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Does anyone know know the exact year that Girls wrestling started having it's own separate state tournament and what any of the results were because I was under the impression they started having a girl's state invitational in the 2010-11 season, but the TSSAA only has results listed going back to 2013.

Thanks for the comments guys I'm from the other end of the state so some of those Region 3 and 4 schools I was guesstimating at best. If someone wants type those switches up so we can see them  on paper that would be awesome.

If you attended a rules meeting this week they said that in 2017 they plan to split A/AA into 4 Regions. I tried taking a look at the proposed classifications and what our current Dual models show and based on a model that would take each dual Region and pair them together with the next Region (i.e. Region 1&2, Region 3&4, etc...) This is the best I could come up with what 4 Regions would look like. Take a look I tried to balance them out as best possible and take the time zone changes into account. The TSSAA will probably do something completely different but I thought I would have a little fun looking at what things will look like next year.

 

Region 1 (13 Teams)

 

Chucky Doak

Elizabethton

Fulton

Gibbs

Grainger

Greeneville

Happy Valley

Northview Academy

Pigeon Forge

Sullivan East

Sullivan South

Union Co

West Greene

 

Region 2 (12 Teams)

 

Alcoa

Boyd Buchanan

Brainard

Chattanooga Central

Cumberland Co

East Ridge

Greenback

Kingston

Livingston Academy

McMinn Central

Sequoyah

Tyner Academy

 

 

 

Region 3 (12 Teams)

 

Cheatham Co

Greenbrier

Harpeth

Hixson

Howard School

Red Bank

Sale Creek

Sequatchie

Signal Mtn

Sycamore

Whitehouse

Whitwell

 

Region 4 (16 Teams)

 

Creek Wood

Eagleview

East Nashville Magnet

Fairview

Forrest

Grace Christian Franklin

Hamilton

Hume-Fogg

Martin Luther King Jr

Millington Central

Memphis East

Nolensville

Pearl Cohn

Stratford

Watertown

Whites Creek

Sevier High has been added

Sullivan East unfortunately dropped due to a scheduling conflict.

 

Still 2 spots available

Coaches,

 

Unfortunately, I have had a couple of teams  have to drop out of my tournament of Jan 14th. It is a great tournament with great competition.  The last 2 years West Henderson NC has won the tournament and teams were on the road home by no later 6:30.  We also have matches on Friday Jan 13th. Currently we have room to add at least one more team that night and you will be guaranteed 3 matches and if time permits I can get you a 4th. This would mean you could be guaranteed up to 9 matches in 2 days. If you are interested please email me at donnie.shipley@ecschools.net and I will send  you a copy of the contract  and the tentative schedule.

 

 

Third Annual John Klock Classic Duals

 

Date: January 14, 2017

 

Location: Elizabethton High School

                  907 Jason Witten Way

                   Elizabethton TN 37643          

 

Entry Fee: To try to cut down on teams dropping out at the last minute this year we are going to ask teams pay a nonrefundable deposit of $75.00 to reserve their spot in the tournament. To encourage teams to pay the deposit early I have set up the following team fees:

 $150.00 per team (if deposit paid before Oct. 31, 2016)

 $ 175.00 per team after Oct 31, 2016

Please make checks payable to Elizabethton High School Athletics and mail all deposits with signed contracts to the above address.

 

Format: Teams will be divided into 4 pools and wrestle 5 duals each. My goal again this year is to have 16 teams with 4 mats so that we can finish no later than 6PM. If we have 16 teams the top teams from each pool will come out and face off to determine 1^st through 4^th place. The 2^nd place finishers will come out and face off to determine 5^th through 8^th place. The third and fourth place teams will also do likewise to determine 9^th through 16^th places. This will guarantee everyone five matches in one day.

 

Background Information: This will be the third annual John Klock Classic Duals. Last year we had 16 teams committed (15 showed up the day of the meet) and everyone got five matches in a day and wrestling finished by 6 PM. West Henderson High School from North Carolina won the event for the second year in a row. My goal this year is to keep as close to that tournament schedule making it a relatively short day by wrestling standards. My hope again this year is to try to promote this as multistate event by getting at least 4 teams from North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee and then trying to maintain a presence from West VA by getting at least 3 teams from there This would give me 15 teams and my team would round the tournament as the 16^th team. If this happens I plan to divide the pools up in such a way that most teams will get at least 2 out of state matches in the day. I believe this can be an awesome day of wrestling for everyone and this year to try to ensure teams are getting matches I’m going to ask that teams that enter the tournament have a minimum of 8 wrestlers on their squads to keep things competitive. If you are interested in being a part of this special event that honors the Coach that started wrestling in Elizabethton please let me know so that I can begin putting together a tentative roster for this event.     

