At the recent alumni get-together,  the first ever "annual" WHAZZOO award was also in attendance.. As you can see in the photo below, it was awarded in 1971-72. The recipient was Senior Ralph Terrell who wrestled at  215 pounds. During conversations with Ralph and other alumni at the recent get-together, Some of the history of the original orins of WHAZZOO was discussed. The original spelling was acually WHAZZO with only a single "O". The 1 "O" was for opponents. The new version with 2 O's came into existence at a later date. I'm sure there is more history to be learned, but it was great being able to share the photo of the trophy and learning more about the proud history of Hurricane Wrestling!

ALUMNI NIGHT: The 2017-18 Season alumni night will take place before the 5pm match against Amityville on Friday,  1/5/2018. All alumni in attendance will be introduced (name & year) before the match. After a group photo, the alumni will make a tunnel to welcome the Hurricanes onto the mats! 
DATE: January 5th 2018 (Friday)
LOCATION: WHB Gym
​TIME: Just before the start of the varsity match at 5pm. Please arrive a few minutes early.


ANNUAL GET-TOGETHER: This will be held immediately after the Cory Hubbard Duals Tournament on Saturday, 1/6/2018. We will be getting together at The Mill Roadhouse (142 Mill Road) at approximately 5pm (right after the tournament ends). We will have the 2nd floor all to ourselves. This event is for for alumni, friends, family and anyone who support Hurricane wrestling! Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative than last year and we hope to see everyone there!!
DATE: January 6th 2018 (Saturday)
LOCATION: The Mill Roadhouse (2nd Floor)
​TIME: After Completion of the Cory Hubbard Duals Tournament (approximately 5pm)

We have just begun listing alumni names, e-mail addresses, and graduation years in the alumni registry. This is voluntary, password protected, and open to all wrestling alumni. If you would like to be added to the registry, simply use the contact us form at the bottom of the page, or contact Coach Bass with your information. Please include your first and last name, e-mail address, and graduation year. You will receive a reply and the password to that section of the site at that time. Additionally, if you know any alumni who are not receiving e-mails, please let us know. We want to get as many as possible on both the alumni e-mail list as well as the registry. Thanks for your help! Let's not leave anyone out!

While I have no specific numbers, there seemed to be a decent amount of WHB alumni on hand for the Cory Hubbard Duals yesterday (1/2/2016). (If anyone has any actual numbers, just let me know). Those in attendance certainly didn't leave disappointed, but may have left without voices after all of the cheering that culminated in the final deafening roar when the Hurricanes beat Longwood in the last match to capture the cup! 

The evening "social" organized by 1976 grads Arum Terchunian & Bob Culver was a great time and seemed pretty well attended. First year Longwood wrestling Coach Jonathan Gress, a 2005 WHB grad and former Hurricane wrestler even came to join in the festivities. That was impressive considering the tough loss earlier in the day. It's a great time to catch up with those you haven't seen in a while. This is a great event that I hope continues in the future. Thanks again Arum and Bob.

Another HUGE shout out to Hurricane wrestling supporter Joe Grady and his Hurricane Deli that supplied all of the food for the event. Joe has done a great deal for the team this year. In addition, he opens early EVERY match and tournament day to allow our wrestlers and parents to get breakfast at ungodly hours. We appreciate all he and his staff does to support us and I hope that everyone frequents the Hurricane Deli for their own needs when possible to say thank you!