Oswego Wrestling Program

A few Oswego wrestlers competed at the 2026 NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach!🏝️ Our wrestlers competed over two days against some of the best wrestlers in the country! There were roughly 7,000 participants in this year’s national event. Freshman Cael Hyer went 1-2 at 182lbs. Sophomore Bryan Macias went 0-2 at 132lbs. Junior Connor Kingsley went 1-2 at 138lbs. Junior Nathan Freebern went 1-2 at 152lbs. We also had the opportunity to learn from 2026 Virginia Tech All Americans Aaron Seidel & Collins Gaj!

Sunday Afternoon the Oswego Wrestling Program hosted their end of the season banquet at Kristen’s Kitchen (Battle Island Golf Course).

The Bucs continue to build on their success with an 11-10 record, 6 Section III Championship qualifiers for the boys and 3 Qualifiers for the girls!

End of the Season Awards went to the following individuals:

Most Outstanding Wrestlers - Ethan Doran and Nathan Freebern

The Jon Sorendo Heart for Wrestling Award - Josh Favata

Most Improved Wrestler - Deon Scullin

Coaches Award - Manson Weaver-Oldaker

We also would like to thank all of our seniors for their hardwork and dedication to the program. We wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors.

We are excited for what the off-season and future hold for the Oswego Wrestling Program. We appreciate and thank all those who have contributed to our success!

Go Bucs! Row the Boat!

The Oswego Buccaneers Wrestling season unfortunately came to an end at Section 3 Championships. We had 6 boys sectional qualifiers a record for Coach Howard in his coaching tenure. Sectional qualifiers included Maddox Roy 118, Josh Favata 126, Connor Kingsley 138, Nathan Freebern 144, Ethan Doran 157 & Aaron Be Vard 215.
Ethan Doran & Nathan Freebern both placed 4th in their respective weight classes. We had 3 sectional qualifiers for the girls Section 3 Championships! Lee Hosien 107, Lily-Ann Mantor 132 & Kiana Yawn 152 are paving the way for the lady Bucs! Lily-Ann Mantor and Kiana Yawn both went 1-2 in their respective weight classes. We had a great year as a team going 11-10 in dual meets looking to build off from that for next season!

2026 Class A Tournament Results Are In From Whitesboro!
Nathan Freebern lead the Bucs with 2nd Place at 144.
Freshmen Aaron Be Vard earned a 3rd Place finish at 215. Josh Favata 126 and Connor Kingsley 138 secured 5th place finishes. Top 5 place finishers automatically punched their ticket to compete at the Section 3 Championships at the SRC Arena on the OCC campus. Max Roy 118, Payton Frey 132, and Boston Dashnau 285 placed 6th and are currently standbys hopeful to get into the tournament.

Our lady bucs competed in their first official freestyle competition in Camden on Wednesday night! Lily-Ann Mantor paved the way for the lady bucs going 4-0 on the night and pinning the 5th ranked girl in the section in 54 seconds! Kiana Yawn & Lee Hosien both won a match! Neveah Szymusiak & Asher Lavonier ran into some tough competition but wrestled with grit! The ladies hope to have the opportunity to compete in the Section 3 Girls Championships next Sunday!

The Oswego Buccaneers traveled to Sherburne-Earlville for the Section 3 JV Championships. Nathan Gentile (103), Anthony Pitcher (126) & Vaughn Thingvoll (165) all went 3-1 placing 3rd! Manson Weaver goes 5-1 on the day!

After being trapped in a snow globe the Bucs are ready to battle on the mat against FM! Oswego will be holding their Senior Night Friday and recognizing their 4 Seniors: Eathen Bean, Ethan Doran, Josh Favata and Max Steiger.

The Oswego Buccaneers traveled to Baldwinsville today for the Larry Brown JV Tournament. Austin Avalos went 4-0 on the day bringing home the 1st place finish at 118lbs! Nathan Gentile 103lbs & Vaughn Thingvoll 165lbs both went 4-1 taking home the 3rd place finish! The Buccaneers will be back in action for “SENIOR NIGHT” Tuesday 6pm in the OHS Old Gym vs FM!

Last week, we lost a huge fan of the Oswego Buccaneer Wrestling Program Robert Bonnell. Robert was the father of Sean Bonnel, 2006 alumnus and 160 lbs varsity starter for the Bucs. In honor of Robert, the 2005-2006 varsity wrestling team has donated a memorial tree. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bonnell family.

Come out tomorrow starting at 9:30AM, and supporting the Oswego Wrestlinf Program as they host the Akley Duals! Wrestling will take place at the Oswego High School in both the Old and New Gym.

The Oswego Buccaneers Varsity Wrestling Squad will host the ESM Spartans tonight at the Oswego High School. The dual meet will start at 6 PM.