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2-26-2012

Saint Places Two at State Tournament

Seniors Bradley Bader @ 113 and Ian Martin @ 138 completed their high school careers by placing at the State Individual Championships this past weekend. Both wrestlers made a great run at the title, but both came up one match short of winning the top spot.

Bradley placed second in the tournament with a 3-1 record. He lost in the finals in the third overtime period 2-4.

Ian Martin lost in the semi-finals to the eventual state champion in a 3-5 lost. He regained his stride and came back to win both consolation matches to claim the third place finisher in the weight class.

Junior Blake Rogers @ 103 finished the tournament with a 1-2 record. He lost both matches in a nail biting heart breakers. His first lost was a 4-5 decision with his opponent scoring with less than 4 seconds left on the clock. His second lost was a overtime lost 0-2.

2-19-2012

Three Make It to the State Tounament

Bradley Bader @ 113 Champion
Bradley started the tournament with two pins @ 0:23 and 1:37. He fought to a 8-4 decision to go to the finals.
Blake defeated Thomas Munford of Charlotte Catholic with a first period takedown and
controlled the match to a 2-0 conclusion.

Ian Martin @ 138 Champion
Ian ran the table with an 18-1 fechfall, a pin @ 3:45, and a 11-7 decision to make it to the finals.
He won his championship in a 1-0 decision against Garnett Bullock of Ashbrook.

Blake Rogers @ 106 3rd Place
Blake won with a 3:42 pin, an 11-2 techfall, but lost in squeaker 2-3 in the semi-final.
He came back in the consolations with two 7-0 wins to claim the 3rd seed from the West in the State Tournament.
Blake defeated Billy Ferris of Charlotte Catholic 7-0 in the Consolation Final.

The team placed 6th in the tournament.

Congratulations to Warren Boyett
Warren won his 49th, 50th, and 51st career win to pass his 50 Career Win Milestone during this weekend's Regional tournament. He won them with two pins and one medical default.

2-8-2010

Season Winds Down

The last of the season has not graced the Tribe with a lot of fortune as a team. We finished 4th at the Conference Tournament. We lost in the first round of the State Duals to North Iredell 42-30. Both were not characteristic of our wrestling tradition at Saint. A LOT of work in the spring club wrestling season is the only cure to improve our outcome for next year's team.

A few good news items to report about a couple of wrestlers here at the end of the dual team season.

Congratulations to the following Saint Wrestlers

Ian Martin
2012 Most Outstanding Wrestler
Northwestern 4a/3a Conference Tournament

All-Conference Wrestlers
(determined by the top two place winners in the Conference Tournament)
Blake Rogers @ 106
Bradley Bader @ 113
Ian Martin @ 138
Zack Fincannon @ 152
Warren Boyett @ 170

Conference Coach of the Year
(as voted by the Conference Coaches)
Coach Billy Baker

Congratulations to Matthew Baker
Matthew reached his 25th Career Milestone Win
He pinned @ 1:38 his North Iredell opponent in the State Dual match on 2-7-2012. Weight Class 220.

We now move on to the 3A Western Regionals with wrestlers who have achieved large enough winning records to make the field of 16 for each weigh class. It will be held at Freedom High School in Morganton. The top four placers in each weight class will move on to the State Championships the following week.

On March 10th, 2012, Saint Wrestling Club will host our annual Freestyle tournament. We are looking forward to our returning wrestlers working with the club and wrestling this spring. The work for Saint 2013 starts now. All members of the varsity team already have their USA Wrestling Card purhased for them by the Saint Wrestling Club.
See Coach Baker for your personal USA Wrestling Card.
No Comittment, No Glory

12-26-2012

Saint Downs Hibriten 59-16

Senior Night turned out right for our four seniors. All recorded a win one way or the other. The win pushed Saint out to a 5-1 conference record for the year and a 26-7 season record.

Bradley Bader pinned at 1:50 in the first period. This was Bradley 67th career pin for the Tribe.

Hunter Schronce fought through a tough 8-7 match. He finally gained total control in the third period and pinned at 4:39 in the third period.

Ian Martin, who now holds the career and single season record for nearfall points, continued stretching his records out with a 16-1 techfall.

Dale Huffman was given a night off as he was given a forfeit. Obviously, on one wanted to be subjected to the "twisting" move that Dale has perfected this year.

So all the personal pressure was off for each senior to win on Senior Night and everyone was happy.

