Although I haven't written much about it, Jackson started wrestling this season. As I expected, it was a pretty rough year, especially since he was the smallest and youngest kid in the league. At 5 years old and a whopping 35 pounds fully dressed, he was usually wrestling kids that were at least a year older than him and 5 - 10 pounds heavier. Regardless, he approached each match with enthusiasm and was always upset if he had to miss practice. And these weren't your normal soccer or basketball practices. Rather, they were 2 hours of heavy conditoning, drilling and live wrestling.

Going into the last dual meet of the season, I had almost given up hope that he would get a victory this year. He had one close match earlier in the season, losing by 2 points in a 6 - 4 decision. Still, I was encouraged by his improvement in the wrestling room and was hoping he might be able to get a favorable match up before we put on the soccer cleats. I was a little surprised when I got to the match on Saturday and saw that he was matched up with a kid who was in the weight class above him. Expecting another thrashing, I was quite surprised when the following occurred. If Jackson's opponent looks a lot bigger, don't try to adjust your screen. He out weighed Jackson by 12 pounds.