 

Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:30 AM

Wrestle: 9:00 AM

 

Awards:

Custom Championship Belt for Coach of Winning team and Medals for all of the wrestlers

Plaques and/or trophies will be awarded for 2nd through 5^th places.

 

Hospitality Room: Will be available for coaches, referees, administrators, and tournament workers.

 

Teams that have given a verbal or email commitment for 2017:

 

From TN

Daniel Boone, Clinton, Elizabethton, Greeneville, Sullivan East, Knox Webb, Morristown East,

 

From VA

 John Battle

 

From NC

Cannon High School, West Henderson, Smoky Mountain, East Henderson

 

From West Va.

Pikeview  Princeton

 

Concessions and T-Shirts will be available for the tournament.

 

Contact Info: Donnie Shipley                                                              

                          Elizabethton Wrestling Coach                                     

                          Cell (423)794-9882                                                     

                          Work (423)547-8015                                                   

                    Donnie.shipley@ecschools.net

Coaches I have  several Dual Dates at my place that I would like to turn into quads, as well as I am still trying to fill out 3 more spots in my dual tournament in January. Any dual date I have I can also host middle school as my Middle School team typically wrestles on those nights as well. We generally run 3 mats and middle school gets 2-3 matches a night and high school gets 3-4 matches in a night. Happy Valley High School always comes to my home matches so you would get a match with Elizabethton, Happy Valley, and the other team listed for each night. On 1/13 I run a night of matches primariily for teams traveling to my tournament where they can get 3-4 additional matches the night before the tournament. If you are interested in coming to one of these dates email me at donnie.shipley@ecschools.net

 

1

Wed

11/30

Lee Co,

Elizabethton

5:00/6:00

2

Thurs

12/1

Dobyns-Bennett,

Elizabethton

5:00/6:00

3

Fri

12/2

Clinton,

Elizabethton

5:00/6:00

4

Thurs

12/15

Chilhowie, Lebanon

Elizabethton

5:00/6:00

5

Fri

1/13

Canon NC, Webb, Abingdon VA

Elizabethton

500/6:00

6

Sat

1/14

John Klock Classic Duals

Elizabethton

8:00/9:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the current list of teams for the John Klock Classic:

Teams that have given a verbal or email commitment for 2017:

 

From TN

CAK, Clinton, Elizabethton, Greeneville, Sullivan East, Knox Webb, Morristown East,

 

From VA

Union, John Battle

 

From NC

Cannon High School, West Henderson, Smoky Mountain

 

From West Va.

Pikeview 

 

 

Donnie Shipley

Elizabethton High School

TA Dugger Jr. High School

 

Unfortunately due to a couple of cancellations we willhave to Cancel the Tuffy Tussel this year.

Would also like to add that our Softball coach has been in need of another assistant as well (saw that you had coached that too)

Warrior Wrestling from Kingsport TN is also bringing 2 teams

I am the head coach at Elizabethton High School. We are an upcoming program that has developed a lot of community and school support the last few years. We need a Head Middle School Coach (Preferably on staff teaching position) and at least 1 more Faculty wrestling Coach at the High School. We just recently finished building a wrestling room out of our old axillary gym, We have a strong Booster Club presence that has helped us purchase 2 new mats, 2 new wrestling singlets and is in the process of outfitting our room with equipment. I am currently the Head Boys and Girls Coach at the High School as well as the head middle school coach at TA Dugger. We are currently anticipating having 15-20 returning wrestler at the high school and we at least have 13 returning to the junior high not including what we will get from incoming 6th graders. I currently have 1 assistant coach from New Jersey that wrestled for Holy Cross High School in the early 2000's and am anticipating another coach moving from PA this summer who wrestled in Erie and currently runs an AAU program in the Erie area to help us start an AAU/USA wrestling  program and to help with the school programs. If you are interested you can email me at: donnie.shipley@ecschools.net

 

Donnie Shipley

Elizabethton High School

Social Studies     

Tuffy Tussle

Incoming K through out going 3^rd grade  duals

When: Saturday June 11th

Where: Elizabethton HS 907 Jason Written way Elizabethton, TN 37643

Weights:47-52-57-62-67-72-77-82-92-102(10 up to 5 alternates max roster of 15) (per team)

Cost:$100 a team

Weigh ins: Saturday June 11th 7am-815am *you must weigh in as a team*

Start time: 915am

Admission: $5 adults $2 students age 5 and under free

Rules: periods 1-1-1 ot 1 sv (1)30 sec rideout 

Table workers: each team must provide 1 table worker.

