PANTHERS PLAGUED BY WRESTLING INJURIES.Byline: Darnell Felton Special to the Daily News With league wrestling finals scheduled for the first week of February, Newbury Park High Schoolcoach Marty Maciel's early season hopes are sinking under the weight of injuries on the team. "I feel we could've taken 12 out of 14 weight classes in the Marmonte league The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. if I had all of my wrestlers See
Newbury Park is led by senior Tim Bond (145 pounds). "Bond puts a lot of pressure on his opponents," Maciel said. "He's very good at throws and upper and lower body attacks." When Bond injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. his ankle last year wrestling in the quarterfinals, he continued and won the match. Then the ankle became swollen, and he was unable to wrestle in the semifinals. Dan Omoto (112), designated by Maciel as the team's most-improved wrestler, injured his back at the Newbury Park tournament on Dec. 2. He was expected to return to action last Thursday when Newbury Park competed against Agoura. At 119 pounds, team captain Chris Krites is mentally tough, is a leader on the team, and has a positive attitude, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Maciel. One of the Panthers' bright spots has been Mike Palmer (130 pounds) who is off to a 5-2 start. "(Palmer) is pound-for-pound the best wrestler I have," Maciel said. But Palmer also has been limited because of injuries. He had knee surgery during the Christmas break and returned for the Atascadero tournament, only to pull a muscle in his sternum sternum: see rib. . Palmer's status is day-by-day at this point. Last year's league champion at 189 pounds - junior Garrett Hobba - hasn't come out for the team yet. He bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. his hip in a snowboard snow·board n. A board resembling a small surfboard and equipped with bindings, used for descending snow-covered slopes on one's feet but without ski poles. intr.v. accident and has yet to fully recover. Maciel had projected Hobba to win a Southern Section championship this year. David Tully was supposed to wrestle at 152 pounds for the Panthers this season. But Tully, a member of the Newbury Park football team, broke his leg in the semifinal game against Westlake and will be lost for the year. "This has been an unbelievable year for injuries," Maciel said. "I've never had this many injuries in my 12 years of coaching." A bright spot for Newbury Park has been freshman Mike Brems (103), one-third of a set of triplets who wrestle for the Panthers. His brothers - David and Jared - wrestle in the 112-pound division. The Brems trio moved here last year from Indiana, and Mike (23-4) has set the Marmonte League on fire. "He has a great attitude and is very confident," Maciel said. "He's a brawler brawl n. 1. A noisy quarrel or fight. 2. A loud party. 3. A loud, roaring noise. intr.v. brawled, brawl·ing, brawls 1. To quarrel or fight noisily. 2. ." Other Panthers who are expected to make an impact include Noah Ruffell (215) and Tommy Garcia (heavyweight). CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Tim Bond Leads Newbury Park team |
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