As the outnumbered English bemoan their anticipated fate before the Battle of Agincourt, Shakespeare's young, confident Henry IV bolsters their confidence and pride when he declares, "We few; we happy few; we Band of Brothers..." Probably no phrase better fits the 2016-17 wrestling team, under the guidance of Coach Adam Arterbury, as they have proven themselves to be a fierce squad of only six sophomores and one junior.
        On Saturday, the team traveled to the Salisbury School in northwest CT for the annual WNEISWA prep State Meet and ended up taking home 4 medals! Junior Reece Perrone took sixth place at 182lbs. and Wyn Veiga did the same at 143lbs. Dylan McNamara took the 5th place medal at 126lbs. The Hornet standout, of course, was Ishy Williams who battled the 5 time champion from Trinity-Pawling in the final. Taking the champ to the limit, Ish finished second and took home the silver medal at 192 lbs. This feat, in addition to Ishy's title as Fairchester League Champion, marks him as one of the best, young prep wrestlers around. He will certainly get the opportunity to prove himself further when he, Reece, and Dylan, who also qualified, travel next weekend up to the Hyde School in Bath, Maine for the New England championships. For such a small team we did extremely well (finishing ahead of rival Hopkins on team points). And even if the numbers remain relatively few, this Band of Brothers will continue to go the distance in the years to come.