*** Official Youth, High School, College and International Wrestling Thread ***

[rico]

I can't be the only wrestling fan on this site. In fact, I know I that's not the case. The almighty king of n00bs, Sorter, is a wrestling fan. I figure there could be more.....????

Discuss anything wrestling related:

Youth wrestling: Heck, wrestling in Iowa has a rabid Youth wrestling scene...I lived through it, my younger brother lived through it and my brothers who are 15 and 13 are living through it, well the 13 year old is anyway...he's in high school. The 13 year old is a 7th grader who has been wrestling since he was 5 years old and has accumulated 4 state championships since his second grade year...a total badass. Believe it or not, Iowa has a youth wrestling forum that is hopping...even during the summer. Iowans take this stuff seriously. I'm assuming other states have rabid youth followings, for when I watch my bros at National tourneys, we are constantly running into kids and super clubs from other states that are amazing. Ironically, one of the biggest youth tourneys our club hits annually is the Park Hill Individual and Dual tournament...which to my knowledge is in Kansas City (I've never attended that one). Do any of you have kids who are wrestling? If so, how are they doing?

High School Wrestling: High school and college wrestling in Iowa is big... we are known for it, ask AC Slater. State tournament is a big, televised event at the Wells Fargo dome...you will see probably 10 times more spectators at state wrestling in Iowa then any other high school sporting event in Iowa. With some of the crazy talent I have seen/wrestled against at Fargo Nationals, I am assuming that it's either on the rise or just as big in other states as well... What are your thoughts on some of the high school wrestlers and/or teams out there?

College Wrestling: Hell, you Missourians semi-recently had those Askren brothers. I've never met Max, but have met Ben. He was the celebrity guest at Iowa Grade School State one year...he signed autographs and handed the medals and wall charts to all of the kids on the podium that year, which was cool because my youngest brother won it that year and was able to get his championship singlet signed by him. I was with my brother when he approached him....Askren struck me as a funny, goofy type of dude. I don't know Max, but someone posted his blog on an Iowa wrestling message board and the dude seems like a character. I know there are some Oklahomans' who post on this board. Anyone see Okie State defeat Iowa this past weekend? Iowa's first dual loss of the year. Anyone have any thoughts on college wrestling?

International Wrestling: Any of you have any thoughts on the international wrestling scene? Future Olympians, future Olympic champs, future World champs, Greco, Freestyle, etc.?

Wrestling Memories/General Discussion: Any of you have any memories you'd like to share from your personal experience(s) of wrestling when you were in youth, high school or college? Any opinions on females wrestling with males. Last year, a girl named Megan Black made history in Iowa by placing at state. Do you believe females should be able to wrestle with males at that age? Any thoughts on weight cutting? What are some of the most memorable matches to you? Who are your favorite wrestlers? One match that always sticks out to me is this:



Crazy match.

My favorite wrestler (besides my bros and former teammates) of all time is ironically not an Iowan. I don't really have a favorite team in wrestling...I root for individuals. It's a dude from Ohio that I initially hated because I didn't like the way he conducted himself after a match vs. my brother in the national duals when he and my brother were Seniors in High School, in which he defeated my brother. Kid was cocky. He and my brother both went on to wrestle D1, so I followed him since I knew who he was. I ended up becoming a huge fan of the kid's style...the kid could hit cradles from ANY position. He went on to win 2 National titles for Ohio State...and did so both years as an underdog, for he'd lose quite a few silly matches during the season, presumably due to his risky, but dangerous style that worked well for him at NCAA Nationals. It's a dude named Jeff Jaggers. First vid is what really put his name on the map as a high school wrestler. 2nd vid is his 1st NCAA championship as a Junior, in a match where he was a huge underdog, broke his ankle during the match and gutted it out and won. My favorite wrestlers tend to be the ones who are risk takers or brawlers...not afraid to be aggressive or take chances. I can't stand stallish wrestlers who are successful as hell simply because they don't open up and therefore don't give up points and score their own points by capitalizing on the other wrestler's aggression. Boring.






