TEAM COBRA YOUTH WRESTLING

CULPEPER TEAM COBRA IMPROVES MARK IN CVWL

2009-02-20T07:43:00.001-05:00

By Marvel Fury
MarvelFury2113@aol.com
www.teamcobra-youthwrestling.blogspot.com

A few hours before the UVA Cavaliers Wrestling squad took to the mat, Culpeper Team Cobra marked their arrival at Memorial Gym in Charlottesville, VA, by soundly defeating their host the Cavalier Wrestling Club 89-25. The impressive victory improved Team Cobra’s mark to 7-0 atop the Central Virginia Wrestling League.

Team Cobra opened up the event with a close 9-6 contest won by Jamal Robinson, with Robinson securing the win in the final period with a takedown and a near fall. The momentum increased with Team Cobra’s supremacy on the mat with pinfalls by Logan Brown, Dillon Werth, Drew Shurina,
Cody Howard, Savannah Jenkins, Jeremy Yates, Zachary Brown,
Yarhoski Aldiva, Bret Shurina, Parker Utley, Logan Shurina & Austin Jenkins.

Brett Blankenship sealed the victory for Team Cobra, as well as gaining a bit of vengeance for an earlier loss, by defeating Wade Kammauff 3-2. Earlier in the middle school season Blankenship, who also wrestles for Floyd T. Binns Middle School, had fallen in the Prospect Heights Middle School Tournament Championship Match to Kammauff of Buford Middle School 3-4. However, encouraged by his teammates’ earlier dominance and vocal support, Blankenship broke a tied score in the third period with an escape to clinch the victory.

The Central Virginia Wrestling League features youth wrestling teams from across the Piedmont Virginia area that compete head on in dual format by age and weight classes from Kindergarten through Middle School. One more weekend of competition remains in the inaugural season. This Saturday morning Team Cobra hosts Madison, the Riverhead Gladiators and Buffalo Gap at Culpeper Christian School. The season will conclude on Sunday, 1 March 2009, with a CVWL Championship Tournament at University Hall in Charlottesville, VA.

Triumphant Return To Osbourn HS

2009-01-27T19:04:00.004-05:00

Culpeper Team Cobra triumphantly returned to Osbourn High School for their third Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation Meet, as they placed first in fourteen out of thirty-six weight classes. Moreover, several of Team Cobra's wrestlers challenged themselves by wrestling up to the next age level and proved to be successful.

Placement Results for TC

Meet Location: Osbourn Date: 01/18/09

Name.............................Wt Class................Place

Dillon Werth.....................B-045....................1ST

Logan Brown....................B-045...................2ND

Jamal Robinson................B-046...................1ST

Andrew Shurina................B-047..................1ST

Lehman Deane.................B-047..................3RD

Dayne Harrison............... B-053..................1ST

Collin Pollard....................B-053.................2ND

Tambria Deane.................M-051B...............3RD

Dylan Healy......................M-053B................1ST

Ryan Rolle.........................M-057B................3RD

Malcolm Robinson..............M-060A.................1ST

Liam Dix...........................M-065B.................3RD

Camden Lewis...................M-065B..................1ST

Cody Howard.....................M-072B..................1ST

Daniel Mihalek....................M-072B..................3RD

Avery Sites........................M-105B...................1ST

Dillon Werth......................J-045AB..................2ND

Andrew Shurina.................J-045AB-1...............3RD

Dayne Harrison.................J-045AB-1...............2ND

Malcolm Robinson..............J-061A....................1ST

Zachary Baughman.............J-064A....................2ND

Kendrik Moore....................J-064B....................2ND

Cody Howard.....................J-071B....................2ND

Johnnie Ray Lawson lll........J-071B....................3RD

Khaleb Smoot.....................J-075B....................3RD

Bret Shurina........................J-080A....................1ST

Kyle Suthard.......................J-081B....................3RD

Mark Weedon......................J-085B....................3RD

Charles William Smoot lll.......J-096AB.................3RD

Garrett Carroll.....................J-112AB...................3RD

Bret Shurina........................I-079A....................1ST

Parker Utley.........................I-090A....................1ST

Richard Suthard.....................I-092B....................2ND

Logan Shurina........................I-120A.....................1ST

Logan Shurina........................S-121A....................2ND

Wyatt Carroll..........................S-194B....................2ND

Team Cobra Thrives at Annandale Federation Meet

2009-01-16T12:49:00.018-05:00

At this past weekend's Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation Meet at Annandale High School in Annandale, VA, Team Cobra continued to thrive in the round-robin wrestling format by taking first place in 15 out of 32 weight classes.

