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pesent with Mike. I am proud to have known him and will definitely miss him.

Wayne Jarvis

I knew Coach Mike Stump. I am proud to say that. I am saddened by the loss for his family, community, and all of the wrestlers that he taught. I'm sure anyone that knew Mike would consider him a friend. I know that he had a long and successful coaching career, but the thing that stands out the most ...

My understanding is that the 50% rule applies to moving down in weight, not up. If a wrestler enters the next higher weight at region, for whatever reason, they have met the requirement because they were eligible for that weight 100% of their weigh-ins. As for moving down in weight, I think a coach ...

This is the flaw in a regional format for sports. If one doesn't want to increase the size of the state tournament, one idea would be to hold a last chance qualifier tournament after regions. Do regions same as now. Take the top 3 qualifiers from each region. This leaves 4 spots remaining to be file...

I would be interested to hear what others have to say on this, but it seems to me there was a time prior to the institution of trackwrestling/weight assessment stuff that a wrestler could go two weights higher than his eligible weight, but if he did, he would be recertified and could only go back do...

I think the point that coach28 might have been making is that (to pick out only one example) the 150 wrestler can weigh in at 150.1 so that he is entered at 157. He can wrestle up to 165 and still be able to return to 150 at a later date. He is correct. After the weight allowance, he would need to w...

We look forward to welcoming: Calhoun, Chapmanville, Grafton, Lewis, Logan, Man, Poca, Roane, Webster.

Tournament details will be sent out to each of the coaches/schools within the next few weeks. If any questions, contact Coach Jarvis at 304-761-0161.

Roane will be there again.

Add Logan.

We have room for teams in our tournament on Dec 9 if anyone would like to get in. $150 entry fee. Cup to team champ. Individual wt class champ medals. [flash=] :P [/flash]We move along quickly. We get finished relatively early. JV wrestlers have always been able to take part, so it's a good opportun...

We had a recent cancelation, so there is an opening for 1 team at our tournament. If interested, please contact Wayne Jarvis at 304-761-0161 or hjarvis@k12.wv.us. Dec 9. Garry Bender Raider Cup. Weigh-in 8:00-9:00am. Wrestling starts at 10:00am. 4 mats. This is a 2-pool duals style tournament with a...

I agree. It was more like an interesting by-product. It was not what made him one of the great ones necessarily, but it is pretty amazing that a wrestler would not have given an escape point intentionally, or be called for a technical violation, etc. If all matches were quick pins, it might have bee...

I'm not a math teacher obviously. There would be 16 bouts at the state tournament, not 12.

Here we go. Can't pick favorites or point out things they accomplished without someone making a counter point. It's silly. These guys were the best of the best in their respective eras. In a sport where winning 1 title is a real special thing, these guys did it 4 times. I've already acknowledged the...

Each of them were special individuals. Each had his own personality, style, work ethic, and skill set that made them the best. They spanned different times also. You could find things to make an argument for any single one of them, so just pick your favorite. Also, in years past, junior high grades ...

Things seem to have turned a little hostile. I think the poster was just expressing a sentiment that classes need to be divided a little more evenly based on numbers of teams. It's true that the large class division has half as many schools and it is true that the smallest schools have a much harder...

The GBRC will be hosted by Roane County on Dec 10. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 10:00am. Participating teams will be: Braxton, Calhoun, Chapmanville, Grafton, Lewis, Poca, Ravenswood, Roane, Williamstown.

Roane County High School will host a meet on Feb 1. Weigh-in 5:00, wrestle 6:00. If you have room in your schedule and are interested in joining us, please contact Coach Jarvis hwjarvis84@gmail.com or 304-761-0161.

Good work, Ryan! 100 is still a landmark that is worthy of recognizing. It doesn't happen by accident. Best of luck this season.

Coach J

Maybe people think winning 100 high school matches in a career is easy nowadays, but it's still tough to do,..for a variety of reasons. It's an accomplishment that takes hard work. Good job! Hope you have a great season ahead.

Coach J

Williamstown and Ravenswood were omitted from this list. Both teams had already confirmed with me prior to this posting and have now been added. My mistake. Our tournament is now full. Thanks.

Coach J

Our Garry Bender Raider Cup is filling up fast, and I still have a few regulars that have not yet confirmed with me. If you intend to come back this year, please contact me right away. There is only 1 spot remaining. Teams confirmed: Braxton County Calhoun County Chapmanville Grafton Greenbrier West...

To help Coach Bender decide and to distinguish a Mount Rushmore for both schools, I suggest:

Spencer:
Matt Ashley
Terry Kendall
Rich Greathouse
Todd Kendall

Roane County:
Josh Fisher
Dylan Cottrell
Cam Moore
Josh Craddock

Point made, but it doesn't prevent a person from going through proper channels to get an answer before such proposals. 1st year coaches know better than to accept money for their athletes' performance. That much is clear. I think some coaches have tried to point that out is all. If you have a wrestl...

I tried to speak respectfully. 30 years of working within the rules of the WVSSAC, boosters clubs, fundraisers, school finance offices, audits, athletic directors, and administrators tells me it is not permissible as you've laid it out. You could make a donation to whatever program you wish and you ...

Bearhugger, you obviously want to help, but you could end up inadvertently causing harm (and I know that's exactly the opposite of your aim). So, your position is that you are contemplating doing this thing that probably is illegal and you expect the WVSSAC to contact you to head it off? Interesting...

People are getting caught up on how the money is given or who it's given to. The rule that was cited is somewhat broad and does not say it applies only to money paid directly to the athlete. The rule is in place to insure that our amateur athletes aren't taken advantage of and programs aren't entice...

People make donations. That's not new. IF there's a problem with these ideas, it might be because the contribution of money is still directly tied to the athlete's performance.

Great bunch of young men on Roane's decade list as provided by Dylan Cottrell, but one minor correction:

285 Caije Nichols - 2nd, 3rd, 3x Qualifer

Not complaining, but I guess I didn't realize students not having class (faculty senate) qualified for the +1 if we never missed a practice day. Do we also get the +1 at tournaments next weekend because schools are not in session? This Calhoun tournament is a team duals tournament. Maybe coaches wil...