The last wrestling match of the year for Alex....

...and he's a super star!  During practice the day before the match channel 13 came and interviewed us and taped Alex during that practice, then the night of the match there was channels 2, 4 and 13 all there for Alex!  The funny thing is this all started with me emailing channel 5 to nominate the team and coach for their High 5 Award - and all the other channels responded, but we didn't hear anything from channel 5!  Here are the 3 videos from those stations, as well as one of their teasers.  I was so glad they presented this story as much about the team as they did Alex.  The team and coaches deserve such great kudos for how they accepated and treat Alex! 

 

Alex had a big crowd of fans for his last match;  teachers, teachers, teachers!  For a kid who never likes going to school he sure had a lot of his teachers there for fans.  Brothers, sisters, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and even cousins!!!  I'm sure glad Alex knows he has such a great support system.  He deserves all the love this little man can take, and I know everyone that showed up was there because they love him.  And that's not counting the ones who couldn't make it to this match!  We probably could have filled the gym with just Team Alex.  Thank you to all for your support!!!

 

 

 

 

 http://tinyurl.com/b4q5qxbchannel 4

 

 

 

http://www.kutv.com/sports/features/talkin-sports/stories/vid_508.shtml

 

 

Alex the Great!

I'm thinking that should be Alex's wrestling name!

Al started practice with the wrestling team this past week.  He did such an amazing job!  I was impressed with his tenacity, his endurance and his excitement over being on the team.  I was equally as impressed with the integrity of the coaches and other team mates and how they involved Alex in everything they did.

It's kind of hard to see in these pictures, but Al is in the center of both of them.  The top one is just him stretching with the other guys.  He's the one in the jazz jersey and white shorts, almost dead center of the picture.  And the bottom one is a feel-good picture; the team had started at the end I'm standing at to take the picture doing the crab walk.  Alex was one of the first ones to start out, but obviously everyone passed him, but they are all waiting on the other side for him to finish.  And what you don't see (hear) is all the cheering the guys are doing to get Alex to "keep going!"  It's fun to watch the other team mates.  They have been patient, but pushing.  Supportive, but strong.  And the coaches?  Well, let's just say those big lugs have brought this mom to tears a couple of times, just with the simple fact that they are allowing him to try out, but also with how they have involved him so heavily in the practices.  I know the boys on the team wouldn't be so supportive and accepting if the coaches weren't.

Mike and I are both Beetdiggers; all of Al's siblings and almost all of his aunts and uncles are Beetdiggers, and now my Baby Beet...I am so proud to say we are Beetdiggers!

I'm hoping to take some decent pictures this week and will make sure to post them, so look again later to see Alex the Great in action!