Placement Results for TEAM COBRA Meet Location: Annandale Date: 01/10/09

Name..................................Wt Class........................Place

Dillon Werth......................B-043............................1ST

Logan Brown.......................B-046.............................2ND

Jamal Robinson..................B-046............................2ND

Andrew Shurina..................B-049.............................1ST

Dayne Harrison...................B-052.............................1ST

Collin Pollard........................B-053.............................3RD

Camden Lewis....................BM-069AB.........................2ND

Zachary Brown....................M-042AB..........................1ST

Tambria Deane.....................M-052B............................3RD

Dylan Healy.........................M-057B............................1ST

Ryan Rolle.............................M-057B............................2ND

Donovan Noakes...................M-058A............................1ST

Malcolm Robinson ................M-062A............................1ST

Parris Owen............................M-064A............................2ND

Cody Howard........................M-070B............................1ST

Jonathon Johnson.................M-074B............................2ND

Zachary Baughman.................J-062A............................2ND

Kendrick Moore......................J-062B..............................1ST

Yarhoski Aldiva.....................J-064A.............................1ST

Deondre Clark.........................J-068B.............................4TH

Johnnie Lawson.....................J-068B.............................1ST

Khaleb Smoot.........................J-073B.............................1ST

Bret Shurina...........................J-077A............................1ST

Kyle Suthard...........................J-078B.............................1ST

Mark Weedon..........................J-090B.............................1ST

C. W. Smoot..............................J-100B..............................2ND

Garrett Carroll.........................J-117AB............................3RD

Greg Orange.............................J-135AB............................4TH

Noah Goschen..........................J-135AB............................3RD

Kyle Suthard............................I-081...............................4TH

Richard Suthard.......................I-097B............................3RD

Wyatt Carroll.........................S-193B.............................3RD

CAWL-BELTWAY Schedule 2008-9

2009-01-16T11:06:00.001-05:00

TEAM COBRA SCHEDULE

Sun-Dec. 7, 2008
@Robinson HS, Fairfax Co., VA
CAWL Preseason Tournament
8:00AM

Sun-Jan. 11, 2009
@Fauquier HS, Warrenton, VA
8:00AM
vs. Vipers
vs. Eagles
vs. Outlaws
vs. Bandits

Sat-Jan. 17, 2009
@Damascus HS, Damascus, MD
9:00AM
vs. Generals
vs. Damascus

Sun-Jan. 25, 2009
@Westfield HS, Chantilly, VA
11:00AM
vs. NOVA Matdogs
vs. Montgomery Village
vs. Cape St. Clair

Sun-Feb. 8, 2009
@Landon HS, Rockville, MD
8:00AM
vs. Chantilly
vs. Vikings
vs. Predators

Sun-Feb. 15, 2009
@Fauquier HS, Warrenton, VA
2:00PM
vs. Fauquier Patriots

Sun-Feb. 22, 2009
@Oakdale HS, New Market, MD
11:00AM
vs. Stafford Highlanders
vs. Rangers

Sun-Mar. 8, 2009
@Hayfield HS, Alexandria, VA
8:00AM
CAWL CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAM COBRA STRIKES FIRST IN OPENING FEDERATION MEET

2009-01-15T00:01:00.002-05:00

Team Cobra wrestled their first Federation Meet of the year at Osbourn High School on December 14, 2008. For many of Team Cobra's grapplers, it was their very first wrestling match.

Thirty-three of Team Cobra's wrestlers participated in the round-robin format, with several wresters wrestling up a Class to gain more experience. In all, Team Cobra took twenty first place finishes out of the thirty-six Classes in which they wrestled.

Placement Results for TEAM COBRA Date: 12/14/08

Name............................Wt-Class................ Place

Evan Edwards...........B-040...............4TH

Gavin Utley..............B-042...............3RD

Jamal Robinson.........B-044...............1ST

Dillon Werth.............B-045...............1ST

Andrew Shurina.........B-045...............1ST

Dayne Harrison.........B-049...............1ST

Lehman Deane..........B-054...............3RD

Collin Pollard............B-054...............2ND

Daniel Mihalek..........BM-73B.............1ST

Ethan Edwards..........BM-73B.............3RD

Maliki Arviso..............M-051..............4TH

Donovan Noakes........M-054A.............1ST

Tambria Deane..........M-054B.............3RD

Ryan Rolle................M-058B.............4TH

Malcolm Robinson......M-059A.............1ST

Parris Owen..............M-063A.............3RD

Liam Dix...................M-064B.............1ST

Camden Lewis...........M-068B.............1ST

Cody Howard.............M-068B.............1ST

Zachary Brown...........M-083A.............1ST

Avery Sites................M-098AB...........1ST

Malcolm Robinson.......J-058A.............2ND

Kendrick Moore...........J-061B.............2ND

Zachary Baughman......J-062A.............1ST

Khaleb Smoot.............J-074B.............3RD

Bret Shurina...............J-078A.............1ST

Kyle Suthard..............J-079B.............2ND

Mark Weedon.............J-085B.............1ST

Zachary Brown............J-098A.............3RD

Patrick (P.H.) Lacy.......J-098B.............1ST

Garrett Carroll.............J-107B.............1ST

Noah Goschen.............J-126AB...........3RD

Bret Shurina................I-080A.............1ST

Richard Suthard...........I-093B.............3RD

Parker Utley................I-094A.............1ST

Wyatt Carroll...............S-186..............1ST

CVWL-Central 2009

2009-01-09T00:53:00.002-05:00

CVWL-CENTRAL
1/14/09
Schedule-TEAM COBRA

Sat, Jan 17
@Buffalo Gap
2:00 PM TEAM COBRA vs. Buffalo Gap

Fri, Jan 30
HOME @CULPEPER
6:30 PM Greene at TEAM COBRA

Sat, Feb. 7
HOME @CULPEPER
10:00 AM Madison at TEAM COBRA
12 Noon Fluvanna at TEAM COBRA
2:00 PM Warriors at TEAM COBRA
4:00 PM Orange at TEAM COBRA

