LSHS Tigers Wrestling

Six Tigers earned state tournament berths during Super-Districts on Saturday. 119# Junior Spencer Courier makes his third trip to the big dance. 160# Junior Andrew Lattner will be making his second trip. 103# Freshman Jesse Morris, 130# Junior John Williams, 171# Junior Josh Howard and 215# Junior Dylan Case will all be making their first trip. Every one of these wrestlers qualified by finishing third in their respective weight class. The Tigers finished in third place, 5.5 points behind second and a plaque. It was the Tigers highest Districts finish since finishing third in 2003 and 2004. After the quarter-final round, the team was in second place. However, the Tigers fell way behind the team leaders after their semi-final round early Saturday - no wrestler won their semi-final bout during that round and the team dropped to below 7th place. However, with a strong will and determination, each semi-finalist, save one, won their next match and advanced on the back side of the brackets. 145# Junior Justin Bruce lost a heart-breaking match in which he grabbed the lead late in the third period with a takedown, only to surrender a last-second escape to his opponent. That loss kept him from qualifying for state. 152# Senior Corey Lockwood lost his state bid in a close match that saw him ahead midway thru, when his opponent gained the lead in the last period and got the win. Williamshad the toughest job on the day, having to defeat 3 wrestlers on the back-side of his brackets to get to thrid place. He did it in fashion tho, with two falls and a major - and then took third with a major. The Tigers came on strong during the finals round. Finding themselves several points behind third place Lee's Summit West, they manned up with 2 major victories, a tech-fall and a pin. Case pinned his LS West foe and Howard decisoned his LS West opponent to the Tigers' 3rd place bid. The 2009 Missouri State Championships get underway this Thursday, Feb. 19. and continue until Saturday, Feb. 21. The Tigers first action there will be on Thursday at 5:00pm.

Tigers Advance 6 to Semis at Districts

Six Tiger wrestlers advanced to Saturday's semi-final round at the Class 4 District 4 Super-Districts, leaving them one win away from a certain state tournament berth. 103# Freshman Jesse Morris, 119# Junior Spencer Courier, 145# Junior Justin Bruce, 160# Senior Andrew Lattner, 171# Junior Josh Howard, and 215# Junior Dylan Case will wrestle to get into the championships which start at 4:30pm. The rest of the Tigers are all still alive on the backside of their brackets, needing three wins to reach the 3rd/4th place match, and a state berth. They are: 112# Freshman Christian Hatch, 125# Sophomore Nick Mahon, 130# Junior John Williams, 135# Freshman Alex Swartz, 140# Freshman Josh Aguilar, 152# Senior Corey Lockwood, 189# Sophomore Steven Kingsolver and 285# Junior Sean Williams.

3 Tigers State-Ranked as Super-Districts Approach

The Tigers have 3 grapplers ranked in the top 8 at state of their respective weight class by MissouriWrestling.com as they prepare for the Super-Districts Tournament at Ray-Pec High School this Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:00pm and Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10:00am. 103# Freshman Jesse Morris is ranked #8 (#2 in District), 119# Junior Spencer Courier is ranked #4 (#1 in District) and 215# Junior Dylan Case is ranked #7 (#3 in District). The Tigers' other district ranked wretlers are 145# Junior Justin Bruce, ranked #4; 160# Senior Andrew Lattner, ranked #3; and 189# Sophomore Steven Kingsolver, ranked #4. 152# Senior Corey Lockwood just recently returned to action since before the Holiday Invitational and despite being unranked, has a great shot at qualifying for state. The Tigers are looking to advance those 7 wrestlers, and then some. The top four in each weight will advance to the State Tournament next weekend. They are in the wrestling room getting everyone prepared for the hard-attacking, scrambling wrestling that it will take to make it thru the toughest district in the state.

6 Tigers Compete at Inaugural LS North JV Championsips Tourney

Christopher Lattner finished 1st at 152 lbs. and Alex Swartz finished 3rd at 135 lbs. Also competing were 103# Christian Hatch, 145# Keith Milburn, 160# Cullen Duke and 171# Taylor Pinnell. It was the last competition of the 2008-2009 season for the Junior Varsity.

