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Tw o C a to ctin Hig h Sc h o o l Wr es t l er s P l a c e i n State To urnament, Ano th er
Champion Crowned
The 2016-17 wrestling season Courtesy Photos champions, and all came from the
was a difficult one for the Cougars. same school. Last season, Frederick
Coach Green, now 144 wins and (left) County sent thirty-four wrestlers to
99 losses in his ten-year career at Zachary Bryant, 113-pound Maryland the state tournament and twenty-two
Catoctin High School, compiled a 4 State Wrestling Champion. of them placed. The year prior to
and 10 regular dual meet record and that, Frederick County boasted ten
an overall season total of 6 and 23, (below) finalists and five state champions. It
not exactly the stellar returns that Josh Small takes 3rd place is no wonder then, why the Frederick
Catoctin wrestling fans have grown at Maryland State Wrestling County wrestling tournament is
accustomed to. For a team that has often more competitive than the
shared so much success in recent Championships. ensuing regional and state tourneys.
years, these uncharacteristic numbers Catoctin took 4th place as a team,
are both disheartening and deceiving, the 36-point deficit, an above expectations. RJ Monaghan and all but one of the Cougars made
but do nothing to take away the attribute to the resolve of would remain undefeated in all the medal rounds. Zach Bryant and
heart and steadfastness that Catoctin the individuals that took eight matches; Ethan Fuss, Zachary Travis Fields each remained unbeaten
wrestlers possess. Disheartening, to the mat in this year of Bryant, Jake Baker, and Josh Small en route to their county titles.
because Green and his long-time rebuilding. Of the eight would lose only one match apiece. Fields, a freshman and a fifth-seed
assistants, Coach Gialanella and wrestlers on the team, only underdog, was also honored with
Garrett Baer, were permanently one failed to advance to the Frederick County has witnessed the Fred Burgee Award, presented to
hobbled by fielding an ultra-thin regional tournament, and the unprecedented perennial success the tournaments most outstanding
line-up, and the shrinking number of five qualified for the state of its high school wrestling programs wrestler, marking the third time in
participants resulted in forfeiting 36 championships. in recent years, achievements that six years that a Catoctin wrestler was
points per match, making winning as are simply unequaled anywhere else honored with that award (Charlie
a team next to impossible. Deceiving, At the Bauerlein in the state. The ten public high Perella 2012, 2015). RJ Monaghan,
because six of eight squad members duals, the Cougars were schools in Frederick County are Ethan Fuss, and Wyatt Payne each
would win 65 percent or more of victorious in only one continually setting new standards for suffered only one loss early in the
their individual bouts, a remarkable match as a team, but wrestling excellence throughout the competition, to secure 3rd place. Jake
statistic considering had Catoctin individual results were state. This year, eight of the twenty- Baker and Josh Small both placed
engaged a complete line up, even much more positive. eight state champions represented 4th. Matt Linker, the 220-pound
with wrestlers losing without giving Zachary Bryant, the Frederick County—that’s almost freshman, failed to advance, but saw
up pins, the team scores would have 113-pound junior, swept one quarter of all the champions. plenty of varsity action during his
been tighter and, in all probability, the competition to remain Montgomery County, which has opening year. He finished with a 9-18
more than a few of the losses suffered unbeaten in seven matches. the largest number of public high record in a very unforgiving weight
could have been victories. As a result, Jacob Baker suffered only schools in the state with twenty- class for a freshman.
the Cougars fell from the Maryland a single loss during the tournament, five, produced only three state
State Wrestling Association’s overall and Wyatt Payne and Josh Small The Cougars secured a 7th
and dual meet rankings, but did registered only two losses. At the place team finish at the 1A-2A
manage to hold onto an honorable Hub Cup—still regarded as one of West Regional Tournament out of
mention spot as a tournament the toughest tournaments around—a seventeen clubs, not a daunting
team—again, due to the fortitude of notable six of eight Cougar wrestlers result considering the teams’ lack
the young men representing the team. advanced to the medal rounds, of entries. The 1A-2A West is—and
In head-to-head matches, however, including RJ Monaghan and Jacob statistics back it up—considered to
the tough and competent squad fared Baker, taking 5th place; Ethan Fuss be the best region for wrestling in the
remarkably well and 14 of the 23 and Wyatt Payne each securing 4th; entire state. In the past three years,
losses suffered this year fell within Joshua Small settling for 3rd place almost half (41 percent) of all place-
after a loss in semi’s; and Zachary …Continued on page 27
Bryant taking 2nd place with a loss
in finals. Catoctin still placed 8th as a
team in a field of twenty-two squads,
a testament to the quality and grit of
the Cougar wrestlers. Although the
team would win only a single match
at the Catoctin duals, the team’s
home tournament, the individual
wrestlers would continue to perform
Sports news
Tw o C a to ctin Hig h Sc h o o l Wr es t l er s P l a c e i n State To urnament, Ano th er
Champion Crowned
The 2016-17 wrestling season Courtesy Photos champions, and all came from the
was a difficult one for the Cougars. same school. Last season, Frederick
Coach Green, now 144 wins and (left) County sent thirty-four wrestlers to
99 losses in his ten-year career at Zachary Bryant, 113-pound Maryland the state tournament and twenty-two
Catoctin High School, compiled a 4 State Wrestling Champion. of them placed. The year prior to
and 10 regular dual meet record and that, Frederick County boasted ten
an overall season total of 6 and 23, (below) finalists and five state champions. It
not exactly the stellar returns that Josh Small takes 3rd place is no wonder then, why the Frederick
Catoctin wrestling fans have grown at Maryland State Wrestling County wrestling tournament is
accustomed to. For a team that has often more competitive than the
shared so much success in recent Championships. ensuing regional and state tourneys.
