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Shouldn't the regional champ and 4th place from that region be on the same half of the bracket while 2nd & 3rd place from that region are on the opposite half? All of the brackets I have looked at have the regional champ and 3rd place on one half while 2nd & 4th are on the other half. How o...

Congratulations Zane. Big milestone and a great competitor and more importantly a great young man.

Lloyd Christmas wrote:Raike from point pleasant would win AA 106 and 113 this year if he was allowed to compete!!

I think we ought to allow middle schoolers to compete in High School if they are capable.

170 Quarterfinals- Cameron Pine, Washington vs. Kaleb Simpkins Wheeling Park If Simpkins beats Berisford,I think they meet in the finals. That was a big loss for him in Region 1. This bracket is the worst in the tournament. There will be someone going home that would place if seeded. I don't think ...

I am of the mindset that you have a wrestle off, and the winner is the starter. No exceptions. Every program i have been around has done things this way. I think playing favorites harms the sport. I will agree that the regional alignment is bad and will negatively impact competition at the state to...

Truesouthfaninhunt wrote:http://s3.amazonaws.com/wvmetro-media/uploads/2018/02/16164455/AAA-BRACKETS-2018.pdf

I like these better.

This one should be better.

deniserichmond wrote:Article this morning
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/pr ... 089e3.html

Then they should pick a different date.

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...

Frank is buying everyone dinner. Be there or be square. I wonder if we could do a survey of some kind of people as they come into the arena to gauge willingness to attend with a sign up sheet and a time and place on it. We would need several people willing to conduct the initial survey. But Frank b...

What you are talking about is organizing. That is smart. Perhaps some kind of town hall style meeting would be in order. Maybe during one of the many breaks at the state tournament since so many people would be there. I'm sure the hotel next to Big Sandy or even Big Sandy itself could arrange a roo...

I agree with a few that posted earlier, we must attack our school administrators on items that relate to the sport of wrestling. The Board of Directors made up of such administrators make the overall decisions. I have submitted several agendas over the years I served on the wrestling committee but ...

The WVSSAC is an organization that is supposed to be governed by the Principals of the state (not principles obviously). If you want a grassroots movement, start with taking the matter to the Principal within your school. My understanding, although limited, is that the Principal Association has som...

The WVSSAC is an organization that is supposed to be governed by the Principals of the state (not principles obviously). If you want a grassroots movement, start with taking the matter to the Principal within your school. My understanding, although limited, is that the Principal Association has som...

Why don't YOU get a lawyer and run out Rt 47 with him and file a lawsuit? Thanks for volunteering. Great idea!!! Somebody did. He lost and doesn’t have deep enough pockets to peruse it to the state Supreme Court. The judicial system will not intervene in the rule of the WVSSAC and in effect there a...

Gator wrote:

mike.carman wrote:It's after dinner.

You ever see him eat Mike?

Can't say that I have ever met him. So no.

It's after dinner.

Now this is going to seem like a joke to some , esp. after my other comment, but this is not a joke or trying to stir. Why does someone not take the WVSSAC to court ? I have long felt and posted that the WVSSAC is worthless and care nothing about the kids in any sport in our state. The argument bou...

I believe the kids should be seeded. They work to hard all yr to let a blind drawn number decide who wrestles who instead of their accomplishments . We should have a seeding. It can be done either by coaches or a unattached group. Im not sure how to get it changed but if a petition would work lets ...

The pill operates on the “assumption” that for the most part all regions are equally talented. We all know this is not true. Always keep in mind that the powers that be make decisions based on that assumption and try to level a playing field that is not even close to level. Once people can accept t...

The pill operates on the “assumption” that for the most part all regions are equally talented. We all know this is not true. Always keep in mind that the powers that be make decisions based on that assumption and try to level a playing field that is not even close to level. Once people can accept th...

Brooke Very tough indeed. Lacking WV schools though. There were 5 WV schools in attendance, 8 Ohio schools and, 5 PA schools. But the competition was tough all in all and I like the mix of out of state schools. Although brackets were limited to 16 so smaller than OVACs but some of the brackets were...

29 AAA teams, 68 AA/A teams. And I will wager that 30+ of those AA/A teams put no more than 8 wrestlers on the mat. Just looking at the raw numbers of how many schools are in AAA vs AA/A is deceptive. Look at the top of the AA list. Lincoln is the largest and has 7 or 8 wrestlers. RCB is the 7th la...

This is also the same issue that Region 1 had for the better part of 30 years or more. This is nothing new. There will always be a region that is tougher than others and there will always be kids that are good enough to possibly place that don't make it, not just in WV, but in all states. In OHIO a...

While not perfect the plan below would be better than what we have now for AAA IMHO AA/A would have to have something different because of already huge numbers in regions. Separate AA & A maybe? . Combine 1 & 2 for a northeast region and 3 & 4 for a southwest region. Both regions qualif...

The answer is simple. Do away with the WVSSAC. Schools have to pay to be members of the SSAC. Each sport should create it's own governing board with the coaches as the directors. Now you have sport specific individuals governing each sport. Just walk away from the SSAC, membership is voluntary.

what about the Civic Center in Charleston WV. It would seem that the interest or focus on wrestling in the Charleston area is not high. It takes an army of knowledge and volunteers to run the state tournament. They also host the girls and boys state basketball tournaments, so maybe spreading the we...

brentsams wrote:I would rank Nash. He's earned it, state tournament or not.

I appreciated the rankings. Some of us are busy taking care of trees we can't see the forest. Keep up the good work.

Thanks - Brent

Absolutely!

At the OVAC at 113, Gray-JM did not place. Johnson-PS got 6th. At 120 Dotson-SM pinned Isabell-GW. Johnson-Riv is 113 this year. Miller-Muss is for sure #2 at 126. Gooch-WP should be 3rd at 132. Neale-CM beat King-PHS at 152. Edwards-Hunt pinned Hall-SV at 152. At the OVAC the WP coach told me Nash...