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    25 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

    Thanks for doing and posting this.

    For those that know, how does a girl get weight "certified" and "registered" for Region by the deadline this Saturday?

    There is no "registration" for region.  This is not like ms or an open event.  Your varsity coach will enter the lineup for the regional tournament.

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    2 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

    Any word on what the regions are and where they are being held? 

    We got a message a week or so ago.  I thought Teater posted on here as well. 

    Region 1 = Boys Region 1 + Boys Region 2, Region 2 = Boys Region 3 + Boys Region 4, Region 3 = Boys Region 5 + Boys Region 6, Region 4 = Boys Region 7 + Boys Region 8

    Our region will be at Bryan Station

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    On 1/8/2024 at 12:13 PM, grappler-of-old said:

    Here is my question.  If I have a dual with another team should I use both tracks to weigh in? 

    It seems kind of silly for teams to use both boys and girls track when maybe there is one girls match at the dual. 

    We are running the teams totally separate.  Keeps it simple.

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    I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday with plenty of quality time with family and friends.  And with the holiday break comes the 2 pound gift from Santa.  As I scan the results I have tried to move wrestlers to the lowest weight they have competed at (considering lineup) and also removed wrestlers that I don't see any results for.  There are still a number of coaches who don't regularly keep results up to date, so I can only work with what I have.  A few notes:

    - I have Union County with a HUGE lead in the team race.  A couple of the teams in the race have wrestlers that can move into big point scoring position, but we will have to wait to see that happen.  Teams 2-6 can go in any order.  They all have strengths and weaknesses and seem to still be working on their final lineups.  But I would also add that teams 7-11 aren't terribly far behind that second tier of teams.

    - 126 and 157 both look to be deep and exciting to see how they will play out.  126 has a couple state champs at the top, but a lot of talent behind that.  132 also has two state champs at this point.

    - Go check out the Max Emerson foundation scholarship information and nominate a deserving wrestler to be recognized and earn a nice award in memory of a great wrestler, coach, and man

    Rankings_23_24_0102.pdf

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    15 hours ago, hybrid said:

     Spencer wrestling Hoppes at state duals was one of the coolest moments I have seen in the sport.

    Absolutely!  Incredible moment.  Was just talking about that amazing dual with Larue at practice to the kids.  Even an individual loss can be significant especially when you have that effort and it helps the team win the dual.

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    29 minutes ago, Parrott Wing said:

    I love dual meets for the atmosphere and team backing if you have the kids bought in and it's a highly contested, anticipated dual. I loved big duals with Campbell and Ryle when I was in High School when you had the team and crowds both getting behind their guys, and always dreamed of moments like in Vision Quest with the pep band from the home school playing the fight song after a big win, intermissions, packed stands,  cool entrances, etc. Hopefully one day Kentucky can get to that level.

    EXACTLY!  People are so selfish and self absorbed these days, it is awesome to see kids and fans really invested in someone else succeeding.

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    33 minutes ago, grappler-of-old said:

    I guess you have to change with the times.  I'm still old school, I like the idea that wrestling is an individual sports. Never liked the dual as a wrestler and not a fan as a coach.  Winning duals to me is ho hum.  I much prefer seeing the individual tournament where the best two in the weight class battle it out in the finals. I don't want to see coaches moving kids around trying to win a dual.   But that is just me and I know the push is to make it a team sport, and the fanfair involved is what kids and parents want now. 

    I'm with you that I prefer the individual tournament format.  But duals have definitely grown on me over the years and I really enjoy it when a team gets behind each other especially when they realize the "worst" kid in the lineup is actually important to the team success.  I we have 100% seen that worst kid literally win duals for us.  And I will add, yes putting words in my kid's mouth, I think Spencer would say some of the highlights of his high school career were dual meets even on the same level as winning his state titles.

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    A lot of things are starting to solidify (as much as they can in December).  Now that we have a couple tournaments in the books, even 106 is filling out.  I'm sure there will still be some weight movement, but a couple weight classes are shaping up to be must see action at the horse park.  While it looks like Union County has as sizeable margin at this point, the trophy race could be very interesting between JC, Great Crossing, and Ryle (if healthy).  Also, I wouldn't count out Trinity and Oldham County just yet.  I will add that a few up and coming teams have been very impressive early this season.  Taylor County, Boyle County, and Madison Central have all had really good showings against some of the traditional power programs.  You can really see the growth from kids in those areas putting in a lot of off season work.

     

    I want to put a plug in for the Maxwell Emerson foundation scholarship that has been posted on this site and hopefully many of you will hear about it from your coaches.  It will be awarded to a senior wrestler in February at the state tournament in honor of Oldham County wrestler, coach, and teacher Max Emerson.  If you have any questions or need information send me a message and I will be glad to help out.

    Rankings_23_24_1212.pdf

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    Quick update to kick off the season.  I haven't really looked at any of the limited results from the weekend, but have looked at a lot of weight assessments.  Over the next few weeks I will reflect a lot of the actual weight changes on the mat.

    A few notes.  At this point it is looking like Union County is poised to return to their spot at the top of the mountain.  I also have the top 4 teams with a significant gap on the field.

    Rankings_23_24_1128.pdf

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    2 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

    Didn't know that.  I was happy to see the 285 maybe we just grow them big here. I got 2 girls over 250. One wasn't going to come out until I told her the max wt. 

    Again, not saying we shouldn't have 285 to give girls an opportunity as long as there is a need.  I just find it a bit ironic how we've had plenty of feedback about how we need to get rid of 106 because it is just a middle school weight class when 1) virtually every other state has it and manages to hold a solid post season bracket with it 2) we actually have enough kids to fill the post season brackets 3) the olympics/college lightest weight for full grown adults is less than 20% higher than 106.  But we forced the NFHS to create a weight class that is 70% higher than the full grown female weight for the olympics and almost 50% above the college heavyweight.

    I'm just glad we have weights and can move ahead.  I'm good with it.  We can re-evaluate next year or the year after when we have some real data on participation.

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    2 hours ago, grappler-of-old said:

    My guess would be the reason for the boys wt. classes is because of the maximum wt class of 235.  That is keeping a few possible girls from wrestling. Seems kind of low to me also. 

    It does except when you consider that:

    1) womens college heavyweight is 191 lbs

    2) olympics womens heavyweight is 76kg (~167 lbs)

    3) womens college lightest weight is 101 lbs

    4) olympics lightest weight is 50kg (~110 lbs)

     

    Not that these facts preclude us from having higher weights, but it does make me question if the participation will justify the higher weights.