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Owls and Lady Owls Wrestling begins season

Chase Koznarsky, Staff Writer

November 18, 2025

On Saturday, November 1st, 5 wrestlers went to the RWF Preseason Open wrestling tournament in Indianapolis. Of the 5 wrestlers that participated in the tournament, 4 of them placed. John Shuffitt, the head coach of the Lady Owls’ wrestling team, mentions that “I feel really [good] about this upcoming season. As a team, we have been growing a lot these last couple of years, and this year, we will be able to capitalize on the big moments.” Shuffitt also lists some of the goals for the wrestling teams this year, those include, “20 team wins, 250 individual wins, 125 pins, 300 takedowns, 7 regional qualifiers, and 4 semi-state qualifiers.”

The placements of the tournament:

Chase Koznarsky, 1st, Sophomore

Linkin Royalty, 2nd, Freshman

Walter Findley, 2nd, 7th grade

Connor Wilson, 3rd, Freshman

Alex Hammond, Freshman

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Chase Koznarsky, Staff Writer

I’m Chase Koznarsky, a sophomore at SHS. This is my first year on The Owl, and I hope to learn from my new experience on the newspaper staff. This will be my 4th year on the wrestling team, and I enjoy swimming and hanging out with my friends in my free time.