Canfield Wrestling Club prepares for season

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Neighbors | Submitted.David Crawford (top) placed fourth at the 2011 state meet last season and returns to the mat this winter. Wrestling season begins in a few short weeks.

The Canfield Wrestling Club is preparing for another season on the mat.

The club welcomes all young athletes in the sixth grade or lower. Practices will be held two or three times per week beginning Oct. 24. Matches begin Nov. 27 and continue until Jan. 29.

“What we try to do as coaches is to make our kids better athletes by working on strength, quickness and agility. If they are better athletes, they are going to be better wrestlers, football players, baseball players, etc,” said club head coach Dave Crawford.

“The club should be very competitive on the state level this season. We return two placers and five qualifiers. Several other wrestlers were very close to going to state and expect many of them to make it this year.”

The club competes in the Canfield sectional of the Ohio Youth Wrestling Association. Over eight weekends beginning in late November, the Canfield wrestlers will have the opportunity to compete against wrestlers from Beaver Local, South Range, Salem, Alliance, Wellsville, United, Columbiana, Crestview and West Branch. Wrestlers are matched up by weight, age and experience so that everyone has as the fairest match possible.

To learn more about the program or to sign up, e-mail Dave Crawford at david98@zoominternet.net or call 330-718-8097.