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Bad coaching--I hear he was 8--yup 8 , not 0.8--over on Friday. Weight management programs are in place for a reason--to protect against coaches doing things that can really hurt a wrestler.

He is seede and I heard he was home.

RIvera may take Oggs on Saturday. He did Wednesday by the skin of his teeth. It will be an interesting final for 135 either way.

Let's get rid of it, but be careful in the process. It may be wise to change it to 6 at first, or make the change for State Duels and State only. This issue did affect many kids at Middle School State. Kids that should have wrestled to "ear" their meddle didn't. Awarding a medal to a kid hat has wrestled 4 matches only because his opponent has wrestled 5 is not appropriate. The "loser" of the bout has not lost, he was denied his ability to prove himself. Get rid of the rule so kids can wrestle.

Heard from a very reliable source, Pitcher's mono test came back negative. No mono for him. :-D

Very right about pulling teeth to get girls to compete. I coached soccer in a small district (@400 in the HS) and literally talked to every incoming freshman as well as every other female I could. I talked to the middle schoolers too. We started as JV mixed then went JV/V mixed the second year. I left the system and they went JV/V G/B the 3rd year. The girls team shut down 1/2 way through the season that year and never restarted. They also can't get but a few girls to play in a mixed squad each year. I fell bad for them. I felt like I was pulling teeth. Mat maids and dance team got more interest than a sport. Title IX does not take into account the efforts of schools to include females, it just penalizes them for not doing enough.

I don't see how you can say programs were lost due to title IX. There was a simple fix...let girls compete. Unfortunately, I don't think we are ready for Title IX to go away. Eventually a time will come when guys and girls have "equity" in sports. Until then, Title IX will be needed. Why do you think so many schools have put in soccer? It is a balance of use for the field...50% is written off for female sports. As many smaller schools play soccer and football on the same field it means 33% of that field is accounted for as "girls" in the books. I will not go into the issues that brings up. Field hockey balances things out even better due to field costs. An easy fix for balance would be states allowing competative cheerleaders to count. I don't mean the rah-rah's at the football/basketball games, but the girls that travel and do stunt competitions. Like it or not, it takes athleticism at a level equal many other sports. (I won't ever say one sport is harder than another--they are too different to compare like that.) I guess I am just irritated. The thought of a guy competing in "girls" sport that has a male counter which is so different than the femae version is frustrating. When it comes down to it, It would be great if there were girl specific weight divisions so the guys and girls didn't have to go head to head, but until then...BTW, I would love to see girls football too, if only for a good laugh...think powderpuff and male cheerleaders.

yeahhhhh, someone that gets it! :-o

Can someone tell me when things kick off on Saturday? I know where, but I don't know when the matches are slated to start.

come on people! I will agree that he should be able to compete, but not as a representative of a girls team. He would have to compete at mixed events on men's apparatus. There are reason's the vault is different and floor exercise is different. There are times when genetics and what the body can physically do must be considered. I get the whole Title IX issue. If there is an opportunity for competition it really should apply to both genders. Why do you think so many schools pulled in volleyball? It was an attempt to balance numbers from football. You know, there are times when men and women must accept differences as a good thing. Realistically a female does not have the same potential for upper body strength as a male. That's just the way it is. How many of you have tried to pin a girl and just couldn't get her to stop twisting out? Girls are more limber in the back than males, we can usually actually bridge better if we can get the lift. Our flexibility is the key. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Why do I say he doesn't belong when I think women should continue to wrestle? I am not sure it is great for girls to compete against the guys after middle school. Eventually female weight classes will come in any guys will be able to get over the idea of touching a girl "like that." Until then, girls and guys will meet on the mat. Put the guy in a leotard and he can compete, eventually guy's gymnastics will make it to Wis.

I would be an old gal, and my old man was 40 the first time he hit a mat. Boy did he hit it hard! That was a fun event to watch :-D

I like the idea. I never wrestled in HS--face it, I chickened out (not many girls wrestled then). I want some place I can wrestle without having to be comared to a HS kid. No ill will, but I am not in the mood to be laughed at by every Hardin Co wrestler around. That being said--I wish I had half the ability of the Hardin Co wrestlers. I can't wait for region--should be interesting.

Cool video--could've ended wth c'est fine instead of adding the cheerleaders and "victory dance." You gotta love the music too.

okay, I get the idea, but let's be real. A girl competing on football or wrestling is, or at least should be, held to the same standard as a male. There is not a seperate form of the sport for females. Men's and women's gymnastics is quite different. Guy's floor exercise is a differnt animal than girls. Parallel bars versus uneven...again two very different disciplines. A latteral toss is a latteral toss no matter what "gender" is throwing it.

Veach is out for good--career ended. His knee is gone. Too bad though, he got the short end the last 2 years--a slam at state in 05 and a so called bite taking him out of region in 06.