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What do you feel is the biggest reward of playing sports in school?“Being able to set goals and

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By Haley PauleyFor The Newcastle Pacer

High school wrestling regionals is demand-ing.

That was proved this last weekend as the Racers traveled to Clinton, taking 14 boys and having only one place. Having a young team of mostly freshmen, it was a hard-fought battle for all involved.

One freshman had the determination, drive and skill to make it to medal podium.

Mason Ford finished in 5th place. Should any of the 1st – 4th place finishers not be able to uphold their spot at State, he is first in line to be their replacement.

“He has progressed very nicely this season.” Said Head Coach Zach Hale. “One of his weak-nesses in years past had been his mental state before, during and after his matches. He has really turned a corner in terms of maturity and mental toughness. He has learned patience and it has truly showed.”

Becoming an alternate wasn’t exactly what Ford had in mind as a way to making it to state, but he’ll take it.

“I feel like the season was successful,” Said Ford. “[Becoming an alternate for the West] wasn’t completely what I wanted, but I did bet-

ter than most, and now know I have to work harder in the off-season to qualify next year.”

The one thing most wrestlers can agree on is there is always room to learn and get better.

“I have been wrestling since seventh grade; it has taught me to work hard, to be disciplined and how to take responsibility for my own ac-tions,” He said. “Losing would have to be my least favorite part because you have no one to blame but yourself.” .

Just three years on a mat and placing at re-gionals is something this young wrestler can take pride in, and so can his coach.

“One of the things I am most proud of Ma-son is not his wrestling, but the young man he has become,” Coach Hale said. “He under-stands that losing is part of the winning pro-cess, you can figure out your mistakes and go back and fix them. He has proven to be one of the hardest working in the wrestling room and it has truly shown this season.”

Ford is looking forward to his future as a wrestler.

“Next season I hope to help my teammates reach where I have, and I would like to qualify for the State tournament,” he said.

Be sure to keep on the lookout for this young man in the years to come, he has the heart, dedication and the drive to succeed.

Ford places at RegionalsZach Hale/The Newcastle Pacer

Mason Ford (far right) placed as an alternate at state. Although not his dream position, his coaches were very proud of him.

By Haley PauleyFor The Newcastle Pacer

Three days, sixty-six teams, over nine hundred and ninety competitors, Newcastle was the host to the most recent powerlifting tournament.

With numbers close to a thousand, it took help from many to make the event a suc-cess and even possible said Coach Scott O’Hara.

“[I want to] thank all the workers and businesses in the community that made this event. Our students did a great job working and com-peting,” he said.

Competing against 990 oth-

er students makes for a tough tournament. Bringing home a medal finish took strength. Twelve Newcastle boys were up to the challenge and placed at the tournament.

Seventh Grade had five placers: Zach Crook, Mason Yarnell and Jayson Lantis all with a 5th place; Dallan Ber-glan with a 4th place and Ma-son Tevis a 6th place finish.

Eighth Grade had two fin-ishers Aaron Wehling with 4th place and Cody Cox with a 3rd. The lone freshmen placer was Rye Corbin winning 3rd place.

The high school had four finishers: Junior Tyler McC-

alip took 6th place and three senior winners, Tanner White 4th, Parker Bolles 5th and Whispern Williams won a 1st place tournament medal.

“As a high school team, we lifted 20,170 pounds; that is one of the highest totals in the two years I’ve been here.” O’Hara said. “It was a goal we wanted to hit, and we did.”

Regionals are quickly ap-proaching for the Powerlift-ing squad, which will take place on March 6 in Cashion. Only the top five will place for State, which will be held March 13 in McCloud.

Powerlifting in Newcastle

By Haley PauleyFor The Newcastle Pacer

Friday morning was weigh-ins – a wrestler’s favorite and least favorite time. All of the boys who made the trip north made their weight and now it was time to wrestle.

Going to Tulsa is what a young wrestler strives for all season, for the opportunity to match themselves against other youth from all over the state. It’s not an easy sport and the road to State is long and grueling.

Five youth wrestlers had what it took to get to State. Nate

McKellips started things off with a win, sadly was the only one to not make it to day two, losing his next two matches, in a double elimination tourna-ment.

Quentin Schane, Will Lem-ons and brothers Kohner and Kashus Kirkes all secured wins to get them to day two, however, fell short of the medal rounds.

Coaches Tommy Lemons, Dub Kirkes, Keith McKellips and Michael Schane were all on hand, as well as the “wres-tling moms” cheering from the stands.

“Our boys worked hard all

season.” said Coach Keith. “Our program is getting better with each year. I think next year will be one of our best seasons yet, with the number of wrestlers we have returning, we should have some really strong finish-es at tournaments.”

Though the season may be over, that doesn’t mean that the wrestling has. Summertime for a wrestler is full of camps and workouts. Off-season is a time for learning and preparing for the next year.

Congratulations to these boys on a great season and good luck next year.

Youth Wrestling fall short at Tulsa

Darla Welchel/The Newcastle Pacer

Newcastle hosted a three-day powerlifting tournament where nearly 1,000 lifters participated including : (top) Tyler Rice and (bottom) Jacob Kuhlman; Tyler McCalip was the spotter for both.