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By Joe Tuscano
January 28th, 2008
An old problem is making its way through area wrestling and it's not related to any type of contagious skin disease.
Forfeits, a growing problem of this sport since the PIAA raised the number of weights from 11 to 14 over the years, seem to be infesting many more teams than usual this season.
Forfeits are detestable for any number of reasons: They eat at the competitive core of the sport; they frustrate fans who want to see their children compete; they aggravate coaches who can go through a season with no hope of winning a meaningful dual meet; and they frustrate athletic directors, many of whom refuse to sell tickets for a dual meet that might last only 20 minutes.
Smaller schools have always struggled with forfeits. But now, larger schools are finding it a problem.
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| Adirondack CC | 4/1 & 4/8 |
| Broome CC | June 7, 2008 |
| Cayuga CC | Fall 2008 |
| Clinton CC | June 10, 2008 |
| Corning CC | |
| Columbia-Greene CC | July 19, 2008 |
| Dutchess CC | May 18, 2008 |
| Erie CC | TBA |
| F.I.T. | TBA |
| Finger Lakes CC | May 28th, 2008 |
| Fulton-Montgomery CC | April 28, 2008 |
| Herkimer CC | June 2008 |
| Hudson Valley CC | March 11, 2008 |
| Jamestown CC | March 2008 |
| Jefferson CC | 3/5 & 3/8 |
| Mohawk Valley CC | March 29, 2008 |
| Monroe CC | TBA |
| Nassau CC | 3/1 & 3/11 |
| Niagara CC | May 28, 2008 |
| Onondaga CC | April 26, 2008 |
| SUNY Orange CC | TBA |
| SUNY Rockland CC | May 6, 2008 |
| Schenectady CC | Summer 2008 |
| Suffolk CC | June 6, 2008 |
| Sullivan CC | TBA |
| Tompkins Cortland CC | May 5, 2008 |
| Ulster CC | April 8, 2008 |
| Westchester CC | March 25, 2008 |
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