Just Bear-ly

Jace Guy working for points

It was an afternoon filled with action on the mats at Southern High School yesterday afternoon as the Oakdale Bears and the Keyser Tornados made the trip to Oakland for a tri-match.  While the JVs wrestled on mat 2, the varsity action began on mat 1 with Oakdale facing Keyser.  The Bears cruised to a dominating win and the stage was set for Southern vs. Oakdale.

Last season, Oakdale won big by the score of 52-27 and the Rams were prepared to make sure that didn't happen this season.  The match started at 113 where freshman Joey McComas took the mat and made quick work of his opponent, scoring a first period fall and giving the home team an early 6-0 lead.  Joey was followed by another freshman, Jake W Sweitzer who also scored a quick pin to give the Rams a 12-0 lead.  Junior Jake E Sweitzer added a win by decision and we were up 15-0.

Hunter Park in control

Our lead evaporated in a hurry as Oakdale sent out the strongest part of their line-up in the next 5 bouts.  Oakdale won by pin at 132, 138 and 152 and added wins by decision at 145 and 160 to take a 24-15 lead.  Junior Alec Horner picked up a big pin for Southern at 170 to close the gap to 24-21.  Joe Embleton lost a decision at 182 and Hunter Park won a decision at 195 and we trailed 27-24 with three matches remaining.

Jimmy Schwab looking for two!

At 220, Scotty Tichnell faced one of Oakdale's best wrestlers and lost by fall.  After receiving a forfeit at 285, the match came down to the final bout, sophomore Evan Paugh at 103.  Evan wrestled a tough match and it was close throughout, but in the end, he was unable to turn his opponent and lost a 5-0 decision to bring the final team score to 36-30 in favor of the visiting Oakdale Bears.

The final match of the day found the Southern Rams facing off against the Keyser Golden Tornados.  The match started at 120 and the Rams won 5 of the first 6 bouts by pin to open up a 30-6 lead.  Southern won 5 of the next 6 bouts as well, this time with 4 pins and the rout was on.  We led 57-9 with the final two bouts going in Keyser's favor by decisions.  In the end, the Rams defeated Keyser 57-16 in dominating fashion.

Next up for the Southern Rams is the big cross-county clash with the Northern Huskies next Wednesday, January 4th starting at 7pm in Accident.

Oakdale 36 - Southern 30

113 - Joey McComas (SG) pins Patrick Thomas (O) 1:15
120 - Jake W Sweitzer (SG) pins Liam Popkin (O) :31
126 - Jake E Sweitzer (SG) dec. Ramy Freeman (O) 5-1
132 - Wyatt McCoy (O) pins Nate Tasker (SG) 3:26
138 - Zac Leskoski (O) pins Erik Fike (SG) 2:49
145 - Kyle McDonald (O) dec. Jimmy Schwab (SG) 4-2
152 - Logan McCoy (O) pins Mikey Greene (SG) :34
160 - Chase DeMaille (O) dec. Jace Guy (SG) 2-1
170 - Alec Horner (SG) pins Logan Carey (O) 1:32
182 - Mario Goings (O) dec Joe Embleton (SG) 5-2
195 - Hunter Park (SG) dec. Joe Thomas (O) 13-7
220 - Bryce DeMaille (O) pins Scotty Tichnell (SG) :14
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit
106 - Jeremy Welch (O) dec. Evan Paugh (SG) 5-0

Alec Horner vs Keyser

Southern 57 - Keyser 16

120 - Jake W Sweitzer (SG) pins Brendan Pattison (K) 1:01
126 - Jake E Sweitzer (SG) pins Justin Davis (K) 4:23
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) pins Ezra Parks (K) 1:41
138 - Dalton Wilt (K) pins Erik Fike (SG) 2:30
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Tyler Mason (K) 5:30
152 - Jace Guy (SG) pins Austin Kitzmiller (K) 1:04
160 - Shayden Daugherty (K) dec. Alec Horner (SG) 7-0
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) pins Adam Kephart (K) :27
182 - Patrick Duggan (SG) pins James Haywood (K) :44
195 - Hunter Park (SG) dec. Hugo Perez (K) 6-4
220 - Scotty Tichnell (SG) pins Jacob Biser (K) 3:01
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins Matthew Stewart (K) 1:56
106 - Tanner Staggs (K) dec Evan Paugh (SG) 10-0
113 - Tyler Staggs (K) dec Joey McComas (SG) 7-0

Soaring!

