Final county thoughts
Connellsville won the team title with only three wrestlers in the finals. The Falcons did have 10 total medalists. Consider this: In their last dual meet, the Falcons started eight freshman and head coach Tom Dolde told me there were four or five eight-graders who could come and start next season.
One of the traits of a possible state medalist is a mean streak. Tanner Wiltrout of Connellsville has one and that made his bout against Tanner Sutton of Chartiers-Houston so much fun to watch.
Luke Palamides was not happy about his 1-0 loss to Charleroi's Aaron Toth. Following the match, the 126-pounder from Peters Township headed to the hallway, where he let off some of that frustration. A good sign when a wrestler is pissed about losing a Tri-County Tournament final.
Toth and Josh Kwasny will be competing in a numbers’ game the rest of this season. The Charleroi seniors are approaching the school victory record of 110 held by Dave Grillo.
Toth, a 126-pounder, and Kwasny, a 132-pounder, should each pass that number if they remain healthy.
But who will finish with more wins?
Toth is 16-0 this season and has a 103-29 career record. Kwasny is 17-2 and 101-28.
Corey Garry was not feeling well before the first round of the tournament began Friday. He knew who to blame. The Fort Cherry senior indulged in not one, not two, but three of his mother’s specialty hamburgers, and his stomach did not react well.
“I have an inability to stop eating her food,” he said with a smile.
Autin McDermitt of Burgettstown is one of those rare freshmen whose preseason reputation matches his in season success.
One of the traits of a possible state medalist is a mean streak. Tanner Wiltrout of Connellsville has one and that made his bout against Tanner Sutton of Chartiers-Houston so much fun to watch.
Luke Palamides was not happy about his 1-0 loss to Charleroi's Aaron Toth. Following the match, the 126-pounder from Peters Township headed to the hallway, where he let off some of that frustration. A good sign when a wrestler is pissed about losing a Tri-County Tournament final.
Toth and Josh Kwasny will be competing in a numbers’ game the rest of this season. The Charleroi seniors are approaching the school victory record of 110 held by Dave Grillo.
Toth, a 126-pounder, and Kwasny, a 132-pounder, should each pass that number if they remain healthy.
But who will finish with more wins?
Toth is 16-0 this season and has a 103-29 career record. Kwasny is 17-2 and 101-28.
Corey Garry was not feeling well before the first round of the tournament began Friday. He knew who to blame. The Fort Cherry senior indulged in not one, not two, but three of his mother’s specialty hamburgers, and his stomach did not react well.
“I have an inability to stop eating her food,” he said with a smile.
Autin McDermitt of Burgettstown is one of those rare freshmen whose preseason reputation matches his in season success.
posted by Joe Tuscano at
10:42 PM
10 Comments:
Is he saying he ate his mother's lunch? pathetic. Should be ashamed of himself, and I'm glad it went into print. If he ever took my hamburg, there would be trouble. ....Oh wait, maybe I misunderstood...
You did your homework...well written Joe.
Congratulations to Charleroi's 132lb Josh Kwasny on reaching the reaching the 100 win milestone this weekend with a dramtic win in the closing seconds. Good luck this season.
Enjoyed the Tri-Cada Tournament out at Charleroi HS this weekend. Lot of good local wrestlers.
I agree about McDermitt. The kid has some major potential.
It is a good sign when a wrestler acts like an infant incapable of controlling his emotions? The kid is a senior, he needs to grow up and respect his sport, his coaches, his school and his opponents. His display was childish and an embarassment to PT.
It's the nature of the sport.
"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done."
He is a good kid.
good thing the dad didn't run out behind the kid and rip off his tourney t-shirt and return it in exchange for a cold brew. that would have been completely out of line.
1' 02am same old, same old . Go to Wal- mart and get your own shirt. When you do come back and talk wrestling instead of non- sense please .
anon 1;02 am
It seems you have a hang up with someone, I would walk up and voice my concern with your troubling issue It may be resolved rather quickly, so you may continue with your miserable life.
This a wrestling site, lets keep it that way
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