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Mustangs are excited to rebound on the mat
BY JOSH YODER Sports reporter jyoder@lewistownsentinel.com
MIDDLEBURG — The Midd-West wrestling are looking for gold and continue growth of the program heading into the 2022-2023 season. Dale Franquet leads the Mustangs for the coming season and will be joined by AJ Steininger, Tye Boyer and junior high coach Tanner Ebright.
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“As always, we get from one season to the next you like to watch the kids progress and stuff and we’re super excited to see the kids, who are all returning from last year grow and progress in the right direction,” Franquet said. “The whole coaching staff is really excited for the season.”
“Each wrestler has some areas that they want to
Midd-West Wrestling
Last year’s record: 3-8
Head coach: Dale Franquet
Assistants: AJ Steininger, Tye
Boyer, Tanner Ebright work on,” Franquet continued. “And improve for this season to help them reach their goal for the end of the year.”
In terms of expectations, the Mustangs are keeping it simple for their wrestlers. Strong work ethic and constant improvement.
“Honestly, my expectations are obviously for them to progress and develop in the sports of wrestling and enjoy it,” Franquet said. “They put the work in, put a lot of effort in the sport. As a coach you want to see kids expectation levels be reached to their goals and their expectations.”
“We kinda let them set their own goals and expectations and their own goals and then myself and my coaches are there to make sure we meet their expectations,” Franquet added.
But not only on the varsity level, coach Franquet wants to make sure that the program will have a solid foundation for many years to come.
“We have two seniors actually on the team, the rest of the kids are underclassmen,” Franquet said.
“The seniors are leaders, I’d say we’re a younger team and we have a good group of kids coming up in the junior high program so in the next couple of years, the program should be back to full numbers and progressing in the right direction.”
Some of the key returnees to the program will be looked upon to set the standard for the upcoming
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