Nate Tasker wins again

The Urbana Hawks made the trip to Oakland last Thursday evening for a huge dual meet with post-season implications.  It is early in the dual meet season, but every match and every win counts and we knew in advance this would be a highly contested event.  Urbana has six ranked wrestlers on their squad and were full of good athletes and solid wrestlers.  We had our work cut out for us, but we were up for the challenge.

Big pin for senior Erik Fike

The match started at 120 and saw the return of our unbeaten freshman Jake W Sweitzer who missed the Musselman Duals with an injury.  Sweitzer came back strong, scoring a second period pin to get the Rams on the board first 6-0.  Next up was Jake E Sweitzer in a battle against one of Urbana's top wrestlers.  The Hawks got on the board by winning a decision to tighten the score 6-3.

At 132, Nate Tasker ground out a 6-1 decision and at 138, Erik Fike scored a first period fall to stretch Southern's lead to 15-3 as we moved into to meat of Urbana's lineup.  Co-captain Jimmy Schwab dropped a decision at 145 as did sophomore Jace Guy at 152.  The Hawks scored a fall at 160 and suddenly, the match was tied at 15.

Joe Embleton won by decision at 170 and Urbana won by pin at 182 and 195 and we found ourselves trailing the Hawks 27-18.  It was not long before the Rams were back on top as Scotty Tichnell and Cole Sweitzer took a little over 3 minutes to each score pins to put Southern back in the lead at 30-27.

Scotty Tichnell going for the cradle and the pin

As we moved to the lower weights, the match hung in the balance when Evan Paugh took the mat at 106.  He fought hard for nearly 6 minutes before losing by fall with only seconds remaining.  The final match of the evening was set and Urbana held a slim 33-30 lead with our undefeated senior Brison Dixon set to take the mat.  Within seconds, Dixon scored the takedown and went in to finish things off.   Using a beautiful "banana-split", he scored the fall to remain unbeaten and to clinch the victory for the Rams. 

The win moves our record to 16-3 on the season and we have a tri-match tomorrow searching for two more wins against the Oakdale and Keyser.  Wrestling begins at 1pm.

Cole Sweitzer shoots the half

Southern Garrett 36 - Urbana 33

120 - Jake W Sweitzer (SG)  pins Michael Thaden (U)  3:30
126 - Cody Swigart (U) dec. Jake E Sweitzer (SG) 9-3
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) dec. Jon Song (U) 6-1
138 - Erik Fike (SG) pins Greg Gerber (U) :49
145 - Logan Arneson (U) dec Jimmy Schwab (SG) 6-4
152 - Shane Acton (U) dec. Jace Guy (SG) 7-0
160 - Jake Makosy (U) pins Alec Horner (SG) 3:37
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) dec. Mason Newton (U) 7-1
182 - Jake Nielson (U) pins Patrick Duggan (SG) 3:24
195 - Kevin Makosy (U) pins Gunnar Ward (SG) :31
220 - Scotty Tichnell (SG) pins John Edmunds (U) 1:04
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins Austin Geisler (U) 2:10
106 - Cole Jacobs (U) pins Evan Paugh (SG) 5:56
113 - Brison Dixon (SG) pins Colby Barton (U) :41

What a Ride!

2016 Musselman Duals Champions!

When we boarded the bus on Friday morning headed to Inwood, WV and the 6th annual Musselman Duals, we had no idea what was in store for us.  We were missing three starting wrestlers due to injury and illness and we were scheduled to wrestle three tough teams right out of the gate on Friday evening.  The ride off the mountain was going along smoothly until we started climbing Sidling Hill.  our 65 mph trip quickly turned into a 20 mph creep up the steep grade.  Soon, we were pulled off the side of the interstate in a bus that was refusing to cooperate.  We limped into the rest area and tried to re-boot the bus.  Nearly an hour later, we were back to limping down the highway, headed in the right direction at a snails pace.  As we waited for our spare bus to come to the rescue, we advanced about a mile at a time.  Finally, the replacement bus arrived and we made it to the school nearly two hours late, but we were there and excited to get the tournament started.

