Jude Correa, who beat Marshwood’s Cody Isabelle in the Middle School division title match, celebrates with his family and King of the Mat tournament director Allen Berube. COURTESY PHOTO
Cole Albert celebrates with his dad and Berube after winning the Novice division belt at the King of the Mat. COURTESY PHOTO
The fifth annual King of the Mat youth wrestling tournament was held at Thornton Academy on Saturday, March 2. This year’s tournament featured 520 wrestlers, which is up from the 140 athletes that competed in the first-ever event. The 2019 King of the Mat featured 70 different teams from all across New England. Individual champions received huge trophies that stand four-feet tall. After each division — Bantam, Intermediate, Novice, Middle School — are finished with their brackets, there are four “belt matches” that feature the two wrestlers with the three fastest pins on the day. This year’s King of the Mat belt winners were Doughboy Wrestling’s Jude Correa (Middle School), Little Lynx’s Cole Albert (Novice), MarcAurele, Connecticut’s Isaiah McDaniel (Intermediate) and Dungeon’s Marc Nantel (Bantam).
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