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KFWC State Tournament Information and Youth State Tournament Information.docx

We were told ( as my 12 year old son wrestled him) that he was getting ready to turn 16 in a few days from duals. He obviously won Middle School State and then turned around and placed 6th in High School state. Now we have wrestled my kid up in the past years and I think that's fine but to wrestle down I don't feel is. I understand he is in the 8th grade but a 15 or 16 year old 8th grader? If you can't play sports your senior year as a 20 year old it seems there is a loop hole in middle school side of things that should be tightened up. One year behind I can see more than that there should be an issue in my opinion.

Perhaps, I had only seen my son's and it wasn't changed.

Why would you think they would be changed?

These have both Youth and Middle School in Louisville River City Youth Wrestling (held at St. X in Louisville) Colts Wrestling (held at Desales in Louisville) Shamrocks Wrestling (held at Trinity in Louisville) Oldham County, South Oldham, North Oldham and East Oldham all have teams Fern Creek Wrestling (in Louisville) Moore in Louisville) has a youth program but you have to go to Moore Middle School to continue with the program (once in middle school) I'm not sure of any clubs in Bullitt County. If there are they are new and I haven't seen any at any tournaments but that doesn't mean they don't exist. John Hardin also has a youth/middle school team. All depends on where you are located as to which is closest or easiest to for you to get to. Taylor County also has a program. It would just depend on where you are and what is closest to you! Good Luck!

Jude Powel at 105 is wrestling for River City this year.

No on shoes. Having them weigh in in their singlets makes it faster to do weigh ins since boys and girls can go together

I have asked many about this rule and have been told that it reads participation at Middle School State, not eligibility for middle school state. Hence, if they step on the mat at State they are ineligible for Youth State but allowed to wrestle in Middle School Regions. I hate this new rule. My son is a 10 year old, 5th grader wrestling 121 and can hold his own against most middle school kids but also gets beat by the better 8th graders, as he should. It's a transition year for him and kids like that shouldn't be punished for being good at the Youth level and also trying to step out to get ready for middle school.

That's perfect! Thank You so much!

What KHSAA rule allows middle school wrestlers to wrestle for a high school? If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

So Fed Up, reading between the lines it seems that this is really about a meeting that you missed and a vote that didn't go the way you wanted it to, had you been there, correct? I'm sure the board would prefer to have all coaches attend meetings and feedback/votes from them.

Doesn't look like any snow at all now

I completely understand wanting to just watch your wrestler but the importance for each family to help out is what makes or breaks an event. My family kept score on Saturday with no wrestler involved. My son wrestled Sunday morning and they had the mat he was on covered so we kept score for the afternoon session. Obviously, living in Louisville made it easier for us to do this but you get my drift. If afternoon wrestling families could help in the morning and vice versa it would work better. However, if you volunteer to keep score finish the job. Don't just walk off after your child has lost. It's rude to walk off a table that your club is getting paid for you to do a job.

That would be my assumption. Since the weigh ins were extended to Sunday morning they won't be completed until after that.

I totally agree with the thought process there as a parent. Good Luck to him and that is definitely a brutal bracket but the experience will be amazing for him and his future in wrestling!

My opinion would be yes, as long as he isn't your middle school starter. Why should he be punished for being good in the 5th grade?

Just my opinion but I think this is a great way to do this. My son is not a middle school starter but has competed in a couple of middle school tournaments this year so that he can get some different competition than the youth level provides him and to get him ready for that next step. Now his season isn't 60% middle school either at this point. He is currently between levels, needs a little more than some youth tourneys but not at middle school level just yet. I think for State Duals as long as the wrestlers are not middle school starters and are in 5th grade then they deserve to compete for their team. I also agree with the rule of being top 6 in middle school state would disqualify them from entering Youth State tourney. Just my opinion but I think it is wrong to not allow an Elementary school age child to participate in a Youth Dual because they may be a stronger wrestler than most elementary kids but yet not strong enough for Middle School yet.

It was a GREAT 1st year event! I loved introducing the kids to the team aspect of wrestling. They are so used to it being individual competition and as a parent it was fun to cheer whole team on.

Yet he only had one match all day and after seeing that match he would clearly out match any wrestlers in that division. I know the flyer said K-5 so is it possible he was older than the other kids but in the 5th grade?

You would get better picture by going on track and looking at Weight Results to see who actually won matches. For example the HWT division. Maritime literally had a man child wrestling HWT ResultsCaleb Burt of River City Green went 6-0HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) Fall 2:35HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) Fall 1:00Dereyon Harris of John Hardin went 6-0HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Dereyon Harris (John Hardin) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf Uriah Virzi of Maritime Wrestling went 5-0HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) Fall 0:34HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf Carter Guillaume of River City Gold went 4-1HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Uriah Virzi (Maritime Wrestling) over Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) Fall 0:34HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) Fall 0:21HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) Fall 1:56HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf Maxwell Harrington of North Oldham went 3-2HWT - Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) Fall 0:21HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) Fall 1:00HWT - Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Maxwell Harrington (North Oldham) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf Samuel Garrison of Anderson County went 3-2HWT - Caleb Burt (River City Green) over Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) Fall 2:35HWT - Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf HWT - Carter Guillaume (River City Gold) over Samuel Garrison (Anderson County) Fall 1:56

Looking at the Registration in Track it looks like there will be wrestlers from all over Kentucky, Indiana and some from Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin & Iowa. Don't be left out!!!!

Neither you nor your daughter should be offended by this. If it is the wrestler's religious beliefs that he should not wrestle a girl then she should take the forfeit and move on. Whatever their religious beliefs are the family is teaching that child to uphold his beliefs and values even if it means that he loses a match in something that he loves to do. Those beliefs may differ from yours and your families but that is truly no concern of mine or yours. That wrestler puts in his time at practice just as your daughter has. To state that he should take up another sport is rude and I'm sure you wouldn't want anyone to tell your daughter that either. If it was religious beliefs then you should respect them if it was personal issue that the parent had then well it isn't your issue to deal with it is his. Obviously by my profile picture my son wrestles for River City and I can absolutely tell you that this is not a club stance. We have a female wrestler and several of our boys have wrestled females all season long. For the record, I'm a wrestling mom. I tell my son that if/when he does wrestle a girl she is another wrestler on the mat at that point. I'll be the first one to cheer a girl on in a male dominated sport so please do not take my post wrong. I was a "Mat Maid" in high school and I loved it. There was no catering to the wrestling team. I learned about an amazing sport and learned to keep score for the team. While I didn't have a desire to be on that mat as you did I hate that you had that opportunity taken from you. Congrats to your daughter and good luck to her in the future.

I am able to pull them up now