Wrestlers look forward to successful season

The Wolves' wrestling program is putting the work into having a successful season and head coach Josh Wisniewski is feeling good about the kids and the team's composition this season.

"We have a great group this year," he said.

Wisniewski is happy with the number of wrestlers coming out for the season, saying the group looks to have a great depth at some weight classes. He said some of the athletes had competed in middle school and with the Green River Grapplers program, but they also had a number of students joining the team without prior experience.

The team has a number of returning wrestlers as well, with 2021 state placing wrestlers senior Zach Weipert and juniors Connor Todd, Tommy Dalton, and Deylin Miller bringing leadership to the team.

Sophomore Kade Knezovich, who took a state title for the Wolves last year, is also returning to the team and Wisniewski is looking to leadership from him and other wrestlers regardless of their class standing or their time with the team.

"Usually team captains get elected to lead the team, but even if they're not a captain, they can be leaders," he said.

The first competition will take the Wolves to Heber City, Utah next week and the team's schedule takes wrestlers to Reno, Nevada later this month. The Wolves who placed at state last year will also participate in the two-day Doc Buchanan Wrestling Invitational in Clovis, California in January, an experience Wisniewski said would be great for the grapplers attending.

He said the nation's top wrestlers compete in the tournament and will give his wrestlers a sense for the level of competition available at the national level.

The Wolves' first home appearance will take place during the annual Thoman invite Green River hosts, this year taking place Jan. 14 and 15. Overall, Wisniewski said the upcoming season represents a good mix of tournaments and duals for the Wolves, giving them a great chance to set up for the regional and state tournaments.