CoachGilbert

Montgomery County wrestled tough out of a very difficult pool to pull off winning the 2015 S.K.I.T. championship. Round by round results are below. Thank you to everyone who attended. 2015 Simon Kenton Invitational Tournament Champions – Montgomery County Runners-Up – Henry Clay Third Place – Simon Kenton Round 1 - Pools Simon Kenton def Taylor County 48-25 Talawanda (OH) def Harrison County 41-34 Madison (OH) def Lafayette 47-35 Montgomery County def Grant County 65-18 Goshen (OH) def Danville 39-34 DuPont Manual def Newport 45-36 Central Hardin def All-Stars 46-36 Henry Clay def Boyle County 64-16 Round 2 - Pools Simon Kenton def Talawanda (OH) 47-27 Harrison County def Taylor County 51-16 Lafayette def Grant County 60-12 Montgomery County def Madison (OH) 36-36 (Criteria D) Newport def Goshen (OH) 56-18 DuPont Manual def Danville 52-21 Central Hardin def Boyle County 58-34 Henry Clay def All-Stars 69-12 Round 3 - Pools Simon Kenton def Harrison County 45-36 Talawanda (OH) def Taylor County 60-14 Montgomery County def Lafayette 42-27 Madison (OH) def Grant County 63-6 DuPont Manual def Goshen (OH) 47-15 Newport def Danville 51-25 Henry Clay def Central Hardin 52-27 All-Stars def Boyle County 48-24 Semi-Finals Henry Clay def Simon Kenton 42-31 Talawanda (OH) def Central Hardin 54-30 Harrison County def Boyle County 45-34 Taylor County def All-Stars 37-30 Montgomery County def DuPont Manual 36-32 Madison (OH) def Newport 51-20 Lafayette def Goshen (OH) 36-33 Danville def Grant County 54-21 Finals Montgomery County def Henry Clay 42-33 Simon Kenton def DuPont Manual 36-30 Madison (OH) def Talawanda (OH) 44-30 Newport def Central Hardin 50-24 Lafayette def Harrison County 39-24 Boyle County def Goshen 54-47 Danville def Taylor County 48-30 All-Stars def Grant 42-36

Simon Kenton is looking for one more team for it's January 3rd invitational. It is a team pool tournament featuring returning top 15 Kentucky teams and a few Ohio teams. Everyone is guaranteed 5 duals. A flyer is attached. Please email Coach Gilbert if interested. Current Teams: Simon Kenton Harrison (KY) Montgomery County (KY) Lafayette Newport Grant County Henry Clay Danville Talawanda (OH) Boyle County Taylor County duPont Manual Goshen (OH) Madison (OH)

Simon Kenton is looking for a few more teams for it's January 3rd invitational. It is a team pool tournament featuring 4 returning top 15 Kentucky teams. A flyer is attached. Please email Coach Gilbert if interested. 2015 Simon Kenton Invitational Tournament.docx

The Simon Kenton Invitational Tournament (SKIT) will be hosted at Simon Kenton on January 3rd, 2015. It is a duals pool tournament and every team will get 5 matches. We have 2 openings in the tournament due to schedule changes. Please email Nathan.Gilbert@kenton.kyschools.us if interested. The flyer is attached. Current Teams: Simon Kenton, Harrison County, Montgomery County, Lafayette, Newport, Grant County, Henry Clay, Anderson County, Louisville Central, Male, Danville, Talawanda

2014 Simon Kenton Invitational Tournament Results: Final Results 1st Place – Henry Clay 2nd Place – Simon Kenton 3rd Place – Lafayette Round 1 Henry Clay 72 – Badin 6 Harrison County 46 – Central 33 Lafayette 52 – Grant County 12 Male 39 – Newport 30 Simon Kenton 72 – B Team 0 Montgomery County 46 – Anderson County 20 Round 2 Henry Clay 61 – Harrison County 9 Central 45 – Badin 30 Lafayette 38 – Male 21 Newport 35 – Grant County 24 Simon Kenton 69 – Anderson County 9 Montgomery County 68 – B Team 0 Round 3 Henry Clay 53 – Central 19 Harrison County 36 – Badin 30 Lafayette 46 – Newport 33 Male 39 – Grant County 31 Simon Kenton 39 – Montgomery County 21 Anderson County 60 – B Team 30 Championship Tri Round 1 Henry Clay 48 – Lafayette 29 Harrison County 40 – Male 36 Newport 51 – Central 28 Badin 42 – Grant County 27 Championship Tri Round 2 Simon Kenton 52 – Lafayette 24 Montgomery County 44 – Male 31 Anderson County 40 – Newport 30 Grant County 42 – B Team 27 Championship Tri Round 3 Henry Clay 46 – Simon Kenton 31 Harrison 35 – Anderson County 27 Montgomery County 54 – Central 21 Badin 48 – B Team 3

Congrats to Sean and his family!

