Announcement

The Season has Arrived!!!

Posted by Hahnville Wrestling on Oct 07 2014 at 09:04AM PDT
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The 2014-15 season is here and could prove to be the Year of the Tigers. As the Tigers start the 2014-15 season among the elite in division 1, being ranked in fifth place. In addition, all fourteen of last season’s starters are returning. After a fifth consecutive district title, the class of 2015 looks to become the first class in school history to win four district titles. The senior class will be led by returning state champion Kendrick Jones. As he looks to become the first wrestler to win multiple state titles in school history. Kendrick Jones is the top ranked wrestler at 195 lbs. weight class, where he looks to return to for the upcoming season. The class of 2016 will be bringing the fire power, as nine of the returning juniors have varsity experience. The junior will be led by Nicholas Lirette and Hunter Dempster. Lirette was the state runner-up at 106 lbs. last season and has been working since then to capture his first title. While, he is currently ranked first in the 106 lbs. weight class look for him to cause an uproar in the weight class he wrestles in for the upcoming season. Hunter Dempster is ranked fourth in the 145 lbs. weight class. Dempster will look to improve on last year’s finish at state and make run to be on the podium in February. The class of 2017 are not cubs any longer and will look to hunt with the rest of the Ambush. Two sophomores to look out for are Trevon Honor and Christian Sells. Honor, is a two sport athlete, made noise last year at 182 lbs. weight class. He has worked extremely hard over the summer and is looking to improve on last year’s finish at state. Christian Sells was the varsity starter at 106 lbs. weight class, while weighing less than 100 lbs., until Lirette moved down for the second half of the season. This season Sells having grown into the weight class and as a wrestler will look to make his second state appearance count. Honor and Sells along with Lirette were selected to represent the state of Louisiana at the Cadet National Duals in Daytona Beach, Florida. The experience from the National Duals will help the two sophomores in dealing with big tournaments. There you have it. The preseason outlook for 2014-15 Hahnville Tigers. The Tigers will start their season November 8th, when they take part in the Rebel Open in Pearl River. Geaux Tigers!!