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Catching up with Clarksville High alum and USFL draftee Bruno Reagan

Bruno-Reagan-USFL-featured-image-1200x80 Clarksville NowContributedBruno Reagan smiles as he rests on the bench for the St. Louis Battlehawks.

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Wrestling head coach Kyle Ruschell, along with Fabian Gutierrez and Matthew Waddell, joins host Chris Goforth on this week's episode of Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank to preview the NCAA Championships.
 
Gutierrez, a 125-pound senior and Waddell, a 197-pound junior, won individual titles at the Southern Conference Tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships March 17-19 in Detroit, Mich. Sophomore Brayden Palmer (133) and Drew Nicholson(165) finished runner-up and will join the pair as automatic qualifiers.
 
Gutierrez, ranked 24th, and Waddell are both first-time SoCon Champions and each will be advancing to the NCAA for the third time. Palmer, ranked 18th nationally, is making his first trip while Nicholson advances for the second time.

https://gomocs.com/news/2022/3/11/general-mocs-on-the-mic-102-ncaa-wrestling-championships-preview.aspx

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High School Wrestling 

Wrestling: Plenty of locals highlighted in Dream Team selections

  • Herald Sports  
    • Mar 16, 2022 Updated Mar 16, 20 0
 
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2022 State Championship Wrestling – Girls Championships
 

Brooklyn Long 

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2022 State Championship Wrestling – Class AA Championships
 

Jarvis Little 

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Kaylen Thomas 

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Recent TSSAA state wrestling champions Jarvis Little of Summit, Kaylen Thomas of Ravenwood and Brooklyn Long of Independence highlighted plenty of local flavor in the Middle Tennessee Wrestling Officials Association 2021-22 Dream Team, announced earlier this month.

Little, a 120-pound sophomore Class AA state champion, won the first individual state title on the boys side for the Spartans. 

Thomas, a 132-pound senior state champion, and Long, a 138-pound junior state champion, became just the third and fourth female wrestlers in Williamson County history to win state titles.

Other local Dream Team selections included Franklin senior Owen Gobel (113), Summit sophomore Landon Desselle (132) and Page senior Will Parcel (160). 

Additional honorees were included on the Class AA and Class A teams, where Fairview junior Kendrick Curtis shared a Wrestler of the Year honor with Dale Kimble of Sycamore.

Curtis was one of two Fairview state champions and clinched his first individual title at 182 pounds. 

The full teams are included below:

2022 Dream Team Selections

BOYS

106 – James Hicks, Fr., Wilson Central; 113 – Owen Gobel, Sr., Franklin; 120 – Jarvis Little, So., Summit; 126 – Casen Roark, Fr., Father Ryan; 132 – Landon Desselle, So., Summit; 138 – Sammy Shires, Sr., Rossview; 145 – Riley Fort, Jr., Wilson Central; 152 – Steven Fisak, Sr., Wilson Central; 160 – Logan Heckert, Jr., Sycamore; 170 – Will Parcel, Sr., Page; Anthony Pyron, Sr., Mt. Juliet; 182 – Ben Marchetti, Sr., Father Ryan; 195 – Rob Atwood, So., Trousdale County; Nicholas Jenkins, So., Oakland; 220 – Noah Todd, Jr., Wilson Central; 285 – Max Fisher, Jr., Montgomery Bell Academy.

GIRLS

100 – Vivian Mariscal, So., Overton; 107 – Ella-Lina Gonzalez, Jr., Clarksville; 114 – Mila Risner, Jr., Oakland; 120 – Annalynn Rakett, Sr., Clarksville Acad.; Roseanna Vaughn, Sr., Northwest; 126 – Morgan Sacharczyk, Jr., Riverdale; 132 – Kaylen Thomas, Sr., Ravenwood; 138 – Brooklyn Long, Jr., Independence; 145 – Bryce White, Sr., Cane Ridge; 152 – Genesis Gilmore, Jr., Montgomery Central; 165 – Brette Spink, Sr., Northwest; 185 – Katie McMillan, Jr., Rossview; 235 – Valerie Smith, Sr., McGavock.

