Minutemen Youth Wrestling

Well the numbers are in and we have enough money to purchase a used mat. Now the original mat we wanted was sold but we have another one we can get from Xavier. The first annual Restlin Run was a huge success as was able to reach it's goal to purchase a used mat. The race was timed by longtime New Britain High track coach Irv Black. Coach Black said, "I've never seen such a good turnout for a first year race." There were 140 runner registered with 127 finishing the race. Coming in first place overall was Chris Green of Berlin in a blistering time of 10:05. In second place was Mike LeMay of South Windsor with a time of 10:45. Third place was Mike Munroe of Newington with a time of 11:42. The Team division trophies went to both Berlin Minutemen (86:19) and Berlin High School (64:45) Teams time of the top five finishers were used to determine the winners. Youth Coach Roger Moss, said, "If it were not for the efforts of Jack Banks and Paul Carson of Powerhouse Gym, this event would have never gotten off the ground." He added, they not only assisted with financing the event they handled the registration and had staff available to assist the day of the race. "We look to make this an annual event which we hope can benefit not only youth wrestling but a local cause." The Youth Wrestling Program will meet this year at the Old Knights of Columbus Hall on Percival Ave on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Anyone still interested in registering may do so at the Berlin Parks and Recreation Office. The cost for the entire program is $65.00 which runs from December 1st to March 12th. The program is open to boys and girls in grades 1st through 7th. The top fundraising effort by a youth wrestler was Matt Cote who raised $200 on his own toward the race. Each wrestler was asked to get individuals to sponsors their run. Matt had a time of 24:25. A final thanks to all our other sponsors who gave financial support to the race. They include: The Herald, Dr, Donald L. Piccoli, Carlos Zovich, Santoro Electric, AMCO Precision Tool, Gnazzo, First City Bank, AW Direct, Inc., Chiropractic Care Center, DFI Consulting, The New Britain Trasportation Co., Berlin High Schoo Booster Association, T. Maier Sand and Gravel, MBA Engineering Inc., Kid Time Trophies, Best Western, Ann's Hands, Mooreland Hill School, Magabyte Technologies, Delicious Dogs, Absolute Auto Center, Knaus Building Co., Ultimate Billards, Accounts Management, John Bogden Agency, Matson Rugs, Country Farms, Mortenson's and Kesington Market. I have added some pictures to our "Photo Album" from the race. Check out our finishers. Our top youth finishers were as follows: Ryan Butler 16:17, Mason Powers 16:23, Danny Hackett 16:32, Tyler Cunningham 17:06, Brendan Butler 20:01, Jacob Eliades 21:08, Sean Pentalow 21:40, Jeremy Eliades and Kyle Zuk at 22:44. Again thanks to everyone for a great job today. Coach Moss