BOOK REVIEW
"Call Us Champions" authored by Steve Wolfe is now available on the Internet and at most of the local bookstores. This is the second book that Coach Steve Wolfe has written pertaining to his career as a wrestling coach and football coach at Homer High School. Although his first book was good, a reader that was not familiar to the stories it was difficult to navigate since fictitious names were used. However, his latest book, "Call Us Champions" is well written and actual names and times were used to enhance the story line. For those not familiar with Coach Steve Wolf, he has a long history in the sport of wrestling, not only as a coach but also as a national champion in a variety of styles, and weight classes of wrestling. He is a dedicated wrestler as well as being a dedicated coach. Throughout his writings, he also gives you a glimpse into his personal life as a husband and father. The trials and tribulations of living, teaching school, and coaching in the small town environment of Homer, Alaska.
The book cover is a picture of the one of his wrestlers, John Neland, following the winning of his State Championship in his senior year at Homer High School. The book is filled with stories of dual, multi-school tournaments, regional tournaments, and state tournaments. As a Coach, his stories are filled with individual matches and what moves were used to earn points in winning or loosing a wrestling match. At the same time, his stories gives you the insight of some of the wrestlers and their personal development throughout the program. He also shares the humorous side of traveling with a group of teenage boys as well as cheerleaders. This particular book gives a person an outstanding insight on the development of the Homer High School wrestling program from the start until coach Wolfe retired. During this time frame, some of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the high school wrestling in Alaska rebuilt the wrestling reputation of Homer High School. Through the efforts of their coaches and themselves, they established themselves as one of the best teams in the state of Alaska, they were Champions. If you were on scene when some of these stories occurred, the author was able to reestablish this link and take you back in time to that particular moment in time. In this multitude of athletic stories, you also see the insight of some of the wrestlers and their development of young men to manhood and the inspired dedication that they achieved by being supported and trained by their mentors, the coaches. The book is well worth reading and if you have an inspiring young athlete, it is a must book to read as it shows that anything can be accomplished by dedication and the desire to succeed. Well done, Coach Wolfe, Darrell White, Al Poindexter, and Stan Eller.
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