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Serving the community of Hudson, Ohio, the Team Kratos Wresting Club provides an opportunity for students in grades K-6th to learn the fundamentals of wrestling and compete in local area wrestling tournaments.
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1/4/09: Kratos Wraps up a Busy Holiday Schedule
Team Kratos closed out the holiday period with a weekend of tough wrestling. On Saturday, nineteen of our wrestlers competed within either the Medina Open or the Sandusky tournament and then on Sunday we had our weekly league match.
The Medina Tournament lived up to its billing of being one of the toughest in the state. Several weight classes had over 20 participants, many of whom brought with them significant past accomplishments. On the novice mats, we had three 1st place finishes ( Kyle Minor, Colin Hall, and Joey Hawthorne), one 2nd place (Will Orazen) and one 4th place (Grant Goya). We also had several other novice wrestlers who won multiple matches and fell just short of finishing on the podium. On the open mats, we had three place winners, Mathew Williams (2nd place), David Cumberledge (4th place) and Chris Motter (4th place). The hardest wrestling bracket of the tournament was probably faced by David Cumberledge. David had a 27 man bracket sheet which required him to get by several ohio top-ranked individuals in order to work his way into a final bout. Dave won four matches in a row which put him in a semi-final bout against a wrestler who placed 3rd in OAC states last year. Dave battled hard but lost this match on points. At several points in the match, David was ahead. After losing his semi-final, e won his next match against a wrestler from Kenmore which put him into the consolation finals where he faced an OAC state champ last year. David wrestled very tough through 3 periods and then was caught on his back during a scramble situation and was unfortunately dispatched.
Elsewhere, Billy Buehle placed 2nd at the Sandusky Husky tournament. He was out of town due to a wedding, yet found some time to compete in a local tournament. Billy took a 2nd place by defeating 3 opponents along the way to the championship match. Good job Billy.
League Dual Match against Team Irish. Team Irish only had four varsity wrestlers available to compete on the Varsity mat this week. Unfortunately, of the four matches, we ended up six team points behind which yielded a loss. The final score was 14 to 8. The loss puts our overall record at 4-1 on the season but some important learnings which we will pass along at Tuesday's practice.
12/28/08: Kratos Improves Record to 4-0 with a 37-12 decision over Barberton
Today, Team Kratos wrestlers improved their dual match record to 4-0 by defeating Barberton 37-12. Our wrestlers got off to a strong start with lightweight wins by Tyler Johnson, (score 11-1), David Cumberledge (12-4), and Ronnie Pietro (Tech Fall at 2:33). Tyler contributed in his first appearance in the varsity lineup with a commanding performance. David and Ronnie both followed suit by solid wins which seemed to energize the rest of the Kratos line-up. Our Middle weights sealed the deal with pins by Mitchell Souchek (0:30secs), Billy Buehle (0:39secs), and Chris Motter (0:55) and a win by Christian Owsley (15-6) and Kyle Minor (6-1). In the heavy weight brackets, a much improved Patrick Butler came out ready to fight as indicated by scoring 9 unanswered points in his first varsity win (9-0). In exhibition matches, Matthew Williams pinned his opponent from Barberton in a time of 0:44 secs. Barberton is notoriously tough at all levels (youth, middle school and high school), so a win by our boys should not be taken lightly and was the result of the whole team contributing to the effort.
12/22/08: Upcoming Big Ten Network Wrestling Coverage
| Date | Event | Airs (ET) |
| 12/6 | Iowa State at Iowa | 10:30 p.m. SDD |
| 12/30 | Midlands Classic: Semifinals/Finals | 8:00 p.m. |
| 1/23 | Penn State at Indiana | 7:00 p.m. |
| 1/25 | Illinois at Iowa | 6:00 p.m. |
| 1/30 | Illinois at Purdue | 7:00 p.m. |
| 2/6 | Northwestern at Illinois | 10:30 p.m. SDD |
| 2/8 | Michigan at Michigan State | 8:00 p.m. SDD |
| 2/13 | Ohio State at Michigan | 10:30 p.m. SDD |
| 2/15 | Minnesota at Iowa | 8:00 p.m. SDD |
| 2/22 | Ohio State at Wisconsin | 1:00 p.m. |
12/22/08: Kratos Wins Third in a Row
Team Kratos entered into the Holiday season with a growing tide of momentum. In the third week in a row, Kratos wrestlers delivered a victory during dual match competition. On Sunday, December 22nd, our wrestlers paired up against Magadore
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Patrick Butler prevents the escape of his North Akron captive. |
for Week # 3 of Ohio Youth Wrestling action. Our varsity squad won all eight of the matches in which it completed to finish with a team score 41-0. Magadore delivered a galiant effort but was significantly dissadvantaged from the start due to several of their best wrestlers missing from the line-up due to illness and holiday travels. Winning by pin for Team Kratos included Matt Williams (0:40), Ronnie Pietro (0:22), Grant Gasser (1:54), and Matt Slater (1:48). Winning by technical fall were David Cumberledge (2:19), Chris Motter (2:30). Winning by decision were Mitchell Souchek (7-2), and Joey Hawthorne (12-4).
