Conference wrestling at the Thompson House

This is the time of our life that the wrestling families wait for. We support our wrestlers year after year, spend hours on bleachers, afternoons carting our children to practice so that some day they can experience the success of reaching a goal that they have set. Yesterday was such a day for Beau and those of us who support him. He was the Wisconsin Valley conference winner. This has been a goal of his for many years, since he watched his brother Kent and later Dane accomplish that goal. Dale has been watching Beau's competition and decided that his best chance of achieving his goal as a junior, would be to wrestle up a weight bracket with the #285 pound weight class. His best competition would not be easy, being ranked 15th in the state, yet Dale had seen him wrestle earlier in the season and decided Beau could beat him. Fortunately the coaches agreed, and Beau was allowed to lay it all out and achieve his goal. Here is the video I put together of Beau's day.