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Dont forget about Pergande and Palmer at that weight also. The lightweights in TN are going to be brutal the upcoming years.

MS State Champions by area: Nashville area-11 Chattanooga area-6 East TN area-3 Memphis area-2

AAU Freshman/Sophmore National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa 4-5 April

Looks like a pretty solid lineup!

Here's the team results of the MS State Duals on Sunday: Tournament Results Middle School Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Region 4 MS (Middle TN) 2nd Place - Region 5 MS (Middle & West TN) 3rd Place - Region 3 MS (Chattanooga area) 4th Place - Region 1 MS (East TN) 5th Place - Region 2 MS (Knoxville area) Round 1 Region 4 MS defeated null 0-0. Region 5 MS defeated Region 1 MS 74-36. Region 3 MS defeated Region 2 MS 71-30. Round 2 Region 4 MS defeated Region 2 MS 114-3. Region 3 MS defeated Region 1 MS 68-39. Region 5 MS defeated null 0-0. Round 3 Region 4 MS defeated Region 3 MS 76-27. Region 1 MS defeated null 0-0. Region 5 MS defeated Region 2 MS 93-22. Round 4 Region 4 MS defeated Region 5 MS 61-31. Region 1 MS defeated Region 2 MS 82-35. Region 3 MS defeated null 0-0. Round 5 Region 4 MS defeated Region 1 MS 75-30. Region 5 MS defeated Region 3 MS 82-39. Region 2 MS defeated null 0-0.

Congratulations to the 2015 TN AAU MS State Champions: 70lb Trey Bates-Williamson County WC 75lb Christian Isbell-Team Clarksville 80lb Cooper Flynn-Pigeon Forge 85lb Garrett Bowers-Higher Calling 90lb Noah Horst-Buccaneers WC 95lb Brayden Palmer-Buccaneers WC 100lb Luke Dezember-Lawrence County WC 105lb Alexei Pergrande-Wildcat WC 110lb Logan Whiteside-Higher Calling 115lb Job Dooley-Copperheads WC 120lb Austin Sweeney-Higher Calling 125lb Russell Barry-Higher Calling 130lb Garrin Shuffler-Greene Team 135lb Logan Fowler-Eagleville WC 140lb Jake Knaff-Arlington WC 145lb Kenneth Walker-Wave WC 152lb Trent Knight-Greene Team 160lb Scott Jones-Higher Calling 171lb Kane Kleoudis-Nashville Catholic 189lb Ethan Rainey-Buccaneers WC 220lb Caleb Flickner-Higher Calling HWT Michael Kramer-Wildcat WC

I'm being told by a lot of folks that have much experience running large state level tournaments that we could make it happen on 8 mats. Here is just one initial proposal on how it could work. Feedback is definitely welcomed. Thursday All 8 Mats Weigh-Ins @ 11:00AM for Division I AAA 1:00 PM - Division I AAA Round of 32, Round of 16, 1st Round Consolation Bouts, 2nd Round Consolation Bouts Friday Weigh-Ins @ 7:00 AM for Division I Class AAA, Division I Class A-AA, & Division II Participants Weigh-Ins @ 8:00 AM for Girls’ Championship Participants 9:00 AM Mat 1-6 Division I AAA Quarterfinals and 3rd Round Consolation Bouts Mat 7-8 Division II Quarterfinals 12:00 PM Mat 1-6 Division I A-AA Round of 16, Quarterfinals Mat 7-8 Girls’ Championships Quarterfinals 3:00 PM Mat 1-6 Division I AAA Semifinals, 4th Round Consolation Bouts, 5th Round Consolation Bouts Mat 7-8 Division II Semifinals, 1st Round Consolation Bouts 6:00 PM Mat 1-6 Division I A-AA Semifinals, Consolation Bouts (Wrestle Through Consolation Quarterfinals) Mat 7-8 Girls’ Championship Semifinals and 1st Round Consolation Bouts Saturday is normal schedule on 8 and then 4 mats

We have a great facility identified that would be staffed by folks who ran a TSSAA State Tournament for over a decade. We just need to put some heads together and figure out how to make it work on 8 mats without loosing wrestlers. If we really want a nice facility that would be a great atmosphere for wrestlers and fans then Austin Peay State University in Clarksville is the place. If we really don't care WHERE it's at as long as it's its a great facility then let's get behind moving it here.

Fight nights are all live wrestling/live matches. No instruction.

So are Yall having a fight night?

Russianbear,Please let me know how I can help in any way possible. I always wanted to run a tournament at Austin Peay and initiated the contact with Mr Van Der Merwe that brought the AAU Top 100 Tournament there in December. Mr. Reeves did make an appearance at that event. Specifics on how to make it work on 8 mats is something we are lacking.

The Knuckleheads fight night will require a USA card only. It does not have to be the $40 full access card though. The $15 limited USA card is fine. This enables us to include both MS and HS wrestlers and have everyone covered with insurance. We are pushing our first Fight Night back to the 19th of March. The original date (12th) is during our spring break.

I hear it's a TSSAA rule but I've never personally seen it. It is followed religiously here in Clarksville Montgomery County. Our MS and HS wrestlers cannot be on the same mat at the same time. The only time our MS and HS wrestlers could be on the same mat together would be in a club setting using AAU or USA insurance. I know the private schools are different but some public schools make their own rules too.

Predictions can always be done by guessing where kids might be. I'm sure even you Durdan could come up with some pretty accurate predictions.

AAU State is taking place this weekend. It is now an open tournament with no qualification.

The board is kinda slow today. Anyone care to list their state Champion projections?

We have a great place for a nice tournament in Clarksville at the Austin Peay State University Dunn Center. Everyone who attended the AAU Top 100 there in December can tell you it's a 1st class facility. We would have to make it work with 8 mats though because that's all we can fit on the main floor. It's a very nice venue that would offer a sweet deal. The APSU Athletic Director is wrestling friendly and wants to bring events in. So if we can make it work with 8 mats then we have the perfect spot.

Indian, I'm not sure about that but my instinct tells me all college programs must consider title 9 now. Anyone else have some insight?

What can we do to attract new athletic department college wrestling programs into this state? Many states surrounding TN have incorporated many new college programs over the last few years. States like Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky and now Florida have started up college wrestling programs. I know NCAA Div 1 teams would be a long shot but I'm talking about teams at the NAIA, Junior College and NCAA Div II and III levels. An institution like Bethel University in McKenzie, TN seems like a perfect candidate. Starting a program there would most likely help kickstart HS wrestling in that part of the state (NW TN). It would also give our graduating HS seniors more choices to further their wrestling careers. The Georgia wrestling community really made a push just a few years back for college wrestling and now they have 3-4 programs. What can we do as Tennesseans to make that happen here?

Steven Weist is wrestling in MS this year. He is one of the Mt Juliet studs moving up to HS next season.

We shall see. As good as Mt Juliet did in the Region Individual plus only losing one starter, they may be the team to beat in Region 7 next year. Some definitely don't want to acknowledge that for whatever reason. I believe they made an excellent hire before last season. Things look to be turning around big over there.

Sounds like a great opportunity at Mt Juliet.

One of those schools that you mentioned in sort of a negative way (Mt Juliet) may be the team to beat in Region 7 next year. They came in 3rd in the Region Individual, only lose one senior starter, have the most state qualifiers returning and have studs moving up. Looks like they may be getting it right.

Can't help but notice the totals for the three regions making up the area around Nashville (5,6,7). 44 state placers from the mid state. As mentioned earlier, movement toward state parity increases each year.

Dashboard is up now.