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THE REGION-2 DUALS WILL INVOLVE THE TOP THREE TEAMS IN EACH DISTRICT (1-HALLS, 2-FARRAGUT & 3-KNOX WEST AND 1-WM BLOUNT, 2-MARYVILLE & 3-SEVIER CO). THE REGION DUALS THIS YEAR IS AT WM BLOUNT ON FRIDAY (1-26-07). THE WEIGH-IN IS AT 5:30PM AND WRESTLING STARTS AT 6:30PM. THE SECOND PLACE TEAM WILL WRESTLE THE SECOND PLACE TEAM FROM REGION-1 ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY SOMEWHERE IN REGION-2, TO WHO GOES TO THE STATE DUALS. THE ANIMAL

THE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND IS NOT AT PIGEON FORGE. IT IS AT SEVIER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS THE AAU STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL DUALS. FIND MORE INFO ON seaausports.com . THE ANIMAL

THE MATCH IS FRIDAY (1-26-07). THE ANIMAL

NEWS FORM COACH CARPENTER (WM BLOUNT): THE REGION DUALS WILL INVOLVE THE TOP THREE TEAMS IN EACH DISTRICT (1-HALLS, 2-FARRAGUT & 3-KNOX WEST AND 1-WM BLOUNT, 2-MARYVILLE & 3-SEVIER CO). THE REGION DUALS THIS YEAR IS AT WM BLOUNT ON FRIDAY (1-25-07). THE WEIGH-IN IS AT 5:30PM AND WRESTLING STARTS AT 6:30PM. THERE SHOULD BE SOME VERY EXCITING MATCHES, SO COME AND SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE TEAM. THE ANIMAL

THE WRESTLING CLUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE IS GEAR-UP FOR COMPETITION. THEY GOT STARTED A LITTLE LATE BUT PLAN TO COMPETE IN THE MONTH OF FEBUARY. THEY WILL WRESTLE MARYVILLE COLLEGE AT MARYVILLE CO ON FEB-7 AND THE ED-SOUTH TOURNAMENT AT CARSON-NEWMAN ON FEB-10. THE NCWA MID-ATLANTIC NATIONAL QUALIFIER WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE ON FEB-24. THE TOP WRESTLERS ADVANCE TO THE NCWA (ncwa.net) NATIONAL MARCH 8-10 IN GARLAND, TX. THEY COULD USE A FEW MORE WRESTLERS AND THEY ARE TRYING TO RAISE SOME FUNDS FOR NEW UNIFORMS AND TRAVEL. IF ANYONE OUT THERE IN COACHT LAND WOULD BE WILLING TO DONATE ($5, $50 OR EVEN $500) TO THIS VERY WORTHY CAUSE, IT WOULD BE USED AND GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS, THE ANIMAL MAKE ANY CHECKS TO: UT INTRAMURAL SPORTS SEND TO: Jason Grindstaff, M.S., C.S.C.S., N.C.C. University of Tennessee Department of Exercise, Sport & Leisure Studies Knoxville, TN 37996 jgrinds1@utk.edu 865-776-0872

THE COACHES POLL IS NOT MYTHICAL AT ALL. THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS POLL HAS TIES WITH ONE OF THE BIG PRIVITE SCHOOLS, BUT IS A WRESTLING PUREST AT HEART. I WAS CONTACTED IN THE CONCEPTION OF THE COACHES POLL TO REPRESENT THE COACHES IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA. I AM SURE THAT IS WHY THE BAYOU BEAR DON'T KNOW WHO ALL OF THE COACHES ARE, THEY ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SOME OF THE COACHES MAY NOT HAVE THE DOMINATING TEAMS IN THERE AREAS. WE ARE ASKED TO VOTE WEEKLY, BY NOON ON MONDAY FOR (WHAT WE & AREA COACHES THINK) THE TOP 12 TEAMS IN THE STATE ARE. I THINK THIS POLL IS NOT OUTDATED. SOMETHING IS ALLOT BETTER THAN NOTHING. SOME WEEKS THIS IS THE ONLY MENTION OF WRESTLING THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL. IT MAY BE TIME TO HAVE THE "WRESTLING DADDY'S POLL" AND YOU CAN SET IT UP ANY WAY YOU WANT TO. THANKS, CHRIS "THE ANIMAL" VANDERGRIFF (FORMER STATE CHAMP, FORMER UT WRESTLER, FORMER COACH AT HALLS AND FORMER COACHES TOP 10 VOTER)

