JV Invitational

Yesterday found my sitting in a packed gym that smelled like rotten fish from 10:30 - 5:30. Oh joy. It was hot, uncomfortable & swarming with sweating HS boys. It was Kevin's JV Invitational Meet. The end all be all meet for him of the season. As opposed to competing as a team to win, each wrestler was competing by themselves in order to win their individual weight class. Kevin's had his eyes set on this all season long. And while I didn't intend on being there from start to finish, once I was there, I was hooked. Rotten fish smell or not.

I missed his first match, but he won...I think with a pin. He's won every JV match he's wrestled this year...and yesterday he continued in that fashion. We were all excited when he made it to the semi-final round. Only 2 more matches to go.


In the semis he was to wrestle a guy from a school in Tempe & he was supposedly good, real good. Needless to say, we were all a little nervous for Kev. And looking back, I'm not sure why. Kevin had proven himself all season & did so again in the semi round. He dominated the match, walked away with a victory & was headed to the championship.

I don't know who was more excited Kevin...or my dad. It is so funny to watch my dad watch Kevin. My dad wrestled in HS & at the University of Utah...and I suppose that means he was good. Anyway, he totally lives vicariously through Kevin when it comes to wrestling. He lives & dies it with him...reliving his own glory days I suppose.
Unfortunately Kevin came up short in the championship match. It was apparent that the other wrestler had a lot more experience than Kevin, but he still wrestled so well against him. There was talk that his opponent was really a varsity wrestler...or that the ref mixed up the score, yadda, yadda, yadda regardless, it didn't work out for Kevin & Kev knew he had lost. When I called him last night {after he'd simmered down a bit} he said he was a little banged up...his knees & shoulders were sore, but the best part was when he remarked that it was probably a good thing he lost...now he's got something to motivate him over the off-season. I couldn't agree more.