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I THINK CHARLES McTORY (OVERTON) WON THIS. NOT SURE WHAT YEAR. THE ANIMAL

I FOUND THIS ON trackwrestling.com TSSAA Region 1 - A-AA Elizabethton High School 907 Jason Witten Way Elizabethton , TN 37643 TSSAA Region 1 - AAA Daniel Boone High School 1440 Sunrest Drive Gray, TN 37615 TSSAA Region 2 - A-AA Signal Mountain High School 2650 Sam Powell Trail Signal Mountain, TN 37377 TSSAA Region 2 - AAA Knoxville Halls High School 4321 E. Emory Road Knoxville, TN 37938 TSSAA Region 3 - A-AA Eagleville High School 500 Old Highway 99 Eagleville , TN 37060 TSSAA Region 3 - AAA Cumberland County High School 660 Stanley Street Crossville, TN 38555 TSSAA Region 4 - AAA Bradley Central High School 1000 South Lee Highway Cleveland, TN 37311 TSSAA Region 5 - AAA Siegel High School 3300 Siegel Rd Murfreesboro, TN 37129 TSSAA Region 6 - AAA John Overton High School 4820 Franklin Pike Nashville, TN 37220 TSSAA Region 7 - AAA Wilson Central 419 Wildcat Way Lebanon, TN 37090 TSSAA Region 8 - AAA Arlington High School 5475 Airline Road Arlington , TN 38002

PLEASE POST WHEN & WHERE YOUR TSSAA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT IS THIS YEAR. THE REGION-2 TOURNAMENT IS AT HALLS HIGH SCHOOL ON 2-7-2015. THE ANIMAL

IN THE SEMIS OF THE REGION-2 AAA DUALS, HALLS BEAT HARDIN VALLEY 61-12 AND GIBBS BEAT BEARDEN 42-33. IN THE FINALS, HALLS BEAT GIBBS 58-9. THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW THAT HALLS HAS WON THE REGION-2 TITLE. THIS IS GIBBS FIRST EVER APPEARANCE AT THE STATE DUALS. THE ANIMAL

HALLS HIGH WILL BE THE REGION-2 AAA (LARGE SCHOOL) DUALS ON THURSDAY NIGHT (1-22-15). ROUND ONE IS HALLS VS HARDIN VALLEY AND GIBBS VS BEARDEN. THE WINNERS WILL WRESTLE IN ROUND TWO TO ESTABLISH THE REGION CHAMPION. THE ANIMAL

$5 adults and $3 students, THE ANIMAL

THE HALLS HIGH WRESTLERS WILL BE HOSTING AND WRESTLING IN THE REGION-2 AAA (LARGE SCHOOL) DUALS ON THURSDAY NIGHT (1-22-15). THE TOP-2 TEAMS FROM DISTRICTS 3 & 4 WILL WRESTLE TO SEE WHO GOES TO THE STATE DUALS. ROUND ONE IS HALLS VS HARDIN VALLEY AND GIBBS VS BEARDEN. THE WINNERS WILL WRESTLE IN ROUND TWO TO ESTABLISH THE REGION CHAMPION. BOTH TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE DUALS IN FRANKLIN ON JAN 30 & 31. THE "LIVE ACTION" STARTS AT 6:30PM. THE ANIMAL

