sdwrestling

I can only talk about the 6 middle school matches that we had at the Tournament and the 4 referees we saw. Of the four refs, only 1 had the ability/experience/maturity to control the match and we only saw him once. I don't make the claim that the other three referees are typical of the pool of Alabama referees. However, for our kids??™ safety, especially the middle school and up, we need to have in place an independent way to make sure the referees are competent.

Word of praise has to go out to G.L. and the parents of South East United Team. They came in second to a tough Florida team in the middle school division. They wrestled Florida twice loosing by 2 or 3 points with some very quick pins the first time. The second time several guys had to wrestle up to fill the hole left by a wrestler that had to leave. I think the last match when they lost to FL was thier best effort. I agree that the Referees were not adequate. I can only talk about the middle school group of Refs but few had the experience to work at that level. In the most intense matches they lost control and allowed themselves to be intimidated by the Alabama (A team) and to a certain extent the Florida group of coaches. I never relized how much the safety of our wrestlers are in the hands of the Refs until that tournament. The Refs allowed the definition of potentially dangerous to be stretched to the limit with bending and torqueing the knee, shoulder, elbow and slamming your opponent. If possible, as a Tennessee wrestling community, we should insist that the credentials of these refs be reviewed or approved by a qualified Tennessee individual or organization. We are risking serious injury to our wrestlers if we do not. SD

No offense to the ones selected they are all good quality wrestlers but I would have voted for the 76# match with Gage of Soddy Daisy and a Hunter wrestler(?) as the best match and Shaq Holland of East Ridge as best wrestler. The 76# match had to be one of the best matches I have seen all year. Both kids would not give up and fought hard to gain every point or deny every point. In my opinion, the best wrestler award could have been given to Turbo or Campbell but neither kid was challenged. However, the 91# kid from East Ridge beat both Loftis and Hixson (two excellent wrestlers) on his way to win the tournament.

I know of three possible sources for Mats. The first is the Senter School in Chattanooga that closed down recently. I think I saw thier old mats at a tournament recently. Second, Chattanooga Junior High School had mats about 5 years ago before they dropped wrestling. They may still have them. Third, Notre Dame High School has some OLD matts in the old high school gym off of Douglas Street. I doubt if anyone knows or remembers the matts.

what happened at 135

What are the results of last nights region 2 tournament

Can anybody post the results of the Seymour/Greenback duals last night?

what did Seymour do this weekend and specifically what did you do?

Assuming Greenbacks 171 had not messed up and wrestled at his correct weight, what do you think would have been his score against Seymour's 171?

You better get your butt in school instead of playing on the comuputer. Go to school and get the grades so that you can land a job like me and play on company time.

Glad to see the McCroskey kid back in action. I was worried that he had hung up his wrestling shoes for good. Also, what happened with the Holland Kid? I thought he was pretty tough. sdwrestling

The Seymour team better stay home with Momma. Post Script It was great getting to see the Seymour Coaches and wrestlers agian this year. You guys did great with some new, young talent. They had a lot of fight and determination. Hopefully they will stay with wrestling and continue to improve. I especially liked that Ward boy at 91 pounds. I was hoping he would see C. in a match of the Cousins. You guys are pretty good even if you are a bunch of momma's boys. Good luck sdwrestling

How about posting your proposal here so it can be discussed? It maybe improved or a concensus reached.

I would like to thank BCB and Gary for taking the time to put together the OLPH team and inviting my son to participate. He has had a great time and has learned a lot. They are a remarkable group of kids. It will be fun watching them grow and compete in the years to come. BM

Give it a break.

Coach McKroskey we couldn't ask for a better coach he is great and if anyone can help the boys bring home a state championship it is him. GO SEYMOUR EAGLES BRING IT HOME Before it catches hold, It is McCroskey. It has been abreviated from Mac Croskey, i.e., the son of or the grand son of Croskey. It is Scottish not Irish.

Tojo is right. Ask any SD fan, coach or wrestler about the Florida Ref's. we saw at the Ironman tournament in Oveido, Florida. The FL refs did not seem to appreciate the sport. They would not or could not move with the action. As a result, they were out of positions to make critical calls. The lack of good officiating created a lot fustration for other teams. This fustration showed up as excessive aggression in the match. For a tournament of that size and "prestige", the quality of the officating was just not up to par.

With all due respect to Seymour, Notre Dame and Hixson might have some say in who is the best. I think Seymour should have been ranked many weeks ago.

The guy from Soddy that streaked and the guy from Bradley that was asked to leave well be talked about for years by both schools and thier classmates. To be honest, I wished I had had the guts when I was in school to do something like that. Yes, Gilbert missed some calls and seemed a little lost but overall, he did not decide the outcome. Congradulation to the Bears they wanted the match a lot more than our kids.

Sorry, Jones is at 130#.

If you have ever cleaned up an arena after a big tournament, you will find 99% of the items that are "stolen". I agree that some items are stolen but you have to look at the oppurtunity versus the actual number of thefts. I have seen backpacks, cameras, phones, food, clothing,etc., left out in the open without anybody taking them. In general, I think the wrestling community is very respectful of other peoples property.

I was impressed with Hixson's team last weekend. They have a lot of fight in them and you get the feeling they like being the underdog. I think they will do well against ND. They may even win if everybody is healthy. I will take the Jone's kid at 135 if he is not injured.

We are coming up. The Ironman is next week. Are you going to practice the next couple of days? If so, I will have J,T and C bring gear, unless of course, your afraid.

Tristan has his first big competition tomorrow against Cleveland. JT hurt his shoulder in the McCallie Tournament and will sit out to give it more time to heal. We are headed to the Ironman Tournament in Florida next week. It will have the best teams that SD has ever faced. Hope we do well.