Coach Matt Small is an educator and wrestling coach at Great Bridge High School. GREAT BRIDGE EMPIRE STILL ALIVE - Daily Press He has led Old Dominion to double-digit dual victories in nine of his 11 seasons with the program. I would not be doing this job without Matt Small on the staff. Martin will officially begin the job in the fall after his contract with ODU expires this summer. Grassfield, 8-5, 2 120: 1. Would you like to stay up to date with Wildcat Athletics? I always told myself whether coaching or this job when I started missing their stuff that was gonna be it for me. Schey Huff, First Colonial; 3. Fed is set to raise rates yet again. Austin Coburn also received a MAC Presidential Award. In dual action, Martins squad swept through the CAA by defeating all six conference foes, in what was the Monarchs last season in the CAA. Beau Lewis, Great Bridge; 3. The Chesapeake Middle School League (CMSL) is committed to providing a safe environment for our student-athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators. Whenever Ive been at any event for myself Ive always talked about the community of Great Bridge. More information, details, and expectations are to come. 7:45 am Great Bridge Baritones Great Bridge Baritones. <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/fontawesome/css/all.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.142e67a510309392.css"> Coach Small grew up in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake where he was an all-star wrestler at Great Bridge High for hall-of-fame Coach Steve Martin. Start your morning in-the-know with the day's top stories. Thomas Stofka, First Colonial; 2. His father, the legendary Billy Martin, is the father of Virginia wrestling and won 22 state wrestling team titles in 23 years and coached dozens of state champions that went on to win and place at the NCAA championships. He was named the CAA Coach of the Year as well as the VaSID Coach of the Year. Steve Martin is getting back to his wrestling coaching roots - WVEC If you would like feedback on your tryout, please see Mr. Duke in PE. From: Great Bridge Wrestling <wildcat.gbwc@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:04 AM Subject: Battle at the Bridge Re-cap, Where are they now? The 2018-19 season also marked the season Martin led ODU to a dual win over a top-25 team in Northwestern. L.Todd Spencer/Staff file, Great Bridge coach Steve Martin leaps in celebration as his wrestler, J.C. Cuffee, defeated Cox's Jon Buddles to win the 152-pound Class AAA state title in 2000. 144: 1. 701, 702,703, 705, 709, 710, 712 In his 14th season, Martin scheduled six top-25 teams for dual meets. When I took the job my kids were 6 and 4, Townsend said. Leaving for a job elsewhere wasnt appealing. 2 0 obj The team also boasted its first ever Academic All-American in Ryan Williams, and an alternate on the Junior World team. The groundwork for a successful wrestling coach was set in motion even before Steve Martin . Khari McNeill, Grassfield. Edited by Liz O. Baylen and Mike Benoist. Dillon Fitzpatrick, Lafayette; 3. Champion, to his dominant tenure as head coach at Great Bridge High School, Steve Martin has performed at the highest level. /nZUtXiwS(zk *|\N`E,27Fk>LyS22ubeE/w?p5:Wa$q6T!On)[|>}Pv>J3o q l/a71WP lOq2qmS5 {rr2umvFBri!M+*Va# w [c+[#D t~ :so`].D`$:I.&x The 757 is also home to Martins family. Head Coach - Wrestling Coaches - Old Dominion University Great Bridge is the only one where I could check off all the boxes., Great Bridge High School wrestling coach Steve Martin with Daniel Frishkorn after a match in Fargo, North Dakota. Jakob Brown, Grassfield; 3. Nate Parker takes on his opponent from Nazareth, Pa. in the 1998 Va Duals Semifinals!Learn the Granby series today by Signing up for our Granby camps !At htt. McGee was also named a NWCA Academic All-American. Biden announces aggressive new, Newsfeed Now: Biden to launch new plan against COVID-19, Newsfeed Now: Health experts concerned about COVID-19, Newsfeed Now: Pres. McGee was named MAC Freshman of the Year, the first true freshman to win the honor since 2014. He was awarded the National Wrestling Coaches Association state and regional coach of the year in 1995 and 2000. Hes a Great Bridge guy.. And once again, an alumni will lead the athletics program. Former Great Bridge wrestling coach Matt Small will be school's new CHESAPEAKE, VA (WTKR)- Great Bridge boasts a rich wrestling history and every student-athlete who passes through the wrestling room has one main goal. Martin expressed desire to work with local coaches to better realize the potential for wrestling in Hampton Roads. Great Bridge Wrestling - Facebook Martin led Chris Mecate to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships to become ODU's first-ever back-to-back DI All-American and the first back-to-back All-American since Mike McCarthy in 1975-76. Coach Small grew up in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake where he was an all-star wrestler at Great Bridge High for hall-of-fame Coach Steve Martin. 