Hillside Wrestling Weekend X, July 2003

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Hillside Wrestling Weekend X was held July 16-20, 2003. It was the tenth annual wrestling weekend and the eighth one which I attended; there were a number of wrestlers present who had attended all ten events. As in previous years, wrestlers came from all over the U.S. as well as Canada, Germany and the U.A.E. The mat setup allowed everyone to have plenty of mat time in different wrestling styles, though there was no ring for the pro wrestlers as in the last two years (the Sheriff promised that next year the ring will be back though). In freestyle wrestling, the second annual tournament was a success, which was held Saturday morning, concluding in time for lunch. The food was great, and the weather was mostly pleasant. It rained on Friday again but wrestling continued, and the rain stopped long enough for lunch in the open.

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The Ride (NY, NJ & PA) | At Hillside: Wrestling and other photos from Hillside Campground |
Additional Tournament Pictures from Gene

Hillside 2003 -- the ride there and back

This year, I took the usual route through Queens, Manhattan, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, then turned north at Honesdale to enjoy the mountains that I previously bypassed to the south. The route featured great views and the steep consecutive hills which give the Endless Mountains their name. While the usual route features three mountain passes, the highest one being at 1940 feet, this route goes into the low 2000's, crossing some valleys around 1600 feet before descending to 1000 feet about 6 miles from Hillside. The road from there went over 1600-foot Kennedy Hill which was scenic and quick (a molehill compared to the previous mountains), ending up 4 miles later in Gibson, minutes from camp. Arrived at the campground after dinner but had a sub sandwich ready. Unlike the scorching weather of the previous two years (in the 90's and 100's °F), the temperature this year was in the 70's and 80's, mostly sunny with a brief shower in the morning. The weather on the ride back was similar, despite the dire weather forecasts of flash floods and continuous severe storms -- it rained for a few hours and then the nice weather returned.

At Hillside

(Elevation 1350 ft.)

Hillside Freestyle Tournament, July 19, 2003

The tournament and related pictures have been moved:
click here or on the above picture to see them.

Click here for Mike's tournament pictures.

	The frame for the tent over the pro tent on site 60A, before setting it up.
	The Sheriff's down.
	Big Al gets stretched.
	Kicking him when he's down.
	Demonstrating a headlock.
	Sprawled on the mat.
	Pile driver.
	Lou has Chuck where he wants him -- or vice versa?
	If you do this headlock correctly...
	...you end up here.
	In mid-throw.
	"Where the head goes, the body will follow."
	Nice cradle.
	Lou has Chuck at his mercy (Photo enhanced by Donald Black).
	And now for the "Indian death grip" (?)
	No, no, this is how you do it...
	...get everything in position...
	...there we go...
	...and get that knee on him for good measure!
	Sleeper (Photo enhanced by Donald Black).
	Double-leg camel clutch.
	And the single-leg, which leaves a hand free for other things.
	Care to demonstrate?
	Friday night on the pro mat.
	Got him...
	...on his knees...
	...not so fast!
	Strutting around gloating over the victory.
	Next match...
	Good thing he's flexible...
	Reversal -- gimme that arm! ...
	Hey, this is fun! ...
	Lou fights back with a low blow...
	...again, while lifting him...
	...lets him down momentarily...
	...but not for long...
	Lou takes advantage of the situation... (Photo enhanced by Donald Black)
	...stretches his opponent out some more...
	You won't see this on TV...
	...and the ref is powerless to stop these egregious rules violations...
	Pile driver him again...
	..and then attack the ref! ...
	The ref being pile drivered...
	...and sprawled on the mat.
	Getting the ref right where he wants him...
	...while the audience loves it.

This year WrestlerVic had his own mat on upper site 60 too, where there were a number of taped and untaped matches throughout the weekend. You can find out more at his Wrestling in the Hills of PA website.

	Mike and Kris singing at midnight Sunday.
	"Haunted Campsite" sign, definitely not in Kansas.
	Saying goodbyes at the meal area, Sunday morning.
	Mat rolled up and taken away, midday Sunday.
	Group picture, at upper site 60.
	Site 60 with the mat and wrestlers gone, Sunday afternoon.
	This bird now has all of site 60 to itself.
	My tent.
	Raspberry bush
	The cat that hung around us all weekend.
	A thistle in the NNS area of Hillside.
	12:21 AM Monday -- starry sky
	More stars.
	Still seeing stars.
	Bumble bee pollinating a raspberry flower on site 60.
	Another bee pollinating a raspberry.
	Taking down my tent, I find the Marshall Memorial Tent stakes.

Also check out the Outsports article by Gene Dermody along with its gallery of pictures

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