Saturday December 9, 2017 – The Huskies hosted the 7th Annual Johnny Rouse Invitational, and for the first time in seven tries the Huskies ended the day undefeated and team champions.

Hagerty finished pool play without losing a match. In the first round the Huskies beat Olympia 72-6. Dylan Kohn, Marcus Patrick, Devin Kohn, Bo Perkins, Justin Segarra, and Nick Walker all recorded pins. Nathan Stewart, Dylan Kohn, Bo Perkins, Mason Perkins, Garet LaGrange, Justin Segarra, and Nick Walker each pinned while Ryan Rowland and Devin Kohn added Tech. Falls to beat University (Orange City) 67-6 in the 2nd round. In the 3rd round Huskies pinned 8 of 8 opponents, including pins by Michael DeZego, Dylan Kohn, Marcus Patrick, Lee Hoang, Devin Kohn, Ethan Lopez, Justin Segarra, and Nick Walker, beating New Smyrna Beach 78-0.

The finals pool began with Winter Springs beating Strawberry Crest 41-32. In the second round of the finals pool, Hagerty topped Strawberry Crest by a score of 60-18, setting up a championship finals dual between Hagerty and Winter Springs. Ryan Rowland, Micheal DeZego, Marcus Patrick, Lee Hoang, Devin Kohn, Justin Segarra, and Nick Walker each recorded pins agains Strawberry Crest. In the final dual of the night, Ryan Rowland, Dylan Kohn, Marcus Patrick, Mason Perkins, and Justin Segarra each pinned their opponents to lead the Huskies to their first tournament title in school history as Hagerty outwrestled Winter Springs 46-30.

Nick Walker was named outstanding wrestler by the coaches and captains. Nick finished the day 4-1 with four pins.

Individual Results: Ryan Rowland (5-0, 2 Pins, 1 Tech. Fall), Mikey Basilo (2-1), Nathan Stewart (2-0, 1 Pin), Michael DeZego (3-0, 2 Pins, 1 Maj. Dec.), Dylan Kohn (5-0, 4 Pins), Marcus Patrick (5-0, 4 Pins), Brandon Boyle (1-0), Lee Hoang (4-1, 2 Pins), Devin Kohn (5-0, 3 Pins, 1 Tech. Fall, 1 Maj. Dec.), Mason White (1-0), Bo Perkins (4-0, 3 Pins), Mason Perkins (3-1, 2 Pins), Ethan Lopez (1-0, 1 Pin), Justin Segarra (5-0, 5 Pins), Garet LaGrange (4-0, 1 Pin), Matt Kaplan (5-0), Nick Walker (4-1, 4 Pins)

Friday Night the JV team also competed in the JV Johnny Rouse Quad Meet. The team went 2-0, defeating University (Orange City) and New Smyrna Beach.

Congratulations to senior Devin Kohn, who has committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Campbell University

Saturday December 2, 2017 – The Huskies opened the season at University (Orange City) where they competed in the 2017 Clash of the Titans. The team finished in 4th place overall lead by tournament champions Ryan Rowland (Jr.), Bo Perkins (So.), and Marcus Patrick (Fr.). #1 seed Ryan Rowland dominated the 106 lb. bracket with three bonus point wins in three matches, pinning DJ Perez (West Orange) followed by back to back major decision in the semifinals and finals over Erick Rocher (Freedom) by a score of 12-0 and Caleb DesRoches (Winter Springs) by a score of 15-3. At 132 lbs. Marcus Patrick was seeded #3 behind Lake Highland’s Vincent Menozzi (#1) and Amstrong Lubin (#3) of Freedom. Patrick  upset Lubin in the semifinals 1-0 to advance to the finals where he pinned Menozzi in the third period to win the tournament. Unseeded at 152 lbs., Bo Perkins finished the tournament 4-0 with two pins. Perkins opened the tournament with a pin over Josh Satterlee (Lake Brantly), before upsetting #1 seed Cameron Monzadeh of Lake Highland Prep. with an 8-7 decision. Bo went on to pin the #4 seed Mike Esler (Winter Springs) in the semi-finals to advance to the finals where he beat #2 Curtis Brock of Flagler Palm Coast by decision 8-6. #2 seed Dylan Kohn also made the finals, winning by pin in the quarter finals and by an 8-6 decision against Christian Sheppard of Flagler Palm Coast in the semifinals. Kohn took his first loss of the season to defending state champion Nic Bouzakis in the finals.

Other place winners were: 132 lbs. Brandon Boyle beat Preston Barber (West Orange) in the 5th place match. Mason Perkins pinned Kyle Bott of Winter Springs to place 3rd at 160 lbs. At 195 lbs. Matt Kaplan placed 4th while Nick Walker finished his first varsity tournament in 6th place.