113: 1. All rankings and records are based on results reported by coaches to The Pilot. Tyler Klinger, First Colonial; 4. With that victory, Martin became the second all-time winningest coach in Old Dominion history. DigitalSports - View Story Copyright 2023, Old Dominion University Athletics. High school wrestling: Martin to return to Great Bridge Taught by some of the best Coaches on the East Coast JULY 11-13!!!!! May 3 @ 7:45 am - 8:30 am 8:00 am Harry Potter Club Harry Potter Club. Its very humbling and its an honor to have the opportunity to do that. Of course for Martin, that starts at Great Bridge. And once again, an alumni will lead the athletics program. November 9th Steve Martin - Old Dominion University Wrestling In addition, it has captured 17 consecutive District Titles and 11 consecutive Regional Championships. Leonard Ashley, Granby; 2. Gage Miller, Grassfield. With Nina Feldman. Coach Martin also led Old Dominion in two wins in the first two matches ever held at The Ted Constant Convocation Center. Thats familiar to any whove known Small and his style. And once again, an alumni will lead the athletics program. Everybody is in this area. My daughter made the middle school softball team at Hickory. Hosted by Sabrina Tavernise. None of those storied teams of the past have accomplished what the current group of Wildcats achieved last Friday during the Region 4A tournament. 285: 1. "It shows us that we've got 14 kids winning the regional finals, we want to win 14 state titles as individuals we all think we can do that," Max Martin said. j=dUq_c` {c".%`nAz=B][RDcu6 v i!s_FF Wo[:;F|8 Brandon Jeske turned in a 3-2 performance at NCAAs in his third-straight appearance and knocked off No. It was about character, integrity, sportsmanship and being fierce competitors on the mat (and now) on the field, on the court, in the pool, on the course. Hosted by Michael Barbaro. His teams have won nine District/Conference titles and six regional championships. At Old Dominion, Martin sent dozens of wrestlers to the NCAA championships and won 172 dual meets to tie the record set by ODUs first coach, Peter Robinson. Coach Matt Small is an educator and wrestling coach at Great Bridge High School. Upon graduation in 1996, Coach Small continued his higher education at Gloucester County Junior College in New Jersey . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. and also an Academic All-American. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Close to 200 North Carolina churches will ask to, Community gathers donations to send Washington High, Five children witness home invasion in Northland;, Croatan National Forest fire: 49% contained, 32,400, 5 brands that consistently make great Chromebooks, Surprise your mom with one of these Mothers Day. Speak to recruitment advertising specialist, For young readers: a new Little Mermaid book and more on the New York Times bestsellers list, Relief efforts underway in Virginia Beach after tornado damages homes, closes roads, More young adults in US are living paycheck to paycheck, report says, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. While our schools will do everything they can to complete the fall athletic season, there may come a time when fall championships will be unable to be completed due to Covid-19 circumstances. Produced by Will Reid and Michael Simon Johnson. So it was always on my radar, Small said. His father, the legendary Billy Martin, is the father of Virginia wrestling, the winner of 22 state championships in 23 years and coach of dozens of . "Ever since I came here my freshman year, that's been my one goal," confirmed senior Ty Chittum. (CHRIS TYREE/THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT). Select students in the 6th and 7th grade will rehearse all day at Western Branch High School and perform in a 6:30pm concert. Whats impressed me about Steve and what Im excited about is Steve has a vested interest in growing wrestling in the whole area, whether its bringing duals to Great Bridge, growing the club, continuing to improve on our resurgence and keeping that upward trajectory we seem to be on to keeping us on top of the state and at the national level.. PMa./= a%pB4E)q RhV4Kp:)y#cxL| 106: 1. Please have a ride ready to pick you up at the rear of the school at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. It took me four to five years to put us in place where we were competing for a state title every year.. Hosted by Sabrina . SEVEN PENINSULA WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR STATE - Daily Press Billy Martin, Jr. was a three-time NCAA all-American at Oklahoma State, finishing second in 1974. Smalls tenure officially begins August 1 but hes already begun some duties in transition with outgoing AD Sean Townsend. In 2007-08, Martin led the team to its second-best record in school history, finishing 17-3 in dual action. Aaron Turner, Great Bridge; 2. Christian Ballon, Ocean Lakes. L. Todd Spencer/staff file (L. TODD SPENCER/The Virginian-Pilot ). Joseph Custodio, Kempsville. Additionally, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall-of-Fame VA chapter for the eastern region in 2011. (Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot) Billy Martin defined so much of what current wrestling . Kyle Kuhlmey, Great Bridge; 4. Martin enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family. 