This past weekend, February 7th, four Varsity wrestlers participated in the UIL District 9-6A meet at Skyline High School. The Rangers found great success in this postseason tournament, as three out of the four were able to advance far enough in the tournament to qualify for this weekend's UIL 6A Region II meet at Allen and have a chance...
The Ranger Wrestling team experienced a few ups and downs during the week before Thanksgiving Break, crushing Boyd in a weeknight dual but experiencing misfortune at the Heath Invitational in Rockwall.
The varsity and junior varsity teams opened up the week with very strong performances in their dual against McKinney Boyd on Wednesday. Despite only wrestling six matches total, the varsity Rangers...
Sweat, hard work. Â These are the defining characteristics of real men. Â Is it surprising that Jesuit houses some of these very men under its roof? Â No. Â But in reality, they are underground in the depths of the Terry Center, catacombs forged from the blood, sweat, and tears of past champions. Â This is the environment that the Jesuit wrestling team...
During the 2018-19 wrestling season, Jesuit excelled, capturing many awards, highlighting the dominance exhibited by the team. They competed at a tri-meet against Plano and Argyle, another meet against Rockwall, and followed it up with a strong showing at the UIL district championships, with Coach Menard informing us that the team had “more Regional qualifiers than have had...
Wiping their sweat off their brows, and shooting to advance to the final match in a very special 20th year at Jesuit for Coach Ryan Menard, the Jesuit Wrestling team fought hard in the back half of the season into the postseason to achieve success.
Cougar ClassicÂ
On January 16 the Rangers traveled to the Colony where three Rangers managed to...
Junior Blake Heckel grapples with his opponent, attempting to turn him on his back. Sweat drips down his nose as exhaustion creeps throughout his body; however, his hold is unrelenting, for any hesitation or any short rest will allow his opponent to break free. The seconds tick by, and the Skyline Raider finally submits, his back planted firmly on...
They've trained for two years. And today, Michael Ingram '15 and Jack Vercelli '15 decided that they're going to prove themselves. Match after match, opponent after opponent, both continue to dominate the competition until, eventually, they're crowned champions of their respective divisions, winning the tournament and taking home two 1st place trophies in JV for Jesuit.
The wrestling team participated...
Hundreds pour into the Jesuit basketball gym. On the center mat, Varsity wrestler and Jesuit junior Shane Ross takes his stance against the opposing Flower Mound wrestler in the 128 pound finals of the Ranger Classic. Practically a bulk of pure muscle, even Shane's looks are intimidating, donning a large black mask to protect the cut above his eye. As the...
