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Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments
Neff Photography has posted about 500 pics here from the Region 6 tournament. Some great ones! Find them under the title “TSSAA Region 6 Wrestling Championships 2/13/10.”
Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ronnie BrayNo Comments
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1. Brandon Brunner (Tullahoma)
2. Austin Oliver (Cleveland)
3. Jacob Climer (Bradley Central)
4. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley)
5. Kyle Eustice (Soddy Daisy)
6. Garrett Sealor (Ooltewah)
Others to watch: Jack Finnegan (Ravenwood), Jeremy Gonzales (Rossview), Max Vaughn (Science Hill), Jacob Maples (Montgomery Central)
Filed Under: Public School Rankings
Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments
They are up to 160 in Div. I as of 10:00 am.
2010 Tennessee State Tournament Brackets
Filed Under: News
Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments
wosbo wrestling club
A 3 week intensive training camp is being held in preparation for the upcoming NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, VA.
This tournament is a showcase for college recruiting… Every college wrestling coach in the country has been invited to attend this event. Past events have served as tremendous showcases of recruiting for the college coach. Last year, over 230 colleges and university wrestling coaches attended the event. The list of schools included the top 25 Division I wrestling programs in the country. There have been thousands of scholarships over the past 20 years awarded to individuals because of their performance at these events.
This tournament is open to all Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior wrestlers.
Tags: Training, WOSBO, Wrestling Tournaments
Filed Under: News
Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ronnie BrayNo Comments
103
1. Brandon Brunner (Tullahoma)
2. Austin Oliver (Cleveland)
3. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley)
4. Jacob Climer (Bradley Central)
5. Kyle Eustice (Soddy Daisy)
6. Jack Finnegan (Ravenwood)
Others to watch: Jeremy Gonzales (Rossview), Chris Palacio (Red Bank), Tate Dalrymple (Bolton), Tyler Smith (Houston), Garrett Sealor (Ooltewah), Dylan Treloar (Hendersonville), Max Vaughn (Science Hill)
Filed Under: Public School Rankings
Posted on February 6, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments
Great article on the Chattanoogan. B.B. Branton has composed a list of Tennessee’s best prep wrestlers in the past half century.
Here are the top 10.
** state champion is the first criteria to be considered for the top 50 … this coincides with next month’s 50th high school state tournament.
1. BILL HARLOW … St. Andrew’s … ‘62 state champ at 171 … also won Mid South and national prep titles in ‘62 … OW in all three tournaments … defeated ‘61 national prep OW in ‘62 finals … 5x Mid South champ … 80-1 career record … At Oklahoma State was 1966 NCAA champ … 3x All-American (2-2-1) … 3x NCAA finalist … 2x Big 8 champ … career record: 54-5-2 … 3x National AAU champ … 1x OW … World Silver medal … Tblisi Bronze medal … high school coach at Sapulpa High School in Oklahoma … member of the Oklahoma chapter of the national wrestling hall of fame.
2. JORDAN LEEN … Baylor … 4x state champ ; 2001-04 … ‘04 OW … 214 career wins … national high school champ … 4x McCallie Invite champ … At Cornell, 2008 NCAA champion … 3x All-American (8-1-3) … 2x EIWA champ … 2008 EIWA Wrestler of the Year … career record, 118-29.
3. PHILIP SIMPSON … MBA … 4x state champ (1998-01) … 2x OW … 176 career wins … national high school runner-up … 4x champ, McCallie Invite … At West Point, 3x All-American; 2003-04-05 … 2005 NCAA runner-up … West Point’s only 3x All-American … 3x EIWA champ … 134 career wins … currently in the U.S. Army
4. MATT KELLER … Bradley Central … 4x state champ (1999-02) … ‘99 OW … 3rd at high school senior nationals … NCAA All-American at Nebraska and UTC … 2x SoCon champ … currently in training for national freestyle tournaments … lives in Cleveland.
5. RANDY BATTEN … Hixson … 2x state champ; 1973-74 … ‘74 OW … placed 3rd in 1972 … high school record: 107-2 … won final 87 matches … medaled in three national AAU tournaments … reached final four twice and placed second in the third … At UTC, 3x NCAA D-II national champ (’75-’77) … ‘75 OW … ‘75 SoCon champ … lives in Birmingham.
6. DAVID VANCE … McCallie … 3x state champ; 1988-91 … ‘90 OW … four-time state finalist (2-1-1-1) … 3x McCallie Invite champ … 135-2 record … 103 wins in a row … wrestled one year at Oklahoma … lives in Chattanooga.
7. MARKESE NELSON … Kirby … 2x state champ; 1994-95 … lost one match his last three years … 3x champ at McCallie (OW) and Father Ryan tourneys … 4th at high school senior nationals … Cadet All-American at Fargo … 2x JUCO All-American at Fresno City College … wrestled at Fresno State … UniversityNationals All-American … Armed Forces national champ.
8. ADRIAN NORFLEET … Whites Creek … 3x state champ; 1986-88 … lives in Texas
9. SCOTT WELLS … Brentwood Academy … 2x state champ; 1998-99 … ‘98 OW … 4x cadet national champion at Fargo; 2x in Greco/Roman and 2x in Freestyle … undefeated two seasons in Tenn.
10. CHARLES McTORRY … Overton … Tenn. record for wins (216) … 2x state champ; 1994, 1996 … 2x OW … 3x finalist (1-2-1) … high school national champion … wrestled at Nebraska … head coach at Ensworth.
Read the whole article and comment with your thoughts!
Filed Under: History
