Ok; so I would like to take the time to re-itterate something I have felt for a very long time.
I hate Missouri
specifically
Marshall Missouri
also
the drive through Kansas to Missouri
I went to my first tournament back.
Very poor showing but whatever; I just had to do well.
There was one girl in my weight class so we wrestled round robin best two out of three matches.
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My good ol' buddy Kristie and I had disscussed strategy and tactics for competition and we had decided t would be better for me and my knee to be defensive and score off of the other person's mistakes rather then make my own.
So the first match the girl and I go out; and she keeps locking up with me becaus she wants to throw me.
(But I know this and give her no oppurtunity to; instead I control the ties.)
We go into the clinch (30 second overtime) she wins the flip so she has to lock up on my leg and score in the 30 seconds; I just have to defend). Well I take her down and put her to her back; so hooray I am up 1 period.
Second period we are sorta dancing around again; but I make sur my back is always to the middle so she has to come to me. I throw in some fakes which are sorta fun and we lock up again. I pummel out and she does a low inside single (to my bad knee). I sit over her head to defend; get my leg lose and get behind her for a point. We come back to our feet; she tries a desperation throw in the last 5 seconds; I stop her and take her down.
End of first match I win. YEA
Second match she come out a little.. um.. spazzy.. starts tryng to get me to chase her. But I don't cause A. thats what she wants; and B. I am lazy ad would rather just wait in the middle of the mat for her to stop being dumb. Jockying for position blah blah; she shoots a high crotch; I sit to do a crotch lift; but end up coming out and behind her for one. First period ends.
Second period more of the same locking up (this must have been boring for people to watch; I would have been bored) She tries to do an arm spin; I circle to the front and limp arm out and we end up back in and over/under position. I feel her leaning and hip toss her to her back and pin her.
Yea me.
Woo hoo. SO even though it was a little teeny tournament in a place I hate; there was a lot of good stuff.
I made weight without a struggle
I won both my matches (and therefore my weightclass)
Even though it wasn't high scoring I was still feel I was dominant which makes me feel good going into Nationals
I didn't get hurt (which is super good since this is the tournament I tore my ACL at last year)
I feel strong
I feel mean
I was able to escape Missouri quickly
I got Dairy Queen twice this weekend
So hooray
Hope everyone else had a good weekend
I start Spring Break; but that means I will be twice as busy playing catch up w/ art and getting ready for nationals
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Taban