Monday, December 15, 2008

Malad Invitational

one of the best parts of the invitational is keeping boys. the one time per year our kids get a sleep over! last year we had 15. this year we only had 6. dinner anyone?

team photo. 1st place undefeated record 7-0 at the invitational. season 2-0.
paden 2nd behind preston mccullock (represented here by his brother. he headed home early to take the act.) mccullock is the state champion and has been 3 years in a row. 145 pounds is new to paden and he stomped it. click on rankings (click on 2A) to see the site where the boys will be ranked state wide. i think it comes out on tuesday but i am not sure.
dillon took third behind firth and malad's dan blaisdell. dillon wrestled where a 103 spot was open. that was with aberdeen. their team did not place. coach peck from aberdeen wants dillon to live there. :) so what happens when a team has to many in a weight is, they lend their extras to the teams that have holes in their line-up. the match is automatically forfeited to the opponent and then they wrestle anyway, giving the kids varsity match experience. so in the individuals the kids are recognized at the top three spots in the weight class, the top two get a medal (so close) and then the team placings. most tournaments are this way. it is good. if dillon can be lucky enough to wrestle for aberdeen at the other tournaments he will have been coached by our coach and the aberdeen coach (he can wrestle for any team that has a hole but the aberdeen coach is really good). they both sit in the same corner. the teams give wrestling moves names and the names are unique to each team. aberdeen doesn't do the same things, so dillon needs our coach (our coaches are the best). the aberdeen coach is a good guy. they are in our district. it is sad and exciting to see them weak! when state gets here the top two finishers in each weight in the district go to state giving dillon a sweet spot. our whole district was at the invitational, and dillon and dan, both malad, are the only ones on the stand. firth is in another district.

part of the team.

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