Wrestling event excites fans, raises money
Published 6:33 pm Friday, January 11, 2019
Livid the Clown's little fan, Colton, Rose, 5, with his father, Richard Rose of Chesapeake.
Vampire Warrior Gangrel is dazed after Brandon Scott had jumped on him and broke the table beside the ring.
Benjamin "Money" Banks hits a member of The Sanctuary.
The Golden Pinky Society ("Diamond" Victor Griff and Benjamin "Money" Banks) strut toward the ring. They went on to defeat The Sanctuay.
Ken Dixon, left and Coby Corino both appear to be in pain. Colby was first declared the Commonweaalth Heritage champion, but was disqualified following a reverse decision.
Livid the Clown gets moral support from three of his young fans, Lucas and Logan Bentz with Kai Suozzzi.
Roc Richards has Livid the Clown down, but only for the moment.
Lucas and Logan Bentz with Kai Suozzzi came from Virginia Beach to support Livid the Clown.
All hail The Sanctuary! Timmy Danger, at far right, is supported by his team. They went on to defeat Sledge Gibson.
Referee Ron Mills declares Phil Brown the winner of the Liberty Title match.
Irvin Legend gets smacked by Phil Brown
Irving Legen, left, is challenged by VCW Liberty Champion Phil Brown.
Livid the Clown poses with members of the Dukes wrestling team.
Livid the Clown with some young fans. At left are Malechai Peterson and Josiah Jones, son and nephew respectively, of Jay Kno of Windsor. At right are Jackson and Andrew, sons of Tim and Tracy Kubinak of Suffolk.
Gangrel triumphant! He holds his trophy belt high as the new VCW Heavyweight Champion after defeating Brandon Scott on Jan. 5 in the Windsor High School gymnasium.
The Windsor High School wrestling team with VCW's Vampire Warrior Gangrel before the matches began on Saturday night in the gymnasium. In front, from left, are Dylan White, Genevieve Egley, Johnathan Gurin, Steven Smith; middle, Tina Heckenlaible, Naomi Bullis, Evan Seeley; back, Coach Sumner Bradshaw, Stefon Saunders, Dominic Walters, Gangrel, Matthew Shuler, Kibwe Noel and Coach Guy Freeman.
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
WINDSOR
There was never a dull moment when the Vanguard Championship Wrestling company came to Windsor High School on Jan. 6. This was for the first fundraiser to benefit the Windsor High School wrestling team.
Both the wrestlers and fans cheered on their favorites and heckled those they didn’t like.
Thanks to sponsorships that covered the cost of the visit, all the money raised from ticket sales and concessions went to the team.
Coach Sumner Bradshaw, who also teaches art at WHS, said, “We were able to raise over $3,500 for the wrestling team and will be using that money to purchase new warm-up gear. Any money leftover will go toward tournament fees and other expenses throughout the season.
“We were very pleased with the fundraiser and there is already a lot of buzz about when we will do it again. We are thinking about hosting it again next year if everything works out around the same weekend in January.”
He continued, “VCW was very easy to work with and very professional, I would highly recommend them to anyone else that may want to try something like it. The team has a few regular season dates left that include tri- and quad meets and two tournaments. We are continuing to improve and looking forward to the regional tournament in which students will have an opportunity to qualify for the state tournament in February.”
The company reported on its website the results of the evening matches, which included the main event at the end.
“’The Vampire Warrior’ Gangrel is the new VCW Heavyweight Champion! He shocked everyone by defeating Brandon Scott for the championship, just over one month after Scott had regained the title from Billy Gunn at Wrestlecade. Gino was slated to challenge Brandon Scott for the gold on Feb. 2. What does the future hold for Gino? And have we seen the last of Brandon Scott? Stay tuned!”
Other results
- Phil Brown retained The Liberty Championship over Irvin Legend
- Timmy Danger defeated Sledge Gibson
- Livid The Clown beat Roc Richards
- Ken Dixon retained The Commonwealth Heritage Championship against Colby Corino via disqualification after a reverse decision. They’ll meet again next month for a rematch.
- The Golden Pinky Society beat The Sanctuary
To support the WHS wrestlers, contact Sumner at either 242-6172 or sbradshaw2@iwcs.k12.va.us.
To learn more about VCW, visit www.vcw-wrestling.com.
