Which Quote Gets Your Vote?

We would like to include a famous (or not so famous) quote on our team's t-shirt this season.  You can cast your vote on our Facebook page or by leaving a comment here.  If you have any suggestions other than those listed below, you can also add them here or on Facebook.  Thanks for your help!

1. "There is no better feeling than leaving practice knowing you got better"  -  David Taylor, Penn State NCAA Champion
2. "What did you do to get better today?"  -  Kyle Dake, 4X NCAA Champion
3. "Wake up every morning with a purpose and desire to achieve something great"  -  David Taylor, Penn State NCAA Champion
4. "The love of competition not taught, it is caught"  -  Cael Sanderson, 4X NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion, Head Coach @ Penn State
5. "Stay patient, stay hungry.  It's never too late to be great"  -  Jordan Burroughs, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion
6. "There are 1440 minutes in a day, only SIX of them matter"  -  Unknown
7. "If there is still time on the clock, there is still time to WIN"  -  Unknown
8. "Take pride in how far you have come, have faith in how far you can go"  -  Unknown
9. "Only surround yourself with people who will lift you up"  -  Unknown
10. "A circle is my battlefield, where I fight to survive"  -  Willie Madison
11. "I think all great wrestlers appreciate a good BATTLE"  -  Kyle Dake, 4X NCAA Champion
12. "Keep Calm and Sprawl Hard"  -  Unknown

Select your favorite and post the number as a comment on our Facebook post.  Thanks again.

Why Football Players Should Wrestle

It's "Northern Week" on the football field and only 11 days until wrestling season begins.  We saw this story and thought we would share the information.  Thanks for reading our blog and best wishes to the Rams this Friday night against the Huskies.

It's been said many times, "Football players should wrestle and visa versa"

Wrestling improves agility, speed and strength

Could it be that many football players are "missing the boat" off-season.  To make a point, I'd like you to consider the following true story of many, many years ago. 



A wrestler learns to tackle better.

There was a football coach from a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania who was anxious about keeping some of his players in condition during the winter months.  Of course, his ends and backfield personnel were participating in basketball, but what about the offensive and defensive linemen?  Then an idea struck him like a sledgehammer--"Why not start a wrestling program for the bigger and, often less agile players!" Well, he did and his wrestling teams became so good that they had to compete with college freshmen. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, his powerful football units of the past are still the subject of conversation amongst his local townspeople. 

What does wrestling have to offer an aspiring football candidate?   Primarily, it teaches him "self-reliance"--the ability to make things happen without expecting help from others. 

As with football, success in wrestling takes a group effort

A pigskin participant learns (via the mat sport) that although there are 10 of his peers on the field with him, he must perform his duties at all times. and not lean on his teammates for support when fatigued.

And that's not all.  In the wrestling room, he improves his agility, coordination, quickness, upper body strength, and stamina--to name just a few benefits.  So, if you have a son who's a tackle or guard and he's spending most of the snow season on his duff, suggest wrestling.  He'll be a much better football player.

 

"Ten Good Reasons for Football Players to Wrestle."

1. Agility--The ability of one to change the position of his body efficiently and easily.
2. Quickness--The ability to make a series of movements in a very short period of time.
3. Balance--The maintenance of body equilibrium through muscular control.
4. Flexibility--The ability to make a wide range of muscular movements.
5. Coordination--The ability to put together a combination of movements in a flowing rhythm.
6. Endurance--The development of muscular and cardiovascular-respiratory stamina.
7. Muscular Power (explosiveness)--The ability to use strength and speed simultaneously.
8. Aggressiveness--The willingness to keep on trying or pushing your adversary at all times.
9. Discipline--The desire to make the sacrifices necessary to become a better athlete and person.
10. A Winning Attitude--The inner knowledge that you will do your best - win or lose.

Wrestling and Football builds winners on the field, on the mat and in life.

Special thanks to Brandy Guy for allowing us to "borrow" this story (that she borrowed herself) and to Alex Flanigan for providing the amazing photos.

2013-2014 Schedule

Date                Opponent                                           Location         Time             

Dec. 7              Oakdale/Allegany                              Allegany         4:00pm

Dec. 9              Frankfort                                           Northern        6:00pm          

Dec. 11            Martinsburg/Hyndman                    Home              6:00pm          

Dec. 20/21       Musselman Duals                              Away              TBD

Jan. 3/4           Super Duals                                       Fort Hill          4pm               

Jan. 10/11       Hub Cup                                            N. Hag            2:00pm


Jan. 14            Super Duals, Day 2                           Fort Hill         3:00pm

Jan. 17            Brunswick                                          Home              2:00pm

Jan. 21            Allegany/Martinsburg                     Home              6:00pm          

Jan. 22            Fort Hill / Keyser                               Fort Hill          6:00pm      


Jan. 28              Northern                                          Away             7:00pm    

Jan. 29            South Hagerstown                             Away              6:00pm          

Jan. 30            Northern                                            Home              7:00pm

Feb. 6              Mt Ridge                                            Home              7:00pm

Feb. 8              Williamsport                                      Away              2:00pm

Feb. 12            Regional Duals                                  TBA

Feb. 15            State Duals                                         North Point    1:00pm

Feb. 22            Bi-County Tournament                    Southern        10:00am

Feb. 28            Regional Tournament                       Williamsport  10:00am         

 

Mar. 7/8          State Tournament                             UMD 

 

Jan. 17 vs. Brunswick is The White Out in-school match

 

Scrimmages

Nov. 29           Meyersdale                                          Away               9:00am