Bluesdad

So the age of some seniors. Reff68- I'm sure you do it for the love of it but you guys do get payed pretty dang on good for your time aswell. Saying that it's still not enough for me to take the abuse you guys take. I just wish when a official made a mistake they would own up to it. That would be easier to swollow then a ref never thinking they are in the wrong. But most do a good job overall but they are some that ave no idea what's going on.

That's why I have Blue wrestle in other states most of the time. He doesn't wrestle in Ky in youth tournaments very often. Last year during the belt series he got scr$&ed out of a match. He stuck a kid in a whip the ref pinned the kid held Blues hand up went to the table to sign the ballet sheet the kids coach came over crying they talk for about 3 or 4 minutes and he calls shoud for an illegal move. I went nuts. We left but that ref cheated Blue out of the belt that he worked his guts out for. It's not cheap for us to travel 3 hours 3 weekends in a row to get cheated out of something a 8 year old works hard for. Ky refs what can you say.

I've never seen stalling called in youth wrestling in Ky. But I take Blue to PA, OH, Mich, WV, and VA a lot and it's called in most of those states a lot. PA and OH call their youth tournaments like Ky calls high school tourneys. I noticed at the Ky youth state tourney they were very hesitant to call points period. Blue stuck a kid in a cradle the ref gave no take down points or back points and only pinned the kid after he studded it up. He wasn't going to give a take down or back points and only gave the pin. I thought it was very weird the way the refs called the matches this past weekend.

I agree 100%. Blue is looking forward to this tourney. More info would be much appreciated.

Your son is a great wrestler he wrestled my sons coaches boy in the finals. How long has he been wrestling he did a great job.

Certified referee as a team this year. We usually do it as a region wirh certified referee but our regional tourney got cancelled because of snow. Blue was at middle school state the same day as our regional would've been so it worked out pretty good for him I guess.

I agree 100%. My son weighed in at 71lbs fat on tuesday(he usually wrestles 70 out of state tourneys according to what he weighs) I think it was. Yesterday with all his clothes on and after eating all day he weighed 76. But I'm with you if this makes them have actual weight classes I'm fine with that.

Here's my problem with this. When the kids got there medals today(evening session) they were wearing 4lbs of cloths at least counting there singlets, shoes, shorts, shirts, sweat shirts, knee pads, etc. They would have probably already have ate 3 times and had some junk food so they were going to weigh in heavy. So I'd say if a kid weighted 70lbs by the time he weighted in today he would've been at least 76-77 lbs counting the cloths. Because I know when my son weights in in his boxers. So I didn't understand this unless the kid is 10-12 lbs over then they were probably an issue with their weight to begin with.

Johnson Central has 3 middle schoolers attending this weekend as well. Blanton 126, Gamble 152 which is up 2 classes for him, and Garet McCloud 113 he's up 1 class also.

Blind faith is a wonderful thing...lol

You maybe right but I still think he places if he wrestles the way he can. Against Sheffer he did not. But Sheffer is a great wrestler who beats him more times than not but Bowen can beat anyone if he wrestles the way he can. You never know what happens until you wrestle the matches.

I went last year but didn't remember. But I have found out the kids 10U are free. So Blues got a couple more years of free admission ...lol.

I was being sarcastic answering what I hope was a sarcastic question

Will kids be charged the same as adults?

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It was 2 - 2 it was a great match. 2 big, athletic, strong, freakish athletes going at it.

Chase Blevins from JC will be in the finals with either Bobby Bryant or Troxel. He wrestled great competition all year and his only loses are to the #1 ranked kid in Ohio, Morgan from Lakeside and the #2 kid from WV can't remember his name. The kid is for real.

I expect a few to make a run at the finals and a championship not just the semifinals. Sam Preston will win a state championship. Chase Blevins, Chris Niece, and Jordan Young will all make strong runs. TJ Bowen, Josh Jude, Geordon Blanton, and Jimmy Preston are all great and will place. JC is a strong team and will cause teams problems at state.

Speaking of Jayce Carr and Campell Co. When he got to Johnson Co. he wasn't good enough to place in the region. When he left he had won a middle school championship and finished third in high school state the same year. So he learned a lot under coach Matney.

No problem. I agree you have to take your kid were they have the best chance to succeed. That's why I take Blue to the Johnson County school system. Great academics, athletics, and coaches. Have to do what's best for your child.

Your grasping for straws guy. Just give credit were credit is due. Regardless if your a fan of coach Matney or not (I'm not saying you are or aren't a fan of coach) you have to give the man credit. He builds programs no matter were he's at. Out of his 26 state champions one can be considered a move in. Harlow would be the only one. He works his tail off training these kids and builds champions. If you wanted to know if Johnson Central was for real or not you should've just checked put state duels this year. Everyone was just so sure Union and Moore would finish top 2 in small school. But JC did the unattainable and beat Moore pretty well if I may add to move to the finals against Union. So yes JC and coach Matney are for real.

If they love the sport they will stick with it. I mean this is how we were introduced to the sport and we stuck with it. I drove over 500 miles round trip just this past weekend for my son to wrestle 2 tournaments. We were at the gym for 8 1/2 hours the first day for 5 matches. The second day we were there for over 6 hours for 5 matches. So what's the difference in them going through the same experiences as the rest of us. My 9 year old son has done it the last 3 years and loves every second of it. I get a little tired but seeing his face after he wins these tournaments his priceless and I wouldn't change a thing. Infact I wouldnt take anything for the time he and I have spent together for the long hours in these ratty gyms. So introduce them to it. If they like what comes with it great, if not let em move on if they want to. Wrestling will go on and grow with the kids and parents that love it and nit just tolerate it.

Maybe your right but I thought they wrestled last year for aome reason. You can say what you want to but Blanton can hang with those guys. May not beat them but he for sure wouldn't get majored. Your right alot of time has passed and Blanton has got a lot better.

Morgan kid from Lakeside OH OWC rankings I think

Is Young your son? If so he's a great kid and wrestler. Talked to him some last year at middle school matches. I think him and Blevins has a shot to match up. Should be fun.