Category: Middle School

Clarification Regarding Sunday’s Match

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We’ve had some questions about this Sunday’s match at the Deptford Rec Center, so this is to clarify what’s going on and what time to be there.

There will be Middle School duals matches happening at the same time as the youth tournament. The duals match lineup is as follows:

Deptford vs Collingswood
Gloucester vs Collingswood
Deptford vs Gloucester

The duals matches are scheduled to start around 8:00AM. However, since our first duals match is second in the lineup, our middle school duals team should show up for weigh-ins at 8:45AM.

The rest of the team should show up at the times we listed yesterday:

8:00AM – Tots (ages 4-6)
9:00AM – Bantams (ages 7-8)
11:00AM – Midgets (ages 9-10), Juniors (ages 11-12), Intermediates (ages 13-14)

 

2 Reminders: Practice Schedule & Clothing Order Forms

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First, do not forget that this year’s clothing order forms are due no later than tomorrow! So, if you haven’t handed in or emailed us your completed form, get it done now.

Second, just a quick reminder to all parents and wrestlers — when the school is closed we can’t have practice. This means there will be no practices for any age groups over the winter break. However, all of us coaches strongly suggest that wrestlers take initiative and continue to work out and practice on their own…

Middle School Challenge #1 — Saturday 12/22

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This Saturday will be the first SJWL Middle School Challenge. The tournament is for wrestlers in grades 6th, 7th, & 8th only.

It will be held at Kingsway Regional High School in Woolwich Township.

Check-in time is 12:00PM.
Wrestling will start at 1:00PM.

A few important notes:

  • The goal is for every wrestler to get a minimum of 3 matches.
  • Wrestlers will not be separated by age. This means a 6th grader could possibly be matched up against an 8th grader.
  • The tournament director will attempt to separate boys and girls when possible, but this entirely depends on the number of boys and girls who attend this event.

We need to know ASAP if your wrestler cannot attend. This will be a huge event with middle schoolers from the entire league, so advanced notice is essential to ensure things run smoothly.

 

Congratulations to today’s winners!

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Congratulations to all of our wrestlers for their great performances and effort at the Collingswood tournament.

Shout out to all of our placewinners today.

  • Jacob Zearfoss – 1st place
  • Noah Pagaduan – 1st place
  • Cody Gardzielik – 2nd place
  • Mason Johnson – 2nd place
  • Jaden Simpson – 2nd place
  • Kaleb Wright – 3rd place
  • Justice Dolson – 3rd place
  • Matt Pierce – 3rd place
  • Nick Ekimoglou- 3rd place 
  • Sam Pike – 3rd place

Shout out to the rest of our Lions wrestlers who picked up wins today.

  • John Daily
  • Jeremy Smith
  • Leo Curran
  • Gino Gambone
  • Steve Canning
  • John Pfeffer
  • Brandon Willis
  • Alex Ekimoglou
  • Mason Jankowski
  • Bryan Gonzalez
  • Joel Szychoski
  • Xzavier Montalbo

Collingswood Holiday Tournament Tomorrow 12/15

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Reminder: This year’s annual Collingswood Holiday Tournament will be tomorrow, Saturday 12/15.

This tournament is for middle school wrestlers only. If you’re not sure whether your child can participate, get in touch with a coach ASAP! On that same note, if your wrestler is in middle school and will not be able to participate, please let a coach know immediately.

Check-in time is 7:45AM, wrestling starts at 8:30AM.

The tournament is being held at Collingswood High School.

Clothing Order Forms

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The link below will allow you to download and print this year’s order form for Gloucester Wrestling clothing!

This year you can purchase any of the following items, including selections from Under Armour and Nike:

  • Hoodies
  • Crew Sweatshirts
  • Sweatpants w/Pockets
  • Long-Sleeved T-Shirts
  • Short-Sleeved T-Shirts
  • DriFit T-Shirts
  • Shorts w/Pockets
  • Zippered Fleeces
  • Backpacks (embroidered with wrestler’s name)

Gear up! Support our wrestlers and show off your team spirit!

The deadline is 12/19, so print the form out now and give to one of the coaches or email it to info@gloucesterwrestling.com ASAP.

⟶ Download & print order form HERE.

 

 

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A few notes & a reminder…

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Parents, a few things… Remember the middle school is having a match against Haddon Heights at 4:30pm. We’ll also be handing out equipment and singlets after school as well.

In case you didn’t see it earlier, here’s a message from Coach Chad:

Tell your kids to keep their heads up after the wrestle offs. Everyone will get their chance for matches whether it’s duals or JV. It’s all a learning experience. This is no doubt the deepest and toughest duals team we’ve had since I’ve been here and there were a lot of 1st and 2nd year wrestlers that showed us some good things these last 2 days. Keep getting better and before you know it you’ll be there too.

One final note — there were a handful of wrestlers (ahem) who did not turn in singlets, compression shirts, and/or headgear at the end of last season. If your child still has equipment from last year, please get it back to us ASAP. Thanks!

Required Survey for Middle School Wrestlers

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Parents, if your wrestler is in middle school, please have him/her visit the link below and complete the brief questionnaire. One of our biggest benefactors, Beat the Streets, has asked that our wrestlers answer these questions for statistical purposes and to determine where they fall on the “Grit Scale.”

If you’re unfamiliar with the Grit Scale, here’s how it was described in an article last summer on Curiosity.com:

In every classroom, there are the “naturals” for whom the subject comes easily, who seem to barely study and breeze by on their inborn ability. Then there are the “grinders”: the people who study for hours, ask most of the questions, and fight tooth-and-nail to get a good grade. Those people are high in what researcher and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Angela Duckworth calls grit. It’s this quality that experts say is an essential predictor of success.

The questions are easy and it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. If you or your wrestler have any questions about this, don’t hesitate to let us know.

Here’s the link:  https://btsphilly.org/grit-scale/