Bullet Wrestling Tournament

Loooong tournament this past Saturday. It was held round robin style - Michael had 4 matches and did awesome taking a 3rd place. The first match was very close and he just won by getting back points on the kid in the last few seconds. His next match he lost by points to the kid who took 1st place. His 3rd match he pinned his opponent, and in the final bout he lost by a couple of points to the 2nd place finisher. These were his first matches of the season, and he's still a bit rusty - putting his head down, and some other moves that need improvement, but I'm glad to see him out there giving it his all and I am very proud of him.Videos below:

Souderton Wrestling Tournamant - 3rd Place

A loooooong day of wrestling at the Souderton wrestling tournament, but a great day of wrestling for Michael with a 3rd place finish. Michael ended up having 4 matches and going 3 & 1. He pinned his first opponent - lost his second match 4-2 (looked at me during the match and said he had to go to the bathroom - #2 - ugh) I really think he could have beaten this kid, pinned his 3rd opponent and then won his final match in an exciting overtime finish. He tried his best and did fantastic and I am very proud. Videos below:

Wrestling Tri-Meet Conestoga and Wissahickon

A good day of wrestling for Michael today at the Conestoga Wissahickon Pottsgrove tri-meet. Michael lost his first match 7-2 and then came back with two very nice wins by decision. Tomorrow is the Souderton Novice Tournament. Michael took third place there last year - stay tuned....Matches from today below:

3 Wins at the Wrestling Tri-Meet

Another great day of wrestling for Michael and the Pottsgrove Wrestling Club. We wrestled against my home town school, Neshaminy, along with Upper Moreland. Michael had 3 matches today and won all 3. His first bout ended with a decisive 12-4 victory and the next 2 he won by pins. His first match was pretty tough - the second was against a girl who put up a good fight and the third he really hit his stride and pinned quickly. The rest of the team did fantastic. It was a long day but Michael did great and was very happy with his wins. Videos of the matches below:

1st Place at the 2010 Pottsgrove Wrestling Takedown Tournament

Michael had another great day of wrestling yesterday with an impressive first place finish and no takedowns were scored against him. It was the 7th annual Pottsgrove Takedown Tournament and he had 5 kids including himself in the 45lb Pee Wee division. It's run as a round robin tourney, so he had to wrestle all 4 opponents. The first 2 he wrestled are actually on his team and are both first year wrestlers, so he quickly won those. The last 2 kids were second year wrestlers like Michael and he also beat them soundly. His final match was against a kid he had wrestled a few times last year and they always had a good battle. I am so proud of how he is doing and I hope he keeps it up over the coming years. We have another tournament tomorrow hosted by the Pottsgrove Wrestling Club - The 2011 Pottsgrove Holiday Wrestling Tournament. The videos from the tournament are below: