Had to step in here, just could not resist the temptation. Even though you guys were our arch-rivals and personally my teams at PR never lost to Imac I always championed yours, Coach Barba, Shea, Darnelly and Connells efforts to keep a program going at Imac. There should be one there today, no excuses.
It was my hope to combo with you guys during the lean times that were coming to keep both programs competitive, I am sorry we never got the chance to do so. Hansen and now Weber did and do a good, nice compettive job with the PR boys, but i think my kids were much better prepared to compete on a regional basis, mostly because i had most of them for a great deal of time through kids and middle school as well. They also were so **** ornery that the only way to settle em down was to work their butts off.
My brother and I started the Lansing kids club and that feeder is paying off immensely there for Coach Averill, it is nice to see those young men grow and how competitive they are as high schoolers. I am sure, had you stayed there would still be wrestling at Imac.
I know Gibby and like him, he now coaches my son in freestyle. I don't think there is any way to give him the perspective we had from a small school viewpoint, struggling for kids and doing the absolute best you could have done with what you had. You don't have to defend yourself, you did great with what you had. Glad to see you still in the game
