Not quite the ending they were hoping for but Skylar and Kelli wrestled hard, left it all on the mat and had an incredible season. Way to go girls! We are so proud of you!
What a day! 4 qualifiers.
Claudia Heeney 1st
Morgan Turner 1st
Rebekah Ramirez 2nd
Averi Colella 3rd
And, we got 1st as a team! Lockport Girls Wrestling are sectional champions!
We had our first dual meet against HF tonight and it ended in a tie! Putting up wins for the porters were Kelli Watkins, Maya Hernandez, and Bella Baer. Pictured below after the meet is Ashley Deblecourt, Caitie Cassello, and Bella Baer.
The Lockport girls wrestling team is hosting a free clinic for female wrestlers in the area to help build the sport. It is being run by Eureka college head girls coach Eric Biehl. Any HS age girl that has at least a little experience wrestling is welcome to come.
Liz loses a close match in the wrestlebacks to end her season. Her final record is an impressive 38 - 12. We are so proud of her hard work and dedication!
We have a late addition to our sectional qualifiers! Sofie Kelner lost in the blood round at regionals. We got notified today that there was a scratch at her weight, so being the first alternate, she is now going to sectionals!
@lthsathletics
Here is a poster that our own
@SaltySockss
made in her marketing class to help get the word out about our program. Our schedule the QR code takes you to is a little slim right now, but there are more meets that are in the process of being finalized.
Skylar and Kelli got their state qualifier shirts today for qualifying for the state tournament next weekend. The boys are heading down state this weekend. Good luck guys!
Congratulations to
@your_final_exam
for a forth place finish and qualifying for the state tournament and the sectional champion Skylar Wojcik! Great job girls!
We traveled to the Minooka Thanksgiving Throwdown today and out of our 6 Varsity entrants, 4 of them placed in the top 5, including 2 champions, Liz Ramirez and Claudia Heeney. We also had 5 champions, 1 2nd placer and 1 5th placer in the JV side of the invite.
@lthsathletics
Girls open mats on Wednesdays and Fridays until the start of the season in November! Who wants to try it out? Thanks to
@SirBobbert
for the awesome flyer!
Lockport had an institute today, and our very own
@Averi_Koala
, team captain, and all around awesome kid, did a great job presenting to the entire staff as she is part of the superintendent's advisory council.
The girls had their first solo meet at Batavia today. They had some tough matches but wrestled great. Come to Lockport East tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:00 and watch us battle with Homewood-Flossmoor.
Senior night dual got canceled last minute, but we were able to put together a little party for Liz Ramirez and Mayte Manteca thanks to
@lthsathletics
. Liz and Mayte have been great leaders this season, and Liz is the last member of the original team that started 3 years ago.
We only had 5 wrestlers competing today, and 4 of them placed.
Liz Ramirez 1st
Averi Colella + Rebekah Ramirez 2nd
Veronica Skibicki 4th.
We also got 4th place as a team.
#wrestlelikeagirl
@lthsathletics
Great day and the Conant invite today.
Averi Colella 1st
Liz Ramirez 1st
Veronica Skibicki 2nd
Ella Vicario 3rd
We are wrestling great with only 3 weeks to go until Regionals!
Congratulations to
@your_final_exam
for her accomplishments at the AAU national Disney Duals! Her team, Charlie's Angels Illinois Pink, got 6th place and she received all American status!