The team set out for Boston to take on the afternoon traffic first. After tackling that obstacle the wrestlers quickly got ready for the weigh-in. The first of several events which began the odd evening of competition was immediately noticed when the wrestlers, especially those who were close in weight, all of a sudden were a pound and a half over weight on sample tries.

The opposing coaches informed everyone that the regular scale was broken several minutes before the team arrived. This strange turn of events was compounded when the nurse’s scale was also broken on the other side of the complex. 

After some discussion, the last result became the calibration of a small scale by placing  three 45lb weights on the top, and attempting to see the display screen for discrepancies. This resulted in an error of .6 of a lb. and that is what was used. Unfortunately, this kept several starters out of the line-up.

Amidst all of the "hoopla". . . the focus of the Middlesex Wrestling Team was a force unto its own. 

The match began with uneven forfeits and Chase '13 ( known to the inner circle as Charleston) pinned his opponent in a wave of momentum. The unstoppable Daniel ‘12 set the season record for quickest pin to date at 28 seconds. George '15, making his varsity debut, was anything but "curious". He manhandled and executed moves like a veteran and pinned his opponent to set up the final and most tumultuous event of the evening.

Gil '12 skillfully took his opponent down at 182lbs, but somewhere in the finish was an opponent that overstepped the bounds of wrestling and created a reaction from the Middlesex Bench that could only be calmed by coach and drew comparisons to silly bench-clearing baseball games on network TV.

After Gil masterfully and maturely pinned his opponent, Nathan '12 sealed the day with a first period pin of his own to bring the score to Middlesex 48 BCD 33.

Great to be a Zebra fan today. Skill, focus, conditioning and maturity prevailed on the road.