I started my look at local teams with a visit to Everett to check in on the Warriors. Certainly, the first day of a new season is going to bring plenty of excitement, and that was the case with fourth-year head coach Rob Ripple and his group. While I don't have an exact roster yet, numbers appear to be pretty good for the Everett team.
Ripple, who helped turn Bedford's junior high into one of the top feeder programs in the area, and his son Tanner, a 100-match winner for the varsity Bisons, have been doing good things in Everett and hopes are up for building on that foundation. Joining as an assistant coach this season is former Bedford heavyweight state placewinner Josh Krupa.
The highlight for the Warriors last season was Devin Reed, who became the school's first state placewinner since 2005, taking sixth at 285 pounds in Hershey. Reed won't be on the roster this year, but I would think his success should be to the benefit of the others that those kind of postseason achievements are possible.
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