Cougar05

I'm so proud of both the boys, they couldn't come from a better family. I was fortunent enough to coach them some 6 years ago and they are a fun set of brothers. I remember them over at the Wiley's before a tournament one night and Lane was out of control! We couldn't wait til Greg came and got them lol Those boys left me a lot of memories in the short time I coached them, but everytime I saw them they came up to me and still called me "coach". That means an awful lot for a kid to say that 5 years later. One of my best memories with Lane was at middle school state I think his 7th grade year. Coach Mike and I were in Lane's corner in the quarter finals with Lane being down 2 with 15 seconds left against Union County. Lane had rode the kid the entire third period and we still hadn't got a turn yet. Blood time occured and I told Lane to kick the kid and try to toss him to his back. Lane looked at me and said, "No i'll turn him, watch"... Sure as shit with about 8 seconds to go Lane hits a standing Gramby tilt to win the match. I think I got warned by the ref for celebrating too much. It was awesome, I had some great memories with him that year. (I think he finished 4th) On a side note, I predicted that Lane would beat Canter long before I saw the brackets. Right before his match with Meiman, at regionals, Lane told me that if he gets Canter again he will beat him by 4 or 5. I learned over the years, what ever Lane says he pretty much does, so I took his word for it and he didn't dissappoint. While he didn't win by 4 or 5 he still won. If you read this all of us with the Cougar Middle School team say Great Job!

Bluesdad- Who did he wrestle from Ohio that was number 1 and by what ranking? I follow Ohio a lot and read the last Brakemen report so I would be curious to know the name. Also with me being very familiar with Ohio teams what schools did Johnson Central compete against? Just because you compete in Ohio doesn't mean you’re wrestling the "Ed's" of the world. Ohio has some great teams but there are some pretty bad ones too. I remember years ago Conner use to go to Lebanon Duals, Finneytown, and Valley View. We either won or finished 2nd in every one of those tournaments. We were a solid team, finished 7th that year at state, but by no means would I call any of the teams we faced there a "top Ohio" team. A lot of time here in Northern Kentucky we talk about us wrestling in Ohio and facing this stellar competition but at the end of the day, outside SWOWCA, GMVCA I think we tend to over exaggerate the quality of competition. Now with saying that there are weight classes at Wadsworth, Hammer, Fairfield that are loaded weight classes but as a whole they are not the best representation of Ohio wrestling. I was talking with some parents this weekend at regionals and the debate came up with some parents from CC, Ryle, and Walton as to which tournament would you rather go to: SWOWCA or GMVCA. I personally felt like if you take out Moeller from SWOWCA and Graham from GMVCA then I think CC, Ryle or SK could win those tournaments. Having just one or two heavy hitters in a field doesn't make that tournament "that much better" as some would like to say. Mpire you have more knowledge then probably all of us on this debate so I would be very curious to see what you had to say. Back to what I was saying before thou, Bluesdad does JC go to Parkerburg anymore for their HUGE tournament? And who has Preston and Blanton wrestled and lost too this year? I do think Blanton can hang for one match against Parrott, and by hang I mean keep it within a maj.dec. However, I did say Adams would run through Region 6 and that didn't happen.

Yeah that most wide open weight class has to be 106 without question. Seems like every other weight class has pretty clear favorites.

