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By Al Fontes Life Is a Journey! It's One Volume 1.1 May 2021 By Al Fontes Life is a journey! It’s one experience after another coupled by the many challenges it presents us. When knocked down, get right back up and move forward…always move forward. One common denominator that the sport of wrestling has with life is all good things come with vision, hard work, and commitment. We only achieve in life what we truly earn. If one were to tell me five years ago that I would be living and coaching wrestling in Idaho, I would not have believed them. As stated, life is a journey and during the initial stages of the COVID pandemic shutdowns my wife and I decided it was time to retire from our careers of 30 years at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and leave the state of California for Idaho (we had traveled to Idaho on many occasions and loved it). This was a bitter sweet decision because we were leaving family, friends, and my lifetime experience as a coach, mentor, and state editor for the California Wrestler Newsletter (TCW). The sport of wrestling has been an integral part of my life for forty-three years now. This includes being a competitor, coach, historian, promoter, and writer. First taking to the mat in the late 1970s, I learned first-hand on day one that wrestling was not for everyone. Unlike many other sports I had participated in, the rigor and intensity that goes with the day-to-day physical training, coupled with the mental fortitude required to set foot on the mat to do battle, is beyond comparison. As a coach, I have had the honor and privilege to coach hundreds of kids at all skill levels. Each and every one of them is a true warrior and a member of a small club of athletes in the world’s toughest and most demanding sport. Among the many life lessons and traits, I had learned from my coaches and mentors, there is one in particular that resonates with me and has been my blue print for action for a greater part of my coaching tenure, which is being totally committed to those I coach and mentor throughout the duration of their mat career and beyond. Many of my lifelong friends and colleagues asked me what my extracurricular plans were going to be during my retirement. Very simple, I want to continue to coach, mentor, and give back to society via the sport of wrestling. I just didn’t know where, when, or whether I would also continue my writing and promotion of the sport on the state and national scale (TCW/contributing editor for Wrestling USA Magazine, WIN, Amateur Wrestling News, etc.). I was in new territory and wanted to take it one step at a time…slowly integrating myself into the Idaho wrestling scene. Luckily, it didn’t take long and in short order I made contact with Rocky Mountain’s Head Coach Guy Bullock about joining his coaching staff. I quickly realized I was in the midst of many accomplished coaches and knew this was going to be a great fit for me. Ironically, Coach Bullock’s best friend’s father, Tim Vargas, was an accomplished wrestler for my alma mater Livermore High School in California during the late 1960s. Small world! Now that I have had the opportunity to coach at Rocky Mountain and Heritage Middle School for the 2020 – ’21 season, my initial experience was very rewarding. In short order, I was able to build strong bonds with the kids and truly look forward to the years to come. I am honored to be part of each program. Not having a process knowledge of the competition landscape in Idaho, my first impression was very positive, especially at the Rollie Lane invitational, which featured Idaho’s elite in one setting. The level of wrestling in Idaho is solid, and in my humble opinion, does not get the recognition it deserves at the national level. Idaho wrestling is definitely a hidden gem. That being said, there are many great things happening at the grassroots levels. The quality of coaching is very impressive with several coaches having collegiate, national, and international experience. For example, Idaho native Chris Owens, a 2x NCAA All-American/finalist for Oklahoma State is leading the Freestyle/Greco-Roman National Team program, as well as several other collegiate level wrestlers that either competed for Boise State or other programs (e.g., Stanford grad Spence Patrick is at Mountain View HS in Meridian) elevating the level of wrestling in their respective programs. In addition, Bulgaria’s world silver medalist, Ivan Ivanov of Suples, Inc. (including accomplished international wrestler for Bulgaria, Mitko Georgiev) runs a training center in Boise, which has produced several cadet/junior All-Americans, including U15 World Greco-Roman Champion, Jadon Skellenger. Moreover, I had the opportunity to talk with former Olympic Coach Bruce Burnett at the State