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Hi Pat- It's DOMINIC Lampe of Fern Creek, not Dominique. Thanks so much for all the effort on this huge tournament!

*I heard* from a reliable source that some of the FC guys, important ones at that, skipped practice the day before, and were not allowed to wrestle, period. There are also some injuries. I think they are practicing today instead. nOldham gets the spot and that's fair.

At 70 pounds there are a bunch of tough guys- Wedding, Ervin, Yenter, Lampe. No one mentions the Lampe kid much but I've seen him wrestle a lot this year and he's good. He's technical. I would have to go with Ervin. Yenter threw a big fit over losing to Ervin at the FCI- it was kind of embarassing for him I'm sure.

I have no idea how hard he "tried," but you know that sometimes in practice duals or scrimmages they try different moves or something they've been practicing, and no, if it's not on paper (in other words, not a scored thing where they get team points and fight to a final) it doesn't really matter if he won a match or not. Guys get beat in practice all the time by guys who might not beat them in a real, scored situation. That's all I was saying. Yup, eville Dad, I'm with you on both Brent and Caleb. Brent is my favorite wrestler to watch.

That "dual" at Eastern was practice. How did he do against Lampe yesterday at East Oldham? Zack Byrd showed up yesterday and beat Lampe in the finals. Where's he been all season? Wondering if he'll stick with 124 for regionals.

Shaquille Cox is really tough. The only KY wrestler I've seen come close to beating him is John Lampe of Fern Creek. Lampe is an animal. I think the only KY wrestler to beat him this year is Cox. State could be interesting!! John Fahy (82?) looks unbeatable by anyone in KY. He's awesome.

Take a look at Fern Creek's John Lampe- that kid is tough. He's grown a lot I think he was wrestling 103 (?) last year. He's at 124 now and looked great at the Oldham super duals last weekend.

The Faheys (Matt at 65 and John at 75) should win. They are both undefeated in KY this year, I *think*. The 103 weight class is just stacked. Lascurain from Bourbon is tough, as are both Ervin and Warren. (I've never seen Alig but I'm assuming he's tough.) Lampe (FC) is a silent threat- he finishes second often and doesn't allow many points- very strong. Who do you all think would win between Bates and Ervin?

Brent's a stacking champion. He could see a pin with a blindfold on. He's one of my favorite wrestlers to watch.

Watch for Aaron McCauley of Trinity in the 96#. He's a scrappy, give it all you got kind of kid. He can hang with the best of 'em (and he was a state champ last year)