years, these uncharacteristic numbers Catoctin took 4th place as a team,
are both disheartening and deceiving, the 36-point deficit, an above expectations. RJ Monaghan and all but one of the Cougars made
but do nothing to take away the attribute to the resolve of would remain undefeated in all the medal rounds. Zach Bryant and
heart and steadfastness that Catoctin the individuals that took eight matches; Ethan Fuss, Zachary Travis Fields each remained unbeaten
wrestlers possess. Disheartening, to the mat in this year of Bryant, Jake Baker, and Josh Small en route to their county titles.
because Green and his long-time rebuilding. Of the eight would lose only one match apiece. Fields, a freshman and a fifth-seed
assistants, Coach Gialanella and wrestlers on the team, only underdog, was also honored with
Garrett Baer, were permanently one failed to advance to the Frederick County has witnessed the Fred Burgee Award, presented to
hobbled by fielding an ultra-thin regional tournament, and the unprecedented perennial success the tournaments most outstanding
line-up, and the shrinking number of five qualified for the state of its high school wrestling programs wrestler, marking the third time in
participants resulted in forfeiting 36 championships. in recent years, achievements that six years that a Catoctin wrestler was
points per match, making winning as are simply unequaled anywhere else honored with that award (Charlie
a team next to impossible. Deceiving, At the Bauerlein in the state. The ten public high Perella 2012, 2015). RJ Monaghan,
because six of eight squad members duals, the Cougars were schools in Frederick County are Ethan Fuss, and Wyatt Payne each
would win 65 percent or more of victorious in only one continually setting new standards for suffered only one loss early in the
their individual bouts, a remarkable match as a team, but wrestling excellence throughout the competition, to secure 3rd place. Jake
statistic considering had Catoctin individual results were state. This year, eight of the twenty- Baker and Josh Small both placed
engaged a complete line up, even much more positive. eight state champions represented 4th. Matt Linker, the 220-pound
with wrestlers losing without giving Zachary Bryant, the Frederick County—that’s almost freshman, failed to advance, but saw
up pins, the team scores would have 113-pound junior, swept one quarter of all the champions. plenty of varsity action during his
been tighter and, in all probability, the competition to remain Montgomery County, which has opening year. He finished with a 9-18
more than a few of the losses suffered unbeaten in seven matches. the largest number of public high record in a very unforgiving weight
could have been victories. As a result, Jacob Baker suffered only schools in the state with twenty- class for a freshman.
the Cougars fell from the Maryland a single loss during the tournament, five, produced only three state
State Wrestling Association’s overall and Wyatt Payne and Josh Small The Cougars secured a 7th
and dual meet rankings, but did registered only two losses. At the place team finish at the 1A-2A
manage to hold onto an honorable Hub Cup—still regarded as one of West Regional Tournament out of
mention spot as a tournament the toughest tournaments around—a seventeen clubs, not a daunting
team—again, due to the fortitude of notable six of eight Cougar wrestlers result considering the teams’ lack
the young men representing the team. advanced to the medal rounds, of entries. The 1A-2A West is—and
In head-to-head matches, however, including RJ Monaghan and Jacob statistics back it up—considered to
the tough and competent squad fared Baker, taking 5th place; Ethan Fuss be the best region for wrestling in the
remarkably well and 14 of the 23 and Wyatt Payne each securing 4th; entire state. In the past three years,
losses suffered this year fell within Joshua Small settling for 3rd place almost half (41 percent) of all place-
after a loss in semi’s; and Zachary …Continued on page 27
Bryant taking 2nd place with a loss
in finals. Catoctin still placed 8th as a
team in a field of twenty-two squads,
a testament to the quality and grit of
the Cougar wrestlers. Although the
team would win only a single match
at the Catoctin duals, the team’s
home tournament, the individual
wrestlers would continue to perform
