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Just so everyone is aware on this board who may not follow our other sites, we had to cancel our event this year. We have communicated this to coaches via Track as well as posting it on our website and Facebook sites if you are interested. The bottom line is that we could not make the event...

Coach Doerr - does that include the Ogles? I thought they stayed. One more kid to watch for is Noah Torres from Morenci - a 2-time middle school state champ. Tough kid and somewhere in the lighter weights I would imagine, since he was at 104 last year. As I posted on the 3A rankings, I am sure...

While I have no idea what weight he is wrestling, Kaleb Cordova from Safford will be in the mix. He is a 3-time Middle School State Champ and anyone who has seen the kid wrestle can attest to his talent. He one of the best middle school wrestlers I have ever seen take the mat. Sure, he will be a...

That is really good news! What I had read earlier was sports had been postponed "indefinitely" but now I see after checking more closely that Woodard has posted, "until further notice", which is better. I don't see anything on Sommerton's site and haven't reached out to Coach Moreno yet - I...

Awesome - thanks for the intel! I sure hope they at least make plans for a season and appreciate any additional insight you might provide if you hear something. At least there is hope. Coachdoerr - totally understand other tourneys have been going on but since the one we run is school-based, we...

Just to be clear, my comments had nothing to do with politics or whose perspective on the virus is right or wrong. The question was whether or not we see a season moving forward and if so, what it could look like. It pains me to think of not having a season/competition for kids in all sports...

I sure hope you are right and I am wrong! If so, I will celebrate being wrong, that's for sure. I would think there is discussion and conversations about this at the AIA but I am not privy to those. It sure seems awfully quiet because I haven't heard a peep from anyone. I suppose it is still...

Personally, I struggle to see a wrestling season at all this year. Wrestling has the highest degree of person-to-person contact of any sport, and I think football and basketball are on the brink, so where does that leave us? If there is a season, I am not sure how competition would even look...

Thank you for posting! And in case any missed it on FB, Cordova (154) and Gallardo (118) were OWs.

So I am curious and I do mean this in all honesty...is there a better option than Track? Or is that not what you meant, cdhrk3? I get the bout cards thing - waaaayyyyy better to do electronic. But I didn't understand the Track comment so was wondering if you feel there is a better option out...

Not sure about those other events, just ours, and they have treated us fairly and well. The facility isn't cheap but it isn't exorbitant either (like TCC, McKale, or other big venues) and all of the staff are super helpful and friendly to work with. The former GM, Scott Norton, left to manage...

Not that I am aware of - many programs struggle to field a full "A" (Varsity) team. For your better JV kids who want the experience, to my knowledge, they can enter Tempe as unattached wrestlers. It would be good for them. Tough, but good experience for those mentally prepared for it.

I totally agree about using next available mat and not assigning weight classes to mats. And it sounds like you have been in the trenches with at least one tournament, but probably more than that, so kudos to you for being part of the solution. I get you on the "adapt and change or get out of...

The answers are as varied as the tournaments themselves. We (Tucson State) just recently switched to electronic bout cards and while we love it now, it wasn't an easy transition. You need computers and, more importantly, a solid WiFi system with redundancy (unless you run ethernet, which also...

I have not seen a list posted here or elsewhere. What I can tell you is that our state tourney (in Prescott) will be January 31 and February 1. Tempe State will be either the 18th or 25th - with the calendar "rolling" this year, it makes the dates fall a little less cleanly. I haven't seen Alex...

Sorry folks - I am running a little behind on my comms this year. I just re-confirmed our dates this week with the Findlay Toyota Center. They are: January 31 and February 1. We have a con call next week to work out some details but expect a slightly earlier start time on Friday. Despite running...

A couple of quick comments from the peanut gallery: Safford - I would go with the younger Andrews but like SS, ridiculous pool of talent to choose from Sunnyside - Having watched and coached and competed against them since 1982 (granted, not as much these past few years)...I have to go with Eric...

Ah man...I completely blitzed the Andrews and Chagollas. Of course the DeBerrys are awesome as is the Finch family. I was trying to think of more than a brother combo and multi-generational, hence why I mentioned the Cotas but the Andrews sure count there as well (as do the McMinns). No offense...

All good ones, for certain. The family that comes to mind for me are the Cotas from Sunnnyside and I don't think I even know all of them. There was Fabian, Fred, Fernando, and Fausto (and I think one more) - not sure I got the order correct except the last two. Not sure where they all placed...

I think that is the other thing maybe folks are forgetting - that there are teams actually competing for the state title as well. There are numerous high schools with over 3,000 kids enrolled - roughly 1500+ boys to choose from. In many cases, that is over twice as many boys in one school...