will still be on the minds of the return- tournaments and different competitions. He didn’t come away as the
ing players next season and will gear
victor in his semi-state match though,
them up for another run.
from the JV and three seniors.”
which leaves him next year to meet his
Westview Wrestling
Next season, Brooke Schwartz,
goal of making it to state.
The Warrior wrestling season was
Kayla Yoder, and Olivia Miller will
The wrestling season is a long grucut a little shorter than the post season
be the seniors leading the team. The
eling one where the athletes have the
qualifiers would have liked, but it
two young starters, Amber Roth and
wasn’t because of lack of effort.
sectional tournament, regional tourBrooke Yoder, are expected to be back
Austin Lewton, Brian Mullett, and nament, semi-state tournament, and
as well. The two sophomores’ perimeter
the state tournaments on consecutive
Greg Warren all made it to regional
shooting really helped the team in big
matches this season. Warren was a bit weekends. This makes it nearly imposspots this season. In a game against
of a surprise this season and capped it sible for a wrestler to perform well
Lakeland, the team was down 21-10
off by getting to regionals. He fought
every match like they need to. No one
early in the third quarter. The team
tough in the match but could not come from Westview has ever made it to the
took a 22-21 lead to close the third
quarter on their way to a 40-27 victory. away victorious. Austin Lewton had an state tournament; J.D. Schmucker was
unexpected loss in his regional match
the closest person to making it to the
Brooke Yoder hit three second half
three pointers to put the Lady Warriors and ended his high school career as one tournament as he was only one match
of the winningest wrestlers in Westaway in the 2007-2008 season.
ahead for good.
“I’ve learned a lot since high school
view high school history. “Wrestling
The girls’ squad fought through a
wrestling started,” said Mullett. “A lot
was one of the hardest things I did in
lot this season and just couldn’t pull
has been from Coach Pippenger and
high school, but now that it’s over, I
out enough wins to make it further
the coaching staff and a lot has been
know it was worth it,” said Lewton.
into the post-season. Overall, they
from Austin Lewton. The knowledge
Mullett however, did advance to
played very well for the obstacles they
faced. “I would have liked to have gone semi-state for the second year in a row. I have picked up will help me as I try
Mullett had a great season this year
even harder to make it to state next
further in the post-season but there
season.”
were a lot of good lessons learned from achieving a 35-10 record. He trained
hard over the off-season last year in
losing,” said Carpenter. Those lessons
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