Horseheads高中男孩摔跤手總是選擇奇怪的奇數

2023年4月1日更新；於2023年4月1日發布

Horseheads High School boys wrestlers always choose odd when it's time for a coin flip. Explained head coach Brett Owen, "We're an odd group."

Horseheads高中男孩摔跤手總是選擇硬幣翻轉時選擇奇數。主教練布雷特·歐文（Brett Owen）解釋說：“我們是一個奇怪的團體。”

Owen says that endearingly about a team filled with personality. Horseheads is also an oddity when it comes to the standard of excellence built over the last several years.

歐文說，關於一個充滿個性的團隊。在過去幾年中建立的卓越標準方面，馬頭也很奇怪。

The Blue Raiders this season won a fifth consecutive Section 4 Division I team title, a fourth straight Southern Tier Athletic Conference tournament championship, and advanced to the Division I semifinals of the New York state dual-meet tournament for the first time.

本賽季的藍色突襲者隊連續第五節I隊冠軍，連續第四次南方體育比賽錦標賽冠軍，並首次晉級了紐約州雙人隊的I分區半決賽。

Nine Horseheads wrestlers qualified for this weekend's New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships at MVP Arena in Albany. Eight will compete in Division I, with 215-pounder Jonah Lamb sidelined by injury.

九名馬頭摔跤手在奧爾巴尼的MVP競技場舉行了本週末紐約州公立高中運動協會錦標賽的資格。八人將在第一分區比賽，215磅重的喬納·蘭姆（Jonah Lamb）因受傷而缺席。

Prelims, quarterfinals and wrestlebacks are Friday, with the tournament concluding with finals scheduled for a 6:05 p.m. start Saturday.

預賽，四分之一決賽和摔跤比賽是星期五，比賽結束於週六下午6:05。

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Beyond the state qualifiers are all kinds of success stories among the other 34 wrestlers who finished the season. The roster ranges from athletes who have wrestled their whole lives to those who were introduced to the sport in high school.

除了州資格賽之外，其他34名摔跤手中的各種成功故事都是本賽季的其他34名摔跤手。陣容範圍從一生摔跤的運動員到那些在高中介紹這項運動的人。

"They are all succeeding within the program," head coach Brett Owen said.

總教練布雷特·歐文（Brett Owen）說：“他們都在計劃中取得成功。”

A standout part of the team is the encouragement wrestlers provide one another. The energy level is palpable each time a Blue Raider steps on the mat.

團隊傑出的部分是鼓勵摔跤手互相提供的。每當藍色的突襲者在墊子上踩踏時，能量水平都可以顯而易見。

"It’s definitely awesome because everybody wants the best out of you and you want the best out of everybody," said senior 285-pounder Seamus Carroll. "It definitely pushes you and everybody else around you. That’s where you can see the most growth, I would say."

高級285磅的Seamus Carroll說：“這絕對很棒，因為每個人都希望您能獲得最好的東西，並且您希望每個人都擁有最好的。” “這絕對會推動您和周圍的其他人。我會說，這就是您可以看到最大的成長的地方。”

When asked about the success, wrestlers point to the collectively strong mindset and the work everyone has put into the sport.

當被問及成功時，摔跤手指出了總體強大的心態以及每個人都為這項運動所做的工作。

Owen has hammered home the importance of embracing the mental demands of the sport.

歐文（Owen）將擁抱這項運動的心理需求的重要性錘擊回家。

"Before big tournaments, we'll all settle down and do some meditation, get our minds in the right place and get ready to wrestle," said senior Lucas Mosher, coming off a football season in which he was third-team all-state in Class A.

高級盧卡斯·莫瑟（Lucas Mosher）說：“在大型比賽之前，我們都會安定下來，做一些冥想，讓我們的想法在正確的位置摔跤。”

"Practice is really all mental. There's a lot of physical and you just have to be mentally prepared, want to be there, want to do it. It makes it so much easier."

“練習確實是全部精神。有很多身體，您只需要做好精神準備，想在那裡，想做它。這使它變得更加容易。”

Carroll and Mosher will be joined at states by teammates Connor McAllister (101 pounds), Josh Knapp (108), Mason Vanderhoff (108), Gavin Hornsby (131), Coleton Owen (160) and Hunter Lavigne (190).

