Jon Wagner
Jon Wagner
chris goes looked
I thought Chris looked very impressive. He really goes after people, doesn't he?
example kid kids perfect regional
He was a non-seeded regional kid and makes it all the way to the third-place match. He's a perfect example of how these kids have battled this year.
chance guys needed pleased proud win
We're proud of that. I thought we needed to get 11 guys through to win the regional, and we had a chance to get all 14 through, but I'm very pleased getting 13 guys through to the sectional.
allow best guy hand protective weight
He had a protective brace on his wrist, and that really didn't allow him to use that hand at all. He's the best guy we have at that weight and we wanted to give him his chance. And he wrestled well, even with the disadvantage of the brace.
battle injuries next practice ready tuesday
We're going to get after it in practice and then be ready to go on Tuesday night. We're going to take a look at our injuries and see who can and can't go, and then go battle and try to get back up here next weekend.
good kids knew matches overall three tough tournament won
We knew we would have tough some matches in the finals. But I thought that the kids wrestled hard. Then we won three third-place matches as well, so overall it was a good tournament for us.
against beaten guys kids knew time tough
We knew we were going to have a tough time in the championships. Not to say we were underdogs, but we knew we were up against some kids who had beaten us before. I thought all our guys wrestled well in those matches.
individual kids resilient state year
We're banged up after the individual state tournament.. But these kids have been resilient all year long and we've battled through a lot this season.
couple enjoy practicing
We'll enjoy it for a couple of hours. But it's right back to practicing in the morning.
five guys happy matches
We had five guys in championship matches and that's the most we've ever had. You have to be happy with that.
city good granite next run shot teams time tough
We have a good shot at that, I think. We have to get through some tough teams up there. It's our first one in a long time because we have always run into some tough Granite City teams, we will see them next weekend.
depth example guys injuries perfect performed share stepped whenever
He stepped in and really wrestled well. I think that's a perfect example of our depth this season. We've had our share of injuries this season, but guys have stepped up and performed whenever they were asked.
athlete credit expect fall tech
I didn't know what to expect from him. But for him to tech fall is a credit to the kind of athlete he is.
call hand head kid match matt overtime raised referee taken tough winner wrong
I had the head referee come over after the match and say the wrong call was made, but it didn't do Matt any good. Our kid has his hand raised as the winner and it's taken away from him. That's wrong. It's tough to win a match in overtime when that happens.