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2007-2008 GCM Wrestling Awards!
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March 14th, 2008 by GBA
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Report from States!
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February 23rd, 2008 by ParentZone Marshall Wrestling Fans: Yes, Andy looked very good wining his first-round match against the number two seed from the Central District. He then lost in the quarter finals at 6:30 on Friday and lost again around 9:30 in the consolation bracket against wrestlers from the Northwest Region. In his first match, Andy was ahead 6-2 in the third period and comfortably controlling his opponent. Then things turned Bad (with a capital B). I'll omit the editorializing … the facts will speak for themselves: During an out of bounds stoppage, the opponent was ruled to have engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct and the referee awarded Andy an extra point. When wrestling resumed, the opponent was penalized for eye gouging (two more points). As you can imagine, Andy was in a tremendous amount of pain and discomfort. He wanted to finish wrestling but the trainer declared Andy medically unable to continue and the match was stopped. So Andy won the match by disqualification; the official score was 9-1. Because Andy was medically unable to continue, we had to take him to a clinic to be cleared by a doctor so he could wrestle in the quarterfinals. That process took about 1-1/2 hours, but we got him back to the school well before the 6:30 quarterfinal round. Many thanks to everyone who supported Andy through his run in the regional tournament and here at states. I was especially pleased to see how many folks came to watch him in the regionals on the final day, including last year's wrestlers Adam Fisher and Raffi Teperdjian. |
ACC Wrestling Tourney: College Park, MAR 8
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February 21st, 2008 by ParentZone On March 8, the ACC Wrestling Tournament will begin, at the University of Maryland in College Park. The ACC tourney will have several nationally ranked teams and wrestlers (including UVA). I intend to watch the tournament - Coach Kaufman For more information, see http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-wrestl/08-wres-championship.html |
Videos of GCM Wrestlers in Action!
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February 17th, 2008 by ParentZone Here's a site that has videos of some of our wrestlers' matches: (This link is on the virginiawresting.com site, too.) |
Andy O'Meara 3rd at Regionals!
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February 17th, 2008 by ParentZone Congratulations to Andy O'Meara - he earned a hard-earned 3rd place in the Northern AAA Regional tournament. Good luck at states! |
Update from Regionals
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February 16th, 2008 by ParentZone After a great season from all of our wrestlers - we have one still standing Andy O'Meara will be wrestling today at 4:30 for 3rd place against Marvin Gomez of Edision. (His success so far has already won him a ticket to States!) Come and cheer him on, and then stay for some great finals. Good luck Andy! Wear that “M” proudly! Great season Statesmen - the future looks bright! |
Regionals - Mid-tourney updates
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February 15th, 2008 by ParentZone Marshall Wrestling Fans: In the quarter final round that started at 12:00 PM, Andy O'Meara (119) won and will wrestle in the semi-finals tonight at 6:00. Colin Newcomb (152), Craig Murphy (171), and Andrew Embree (215) lost their quarter final matches and now will be wrestling in the consolation bracket. Mark Bergenholtz (189) is also still alive in the consolations. You can follow the results online. |
First-round results from Regionals
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February 14th, 2008 by ParentZone All the wrestlers did well tonight … we are proud of all of them! Andy O'Meara, Garrett Giles, Collin Newcomb, Craig Murphy, Mark Bergenholtz and Andrew Embree all participated in the Regional Wrestling tournament at Fairfax. O'Meara, Newcomb, Murphy, Bergenholtz and Embree will continue tomorrow. Wrestling starts at noon. Garrett wears the (painful :-) badge of courage … Garrett you have a great future! |
Marshall Routs Madison!
