We sent 11 wrestlers to the Liberty ‘Raider Rumble’ Wrestling Tournament, and came home with four champions, three runner-ups, and two third place finishers.
Drew Bashlor, Owen Quinn, Colby Piner, and Austin Dilly all went 5-0 to be crowned champions. The amazing thing is that it was the first ever High School Varsity competition for Colby, Austin and Drew. WOW! Alex Zimmerman, Landon Hoover and Bruce Humphreys finished in second place. Cameron Zobrist and Waymon Browning took third. It was a fun and exciting way to start the season for some of the wrestlers. We are all very proud!
Trivia: We have Three returning Regional Champions from last season. Can you name them?
Upcoming events and highlights: Our first home wrestling meet (The Greenbrier Duals) will be on Saturday, Dec. 16, starting at 11 a.m. Please come out and show support for our team. This weekend we will be wrestling at Point Pleasant in a 24 Team Dual Tournament. It will be a great test for the Spartans. Our “Green Team” will wrestle at the Richwood Duals Tournament on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Congratulations to Jacob Thomas, who was named “Defensive player of the year” and Bruce Humphreys, who took home the “Unsung Hero” Award for the Spartans football team at their banquet.
E.G.M.S. update: The E.G.M.S. Wrestlers went to Beckley to compete in a Duals Tournament. Brad Dunz was 5-0 and Chase Martin was 4-1. Great job guys! It was also great to see the Wrestlers having fun on the fire truck in the Ronceverte Christmas parade. Contact Coach Joe Heath at 1-304-641-8364 if you want to be part of a successful program with an even brighter future.
The Eastern Greenbrier Wrestling Club has over 45 Wrestlers and is still accepting memberships for anyone interested in wrestling (age 4-12). Contact Coach Carl Godby at 304-667-4615.
See Coach Miluk or one of our current Wrestlers about our “Adopt a Wrestler” program. It’s a Great way to support our team and follow the success of our Wrestlers. Follow us on Twitter @CoachMiluk and Facebook at Greenbrier East Spartan Wrestling.
Miluk humor: My wife always says that she never gets any phone calls. So for her birthday, I put one of those “How’s my Driving?” bumper stickers on her car. The phone’s pretty much ringing off the hook now. Ha!
Trivia answer: The Three Greenbrier East Wrestlers who were Regional Champions last season were Cayden Hoover (Jr.), Jacob Hefner (Sr.) and Jacob Thomas (Sr.).
-Here is our Greenbrier East High School Wrestler of the Week-
Name: Austin Dilly
Grade: Senior
Guardians: Jaime Dilly and Joseph Dilly
Record: 5-0 (four pins)
Quote: “Respect everyone and Fear no one!”
Coach’s Comment: “Austin is the real deal. His work ethic and determination is very impressive. If good things happen to good people, then expect greatness for Austin. The Coaches and Wrestlers love Austin.”