Inside_Trip11

I believe he had two fleeing the mat calls and cut duncan

Anyone have a link for the finals to stream online?

Alright bud, could you please provide the documentation so that we could all learn something today?

So what if a school district says no because they will be missing school 2 more days after this week of no school. Dont be soft. Champions would find a way

Moving to a Tuesday Wednesday is poor judgement on KHSAA part. Cut the contract with the POS arena and get a different facility. IMO they should have kept it this weekend. Champions find a way to get things done. The champions and kids that will be on the podium i can guarentee would get to lexington on time for weigh ins if it were this weekend.

So they moved it two weeks ahead AND it will be a Tuesday and Wednesday? Terrible coordination IMO. Should move it to a different venue next weekend instead. Horse Park will see about a quarter of the crowd they would see normally and that normal isnt that great to begin with. Get rid of the Horse Park its a POS anyways, and not meant for wrestling .

No confusion

I think someone may still be upset about a finals match that happened two years ago.... Very ignorant to assume any kid that attends a private school comes from a "greener" background. Have quite a few friends and family members that have sacrificed everything they have so that their son/daughter could receive the best education in their minds. I also have quite a few friends and family members that went to public schools that have more money than majority of the kids that went to a private school. When you believe or fall for a stereotype it shows a lack of intelligence. And because you are assuming that all kids that are good/talented that wrestle or particpate in a sport for a private school are recruited is probably one of the dumbest assumptions I've heard. While im not saying recruiting doesnt happen private or public, most of these kids come from a private gradeschool/middleschool or have always wanted to go there as a young sprout.

So allow middle school kids in their feeder program to compete at the varsity level? Maybe public schools should have to go by the same rules as the private? Recruiting aside because it happens everywhere public/private/homeschool where ever, you can't argue the fact that it's an advantage for a middle school kid to get varsity experience at the high school level. Also I know that you have been in multiple states and have a wide range of wrestling experiences but we are not talking about anywhere but the state of KY.

Fully on board with ya. Who ever wants to wrestle let them. If a middle school kid is good enough and there are definitely quite a few that can compete at the varsity level private or public should be allowed to compete.

Apology accepted. Why would they be at different schools? Because you have the freedom to choose between going to a public or private school? Not that one is better than the other, but maybe their parents felt one was better suited for their child as opposed to the other option based on their location and visa versa. And so it's not an advantage per say a Harrison Courtney to wrestle at state 6x as opposed to 4? Again not knocking Harrison for his accomplishments he was/is an outstanding wrestler. Also, in the last 15 years 11 state titles have been won by a public school, and we can go further back if you'd like to but feel that is unneccessary. This is a sport in the state of KENTUCKY that is DOMINATED by public schools that are at a "disadvantage"

I can't help but laugh at the hostility, because not once did I insult a kid or knock him for his accomplishments. I actually applaud each of those kids mentioned for their hard work and dedication to the sport. So public schools don't have feeder programs? Oh they do? Ohhh okay. Private should only be allowed to wrestle Private? But wrestling is dominated by Public Schools. Look at the comparison of State Titles between Public and Private. I think you might have a different outlook on that. You are right about the living area for attending a certain public school, but can you explain the mobile home that a now p4p best wrestler in the country used to establish "residency" to wrestle as an 8th grader at a PUBLIC school used? Again not knocking that kid or his family, have a lot of respect for his talents and the way he carries himself like a true champion on and off the mat. So it's not an advantage for a middle school kid to wrestle varsity and represent a school and gain that experience over someone who is not allowed? Because all that does is get them more matches and practice time which is beneficial right? Also not once did I applaud a parent cheering for an injured kid that is absolutely disgusting.

I think you may be talking about the wrong schools recruiting (Union - Carr, Blackwell. Woodford- Carr. Ryle- Mark Hall. CC- Myers brothers, not to mention they wrestled varsity for one school then midseason started wrestling for CC. Just to name a few) Not a knock at all on any of those wrestlers all outstanding. Most of the kids that wrestle at StX come up through the River City program, which they are not allowed to compete varsity unlike the public schools.Huge advantage to public schools. And there are quite a few wrestlers who wrestle river city but choose to attend else where. Also there are a large amount of students that attend from across the river that do not participate in athletics. February is here goodluck too all