Inspiring for coaches and wrestlers...

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Tn/Ga wrestling Coverage up in PA...

 

http://www.gametimepa.com/story/high-school/york-adams/wrestling/2015/12/12/yaiaa-wrestling-preview-2015-16/77198016/

 

YORK/ADAMS WRESTLING

 

YAIAA wrestling preview for 2015-16

 

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Spring Grove's Dalton Rohrbaugh shouts after a pin on Red Lion's Jacob Frock last season. Rohrbaugh could help Spring Grove contend for the YAIAA Division I team title this season.

 

Spring Grove wrestling coach Tony Miller made a bit of an understatement when discussing his team’s trip to Tennessee this weekend.

 

“We were looking for something not in the area,†said the veteran coach. “It’s always more exciting seeing different teams.â€

 

The Rockets made an eight-hour drive to Kingsport, Tennessee, for the U.S. Air Force Indian Classic, which features teams from eight different states.

 

However, Miller’s squad will see at least one set of familiar faces as Red Lion is also making the trip.

 

Lions coach Chris Schell agrees with Miller regarding the appeal of the 35-team event.

 

“It’s nice to get away from Pennsylvania sometimes,†he said. “The kids won’t know who they are wrestling, so they can just go out and wrestle their best.â€

 

What they will know is some of the teams participating in Kingsport are among the best in their respective states. Five of the squads won team state titles last season.

 

The growth of the sport in the Southeast has been steady and, while the depth of states like North Carolina or Virginia, doesn’t compare to Pennsylvania, outstanding individual wrestlers can be found in the region.

 

Archer High School from Georgia is probably the strongest team in the field. The Tigers are winners of 89 consecutive dual matches and are currently ranked 13th in Intermat Wrestling’s Fab 50 high school team rankings.

 

The Lawrenceville, Georgia, team has four nationally-ranked individuals, led by the Bullard brothers, Thomas (No. 2 at 160) and Daniel (No. 3 at 170). Both will continue their careers next year at North Carolina State University.

 

The tournament will run on nine mats, making it even larger than the PIAA championships, which uses six mats.

 

“This will be new for most of our kids," Miller said. "Jake Meyer and Dalton (Rohrbaugh) went to Super 32 which would be similar," he added, mentioning the premier preseason tournament held in North Carolina. “For the other kids, this will be a whole different experience.â€

 

Schell believes the competition is only half the reason why the trip is worth the trouble.

 

“This is a great way to build team chemistry,†he said. “Once we get down there, we’re going to practice and then go back to the hotel for a movie night.â€

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Thanks again Mr Robinson...

 

 

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/12/northwest-has-highest-finish-slamfest-over-15-years/77226290/

 

HIGH SCHOOL

 

Northwest has highest finish at SlamFest in over 15 years...

 

 

George Robinson/The Leaf-Chronicle

 

Clarksville High's Travis Bunner attempts to pin Houston's Jake Manuel during their match at SlamFest Saturday at William Workman Gym.

 

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.—  Northwest High's wrestling team is young, so coach Ben Smitherman understands a certain amount of growth will be needed on the mat before he is ready to call his Vikings a true contender.

 

But Saturday his team may have given its  head coach a reason to expect more sooner than he anticipated.

 

 

George Robinson/The Leaf-Chronicle

 

Clarksville High's Justin Brenot tries to turn Northwest's Deshawn Daill on his back during the first period of their match Saturday in the SlamFest tournament at William Workman Gym.

 

Northwest came into the 2015-16 wrestling season with little fanfare but of the District 10 teams that competed in Saturday's 18th annual SlamFest, hosted by Clarksville High, the Vikings were the area's top team.

 

The Vikings finished third overall after knocking off Rossview in the consolation championship, 45-30, Saturday at William Workman Gym.

 

It's the best SlamFest finish for Northwest in 15 years.

 

"People may think we're the team to beat in the District," Smitherman said. "I don't. We had one good day. The trick is to see if we can build on this an not have (Saturday) be an isolated occurrence.

 

"We have to be consistent this year. What does the future hold for Northwest? I don't know. These are high school kids. But our future could be bright. The sky's the limit. But right now, I'm just worried about our next match."

 



 

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Rossview's Antonio Mariscal applies pressure to the head of Cookeville's Jack Wiggins during their match at SlamFest Saturday at William Workman Gym.

 

Northwest finished in first place in Pool B play, going 3-0. The Vikings knocked off McCracken County (Ky.), 55-23, then dropped Houston 47-34 and beat Clarksville High in a close match, 36-34.

 

"I thought we got our heads on straight and really did some good things on the mat," Smitherman said. "There was some growth out there, and that's encouraging to see."

 

The Vikings entered the tournament portion of SlamFest against Arlington, who promptly dispatched the Vikings 44-25. But Northwest recovered to beat Rossview in the third-place match.

 

Rossview joined Northwest, Arlington and Mt. Juliet as first-place finishers in their respective pools. The Hawks were 3-0 during Pool C play but were beaten by Mt. Juliet in the tournament portion before losing to Northwest to finish fourth overall.

