by Camilo Illanes ‘22

After a 4th place performance in their first dual meet tournament of the season, wrestling came into their next dual meet tournament at Rockville on January 8 with confidence. In each match up there are 14 different fights for each weight class ranging from 105 to 285 pounds.

In their first match up against Wootton, Sherwood earned a tough fought victory, prevailing despite an injury to junior Luke Arnold. However, losing Arnold created a hole in the 190 weight class spot and meant that Sherwood had to forfeit two matches in their next match up against Northwest, which they ended up losing. “With Luke Arnold out we knew we all had to give it 100 percent,” said senior Grant Wicks.

Consequently, after the first round-robin stage Sherwood was placed in a group with Kennedy, Magruder, and Oakdale to decide the 6th through 8th place finishers at the event. Sherwood was able to fight hard and defeat Kennedy but lost to Oakdale and Magruder, placing 7th in the dual meet tournament. Some standout performances at the tournament included a 5-0 record for senior Grant Wicks, junior Jace Munoz, and sophomore Vasili Siarkis. Junior Sam Dickey also performed well with a 4-1 record and a close 5-3 loss to a top ranked wrestler in the state. “Our team overall did well and our younger guys showed a lot of heart and promising futures,” recounted Wicks.