Fans,
If you can’t make it to the Silver Spurs Arena this weekend, follow the action online at http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/explore/upcoming/school/a5a8a76e3e. I’ll try and send updates of which mat Zach Larison will be getting ready to wrestle on throughout the tournament.
Congratulations to Senior Zach Larison, who captured his first ever Regional Championship (on his birthday, no less) with a 3-1 victory over Flagler Palm Coast’s Michael DeAugustino last Saturday night. Zach joins Richard Perry as one of only 2 wrestlers to have won Conference, District, and Regional titles for Hagerty.
With his victory, Zach moves on to the FHSAA State Finals this Friday & Saturday at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Way to go, Zach!
Friday (03.13.15): State Tournament at Silver Spurs Arena
Silver Spurs Arena (venue information | map)
1875 Silver Spur Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34744
8:00 AM: Weigh-ins
10:00 AM: Round 1 (wrestle-back rounds to follow)
Saturday (03.14.15): State Tournament at Silver Spurs Arena
8:00 AM: Weigh-ins
9:30 AM: Wrestle-back rounds (semi-finals to follow)
5:30 PM: Finals
Nine out of our thirteen wrestlers placed in the top four of their respective weight class this past Saturday, which means that they will move on to next weekend’s Regional Tournament. To score as many points as we did in a district that has always been traditionally tough may have been a surprise to those on the outside looking in, but if you have been in our practice room the last several weeks you would have seen a group of focused young men who made the decision to choose victory.
Final Results for our wrestlers:
106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Devin Kohn of Oviedo
2nd Place – Daniel Lively of Lake Mary
3rd Place – Nathan Hewson of DeLand
4th Place – Tyler McVay of Hagerty
1st Place Match
Devin Kohn (Oviedo) 39-0, Fr. over Daniel Lively (Lake Mary) 27-12, So. (MD 10-0).
3rd Place Match
Nathan Hewson (DeLand) 17-20, So. over Tyler McVay (Hagerty) 12-14, Fr. (Dec 8-5).
126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Zach Larison of Hagerty
2nd Place – Dimitri Alicea of Winter Springs
3rd Place – Logan Wishart of DeLand
4th Place – Gavin Smith of Lake Mary
1st Place Match
Zach Larison (Hagerty) 33-1, Sr. over Dimitri Alicea (Winter Springs) 31-12, So. (Dec 7-3).
3rd Place Match
Logan Wishart (DeLand) 33-13, Sr. over Gavin Smith (Lake Mary) 23-18, Jr. (MD 8-0).
145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – James Nereim of Winter Springs
2nd Place – Kole Saunders of University Orange City
3rd Place – Danny Angel of Hagerty
4th Place – Michael Busck of Oviedo
1st Place Match
James Nereim (Winter Springs) 38-3, Jr. over Kole Saunders (University Orange City) 32-12, Sr. (Fall 1:24).
3rd Place Match
Danny Angel (Hagerty) 9-7, Sr. over Michael Busck (Oviedo) 23-14, Fr. (Dec 7-3).
160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jordon Tague of Winter Springs
2nd Place – Kahtrell Casado-Treadwell of Lyman
3rd Place – Curtis Duren of Hagerty
4th Place – Ryan Travis of Oviedo
1st Place Match
Jordon Tague (Winter Springs) 40-1, Sr. over Kahtrell Casado-Treadwell (Lyman) 34-4, Jr. (Dec 13-7).
3rd Place Match
Curtis Duren (Hagerty) 17-13, Jr. over Ryan Travis (Oviedo) 10-12, Jr. (Fall 0:48).
170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Nick Shinault of University Orange City
2nd Place – Derek Di Bernardo of Hagerty
3rd Place – Craig Franklin of Lyman
4th Place – Jaacob Moxley of Lake Mary
1st Place Match
Nick Shinault (University Orange City) 28-11, Sr. over Derek Di Bernardo (Hagerty) 25-6, So. (Fall 5:03).
3rd Place Match
Craig Franklin (Lyman) 14-11, Jr. over Jaacob Moxley (Lake Mary) 21-20, Jr. (Fall 1:41).
182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Parks Moore of University Orange City
2nd Place – Josh Lopez of Hagerty
3rd Place – Josh Davis of Lyman
4th Place – Jacob Alstein of Lake Brantley
1st Place Match
Parks Moore (University Orange City) 33-5, Sr. over Josh Lopez (Hagerty) 19-9, Sr. (Fall 4:54).
3rd Place Match
Josh Davis (Lyman) 15-10, Sr. over Jacob Alstein (Lake Brantley) 16-12, So. (Dec 6-1).
