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SMWC Wrestling
--2008 Fall/Spring NEWS--

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Fall Practice - Fall practice have started. They are held on Tues and Thurs at Huntingtown HS. Practice on Tuesday is 4:30 to 6pm and on Thursday it's 6-7:30 pm. All levels are welcome. Contact Scott McAdoo (rscottmcadoo@yahoo.com for more information.

SMWC Inducts 2 SMWC inducted two new members into its Hall of Fame on Sep 6th. Mike Cannon, American University NCAA Div I All American and Andrew Bannister, 3X Maryland Private HS State Championm each received their awards at the annual SMWC luau party.

SMWC's Intensive Technique Folkstyle Commuter Camp - Coach Jason's annual camp took place at Huntingtown HS July 28 through Aug 1, Many wrestling stars will be attended. After the camp the instructors all headed to Ocean City and stayed at Rudy Rueda's place.

Annual Luau - This years annual luau will be Sep 6th beginning at 2 pm at Coach Gs. There will be live music by Kevin Buff's band plus others will be jamming. BYOB plus a pot luck dish. Please RSVP. SMWC will induct two new menbers to its Hall of Fame.

Practices - SMWC practices end for August at Huntington HS and start again in September. Coach Jason, plus SMWC's Jason Kisseling and Derek McDermott hold advanced practices at Rampage WC. RWC is located at the Unique Sports Accademy (non-profit organization), 109 Post Office Rd, Waldorf, MD (located near the MVA in Waldorf). Practices are M,W,F - session 1 - kids 12 and under - 5:00pm - 7:00pm, session 2 - kids 13 and up - 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Cost for the program are: $25 yearly membership to gym, $125 per month tuition fee. Discounts are available for multiple family members and for state and beltway league champions.

Cannon New All-American - SMWC's Mike Cannon, now wrestling for American university, is SMWC's newest NCAA Div 1 All-American.

Williams Wins SMAC and Regionals - SMWC's Jeff Williams, wrestling for Northern High School, captured both the SMAC title and the South Regionals this year. Congratulations Jeff (left).

Bannister Wins States - SMWC's Andrew Bannister, wrestling for Bishop MacNamara HS, captured not only the WCAC title, but also his third straight Maryland Private Schools State Title. Good job Andrew (right).

Fall Practices - Fall open practices were held from Sep till Nov at the Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach. Most practices were small but considering it was our first season at the new location it worked out fine.

Annual Luau - Coach G's annual luau was Sat, Sep 8th. Many SMWC members were present to see three new SMWC Hall-of-Fame members inducted, Rudy Rueda, Matt Jones, and Nicole Woody. Nicole flew home from Oklahoma for the event,

Spring Practice - SMWC spring practices ended on Thurs, June 24th. SMWC spring Freestyle practices have been held at the North East Community Center in Chesapeake Beach. Primary spring coaches are Jason and Bruce Gabrielson and Mike Kanaley. Based on participation and interest, a decision will be made at the Luau this fall if practices will continue at the same location in the future.

Nick Alley Gets Married - SMWC Hall-of-Fame member Nick Alley was married in a cerimony held in Westminster, MD, on May 21st. Many former members attended. Nick is currently a high school coach in that area. To Fall/Winter 2006 Newsletter