Our wrestlers also had a very solid showing at the Rose City Championships with our team taking 16th place out of the 25 teams that came. Our placers included Kiel Resnick 2nd place at 106 lbs, Noah Spencer 4th place at 285 lbs and David Escobar 5th place at 138 lbs. Complete results for each wrestler can be found here: Rose City Championships Results. The tournament was an overall huge success as it was 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 Miles Vance on the tourney about the Rose City Tournament: 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! This is an important part of the tournament that earns important funds to support our wrestling program. Thank you to: Janet Fraser, Carolynn Yancey, Vanessa Lumpkin, Evelin James, Jeff Summer, Fred Maddox, Rebecca Monteblanco, Brian and Jessica Robinson, Jenn Sanow, Reilly Sanow, Yixiang Zeng, Holly Resnick, Reilly Resnick, Ken and Tiffani Frank and Pep Timmons. I apologize if I missed your name, please let me know.
Volunteers Needed for Northwest Duals Tourney! – if you are not on the list above, here is your chance to contribute to our team. Monday, December 29th and Tuesday, December 30th, Westview is hosting the Northwest Duals tournament. Attached is a list of volunteer signup/needs we have to help with the concession stand. If you can fill one of the open spots please email me back. We need three people per session. Get your family together to take a whole shift and have some fun together. We always pay attention to covering for each other when your wrestler is competing.
Wrestling 101 for Parents – Here is a link to a pretty solid Wrestling 101 for parents on Youtube: Wrestling 101 video.
Competitions this week:
Dual Meet Thursday, 12/18 at Westview 5:00pm and 7:00pm – Come on out to our first home dual meet vs. Beaverton High. Novice and JV wrestlers at 5:00 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!
Winter Break Schedule – Heads up on a busy wrestling schedule during break. The calendar from the website is copied below.
- Monday, December 22 10:00am Practice
- Tuesday, December 23 10:00am Practice
- Wednesday, December 24 No Practice
- Friday, December 26 10:00am Practice
- Monday, December 29 7:00am Northwest Duals
- Tuesday, December 30 7:00am Northwest Duals
- Wednesday, December 31 No Practice
- Thursday, January 1, 2015 No Practice
- Friday, January 2, 2015 10:00am Practice
Go Cats!!!!
Greg Timmons
Team Dad