Joe Embleton with the pin vs. Sherando

Our first match was against Sherano, VA.  We have battled this team many times in the past, but haven't seen them in a few years.  We were able to dominate this this time around with a convincing 63-6 win in round one.  Our second match of the tournament was against the defending team champion, Bethesda - Chevy Chase.  The match was close in the beginning, but we had an early lead and never gave it up.  In the end, the Rams were just too tough for the Barons and we prevailed 42-25 to go to 2-0.

Our third match of the night was against another team who we have had some great battles with in the past.  Millbrook, VA took the mat against Southern in a match we knew we would have to win to have a shot at the tournament championship.  We took an early 15-4 lead but soon found ourselves trailing 25-22 with 4 bouts remaining.  Hunter Park and Scotty Tichnell scored big pins for us to put us back in the lead for good.  Brison Dixon finished it off with a quick pin to give the Rams the win by the score of 40-28.  Three big wins against three good teams set the stage for our run to the championship.

We finished the night with a dominating win over Moorefield 75-6 and started day two with two more lopsided victories, 64-9 over Clarke Co., VA and 60-23 over Jefferson, WV.   Our third match on Saturday was against Spring Valley, WV.  We beat them last season in a close match and this year's contest was equally as tight.  Spring Valley took an early 15-0 lead and despite our great effort, we were never able to overcome the early deficit.  In the end, we lost our first match of the tournament 44-35, but our title hopes were still alive.

Brison Dixon with a perfect 9-0 weekend

After crushing Musselman 78-3, we were ready to face off against an unbeaten Mountain View team.  This team has wrestled in the championship match nearly every year and this season's squad was as tough as ever.  It was a winner take all match that started with our co-captain Jimmy Schwab at 145.  Schwab controlled the bout early and scored a big pin in the 2nd period to give the Rams an early lead.  Our lead didn't last as Mountain View had two of their top studs in the next two weights.  Jace Guy and Alec Horner wrestled tough, but we found ourselves down 9-6.  Joe Embleton pinned at 170 and Nate Sweitzer and Hunter Park got pinned a t 182 and 195 and we trailed the match 21-12.

Scotty Tichnell won a decision and Cole Sweitzer lost a decision to make the score 24-15 Mountain View heading into the lower weights.  We knew there was little room for error and our lightweights took care of business in impressive fashion.  Our comeback started with a quick pin at 106 by the undefeated senior, Brison Dixon.  Next was a gritty decision by freshman Joey McComas followed by a clutch pin by junior Zach Burgess.  Suddenly, we found ourselves with a 30-24 lead with three matches remaining.

At 126, co-captain Jake E Sweitzer was able to pull out an exciting 2-1 victory and Nate Tasker was able to score a 4-2 win to seal the deal for the Rams.  With a 36-24 lead, we forfeited the final bout to bring the score of the championship match to 36-30 in favor of the Southern Rams!  By virtue of our final victory over Mountain View, we were crowned champions of the 2016 Musselman Duals.

Musselman Duals Team Scores
Southern Garrett 63 - Sherando 6
Southern Garrett 42 - Bethesda CC 25
Southern Garrett 40 - Millbrook 28
Southern Garrett 75 - Moorefield 6
Southern Garrett 64 - Clarke Co. 9
Southern Garrett 60 - Jefferson 23
Spring Valley 44 - Southern Garrett 35
Southern Garrett 73 - Musselman 3
Southern Garrett 36 - Mountain View 30

Jake and Brison with all-tournament honors

Musselman Duals Individual Results
9-0  Brison Dixon
9-0  Jake E Sweitzer
8-1  Joey McComas
8-1  Nate Tasker
8-1  Jimmy Schwab
8-1  Jace Guy
5-1  Joe Embleton
7-2  Zach Burgess
7-2  Scotty Tichnell
7-2  Cole Sweitzer
5-4  Alec Horner
5-4  Hunter Park
2-3  Brad Davis
1-5  Nathan Sweitzer
2-6 Brandon Mersing
1-0  Cole Baker

The Grind

The Southern Rams took the mats this weekend at the 2nd annual Grindstone Duals at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, MD.  When the dust settled on Saturday evening, the results were very similar to last season.  The Rams went 6-2 on the weekend, finished in 3rd place and were involved in a number of tight, exciting matches.

