Manistee wrestling finds ‘silver lining’ in women’ efficiency at regionals
HARTLAND – The Manistee wrestling crew competed on the first-ever MHSAA women solely regional, with Ava Pike (100), Joey Banicki…
HARTLAND – The Manistee wrestling crew competed on the first-ever MHSAA women solely regional, with Ava Pike (100), Joey Banicki (130), and Peyton Bond (155) falling in need of advancing to the state finals.
“I believe that they had a terrific expertise,” Chippewas coach Logan Bond stated. “Hartland Excessive Faculty did a terrific job internet hosting. I believe being at an all-girls match that huge, particularly with them being so younger (it was enjoyable). All of them ended up being one win away from transferring on … I believe that they had a good time; they had been slightly disillusioned, clearly.”
Nonetheless, Bond added, it was the very best the trio wrestled all season, and it got here at a major time.
“There’s undoubtedly a silver lining, I believe myself, my assistant coaches, and the ladies had been disillusioned that it was over,” stated Bond. However all three of them had an excellent week at follow … I used to be pleased with them.”
And the performances have him excited for subsequent 12 months.
“With Ava, we wished to get slightly bit higher on the underside so far as her motion, and he or she was simply continuous (this weekend). Anytime she was down, she was simply transferring and transferring,” Bond stated. “I believe she’s beginning to get it.
“In her (Joey) match to go to the finals, she was up 8-1 going into the second interval and ended up getting pinned. The lady she misplaced to took fifth, so she’s proper there on the sting of being a tricky wrestler within the state of Michigan … I believe Peyton was probably the most upset as a result of I believe she anticipated a bit extra from herself, but it surely was nonetheless the very best she did all season.”
Though transferring ahead, there’s lots Bond needs to alter, implement, and enhance upon with the ladies and boys, who misplaced at districts on Feb. 12.
“The outcomes do not sit properly with me, I assume,” Bond stated. “My job is to place them in the very best place to win, and I believe we did an excellent job of that. However there’s little stuff that you need to take from every season and make it higher within the subsequent one.”
With each groups wrapping up one other 12 months, Bond factors out one side of the wrestling program he believes is much extra vital than wins and losses.
“That is my third 12 months teaching, so I’ve received a whole lot of room for enchancment,” stated Bond. “I believe we made a whole lot of good strides so far as how we did issues. There’s some low season coaching I wish to get going … for the blokes and women; the primary factor goes to be to maintain making an attempt to get extra children inside the varsity to return out for wrestling. That is the primary factor.”
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