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  1. I don't get on here that much, but I would like to shed some light on this subject. I worked with UTC and was very involved with the State Tournament when it was held in Chattanooga. I also sit on the TACA committee for Wrestling and so I have a little knowledge about why and how this came to be in Franklin.

     

    #1 The reason the tournament is no longer at UTC is due to their "Attitude" and their "Rude" behavior toward everyone involved and participating in the State Tournament.

    It was way to hard to deal with the University, the people in charge of the Round House and last but not least the Campus Police.

    #2 UTC never acted grateful to have brought students from all over the state onto their campus and as a matter of fact they could have cared less.

    #3 Coaches and Fans were not treated with the respect they deserved and that is the bottom line.

    #4 Chattanooga itself should have taken more pride in the fact that this wonderful event brought money into the city and should have taken a more active role in the success of

    and satisfaction of all involved.

    #5 Local people worked themselves very hard to put this event on with no compensation, like Joe Blair and company do now.

    #6 Basically what it all boils down to is Chattanooga is a wonderful place to enjoy wrestling, but they "Shot" themselves in the foot........so be it!

     

    I personally like it in Franklin and I do enjoy not being right on top of each other and having room to breathe. It doesn't matter where it is held, people will always find fault and yet they are the very ones that have never even helped in putting something like that together and making it a success. This event only happens ONCE a year and all who are true loyal fans of the sport should come to this event regardless of where it is held.

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  2. Soddy Daisy Showdown Teams

    2012

     

     

     

    1. Beech

    2. Bolton/ Memphis

    3. Bradley Central

    4. Brentwood

    5. Collins Hill, GA

    6. Cookeville

    7. Cordova, Memphis

    8. Dobyns Bennett

    9. Gibbs, Knoxville

    10. Grissom, AL

    11. Heritage

    12. Hewitt-Trussville, AL

    13. Independence, Franklin

    14. Jefferson County

    15. Knox Central

    16. McCallie

    17. Morristown West

    18. Notre Dame

    19. Oakland, Murfreesboro

    20. Ooltewah

    21. Pigeon Forge

    22. Rhea County

    23. Science Hill, Johnson City

    24. Soddy Daisy

    25. Tullahoma

    26. Walker Valley

    This is going to be one of it not the most competitive tournament in the state. It starts at 9:00 EST on Saturday January 7th. It will be run on 6 mats and we should be out of there by 7:00 pm.

  3. I just found out about Chief, after reading this post. It Breaks My Heart to lose such a wonderful friend. He was the one man that always had something nice to say and always made you feel at home anywhere you were. I have had the honor to have known this man and the priviledge to call him friend. I feel a deep emptiness for the coaching community and a loss that will never be forgotten, but only learned to live with. So long Chief, I already miss you and thanks for all the memories.

     

    Steve Henry

  4. Coaches,

     

    I would like to extend an invitation to the 15th annual Soddy Daisy Showdown. This is located in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 15 minutes north of Chattanooga. In the past we have had a very strong field and are looking for an even stronger group this year. We pride ourselves on getting the best competition and getting everyone out in a timely manner. This allows us to be Wrestler and Fan friendly. I am attempting to get the tournament set up early, to better meet the needs of those attending.

     

    If you are interested you may elect to participate in our Trojan Duals that take place on the Friday night before our tournament. There will be no charge for this and each team electing to participate may get up to two duals. We will be starting those at 5:00 in order to get everyone out as early as possible.

     

    We also offer a Junior Varsity tournament that is held in conjunction with our Varsity Tournament on Saturday. This allows you to bring more Wrestlers and give them an opportunity for more experience.

     

     

    General Information

    Friday January 6, 2012 - Trojan Duals

    Saturday January 7, 2012 - Soddy Daisy Showdown (Varsity & JV)

    6 Mats

    Entry Fee $150.00

     

    If you are interested or need more information contact:

     

    Steve Henry

    Soddy Daisy High School

    Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

    henry_steven@hcde.org/ xwrist@aol.com

    (423) 332-8828 ext. 3014

  5. Soddy Daisy Showdown Invitational

    January 8th 2011

     

    Entry Fee: $200.00 Varsity Tournament, Junior Varsity and Girls $10.00 for each wrestler. Make Check to: SDTC

     

    Trophies Presented to the Top Two Teams

     

    Awards Given: 1st – 4th Varsity, JV & Girls

     

    There will be a 1 lb allowance for the Duals on Friday the 7th and a 2 lb allowance for Saturday the 8th.

