The Oakville Senior High School wrest-ling program historically has been outstanding, fielding some of the best teams you will find in the state of Missouri.

In the 2002-2003 season, despite having some outstanding wrestlers, not many people expected the Tigers to do much of anything.

With each passing week, though, the Ti-gers are gaining the attention and respect of more and more people who follow the sport.

The Oakville Tournament last weekend was no exception.

“We surprised a lot of people last weekend,” Tigers Coach Tim Vogel told the Call. “The kids did an outstanding job and put on a real good performance. We are where we should be now.”

With quite a few wrestlers changing weight classes as the team prepares for the stretch run, it is getting a lot more difficult to keep track of everyone, but the success remains.

At the 103-pound class, Laymart Hunt had a perfect weekend, going 5-0, as did 152-pounder Eric Schmidt. Both, according to Vogel, were very solid.

“They were fantastic,” he said. “Schmidt had been at 160, but dropped down and did a great job.”

Also having a great weekend for Oak-ville was Kyle Folle, who wrestles at 125 pounds. Folle, only a freshman, went 4-1 in the tournament and turned some heads – again.

“He’s just not afraid of anybody,” Vogel