RESULTS: JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS DIVISION IST PLACE-HALLS 11-POINTS 2ND PLACE(TIE)-CLARKSVILLE NE 9-POINTS 2ND PLACE(TIE)-JEFFERSON CO 9-POINTS 3RD PLACE-BRADLEY CENTRAL 8-POINTS 108-1ST-TREY HICKS (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-KAMERON ISBELL (HARDIN VALLEY) 3RD-REED WICKIZCS (SIGNAL MT) 120-1ST-GRIFFIN ENGLISH (JEFFERSON CO) 2ND-DEQWENDRICK WHITERS (CLARKSVILLE NE) 3RD-HUNTER WALLACE (POWELL) 132-1ST-ANDREW SLOBIG (CUMBERLAND CO) 2ND-ADAM JACKSON (HALLS) 3RD-ZACK KENNEDY (HALLS) 138-1ST-T. YOUNG (CLARKSVILLE NE) 2ND-J. MOATS (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 3RD-ETHAN ANDERSON (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 142-1ST-ISAAC LORENZO (ALCOA) 2ND-TYLER GARRETT (CAK) 3RD-MALCOM MOORE (CLARKSVILLE NE) 147-1ST-CORBIN HENNESSEE (HAPPY VALLEY) 2ND-MAURICE SPURGEON (HARDIN VALLEY) 3RD-RAYSHAWN KOSTER (KARNS) 160-1ST-SIRREL ROBINSON (HALLS) 2ND-TYLER WALLACE (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 3RD-ETHAN OLINGER (PIGEON FORGE) 170-1ST-NICK SISTO (PIGEON FORGE) 2ND-TREY TANNER (CAK) 3RD-JARED DEBORDS (STONE MEMORIAL) 180-1ST-ANTHONY BAIAMONTE (PIGEON FORGE) 2ND-EVAN OLIVER (STONE MEMORIAL) 3RD-BLAKE BAKER (JEFFERSON CO) 195-1ST-JACOB CAGLE (POWELL) 2ND-WES GOLTRY (BEARDEN) 3RD-ETHAN COLLINS (CUMBERLAND CO) 205-1ST-TYLER VARNADORE (McMINN CO) 2ND-GREG BRUNELL (JEFFERSON CO) 3RD-JACKSON BOND (ALCOA) 220-1ST-DAKOTA MOUNGEY (JEFFERSON CO) 2ND-QUAY McCOLLUM (ALCOA) 3RD-ZEALUND ALIKA (CLARKSVILLE NE) 275-1ST-WALTON ELKINS JR. (HALLS) 2ND-G. KETCHOM (CLARKSVILLE NE) 3RD-JEREMY EATON (BEARDEN) THE ANIMAL

RESULTS: FRESHMEN BOYS DIVISION IST PLACE-BRADLEY CENTRAL 28-POINTS 2ND PLACE-HALLS 7-POINTS 3RD PLACE-STONE MEMORIAL 6-POINTS 106-1ST-OWEN MEDVANO (CLARKSVILLE NE) 2ND-GARRETT SEPESI (POWELL) 3RD-HUNTER SMITH (GIBBS) 110-1ST-CHASE BROWN (HALLS) 2ND-JUDSON McCRAY (TN HIGH) 3RD-CHRISTAIN WATSON (CLINTON) 118-1ST-IAN MURCHES (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-JAY BROCK (SEQUATCHIE) 3RD-NICK FAIN (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 125-1ST-XAVIER FINLEY (STONE MEMORIAL) 2ND-ALEX RICHARDSON (ALCOA) 3RD-JAKE KIRBY (JEFFERSON CO) 135-1ST-CHASE OGLES (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-GAGE MATTHEWS (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 3RD(TIE)-BLAIZE BANKS (JEFFERSON CO) 3RD(TIE)-JACOB SPRING (CLARKSVILLE NE) 140-1ST-BILLY SHALCHICK (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-ANDY ROBINSON (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 3RD-CAIN FAVALORO (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 148-1ST-ADAM MULLIS (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-CHRISTAIN COOK (GIBBS) 3RD-WILL DAVIS (SIGNAL MT) 155-1ST-HENLEY HEADRICH (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-AUSTIN SHIPLEY (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 3RD-BLAKE HUNTER (HALLS) 176-1ST-BRENT BUCKMAN (HALLS) 2ND-CALEB GOODINE (McMINN CO) 3RD-KEVIN CARIE (SIGNAL MT) 185-1ST-KEVIN GENTRY (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 2ND-ZACH BROEMMEL (HARDIN VALLEY) 3RD-ETHAN FEDESCO (CLINTON) 208-1ST-ALBERT MANSFIELD (NORTHVIEW ACADEMY) 2ND-C.J. PINKSTON (JEFFERSON CO) 3RD-JARRETH MILLING (BRADLEY CENTRAL) 245-1ST-CHRISTAIN GABBARD (STONE MEMORIAL) 2ND-JACOB DILLAVON (NORTHVIEW ACADEMY) 3RD-ANDREW WILEY (ALCOA)