     

    Participating Schools

    Bartlett

    Bolton

    Bradley

    Cookeville

    Cordova

    Gibbs

    Hewitt Trussville (Alabama)

    Independence

    Kingston

    Notre Dame

    Ooltewah

    Pigeon Forge

    Science Hill

    Soddy Daisy

    Tullahoma

    Walker Valley

     

    Teams in the Duals on January 7th

    Bolton, Soddy Daisy

    Bradley, Pigeon Forge

    Gibbs, Science Hill

     

    Contact: Steve Henry @ henry_steven@hcde.org for more information

  6. What teams are scheduled for Soddy on 1/22? One day only?

     

    soms

     

    The Soddy Daisy Showdown is on Jan. 8th, 2011

     

    Teams attending are: Bradley, Bolton, Cookeville, Cordova, Greenback, Hewitt Trussville (Alabama), Kingston, Independence, Notre Dame, Ooltewah, Pigeon Forge, Science Hill, Tullahoma, Walker Valley

     

    I most likely left someone off and if they want to contact me they can reach me at xwrist@aol.com or xwrist@gmail.

     

    We will have a full JV Tournament going on at the same time in the same gym.

     

    We will also have our 3rd year running Girls Tournament.

     

    We will have 6 mats set up and will run straight through.

  7. To the Honorable Mr. BCB, I must admit that I LOVE to read your posts. You truely missed your calling,

    because Ward Gossett might have been out of a job had you pursued the newspaper business. Gary called to let me know that I had been called out on Coach T and so here I am to answer the charges. Let me start by saying that we are attempting to get "Girls Wrestling" sanctioned and this is why girls must wrestle girls in order for this to be done. It is also viewed as an unfair advantage that girls could wrestle guys and then compete against those that do not. The answer to that of course is then let them also wrestle boys and thats where the problem starts. 1. Not all girls want to wrestle boys 2. not all fathers are comfortable with their daughters wrestling boys 3. The Gessler girl is in the 1% of Girls that can compete against guys and there are other reasons, but I will stop it there. Remember this is about girls from all over the state and not just the Gessler girl. With all the information that has been gathered by the "Girls Wrestling Committee" the majority of girls and their coaches only want to compete against girls. Emily chose to go with the guys and she has the opportunity to be a State Champion in that group. She won a State Championship last year when allowed to compete in the Girls State, so that will always be hers. Hope this helps................Steve

  8. The Red Bank Lady Lions travel to Soddy Daisy to wrestle the Lady Trojans. The match is scheduled for Thursday November 19th and will begin at 7:30. The charge is $5.00 for everyone and all proceeds are split by both programs. This event is the longest running competion of its type in the South. Steve Henry and Richard Brown began this in 1996. Officiating will be Don Elsea and Eddie Davis. The match will be held at the Soddy Daisy Wrestling Arena.

  9. Here we are again Nitetime6. Obviously you don't know Jason or Tyler. They are both highly competitive and every person has a right to go what ever weight they choose. You are not only insulting Jason, but also Tyler. Once again, I will say you know nothing of Soddy Daisy and how that program operates, as well as UTC. They are MOCS now and they are MEN not little boy's. I think they can handle it and don't think it is easy for them, these two have spent countless hours in a gym together. My question to you would be.........when did you cut weight last?......where does your vast compilation of knowledge come from? I usually try to stay off this thing, but when it comes to slandering these guys who put it on the line for this sport then I have a huge problem with it. I know both of these guys VERY well and it wears me out when someone insults BOTH of them in this way!

  10. Nitetime6 I don't have any idea who you are or what your interest is in all this Soddy Daisy stuff, but I can tell you first hand that perhaps you need to focus your attention else where. Billy, doesn't even deserve to be mentioned here at this time. There are much more deserving individuals and if you have any knowledge of the sport then maybe you can put your focus there. Billy spent the whole season trying to get to weight last year and then was two and OUT of the Region. That means that he didn't even qualify for state! Lets wait and see how the season goes before we start mentioning his name. If he deserves attention, he will get it in the right way and that would be by results on the mat and not on this board.

