Tuesday, March 24, 2015

2015 Westerville Central Open Wrestling Tournament

This week the boys wrestled at the 2015 Westerville Central open.

Here is Luke's bracket.


Match 5 was a re-match against the only wrestler to give him a loss this weekend.  He put a lot of effort into this match, did not score any points, but won in sudden victory on locked hands call.  Really proud of his effort.  When asked why he did not switch up his attacks from neutral, he said he planned to practice his double leg takedowns.  He is heard-headed, but we like his tenacity.

2015 Westerville Luke Match 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=954rY_x_t0Y
2015 Westerville Luke Match 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJZ31N7j20
2015 Westerville Luke Match 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nTxlSyBcXg

Here is Kurt's bracket.



He has one other good match, but this is the only one we recorded.  This is also a wrestler he has faced a couple of times.   The best part of this match is that Kurt captured the attention of fans in the stands with his innocent chuckle that he was caught in the same move by the same wrestler last year.  He knows he did not learn from his mistake of putting his head down.  The bystanders complimented Kurt on his attitude and said they wished more wrestlers shared his demeanor.

2015 Westerville Kurt Match 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8kXD8ZPSs

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Johnstown Open Wrestling Tournament

On Sunday March 15th, Kurt and Luke wrestled in the Johnstown Open wrestling tournament.  Luke and Kurt wrestled in the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively.  Luke went 3-0 with his last match being an overtime match with an opponent from Whetstone.  Although we have been practicing twice a week, this is Kurt's first match since early February.  One match was so quick, mom missed it. lol.

My good friend, college teammate and roommate Dave Wellmeier and his family were also at this tournament with their son Noah.  It is good to see the next generation of wrestlers learning the toughest sport.

Luke Match 1


Luke Match 2


Luke Match 3


Kurt Match 1

Kurt Match 2