195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – David Moodie of Winter Springs
2nd Place – Andrew Weaver of University Orange City
3rd Place – Ethan Kaufmann of Hagerty
4th Place – Shawn Sommers of DeLand
1st Place Match
David Moodie (Winter Springs) 33-1, Sr. over Andrew Weaver (University Orange City) 31-6, Sr. (MD 11-3).
3rd Place Match
Ethan Kaufmann (Hagerty) 16-8, Jr. over Shawn Sommers (DeLand) 30-22, Sr. (Dec 8-6).
220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kevin Barahona of Winter Springs
2nd Place – Omar Siller of University Orange City
3rd Place – Will Searcy of Hagerty
4th Place – Steven Zhao of Lake Brantley
1st Place Match
Kevin Barahona (Winter Springs) 33-10, Sr. over Omar Siller (University Orange City) 29-5, Sr. (Dec 7-6).
3rd Place Match
Will Searcy (Hagerty) 28-11, Sr. over Steven Zhao (Lake Brantley) 18-8, Sr. (Dec 9-3).
285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Alec Shriner of Oviedo
2nd Place – Austin Haupert of Lake Mary
3rd Place – TJ Boyd of Winter Springs
4th Place – Christian Gomez of Hagerty
1st Place Match
Alec Shriner (Oviedo) 27-1, Sr. over Austin Haupert (Lake Mary) 33-6, Sr. (For.).
3rd Place Match
TJ Boyd (Winter Springs) 23-14, So. over Christian Gomez (Hagerty) 10-5, So. (Dec 7-3).
A huge thanks to everyone involved in hosting the District Tournament: our administration, athletic department, tech support, and local community businesses all contributed to making sure we had everything we needed to run this tournament. To all of our parents who volunteered their time running computers, working in the concession stand, and providing items for the coaches and officials’ hospitality room: THANK YOU! Another thanks goes out our JV wrestlers and teams who provided table workers. The wonderful support system here at Hagerty made this tournament another successful one, and if I didn’t get a chance to personally thank you yesterday, let me say it here: “Thank you!”
The team competes at the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament this Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th at University Orange City High School. There are four districts in our region. The top four wrestlers in each weight class from each district will make up the 16 man bracketed tournament next weekend. This tournament is double-elimination, with the top four wrestlers from the region moving on to the “Sweet Sixteen” FHSAA State Finals at the Silver Spurs Arena March. 13th & 14th.
We will be staying at the Quality Inn Orange City 445 S Volusia Ave, Orange City, FL 32763 Friday night.
We will leave Hagerty Friday morning on March 6th at 7:30 AM. Any wrestler who qualifies for the Regional tournament will be labeled as being on a “field trip” for the day. This is an excused absence.
Regional Tournament Schedule:
Friday, March 6th:
10:00 AM Weigh-ins
12:00 PM Round 1
Saturday, March 7th:
8:00 AM Weigh-ins
10:00 AM
12:30 PM Wrestlebacks (Third & Fourth Rounds)
6:00 PM Consolation/Championship Finals (2 mats)
Fans,
FINALLY, after a long, extended season, the “REAL” wrestling season is upon us! We are honored to be given the opportunity to host the Class 3A District 3 Tournament for the second year in a row.
On Friday, Feb. 27th we will set up the gym immediately after school in preparation for the District Tournament. Following the set-up of the gym we will have a short practice. Set-up should not take more than 1 hour, and practice will end at 5:00 PM.
Saturday, Feb. 28th: District Tournament:
Schedule:
7:00 AM: Wrestlers report for weight-check and final gym-setup
8:00 AM: Weigh-ins
10:00 AM: Round 1
Thank you so much to Dale Di Bernardo, Ken Larison, and Curtis Duren for their help with the administration of the tournament. As much as I’d like to think of myself as being technologically proficient, those old dogs learned some new tricks and their knowledge of trackwrestling.com and running the logistical side of the tournament is above and beyond what I could manage. Also Ana Larison and Tammy Di Bernardo’s help with coordinating the Concession Stand & Hospitality Room has been HUGE! Mrs. Larison has been shaking the bushes and wrangling free items from local businesses in an effort to keep the coaches fat and happy. To all of you who have volunteered your time to work in concession or in the hospitality room, THANK YOU!
There are ten teams in our district:
This tournament is a double-elimination, individually bracketed tournament similar to the Clash of the Titans, Bill Scott Memorial, Michael P. Hutchins Tournament, and the Flagler Rotary Invitational.
The top four wrestlers (1st-4th) in each weight class advance to next week’s Regional Tournament.
