Garrett Galvesville

So here is Garrett's 2nd match at Galesville. It was a very well matched match. Garrett won 12-6. He pinned his first match within the first 30 seconds of the first round. I was teasing him on the way over not to waste my day by loosing and he laughed and said that he won't. Well, he did not waste my day! It was a good wrestling day. I hope to get a clip of Kaleb's game up soon. Sorry for the quality in order for me to upload this long (Should be the whole match) I had to convert it.

Here is a picture of the first match pin.

Weekend Sports

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Well, Kaleb had no games this week so I actually got to stay home on a Friday night.

Saturday we were off to Poynette to wrestle. I used to hate it when they had the older kids in another gym because it made me run back and forth so I could see all of the boys wrestle. Since it is only Garrett this year it was nice. I got to sit in a quite gym and not have to run back and forth. I do not want to seem like a complainer but have you ever met a ref who had no business reffing? That's who Garrett had on Saturday. I felt so bad for him that I just could not post last night nor did I sleep well.

We figured that since we only had the 7th & 8th graders in the gym we would actually get out of there at a decent time. What a joke! The Ref decided when he was going to start and made every sit until he was ready. He even decided he needed a 30 minute lunch break so not only did the little kids finish first they had that gym all cleaned out and gone home. This kid Garrett had no problem with. He put up a good fight but Garrett pinned him in the 2 period. That is where the good times ended...



For those of you who do not know if you get 15 points ahead of your opponent in wrestling you win by a technical default (or so I have been told...). About 15 seconds before the end of the 3rd and final period Garrett was ahead 16-1. The match should of been called and ended. The other boy got a flip on Garrett and had him on his side. All Garrett had to do was to hold on and it was his. The Ref called it a pin. 3 other coaches, who we did not even know, complained that his shoulders were not even near the mat. The ref said the back counted and the shoulders did not have to be touching. Garrett was steaming, the ref had the final call. Even the other kid admitted it was not a pin. And so we continue....

The third and final match. This one, from how we saw him wrestle earlier, was not a challenge. Except....In the second round the kid put him in a choke hold, which the ref did not see even though both Steve and Kaleb where yelling that Garrett was turning blue. So eventually he flipped Garrett over and it was a very scary time for me. Something I see now whenever I close my eyes. My son flipping over and landing flat on his back with a slap to the mat, what seemed like no life left in him. He landed just like a rag doll and my heart stopped. Of course the stupid ref just stood over him looking. Then Garrett opened his eyes and shook his head. Steve and Kaleb had to carry him off the mat. The other boy was credited for a pin and Garrett placed a 3rd.

So how was your weekend?

1-24-09 Westby

So today we were off again to another match. Kaleb had a long day. Friday night he played the double header, came home to shower and then drove 45 minutes to my brother's church for a teen lock-in. He left there at 6:00 a.m. to make sure he was home in time for our 6:45 departure time. Garrett pinned his first match, won his second match 11-7 and lost his 3rd match. When he came off the mat after his second match he collapsed. It turned out his knee which was previously injured by a bully's shove and kick got twisted. He had to be carried up to the bleachers. So his 3rd match he did not want to forfeit so he wrestled it injured. Can you imagine trying to wrestling and stay off your knee. Thankfully it was Myles, his best friend, so he took it easy on him. Well the messed up the score charts and placed Garrett as 3rd. Now let's see if you can follow this:
Burgundy kids was pinned by all the other 3 opponents. So he should of gotten fourth as he did.
Garrett only lost to Myles and it was by points not a pin.
Myles only lost to the other kid by points and the other kid only lost to Garrett. So they gave the first place to the other boy who Garrett beat. Does that make any sense? Well, the kid who they gave the first place award to knew he did not earn it so instead of giving it to Garrett, where the coaches said it should of gone, he ran out the door and sent his mom to get his clothes from the bleacher. He did not even change clothes in -10 degree weather....

Oh and those of you not on facebook, sorry, I am trying to post both here and there....

1-17-09 Viroqua

So I am playing catch up today! Here are some shots of Garrett's first tournament of the season. He is allowed to wrestle on the Jr. High team this year thorough the school. They have a new coach and he is allowing 7th & 8th grade Home schoolers to be on the team. This is pictures of the pee wee club. I do not get a chance to travel to the school team ones. Hopefully I will get to go to a few that are closer to home. He lost one of his matches and one kid forfeited, at least he never showed up for his last two matches so Garrett placed 2nd.