卡洛爾（Carroll）和莫瑟（Mosher）將由隊友康納·麥卡利斯特（Connor McAllister）（101磅），喬什·納普（Josh Knapp）（108），梅森·范德霍夫（Mason Vanderhoff）（108），加文·霍恩斯比（Gavin Hornsby）（131），科萊頓·歐文（160）和亨特·拉維尼（Hunter Lavigne（190））加入。

Owen and Mosher are both seeded seventh, the top seeds among the eight.

歐文（Owen）和馬瑟（Mosher）都是第七種，是八個種子。

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An accomplished coaching staff

一位出色的教練人員

This is Owen's seventh season as head coach. Troy Monks, a longtime coach at Elmira and an NCAA Division III national champion at Cortland State, has been his assistant since day one. Former Elmira High sectional champion John Robyck is in his third season as an assistant.

這是歐文（Owen）擔任總教練的第七個賽季。特洛伊·僧侶（Troy Monks）是埃爾米拉（Elmira）的長期教練，也是科特蘭州立大學（Cortland State）的NCAA III國家冠軍，從第一天開始就一直是他的助手。前Elmira高級冠軍John Robyck在他的第三個賽季擔任助手。

Owen said he and Monks complement each other, adding Monks relates well to the wrestlers while bringing a different coaching style.

歐文說，他和僧侶互相補充，增加了僧侶與摔跤手相關，同時帶來了不同的教練風格。

"I've only been wrestling for three years and they just help me with everything," Carroll said of the coaches. "My success on the mat is all them, I'd say. Well, mostly them."

卡洛爾談到教練時說：“我只摔跤三年了，他們只是為我提供了一切。” “我在墊子上的成功就是所有人。好吧，主要是他們。”

Owen, who coached previously at Waverly and the University of Scranton, came into Horseheads with a focus on having intense, physical teams.

歐文（Owen）曾在韋弗利（Waverly）和斯克蘭頓大學（University of Scranton）執教過，他進入了馬頭，重點是擁有激烈的身體團隊。

"I think the first couple years that was a little bit harder, but a lot of these kids that are on varsity now, I started coaching at youth 10 years ago or something," Owen said. "That has transpired into them knowing the system from day one and really buying into it."

歐文說：“我認為最初的幾年有點困難，但是許多現在正在大學的孩子，我10年前就開始在青年時代執教。” “從第一天起就知道了系統，並真正購買了系統。”

Horseheads has qualified for the state dual-meet tournament since it started in 2018. The Raiders beat Sachem North, 39-27, and Saratoga Springs, 42-18, this year to get to the semifinals for the first time in a watershed moment for the program.

自2018年開始以來，馬頭已經獲得了州雙錦標賽的資格。突襲者隊今年以39-27擊敗了薩切姆北部和42-18的薩拉託加·斯普林斯，這是第一次在該計劃的流域時刻進入半決賽。

"It was huge getting to that semis match," Mosher said. "Obviously didn't go how we wanted, but being the first team to get there, it felt great. We wanted more out of it though."

莫瑟說：“進入半決賽是巨大的。” “顯然沒有走我們想要的，但是作為到達那裡的第一支球隊，感覺很棒。我們想要更多。”

Time in the wrestling room and competition have gone hand-in-hand to produce a special season. Horseheads has wrestled around 40 dual meets, including tournaments and competition for its B team, along with several traditional invitationals.

在摔跤室和比賽中的時間已經與之共同製作了一個特殊的季節。 Horseheads摔跤了大約40次雙打聚會，其中包括其B團隊的比賽和競賽以及幾個傳統邀請賽。

Mosher credited the coaches with helping the wrestlers prepare for big meets and said the busy schedule was pivotal in getting the Raiders primed for the postseason.

莫瑟（Mosher）將教練稱讚為幫助摔跤手做準備大會的比賽，並說忙碌的日程安排在使突襲者隊為季后賽中啟動時至關重要。

Brett Owen pointed to the work many of the wrestlers put in during the offseason

布雷特·歐文（Brett Owen）指出了許多摔跤手在休賽期投入的工作