Class AA

106 – Vance Blake, Wilson Central; 113 – Garrett Furnas, West Creek; Paul Johnson, Wilson Central; 120 – Nicholas Mercante, Wilson Central; 126 – Justin Bradford, Blackman; 132 – Ashton Dy, Hendersonville; Brayden Leach, Summit; 138 – Tate Myers, Wilson Central; 145 – Clark Vaughn, Brentwood; Brock Wittman, Franklin; 152 – Tre McTorry, Nolensville; Justin Mumaw, Hendersonville; 160 – Finley Jameson, Summit; 170 – Aiden Brenot, Clarksville; 182 – Zach Duessler, Rossview; 195 – Colin Jackson, Franklin; 220 – Dominic Green, Franklin; 285 – Ryan Smith, Summit.

Class A

106 – Cosmo O’Neal, Page; 113 – Nathan Simpson, Page; 120 – Thomas Brown, Page; 126 – Dylan Davenport, Sycamore; 132 – Grant Hawkinson, Page; 138 – Brody McLemore, Eagleville; 145 – Luke London, Sycamore; 152 – Tell Magness, Harpeth; 160 – Billy Tate, Green Hill; 170 – Kyle Watts, White House Heritage; 182 – Nathan Downey, Green Hill; 195 – Matthew Garber, Eagleville; 220 – Jacob Clevenger, Fairview; 285 – Kaymon Overton, East Nashville.

Wrestlers of the Year – Dalen Kimble (138), Sycamore; Kendrick Curtis (182), Fairview.

 
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Garrett Foreman to wrestle with University of Arkansas Little Rock

  • By CINDY SIMPSON Editor
  • Mar 15, 2022 Updated Mar 15, 2022
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Garrett Foreman

Pigeon Forge Tiger Garrett Foreman is continuing his wrestling career with University of Arkansas Little Rock. He is pictured with his parents, Susan and Greg Foreman.

Cindy Simpson/The Mountain Press
 
 

PIGEON FORGE — Tigers’ wrestler Garrett Foreman is attending the University of Arkansas Little Rock to continue his wrestling career.

Foreman, the son of head coach Greg Foreman and Susan Foreman, is excited about the chance to continue wrestling at the collegiate level.


https://www.themountainpress.com/sports/high_school/garrett-foreman-to-wrestle-with-university-of-arkansas-little-rock/article_a30b4415-0ab3-5a42-81c0-2ebc7e3b769e.html

…Conference:
Sun Belt Conference (Division I, Football I-A)/Pac -12 (Division I, Wrestling)


Division:
NCAA I
Athletic Director:
Chris Peterson


Wrestling Coaching Staff
Paul Bianchi Graduate Assistant
OSU’s Neil Erisman Head Coach
UTC’s Javier Maldonado Assistant Coach
Chandler Rogers Assistant Coach
Albert White Volunteer Assistant Coach

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Dalton Daily Citizen

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Westside Middle's Eli Lane named 'superstar wrestler' after undefeated season

 
Eli Lane

Eli Lane, an eighth-grade student at Westside Middle School, recently received the Superstar Wrestler Award from the Allan Jones Foundation for his outstanding season. Lane is pictured here with Higher Calling Youth Wrestling Coach Josh Bosken, left, and Toby Pendergrass, director of the Allan Jones Foundation.

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A wrestler at Westside Middle School has earned recognition for his record-breaking season on the mat.

Eli Lane, an eighth-grade student, recently received the Superstar Wrestler Award from the Allan Jones Foundation for his perfect 17-0 record.

“Eli dominated all season long with first period pins and not one opponent was able to take him to the second period,” said Allan Jones, the creator of the foundation based in Cleveland, Tennessee. “This is the type of wrestler that will go on to win a state championship and our award is intended to encourage and motivate him because of his dedication.”

The foundation recognizes a standout youth wrestler for Cleveland and surrounding areas each year. Lane is the first wrestler from Dalton to earn the recognition from the foundation of Jones, the founder of financial services company Check into Cash, also based in Cleveland.

Lane credited his head coach at Westside Middle – Nathan Edwards – for guiding him through the tough season. Lane also said he was grateful for assistant coach Anthony Flowers.

Jones was familiar with Lane even before the young wrestler went undefeated this season. For several years, Lane has traveled to Cleveland to wrestle at the Jones Wrestling Center for the Higher Calling Youth Wrestling Club and head coach Josh Bosken. The Jones Foundation recognized Lane’s potential from the beginning and plans to help fund his success.