 

Arlington would eventually capture the SlamFest title, beating Mt. Juliet, 41-33.

 

Clarksville High struggled without some of its key wrestlers and others who were either freshmen or first-year wrestlers.

 

The Wildcats finished third in Pool B behind Northwest and Houston with a 1-2 pool play record. The Wildcats knocked off Smyrna in the tournament, 47-32, but lost their final match to Cookeville to take 10th overall.

 

"We had a chance to tie if we got a pin and our kids gave it a great effort," CHS coach Tommy Badon said. "But he's inexperienced and couldn't quite figure out how to maneuver to get the pin. He had his opponent on his back but couldn't find the right way to get the pin."

 

Badon was disappointed that his team couldn't have competed for the SlamFest title but was happy with his team's effort. The Wildcats have mostly freshmen, one sophomore, three juniors and three seniors. One of those juniors and one senior are new to wrestling.

 

"I know Clarksville isn't used to not being in the SlamFest championship match, but I have faith that the program will turn around," he said. "It goes in cycles, and our freshman class is huge. We'll also have a huge freshman class the next two years, at least. So the future is extremely bright."

 

Northeast and Montgomery Central failed to advance to the tournament after finishing in last place in their pools. Both the Eagles and Indians lost all three of their pool-play matches.

 

Fort Campbell had a strong showing Saturday, finishing second behind Arlington in Pool A play. The Falcons lost to Houston in the tournament and finished eighth overall after losing to Franklin in the consolation bracket. Houston took fifth place while Hopkinsville (Ky.) took sixth. Smyrna finished 11th overall.

 

Reach Prep writer George Robinson at 931-245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports. 

 

 

 

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/12/northwest-has-highest-finish-slamfest-over-15-years/77226290/

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Upcoming UTC Opponent...

 

http://m.ohiobobcats.com/m/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/121315aaa.html

 

Ohio Wrestling Falls To Missouri 27-9

Wellington, Chino pick up wins





 



 

Dec. 13, 2015

 

COLUMBIA, Mo. â€“ The 21st-ranked Ohio Wrestling team fell to No. 8 Missouri 27-9 In Columbia, Mo., Sunday (Dec. 13), opening Mid-American Conference action.

 

“Missouri is a great team, we have to give them credit,†said head coach Joel Greenlee. “We aspire to be like them, we just have to go back to the wrestling room and keep working.â€

 

Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.), who came in ranked #18 in the national Intermat poll, defeated Missouri’s Luke Fortuna via 4-3 decision to improve his season record to 8-3.

 

Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) also picked up a win by disqualification over #2 ranked J’den Cox after an illegal slam out of bounds. The two battled in last year’s 197 lb. title match at the MAC Championships, with Cox prevailing 3-1. Wellington improves his record to 11-1 on the season.

 

Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) and Noah Forrider(Marysville, Ohio) each lost hard-fought 5-4 and 6-5 decisions respectively.

 

 

The Bobcats return to action this Friday (Dec. 18) on the road against Tennessee-Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

Match-By-Match Results

149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Cullen Cummings(Ohio) by 20-12 major decision

157: Spartak Chino (Ohio) def. Luke Fortuna (Mizzou) by 4-3 decision

165: Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Austin Reese (Ohio) by 17-1 technical fall

174: Blaise Butler (Mizzou) def. Cody Walters (Ohio) by 5-4 decision

184: Wille Miklus (Mizzou) def. Andrew Romanchik(Ohio) by 9-3 decision

197: Phil Wellington [Ohio] def. J'den Cox (Mizzou) by DQ

HWT: James Romero (Mizzou) def. Jesse Webb(Ohio) by 9-4 decision

125: Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) def. Shakur Laney(Ohio) by 3-1 decision

133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) def. Cameron Kelly (Ohio) by 9-4 decision

141: Matt Manley (Mizzou) def. Noah Forrider (Ohio) by 6-5 TB-1 decision 

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For convenience sake....

 

Strong Early Season Start Bumps Ryan to Top...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/12/14/314372/Father-Ryan-Replaces-Baylor-In-State.aspx

 

Father Ryan Replaces Baylor In State Wrestling Poll

 

Monday, December 14, 2015

 

The Father Ryan wrestling team replaced Baylor as the No. 1 team in the state in this week's coaches poll.  Father Ryan beat Baylor this past weekend in the Cleveland Duals.

 

Bradley Central is still second just ahead of Baylor, Cleveland and McCallie.

 

Now in its 24th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength.   Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%.

 

 

STATE POLL:

 

FATHER RYAN

 

BRADLEY CENTRAL

 

BAYLOR

 

CLEVELAND

 

MCCALLIE

 

BEECH

 

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

 

WILSON CENTRAL

 

SODDY DAISY (beat Stewart's Creek 30-29)

 

HALLS

 

PIGEON FORGE

 

ARLINGTON

 

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Others receiving votes: BLACKMAN, GIBBS, INDEPENDENCE, MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY, MOUNT JULIET, RED BANK, SUMMIT, TENNESSEE HIGH.

