Why doesn't OAK Ridge have Wrestling?

[rigger101]

Big School, Great Fans, Smart Kids! You think the would have a team.

[DoctorEvil]

Big School, Great Fans, Smart Kids!  You think the would have a team.

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I heard it was because of the radiation exposure they received from the federal government when they were being experimented on.

[rcpatriot]

I have tried to get h.s. wrestling introduced into the OakRidge school system, and each time have been shot down by individuals stating that the school has enough sports to worry about. Our local AAU team was willing to furnish a mat and help get the program started, but no interest from the "higher ups". Sad but true!

We have been met with the same resistence at other schools in the area also.

[rigger101]

I have tried to get h.s. wrestling introduced into the OakRidge school system, and each time have been shot down by individuals stating that the school has enough sports to worry about. Our local AAU team was willing to furnish a mat and help get the program started, but no interest from the "higher ups". Sad but true!

We have been met with the same resistence at other schools in the area also.

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What Winter Sport do they have for kids except Basketball? Not everyone is over 6. They are one of the few large schools without a program. Maybe if they had one they could be DB. They have a good program. The Knox Carter has the same problem.

[downforthecount]

Another big school without a wrestling program is Gallatin. Does anyone know if it is football related for either school. A thousand years ago football coaches didn't want to let their players wrestle because they were afraid the wrestling coach would make them cut weight after spending so much time fattening them up.

 

Does anyone still think like this? We could run off a huge list of former wrestlers who are now great players.

[rigger101]

Another big school without a wrestling program is Gallatin. Does anyone know if it is football related for either school. A thousand years ago football coaches didn't want to let their players wrestle because they were afraid the wrestling coach would make them cut weight after spending so much time fattening them up.

 

Does anyone still think like this? We could run off a huge list of former wrestlers who are now great players.

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TRUE! I forgot about Gallatin. Hendersonville didn't have it in the late 70's and 80's.