galloppingghost77

Everyone wants to cite states that have only one division, like California. Well, Georgia has multiple divisions, 5 I believe. Has it hurt the sport there? Not from the coaches that I have talked to frm GA. This is not a new idea and it has been proposed SEVERAL times in the past, as was the idea to change the states to a double elimination tournament, which FINALLY happened this year. Which was a good and FAIR change for the wrestlers! Yes, the smalls schools want a seperate division so they may compete on a much level playing field. Just as there are multiple divisions in Football. Should wrestling and wrestlers not have the same opportunity as all the other MAJOR sports (Football, Basketball, Baseball.) Doesn't Golf have mutliple state individual champions in Tennessee (at least a/aa and AAA? Track? Why should those sports/athletes compete against schools of similar size and wrestling does not get the same opportunity? However, if I was a coach at a small school, I would not like the fact that only the first place kid from the Region advances to the states?

CONGRATS TO THE PIGEON FORGE TIGERS WRESTLING TEAM! CURRENTLY IN 4TH PLACE TEAM STANDINGS! EDWARD HOLLAND AND NATHANIEL MOLINA BOTH FOUGHT THROUGH AND TOOK 3RD PLACE! GREAT JOB GUYS!! NOW COME ON CODY DAVIS, GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT AND BRING HOME THE G O L D!!

UTK 24 vs ETSU 30 (UTK Wrestler named first) 125 Ben Spires wins by Pin over Ian McKinley 141 Nicholas Johnson wins 8-3 Corey Thweat 149 Chris Baird loss by Pin to Matt Baker 165 Bryce Boucher wins 15-8 over Nick Shields 197 Harold Gage wins by Pin over Craig Carter 235 Nicholas Kendall wins by Pin over Brad Robbins UTK forfeit's 133, 157, 174, 184 (DBL), and Hwt. UTK had a couple of guys who had work committments, a couple who had major exams today (GOOD LUCK GUYS), and a couple that had work committments, including a transfer from Edinboro. The match was a late scheduled one so guys who get their adjustments made. Hopefully this will not be a problem next year. Coach Chris Goodin, Coach Craig Johnson, and myself wish we had taken this team over from the start of the season! These are some hard working guys. side notes: Harold Gage pinned his man in a WICKED Cradle! Bryce Boucher his cross training: works extremely hard at wrestling practice and then goes to Golden Gloves for practice. Bryce will be fighting in the upcoming UT Fraternity Fight which will be held at Golden Gloves Arena.

Yeah, I know what you meant. Wait till you see/hear who we have coming in next years recruiting class!! Now, on a much more serious note: Some kids transfer because the grass IS greener on the other side. Some kids transfer because they have no other choice (Parents move, they do not like the current situation at their school, etc.). We/I have no control over that. But, I am always happy to welcome them into our family!

Thanks RC! Lets be clear here, I just recruit for Wrestling in Pigeon Forge.

Hey Bearcat, if your are serious about wanting to know who the number belongs to, I googled the number and the info comes up. Try it. according to the info it may surprise you who the number belongs to.

FINAL RESULTS CHAMPIONS:JEFFERSON, GA 2ND PLACE: FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 3RD PLACE: GILMER, GA 4TH PLACE: PIGEON FORGE, TN 5TH PLACE: CARROLLTON, GA 6TH PLACE: DUTCHFORK, SC OUTSTANDING WRESTLER LOWER WEIGHT: NICO MEGALUDIS FRANKLIN REGIONAL 125 POUNDER TOURNAMENT RECORD: 9-0 8 PINS AND 1 MAJOR UPPER WEIGHT: CODY DAVIS PIGEON FORGE 189 POUNDER TOURNAMENT RECORD: 9-0 9 PINS

3RD ROUND GOLD MEDAL MATCHES FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 31 JEFFERSON, GA 36 GILMER, GA 60 CARROLLTON, GA 15 PIGEON FORGE, TN 34 DUTCHFORK, SC 36 3RD ROUND SILVER MANATEE, FL 35 WHITLEY, KY 31 GIBBS, TN 34 HOLY INNOCENT'S 33 BEECH, TN 57 HERITAGE, TN 19