2 Cox by 12 points through eight matches . Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Townsend, who recorded more than 100 wins as Great Bridges baseball coach, is excited to leave the athletic department in the hands of a fellow coach and friend. 757Teamz wrestling Top 15: Great Bridge opens the calendar year as No. 1 Graydon Howard, Cox; 3. Wayne Martin preceded Steve at Great Bridge after wrestling at Old Dominion, and has now taken over again at Great Bridge now that Steve is the coach at ODU. in Norfolk, US Navy investigating debris on NC beaches: National, BestReviews.com - Top gifts to make everyone happy this spring, Mothers Day inspo: This foot massager has 20,000, Drew Barrymores Walmart collection is perfect for, Best Mothers Day gifts for the budding plant mom, Best Mothers Day Gifts for moms obsessed with books, NNPS attorneys ask judge to dismiss Abby Zwerners, Medical examiner: Child drowned outside Edenton home, $357k settlement reached after man dies in VA prison, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I didnt put in for it sooner because of the position of the wrestling program. Thank you again to everyone that attended tryouts! If you want a pest-free patio this spring, the most important thing you can do is take away those elements that bugs find desirable. Charlee Shuler, Grassfield; 4. Yuta Otero, Landstown; 2. It's believed to be the first time that's ever happened in the state. 100 at Old Dominion when his Monarchs defeated the No. The National Federation of State High School Associations gave states . I think the people that know me and find out about this will say, You know what? We did things the right way, Small said. But I think all things work out for a reason and Im thankful to be able to help in the sport of wrestling at Great Bridge.. 3:45 pm . All he needed to do was go back on his resume to find a job he already had, wrestling head coach at Great Bridge High School. My family is all in this area, Martin said. "We had this emphasis in college, where you broke somebody," Steve Martin told the Virginian-Pilot in 2001. In the 2017-2018 season, Martin took four Monarchs to the NCAA Championships held in Cleveland, Ohio. April 27, 2023, 6:00 a.m. . 5:30 pm Boys Tennis @ Oscar Smith HS. Staff file (Randy Litzinger) Mrs. LoConte-Allen is an eighth grade Math teacher on the Stars team who also sponsors Wyldlife and serves as Math department chair. Get in before it fills up! Sam Villasenor, Poquoson. Jared Goodson, Poquoson. Theyre 11 and 9 now. Practice will begin tomorrow following school and will end Thats what so meaningful, Small said. He also coached NCAA Division I National Champion Carl Perry to three high school state championships at Great Bridge. They Refused to Fight for Russia. Congratulations on making the 2023 Great Bridge Middle girls track team. For the first time in four season, ODU did not earn an All-American. In the classroom, Martin led four wrestlers to the MAC All-Academic Team and saw Jack Dechow earn MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete credentials. Hes a very driven guy, Great Bridge athletic director Sean Townsend said. 175: 1. He makes sure of that, "To get through this program, we are a year-round program, you're going to know how to work and workers generally win in life. In the seasons home opener, Coach Martin picked up win No. One bonus box included coaching his son, Max, who won a 106-pound state title as a sophomore last year. 1st-Rising 8th Graders . 4:00 pm Study Hall - Media Center. Making the Monarchs program one of the top programs on the East Coast and in the nation is paramount. The following year at Cox his team finished second at the state tournament. Former Great Bridge wrestling coach Matt Small, who led the Wildcats to two team state championships and coached nine individual champs, will be the new athletic director. Wrestling preview: Great Bridge eyes another state title as new weight "Virginia high school wrestling is making a name for itself on the national level. Along with his 2010 state championship at Cox, Coach Small has led the wildcats to VHSL state titles in 2017 and 2019. It wasnt gonna happen. Im not gonna put a timetable on when were gonna do this or when were gonna do that, but I think were gonna be very competitive., Ray Nimmo, 757-446-2364, ray.nimmo@pilotonline.com. All he needed to do was go back on his resume to find a job he already had, wrestling head coach at Great Bridge High School. Our goal is this weekend coming up," Chittum pointed out. Theyre 11 and 9 now. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Were they any good? 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Live Updates | City officials to give update after tornado rips through Great Neck area of Virginia Beach, Tornado rips through Great Neck section of Virginia Beach, FORECAST: Much better weather for storm clean-up. This upcoming track season will be challenging yet rewarding and I am looking forward to seeing what is in store for us! SUMMER CHAMP CAMP registration, - Great Bridge Wrestling - Facebook 215: 1. Old Dominion discontinued its program after 63 years in 2020, citing financial reasons.