Anderson from Clay Center did beat Jess Lemon in the very first match of this season. I am surprised to see that he is not ranked but I expect he will be by the end of the season. Anderson is a very good wrestler and has improved a lot this year.

Something that may be interesting to note: Before the duel with Clay Center, Chapman wrestlers had only two days of practice as they spent most of the first and second week getting their wrestling room back together (it is still in a mess as everyone - hs basketball, jr basketball, hs and jr high wrestling, cheer, dance and even music programs -are all using the only gym left after the tornado which in itself is still having work done to repair the roof, sides and parts of the floor. If you look at the pictures of the damage, you will notice that the area of the gym that took the biggest hit was exactly where the wrestling room use to be located. In fact, the words that you see that says dedication, determination are from the INSIDE of the wrestling room. Take a look at http://usd473.net/ ).

This year is definately a time of adjustment for all the students, staff and athletes as the school moves forward. But the future looks very bright....one of the new features being planned and will be built by next year is a large wrestling room/gym that will be located between the district gym and the new middle school gym. (of course, with the weather in the single digits, I think the biggest thing everyone can't wait for is having hallways located inside a school instead of having to walk two blocks outside between each class).