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January 24th, 2008 by JMP Marshall HS dominated Madison HS 63 to 12 on January 23rd to extend our district record to 2-0. Marshall gave up one forfeit and only lost one match in what could have been the most decisive victory in the rivals' history. For complete results see: http://www.virginiawrestling.com/high_school/hs_schools.php?sch_id=114&button2=GO. |
Oklahoma State vs Iowa
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January 9th, 2008 by JMP http://www.flocasts.org/flowrestling/coverage.php?c=151&id=7244 |
Marshall HS Sports Website
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January 9th, 2008 by JMP http://www.gcmstatesmensports.org/ Click on the “Boys Wrestling” link for the ‘07-'08 roster, picture, and schedule. |
Upcoming Local Events in January '08
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January 9th, 2008 by JMP
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2007 TEAM NOTES
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11/16/07 - Marshall High School LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR HOLIDAY DINNER! 
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HoneyBaked from Marshall!
Yes it's true ... Marshall's wrestling team is selling Honey Baked Hams, Turkeys and
Desserts for the holiday season. You can view all the HoneyBaked merchandise in our
online flyer
and prices,
and you can download our order form
right here. Everyone knows about classic spiral-cut ham from HoneyBaked, but
do you know about the turkey breasts? The whole turkeys? Boneless Ham?
Chocolate-covered pretzels, strawberry preserves and other wonderful desserts! Mmm-mmm!
And for you HoneyBaked regulars, if you buy a gift certificate then 15% of the proceeds
go to Marshall!
-- Special PDF file: If you'd like everything all together in a single PDF file (picture, prices, order form, etc.) that's available right here. -- 15% of all purchase prices will be applied to support our team with equipment, training and tournament participation to help make Marshall High School Wrestling one of the top programs in the county. -- Simply fill out an order form, make your checks payable to Marshall High School and mail the form and check to: Regina Stevenson, 2609 Hillsman Street, Falls Church, VA 22043. (Payments must be received with your order.) If you have any questions at all, contact Regina Stevenson at 703-876-5735 or stevensonfamily-2@cox.net. -- Mail orders are due by December 10th! Merchandise will be available for pickup on December 20th, from 4:00-7:00 pm at Marshall High School door #9 (the Gymnasium entrance). -- Thank you for your support of George C. Marshall Statesmen Wrestling! |
WINNING IN THE OFFSEASON
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08/28/07 - Marshall Pride WELCOME BACK! -- 2008 GCM Wrestling - The school year has started and it's time to look forward to the 2007/2008 season! To those of you who are new to the area, or new to Marshall ... Welcome to GCM Statesmen Wrestling! As we move into the fall offseason, there are several activities that wrestlers can participate in:
-- The following wrestlers currently lead this competition: David Drago (903 points), Craig Murphy (681), Andrew Embree (651), Collin Newcomb (596), V Skripkauskas (563), Nico Clemente (562), Dan Montes (548), Eddie Stevenson (537), Beom Jun Kim (228) and Alex Guerin (205). -- Congratulations and keep up the terrific work! Marshall Pride! |
FUNDRAISING
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05/15/07 - Marshall Pride CARWASHES SUPPORT MARSHALL WRESTLING! -- WHEN: May 19, June 2 and [postponed: June 16/July 14] -- WHEN: From 10:30 am to 3:30 pm -- WHERE: Note the location difference! July 14 [now postponed] - the EXXON on Route 123 at Old Courthouse Road (at the corner, next to the MacDonalds). -- THANK YOU to the EXXON stations for getting involved with the Marshall community and for letting us use your facilities! Marshall fans, please show your support as well. Thanks! |
WINNING IN THE OFFSEASON
 05/10/07 - Marshall PrideWRESTLING CLINIC AT HAYFIELD Come and learn from two world-class wrestlers! Teague Moore and Ethan Bosch have extensive experience and success at every level and style of wrestling. Whatever techniques you like to use, these two should be able to add to your repertoire and help you become a better wrestler. This camp is sponsored by the Gunston Wresting Club. -- This event is limited to just 40 wrestlers.  May 18 & 19, 2007
