Wildcat Family Wrestling Update #3

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Greetings Westview Wrestling Families –

Rose City Championships Results – Our wrestlers had a very solid showing at the Rose City Championships with our team taking 10th place out of the 25 teams that competed.  Congratulations to our placers including Nick Capetillo 1st place at 113 lbs, Joey Coste 1st place at 126 lbs and David Escobar 2nd place at 145 lbs. Complete results for all of tournaments and matches can be found in trackwrestling by searching for Westview.   The tournament was an overall huge success and very well organized.  The competition level continues to build, this is rapidly becoming one of the toughest in the state!  Many coaches, officials, and fans were commenting on how well the tournament went, with the out of state teams all reporting that they plan to return next year!  Congratulations to the Wildcat Wrestlers and Coaches!  A great article by Billy Gates on the tourney about the Rose City Tournament is linked here:  Rose City Article

Thank You Volunteers! – A huge thank you to the many volunteers that gave up time and energy to helping run the concession stand, ticket gate, hospitality room, and product pick up!  This is an important part of the tournament that earns important funds to support our wrestling program.

Westview vs Beaverton Results – Great write up for our opening dual meet 49-24 win over Beaverton can be found here: Oregonlive Article. Congratulations to the wrestlers and coaches for the great win!  Let’s Keep It Rolling!

Wrestling 101 for Parents – For those of you that would like a little tutoring on how wrestling works, here is a link to a pretty solid Wrestling 101 for parents on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Sw5UBdLD4

Competitions this week: 

Dual Meet Thursday, 12/17 at Westview 6:00pm and 7:00pm – Come on out to our first home dual meet vs. Sunset High.  Novice and JV wrestlers at 6:00 pm and Varsity at 7:00 pm. The dual meets are one of the most exciting events for fans.  For varsity competition the main lights go out and the spotlights shine on the match.  The individual matches get real exciting.  Watching the team scores build as the match moves along builds energy in the gym!

Lebanon Tournament this Friday, 12/18 – Lebanon High School is hosting a dual meet tourney on Friday, Lebanon is south of Salem: 1700 S 5th St, Lebanon, OR 97355, (map).  This tournament will include Varsity and Junior Varsity/Novice wrestlers, they will be leaving for Lebanon from school on Friday at 7:15 am and returning late Friday night.  This tournament is a team dual meet format for Varsity competing in round robin matches with three other teams, then competing in a placing match against a team from the other pool.  JV wrestlers will be competing individually in 4 or 5 man round robin brackets.  Wrestling is scheduled to start at 11:00 am on Friday.

Winter Break Schedule – Heads up on a busy wrestling schedule during break.  The calendar from the website is copied below. Please refer to the calendar for the most up to date information and changes.

  • Monday, December 21, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Tuesday, December 22, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Wednesday, December 23, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Monday, December 28, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Tuesday, December 29, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Wednesday, December 30, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Thursday, December 31, 10:00am Practice: Varsity, JV, Novice and Fresh
  • Friday, January 1, 2016 , 9:00am Pac Coast Tournament (bus leaves at 5:30 am)
  • Saturday, January 2, 2016, 9:00am Pac Coast Tournament (bus leaves at 5:30 am)

Go Cats!!!!

Greg Timmons
Team Dad