9/1/2007: Team Kratos 2007/8 Youth Wrestling Program Announcement:
Registration is now open for the 2007/8 Team Kratos Youth Wrestling Program. Several new elements will be added this year. First of all , the youth wrestling program has expanded to include boys in grades K-6th. With the addition of a younger participants, the coaching staff will group participants into two skill levels and provide instruction geared to the appropriate level of experitise. The second major change will be an expanded competition schedule by fielding a Firestone Varsity Dual Meets squad. The Firestone Dual Match squad will compete at the same time as the other team members, but will be engaged in Head to Head dual match competition.

The twelve week program continues to be geared to instruct the fundamentals of wrestling. Practices are held on Tues/Thurs during the week and Interleague competitions held on Sunday afternoons at Firestone High School

Practice Schedule is as follows:
1st Week of Practice (11/5 Monday, 11/6 Tus, 11/7 Wed, 11/8 Thur, 11/9 Fri)
Weeks 2 - 12 Tuesdays and Thursdays (11/13/07 - 1/24/08)

Practice times are 6pm-7:45pm weekdays
Practice location: HHS Wrestling Room

Allstar and Varsity Match Schedule is 12/9, 12/16, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 (Dates are tentative and subject to change)

Sign up through Hudson Community Education and Recreation

Thanks for you continued support

1/13/07: End of Regular Season Tournament
Hudson youth wrestlers, "Team Kratos", capped off their regular season with an outstanding performance at the Ohio Youth League All Star Wrestling Tournament on January 13th. Team Kratos entered 21 kids into the single day, double elimination tournament and walked out the door at the end of the day with with five 1st place finishes, five 2nd place finishes, and four 3rd place finishes. "Approximately 28 teams and over 300 kids from around the Akron area compete in this tournament so to have 67% of our team's entrants finish in the top three of their bracket was simply spectactular," commented coach Doug Williams.

Top Row (L-R): Jas Spearman, Matt Williams, Pete Mougey Bottom Row (L-R): Michael Caniglia, Nathan Szoch, Chris Motter, Zach Talley, Michael Szoch, Tyler Lewis, Christian Owsley Not Pictured: Bogart Baker, Billy Buehl, Michael Delsanter, Nick Farrell, John Fitzpatrick, Alex Gardner, Alex Harter, Jack McCue, Joey Patrinostro, Chunyo Sandor, Sam Semenczuk

Out of the gates, Team Kratos started with a dominate performance by 42 pounder, Matt Williams (preK). Matt, a first year wrestler, pinned his way through the tournament besting two first graders and a kindergartner on his way to a first place finish in the tournament. "Matt's intensity seemed to fuel the other kids throughout the day", commented Coach Williams. In the 56 pound weight class, Team Kratos had two strong performances. Christian Owsley (4th grade) took first place and Nick Farrell (3rd grade) brought home a 3rd place medal. Christian, a second year wrestler, has been a hard worker all season long and the hard work paid off. Christian pinned all of his opponents during the tournament. Nick Farrell, also a second year, started his day with tough double overtime loss to a seasoned wrestler from Wadsworth. "In the double overtime period, the opponent was able to escape from the botttom position during the waning seconds of the last period to put Nick at a deficit. Nick came back from the stinging decision and won his next three matches to end the day with a 4-1 record. In the 64 pound weight class, Nathan Szoch (2nd grade) took a second place in the tournament.. Nathan won his first two matches by decisions to include a 5-1 point decision over an opponent Uniontown Lake who prior to wrestling Nathan had maintained an undefeated record during this years season of 5-0. Nathan lost a close championship round match by a score of 1-2 against an opponent from Green. At the 67 pound weight class, Alex Hartner (6th grade) brought a surprise performance by winning his two first matches before losing in the championship round to a competitor from Barberton. Alex, a first year wrestler, entered the tournament with a 0.500 record but obviously peaked just at the right time. Also at the 67 pound weight class, but wrestling in a different bracket, Chris Motter (3rd grade), had a standout performance during the day. Chris lost his first match on points to a very talented and seasoned wrestler from North Akron Wrestling Club. Chris then came through the consolation bracket to take third place. "Chris has really taken to this sport, " commented coach Williams, " given he was a rookie, I look forward to what the future has in store for this young wrestler." At 70 pound weight class, Michael Szoch (4th grade), won all three of his matches by pin to include a first period pin in the championship match to earn a 1st place finish. Following Michael was Tyler Lewis (5th grade) at 79 pound weight class. Tyler captured a first place finish as well by winning three matches all decided by points. Along his journey to the championship round, Tyler beat two standout wrestlers, a previously undefeated wrestler from Wadsworth and a wrestler from Portage Lakes whose record was 5-3. In a different 79 pound bracket, Hudson's Bogart Baker (5th grade) captured a second place title for the day. Advancing on a bye in the first round, Bogart pinned his second match to advance to the finals where he was then defeated by a Garfield opponent when he got caught in a headlock . In the 90 pound weight class, Team Kratos had two wrestlers bring home medals. Mike Delsanter (4th grade) advanced to the the finals where he loss in a 9-4 decision to an opponent from Garfield, ending the day with a 2nd place finish. Zach Talley (6th grade) loss his first match but came back to win back to back matches to earn a third place. Zach's consolation finals bout lit up the attending Hudson crowd when he was able to score a takedown during the sudden death overtime period to bring home the victory. At the 120 pound weigh class, Hudson's Jas Spearman (6th grade), pinned his way to the finals where he met an equally talented opponent from Wadsworth. In a close contended bout that went to overtime, his opponent was able to capture a quick takedown in the sudden death overtime period. Revenging Jas's overtime loss, Hudson's Alex Gartner (6th grade), was able to score a takedown during sudden death overtime to earn a 3rd place victory in the consolation finals match at the 155 pound weight. What made this win especially rewarding was that Alex's consolation finals match paired him against a competitior who had previously pinned Alex during regular season competition. Wrapping up the last weight class, Hudson's Pete Mougey (6th grade), earned a 1st place finish by defeating his first opponent and then earning a second victory due to dequalification of his opponent.