  11. THE SODDY DAISY SHOWDOWN

    Saturday, January 9th

    Varsity & Junior Varsity tournaments in the same gym at the same time.

    Duals on Friday, January 8th for those interested

     

    Teams:

    Walker Valley

    Science Hill

    Independence

    Siegel

    McMinn

    Warren County

    Ooltewah

    Blackman

    Notre Dame

    Bartlett

    Brentwood

    Hewitt-Trussville, Alabama

    Cordova

     

    For those intersted in a ONE DAY tough tournament contact Coach Henry @ xwrist@aol.com

  12. Alright, let me see if I can address a few of the issues I have read and heard time and time again. I have been coaching in this state since 1980 and have to say in all this time I have come to know and respect Ronnie Carter and I have the utmost admiration for him. I have dealt with him closely on many of these issues that are being brought up on this topic. Understand, Ronnie is not the judge and jury here, and does not make the final calls on any of these topics. There are so many more elements involved in the process of running ALL SPORTS in the state of Tennessee. He is the Laison between the "Board of Control" and Schools. He is only there to lead and execute the decisions made by this group. There are many elements that figure into the dividing of regions, double elimination, enforcing rules on being in the room when weigh-ins start, etc. In regards to the weigh-ins, there is no gray area, it's cut and dry! It's a NATIONAL FEDERATION RULE and of course at the State Tournament it will be enforced. I'm sure it made his weekend to have to enforce it, but that goes with the territory. In regards to the Regions, hey I'm one of them stuck in a very tough Region. Due to enrollment and Chattanooga having so many smaller schools now, it really is the only way to do it. Dead Periods, I don't like them any more than you, but they were put in due to complaints by Principals and Parents and the Board of Control acted on it. I can go on and on, but in all my dealings with Ronnie Carter he has alway been just and fair and I am proud to have had the honor of working with him and calling him friend.

    Steve Henry

    Soddy Daisy H.S.

  13. 2006 Soddy Daisy Invitational

    Saturday January 21

    6 mats @ Soddy Daisy High School

    Varsity and Junior Varsity

    Teams:

    1. Baylor

    2. Brentwood

    3. Blackman

    4. Chattanooga Central

    5. Cookeville

    6. Cordova

    7. Dickson County

    8. Farragut

    9. Greeneville

    10. Halls

    11. Hixson

    12. Seymour

    13. Science Hill

    14. Soddy Daisy

    15. Tullahoma

    16. Warren County

  14. The Soddy Daisy Invitational Teams as of now are:

    Blackman

    Brentwood

    Cookeville

    Chattanooga Central

    Dickson County

    Halls

    Hixson

    Smyrna

    Tullahoma

    Warren County

     

    If you are interested in being included contact Trev054@aol.com or XWRIST@aol.com. It is a 1 day tournament on 4 mats and a Junior Varsity Tournament will be going on the same day also. Both Tournaments will be @ the High School, not the "Wrestling Arena". Tournament date is Jan. 22nd

  15. Well CIA,

    So you think that is insane huh? What background with fundraising for public school athletics do you draw your insite from? Golf Tournament? What a great idea, we just finished ours last weekend, doesnt even make a dent on what it takes to make a program work. Lets see, Wrestling Mats that are $6000.00 each just to start with. By the way, this is something our PARENTS initiated and do you actually think a kid would be turned away if they couldnt afford it? Get real! Where did you Wrestle?

  16. I don't talk on this much, but I will on this topic. In the past 5 years our kids have paid $200.00. This was voted on by our Booster Club, which consists of all our parents. The reason for this fee, was so everyone had to contribute SOMETHING. There were problems with everyone doing their share in regards to helping out in fundraisers and everything else intended to help out the team, so they figured they would get them to contribute something and this was the result. Understand that this was implimented by the parents. Another thing to consider is that in the Hamilton County School System (Chattanooga), they pay for absolutly NOTHING! The only thing they cover is Coaching supplements and they removed Assistant supplements this year. Not only do they pay for nothing they have added a (sur-charge) of a $1.00, that is added to the cost of entrance to all Matches and is to be sent to them from each school. Remember also that no school gives anything to support any sport either, all sports are solely self supportive. This is just a way of life here in the Chattanooga area and NO this in no way qualifies us for DII.

     

    *Yes, I do know where the name (Soddy Daisy) came from and Yes, I do know what it means.

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