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Last year, the Tullahoma High School boys wrestling team finished as state runner-up in dual team wrestling, earning Callison his 500th dual match victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winning isn\u2019t the only goal, however. Callison said having a good relationship with his students is one of the most important things he can achieve. It helps them work harder, push further, and achieve things they may have never thought they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s struggles that we have,\u201d Callison said. \u201cWe\u2019re working through those \u2014 myself and the team together \u2014 and so I think we continually get better because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tragically, the team\u2019s tight bond was put to the test on Sept. 7, 2024, when Brodie Minor passed away after a motorbike crash. That first night \u2014 and the one after \u2014 Callison kept the wrestling room open until midnight as the team and community tried to make sense of what had happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think giving them a place to talk and to work through that was good. We were there together like a big family,\u201d Callison said. \u201cI was just praying that I would do the right thing for our team \u2014 for us to get through that [and] to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wrestling team was also there for Callison, and the community came out to support the Minor family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe were kind of all in this thing together. It was new ground,\u201d Callison said. \u201cWe stayed together, and it probably made us tougher as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Callison said that many of the team wrestled for Brodie as well as themselves, and they rallied together to achieve a fourth-place finish. These past two seasons have been the best finishes in Tullahoma\u2019s wrestling history. He said the Tullahoma community was very supportive, as they have been throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo have a good program, you need a supportive community, and our community \u2014 great support for wrestling,\u201d Callison said. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t do the things and give our kids opportunities that we give them without that support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Callison was drawn to Tullahoma because of its support for sports \u2014 wrestling in particular \u2014 and said the wrestling team\u2019s booster club members are some of the best people in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve fallen in love with this place,\u201d Callison said. \u201cWe\u2019re thankful and blessed to be part of the Tullahoma community.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE TULLAHOMA High School Wrestling team has had a challenging and successful year, and their coach, Bob Callison, has been a pillar of support throughout it all. The 2024-25 year will be his second in Tullahoma, but Callison has over 30 years of coaching experience and a passion for wrestling and the impact it can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":24215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/Story-1-photo1-3-1024x683.jpg\")