I just wanted to take a minute and congratulate the Cooper family on the end of a great run. With it all said and done, the Cooper family has produced 10 state champs (Brad 3, Kevin 3, Craig 1, Neil 1, Kyle 1, Austin 1) and 5 state runner-ups. That's 15 times that the Cooper family has wrestled under the lights. Not too shabby for a bunch of barefoot, bike-riding, river-swimming hillbillys. Not only are these young men great wrestlers, but they are also great fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons. Their hard work and faith have led them to be just all-around great people. Thank you to Mark and Jeanne and Dan and Lisa for being outstanding parents and for all they have done for Simon Kenton wrestling, NKY wrestling, KY wrestling, and Cincinnati wrestling. I guess for now we watch Kevin on the big stage while we wait for Russell cousins to come up and for baby Ryder to come up and do some damage. (I edited my post, for some reason I wrote Josh instead of Kyle initially)

I'm pretty big on Region 6 wrestling and I think the region has the ability to place lots of guys. I will not make predictions myself as I find it a bit unprofessional to do so (Pete Rose) but I'd love to hear what you have to say: 1. At how many weight classes will region 6 place 3 or more guys? 2. Will there be any weights where region 6 doesn't place? 3. What weights do you region 6 can place all 4 guys?

The coaches voted last year and now #2 seeds from a sectional can be seeded at State Duals. Therefore if a team comes from a really tough sectional (like SK and ST X last year), they can still be seeded above championship teams from weaker sectionals. At SuperDuals: SK defeated Oldham 57-12 Oldham defeated Woodford 36-27 At SKIT: SK defeated Henry Clay 44-25 I've been told that Oldham defeated Trinity but haven't seen the score for myself. If that is true, there shouldn't be much discussion, aside from making sure that teams from the same section stay apart. I am hopeful about enjoying that breakfast CCMS.

Weight allowance does not count towards a weight loss plan

SK Results: 57-12 win v Oldham in the finals. 75-6 v Eastern, 76-6 v Nelson County, 53-20 v Franklin County, and 64-12 v Central Hardin. ...and a perfect score to the host for an amazing hospitality room.

This is a great tournament. Simon Kenton went two years go but have since pulled out for state duals. I would recommend this to anybody that doesn't plan on going to state duals. Great hospitality and great teams.

Simon Kenton needs a JV tournament to attend on 12/22. We will have a pretty good JV line-up this year. Please let me know if you have an opening in either a JV tourney or a varsity bracketed tournament. Thanks, Nathan.Gilbert@kenton.kyschools.us.

Still in need of one team. Add Lafayette (KY) and Walnut Hills (OH).

Simon Kenton is looking for a couple more teams for the S.K.I.T. It is a duals tournament. Everyone is guaranteed 5 matches. Committed teams are listed below. Please e-mail Coach Gilbert at Nathan.Gilbert@kenton.kyschools.us if interested. 5 Matches, good food, and a relatively early day. Simon Kenton Badin University Heights Harrison Meade Walton Verona Newport Anderson Franklin (KY) Grant Henry Clay Montgomery Co Paul Dunbar

Congrats to Coach Paden and the Larue County Program

Sorry, date is January 5th

The Simon Kenton tournament scheduled for June will be moved to a later date.

The Simon Kenton tournament scheduled for June will be moved to a later date.

Just a reminder that Logan Steiber will be at Cincinnati Moeller this Sunday from10-12:30. The cost will be $20. I have hosted a couple of clinics through Premier Technique Wrestling with Ohio State guys and can honestly say that they do an incredible job with these. It is well worth the cost and the drive.

No big deal, just a couple of quick points... Mr. Myers, Cooper did not lose to anyone this year that Stephen has beaten in the past. He was 68-0 this season including beating several OH, TN, and KY state placers. No disrespect for your boys, I'd like to see the Cooper/S. Myers match-up myself. I just like to see the facts posted. The MOW ballot actually states "Please rank two individuals based on their performance this weekend (not historical, but this weekend)." Admittedly, I voted for Fahey/Yenter. Why? I don't think you can separate the career from the tournament. Generally speaking the weight class is easier at state because of the outstanding career.

I thought that moving a little closer to Northern Kentucky may have played a part. I know that SK, Campbell, and Walton all had larger crowds than normal (acknowledging successful seasons play a part). Our fans expressed that being able to just drop down 75 encouraged them to come. Access to the horse park is significantly more convenient than to the Civic Center and I think that NKy may have a large enough fan base to make a difference. Sorry, just realized that this doesn't fit the thread but it follows the conversation.

I would just like to give my compliments as well. Very good job both Coach Sherlock and Coach Johnson on a very smooth tournament. We'll see you guys in Lexington.

Region 6 was a well deserving TJ Ruschell

Every situation is different. Is he a transfer or a freshmen that's been around? Is he a good kid or some punk that the administration is asking you to fix? Does he come from a wrestling family and know what's going on or is he absolutely lost? Is he a troubled kid that could use a little discipline to get his life straight or some kid who just wants to add something to his college applications? Is he an athlete or someone looking for a hobby? Our staff discusses every situation independently. To compare two kids in entirely different situations isn't fair to either of them.