DANE FUELLING
WZBD.com
Coach Elleyana Kuzma and the new Bellmont Braves are finally ready to hit the mats. They’ll take on the Homestead Spartans Wednesday night in Fort Wayne with 17 girls ready to begin their high school wrestling careers.
Getting over the hump and finally putting toes on the line will allow the girls to get the hard part out of the way and really get to work.
Coach Kuzma has praised her team for the work they’ve put in at practice. It follows an astonishing period of recruitment in September and October that far exceeded the expectations of nearly anyone in the Bellmont athletic department.
The team is not completely full of newcomers, however. Freshmen Josie Mills and Livyanna Murua-Cuney have competed as Bellmont wrestlers with the middle school in recent seasons.
The girls have also been on the hunt to fill out the lineup. A new freshman has joined the ranks and will fill the 100 class by next week’s match, which will be the second dual of the season at Angola.
Four sophomores make up a crowded class at 110, but they should spread out during dual meets and work their way into different weights to fill up the lightweight spots for the Braves.
The lone senior on the team is Izzy Isch. Her hard-nosed style of play in softball has translated well to the wrestling mat. She’ll begin the year at 135.
Murua-Cuney will wrestle 140 Wednesday night after a full offseason of wrestling.
The Braves are then very crowded at 145, 155 and 170, with seven girls on the team at those weights.
Bellmont will take some forfeits from the Spartans, who lost two of their best wrestlers in the offseason.
Full coverage of the girls wrestling team at Bellmont can be found at WZBD.com and 92.7 FM all season long.
BELLMONT VS. HOMESTEAD
POSSIBLE LINEUPS (Bellmont listed first)
100 – DOUBLE FORFEIT
105 – Forfeit vs. Kierstyn Snyder, Jr.
110 – Olivia Meyers, So. vs. Jordan Jackson, Jr.
115 – Madeline Witte, So. vs. Matteson Donaldson, So.
120 – Adrianna Cazares, So. vs. FORFEIT
125 – Evalina Hernandez, Jr. vs. Kyleena Hovey, Jr.
130 – FORFEIT vs. Rory Sherman, So.
135 – Izzy Isch, Sr. vs. Emily Thrash, Fr.
140 – Livyanna Murua-Cuney, Fr. vs. FORFEIT
145 – Avianna Robinson, So. vs. Isabella Bodkin, Sr.
155 – Yari Fierros, So. vs. Alana Carson, Fr.
170 – Alayna Baker, Jr. vs. FORFEIT
190 – Brynlee Sipe, Jr. vs. FORFEIT
235 – Josie Mills, Fr. vs. Iyona Young, Fr.
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