 

 

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Former Hixson Wrestlers and Teammates from the late 80's enjoy success...

 

Blosser's Young and Developing Shelbyville Central HS beat lavergne HS 54-18 beat Lawrence co. HS 60-22 & beat multi district and 2015 regioñ Region 5 champ Tullahoma HS 42-36

 

Parker's Stone Memorial Continues to Have Excellent Press Coverage...

 

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SMHS wrestling defeats Knox. Gibbs, Rhea Co.

 

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The SMHS wrestling team beat Knoxville Gibbs and Rhea County on Thursday night by scores of 48-25 and 60-22, respectively. On Saturday, they finished fourth in the Seymour Duals Team Tournament with wins over Sevier County and Hardin Valley Academy. The Panthers lost in the semi-finals to Greeneville 31-40 and then lost another close match to Red Bank in the consolation finals, 43-35.

 

In the Gibbs match, the Panthers got wins from Dylan Kemmer, Pedro Villalobos, Masion Connock, Anthony Alegria, Marco Hernandez, Chandler Brickle, Ronnie Wyllins, Justin Johnson and Christian Gabbard.  

 

“Gibbs is always a strong team with some really good individuals. I really thought the score would be closer, but our guys stepped in up and performed well,†SMHS coach Brian Parker said.

 

In the Rhea County match, SMHS got pins from Findley, Alegria, Hernandez, Brickle, Wyllins, and Johnson. Kemmer, Villalobos, Bowles and Connock received forfeits.

 

“Rhea always has a few tough kids but we were able to run through them tonight. They are rebuilding their feeder program and will be tough again soon,†Parker said.

 

In the Seymour Eagle Challenge, one individual match was the difference between each of the top five teams winning or losing their matches in the championship bracket. In other words, with 14 weight classes, if one wrestler reverses his individual result in any of those matches, his team would win. This was the case for the Panthers, as they missed being in the finals and possibly winning the finals by one individual match.

 

“This was a tough pill to swallow,†Coach Parker said. “With two starters, Ronnie Wyllins and Juan Loza, out of the line-up, we still barely lost our semi-final match to Greeneville and we could have given Halls (a top 10 team) a run for their money.â€

 

The Panthers beat Sevier County (65-15) and Hardin Valley (57-13) to win their pool. Kemmer, Jordan Bowles, Connock, Hernandez, Brickle, Jonah Richards, Elmer Estrada and Johnson had two wins each.   Conley, Findley, Alegria, Flannery, Brandon Burnett and Gabbard had one win each.

 

“We knew we would win the pool pretty easily, but Greeneville always has a lot of kids with experience. It showed in our barn-burner of a match in the semis.â€

 

Greeneville won eight matches to the Panthers six matches. The Panthers had pins from Alegria, Burnett, Kemmer and Connock, with decisions by Flanney and Johnson. Hernandez, Estrada and Findley lost by decisions.

 

“Anthony did a great job pinning a tough kid at 138 as did Burnett and Connock,†said Parker. “I thought Elmer should have won his match but made a critical mistake on a sit-out. Marco’s opponent at 145 was tougher than we thought he would be.â€

 

“When it came down to the last two matches, I switched Masion and Xavier to try to get pins at 126 and 132 to win the match. Masion did what I knew he could do even as a rookie and got the pin. Greeneville proved to be better than I had hoped at 132, so Xavier was unable to secure a win. I thought we wrestled then well but it was not in the cards for us today. Jonah wrestled tough for us at 170 against Greeneville, but being a rookie, he couldn’t hang with their experience. Not having Ronnie in the line-up today hurt us,†Coach Parker said.

 

The Panthers went on to face Red Bank in the consolation finals, losing another heart breaker in much the same manner as the semis. They secured wins by Findley, Connock, Alegria, Hernandez, Burnett and Johnson. Kemmer lost a close one by decision in the last seconds of the match.

 

“The whole day was bitter-sweet because on the one hand, we have seen that we can compete with all these teams but on the other hand, with a full line-up, we could win this event. Halls only beat Greenville in the finals by a few points. We will go back to the practice room and keep pushing ourselves to improve and be the best we can be,†Coach Parker said.

 

The SMHS wrestling team will be back in action at home on Thursday versus Hardin Valley and CCHS. Wrestling starts at 5:30.

Edited December 16, 2015 by Sommers

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DB Tourney gets out of state coverage...

 

http://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/schools/archer/bullard-archer-wrestling-victorious-at-tennessee-tournament/article_98e42f49-dffd-554a-83d5-18063f64cee7.html

 

Bullard, Archer wrestling victorious at Tennessee tournament

 

From Staff Reports

sports@gwinnettdailypost.com

 

Updated 3 hrs ago 

 

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Daniel Bullard

 

Archer’s wrestling team won the U.S. Air Force Indian Classic this past weekend in Kingsport, Tenn. The tournament featured 31 teams from five different states.

 

The Tigers won with 231.5 points to get past runner-up Independence (W.Va.), which scored 214.5. Christiansburg (Va.) was third at 168.5.

