Have your Junior Wrestler spend a day of wrestling with the UHS Varsity Team learning wrestling fundamentals and having some great fun! The fee is $25.00 per wrestler and you can register by completing & mailing the form that can be downloaded from the link above or by visiting the "Coach's Clipboard" "More Handouts" section of the web site. Hurry, space is limited and this will fill up fast! All proceeds benefit UHS Wrestling.

It won’t be long before the UHS Indians meet at the mat for fall practices and another wrestling season will be underway.  There are two activities from the summer to report.

On June 18, the second annual golf outing was held at Inniscrone Golf club.  It was a wonderful event with good golf, great food, prizes and fine camaraderie.  Team members came to help out and presented a face for UHS Wrestling.  The event made over $3000 to benefit the team.  Thanks to all who participated and contributed.  Very special thanks to our volunteers on the course –

parents:   Cathy Holloway      wrestlers:  Zander Adams

                Kurt Adams                             Chris Carney  

                Heidi Larson                            Nick Fischer

                Dana Ely                                 Ben Holloway

                Ingrid Fischer                          Jay Larson

                                                               Zach Lawson

                                                               Alex Robillard

An extra big thank you and congratulations goes out to Tony DiMarco for organizing and driving this event! 

The second week of July, Coach Matz and Coach Todd led 9 members of the team to Penn Wrestling camp at University of Maryland, Baltimore campus.  The team refined their skills and spent time wrestling other schools’ teams.  The squad was joined by a few individual participants and placed second in the team competition. 

Information about parents and team meetings will be posted as soon as the information is available.  Your suggestions and participation is always welcome as we look forward to another successful season.

For all those interested in getting in some mat time prior to the season, the wrestling room at C.F. Patton MS will be open to all wrestlers (High School & Middle School) on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm from now until the start of the season. Coach Matz and Coach Huntoon are expecting big things from both programs this year and it all starts with solid preparation....hope to see you there!

In addition, Renegades Wrestling Club starts their fall program this week at Haverford School. Practice will be every Tuesday and Thursday night and the session runs through October. The fee is $250.00. For more information you can contact Coach Bruce Kennett (bkennett@haverford.org).

The autumn leaves are beginning to show their brilliance, the 1^st marking period is almost in the books and there is just the faintest hint of winter in the evening air. These are telling signs of a rapidly approaching start to another UHS Wrestling Season!

Coach Matz, his Staff and all the Fans are looking forward with much anticipation to the 07/08 edition of Indians Wrestling. A solid core of nine (9) returning Varsity lettermen supported by some great JV & Freshmen newcomers has everyone’s thoughts pointed towards a Ches-Mont title, a return visit to the District Duals and a deep run into the post season. After a mandatory Team meeting on Friday, November 9^th; Captains Nick Fischer, Ben Holloway, Chris Carney and Colin Ely will lead the Tribe onto the Resilite for their 1^st practice on Monday, the 12^th.

Please check the Calendar and Schedule for all updated practice, dual meet and tournament information. In addition, there will be a Parents meeting held on Wednesday, November 7^th at 7pm in the C.F. Patton Auditorium. Coach’s Matz & Szewczyk will cover team rules and expectations and Bill Holloway, the President of the UHS Wrestling Association, will discuss support activities and fund raising objectives for the coming season. All JV & Varsity wrestling Parents are encouraged to attend.

So roll out the mats, dust off those wrinkled up shoes, find that head gear and for the fans; get ready for some heart pounding action because….. It’s TIME To WRESTLE!

Check out your favorite Indian standouts from past and present and where they rank in most career and season, pins and wins! To download your copy, click the link above or the “UHS Hall of Fame” menu button from the main menu.

Follow our own Nick Fischer as he pursues high school wrestling’s Holy Grail of 100 career victories. Stay tuned as Nick looks to join Zack Leathers (class of 2001) as Unionville’s only two wrestlers to achieve this honor.