Tiger Seniors Bookend Chrisman Dual Win 44-33

On Senior Night at LSHS, Tiger Senior wrestlers Andrew Lattner and Corey Lockwood supplied the fist and last wins of the night. Andrew started the dual by accepting a forfeit at 160 lbs. and Corey ended the night with a 18-2 tech-fall of his William Chrisman opponent. Between those two matches was a lot of tense moments and see-saw scoring! 171 pounder Josh Howard suffered a hard-fought loss to a district foe, Steven Kingsolver lost by fall, and the Tigers found themselves behind 6-9. 215 pound, 6th ranked, Dylan Case gave LS the lead back with his own pin, then Sean Williams suffered a fall and the Tigers were trailing 12-15. The Tigers were open at 103 and 112, giving the Bears a 12-27 lead. 119 pounder Spencer Courier won by fall, followed by Nick Mahon's battle. Nick traded leads with his opponent for 5 and a half minutes, before ultimately taking command of his match and securing a 15-13 win. Then 130 pounder Jon Williams got pinned, extending the Bears' lead to 21-33. The Tigers trailed by 12 with only three scheduled matches left.

135 pounder Alex Swartz, in what has lately become routine for him, stuck his opponent in the second minute of the first period, cutting the Bears lead to 3. With the crowd expecting a forfeit by Chrisman at 140#, Bears' coach Mick Cronk (1996 state champion at 145#, a member of the 1996 LS State Championship Team and the only LSHS wrestler to ever medal 4 times) brought out his JV wrestler to face Josh Aguilar. Josh fought hard with him until finally sticking him in the final seconds of the second period and tieing the Bears 33-33. 145 pounder Justin Bruce took a forfeit, setting the stage for the 152 pounder Lockwood's win by tech-fall, and the dual win.

The Tigers will remain in the practice room until next weeks' Super-Districts at Ray-Pec which get underway at 5:00pm Friday, Feb. 13 and continue at 10:00am on Saturday. The top 4 finishers at each weight will advance to the Missouri State Championships, held at the University of Missouri at Columbia's Mizzou Arena Thursday, Feb. 19 through Saturday, Feb., 21.

Tigers Put Away Blue Springs South 47-19

The Tigers utilized 4 falls and a tech fall, winning 7 of 11 contested matches receiving 2 forfeits and giving one up on their way to a strong dual win over conference opponent Blue Springs South. The Tigers closeout their regular season tonight, Thurs., Feb. 5, with a home dual against William Chrisman when they will honor the Seniors and their parents prior to varsity action. JV begins at 6:00pm.

Tigers 4-0, 1st Place at Grandview Duals

The Tigers brought home the gold at the Grandview duals Saturday with a 4-0 record, scoring 206 team points and averaging 51.5 points per dual while holding opponents to just 99 total points (25 per dual). Leaders for the day with 24 team points were Justin Howard (171#), Steven Kingsolver (189#) and Spencer Courier (119#) who all were 4-0 on the day including 4 pins each, and Justin Bruce (145#) who was also 4-0 including a fall for 22 points. The Tiger wrestlers won 33 (67%) of the 51 contested matches, 30 of which included bonus team points (26 by fall, 1 by injury default and 3 majors). The Tigers also defeated Grandview 60-14 in an exhibition dual at the end of the day's competition. Next up is a conference dual at Blue Springs South on Wed., Feb. 4 at 6:00pm. The Tigers' regular season ends Thurs., Feb. 5 with a home dual against William Chrisman. The team will honor the Seniors and their parents that night.

Tigers Down Ray-Pec 60-15

The wrestlers defeated Ray-Pec Wednesday evening by way of 16 bonus points earned in 6 matches (5 falls and a major). The Tigers won 7 of the 10 contested matches and accepted 4 forfeits from the Panthers. The Tigers are now in sole possession of 2nd place in the conference. Next up is the Grandview Duals Tourney Saturday, Jan. 31st at 8:00am.

Tigers Medal 9, Take 3rd at Hickman Invitational

The Lee's Summit Tigers wrestling team medaled 9 individuals at the Columbia Hickman invitational Saturday on their way to a 3rd place team finish - their first trophy here since 2004. The team is pictured with their 3rd place hardware. In the photo are the medal winners (from left to right), Jesse Morris, 4th place 103#, Spencer Courier, 2nd place 119#, Nick Mahon, 4th place 125#, Justin Bruce, 3rd place 145#, Corey Lockwood, 3rd place 152#, Andrew Lattner, 3rd place 160#, Josh Howard, 2nd place 171#, Steven Kingsolver, 4th place 189# and 215# Champion Dylan Case. Jon Williams, 130#, and Sean Williams, 285#, both finished in fifth place. Alex Swartz finished 2nd in his pool and won a match on the backside of the championship brackets before being knocked out of the competition. The Tigers travel to Ray-Pec for a dual Wednesday.