ROUND 2 RESULTS BRONZE MEDAL WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 48 UNIV. HEIGHTS, KY 33 PLEASANT RIDGE, KY 40 SEYMOUR, TN 36 SILVER MEDALL POOL MANATEE, FL 33 HERITAGE, TN 42 WHITLEY, KY 45 HOLY INNOCENT'S 36 GOLD MEDAL PIGEON FORGE, TN 37 CARROLLTON, GA 36 JEFFERSON, GA 35 GILMER, GA 27

MEDAL ROUNDS GOLD MEDAL FRANKLIN, PA 59 PIGEON FORGE, 15 GILMER, GA 49 DUTCHFORK, SC 22 CARROLLTON, GA 6 JEFFERSON, GA 74 SILVER MEDAL MANATEE, FL 40 BEECH, TN 42 HOLY INNOCENT'S 58 HERITAGE, TN 12 GIBBS, TN 41 WHITLEY, KY 30 BRONZE MEDAL WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 51 PLEASANT RIDGE, KY 28 SEYMOUR, TN 47 UNIV. HEIGHTS, KY 34

GOLD POOL SILVER POOL 1 FRANKLIN,PA MANATEE,FL 2 P. FORGE, TN BEECH, TN 3 GILMER, GA HOLY IN, GA 4 DUTCH FORK , SC HERITAGE 5 CARROLLTON, GA GIBBS,TN 6 JEFFERSON, GA WHITLEY,KY WRESTLING BEGINS AT 9 AM

ROUND 5 (LAST ROUND OF THE DAY) WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 54 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, KY 30 BEECH, TN 45 PLEASANT RIDGE, KY 36 WHITLEY, KY 42 HERITAGE, TN 30 FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 72 CARROLLTON, GA 6 RINGGOLD, GA 48 SEYMOUR,TN 30 MANATEE, FL 31 GIBBS, TN 31 (MANATEE WINS ON 3RD CRITERIA) JEFFERSON, GA 71 DUTCHFORK, SC 6 GILMER, GA 67 HOLY INNOCENT'S GA 10

FORMAT WILL BE THE SAME AS TODAY. TOP 2 TEAMS FROM EACH POOL WILL GO INTO A GOLD MEDAL POOL. TIMES AND MAT ASSIGNMENTS ARE IN THE COACHES HANDS. THE 3RD ND 4TH PLACE TEAMS IN EACH POOL WILL GOO INTO THE SILVER MEDAL BRACKET. 5TH AND 6TH PLACE TEAMS WILL GO INTO THE BRONZE MEDAL BRACKET. TOUGH TEAMS: JEFFERSON, GA MULTI TIME TEMM CHAMPS FROM GA; GILMER, STATE CHAMP IN GA LAST YEAR; FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA WAS 4TH INN PA LAST YEAR; CARROLLTON IS IN TOP 5 IN GA, DUTCH FORK SC IS ALWAYS NEAR THE TOP TEAMS IN SC;

ROUND 4 RESULTS GIBBS, TN 47 WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 31 FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 65 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, KY 10 CARROLLTON, GA 48 MANATEE, FL 33 HERITAGE, TN 42 SEYMOUR, TN 36 JEFFERSON, GA 61 WHITLEY, KY 12 GILMER, GA 76 BEECH, TN 1 DUTCHFORK, SC 48 RINGGOLD, GA 34 PIGEON FORGE, TN 48 HOLY INNOCENT'S GA 25

ROUND 3 RESULTS UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, KY 28 CARROLLTON, GA 54 PIGEON FORGE, TN 54 PLEASANT RIDGE, KY 26 WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 39 MANATEE, FL 39 (6TH TIE BREAKER MANATEE WINS) FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 74 GIBBS, TN 6 JEFFERSON, GA 71 SEYMOUR, TN 12 RINGGOLD, GA 27 HERITAGE, TN 24 DUTCHFORK, SC 40 WHITLEY, MY 39 HOLY INNOCENT'S, GA 42 BEECH,, TN 30 CONCLUDES ROUND 3

ROUND 2 FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA 70 MANATEE, FL 3 GIBBS, TN 44 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS,KY 23 WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 36 CARROLLTON, GA 46 GILMER, GA 52 PIGEON FORGE, TN 27 PLEASANT RIDGE, KY 29 HOLY INNOCENTS 54 JEFFERSON, GA 75 RINGGOLD, GA 0 WHITLEY, KY 54 SEYMOUR, TN 24 DUTCH FORK, SC 53 HERITAGE, TN 27

