150 student-athletes braved the cold and descended on this year's BTS Winter Break Training Camp, which was held from December 27 to December 30 at the Bayard Rustin Education Complex in Chelsea. The camp was open to all BTS members from K-12th grades, allowing youth wrestlers from all five boroughs the opportunity to train with one another. Camp included two wrestling sessions a day, ensuring that NYC youth wrestlers are keeping their skills sharp.
Ashley Gomez, a senior at Sunset Park High School, was recently accepted to King University in Bristol, Tennessee. Prior to her acceptance, Gomez had visited King from November 9-12, a visit she decided to make after speaking to Coach Julia Salata.
This past weekend, from December 16-17, 21 BTSNY female wrestlers attended the My House Open at the Wyoming Seminary School in Kingston, PA.
On Sunday, December 17, Team BTSNY won the Troy Wrestling Club Holiday Duals at Parsippany PAL! Penn Gottfried, Junior League Director, described the win as "a group effort from top to bottom, each athlete contributed to the win." This team was made up of 28 champions from last week's Junior League City Championships.
The 2017 Junior League City Championship was held this past Sunday, December 10, at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. 250 Junior League wrestlers from 32 teams from all five boroughs wrestled in this co-ed competition, the culminating event for the fall Junior League season.
Two Junior League tournaments were held this past Sunday, November 19. Hundreds of Junior League wrestlers headed to Eagle Academy in the Bronx and Edward. R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn.
On Saturday, November 18, 13 female BTSNY wrestlers travelled to Cornell University for the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club (FLWC) Dual Meet Championships. BTSNY placed fifth as a team and went 2-3 for the weekend.
Over the past month, some of the most competitive BTSNY senior wrestlers made weekend visits to wrestling colleges. Among the wrestlers were Nighyar "Nya" Calliste (a senior at Edward R. Murrow), Nia Crosdale (senior at Truman High School), and Hailey Cancelleri (senior at Curtis High School).
On Sunday, November 12, 45 BTSNY wrestlers trekked to Poly Prep in Brooklyn for clinic sessions with Valentin Kalika and Royce Alger. This day presented youth wrestlers with two amazing opportunities to work with elite coaches, each of whom have their own distinctive wrestling mindsets and styles. The first session was run by Coach Valentin Kalika, a coach at the New York City Regional Training Center (NYC RTC) and a personal coach for Helen Maroulis, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion. The second session was run by Royce Alger, a 3x NCAA All-American, 3x Big Ten champion, and 2x NCAA National Champion. Alger spent seven years as an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Iowa.
On Tuesday, November 7, BTSNY provided lunch and transportation for 26 student-athletes to visit Nassau Community College (NCC). NCC's wrestling room has produced 180 All Americans, 13 national champions, and over a dozen Division I athletes who left with full scholarships. Notably, NCC recently announced the first and only women's college wrestling team in New York State.
On Sunday, November 5, 50 BTSNY wrestlers headed to Princeton University to attend the NWCA All-Star Classic. This event presented an opportunity to visit an Ivy League university, learn from NCAA champions and Olympic gold-medalists, and watch elite collegiate wrestling. Additionally, BTS Boston and BTS Providence also attended the event. This allowed for a larger group of approximately 100 BTS kids to connect with each other.
Beat The Streets has two big youth wrestling events on the horizon and we are in need of volunteers!
On Sunday, October 29, BTSNY kids went to two events outside of the city. 22 boys and girls attended the TCNJ High School Open located at The College of New Jersey. 11 boys attended the Kyle Snyder Clinic and Teague Ryan Benefit at Hofstra.
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On Saturday, October 28, 275 Junior League wrestlers competed in Beat the Streets tournaments held at Lehman High School (Bronx) and Wingate High School (Brooklyn). The tournaments featured divisions for boys, girls, and novices. Though this competition had a ton of action on the mat, off the mat development included Wrestlers Mark awards and high school connectivity.
On Sunday, October 29, five BTSNY girls travelled to Greensboro, North Carolina to compete in Super 32. This was the first year that Super 32, a traditionally male-only event, invited girls to compete. Though the competition included elite caliber athletes, two of the BTSNY athletes walked away with 2nd place medals and one of them walked away with 5th place.
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On Saturday, October 21, Coach Jacque Davis, BTSNY Girls Development Director, visited Beat the Streets Detroit to give a clinic.
On Friday, October 20, BTSNY held the first Junior League match night across seven NYC high schools. The seven sites were Grand Street (Brooklyn), Wingate (Brooklyn), Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy (Bronx), Edward R. Murrow (Brooklyn), Cardozo HS (Queens), Harry S. Truman (Bronx), and Tottenville (Staten Island). Approximately 80 Junior League wrestlers attended each site, with approximately 35 teams involved citywide.
On Sunday, October 22, 40 BTSNY youth headed up to Danbury, Connecticut for the Danbury Open Tournament. This year, the tournament was not only a preseason opportunity to deliver strong performances and hone skills, but also an opportunity for team bonding at a family cookout.
On Tuesday, October 17, 24 BTSNY youth wrestlers visited the Iowa Style Wrestling Club in Somers, New York. While the boys attended the college combine and Q&A in one wrestling room, the girls were in another for a clinic with Terry Steiner, U.S. Olympic Coach.
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As part of the "High School Beginnings Program," a larger effort to support Junior League wrestlers, coaches, and parents with navigating the high school admissions process, Beat the Streets New York held four Junior League kickoff events. The Queens kickoff was held on October 3, Bronx on October 5, Brooklyn on October 10, Staten Island on October 12. Approximately 400 youth in total attended the borough kickoffs.
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