Sat., Feb 14
@UVA/Charlottesville
2:00 PM TEAM COBRA at Cavalier Wrestling Club
5:00 PM NC State at UVA

Sat, Feb 21
HOME @CULPEPER
10:00 AM Madison at TEAM COBRA
12 Noon Gladiators at TEAM COBRA
2:00 PM Buffalo Gap at TEAM COBRA

Sun., Mar 1
@UVA/Charlottesville
8:00 AM-? CVWL Inaugaural Tournament

NVWF-FEDERATION 2008-9 SCHEDULE

2009-01-08T12:41:00.000-05:00

MEET........DATE...........TIME..............PLACE

...1.........Dec 14, Sun...11:30am.......@Osbourn HS

...2.........Jan 10, Sat......8:00am.......@Annandale HS

...3.........Jan 18, Sun....11:30am.......@Osbourn HS

...4.........Jan 25, Sun....11:30am.......@Chantilly HS

...5.........Jan 31, Sat......8:00am.......@McLean HS

...6.........Feb 7, Sat......11:30am.......@Colonial Forge HS

...7

...8

BYE

Regional...Mar 7, Sat........8:00am.......@Centreville HS

2009-01-08T01:37:00.000-05:00

Culpeper Team Cobra Crowns Two New State Champions

Culpeper Team Cobra recently participated in the 2009 Virginia Challenge Middle School and Elementary School State Wrestling Championships. The two-day tournament was held this past weekend at the newly constructed Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA.

Almost two dozen of Culpeper Team Cobra’s wrestlers entered the rugged, double elimination weekend tournament and scored over forty victories for Team Cobra. Fifteen of those wrestlers made it through to the second day of competition, with thirteen of the nineteen Team Cobra wrestlers ultimately placing in the top eight of their respective grade and weight classes.

Culpeper Team Cobra had four grapplers in the championship round on Sunday, crowning two champions in the middle school division;
Brandon Walker-Grade 6-8 at 75 pounds and
Austin Jenkins-Grade 6-8 at 119 pounds.
Second year wrestler Bret Shurina-Grade 3-5 at 80 pounds and
Bryan Ramey-Grade 6-8 at 85 pounds placed second.

Three of Team Cobra’s wrestlers battled their way to the quarter finals.
Second grader Zachary Brown wrestled up to Grade 3-5 at 100 pounds and took third place.
Meanwhile, first year wrestler Dayne Harrison-Grade K-2 at 50 pounds and
Yarhoski Aldiva-Grade 3-5 at 65 pounds grabbed fourth place.

First year wrestler Dillon Werth-Grade K-2 at 45 pounds,
second year wrestler Drew Shurina-grade K-2 at 50 pounds and
Brett Blankenship-Grade 6-8 at 146 pounds finished in fifth place.
While teammate Malcolm Robinson-Grade 3-5 at 60 pounds took seventh place.

In the Grade 6-8 division at 126 pounds, Alex Curnow and fellow Cobra, as well as Floyd T. Binns Middle School wrestling teammate, Logan Shurina showed everyone in the Boo Williams Sportsplex what Culpeper Team Cobra wrestling is all about. The two friends battled each other in a vigorous, see-saw triple overtime match, with Curnow, earning seventh place, edging Shurina, finishing in eighth place, 8-6.

Team Cobra wrestlers Jeremy Yates-Grade 3-5 at 80 pounds and
Jamie Lynch-Grade 6-8 at 132 pounds made it to the second day of the tournament and came within a couple of wins of placing in the top eight of their respective grade and weight classes.

Fierce competition from across the state fell the following Culpeper Team Cobra wrestlers on Saturday;
Zachary Baughman-Grade 3-5 at 65 pounds,
Nathaniel Aldiva-Grade 6-8 at 85 pounds,
Nick Brown-Grade 6-8 at 119 pounds, and
John Daley-Grade 6-8 at 146 pounds.

Coaches and parents are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication that the Team Cobra wrestlers, many of whom are just first and second year wrestlers, displayed over the Christmas and New Year’s Holdiay weekends.

Besides open tournaments in Virginia and neighboring states, Culpeper Team Cobra participates in duals and matches in the Capital Area Wrestling League, Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation and the newly formed Central Virginia Wrestling League. Check back for upcoming information on home events for Culpeper Team Cobra.