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Its not all about wrestling either. The head coach of Bloomsburg came to watch my son play football against Capital. They recruit the student and the athlete.

I just went through this process with my son. We had a D1 official visit and he was recruited by several schools from D1 to NWCA club wrestling. Knowing he's not likely to turn wrestling into a profession or make the Olympics, maybe the best choice is the best financial package and best fit. He coul...

Congratulations to Parkersburg South in their record breaking year. Although I have not witnessed all of South's teams, I went on records earlier in the season (with friends) that this was the best South team I have ever seen. Once again, the numbers back up ole Bear's BS. :) Interestingly, I menti...

Congratulations to Parkersburg South in their record breaking year. Although I have not witnessed all of South's teams, I went on records earlier in the season (with friends) that this was the best South team I have ever seen. Once again, the numbers back up ole Bear's BS. :) Interestingly, I menti...

My take on the 170 bracket is a question. Would there still be complaining if Starkey beat Parde & Simpkins beat Berrisford? We are calling it stacked, and it clearly is, but would we change our perception to just having good solid matches is the seeds at Regionals were held? I think it is good ...

The WVSSAC is an organization that is supposed to be governed by the Principals of the state (not principles obviously). If you want a grassroots movement, start with taking the matter to the Principal within your school. My understanding, although limited, is that the Principal Association has som...

The WVSSAC is an organization that is supposed to be governed by the Principals of the state (not principles obviously). If you want a grassroots movement, start with taking the matter to the Principal within your school. My understanding, although limited, is that the Principal Association has some...

In a mild upset, Jacob Berisford, who has been wrestling exceptionally well, hung around with Kaleb Simpkins until getting the TD in SV. Sets up a wild bottom half of the 170 bracket and leaves Berisford V. Parde in the drivers seat on the top.

I am saddened to note John Nash is missing from the bracket.

baxter841 wrote:This is very positive for wv wrestling. I really don't see any reason for the other comments. Congrats Caleb!

Amen. Well stated.

Yes, thank you. I appreciate the clarification. My opinion was there is some overlap (grey areas), where some calls could be seen as one or the other and are very much at the discretion of the official. It remains so, for example, some pushing & certainly some head taps (see Zain Retheford V. El...

Years ago 98-05, I was a sports writer in Pa and wrestling was my beat. At the state tournament, there was a fairly lively discussion about how PA was resistant to the idea of moving to a host of dual tournaments and wanted to preserve the home gym dual feel. Some of the issues discussed were the nu...

I do have a question for the officials. It is sort-of related to all the noise about last nights East Fairmont match, but I am asking because it raised a curiosity, not to preclude any judgment. Is there a template or rubric to guide what is unsportsmanlike conduct and what is flagrant misconduct? I...

106: Stockett (U) dec Cornell (P) 2-0 113: C. Smith (P) dec Matthews (U) 7-4 120: Staud (U) dec G. Smith (P) 3-0 126: Simpson (U) dec Freeman (P) 2-1 132: Bennett (U) m-dec Oliver (P) 8-0 138: Pauley (U) dec Wilson (P) 4-0 145: Samson (P) dec Gidley (U) 10-4 152: Southall (P) m-dec Miller (U) 13-2 ...

oh man, add point to the hated teams list. Point Pleasant absolutely outwrestled University. They were the better team last night. good job Coach Bonecutter. Mr. ChooseTop, I apologize for having struck a nerve with you that seem unable to let go off. Here is the original post with the explanation ...

There is a lot of potential for some super wrestling. Lots of good out of state teams as well as in state. Kuddos Brooke on running a high quality tournament.

J. Zeiders

I grew up in PA and Lehigh has an excellent reputation as a top quality school, especially in Engineering. This is a great place to receive an education. I am not certain what the price tag is for tuition, but I know its awfully close to $50,000. So if you want to know what wrestling is worth to Mr....

The Hawks shall ride on a galloping flaming steed led by Logan Holgorson's transfer, fueled by Kegler's special sauce, and the glory of residing in the same town as Gordon Gee, Bob Huggins, and Barney Fife. Holgorson, Gee, Huggins and Fife must have eaten all of the special sauce because at least o...

Look for the university high hawks to make a run at the team championship. Led by the WV AAA co-coach of the Year, implementing strategic avoidance of some weight classes, and fueled by bucktail's hate of all things south, this team is stacked. Ignoring the fact that their coach took at shot at not...

wsaz 93 teams-2188 matches 12 mats in a day and a half, 2 separate tournaments. Ovac 40 teams-867 matches in 3 days. one seems more organized then the other, really? One is on of the largest conference tournaments in the country, the other is come as you are if you can. OVAC is always held on the t...

http://www.hswrestling.com/index.php/tournaments

There is this, which I recalled from last year and has a setup for this year, but its not been updated.

Honestly, I would like to have states at the WVU Coliseum....but that is outside the wishes of the flagship University. Would be centralized locale, could show of WVU's wrestling facilities too.

My understanding is that most of the counties use biofuel in their buses because it is a cheaper product, but it gels at roughly 7 degrees F. Thus, on super cold mornings, its a no go.

Our friends from Waynesburg are coming down as well. So add the Henson boys, the Morris boys, Homet, and the Howard brothers.

No argument there. I have just personally witnessed this happen myself. I have also seen the most prominent HS football programs in the country make it mandatory for some of their football players to wrestle even if they never wrestle a varsity match(BTW these programs are NOT in WV). Furthermore, ...

I can personally name quite a few that outwardly encourage their players to participate in other sports and then make it impossible to do so and earn a starting spot on their squad. In essence they schedule "volunteer" workouts that are essentially mandatory for their players to play in t...

RConley wrote:Is East Fairmont bringing any wrestlers? I see from this past weekend only four backups competed in Morgantown finishing in last place.

That was East Fairmont's JVs I believe. If you are talking about the Superior Photo tournament at UHS.

I understand where you’re coming from Mr Zeiders. Very good explanation. South actually has traveled out of town more than they’ve wrestled at home the past few years. Many of the supporters complained that we didn’t have enough home matches. New South AD, Roger Thompson, asked if the team could ge...

"On a separate note, did J. Zeiders mean he didn't like the people from South, the wrestlers from South, or just the school in general? I actually always liked his son when I watched him wrestle over the years (if I'm actually addressing the correct person)." Since asked, I shall clarify. ...

I don't like South. However, they clearly have an impressive level of talent on their team and kudos to them for being recognized on a national level. That's a big accomplishment. Clearly not all of their wrestlers grew up in Parkersburg, but I would venture to guess that more of their wrestlers beg...