{"id":42047,"date":"2026-11-10T15:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=42047"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:06:18","slug":"braves-ready-to-start-season-new-era-on-mats-at-homestead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/braves-ready-to-start-season-new-era-on-mats-at-homestead\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves ready to start season, new era on mats at Homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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