St. Francis de Sales

The Wrestling team is looking for several volunteer Dad's or alumni with past wrestling experience  to establish a 6th through 8th grade team. This team will meet twice a week for practice from 5:30 to 7pm. It will coincide with the public school Junior High wrestling season. Some of the competition will be held in this area. However the team will wrestle on Sundays at St. Ed's in their CYO league. Job description is as follows: Must get along well with others, Must be able to transport the wrestlers to and from the events to SFS or make arrangements with the parents , Must be able to work with the Head Coach, Must love wrestling,  put in long hours for no pay. Must have Sundays off or are willing to take turns with the other coaches.Can develop fund raising activities to help defray the cost of gas etc. Coaching vests will be provided. All Public school and Catholic School athletes are invited to join the club. Must pass a back ground check. If any one is interested please e-mail Coach Dennis Marzec at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The SFS wrestling Knights fell short this past weekend with all four District Qualifiers competing to qualify for a State birth. The Northwest District Tournament was one of the hardest in years. Only nine wrestlers from our area made it to States as compared to 16 last year. Senior Alex Marzec was the sole district placer. Sophomore Devon McGibbney lost his first match on Friday 8-1 and then scummed in the consolation round 14-1. Junior Kyle Heitmeyer won his first match 6-5 and then lost in the quarter finals 15-0. He then lost in the consolation round to Anthony Wayne H.S. Senior Sam Horvath was also victorious in his first match winning 9-1. He then lost in the quarter finals 15-0. In the consolation round Sam was behind by 9 points when He fought back by putting his opponent on is back in the final seconds as time ran out. Just a few more seconds and Horvath would of pinned his opponent to go on in this gruelling tournament. Senior Alex Marzec Won his first two matches 1-0 and in the second match came from behind with a two point deficit to pin his opponent in the third period with his signature move the sag head lock. Alex broke the school record for most pins again with a school career best at 25. The next match was against the projected State Champ from St. Ed's. Marzec lost 10-2 while almost catching his opponent in his signature move in the second period. In the match that determined a birth to State, Alex lost 3-2 in a tough fought match. Not being able to rebound mentally from this disappointing loss Alex placed sixth at District losing his next match 2-1. With all the hard work and determination that the sport of wrestling demands to get to the top there still is no guarantee that one will get there. Coach Marzec stated that a wrestler still has a chance if he works hard in the off season by wrestling in tournaments, runs and lifts on a regular basis and has goals and dreams. Coach Marzec's wrestling philosophy is simple: seize the moment while you can, with a lot of hard work and determination, a little luck and God on your side you can achieve what you set out to achieve. Set your goals high and always be positive even when you lose. Don't wait for next year because next year might not happen. To all the seniors on the team, the coaching staff would like to thank you for all the fond memories and for your success. May the success that you had in wrestling and the life lessons learned from this sport carry over into your future to make you the best person that you possibly can be. To all the underclass men start running, remember there will be a time next season when someone will ask you or will know what you did in the off season,that someone will be your opponent!