Insurance: Teams need to either have a USA or AAU card or sign a waiver to participate.

Contact: Donnie Shipley 

Donnie.shipley@ecschools.net

(423)794-9882

 

Currently I have commits from:

Erie Warhawks- Erie,PA

Seymour Owls -Seymour, IN

SIWA -Marion, Illinois

American Top Team Asheville, NC

I would like to have a strong TN and VA representation as well. Below are the details:

 

My hope is to end up with 12 teams from at least 6 states. It would be awesome to end up with 16, but the first year doing it I am trying to keep my hopes reasonable. High School and Middle School Coaches please pass this along to your club teams and have them contact me. If you have enough kids to enter more than 1 squad I can cut the club a deal to enter both teams. If you have contacts with other clubs fill free to forward on to them as well.

 

Donnie Shipley

Elizabethton High School

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Don't forget that a very tough young Greeneville team also took 4th in A/AA while Alcoa and Pigeon Forge took 3rd and 2nd place respectably from Region 1 A/AA while I know Pigeon Forge and Alcoa wouldn't be Region 1 in Big School it does speak volumes to the marked improvement of teams from Knoxville going East into the Tri Cities. Gibbs was also a contender for Big School making it to the same round as Science Hill. This is a stark contrast of where wrestling was 10 years ago in TN and while the Bradley's, Soddy's, Wilson Central's and Cleveland's of the state are still the mark of the best in public school I believe we are seeing the gap close. I can't help but think what we are seeing at the middle schools of most of the Knoxville and Tri Cities Schools has something to do with that.   

Region 1 A/AA was posted today

We are once again hosting the John Klock Classic in Elizabethton on Jan 14th, 2017. This year we will again offer a SuperQuad the night before for anyone wanting to pick up some additional matches. Below I have attached the flyer for the upcoming tournament and this years Friday night Saturday schedule so everyone can know how everything runs.

 

 

Third Annual John Klock Classic Duals

 

Date: January 14, 2017

 

Location: Elizabethton High School

                      907 Jason Witten Way

      Elizabethton TN 37643           

 

Entry Fee: To try to cut down on teams dropping out at the last minute this year we are going to ask teams pay a nonrefundable deposit of $75.00 to reserve their spot in the tournament. To encourage teams to pay the deposit early I have set up the following team fees:

 $150.00 per team (if deposit paid before Sept. 5, 2016)

 $ 175.00 per team after Sept 5, 2016            

Please make checks payable to Elizabethton High School Athletics and mail all deposits to the above address.

 

Format: Teams will be divided into 4 pools and wrestle 5 duals each. My goal again this year is to have 16 teams with 4 mats so that we can finish no later than 6PM. If we have 16 teams the top teams from each pool will come out and face off to determine 1^st through 4^th place. The 2^nd place finishers will come out and face off to determine 5^th through 8^th place. The third and fourth place teams will also do likewise to determine 9^th through 16^th places. This will guarantee everyone five matches in one day.

 

Background Information: This will be the third annual John Klock Classic Duals. Last year we had 16 teams (committed 15 showed up the day of the meet) and everyone got five matches in a day and wrestling finished by 6 PM. West Henderson High School from North Carolina won the event for the second year in a row. My goal this year is to keep as close to that tournament schedule making it a relatively short day by wrestling standards. My hope again this year is to try to promote this as multistate event by getting at least 4 teams from North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee and then trying to maintain a presence from West VA by getting at least 3 teams from there This would give me 15 teams and my team would round the tournament as the 16^th team. If this happens I plan to divide the pools up in such a way that most teams will get at least 2 out of state matches in the day. I believe this can be an awesome day of wrestling for everyone and this year to try to ensure teams are getting matches I’m going to ask that teams that enter the tournament have a minimum of 8 wrestlers on their squads to keep things competitive. If you are interested in being a part of this special event that honors the Coach that started wrestling in Elizabethton please let me know so that I can begin putting together a tentative roster for this event.     

 

Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:30 AM

Wrestle: 9:00 AM

 

Awards:

Custom Championship Belt for Coach of Winning team and Medals for all of the wrestlers

Plaques and/or trophies will be awarded for 2nd through 5^th places.

 

Hospitality Room: Will be available for coaches, referees, administrators, and tournament workers.

