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Team Scores 1. Woodland High School 200.5 2. Oak Mountain High School 154.5 3. Union Grove High School 154.0 4. McCallie School 151.5 5. Lambert High School 150.0 6. Red Bank High School 147.5 7. Cleveland High School 140.0 8. Ringgold High School 138.5 9. Heritage High School 134.5 10. Cass High School 126.0 11. Scottsboro High School 117.0 11. Soddy Daisy High School 117.0 13. Northwest Whitfield High School 114.5 14. Creekview High School 106.0 15. South Forsyth High School 103.5 16. Marist School 101.0 17. Brentwood High School 82.0 18. Sonoraville High School 79.5 19. Peachtree Ridge High School 75.0 20. Cambridge High School 74.5 21. Ridgeland High School 74.0 22. Buckhorn High School 57.5 23. Carrollton High School 52.0 24. LaFayette High School 33.0 25. Hillcrest High School 30.0 26. Parkview High School 7.0 27. Lakeview - Fort Oglethorpe 4.0

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Brackets available to the public on Trackwrestling at 8am (EST), 20 minutes from now.

Trackwrestling Direct Link http://unapproved website/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=188867009 Live Stream (Finals Only) https://youtu.be/jETRnEyIGn0 -TH

34th Annual McCallie Invitational Wrestling Tournament Friday (Dec. 18) 5:00 pm - Round of 32 7:00 pm - Quarter-finals & Conso Rd1 & Rd2 Saturday (Dec. 19) 10:00 am - Conso Rd3 11:00 am - Semi-finals & Conso Rd4 & Rd5 2:00 pm - Conso Semi-finals 3:30 pm - Championship Finals & Conso-finals (3rd & 5th) LIVE STREAM ---> I'll add live-stream details once determined. MIWT 2015 Participants: Brentwood HS (TN) - Joe Blair Buckhorn HS (AL) - David Barden Cambridge HS (GA) - Don St. James Carrollton HS (GA) - Michael Cleek Cass HS (GA) - Derston Koontz Cleveland HS (TN) - Jake Yost Creekview HS (GA) - Wyatt Wilkie Heritage HS (GA) - Mike Craft Hillcrest HS (SC) - Robby Bell LaFayette HS (GA) - Joe Franks Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe HS (GA) - Kenny Hill Lambert HS (GA) - Kevin Contardi Marist School(GA) - Riddick Beebe McCallie School (TN) - Mike Newman Northwest Whitfield HS (GA) - Alan Tucker Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Steve Burrough Parkview HS (GA) - Josh Rider Peachtree Ridge HS (GA) - Jared Harris Red Bank HS (TN) - Shane Turner Ridgeland HS (GA) - Keith Mariakis Ringgold HS (GA) - David Moss Scottsboro HS (AL) - Chris Staton Soddy Daisy HS (TN) - Jim Higgins Sonoraville HS (GA) - Steve Hamilton South Forsyth HS (GA) - Mike Beckley Union Grove HS (GA) - Matt Ferrari Woodland HS (GA) - Adrian Tramutola - TH

There are a couple openings for this season's middle school Tornado Duals (Jan. 9, 2016). If interested, let me know. Tom Herring therring@mccallie.org General Information: Place: Student Athletic Center (SAC); McCallie School. Admission: $5 Adult (students free) Start: 9:30 AM Weigh-Ins: 8:00 – 9:00 AM (scratch plus 2 lbs.) Match time: 1 – 2 – 2 Entry Fee: $100 (check payable to McCallie Athletics) Weight Classes: (scratch plus 2 lbs.; 72 = 74) 72 - 78 - 86 - 94 - 100 - 108 - 115 - 123 - 130 - 140 - 150 - 165 - 185 - 215 - 265 Grapple on! -TH

I've been working on a reply to this thread. It's a great topic, so I'll just post what I have to this point. Wrestling creates many emotions and a high percentage of youth are unable to process most of them. Those with a high level of aggression avoid a lot of these emotions, because they have success very early in competition. I feel the parents need to have a good read on their kid's ability to deal with powerful feelings. I've seen kids cry throughout matches they were winning. It's overwhelming. So even given a young kid's physical ability for wrestling, if he cannot process these emotions, many of which may be brand new to him, there's a good chance he'll turn away from the sport if he doesn't have the positive/appropriate support from his parents and coaches. My oldest son would get upset at the Madden football video game because the coded announcers would say, "Boy, that was a stupid play call by the coach." I knew he could be sensitive, so I brought him into wrestling slowly. Around 3rd grade, I started taking him to club practice once a week and compete only in a couple tourneys the entire season. I did this for a few years, until he began developing more mature processing skills. As for learning the sport, he lost a lot of matches during these years. However, I knew puberty was the great equalizer and just encouraged along the way to just enjoy the battle and to learn the techniques. Now, he loves it and is enjoying some success. My youngest son is a different creature. He’s required a completely different approach. Jury is still out, but he seems to be more competitive and more interested in the sport. -TH

