The regional competition for the boys’ wrestling teams took place over two days, Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. The Lecanto High Scool boys’ wrestling team felt a great amount of tension going into their matches, and all the players were all expecting to do well. However, all of them did not make it to the state competition. One wrestler, junior Jonah Nightengale, made it to
Anxious wrestlers recently walked into the gym, ready for the 2012-13 wrestling season to begin. Senior Ruben Gonzalez hopes to defeat more opponents during the 2012-13 season. “ previous season I had 20 wins, so I plan overcome my previous feat,” Gonzalez said. Junior Daerock Steele hopes to improve and be able to wrestle
With conditioning and try-outs coming within the month, the Lecanto High wrestling team is preparing to hit the mat hard this 2012 season. The boys are already preparing themselves mentally and physically, and for senior Ruben Gonzalez, individual success seems to foreshadow his year. “Since I broke the feat of having 20 wins last
The Lecanto Panthers went to the mats against the Crystal River Pirates Jan.18 but ended up losing in a close match. “We lost, but had a few matches were very well-wrestled,” said assistant coach Ron Allan. The LHS wrestling team consists of mostly freshmen and first year wrestlers who have not had much experience with wrestling. “We have a very young, inexperienced group
The wrestling team went against Crystal River High School, Wed. Nov. 30. Crystal River won the match, but the team felt they did their best overall. Junior Ruben Gonzalez isn’t upset about their loss; he feels that the team did the best they could. “We won in our hearts; I won as a person,