Fans,

We have several Hagerty Wrestling items available to your wrestler for sale. There are a limited supply, so please get money in as soon as possible to ensure that we are still carrying their size:

$25.00 Black “Fight” Shorts

$16.00 White long-sleeve shirt

$30.00 Hagerty gear bag: Black with our “H” logo on the front.

$25.00 Compression shorts

$15.00 White short sleeve T-shirt

We also have gear for sale for family & fans on our team store at GTM Sportswear.

“When you’re working, I’m working… When you’re sleeping…guess what I’m still working”. Floyd Mayweather

As a Manny Pacquiao fan, it pains me to use the above quote, but the man is right.

JUST BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF SCHOOL DOESN’T MEAN WE ARE OUT OF SEASON.

This is a great opportunity to learn from last weekend’s dual tournament and work on turning our weaknesses into our strengths. Study your matches and fix the holes in your wrestling. Every single one of us should strive to improve.

Here is the schedule for this week:

Monday (11.25.13): 

• Practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Tuesday (11.26.13):

• Practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Wednesday (11.27.13):

• Practice 9:00-11:00 AM

Thursday (11.28.13):

• NO PRACTICE. GO LIONS! Beat the Packers.

Friday (11.29.13):

• Practice 9:00-11:00 AM

While the team finished 0-5 at last weekend’s Deltona Duals, there were a ton of bright spots. We entered the tournament with only 11 of the weight classes filled  (we were missing 106, 152, & HWT) and ended up having to forfeit 195 due to injury during the last two duals. Spotting the other team 24 points right off the bat is a tough hill to climb, but our wrestlers battled tough and made the most out of a tough situation. We started 5 first year wrestlers in our varsity lineup with 4 of them being freshmen. The experience they gained wrestling at the varsity level gave them a glimpse of the caliber of wrestling they will see in the future and what it will take to eventually reach that level. The team showed great resolve and won a majority of the matches head to head.

Timber Creek 66 Hagerty 10

Zach Larison (126) defeats Estrada by decision 10-4, Derek Di Bernardo (170) won another decision 9-3, and Dan Reilly (113) earned a major decision 13-3 for the Huskies.

Deltona 51 Hagerty 25

Zach Larison earned a decision 5-4, Scooter Duren (160) pinned his opponent for his first varsity win of the season, Derek DiBernardo also won by pin, and Luke Franco (113) earned a major decision, 21-7. Will Searcy picked up a victory by forfeit.

Forest 36 Hagerty 35

Despite winning 7 out of 11 matches, giving up 18 points in forfeits and giving up another 18 points in pins hurt us. Matt Ellis, Derek DiBernardo, Dan Reilly, and Zach Larison all picked up pins, while Scooter Duren teched his opponent 15-0. Will Searcy won by decision 8-7 as well as Luke Franco, 12-10.

Yulee 42 Hagerty 32

Of the ten bouts, the Huskies won 6. We injury defaulted at 195 lbs. and were forced to spot Yulee 24 points. However, Derek Dibernardo, Will Searcy, Dan Reilly, and Matt Ellis all pinned their opponents in the first period while Dan Reilly and Luke Franco both picked up wins by decision.  Zach Larison teched his opponent 16 to score the remaining 5 team points.

Deland 48 Hagerty 19

We split the matches with Deland 5-5. Derek DiBernardo, Dan Reilly, Luke Franco, and Zach Larison all earned major decisions (16-4, 11-0, 16-5, and 13-2, respectively). Will Searcy won his fourth match of the day with an overtime victory, 7-5.

