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BEAR TRACKS 2022 - 2023

Edition – 4

Date of Issue: January 12, 2023

1. Wrestlers are ranked per established criteria. Ranking will change as head to head matches occur, wrestlers change weight classes and when a wrestler enters into action.
2. Regional rankings have been implemented.
3. NOTICE: THESE RANKINGS WERE COMMUNICATED ON FACEBOOK JANUARY 12TH AND 13TH. None of the weekend’s activities are reflected below. That will occur in edition 5.


Weight Classes: 106 to 113

AA/A 106
1 Perdue Independence
2 Taylor Hoover
3 McKenzie Greenbrier West
4 Nichols Fairmont Senior
5 Willett East Fairmont
6 Rotruck Keyser
7 Holbert Roane County

REGION 1
1 Nichols Fairmont Senior
2 Willet East Fairmont
3 Rotruck Keyser
4 ??????

REGION 2
1 Holbert Roane County
2 Stout Braxton County
3 ??????
4???????

REGION 3
1 Perdue Independence
2 Taylor Hoover
3 McKenzie Greenbrier West
4 ???????

REGION 4
1 Whittington Sissonville
2 Blackhurst Ravenswood
3 Graley Poca
4 Wells Wirt County













AA/A 113
1 Davis Oak Glen
2 High Sissonville
3 Minor Point Pleasant
4 Wills Fairmont Senior
5 Huffman Tyler Consolidated
6 Funkhouser East Hardy
7 Vaughn Frankfort
8 Clark Berkeley Springs


REGION 1
1 Davis Oak Glen
2 Wills Fairmont Senior
3 Huffman Tyler Consolidated
4 Vaughn Frankfort
5 Clark Berkeley Springs

REGION 2
1 Funkhouser East Hardy
2 Delwarte Clay County
3 Lewis South Harrison
4 ????????

REGION 3
1 Hughart Hoover
2 ????????
3 ????????
4 ?????????

REGION 4
1 High Sissonville
2 Minor Point Pleasant
3 Schilling Winfield
4 Short, A. Buffalo











AAA 106
1 Johnson Woodrow Wilson
2 Volk Huntington
3 Tyson Buckhannon Upshur
4 Salmons Cabell Midland
5 Owens Spring Mills
6 Martin University
7 Anderson George Washington

REGION 1
1 Tyson Buckhannon Upshur
2 Martin University
3 ?????????
4 ?????????

REGION 2
1 Owens Spring Mills
2 Steinmetz Hampshire
3 ?????????
4 ?????????

REGION 3
1 Johnson Woodrow Wilson
2 Anderson George Washington
3 Pack Riverside
4 ?????????

REGION 4
1 Volk Huntington
2 Salmons Cabell Midland
3 Phillips Parkersburg South
4 ?????????

AAA 113
1 Dolan Spring Mills
2 McComas George Washington
3 Ward John Marshall
4 Carrodus Parkersburg
5 Emery University
6 Claudio Parkersburg South
7 Lioi Musselman


REGION 1
1 Ward John Marshall
2 Emery University
3 Cornett Buckhannon Upshur
4 ????????

REGION 2
1 Dolan Spring Mills
2 Lioi Musselman
3 ????????????
4 ????????????

REGION 3
1 McComas George Washington
2 Godbey Greenbrier East
3 Hodge Riverside
4 Woods Woodrow Wilson
5 Ford St. Albans

REGION 4
1 Carrodus Parkersburg
2 Claudio Parkersburg South
3 ?????????
4 ?????????

I apologize, but I can't remember the criteria you are using to rank wrestlers in their regions if they are freshmen or didn't place/win matches in last years state tournament and also haven't beat anybody ranked above them. For example, Phillips at 106 in Region 4 and Claudio at 113 in Region 4. I know you are avoiding the use of "subjective criteria" or how they are "looking", even against common opponents of ranked wreslers. You may have stated this in a previous post and I'm guessing that's what is meant by "Regional rankings", but I'm being lazy.

KDunbar wrote:I apologize, but I can't remember the criteria you are using to rank wrestlers in their regions if they are freshmen or didn't place/win matches in last years state tournament and also haven't beat anybody ranked above them. For example, Phillips at 106 in Region 4 and Claudio at 113 in Region 4. I know you are avoiding the use of "subjective criteria" or how they are "looking", even against common opponents of ranked wreslers. You may have stated this in a previous post and I'm guessing that's what is meant by "Regional rankings", but I'm being lazy.

Got a burst of energy and found the criteria and brought it back up on its original post. I believe the term used was "the best known wrestlers".

KDunbar wrote:

KDunbar wrote:I apologize, but I can't remember the criteria you are using to rank wrestlers in their regions if they are freshmen or didn't place/win matches in last years state tournament and also haven't beat anybody ranked above them. For example, Phillips at 106 in Region 4 and Claudio at 113 in Region 4. I know you are avoiding the use of "subjective criteria" or how they are "looking", even against common opponents of ranked wreslers. You may have stated this in a previous post and I'm guessing that's what is meant by "Regional rankings", but I'm being lazy.

Got a burst of energy and found the criteria and brought it back up on its original post. I believe the term used was "the best known wrestlers".

Claudio was ranked in his region because he is ranked in the state. Phillips was ranked because he is the starter it appears for South at 106. King of Parkersburg South lost to Salmons by 1 or 2 points previously at 106. She is ranked. The logic was if King was that close and now Phillips is South's 106, then lets throw Phillips at #3. Since then, Phillips placed at the Winner's Choice. This past weekend will help fill in a lot of regional ranking ????????.