Coach Mike (MadDog) McLarney
The Ravens compete in many contests and different venues. The settings in which these take place are often hostile because we are competing in an opponent’s gym; it is the nature of the sport. However, these settings produce some of the most idyllic and competitive situations that exemplify the true nature of what the sport brings out, in the individual who wishes to test his or her mettle inside the rings of the mat.
Coach Mike joined the Portsmouth Abbey Wrestling coaching staff in 2012 and took the reins as Head Coach in 2014. Coach McLarney was a New England Champion wrestler in both high school and college and has been coaching at the high school and collegiate levels since 1977. He is a bronze-level coach with USA Wrestling and, in addition to coaching, has been very active as a wrestling official since 1979, also at both high school and collegiate levels. Coach McLarney brings a wealth of knowledge to the Portsmouth Abbey wrestling program and places importance on striving for the growth and success of his wrestlers and teams. In addition, he has coached soccer and baseball and continues on as an umpire in baseball in the past. Coach McLarney lives in Newport with his wife Cheryl and takes great pride in his three children, spouses, and grandchildren.
The Chelmsford High School Alumni Association held its annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, inducted 1973 Wrestler Mike McLarney a three-sport athlete into the Chelmsford High School Hall of Fame. All through high school, Mike played football and baseball, but wrestling was his sport; as a senior, he placed second in the state of Massachusetts and finished his Chelmsford High wrestling career as the 140 lb. New England Champion with an overall high school record of 65-14.
In 2013 The Massachusetts Maritime Academy Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed wrestling star Mike McLarney ’77, who enjoyed a distinguished career under fellow Hall of Fame mentor Peter Hexter. A two-year team captain and a two-time NCAA medalist as a freshman and sophomore in 1973 and 1974, McLarney, who resides in Newport, R.I., sported a 95-40 career dual-match record and was the recipient of the Hopkins Award as the program’s most outstanding wrestler. A longtime NCAA certified official, McLarney has served as an assistant coach at WPI and the University of Massachusetts Lowell and served for five seasons as the head coach at Bridgewater State from 1989 through 1994.
Director of Athletics:
Christopher Milmoe
WEIGHT BRACKETS
The NEW 2023 NFHS high school wrestling weight classes are (pounds):
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144,
150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215 and 285.
The high school wrestling weight classes are (pounds):
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145,
152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285.
GIRLS National Preps 12 Weight classes
100, 107, 114, 120, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185, 235


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