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Coach, you miss the point, even if he truly thought his kid was hurt, the honorable thing to do is start-stop the match and Russo be allowed to continue to the quarters.

Several things have made this whole scenario a tragedy, most of which have been mentioned, but one other point here is that Sells, the 160 champion, didn't get to wrestle Russo, consequently tainting his win in the eyes of some who said Russo was denied being a 3xer, kind of like the 1984 Olympic champs who didn't get to wrestle the boycotting Soviet countries. Incidentally, I watched the slam on video; the call should not be contested. Everything else is totally on the coach and him alone. Surely, he is now regretting his actions;

MBA vs Ryan ?

New incentive-all volunteers will paid $30/session ($120 potentially)

I've been asked to find 12-16 volunteers to man mat side cameras (used for video review and for Flo-casting). If interested, reply to me via email with your name and phone number. It's the best seat in the house; you will rotate with another person allowing for breaks and provided food. Next to the NCAA tournament, this is the toughest NCAA event of the year. gconnell@mccallie.org Schedule Jan-1-starts at 9:00am, ending approx 8:30pm Jan-2-starts w/quarters at 9:00am; finals at 7:00pm

match-ups?

Pa has only 2 divisions and both tournaments are 16 man brackets, and they have 6x the number of programs in their state. Their district 3rd placers, who don't qualify for even the next qualifier, could beat most of our state champs. Point being, if you are saying good kids are left home then your assessment of good is quiet liberal; I don't care what region you are in, in Tennessee, if you don't place in the region then you are not very good. 16 is all we had in the 80's when there was only one division, and only 4 places.

All it takes is one lawsuit proving that a case of skin disease was traced to the site in question, and your wish is done, Mersa(sp) preferably. And we may have such a case, flesh eating sore on a wrestlers finger.

The winner gets $1500, so Michael had a steak dinner last night instead of Ramen noodles, like a scene right out of 'Foxcatcher'. This win could open some doors for Michael, such as more coaching from the Nat'l coaches and possible overseas tournaments; he will definitely benefit in many ways.

Michael is wrestling Greco at 71 kg for Army; he beat 3rd ranked wrestler, Bo Beckman, then defeated Ortiz (who had pinned Michael in their 2 previous matches). He faces a tough Kendrick Sanders in the finals, but he is on a roll, and has vastly improved in Greco while training with Army in Colorado Springs. William Simpson and he are teammates there; William won a couple of matches today as well. Match is live on Flo at 6:30 EST.

The absence of dual meets has really hurt the interest in HS wrestling. It is the dual meet that creates a fan-following, especially the students. No one but parents will seat through an entire tournament, leaving as their kids are eliminated. This is true in college as well. Alabama is the worst, with kids having as many as 80 matches in a year, 10 matches per weekend sometimes.

Sigh!!!! I'm glad D-2 is looking to have their tournament apart from the others.

IMPORTANT WRESTLING DATES Rules Meetings are held in September & October, the dates of which can be found on the TSSAA Website (www.tssaa.org). First Practice Date .................................................... Oct. 27, 2014 First Contest Date .................................................... Nov. 17, 2014 Deadline to File Eligibility & Schedules .................... Nov. 17, 2014 DI Dual Regions (Must Be Completed By) ................Jan. 23, 2015 DI & DII State Dual Meets ................................... Jan. 30-21, 2015 DI Regions (Must Be Completed By) ......................... Feb. 7, 2015 DI State Championships ..................................... Feb. 12-14, 2015 DII State Championships .................................... Feb. 13-14, 2015 Dead Period ................................................ Jun. 21 – July 4, 2015

It looks like it's been moved to the Ag Center.

Great work Ben; keep your foot on the accelerator. Two quick points, our guys always shower after a wrestling at tournaments, including Brentwood. Also, Pa has 2 divisions in their state, both 16 man brackets (toughest HS state in America).