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THERE WAS A GOOD ARTICLE IN THE KNOXVILLE PAPER TODAY ABOUT THE KNOXVILLE JAMBOREE LAST NIGHT AT KNOX CENTRAL. IT GIVES A GOOD RUNDOWN ON ALL THE NEW COACHES IN KNOXVILLE. http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/high_school/ar...5149974,00.html THE ANIMAL

I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF CENTRLE HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT STATE IS THAT IN? THE ANIMAL

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE (CHATTANOOGA OUTSIDERS) CAN WATCH THIS PROGRAM OVER THE INTERNET? THE ANIMAL

TOMORROW, I HOPE YOUR COACH WILL TRY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO WRESTLE, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO KILL YOU ON THE TRACK. THE ANIMAL

I TALKED TO COACH GRINDSTAFF AND HE SAID THEY HAD 12 KIDS AT THE MEETING AND THEY NEED MORE. I KNOW THAT THE HAYDUK BROTHERS (NOTRE DAME) AND STEVEN McMINNEY(KINGSPORT DB) WERE THERE. THEY WANT TO HAVE 25 TO 30 WRESTLERS. THERE ARE A TON OF GOOD HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS WALKING AROUND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CAMPUS. THEY MAY NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS YOU CALL THEM. THE SUCESS OF THIS PROGRAM IS IN YOUR HANDS. THE NEXT PRACTICE AT UT IS FRIDAY AT 2:30PM IN H.P.E.R. BUILDING. THEY WILL HAVE OTHER PRACTICES AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. CONTACT JASON GRINDSTAFF FOR MORE INFO:865-766-0872 OR jgrinds@utk.edu

TELL US MORE ABOUT THE TOURNAMANT. WHAT DIVISIONS ARE YOU USING? HOW MANY WRESTLERS DO YOU EXPECT? HOW MANY MATS? IS IT FOLKSTYLE? HOW MUCH IS ENTRY FEES? ETC... THE ANIMAL

COACH GRINGSTAFF WRESTLED IN A SMALL COLLEGE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE ANIMAL

I THOUGH THAT ONLY 8TH GRADER CAN WRESTLE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IF UNDER THE SAME ADMINISTRATION. NOT 7TH GRADERS. THE ANIMAL

THEY HAVE A GOOD TEAM, BUT IT IS AT THE CLUB LEVEL THROUGH NCWA. THE ANIMAL THEY HAVE A GOOD TEAM, BUT IT IS AT THE CLUB LEVEL THROUGH NCWA. THE ANIMAL

YOU CAN SEE A LIST OF CLUB TEAMS ON ncwa.net WEBSITE. THIS IS THE NATIONAL COLLEGE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION. IN MY AREA THERE ARE: CARSON-NEWMAN(NCAA-D2) KING COLLEGE (NAIA) MARYVILLE COLLEGE (CLUB) UT-KNOXVILLE (CLUB) THE ANIMAL

I DID NOT KNOW TENNESSEE TECH HAD A WRESTLING PROGRAM. THE ANIMAL

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY AND MARYVILLE COLLEGE. THE ANIMAL

COACHES, IF ANY OF YOUR FORMERS ARE IN SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE) MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE UT WRESTLING CLUB. THERE IS AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING TONIGHT (11-1-06) AT 8PM IN ROOM 144 OF THE H.P.E.R. BUILDING. THE FIRST 2-PRACTICES ARE FRIDAY (11-3) AT 2:30PM AND SUNDAY (11-5) AT 1:00PM. THE CLUB WILL BE SANCTIONED BY THE NCWA. THEIR WEBSITE IS ncwa.net AND THEY WILL WRESTLE OTHER COLLEGE WRESTLING CLUB TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER. THE COACH IS JASON GRINDSTAFF (865-776-0872) THE ANIMAL

ART STOWERS WAS A GREAT FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE) WRESTLING TEAM. HE WAS NOT A COACH. ART WAS THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENES FOR THE BIG ORANGE WRESTLING PROGRAM. HE WAS A BACHELOR AND A UT LAW PROFESSOR THAT LIVED ON CAMPUS. HE LOVED TENNESSEE WRESTLING. HE DID EVERYTHING BUT COACH. HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON CALLED IF THE BOYS GOT IN TROUBLE. HE HELPED IN RECRUITING, FILMED MATCHES, DROVE VANS AND EVEN WORKED OUT WITH THE TEAM. ART WAS IN HIS FORTIES, AT THAT TIME AND WE ALL CALLED HIM “THE OLD MAN”. EVERY ONE LOVED HIM. HE WAS LIKE A SURROGATE FATHER TO ALL OF THE BOYS. THE UT WRESTLING TEAM WAS STARTED IN THE EARLY 70’S AND DIED A HORRIBLE DEATH IN 1984 DUE TO TITLE NINE. MANY GREAT WRESTLERS WRESTLED FOR THE BIG ORANGE AND ART STOWERS WAS A MAJOR PART OF THE SUCCESS OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM. IF YOU KNEW ART AND HAVE ANY STORIES TO TELL PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS FORUM. CHRIS VANDERGRIFF

PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. THE ANIMAL

DOES ANYONE HAVE INFO FROM THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET LAST NIGHT, FOR THOSE OF US THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT? I LOOKED ON THE WEB PAGES OF THE TENNESSEEAN AND THE CHATT. FREEPRESS HOPING THEY WOULD HAVE AN ARTICLE. I COULD NOT FIND ONE. PLEASE SHARE DETAILS OF THE EVENT IF YOU CAN. THE ANIMAL

