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Justin "Harry" Lester will be doing a camp at the Blackman Wrestling Building on March 12 from 9am-12pm. The cost is $30 and is open to all 5th grade- high school wrestlers. Don't miss this chance to learn from an Olympic Wrestler! I have included his bio for those not familiar with Justin or his accomplishments. JUSTIN LESTER 2015-16 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 71 kg/156 lbs. Years on Team USA: 10 (2005-10, 2011-16) Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo. Club: U.S. Army WCAP Coach: Shon Lewis College: Northern Michigan, Iowa State High School: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) Born: Sept. 30, 1983 (Age 32) Height: 5-7 Career Highlights - Two-time World bronze medalist (2006, 2007) - 2012 Olympian - Eight-time U.S. World Team member - Six-time U.S. Open champion - 2007 Pan American Games champion - 2005 World University Games bronze medalist - 1999 Cadet World champion Career Biography 2016: Third in U.S. Open… 2015: Second in Bill Farrell International… Second in CISM Military World Games… Eighth in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials Champion… U.S. Open Champion… 2014: First in Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup… DNP in World Championships… Phase II World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open Champion… 2013: U.S. World Team Trials champion… Sixth in U.S. Open… 2012: Eighth in Olympic Games… Third in Gedza International… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… 2011: Second in New York AC International Open… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Fifth in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… Granma Cup champion… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 2009: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 2008: Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2007: World bronze medalist… Member of World team champions… Fifth in Ion Cornianu Memorial Tournament (Romania)… Pan American Games gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… University Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle… Fourth in World Cup… 2006: World bronze medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion…Second in Turneul International (Romania)… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…Fifth in Poland Open 2005: NYAC Holiday Championships champion…DNP at World Championships… Third in World University Games… University World Team Trials champion… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Third in Petrov International (Bulgaria)… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 2004: Second in New York AC Christmas International… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Sixth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Third in U.S. Nationals… 2003: New York AC Christmas International champion… Third in Sunkist Kids International Open… Seventh in U.S. World Team Trials… Fifth in U.S. Nationals… Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial International… 2002: Fifth in Sunkist Kids International Open… USA Age-Group: 2003 and 2005 University Nationals champion... Fifth in 2004 University World Championships… Fifth in 2003 Junior World Championships... 2003 FILA Junior World Team Trials champion... 2000 Junior Nationals champion... 1999 Cadet Nationals champion... Second in 1999 Cadet Nationals (freestyle)... 1999 Cadet World Champion (freestyle)... College: Attended Northern Michigan Univ., where he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Education Center program… Coached by Ivan Ivanov... Graduated with degrees in history and geography... Previously attended Iowa State Univ., where he was coached by Bobby Douglas... High School: Attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, where he was coached by Dave Bergan... Four-time state champion (1998-2001)... Career record of 165-2... Earned second team All-State honors in football... Personal: Son of Fred and Verleane Lester... Has two daughters, Zuriana and Zayla… Has three brothers, Fred, Ryan and Damion, and two sisters, Sandra and Kenya... Nickname is Harry… Hobbies include playing chess and fishing... Awards: 2001 ASICS Tiger High School First-Team All-American...

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"Blackman Preseason" WRESTLING TOURNAMENT EVENT DATE: Saturday, November 21st, 2015 PAST PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Blackman, Beech, Buckhorn AL, Centennial, Coffee County, Eagleville, Forrest, Franklin, Hendersonville, Hillsboro, Independence, Lawrence County, Lebanon, Livingston Academy, Lookout Valley, McGavock, Oakland, Ravenwood, Riverdale, Smyrna, St. Andrews, Shelbyville, Stewarts Creek, Summit, Sycamore, Tullahoma, Warren County, Wilson Central, and others MATS: 4 mats will be used in the Main gym WEIGH-IN: Weigh-Ins will be conducted at YOUR site Wednesday, Nov 18. Scratch weights should be taken right after your practice. Whatever the wrestler’s weight is at the end of practice is the scratch weight. *Because this is an early season scrimmage, we don’t want to focus on making weight. Hence, the reason for scratch weigh-ins. This also allows for teams to arrive later, for us to start earlier, and to speed up the event. We expect weigh-ins to be conducted properly and wrestlers to try maintaining their scratch weight rather than trying to gain advantage by putting on weight. Line-ups must be Emailed ASAP, latest Thursday, 11/19/15 by 9:00 am To Ronnie Bray at ronniebray@hotmail.com Please indicate skill level 1-4 (Elite-1, Good-2, Fair-3, Beginner-4) BRACKETS: Round Robins will be used for bracketing. Wrestlers will be grouped as best as possible according to skill level. Please be as close/honest as possible when rating and weighing your wrestlers. All matches will be three 1 minute periods. COACHES We will hold a coaches meeting Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. MEETING: Hospitality room for Coaches and Referees ONLY! WRESTLING 11:00 a.m.- 1st Round. Wrestling will continue throughout the day. SESSIONS: ADMISSION: Tickets may be purchased at the door. Adults: $8.00 Students: $5.00 ENTRY FEE: There will be an $8 entry fee per wrestler, payable upon arrival. Coaches are responsible for ALL names that are sent in. 3 coaches per team, each additional coach is $10. Make checks payable to: Blackman Wrestling WEIGHT CERTIFICATION/HYDRATION TESTING SITE Blackman HS will serve as a mass testing site for Hydration and Weight Certification. Start time will be 9:30am. Contact Wade Bartlett at 931-334-9944 or wadeb@starpt.org for more information.

