ALTON – Alton's wrestling team this season is bringing back what Redbird coach Eric Roberson calls a group of solid wrestlers for the 2015-16 season.
The Redbirds got started by splitting a triangular meet in Moline, defeating Rock Island 36-32 but dropping a 49-19 decision to Moline, a team ranked 11th in the state. The Redbirds then defeated East St. Louis 54-18 at home in their Southwestern Conference opener and swept the Morton Quad on Saturday, defeating the host Potters, Bloomington and New Lenox-Providence of the Chicago area.
“We're right on schedule to where we want to be right now,” Roberson, who has coached the team since wrestling was brought back for the 1996-97 season, said. “We've got some matches under out belts now, which is good, and the kids are always eager to get back into the wrestling room.