But the match of the night came from out of nowhere. Cody Yelton with a 12-26 record pulled off a huge upset in the 182 lb. match against a fully loaded 23-8 opponent. This match was incredible! Cody has fought hard all year, but just could not every catch a break in his matches. Tonight was the night that all his hard work and daily work out dedication paid off. It made Senior Night special.

Cody was down 0-5 in the first period and fighting off his back. He gained a reversal an captured a 3-point nearfall. His opponent gained and escape and took Cody down to close the 1st period with a 5-8 lead. A lot of physical energy was spent by both wrestlers in this period. You could see tirednest setting in for both.

Cody's opponent chose neutral to start the second period. Well, low and behold, Cody gets the takedown and rides out the period to close the score to 7-8 in the second period.

Cody chose down in the 3rd. He had to score from bottom to stay in this match. He did just that with an escape and tied the match. THE RACE ON THE CLOCK WAS ON!!! Takedowns were critical. Cody got another takedown 10-8,(tick-tick-tick), his opponent gained a reversal 10-10, (tick-slowdown clock-tick-slowdown), but Cody reverses him again 12-10, (tick-hurry clock-tick-hurry), Cody puts him on his back 15-10, (tick-hurry up clock-hurry-hurry-hurry-tick).

FINALLY - BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Cody has just pulled off the biggest upset of his career. 15-10. What a great finish!!!! Everyone in the crowd that has followed the Tribe all season was screaming for Cody. They know it has been a tough year for him. Everyone was happy for Cody, the fans, the team, the coaching staff. What a way to end the conference season. What a geat memory for Senior Night 2012.

Congratulation to Cody Yelton for a Tremendous Effort and Win.

If you go to the Motel Reservation Information at the top of the page, you can see the hotel locations for the Regional and the State Championships.

1-24-2012

Saint Downs South Caldwell 40-27

Wrestling started off right for the Tribe tonight in a critic conference matchup. The Tribe has to keep in number two position in the conference and improve its overall record to have a chance to enter the post season State Duals.

8th Grader Zack Berkey @ 103 put the Tribe up 6-0 after a quick 0:30 pin, Blake Rogers @ 113 dominated for a 15-0 techfall, Bradley Bader @ 120 majored 13-5, and Chris Hunt @ 126 grabbed a 3:43 pin. After 4 matches the Tribe was off the whistle to 21-0 lead.

Ian Martin major decisoned 10-2 @ 138, Zach Fincannon won a tough 7-4 decision without major blood loss, Warren Boyett @ 170 pins at 5:13, Dillon Lominac received a forfeit.

This pushes the Tribe to a 25-7 overall record.

Don't forget that Thursday's match with Hibriten is also SENIOR NIGHT. We will be honoring Bradley Bader, Dale Huffman, Ian Martin, and Hunter Schronce for their years as a Saint Wrestler.

1-20-2012

Saint Captures Huge Win at Alexander Central 35-30

The win tonight kept Saint with a chance of a wildcard berth in the State Duals. It was a tightly fought contest with each team splitting 7-7 in matches. Saint was behind going into the last match 30-29. The whole night of wrestling came down on the shoulders of senior Dale Huffman @ 195. Dale charged up the crowd with a spectacular up to the head lift and gentle returned his opponent to the mat on his back. Dale finished the move with a match winning pin as Saint went into the lead 35-30.

Pinning for the Tribe tonight were Dillon Lominac @ 285 4:21, Bradley Bader @ 116 0:16, Warren Boyett @ 170 2:57, and Dale Huffman @ 195 1:14. Ian Martin @ 138 added a 19-3 techfall, and Hunter Schronce won a 9-6 decision.

1-17-2012

Saint Defeats Watauga 68-7

Pinning tonight for Saint were Blake Rogers, Bradley Bader, Chris Hunt, Ian Martin, Sergio Mendolia, Warren Boyett, Dale Huffman, Matthew Baker, and Dillon Lominac. Zack Fincannon score a technical fall, and Dakota Wallis won a decision.

The next match is at Alexander Central. It may be rescheduled to a 6:00 start. This will be a critical match for the Tribe to gain second place in the conference and a possible state playoff wildcard. Your vocal support at the match is much needed.

1-11-2012

Saint Defeats Hickory

It was a short night for Saint as they overpowered the Hickory team in a 75-6 win. Pinning for the Tribe was Bradley Bader, Justin Kidd, David Valazquez, Warren Boyett, Matthew Baker, and Dillon Lominac.

1-10-2012

Saint Falls to Foard 42-35 in Conference Opener

It was a highly contested match out with the outcome not settled until the final match of the night. Each team had 5 pins each. Saint had one techfall and Foard won two decisions and was given a forfeit. Saint won 6 matches and Foard won 8.

