Minutemen Youth Wrestling

The Berlin Minutemen advanced group traveled to Bristol for the first USAWCT tournament of the year. Nineteen wrestlers competed in four age divisions. In the morning session Nicholas Zuk (Bantam) and Jeremy Eliades (Midget) placed first. Jimmy Bourgoin (Midget) placed 2nd and Michael Patterson (Bantam) and Riley Grieder (Midget) finished in 3rd place. The afternoon saw the locals run into some tough competition. Placing first in the Novice Division was Jacob Eliades. Others placing in the Novice Division were 2nd place Brendan Butler, Matthew Cote and Todd Koops. Placing 3rd were Ethan Grieder and Nick Mangiafico. In the Middle School Division the competition was strong and no one medaled on the day wrestling tough were Carla Mangiafico, Sam Vreeland, Tyler Cunningham and Ryan Butler. Also wrestling tough in the Novice Division were Michael Gurrieri and Kyle Zuk. The youth wrestling program is still taking participants for this year in grades 1st through 7th. Anyone interested may contact Coach Roger Moss at 828-9818 for more information.