RESULTS FROM THE HALS INV POST: 215: Frankie Morgan (UC) dec. Shane Reveiz (Far) 3-1 (3 & 4) Jabaree Tuani (BA) pinned Cory Smith (Tul) 2:11 IT WAS A VERY CLOSE AND EXCITING MATCH. MORGAN GOT THE WINNING TAKEDOWN AT THE VERY END OF THE MATCH. BOTH WRESTLERS ARE WORKING HARD AND THEY WILL BE READY FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT. THE ANIMAL

NO. WE ARE STILL IN THE DARK AGES IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. WE USE OUR COMPUTERS TO COMUNICATE ON COACHT AND STILL RUN TOURNAMENTS BY HAND. I HAVE WAISTED TOO MUCH TIME IN THE PAST, WAITING ON SOMEONE TO FIX THE COMPUTER PROBLEMS. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS THE TOURNAMENT WILL GO ON IF YOU DO IT BY HAND. THE ANIMAL

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE MIDDLE TENN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION(MTWA) FOR ME. I GOT THAT IT IS MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE, BUT IS IT CLUB WRESTLING OR RAN THROUGH THE SCHOOLS (TSSAA). IF IT IS CLUB, WHAT ORGINIZATION DO YOU RUN IT THROUGH? PLEASE TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD OF THIS ASSOCIATION. THE ANIMAL

HALLS INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT January 13, 2007 Individual Results 103: Chase Brannon (Brentwood Academy) MD over Ethan Farinella (Farragut) 11-0 Wesley Foutch (Tullahoma) pinned Billy Edwards (Seymour) 3:16 112: Will Norris (Tul) Pinned Ian Little (Bearden) 1:04 Tom Snyder (Davey Crockett) pinned R.C. Robinson (Sey) 2:23 119: Jordan Harless (Karns) dec. Zaid Aboulmouna (Tul) 6-5 Trent LaRue (Halls) pinned Kyle Boswell (BA) 3:56 125: Rene Karteron (Tul) pinned Floyd Larson (Sey) 1:43 Michael Nease (DC) dec. Clayton Ginn (Far) 4-1 130: Ryan King (Sey) dec. Jacob Coffin (Bear) 12 ? 8 Jeremy Tisdale (Karns) 8 ? 4 135: A. J. Farinalla (Far) pinned Andrew Birdwell (Bear) 5:58 Will Long (BA) pinned Nick Adam (Grace Christian Academy) 0:36 140: Justin Cash (BA) def. Isaac Legg (Sey) by forfeit Zac Vess (Karns) pinned Trevor Schmit (Tul) 0:28 145: Cody Blackford (Alcoa) dec. Lucas Shuler (Sey) 4-3 William Ball (BA) MD over Dylan Collins (Union County) 12-3 152: Yoseph Beki (BA) pinned Matt Collins (UC) 4:44 Ethan Gunter (Halls) MD over Tyler Strunk (Karns) 19-5 160: Larry Brooks (BA) pinned Nathan Bevelhimer (Bear) 1:57 Brett Gregory (Tul) def. Marcus Reagan (Sey) by forfeit 171: Garrison Taylor (Sey) pinned Cory Everett (Halls) 5:28 Thomas Lundborg (BA) pinned Scott Church (Tul) 2:15 189: Taylor Brashor (BA) pinned Cody Quick (Tul) 1:50 Cody Watson (Sey) pinned Gabriel Inman (Knoxville Central) 0:55 215: Frankie Morgan (UC) dec. Shane Reveiz (Far) 3-1 Jabaree Tuani (BA) pinned Cory Smith (Tul) 2:11 275: Ryan Caretthers (BA) pinned Caleb Leonard (Halls) 0:49 Taylor Roper (Tul) dec. Steve Frazier (Sey) 7-4 BEST MATCH:145 FINAL OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Chase Brannon (Brentwood Academy) 103 TEAM SCORES: 1. Brentwood Academy (BA) 306.5 2. Tullahoma (Tul) 255 3. Seymour (Sey) 242 4. Bearden (Bear) 157 5. Farragut (Far) 148.5 6. Halls 137.5 7. Davey Crockett (DC) 128 8. Karns 104 9. Union County (UC) 81 10. Grace Christian Academy (GCA) 57 11. Knoxville Central (KC) 53 12. Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) 48 13. Alcoa (Alc) 30 14. Fulton (Ful) 25 15. Austin East (AE) 13 16. Powell THE ANIMAL

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CALLS ASKING HOW MANY GIRLS I THINK WILL COME TO THE HALLS F,JV & G TOURNAMENT. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING BECAUSE WE ARE NOT PRERESISTERING. MY QUESS IS AROUND 10. IF YOU ARE COMING FOR SURE PLEASE POST AND THIS MIGHT GIVE EACH OF YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THE NUMBER AND COMPETITION. THE ANIMAL