RESULTS: GIRLS DIVISION (43 TOTAL GIRLS) IST PLACE-SCIENCE HILL 10-POINTS 2ND PLACE-MONTGOMERY CENTRAL 6-POINTS 3RD PLACE-TN HIGH 5-POINTS 105-1ST-G. TINOCO (NORTHVIEW ACAD) 2ND-K. SIMMONS (RHEA CO) 3RD-K. TOWNSEND (HAPPY VALLEY) 112-IST-KATIE BROCK (SEQUATCHIE) 2ND-OLIVIA VANDERVEEN (MONTGOMERY CENTRAL) 3RS-ALEX DEFILIPPIS (SIGNAL MT) 120-1ST-ELISE DILLE (CUMBERLAND CO) 2ND-ABIGAIL HAWK (ROSSVIEW) 3RD-TAYLOR JOHNSON (SEQUATCHIE) 125-1ST-KRISTA LEGAGNEUR (BEARDEN) 2ND-KYAH ST.MARIE (STONE MEMORIAL) 3RD-EMILY LEGAGNEUR (BEARDEN) 130-1ST-ALEXANDRIA KNOWLES (SCIENCE HILL) 2ND-KRISTA MARTIN (TN HIGH) 3RD-AMANDA HENNESSEE (HAPPY VALLEY) 138-1ST-JESSICA ELERY (CLARKSVILLE NW) 2ND-ALEXIS JAYNGS (HAPPY VALLEY) 3RD-RACHEL DAGNAN (SIGNAL MT) 148-1ST-GILLIAN GARMAN-DAVIS (SCIENCE HILL) 2ND-ABBEY HAGEWOOD (MONTGOMERY CENTRAL) 3RD-LINDSEY MORRISON (CLARKSVILLE NW) 155-1ST-JAYDEN SAYRE-ADONA (CLARKSVILLE NE) 2ND-MARGARET HAYDEN (SCIENCE HILL) 3RD-KATIE SCOVILLE (STONE MEMORIAL) 165-1ST-KENYA-LEE SLOAN (HARDIN VALLEY ACAD) 2ND-MORGAN KITE (SCIENCE HILL) 3RD-LAURA NAPIER (STONE MEMORIAL) 185-1ST-KAELA EADS (TN HIGH) 2ND-JADA HOSKINS (MONTGOMERY CENTRAL)

WE DO THE TOURNAMENT ON PAPER IN HOUSE. I WILL POST THE TOP FINISHERS IN EACH WEIGHT GROUP. THE ANIMAL

THE HALLS INV. WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE FINISHED WRESTLING AROUND 7:30PM. CONGRATULATION TO THE BRADLEY BEAR AS OUR TEAM CHAMPIONS AND WILSON CENTRAL WAS RUNNER-UP. McCALLIE SCHOOL WAS 3RD PLACE. OUR OUTSTANDING WRESTLER FOR THE TOURNAMENT WAS CLAY STRAWN (MARYVILLE-195) AND THE BEST MATCH WENT TO THE 182 FINAL, CHAD SOLOMON (MARYVILLE) OVER KALEB RIPPY (BEECH) 8-5. RESULTS ARE AT: http://s201.trackwrestling.com/tw/Login.jsp?TIM=1421497769836&twSessionId=dtcexdbdwjisjhh&tName=HALLS&state&sDate&eDate&lastName&firstName&teamName&sfvString&city&gbId

