All three of my boys wrestle, 2 in a HS varsity squad and one in our town rec program. They have been doing that for the past 6 years and have been pretty good at it. My youngest son is a 2x state placer in the rec state championships and is going for his third and last chance to be a state champion before going off to the HS squad. A tall order in a stacked 90-pound weight class in this great wrestling state of NJ.
I have followed and watched their every match since they first started six years ago, and every time my stomach turned and twitched uncontrollably. It is as if I was the one wrestling. No wrestling dad ever want to see his child getting hurt or injured, and you got to take it one match at a time. They love it and keeps them away from trouble.
My oldest son, a junior and in the 130-pound weight class, has a career record of 72-32 so far and at pace to break the school record of 101 wins by his senior year. My middle son, a sophomore who wrestled 119 pounds, is not in a hurry and has a career record of 31-14 by the end of the season.
Next year, all three of them will be in the same HS varsity team, barring any injuries and will spearhead a very strong Group 1 (small school) squad.
Nothing is more fulfilling for a father to see all his three boys in the same varsity team in the same year.