The first match on Friday afternoon was against Paint Branch High School in a rematch from one of the closest and most exciting contests from last year's tournament.  In 2015, everything came down to the end where the Rams pulled off a 37-34 victory.  This year's match was similar, hard-fought tough bouts and the outcome was not determined until the end where Southern ended up losing by a single point, 37-36.

After an 82-0 rout of Digital Harbor, we were set to face the defending champions from Leonardtown, Maryland.  This season's squad was just as tough as the 2015 team and they were just too much for us to handle in the final match of the evening.  The final score was Leonardtown 49 - Southern 28.

Joe Embleton scoring one of his 6 pins

There were five matches on the schedule for Saturday with the first against the host school, Winters Mill HS.  We had been looking forward to this rematch for an entire year after the Falcons upset us in last year's tournament.  We came out hot and made sure that there would be no upsets this season.  We quickly built a 27-3 lead and never looked back, dominating Winters Mill by the final score of 42-24. 

Up next for the Rams was last season's second place team, the Westminster Owls.  After our big win against Winters Mill, we started out flat and found ourselves down big, 36-9 with 5 bouts remaining.  We regrouped and did the math; we needed 4 pins and a major decision to pull off the bug comeback.  Evan Paugh, Brison Dixon and both Jake Sweitzers got us the 4 pins to bring the team score to 36-33 with only Nate Tasker's match remaining.  A regular decision would have tied the score but we needed bonus points to win the dual.  Nate worked hard from the beginning and ran the score up to 10-0 to clinch the victory for Southern.

Freshman Jake W Sweitzer is still unbeaten

Our sixth dual of the weekend was against Owings Mills and would also turn out to be a barn-burner.  The team score went back and forth with neither team leading by more than 5 points throughout.  As we reached the final bout, we held a 33-28 margin with Erik Fike taking the mat at 138.  He quickly found himself down 8-0 in the first period, but took control early in the second period and scored the fall to clinch the victory for the Rams, 39-28.

The final two matches of the tournament were less competitive.  We defeated Chesapeake 66-9 and finally Lackey 70-12 to close out our 6-2 weekend.

Individual Results

8-0  Brison Dixon (6 Pins)

8-0  Jake W Sweitzer (6 Pins)

7-1  Joe Embleton (6 Pins)

7-1  Jake E Sweitzer (2 Pins)

7-1  Nate Tasker (2 Pins)

5-3  Jace Guy (4 Pins)

5-3  Erik Fike (3 Pins)

5-3  Scotty Tichnell (3 Pins)

5-3  Cole Sweitzer (3 Pins)

4-4  Evan Paugh (3 Pins)

4-4  Alec Horner (3 Pins)

3-5  Patrick Duggan (1 Pin)

1-2  Brad Davis (1 Pin)

1-2  Jimmy Schwab

1-5  Nathan Sweitzer

0-1  Cole Baker

Big Cole with 5 wins this weekend

Team Results

Paint Branch 37 - Southern 36

Southern 82 - Digital Harbor 0

Leonardtown 49 - Southern 28

Southern 42 - Winters Mill 24

Southern 37 - Westminster 36

Southern 39 - Owings Mills 28

Southern 66 - Chesapeake 9

Southern 70 - Lackey 12

Crushing the Campers

Southern Rams 2016/2017

The Southern Ram wrestling team had to wait an extra day for the 2016/2017 regular season to begin as a result of Tuesday's ice storm, but the delay did not seem to affect the boys.  The Allegany Campers made the trip to Oakland last evening for opening night action for both squads.  The Rams brought a new look to the home mats, but the action was what we have come to expect; tough, hard-nosed, dominating wrestling by the home team.