"I'm proud of the grit, determination and improvement these kids showed throughout the season and look forward to how we will continue to build this feeder program into a dominant youth wrestling club." commented Coach Williams at the end of the tournament, "so stay tuned."

1/8/07: News Release
Team Kratos youth wrestlers met stiff competition during grappling activity this past weekend. Youth wrestlers won 10 matches, loss 12 matches and recorded 3 ties during competiton at Firestone High School. "Although we dropped a few points in terms of winning percentage from previous weeks, overall I remain enthusiastic that the boys continue to show improvement week to week," commented coach Doug Williams. "We had a few ties which was a first, but more importantly we had one child record his first win of the season.

Team Kratos wrestlers who posted wins this past week included undefeated wrestler Billy Buehl (4th grade) who improved his record to 5-0. Recording their first win of the season was Adam Minor (4th grade). Additional wins were posted by Bogart Baker (5th grade), Michael Delsanter (4th grade), Kyle Minor (2nd grade), Chris Motter (3rd grade), Sam Semenczuk (6th grade), Jas Spearman (6th grade), Michael Szoch (4th grade), and Nathan Szoch (2nd grade),

Mathew Williams obtains his 1st win
In his first match ever, Mathew came out on top with a quick pin. Way to go Matt!

"He was fantastic! I bet he pinned his kid in about 6 seconds! His hand position in his stance are worth a million words." - Connie Motter

1/1/07: No Let Up For Youth Wrestlers
Team Kratos youth wrestlers capped 2006 by taking 10 out of 18 matches in local competition on New Years Eve. "What made these wins especially exciting was the grit and determination shown by the kids to bring home a victory", commented coach Doug Williams. "Several of our matches were real nail biters where the outcome was decided in that last few seconds of regulation match time", described coach Williams. " The ability to hang tough and not give up is something especially important for a wrestler must learn if he/she is going to have success in this particular sport." Team Kratos wrestlers who posted wins this week included undefeated wrestlers Michael Caniglia (kindergarten) and Billy Buehl (4th grade), both of whom improved their records to 4-0. Recording their first win of the season included Matthew Williams (preK), David Farrell (5th grade), and Nathan Hanna (4th grade), Additional wins were gained by Nicholas Farrell (3rd grade), Alex Harter (6th grade), Chris Motter (3rd grade), Christian Owsley (4th grade), and Sam Semenczuk (6th grade).

12/18/06: Youth Wrestlers Split Evenly
Hudson Youth Wrestlers, "Team Kratos", won 9 out of 17 bouts in Ohio Youth Wrestling League competition this past weekend. On December 17th, Team Kratos paired up against squads from Wadsworth, North Akron, and Stow in the third of seven scheduled weekend wrestling events. Leading the charge were undefeated Hudson wrestlers Michael Caniglia (K) and Jas Spearman (6th grade) who improved their records to 3-0 and Billy Buehl (4th grade) who posts a record of 2-0. "All three of these boys have begun to assemble a reputation for striking hard and fast, winning by pin in most cases", commented coach Doug Williams. Other Team Kratos members who rang the victory bell included Michael Delsanter (4th grade), Alex Harter (6th grade), Chris Motter (3rd grade), Christian Owsley (3rd grade), Michael Szoch (4th grade), and Nathan Szoch (2nd grade).

10/1/06: Newsletter #1
First Practice: Thursday, Nov. 2nd 6pm-7:30pm @ Hudson High Mat room. More information in attached newsletter.

9/1/06: Registration is now open for Youth Wrestling Program through HCER.

10/7/06: Allstar Sports will bring wrestling equipment such as wrestling shoes, headgear, singlets, kneepads, etc, available to purchase during the first Youth Wrestling practice on 11/2/06.

10/7/06: Team Kratos will facilitate a clothing swap among its participants at the first Youth Wrestling practice on 11/2/06. If your child has grown out of their previous wrestling equipment, yet the equipment remains in good condition, we encourage you to bring this equipment so that we can facilitate a swap among youth wrestling team members.

Youth Wrestling Club pratices on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Hudson High School Wrestling Mat Room.

Signup Through Hudson Community Education & Recreation (HCER)
For further information please contact Doug Williams 330.653.3659

There will not be practices on the following dates:
11/16, 11/23, 12/21, 12/26, 12/8

Ohio Youth Wrestling Tournaments are held on Sunday afternoons@ Firestone High School.