The Blackman Preseason tournament will be on Saturday, November 21st. Hydration will start at 9:30am with wrestling to start at 11am. Entries must be received by Thursday, Nov 19 at 9am. Contact Coach Ronnie Bray for more information. ronniebray@hotmail.com

Blackman now holds theirs on Thursdays at 5pm. Had about 50 in there last night.

As of 6/9/15 100: Cade Holloway 106: TJ Hicks 113: Sean Sesnan 120: Tito Navarro 126: Devan Cyree/ Tristan Roa 132: Eli King/ Tanner Tidswell 138: Michael Murphy 145: Bam Bam Feuerbacher/ Tommy Brackett 152: Drew Nicholson 160: Tyler Garrison 170: Griffyn Broyles 182: Houston Tywater 195: Brett Brown 220: Ben Stacey 285: Sammy Evans

Yes, and only 1 weigh in (the day before Greco starts)

We are looking for wrestlers to fill our team for the Junior Duals in Tulsa, OK, June 22-28. This is who have committed so far. If you are interested in this trip email Ronnie Bray at ronniebray@hotmail.com or Jeramie Welder at wosbo1@gmail.com. We need to fill these remaining slots pretty quick! 100: 106: TJ Hicks (Bradley); Sean Sesnan (Lebanon) 113: 120: Tito Navarro (Bradley) 126: Devan Cyree (Tullahoma) 132: Tanner Tidswell (CBHS) 138: Michael Murphy (Baylor) 145: Bam Bam Feuerbacher (Blackman); Tommy Brackett (CBHS) 152: Drew Nicholson (CBHS); Tucker Russo (Soddy Daisy/Maybe) 160: Tyler Garrison (Blackman); Mike Binns (Wilson Central) 170: 182: Chad Solomon (Maryville) 195: Brett Brown (Bradley) 220: 285: Sammy Evans (Alcoa/Maybe)

Blackman is also hosting a weigh in site at their wrestling building from 4pm-6pm.

I disagree. I chose to put Freestyle first and Greco second for that very reason. Everytime we had Folkstyle first, we would have a lot of wrestlers leave and many wouldn't even see freestyle/greco. Putting Freestyle first because it is the most popular Olympic style and then Greco second was planned to at least expose wrestlers to the 2 styles. Having folkstyle last, in my opinion, would show those waiting for folkstyle that the Olympic styles are also fun and kids should give them a try. I apologize for anyone who missed freestyle. I assumed most would be wrestling all 3 styles and Hatcher was out of town to change flyers. The whole point of the Ironman is to wrestle all 3 styles in a day and try to win the Cup for winning all 3 styles. For future reference, we will continue the Freestyle-Greco-Folkstyle order in the future.

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Kinda weak like all the potshots you keep taking? No, the room is just fine. Full of kids trying to get better.

If the two wrestlers did not face each other during the season and had equally outstanding seasons, the coaches voted for them to share it.

They all should be free.

