Sidney Native Begins Coyote Wrestling Season with High Expectations

1994 Eagles graduate, Chuck Rossol, begins his first season as head coach for the Williston Coyote wrestling team with high expectations of bringing home hardware. Rossol wrestled for Eagles coach, Guy Melby, until he graduated in 1994 and then wrestled as a walk on for South Dakota State University.

He admits he’s been put in charge of a dedicated and very talented group of young men that are “Poised to make a pretty good run at the State Finals,” which are scheduled to take place in Fargo, February 14th – February 16th.

Williston has approximately 35 young men wrestling varsity & junior varsity this year, with the majority of them being seniors and freshman. Rossol is anticipating many of the seniors to “Have the year of their lives on the mat, including a strong possibility for several champions.” Rossol proudly comments, “They’ve been working hard all summer and every one of them is very eager to hit the mats.”

The juniors and sophomores are the two smallest groups, but there is a lot of toughness in the two and a few of these wrestlers have some quality varsity experience. Rossol expects a couple of these hard workers to earn their way near the top of the stand this year.

The freshmen make up the second largest group. They’re tough, hungry and putting in as much time on the mats and in the weight room as their dedicated predecessors.

With several teams out there having the same goals in mind as Rossol’s Coyotes, he remains optimistic and has great expectations for his team. “These young men have worked very hard to be where they are and to achieve their goals. I think they will continue to work and continue to improve, and will win some very big matches this year. I look forward to helping them realize their goals.”