Hayfield Secondary School
$85
-- The flyer and registration form are online. Contact Coach Hill first--to make sure slots are still available--then send your check and registration form to: Hayfield Secondary School, 7630 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22315 |
WINNING IN THE OFFSEASON
 04/24/07 - Marshall PrideSTRENGTH CHARACTER PRIDE The wrestlers of the future are getting a chance to learn this terrific sport as part of the new Kilmer Wrestling Club! -- Every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:30 in the Marshall Wrestling Room, we're welcoming Kilmer 7th and 8th graders for a little bit of wrestling, weight training, and some entirely cool full-contact games. The flyer is online ... right here. Partipants will need to complete three permission forms (all of which are online as well): wrestling, weight room and emergency care (emergency care is a large file: 596K). For more information, simply contact Coach Planakis, Head Wrestling Coach at Marshall High School ... 540-421-7597. -- Let's bring some Marshall Pride to the Classes of 2011 and 2012! |
WINNING IN THE OFFSEASON
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04/24/07 - Marshall Pride STATESMEN AT SUMMER CAMPS Wow! There is nothing better for a program than seeing wrestlers extend their skills in the offseason! So far we've got at least 18 Statesmen going to camp this summer, including a half dozen or so who are going to TWO! Huge props to these Statesmen: -- J Rob Intensive Camp June 17-30 - Collin Newcomb, Craig Murphy, Quan Nguyen, David Drago, Mark Bergenholtz and Andrew Embree. -- Navy Team Camp June 26-30 - Andy O'Meara. -- Lehigh Camp June 23-27 - Dan Haugh and Nico Clemente. -- Navy Seals Intensive Camp July 7-15 - Andy O'Meara. -- J Rob Takedown Camp July 8-12 - Luke Brogan, Shane Mills, Dan Montes, Quan Nguyen, David Drago, Misha Smarzik, Eddie Stevenson, Matt Hia, Mark Bergenholtz, Nick Reuter, Collin Newcomb, Aaron Waldrop, Tyler Mills, Andrew Embree and Craig Murphy. |
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04/21/07 - Marshall Pride SPRING SPORTS AWARDS 2007 Varsity Team ADAM FISHER - Most Outstanding Wrestler
KENT MORIMOTO - Most Improved Wrestler
2007 JV Team DAVID DRAGO - Most Outstanding Wrestler
2007 Wrestling Program Awards JP BAKER - Anthony Edwards Memorial Award
SHANE MILLS - Dedication Award
KENT MORIMOTO - Dedication Award
COLLIN NEWCOMB - Dedication Award
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02/17/07 - Marshall Pride MARSHALL AT DISTRICTS AND REGIONALS -- Congratulations to all the Statesmen wrestlers who put everything they had on the line at the Liberty District Championships (hosted here at Marshall High School!) on Feb 9 and 10, and at the Northern Virginia Regional Championships, held at Centreville this year, on Feb 16 and 17. -- At Districts, our Statesmen earned top-four finishes in eight different weight classes, with Raffi Teperdjian coming out on top as District Champion at 135! All eight of those wrestlers, of course, qualified for Regionals. -- At Regionals, Adam Fisher earned a top-six place in the 152 pound weight class, while Raffi's hopes for Regional honors were cut short when he faced Robinson's Reid Brown (the eventual Regional runner-up) early in the quarterfinals and lost on a razor-thin 6-5 decision. Kent Morimoto, wrestling at 103, was the third of three Statesmen to make it to the quarters. Kent was stopped by Robinson's Roman Perryman, who ended up winning the 103 pound weight class. -- Here are the wrestlers who placed at Districts, and how each did at Regionals: 103 - Kent Morimoto, 3rd Liberty, QTRS Region 112 - Andy O'Meara, 3rd Liberty 119 - Shane Mills, SEMIS Liberty, Round16 Region 130 - Sam Mencarini, 2nd Liberty, Round16 Region 135 - Raffi Teperdjian, 1st Liberty, QTRS Region 145 - Adam Fisher, 3rd Liberty, 6th Region 160 - Craig Murphy, 4th Liberty, Round16 Region 189 - Aaron Waldrop, 4th Liberty, Round16 Region 215 - Andrew Embree, 4th Liberty, Round16 Region -- Again, congratulations Statesmen. And a HUGE THANK YOU to all the volunteers who made the Districts at marshall such a well-run event. Thank you all! -- Marshall Pride! |