Push-ups for Patients

The evening started with another installment of "Push-ups for Patients", our charitable campaign raising money for Cindy's Fund to help local people who are fighting cancer.  Last night, we raised an additional $160 and our wrestlers then took the mat to do 160 push-ups.

Next up was some JV action where the young Rams set the tone for the rest of the evening by sweeping all four preliminary bouts.  Freshmen Joey McComas, Cole Baker, Trenton Tasker and sophomore Michael Moon all scored first period pins against Allegany.

Jace Guy with a pin

Varsity action began at the 126 pound weight class where returning state qualifier Jake E Sweitzer took the mat to get the season started.  Sweitzer dominated his opponent before scoring a second period fall to get the scoring started.  He was followed by another returning state qualifier and the result was the same, only much quicker.  It only took Nate Tasker 15 seconds to score a pin and give Southern a 12-0 lead.  Seniors Erik Fike and Jimmy Schwab followed with two more pins to stretch our lead to 24-0.

At 152, sophomore Jace Guy tacked on another pin and then juniors Alec Horner, Brad Davis and Joe Embleton all decked their foes and the rout was on.  Southern's lead after the 182 pound class was 48-0.  At 195, Allegany was able to get on the scoreboard as Gunnar Ward had to face the Campers top wrestler.  At 220, junior Scotty Tichnell continued the Rams' domination with a first period pin and that was followed at 285 with another fall by Cole Sweitzer.

Brad Davis rocking the new singlets

Freshman Jake W Sweitzer with a pin in his first varsity match

As we turned to the lower weights, the results were the same.  Sophomore Evan Paugh and senior Brison Dixon pinned their opponent quickly to stretch the team score to 72-6.  In the final bout of the evening, freshman Jake W Sweitzer made his Ram debut with a second period pin to close out the match at 78-6.

Next up for the Rams is a JV match tonight with Northern and then we travel to Winters Mill HS in Westminster for a weekend tournament.

Southern 78 - Allegany 6

106 – Evan Paugh (SG) pins Aaron Destefano (A) 1:13

113 – Brison Dixon (SG) pins Aaron Welsh (A) 1:10

120 – Jake W Sweitzer (SG) pins Tyler Dunmeyer (A) 2:32

126 – Jake E Sweitzer (SG) pins Kaden Weaver (A) 3:28

132 – Nate Tasker (SG) pins Tyler Murphy (A) :15

138 – Erik Fike (SG) pins Austin Crow (A) 1:30

145 – Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Dion Destefano (A) 1:25

152 – Jace Guy (SG) pins Matt Murphy (A) 3:04

160 – Alec Horner (SG) pins Colby Fleming (A) 1:16

170 – Brad Davis (SG) pins George Davis (A) 1:31

182 – Joe Embleton (SG) pins Jacob Riffe (A) 2:57

195 – Karson Robinette (A) pins Gunnar Ward (SG) :50

220 – Soctty Tichnell (SG) pins Colby Twigg (A) 1:23

285 – Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins Tyler Durst (A) 1:38

16/17 Season Preview

2016-2016 Southern Garrett Wrestling

Tomorrow, the Southern Ram wrestlers take the mat in the opening match of the season in a 7pm battle at home against the Allegany Campers from Cumberland.  We enter the season with the intention of building on last year's successes and are working hard to accomplish even more this year.  We graduated only 4 seniors last season and we have a number of very eager wrestlers looking to step right into their shoes.  Replacing a two-time state champion like Devan Hamrick, or a great team leader like Corey Horner is difficult, but the hard-working young men on this season's team are up for the challenge.

Everyday, the 35 or so wrestlers on our team fight for a starting spot and with the wealth of talent we have, this fight will continue throughout the season.  The line-up is bound to change throughout the season, but here is the breakdown of the light, middle and upper weight classes:

106-126  We could almost fill the practice room with only the kids in the lower weights.  Returning state qualifiers Brison Dixon (SR) and Jake Sweitzer (JR) anchor this group of lightweights.  These two co-captains will be joined by returning wrestlers Zach Burgess (JR) and Evan Paugh (SO) and newcomers Chris Wheeler (SO), Michael Moon (SO), Will Meagher (FR), Zane Jones (FR), Joey McComas (FR), Tyler Landis (FR), Kyle Horvath (FR) and Jacob W Sweitzer (FR).  Our depth and experience (both at high school and in the mat club) at these lower weights will give us a big advantage in dual meets.

