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I believe he's been injured much of the season. Finally healthy. Congrats!

Well Coach Stump, let me respond before you get upset with me again. 1. Back in the early 80s, I read about the LKC in the West Virginia Wrestler Newspaper at age 15. I vividly recall how the top wrestlers in the LKC were the same wrestlers in the top 3 in the AA/A State Tournament. 2. Fast Forward...

Bearhugger, I disagree that conference tournaments mean more than a get together, especially in the LKC. This conference has rich and proud existence, one of the earliest and longest running conference tournaments in WV. Years past, if you were in the finals of this event, you were one of the state...

All conference tournaments in WV are nothing more than a get together to wrestle. The OVAC is the exception. The MSAC can be tough at times. The Coalfield Conference is almost a 100% preview of AA/A Region 3. I understand that Woodrow Wilson will be participating in the Coalfield Conference this se...

The WVSSAC has failed on several fronts with this tournament. Making wrestlers carry their gear into the arena in clear bags, no personal team food, lack of seeding, price gouging from tickets to arena crap food. Congrats!

As an athlete, when watching your weight for the entire year, you learn a few things. The biggest, is that food is fuel for your body. So the SSAC, decides to pay someone a lot of money to make chicken tenders, french fries and hotdogs, to feed high level athletes who are trying to compete for a st...

Is this accurate??? If so, are you saying that the arena or WVSSAC is providing free food for all wrestlers and coaches? AA trying to make sure before we head that way tomorrow evening.

Are they assigning specific names for each ticket? I know our school is requiring a specific name per ticket and address. Don't know if that's just something we are doing or being asked of by the WVSSAC or the arena.

In 170 AA... I heard Scott was unconscious when the ref allowed him to be pinned by Boron... just for clarification. Sounds like it should have been a loss by injury default. I will not argue with you. I am merely ranking wrestlers based on the results I read. The outcome of the match should have b...

In 170 AA... I heard Scott was unconscious when the ref allowed him to be pinned by Boron... just for clarification. Sounds like it should have been a loss by injury default.

First quad of the season tomorrow evening! Excited to see some HS wrestling. To be honest, I didn't think we'd get to this point. Fingers crossed that it continues.

Lloyd, you still wearing your red hoodie to matches this season? Why do you ask?? I merely asked what rambling about Democrats and making a prejudice comment about a hijab have to do with wrestling?? Do you have an answer for any of that?? Politics has no place in a wrestling forum Mr. Moderator. 1...

From everything I have been told, it is base +3. So, 106 the base weight is now 109. So you only have to make 109. I have yet to hear whether or not it'll be an extra pound on day two. Basically they took the New Year +2, added an extra 1 to it, and made it base for this season. I have been advised...

I do not watch any national mainstream media garbage they call news, including todays hoopla. It is time to talk wrestling. It has been great having some WVU wrestling to watch the last 2 weekends with the native WV kids on the roster. It's definitely been worth the price for the ESPN+, Hulu and Di...

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/local-sports/2021/01/albright-w-va-governor-jim-justice-is-now-out-of-excuses-when-it-comes-to-high-school-sports/ It's no different than how the federal government is handling this entire thing... mandate closings and restrictions while politicians and big bu...

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/local-sports/2021/01/albright-w-va-governor-jim-justice-is-now-out-of-excuses-when-it-comes-to-high-school-sports/ It's no different than how the federal government is handling this entire thing... mandate closings and restrictions while politicians and big bu...

I don't mean to harp but on today's wvde covid map only 8 out of 55 counties could compete during the upcoming week. I don't think you are harping. this is important information we all need to understand. on the weekly map 8 counties would be in the green-gold categories. However Lewis and Calhoun ...

Moving winter sports to spring sounds good in theory, but it will adversely effect many multi sport athletes who will have to chose. During your senior season having to chose really isn't the best case scenario. As I said once before... better to give a kid a choice, than none at all. So those who ...

On this mornings daily map only 14 counties out of 55 would be eligible to compete. Let's hope things improve quickly with the vaccine. It is starting to look like postponing until spring is the only viable option for having a wrestling season this year. I wish they'd just go ahead and plan for spr...

Need to move wrestling to spring. Better to give the kids a choice of what sport to choose than no choice at all.

Wrestling is taking a big hit and I would not be surprised come January 11th, they say 'NO WRESTLING"!!!!!!!!!! Perhaps lobbying for it to take place in the Spring is a good idea. It is an easy enough sport to have anytime of the year. As for kids having to make a choice..........................

That's just one more reason I was hoping for a move to spring altogether. However, I realize the argument that it competes with spring sports and some kids would have to make a choice. I just don't know how it can be pulled off in between covid and the regular flu season. On another note... I do fin...

I love how it appears everyone is coming together to get weigh-ins filled. Hopefully together, we can get this season completed in these unprecedented times. I know it's not easy, and the sport of wrestling will more than likely experience more challenges in getting it done than most other sports, i...

Most events that I have attended charge a admission fee to those that are attending the event. Use that money to cover most if not all of the official(s) cost. Pay? I thought they worked for a good hospitality room? :lol: Oh hell... You know a hospitality room will be out of the question with covid...

I said to myself I wasn’t going to comment on any of ignorance that took place in the rules interpretation meeting on Sunday but those that know me know that’s not going to happen. Ok here we go. Let’s start with weigh ins. Weigh ins for duals, tris and quads require they take place one hour prior ...

So when will we get any info on regionals and states... how that might work?

Wonder how they'll get around qualifying for states if we can't have large tournaments? Or can states even be held based on that rule?

forthekids wrote:The yearly rules meeting for officials is Sunday at the SSAC office. I am sure we will have some idea what will transpire. Then it will probably change numerous times

This is true.

So, is the WVSSAC even discussing the upcoming season and scenarios... moving to spring, how to hold duals, tournaments etc. with the current climate? Are they planning several different options and have them ready to go depending on the status of covid and flu season together? When will we know som...

I’d rather have the problem of competing with baseball and other spring sports this year than not have the season at all. Let’s face it... we need a small miracle at this point to make it through winter with the regular flu and covid without the season being yanked from us... if it started at all.