Class of 2022
Morrisville-Eaton Mavericks, Canastota Red Raiders
Duane LeBlanc began wrestling in 1972 when he was ten years old. He later followed several of his uncles and older brothers onto the mats at Canastota High School where his love of the sport grew into what would become a lifelong passion. After graduating from Canastota in 1981 he attended the University of Buffalo and transferred to Oneonta State College. During his time at Oneonta, Duane remained active in the sport of wrestling. He was a volunteer coach at Delhi Central School. He also found time to help his brother Matt who was the coach at Morrisville-Eaton High School.
The LeBlanc family moved to Binghamton in 1989 and Duane continued to give back to the sport of wrestling. He was instrumental in developing a youth program at Chenango Valley Elementary School and later worked with the Vestal Youth Wrestling Program before moving to Red Hook New York in 1996. Duane continued to stay active in the sport of wrestling, working with the Rotary Youth Wrestling Club and becoming a volunteer coach at Red Hook High School.
The family moved one more time, which brought them to Morrisville where they currently reside. Duane took a position as the Varsity Wrestling Coach at Morrisville Eaton Central School in 2000 and continued to grow the program until 2016. During his tenure at Morrisville, Coach LeBlanc had 102 Class place finishers and 22 Class Champions. He had 42 section III place finishers and 11 Section III champions. Including Wild Cards, Coach LeBlanc had a total of 17 state qualifiers. Seven of LeBlanc's wrestlers placed at the State Tournament, and he crowned three champions. LeBlanc also coached a three-time National Place finisher, and one High School National Champion. While at Morrisville, Coach LeBlanc served on the Section Three Wrestling Committee for ten years.
Currently Coach LeBlanc is helping to develop his son's wrestling team by coaching Modified Wrestling for Jamesville-Dewitt. Coach LeBlanc also continues to give back to the sport of wrestling by volunteering at the youth level for both Morrisville-Eaton/Madison/Hamilton and Jamesville-Dewitt. He especially enjoys passing on his love of wrestling to his grandchildren and having the privilege of coaching the next generation of LeBlanc wrestlers.
