Wrestling season was pretty different for us this year.
James made the decision to "wrestle up" in weight so another teammate could take the varsity spot in his actual weight. That, combined with the overuse of his right arm as QB on his football team the season prior, led to a tear in his rotator cuff pretty early on. It was a bit frustrating for him not be able to perform like he was use to, and basically have to sit out competitively most of the season, but he was a good sport about it!
This is pretty much all we got for him this year:(.
Porter's season was also pretty different for all of us. The transition to high school wrestling, and the commitment, physical challenge, and other adjustments that go into that, definitely took some getting use to. It was a season full of learning experiences, but Porter hung in there and performed very well.
These shots are fairly blurry, but they do show some good moments.
And then there was Joseph and Brooks:). This was Joe's first year, Brooks' first year since he was little, and our family's first year back on the club team we initially joined when Porter and James first started. Lot's of firsts;).
They had a great coach and a fun time with their team.
The season started out pretty tough for Brooks, but he worked hard and had a good attitude.
And then about half way or so through, he really started to pick things up and figure out what worked for him!
Towards the end of the season he was taking first place! Which was very cool, because Brooks did not start out as a "natural" wrestler and has had to work extremely hard for every win.
In fact, he was such a committed and hard worker, even when pretty much all odds were against him, that he ended up getting the special "Coach's Award" at the end of the season!!
Joseph was a cute little wrestler, that's for sure. And was extremely entertaining on the mat!!! Luckily we have plenty of funny videos to remind us of that for years to come;).
He had kinda the opposite season as Brooks, coming out with a bang in the beginning--getting first place in a couple of round robins.
Having a great time hanging out at meets and getting medals for the first time--something every kids loves:-)!
Being the happy-go-lucky boy that we love so much!!
But kinda getting worn out from this whole wrestling thing by the end of the season, and and sorta forgetting to keep trying during matches;).
We were super proud of both of them and had a really fun time watching them participate.
And of course grandma also looooooved getting to watch them participate!! She's quite the cheerleader when it comes to her grandkids.
Who knows what excitement next year will bring??!!!!:-) Hopefully not too much (at least by way of injuries).
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