Twenty years ago in 1993, the Bullets wrestled the Oley Valley Lynx in front of a crowd of 2,900 enthusiastic fans at Kutztown University. Not surprisingly, the Bullets overcame and conquered the Lynx in an awesome 36-24 victory. That year the Bullet wrestlers went undefeated until they met Wilson and Cocalico in the final matches of the season. Their overall record was 18-2. Even considering the impressive stats for the team, this blogger would not have believed the size of the crowd had I not read it in the 1993 BHHS yearbook and confirmed it with one of the wrestlers on the team, our own Coach A.
In 2013, our wrestlers are working just as hard as the wrestlers did in 1993. What can be done to bring more fans out to our matches?
1 comment:
Brandywine and Oley was he biggest rivalry of the era. 2,900 wasn't just fans rooting for the Lynx or Bullets, it consisted of fans rooting for wrestling. The numbers followed the Bullets as the inter county rivalry opponents changed to Schuylkil Valley, Conrad Weiser, Boyertown, Hamburg, and back to Schuylkil Valley over the years. However Brandywine is no longer part of the big inter county rivalry. I followed the team consistently since the late 80's, however the Weiser match last night was my first in two years. If they can't fill a full roster, you can't expect them to fill the gym. It did feel good to be back within the atmosphere. I will be back again this year, and friends will be in tow.
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