I have always been grateful to coach the greatest sport on earth. Wrestling has been so good to me throughout my life and career. It has helped me mold young men in many aspects of their life. Unlike most sports, wrestling is a tight knit community. We battle each other hard during the regular season but form lasting friendships and cheer for each other come the post season. This tight knit community has never been more evident than what I have been through during the last couple of weeks. Losing a player/wrestler is very traumatic for a coach, family and community. I was very fortunate to have many of you call and text me to check on me and my guys. Many of you shared in similar experiences and know of the heartache and pain that we all were experiencing. You knew of the personal pain only to be compounded by the hurt of your guys and their families. No doubt, it has been tough to get through but it has been so much easier with because of the wrestling community reaching out to us. Much more impressive than everyone checking on my well being and the well being of my guys is how the wrestling community bonded and lifted us up during this time. I cannot express the gratitude of people from ALL over the state contributing and helping Daniel's family throughout all this. Schools, booster clubs, teams, coaches, parents, and many individuals went out of their way to make sure his parents got what they needed to cover funeral and medical expenses. I was in shock by how many people from so many places have contributed their help. I cannot thank you all enough for rallying the troops and taking care of this great family. I will be forever indebted to the compassion, gestures, and prayers for all of us during this tragedy. Many signed the banner at the state tournament. It is now hanging in our building to forever remind us of Daniel and the fellowship of Tennessee Wrestling. Many wrestlers dyed their hair orange as a tribute and sign of respect. I was an awesome sight to see. Others had T shirts made, emblems on their warm ups, etc. It will all mean more to me than you will ever know. I also want to thank the TSSAA for handling this difficult situation with so much class and compassion. The Winters family and myself were very impressed with everything and all you did was very touching. So a big thank you to all who have helped me, my family, my team, and my community deal with this. I am grateful for you and I will always be indebted to you. I am very proud of our Tennessee Wrestling community. You all helped raise us all up in our time of need and I cannot thank you enough. Ronnie Bray Wrestling Coach Blackman HS

How much does this cost?

AAA Round 1 Cleveland over Summit Tullahoma over Arlington Beech over DB Heritage over Gibbs Bradley over McGavock Siegel over Tennessee Halls over WB Wilson Central over Houston Round 2 Cleveland over Tullahoma Beech over Heritage Bradley over Siegel Wilson Central over Halls Semi's Cleveland over Beech Bradley over Wilson Central Championship Cleveland over Bradley 36-32

Send those lineups ASAP to ronniebray@hotmail.com!

Reminder! I need line ups by Thursday with scratch weight.

"Blackman Early Bird" PRESEASON WRESTLING TOURNAMENT EVENT DATE: Saturday, November 1st, 2014 PAST PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Blackman, Beech, Buckhorn AL, Centennial, Coffee County, Eagleville, Forrest, Franklin, Hillsboro, Independence, Lawrence County, Lebanon, Livingston Academy, Lookout Valley, McGavock, Oakland, Riverdale, Smyrna, St. Andrews, Shelbyville, Stewarts Creek, Summit, Sycamore, Tullahoma, Warren County, Wilson Central, and others MATS: 5 mats will be used in the Main gym WEIGH-IN: Weigh-Ins will be conducted at YOUR site Wednesday, Oct 29. Scratch weights should be taken right after your practice. Whatever the wrestler’s weight is at the end of practice is the scratch weight. *Because this is an early season scrimmage, we don’t want to focus on making weight. Hence, the reason for scratch weigh-ins. This also allows for teams to arrive later, for us to start earlier, and to speed up the event. We expect weigh-ins to be conducted properly and wrestlers to try maintaining their scratch weight rather than trying to gain advantage by putting on weight. Line-ups must be Emailed ASAP, latest Thursday, 10/30/14 by 9:00 am To Ronnie Bray at ronniebray@hotmail.com Please indicate skill level 1-4 (Elite-1, Good-2, Fair-3, Beginner-4) BRACKETS: Round Robins will be used for bracketing. Wrestlers will be grouped as best as possible according to skill level. Please be as close/honest as possible when rating and weighing your wrestlers. All matches will be three 1 minute periods. COACHES We will hold a coaches meeting Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. MEETING: Hospitality room for Coaches and Referees ONLY! WRESTLING 8:30 a.m.- 1st Round. Wrestling will continue throughout the day. SESSIONS: ADMISSION: Tickets may be purchased at the door. Adults: $7.00 Students: $5.00 ENTRY FEE: There will be a $7 entry fee per wrestler, payable upon arrival. Coaches are responsible for ALL names that are sent in. 3 coaches per team, each additional coach is $10. Make checks payable to: Blackman Wrestling WEIGHT CERTIFICATION/HYDRATION TESTING SITE Blackman HS will serve as a mass testing site for Hydration and Weight Certification. Start time will be 7:00am. Contact Wade Bartlett at 931-334-9944 or wadeb@starpt.org for more information.