Calling all Raiders past, present and future… Join us on the float in the Reisterstown Festival Parade this Saturday 9/7. Meet us at 8:30 AM sharp on the road right behind Food Lion, we’re 10th in line. Wear your Raiders shirt (supposed to be a cool, clear morning) and help us toss candy from the Raiders ship. Parade starts moving at 9AM and we’ll be done by ~10:00 for pick-up at the Reisterstown Shopping Center. It’s always a great time so come out and promote your team! RSVP to Wrestling@RaidersNW.com with who and your cell phone (in case of last minute weather/ changes.)

Like in wrestling, you will never go undefeated in life, and wrestling teaches young people how to overcome defeat. Mark Manning, head wrestling coach of the Nebraska Huskers talks about how wrestling prepares you to handle life obstacles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbdB9pLo4Dk&feature=player_embedded

Each year, as one of our few fund raisers, we do a “restaurant night”. We all recruit everyone we know to eat at a particular place, and that place donates a portion of sales back to the team. In the past we have had wonderful participation and a fantastic time, and I hope we continue that tradition. Here are the details for this year:

Tuesday, January 8^th
Reter’s Crab House & Grille
509 Main St., Reisterstown, MD 21136, 410-526-3300
(near Chartley Drive, across from Jiffy Lube and Wawa)

There will be no practice that night so everyone can attend. Tuesdays is “all-you-can-eat shrimp night” with soup and a salad for $14.99. A full menu can be found here: http://www.reterscrabhouse.com/menu.php

EVERYONE MUST TELL THEIR SERVER THEY ARE THERE FOR THE WRESTLING PROGRAM for us to get credit. Please invite friends and family and join us for a great night out. If you can’t make it for dinner, anytime of the day counts, so try to get there for lunch. We all appreciate your support. Have a safe and happy New Year!

Novice/ B-Team at Franklin (new & return b-team wrestlers)

• First practice & registration: Thursday 11/1 at Franklin HS
• Second Practice: Thursday 11/8 at Franklin HS, 7:00-8:30PM (schools closed Mon-Tues)
• Ongoing: Tuesdays & Thursdays at Franklin HS, 7:00-8:30PM*
• Match schedule to be release mid-November, starts first weekend in December
• Coaches Eli Shock and Hayden Myers

Novice/ B-Team at Owings Mills (new & return b-team wrestlers)

• First practice & registration: Thursday 11/1 at Owings Mills HS
• Second Practice: Wednesday 11/7 at Owings Mills HS, 6:30-8:00PM (schools closed Mon-Tues)
• Ongoing: Mondays & Wednesdays at Owings Mills HS, 6:30-8:00PM*
• Match schedule to be release mid-November, starts first weekend in December
• Coaches Nate Davis, Al Murdock, and Rob Collins

Travel/ A-Team (last year’s Reisterstown and Owings Mills teams combined)

• First practice & registration: Wednesday 11/7/12, 7:00-8:30PM at Franklin HS
• Ongoing: Mondays & Wednesdays at Franklin HS, Thursdays at Owings Mills HS, 7:00-8:30PM
• Match schedule to be released mid-November
• Coaches Dave Trudil, Brian Saval, and Kevin Cummings

*Because we have novice practices Monday through Thursday between Owings Mills and Franklin, we are able to be flexible to fit anyone’s schedule challenges.

Where to go?

• Returning B-Team wrestlers should report to the team/location they’re returning from.
• Since our program now covers the Reisterstown, Owings Mills, and Pikesville areas, here are guidelines for new wrestlers:
• If districted for Franklin HS, you will be assigned to the Reisterstown novice team and should report to Franklin.
• If districted for Owings Mills HS, you will be assigned to the Owings Mills novice team and should report to Owings Mills HS.
• If districted for neither, you will likely be assigned to the team more in need of wrestlers, but should report to Franklin HS to start.
• We are, however, able to be somewhat flexible where practice nights at one location of the other are an issue, or carpooling, etc.
• At Franklin, the wrestling room is through the gym around back. At Owings Mills, the wrestling room is underneath the main gym.

What to wear?

• Gym clothes
• Clean court shoes or wrestling shoes
• No zippers or mud.
• No jewelry
• Sports goggles/glasses if you wear glasses and can’t operate without them
• We will talk about ear guards

New Parents

At the beginning of tomorrow’s practices we’ll have a brief “new parent” break-out for a “what to expect” and Q&A. We will repeat this at the second practices for those that can’t get out to tomorrow’s practices.

-Coach Tom Montanye, 410-935-3526, Northwest Raiders Youth Wrestling, Program Director and Substitute Coach

Monday nights 6:30-8:00 in the Franklin High wrestling room, through October 29th. Registration is required, but only $20 for the balance of the sessions. Register on-line here: https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/rrc/2012/Welcome.html

http://vimeo.com/38823963. A short movie shot this season by Vandergrift Photography at http://www.clarkvandergrift.com/ to promote our team and the sport. Enjoy!

Instruction, drilling, and open mat for Middle School, High School, College and beyond (ages 11 and up). Monday evenings 6:30-8:00. See the main link above for details and to register.

Today the Raiders Lehigh team defeated Perry Hall Navy team 57-23 and the Warriors Navy team (45-45 with a tie-breaking “most pins” decision).

Pinning their Perry Hall opponents were Anthony Brooks (75), Sebastian Cummings (80), Clark Vandergrift (90), Austin Widerman (95), Evan Mehring (122), and Hamas Khan
(140).

Pinning their Warriors opponents were Josh Lipsey (70), Evan Mehring (122), Connor Mosby (130), Hamas Khan (140), and Asad Khan (150).

Raiders had several other pins in exhibitions matches (unrecorded).