Since I'm bored tonight while my wife watches the Carrie Diaries, I thought I should make an attempt to breakdown Region 6 this weekend at Campbell County. 106- This will be a really competitive weight class between three individuals. Judging by Trackwrestling, it doesn’t look like Skaggs and Roth have wrestled this year, but judging by similar competition it should be a douse. I know Roth beat Skaggs last year at Regions and I see that happening again. I project that Skaggs will get the top seed based on record, meaning Roth and Krebs should meet in the semi's. I think Roth wins in a close match and then beats Skaggs by dec in the finals. 4th place will be a battle between Osbourne, Hawn, and Moore. Osbourne has wins over both boys so I see him advancing on to state. 113- Another toss up weight class between three tough wrestlers. On one had we have Maggard who is a returning state qualifier and recently dropping down to 113 where his only loss in-state is to Erdman. Maggard holds a win over Wiley from Conner last year by pin. Wiley is greatly improved over last year and if he wrestles his best he could be atop the podium. One name to mention will be Hensley from Scott. Losing a close match to Roth, and then splitting with Rice (Trinity) he could give Wiley fits in the semi's if both men make it there. I think Maggard will get top seed with Wiley and Hensley will get 2 and 3. 4th at this weight class will come down between Peace, Castellino, and Golden. This will all come down to who can win the first period in the conso. I think Castellano is better on his feet and will roll out of the region as a state qualifier. 120- This is all Adams. A great senior with big time state experience should cruise through regions. A great semi-finals match between Sparh and Owens. I haven't heard about their last match at state duals but I'm going with Owens on this. A state qualifier from a year before and a placer at SWOCA and GMVCA is big time. Sparh is a super tough freshman who keeps matches close and is good enough to pull an upset here. Not much depth beyond these three, look for Ashford from Scott to advance to state. 126- Another dominate senior Parrott here at this weight class. Parrott, like Adams, has big time state experience and should pin his way through the region. Erdman has really stepped up his game since last year. He has really come into his own and swarms opponents right off jump street. He should be the two seed and roll into the semi's where he could meet freshman Badida from Conner. I see Erdman advancing but I'm not counting out Badida as he has really improved since last year as well. Tejada from Scott should advance to state as a 4 seed. Really not many surprises here or in 120 as the top seed is so dominate. 132- Fausz and North is a battle of two of the top 5 kids in the state. However there is a big gap between the two. Fausz already holds a maj. dec win over North and has only gotten better and has faced much better competition. Not to take anything away from North because he is an outstanding wrestler who will most certainly make the podium at state, but Fausz will win his first state title this year and should do it in rather dominating fashion. 3rd and 4th should come down to Goins and Lutez. Goins is a senior who put in a lot of time in the off-season and has really turned it up a notch since Christmas break. Lutez is very nice wrestler who never seems to get out of position. Never sleep on a senior and I think Goins win this match in a close one. 138- What else can be said about Paul Hamilton? He is an outstanding wrestler who has one of the best H-C's I've ever seen in Kentucky. He is the second best wrestler in the state at this weight class and should roll right through regions. Saunders has really come into his own this year. I was really impressed with his win over Brown at the Rumble and I don't think it was a fluke. Brown should give Saunders all he could handle in the semi's he still will drop down to the conso's and be in for a battle against Hicks from SK. This is probably the deepest weight class in the region. All four boys are top ten in the state and all of them could make it to the podium come state. 145- This will be a very competitive weight class at region. I'm a huge Belk fan from his middle school years and would love to see him win region this year, however he is going to have to go through Woods to do it. Not sure if they have wrestled this year but I believe Woods won the head to head match up last year. Belk is the one wrestler you can never count out. He has probably the nastiest head trap in the region and maybe in the state. When he locks it up you could be looking up at the lights. I feel like this will be his only way to beat Woods if they met in the finals, as I feel like Woods is the more technical wrestler. But if you count out Belk then I feel real sorry for you. Jackson from Dixie is a nice wrestler but he has holes in his game that I think Belk will expose in the semi's. I could be wrong but whatever. The 4th and 5th seed match up should be an awesome match. Roberts and Presnell will be an awesome match up on Friday night. This matchup has huge effect on team scores. If Roberts win then he gives SK a big boast in the battle for second place against Ryle. I see this weight class finishing- Woods, Belk, Roberts, Jackson. 152- One of the greatest wrestlers in Northern Kentucky will wrestle their final regional match. Kevin is already a 4 time finalist and 3x regional champion. He will come in as 1 seed and will leave as the 1 seed. Since I don't know who the 152 from Campbell will be it will be hard to predict this weight class. I have a hunch that Myers will be at 160 which should make Jones the favorite to finish 2nd at this weight class. If Bachman is here then I think he contends for 2nd and I will give him a slight edge over Jones, since Jones is so inconsistent. This is probably one of the weaker weight classes so 4th place will be up in the air for anyone to grab. 160- As we put a lid on one of the greatest Northern Kentucky wrestlers of all time, we also say bye to one of the greatest Tri-state area wrestler of all-time. (My dad still tells me that Chris Coffin was the greatest wrestler ever out of Cincinnati) Stephan will cap his amazing career with one final regional title. There isn't much more to say about this young man. He has proven that he can win state at 152, 160, and more than likely 170 if he wanted too. 2nd place will be a battle between one of my favorite middle school wrestlers Jacob Warwick and Schwatchter from Scott. Only seeing Sch. once and that being against Myers it is really hard to gauge how good of wrestler he is. I am much more familiar with Warwick and must say he is one of the biggest "winners" I've ever met. I have learned to never count out this young man and hope he can show up with his A game at region. If he does then I see him beating Sch in a highly competitive match. Jacob was once a middle school state champ and dominated to say the least. He is the lightest he has been since 7th grade so go get'em Jacob! Woolf from Ryle should slip in here and finish fourth making him a state qualifier. 170- I will leave this to fanofwrestling06. He knows more about this weight class than I do. It will be nice to see my boy Lane Jones get him his first regional title but it won’t come easy. I know Meiman has something to say about it. Meiman and Turners semi-finals match will have the eyes of the entire gym. If Meiman gets the first takedown then I think he wins the match, however if Turner scores first and puts Meiman in desperation mode then he is doomed. Braden Jones will receive the 4 seed and should stay competitive against Lane in the semis', that is if he can beat Hicks in the earlier rounds. 182- Mathews and Chamblee will dual it out another time in what will become a classic battle between these two young men. Mathews has kept it close with Chamblee but I think Chamblee's experience and "senior-ness" will help him to prevail in this weight class. Lost in the this highly competitive battle will be Steele from Boone. A state place last year who is in a tough draw with possibly the state finalist coming out of this region. 4th place will come down to ____________, no clue so someone else fill in the blanks. * Whew I'm getting tired- 195- Since dropping down to 195 Thompson has been super impressive. His first couple tournaments took some getting used to but he is lighter than he has been since 8th grade year and looks very good at this weight class. He already holds a win over Miller by pin, and a 14-2 win over Maines at 220. He should win this weight class and win his first regional title. Looking to finish 2nd will be Miller who recently beat Bergman at his home floor on senior night. Not sure of the score but that is a big win for Miller. Bergman and Keeton will more than likely battle it out for 3rd and 4th. Wolf from Walton will be the odd man out at this weight class which is a shame for this senior. 220- ATM or Austin Myers will dominate this weight class and might win OW if the award doesn't go to Kevin or his older brother. I expect nothing less than first period pins like he has been doing to his Ohio foes. Mueller from SK recently just beat Maines from Ryle 5-4. I don't think the result will be the same the next time around as I think Maines wins in a close match. Not sure who else is here so someone else can help me out. HWT- Need some help here as I'm not sure who is here at this weight class. Any who I am done! I think Campbell County runs away with the title having a ton of kids in the finals, with many others finishing 3rd or 4th. Ryle and SK will be a tossup, depends on which team can score bonus points in the early rounds and who can pull some upsets in the medal rounds. 4th place will come down to Conner, Walton, Dixie, and Scott. My gut is telling me to go with my old school Conner, which I feel will do very well this weekend. Whelp there you have it! Good luck to all competitors this weekend! Have fun debating!

