kdxdude

David Mang is/was very good but he was not a 3X State Champion. I believe he was 6th as Freshman, 2nd as Soph. OT match with Jay Adamson, Alabama State Champ as Jr., Tn. State Champ as Sr. He put on a takedown clinic against Clarksville at the State Duals his Soph. year.

Good post!!

I was told Mang was the only SR. that placed. I do not have any info on Freshman, Soph's or Jr's. Pavlou & Konz were 1 match away from AA. Speaking of Konz, I have been a huge Ryan Konz fan for years, I was disappointed for Ryan that he did not win a State Championship and happy for Dean Pavlou who won State. Even though Ryan didn't win State, in my opinion, Ryan is 1 of the best wrestlers that Tn. has ever produced. I look forward to following his wrestling career with U of Indiana. Best of Luck Ryan!! Kevin Randolph

Mang placed 6th

While at a Bradley match a few years ago this kid, he was about in 6th or 7th grade at the time, was running around and playing and sliding on the floor and having a good ol' time when BayouBear says to him, "One of these days I'm gonna be watching you out there on that Bradley mat", and the kid's reply was, "Yeah, if you live that long!". Hilarious!!! I asked that kid, when I saw him at the State Tournament, if he remembered saying that. He said that he did remember it and that he was very embarassed that he said that, therefore, I will not associate his name with it. A priceless quote from a kid!!!

Congratulations to Mr. Whitaker (4-timer)!!! After the way last year's match went down with Francis leading and then getting caught on his back and pinned, I knew this should be a great match. It was a great match again with Francis taking a 5-0 lead after a very good throw and 3 back points. Mr. Whitaker went to work and came out with the pin. Great Match!!! I have been watching Bailey since his 7th grade year and he has always been a very exciting wrestler to watch. I am very happy for Bailey and I look forward to seeing Jeff Francis next year at State. Great Match and Congratulations Bailey!!! Kevin Randolph

10 wins 4 losses on matches 0-2 on Best Match & OW

Congratulations David!!! State Champion & OW!! Congrats!!

103: Hames 112: Pipken 119: Biddy 125: Boone 130: Graham 135: Mang 140: Daniel 145: Konz 152: Fuller 160: Shields 171: Tolbert 189: Croy 215: Quick 285: Sliger OW: Biddy Best Match: Either Graham vs. Ortiz at 130 OR Pavlou vs. Konz at 145

Well, it has been a heck of a ride through all these years of wrestling. I have traveled many miles and sat in many bleachers and have witnessed many ups and downs, more ups than downs though. Lots of good memories of great kids, coaches, referees and parents. We have been fortunate to have made so many friends across the state of TN. I will not call folks out by name for fear that I may leave someone out, but it has been very nice traveling, talking and cheering together for many years. I would like to thank all of the Coaches and wrestlers from all across the state who have helped my sons. A very special thanks to all of the folks who had so many kind words for my sons during their moments of disappointment. I will still look in from time to time but this is my last post. I will leave the posting to other dads and coaches and other critics. We will carry these memories of wrestling and friendships made the rest of our lives. It has been a wonderful time and now I am looking forward to the next chapter of my life which involves doing a whole lot of camping, hunting, fishing and just basically doing a bunch of nothing. God Bless You All, Good Luck and Best Wishes. kdxdude Kevin Randolph

Does anyone know the team scores after Thurs. nights wrestling?

Look for a dark blue hat that says ETSU on front. That's me.

I went to www.msnbc.com, on the left clicked on videos front page and it was listed about 5th or 6th on the list.

Sounds good, Good Luck to you and your team! Thanks for the Good Luck! kdxdude Kevin Randolph

Look forward to meeting you as I always enjoy your knowledgeable input to this board. Just one thing, please call me Kevin or kdx, I'm not that old and calling me MR. may get me to thinking that I am getting old.

Looking forward to a whole lot of me time camping, hunting, fishing and pretty much doing a whole lot of nothing. The way your 9th grader grew I might not be able to afford to feed him. I've been used to feeding a 12 lber.

