Minutemen Youth Wrestling

2014 2^nd Chance State Tournament Results

A small group of the Berlin Minutemen traveled to Thomaston High for another chance to take home gold as ten young wrestlers competed.  Three competed in the annual Girls State Tournament which was open to all female wrestlers in the State of Connecticut.

The trio of female wrestlers were all from the same family as the Morley sisters competed for their own gold medal.  Christianna Morley was the lone champion and second for the Minutemen this season.  In her final match she bested Clohoe Kennedy of the CT Green Knights 9-8 for the wIn.  Older sister Madilin finished 2^nd while the youngest Mary Morely finished third.

Zachary Skinner who missed the State Tournament as an alternate was able to wrestle the state champion from his weight class in his final match.  “Zachary lost but it was gratifying to him to have a chance to wrestle against the best”, stated C. Roger Moss, Head Coach of the Minutemen.  Zachary placed second but wrestled tough all day and won in the last seconds of two matches.  Jacob Wagner wrestling in his second year with the Minutemen placed 2^nd. Rory Mayer at 75 pounds finished  3^rd on the day. There were two Minutemen in the 95 pound bracket and a three way tie for second place. Marcus Kelly-Johnson  and Jordan Sackschewsky both finished the day with two wins and two losses to place second. In the Novice Division Michael Lukaszewski wrestled in the 103 pound bracket and was tough on the day but placed 4th. Finally in the Middle School Division Tyler Jones wrestled in the 165 division and finished 4^th on the day.

Head Coach Roger Moss added, “As the season winds down there are a few who keep wrestling looking to improve.  This year we are going later than in the past due to the snow covered grounds so baseball hasn’t started yet and due to the number of nights we lost from school closures.“  This week the Minutemen will compete in their final tournament of the season at Southington High School.