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The main reason the break between the regionals and the states was put in was because of the skin issue at the regionals two years ago!! In addition as far as no one having the guts to enforce the rules the referees weighing in did EXACTLY what they were supposed to do!! The WVSSAC overruled the rul...

Maybe you can plan in advance and make it next year. I'd think you would enjoy the comraderieGK

Thanks to all of the folks who attended the WV Chapter of the National Wrestling HOF banquet held this past Sunday at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. We had around 170 people attend showing great support for all of the inductees and the HOF. The speeches were heartfelt and very sincere and the foo...

Just letting the wrestling community know of the passing of longtime Jr. High and Middle school coach Jack Perry . Jack was one of the finest men i have ever known and kept many of the kids on the west side from dropping out of school or worse!! He is a member of the WV chapter of the National Wrest...

Long time middle school and Jr. high Coach Jack Perry formerly of Lincoln Jr. and Stonewall Jackson Middle has passed away!! There are no arrangements at the present time. They should be forthcoming very soon, Jack was one of the finest people I have ever met and a savior to the kids on the west sid...

I wanted to pass along to the wrestling community the death of former Nitro wrestling coach and fellow official Steve White. His service will be Friday September 28, 2018 at 12:30 at the Cooke funeral home in Nitro and visitation for friends will be Thursday Sept 27, 2018 from 6 pm to 8 pm. He was a...

I officiated the Nitro Invitational for many years and there was never one that i was officiating that Margaret and Bobby were not there. They loved the wrestling and she named the sportsmanship award winner every year even after Bobby passed. What a great lady she was and she will be missed by ever...

Nick was another great person from that area that loved kids and took the extra steps to provide a quality wrestling program them!! both of his kids were tough as nails on the mat!!! May you rest in peace old friend GK

These two guys are the real deal as well!!! Great recruiters highly skilled technicians, outstanding wrestlers, but more importantly great people!! I am glad they both decided to come with Coach Flynn to WVU. It's time to begin to endorse a new sheriff in the big twelve. If everyone gets on board an...

This is a great hire by WVU I consider Tim a great coach. My nephew wrestled for him at Edinboro!!! He's hands on , a great organizer, a truly outstanding coach, great recruiter, all business type of coach that is needed to turn the program around!!! I hope he brings those inroads in Pa. , Ohio, and...

The most important day in history was without doubt the resurrection!!! Without Christ where would we be? Thanks for the truth and nothing but the truth Gator!!!! GK

I was surprised to say the least but life goes on!!! I consider Sammy a friend and he will land on his feet!!! I appreciate his hard work and dedication to make WV wrestling more competitive. Good luck in your future endeavors!!! George Keeney

Thomas Is indeed one of the most giving and caring individuals I have ever met!!! I am honored to consider him a friend!!! He has donated most of his life to the youth of East Fairmont working tirelessly for their benefit!!! I'm sure it was quite the honor seeing his name up where it belongs in the ...

Ernie was a good friend and a wonderfully unique wrestling coach. It saddens me to think that we lost him way too soon!!! i enjoyed his witty remarks around the mat and will miss seeing him at the WSAZ and state wrestling tourneys. My condolences to his family and to all of the wrestling family he l...

Congrats to Josh for winning the Dutton Award. There was no doubt he was deserving of this prestigious award!! He is going to be a fine college wrestler and I wish him every success at the next level!! Good luck and keep up the hard work my young friend!!!! GK

Josh is one of the finest young men I have ever met both on and off the mat!! He is dedicated, hardworking, humble and an outstanding representative for our state!!! I wish him nothing but success in his endeavors thru his career at Lehigh and afterward. I wish we had more of these kind of kids!!!GK

Ye Bearhugger I was there I haven't missed a State Tourney since 1973,.Rule 3 Article 9 does not allow video replay and yes after watching the match it is apparent that a mistake was made by the scorekeeper and yes the scoresheet had the point in question on it!! I respect the Harts and the Wards an...

Doc If you can not find an address for the Middle school mail them to me and I'll make sure they get them the day I receive them. I will hand carry them to Mike Kelley the principal!!! George Keeney 9109 Teays Valley Road Scott Depot, WV 25560

Gator Nice response. I too was at the Region IV AAA!!! I personally thought the officials were really good and really consistent. As others have stated the refs are human and their points of view are from a different angle and a different view (probably the best view)than anyone sitting 40 or 50 fee...

The Mertens moved to Lawrence Co. from the Cleveland area of Ohio and they were definitely the real deal!!! I officiated that match between Seth and the oldest Merten Boy and it was a surprise to me that he got dominated like he did as well!!! GK

I for one loved Mike Carman's post!!! He tells it just like it is and it's a sad state of affairs when every one gets a trophy!! George Keeney

Great post about duals being more important than not!! One of the biggest complaints I still hear from time to time is the length of tournaments!!! I'd love to see a state duals tournament held like they do in the state of Kentucky!! All of the points that Indyhart made are totally valid!!!

Bearhugger: I think what upset people was the WTF Where's the Fame comment!! I'm sure you meant no harm but..... As I stated once before know the history and you will be amazed at some of the qualifications of the prior inductees!!!! George Keeney

One more point I wanted to reiterate was if you don't know who those folks are previously inducted, go to the HOF section on the front page and read their biographies and I you will find that every single one of them is indeed worthy of induction into the National Wrestling HOF West Virginia Chapter...

I am on the West Virginia HOF committee as well and I can assure you that all of the people nominated are checked out to make sure that they are worthy of induction and although some don't know who some of the nominees are I can assure you that they are indeed worthy of induction. That is not to say...

As a member of the WV national wrestling HOF I can tell you that we have had the HOF banquet on the same weekend from the very beginning 16 years ago. We scheduled it on that last Sunday in October so that it would not interfere with the football playoff meetings and so that the coaches who do footb...

Dr. Welker will be missed. He is highly respected by many!!! GK

Great news Gator Continued success for DR. Miller as he strives for a full recovery. Prayers do work miracles!! Amen to the bible verse!! GK

Great choice for rules interpreter. Not only is he a great official but also young enough to fulfill the position in a way that only Dr. Welker did. He has years of experience, great people skills, and a desire to be the best he can be!!!! Congrats old friend and as I told you years ago if you want ...

As a long time state tournament official who was pretty well respected thru out the state I thought I might weigh in on the stalling of not this match in question but in general. A good official talks to the wrestlers to encourage action if there is none, he lets them know what he expects and he enf...