Wrestling is more than wearing a singlet and taking down an opponent. It’s a constant watching of a player’s weight and deciding what weight class they want to wrestle in depending on what school they are up against. Matches sometimes become a gamble when it comes to adjusting weight classes in order to be successful. Many wrestlers will track their weight two days before a match, and then the day of the match confirmed Junior Boe Bonzo. “Two days before the match, you have to watch your meals and drinks to maintain your weight,” Sophomore Lane Ward said. The reason behind changing weight classes so frequently is mainly a small school thing. “[Since we don’t have a] full line up for the team, we bump our wrestlers around for good match ups. We move around to get the win,” Bonzo said. The problem with changing weight classes is getting up high enough or dropping enough to be in the correct weight class. “[You have to] weigh in slightly heavy,” Ward said. Senior Zeke Stroupe said when changing weight classes, you have to work out a lot more and watch what you eat. “One bad meal can cause misery for days,” Stroupe said. Stroupe has had the first-hand experience of changing weight classes. “I started at 182, went down to 170 and [am] now working back at 182,” Stroupe said. For him, staying at 182 pounds has been successful because he hasn’t lost a match yet. The team finished off their season with a section record of 6-1 making it to section playoffs. They finished splitting the section and losing in the first round of WPIALs.