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Well I’m not quite deadpool, but I am going to break the fourth wall. It’s kind of crazy to see how long this document is. A whole year’s worth of my rambling thoughts on various topics all collected in one spot. At the start of the year I was not very excited about this whole…

I’ve spent pretty much my whole life as a wrestler. For the past 15 years I’ve been around the sport of wrestling. Track, on the other hand, is pretty new to me. I’ve noticed a lot of differences between the sports, whether culturally or with the actual sport. The biggest difference that sometimes bothers me…

Day three of state is tomorrow, and there is a lot on the line for the little hawks. A good day tomorrow would likely secure a state championship. To start we have hurdles going. We have a shuttle hurdle team going that will look to bring us some points. We are seeded eighth, but anything…

Last week I competed in my last ever high school event. I didn’t think about it at the time, but that was the last time I will ever represent CIty High in competition. This thought made me really really sad. For the past 4 years, competing has been almost everything to me. The feeling of…

The field events at state have been way cooler than I was expecting. To start Matt high jumping may have been the highlight of the whole weekend. He cleared 6’11”. The video of his reaction to clearing it is amazing. He immediately runs over to coach Karr to give her a hug and she starts…

Day one at state was pretty amazing. We knew we had a shot at a state title in the 4×800 if everyone ran well. Going into the race I and most other people were expecting to win by a pretty good margin, as nobody else had run at a similar level. Ammon was our lead…

Now don’t get me wrong, I love folk style. But if we are going to make a bunch of rules to make folk style more like free style, why not just wrestle free style? Folk has an incredible history here in the states and it is hard to let go of, but switching to freestyle…

The proposed rule changes look to fundamentally change how folk style is wrestled. While many have given their take on how the new rules could change the sport, I want to add my part. The overall goal of the potential rule changes is pretty clear. The rules committee clearly are looking to make wrestling more…

The U.S. Open is this weekend, and for the average Iowa and City high fan, there is a lot to look forward to. To start off, City high senior and Iowa commit Gabe Arnold will be wrestling in the U20 division in the 79 kilos weight class. There will be a lot of good competition,…

In a weight class that was almost disregarded, as Spencer Lee was supposed to dominate everyone, Pat Glory had steady answers to the problems he faced. His finals match against an explosive Matt Ramos proved many coaches’ philosophies right. Matt Ramos is known for 2 things, his escapability and his highlight reel throws. The explosive…