Copley Coach Sees Another Strong Season

Most wrestlers return after second-place conference finish

Coach Jim Dies is confident about the prospects of his Copley wrestling team this season. "I think we're on pace to have the best team we've had here in a long, long time – maybe ever," said Dies, now in his sixth season at Copley. "That's how I'm selling it to administrators and people in the community." Dies isn't overselling his program either. Copley finished second in the conference last season. The team lost only one wrestler from that lineup. The returning talent, which includes 10 seniors and five wrestlers with 25 or more wins, has left Dies and Indians fans with plenty of optimism. What also helps keep everybody's optimism high is the knowledge that the team has Samuel Wheeler's name on its roster again. Wheeler, the state runner…

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