On December 1st, 2017, Hagerty’s JV and Girl wrestling teams competed in the 2017 JV/Girls Clash of the Titans. In their first action of the season, the boys placed 4th and finished the tournament with a champion and 12 total place winners. Garet LaGrange won his bracket and was the 170 lbs. Champion. Other place winner were: 106 lbs. Connor Messenger (3rd)/Mikey Basilo (6th), 113 lbs. Nathan Stewart (3rd)/Mark Moberg (6th), 120 lbs. Brody Ruff (2nd), 126 lbs. Harrison Messenger (3rd), 132 lbs. Alberto Zumaeta (3rd), 138 lbs. Jacob Pike (5th), 152 lbs. Justice Weaver (6th), 160 lbs. Ethan Lopez (2nd), 182 lbs. Jacob Maldonado (4th)

In the Girls tournament, Catherine Patrick placed 5th at 120 lbs. Amanda Nowak and Faith Marino wrestled well in their first competitions.

Please extend a Husky welcome to new head wrestling coach Scotty Diaz. Coach Diaz will take over as the second coach in program history and is looking forward to building on our tradition of excellence.

He is a Winter Springs High School alumnus (c/o 2003) where he was a 2x conference and district champion, Regional champion (2x finalist), and a 2x state qualifier, placing 4th in 2003. After graduating he wrestled at UCF for a year before going on to wrestle for Thiel College.

His first coaching job was as an
assistant at West Orange in 2012-2013. After that he has been coaching as an assistant at Lake Mary.

Coach Diaz will be handling all social media and updates on the site from here on out. Congratulations again and welcome to Hagerty!

The origins of “Hostile”

If you have ever been around our wrestlers, then you’ve heard this word. We use it to break our huddles and end every practice. When Hagerty High School first opened in 2005, we only had one class: the freshmen. I had been hired to start the first ever wrestling program in school history. Hearing the high pitched squeals of that first group of thirteen and fourteen year olds yell “Huskies!” at the end of every practice was not going to cut it. We needed something aggressive. We needed an identity.

Eventually, we settled on “HOSTILE!” as our rallying cry. We started to develop a style that was aggressive and fun to wrestle. We might not win every match, but you were going to hate having to wrestle us. We were going to stay in the center, get our hands on you, be physical, and aggressively WORK for takedowns, turns, and pins. I firmly believed that if we focused on this, the wins would take care of themselves. This mentality has been the backbone of our program ever since.

After ten years as head wrestling coach, I have decided that I am ready to shift gears. I will always be thankful to Hagerty’s first principal, Mr. Momary and Christy Bryce, our first athletic director for allowing me the opportunity to start the Hagerty Wrestling program. As my children grow older, I look forward to following them around and watching them alongside my wife participate in whatever sports or activities they choose. For this reason, I am resigning as the head wrestling coach at Hagerty High School. The amount of commitment necessary to maintain the tradition of excellence here is simply more than I can offer. If I can’t coach the way that I feel it should be done, or offer the same level of commitment that I expect from my wrestlers, then it is time to step down. Wrestling is simply not a sport that you can do “sometimes” if you expect to be successful.

My proudest achievement after 10 years of coaching here has nothing to do with the amount of trophies, medals, tournament champions, state qualifiers, or placers that have been developed here. There were many accomplishments on the mat, but witnessing the growth of so many young men and women has meant so much more to me. It was never just about winning. If all an athlete got out of wrestling here was a state championship, then I failed them as a coach. Instead, I am most proud of the fact that our program has graduated so many outstanding young men and women. The lessons learned from wrestling has served them well in life. Not only were you all great wrestlers, but you were great kids and you continue to make myself and your family proud.

Happily, I plan to continue to be involved in this great sport. I will work as an official and you may see me at a tournament or two, only this time I’ll be wearing stripes instead of our familiar “H.” I look forward to introducing my children to wrestling and watching them compete and have as much fun as possible.

The search is already underway for a new head coach. The administration will be looking for the best coaching talent who will act as the best fit for Hagerty High School. I look forward to working with the new coaching staff to ensure that there is a smooth transition. This is an amazing school to be a teacher and coach and I expect that the job will not stay vacant for long.

It has been a humbling experience and an honor to work with the wrestlers and families here. The support system made up of our parents and fans is second to none. Thank you to the administration for supporting the program and giving me the freedom to take chances and grow our program. Thank you to every single coach that I have had the pleasure of coaching with. Your enthusiasm and love for the sport made coming to practice every day a joy. I am confident that the wrestling program will continue to be a strong part of Hagerty Athletics, and I look forward to becoming another fan in the stands.

NVRSTOP Wrestling Club code: WW6E45

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Dear fans,

Please email me at Isiah_Cabal@scps.k12.fl.us to confirm your attendance (please include the number of people in your party) by April 13th.  Please include in your email the type of dish you are planning to bring.

While not required, we’re suggesting that each family bring a dish that can feed between 10-15 people from the category associated with the weight class that their wrestler competed at this season (NOT their current weight!).

• 106, 113, 120, 126: Appetizers, salads, or sides
• 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170: Main dish
• 182, 195, 220, 285: Desserts

 Awards:    The following awards and certificates will be presented:

• Junior Varsity certificates
• Varsity letters/pins
• Academic Certificates
• Most Outstanding Wrestler (Varsity & Junior Varsity)
• Most Improved Wrestler
• Coaches’ Award