#10 Tigers Stop #9 Liberty 31-29

The Tigers etched a conference victory over Liberty 31-29 on the strength of 3 wins with bonus points, scoring 7 extra team points via 2 falls and a major. They split total wins with Liberty, each having 7, including one forfeit each. However, the team gave up only 5 extra team points. The Tigers were ranked 10th in state to Liberty's 9th ranking. Liberty got on the board first with a major over Justin Bruce, 145#. The Tigers rattled off 3 straight wins - Corey Lockwood got a free pass at 152#, Andrew Lattner by fall at 160# and Josh Howard by decision at 171#. The teams traded wins over the next 5 matches with the Tigers' Dylan Case getting a decision at 215# and, in the match of the night, Jesse Morris winning 12-11 at 103#. Jesse battled his opponent the entire match and in a flurry of action during the last period that saw the lead change 5 times before Jesse finally got the last 2 points of the match in the final seconds to secure the win. That made the team score after the first 8 matches Tigers 22, Liberty 13.The last 6 matches proved even more exciting. With the Tigers open at 112#, Liberty moved ahead 25-22 after winning decisions at 119# and 125#. The Tigers' John Williams put 4 points on the Tigers' side of the board with his major decision at 130#. He was followed by Freshman Alex Swartz's fall at 135#, which put the Tigers ahead 32-25 with one match left to wrestle. However, the scoreboard read 31-25 and allowed indication of a possible tie. All Josh Aguilar had to do was keep from getting pinned and the Tigers would at least tie the dual. However, as rookie Swartz left the mat, he pulled off one strap of his singlet - an automatic technical foul resulting in a deduction of one team point, making the scoreboard read Tigers 30, Liberty 25. Now Aguilar had to keep from getting teched to preserve the dual win and seemingly a fall would win the dual for Liberty. Josh's opponent knew the team score and worked for the pin and dual win but Josh fought hard, fighting off his back several times until his opponent, giving up on a fall, tried to run up the score, for a tech-fall and a team tie, in the final minute by cutting and taking him down. However, Josh came thru on his task and only lost by a major, giving Liberty 4 points and the Tigers the dual win, 30-29. After reviewing the match results, the correct team score is Tigers 31, Liberty 39. The Tigers travel to Columbia this weekend for the tough Hickman tourney.

Tigers Down Rival Broncos 47-18

The Tigers defeated their cross-town rival Lee's Summit North Broncos 47-18 on Tuesday night on the strength of 8 bonus team point wins including 5 falls, two tech-falls and a major. Dylan Case, 215# Junior, began the night by majoring his opponent. Then 275# Junior Sean Williams, looking out-weighted by about 100 pounds, stepped up the momentum by avoiding a late first period takedown attempt and scrambling for his own 2 in the final seconds, then quickly turning and pinning his opponent in the second period. The Broncos got on the board with a fall at 103#. Jesse Morris, 112# Freshman and Spencer Courier, 119# Junior both rattled of 1st period falls, giving the Tigers a 22-6 lead. Then the Broncos made a run of 4 straight wins, closing the gap to 22-18. However the Tigers were ready for a run of their own, winning the last 5 matches of the dual in easy fashion. Justin Bruce, 145# Junior and Chris Lattner, 152# Freshman both won by tech-fall. Then Andrew Lattner, 160# Senior, and Josh Howard, 171# Junior, won by fall. Steven Kingsolver capped off the night with an important decision over his state-ranked opponent. The Tigers have a week off to fine-tune their technique and prepare for an important dual with conference foe Liberty on Jan. 20 at the Fieldhouse. There will be many important, tight match-ups with a strong Liberty team, including super-district seeding implications. The anticipated battles will provide for an exciting night of watching your Tigers Wrestlers compete on the mat.

Tigers 3rd at Marquette Tournament

The Tigers finished in 3rd place - just 17.5 points out of first - at the Marquette Tourney Saturday. I's the second time in 3 years the Tigers have placed at this tourney, their second bronze Horse's Head Trophy. They won their pool with double the point total of the second place team and advanced 9 wrestlers to the championship round, along with 3 to the consolations rounds.
Junior Josh Howard, the champion at 171#, picked up his first gold of the season, going 6-0 for the day. Freshman Jesse Morris, 103#, went 5-1 and finished 2nd, losing only in the championship match. Junior Spencer Courier, 119#, also went 5-1, finishing 2nd. Juniors Justin Bruce, 145#, Andrew Lattner, 160#, and Dylan Case, 215#, all finished 3rd. Junior John Williams, 135#, and Freshman Chris Lattner, 152# both finished 4th. Freshman Christian Hatch, 112#, picked up his first medal of the season with a 4th place finish. Freshman Josh Aguilar, 140#, finished 5th.