132-160  Our middle weights are equally as tough and equally as deep.  Led by senior co-captain and state qualifier Jimmy Schwab, this group will pick up right where the lightweights left off - winning matches and helping with our team's success.  Joining Schwab is another state qualifier in Nate Tasker and returning starters Jace Guy (SO) and Alec Horner (JR).  Also fighting for spots in the middle weights are Erik Fike (SR), Brandon Mersing (JR), Brad Davis (JR), Mikey Greene (JR), Luke O'Brien (JR), Michael Duggan (JR), Cole Baker (FR) and Declan McCann (FR).  The depth here is amazing and the wrestle-offs have been enjoyable to watch.

170-285  The numbers up here are a little bit less, but the toughness is not.  This group of upper weights is led by co-captain Joe Embleton (JR) who had a great season last year and is set to tear things up again this year.  Our returning starters joining Embleton are Patrick Duggan (SR), Scotty Tichnell (JR), Hunter Park (SO) and Cole Sweitzer (SO).  Also in the mix are Gunnar Ward (SR), Michael Hollingsworth (JR), Nathan Sweitzer (SO), Bryson Alexander (FR) and Trenton Tasker (FR).

This is only half our team warming up before the Red/White scrimmage

Seniors
Jimmy Schwab
Brison Dixon
Erik Fike
Patrick Duggan
Gunnar Ward

Juniors
Zach Burgess
Jake E Sweitzer
Brandon Mersing
Mikey Greene
Brad Davis
Alec Horner
Michael Hollingsworth
Michael Duggan
Luke O'Brien
Joe Embleton
Scotty Tichnell

Sophomores
Michael Moon
Chris Wheeler
Evan Paugh
Nate Tasker
Jace Guy
Nathan Sweitzer
Hunter Park
Cole Sweitzer

Freshmen
Will Meagher
Zane Jones
Joey McComas
Tyler Landis
Kyle Horvath
Jake W Sweitzer
Cole Baker
Declan McCann
Bryson Alexander
Trenton Tasker

Our Schedule

Dec. 6              Allegany                                             Home              7pm   
Dec. 8              JV Invitational                                    Home              6pm
Dec 9/10        Grindstone Duals                              Winters Mill   4pm
Dec 14             Keyser (JV Only)                                Keyser                        6pm
Dec 16/17      Musselman Duals                              Musselman     4pm
Dec 21             JV Invitational                                    Home              6pm
Dec 22             Urbana                                               Home              6pm
Dec. 28           Oakdale/Keyser                                Home              1pm
Jan. 4               Northern                                            Away               7pm
Jan. 6/7          Fort Hill Super Duals                       Fort Hill          6pm
Jan. 10             Brunswick                                          Away               1:30pm
Jan. 11             Frankfort (w/Northern)                  Northern        6pm
Jan. 17             Catoctin                                              Away               5pm   
Jan. 18             Fort Hill/Keyser                                Fort Hill          6pm
Jan. 24              Northern                                            Home              7pm
Jan. 28              Williamsport/Hyndman                 Home              1pm
Feb. 2              Mountain Ridge                                 Away               7pm

Feb. 8               Regional Duals                                    TBA

Feb. 11             State Duals                                         TBA                 1:00pm
Feb. 18             Bi-County Tournament                     Northern        10:00am         
Feb. 25             Regional Tournament                        Middletown    10:00am
Mar. 4/5         State Tournament                              PG SportsComplex

RED/WHITE 2016 Preview

This Friday evening, the Southern Ram wrestlers take the mat in front of the home crowd for the first time on the season at the annual Red/White Scrimmage.  There will be plenty of exciting action as our wrestlers fight for starting spots and pride for their team.  This year, The Brutes will be in white and The Beasts will be wearing red.  In all, 32 of our 36 wrestlers will be competing on Friday and we will also be joined by a couple youth matches featuring the Southern Mat Club wrestlers.