If you're not in attendance, be sure to watch the NWCA All-Star Classic today @ 5 PM on ESPNU. -TH

The McCallie Wrestling Club registration takes place Sunday, Nov. 1, @ 2 pm in the Student Activity Center (varsity wrestling room). Club practice begins Sunday, Nov. 8, @ 2 pm in the varsity wrestling room. If you have questions, contact Josh Coleman (jcoleman@mccallie.org). Follow on Twitter: @McCWrestlinClub Follow on Facebook: McCallie Wrestling Club Grapple on! -TH

I imagine the reason is related to transportation for HS practice. Not all 8th graders would have access to transportation. Public school systems would be expected/pressured to provide the service, which would be added expenses and logistically difficult for some school systems. So, the rule allowing 8th graders to compete up if MS and HS share facilities appears to be a compromise. Given institutions like the TSSAA (see also NCAA) paint every issue with one broad brush, small towns with MS & HS on different campuses would not get special consideration. If there are some instances, I'm not aware of any. -TH

Eli was nasty slick; definitely gave up muscle weight. Boykin kept saying "Gosh, he's so good" from the bench during every match. -TH

Dendy did not participate. He had to pull out. -TH

Hicks and King went 8-0 as well. GOLD (8-0) T.J. Hicks @ 106/113 Brock Herring @ 132 Eli King @ 145 Matt Sells @ 160 Nick Boykin @ 285 SILVER (7-1) Trey Hicks @ 98 Knox Fuller @ 126 Trevor Rippy @ 138 (lacerated eyelid & face mask made last 3 matches additionally tough) Christian Salter @ 145 (alternate for Montana-2) Nathan Walling @ 182 BRONZE (6-2) N/A COPPER (5-3) Ryan McElhaney @ 120 Austin Plumlee @ 120 (alternate for Iowa All-Stars) Caleb Adkins @ 152 Chad Kizer @ 170 Josh Ortiz-Derrick @ 195 Truman Ross @ 220 Of the 17 team members, 16 earned AA honors between gold, silver, & copper. Sean Sesnan's only losses were when we bumped him to 113. He was undefeated at 106. Big HEART that guy! The guys seemed like they'd been teammates forever. Great chemistry. Several of them were on our MS TeamTN Red and Blue teams two years ago for the AAU National Duals. I can say the same about us coaches. Really enjoyed coaching with Jeff & Ben. Good times. "Conditioning is a weapon." --- Ben Smith I learned plenty. Kudos to Don Barnett & John Salter. Great organizers. They know what you need before you ask. Top shelf professionals. Although, Don did break my readers with his mat-side horseplay. LOL! -TH

http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2015/February/21/Super-State-event-in-Utah-enters-third-year -TH

Who knows, probably same as everyone else who wants it moved. Just sayin' mad moms get things done.

The best route now for having states moved to a new venue is wrestling moms. If they take interest, God help the TSSAA. Worse than Martin Luther and The Reformation. MAAC ~ Moms Against Ag Center There. -TH

Thomas Sell is very, very sick right now. Diagnosed w/ strep Friday then the flu on Saturday. Hate it for him.

No words. Just prayer.

For those who were intending on coming to watch the semi-finals @ 2:30 PM and finals @ 4:30 PM, be aware, everything will move up. Scratches et al have reduced first round matches. It's very likely semi-finals will be as early as 1:15 PM w/ the 1st/3rd place matches approx. 4:30 PM. Grapple on! -TH

No. TSSAA required a fee: $250 for a delayed stream and $500 for a live stream. The match scores can be followed live, but no audio/video. -TH

DII E/M Region @ McCallie, Feb. 7. BGA Baylor Donelson Christian Academy FRA Knox Webb McCallie MBA PJP II St. Andew's-Sewanee BA, Ensworth, & FR moved into the DII West Region. -TH

Whoa, drive safely. McCallie Wrestling - Region Duals 2015 -TH

Any TSSAA school, public or private, may use 8th graders on varsity teams as long as they share the same campus. Signal Mountain HS, for example, can and has used 8th graders. Certain sports see scenarios where it's possible, like wrestling with the 106 lb. class. -TH

2010 - 9 2011 - 6 2012 - 6 2013 - 5 2014 - 6 No idea how many before 2010. Some of the local schools, like Red Bank, pulled out after 2010. FR & MBA's last year of participation was also 2010. -TH