So what ya got?

Note: I have been posting on wrestling message boards for 12 years and I (and I'm sure everyone else involved with the sport) have heard every wrestling joke (rolling around with men, etc.) imaginable, but if ya want to clown on the sport, shoot... it was inevitable to happen anyways on CP, so have at it!

[KChiefs1]

Lavallee into the final.


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[rico]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Lavallee into the final.


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That match was crazy. Palacio is so unorthodox. His Quarters interview was pretty cool.

The kid Mayes beat in the semis is in the wrestling club my brothers wrestle in (DC Elite).

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

LOL at Iowa this session. Clark saved a complete disaster. PSU killed everyone without Suriano. Only graduating Gulibon, who didn't AA.

[rico]

Originally Posted by Rudy won the toss

LOL at Iowa this session. Clark saved a complete disaster. PSU killed everyone without Suriano. Only graduating Gulibon, who didn't AA.

That Brooks-Nickal match....just had to laugh at it. First a spladle, now this...wow!!

[rico]

Real pumped up about Foster being an AA.

[rico]

Mepo!!!

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Originally Posted by rico

That Brooks-Nickal match....just had to laugh at it. First a spladle, now this...wow!!

1:39 in two matches.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Foster was awesome. Didn't expect that performance. Put Boyd on his back for just a little bit too. I thought he was going to stick him. Just gave Martin a good match. Has Nathan Jackson for 7th tomorrow.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Lavallee into the final.


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When he cut him in the 3rd I was concerned. I'm happy it worked out...


BTW, **** Penn State!

['Hamas' Jenkins]

rico and Rudy,

What are the chances for each Mizzou wrestler other than Cox to win out?

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

rico and Rudy,

What are the chances for each Mizzou wrestler other than Cox to win out?

Mayes with no shot.
Lavallee a chance.
Cox should win.




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['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Mayes with no shot.
Lavallee a chance.
Cox should win.




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Can Eierman and Lewis get third?

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

rico and Rudy,

What are the chances for each Mizzou wrestler other than Cox to win out?

Eierman and Lewis are capable of 3rd, but they both wrestle in two of the toughest weights. Lewis has Jordan and Massa in his path. Jordan is a returning national finalist. Lewis wrestled Jordan in a preseason all-star event and looked to be the better wrestler, but conditioning got him in the end. Massa should beat Rogers and he's a super talented freshman. He is 2-0 against Jordan and was right there with Nolf and Hall in freestyle events last year. Interestingly enough, Lewis did beat him 2 years ago. It was considered an upset at the time.

Eierman's draw is a little better. His match against Meredith should be fun. Lots of good scrambling. Meredith is hot and cold, so you just don't know, but I love Eireman. Ashnault or Jack would meet him for 3/4. Both those guys are studs.

If I had to guess, I'd say a pair of 4th place finishes.


Mayes and Lavallee have little chance. Retherford went through a funk earlier in the year, but appears to be well past that. Nolf hasn't been challenged since the summer freestyle season. Last year he went 1-2 with potential 4X champion, Isaiah Martinez. Martinez is at 165 now.

Mizzou had a nice little tournament. Could have been better had Miklus not gotten hurt.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Next year Mizzou should look like this

125- Assad
133- Erneste
141- Eierman
149- between 2/3 guys
157- Lavallee
165- Lewis/Flynn
174- Flynn/Lewis
184- Wisman
197- Miklus
Hwt- Myers.

[rico]

Rudy and KChiefs1 are right on... Retherford and Nolf are out of this world, good. Cox is a lock, IMO...

Mayes though...I'm interested to see how the match with Retherford goes...those two are so different than each other. Mayes is so freaking hard to score points on, but doesn't score much himself... Retherford racks up the score and puts guys away...he is tough to keep from scoring a ton of points on you. I wonder if Mayes can keep it relatively close with Retherford.