Our captains this season are seniors Jimmy Schwab and Brison Dixon and juniors Joe Embleton and Jake Sweitzer.  Sophomore Jace Guy has been named alternate captain.  These fine young men have been doing an outstanding job leading the team through early practices and scrimmages and will have their teammate well prepared for this event.

We have a huge team this season and it looks like there will be some great battles under the light on Friday.  The public is welcome to attend this free event.  Please come out on Friday evening and support this hard-working group athletes.  We assure you, it will be well worth the trip and the price of admission.  See you there!

The Brutes – White	The Beasts - Red
Will Meagher – 9th	Evan Paugh – 10th
Zane Jones – 9th	Kyle Horvath – 9th
Tyler Landis – 9th	Chris Wheeler – 10th
Joey McComas – 9th	Zach Burgess – 11th
Nate Tasker – 10th	Erik Fike – 12th
Cole Baker – 9th	Brandon Mersing – 11th
Jake W Sweitzer - 9th	Brison Dixon - 12th
Jake E Sweitzer – 11th	Mikey Greene – 11th
Southern Mat Club	Southern Mat Club
Jace Guy - 10th	Jimmy Schwab - 12th
Brad Davis – 11th	Alec Horner – 11th
Michael Duggan – 11th	Michael Hollingsworth – 11th
Joe Embleton – 11th	Patrick Duggan – 12th
Nathan Sweitzer – 10th	Declan McCann – 9th
Hunter Park – 10th	Gunnar Ward – 12th
Scotty Tichnell – 11th	John Pilkerton – 12th
Cole Sweitzer – 10th	Trenton Tasker – 9th
Coaches	Coaches
Dan Clark, Chad King, Mikey Skipper	Tim Rush, Jason Burgess, Justin Gregory

Bricks & Benches Sponsor List

Here is an updated list of all the businesses and individuals who have joined in as sponsors of our "Bricks and Benches" fundraising project.  Please take time to read through this lengthy list and join us in thanking them for their support.

Bench Plaque Sponsors

Bob King Class of '53
J. Gregory Law Firm
Tom Woods - Andrew Woods Memorial Scholarship
Oakland Rotary

Business & Blog Sponsors

Beitzel Excavating
Corks Cars
Deer Park Sportsman Club
First United Bank and Trust
New England Truss
Newman Funeral Homes
Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center
The Rodeheaver Group
Silver Tree Marine
Smiley's Fun Zone and Pizzeria
Team One Auto
WEPCO Federal Credit Union

Business Sponsors

Allegheny Welding
Art's Images
Brenda's Body Shop
C&S Fredlock Funeral Home
Clear Mtn. Bank
Devlin Inc.
Double G Campground
Dusk to Dawn Painting
Garrett Regional Medical Center
Garrett County Orthopaedics
Garrett Surgical Group
Albert Getty DDS
Grand Central Home Furnishings
Heilig Plumbing and Electric
J. Gregory Law Firm
Jones Vision Group
Knights of Columbus
Nu-Finish Auto Body
Oakland Elks
Pine Lodge Steakhouse
RPM Construction
Sherwin Williams
Success Floor Covering
Sylvan Mfg.
Taco Bell
Wendy's Towne Restaurant

Individual Brick Sponsors

Arnold, Jarad – Tennis

Arnold, Josh – Wrestling

Arnold, Natalie – Volleyball

Bennett, Chris – Football

Bennett, Dillon – Baseball

Bennett, Keith – Wrestling

Bennett, Randi – Volleyball

Bennett, Ryan – Wrestling

Carr, Daniel – Wrestling

Carr, Paige - Cheerleading

Bittinger, Chad, Shannon, Ethan & Isaac

Disimone, Joseph – Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Softball &XC

