Carolina Duals

After a busy start to the week at the Southern Scuffle, the Duke Blue Devils returned to action at the Carolina Duals at historic Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, NC.  Unlike a long bus ride to Tennessee, this was an easy quick trip down “Tobacco Road” for the Blue Devils.

Alec Schenk
Kaden Russell
Alec Schenk
Thayer Atkins
Coach Wissel
Zach Finesilver
Mitch Finesilver
Alec Schenk
Matt Finesilver
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Favorite photos of 2017

I didn’t do the best job of pulling photos as the year went along, so I probably missed a few I would have included here; however, here are my favorite 10 photos I took in 2017.

CHAPEL HILL, NC – DECEMBER 06: Jalek Felton #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates against the Western Carolina Catamounts on December 06, 2017 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 104-61. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jalek Felton
2017 September 16: Alex Comsia #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during a 1-2 win over the Duke Blue Devils at MacPherson Stadium at Bryant Park in Browns Summitt, NC.
2017 January 23: North Carolina Tar Heels during a match against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, NC. NCSU won 19-11. 197: Danny Chaid (UNC) dec. #10 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU), 3-1 (SV-1)
2017 December 09: Jacob Kasper, Matt Finesilver and Brandon Leynaud of Duke Blue Devils wrestling on Saturday, December, 9, 2017 during practice in Durham, NC.
2017 November 19: Florida International University Panthers during a 1-2 loss to the Duke Blue Devils at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, NC. (Photo by Peyton Williams)
2017 November 04: Harrison Campbell, Kaden Russell, Louis Castellano, Maliik Marcin, Jeremiah Reitz, Eric Carter, Anthony DeMartino, Matt Finesilver of Duke Blue Devils wrestling on Saturday, November, 4, 2017 during treatment in Durham, NC.
2017 April 01: The “Battle of the Blues” track and field meet between the Duke Blue Devils, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Michigan Wolverines at Duke University in Durham, NC.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – FEBRUARY 25: Stephen Kelly #24 of the North Carolina Tar Heels tries to regain possession after a face off with Craig Madarasz #5 of the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays on February 25, 2017 at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Johns Hopkins won 13-5. (Photo by Peyton Williams/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Stephen Kelly;Craig Madarasz

Last week of classes

This week was the last week of classes for the Duke wrestler. I was able to come out to a couple practices and a weight session as they wind down.

Looking back at my archives, so far I have taken and kept 1,750 photos over the season. That is what I have kept. Generally I delete over two-thirds of the photos I  take, which means I’ve likely taken over 5,000 photos.Continue reading“Last week of classes”

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Pass the turkey, hold the gravy

This was the first week since the team returned back to campus after their Thanksgiving break. For wrestlers, the joy of indulging in the festivities of food gorging can vary by weight class. For those not worried about making weight, it was turkey and gravy with all the fixings. For those trying to make weight, it was a “pass the turkey, hold the gravy” kind of holiday.

Below are some pics from practice this week.

Anthony DeMartino officiates a match.
Harrison Campbell and Joshua Copeland
LJ Castellano’s tattoo.
Countdown to NCAA championship in Cleveland.
Roman Romero
Maliik Marcin
Araad Fisher and LJ Castellano
Anthony DeMartino tapes his fingers
Benjamin Anderson and Anthony DeMartino
LJ Castellano and Zach Finesilver.
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