 

Daniel Bullard of Archer was named the event’s most outstanding wrestler after winning his weight class.

 

Teammates Chris Diaz, Thomas Bullard and Jacob Lill also won weight class championships, while Vinny Artigues placed second, Gavin Smith and Peter Myndresku took third and Gabriel Lee finished fifth.

 

The Tigers head out of town again this week for the 10th annual Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede, hosted Friday and Saturday by the Kansas City Wrestling Association. The tournament, considered one of the nation’s top events, features 40 teams from 12 states.

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Flo's You Pickem...

 

http://www.flowrestling.org/article/38568-us-nationals-trials-qualifier-entries

 

Here are the entry lists as of early Wednesday morning for men's freestyle US National and Trials Qualifier.

 

Make your picks to win by selecting a wrestler for each weight class in the poll. Follow all the action from Las Vegas here on FloWrestling.

 

57kg Entries:

 

Alan Waters

Ali Naser

Andrew Hochstrasser

Angel Escobedo

Bobby Raines

Bradley Pataky

Britain Longmire

Coleman Scott

Cruse Aarhus

Daniel Mitcheff

Daniel Dennis

Erkin Tadzhimetov

Frank Perrelli

George Torres

Joe Colon

Kenneth Anderson

Kyle Hutter

Luis Nunez

Mark McKnight

Nathan Tomasello

Nicholas Vega

Obenson Blanc

Rene Ruiz

Sam Hazewinkel

Stephen Abas

Stevan Micic

Zack Sanders

 

Who Will Win 57kg?

 

Coleman Scott Daniel Dennis Joe Colon Stephen Abas

 

 

65kg Field:

 

Aaron Pico

BJ Futrell

Brandon Wright

Christopher Dardanes

D’Andre Graham

Frank Molinaro

Jason Chamberlain

Jayson Ness

Jimmy Kennedy

Jordan Oliver

Joseph Hulen

Joshua Kindig

Justin Feldman

Kellen Russell

Logan Stieber

Marcus Cobbs

Michael Mitchell

Nazar Kulchytskyy

Reece Humphrey

Chase Pami

 

Who Will Win 65kg?

 

Logan Stieber Jordan Oliver Aaron Pico Jimmy Kennedy

 

 

74kg Field:

 

Adam Hall

Andrew Howe

Andrew Sorenson

Anthony Valencia

Chris Perry

Glenn Rhees

Kevin LeValley

Cyler Sanderson

Michael Moreno

Nathaniel Carr

Nestor Taffur

Nick Marable

Quinton Godley

Santiago Martinez

Thomas Klaus

Vladyslav Dombrovskiy

 

Who Will Win 74kg?

 

Andrew Howe Anthony Valencia Chris Perry

 

 

86kg Field:

 

Anthony Jones

Austin Trotman

Austin Morehead

Clayton Foster

David Taylor

Deron Winn

Edward Ruth

Ethan Lofthouse

Frank Richmond

Jon Reader

Joshua Asper

Keith Gavin

Kyle Dake

Nicholas Borta

Richard Perry

Robert Hamlin

Timmy McCall

Tyler Caldwell

Tyrel Todd

Victor Terrell

Zahid Valencia

 

Who Will Win 86kg?

 

Kyle Dake Ed Ruth David Taylor Keith Gavin

 

 

 

 

97kg Field:

 

Braden Atwood

Cayle Byers

Donald McNeil

Dustin Kilgore

Enock Francois

JT Felix

Joe Nord

Kallen Kleinschmid

Kyven Gadson

Lance Benick

Micah Burak

Scott Schiller

Steve Santos

Wynn Michalak

 

Who Will Win 97kg?

 

Dustin Kilgore Wynn Michalak Kyven Gadson

 

 

 

 

125kg Field:

 

Anthony Nelson

Connor Medbery

Dom Bradley

Eric Thompson

Justin Grant

Matthew Meuleners

Tyrell Fortune

 

Who Will Win 125kg?

 

Anthony Nelson Tyrell Fortune Dom Bradley

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Here's what can happen when you have friends and family in the media... Invites, Hospitality Room Passes and just keeping in touch may not hurt either...

 

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/sumner/2015/12/16/blue-devil-wrestlers-drop-tri-match-greenbrier/77406264/

 

Blue Devil wrestlers drop tri-match at Greenbrier

 

White House

 

GREENBRIER The White House High School wrestling squad fell to 11-5 with a pair of setbacks on Tuesday evening in a tri-match held at Greenbrier High.

 

The Blue Devils suffered a 41-33 loss to Cheatham County.

 

That ended an 11-match winning streak for White House.

 

Blue Devil freshman Ethan Rainey (182-pound weight class), senior Kenneth Grissom (195), sophomore Joshua Dailey (220), freshman Jagger Brantley (113), junior Tanner Pharris (120) and senior Danny Jeffrey (132) all picked up wins.

 

Then, White House dropped a 48-24 decision to the host Bobcats.

 

Junior Dylan Grissom and Kenneth Grissom picked up wins, and Rainey and freshman Robert Worrell were the beneficiaries of forfeits.

