Wrestler Injury Benefit

Recently,a long time wrestler in the Twin County and Passaic County Leagues sustained avery serious injury and needs our help.  Most of us know Anthony Lisantifrom Lyndhurst.  While competing at the Wildwood National Duals onSaturday, February 9, he was accidently kneed in  the throat.  Mostpeople who saw what happened thought Anthony just had the wind knocked out ofhim.  His father, Gary, knew different.  Gary knew there wassomething seriously wrong and immediately started telling people to get anambulance.  Anthony sustained damage to his trachea which affected hisability to breathe.  EMT personnel were at the tournament and wereattempting to give Anthony oxygen but he still unable to breath and they had tosedate him.  The EMT was on the phone with a trauma doctor from a nearbyhospital and based on the circumstances, he recommended that Anthony be broughtthere to be stabilized and a helicopter would be waiting to airlift him toChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) who could better deal with this veryserious injury.  While at the local hospital, Anthony had a tube inserteddown his throat to enable him to breath.  After being airlifted to CHOP,doctors determined Anthony had a tear in his esophagus, damage to his voice boxand vocal cords, and ligament damage to his spine and if that wasn’t enough, hehad pneumonia due to his lungs filling up with fluid will he was fighting tobreathe.  Doctors had to keep Anthony sedated for four days while treatinghim.

 

               Anthony is now home recovering. The full extent of his injuries is still notcompletely known.  He had to wear a neck brace for a number of weeks tohelp protect his trachea, vocal chords and to allow the ligaments in his spineto heal. Anthony is doing much better now however, to date his speech is stillcompromised.     

 

               We are now about five weeks after the accident and the hospital bills arestarting to come in fast and furious.  Although the family has medicalinsurance, a lot of the  care Anthony received has been deemed out ofnetwork by the insurance company and therefore not fully covered.  Thehelicopter alone was $20,000 and only a small portion will be covered.  Abenefit beef steak is being organized to assist the family with the financialburden.  It will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 7:00pm at theHasbrouck Heights VFW.  Tickets are $50 each which includes the dinneralong with beer, wine, and soda.  We are also in the process of lining upa DJ and a comedian for the evening.  I am asking the wrestling communityto come together and please support this worthy cause.  All proceeds willgo directly to the family for the medical bills.  Tickets can be purchasedby contacting myself, Brian Kelly, at bkelly@woodridge.net(201-707-0563) or JimmyFlynn at September@optonline.net(201-852-0903). Checks can be made payable to Pompton Lakes Rotary Club FOB Anthony Lisanti.

 

               If anyone would like to help organize this event in any way, please feel freeto shoot me an email.  I want to  take this opportunity to thank youall in advance because I know we can all come together as a wrestling communityand help this family out.

 

Pleasepass this email along to anyone who you think might like to attend this worthyevent.  Thanks again!

 

BrianKelly

Wood-RidgeJunior Wrestling                                       

South Plainfield Wrestling Club Spring Sessions

Coaches, 

Below is a link to the registration form for the South Plainfield Wrestling Club Spring Sessions.  These sessions will be conducted by the Rutgers Wrestling staff. All the information is provided on the form. I will also have some paper copies on me at the meeting tomorrow night. 

 

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Thank you

Mike Jakubik  

NJGSWL Final Exam Results

Final Varsity Brackets

 

Team Standings

 

Outcome Of Finals Only

 

Top Eight In Each Weight Class

 

 Congratulations to Matt Kolonia from Delaware Valley Wrestling for winning the Daniel R. Hutchins Outstanding Wrestler Award.

 

There are podium shots uploaded to our Facebook Page - at right you will find a link.

 

If you weren't aware I was the person at the table selling shirts today. I was real nice to me you all.. thanks for a great day, Keith Inglin.

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