Vashon Pirate Wrestling 2005-6

                           W.T.W.T.A.

Come Wrestle with the WILD THINGS!
Vashon's Wild RUMPUS has begun! Vashon Wrestlers Win 4th Straight League Title!

12/2 Vashon 78
          Foster 6
12/9 Vashon 57
Eatonville 24
12/14 Vashon 58
North Mason 22

XVIII Mat Classic Brackets:
http://www.wiaa.com/Athletics/wrest/matclassic.asp

Vashon Wrestling Placed 2nd in the District, Crowning 5 Champions and
Sending 12 to Regionals!

1st: Tyler "Freight Train" Gateman, Alex "Gator" Gateman, Wiley "Wil'Flower"
Volker, Micah Jordan Sohl, and Duncan "Half Man Half" Mayshark.

2nd: Alex "Steamboat" Stemer, Rogen "the Regulator" Lopez, and Big Will
Olsen.

3rd: Jose Dousett.

4th: Sylvie "Karate" Shiosaki, Masta' Quang Patrick, Wes Work York.

5th: Edward "Scissorhands" Protzeller.




Hoquiam JV Wrestling Tournament
1st Place: Scissorhands Protzeller, Latino Libido Lopez, Haymaker Campbell,
and Gill Mish.
2nd Place:  Jose Can You Douset, Masta' Quang Patrick
3rd Place: Air Guitar Salazar, Terrific Travis Eberle

Blaine Battle at the Border Wrestling Tournament
2nd: Freight Train Gateman
5th: A Gator Gateman, Micah Jordan Sohl, Half Man Half Mayshark
6th: Steamboat Stemer

Tri-State Results direct via Blomgrenman satellite being transmitted now...

www.idahowrestlingnews.com/results/tournaments/0506/tristate/brackets.asp



MICK GUGLOMO Hall of Famer!!!
Mick Guglomo was inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame Saturday, November 12, 2005 hosted by PLU
Mick was a state participant at Vashon Island HIgh School. He returned to his Alma Mater to coach wrestling for the past 25 years, where he made the Pirates into one of the top 1A and 2A programs in the state. The Pirates dual meet record under Guglomo was 135-62. His teams placed in the top ten at state eleven times, including a 2nd place finish along with two 3rds, and two 4ths.
38 of his wrestlers placed at the state tournament and 11 won state titles. Vashon was the Regional Champion in 1992, and won  each the league tournament and dual title 3 times. He was named Nisqually League Coach of the Year 3 times!! Five of his wrestlers have gone on to compete in college with one earning the NAIA National Champion title. Mick has always been a strong proponent of girls wrestling, and in 1984 Vashon had it's first girl wrestler and by 1995, 6 girls turned out for wrestling. This is where it all began!!

Home of the Renegades of Funk

Vashon Pirates Wrestling   2004-5 


Pirate Wrestling 04-05-Barnacles, Dogs and Squirrels  And let's not forget

7th Place in State!
2nd Place in Region 1 2A!
West Central District Champs!
Nisqually Duel League Champs!

Vashon qualifies a team record TEN wrestlers to the State Tournament with one alternate and earns 5 medals.  (Check out Bikerman's View to read all about it and click on the Bus to go to the state brackets for detailed results).

Mat Classic XVI medalists                             Mat Classic XVI participants

103  Tyler Gateman        3rd                           112  Alex Stemer
112  Alex Gateman          8th                           130  Wiley Volker
152  Micah Sohl              2nd                           135  Eric Phillips
160  Dom Wolzcko           7th                           171  Stephan Wolzcko
215  Duncan Mashark     7th                           189  David Twietmeyer

Anders Blombren voted Nisqually league Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

Per-Lars Blomgren was voted the Regional Assistant Coach of the Year...Is it true that one of the State participants this year is considered a first year wrestler???   Yep, Duncan "I'm just doing this to stay in shape" Mashark finishes 7th at 215.  Now he's doing it to win titles!

Alex Gateman and Dom Wolzcko selected to  All-Area Wrestling 2nd Team by Tacoma News Tribune.

Not bad for a rebuilding year!

We have Important Stuff For you's to Read!

Check Bikerman's View for info on what's to come this season and what happened last summer!

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Other important stuff! Including all that's fit to print on the 2005 Awards Banquet!