 

 

Submitted photo

 

White House High junior Tanner Pharris split his matches on Tuesday at Greenbrier. Pharris has a 15-6 record this season.

 

The Blue Devils opened the season with losses to Wilson Central (72-12), Beech (75-3) and Hunters Lane (54-21) before posting wins over Sycamore (42-33), La Vergne (54-24), East Nashville (57-18), Ensworth (72-6), Tennessee School for the Blind (72-12), Lipscomb Academy (65-12), Watertown (66-12), Montgomery Central (57-18), Pearl-Cohn (69-12), Nashville Christian (60-24) and Pearl-Cohn (60-19).

 

Rainey leads the White House wrestlers with a 15-3 record, and both Dailey and Kenneth Grissom have 15-4 marks.

 

Other Blue Devils wrestlers who regularly compete and are above .500 include: Pharris (15-6), Jeffrey (14-6), Dylan Grissom (13-6), Brantley (11-7), sophomore Landon Deming (11-8) and Worrell (10-9).

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Atlanta Area Press for Bradley, a mention of their being nationally ranked, anda bit of scouting info for those participating in their Invitational...

 

Ashttp://www.neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/27005271/article-Alexander-wrestling-team-keeps-county-title-streak-alive?instance=all

 

 

Alexander wrestling team keeps county title streak alive

 

by Maurice Dixon

 

12:09 PM, Wednesday, December 16

 

Staff / Maurice Dixon

From left, Alexander wrestler Jordan Pounds and Lithia Springs wrestler Jordan McFarland.

 

Without much resistance, the Alexander wrestling team won its 13th consecutive Douglas County Championship title on Dec. 9.

 

First, the Cougars defeated Chapel Hill 83-4, afterwards Douglas County 76-6, then Lithia Springs 84-0 and finally New Manchester 76-3 to secure their 26th county championship.

 

“This is one of our goals,†Alexander coach Sean Moistner said. “We have a goal sheet that we fill out as a team and they fill out as individuals. It’s one of the goals to win the county because if you can’t take care of your own house then how are you going to take care of anything outside so it’s a big deal for us. We got things we have to work on but it’s exciting and important to us because it’s Douglas County--where we live.â€

 

Wrestlers London Dubroc (106 pounds), Vinnie Ferrara (120), Austin Starnes (126), Logan Dasaro (132), Trevor Rose (138), Little Nelson (145), Sam Allbritton (160), Cole Driskell (170), Conner Perry (195) and Leo Aylsworth (220) all finished with a record of 4-0 in the event. Jordan Pounds (285) had a 3-0 outing.

 

“We are happy we won it but we focus and work harder on bigger tournaments,†Dubroc said.

 

“I was really proud of Ferrara,†Moistner said. “Right now, he has been wrestling at 120 and 126 pounds but he is on a weight descent plan to get to 113. I’m real excited about him. Perry just got out of football two weeks ago so he’s really starting to pick things up. Those guys are doing a good job of just picking up what they need to do and what we are asking them to do on a regular basis.â€

 

With wins over Lithia Springs, Chapel Hill and finally New Manchester, Douglas County finished in second place just ahead of the Jaguars.

 

“I think we had several individuals who dug really deep and came today to wrestle,†Douglas County coach James Couch said. “They drilled, worked hard and did what they learned. I’m real proud of my guys. It’s hard to take a loss to Alexander but they are on top and who we got our sights on.â€

 

“Douglas County is always going to be tough and New Manchester is going to be tough,†Moistner said. “They have numbers and they have really good athletes. They just do a good job with what they got. Douglas County is always somebody we look forward to getting a pretty good fight out of.â€

 

Even though Alexander’s county championship streak continued, this was the first time the Cougars captured the title in their new gymnasium.

 

“It’s real special,†Moistner said. “I was nervous about the setup and presentation. The superintendent (Dr. Gordon Pritz) was here. The principal (Nathan Hand) was here so I wanted to make sure everything looked right from the outside so people would appreciate what we have because we appreciate it.â€

 

This Friday and Saturday, the Cougars will travel to Tennessee for the Bradley County Invitational.

 

“Bradley is ranked in the top 25 in the nation,†Moistner said. “Gilmer will be there. They are the defending champs in 4A. There are going to be numerous state championship teams there so I’m excited about that then we have the ALX Invitational on Jan. 2, which is always tough, and Kell will be here.â€

 

Based on what the team lost from last year, Moistner believes the team is in good shape as the postseason draws near.

 

“We’re young so we still have a little bit of an up-and-down situation as far as we allow ourselves to maybe not wrestle at the level we should so we are looking for consistency,†Moistner said. “We graduated 16 seniors last year. Of those 16, we had five state placers, including four state champs so that is a big deal but the young guys are ahead of where we thought they would be.â€

 

Brown left the Alexander gym just as optimistic about his group of competitors.

