Donovan the Wrestler

Donovan has been working on his communication with us this year.  We have had several moments of frustration when we didn't know he needed to study for a test, or that he was supposed to be at a church activity at 6:00 instead of 7:00, or that he joined the wrestling team and needed to be picked up at a meet sometime between 4:00-6:00.  That last one didn't cause as much frustration though.  We were surprised and then more surprised.

He had a pretty successful season, if you can count 3 practices and 2 meets a season.  At his very first meet, Matt and I show up with absolutely no knowledge of the world of wrestling.  Watching the kids go before him made us pretty nervous for him.  And when we looked over at him, we could tell he was feeling nervous too.  But he took his 86 pound body and wrestled his way to an overtime victory!
The second meet was a district tournament where he had 2 matches.  He battled hard during his first match, but was eventually pinned in the 3rd round.  He looked a lot more confident and poised during his second match which he dominated.  He was ahead 12-1 before he finally pinned his opponent and secured his spot as the 3rd place winner in his weight class.  This was definitely a new experience for Donovan and I think he was glad he tried something new.