Pinning for Saint was Blake Rogers, Bradley Bader, Hunter Schronce, Warren Boyett, and Dale Huffman. Ian Martin scored the techfall for the Tribe.

1-7-2012

Saint Takes 8th at Rock Hill, SC.

Ian Martin captured 1st place at weight class 138. Blake Rogers took 2nd @ 106. Bradley Bader took 3rd @ 113, Zach Fincannon took 5th @ 152, and Dale Huffman took 5th @ 195.

Congratulations to Ian Martin
Ian captured the 138 division with a win in the finals and also won his 150th Career Win Milestone Record
. His win came against Rock Hill. Ian won the match with a 4-2 decision.

Congratulations to Bradley Bader
Bradley won his 100 career win and his 101 career win at the tournament this weekend.
His 100th Career Win Milestone came in a match with Bolling Springs with a 2:17 pin of his opponent.
His 101th Career Win came when he captured 3rd place against his York opponent with a 6-4 decision.

01-04-2012

Saint Wins Over Patton and West Caldwell

Saint 's first match of the night was with Patton. Dillon Lominac @ 285 started the night off with a 3:00 pin. He was later followed by pins from Bradley Bader @ 113, Chris Hunt @ 126, and David Velazquez @ 138. Ian Martin and Zach Fincannon both major decisioned their opponents. Final Saint 44 Patton 21.

The next match was with West Caldwell. Blake Rogers @ 106 started the match with a 2:42 pin. He was followed with pins from Bradley Bader, Hunter Schronce. Zach Fincannon, Quayon Moody, and Dale Huffman. Saint 63 West Caldwell 18.

Congratulation to Blake Rogers
Blake reached and pasted his 50th Career Milestone Marker tonight with two dominating matches over tough opponents. He matched the 50 Marker level with a 9-3 win over his Patton opponent.
He reversed out of his opponents pinning combination to regain the upper hand
and a 2:42 pin to achieve his 51st career win against West Caldwell.

12-31-2011

Saint Wins RS Central Duals

Saint won all four matches on Saturday with wins over Chase 41-30, East Rutherford 45-27, RS Central 45-33, and Crest 46-22.

Congratulations to Dale Huffman
Dale broke over the 75 Career Mile Stone mark with a 1:24 pin over his East Rutherford opponent to gain his 76th career win. He went on to win two more matches today to up his career record to 78 wins.

Congratulations to Ian Martin
After today's matches, Ian Martin holds the Single Season Nearfall Points Record with 223 total nearfall points.
Ian broke the record in the third match of today against RS Central.
It was in the second period when he scored a three point nearfall to gain a techfall win against his opponent.
This broke the previous record set by Travis Papp in 2008 at 218 points.

12-28-2011

Outback Meal Tickets Are Ready to Sell

We ask all of you to help out selling our $10.00 Outback Meal, which will be served at St. Stephens High School on Saturday 1-14-2012. It is a full Outback Meal for only $10. Contact Coach Baker to get your pack of 10 tickets (or more ) and help us sell them to raise money for the wrestling team. We have 400 tickets to sell before Friday 1-13-2012.

Please Help. All funds raised goes to help the wrestling team with uniforms, mat conditioning, and wrestling support items.

12-24-2011

Saint Takes 6th at Cary's Sgt. Adam's Tournament

Saint competed in 10 weight classes in this tournament and walked out with two champions, one second, one third, and one fourth place finishes.

Blake Rogers made it back to the lineup for the first time this season and placed third He had 4 pins to finish his run to third place and 22 team points.

Hunter Schronce placed fourthin the event and grabbed two pins and one decision. He finished with 18 team points.

Dale Huffman almost won it all in his weight class, but came in second place finishing the tournament with 3-1 record and 22 team points.

Bradley Bader won our first championship of the tournament with two exciting semi-final and final matches. He won his championship over his Orange County opponent 5-3 in a nail biter right up to the end. Orange was on top in the third and Bradley had a 4-3 lead. Bradley fought off several deep power halfs and would not let his shoulders break for a nearfall count. Finally, late in the third Bradley worked and escape to win the championship at 5-3. Bradley finished the tournament with 28 team points.