 

“We got a lot of work to do and we are going to go hard the rest of the way,†he said. “I believe in this team. They have a lot of heart.â€

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Sevier County wrestlers fall to Alcoa, Heritage

 

http://www.themountainpress.com/sports/sevier-county-wrestlers-fall-to-alcoa-heritage/article_b595efe8-a4fa-11e5-be77-eb4f941f1dab.html

 

Staff Report Dec 17, 2015 Comments

PIGEON FORGE— The Sevier County Smoky Bear wrestling team traveled to Pigeon Forge High School on Tuesday for duals against Alcoa and Heritage. And while the Bears came up short against both opponents, two of their freshmen wrestlers continued their strong start to the season.

 

 

Alcoa, the top team in Region 2A/AA, defeated Sevier County by a score of 57-18. Coming up with individual wins for the Bears in this dual were Aaron Grapperhaus in the 106-pound weight class, Samuel Jennings (113 pounds) and Tyson Johnson (182 pounds). Meanwhile, the Bears' Ethan Shultz (195 pounds), Grapperhaus and Jennings secured individual wins in what was a 66-18 defeat to Heritage, which is the top team in Sevier County's Region 3-AAA.

 

 

PF wrestlers continue undefeated start

Staff Report 6 hrs ago Comments

PIGEON FORGE— The Pigeon Forge Tigers wrestling team improved to 4-0 this season after convincing wins over visiting Alcoa and Heritage on Tuesday.

 

In what Pigeon Forge head coach Greg Foreman called a good early-season test for his team, the Tigers defeated Alcoa by a score of 53-21 and Heritage by a score of 45-24. Foreman said his wrestlers performed better than he had anticipated Tuesday but added that they will truly be tested in the coming weeks.

 

 

 

 

More Chattanoogan/Track Results...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/12/17/314589/Ooltewah-Wrestling-Quad-Results.aspx

 

Ooltewah Wrestling Quad Results

 

Thursday, December 17, 2015

 

Cleveland (CLEV) 48.00 Ooltewah (OOLT) 23.00

220: Victor Bednarski (OOLT) over Jacob Martinez (CLEV) (Fall 1:45) 285: Elijah Isaac (OOLT) over Titus Swafford (CLEV) (Fall 0:27) 106: Bryce Pond (CLEV) over Haiden Dill (OOLT) (Fall 1:10) 113: Phillip Freeman (CLEV) over Vince Huynh (OOLT) (Fall 2:53) 120: Michael Whiteside (CLEV) over Justice McClure (OOLT) (Fall 3:29) 126: Jayce Mullin (CLEV) over Tucker Passons (OOLT) (Dec 7-0) 132: Colton Landers (CLEV) over Tay Paris (OOLT) (Fall 2:00) 138: Cody Mathews (CLEV) over Geddes Shernell (OOLT) (Fall 3:29) 145: Jordan Massengill (OOLT) over Caleb Eachus (CLEV) (Dec 7-3) 152: Seth Eachus (CLEV) over Taylor Ramirez (OOLT) (Fall 0:25) 160: Steven Wilson (CLEV) over Jordan Chafi (OOLT) (Dec 5-0) 170: Robert Hicks (CLEV) over Devin Russell (OOLT) (Fall 1:16) 182: Nicholas Lett (OOLT) over Riley Stevison (CLEV) (Dec 10-4) 195: Tyler Reid (OOLT) over Samuel Grarcia (CLEV) (TF 15-0 4:00)

 

 

Cleveland (CLEV) 69.00 Rhea Co. (RHCO) 9.00

285: Titus Swafford (CLEV) over Colton Edwards (RHCO) (Fall 2:00) 106: Bryce Pond (CLEV) over (RHCO) (For.) 113: Phillip Freeman (CLEV) over (RHCO) (For.) 120: Michael Whiteside (CLEV) over (RHCO) (For.) 126: Jayce Mullin (CLEV) over Wyatt Stumbo (RHCO) (Fall 3:25) 132: Colton Landers (CLEV) over (RHCO) (For.) 138: Cody Mathews (CLEV) over Isiquiel Salinas (RHCO) (Fall 2:59) 145: Caleb Eachus (CLEV) over Jose Simon (RHCO) (Fall 3:00) 152: Jay Graham (RHCO) over Seth Eachus (CLEV) (Dec 7-4) 160: Steven Wilson (CLEV) over Gavin Morrison (RHCO) (Fall 0:13) 170: Robert Hicks (CLEV) over Patric Williams (RHCO) (Fall 0:31) 182: Dylan Jones (CLEV) over Kendell Scruggs (RHCO) (Fall 4:44) 195: Jacob Cranfill (RHCO) over Samuel Grarcia (CLEV) (Fall 4:59) 220: Jacob Martinez (CLEV) over Garret Smith (RHCO) (Dec 10-3)

 

 

 