HERE IS A GREAT ARTICLE IN TODAYS KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL: Halls Invitational to have ‘family' feel John Shearer9:38 PM, Jan 15, 2015 9:46 PM, Jan 15, 2015 With several traditional high school powers from outside Knoxville competing, Saturday’s Halls Invitational wrestling tournament is expected to be quite competitive and tough. However, plenty of smiles and friendly handshakes will still be apparent, even before the matches. The reason is that several coaches have connections to Halls and former coach Chris Vandergriff, making the event like an old home week. Besides Halls coach Shannon Sayne, also bringing teams are fellow Halls alumni Benji Gray of Page, Alex Cate at Seymour and Larry Neely of Powell. Sayne, Gray and Cate wrestled under Vandergriff, while Neely, who served as the interim head football coach this fall for the Panthers, was a former teammate who coached in Virginia before coming to Powell. This family tree of coaching has additional branches, as Cate’s brother-in-law and former Carson-Newman teammate Will Campbell is bringing the Abingdon, Va., team he assists. Sayne said he believes a number of former Halls wrestlers are involved in the sport as coaches because of a variety of factors. “I think you’ve got a good program at Halls, and a pretty good ambassador in the program in Chris,†said the former two-time state champion. “And you always have guys wanting to come out of wrestling and give back to the sport.†For Vandergriff, seeing all the people he worked with involved in high school wrestling is quite rewarding. “It’s just kind of like a family of people I’ve grown up with or coached, and they are coaching now or got kids,†he said. While he will spend plenty of time saying hello during the invitational, he also will be as busy as the coaches. This is because he is once again serving as tournament director, even though he recently had hip replacement surgery. Vandergriff has been involved in competitive wrestling since he was a freshman at Halls. A two-time champion in the heavyweight division under Ed Simmons before graduating in 1977, he went on to wrestle at Tennessee before the program was dropped in 1986 due to Title IX and a restructuring of the athletic department. By the time he was finishing at UT, the Halls program also was in fear of discontinuation. However, David Wayland, a football coach, had agreed to head it for a period, and asked Vandergriff to help him when he graduated. For Vandergriff, however, his plans were long term, not temporary. “My dream was to come back and coach at Halls,†Vandergriff said. “It ended up working out.†After serving as Wayland’s assistant for two years, he was coach for 23 years, stepping down as coach after the 2006 season, when his son, John Vandergriff, won a state championship. Chris’ best coaching year was in 1990, when Halls finished second in the state. For this weekend’s invitational, he has helped assemble a field full of state champions. Traditional powers Bradley Central and Chattanooga McCallie and up-and-coming Wilson Central are among 17 teams bringing nine returning state individual champions. That includes three defending champions from the various divisions and classifications competing at the 126-pound weight class: Walker Murphy of Alcoa, Knox Fuller of Bradley, and James Westbrooks of McCallie. Defending state champions Karim Shereef of Alcoa and Chad Solomon of Maryville are competing at 160 and 182, respectively. The wrestling begins at 10 a.m., with the finals expected to start around 5 or 6 p.m. John Shearer is a freelance contributor.

WE RUNS THIS TOURNAMENT ON trackwrestling.com CHECK IT OUT AT http://s301.trackwrestling.com/tw/Login.jsp?TIM=1421352425030&twSessionId=mgvtbvfqnphdeyh&tName=HALLS&state&sDate&eDate&lastName&firstName&teamName&sfvString&city&gbId CHECK OUT THIS GREAT ARTICLE ABOUT THE UPCOMING HALLS INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT (1-17-15) IN THE HALLS SHOPPER. http://issuu.com/shoppernews/docs/halls_fc_shopper-news_011415?e=2310464%2F10923115

WE HAD OUR SEEDING MEETING LAST NIGHT. THANKS TO COACHES FROM BEECH, BRADLEY, MARYVILLE, SEYMOUR, WM BLOUNT AND WILSON CENTRAL FOR YOUR INPUT AND EXPERTISE. THE SEEDING INFO SHOULD BE RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC BY NOON TODAY (THURSDAY 1-15-15). THIS WILL BE THE TOUGHEST TOURNAMENT THAT WE HAVE HELD AT HALLS HIGH SCHOOL. THE ANIMAL

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT CHARLIE GOSS PASSED AWAY. HE WAS A GREAT WRESTLING FIGURE FROM THE CHATTANOOGA AREA. OUR SPORT LOST A GREAT MAN. PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS. THE ANIMAL