HALLS HIGH SCHOOL GYM, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2007 (MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY) TIMES: THE WEIGH-IN IS FROM 8:00 TO 9:00AM, COACHES MEETING AT 9:30, AND WRESTLING BEGINS AT 10:00AM. WE WILL RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH UNTIL COMPLETION, WITH ONLY SHORT BREAKS BETWEEN ROUNDS. DIVISIONS: FRESHMEN BOYS- THE FRESHMEN BOYS DIVISION IS RESERVED FOR TYPICAL FRESHMEN. IF YOU HAVE A FRESHMAN THAT IS VERY COMPETITIVE ON A VARSITY LEVEL, WE NEED TO MOVE HIM UP TO THE B- TEAM DIVISION. B-TEAM BOYS- THE B-TEAM BOYS DIVISION IS FOR ALL SOPHOMORES AND ONLY WEAK JUNIORS THAT ARE NOT COMPETITIVE ON THE VARSITY LEVEL. GIRLS: THIS DIVISION IS FOR FEMALES GRADES 9-12. WEIGHT CLASSES: WE WILL NOT USE THE NORMAL WEIGHT CLASSES. WE WILL WEIGH-IN EACH WRESTLER AND FORM WEIGHT CLASSES. WE WILL USE A 8-MAN DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKETS IF POSSIBLE. ENTRY FEE: $5 PER WRESTLER OR $75 (MAX) PER TEAM. SPECTATOR ADMISSION: $5-ADULTS AND $3- STUDENTS ALL DAY. AWARDS: 1ST -3RD PLACE MEDALS IN EACH WEIGHT GROUP. GUIDELINES: ALL WRESTLERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COACH OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL (NOT JUST A PARENT OR A BIG BROTHER). IF THERE IS A PROBLEM , THE COACH, NOT THE PARENT, WILL BRING IT TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. COACHES : THERE IS NO NEED TO SEND ME YOUR LINE UP. JUST SHOW-UP, WEIGH-IN AND WRESTLE. I AM PLANNING ON A FULLHOUSE , SO COME ON AND JOIN THE PARTY. HEAD COACH: SHANNON SAYNE (H)865-686-4896 (W)865-687-6417 (GYM)865-925-7736©865-659-1538 sesayne@yahoo.com TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR; CHRIS VANDERGRIFF (H)865-922-7841 (S)865-925-7557 ©865-924-4600 vandergriffc1@k12tn.net

THE TSSAA WRESTLING RULES MEETINGS ARE NEXT WEEK FOR EAST TENNESSEE COACHES. THE REGION 1 & 2 MEETING IS AT MORRISTOWN WEST H.S. ON MONDAY (10-30) AT 7:00PM AND THE REGIONS 3 & 4 MEETING IS AT NOTRE DAME H.S. ON TUESDAY (10-31). CHATTANOOGA COACHES I CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND HOLLOWEEN NIGHT. THE ANIMAL

KNOXVILLE AREA TOURNAMENTS THAT I AM AWARE OF: 12-1 & 2 KNOX CATHOLIC INV. 12-9 EAGLE CHALLENGE AT SEYMOUR 1-5 GIBBS FRESHMEN & B-TEAM TOURNEY 1-6 GIBBS INV. 1-13 HALLS INV 1-15 HALLS FRESHMEN, B-TEAM & GIRLS TOURMANENT (M.L.KING DAY) 1-27 K.I.L. (KNOXVILLE INTERSCHOLISTIC LEAGE) TOURNAMENT @ KNOX CATHOLIC

KNOXVILLE AERA TOURNAMENTS THAT I AM AWARE OF: 12-1 & 2 KNOX CATHOLIC INV. 12-9 EAGLE CHALLENGE AT SEYMOUR 1-5 GIBBS FRESHMEN & B-TEAM TOURNEY 1-6 GIBBS INV. 1-13 HALLS INV 1-15 HALLS FRESHMEN, B-TEAM & GIRLS TOURMANENT (M.L.KING DAY) 1-27 K.I.L. (KNOXVILLE INTERSCHOLISTIC LEAGE) TOURNAMENT @ KNOX CATHOLIC

DEAN, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE TENNESSEE WRESTLING HALL OF FAME CERIMONOES WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO MEET THE WHO'S WHO IN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING. I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO SEE IT BROADCASTED BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND. THE VIDEO STREAMING IS A NEW CONCEPT FOR ME. PLEASE TELL US MORE, HOW WE CAN USE IT AND PLAY STUFF ON IT.

GUESS I AM THE LAST WRESTLING FAN IN TENNESSEE TO GET THE INFORMATION ON THE HALL OF FAME. SORRY YOU HAD TO REPRINT IT JUST FOR ME. THE ANIMAL

WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO INFORMATION OF THE HALL OF FAME BANQUET ON ANY OF THE WRESTLING MESSAGE BOARDS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO ADVERTIZE A LITTLE FOR SUCH A WORTHY CAUSE. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN ALL OVER THE PAPERS IN CHATTANOOGA AND NASHVILLE. PLEASE HELP SPREAD WRESTLING NEWS TO AREAS THAT DON'T GET THE FREE-PRESS. THE ANIMAL

HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH WITH P. A. B. BOWLER? THE ANIMAL

IS THERE GOING TO BE A TN. WRESTLING HALL OF FAME BANQUET THIS YEAR. I HAVE BE LOOKING ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS TRING TO FIND IT. WRITE BACK IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING, THE ANIMAL