Walker Valley (WAVA) 54.00 Mcminn Co. (MCCO) 24.00

106: Chandler Davis (WAVA) over (MCCO) (For.) 113: Gatapun Jur (WAVA) over (MCCO) (For.) 120: Double Forfeit 126: Marcus Hall (MCCO) over Ethan West (WAVA) (Fall 1:39) 132: Zane Smith (WAVA) over Brodie Miller (MCCO) (Fall 1:42) 138: Joseph Munoz (WAVA) over (MCCO) (For.) 145: Dillon Clark (WAVA) over Tristan Hamlin (MCCO) (Fall 2:20) 152: Nicholas Barnett (WAVA) over (MCCO) (For.) 160: Mikel Gregory (WAVA) over Matthew Gossett (MCCO) (Fall 0:42) 170: Allen Hernandez (MCCO) over James Ratcliff (WAVA) (Fall 4:56) 182: Jaylon Martin (WAVA) over Boyd Tallent (MCCO) (Fall 1:30) 195: Walker Moats (MCCO) over Skyler Swafford (WAVA) (Fall 0:47) 220: Clinton Varnadore (MCCO) over (WAVA) (For.) 285: CJ Schwark (WAVA) over Christian Spurgeon (MCCO) (Fall 1:21)

 

Cleveland (CLEV) 73.00 Mcminn Co. (MCCO) 4.00

106: Bryce Pond (CLEV) over (MCCO) (For.) 113: Phillip Freeman (CLEV) over (MCCO) (For.) 120: Michael Whiteside (CLEV) over (MCCO) (For.) 126: Jayce Mullin (CLEV) over Marcus Hall (MCCO) (Dec 7-1) 132: Colton Landers (CLEV) over Brodie Miller (MCCO) (TF 18-2 2:00) 138: Austin Sweeney (CLEV) over Graydon Colbaugh (MCCO) (TF 19-4 4:07) 145: Caleb Eachus (CLEV) over Tristan Hamlin (MCCO) (Fall 1:25) 152: Seth Eachus (CLEV) over (MCCO) (For.) 160: Steven Wilson (CLEV) over Matthew Gossett (MCCO) (Fall 0:58) 170: Robert Hicks (CLEV) over Allen Hernandez (MCCO) (Fall 0:00) 182: Dylan Jones (CLEV) over Boyd Tallent (MCCO) (Fall 2:49) 195: Samuel Grarcia (CLEV) over Walker Moats (MCCO) (Fall 2:22) 220: Clinton Varnadore (MCCO) over Jacob Martinez (CLEV) (MD 11-1) 285: Titus Swafford (CLEV) over Christian Spurgeon (MCCO) (Fall 2:02)

Edited December 19, 2015 by Sommers

[Sommers]

More out of state press for UTC...

 

http://m.ohiobobcats.com/m/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/121715aaa.html

 

Bobcat Wrestling Returns To Action At UT Chattanooga

Ohio wrestlers enter final week of competition before Holiday break

 

Dec. 17, 2015

 

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio wrestling team continues its dual action after opening the season 3-1 by traveling to Tennessee-Chattanooga on Friday to take on the Mocs with matches beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

 

Ohio is coming off its first dual loss of the season dropping a 27-9 decision at Mizzou.

 

Senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.), who came in ranked #18 in the national Intermat poll against Mizzou, defeated Missouri’s Luke Fortuna via 4-3 decision to improve his season record to 8-3.

 

Senior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) also picked up a win by disqualification over #2 ranked J’den Cox after an illegal slam out of bounds. The two battled in last year’s 197 lb. title match at the MAC Championships, with Cox prevailing 3-1. Wellington improves his record to 11-1 on the season.

 

Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) and Noah Forrider(Marysville, Ohio) each lost hard-fought 5-4 and 6-5 decisions, respectively.

 

The dual at Missouri marks the final match before the holiday break for the Bobcats. Ohio then returns to action at the Midlands Championship Dec. 28-29 in Evanston, Ill.

 

 

 

Chattanoogan Recap with our Highly Competive Mocs...

 

Mocs Drop 18-14 Match to No. 17 Ohio

 

UTC wins four matches in the loss.

Dec. 18, 2015 Wrestling

 

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team battled No. 17 Ohio in an 18-14 loss in Maclellan Gym tonight. The Mocs won four matches, scoring bonus points in two, but could not pull off the upset at home.

 

There were six matches tonight that went down to the wire. UTC was only able to capture two of the close ones as they drop to 4-2 on the year. Ohio improved to 4-1 overall.

 

"Obviously, we wanted to get the win, but I was proud of our effort and attitude tonight," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "One more takedown in any of those four close ones and we come out on top.

 

"Regardless, we fought in every match and that's what we want to see from our guys every night. There are a lot of things for us to work on to get better, but there were a lot of positives tonight."

 

The dual opened at 125 and UTC freshman Alonzo Allen found himself in a big hole early. He gave up three takedowns and four back points to trail 10-2 after the first period. He battled back with a takedown in the second, and put four more points up in the third before falling 11-8.

 

Sophomore Cody Hill also lost a close one at 133, falling 7-6 to Cameron Kelly. Junior Michael Pongracz remained undefeated on the year with his 3-1 win over Noah Forrider at 141. He scored a takedown in overtime to improve to 9-0.

 

After an Ohio win at 149, freshman Kamaal Shakur took the mat against Ohio senior Spartak Chino. Chino came into the match with a 12-3 record and a top-10 ranking in a number of polls. Shakur set the tone early with a takedown and eventually scored a 4-3 victory to improve to 12-2. That made the team score 9-6 in favor of the Bobcats.

