CAK wresting

[rigger101]

CAK just got a new freshmen from New Jersey!! His name is Kee Jo. 6'5, 250 Ilbsfaf, looking good for a senior.

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Give it a break.

[GKBD15]

When is wrestling anyway, is it a winter sport?

[rigger101]

When is wrestling anyway, is it a winter sport?

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It's year round on Saaturday night. You can find it on WGN or UPN. I miss Hulk Hogan. How about U?

[GKBD15]

I was just asking a question, you don't have to be all sarcastic about it.

[rigger101]

I was just asking a question, you don't have to be all sarcastic about it.

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November thru Feb. FYI

 

It's from Pride, tears on the mat

 

SCOTT CHANCEY

 

You know, it's sad that high school wrestlers sometimes don't get the respect and admiration they deserve. A few people even make fun of the sport.

 

Then again, it's human nature to ridicule what you don't understand. Once you understand all that goes into being a high school wrestler, ridiculing them would be the last thing on your mind.

 

All you have to do is watch a high school wrestling match to realize the blood, sweat and tears that are poured into the preparations. I was reminded of that earlier in the week. For the first time in quite a while, I covered high school wrestling during Tuesday's Albany city championship at Westover.

 

There are the cries of anguish when a player is caught up in a hold. There is the resounding thump of the official's hand as it slams to the mat signifying a pin. And there is the joyous shout of a wrestler as he rises up from a quick pin or dramatic overtime victory.

 

There are no shoulder pads in wrestling. There are no helmets. And hey, even though you're wrestling on a pad, it still hurts when your opponent slams you to the mat.

 

In many ways, wrestling is the perfect sport. The perfection is in the parity.

 

You see, the difference between wrestlers who go against each other is skill and desire. In all other aspects of the match, they're even.

 

You can't say you lost because your opponent was bigger. Size is such a big factor in football. Size is such a big factor in basketball. But in wrestling, having 14 separate weight classes takes care of that.

 

If you lost, you lost. No excuses. You either didn't have enough desire to win, or you didn't have enough discipline in practice.

 

The discipline. It's so important.

 

There's hardly a sport that requires the discipline that wrestling does. You have to do this, you have to do that. From jumping rope to running laps to lifting weights and doing sit-ups, you have to do it all. Knowing a scale is waiting for you on the morning of each tournament to see if you can compete in your weight class for the day, the discipline extends to the food table.

 

If a teenager can adhere to this, class work is hardly a challenge. Most wrestlers I've interviewed have at least a 3.0 GPA.

 

And the wrestlers know there's a difference between doing it and overdoing it while training. It's all about sensibly doing what needs to be done to stay within your weight class and stay on top of your performance. The Georgia High School Association team dual state championships are Feb. 6-7, the traditional area tournaments are Feb. 13-14, and the state meets in that category are Feb. 20-21.

 

I promise you, for those who don't think high school wrestling is a real sport, just watch how these athletes train and watch them compete. If you do, you will take on a greater appreciation for the challenges and successes of these athletes.

Edited October 24, 2004 by rigger101

[Rebels08]

Faragut needs to watch out for maryville. we beat them last year at the eagle challenge. We are just as good or better than last year. We have some outstanding freshman coming up. Nic Shields and Jeremy Hendricks. The last time Nic lost was at Nationals in Ohio 3 years ago. Last time Jeremy lost was to McCallie, and McCallie is awesome at wrestling. We have a lot of other really good wrestlers such as Landon Hall, Adam Cable, Garrett Millard, Garrett Karnowski, and we might have some football players come wrestle heavyweight for us.

[rigger101]

Faragut needs to watch out for maryville.  we beat them last year at the eagle challenge.  We are just as good or better than last year.  We have some outstanding freshman coming up.  Nic Shields and Jeremy Hendricks.  The last time Nic lost was at Nationals in Ohio 3 years ago.  Last time Jeremy lost was to McCallie, and McCallie is awesome at wrestling.  We have a lot of other really good wrestlers such as Landon Hall, Adam Cable, Garrett Millard, Garrett Karnowski, and we might have some football players come wrestle heavyweight for us.

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We didn't have a full team at the Eagle Challange. We had everyone healthy and still didn't have a full team at the Region Championship but killed everyone. The Score wasn't even close. We will 7 Regional Medalist returning and some new faces on the team the moved in from out of State. The Wrestlers you mentioned are very good but a former State Chanp and finalist isn't chop liver.

[Rebels08]

We didn't have a full team at the Eagle Challange.  We had everyone healthy and still didn't have a full team at the Region Championship but killed everyone.  The Score wasn't even close. We will 7 Regional Medalist returning and some new faces on the team the moved in from out of State.  The Wrestlers you mentioned are very good but a former State Chanp and finalist isn't chop liver.

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I'm ready to see Maryville and Farragut go at it. It is always a good match. It's always come down to the last couple of matches.

[rigger101]

I'm ready to see Maryville and Farragut go at it.  It is always a good match.  It's always come down to the last couple of matches.

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True, but I feel this will be the strongest team Farragut has every put on the mats. They finished 4th in the State last year, we hope to finish higher this year,

[Rebels08]

True, but I feel this will be the strongest team Farragut has every put on the mats.  They finished 4th in the State last year, we hope to finish higher this year,

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Not state duals they didn't even make it.

[rigger101]

Not state duals they didn't even make it.

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True. We didn't even get to go to the Regional Duals. It was the first time in 6 years that we had not qualified and won the Regional duals. We need the time to heaWe will have 1 State Champ, 1 State Finalist and a few other returning seniors who qualified for state last year.

 

Our shakers and breakers this year will be:

 

125 Paul Mountain- Senior, Who was injured last year but qualified for State.

 

140 Scott Dix- Senior- Returning State Champion

 

160 Chad Blankenship- Senior, Who was injured last year but qualified for State and gave or 152lb finalist Chad Turner a great challenge every day in practice.

 

171 Justin Knox- Senior, Who was injured last year but was a State Finalist.

 

215 Nick Reveiz-Placed 2nd in Region his first year wrestling and worked on his techniques all summer.

 

Others to watch out for:

Chuck Layton, Nick Montgomery, Younger brothers of Reveiz, Farinella, Turner and we had a State Qualifier who finished 6th from Denver, CO and a Heavy Weight move in from out west.

 

Also, this will be the first year that we have more than one football player coming out for the team.

We are excited about this team and our chances. Last year our team had over 6 kid's injured at one time and no back ups.

l up but it paid off at State.