#1 Ranked Park Hill Wins Dual

The Tigers hosted #1 state-ranked (#14 ranked in the USA) Park Hill, losing the meet 3 - 57. Senior Andrew Lattner, 160#, got the only win for the home team, securing an important in-district 8-3 decision. Junior Dylan Case, #2 ranked at 215#, lost his first match of season, a close, hard-fought competition to the #4 ranked wrestler. Three matches seemingly could have ended up in favor of the Tigers. Freshman Josh Aguilar, 140#, was leading his entire match before allowing his opponent a late 2 points which tied the match and sent it into overtime where Josh gave up a takedown for the loss. Junior Josh Howard, 171#, lead most of his match before his opponent, the #2 ranked wrestler, came back in the 3rd period for a win. Junior Justin Bruce, 145#, fought his #7 ranked opponent hard, losing by only 3 points. Freshman Jesse Morris, 103#, fought extremely hard against his #1 ranked opponent, attacking throughout the match and not conceding anything.
After the Jan. 10 Marquette tournament, the Tigers will take a long break from competition, hunker down in the practice room to concentrate on drilling and improving, before getting back on the mat Jan. 20 to host a strong Liberty team for more in-district matches. With the Tigers having 8 wrestlers currently ranked in the district, to Liberty's 9, there will be many important and exciting matches to see that night.

Tigers Open New Year with Dual Win Over St. Joe

The Tigers traveled to St. Joseph Central to open the new year schedule and won 39-33 on the last match of the dual. Junior John Williams, 135# won the dual by pinning his opponent. Junior Dylan Case, 215# improved his undefeated record to 19-0 with a fall. Juniors Justin Bruce, 145# and Spencer Courier, 119#, and Freshman Jesse Morris, 103#, all won by fall.

Tigers 6th at Holiday Tourney

The Tigers Wrestlers hosted their 15th annual Holiday Invitational Tournament December 19-20. The squad placed 6th, their highest finish since taking 7th place in 2006 and 2004. Dylan Case captured his second gold medal in as many weeks, going undefeated in 8 matches during the tourney. Dylan is now 18-0 on the season. Senior Andrew Lattner and Junior Spencer Courier placed 4th. Junior Justin Bruce and Freshman Jesse morris placed 5th. Junior Josh Howard and Sophomore Steven Kingsolver place 6th.

The Tigers were open at 119 pounds. The rest of the team combined for a total 55 wins and 29 losses - a .655 winning percentage. Bonus points again played a significant factor in where the team finished. 30 of the Tigers' 55 wins included bonus team points with 5 majors, a tech and 24 falls! That means 55% of the Tigers' contested matches (does not include 13 matches forfeited to them) included bonus team points. With Francis Howell and Troy finishing only 7 points behind them, it's not hard to realize what a huge difference those extra 38.5 points earned on for working extra hard and smart on the mat can make.

Francis Howell Central took the team trophy home and Blackfoot, ID finished 2nd after winning last year, with Liberty taking 3rd and Jefferson City 4th.

Coach Graham introduced a special guest for the finals - World Champion Greco-Roman and Olympic wrestler Spenser Mango. Spenser was on hand to watch his little brother Ryan, who won the championship at 125#.

Tigers drop dual to Blue Springs

The Tigers suffered their second dual loss of the season to a Wildcat team ranked 2nd in the state and including ten ranked wrestlers. They wrestled their opponents very tough and only gavae up 7 team bonus points, besides spotting them 12 points on two open weights.

