Dual Team Tournament in Mebane, NC 1-17-10

Robbie participated in a dual team tournament Sunday, January 17th. It was made up of a group of kids from the Western part of NC. We were proud that Robbie was asked to be part of the team. They needed Robbie for the 80lb weight class. Robbie had been weighing @ 82 lbs since the holidays. He enjoyed eating just like the rest of us. So he worked hard for several weeks to get back in shape and cut out sweets. He was able to get back down to 78 lbs. This tournament was a lot of fun for so many reasons. First of all, it was close to Steve's house. So we were able to stay with him Sat night and play with the kids. Secondly, all the grandparents came on Sunday to watch. So we had a great time visiting in between matches. Thirdly, we all enjoyed it because it was a team tournament. It is so much more fun to watch a group of friends plus they stayed on the same 2 mats which made it easier too. All the matches were very close. Most of them ending with only 1 or 2 pts difference. This resulted in a lot of pressure all on the last match. This made it very exciting but a tense day. We ended up with 5 total matches. We won the first two matches that were close and lost the third. Due to the points being close, we ended up crossing over the brackets and fighting for 3rd & 4th. Each of these matches were nail bitters coming down to the last match. It was lots of pressure on those poor little boys. Lots of excitement for the spectators. As far as Robbie and how he wrestled.....well he did great!!! He was 5-0 for the day. He pinned 4 of the 5 matches and the other one he won by decision. He won it by the score of 10-0. My dad says this was the best he had seen him wrestle. It was a great day for Robbie....5-0 in wrestling and he had his whole family there to watch. All the grandparents were there as well as Steve and his whole family. We all had fun playing with Myra Grace & Carter in between matches. Diane