Individual records 

Dan Reilly 4-1

Luke Franco 4-1

Zach Larison 5-0

Matt Ellis 2-3

Ben Bacosa 0-5

Delano Jarrett 0-5

Scooter Duren 2-3

Derek DiBernardo 5-0

Daivan Rodriguez 0-5

Robby Cintron 0-5

Will Searcy 4-1

Fans,

A couple of notes about today:

• Email addresses are due. All wrestlers are to meet in the Media Center immediately after school so we can complete our fundraiser.
• The bus leaves for Lyman at 4:30 PM. All wrestlers are responsible for finding their own way home.
  • 2:30-3:00 PM: Reaching Our Goal fundraiser
  • 3:00-4:00 PM: JV Study Hall
  • 4:30 PM: Bus leaves for Lyman
  • 5:00 PM: Weigh-ins
  • 6:00 PM: Wrestling begins
    1. Round 1 vs. Lyman
    2. Round 2 vs. Oviedo
• Varsity practice 3:00-5:30 PM
• Don’t forget that JV wrestlers need to bring $5 if they want to eat after weigh-ins.

JV Team Roster. We will do our best to attempt to get all wrestlers a match:

113: Eric Nordahl

120: Demarco Diaz, Matt Monroe

126: Nick Hart, Rani Navicky

132: Patrick Hicks, Alex Martinez, Tommy Trotter

138: Ben Bacosa, Robert Beattie

145: Leo Gomez

152: Andrew Alvarez

160: Seth Rahrle

170: Robby O’ Hare

182: Daivan Rodriguez, Christian Gomez

195: Robby Cintron, Lane Miller

220: Will Searcy, Tyler Grayson

285: Cole Cook

The JV and varsity competed at the Clash of the Titans tournament this past Saturday.

The JV finished with three placewinners: Rodney Shaw (4th), Robby O’ Hare (3rd), & Christian Gomez (3rd).

For the varsity, the team only had 6 entries in the tournament, with Luke Franco placing in the top 6. Luke lost his second match of the day in the consolation semi-finals. Now that football season is over our line-up will be close to full strength and we look forward to improving.

A couple of notes about this coming week:

1. We will begin our “Reaching Our Goal” fundraiser this week. Please help your wrestler compile a list of 20-25 email addresses of friends & families who would be interested in becoming a fan of our team.
2. We will begin bringing drinks, snacks, & sandwiches to away matches and tournaments. We are asking that wrestlers bring $5 to cover the cost of food. Mrs. Di Bernardo will be sending out an email soon asking for volunteers to donate items as well.

This week’s schedule is as follows:

Monday (11.18.13)

• Regular practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Tuesday (11.19.13)

• Minimum weight certification for wrestlers who missed the first time.
• Regular practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Wednesday (11.20.13)

• Regular practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Thursday (11.21.13): JV (AWAY) at Lyman HS.

• Email addresses are due. All wrestlers are to meet in the Media Center immediately after school so we can complete our fundraiser.
• The bus leaves for Lyman at 4:30 PM. All wrestlers are responsible for finding their own way home.
  • 2:30-3:00 PM: Reaching Our Goal fundraiser
  • 3:00-4:00 PM: Study Hall
  • 5:00 PM: Weigh-ins
  • 6:00 PM: Wrestling begins
    1. Round 1 vs. Lyman
    2. Round 2 vs. Oviedo
• Varsity practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Friday (11.22.13)

• Regular practice 3:00-5:30 PM

Saturday (11.23.13): Varsity (AWAY) at Deltona Duals

• Teams scheduled to compete at the Deltona Duals are: Deland, Deltona, Hagerty, Ocala Forest, Timber Creek, & Yulee. Each team will get 5 matches during this tournament.
• The schedule for Saturday is as follows:

1. 7:30 AM: Bus departs for Deltona High School.  All wrestlers are responsible for finding their own way home from this tournament.
2. 9:00 AM: Weigh-ins
3. 10:00 AM: Wrestling begins.
4. The tournament should end around 5:00 PM.

The team will have their body fat percentage taken today to determine their minimum weight class that they can safely compete. Please have your wrestler bring $5 to practice today. 

Poinsettia order forms and money are due tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 13) along with the Permission to Transport Form. The JV team will leave Hagerty for Lake Mary at 4:00 PM tomorrow afternoon. ALL wrestlers are to report to the Wrestling Room at 2:45 PM. The varsity team will have a regular practice.

Lastly, we hope to see you in the stands tomorrow night! Wrestling will start at 6:00 PM.