April’s Wrestler of the Month: Dymir Davis-Carruth

Dymir Davis-Carruth has been working his whole life towards an opportunity to wrestle in college. Starting at the tender age of 4, Dymir was rolling around on the mats at the Russo PAL Center. However, it wasn’t until he started middle school that he really started to excel. As a 7th grader, he placed 4th…

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March’s Wrestler of the Month: Miles Lee

Pennsylvania is known as the toughest wrestling state in the country making placing at the PA state tournament quite a feat in its own right. Placing at the state tournament with less than 3 years of wrestling experience is nearly unheard of. However, Miles Lee did exactly that when he took 5th place at the…

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Craig Duren: January’s Wrestler of the Month

Craig Duren didn’t set the world on fire his first few weeks of wrestling. In fact, he started his freshman season off by going 2-11. While most would feel discouraged, Craig kept plugging along and making strides. The second half of his freshman year he went 14-7 and qualified for the district tournament. Craig’s wrestling progression continued at a rapid pace. With one year of experience under his belt, he went 36-13 as a sophomore. He followed that up with a 32-6 junior season. Now, as a senior, he is off to his best start yet with a 24-1 record. His coach at Martin Luther King High School, Dom Castelli, points to his work ethic and toughness as keys to his success. “There was a turning point in his freshman year where he realized that he could be a really good wrestler. After that the switch was flipped. He doesn’t do anything fancy, he’s just a tough wrestler that wants to go out there and dominate, which is really enjoyable to watch as a coach.” Craig began to attend off-season wrestling practice as soon as his freshman season ended, frequently bringing his other teammates with him. As he continued to hone his skills, his record continued to get better. This season Craig reached 100 wins, an incredibly difficult milestone to achieve. However according to coach Castelli, he still isn’t satisfied. “He’s a warrior and he wants to be the best. He wants to set the all time Public League win record. He wants to qualify for states. He wants to one-day wrestle in college. Wrestling has helped him set goals, and now he’s trying to achieve them.” Perhaps the most…

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Daishawn Tilghman: January’s Mentee of the Month

Daishawn Tilghman began wrestling in 6th grade at Belmont Charter School and was first accepted in the Mentoring Center in 7th grade. However, he did not come on a regular basis and missed more mentoring sessions than he attended. As an 8th grader, Daishawn realized that education was a key component to living a successful…

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Mikaela Estepp: December’s Wrestler of the Month

Coming into the season Franklin Towne Charter’s new coach, Brian Swift, had some questions about his team. In particular, which wrestlers were going to step into leadership positions. Mikaela Estepp quickly answered that question. A senior, but only a second year wrestler, Estepp’s drive and work ethic made her an obvious choice for team captain.…

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Thomas Jennings: November Wrestler of the Month

It’s rare to see someone with as much drive as Thomas Jennings, especially at such a young age. Thomas, only 11, started wrestling last season and was soon hooked. Many wrestlers, especially ones new to the sport, take the summers off, but that idea never crossed Thomas’s mind. 2 or 3 times every week he…

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Ousmane Diarra: October Wrestler of the Month

Ousmane Diarra is Beat the Streets Philadelphia’s October Wrestler of the Month. Although he didn’t start wrestling until his sophomore year, Ousmane’s skills developed quickly, a testament to his hard work and dedication in the practice room. As a sophomore, he spent time in and out of the lineup and finished the year with an…

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Miles Lee- Wrestler of the Month

Name: Miles Lee School: Palumbo/Mastery Coach: Coach Keitt Age/Grade: 17/11th Grade Number of Years Wrestling: 1 Why Did You Start Wrestling? Wrestling always interested me because as a kid I used to watch WWE, but my school never had a team. Instead of wrestling I started to train MMA in my free time. I learned…

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Wrestler of the Month- Kyla Arroyo

Name: Kyla Arroyo School: Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School Coach: Coach Greer, Coach Tanenbaum and Coach Jen Age/Grade: 15/9th grade Number of Years Wrestling: 3 Why Did You Start Wrestling? My mom was a wrestler and she told me about her wrestling experience. I decided I would follow in her footsteps and become a wrestler just like her.…