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Yappi.com writer PERRY TWP.-Seth Horner might not be big on the Pittsburgh Steelers championship tradition in the NFL but he is an advocate of another black and gold team with championship tradition: The Perry Panthers wrestling team. "It is a blessing to be at Perry and if you want to be the best, you come to Perry High School," the 5'5'', 112-pound freshman said. "Real champions wear black and gold." Horner is in his first year in the wrestling program and he carries a strong 3.0 grade-point average in the classroom. His hard work on the mat and off the mat has pleased his father, Chuck Horner. Horner has had nothing but respect for the Perry wrestling program since Dave Riggs coached the Panthers for 15 years before making way for new head coach Brent McBurney. "The program is in very good hands. This is a program where only your best is expected and nothing less," Chuck Horner said. "I let McBurney and Riggs do their jobs with my son. I couldn't be happier." Horner was a winner over Lake's Zack Cline by a 2-0 decision and played a role in the Panthers winning the Federal League wrestling championship as they recorded a 46-12 win over Lake. There is a way that the Panthers go about winning. They do it with class. No one brags about how they are the best on the team. Every wrestler from freshman to senior is embraced as one by the Perry wrestling family. And no one is put over another wrestler. "We are all disciplined and we go out to win. We learn from our opponents in victory and defeat. What they teach us during competition is what we apply in our future matches," Seth Horner said. "I am proud to be a member of the Perry wrestling program because of how disciplined the wrestlers are on the mat and off the mat. My goal for the next four years is to emerge as a state wrestling champion." In Perry Township, real champions wear black and gold. And Seth Horner is one of them. |
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