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FHS and Lawrence North prepare for a JV meet on Dec. 2. FHS won 48-30. Photo by Fletcher Haltom.
Pinning down competition Wrestling team progresses with high hopes for season against opponents Grace Mossing Ben Rosen
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his year, the wrestling team aims to take down the competition and win more matches. They head into the season with hopes of improvement and consistency across weight classes. The team won their first match on o . at home against Hoosier Crossroads Conference opponent ran lin entral . finished second of at the ohn rrle emorial n itational at rsenal Tech on o . . They hope to carry this moment m into the rest of the season. Last year, the team had seven clear victories o t of in the season matches and in itations. They finished the postseason with a place of o t of teams in the tate inals. This year they hope to finish in the top half of the competition. “ e ha e better techni e and we wor better and connect with the coach beca se he coached s in the offseason, senior arrell said. “ feel great abo t this year, we are winning d als dominantly and we have depth on the team.’’ a ing depth on the team ma es s re that e en if one wrestler gets h rt, there are eno gh people on the team to keep the team winning. reshman ri n ngalls feels the team still needs to work on a few things in order to become more consistent and win more matches. “ ome of the bigger g ys, thin , need to improve on how they get into positions where they can score, ri n said. “ e co ld also wor on getting o t of the bottom position.
The bottom position is comparable to being in the defensive position. They are on their hands and knees with weight in their heels and an opponent on top of them. The referee blows the whistle. f the wrestler tries and s cceeds in escaping from the bottom they will get one point. If they get on top of or control their opponent, they receive two points. ow coaching his second season after coming in for long time coach a e arreld, ran ngalls helped to bring a positive dynamic to the team. “He coaches with emotion to shows how important a mo e is and how hard we sho ld be wor ing, freshman nthony iley said. iley also said ngalls foc ses on getting the team to adopt grit and perseverance. “ e ha e been training to not gi e p and to grow into ha ing a to gher mentality, iley said. armel and will wind p being big matches for the team. oth schools typically p t o t good s ads to compete with . These matches tend to be important, and reg larly draw large crowds to cheer for both teams. The team hopes to contin e and finish the season strong after placing second in their to rnament on o . . The ne t meet is p.m. on ec. at armel igh chool. The dsoc meet is p.m. on an. at . The postseason starts with sectionals on eb. at ran fort enior igh School and the conference championship meet is on an. at obles ille igh chool.
