*** 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!

[KcAllDayCHIEFS]

First couple of freestyle and greco practices. It's been fun. My older son has been takin care of business. I've been really working with my lil boy. He's been catching on quick. He loves the gator roles. He suplexed a kid today for the first time. He stopped half way though and tossed the kid to the side. He told me he got scared he was going to land on his neck. He wrestles at 50#. My oldest is going up to 132#.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by rico

Bumping this... we've got 5 in... have until Thursday, I believe.

Cmon boys lets get it rolling!

[rico]

Originally Posted by rico

If you guys want to join, I believe this link will get you there:

http://www.wrestlestat.com/tourneypool/group/431

You will probably have to register for an account...after registering, it will say that you have to check your email to confirm, but you don't have to... just go to the "tourney pool hub" and you should see a list of the groups. Click on the "Chiefs Planet Wrestling Pool" group. The password is: Charles25$

Rock and roll!!!

We've got 8 in...not too bad. Only a few more hours to join in!!!

[rico]

Originally Posted by KcAllDayCHIEFS

First couple of freestyle and greco practices. It's been fun. My older son has been takin care of business. I've been really working with my lil boy. He's been catching on quick. He loves the gator roles. He suplexed a kid today for the first time. He stopped half way though and tossed the kid to the side. He told me he got scared he was going to land on his neck. He wrestles at 50#. My oldest is going up to 132#.

I was stand-offish about hitting suplexes for the same reason...I was always worried that I was going to hurt my neck. I would hit them with ease on those big gymnastics cushions, but was hesitant to do it on the mat.

Embarrassingly enough, I was suplexed in the finals at this tournament in Iowa called the Mick Pickford Tri State tourney (Iowa, Illinois and Missouri)...that tourney used to be a qualifier for Fargo. My Senior season, I was on a roll in that tourney. There were probably 50 people in my bracket. Picked up at least 6-7 wins to make the finals...2 of them were against guys that I was a huge underdog against... 1 of them tied the career wins record that year, won state and went on to win 1-2 D3 titles...up 7-1 when I pinned him. The other one was a future Hawkeye who won 3 state titles...he beat me in the semis at state very handily. So I wrestle this guy who was a Greco stud, but was only a 1 time state qualifier who never placed...the guy was wrestling out of his mind that weekend like I was. Freaking dude got behind me and suplexed me for a touch fall in like 30 seconds...it really harshed the "high" I was on...so embarrassing. I couldn't believe how smooth it was, though...didn't hurt my neck at all.

[rico]

I want to post some of the standings after the first round, by a few of the guys posted what I assume could be their actual names and I'm not sure they want their names posted publicly on here?

I will say this...Hawkeye647 had a helluva 1st round with 20.5 points... whoever that is would be tied with 1 other guy in the IAwrestle pool...and that pool has 361 entrants.

Raybec is doing good...2nd place with 18.5 points.

I'm in 3rd with 17.5...

Rudy is in 6th right now with 16 points. That will likely change...he made some good picks, IMO.

My wife is tied with someone else in last place with 13.5 points.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by rico

I want to post some of the standings after the first round, by a few of the guys posted what I assume could be their actual names and I'm not sure they want their names posted publicly on here?

I will say this...Hawkeye647 had a helluva 1st round with 20.5 points... whoever that is would be tied with 1 other guy in the IAwrestle pool...and that pool has 361 entrants.

Raybec is doing good...2nd place with 18.5 points.

I'm in 3rd with 17.5...

Rudy is in 6th right now with 16 points. That will likely change...he made some good picks, IMO.

My wife is tied with someone else in last place with 13.5 points.

Second place! ready to strike!

[rico]

Originally Posted by rico

I want to post some of the standings after the first round, by a few of the guys posted what I assume could be their actual names and I'm not sure they want their names posted publicly on here?

I will say this...Hawkeye647 had a helluva 1st round with 20.5 points... whoever that is would be tied with 1 other guy in the IAwrestle pool...and that pool has 361 entrants.

Raybec is doing good...2nd place with 18.5 points.

I'm in 3rd with 17.5...

Rudy is in 6th right now with 16 points. That will likely change...he made some good picks, IMO.

My wife is tied with someone else in last place with 13.5 points.

Wrote this one before some of the console matches...20.5 is still rocking though... he'd be tied for 4th on IAwrestle.

[rico]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

Second place! ready to strike!

Yup and I can see most all of your picks being AA's...

[rico]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

Second place! ready to strike!

You are #269 on all of wrestlestat... pretty good. There are a ton of entrants in some of those pools.

[KChiefs1]

The Watch ESPN app is amazing. Love choosing with mat I want to watch.


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Mizzou currently 4th.


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[rico]

Drew Foster is hands down, the most successful wrestler from our dinky town/HS at the D1 level. He just upset Zavatsky to make the quarterfinals. Awesome kid!!!

[Iowanian]

That's awesome. I saw he won round one.

[rico]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

That's awesome. I saw he won round one.

Couldn't be happening to a better kid. He's a guy who is all about acknowledging his roots and giving back to the program. The kid puts on a ton of clinics when he comes back for visits...free of charge. Follows our wrestlers throughout the season, youth and high school and always gives them shouts on Twitter and comes to watch when he can. He's a really, really good guy...a 4.0 student as well.

Cool story about him... He was starting QB at Mepo his Senior year...he was backup as a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior... Guess when his first start was?? The Iowa football state finals. Mepo made the finals with current Kansas State QB, Jesse Ertz who tore his ACL in the semis and played through it, but was informed by coach Bill Snyder that he didn't want him playing in the finals with a torn ACL...so Drew started his first game in the finals... Mepo lost by only a couple points off of a controversial call at the end of the game...I think it was a deal where on the last play, our WR/entire team thought he caught the ball in the endzone, which would have won the game, but it was called a drop...game over. Can you imagine being Drew in that situation? Record setting shoes to fill. He manned up and played well. It doesn't surprise me at all that he is doing so well.

[KChiefs1]

Mayes into the final.


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