Fulmer, Ayla – Softball

Fulmer, Justyce – Wrestling

Grady, Alex – Ram Strong

Grady, Landon – Ram Strong

Grant, Andrew – Class of 2001

Gregory, Jeffrey – Wrestling

Gregory, Jeremy – Wrestling

Gregory, Justin – Wrestling

Hanlin, Sarah – Soccer

Hayhurst, Thomas – Class of 1971

King, Brad – Wrestling

Massey, Tanner – Wrestling

Pritt, Brandon – Wrestling

Pritt, Dakota – Wrestling

Pritt, Michael – Wrestling

Rooney, Mr. & Mrs. Art

Scheffel, Brutus – Wrestling

Scheffel, Bubba - Wrestling

Schwab Mob – Wrestling

Shotwell, Aaron – Basketball

Shotwell, Kellie – Cheerleading

Skiles, Greg – Wrestling

Strawser, Petie – Wrestling

Thrasher, Scott A -  In Memory

Watson, Rita – Register of Wills

Watson, Bob and Rita – Ram Strong

Zimmerman, Butch – Football

Zimmerman, Jim – Football/Wrestling

Zimmerman, Jacob – Wrestling

Zimmerman, John – Wrestling

Zimmerman, George - Wrestling

Important Info

Senior Jimmy Schwab is ready to lead this year's team

SOUTHERN GARRETT WRESTLING

2016-2017 Important Info

·        Practice begins on Tuesday, November 15^th.  Meet in the upper hallway at 3:30 with running shoes.

·        Practice is from 3:30 to 5:45 weekdays.  You will be out the door by 6:00pm. 

·        We will open the weight room after practice regularly for anyone who wants to lift.  This is optional.

·        Coaches are willing to stay after practice to provide extra help.  Just ask.

·        Everyone will need wrestling shoes and running shoes.

·        Everyone needs to bring running shoes every day.  We will meet daily in the hallway at 3:30 for a short run.

·        There will be a brief parent meeting on Thursday, November 17^th after practice in the weight room.

·        We will conduct weight certifications early in the season to determine the safe weight classes each wrestler will be eligible to compete in.  Weight Certs are scheduled for Friday Nov. 18^th at 3:15pm (before practice).   Extreme weight loss is a thing of the past and is no longer permitted.

·        Varsity spots are determined by wrestle-offs.  We will hold wrestle-offs every week at the beginning of the season.

·        Everyone needs to have an athletic physical before practice starts on Monday.  If you played a fall sport, you are already good.

·        If you need to miss practice, you must call, text, or email a coach.

·        Please follow SGHSWrestling on Facebook for more information.  Also, check out our blog: ramtough.blogspot.com

·        You can easily reach Coach Taylor by cell phone @ 301-616-3855, on Facebook, or in person at Green Acres in Oakland.

Ø Always shower as soon as you get home

Ø Wear clean clothes everyday

Ø Keep fingernails trimmed

Ø Wear tight fitting shirts to practice

Ø Carry wrestling shoes to the practice room

Ø Report all injuries to a coach

Ø Show respect to everyone.

Ø Be quiet and well behaved when running in the hall

Ø No cussing or poor sportsmanship

Ø Always help your teammates

Ø Stay in wrestling room unless coach says you can leave

Ø Get to the practice room quickly after running

Ø Stretch well every day

Ø If you cannot be at practice, you must call or text coach

Ø Leave cell phones in your locker

Upcoming Schedule

Nov. 15^th     Practice 3:30 – 5:45

Nov. 16^th     Practice 3:30 – 5:45

Nov. 17^th     Practice 3:30 – 5:45   Parent Meeting 6pm

Nov. 18^th     Weight Certs @ 3:15   Practice 3:30-5:45   

Nov. 19^th     Scrimmage @ Home w Petersburg   10am - Noon

Nov. 19th    SGAA Winter Sports Media Day 7:00pm

Nov. 21^st      Practice 3:30 – 5:45

Nov. 22^nd     Practice 3:30 – 5:45

Nov. 23^rd     Practice 12:30 – 3:00

Nov. 24^th     Thanksgiving – No Practice

Nov. 25^th     Scrimmage @ Meyersdale 9:00am

Nov. 26^th     No Practice

Nov. 27^th     No Practice

Nov. 28^th     Scrimmage @ Home vs Keyser @4:30pm