Buie Won STATE

(in wrestling)

Holy smokes! I can't even express how proud I am of Buie! He stuck with it this season even when he really didn't want to. Since he wasn't super thrilled with wrestling this year, we only signed him up for 2 tournaments. We did highly encourage bribe him do wrestling this year since he would be on the older end of his age bracket. I know it's not  "fun" sport, but he is really good at it (and he doesn't even know it) and if he were to have chance at winning state one year, THIS was the year. He listened to us and worked hard at the practices he did go to. Well, it all paid off and he won all of his matches at qualifying and then his 4 matches at State. 

Chris, Mason and Buie all went down to Perry, GA the night before the tournament and Dad, Mom and I drove down the morning of. (I didn't not eat ALL day!)

Match #1 he won by pinning the kid

Finally a smile! ( It didn't last long, knowing he had more matches)

He won match #2 by a pin. (He threw up before this match, he was so nervous)

 He even took a nap on his best buddy (Grandpa) in between matches.

3rd match  he won by technical points. ( he really pinned the kid if you ask me)

 A little play time with Celie, Mason and Grandpa.

 Championship match vs. Rocky(Seriously, that's the kids name)

He has wrestled this kid a handful of times over the last 2 years and Buie had never lost to him. 

 You never know what can happen in a split second, but thank God, Buie was smart and listened to Grandpa and he ended up winning 4-0!!!!

 These boys all put in a LOT of hours at the nasty wrestling gyms!

 This picture is worth all of the heartache. Only, one man can stand at the top of the podium!

He wrestled in the 89lb weight class for 8 and under and he only weighed 84, so you can see some of the larger kids he had to go up against. 

 I know my dad is super proud of Buie. He believed in him the whole time!

 This is Buie's other coach, Donovan from Level Up Wrestling Center. 

WAY. TO. GO. BUIE!!!!!

 After a celebratory dinner at Fuji Hana, we came home to a decorated house!

This was Buie's send off from all the neighborhood kids.