That number jumped to 28 this season.“A second-year wrestler could beat someone who has wrestled their entire life in a match. This sport is for people who are not afraid of doing the hard things to be successful. You need to put in the work to achieve your goals on the mat.”“While I wouldn’t say […]
That number jumped to 28 this season.“A second-year wrestler could beat someone who has wrestled their entire life in a match. This sport is for people who are not afraid of doing the hard things to be successful. You need to put in the work to achieve your goals on the mat.”“While I wouldn’t say this was the toughest tournament out there, for who we are in building a program it was pretty special to win our first-ever girls tournament for the school,” second-year Normandy High School girls wrestling coach Justin Halaska said. The second-place team scored 118.00 points.“The bigger thing is watching them grow as people because a lot of them start very shy, very quiet and by the end of the season they’ve developed that confidence to move forward.”
A safety security officer for Parma City Schools, Halaska should know.
Normandy High School’s girls wrestling team last week achieved a historic milestone by winning its first individual tournament championship.
Looking ahead, Halaska sees great things coming to the girls wrestling team. The 2013 Parma High School graduate not only placed twice in the states but also wrestled at the University of Indianapolis. “I wrestle to prove others wrong and to show people that I’m more than I’m seen to be,” said Madal, who also wants to wrestle in college. “Wrestling has given me many friendships and people to consider family throughout the years. The impressive accomplishment comes two years after Parma City Schools made girls wrestling an official sport and a year after the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) officially sanctioned girls wrestling. The experience has impacted Normandy High School senior Erta Beqiri, who wants to wrestle in college.Read more news from the Parma Sun Post here. “It’s given me the opportunity to travel all around the country and enabled me to push myself physically and mentally further than I ever expected.”Featuring 33 teams, the Rowdy Roughrider Tournament in Orrville found the Normandy squad taking the crown with 242.00 points. “It’s awesome to see where these girls start and where they end,” he said. “I wrestle because it’s fun, challenging and has helped me build my self-confidence,” said Beqiri, who is a team co-captain. “What I truly love about wrestling is how the outcome of every competition is unknown. Echoing the same sentiment was team co-captain Brooklyn Madal, who last year was the first female in Normandy High School history to qualify for the girls’ state tournament.PARMA, Ohio — The Invaders recently returned home victorious.“My goal for Normandy girls wrestling is to build this program to be one of the powerhouses in the state,” he said. “The sky is the limit.” The coach said the team constantly promotes mindset principles including being thankful for the opportunity to wrestle, not fearing losing or making mistakes, remaining aggressive and never giving up. As for the program, Halaska said it continues to grow with 17 girls participating last year.
