Winter sports outlook: Wrestlers have youth and heart on their side
Published 5:15 pm Thursday, December 10, 2015
Expect a transformation in the Cedarcrest High School wrestling team this season, or more of a transformation than you’ve seen so far. The team, led by coach Mark Ward, is young, but gaining in experience fast. The 13 freshmen on the team have been working hard to meet the rest of the team’s high standards, while the upperclassmen have been working to raise the bar for everyone.
Parker McBride, who took eighth place in the state tournament last year, was impressed with the dedication of the freshmen after the first practice. The junior and team captain said “Every one of them showed up the next day.”
“All the kids here, they want to become better every day,” said Jimmy Yepez, also a team captain.
“They’ve all got heart,” added Cameron Rose, the third co-captain. “They’re maybe not as experienced, but they don’t stop.”
With a work ethic like that and strong teammates to push them, even the youngest wrestlers of Cedarcrest High School are already earning Ward’s approval — “I’d feel confident to call them wrestlers now,” he said, and he’s ready to make a prediction: “We’re going to be a much different team by the end of this season.”
Red Wolves Wrestling meets
Sat., Dec. 12, at Centralia Tiger Holiday Classic, Centralia, 9 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 19, at Graham Morin Invite vs. Squalicum, 10 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 2, at Bremerton Holiday Tournament
Tue., Jan. 5, hosting Double dual, home vs. Lindbergh at 6 p.m., home vs. Inglemoor at 7:30 p.m., Cedarcrest
Thu., Jan. 7, at Monroe Double dual, home vs. Shorewood at 5:45 p.m., away vs. Monroe at 6 p.m., home vs. Mt. Vernon at 6:45 p.m., Sky Valley Education Center
Sat., Jan. 9, at Bearcat Invite, W F West High School, 10 a.m.
Thu., Jan. 14, hosting Sultan, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 16, at King of the Mountain, Darrington
Thu., Jan. 21, hosts Arch. Murphy, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 30, at Cascade Conference Super Dual, Sultan High School, home vs. Lakewood at 10 a.m., home vs. Arch. Murphy at 12:30 p.m., away vs. S. Whidbey at 1 p.m., away vs. Granite Falls at 2:30 p.m., away vs. Sultan at 4 p.m.
