Boy Who Got 'Fat Letter' Wins State Wrestling Title
The Booster wrestlers brought home multiple state titles this weekend.
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If Cameron Watson was at all upset by the letter sent home from his school telling his parents we was classified as "obese," he's probably over it by now.
Especially since Cameron, member of the North Andover Boosters Club wrestling team, won his state wrestling championship this weekend.
Cameron, 10, now holds the state title in his weight class at 94 lbs. He went 3-0 and won the state title in Salem on Saturday by pinning his opponent in just under 30 seconds.
The North Andover Boosters emerged with three state champions, four silver medals and two who placed in fourth place.
- Cameron Watson, William Shimoeller and Jack Dalton are state champions.
- Tommy Cox, Luke Conti, Jeremy Carriere and Braeden Farr won silver medals.
- Wally Foote and Jack Sallas won bronze medals.
- Carson Milovich won a copper medal.
Cameron had a busy week. After the story about the BMI letters spread online and through cable news, with television news crews interviewing him and his guest appearance on Fox & Friends, the media spotlight was probably overwhelming. A state wrestling title is a nice way to top off that kind of week.
"The fat letter stuff has been far surpassed by State Champ!" Cameron's mother, Selectman Tracy Watson, said. "Cameron has wanted a trophy since he was like three. We always told him work for one and it will come."
Michael Quinlan
10:11 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Congratulations to Cameron, William and Jack! State Champions!
Tracy Watson
8:55 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
ALL WINNERS!!! Thanks Michael...
Bryan McGonigle2
10:58 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
The letter that Cameron should be bringing home are for the "guns" he's bringing to school.
Tracy Watson
11:49 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
HA HA!! That's a good one CoachRaf2!!! Made my day!
Rick Nardella
12:42 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Congrats Cameron...Tell the intrusionary idiots to "Pin" a obese rap on someone else!!!...RN
Tracy Watson
3:04 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Another good one! Thanks Rick!
Felicia Tamulevich
9:01 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
These BMI letters are certainly concerning. I have three kids myself, all with similar diets, but with BMI all over the scale. My youngest, with the highest BMI, the only difference in his diet, is he drinks more milk. I have to wonder about Bone Density being a factor?
And I'd like to point out an editorial flaw. There were not four fourth place winners, but two third place winners and one fourth place winner. Congratulations to this outstanding group of fourth graders that are in the wrestling program in North Andover.
"The North Andover Boosters emerged with three state champions, four silver medals and two who placed in fourth place.
•Cameron Watson, William Shimoeller and Jack Dalton are state champions.
•Tommy Cox, Luke Conti, Jeremy Carriere and Braeden Farr won silver medals.
•Wally Foote and Jack Sallas won bronze medals.
•Carson Milovich won a copper medal."