Peckham Wrestling Tourney- A great tradition

If you visited the CHS Masciarelli Gymnasium today, you you would have found the place bursting at the seems with wrestling. That is because today marks the 18th annual James Peckham Invitational Tournament. You can set your calendar by this tournament as it always runs during the 2nd Saturday of the month. It has become a January tradition here and is one of the finest Bulldog athletic events of the entire school year.

This year's tournament features 9 teams- Canton, Xaverian, Southeastern Regional, Randolph, Norton, Norwood, Sharon, Mansfield and Somerset-Berkley.  It is a battle of some great wrestlers and a special tournament  for our Bulldogs. 

It was 18 years ago that Hall of Famer Tom Bartosek- founder and the first coach of the CHS Wrestling team- created the tournament in honor of James Peckham.  Peckham was a legend of Massachusetts Wrestling and is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame as well. The tournament has grown and evolved over the years and has also become a celebration of coach Bartosek- who is really the "father of wrestling" in Canton. 

Canton's wrestlers competed with heart and courage today. Senior Rob Dicalogero was the only Bulldog to earn the championship in his weight class, but many others performed very well including the following 3rd place finishers: Wavol Prentice, Brendan Lewis and Sean Murphy.

It's a great day of Wrestling and a great CHS tradition!