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Been involved with the CC program since I moved here and like to think that I know most things that go on with the program. Would love to know what former coaches kid was babied that cost them a state title.

Congratulations Zeke. That weight class was loaded. Way to represent. 11-0 tech in the finals.

The amount of wrestlers competing keeps getting larger every year. I remember flying out by myself with Garth and then the numbers continuing to grow every year. A big thanks to Keith Smith, Jon Carr, Joe Carr Sr. and Jr., Isaac Knable, Efren Quirino, and all the Ervins and the staff at Union. I know there are people I am forgetting, but these are the people that I have been involved with over the years. They have meant a lot for the growth of freestyle and greco in Kentucky.

Figured someone else would have already started this thread. Nobody did, so I'll start. Let's talk about some of the great light weights this state has seen. I'll name a few. Ervin, Fahy, Yenter, Fausz, Ruschell, Blackwell. The neat thing about this group is that they all competed against each other and trained/travelled together at times. That's 6 division one starters. Look back at some of those state tournament brackets. It's pretty cool. There were a lot more really good kids in those lightweight brackets. It's amazing what Brock was able to accomplish in his high school career. I could start to list all of the stud lightweights in Kentucky this year, but the list would be too long and I am afraid I would miss some. Been at this a long time and I can promise you that we will be watching some of these kids on ESPN 3 and the Big 10 network in the future. I haven't been around Kentucky that long, so give me some other lightweight studs that need a little love. Sick of being told I need to check out what is being said on this site. From the looks of it, this site hardly gets anyone posting anymore. Let's keep it positive.

That's impressive.

Not sure what the all CAPS thing means. I did not forget Jayce or Stephen. I listed a group of kids that competed and trained together from middle school through high school. Jayce was always a little heavier than them through middle school and not in their bracket at the high school state tournament. Stephen was a great one, but I considered him a middle weight when he moved to Kentucky.

How in the heck did I miss Boston in that first group? And believe it or not, Justin Lampe was a little guy in his younger years. That makes 8 division 1 starters. That's impressive. Some of the other ones I can think of that I had the honor to watch. Bradbury, Zarth, Elam, Sullivan (the match between him and Spencer was awesome to watch). On a side note, I miss the dungeon. That place was special.

Looking forward to a great camp. Looks like we will have numerous college wrestlers to work out with the campers. Please do not let cost be an issue, Dennis will make it work for everyone.

Dennis Hall Wrestling Camp, October 15 &16 Campbell County High School, Alexandria KY CAMP INFORMATION Dennis Hall's World Gold Wrestling Camp will provide you with the technique, training, and intensity that it takes to become a CHAMPION! CAMP SCHEDULE Saturday 9 - 3:15 p.m. *Bring a lunch/drink Sunday 1 - 6 p.m. CAMP COST $100 - Please make checks payable to: World Gold Wrestling and mail registration form to: Dennis Hall, 325 Lincoln Street, Amherst WI 54406. For additional information about the camp or to register/pay online go to www.worldgoldwrestling.com Contact Dennis Hall directly for any specific questions at dennishallusa@gmail.com or (715) 340-8961. You will not find a better camp at a better price. If you have any questions, please contact me (Jay Yenter) at jkyenter@fuse.net Kentucky Wrestling Camp - 2016.ppt

We are pleased and honored that Coach DiSalvo will be running a practice at Campbell County High School in Alexandria, KY on Tuesday March 29th from 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. There is no cost to attend this practice. All you need is a USA wrestling card. We are looking to get the same excitement and participation that the SWORTC is getting in Dayton, here in the Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati area. Check out Yappi for the list of names attending the sessions in Dayton, it's unbelievable. We have been able to secure our wrestling room up until Fargo. If initial response is good, we are working with Coach DiSalvo to do this every Tuesday and Thursday. Cost and exact practice dates will be determined at a later date. We are still in the planning stages and hope to have things finalized soon. For anyone who is not familiar with Mark DiSalvo. He is the head coach of the newly formed wrestling program at Thomas More College. He was a 2 time NCAA division 1 All American at Central Michigan University. He also has been an assistant coach at Cornell University and Central Michigan University. On top of that, he is the Ohio junior national coach. Hoping that we get a lot of kids to take advantage of this great opportunity. Not only to get in great training, but to build a relationship with Coach DiSalvo and the Thomas More program. Please call me with any questions. Jay Yenter 513-616-2546 Campbell County High School 909 Camel Crossing Alexandria, KY 41001

Reminder tonight we are going from 5:30 to 7:00 tonight. Hope to see a great crowd.

