February 28, 2013

GRANATELLI FINISHES CAREER AT KOHL CENTER

     It wasn’t the way senior David Granatelli wanted to end his high school wrestling career. He lost in the first round to the eventual 2013 State Champion at 120 lbs. Josh Bird of Burlington 8-5, and then lost in the consolation round to Billy Holz of Menomonee Fall by a pin. His weight class at State was loaded this year, but to be the best you have to beat the best. He did make a return trip to the Kohl Center after qualifying at 106 lbs. in 2012. David’s high school wrestling career puts him in the top 5 in a number of statistical categories and he should be very proud of his accomplishments. – I know the coaching staff is. No one trained harder than David this off season and during the season. His teammates, especially Dellas Vandenberg assisted in the success of David’s journey to the State Tournament. Congratulations David on another outstanding season. We wish you well as you graduate, attend UW-Stevens Point, and hope to step out on the mat at the college level.

     The 2012-13 wrestling team had many highs and a few lows, but that’s high school wrestling. The team set a team record for the most sectional qualifiers (12) in school history. Our seniors will be dearly missed, and our underclassmen will need to step it up and compete at a much higher level if we want to compete for an FVA title and challenge for a D1 team state advancement.

     We want to thank all our parents, wrestling alumni, North students, and wrestling fans for all your support this season. We hope you continue to attend Lightning wrestling dual meets and tournaments and cheer our wrestling team to victory.

Yours in Wrestling,

The Coaching Staff :

Coach Clough, Coach Buchinger, Coach Giaimo, Coach Moua ,and Coach Rivers

February 16, 2013

GRANATELLI STATE BOUND...AGAIN

It was a bitter sweet day for the Lightning at the WIAA D1 Sectional Tournament held at DePere. Eleven wrestlers saw their season end and one wrestle advanced to the Individual State Tournament held in Madison at the Kohl Center.

   At 120, senior, David Granatelli (38-6) punched his ticket once again to State with a second place finish. David qualified last year at 106. David’s first round match was an 8-1 win over Travis Anklan of Pulaski. In the semi’s, David pinned Isaac Vosters of Menasha in :14 seconds. In the finals, David got pinned at 4:46 by Chase Farr of Bay Port. David then had a wrestleback for a true second place finish. He defeated Jake Close of New London 10-4. David will wrestle Thursday night in the Kohl Center...

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