Wrestling Runs in the Gregory Family

When wrestles, he's not just trying to be the best in the state — he's trying to be the best in his own family.

"It's do what they did, but better. Just try to do the best," said Gregory, who then admitted: "The bar is set is pretty high."

Quinn is the fourth Gregory brother to wrestle at . Stephen won a state title and then competed at Franklin & Marshall, and Connor won a state title and the Lowell Holiday tournament and is currently competing at Ursinus. Another brother, Adair, wrestled for the Sachems before transferring to a prep school his junior year.

Quinn, a sophomore, is well on his way to matching his brothers' accomplishments. He won 32 matches at 103 pounds last season, earning Middlesex League All-Star honors and being named the league Rookie of the Year.

This year Quinn Gregory moved up to 112 pounds and won 31 matches, placing sixth in the Division 2 state tournament last month and winning a match at the All-State tournament.

Winchester has the names of champions all over the wrestling room, giving Gregory constant reminders of his siblings' success — and more motivation.

"They're all hard workers, tough kids," Sachems coach Larry Tremblay said. "(Quinn's) father said, 'I don't know if you'll be able to do anything with this one coach but he may be the toughest of all of them.'"

Quinn grew up around the sport and never considered doing something else.

"I was watching (Stephen's) tournaments when I was six years old, so I've been around this sport for a real long time," he said.

He talks to his brothers nearly every day about wrestling and practiced his moves in Connor's room, which has a wrestling mat.

Wrestling at 112 pounds while standing six-feet tall, Quinn has a lean frame. He's not as quicker as some smaller opponents, but he has good leverage and a tenacious attitude.

"He likes to go after it," Tremblay said.

The Gregorys are following in the footsteps of the Fiorenzas, who also had four brothers wrestle for Winchester. Quinn said a topic in the wrestling room is which family is the best in school history, though it's an easy one for Quinn to answer.

"I think we have them (the Fiorenzas) beat," Quinn said. "I'm trying to make a case for it."

There are plenty of brothers on the Sachems this year, including Dan and Joe Fallon and Ryan and Doug MacDonald. Gregory thinks it's a coincidence that so many brothers are involved in Winchester wrestling, though Tremblay says that it takes a special person to want to wrestle.

"The discipline is brutal, especially if you want to maintain a weight class for the season, and the training is rigorous," Tremblay said. "It doesn't appeal to a lot of people."

Tremblay, who coached all four brothers, jokes that there must have been some brutal matches between the siblings.

"They've probably broken a lot of furniture in that house I would bet," Tremblay said.