On Tuesday, December 4 at 6:30, the UHS Indians meet Pennsbury at home for our first home meet of the 2007-2008 season. Come join us and cheer on the team as they wrestle the 2006-07 #3 team in district 1.

Get Coach Matz’s perspectives and expectation for the coming season in the initial 2007/2008 edition of the Coach’s Clipboard! Follow the link above or the main menu to download your copy.

Also, hoping to see everyone mat side to cheer on the U’s as they take on the District 1 powerhouse, Pennsbury Falcons this Tuesday night at UHS.

Pennsbury was just too strong for the Unionville Indians as they fell 44-18 in the first match of the season. It was a tough step to take early in the season though the team had some bright moments. Zach Lawson (160) started the evening with a hard-fought 10-6 decision. Wins from the Indians also came from Colin Ely (189), Chris Carney (119), Zander Adams (125) and Nick Fischer (145). Strong matches by Joey Bonaduce (130) and Mason Popham (135) and debuts of new members of the Indians' lineup were highlights.

Click on the link above to view the individual box scores. You can read more about the match at the link below for Nate Heckenberger's write up in Wednesday Dec. 5 Daily Local.

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On Saturday Coach Matz leads his team to West Chester East Invitational Tournament.

The home dual meet with Sun Valley has been moved to Wednesday, December 19th with a 4pm start for the JV's . Hope to see you all mat side.

As Coach Matz approached his 7^th varsity wrestling campaign, he had to have been thinking about what an easy job he had. Nine returning starters, 4 or 5 arguably with the ability to knock on Hershey’s door, add to the mix a PJW State Title holder in Mason Popham and “on paper” the expectations were off the charts. Well, as they say, life can change in a New York minute as varsity starters Grady Stevens, Jacob Popham and Ben Holloway as well as promising newcomer Tony South were all lost to extended injury and maybe the season!

So, heading into the always tough West Chester East Invitational there were a number of holes in the line up and some real questions as to how the Indians would hold up in the face of adversity. Coach Matz’s veteran squad answered the questions and then some as 7 out of a reduced team of 10 wrestlers made the finals. By the time the last whistle blew, the U’s had crowned 5 champions, 2 silver medalists and a 4^th place finisher on the way to their 2^nd team title in as many years.

Congratulations go out to gold medalist’s Zander Adams (125), Mason Popham (130), Nick Fischer (145), Alex Robillard (152) and Colin Ely (189) as well as some outstanding silver medal performances from Joe Bonaduce (135) and Chris Carney (119); both wrestling state qualifiers in the finals. Nick Tracey also added to the team totals with a 4^th place finish.

A specials note of congratulations to Colin Ely as he was awarded Outstanding Wrestlers honors in pinning his way through the tournament!

To read more about the Indians impressive performance click on the link below for Nate Heckenbergers write up in today’s Daily Local.

http://www.dailylocal.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDLN%2FSports&r21.content=%2FDLN%2FSports%2FTopStoryList_Story_1237823

Lastly, the Indians will have little time to savor this one as they travel south to Maryland to tangle with state champion Rising Sun High School this coming Tuesday night with a 6:00pm start time. The Tigers are led by 2 time state title holder, Matt Jackson and this one promises to be one you don’t want to miss!

Clink on the photo albums link on the main menu to view some great action shots from the recent dual meet with Pennsbury and last weekends West Chester East Invitational Tournament. As always many thanks to Keith Ely for capturing some great moments.

It’s rare that realization lives-up to expectation but that was exactly what happened at the Rising Sun Gym last night. The Indians and Tigers squared off for what appeared, on paper, to be a battle of evenly matched intrastate rivals. With neither side disappointing and both teams using the pin as their principle weapon, it was a wire to wire horse race with a photo finish!

