From the very first practice, the wrestling team made it their goal to capture the school’s first wrestling Team State Championship. The team had plenty of motivation this season, losing last year in the state finals by one point. They started the season with a tougher tournament schedule than in the past, wrestling in The Beast of the East (considered the toughest tournament in the country), and The United States Marine Corps Wrestling Tournament in Virginia. The highlight of the season was exhibited at the Delaware State Dual Meet Wrestling Championships held February 15th, at Smyrna High School. In the quarter-finals, Caravel dealt St. Georges Technical High School a 39-34 loss with huge wins coming from 8th grader Clint Ferrazzo, and Jeremy Casey. In the semi-finals the team faced Polytech High School, who defeated Caravel during the regular season. When it mattered the most, every wrestler gave 100% with a major win coming from Daniel Press, who avenged his loss during the regular season in leading the team to a 39-35 victory. As the team prepared for the state finals against Indian River, you could see it in their eyes that they were not going to leave the gym without the state championship trophy in hand. The crowd was electric during the match with huge pins coming from Austin Walker, Daniel Press, Clint Ferrazzo, Mark Ardecki, Nick Gattinella, and Alex Zwier. David Summerfield also had a great win against an opponent at a heavier weight class. The last pin of the night came from senior three sport athlete, Alex Zwier, bringing the final score to 44-34.

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Great win by the BUCS, beating St. Georges 42 33. A total team effort, capped by 2 falls in the last two matches. MARK ARDECKI,135 Lbs and NICK GATTINELLA at 140 Lbs against a solid opponent and ranked wrestler, GABE GINN. Another great match from CLINT FERRAZZO defeated highly ranked Senior BRAD GOODMAN, 5-2. Nice efforts by MATT BOYLAN, DAVE MAILLEY,RYAN ZWIER, with DAVID SUMMERFIELD picking up a hard fought decision. Winning by pin were DANIEL PRESS, RYAN WOLFE, JEREMY CASEY AND ALEX ZWIER. The team looks to be peaking at the right time. A signature win against a worthy opponent, BHC FLIGHT B CHAMPION-STG- 42-33!

Go BUCS!!!

The team competed at THE MARINE CORPS ULTIMATE CHALLENGE in Stafford, Va over the weekend. The team had a great showing versus some outstanding teams. The BUCS finished 9th out of 13 teams and the individual results showed the mettle of the wrestlers. Congratulations to ALEX ZWEIR-2ND PLACE-189 LBS(4-1), RYAN WOLFE-2ND PLACE-160 LBS(4-1), NICK GATTINELLA-5TH PLACE-135 LBS(3-2), JEREMY CASEY-5TH PLACE-171 LBS(3-2), MARK ARDECKI-6TH PLACE-130 LBS(2-3) and DAVID SUMMERFIELD-6TH PLACE-112 LBS(2-3). Newcomers DANIEL PRESS, AUSTIN NIGGBRUGE, LANCE BERRY, CHAD LOWE and DAVID MAILLEY got much needed mat time in a top shelf tournament, with MAILLEY going 2-3 at 285. The team is looking well prepared for the next month of competition. Keep up the good work guys! GO BUCS!

Congrats to CARAVEL for it’s excellent showing at the DELCASTLE tournament. Caravel finished second in the team standings, advancing 5 to the finals! New additions PRESS, FERRAZZO and MAILLEY came to wrestle. Special congrats to CHAMPIONS DAVID SUMMERFIELD AND ALEX ZWIER. Very nice performances turned in by MARK ARDECKI,NICK GATTINELLA,JEREMY CASEY,I.AWAD AND RYAN WOLFE (Just picked up his 100th career win.) LOGAN BOLANDER also picked up a big win to make it to the second day. Keep up the good work guys! GO BUCS!

Coach Welch

The team had a phenomenal start to the dual meet season by knocking of Archmere Academy 72-12. The team continues to prepare for the for the grueling next 7-8 weeks left in the season. Keep up the good work men! GO BUCS!

Coach Welch

The team started the season off in fine form, finishing 11^th as a team in the first two tournaments.

At Ray Oliver, the competition was tough with most of the top Delaware teams being in attendance. 

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The season has started and the team appears to be ready for the first tournament December 3rd & 4th, near Baltimore MD. This year’s team is the biggest the school has had in some time. This season is also special since the whole team has been invited to the Beast of the East. The Beast is touted at the toughest wrestling tournament in the nation and it just so happens to be down the road from Caravel.

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Congratulations to the wrestling team for an outstanding season. At Dual Meet States in Dover, the team wrestled their hearts out, eventually losing to Hodgson Vo-Tech in the finals 35-34. Losing a close match should give the team the motivation they need to continue to work hard in the offseason. Furthermore, it also stresses the importance for the team to get their friends to come out for wrestling. Even with the team forfeiting 3 weight classes throughout the year, the team still managed to finish the season with a 12-3 record.

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Congrats to the Caravel Wrestling Team for their fine showing at the Independent Conference Championships, placing 5 wrestler’s in the finals and sending 8 to the States. Ryan Wolfe placed 1st at 135 lbs with Mark Ardecki 2nd at 112 lbs, Nick Gattinella 2nd at 125 lbs, Mark Williams 2nd at 171 lbs and Alex Zweir 2nd at 189 lbs. Freshman phenom David Summerfield garnered 3rd place at 103 lbs along with Jeremy Casey with a 3rd place finish at 152 lbs. Joe Polansky also qualified with a 4th place at 215 lbs. Soph Logan Bolander wrestled back to finish 5th at 119 lbs and 9th grader Troy Glenn showed his mettle by also grabbing a 5th place at 285 lbs. Freshman I. Awad also wrestled hard and keeps improving every week. The Bucs will now prepare for the State Duals this tuesday and the Individual States next week-end. Go BUCS!!

Coach Welch

Written By Odessabuc

As the 2010 wrestling season has reached the final stretch, the Caravel Academy Bucs have put themselves in good position heading towards an important part of our schedule. Right now the team is 6-1 in dual meets and ranked #1 in the state for Division 2. The team also had an impressive win at the Delcastle Invitational, but we can’t stop there. Now is the important part of the season where it is imperative that the team stay’s focused on the goals we set in the beginning of the year. The team needs to continue to stay sharp, train hard, and eat right these next 5 weeks. The best moment in life is when you start believing in yourself. If we sacrifice, work hard and persevere (staying in the fight and refusing to give up), we can become Caravel Academy’s first Dual Meet State Champions while crowning Conference and State place winners. Remember, believe you’re a state champ and train like it!

Coach Welch