We are pleased and honored that Coach DiSalvo will be running a practice at Campbell County High School in Alexandria, KY on Tuesday March 29th from 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. There is no cost to attend this practice. All you need is a USA wrestling card. We are looking to get the same excitement and participation that the SWORTC is getting in Dayton, here in the Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati area. Check out Yappi for the list of names attending the sessions in Dayton, it's unbelievable. We have been able to secure our wrestling room up until Fargo. If initial response is good, we are working with Coach DiSalvo to do this every Tuesday and Thursday. Cost and exact practice dates will be determined at a later date. We are still in the planning stages and hope to have things finalized soon. For anyone who is not familiar with Mark DiSalvo. He is the head coach of the newly formed wrestling program at Thomas More College. He was a 2 time NCAA division 1 All American at Central Michigan University. He also has been an assistant coach at Cornell University and Central Michigan University. On top of that, he is the Ohio junior national coach. Hoping that we get a lot of kids to take advantage of this great opportunity. Not only to get in great training, but to build a relationship with Coach DiSalvo and the Thomas More program. Please call me with any questions. Jay Yenter 513-616-2546 Campbell County High School 909 Camel Crossing Alexandria, KY 41001 0

Congratulations to Garth Yenter for earning Academic All Big 10 honors for the second consecutive year. College wrestling is a grind and keeping your grades up is very difficult, especially with his major. I could not be more proud.

Dennis Hall camp started tonight at Campbell County. Only have 15 kids. You can still come tomorrow and Sunday. On a side note, with the low numbers at CC. I am looking for another school to host his camp next year. Please contact me if you are interested.

Dennis Hall Wrestling Camp, June 5 - June 7 Campbell County High School, Alexandria KY CAMP INFORMATION Dennis Hall's World Gold Wrestling Camp will provide you with the technique, training, and intensity that it takes to become a CHAMPION! Each pre-registered camper will receive a camp t-shirt. You must be pre-registered by May 29! CAMP SCHEDULE Friday 4:30 - 8 p.m. We will focus on freestyle and Greco during this first session. We now have a crash pad in the wrestling room and we will utilize that to learn how to throw properly and safely. Saturday 9 - 3:15 p.m. *Bring a lunch/drink Sunday 1 - 6 p.m. CAMP COST $100 - Please make checks payable to: World Gold Wrestling and mail registration form to: Dennis Hall, 1851 Red Oak Drive, Plover, WI 54467. For additional information about the camp or to register/pay online go to www.worldgoldwrestling.com Contact Dennis Hall directly for any specific questions at dennishallusa@gmail.com or (715) 340-8961. You will not find a better camp at a better price. If you have any questions, please contact me (Jay Yenter) at jkyenter@fuse.net We also have families who are willing to host wrestlers for free over the weekend. Just contact me ahead of time and we will work it out.

Tanner Yenter went 1-2 at Junior 113. Brady Wells went 3-2 at cadet 120. For the very limited amount of practice they have had in Greco. They competed very well.

Don't forget to register early.

We will be starting up our freestyle and Greco club at CC shortly. Want to go every Tuesday and Thursday. I will post info once I get everything worked out with the school. We would go from 6:00 - 7:30.

Pretty cool I got to sit on the couch tonight and watch Ruschell, Ervin and Danishek wrestle at the Midlands. All great kids that helped Garth get better. Thought I had wasted my money since MSU doesn't get on very much, but this made it worth every penny. If you happen to have it, you need to check it out. Besides practice tomorrow, I will spend the entire day watching it.

See my kids are right, I am getting old. Years are starting to blend together.

Thanks. I am embarrassed by the kids I missed. What a group.