Last 3 days of High School wrestling for me, It's been a he77 of a ride. Very glad to have chatted with all these folks on here (hmmmm, even Soms). Look forward to maybe meeting some of you guys at the State Tournament. A few in particular are Best of the West, WrestleSBA, and usfjim. Good Luck to all!! C ya! kdxdude Kevin Randolph I ( I wanted a Roman numeral beside my name like BCB )

It's not a movie, it's a soap opera!!

I don't know for a fact that the Coaches were in contact with David. Do you? I do know that there are several factors that were involved, that have absolutely nothing to do with wrestling, as to why David moved back home with his Mother. In my opinion, all this banter is irrelevant. David's Step-Dad, Loc Tran, is my best friend. Even after David was dismissed, Loc still remained close to Bradley's program. Loc owns a restaurant and he even donated a lot of food for the Bradley Invitational hospitality room as a lot of restaurants do in Cleveland. Loc and his family are part of the Bradley Wrestling Family and have been for many years. It may have been hard for him to accept, but he did accept David's punishment. I feel you have some sort of agenda with this matter and I also feel you are beating a dead horse. Really it's simple-trouble, punished, will be with team next year. kdxdude Kevin Randolph

From what I understand when he was released from the team the question came up about rejoining the team next season and from what I understand (I was not present during that conversation) is that it would be considered at a later date when all parties involved had time to let cooler heads prevail. It looks as if the Coaches have decided to give him a second chance (much deserved IMO).

Try looking at it this way, he got in trouble, he got suspended from the team for 1 wrestling season, he transferred back to Bradley, he will be on the team next year. The kid served his punishment set down by Bradley Coaches, he will be back next year. Whatever he chose to do after being kicked off of the team was his choice, had nothing to do with the Bradley Coaches, he chose to live with his Dad in Alabama so he would be able to wrestle. If you look at it from the Bradley Coaches point of view (I am not a Coach) he did his punishment and they are giving him a second chance. I know this is the right move and I am certain there will be no third chance, therefore this has taught the kid a valuable lesson. Come on show a little optimism in the kid. He is a good kid and I know it hurt him deeply to disappoint his parents, just on that fact alone I don't believe David will have any more trouble like this.

Not sure if you are replying to my post or not. I said it says in the rules you are allowed to film. I did not say that I would be filming my son's potential opponents. It would be legal to do this but IN MY OPINION I do not feel this is the right thing to do. kdxdude (Kevin Randolph)

BCB, it's all good in da hood. I just came back from a 2-day trout fishing excursion and lo and behold they is 6 pages of debating over this. I told you I was not so sure about the rule on videoing and I came home got on TSSAA website, saw it there in black and white and end of discussion. I told you that day there was no hard feelings and I meant that. I'm a tell it like it is guy, what you see is what you get. Nuttin' but love for ya bro. Good Luck to Tee and the rest of the ND crew. C ya! Oh yeah, babybearmom is not Mrs. kdxdude, just for the record.

To answer your question, the last time that Bradley wrestled Father Ryan, it was at Christian Bros. H.S. Duals Jan. 2005. I'm not sure about the score but I believe Bradley defeated Father Ryan H.S. by 9 points. I am sure that Bradley won.

I would have loved to have stayed and watched the 2nd half of D1 bracket Friday night but we graciously left so that we made room for the other teams fans. I would have liked to have seen the A/AA and D2 competition but I knew it would be too crowded to comfortably view these matches and I am quite sure there were folks who felt the same as I did. I would say that there were A/AA and D2 folks who may have came to watch on Friday night but I am sure that they knew it would be too crowded. There are quite a few wrestling fans who just love to watch wrestling whether it's A/AA, D1 or D2. If you had a bigger venue you might even be able to make an extra dollar or two. So, I guess I am replying to you by saying I already love and appreciate this sport and if we had a bigger venue I might get to appreciate all of the Tn. wrestlers. I am not disagreeing with you about the Clarksville folks doing a good job, we just need a bigger site.