 

Teams that Competed last year (if colored in red  have already given a verbal or email commitment for 2017):

 

From TN

CAK (12^th in A/AA state), Daniel Boone, David Crockett, Elizabethton, Happy Valley, Greenback (24^th in A/AA state), Sullivan East (19^th A/AA in state), Knox Webb (16^th Division 2 state), Morristown East

 

From VA

Union (20^th in AA state), Virginia High School (23^rd in AA state), John Battle (26^th in AA state), J.I. Burton

 

From NC

Cannon High School, West Henderson

 

From West Va.

Pikeview (33^rd in AA state), Princeton  (30^th AAA)

 

Concessions and T-Shirts will be available for the tournament.

 

Contact Info: Donnie Shipley                                                              

                          Elizabethton Wrestling Coach                                      

                          Cell (423)794-9882                                                      

                          Work (423)547-8015                                                   

                    Donnie.shipley@ecschools.net

 

Pool A (Mat 1):

1. Cannon
2. Elizabethton
3. Fulton
4. Princeton WV

 

 

Pool B (Mat 2):

1. Daniel Boone
2. Greenback
3. Va High
4. Webb
    

 

Pool C (Mat 3)

1. CAK
2. Crockett
3. John Battle
4. Pikeview WV

 

 

Pool D (Mat 4)

1)  M. East

2) Sullivan East

3) West Henderson

4) Union

Several teams in the big 9 conference (Tri-Cities area) have at least a couple of girls Happy Valley, Sevier, Ross N Robinson, Church Hill, and Jonesborough all have at least one. I know Northview Academy has a couple as well because they wrestled at my place tonight.

I had a team drop out today for my dual tournament and am looking to add one team I am attaching information below with tenative schedule. I may have to move teams around once I see who takes the final spot. If interested here is my contact info:

 

 

Contact Info: Donnie Shipley                                                          

                          Elizabethton Wrestling Coach                                               

                          Cell (423)794-9882                                                  

                          Work (423)547-8015                                                               

                   Shipleyd2@k12tn.net

 

 

Pools Schedule:

 

Round 1: 1 vs. 2 & 3 vs. 4

Round 2: 1 vs. 3 & 2 vs. 4

Round 3: 1 vs. 4 & 2 vs. 3

 

Round 4: Pool A Champ vs Pool D Champ (Mat 1)

                  Pool B Champ vs Pool C Champ (Mat 2)

                  Pool A 2^nd place vs Pool D 2^nd place (Mat 3)

                  Pool B 2^nd place vs Pool C 2^nd place (Mat 4)

  Pool A 3^rd place vs Pool D 3^rd place (Mat 1)

                  Pool B 3^rd place vs Pool C 3^rd place (Mat 2)

                  Pool A 4^th place vs Pool D 4^th  place (Mat 3)

                  Pool B 4^th place vs Pool C 4^th  place (Mat 4)

 

Round 5:

Winners of each round 4 match wrestle & Losers of each round 4 match wrestle (example: if Pool D Champ wins against Pool A Champ and Pool C champ wins against Pool B Then Pool D will wrestle Pool C for 1^st  and 2^nd place in the tournament and Pool A will wrestle Pool B for 3^rd and 4^th place)

 

 

 

 

I just had a team drop out of my duals tournament that weekend looking to add one team. Depending on the team being added I may rearrange the pools a little bit but it gives you our schedule and everything.

 

Here is the information:

 

 

Pools Schedule:

 

Round 1: 1 vs. 2 & 3 vs. 4

Round 2: 1 vs. 3 & 2 vs. 4

Round 3: 1 vs. 4 & 2 vs. 3

 

Round 4: Pool A Champ vs Pool D Champ (Mat 1)

                  Pool B Champ vs Pool C Champ (Mat 2)

                  Pool A 2^nd place vs Pool D 2^nd place (Mat 3)

                  Pool B 2^nd place vs Pool C 2^nd place (Mat 4)

  Pool A 3^rd place vs Pool D 3^rd place (Mat 1)

                  Pool B 3^rd place vs Pool C 3^rd place (Mat 2)

                  Pool A 4^th place vs Pool D 4^th  place (Mat 3)

                  Pool B 4^th place vs Pool C 4^th  place (Mat 4)

 

Round 5:

Winners of each round 4 match wrestle & Losers of each round 4 match wrestle (example: if Pool D Champ wins against Pool A Champ and Pool C champ wins against Pool B Then Pool D will wrestle Pool C for 1^st  and 2^nd place in the tournament and Pool A will wrestle Pool B for 3^rd and 4^th place)

 

 

 

 

Elizabethton has an assistant job we have been trying to fill for some time. I am currently the head coach of the middle school and high school teams but would love to have someone take over the reigns of the middle school program. We were looking for one more CTE teacher at the begining of the week, but I don't know if that has been filled yet or not.

