Wrestling is one of, if not the most physically demanding sport in high school. The dedication needed to follow through with the sport is unmatched. 

Skyline has a very good and rich history with its wrestling program, with around five of its players going into individual district finals last year. The team also won a lot of matches in record.

The Eagles have little experienced wrestlers, and have recently boomed in new players. “I think the team is very young,” said wrestler Teddy Ham (‘27). “We’re going to see how the freshmen improve over the season.” The young new players are gonna be able to demonstrate their skill, and their diverse weight classes are also beneficial to the team due to them filling more empty slots, allowing them to score the team more wins.

Wrestling practice is very demanding. The team usually starts with conditioning, then goes into more technique. “I would say that the hardest aspect of practice is the conditioning,” said wrestler Leo Austin (‘28). “But you know, you’ve gotta persevere, cause like, imagine telling your kids that you didn’t win the Olympic Gold Medal cause like, it was too hard.” 

The greatest reward that comes with practicing any sport is always the matches that get played. “[My favorite thing about wrestling is] definitely the dual meets,” said Peter Werns (‘27). “Watching your teammates from the side, you’re not there for the entire day and you’ve already been awake for a while, dual meets are really fun.” Dual meets are when three-four schools meet up and play against each other.

The whole team has improved since last year in almost all aspects. “I think I’ve gotten better technically and I’ve gotten better cardio and [gotten better] mentally,” said Austin.