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Natick Red & Blue Wrestling End of Year Banquet

Date: Friday, March 26, 2010

Time: 6:30 PM

Place: Crowne Plaza, Route 9, Natick

Cost: $15 per person (no charge for wrestlers)

Mail payment to: Rachel Funnell 22 Charles Street Natick, MA 01760 by March 18.

*Donations needed for water & deserts, please let us know if you can bring something.

Click here to download the Banquet Invitation.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, March 4th, 2010

At the HOF induction at All State Saturday long time Natick supports and former wrestling Parents Cheryl Stanley and Bill Nunnery were inducted as well under the Fan/Contributor Category. Both Bill and Cheryl have been actively involved in Natick youth and HS wrestling for the last 15 years.

They run the annual Natick Junior Varsity tournament as well as the Eddie Deeley Memorial Youth Tournament. Funds derived from these tournament go toward supporting the youth and HS teams as well as scholarships to graduating wrestlers seeking higher education.Eddie Deeley was the founder of the youth wrestling program in Natick (The Eddie Deeley Memorial Scholarship). Cheryl and Bill were instrumental in creating the scholarship.

NATICK WRESTLER HEADING TO NEW ENGLANDS
Monday, March 1st, 2010

In the All-State Tournament, James Smith finished 6th in the 140 lbs. weightclass. With that place finish, James now heads to the New England Wrestling Tournament in New Haven, CT. For directions to the tournament, click here.

Prior to the All-State tournament, Natick Wrestling Coach Bob Aniballi was inducted into the Massachusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

DIVISION II STATE FINAL RESULTS
Saturday, February 20th, 2010

The Red & Blue did not crown any State Champions, but Peter Gutierrez took 2nd place, after losing a close match 2-6 against Logan David of King Philip at 103 lbs. Other placewinners for Natick were Zach Thomas, 4th place at 112 lbs., James Smith 3rd place 140 lbs., Glen Duffy, 6th place at 171 lbs., and Joe Kreinsen, taking 3rd place at 285 lbs.

Click here to see the Final Brackets from the Division II State Individual Finals.

Click here to see a news article with more details from the tournament.

Next, the top Natick wrestlers will head to Salem, MA on February 26-27th to compete in the All State Individual Tournament (Division I, II & III). Be sure to spread the word and go support Natick Wrestling this upcoming weekend!

NATICK FALLS TO NORTH ANDOVER
Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The Natick Red & Blue wrestled hard, but in the end North Andover proved to be too strong. Natick had beat the Scarlet Knights 6 weeks prior to last night's final, but some health issues worked against Natick to end the team's season. Despite the defeat, the Red & Blue had a terrific season and now look ahead to the Individual State Tournaments. Click here for a full news article on last night's Division II Finals.

NATICK MOVES ON TO D2 FINALS
Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Red & Blue looked sharp as they beat North Attleboro last night in Natick, 49-18. The victory now puts them into the Division II Finals against North Andover. The match will take place on Wednesday, February 17th at 6:00PM at Marlborough High School. Click here for a full news article on the win.

WRESTLING SEMI-FINAL DATE CHANGE
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The date for the Division II State Wrestling Semi-Final featuring Natick vs. North Attleboro has been moved to Thursday, February 11th at 7:00PM. Please note the change and spread the word to other families and friends that will be attending this important Red & Blue home matchup.

NATICK WINS DIVISION II METRO SECTIONALS
Sunday, February 7th, 2010

For the 5th consecutive year Natick Wrestling won the Division II Metro Sectionals. Led by big wins from Senior Captain Chris Funnell and Junior Justin Szeto, who both avenged previous losses to their Needham opponents, the Red & Blue won 9 individual bouts to claim the team championship 34-25.

Sophomore Will Sulser had a big day with a pin in the semi finals against Reading and a come from behind pin in the finals against Needham. Sulser's pin at 130 put Natick in a tie with Needham going into the final two bouts. Wins by Justin Szeto at 135 and James Smith at 140 sealed the section championship for Natick. After receiving a bye in the first round, Natick defeated Boston Latin in the quarter- finals 63-3 and beat Reading 38-28 in the semi finals.

Natick hosts North Attleboro (Division II South Champs) on Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 in the State Semi Finals. Be sure to come out and support your Red & Blue Wrestling!

Click here to view the 2010 Division II Metro Sectional Bracket and read the news article here.

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