Added Notre Dame today. 

Added Chattanooga Central today. Still looking for 2 more teams.

Great article sent out by Daryl Weber

 

https://www.attackstylewrestling.com/youth-wrestling-parent-coach-conversations/

Coach John Klock Classic Duals

 

Date: January 16, 2016

Location: Elizabethton High School

                  907 Jason Witten Way

                  Elizabethton TN 37643     

 

Entry Fee: $150.00 per team

Please make checks to Elizabethton High School Athletics

Do Not Mail Checks!!!  Bring all checks to weigh-ins

 

Format: Teams will be divided into 4 pools and wrestle 4-5 duals each. My goal is to have 16 teams with 4 mats so that we can finish no later than 6PM. If we have 16 teams the top teams from each pool will come out and face off to determine 1^st through 4^th place. The 2^nd place finishers will come out and face off to determine 5^th through 8^th place. The third and fourth place teams will also do likewise to determine 9^th through 16^th places. This will guarantee everyone five matches in one day.

 

Background Information: This will be the second annual John Klock Classic Duals. Last year we had 6 teams (on just 2 mats) and everyone got five matches in a day and wrestling finished by 3PM. West Henderson High School from North Carolina won the event last year. My goal this year is to expand the tournament while still being able to keep it a relatively short day by wrestling standards. My hope is to try to promote this as “The Battle of the Blue Ridge Mountains†by getting teams from North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. If this happens I plan to divide the pools up in such a way that most teams will get at least 2 out of state matches in the day. I believe this can be an awesome day of wrestling for everyone and this year to try to ensure teams are getting matches I’m going to ask that teams that enter the tournament have a minimum of 8 wrestlers on their squads to keep things competitive. If you are interested in being a part of this special event that honors the Coach that started wrestling in Elizabethton please let me know so that I can begin putting together a tentative roster for this event.     

 

Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:30 AM

Wrestle: 9:00 AM

 

Awards: Plaques will be awarded for 1^st to 4^th places.

 

Hospitality Room: Will be available for coaches, referees, administrators, and tournament workers.

 

Teams Committed:

 

From TN

Bearden (40^th in AAA state), CAK (12^th in A/AA state), David Crockett, Elizabethton, Fulton (34^th in A/AA state), Greenback (24^th in A/AA state), Sullivan East (19^th A/AA in state), Knox Webb (16^th Division 2 state)

 

From VA

Union (20^th in AA state), Virginia High School (23^rd in AA state), John Battle (26^th in AA state), J.I. Burton

 

From NC

West Henderson

 

 

Concessions and T-shirts will be available for the tournament.

 

Contact Info: Donnie Shipley                                    

                      Elizabethton Wrestling Coach                           

                      Cell (423)794-9882                                          

                      Work (423)547-8015                                        

                      Shipleyd2@k12tn.net

Elizabethton High School is looking to fill the following dates:

 

 

 

Tues      12/1       Volunteer           Elizabethton       5:30/6:30             HS MS  

Up to 3 teams

Tues      12/8       TN High, Northview Academy    Elizabethton       5:30/6:30             HS MS

Up to 2 teams

Wed      12/16     Chillhowie,          Elizabethton       5:30/6:30             HS MS  

Up to 3 teams

Thurs     1/7         Greeneville        Elizabethton       5:30/6:30             HS          

Up to 3 teams

Fri           1/15       CAK, Bearden, Webb     Elizabethton       5:30/6:30             HS MS  

At least 1 more team (will have 4 mats that night)

Sat          1/16       John Klock Classic Duals Elizabethton       8:00/9:30             HS          

Dual Tournament currently 13 teams committed)

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in any of the dates you can email me at shipleyd2@k12tn.net

Well it looks like a lot of the high school coaches have already reached out to you, but I'll add my name to the list.

 

I am Donnie Shipley head coach at Elizabethton High School and T.A. Dugger Jr. High programs. We are a growing program that needs more coaches with strong wrestling resumes. I am a local guy born and raised with  over 25 years of wrestling experience as a wrestler, assistant coach, and head coach. I currently have 2 assistant coaches:

Logan Baker 2x state qualifier for Happy Valley High School and Travis Pennel NJ wrestler with multiple years of experience as a coach and wretsler.

I started a middle school program 3 years ago and took over the high school program 2 years ago. I anticpate having a large crop of Freshman this year with 2-3 years of middle school experience.

 

I would love to talk with you as we are looking to have someone take over the middle school program and add at least one more assistant position moving into to next season.

 

 

Thanks,

Donnie Shipley

Elizabethton High School

(423)794-9882

shipleyd2@k12tn.net