Great story. I was personally inspired by this story, as well as the rest of my family. This young man shows us all, what a true champion looks like. With that kind of determination, I am sure he will be successful in whatever he decides to do in life.

Going strictly off of memory, these are the kids I remember. Been at this a long time, so the years kind of blend together. Brock Ervin, Sean Fausz, Garth Yenter, Logan Wedding, Nick Paden, John Fahy, Jayce Carr, Brent Hitchings, Luke Troxell, Kevin Cooper, Zach Salyers, JJ Jude, Bernard Ray and Drew Newberry. I know I missed some and apologize. If someone knows what happened to the info that was on the kyswa site, I could probably come up with more. It was one heck of a group and I remember Troxell going undefeated. Including a pin against a monster from I believe Indiana. I may have this information at home still. Have been getting rid of stuff the past few years that I felt was no longer relevant. I will check tonight. Now hopefully I don't offend too many people, but here is my take on this tournament and any other off-season tournament. I have not been involved in this team for a couple years, so not sure how we are doing it now. We do not use the same weights as USA wrestling. So the weights of our state champs did not always match up. We always tried to put the best team together. So this meant that a lot of times, we had kids wrestling up and sometimes kids wrestling down. I would assume this is still being done. Anyone that has been to these tournaments, knows that other states suck a lot of weight for these. Even at the youth and middle school level. So if you look back over the years, you will find examples of our state champs getting pounded wrestling up and our 2nd or 3rd place kids doing very well at the original weight. So as far as future success it is all relative. I have traveled the country with my boys and I can tell you that there are kids they hammered as youth, lost to as middle schoolers and hammered them again in high school or college. The list of losses that Garth had to kids at national tournaments is long. There are some that are still ahead of him, but the list of kids that he has passed is much longer. A lot if those early hammers are not even involved in the sport anymore. So my advice to any parents or coaches. Enjoy every minute of it. Take joy in every accomplishment and learn from every defeat. But don't make any more out of it, than it really is. Talk to your kids about their goals and do everything you can to help them achieve them. If they want to continue wrestling in college. You need to make sure they truly live the sport. Not that they win everything, but that the love the sport. It is too damn tough of a sport to continue with if you don't love it.

On this Saturday 08/09 we will be opening up the wrestling room for two sessions with Garth Yenter and Sean Fausz. Registration will begin at 9:30. We will take a break for lunch from 12:00-1:00. Please pack a lunch or plan to go get something. The second session will be from 1:00-3:30. This is open to all age groups. During the first session I plan to have them focus on proper drilling technique from the feet. This is truly a skill that has to be taught properly and repeated constantly. Garth has spent the last month working with Dennis Hall and Sean has been down at NC State working with his new team. They have a lot to offer. The second session will be more open and less structured. Plan to have time available for the kids to ask questions about what they are struggling with. This is a great opportunity for wrestlers throughout the state to learn from two of the best. Garth is the current starter at 133 pounds for Michigan State University. Sean will be starting his freshman year at North Carolina State. Most importantly, I believe this is a great opportunity for Garth and Sean to give something back to the wrestling community. They have been blessed with support throughout there careers and now have an opportunity to give something back. There will be no official cost for this camp. We will be accepting donations if you are willing and able. Call me with any questions. Jay Yenter 513-616-2546

Since my wife told me what my password was so I could respond to another thread, I now know what it is and decided to post some of my thoughts on Fargo. First off, toughest tournament in the country bar none. There are many tournaments nowadays with National in their name. This is the mother of them all and as far as I am concerned, the true National Championships. Joey DeLong - Wrestled his butt off every match, he was just too small. He was just as good technically as all the kids he faced, just got over powered. I had the pleasure of working with him at a few practices. One of the hardest working kids I have been around. I never had any partners that were his size and he never complained. Just kept working hard and trying to get better. Tanner Yenter - Another kid that was small for his weight class. If you have never been to Fargo, you cannot comprehend how much weight is being cut. We took a few pounds off of Tanner and he was still small. Wrestled very well on his feet. Was the only wrestler that I saw get to the Maryland kids legs, just needs to finish quicker. Overall, not a bad tournament for a kid who is ranked 18th in Kentucky.