January 23rd was our wrestling tournament in Britton. There was a pretty good turn out and it was nice to not have to travel and waste a whole day. Although, standing on my feet from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the concession stand was a little hard on this pregnant mama!
Mason had a great day and we even got to see some of our old friends. When Mason was in kindergarten, his friend Tyson was also in wrestling with him. Tyson was (and still is!) a very good wrestler and it was good for Mason to start out with him. However, the beginning of their 1st grade year, Tyson moved and Mason was left as one of the only boys in his class in wrestling. We saw Tyson at a couple of meets but always hoped they wouldn't have to wrestle each other as Tyson is a pretty tough little guy (and knows his stuff!) When we saw them on Sunday, it was great to get to talk a little bit, but I was definately relieved after Tyson weighed in and realized that he wouldn't be in Mason's weight class. Then, about a half hour later Craig came and told me that Mason and Tyson would be paired together. I was a little worred, and so was Mason! He knows how tough Tyson is.
Well, the first match started and Mason and Tyson were paired to wrestle each other. I know Mason is tough, but I didn't think he was that tough! He really held his own and there were a couple times I actually thought that he could have a chance at winning. He made it to the last period and Tyson ended up pinning him. It was a little hard for him to lose since he is used to winning lately. But, it was very good for him to get experience wrestling someone that gave him a little run for his money.
If you follow the above link, you can watch the video of the who match!
He ended up getting 2nd, so it was a great day!
This past weekend we went to Aberdeen for their tournament. We always hope that Mason will not get put into a 5-man bracket as this means that he will have to wrestle more and be more tired out, along with us being one of the last people to leave the tournament. So far, we haven't been so lucky. Oh well, chalk it up to more experience, right?!
He successfully pinned his first 3 kids. We thought the last kid wasn't going to be too tough, but he proved us wrong. Mason and he ended up going into sudden death overtime and Mason lost by 2 points. He was pretty bummed (as were Craig and I), but he did get 2nd place for the day, which we think is pretty darn good!
We also got a very pleasant surprise on Monday morning when we found out that he got a nice big picture in the sports section of the Aberdeen American News! We were definately proud parents and I think he was feeling pretty good about himself, even if he did lose the last match.
awww, you made me cry! aren't you the hormonal one??? We miss you guys so much!! And I can vouch 100% Mason has become a darn good wrestler! Tyson said he was scared he was gonna get him this time!!! Let's hope this is the last time they have to go head to head!
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