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dpsquat
12-21-2002, 11:27 PM
Well those of you that dont know i officiate h.s. wrestling in two states. i did the conference tourny today and saw some good matches. One between a 3 timer and a 1 timer state champ/ well the 3 timer put on a clinic! He will be the most decorated wrestler in MY alma mata's history. also ran into a bunch of guys that have moved on and are in college now> one in particular has ONE LEGG. they redhirted him this year but he says he beats the varsity guy all day and he is ranked 5th in th country in his respected division. well my one legged boy will get his day to shine and mark my word youll see him on espn or fox sports SOON. the kid is a stud! those in the know (ken chertow (sp)) took him under his wing and found a college willing to take a chance on a handicapped person and well they didnt get just get an athlete that got outstanding young man!

I like to see these kids take there skill to a new level. with or without a physicall limitation like this young man. Well if you cant tell im proud of this kid and hope i may have had a positve influence on him

dpsquat
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TEAM WYLDE

Armageddon
12-22-2002, 01:37 PM
I wrestled in HS and was pretty good, ranked 6th in the state as a jr & sr. But I had to wrestle a handcap kid one day and was nervous until I felt the stregth that this boy had, it was amazing and he was good. He was a paraplegic(sp), he was tough as hell.

dedprez*
12-22-2002, 07:28 PM
where ya from dpsquat??a few years ago there was a kid that had both his legs amputated right at the knee. that kid was tough as nails...wrestled 152....he placed like 3rd or 5th at state and i think he is still wrestling in college...if he would still have all of his legs he would have been something like 6'5" but he was still something like 5'8"...immagine trying to take a double leg shot on a guy that only has thighs!!

kydquick43
12-23-2002, 12:01 PM
I wrestled from the time i was 5 years old through college and olympic tryouts. THe worst match i ever had was against a female in HS. It was a no win situation. If i beat her its ah so what you beat a girl. If I lost well i dont want to think about it. I was worried the whole time about hurting her till she shot in on me with a single leg and bit my calf. Well then she got pinned in under a minute but still it was my worst victory.