Bosken said Lane has made tremendous progress since he started with Higher Calling.

“Eli did not start out as a great wrestler and had to work hard to get to where he is at,” said Bosken, the 2020-21 AAU Wrestling National Coach of the Year who recently led Higher Calling to another state championship. “But his hard work has paid off and he has all the qualities of a state champion.”

Lane’s Father, Matt, is a member of the Dalton police department and was a 1993 State Place Winner in wrestling at Northwest Whitfield High School. His mother, Tina, is a credit manager for Shaw Industries. They thanked Higher Calling for their recognition of the eighth-grader’s record-breaking accomplishment.

“As his parents, we are naturally proud of all Eli has worked so hard to accomplish,” said Matt Lane. “But when someone like Allan Jones or Josh Bosken takes the time to support and encourage him – that makes a lasting impression and really means a lot.”

Jones said his family foundation is always on the lookout for up-and-coming wrestling prospects. The foundation funds the Cleveland High School wrestling team and the wrestling team for crosstown rival Bradley Central High School. It also funds the youth clubs for both schools and donated a wrestling building to each high school. The Bradley High team set a record for winning four state titles in a row until the record was eclipsed in 2022 by Cleveland, which won five titles in a row.

“Give us a young wrestler who is dedicated and has parents who are willing to support him, and the Higher Calling wrestling club will do the rest,” Jones said.

 

 
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Top female wrestlers…

Maggie Graham, Junior, Bartlett, Tennessee, Bartlett High School (6 at 152)

Piper Fowler, Freshman, Cleveland, Tennessee, Cleveland High School (4 at 152)

Genesis Gilmore, Junior, Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery Central High School (24 at 152)

Ella Murphey, Sophomore, Knoxville, Tennessee, Harden Valley High School (4 at 200)

https://ctwrestling.com/2022/03/five-state-wrestlers-ranked-in-latest-girls-high-school-rankings/5570/
 

Note: Not bad, TN wrestlers as this article boasts 5 from the state of Connecticut

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Nothing will change.  Does the TSSAA ever consider looking outside the box and hiring a business person to be the executive director or are they content on making the easy decision and hiring an administrator that has zero business experience

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The future of Tennessee wrestling looking quite bright, unless if you get plucked off and taken elsewhere.

Tennessee Puts Wrestling Nation On Notice At AAU National Duals

Team Black Wins First-Ever National Title

Friday, April 15, 2022 - by special to The Chattanoogan.com

Team TEnnessee was well represented this past weekend at the 2022 AAU National Duals. The weekend was highlighted by Team Tennessee Black capturing the first ever National Duals Title for TN in the elementary division. The team notched an impressive 10 - 0 record and defeated perennial power Iowa Black 42 - 36 in the finals. 

Tennessee had six undefeated wrestlers who earned AAU All-American Gold Status honors and helped propel the team to the top of the podium.

Kai Burns (40 lbs Soddy Daisy), Chase Smith (65 lbs Cleveland), Boone Maughon (70 lbs Cleveland), Jaxon Lane (90 lbs Soddy Daisy), and Cainan Williams (116 lbs Cleveland) were all recipients of this special recognition for their outstanding performance. When asked about the performance of Team Tennessee. 

Head elementary coach Jeremy Doty said he was “so unbelievably proud of all three elementary teams that competed,” and commented that it was “his and the other coaches’ pleasure to coach such an amazing group of young men,” emphasizing that “this is the first time in history a Tennessee team has won a national title.” Doty noted that “taking down the reigning champions, Iowa Black was crazy awesome.”

 

The finals match against the defending champs was hotly contested. All-American Kai Burns got things rolling for Tennessee Black with a fall. After losing a close decision in the next bout, Tennessee ripped off seven straight decision victories to sprint out to a 27 - 3 lead. Iowa Black went on a run of its own by winning four of the next five weights with three falls, cutting Tennessee Black’s lead to 33 - 24. With TN leading 39 - 30 going into the final two matches it was still anyone’s title before Tennessee iced the dual with a 3 - 2 win at 170 lbs. 


