Nine wrestlers pin down awards

Nine wrestlers placed in  the Cordova Pre-season tournament November 18-19. Coach Hamilton expects Knox Strawn, Adrian Keeley, and Jacob Carter to go to state, as they did last year. “As of now, the wrestlers need to work on mental preparation, mental toughness, and balancing grades with wrestling,” he said.

Winners were: Alex Carroll-third in the 106 division, Taylor Gibson-third at 138 division, Knox Strawn-second in the 145 division, Will Small-third at 160 division, Kevin Reeves-second in 170 division, Tony Hawkins-first in the 182 division, Emmanuel Barrientos-third in the 195 division, Gary Hall-fourth in the 220 division, and Adrian Keeley-fourth in the 285 division.

Sports Brief: Wrestling headlocks the competition

On Friday, Jan. 28, the Panther wrestling team competed in the Region 8 Dual Meet Finals at Brighton High. They lost in the semifinal to Cordova, but beat Collierville to finish in third place.

The next day, our freshmen participated in the Freshman City Championship. Sophomore Colbie Claudio finished first at 112 pounds and freshman Kevin Reeves also finished first at 160 pounds. Freshmen Alex Carroll and Adam Washburn finished second, 103 and 189 pounds respectively. Freshman Braun Stephens finished third at 130 pounds, and freshman Nathan Harper at 285 pounds.

Sports Brief: Senior wrestler receives honor

Senior wrestler receives honor

Bartlett senior wrestler Cody Muller has been named to the Memphis Best of Preps All-Metro wrestling team. The process involved being nominated by wrestling coach Trey Hamilton, followed by a vote from all the public school wrestling coaches in Shelby County.

“He was the best wrestler this year,” Hamilton said. “He’s the team MVP and regional champ. He deserved it.”

According to Muller, one Bartlett wrestler has made the All-Metro team for each of the past few years.

“Last year it was Clint Tindall, and the year before it was Mark Suzore,” Muller said.

The award came as a big surprise to Muller.

“I had no earthly idea what it was,” Muller said. “Coach came to my sixth period and congratulated me in the doorway with a happy face and a big grin. I figured it was good.”

Sports Briefs

Panthers prey on Wildcats
Practically since Nicholas Blackwell High School changed its name, Bartlett High School has been vying with Bolton High School, squabbling over who is the “real BHS.” Well, many people believe that Bartlett won that fight for good with their defeat over the Bolton Wildcats at the football game on Oct. 23.

Moreover, the Panthers’ victory is forever immortalized in the Memphis Channel 5 News local sports videos archives. Click here to watch the game.

Football team visits the kitchen
On Nov. 14 the football team will host a social event in the Bartlett cafeteria. The Bartlett High School Booster Club will open the doors for $5 for their Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction.

The $5 fee allows attendees eat all the chili they want. Also, the Booster Club will have items for customers to bid on at the Silent Auction.

Wrestling preps for the season
The Bartlett wrestling team began its practices on Oct. 26 with approximately two months of conditioning beforehand. Now the team will get a chance to see what they are truly made of.

On Nov. 12 and 13 both varsity and junior varsity teams will be at Germantown High School for a pre-season wrestling tournament. This will be their first event of the season.

Swimming to kick off at St. George’s
The Bartlett swim team will begin its season on Oct. 31 at 1:30 at St. George’s High School, home of the Gryphons.

Some other schools that will be in attendance include Bartlett’s arch nemesis, Bolton, White Station, St. Mary’s Episcopal School for Girls, and Briarcrest Christian School.

Cross country goes regional
On Oct. 29 ten boys participated in the Region 7 AAA Cross Country Meet: seniors Shane Espinosa, Steven Griffett, Logan Jones, Chris Mellen, and Brent Rainer; juniors Nathan Culp and Brent Rainer; sophomores David McGhee and Ryan Willcox; and freshmen Austin Cantu and Andrew Thornton.

Willcox, who placed tenth with a time of 21:03.1 in the five-kilometer run, will progress to state competition.

Seven girls also attended this meet: seniors Carrie Conner, Jordan Saliba, Lauren Levesque, Madison Grandberry, Mallory Grandberry, and Kristina Sarten; and sophomore Nicole Bingham. Conner came the closest to qualifying for state competition, placing 11th.

Boys’ bowling makes #1
In a neck-and-neck match on Oct. 26, the Bartlett boys’ bowling team faced off against the (almost) undefeated Cordova and became #1 in the district. They are now the only undefeated team in District 17.

Both boys and girls have a match against Collierville at Bartlett Lanes on Nov. 4.