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Perry wrestling makes more history with 1,000th dual victory

TDR Ed’s notes ; This school is far away in Oklahoma. Yes way out there near Stillwater, the home of Oklahoma State and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 1,000 dual meet wins is rare.
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PERRY – It’s been a historic season for the tradition-rich Perry High wrestling program. And on Tuesday, the tradition grew even greater. The Maroons picked up the program’s 1,000th dual victory, making them just the fourth high school wrestling program in the country to eclipse the mark.

“It’s kind of hard for it to sink in because there has been nearly 100 years of Perry wrestling, and to just be a small part of that and coach the team that actually did it is pretty special,” said Perry wrestling coach Ronnie Delk, who was a two-time state champion wrestler for Collinsville High. Perry reached the milestone in emphatic fashion. In each of the contested victories for the Maroons, Perry picked up pins to roll to a 78-3 victory over Guthrie – the most a team can score in a high school dual is 84 points.

The moment could have happened earlier that Tuesday with the Maroons wrestling at the Owasso Duals over the weekend, but lost its last two duals in the championship round robin which set up for the program to reach the 1,000 mark in front of the home crowd inside John Divine Hall. “Obviously, you want to win every dual … but to get it done at home for all the people that aren’t able to travel, for them to see it and be a part of it was pretty special,” said Delk, who is the 11th coach in program history.

Perry is looking to build on its already national record state championship tally come the end of February at the Class 3A state tournament in Oklahoma City. The Maroons have won 42 state championships – which doesn’t include the 19 dual state titles the program has claimed – which is the most of any high school sport in America. Rest of the story at https://www.stwnewspress.com/sports/high_school_sports/perry-wrestling-makes-more-history-with-th-dual-victory/article_61279a92-d02d-54ea-be0f-4a2564d348ca.html?mc_cid=9d399d46d4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 30, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized