<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2yJ5fB_1GkpOQ1n00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2yJ5fB_1GkpOQ1n00" width="1565" height="955" >As individuals and as a collective unit, the Greyhounds have shown what can be achieved on the wrestling mat in recent seasons. Coming off a season in which Jones County finished a program-best fourth in the state in the GHSA state individual meet and also had a state champion in Arrie Martin, Jones County is ready to sustain that level of success.It will come with the usual departure of experience, and that includes Martin as well as Bryan Ulrich taking over as head coach after Adam Gillhouse assumed the Jones County School System’s Director of Communications position.But Ulrich is hardly walking into his role as a newcomer. With him previously being Jones County’s middle school wrestling coach, he has coached essentially all of the wrestlers on the roster, and that could prove key on a roster in which freshmen stand to play a role alongside a handful of upperclassmen that have wrestled on the big stage that is the state tournament.“We have two or three seniors, a solid group of juniors, a few sophomores, and a mess of freshmen,” Ulrich said. “It’s been nice. We’ve been able to transition and have not had to reteach everything. Most everyone in our wrestling room has wrestled with us before.”Jones County wrapped up its second official week of preseason practice last week. And thanks to its experience, less time has been spent on teaching basics.“We spent around our first three days doing basic review and can move right into cleaning up technique,” Ulrich said.Nate Wilson and Barrett Rosenberger will supplement the Greyhounds’ roster once football season ends, and they are among those on hand with experience in the state tournament, the same place with another leader, Noah Pieterick was fourth a season ago.“Noah has been at this since he was four or five years old, so his presence and confidence, it speaks volumes,” Ulrich said. “He’s really stepping in and finding his voice with more of a leadership role.As is usually the case, the season of wrestling moves in stages. The Greyhounds begin things this weekend at McIntosh with two appearances at home this month at the Gauntlet in Gray on Nov. 21 and the Main Street Dual against GMC Prep in downtown Gray on Nov. 28.All of that will start a gradual build toward January and the region duals on Jan. 9 and the state duals the weekend after. Both will be hosted by Ola.“So much of it is prepping your guys at the right time. We want them to get their wrestling legs back, so it’s a slow, gradual process,” Ulrich said. “In November, it’s more about technique and cleaning things up. In December, you get into some harder competition so you can hit the ground running in January so that your guys are ready.”</div></body>

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As individuals and as a collective unit, the Greyhounds have shown what can be achieved on the wrestling mat in recent seasons. Coming off a season in which Jones County finished a program-best fourth in the state in the GHSA state individual meet and also had a state champion in Arrie Martin, Jones County is ready to sustain that level of success.

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As individuals and as a collective unit, the Greyhounds have shown what can be achieved on the wrestling mat in recent seasons. Coming off a season in whic

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