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02/01/07 - Marshall High School MARSHALL HOSTS DISTRICTS -- Support the Marshall Wrestling Team!!!! -- The GCM Marshall Wrestling team is once again hosting the Liberty District tournament - this year, Friday Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our "small school, big heart" character. -- Because the event is manpower intensive, we are reaching out to you wrestling fans and school supporters for assistance. If you can help - please email Karen Newcomb at newcomb4va@cox.net with your name, phone number and email address. We had a great show last year (despite the snowstorm!) and we can do the same this year. -- Marshall Pride! |
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12/16/06 - Harrisonburg, VA STATESMEN SHINE AT HARRISONBURG INVITATIONAL -- The team wrestled very well. Out of 14 teams Marshall placed 6th. Our top placer was senior Adam Fisher who finished second in a very controversial finals match at 145 pounds. Adam had a great tournament winning his first match 16-0, winning his second 15-0 before pinning his opponent in the 2nd period, and winning his third 14-0 which put him in the finals. 3rd place finishers included sophomore Andy O'Meara at 112 pounds and senior Sam Mencarini at 130. Freshmen Andrew Embree was the surprise of the tournament with a strong 4th place finish. In addition senior Raffi Teperdjian placed 5th at 140 and junior Craig Murphy placed 6th at 160. The team looked pretty good overall, although much work is needed. -- The team will be wrestling Annandale, Herndon and Woodbridge this Saturday at Annandale starting at 9am. |
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12/13/06 - Upcoming Events PLANS FOR HARRISONBURG HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL -- The Harrisonburg Invitational is a two-day event, beginning Friday, Dec. 15. Wrestlers will weigh in at the school on Friday at 11:30 AM during lunch, and then begin the trip to Harrisonburg High School. We will arrive at around 4:00 PM and start wrestling by 5:00 or 5:30. We will be staying at the Motel 6 in Harrisonburg. -- These are the wrestlers who we expect will participate: 103- Dan Haugh, 112- Andy O'Meara, 112- Kent Morimoto, 119- Shane Mills, 125- Quan Nguyen, 125- Dan Pak, 130- Sam Mencarini, 135- JP Baker, 140- Raffi Teperdjian, 145- Adam Fisher, 152- Mosab Sabah, 160- Patrick Cieplak, 160- Collin Newcomb, 171- Patrick Cieplak, 189- Dan Nguyen, 215- Andrew Embree, 285- Beom Jun Kim -- If you're planning to go to this event, be sure to check our Interactive Google Map with maps and door-to-door directions from any location. Of course our usual text-based directions will help as well. -- Good luck Statesmen! |
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11/07/06 - Marshall Wrestling Web Site NEWSLETTER -- Fundraiser HoneyBaked Hams - All wrestlers should be well into their selling of the HoneyBaked hams. Packets were handed out at the last team meeting and more details are listed below. The last day for hand-delivery of filled out forms is Tuesday, Nov. 13 4:00 PM! THIS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE WRESTLING TEAM. -- Forms, Forms and More Forms - All forms (medical, participation creed, etc.) are due to Coach Planakis by Friday, Nov. 10. If you need more copies, they're right here on the Web site! -- Field Trip! - We're hoping to take a field trip over to the University of Virginia this Saturday, Nov. 11 to watch college wrestling ... it'll be a great way to start the season! -- Booster Christmas Tree Support - The wrestling team is assigned to work Friday, Nov. 24 from 9AM to 1PM offloading trees and setting up the lot. This is not an optional event - all wrestlers are expected to attend and support those who support you. |
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10/24/06 - Marshall High School LET US HELP YOU WRESTLE THANKSGIVING DINNER!
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HoneyBaked from Marshall!
Yes it's true ... Marshall's wrestling team is selling Honey Baked Hams, Turkeys and
Desserts for Thanksgiving. You can view all the HoneyBaked merchandise in our
online flyer [PDF],
and you can download our order form
right here. Everyone knows about the classic spiral-cut ham, but
do you know about the turkey breasts? The whole turkeys? Boneless Ham?
