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As far as officiating went this year it wasn’t bad…definitely saw more inconsistencies in past years. The stalling calls are just par for the course at this point, something coaches, wrestlers and parents just have to deal with. This is a topic that gets revisited after every state tournament. Question, what is the correct call on a wrestler upper cutting, literally throwing a punch to the groin of their opponent? Said wrestler was in the top position and the punch from behind and between the legs. The explanation given from the ref was it didn’t make contact so it wasn’t called. I M O that’s like saying someone take a swing at another person’s head but if it misses, it’s a no call? Is that right?

Is it possible to get the BOE and/or the State government involved in the conversation at least? We need an alliance..KHSAA may not be autonomous but it feels like the sport of wrestling is consistently getting the short end of the stick by them.

Been around the sport in KY a while…long enough to remember the Horse Park venue. When my kid qualified for state and I walked into that building I was legit overwhelmed. It was like nothing I had ever seen before and the experience of the whole thing from the tournament of champions to the simultaneous matches, the fan all cheering on their wrestlers, the face off/podium at the end…it was amazing. It was what the cream of the crop should have when then achieve that level of competition. Anything else is quite frankly a disservice to the participants, the high school programs and KHSAA, because in the end anything less makes KHSAA look bad whether they want to believe that or not. Every year we have this discussion and there seems to be an impenetrable gap between KY Wrestling and KHSAA and what ever conversations have taken place between the two have yielded little progress on a solution. Just a question: is media attention to this issue an option or would it make things worse?

Anderson best CH by 3 and lost a team point in that match. Woodford beat Anderson and Woodford lost by 12 to CH

Woodford, Anderson county and central Hardin

3 way tie for second place in region 4 and no one can decide on the criteria.

Help me out? To qualify for State Dual you need to come in top 2 at your sectional right? And sectionals weren’t by invite only right? It’s based on how large/small your school is correct? so which schools are in which sectionals?

Agreed, but the action in that match was superb! Both wrestlers wanted that title.

Jordan Bates came to wrestle! That was an exciting final at 138.

Consistency of calls needs improvement. When you have a ref disqualify a kid for a particular move/hold during season then allow a kid to pin another in the state tournament with the same move/hold, something isn’t right. Either the wording of that rule is too vague or the ref doesn’t understand the rule. Also, I know video reviews would be nearly impossible for all matches at State but at the very least the finals should have that option. Our kids work hard to reach that opportunity and deserve every chance to earn the title with the least amount of human error.

Who were the MOWs for the regions?

1,5,7 available....every other region is super secret.

Radzhapov is from Moore

Thanks for the explanation. Couldn’t make it out to the State Duals today and just saw results on track. Curious was all. Both programs are exceptional.

Anyone know why Woodford took a forfeit against Oldham County?

A shame if that’s true. Exciting kid to watch. About Rider.

If Hoppes goes 126, Hite is 132 and true flip of this is true too. The picture should become clearer after the Christmas drop.

List on track wrestling shows Central Hardin as well

Mason Polson, Freshman I think, looked pretty solid this weekend.

Thank you for this. Perfect for showing kids how much harder they need to work to get where they want to end up. Josh Volentine from Central Hardin not returning for his senior season.

My kid is coming late to this party and we were unfortunately one of those families who didn’t pay the deposit, not out of spite but simply because we didn’t have it at the time. We are not opposed to paying our way but it’s unfortunate that if there is no team (schoolboy, cadet or junior) that a goal my kid set to try and get selected will not come to pass. He loves to wrestle. Loves to learn. Gets his butt handed to him often but going to Fargo would have broadened his horizons. Our high school program went through a coaching change and neither the previous or new coach pushed off season wrestling at all. We just found out about camps last year. Found out about Fargo when I read about it on this forum the week of.

Any dates/info for freestyle/Greco tournaments in KY?

Shantz-195 out with injury

What’s the criteria for this game again?

Just rumors I guess.