BHS Grapplers eager to hit the mat

Beardstown Wrestling Team pictured from left to right, Front row: Adan Munoz, Gunner Looker, Joshua Severino, Carter Davis, Diego Lopez, Gavin Hopkins, Aksil Avila, Alex Armenta, Andrea Esquivel, Daisy Gil. Back Row: Caleb Hobrock, Shadrach Mafhina, Chunk Dailey, Ryder Hamlin, Maddox Medrano, Bradley Locklear, Luis De la Cruz, Alejandro Rivera.

BHS Grapplers eager to hit the mat

The Beardstown High School Wrestling team has a lot to replace from last year’s team but there is no better way to do it than to strap on a singlet and some head gear and hit the mat.  Coach Joe Kolb, entering his seventh year as head coach and eight overall in Beardstown has a deep and eager group of athletes working hard to improve.  Last year’s team went 19-15 and four key wrestlers who combined for 125 individual wins will need to be replaced.  Replacing state fourth place winner Owen O’Hara, Blake Davis, Bryan Gil, and Jonny Marquez, will be hard to do, but trying will be the exciting part.