Is there really no place like home?
Beyond asking Dorothy, the debate may be raging in McCallie’s wrestling room. The Blue Tornado wrestlers had to go all the way to Ohio to get their first win of the season, and that one came on overtime criteria.
Although not at home, they were at least within Chattanooga city limits Friday when they picked up win number two, a 45-24 decision over state-ranked Thompson, Ala., at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Maclellan Gym. The match was a prelude to UTC’s meet with Purdue.
“I thought we wrestled well. Thompson is a solid team,” McCallie coach Mike Newman said after his team improved to 2-4 following a bout with Bradley Central and three bouts with state-championship-caliber teams in Ohio.
McCallie and Thompson will get their fill of challenges today. Both are competing in the Cleveland Duals, which also boasts the host Blue Raiders, Soddy-Daisy, Marietta Pope, Woodland, Ga., and Tennessee’s top-ranked teams — Father Ryan and Baylor.