Ian Martin gave the Saint faithful a ride to remember in his final match comeback. Ian was down 1-3 at the start of the 3rd period. Ian gained a reversal to even the score 3-3. A call was made from the corner for Ian to release his opponent. He released and was down 3-4 with 40 seconds left on the clock in the third. Time ran down to 20 seconds with the two wrestles locked up in standing position. Then it happened. Ian hit a big lateral throw on his opponent for 2 points and held him for a nearfall three as the clock ran out. He had won his tournament championship 8-4. His Mom and Dad were transported to Frye Hospital in Hickory and are still in recovery. No calls please. They need the rest. Ian finished the tournament with 30.5 team points.

Others scoring points for the Tribe were Sergio Mendolia @ 145 with 7 team points and Dillion Lominac @ 285 with 3 team points.

12-19-2011

Saint Loses to Newton-Conover

It was a hard lost to take for the Tribe with a 14-57 final score. Ian Martin @ 138 won one of our three matches on the night with a second period 16-0 techfall. Zack Fincannon brawled to a 6-5 decision, and Dale Huffman @ 195 pinned in the second period after trailing 0-5.

Congratulations to Zack Fincannon
Zack's win tonight passed him through the 25 career milestone mark and gave him his 26th career win. Zack had to battle with a nose bleed the entire match, but prevailed in the end of the match. He was down 4-5 going into the final third period and was able to gain a reversal to seal the win.

The other thriller match of the night was the pin by Dale Huffman. Dale was down 0-5 in the middle of the second period. Dale gained a reversal, a nearfall 3, and then the pin to win the 195 weight match.

12-17-2011

Saint Takes Second at West Lincoln Duals

The Tribe had a good day wrestling at West Lincoln, but came up one match short of the championship. Our only loss of the day was to Rock Hill HS, from South Carolina. Saint defeated Kings Mountain in the opening match 30-24. Saint defeated Forestview in the second match 60-15. Saint went on to defeat Mooresville and Southwest Guilford to finish the day.

12-13-2011

Saint Defeats Bunker Hill 47-24

Saint came out of the match with 4 pins from Justin Kidd, Hunter Schronce, Ian Marting, and Matt Baker.

Justin Kidd @120 had the best comeback of the night with a third period pin. Justin had been battling from bottom and was down 10-5. He had fought out of 4 pinning combination and had to the down position at the start of the third. It was a struggle for one minute in the third for Justin to get any opening at an opportunity to change his fortunes. With one minute left in the match, Justin gained a reversal and placed his opponent in pinning combination. It worked and Justin came away with the win. Congratulations to Justin for keeping up the fight and gaining success at the end of the match.

Another bright spot of the night was the performace of Logan Locklear @ 182. Logan, a first year wrestler for Saint, lost 2-9 in a match against a seasoned wrestler for Bunker Hill. While it was a lost for the team, Logan held the opponent to a decision and only giving up 3 team points. Great job.

Zach Fincannon @ 152 had the test match of the night. Zach had lost to his Bunker Hill opponent just two weekends ago in the Indian Classic. The test was had Zach increased his stammia enough from coming off of football to stay in the rematch. After the first period Zach had a 4-2 advantage. Second period was a standoff with no points scored, but Zach kept his opponent down the entire period. The third period answered the test. Zach took down and got a quick escape and a takedown to surge to a 7-2 lead. He was reversed at the end of the match, but he walked off with a 7-4 victory. Hard work pays off.

12-10-2011

Saint Wins Three, Loses Two at Alleghany

Saint defeated East Chapel Hill 40-32, Alleghany 54-15, and Mallard Creek 45-33. We lost two close matches with Bandys 33-38 and West Lincoln 40-41. Saints dual record is now 10-4.

Congratulations to Ian Martin
Ian surpassed the 125 Career Win Mark this weekend. He now has 128 career wins.
His 125 win came against Alleghany with a second period pin.

Congratulations to Hunter Schronce
Hunter surpassed the 25 Career Win Mark this weekend. He now has 26 career wins.
His 25th win came against Mallard Creek with a third period pin.

We travel to Bunker Hill on Tuesay. Some older schedules indicate that the match is at St. Stephens. This is incorrect. It will be at Bunker Hill at 5:00.

Monday night the Motel Reservaton link at the top of the page will be updated with our travel arrangements. If you are going to North Davidson or Rock Hill, please see this link to help you with making your plans or just to know where you son/daughter will be staying on our over night travels.

12-07-2011

Saint Overtakes East Burke 57-18

The Tribe's scoring tonight was led by 6 big pins in the match with East Burke. Matt Baker, Chris Henderson, Bradley Bader, Hunter Schronce Warren Boyett, and Dale Huffman all pinned for the Tribe.