Mason Popham (130 lbs.) and Joe Bonaduce (135 lbs.) got the U’s out of the gate quickly with a major decision and a quick pin. It took a highlight performance from Matt Jackson, Rising Sun’s 2-time State Champion to get the Cats on the board with a narrow 4-2 win over Nick Fischer. From there Alex Robillard (152 lbs.) got the Indians back to their winning ways only to be countered by Dan Cox‘s pin at 160lbs. All told there were 8 matches decided by pin with both teams recording 4 apiece.

It all came down to the final match and with the U’s needing a pin from Zander Adams (125 lbs.) to take home the “W”. Having his opponent on his back for much of the match he was not able to get the tap out and had to settle for a major decision.

The Indians will be back on the mat this coming Wednesday evening at home when they host the Vanguard’s from Sun Valley. After that the Tribe will take a much need holiday break and look to get a number of wrestlers healthy and back to their winning ways.

Get Coach Matz's perspectives on the Indians start to the '07/'08 season, his expectations and outlook as his wrestlers head into the heart of their schedule. Click on the link above or select "Coach's Clipboard" on the main menu to download your copy.

Wednesday night’s loss to the Vangard’s closed out a very difficult December and start to the ‘07/’08 wrestling season for the Indians. From the opening whistle, it was not the U’s night as Sun Valley got on the board early with an unexpected late 3^rd period pin at 140lbs and a decision at 152lbs. It was a hole that the Tribe never climbed out of as Coach Matz’s wrestlers gave up 5 pins and a forfeit.

Brighter notes came from sophomores Joe Bonaduce and Zander Adams as well as freshman, Mason Popham closing out the evening strong with 2 pins and a major decision.

The Indians are looking forward to a much needed holiday break and will attempt to get some injured wrestlers back in the line up as they look to turn things around at the Avon Grove, Devil Duals on January 5^th.

Mason Popham, Nick Fischer and Colin Ely were undefeated at Saturday's (Jan 5) Devil Duals. The Unionville Indians placed 5th, out of 12 teams, winning 3 of 5 dual meets. Wins were against Avon Grove, Wyomissing and Oxford. The losses were to Bonner and Lasalle.

Read Coach Matz's views on this past weekends Devil Duals and his expectations as the Indians head into a very busy January of wrestling.

The weather wasn't the only thing heating up on Tuesday as the Unionville Indians showed their strength over Octorara with a 48-27 victory. Unionville never gave up its lead and the evening provided several interesting matchups as the team captured its first league win of the season.

Follow the link above for a complete summary of the meet in Nate Heckenberger's write up in the January 9 Daily Local. Catch all the box scores by clicking on the link below.

http://eteamz.active.com/UHSWrestling/schedules/index.cfm?season=485957&division=3507670&cat=819544&sport=4&show=overview&game=12471573

The team looks to the Bill Fretz Duals at Perkiomen Valley HS, on Saturday January 12, 9:00 AM to increase its winning percentage.

The Indians on the physical mend and the comeback trail took bronze medal honors at this weekend’s Bill Fretz Duals at Perkiomen Valley High School. The U’s battled two-time winner Mount Union and the host PV Vikings to the wire in close matches that could have gone either way. Coach Matz’s crew leveled their records at .500 for the season with solid wins over Upper Dublin, Marple Newtown and Pottsgrove.

Standout performances were delivered by Joe Bonaduce, Mason Popham and Nick Fischer as all recorded perfect 5-0 records for the day.

The U’s are looking to move into the black as they host cross town rival Kennett on Wednesday night and then take the short ride up 202 to Conestoga and the tough 5-Star Duals on Friday evening and Saturday.

Come out and cheer on your favorite wrestler(s).

Coach Matz discusses some important milestones in UHS Wrestling history in the most recent edition of "The Coach's Clipboard". Follow the link above to download your copy today.

The Blue Daemons started quickly with a pin at 103, but the Indians got back on track with equal speed courtesy Evan Brady’s pin at 112 and a forfeit at 119. Kennett’s regional qualifier, Kyle Bove tightened things up a bit with a major decision at 125 but from there it was all Unionville as the Blue Daemons were outgunned in the middle weights and the Tribe ran off 5 straight W’s without an answer from their cross town rivals.

