At SJHS we have many sports, including: golf, basketball, tennis, and wrestling. Though all those sports are good, this article will be focused on wrestling. So stay tuned for more facts on wrestling.
You may be asking why people even do wrestling, I know I was. Well the guys on the team have the answer to that! Gage Chrisman, an eighth grader, says he is doing it because, “It uses my energy.” Matt Bush, a ninth grader and the SJHS champion from last year, said that it teaches them to work hard. Corden Nuttle, a ninth grader, said that he was doing wrestling because it teaches him endurance. Dillan Miles, an eighth grader, said that he liked to do a sport where they worked together. There was a common theme that the boys were doing wrestling so that they could do a sport with physical contact.
What is the team's favorite parts of wrestling? Chris McCoy, a ninth grader, said that his favorite part was socializing with the other schools. Braxton Fisks an eighth grader, said that he liked that it got his energy out. Most of the wrestlers said something to the effect of the fact that their favorite parts were competitions or games, because they liked to win.
So those are the facts about wrestling! People like the competitions/games and they like that the sport has a lot of physical contact. Mr. Hansen, one of the history teachers at our school, is the coach, so if you want more information about wrestling talk to him. I hope you enjoyed this article, keep looking for more like this one from the SJHS journalism team.