The exciting match of the night came down to the last few seconds of the third peiod. Sophomore Gerson Urbina @ 138 was down 4-5 with just a few seconds to go. Gerson grew up on with his efforts on the mat tonight by overcoming in a difficult situation. Gerson was losing 2-4 at the beginning of the third period. He chose neutral to start the third period. His only chance of a comeback was an agressive takedown attack. With 1:00 left in the final period, Gerson won a takedown for two points to pull even with the score 4-4. East Burke was solid on bottom and could spin down the clock and score a last second escape to take the win from Gerson. Gerson let him go to safe time on the clock for a final scoring attemp, but that gave East Burke a one point lead with time dwindling down. The crowd screaming was on now. Everyone new Gerson had to have the takedown an a controlled ride out to win. 20 seconds to go. Down 4-5.

Our young wrestler. Little mat experience. Agression needed. Time to get physical. Gerson grew up. He relentlessly attached and then out scrambled his opponent for the last takedown of the match. Up 6-5. He rode out the time on the clock by keeping his opponent broke down on the mat. It was a great effort from our young wrestler. Congratulations Gerson.

12-3-2011

Saint Finishes Second At the 40th Annual Indian Classic
The Longest Running One Day Tournament in the North Carolina

Considering our youth and injuries, the Tribe made a very good showing at the 40th Annual Indian Classic. Newton Conover won the event with a commanding 240 points. Saint, with 164.5 points, took second ahead of West Lincoln's 120 points. All results can be viewed on our Indian Classic link on our website.

Hello everyone from the beautiful broadcasting studio of the Saint Super Station. This is "Hot Mic" here, along with "Clock!Clock! Rogers", to give you a summary of this year's Indian Classic. It was exciting to see our young men wrestle so well against the field of competition. I'll turn off the microphone right now to get to the news.
Press that button over there Clock. Please, press that button over there Clock."CLOCK!CLOCK!". What th(click).

Congratulations to Senior Ian Martin

Senior Ian Martin @ 145 took top honors at this year's event. He was voted by the coaches as the "Most Outstanding Wrestler" of the tournament. He won his championship final match against a top ranked wrester from Newton-Conover with a 17-5 Major Decision.

Congratulations to Our Place Winners in the 40th Annual Indian Classic:

113: Bradley Bader - Champion

132: Hunter Schronce - Champion

145: Ian Martin - Champion

182: Warren Boyett - Champion

106: Zach Berkey - 2nd Place

195: Dale Huffman - 2nd Place

152: Zach Fincannon - 3rd Place

126: Chris Hunt - 4th place

170: Cody Yelton - 4th Place

285: Chris Henderson - 4th Place

Bradley Bader and Warren Boyett were the top points scorers for the Tribe. Each scored 24 team points in their weight class. Zack Berkey scored 18, Dale Huffman 18, Ian Martin 20.5, Hunter Schronce 20, Zach Fincannon 16, Chris Hunt 9, Cody Yelton 8, Chris Henderson 7.

11-23-2011

Saint Goes 4-1 at the Indian Duals

It was a better than expected showing for the young Tribe as they worked their way through four wins and one loss at the 12th Annual Indian Duals.

Saint defeated Chase 43-33, RS Central 43-33, West Caldwell 66-15, Glenn 54-27.

The lone loss was to Davie County 24-56.

Now with a 5-1 record, Saint will go into Tuesdays 11-28-2011 matches with Ashbrook and Ashe County starting at 5:00 PM in the Saint Gym.

11-22-2011

Maiden Falls to Saint

It was a close match with the Blue Devils as Saint's 2012 team started their season. Starting 5 rookies in their first varsity level matched proved to be a challenge for the returning starters. Saint pulled off the 45-30 win with pins from Hunter Schronce, Ian Marting, and Matthew Baker. Zach Fincannon @ 152 pulled off a thrilling 6-4 overtime decision as he pulled every bit of air out of the gym leaving the crowd in oxygen deprivation.

The main thing is that the Tribe left out of Maiden with its opening season win.

11-21-2011

Welcome Coach Caisse

We welcome and are very fortunate to have Coach Rich Caisse joint the Saint Wrestling family. He brings a lifetime of wrestling experience and enthusiasm to the practice room. Coach Caisse wrestled in high school in Florida and here in North Carolina at 71st HS. He went on to a successful college career at Appalachian State University. Please introduce your self to Coach Caisse at your first possible opportunity.

Listed below are Coach Caisse's list of wrestling accomplishments.

*3X State Placer (2X in FL and 1X in NC)

*High School All-American

*2X Southern Conference 125 lb. Champion @ ASU

*2X NCAA Division I National Qualifier

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