Highschool Wrestling: My road to States.

Every year it's the same goal, win, win, win. It's all about having the mental compacity to succeed, if you believe you can succeed and have the ability and the strength to succeed, you will most likely succeed.  Being in division one isn't easy, and it takes more than just physicality to succeed in my sectional.


This year, my junior year, was perhaps one of my most successful seasons I've ever had in my wrestling career.  Although it was cut short, I ended with a winning record (26-13) and gained alot of confidence and skill this year.  My important matches were in the past two weeks, my conference tournament and my sectional tournament.  The SWC is a very tough conference for any sport but for wrestling its a whole other level, Midpark, Olmstead Falls, Westlake, Amherst and espically Brecksville and incredible teams this year, and I was one match short of a place. 

Only one thing though is needed to be said about my sectional tournament... St. Eds, this team is by far one of the most incredibly strong and well disciplined teams in the nation, and they are nationally ranked.  And out of all the sectionals they have to be in ours, this is not only intimidating but it makes it harder to get out of my sectional to go to districts.  Although I didn't have to face St. Eds this year, I had a first round match vs the second seated kid from Elyria whom I went toe-to-toe with but I was beat.  I then won my second match then lost a, controversial, 1-0 match, due to bad officiating.

All-in-all my 2010-2011 season was cut short maybe due to bad offciating or maybe due to my lack of mental strength and my will to win, or maybe even just having a tough weight class full of successful, known  seniors.  Whatever the cause for my end of the season performance, I am deterimed to come back next year 100% healthier and stronger and I will make my last year my most successful year, I will push for the State tournament.