Members of the Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club recently competed in several tournaments in Holzgerlingen, Germany. Wrestlers, coaches, referees and chaperones left Syracuse on April 5 for the trip that combined wrestling with the sites, culture and lifestyle of Germany.

The team is, from left (front row) Kasey Proper (VVS), Connor Russ (Canastota), Wes Blanding (Chittenango), Nick Petroff (Cazenovia), Tyler Heggelke (W. Genesee), Cody Carbery (Chittenango), (middle row) Mike Vreeland (M-E), John Regan (Chittenango), Alex Moss (ES-M), Anthony Finocchiaro (Canastota), Barney Prince (M-E), Matt Fisher (Oneida), (back row), chaperone J. Regan, coach M. Letcher, Jack Buell (S-E), Brad Lucas (Cazenovia), Vice-President Bob Rose , Anthony Rafkis (Baldwinsville); Ben Honis (J-D), Brian Ervin (VVS) and coach P. LeBlanc. The MVWC is in its 30th season of existence.