Championships this year. Coach Burnett was an integral part of Idaho’s history when he led Meridian High School to several state team championships in the early to mid-1980s. Earlier this year, my friend and wrestling colleague, Mike Finn of WIN Magazine interviewed me about my recent move to Idaho and what my plans were moving forward. At the time, I really didn’t know. My initial goal was to focus on my family, find a coaching position, and through time, I would figure it out. Fast forward to this writing and I have come to the conclusion that in addition to coaching and mentoring, my skills can also be served well promoting wrestling in the great state of Idaho, both at the state and national levels. Thus, I am generating my first newsletter, The Idaho Elite Report (aka, TIER 1 WRESTLING), which will be published several times a year and distributed to wrestlers, coaches, and families in Idaho and abroad, along with my contacts representing several of the national publications and wrestling websites. During my years involved in wrestling, I have never experienced a season anywhere close to the one we had in 2020-’21. It will definitely be one to remember for many years to come. Simply put, the COVID- 19 pandemic was a shock to our nation and the world, causing a rippling affect that has altered our normal way of life, coaching sports, and our future outlook moving forward. Unlike a large percentage of the country, the state of Idaho made the decision to allow youth sports to continue, but with some caveats that required all programs to implement newly established COVID protocols to practice and compete (e.g., minimum number of kids in the room at a given time). This was a small price to pay to ensure our kids were provided the opportunity to have a semi-normal season…the means definitely justified the end. To be honest, in the wake of the COVID pandemic, I did not have a great deal of optimism at the beginning of our season (in November) that we would navigate our way to the Idaho State Championships in late February with a full team. There were so many unknown factors that it was very difficult to know week by week whether our season would continue or not. Regardless, our coaching staff, as well as many throughout the state, pressed forward and to our fortune, we made it through districts and to the state championships held at the Ford Center in Nampa. I can spend a great deal of time focusing on the negative impacts (e.g., additional logistical burdens) of coaching in the midst of COVID protocols, but one “positive” worth noting was the greater emphasis on personal hygiene, as well as the requirement to clean mats at a greater frequency at practice, dual meets, and tournaments. Not only did we experience a very small percentage of positive COVID cases, the number of skin related diseases significantly dropped as well, not to mention the regular flu and sickness was almost non-existent. 2021 Idaho State Wrestling Championships – Ford Center, Nampa (Photo: TIER 1) 5A DIVISION With the exception of the minimum fan attendance, which was based solely on COVID protocol requirements (greatly changed the atmosphere in the arena), the overall competition (2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A) was very competitive, featuring many noteworthy wrestlers that made their mark among the elite of Idaho wrestling history. The 5A division produced a large contingent of talented wrestlers with multiple state titles and All-American honors this season. They include Kuna’s Michael Mitchell, who won his fourth individual title in a highly contested bout at 132s (Nineth wrestler to achieve this feat in 5A). Winning his third title at 170s, Coeur d’ Alene’s Gunner Giulio is in position to join the 4x State Champion club in 2022. A total of five wrestlers earned their second state title. They include 2x All- American Tanner Frothinger (Eagle, 120s), Cade White (Meridian, 138s), Lane Reardon (Post Falls, 145s), Drew Roberts (Coeur d’ Alene, 152s), Matthew Whitcomb (Lake City, 182s), and Charlie Hastriter (Capital, 285s). The incoming freshmen class was represented well with Talen Eck (Thunder Ridge, 98s), Tyson Barnhart (Post Falls, 106s), and Folkstyle National Champion, Jason Mara (Meridian, 126s), each earning titles in their respective weight groups. Ranked among the nation’s elite, former Blair Academy standout Rylan Rogers (Coeur d’ Alene) won the 195 pound title with four straight pins. Prior to competing for Coeur d’ Alene, Rogers was a National Prep Champion and All-American. Other noteworthy wrestlers joining the 4x State Placer Club include 2x All-American Kaden Ramos (Thunder Ridge, 126s), 2x All-American Preston Owen (Kuna, 152s), Dante Roggio (Kuna, 138s), and Roddy Romero (Post Falls, 120s).
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