There were several key moments in the final that helped Tennessee to bring home the championship trophy that could have swung the dual Iowa’s way. State Champ Jett Maughon (Cleveland) had a critical victory over Iowa state runner-up Brayton Foster in sudden victory. Maughon secured a takedown with just 25 seconds left in regulation to tie the match before getting another takedown with 21 seconds left in the sudden victory period.  

After Iowa started a comeback run, multiple time state champ Jaxon Lane (Soddy Daisy) swung the momentum back towards Tennessee with a 22 second fall over Iowa state champ Easton Jorgenson. Cainan Williams (Cleveland) had another huge victory for Tennessee as he knocked off Iowa State Champ Levi Else with a 2 - 0 decision.

The middle school and high school athletes also represented the state well, as they traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete. The middle school team finished with an impressive 7 - 1 record to make the Gold pool and ultimately finish 5th after losing to Iowa Gold in a competitive dual. Going undefeated and earning All-American Gold Status were Noah Watkins (Kingsport), Tanner Tran (Williamson Co.), Mattox High (Cleveland), Braylon Cosper (Soddy Daisy), Ryder Smith (Soddy Daisy), and Titus Norman (Kingsport). 

The freshman and sophomore team also had several undefeated wrestlers who secured the honor. Chase Walker (Cleveland), Logan Fowler (Cleveland), Max Norman (Kingsport), Landon Williams (Bryant) and Rob Atwood (Hartsville) all went 8 - 0 for Tennessee. The athletes that wrestled for our state this weekend put the nation on notice that Tennessee is a wrestling state, and they should be recognized, thanked, and congratulated for their outstanding performance at the 2022 National Duals. It will be exciting to see what this stable of young wrestlers will be able to do at the national level the rest of the summer. 
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Now that the Big 10's are over, as are the NCAA's, maybe we should go back and look at the medical forfeiture rates at the Big 10's, the ones that weren't actually medically induced. 

I understand the coaches, they are just playing to the rules. So, should they be changed? 

I guess one could say, it’s not a great business model for us to short change our fans, the ones who have traveled hundreds of miles, and probably paid hundreds of dollars for their seats, housing, travel and food to turn around and get shortchanged on bouts wrestled. It's like cutting 30 minutes out of the middle of a movie and think the ticket holders won't notice, or care. 

So, how about this . . . for every event, all season long, any athlete that medically forfeits a bout, must sit out for a full two weeks to recover. It’s too litigious for the athletes school and the NCAA to allow anyone to wrestle after an injury that was so painful and/or debilitating that he had to stop wrestling. The NCAA could blame it on lawyers and the risk of potential law suits for exacerbating preexisting injuries. Previous medical forfeitures within two weeks of competing again would be Exhibit A in court cases. If the athlete is too hurt to continue at an event, allowing him to wrestle so soon after having to stop due to the extreme pain or the risk of permanent damage just proves the prosecutors case.    

Or, if that is too hard to swallow, if that doesn’t fly, how about this; medical forfeiting at any event also forfeits all placement and advancement points earned.

The point is, something has to be done. We simply can’t continue to take advantage of our spectators and think they’ll always appreciate being short changed.
 

Wade Schalles, FB 4/23/22

…response from Jake Hunter… 

A couple of thoughts on my part. 1. Sometimes, it's hard to know the severity of an injury in the moment. If you have to sit out or lose your points, does it make some wrestlers try to wrestle with a severe injury that causes more damage? 2. What do you do in the case of an illegal move that hurts a wrestler? Do they lose all of their points if they can't continue?

It's clear there need to be adjustments made, but the consequences need to be considered as well. I think both of your ideas are good starting points as long as some specifics are considered.

response from Wade… re right, (sorry I hit the wrong key) this is just a starting point. We have fewer and fewer fans, and that's not good for the sports health, or existence. No matter what is chosen as a solution, there is always going to be what about this, or, if we do that, what will happen? As much as I hate to write this, the survival and growth of the sport has to come before what's "fair" for the athletes. And that philosophy is being brought on by the coaches. They want what they want, and be darned if it doesn't fit into the overall good of the sport. Money is the life blood of survival. And money is defined by ticket sales, putting butts in seats. The sport has to be looked at as a product, and when the product doesn't deliver in entertainment value, the product goes the way of K-Mart, Pan Am, Blockbuster, and Circuit City.

 

 For several more exchanges…

Look up Wade Schalles 2 days ago FB

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