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I see this as both a good and bad thing. its hard when private schools can get whoever they want. And with a great youth and middle school base in ky now, its easy to see who to Target. But in the other hand I think it shows where ky wrestling is going. It's a bigger sport now and more is at stake. 15-20 yrs ago you didn't see this, but now with state titles and scholarships on the line its gotten to be like other major sports. Good or bad, it is what it is. I hate to see a team of kids who should have went other places, but anymore that's just the way it is. Hopefully some day soon we will get back to the home grown schools winning titles.

I agree, technique only gets u so far. You gotta have all the other pieces too.

I agree, coach parks was great at getting the numbers and motivating them. I think also there is a scare factor that's just not there now. Kids now live in the moment, they are not scared of what you use to be. Didn't see coach Carr Sr all day on the floor Fri. Wonder if he is ready to step away? Also at one point I watched a woodford match that the whole first period the kid had no coach in the corner, that just can't happen. You never seen that with big Joe and coach parks

I don't think its all a lack in there programs, but a combination of that and the rest or the state closing the gap

Area was very nice and very few complaints. Tickets were a little high, but it is what it is In g town, nice hotel Severed head....

Love seeing binder wrestle, he's a beast. Heidorf will turn it up and win easily. By far easiest class to call is heavy. Young is a freak, i would be suprised if he is on the mat a total of 2 min. Mow with 4 pins will go to young

We welcome kids in no matter what time yr.

On the male thing, I dont think coach MCCOY is throwing them in the fire early, I think he is just getting his team ready. For a first year yeam, they look ok. Think he is showing them what he expects them to be and knows the best competition makes u better. I commend him on that and think its a smart move.

http://www.lex18.com/news/henry-clay-wrestler-among-best-lightweights-in-state/ Here's link to article on 106 lb Whalon from Henry clay. Got a feeling this will motivate some others at 106.

I hear lopez is just having some classroom issues. Hopefully he can get it turned around. Gotta take care of the books first. Best of luck to him

Any team score results?

Coach MCCOY informed me tonight he will post results and teams scores when he returns to Louisville tomorrow

Who are some of KY's best coaches coaching today? Im not talking about just based off of wins and losses. Im talking about who gets most out of his wrestlers? Who works hard to make his team and the sport better?

Best match I seen all day had to be the sudden death match with Caleb Austin of Christian co and angel vasquez of lafayette. I know Austin is a freshman and think vasquez is an 8th grader. Looks like two kids to watch for a long time

Matt zarth from henry clay vs. Kid from ritz high school from Indiana.( can't remember his name) it was the finals at lafayette a few yrs back. Zarth lost in a close match, but man it was a battle. Two great wrestlers going at it.

Just wondering how coaches are breaking their practices up time wise. What do you feel is most important? Conditioning, drilling, technique, live wrestling. How do your teams do it?

Outside of Austin Myers, who are some wrestlers moving up from the MS ranks to the HS ranks that will make an impact this season?

Well just a guess, but I would probably say on any given day that's probably union.

I really liked the new st x mat that was at state. The one with the tiger on it. But still my favorite is the old blue and Orange Frankfort high mat. It's not used anymore I guess since they don't have a team, but it was sharpe.

Who and why?

Who and why?

Coach castle is at Scott co.

It sounds as if there is a little man bias here. Suggesting smaller weight classes have better wrestling is totally an opinion and unfair to heavier weights. They have worked on this for years and if they didn't believe it was best for the sport, it would not have gone through. And also the first and second year football player has as much right to a spot as a person who has many years in the sport. This just sounds like a ridiculous waste of time. It's changed, now let's move on

No hotel I believe, but they have r.v. camping. Maybe teams could camp for the weekend....lol its a give and take I guess. Hopefully the good will outweigh the bad. We will just have to wait and see

Not true at all. You less then 10 mins away from new circle rd in Lexington, which has many places. And also less then 10 min from anywhere in Georgetown. I believe with the 2 options, it will actually give us more places to eat and less over crowding then we seen in Frankfort.