Craig Daily Press / Bad Dogs youth wrestling succeeds

Archive for Saturday, November 14, 2009

Team comes away with 8 1st-place finishes

By Ben Bulkeley

November 14, 2009

Name Record Pins Place

Cody Baker 3-0 2 1st

Thomas Baker 3-0 0 1st

Mikey Bingham 4-0 4 1st

Daniel Caddy 2-0 1 1st

Shandon Hadley 3-0 2 1st

Colton Hall 2-1 1 2nd

Hugo Hernandez 1-1 0 2nd

Isiaih Herod 3-0 3 1st

Issik Herod 1-2 1 2nd

Ivin Herod 3-2 0 2nd

Gregory Hixson 4-0 3 1st

Kaden Hixson 2-1 2 2nd

Ashlee Griffiths 2-1 2 2nd

Lane Gonzales 0-3 0 4th

Mikinzie Klimper 2-0 1 1st

Dajia Lewis 1-3 1 4th

Austin Magnuson 1-3 0 4th

Devlyn Mosman 2-1 0 2nd

John Peroulis 1-2 0 2nd

Ethan Powers 3-1 0 2nd

Laaden Rothermund 2-1 0 2nd

Dagan White 1-1 0 2nd

Overall 46-23 23

After facing tough competition in the first national meet of the year, the Bad Dogs youth wrestling team got back to its winning ways in Granby.

Wrestling in the Wild West match Nov. 7, the Bad Dogs were in midseason form, coach Rodney Klimper said.

“The kids faired really well,” he said. “We took 23 kids and they were pretty impressive. We are actually getting to a point where other teams are forfeiting matches rather than wrestling the Bad Dogs.”

Klimper said the Bad Dogs used the Wild West match as a springboard for the rest of the season.

“The Intermountain League is a great warm-up for where we are going,” he said. “After the Bad Dogs Tournament, we start wrestling down in the (Grand) Junction area and those teams are a lot more intense.”

The teams were ready for the Bad Dogs last year, and would be ready this year, Klimper said.

“Last year, when we went to Palisade, we ended up with only one first place finish,” he said.

At the Wild West meet, however, the Bad Dogs had more success.

Cody Baker, Thomas Baker, Mikey Bingham, Daniel Caddy, Shandon Hadley, Isiaih Herod, Gregory Hixson and Mikinzie Klimper all picked up first-place finishes.

The team’s overall record was 46-23, including 23 pins, 11 second-place finishes and three fourth-place finishes.

Today, the team will travel to Frisco for the Summit Invitational at Summit High School.