The final tally had the U’s taking 10 of 14 bouts on the way to their second conference win in as many tries.

Coach Matz’s wrestlers are back on the mat this Friday night and Saturday at the Conestoga 5-Star Challenge. The Indians will face some stiff competition as they take on District 3 powerhouse Red Lion, Strath Haven and Norristown on Friday night.

Hope to see you mat side!

Heading to this weekend’s 5 Star Challenge at Conestoga, the Indians mojo appeared to be on the upswing with an unblemished conference record and going12-4 since getting a few people back in the line up. Well, a flu bug or two and some less than inspired wrestling grabbed the air from the Tribe’s sails as they were 2-5 for the weekend with their only wins coming at the hands of Strath Haven and WC Henderson.

The bright spots were Mason Popham, Alex Robillard, Nick Fischer and Colin Ely as all recorded unblemished 7-0 records for their weekends work.

The U’s will be looking to regroup as they make the final push to the conference title and the post season.

Unionville is back in action this Wednesday evening with an all important conference match up with the WC Rustin, Golden Knights! Hope all make the short drive up Rt 926 for the 6:30pm start.

Congratulations and Kudo’s go to Nick Fischer as his career win count reached 100 after his second match on Friday evening in a winning effort against Strath Haven. After an unblemished 7-0 weekend (24-1 overall this year), his career win total sits at 105 and counting.

Nick is only the second wrestler in Unionville history to reach this lofty plateau; the other being 3 time PIAA qualifier and two time Division II All American, Zack Leather. Needless to say Nick has reached some rarified heights with more to come as his focus turns towards the conference title, the post season and a possible trip to Hershey. WAY TO GO NICK!

Last night’s league match up between the Indians and the Golden Knights offered a little bit of everything. There were exciting match ups, dramatic pins, lead changes and several momentum swings but, when all the wrestling was done and all the accounting completed; the score stood knotted at 33 with both teams capturing 8 wins. In the end, Rustin grabbed the bonus point and the "W" by virtue of one additional pin.

Coach Martz’s wrestler’s will be looking to take the sting out of this one and get ready for the post season when they return to the mat this Saturday at the Octorara Invitational. Wrestling is due to get underway at 9:00am!

At Saturday's Octorara Tournament, 8 school's wrestlers competed for individual titles within their weight classes. Unionvilles's Colin Ely and Nick Fischer captured gold,,each winning all 3 of their matches. They faced tough competition in their final matches, yet dominated their opponents, both from John Carroll High School. Second place finishes came from Chris Carney, Joe Bonaduce and Mason Popham,each also facing tough competition in their final matches. Alex Robillard and Zach Lawson won their final matches in the battle for third place. Dan Connon, Ben Holloway and Kris Walls also won their final match of the day.

The Indians now look ahead to their final home meet of the year on Wednesday, at 6:30 PM, against Oxford. Look for potential strong match ups at 130 - Mason Popham, and 189 - Colin Ely. This is also Senior Recognition night and the team will highlight the contributions and 4 years of wrestling by the seniors - Chris Carney, Colin Ely, Nick Fischer and Ben Holloway. Come join us for a special evening.

Read Coach Matz's comments regarding his four seniors and their unique contributions to the UHS wrestling program. Also, catch his thoughts on tonight's match with the Oxford Hornets in this special Senior Night Edition of the Coach's clipboard!

The evening started with a grand salute to the 4 seniors - Ben Holloway, Colin Ely, Nick Fischer and Chris Carney. Coach Matz highlighted each of their high school wrestling careers, plans for the future and advice to their teammates. The evening only got better with a Unionville victory over Oxford with a score of 45-28. Zach Lawson at 152 had a key pin and Kris Walls sealed the big win with a decision at 285. Nick Fischer, Ben Holloway and Chris Carney also wrestled well for the Indians. Highly anticipated matchups at 130 and 189 were not to be as wrestlers were moved around the line-up.

