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THEY ARE ON THE TSSAA SITE UNDER RESULTS: 1. Cleveland 232.00 2. Soddy Daisy 146.50 3. Ravenwood 122.00 4. Beech 121.00 5. Wilson Central 113.00 6. Walker Valley 99.00 7. Heritage 91.00 8. Bradley Central 87.50 8. (tie) Clarksville 87.50 10. Cordova 65.00 THE ANIMAL

'Hard work' pays off for Grace Christian's Todd Hargis at Region II wrestling meet by Matthew Reagan sports@knoxnews.com Matthew Reagan is a freelance contributor. Knoxville News Sentinel Posted February 9, 2013 at 10:08 p.m. It took about 15 seconds before Todd Hargis broke into tears after winning the 138-pound crown at the Region II wrestling meet Saturday at Hardin Valley Academy. The Grace Christian junior was mobbed and congratulated by his teammates before he took off in a sprint, looking for his mother. When he finally found her, they embraced and celebrated a victory Hargis said was the result of unadulterated hard work. Hargis defeated Halls' Joe Fox, 7-5, and in doing so guaranteed himself a No. 1 seed at the state meet in Franklin, which starts Thursday. A poor showing at last year's state meet left him hungry. "I wrestled the first seed and I got killed by him," Hargis said. "But I have put in so much hard work in this sport and it paid off this year. I have worked my butt off and it showed on the mat." Big Turnaround: What a difference a year made for Halls' Evan Huling. After failing to qualify at regionals in 2012, the sophomore quickly made a name for himself by notching a victory over Gibbs' Joey Smith, 15-2, to take the top spot in the 113-pound division. Huling defeated Smith earlier in the season and said he knew exactly what moves to use in their match. "I was expecting it to be me and him in the finals and that it would be a tough match," Huling said. "But I kind of knew what to do and I was expecting what he was going to do." Overcoming Adversity: Action was stopped on four occasions during the 160-pound championship match between Gibbs' Andres Leyva and CAK's Ryan Long so trainers could plug Leyva's bleeding nose. That didn't slow Leyva, who fell a point shy of placing at last year's state meet, and he recorded a 3-1 decision over Long. Leyva, ranked No. 4 in the state, said he is ready to avenge last year's disappointing ending and was motivated by being named the third seed in the regional tournament. "They seeded me low because of some earlier losses," the three-time region champion said. "But I made myself ready for anything — no matter who it was even if I had already beat them I was going to give it my all." Notable: Fulton's SteveanWilson remained unbeaten and captured the 182-pound region crown by pinning Gibbs' Trey Lawson with 15 seconds remaining in the first period. Wilson was named the meet's most outstanding wrestler in the 152-285 divisions. Farragut's Charles Leavell (29-0) also stayed flawless this season, as the four-time state qualifier won the 285-pound division over Catholic's Luis Soto. Pigeon Forge's Nate Croley, the 145-pound champion, was named the most outstanding wrestler between 106-145 pounds and the 106-pound championship match between Pigeon Forge's Matthew Kieta and Halls' Tanner Justice was named best match. Kieta won, 9-5. © 2013, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

HERE IS A GREAT ARTICLE FROM THE REGION-2 TOURNAMENT IN THE KNOXVILLE PAPER. ALL OF THE RESULTS ARE ON unapproved website GO TO "TSSAA REGION II" THE ANIMAL

HALLS HIGH SCHOOL WINS THE TSSAA REGION-2 WRESTLING TOURNAMENT WITH 8 STATE QUALIFIERS. RESULTS ON unapproved website LOOK UNDER TSSAA REGION II Team Scores 1. Knoxville Halls 175.0 2. Gibbs 157.0 2. Pigeon Forge 157.0 4. Grace Christian Academy 95.5 5. Powell 90.5 6. Bearden 89.0 7. Knoxville Catholic 78.0 8. Knoxville Central 66.0 9. Hardin Valley Academy 64.0 10. Farragut 53.0 11. Karns 52.0 12. Clinton High school 43.0 13. Anderson County 40.0 14. Christian Academy Of Knoxville 36.0 15. West 33.0 16. Austin-East 29.0 16. Fulton 29.0 18. Union Co. 3.0

