Good Afternoon Robinson Wrestling Fans!
I want to thank you all again for the support that you have given our team over the last 39 years! We wouldn’t have the success that we have enjoyed without your hard work, dedication and sacrifice! I know a few of you have children who have competed or that compete elsewhere, but remember, you will always be a Ram at heart!
Again, we are hosting the State tournament on February 18-19. Many of you have graciously offered your help, but we need a few more people to contribute to the program, hospitality room or mat sponsorship. I have attached a letter to this email. If you are reading this installment on our blog or on facebook, or if you can’t see it on this email, shoot me a note at bthazard@fcps.edu. I will send you the information. All donations are tax deductible, and you will be recognized throughout the tournament.
Did you realize that 30 years ago, next week is the anniversary of Robinson’s 1981 State title? Do you remember where you were when it occurred. Some of you may have been competing, coaching or watching it from the stands of James W. Robinson Secondary School. Wouldn’t that be incredible if history repeated itself 30 years later?
These next few weeks are going to fly by, so hopefully, I will keep you updated in a timely manner! It was great to see many of you at the district tournament, and I hope to see even more of you this weekend as we travel to Fairfax High School for the Regional tournament. It is always incredible to see so many familiar faces when we compete!
This past weekend went well. Unfortunately, we didn’t come home with the championship that we’d hoped for, but our athletes performed famously! In prior years our performance would have garnered the victory, but we fell just short of the prize. While it stings, hopefully it will be motivation for our athletes this coming weekend.
We finished in second place in the district by 6.5 points, but we did move 13 out of 14 to the regional tournament, we had 10 wrestlers compete in the finals with 7 champions, and we put ourselves in a position to do well this coming weekend. I was pleased with the intensity and technique of our athletes. If we can have results similar to this at Regionals, we can sleep easy at night! Below is the team’s individual placements.
103 – Lucas Sodergren – Champion
112 – Dallas Smith – 3rd
119 – Jake Smith – Champion
125 – Jack Bass – Champion
130 – Santiago Valdez – Champion
135 – Brooks Martino – Champion
140 – Shon Topper – 2nd
145 – Zak DePasquale – Champion
152 – Daniel Mika – 4th
160 – Wes Jones – Champion
171 – Tim Fitzpatrick – 2nd
189 – John Buono – 4th
Hwt – Jake Pinkston – 2nd
Team standings:
1. | WESTFIELD | 225.5 |
2. | ROBINSON | 219.0 |
3. | CHANTILLY | 119.0 |
4. | OAKTON | 94.0 |
5. | CENTREVILLE | 67.0 |
6. | HERNDON | 22.0 |
Regionals begin on Thursday, and will culminate on Saturday evening. Below is the schedule:
Thursday – February 10
5:00 pm First-round matches (championship) (6 mats)
7:00 pm First-round matches (consolation) (6 mats)
Friday – February 11
12:00 pm Quarterfinal immediately followed by second round of consolations (4 Mats)
5:00 pm Semi-finals and consolation round (quarterfinal)
Saturday – February 12
12:00 pm Consolation Semi-finals (4 mats) (2-2-2)
5th and 6th place matches (2 mats)(1-2-2)
Consolation finals – two mats
4:00 pm Championship matches – one mat
There will be five (5) sessions. Tickets for each session will be $7.00. State, Region, and Coaches’ Associations passes will be accepted.
Tournament Passes will be available for sale on:
Thursday - $28
Friday session II - $22
Friday session III - $16
Saturday session IV - $10
We have some many ways for you to connect with the Rams!
http://eepurl.com/bUA3n - Click to sign up for this email newsletter.
http://robinsonhswrestling.blogspot.com/ - Click here to follow the online blog.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Robinson-Secondary-School-Wrestling/184312174915723 - Click here to be a fan on facebook.com. We also ask you to “like” our page and tell all of your friends to do the same!!!!
http://ramswrestling.shutterfly.com/ - We have Great photos done by one of our amazing wrestling parents…
http://www.fcps.edu/RobinsonSS/athletics/wwrestling/varsity_wrestling.html - NEW Wrestling Home Page with our schedule:
Look forward to talking to you next week, and hopefully we’ll have GREAT news!
Thanks,
Bryan
Bryan Hazard
Middle School Health Specialist / Physical Education Instructor
Head Wrestling Coach
Robinson Secondary
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
John F. Kennedy
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