Mark Mears
Mark Mears
goal guess means meet might win
Our goal is to win the WPIAL and PIAA titles. I guess that means if we want to win a title, we might have to meet Reynolds at 10 a.m. on Feb. 11.
goal titles win winning
Our goal is to win section, WPIAL, and PIAA titles this year. Winning a PIAA title is the only goal we haven't attained.
encourage ready stay
I tell them to be ready for anything. I encourage them to stay focused.
believe capable far fighting good matches team winning
That's what I told the team after the team tournament. We're far from finished. We have enough good individuals that are capable of getting back to Hershey, winning matches and placing. I believe it's going to be us and Reynolds fighting it out again.
battle came dominant escapes four gave impressed kids night points rested
I was most impressed with how dominant we were. My kids gave up only four points all night and two came on escapes where we let them up. We're battle tested, rested and healthy.
against fine good joe match six strong week
Joe showed me something in Saturday's match against Jacob. We've been working on his conditioning, and he was able to go a strong six minutes. He'll be fine with another good week of work.
bench cheering dedicated impressive kids takes whether wins
He's a very dedicated kid. Most impressive is, whether Donnie wins or loses, he's cheering on the other kids from the bench and that takes class.
character shows
He's down, but to come back and win, that shows character.
coming excellent forward good looking northern team weekend
We're looking forward to the competition. We're coming off two good weekend tournaments and this will be a good test. The team is looking forward to the tournament. Reynolds, Greenville and Northern Lehigh have excellent squads.
forward healthier looking
We're healthier now than we've been all season. So, we're looking forward to the matches.
advance finals hope kids last section year
We had 12 kids advance to the section finals last year. Our hope this year is to have at least 11 or 12 make it to the finals.
allen five guys nine outside
We started off a little slow, but I thought the guys wrestled well. Outside of Allen (Park, at 119), everyone's still in it. We've got nine guys still wrestling, and five in the semis.
deep eventually evolve match patiently winner
We're very deep and we have a winner at every weight, so we just have to patiently let the match evolve and we're eventually going to find our points.
guys honest hoping nine
To be honest with you, we were hoping to have nine to the semifinals. I thought they all wrestled good. Some of the guys just didn't finish.