It did to me as well. Let me ask you is the hwy max at 285? If its at 285 then in some cases Colytn could have been giving up 55 pounds. He only weighed in at 229

He was giving up over 30 pounds and lost two very competitive matches. Losing to Weber in ride or die and then up on Sinclair 4-1 in the second before getting swallowed by him.

I second that. Wow was I impressed today.

Mpire- that's Kearns he just won a middle school state title. He has all the potential in the world! And he is a big 8th grader!

Sanders from Ryle losing in the first round was a huge upset!

That is the sport of wrestling. Not having weigh-ins on the second day puts kids at an unfair advantage. Just like in the sport of boxing it is neccessary to have to make weight two days in a row.

Region 6 starts tomorrow.

No way! Best thing to do is run through two rounds of championship head home and come back the next day and compete. No one in their right minds wants to wait til 12:01 to wrestle another match. And what advantage is 1 region going to have over another?

Trackwrestling says seeds have been input into the computer up to 170 pounds but is not available to the public yet. Can anyone clue us in on some of the seeds? Thank you!

My bad its where I put jones. He is the three seed

Well they are out and they are interesting. 106:Roth, Scaggs, Krebs, Osborne 113: Hensley, Maggard, Wiley, Klentrump 120: Adams, Sparh, Owens, Steiner 126: Parrott, Erdman, Tejeda, Badida 132: Fausz, North, Lutes, Goings 138: Hamilton, Saunders, Brown, Harris 145: Woods, Belk, Jackson, Roberts 152: Cooper, Jones, Bachman, Schroer 160:Myers, Warwick, Risch, Schwarter 170:Jones, Meimen, Turner, Jones 182: Chamblee, Mathews, Jones, Navey 195: Thompson, Miller, Bergman, Keeton 220: Myers, Mueller, Maine, Millsap HWT: Miskell, Johnson, Sinclair, Weber

I will have to check them out tomorrow. Way past my bed time

Yo raidercoach, I love The Voice don't hate. BigEd- are you talking about Sawyers? He was a monster and literally ripped our 215lbs arms off and beat him with them. His name was Keith Lageman and that was the last time he ever lost like that.

Congrats boys on your second straight title! I have enjoyed watching you two for four or five years now. Good luck next year at the high school level, I know both of you are destined for success.

Let me be the first to say that I have been involved with 3 different Presidents at the Middle School level (Pat Lee, Tim Lange, and Jason Moore). All of these men did an outstanding job but the later of the three has done more for the state in my time than any other. Pat can take a lot of credit for helping the develope the middle school state tournament and the organization. Pat did an outstanding job getting information and results out to the state. Before Pat, the state tournament was more of a Region 6 JV event. When I competed in middle school there was 5 kids in my weight class. It was the only matches us middle school kids got all year. Tim did an oustanding job when struck with adversity. His communication skills were second to none. However, Jason and his staff have done an amazing job with medals, organization, state duals/tournament ect... Fact is the no body wants to step up and run the organization and that is a fact. Jason will be greatly missed once he decides to step down and the state will take a hit. Jason, thank you for all you have done with the organization. We all know that we can improve and I second that you have always asked for others opinion. There needs to be no change to the current format. There will come a day when we out grow Montgomery county but those days are not anytime soon. No need to change the format to two days either. Schools will not support that and you could lose support from Administration in the building which is exactly what wrestling doesnt need.

Ian Horn?

Colytn is 14.

How did Kearns do in the finals? Between district region and first two rounds of state Coltyn hasn't been out of the first period. That's dominate- semis he pins with ease in the second. Idk what he did in the finals thou as I am not their

What about Kearns?

2 pounds

At Cooper sorry not Conner