The night started off bad. Not just a little bad, but really bad! Sickness has been running through the team, and there were four varsity starters out of the lineup. With Ludlow coming in, there wasn't a lot of hope for a victory. I kept running the lineups over in my head. Every scenario seemed [...]
While the West Side Duals may be the premier up and coming dual meet tournament in Western Mass, The northeast duals is still king with sixteen teams from all around the northeast and some of the toughest wrestlers you will ever see locally. If you are looking for your "stud" wrestler to get a good match, [...]
Central at Longmeadow. This is always a tough, gutsy match. Especially when it's at Longmeadow's gym. Tonight's match was no exception. The contest started at 140 lbs and Longmeadow came out strong and fast. The Lancers grabbed the first three matches, two majors and a fall to jump out to the early 14-0 lead. Central [...]
The Golden Eagles took their varsity squad on the road Saturday to the Natick Invitational Tournament and put on a show. Central placed 11 wrestlers in the top 4 places and won team score for the tournament for the first time ever. Central placed 6 wrestlers in the finals, Robby Flores, Ben Wright, John Guczek, [...]
Central is a young team. The tough part about a young team is getting them to function as a unit, a family, a team. When it finally happens, it can be extraordinarily fun to watch. Central put it all together tonight and came away with their biggest blowout of the season against a Minnechaug team [...]
For all you Bob's Blogaholics out there let me start by apologizing for not writing this last night. I arrived home from the West Side Duals at about 10 minutes before kickoff in the Patriots – Jaguars game and as much as I love wrestling and writing about it, the football game took preference. I mean, [...]
Very rarely can you go so far, to get beat so bad, and come away from the experience feeling good about it. That's exactly what happened tonight. A young Central team faced off against a very experienced Mt Anthony team and it showed. Central was beaten soundly by a score of 50 – 23. The [...]
I am sure that all of you have finally figured out that the schedule was a little messed up this week and last. Finally, it looks as if the dust has cleared and the schedule is set. It started when Mt. Anthony wanted to change their meet with us to their gym. Somehow in the [...]
If you were at the Central Gym tonight for the Agawam – Central matchup, you got your money's worth. What a great rivalry. It was everything I thought it would be and even a little more. It was bound to be a war when these two wrestling powerhouses went head to head. It was. Central [...]
Well, it's here. The toughest week of the season. It all begins tonight with a home meet against the Agawam Brownies. This is going to be a war. Agawam is just coming off a fresh loss to Longmeadow and will be looking to prove something. They lost a squeeker with one of their best wrestlers [...]