Tigers take 3rd at Bronco Invitational

Tigers Wrestling placed all 13 wrestlers they brought to the 2008 Lee's Summit North Bronco Invitational on their to way a 3rd place team finish. Junior Dylan Case went undefeated, including 3 falls and a major, on his way to securing first place. Junior Spencer Courier pinned his way to the championship before being defeated and taking 2nd place. Sophomore Steven Kingsolver had 4 pins on his way the championship before bringing home 2nd place. Unseeded Junior Justin Bruce upset seeded and state-ranked wrestlers on his way to a 3rd place finish. Senior Corey Lockwood had 2 falls and 2 tech-falls on his way to 3rd place. Senior Andrew Lattner and Junior Josh Packard finished 4th. Junior Josh Howard and Freshmen Jesse Morris and Josh Aguilar all finished 5th. Sophomore Nick Mahon placed 6th and Freshman Adam Lemmer finished 7th. The story behind their team success, besides the obvious one of placing 13 grapplers, may well be the bonus points scored. By one count, the Tigers scored bonus team points in 66% of their matches, including fofeits. Not including forfeits, that percentage remains over 50%, including 24 falls, 3 tech-falls and 5 majors. Take away those 56.5 bonus points and the Tigers would have just barely placed 3rd by about 5 points, instead of nearly taking second. That's a huge credit to the coaching staff and the aggresssive style of wrestling, hard work and extra conditioning the team has bought in to.

Iowa Hawkeyes, Gable, NCCA Attendance Record

Coach Graham, his sons Austin and Thomas, and I traveled to the mecca of wrestling, Carver-Hawkeye Arena at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Saturday to watch #1 Iowa host #2 Iowa State. It was an amazing night as we were part of nearly 16,000 fans decked in black yelling for the Hawkeyes who set a new collegiate wrestling dual attendance record and cheering the Hawkeyes to a 20-15 win. The referees on the night were Kansas City's own Mike Hagerty and Gary Mayabb. We sat 10 rows behind the personification of wrestling, Dan Gable, who graciously signed the boys' t-shirts and shook hands and pontificated on the outcome.

Tigers Wallop Truman in Season Opener

The Tigers got their claws wet in roaring fashion at the season opener, beating Truman 54-24. Of the 10 matches contested, Tiger wrestlers won them all. Most importantly, they scored bonus team points in 9 of the matches. Tigers wins included 7 pins, a tech fall and one major. Not only the Tigers as a team, but each individual wrestler has opened the season with a win. Beyond that, 3 freshman - Alex Swartz at 135#, Josh Aguilar at 140# and Jesse Morris at 112# - opened their high school career with not only wins, but with falls. Alex Swartz had the added duty of opening the dual competition on the night. Seniors Corey Lockwood at 152# and Andrew Lattner at #160, Juniors Josh Howard at 171# and Spencer Courier at 125# also recorded pins. The only points put on the board by the Patriots were for the 4 open weights on the Tigers roster.

Bobby Narron Joins Coaching Staff

Bobby Narron starts his first year as freshman wrestling coach at Lee’s Summit High School. Narron was previously an assistant varsity coach for Grandview High School from 1987-1990, as well as an assistant varsity football coach during that time. Bobby Narron has been an assistant varsity coach for the Lee’s Summit baseball team since 2001 and coached freshman football for Lee’s Summit from 2001-2006. Narron attended Southwest Missouri State University from 1976-1982 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education. He played for the SMSU Bears baseball team where he was co-captain and an All-American Honorable Mention. He holds 12 Golden Gloves titles, two of which are for the Novice and Open champions of the Kansas City Golden Gloves. He obtained his Masters in Education from Lesley College. He is married to his wife, Susan, of 25 years, and they have two children, Kaylee 20 and Cody 20.

Matt Braaten Joins Coaching Staff

Matthew Braaten is entering his first year as Tiger’s freshman wrestling coach. In high school, Braaten was an All-Conference wrestler in 2000. He graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 2008 with Bachelor’s in Physical Education. Currently, Braaten teaches Physical Education at Boone Elementary in the Center School District. He is also working on a Master’s degree at Webster University.

Head Coach Don Graham Begins 17th year

Don Graham enters his seventeenth year as a Lee’s Summit wrestling Coach. This marks his fifth year as head coach. Graham finished 3rd in state as a senior at Lee’s Summit High School, on a team that also collected a third place trophy in 1983. Coach Graham competed at the University of Missouri before a transfer to the University of Nebraska where he earned his undergraduate degree in Physical Education in 1989. He has since earned his graduate degree from Central Missouri State University in Secondary School Administration. He is married to his wife Jennifer of fourteen years and they have two sons, Austin 8 and Thomas 4.

