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dunbar76 wrote:Dunbar High School.....no longer a high school
Haywood Smith
Rick Bailes
Wilson Wheeler
Ed Keiffer

Haywood Smith, a giant of a man. I played some softball against him in the day. One super nice fellow!

Both of these young men are great kids and wrestlers. I’m guessing Braxton will redshirt, but if he wrestles in open tournaments, both teams, I think, are scheduled for the Midwest tournament.

Another South great was little tough guy, Jimmy Weatherholt! He and Rich Underwood were as good as they come in 3 years of high school wrestling.

Could be a surprise name in that lineup too.

Had the opportunity to video chat with Braxton the other day and congratulate him on his awards and, as usual, he was very humble. He was to be in Wisconsin last weekend to start training, but COVID-19 stopped those plans. This young man is so focused on his goals and I can’t wait to see him at the ...

Father/son state champs from Parkersburg South(at least the ones I can think of):

Mike/Matt Deem
Gary/Chad Porter
Jason/Brayden Johnson
Bobby/Brady Roberts

As an Xcoach for many years and grandfather of the wrestler declared the winner of that match, I agree whole heartedly that should not have been a flagrant call, no harm done! Match should have been allowed to continue! As for the suggestion of a strategy being used, what strategy? If there were a ...

Thought I’d resurrect this thread to congratulate Noah on his Big 12 title.

Keep rolling Noah, NCAA Champion next!

I think it’s difficult at the state tournament for the wrestlers to adjust to different styles of reffing. All are different. The good ones are consistent. There are few really good ones and we are losing them at a fast pace. As far as the 220 semi match, that was a shame. Couple of shots to the che...

Because you didn't find someone listed on there doesn't mean they are not certified. I can assure you that I have taken all required courses every year for about 7 years now, plus I am just one course short of being an AIC, and I searched for myself and got a "No Results Found" response. ...

South’s coach Shaun Smith was COY and Braxton Amos was OW. That is AAA, not sure in AA/A.

vortexfan wrote:Well I know which HS team has the most coaches and that would be Parkersburg South, probably best Staff this year would go to Point Pleasant.

I think the COY award answered that question.

I think Mr Layfield of Ritchie County, who pinned in the finals is a top candidate!

Congratulations young man!

#1fan wrote:6 straight titles AND the most team points overall in A/AA and AAA. Best TEAM by far.

Let’s just say that South won AAA and Point won AA/A.

Two really good teams with many good kids and coaches.

I noticed throughout the season that there were a number of teams with parents in the corners that did not have the required coaches certification completed. So my question is- is there any kind of WVSSAC rule that states that all coaches must have the completed requirements, or is it a county by c...

As usual, I’m proud of the South Patriot team for bringing home #24 and 6 in a row! 5 for 5 champs in the finals! Outstanding. Have to mention this and hope all young men and women from all teams know this: state championships CAN be won in the consolation rounds on Saturday morning! South had some ...

Gavin Quiocho was done in 6 seconds.

Lots of room for a biased answer here.

Any coach who sacrifices their talent and time for their kids is the winner.

If I knew all of them, I’d say the coach that stresses academics over athletics is the winner.

1) Garrett Donahue PHS 120 lb 2) Wyatt Powell Wirt 126 lb 3) Austin Gibson Bridgeport 160 lb CORRECT. HOWEVER, I OVERLOOKED DONAHUE AND WAS LOOKING FOR DILLON OF CABELL MIDLAND AT 182. SO, THERE WERE FOUR WRESTLERS THAT DIDN'T MAKE THEIR REGIONAL FINALS BUT DID INDEED MAKE THE STATE FINALS. No fair...

JennyHannan wrote:Not necessarily. They started at 138 last year.

A 106 lber!

I thought the “K” stood for Katie. What do I know?

Each won their 3rd state title.

Bout time!

Mike, you’ve always showed up for all the kids and done your best. You will missed by the ole Gatorman!

I know you’ll still be around. It’s in your blood!

Thanks for 50 years of sharing your time with so many kids and us fans! Enjoy your free weekends!

You put it in your phone and you lost it?

If you are going to regionals, bring them with you. Sorry, but I’m not putting my number on the forum.

I can’t make it at that time Mike.

Don’t you know how to text?

If you send me those basketball clippings, I’ll tell ya!

“The man on top of the mountain didn’t just fall there”

Gator, seriously thank you for keeping the forums clean. Rarely have I seen anything nasty and when I have I know yourself or another mod will clean it up almost immediately. I can only imagine the things you've had to clean up over the years. I also want to apologize and say sorry if it came acros...

Since many of you have found my remarks critical of your nasty responses, I’m going to follow the forum rules more closely on comments about South also. I’ve moderated this site for over 20 years now and many of you do not see the nasty comments that are made about you or one of your teams. They nev...