Our team earns points based on how our wrestlers do:
Team placement points (tournament scoring 4 places):
The team will stay at Quality Inn Orange City 445 S Volusia Ave, Orange City, FL 32763 Friday night.
We will leave Hagerty Friday morning on March 6th at 7:30 AM. Any wrestler who qualifies for the Regional tournament will be labeled as being on a “field trip” for the day. This is an excused absence.
Regional Tournament Schedule:
Friday, March 6th:
10:00 AM Weigh-ins
12:00 PM Round 1
Saturday, March 7th:
8:00 AM Weigh-ins
10:00 AM
12:30 PM Wrestlebacks (Third & Fourth Rounds)
6:00 PM Consolation/Championship Finals (2 mats)
Congratulations to Matt Munroe and Chris Gomez on their 4th place finishes at this past Saturday’s JV State Tournament at Osceola High School. Our first and second year wrestlers got some great competition in and had the opportunity to wrestle in a 2 day IBT (individually bracketed tournament), many of which had never done so before.
This Week At A Glance:
We are entering our last week of competition. It’s going to be busy, but worth it! As the regular season winds down, it is imperative that the team remains focused on our team goals as well as their individual wrestling goals. Our seniors are wrapping up their scholastic wrestling career and hopefully their season doesn’t end with regret or wondering if they truly gave it all they had.
Tuesday (02.17.15): Regular practice
Wednesday (02.18.15) SAC Duals @ Lake Howell
2:30: Weigh-ins
3:30: Quarter Finals
5:00: Semi Finals/Consolation Round 1
6:30: Championship & Consolation Finals
Thursday (02.19.15): Dual Meet v. Winter Park (Senior Night)
We will be recognizing our seniors and their familes before our match against Winter Park: Zach Larison, Matt Ellis, Danny Angel, Gus Hussein, Josh Lopez, and Will Searcy. Please make plans to be there as these wrestlers compete in their last ever home dual meet. Senior recognition will start at 6:30 PM.
Friday (02.20.15): Training session at Osceola High School with Coach Javier Maldonado.
There is another collegiate wrestling program in Florida! Southeastern University (Lakeland) will add wrestling in 2015 and will compete at the NAIA level. Their new head coach, Javier Maldonado, has been an assistant coach at Osceola for years. He will conduct a training session Friday night from 6:00-8:00 pm with several of the state’s top programs. There will be live wrestling in addition to some top notch technique.
Saturday (02.21.15): AAU Duals Tournament at Osceola
Our club team, NVRSTOP Wrestling Club will head to Osceola to compete in the AAU Duals State Tournament. Wrestlers will get at least 2 matches, although they are welcome to stay as long as they want to wrestle as many matches as they would like.
132 lbs: Oliver Hart (1st), Matt Munroe (2nd)
Congratulations to the following wrestlers on placing at the JV SAC Tournament this past Wednesday at Winter Springs:
108: Brandon Boyle (Champion), Tyler McVay (3rd)
134: Oliver Hart (Champion), Matt Munroe (2nd)
154: Evan Wright (4th)
287: Christian Gomez (3rd)
Our group of freshmen and sophomores have made huge strides in their wrestling since the beginning of the season! Their hard work in practice has carried over to the mat and the future of Hagerty Wrestling is bright.
DATE CHANGE! Dual Meet v. Winter Park (Senior Night) moved to next Thursday
Friday (02.13.15): JV State Tournament (Osceola HS)
Saturday (02.14.15): JV State Tournament (Osceola HS)
Wed 02.18.15: Seminole Athletic Conference Tournament
Unlike years past, the 2015 conference tournament will be a “duals tournament” similar to the NCAA National Duals Tournament that will take place this Sunday, Feb. 15.
The East v. West format divides the county in half, with teams being seeded based on this season’s accomplishments and head to head match-ups:
Thursday (02.19.15): Dual Meet v. Winter Park (Senior Night)
Saturday (02.21.15): AAU Duals Tournament at Osceola
The Huskies (9-4) finished 2-3 this past Saturday at the Nathan Brouwer Duals led by a 4 pin performance from Will Searcy (Sr. 220 lbs.) as well as Scooter Duren (Jr. 160 lbs) who also went 4-1 on the day. Zach Larison went 5 for 5, avenging a loss to Yamil Tapia (Timber Creek) dating back to the consolation semi-finals of the Regional Tournament last year. Three teams ended the day with the same record, but Timber Creek beat both Hagerty & Apopka in their head to head match-ups.