The team gets a rest from competition this weekend and looks ahead to the meet against rival Great Valley next Wednesday.

The Patriots took the Ches-Mont, American Divsion wrestling title last evening with a definitive, 51-21 win over Unionville. For the details, follow the link below to read Nate Heckenberger's feature article in the Daily Local.

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The second season now starts for Coach Matz's grapplers as they via for individual honors and a possible trip to Hershey for the PIAA Championships. The 1st stop on that road has the U's returning to Great Valley for the Sectional Tournament on Saturday, the 16th. Wrestling start at 9:00am sharp!

The post season begins in ernest this Saturday with the Section 4 Championships at Great Valley High School. Early round action is expected to get underway at 9:30am with the finals planned to go off around 6:00pm. Don't miss a minute of the action as several Unionville wrestlers are looking to "get through" to Districts at Spring-Ford the following week .

If you can't make the trip up Rt. 202, you can still stay abreast of all the action, in real time, by following the link below to the NHSCA Sports Network. They will be doing "live updates" for all bouts throughout the tournament.

http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/2008dist1sect4aaa/

So grab your program....fill in those brackets.....post season wrestling is ON! Good luck to all Indian wrestlers. LET'S GO U!

The Unionville Indian wrestling squad has 6 wrestlers advancing out of Saturday's Section 4 Championship tournament at Great Valley High School. They will move on to compete in the District 1 Championships at Springford next Saturday, February 23.

Nick Fischer (140) and Colin Ely (189) won gold, each with 2 pins on their way to the championship bout. They are Unionville's first sectional champs in 5 years!  Joe Bonaduce (125) and Mason Popham (130) won silvers. Chris Carney (112) was third and Alex Robillard (145) was fourth.

Click on the link below to read Nate Heckenberger's coverage of the event in Sunday's Daily Local.
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Congratulations and good luck!

The second stop on the road to Hershey and the state wrestling title takes place this Saturday as Spring-Ford High School plays host to the D1 Central Wrestling Championships.

Coach Matz's has six of his wrestlers still with visions of making the walk onto the hallowed mats of the Giant Center. Seniors Chris Carney, Colin Ely & Nick Fischer along with Alex Robillard, Joe Bonaduce and Mason Popham are all looking to get one step closer to Chocolatetown by advancing to the Regional Tournament, a week from Saturday at Council Rock South.

Wrestling gets underway at 9:30am! Follow the link in the headline above to get direction to SHS.

If you can't attend in person, you can still follow your favorite Indian's in real time as the NHSCA Sports Network will be offering "Live Link" once again this week! Follow the URL below to all the scores as they happen.

http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/2008dist1centralaaa/

While "Live Link" is great, it's no substitute for the real thing! Here's hoping everyone can make it to Spring-Ford to enjoy all the action as you cheer on the Blue & Gold! Let's GO U!

Unionville wrestling continues into the post season with 4 advancing to the next stage at Saturday's District 1 Central tournament.  Nick Fischer (140) was Unionville's first District champion since 2001, winning in an exciting ultimate rideout, with 2 seconds left, after no score in regulation and 3 overtime periods.  Colin Ely (189) won his final bout for 3rd place.  Chris Carney (112) and Joe Bonaduce (125) each placed fourth.  Mason Popham (130) finished fifth as the alternate.

The Southeast Regional tournament will be held at Council Rock South HS on Friday-Saturday Feb 29-Mar 1. Click on the headline above for a full list of results.  (You'll find the results list is posted under the link titled - Finals matchups/results - near the top of the page.)

Thank you to all our loyal and supportive fans, and our coaches!  Good luck Chris, Colin, Joe and Nick.

