Wrestling Club coaches laud Pound for successful season
Ramona’s future wrestlers — “The Pound” — finished their season with outstanding results, shaking San Diego, Imperial, Riverside and Fresno counties, said Eddie Badgett, head coach.
“I am proud of each and every one of my boys and girls,” said Badgett. “I have a saying I like to preach to the kids and it is, ‘You need to take the time to teach a child something right, or someone else will teach your child something wrong!’”
Badgett and The Pound’s assistant coaches all take the quality time in teaching each the young wrestlers, he said.
“Whether new to the sport or not, they will achieve and reach their goals,” he said, adding, “It is not all about the joy of wrestling, its academics as well. It’s learning the basics of wrestling, control, technique, and the joy.”
The team has 24 youth and nine coaches.
“I believe that the individual training on focusing on a smaller ratio is what has made our little Ramona team so successful,” said Badgett. “Our competition is talking. They know to watch Ramona. When you show up at a tournament and you hear one say, ‘Ramona is here,’ and they sigh, you have to chuckle a bit.”
Badgett and the assistant coaches send “Congratulations to all our podium winners:”
SDIKWA Mid-Season Classic
1st Place: Carson Dupill 40 lbs.
1st Place: Colin Dupill 50 lbs.
1st Place: Tyler Badgett 75 lbs.
3rd Place: Jacob McElwee 130/140lbs.
3rd Place: Matthew Populin 80 lbs.
3rd Place: Ryan Badgett 50lbs.
SCWAY San Diego Super Bowl Brawl
2nd Place: Carson Dupill 40 lbs.
2nd Place: Colin Dupill 55 lbs.
2nd Place: Ryan Badgett 50 lbs.
2nd Place: Tyler Badgett 75 lbs.
3rd Place: Marcus Tucker 65 lbs.
SDIKWA Association Championships
1st Place: Carson Dupill 40 lbs.
1st Place: Colin Dupill 55 lbs.
1st Place: Marcus Tucker 70 lbs.
2nd Place: Ryan Badgett 50 lbs.
2nd Place: Jacob McElwee 128/132 lbs.
SCWAY Zone 8 State Qualifier
1st Place: Carson Dupill 6+ under 42 lbs.
1st Place: Jacob McElwee 9 & 10 128 lbs.
2nd Place: Marcus Tucker 11 & 12 65-69 lbs.
2nd Place: Ryan Badgett 6+ under 50 lbs.
3rd Place: Colin Dupill 7 & 8 58 lbs.
CA USA Kids Folkstyle State
Championships
2nd Place: Jacob McElwee 120 lbs.