End Of Season and Highlight Video
- At March 28, 2014
- By Carl Hoverstad
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The Millbrook Wrestling team celebrated a successful season last week at our annual end-of-season banquet. Awards were given out and all participating wrestlers were honored during the event. Also shared at the event was the 2013-2014 highlight video which can be seen below!
Dawkins & Saby Advance to State Tournament
- At February 18, 2014
- By Carl Hoverstad
- In Tournament Recap
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The snow couldn’t stop the 4A Mideast Regional Tournament from moving forward as planned this year! Although the tournament’s start was delayed by one day, it ended Sunday evening with two Millbrook wrestlers advancing to next weekend’s State Tournament in Greensboro, NC. [State Tournament brackets can be viewed at this link]
At 182 pounds, Millbrook’s Dillon Dawkins finished in first place in the 4A Mideast region. He worked his way through the regional bracket in dominating fashion, with his only non-pinfall victory coming in his semi-final match versus his opponent from Sanderson. Dillon has earned his #1 overall seed at this weekend’s State Tournament and will wrestle Kaleel Gainey from Jordan High School in the first round.
Crayton Saby finished in second place at 106 pounds. He advanced through the semi-final round with an exciting overtime victory over his opponent from Green Hope. Crayton will wrestle Ryan Keefe from Providence High School in the first round of this weekend’s State Tournament.
Congratulations Crayton and Dillon and good luck this weekend in Greensboro!
Janni Honored As PDQ Athlete Of The Week
- At February 06, 2014
- By Carl Hoverstad
- In Wrestling
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As one of Millbrook Athletic’s top sponsors, PDQ Restaurants honors one athlete per week for their extra-curricular efforts. This week, Millbrook junior Alexander Janni was selected as the PDQ Athlete Of The Week.
Alexander has dedicated to improving himself on the wrestling mat by putting in many hours during the off-season and during the season this year. After wrestling only three varsity matches last season, Alexander is a key contributor to this year’s varsity squad and currently holds a varsity record of 29-16.
By always putting the team first, Alexander sets a great example for the rest of his teammates. He has recently suffered a few injuries on the mat but his determination and willingness to compete has never wavered.
Congratulations, Alexander!
Wildcats Defeat Capitals On Senior Night
- At January 08, 2014
- By Carl Hoverstad
- In Match Recap
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Millbrook took the mat tonight undefeated in conference action and stayed that way as they defeated the Broughton Capitals 53-22. Led by a large senior contingency of Nick Norton, Angelo O’Briant, Daniel Powell, Peter Neuenschwander, Jonathan Woodbury, Dillon & Donovan Dawkins, and Quintavian Baynes, the Wildcats took charge early and didn’t let up.
The match started at 120 pounds with senior Nick Norton making quick work of his opponent with pinfall by cradle just 32 seconds into the match. The Wildcats also saw pinfall victories by Jordan Gailey (126 pounds), Daniel Powell (138 pounds), Alexander Janni (145 pounds), Dillon Dawkins (195 pounds) and Crayton Saby (106 pounds).
Senior Peter Neuenschwander took a victory by forfeit at 152 pounds.
In an exciting match at 170 pounds, senior Jonathan Woodbury racked up a handful of takedowns before winning the match by technical fall in the third period.
Quintavian Baynes took his match at 285 pounds the full six minutes and was decided by three nearfall points late in the third period.
The quickest match of the night belonged to sophomore Crayton Saby, with a win by pinfall just 8 seconds into the match.
Millbrook wrestles this weekend at the Firebird Duals at Southern Nash High School.
Full match results: Millbrook 53 – Broughton 22
Commitment Over The Holiday Break
- At December 24, 2013
- By Carl Hoverstad
- In Wrestling
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Practice during the holiday break is always difficult because attendance can be low for one reason or another. Family plans out of town, family plans in town, laziness…you name it.
There are also some great things about practice over the holiday break! First, you know the guys who want to put in the hard work. Success doesn’t come easy and it takes dedication and commitment to the team, to practice, and to yourself to be successful. Second, we frequently have Millbrook Wrestling alumni come visit.
Today we were able to spend a couple hours with 2012 graduate Lewis Crumsey. You’ll find Lewis’s name plastered all over our Records page, partly because Lewis knew what it took to be successful. He ended up with 106 wins for his career and placed 5th at the 2012 State Tournament. We talked today at practice about that feeling you get when you know your hard work has paid off. For Lewis, that moment was at the 2012 State Tournament when he secured his placement with a sudden victory win over his opponent from Butler High School. After the win, Lewis let out a gutteral scream of joy as he knew this was the moment he worked so hard for:
Success is a result of many things. Time commitment, dedication and sacrifice to name a few. We all want to be successful but are we willing to put in the time and effort required? Work hard over the holiday break and your dedication will not go unrewarded!