Team finishes:
1st: Winter Springs 5-0
2nd: Lake Mary 4-1
3rd: Timber Creek 2-3
4th: Hagerty 2-3
5th: Apopka 2-3
6th: Lake Brantley 0-5
Hagerty results by round:
Lake Mary 42 Hagerty 27
Hagerty 40 Apopka 38
Winter Springs 53 Hagerty 14
Hagerty 51 Lake Brantley 30
Timber Creek 61 Hagerty 15
With only 26 days and 20 varsity practices left until districts, it is important that the team understands how crucial it is to wrestle sharp throughout the day. We came out flat against Timber Creek and the score reflected that. From here on out, if you are wrestling late into the afternoon on a Saturday that means you are still in the tournament and your season is at stake! It is not the time to come out sluggish or tired. We should be outworking our opponent and scrapping for every point that we can earn.
Wednesday (02.04.15): JV Seminole Athletic Conference Tournament at Winter Springs
Saturday (02.07.15): Husky 5K-7:30 AM
Thursday (02.12.15): Dual Meet v. Winter Park (Senior Night)
Friday (02.13.15) / Saturday (02.14.15): JV State Tournament at Osceola HS
Wednesday (02.18.15): Seminole Athletic Conference Tournament at Lake Howell
Saturday (02.21.15): AAU Duals at Osceola
Saturday (02.28.15): District Tournament (Home)
Wrestlers & fans,
Registration entries for the Husky 5K are due by Tuesday, Feb. 3rd. Forms were sent home with your wrestler and you can also register online by visiting http://www.hhsabc.org/clubevents. Please be sure to select “Wrestling” in the drop down menu! Each wrestler is responsible for getting at least one person signed up for this event.
Last Wednesday was our annual rivalry match with Oviedo High School. The Huskies jumped out to a 24-0 lead with pins at 170 lb. (Scooter Duren), 182 (Derek Di Bernardo), 195 (Josh Lopez), and 220 (Will Searcy). The Lions closed to 24-10 with a pin at 106 & a major decision of Brandon Boyle at 113 lbs. Eric Nordahl earned a major decision of his own to put the Huskies up 28-10. After giving up a pin at 126 lbs, Zach Larison (132) and Matt Munroe (138) pinned their opponents to increase our lead to 40-16. Oviedo would go on to pin at 145, 152, & 160 to knot the score up at 40-40.
After 14 matches, both teams had 6 pins and 2 major decisions. Eventually, the match was decided by tiebreaker criteria H: The team having the greater number (total match points) of first point(s) shall be declared the winner. We scored the first takedown in 9 of the 14 matches, giving us the 41-40 victory! Our guys battled extremely tough and showed the fruits of our hard work in the practice room.
Wednesday (01.28.15): Varsity HOME Quad (Cypress Creek, Pine Ridge, Seminole)
1:30-2:30: Study Hall
2:45-3:45: Roll around
4:00-4:45: Set up Gym
5:00: Weigh ins
6:00: Round 1 Hagerty v. Pine Ridge / Cypress Creek v. Seminole
7:30: Round 2 Hagerty v. Cypress Creek / Seminole v. Pine Ridge
Saturday (01.31.15): Varsity at Nathan Brouwer Duals (Winter Springs)
Front row (L-R): Demarco Diaz (4th), Brandon Boyle, Will Searcy (3rd), Josh Lopez (3rd), Scooter Duren (2nd), Zach Larison (1st), Tyler McVay (4th) Back row (L-R): Matt Munroe, Evan Wright, Ethan Kaufmann, Derek Di Bernardo (1st)
Over the past several weeks, I challenged our guys to focus on some key areas:
I assured them that if we focused on improving in these areas, the wins would take care of themselves. This past Saturday, the varsity had 7 wrestlers reach the podium at the Michael P Hutchins Invitational held at Bishop Moore High School. More important than the medalists and the team scores was the WAY that we scored points. We earned bonus points by either pinning or majoring our opponent in 17 out of 25 victories. If you wrestle aggressively and actively work to score points, you will not only wrestle well, but have fun doing it. Scoring points is fun!
Individual results:
Monday (01.19.15): Practice 9:00-11:00 AM
Tuesday (01.20.15): Practice 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday (01.21.15): Defend the Den v. Oviedo
Thursday (01.22.15): JV Quad at Lake Mary
Friday (01.23.15): Practice 3:00-5:00 PM
Saturday (01.24.15): JV Duals at Lake Brantley
Hagerty’s Annual Husky 5k will be Saturday, Feb. 7th, 2015. This is a great event and is always a fun way to interact with your fellow Huskies! Click here to register online at the HHS Athletic Booster Club’s website.
Each wrestler is responsible for finding a participant for this event. Your wrestler can either:
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