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JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS DIVISION TEAM CHAMPION- Halls TEAM RUNNER-UP-Clinton 105 1-Zach Wilhoit-South Greene 2-Kyler Evans- Jefferson Co 3-Austin Tipton-Powell 118 1-Andrew Gardner- Sequatchie Co 2-Cameron Belcher-Halls 3-Dylan Seiber-Clinton 4-Sean Elder-Alcoa 127 1-Ethan Joyce-Seymour 2-trey Lepper-Halls 3-???? 4-Xavier Parris-Hardin Valley 137 1-Grant Wallem-Seymour 2-Justin Kitts-Halls 3-Tristan Peters-Clinton 4-zach Mashburn-Clinton 143 1-Grant Gallaspy--Seymour 2-Ryan Stoika-McMinn Co 3-Shawn Gambino-Bearden 4-Shipe Chiles-Gibbs 152 1-Jon Schurman-Hardin Valley 2-Isaac Couret-Bearden 3-Sam cagle-Knox West 4-Corey Patton-Clinton 156 1-Andrew Adkinson-Powell 2-Colby Shockley- Jefferson Co 3-Tanner Holsonback-Rhea Co 4-Sam Maxwell-Bearden 162 1-Krischan Goins-Rhea Co 2-Shane Hooks-Clinton 3-Wyatt Cole-South Greene 4-Dakota Liedel-Seymour 167 1-Colton Sutterer-Halls 2-Nate Broemmel-Hardin Valley 3-Tre DeJournett-Bearden 4-Michael Martinez-Knox West 180 1-Brandon Williams-Halls 2-Christian McNeal-Gibbs 3-Aaron Watson-Clinton 4- Dustin Watson-Bearden 192 1-Tanner Huff-Halls 2-Richie Lowery-South Greene 3-Devin Hills- Jefferson Co 4-Devin Pincomb-Powell 220 1-Dakota Karge- Stone Memorial 2-Devin Tipton- Jefferson Co 3-Zakaria Alasry-Knox West 4-michael O'Conner-Powell 285 1-Gavion Bogard- Stone Memorial 2-Jacob Gaddis-Clinton 3-Skyler Douglas-Clinton

FRESHMEN BOYS DIVISION TEAM CHAMPION- Jefferson Co TEAM RUNNER-UP- (TIE) Halls, Alcoa & Seymour 106 1-Gabe Gyber-Gibbs 2-Weston Jarnigan-Jefferson Co 3-Dylan McKinney- Independence 4-Jay Brillhart-Powell 120 1-Corbin Hennessee- Happy Valley 2-Cody Sparks-Alcoa 3-Dylan Wyatt-Gibbs 4-Brandon Dyke-Seymour MISSING WEIGHT GROUP #11 135 1-Jordan Massengill- Ooltewah 2-JT Walker-Seymour 3-Dylan Sherrod- Jefferson Co 4-Preston Yother-SCHS ???? 148 1-Phillip Nichols-C.A.K. 2-Brayden Golden- Ooltewah 3-Jorden Chafi- Ooltewah 4-Tristan Weaver-Seymour 155 1-Logan Womack-Clinton 2-Austin Ryan- Independence 3-Austin Harvey-Halls 4-Tristan Matthews-Seymour 170 1-Thomas Norville-Knox Catholic 2-Justin Lawson- Jefferson Co 3-Austin Stooksbury- Jefferson Co 4-Tyler beck-Hardin Valley 180 1-Harper Lang- Jefferson Co 2-Christian Stanton- Stone Memorial 3-Patrick Shurina- Knox Catholic 190 1-Juan Loze- Stone Memorial 2-Jake Cranfill-Rhea Co 3-Burnett- Stone Memorial 4-Hayden Brophy- Hardin Valley 220 1-Dylan Mahoney- Ooltewah 2-Dillan Cannida-Alcoa 3-Hunter Cooper-Halls 4-James Setzer-Gibbs 240 1-Logan Townsend- Jefferson Co 2-Sterling Evan- Jefferson Co 3-Payne McNutt-Knox Catholic 270 1-Seth Fiegler-Alcoa 2-Briar England-Rhea Co 3-Caleb Powell- Knox Catholic

GIRLS DIVISION TEAM CHAMPION-Pigeon Forge TEAM RUNNER-UP- Clarksville NE 105 1-Amber Schlatter-Cookeville 2-Sarah Mount-Happy Valley 3-Emily Estes-Tn High 4-Amber Macias- Clarksville NE 112 1-T. Stottlemeyer-Coffee Co 2-N. Lysczarczyk-Pigeon Forge 3-K. Deeter-Pisgah (NC) 4-R. Worley-Tn High 120 1-K. Brock- Sequatchie Co 2-R. Savage-Independence 3-C. Morrell-Pigeon Forge 4-M. Reeves- Clarksville NE 125 1-Lyssa Maki- Clarksville NE 2-A. Hennessee- Happy Valley 3-B. Bordeaux-South Greene 4-C. Wurn-Stone Memorial 132 1-K. Barnett- Independence 2-C. Varnedoe- Pigeon Forge 3-E. Lynn- Clarksville NE 4-S. Mills- Sequatchie Co 138 1-Carla Rix- Clarksville NE 2-A. Smith- Signal Mountain 3-Keyanna Bean- Clarksville NE 4-E. Bundy-Clinton 160 1-A. Jennings- Coffee Co 2-E. Garcia-Cookeville 3-L. Napier- Stone Memorial 4-H. Lang- South Greene 185 1-M. Finley- Stone Memorial 2-A. Griffin- Pigeon Forge 3-K. Metcalf- Pigeon Forge I WILL POST THE OTHERS RESULTS AS I HAVE TIME. THE ANIMAL

GREAT TURN-OUT FOR THE HALLS FR/JV /GIRLS TOURNAMENT. WE HAVE AROUND 80 FRESHMEN BOYS, 90 JV BOYS AND 40 GIRLS. I WILL POST RESULTS AFTER IT IS OVER. THE ANIMAL

