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25th ANNUAL EMPIRE STATE 'GOLDEN ARM'
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FINALS OF THE NEW YORK 'GOLDEN ARM' SERIES PROUD SPONSOR: MAJOR WORLD USED CAR SUPERSTORE HELD AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING OBSERVATORY NYC OCTOBER 10, 2002  PROUD SPONSOR MAJOR WORLD USED CAR SUPERSTORE HOME OF THE $19 DOWN PAYMENT (718) 937-4545 |
 MAJOR WORLD USED CAR SUPERSTORE AWARDS |
 LADY SUPER STAR DINA FORTUNA (CENTER} FROM WADING RIVER, LONG ISLAND CAPTURED THE WOMEN'S OPEN WEIGHT CLASS AND THE PRESTIGIOUS WOMEN'S EMPIRE STATE FINALS MVP AWARD SECOND PLACE CARRIE WILSON [LEFT} FROM MILFORD, CT. AND KIM DYKSTRA FROM BROOKLYN |
 THE ULTIMATE AND DECISIVE VICTORY NICKNAMED "THE ROCKAWAY FLASH" FOR HIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO WIN INSTANTLY IN EVERY MATCH. SEAN RINGGOLD FROM ROCKAWAY, QUEENS (LEFT} WON THE PRESTIGIOUS 'ARM-STAR' AWARD BY WINNING BOTH THE RIGHT & LEFT HAND SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS - THEN TOOK ON ALL FIRST PLACE WINNERS TO CAPTURE THE MALE MVP AWARD |
 BELIEVE IT! GUS GONZALEZ FROM THE BRONX WON THE 'QUEENSBORO' MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP LAST AUGUST AND TOOK THIRD PLACE TODAY IN THE MASTER'S EMPIRE STATE FINALS GONZALEZ IS 75 YEARS OLD "UNBELIEVABLE" - BELIEVE IT |
 TWO TOUGH LADIES NYC BIG APPLE GRAPPLE CHAMPION 14 YEAR OLD AMANDA FORTUNA (LEFT) FROM WADING RIVER, LONG ISLAND BATTLES WITH THE ONE TIME 11 YEARS IN A ROW NYC CHAMPION CHRISTINE SCHEURICH FROM CITY ISLAND, BRONX. THE GRUELING BACK & FORTH MATCH HAD THE AUDIENCE IN A SCREAMING FRENZY WHERE SCHEURICH FINALLY WON HANDS DOWN. |
 MASTERS CHAMPION MICHAEL DEGRAFFENREID FROM OZONE PARK, QUEENS (LEFT} AND GUS GONZALEZ FROM THE BRONX |
 WOMEN {R} 135 LB. WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE CHRISTINE SCHEURICH CITY ISLAND, BRONX 2ND PLACE AMANDA FORTUNA WADING RIVER, NY. 3RD PLACE MELANIE OVALLES BRONX, NY. |
 132 LB. FEATHER WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE GABRIEL YAK FLUSHING, NY. 2ND PLACE CHRIS SCIARAPPA SEYMOUR, CT. 3RD PLACE FLOYD RYDER BRISTOL, CT. |
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150 LB. LIGHT WEIGHT CLASS |
 175 LB. MIDDLE WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE PATRICK BAFFA WHITESTONE, NY. 2ND PLACE TONY KAISER PLAINFIELD, CT. 3RD PLACE HARRY WILSON BROOKLYN, NY. |
 200 LB. HEAVY WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE DAN SORRESE WEST ISLIP, NY. 2ND PLACE EDWIN SAFARIAN BAYSIDE, NY. 3RD PLACE GREG GAVIN WEST ISLIP, NY. |
 MEN 175 LB. LEFT HAND WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE RICHARD CALERO BRONX, NY. 2ND PLACE TONY KAISER PLAINFIELD, CT. 3RD PLACE HARRY WILSON BROOKLYN, NY. |
 MEN LEFT HAND OPEN WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE MVP - ARM-STAR AWARD SEAN RINGGOLD ROCKAWAY, NY. 2ND PLACE EDWIN SAFARIAN BAYSIDE, NY. 3RD PLACE DAN FORTUNA WADING RIVER, NY. |
 MEN MASTER OPEN WEIGHT CLASS 1ST PLACE MICHAEL DEGRAFFENREID OZONE PARK, NY. 2ND PLACE BOB SPIELER BROOKLYN, NY. 3RD PLACE AUGUSTIN GONZALEZ BRONX, NY. (NOT IN PHOTO) |
 DINA FORTUNA (LEFT) FROM WADING RIVER, LONG ISLAND HOOKS UP WITH SECOND PLACE FINISHER CARRIE WILSON FROM MILFORD, CT. |
 175 LB. RIGHT HAND MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION PATRICK BAFFA FROM WHITESTONE, QUEENS (LEFT) BATTLES IN LEFT HAND MATCH WITH 150 LB. RIGHT HAND CHAMPION DAN WHITE FROM STATEN ISLAND |
 EDWIN SAFARIAN FROM BAYSIDE, QUEENS (LEFT) AND SEAN RINGGOLD FROM ROCKAWAY, QUEENS |
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