 

Ohio went on to win the next three matches to nearly put it out of reach at 18-6. Senior John Lampe had a chance at 184, but he lost to Andrew Romanchik (4-1) in another tight bout.

 

Junior's Scottie Boykin and Jared Johnson scored major decision wins at 197 and heavyweight to close out the match.

 

UTC is back in action on Sunday when they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at 1:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Links for live scoring and live video are available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.

 

No. 17 Ohio 18 – Chattanooga 14

125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) - Dec. 11-8 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Ohio 3-0

133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) – Dec. 7-6 - Cody Hill (UTC) – Ohio 6-0

141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Noah Forrider (Ohio) – Ohio 6-3

149: Cullen Cummings (Ohio) - Dec. 7-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) – Ohio 9-3

157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Spartak Chino (Ohio) – Ohio 9-6

165: Austin Reese (Ohio) – Dec. 5-4 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Ohio 12-6

174: Cody Walters (Ohio) – Dec. 8-3 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – Ohio 15-6

184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) – Dec. 4-1 - John Lampe (UTC) – Ohio 18-6

197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 11-2 - Nate Hall (Ohio) – Ohio 18-10

285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – MD 11-0 - Jesse Webb (Ohio) – Ohio 18-14

Edited December 19, 2015 by Sommers

[Sommers]

UTC wrestling family continues to grow our sport's growth and success at Woodland + Herring gets best match,,, Congrats to McCallie and Family!!!

 

Nice little Recap from Chattanoogan' BB...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/12/20/314719/Woodland-HS-Wins-35th-McCallie.aspx

 

 

Woodland HS Wins 35th McCallie Wrestling Invitational

 

Sunday, December 20, 2015 - by B.B. Branton

 

 

Woodland HS wrestlers, coaches and scorekeepers gather with the first place trophy after winning the 35th McCallie Invitational Saturday Dec. 19 

- photo by Leslie Nix

 

Highlighted by six medalists, including one champion, Woodland High School (Cartersville, Ga.) won the 35th annual McCallie Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday with 200.5 points, while Oak Mountain (Ala.) was second with 154.5 points.

 

Woodland had four in the finals as freshman Kyle Gollhofer defeated Trevor Burdick (Sonoraville HS), 8-3 for the 113 pound title.

 

Union Grove ((Ga.

 

) was third with 154 points and two champions, McCallie was fourth (151.5 pts) with one champion and Lambert (Ga.) was fifth (150 pts) in the 27-team field.

 

“We had good individual efforts and our guys stepped up and won matches when we needed them to,†said Woodland coach and former UTC wrestler Adrian Tramutola.

 

Woodland was 5A state runner-up in 2015 and placed fourth at McCallie in 2014.

 

Championship Finals

 

106 – Bryson Neace (Union Grove) dec. Gavin Nix (Woodland), 4-1

 

113 – Kyle Gollhofer (Woodland) def. Trevor Burdick (Sonoraville),8-3

 

120 – Tyler Hunt (Sonoraville) dec. Jahvar Lewis (Woodland), 4-0

 

126 – Charles Thurman (Heritage) dec. Davion Fairley (Union Grove), 8-3

 

132 – Jacob Mariakis (Ridgeland) dec. Brock Herring (McCallie), 4-2 OT

 

138 –Griffin Green (Ringgold) pinned Nick Voils (Carrollton), 5:32

 

145 – Justin Ruffin (Union Grove) pinned Hunter Quinn (Cass), 5:47)

 

152 – Will Britain (Cambridge) major dec. Felipe Hayes (South Forsyth), 11-0

 

160 – Tucker Russo (Soddy Daisy) dec. Cody Cochran (Woodland), 8-4

 

170 –Judah Duhm (McCallie) major dec. Coleman Reeves (Oak Mountain), 14-6

 

182 – Jaried Buxton (Oak Mountain) tech fall Chris Bradley (Marist), 17-1 5:35

 

195 – Devin Crawl (Red Bank) won be injury default over Trel Phillips (McCallie)

 

220 – Chris Henderson (Ridgeland) dec. Jesse Wade (Ringgold), 3-2

 

285 –Tanner Nance (Heritage) pinned River Henry (McCalle), 5:22

 

Outstanding Wrestler: 145- Justin Ruffin (Union Grove) … had three pins and a tech fall on the way to the title

 

Best Match: 132 – Jacob Mariakis (Ridgeland) dec. Brock Herring (McCallie), 4-2 OT

 

Most Falls, Least Pin Time: Spencer Cooper (Woodland)  4 falls in 7:30

 

Champions: Eight different schools had champions while Union Grove, Heritage and Ridgeland had two each ...

 

Kudos: to tournament director Tom Herring and his staff for a well run tournament ... to Meg Patton for another outstanding tournament program which lists the history of the event, with individual and team champions by year and tournament records and awards ... to the hospitality room staff for excellent food throughout the two day tournament.

 

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net