Earlier during weekend competition, eight of our varsiy wrestlers competed in open tournaments. Billy Buehle earned a second place finish at the Lakewood Open where he dethroned a OAC state qualifier and a Tounament of Champions place winner to win his 2nd place result. David Cumberledge and Matthew Williams finished third place a the McDowell Open tournament in Erie, PA.
Keep up the good work boys.
12/15/08: Kratos defeats Streetsboro in dual match 31-27
Team Kratos delivered another week of exciting wrestling on its way to capture its second victory of the season. Our wrestlers faced neighboring Streetsboro in competition at Firestone High School this past weekend. On the varsity mat, Team Kratos won eight matches, lost 6 matches and had one match end in a tie. The
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Tony "the Tiger" works to his base during week 2 competition |
overall team score was 31 - 27 in our favor. Joey Hawthorne led the team by gaining a win by pinfall in a time of 1:35. Joey fought his way back after nearly being pinned in the first period to turn the tide and pin his opponent in the second period. Two wrestlers won by tech fall, Chris Motter and Michael Szoch. Other varsity wrestlers who brought wins across the line included Davide Cumberledge (4-0), Nick Farrell (6-0), Billy Buehle (3-2), Kyle Minor (6-0), and Nathan Szoch (6-4).
On the All Star matches, our team brought forward an excellent effort and won more then 50% of the matches in which we competed. Althought there are probably a lot of exciting stories to tell, one bout highlight that was brought to my attention was a win by first year wrestler, Austin Mullens who was paired up against a 3 year veteran. Austin looked past the experience gap and wrestled hard and brought back a victory improving his record to 2-0 on the All-Star mats.
12/8/08: Kratos snatches a 30-29 decision from last year division champs,
Team Kratos had a great turn-out at yesterday's match bringing over 40 wrestlers to the first league match of the 2008 season. On the varsity mat, Kratos wrestlers took on the last division champs, Butchel Youth. In the first test of 2008, Team Kratos won 7 of the 14 matches however the ability to win a couple of matches by pin-fall allowed Kratos to gain the overall advantage in team score by the narrowist of margins, 30-29.
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Austin Mullens enroute to his first victory as a wrestler |
Buchtel's brought a seasoned squad of vetern wrestlers, including returning state champion, Jordan Decatur and several other state place winners. It seemed as every match was a battle, which made for a very exciting match. A number of bouts were decided in the waning seconds of the last period which put the fans on the edge of their seats. Leading the way for Team Kratos were pivotal pins by Mitchell Soucek (0:27) , Billy Buehle (1:57), and Matt Slater ( 2:44). Slater pinned an opponent, to whom he was spotting 15 lbs, as regulation time was about to expire thereby securing Team Kratos an overall victory. Achieving wins by decision included Ronnie Pietro (3-2), Nick Farrell (6-4), Nathan Szoch (6-2), and Michael Szoch (8-2). "I was delighted to see how aggressive our wrestlers competed. Even wrestlers who lost their bout put on a never give up attitude. What a great start and one that serves as a solid base from which to build" commented coach Doug Williams.
12/1/08: Kratos Competes Far & Wide During Thanksgiving
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday and had time to reflect upon the many blessings God provides to all of us. When I sat down this morning at my computer, I had several emails from parents who were kind enough to send in reports from the long weekend. After reading them, I realized just how fortunate we are to have the means and ability to pursue varied interests.
Team Kratos wrestlers were very busy this past week. We had team practices on Tues and Wed last week and then several kids (5 to be exact) attended a 3 day wrestling camp on Friday - Sunday morning in State College, Pennsylvania and then competed in a Thanksgiving Tournament in State College later in the day.
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Tyler Johnson snatches a takedown during a sudden-death overtime match at State College, PA Thanksgiving Tournament |
Kratos team members relax poolside in-between camp sessions at the Chertow Wrestling Camp |
The wrestling camp was hosted by a former olympian, Ken Chertow and brought together over 100 very intense wrestlers for three days of technique instruction and hard drilling. Others among our team competed in several local area tournaments which included the Twinsburg Tournament and the Luthern West Cowboy Tournament.
All in all, lots of wrestling. and lots of strong results where we placed 10 wrestlers onto the podium.
Results from the weekend are as follows:
State College, PA Thanksgiving Tournament- 4th Place - David Cumberledge
Twinsburg Tournament 1st Place - Chris Motter; 2nd Place - Matt Slater; 3rd Place - Michael Caniglia, Nathan Szoch, Michael Szoch, Mitchell Soucek; 4th Place - Grant Gasser
Luthern West Tournament: 1st Place - Billy Buehle; 2nd Place -Ronnie Pietro
11/26/08: Team Kratos Spirit Gear Catalog Posted
The 2008/9 Spirit Gear Catalog is available for download. Orders need to be placed no later then Thursday, Dec 4th. Bring completed order forms and a check made payable to Team Kratos Wrestling Club to practice.