TEAMS: FRANKLIN REGIONAL, PA; WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN; UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, KY; MANATEE, FL; CARROLLTON, GA; GIBBS, TN; GILMER, GA; PLEASANT RIDGE, TN; BEECH, TN; PIGEON FORGE, TN; HOLY INNOCENT'S, GA; JEFFERSON, GA; HERITAGE, TN; WHITLEY, KY; RINGGOLD, GA; DUTCHFORK, SC; SEYMOUR, TN ROUND 1 FRANKLIN 71 W. BLOUNT 12 UNIV HTS 18 MANATEE 45 CARROLLTON 45 GIBBS 27 POOL B GILMER 66 PL. RIDGE 15 BEECH 34 PF 44 HOLY INN 40 X 36 POOL C JEFFERSON 66 HERITAGE 12 WHITLEY 38 RINGGOLD 25 DUTCH FORK 52 SEYMOUR 20

University Heights Academy, KY will make its first appearance in the Smoky Mountain Duals. UHA have been a force in KY high school wrestling and it seems so far this year they are off to a very good start. 5 BLAZERS MAKE THE FINALS AT THE LONESOME INVITATIONAL The Blazers had 5 of their wrestlers make the finals at the Seneca Lonesome Invitational in Louisville on Saturday. Wade won the championship at 125 lbs, beating Central's Karlan Groves 9-0 in the finals. Cameron won the 140 lb division with a fall over Daniel Cockrell from Central. Colton was the third Blazer to claim the championship by avenging a loss two weeks ago to Seneca's Austin Reed. Taylor and Daniel both had to settle for second place with close losses in the finals. We are very glad that the Blazers are coming to our duals December 22-23.

The Jefferson High School Dragons return to the Smoky Mtn Duals to once again defend their championship. They are one of the Top Wrestling Programs in the South and are led by one of the best coaches in the South. Winning Championships is nothing new to the Dragons. Here is a list of what they have accomplished in GA over the last several years: 2009 Class AA State Champions (Traditional) 2009 Class AA State Champions (Duals) 2008 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2008 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2007 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2007 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2006 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2006 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2005 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2005 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2004 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2004 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2003 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2003 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2002 Class A State Champions (Traditional) 2002 Class A State Champions (Duals) 2001 Class A State Champions 1995 Class A State Champions 1989 Class A State Champions 1984 Class A State Champions 1983 Class A State Champions

Franklin Regional out of Western PA will be at this years event. They have a returning 119 LB PA State Champ named Nico Megaludis. It is my understanding he has already signed with Penn State. Nico will be wrestling 125 at this years Smoky Mtn Duals. You can watch his 2010 State Title match at the link below. http://www.pywvideo.com/event/main/video/id/236645-PA-State-Championships/vid/318339-119lbs-Marino-Anthoy-Liberty-vs.-Nico-Megaludis-Franklin-Regional-

WRESTLING AND SHOPPING!! WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THIS YEARS SMOKY MOUNTAIN DUALS. THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN DUALS WILL BE HELD AT PIGEON FORGE HS ON DECEMBER 22-23. THIS YEARS TOURNAMENT FEATURES THE TOUGHEST COMPETITION THAT WE HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF HOSTING. COME ON OUT TO PIGEON FORGE! YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOME GREAT WRESTLERS AND TEAMS AND YOU CAN FINISH THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR THIS SEASON! WE HAVE TEAMS COMING FROM: PA, NC, SC, VA, FL, GA, KY, AND TN. OF THE 20 TEAMS, MORE THAN HALF ARE RANKED IN THE TOP 10 IN THEIR STATE.

NOW, NOW ANIMAL! I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS HELPED WHOEVER NEEDED HELP, ASKED FOR MY HELP, AND WERE WILLING TO HELP THEMSELVES. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

IT WAS MY PLEASURE. It was GREAT to see so many wonderful people working TOGETHER and UNSELFISHLY!. I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO BE THIS WAY!

Congrats to Stone Memorial for claiming the 2010 Eagle Challenge Duals Championship. The Panthers defeated Heritage in the final. Also, congrats to William Blount for finishing 3rd by defeating South Doyle in the consolation final. Congrats especially to the Parents and volunteers of the Seymour Wrestling program for their wonderful efforts with this event.