The final stop on the way to the PIAA State Wresting Championships takes place this Friday and Saturday as Council Rock South plays host to the District 1 Regional Finals.  Please turn up matside as Joe Bonaduce, Chris Carney, Colin Ely & Nick Fischer look to get through to Hershey!    Wrestling gets underway at 5:30pm on Friday and 9:30am the following morning.  Follow the link in the headline to get directions to CRS. 

As is past weeks, if you can't be there in person you can check in with live updates from the NHSCA Sports Network.  Follow the link below to get updated on all the action as it happens. 

 http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/2008southeastaaa/

LET'S GO U!

They say the road to Hershey is paved in chocolate, well for Unionville’s wrestling standout, Nick Fischer, that road is made of “W’s” and Gold! In a stunning series of Wins at this weekend’s Regional Championships at Council Rock, Nick took the140 lbs weight class by storm in earning Unionville its first regional wrestling Gold medal in 7 years.

Nick was dominating with impressive victories over Dustin Tancredi (CRS) 7-1 and in the Championship bout, a 9-3 virtuoso performance over Jon Hammond of Mechacton, currently ranked # 1 in District 1. He will continue his quest for Gold as he moves on to the PIAA State Championships, next weekend at the Giant Center in Hershey. Nick is only the 5^th wrestler in school history to compete at this level. Congratulations Nick and god speed next weekend!

Overall the Indians placed 16th out of 52 schools competing over the two day event. A round of applause also goes out to Joe Bonaduce who placed 5^th in the 125 weight class.

For more details on Nick’s masterpiece check out the link in the title above to catch Nate Heckenberger's feature article in the Daily Local.

Parents and supporters including Principle Fulginiti turned out to thank the coaching staff and celebrate the accomplishments of the 2007/2008 UHS Wrestling Team. While the season was marked by injury from the start, Coach Matz’s crew persevered and turned in some outstanding individual performances, including Nick Fischer’s impressive run up to the State Tournament.

From UHSWA President, Bill Holloway’s opening remarks to the much anticipated season ending video featuring Coach Joe Gable, “Dan’s less fortunate brother”, there were many laughs and some heartfelt farewells as we recognized the accomplishments of the senior class and closed the book on this chapter of Indians wrestling.  This year’s video also marked the retirement of Coach Gable!  Coach, you will be certainly be missed by all UHS Wrestlers and Wrestling Fans alike.  

Coach Matz & Todd provided a great send off to our outstanding senior class, (Chris Carney, Colin Ely, Nick Fischer & Ben Holloway), our district & regional qualifiers and the entire team.  

Special thanks also were extended to all the parent volunteers, Coach’s Matz & Todd, the team Managers and all the fans for their support!

A couple of housing keeping items of note before you unpack that beach umbrella:

• The Mother’s Day Flower Sale Fund Raisers is coming up … details will be posted here soon.
• Details are also being finalized for the 3^rd Annual Indians Wrestling Golf Classic.  Get your foursome together now and check back here in the coming weeks for more details.
• UHS Wrestling Camp will again be at U Penn’s camp held at UMBC.  Contact Coach Matz for details. 
  Spring has sprung but remember …..only 225 days till the start of the ‘08/’09 season …get lifting now!  See you matside! 

In arguably the best wrestling state in the country, the PIAA Championships in Hershey showcase some of the finest wrestling talent in the nation.  Many Pennsylvania state qualifiers and champions go on to storied college careers that have included numerous NCAA champions, All Americans and Olympians. 

So, when Nick Fisher made his 1^st trip to the "Big Dance", last week, it would have been easy to get lost in the moment or intimated by the competition. Well, for those that know Nick they are keenly aware that is not in his nature….quit isn’t in his vocabulary!  In a very respectable accounting Nick won his 1^st match in convincing fashion.  He then moved on to two very close losses, narrowly missing medal honors in a heart breaking 3-2 decision.  

On behalf of parents, teachers, coaches and the entire UHS student body ….congratulations Nick for a fantastic season and a great run up to Hershey.  You certainly did us proud!