40 years ago - State Mat Tourny delayed 1 week

[brentsams]

This year was not the first time the tournament was delayed.
Forty years ago the State Wrestling Tournament was delayed one week due to water problems in Fairmont. The Tournament was moved to Parkersburg and started one week later than originally planned.

[brentsams]

and the follow up article

[Bearhugger]

But the whole tournament was delayed and then wrestled as one complete event.

[mattman]

But the whole tournament was delayed and then wrestled as one complete event.

How do find your information. Bearhugger may have CIA connections lol

[GRECO]

God I love and miss Joe Handlan Jr.
Love what he said in the news

Best wrestling coach period!

[mscoach90]

Well spoke Greg... Still have that blue Oldsmobile?. lol

[TrueSouthFanInTampa]

God I love and miss Joe Handlan Jr.
Love what he said in the news

Best wrestling coach period!

There is a reason the Coach of the Year award is called The Rod Oldham Coach of the Year award

[GRECO]

Coach 90
We must be very close friends because not too many people knew or even remember that I had that car!

I even forgot about it...lol

[mscoach90]

Don't see you much anymore but years ago we where tight..

John

[Gator]

That was my Sophomore year in high school and my first state tournament. Less than 900 fans attended. Wow! Wirt County won the state that year.

[mscoach4]

It was my senior year & from what I remember there wasn't an empty seat in the place for the finals.
http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/77aaa.htm

[Gator]

I was looking back 50 years ago when it was held in Parkersburg. South's first year of existence.

[Jbee]

It was my senior year & from what I remember there wasn't an empty seat in the place for the finals.
http://www.wvmat.com/statetou/77aaa.htm

Hmmmm. completely dominated by Region 1....Someone post all the articles complaining about the strength of R1
top 6 teams from RI, 7 out of the top 10 R1 teams
every class won by a R1 wrestler
37 of the 48 placers were from R1

Where was the outrage

[Armyman]

That was my Sophomore year in high school and my first state tournament. Less than 900 fans attended. Wow! Wirt County won the state that year.

Gator I didn't know they had wrestling back in the 20's....

[Frank]

That was my Sophomore year in high school and my first state tournament. Less than 900 fans attended. Wow! Wirt County won the state that year.

Gator I didn't know they had wrestling back in the 20's....

Yeah it was around back then. Gator was on the committee that invented it. He wanted a sport that south could be competitive in and all his neighbors could brag about.

[Frank]

All though his first form of wrestling did take off as well as folk wrestling. Mainly because Gator wrestling is just too easy

[Gator]

That was my Sophomore year in high school and my first state tournament. Less than 900 fans attended. Wow! Wirt County won the state that year.

Gator I didn't know they had wrestling back in the 20's....

Yeah it was around back then. Gator was on the committee that invented it. He wanted a sport that south could be competitive in and all his neighbors could brag about.

I had a little help on the committee from Al Gore.

[GRECO]

Ahhhh
John... now I know who you are.
Hope all is well...
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