St. Christopher's School Wrestling

It's almost time for the first St. Christopher's wrestler to step foot on the mat for the opening of the 2009-10 season. Many are anticipating what could be one of the most talented Saints wrestling teams in a number of years. Pre-season practices have been action packed so far; all of the kids old and new are working much harder at this point than compared to last year. The air in the wrestling room is thick with intensity; these boys are on a mission for the 2009-10 season. They want to prove that St. Christopher's can compete toe to toe with the heavyweights of high school wrestling. They also want to improve upon last year's finishes. Some have unfinished buisness, while others are just getting started. Either way you look at it, the season is going to be good.

The Saints don't have an easy first tournament to get their feet wet on the season. They will take on Wyoming Seminary (one of the top five teams in the US), two of the top teams in Virginia: AAA Frank Cox and AA Christiansburg at the Hopwell Classic on December 4th and 5th. Add in AAA Northern Region power Westfield and all of the top local wrestlers and you have a top notch opening date. There will be plenty of exciting action at Hopewell, a tournament that the Saints placed second at last year. Whichever Virginia team places highest will earn bragging rights as the state's best team this season. St. Christopher's hopes to be right in the thick of that action.

It doesn't get much easier on December 12th with the St. Christopher's Invitational at Scott Gymnasium. Central Region power Hanover comes to town with top AA Region III Brookville and Franklin County, one of Virginia's top AAA teams year after year to slug it out with the Saints. This tournament is being billed as "The Toughest Small Tournament in Virginia". Come out on December 12th and you will see why.

If you can't make it to the Saints's Invitational, we're going to try and webcast the championship finals. In my infinite nerd-dom, I found a webcasting site and will give broadcasting over the internet a shot. Who knows, maybe it will go well and develop into something really cool. We'll have to wait and see. I will post the link, times, and all the good information once we get closer to the date. One of my goals for the season is to get our faces out there and be seen.

And definitely check out the team store! The link is at the top of every page. You can purchase all kinds of cool St. Christopher's Wrestling gear and show your support. As always, I hope the season is enjoyable and exciting for everyone. I'll see you on the mats!