THE HALLS FRESHMEN/JV/GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNEY IS TOMORROW (MON 1-21-13, ML KINGHOLIDAY) AT THE HALLS HIGH SCHOOL GYM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND WEIGH-IN ARE FROM 8 TO 9AM. WRESTLING WILL START AT 10AM. COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT. THE ANIMAL

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THE FEATURED MATCH OF THE NIGHT WAS THE BEST TWO 220 POUNDERS IN THE STATE. Amos Mason (Brentwood Academy) 41-0, 2012 State Champion (RANKED 1ST IN STATE IN D-2) VS TJ Satterfield (Wm Blount) 35-0 4 time state medalist (RANKED 1ST IN STATE IN D-1). THESE TWO HAD NEVER MET. THE MATCH WAS AWESOME. MASON WON 3-2. IT GOT THE "BEST MATCH" AWARD AT OUT TOURNAMENT. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE TWO GREAT WRESTLERS LIKE THIS GO HEAD TO HEAD. THE ANIMAL P.S. ALL RESULTS ARE ON unapproved website

WEIGH-IN ARE 8:00-9:00AM AND WRESTLING STARTS AT 10:00AM. THE ANIMAL

COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT. WRESTLING STARTS AT 10 AM AND THE FINALS SHOULD START AROUND 6PM. THE ANIMAL

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YOU SEED IT LIKE A REGULAR 16 MAN BRACKET. EACH QUARTER IS A POOL OF 4. THEY WRESTLE A ROUND ROBIN AND THE WINNERS OF EACH QUARTER ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI (PLACING 1ST TO 4TH) AND THE RUNNER-UP OF EACH POOL ADVANCES TO THE CONCOLATION SEMI (PLACES 5TH TO 8TH). THE BEAUTY OF THIS TYPE OF TOURNAMENT IS THAT EVERY WRESTLER WRESTLES AT LEAST 3 TIME. THE MEDALIST WILL WRESTLE 5 TIMES. IT IS A GREAT DAY OF WRESTLING. THE ANIMAL

I THINK I ANSWERED THAT QUESTION WRONG. THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURNAMENT IS A ROUNG ROBIN. THEN THE WINNERS OF EACH QUARTER ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI (PLACING 1ST TO 4TH) AND THE RUNNER-UP OF EACH POOL ADVANCES TO THE CONCOLATION SEMI (PLACES 5TH TO 8TH). SORRY ABOUT THAT, THE ANIMAL

BRACKETED. WE ARE GOING TO TRY RUNNING IT ON TRACKWRESTLING THIS YEAR. WISH US LUCK, THE ANIMAL

IT WILL BE THE FINALS UNLESS ONE OF THEM BREAK SOMETHING. THE ANIMAL

THIS YEAR WE HAVE 19 TEAMS COMING: ALCOA (TN), BRENTWOOD ACADEMY (TN), C.A.K. (TN), CANE RIDGE (TN), DAVID CROCKETT (TN), DOBBINS BENNETT (TN), FULTON (TN), HALLS (TN), KINGSTON (TN), MARYVILLE (TN), McCREARY CENTRAL (KY), OOLTEWAH (TN), PAGE (TN), PATRICK HENRY (VA), PISQAH (NC), POWELL (TN), SEYMOUR (TN), UNION CO (TN) AND WM BLOUNT (TN). THIS YEARS WILL MAIN EVENT WILL BE FEATURE THE TOP RANKED 220 IN D-1 VS THE TOP RANKED 220 IN D-2:T.J SATTERFIELD (WM BLOUNT) VS AMOS MASON ( BRENTWOOD ACADEMY). WRESTLING STARTS AT 10AM. THE ANIMAL

I AM SORRY, I JUST NOTICED THIS MESSAGE TODAY. I SENT HER THE INFO. MAYBE SHE WILL COME. IF ANYONE IS TRYING TO FIND ME, SENT ME A NOTE THRU COACHT. SINCE NO ONE KNOWS MY TRUE IDENTIY. THE ANIMAL

I AM TOTALLY AGAINST GIRLS WRESTLING BOYS. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA IS TO ADD GIRLS DIVISION MOST OF OUR TOURNAMENTS AND JAMBOREES. ALL OF OUR JV TOURNAMENTS HAVE 3-DIVISIONS (FRESHMEN BOYS, JV BOYS AND GIRLS). THIS WORKS BEAUTIFULLY. WE HAVE AROUND 4 THROUGH OU THE SEASON AND HAVE A REGIION-2 FRESH/JV/GIRLS TOURNAMENT AT THE END. WE DO IT THE SAME WEEKEND AS THE STATE DUALS. IF YOUR GIRLS AND INEXPERIENCE YOUNG MALE WRESTLERS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO WRESTLE, THEN HAVE MORE JV TOURNAMENT IN THE FORMAT AND EVERYONE WILL GET A CHANCE TO WRESTLE SOMEONE AT THEIR LEVEL. THE ANIMAL

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