Alumni Mark Hertzog Joins Coaching Staff

Mark Hertzog begins his inaugural year at his Alma Mater as the Tigers Junior Varsity Coach. The youngest of the Hertzog wrestling and football pipeline, Hertzog enjoyed great success while at Lee’s Summit High School. A three time state qualifier at 275lbs, Hertzog went on to 4th place finish as a junior. As a Senior after losing a close match in the semis to eventual undefeated champ Jeron Baston, Hertzog wrestled back to a 3rd place finish gaining valuable points for the Tigers overall 6th place finish. Both his junior and senior years he was the Tigers “Most Valuable Wrestler.” As a football player Coach Hertzog was equally impressive gaining 1st Team All State honors that ultimately led his selection to the Mo-Kan All Star game. Hertzog spent two years playing football at UCM. He is currently a junior at UCM majoring in Education.

Rob Courier Enters 5th Year as Assistant

Robert Courier enters his fifth year as a LSHS wrestling coach. He has coached the Lee’s Summit Wrestling Club for eleven years- coaching Coach Sheets and Coach Hertzog as young wrestlers. Robert has been voted the Missouri USA Wrestling District Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2008. He was also Liberty Nationals Most Valuable Coach in 2005. Robert is currently the Coaches Coordinator for Missouri USA Wrestling and is on USA Wrestling’s National Coaches Council. He is married to his wife, Miki, of nineteen years and have two children, Ryan- 19 and Spencer-17.

Alumni Jesse Sheets added to Coaching Staff

Jesse Sheets enters his first season as the Tigers varsity assistant. At Lee’s Summit High School, Sheets was chosen as the Most Valuable Wrestler his junior and senior years. As a senior he finished 2nd place in State at 171lbs for the Tigers. While competing at UCM Sheets was a two time NCAA qualifier. In 2006, Sheets became one of only four former Tigers wrestlers to gain All American status in college. Earning his degree in Industrial Technology at UCM in 2008, he is now teaching at Summit Lakes Middle School. Sheets is planning a May wedding with his fiancé, Amber Yoder. Yoder herself was an athlete at UCM, earning four letters for the Jenny’s volleyball team.

Preseason Picks

Two Tiger wrestlers have caught the eye of MissouriWrestling.com ranking prognosticators. Senior Andrew Lattner is ranked 6th at 171# and Junior Spencer Courier is ranked 8th at 125# (both are returning state qualifiers). Anyone involved in this sport realizes that rankings are fleet and often not worth the paper they're written on. The Tigers' dedication and success during the off season, as evidenced by the record 7 Fargo Nationals quailifers, and the entire team's committment and work ethic this season will be proven out at state. Look for the rankers to have to shuffle their lists as the season unfolds and more Tigers make a name for themselves. Tom Brands, Iowa Hawkeye head coach, 3-time NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist, when asked about one of his young wrestlers chances against the #1 ranked wrestler in the nation, was famously quoted, "I've never seen two pieces of paper wrestle, so I guess we'll have to see what happens on the mat." His wrestler proceeded to destory that highly ranked opponent.

Fall Brawl Results

Congratulations to Josh Howard for his 6th place finish at the 2008 Fall Brawl held at the new Staley High School.

3rd Annual Wrestling Club Golf Tournament

On Sunday, October 19th, 2008, 24 of Lee's Summit wrestling's finest golfers descended on Shamrock Hills for the 3rd annual LSKWC wrestling golf outing. Participants included current high school coaches, Don Graham, Rob Courier and Jesse Sheets. Kids club coaches, Corey Hanson, Rick Drake and Tom Sennif. Current LSHS wrestlers Spencer Courier and Alex Swartz and former wrestlers Craig Bears and Brackon Lundy. The weather was perfect. 2 time champ Craig Bears showed up wearing "the belt", determined to keep it. Team Sennif wrested control of the belt shooting an eye popping 8 under in the windy conditions. Prizes were awarded for closest to the pin, longest drive and longest putt. Winners included Jesse Sheets (longest drive) and Rick Drake (longest putt). A putting contest was held with the winner holing a 50' putt good for $50 cash! Proceeds from the event in years past have gone to buy new team singlets. This years proceeds will be applied to buying new mats for the wrestling room and to help cover travel expenses for team trips. Many thanks to our sponsors, participants and to Shamrock Hills for making the event a wonderful experience. We are looking forward to next year and an even better turn out!

2008 LSHS Tigers Fargo Nationals Team

Top Row: Dylan Case, Justin Bruce, Andrew Lattner, Corey Lockwood
Bottom Row: Chris Lattner, Spencer Courier (All-American), Conner Williamson