Saturday, December 22, 2012

Darien Wrestling losses to Fairfield Ludlowe


By John Eng

Darien wrestling faced off against Fairfield Luldowe on Wednesday in their first meet of the season. 
DHS got blown out of the water by Ludlowe. Only senior captain Patrick Daigle managed to win a match.
Coach Joe Vano said “ I knew it would probably end like this, keep in mind Ludlowe has an excellent youth program. Even their freshmen have been wrestling for years.”
Ludlowe was more experienced and that became increasingly obvious as the meet went on, but one of DHS’s biggest problems was its lack of heavy weight wrestlers. Darien forfeited every weight class above 160 making it virtual impossible to win. Recruitment is a large issue for the team this year.
A rough season is predicted for the wrestling team this year but that certainly won’t stop them from working hard.
Standard wrestling practices go from 2:30 until 5:30 everyday and everyone on the team is willing to work hard for their wins, and it’s always a disappointment when something like this happens.

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