By: Alaunté Massrock
Southeast wrestling has won both a league and sectional championship, and these don’t seem to be the only major wins in sight. We had eight pirates move on past sectionals: Gavin Cantera, Nick Coffman, Riley Diehl, Landon Durstine, Damian Kemble, Dom Kemble, Natalie Kemble, and Trevor Osborne. The addition of Damian Kemble and Gavin Cantera played an important role in the pirate’s success. Kemble is the ninth ranked 120lb wrestler in division three, he is still a freshman so there is a lot more coming from this young man. Cantera is also a freshman and has been phenomenal for the team this season. He transferred from a powerhouse in division one wrestling and the change has been obvious. His matches have been quick making light work of his opponents. He is very adamant about winning more than just a sectional championship, he is confident in obtaining the state title for himself. Cantera may have wrestled for different schools before but he says “It’s different here, it’s like a family bond between everyone in that room” this really shows why our wrestling program has been so successful in recent years. Many people don’t realize the hard work and dedication that the entire team fights through. They have endured weight cuts, tough losses, long practices, and on top of all that they have been phenomenal students to have within our school. With talent, determination, and a family-like culture driving them forward, the pirates are proving that this league championship and sectional win may only be the beginning for the SHS wrestling program.
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