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Now would we consider Braxton County High School as a rural or an urban school? It is placed right in the heart of Flatwoods and Flatwoods is the most urban area within 50 miles. Let the debate begin. I would vote Braxton as Large Urban which would have them playing football against the likes of Ca...

Ok. That is why I said it was a rumor. What is the schedule change? WSAZ??? Unfortunately I don't think WSAZ is in the plans. We usually start the season at Nicholas county, but this year we are going to Gary Bender in Roane, and our "open" weekend at the end of the year we will be at Sha...

In the future you might want to get your info from a better source. Our home meet is the same weekend that it always is. We are making a few changes to our schedule this year, but that is not one of them. Ok. That is why I said it was a rumor. What is the schedule change? WSAZ??? Unfortunately I do...

In the future you might want to get your info from a better source. Our home meet is the same weekend that it always is. We are making a few changes to our schedule this year, but that is not one of them.

I have tremendous respect for the refs. Those guys put up with a lot of crap that their pay does not justify. I could not do it. I could not tolerate the disrespect that I see at matches and on this board for the piddly little bit of money they earn. They carry themselves with a measure of restraint...

@csmith11 I didn't look back at previous years (I may later), but you bring up an interesting point. AA/A had a lot of senior placers this year. AA/A had 39 seniors place. Key points: * 8 weight classes had a senior champion (120,126,152,160, 170, 182, 195, 220) * Of those 8 weight classes, 5 had a ...

So as you make your passive posts again, do you know what the criteria of the team you are questioning has set for lettering, or are you again thinking that if it is what you think is right, that is all that matters? Because if your sublinal post is what I think it is, you are wrong again and runni...

Or...as was already suggested, implement a camera and challenge system, that way all mistakes can be resolved, not just this one issue. I am on the side of this extra score keeper approach. for video I think we have to look at a) how much would it cost to implement? (Video camera with immediate pla...

Just an FYI in case anybody is interested. Coach Flynn will be running the Edinboro wrestling camps this summer, not the WVU camps. No idea if Henson will be actually running the WVU camps or not, but he is still taking registrations for their camp through his website, so I assume he will be.

I am super-excited about this. I highly respect Sammie Henson, but what Flynn did with Edinboro was something special. I can hardly wait to see what he can do for WVU wrestling. For anyone interested in the ful story, here is the link to the article on WVUs website https://wvusports.com/news/2018/4/...

This is just my opinion (and we all know what those are like) so take it how you will. 1. Too many high school coaches fail to promote their wrestlers to college coaches. While some will argue it is not their job, I would counter that it isn't that hard to create a profile of your graduating wrestle...

There is nothing in the rule book, and I mean nothing , about a knée hiting the mat first that would nullify a slam, doesn't matter if a knee hits or doesnt, if it's a slam it's slam , if it isn't , then it's not, not sure why many ppl feel this is a rule, just like the "he has to return his o...

It is the offensive wrestler’s responsibility to land the other one safely. Not any more. At states my son was slammed and I thought he broke a rib. I questioned why it wasn't an illegal slam since the wrestler that slammed him neither returned him to the may safely nor did he hit the mat with a kn...

To suggest that anyone should give back an award or surrender it to the rightful owner is absurd. This is a VERY slippery slope. Video evidence may show that one wrestler received an unfair call or point, but unfortunately the time for correcting that has passed. If we are going to start reviewing f...

Or...as was already suggested, implement a camera and challenge system, that way all mistakes can be resolved, not just this one issue.

All I have to say about this thread....Dont put yourself in a position where the referees determines the match.... Congratulations Jaime..all your hard work has paid off!!!! The problem is it is not that simple. When a ref refuses to award a takedown even when it clearly is, the wrestler is out of ...

Where are these much talked about vacancies? I checked the WV BOE website that list vacancies for each county and only found a handful of counties that have any teacher vacancies posted. Are they posted somewhere else? Or where is the number from? Thanks A lot of them are filled by longterm substit...

forthekids wrote:

coach_williams wrote:I think other schools should petition to have their JV 197 get a chance to wrestle off to fill the spot

I checked with Cael he prefers the term backup instead of JV.

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If you want to get his attention, call his office. You probably won't get to talk to him, but his secretary having to answer 20 calls per hour will make her mad, and no super can withstand the wrath of an angry secretary.

1. It is not a strike. It is a walkout. Teachers will not show up for work on Thursday and Friday, but will return to work on Monday. In a strike teachers do not return to work until the labor dispute is resolved. 2. I was told by a person who was at the meeting that the state wrestling tournament a...

I think other schools should petition to have their JV 197 get a chance to wrestle off to fill the spot

If high school is having such a hard time filling lineups why not allow middle school kids who are good enough move up. I am sure that will do wonders for the middle school wrestling programs. I'm not saying all the middle school kids but the ones who are talented enough to start should have the ch...

RuntheBar wrote:If high school is having such a hard time filling lineups why not allow middle school kids who are good enough move up.

I am sure that will do wonders for the middle school wrestling programs.

Conley- Braxton Conaway- North Marion Scott- Fairmont Senior Vanmeter- Moorefield Summers- Bport Kuhn- Lewis County A couple of these boys are still wrestling though they may not be a threat to place this year, but all showed a high ceiling for the future. All good wrestlers. Regarding the ones I k...

Answers to the following are appreciated. 1. How many participants can a given school enter into a given track event? For example, how many athletes can XYZ High School enter into the 100 meter dash in a track meet? One? Two? Three? 2. True or false. In WV, the WSAZ is considered the elite in state...

1. To put the "small schools in Calfiornia still have 1100 students" statement into perspective. Large high schools in California have over 5000 students. That's a difference of 4000. My point was more about the ability to field a team. A "small" California school with 1000 wres...

Not only do we now have byes at the state tournament, but there are also numerous weight classes that have kids that have won as few as 4 matches on the season qualified while others who would likely be on the podium are forced to watch from the stands. New Jersey, Cali,and even Kentucky have a One...

5th seed freshman Logan Conley defeated 4th seed Joel Cruickshanks 5-4 due to criteria (first wrestler to score) after they ended UTB tied 4-4. Cruickshanks was a qualifier last year and had beaten Conley the two previous times they met.

The whole concept that someone hiding behind a screen name would call out a coach by name, criticize him for not doing what you demand that you have a right to within the time frame you think it should be done and then everyone else pile on to express your own opinion of how other people should be ...