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Pacific SportsBlogOkinawa-based sports reporter Dave Ornauer on military-related sports in the Far East. |
Talk about living in a pressure cooker. Try carrying three Advanced Placement courses, a non-weighted 3.9 grade-point average and balance that with being a three-time defending Far East wrestling tournament gold medalist ... aiming to do what only one other wrestler, Justin L. Miller of Kubasaki (1996-99), has ever done, to win four Far East golds.
That's Kubasaki's Scott Wood. Read his story in this week's Home Team page.
Dave Ornauer has covered DODDS-Pacific high school and Far East interservice sports for 25 years -- since his first Far East high school basketball tournament in February 1982 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. When he’s not working, Dave can usually be found reading, enjoying food and fine wine and spending time with family.
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Good Luck Wood =/
Good luck to scott wood, but i think he is going to have some TOUGH competition this year. From what i hear he is going to be wrestling 122. I know there are very solid wrestlers in 122 which as of now are "no name" wrestlers but i wont be surprised to see a big upset which would definently be the biggest upset of the pacific season. Time will surely tell. I CANT WAIT!!
oh on the up side it would be awesome to see the second ever 4 time champ repin the Okinawa island. =]
Scott
Scott is a TOUGH guy...He knows his moves, he practices with great technique, and he is dedicated and im sure ready for his final medal. He is going to be even more dedicated and more ferious then ever on the mat. I've seen him wrestle countless times and i know that he wants to get this medal just as much as the first one. i am postive though that if he doesn't win the medal for the 4th and final time that he will still be a chamption and be compelty happy with what he has accomplished. He is consitanly working hard year after year and helping his teamakes become better wrestlers as well. If he loses it wont be beacuse Scott didnt try and do everything possible but it will be because the other kid was better then him. Wrestling is the most difficult sport that any athelte can be in, and to win 3 golds and going for his fourth he diserves all the credit! GOOD LUCK SCOTT! and Whatever happens
KEEP IT ON THE ISLAND!