Steve began wrestling in Middle School in 1971 and has continued to be involved in the sport since then. Steve and his wife Cindy have made wrestling a family affair including their three children, Steve II, Tayia and Scotti. He started their children wrestling at a very young age in Michigan. After moving this family to Okeechobee, Steve became involved with Okeechobee High School and hosted USA tournaments. He always carried his whistle and arm bands so he could referee if needed when he wasn't coaching or announcing. He would help pair the wrestlers and do whatever else needed to be done. He wanted to build Florida wrestling and was soon active in the FAWA, serving as South Director for two terms. When his wife Cindy was nominated by the FAWA as the first women's development director, Steve formed a girl's team at Okeechobee High School. He held the first women's national level freestyle tournament in Florida and when some coaches were against girls wrestling, Steve would say "it's time we think outside the box and help this sport grow". When asked, he put together a guide book for tournament directors, he came up with a comprehensive handbook that dealt with everything from registration and weigh-ins, having emergency telephone numbers handy to toilet paper in the restrooms and clean-up after the tournament. USA wrestling thought so much of it that they developed a similar book and sent it to every club. In 2001 Steve established the Pinnacle Wrestling Tournament. Former state champions and runner-ups were invited to compete, offering the caliber of talent that would help open the doors for college scouts to recruit athletes to further their wrestling careers and higher education. Now, Steve is a grandfather with 5 grandchildren and needless to say, he is busy coaching them in wrestling. Because of his Lifetime Service to the sport or wrestling, we are honored the have Steve Sentes inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum through the Florida Chapter.