Chocolate-covered pretzels, strawberry preserves and other wonderful desserts! Mmm-mmm!
And for you HoneyBaked regulars, get a gift certificate and 15%
goes to Marshall!
-- 15% of the purchase prices will be applied to support our team with equipment, training and tournament participation to help make Marshall High School Wrestling one of the top programs in the county. -- Simply fill out an order form, make your checks payable to Marshall High School and mail the form and check to: Regina Stevenson, 2609 Hillsman Street, Falls Church, VA 22043. (Payments must be received with your order.) If you have any questions at all, contact Regina Stevenson at 703-876-5735 or stevensonfamily-2@cox.net. -- Mail orders are due by November 10th! (Hand-delivered orders can be turned in - by team members - as late as November 14 at 4:00 PM.) Merchandise will be available for pickup on November 20th, from 4:00-8:00 pm at Marshall High School door #9 (The Gymnasium entrance). -- Thank you for your support of George C. Marshall Statesmen Wrestling! |
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08/10/06 - Falls Church, VA 2006-07 TEAM DINNERS AT ANTHONY'S In an effort to build team spirit that extends through the Marshall Wrestling family in addition to some fundraising, the Wrestling Team will be sponsoring regular "Dinner Nights" throughout the school year. Dinner Nights will be held at Anthony's in Falls Church, on Tuesdays twice a month. The detailed schedule, a copy of the latest Anthony's menu, and a restaurant review are all included:
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08/06/06 - Marshall High School 2006-07 PARTICIPATION FORMS
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07/21/06 - Marshall Wrestling Web Site NEWSLETTER -- Car Wash Fundraiser - will be held this Saturday, July 22, at the same Exxon on Courthouse/Gallows/123. Wrestlers will be solo (no dance team) - so we will need to have enough workers to cover the actual labor of washing while others "bring in the customers." We will need folks to bring the same equipment: hoses, spayers, towels (lots of them), buckets, soap for car wash and large sponges for washing. The past two events were quite successful so Coach has his eyes on a fruitful day! Please respond back if you will be able to make it. I believe the time is 9:30 to 4 (but check to confirm). -- Conditioning - Each Monday and Thursday evening there is a multi-team conditioning program held at Marshall from 6-8. It's run by the football team, but anyone is invited. The night is divided into three sections - lifting, endurance and agility. Coach encourages participation. I need to check but this may end when football practice begins - (August 8) - but I will get back to you on that. -- Camp reports - Good turnout, good learning, and most enjoyed by Coach is a comment he got from someone associated with the camp commenting that he "hardly noticed the team was at the camp because they were all so well behaved!" All the parents should be proud of the guys ... (I wonder if there are little stories that will go down as legend from the "behind the scenes" memories that are made a an overnight sports camp!) -- Wrestling Camp - 1 more! - Week of July 31st - there is a 3 hour camp at Annandale from 5-8. Cost is $100. George Mason coaches and wrestlers will be present as well as a Grandby System Coach. It is encouraged for our wrestlers to participate if their schedule allows - especially for those who weren't able to go to the Hampden-Sydney - Grandby Camp. Information can be found at http://www.wrestle2win.zoomshare.com/ -- New coaches - Coach Planakis has announced two new coaches that will be joining the team - Coach Christopher Ward and Coach Paul Green. More info coming soon on this! -- GCM Parent Support Team - We are looking to organize our efforts towards support of the team this coming year. We will be getting more out on this in follow up emails - but if you are willing to take the lead on one of the committee/projects, let me know. |
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07/04/06 - Marshall High School WELCOME TO THE NEW MARSHALL WRESTLING WEB SITE! -- We've just started but we've already got lots of content and the new stuff is coming pretty fast now: the new ParentZone ... the interactive Map to Matches ... and the new Alumni page. If you have suggestions or want to help, just drop me a line. |