2015 Halls JV, Freshman and Girls Tournament Monday, January 19, 2015 (Martin Luther King Holiday) Halls High School 4321 E. Emory Road Knoxville, TN 37938 Entry Fee: $8 per wrestler or $125 max per team Weigh-ins: Weigh-ins will be from 8:00-9:00 am on a first come basis. Coaches can come to the head table to get weigh-in cards. Entry fees must be paid at this time. Wrestling Begins: 10:00 am and will run continuously until completion. Coaches meeting will be immediately following weigh-ins. Format: There will be a JV, Freshman and Girls division. You must be in High School to participate. We will use like weights and group athletes by ability and weight using 8 man double elimination brackets if possible. Admission: $6 Adults and $3 students all day Awards: 1st – 3rd in each weight group. All wrestlers must have a coach on site to represent them. Parents will not be allowed on the floor to coach, video, or photograph. Contacts: Tournament Director: Chris Vandergriff (Home) 865-922-7841 (Cell) 865-924-4600 (E-Mail) chris.vandergriff@gmail.com Head Coach: Shannon Sayne (Cell) 865-659-1538 (E-Mail) sesayne@yahoo.com

THE 42 ANNUAL HALLS INVITATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IS SATURDAY (1-17-15). WE HAVE A GREAT LINE-UP OF TEAMS: Abingdon HS(VA), Alcoa HS(TN), Beech HS(TN), Blackman HS(TN), Bradley Central HS(TN), Cane Ridge HS(TN), East Hamilton HS(TN), Halls HS(TN), Maryville HS(TN), McCallie School(TN), Page HS(TN), Pisgah HS(NC), Powell HS(TN), Red Bank HS(TN), Seymour HS(TN), Wm Blount HS(TN) and Wilson Central HS(TN). WE HAVE 9-RETURNING STATE CHAMPS AND 31 RETURNING STATE MEDALIST. THE WRESTLINF STARTS AT 10AM. THE FINALS WITH BE AROUND 6PM AND WE SHOULD BE FINISHED AROUND 9PM. COME BY IF YOU GET A CHANCE, THE ANIMAL

WE LOST A GREAT FRIEND TO WRESTLING YESTERDAY, WAYNE DUNN. HE WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AND WRESTLER AT MARYVILLE COLLEGE IN THE LATE 1970'S. HE STARTED WRESTLING TEAMS AT WEBB SCHOOL IN KNOXVILLE AND SUMMIT HS NEAR NASHVILLE AND OFFICIATED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. R.I.P COACH DUNN. THE ANIMAL

WHAT TEAMS ARE COMING THIS YEAR? THE ANIMAL

IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA WE HAVE BEEN DOING 3-DIVISIONS AT MOST JV TOURNAMENTS; FRESHMEN BOYS, JV BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS WORKS GREAT AND ALL OF YOUR NEW KIDS GET MATCHES AND EXPERIENCE. THE ANIMAL

HOW ABOUT CHIP SCARBROUGH, 103 POUNDER FROM HALLS HS IN 1990. HE WAS 49-1 HIS SENIOR YEAR. LOST ON A STALLING CALL IN THE STATE FINALS. THE ANIMAL

LESS THAN 2-WEEKS. I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE, THE ANIMAL

HELLO TENNESSEE WRESTLING COMMUNITY, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL TNWHOF BANQUET THIS YEAR IN KNOXVILLE. IT IS SATURDAY (8-23-14) AT THE FOUNDRY (ON THE WORLD'S FAIR SITE). THIS YEAR'S INDUCTEES ARE: DON BARNET, BUD BURTNET, JIM CATES, DAN DUGGER, DR. TOM KIM AND JIM McGINLEY. THE SOCIAL STARTS AT 5PM AND THE BANQUET STARTS AT 6PM (EST). THE TICKETS ARE ONLY $50. POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW AND I WILL SEND YOU THE REGISTRATION FORM. I'LL SEE YOU IN ABOUT 6-WEEKS, THE ANIMAL

J, POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND YOU SOME COACHING INFO, THE ANIMAL