TEAM RESULTS WERE: 1ST BRENTWOOD ACADEMY, 2ND TULLAHOMA AND 3RD SEYMOUR. I WILL POST MORE RESULTS LATER, THE ANIMAL

OUR TOURNAMENT COUNT IS BACK DOWN TO 16. ROSSVIEW IS NOT COMING. THE ANIMAL

WE HAVE ADDED ANOTHER TEAM-ALCOA. THE ANIMAL

I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT ONE TEAM IS WRESTLING ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, SO THAT MAKES THE WEIGHT 4-POUNDS OVER SCRATCH FOR THE H.I.T. THE ANIMAL

IN THIS TOURNAMENT WE WILL NOT USE WEIGHT CLASSES. WE WILL PLACE THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN EITHER GROUPS OF 4 OR 8 DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF WEIGH BETWEEN THE LIGHTEST AND HEAVIEST PERSON IN THE DIVISION. SO NO ONE WILL NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DIETING TO MAKE A WEIGHT CLASS. THE ANIMAL

WE HAVE ADDED ANOTHER TEAM: CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE. THIS MAKES SIXTEEN TEAMS. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE WEIGHT IS 3-POUNDS OVER SCRATCH (2-POUNDS FOR GROWTH AND 1-POUND BECAUSE SOME TEAMS WRESTLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT). THE ANIMAL

HAVE THEY BEATEN ANY OF THE TEAMS IN THE TOP TWELVE? IF SO TELL US THE SCORES SO WE CAN VOTE FOR YOUR TEAM. THE ANIMAL

THERE IS A MOVE CALLED A "CHANGE OVER" TAUGHT BY GRAY SIMONS THAT WILL STOP THE SPIRAL RIDE. THIS MOVE IS USES A SET-OUT TO THE OPPISTE HIP AND COME BACK THE SAME POSITION FACEING THE OPPISITE DIRECTION. THE MAIN USE IS TO CHANGE YOUR OPPONENT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. IF HE DOES NOT FOLLOW YOU AND CHANGE TO THE OTHERSIDE THEN YOU ARE FREE. THE ANIMAL

WE ARE HAVING A GIRLS DIVISION AT THE HALLS FRESHMEN, JV AND GIRLS TOURNAMENT IN KNOXVILLE ON MONDAY (1-15-07). THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL AGED GIRLS ONLY. SEE OUR TOPIC ON THIS MESSAGE BOARD FOR MORE INFO. THE ANIMAL

KNOXVILLE AREA COACHES, I AM NOT SEEING MUCH RESULTS IN THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL. IS THE PROBLEM THE WITH THE COACHES OR THE PAPER. I KNOW IT IS A HASSLE TO CALL IN RESULTS, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR SPORT. PEOPLE WILL THINK, IF THERE IS NO MENTION OF WRESTLING IN THE PAPER THEN IT MUST NOT EXIST. CALLING-IN RESULTS OF MATCHES IS A PERFECT JOB FOR AN INTERESTED PARENT OR MANAGER. RESPOND AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, THE ANIMAL

RESULTS FROM THE GIBBS TOURNAMENT FROM VANCE TISDALE 14. Fulton 27 13. Powell 36 12. Tennessee High 60 10. Knoxville Central 61 10. Grace Christian 61 9. West Greene 109 8. Kingston 110 7. McMinn Central 115 6. Union County 121 5. Whitley County 125 4. Gibbs 128 3. Bearden 146 2. Pigeon Forge 175 1. Halls 180 THE ANIMAL

IF YOUR TEAM IS PLANNING TO COME? PLEASE POST AND GIVE A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER OF WRESTLERS IN EACH DIVISION, SO WE WILL KNOW HOW TO PLAN. THANKS, THE ANIMAL

CLASSES START ON WEDNESDAY (1-10-07). SO IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO TELL YOUR FORMER WRESTLERS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL AT UT-K ABOUT THIS CLASS. THE ANIMAL

THE SEEDING MEETING AND WRESTLING CLINIC WITH NATE MOORMAN (KING COLLEGE COACH) IS AT 7:00PM ON FRIDAY (1-12-07). THE SCALES ARE OPEN AT 7:00AM (1-13-07) AND WEIGH-INS BEGAN AT 8:00. WRESTLING STARTS AT 10:00AM. THE FINALS WILL BE AROUND 6:00PM. THE ANIMAL