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Meet Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame's six new members for 2023

james johnson, rochester democrat and chronicle
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There are six new members of the Section 5 Wrestling Hall of Fame, including a coach who is leading one of Section V's top teams.

Fairport coach Bob Arao will be inducted as a wrestler, however, as he was a standout on teams coached by Pete Logan.

Arao, a 1980 Fairport graduate, is one of five wrestlers in this year's class set to be honored May 10 during the annual Section 5 Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet at Red Fedele's Brook House in Greece.

Irondequoit graduate Tim Borshoff joins his son Kyle, a state champion at Pittsford, in this hall of fame.

Section 5 Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Fairport wrestling coach Bob Arao, right, with Brady Unger, who won a state championship in 2023.
Fairport wrestling coach Bob Arao, right, with Brady Unger, who won a state championship in 2023.

  • Bob Arao (Fairport): Placed fourth at the high school state championships his senior year, before becoming a three-year starter at Cornell University.

  • Tim Borshoff (Irondequoit): Section V and Monroe County champion with Art Connorton as coach. Entered Binghamton University Hall of Fame in 2001.

  • Mike Fox (official): Worked 15 state tournaments, 28 state qualifiers and 34 sectional class tournaments during a career that began in 1981.

  • Bill Hadsell (Canandaigua/Geneva): Placed fourth at state championships. Section V Class AA champion in 1979 and 1980. All-American at Ithaca. Coached at Palmyra-Macedon and Geneva.

Letchworth's Mike Nevinger, top, grapples with Harpursville's Victor Coronado during the semifinal rounds of the high school wrestling state championships at the Blue Cross Arena in 2008.
Letchworth's Mike Nevinger, top, grapples with Harpursville's Victor Coronado during the semifinal rounds of the high school wrestling state championships at the Blue Cross Arena in 2008.

  • Mike Nevinger (Letchworth): State champion in 2006 and 2007. Earned four top-three finishes at states. Two-time All-American at Cornell.

  • Josh Patterson (Wayne): State champion in 2006, one of three top-three finishes with Scott Freischlag as coach. Went into Binghamton University Hall of Fame in 2017.

Josh Patterson, hitting a takedown at practice for the high school state championships during his senior year at Wayne in 2006.
Josh Patterson, hitting a takedown at practice for the high school state championships during his senior year at Wayne in 2006.

Hall of Fame banquet

  • When: May 10

  • Where: 920 Elmridge Center Drive, Greece

  • Tickets: $45 per person, purchase deadline April 30.

  • Contact: Frank Marotta at fmarotta@rochester.rr.com or 585-750-1541.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Section V Wrestling Hall of Fame: 2023 inductees