DII Columbus East District Predictions

• Dad4Sports

  Oldman82;679570 wrote:I was rather surprised to see East selected to host Districts. Any concerns about how smoothly this will run?

  I am.....hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised!!
• Headoutside

  Griffith has lost 4 of the 5 meetings with Presley and I do not see it happening again. There were some lucky breaks in that loss to him at Watkins.
• Headoutside

  Eagle Watcher;679447 wrote:Griffith pinned young from Olentangy early this year at the marion harding classic and split between pressley.

  
  Griffith has lost 4 of the 5 meetings with Presley and I do not see it happening again. There were some lucky breaks in that loss to him at Watkins.
• squeek

  Oldman82;679570 wrote:I was rather surprised to see East selected to host Districts. Any concerns about how smoothly this will run?

  
  I think it is great that East stepped up to the plate.
  But,
  I will say what most are thinking.
  It will be nothing short of amazing if things go well. I can see the "chat rooms" with multiple threads about this district already.
  I hope I am wrong.
  I am pulling for East, but deep down inside it is like pulling for the Cav's this year...just ain't gonna happen.
• ohiowrestlingchamp

  Dad4Sports;679442 wrote:125 Johnny McComas (Beaver Local)??

  
  i forgot all about him he has previous state experience and will make it out i think
• The2cKDude

  ECOLFAN;676504 wrote:Dirty Scramble you dont have Micah Kullman anyhwere? and you have Keith Johnson finishing 3rd at 189? lol

  Kullman a greco national champion? already committed to Cleveland State, he should have a decent shot to win this district. as for Johnson haven't seen him but i know Harble is pretty darn good. Neither will beat Blankenship though, wow.
• PopKat

  Re: East High hosting the Districts this year. What type of problems? Just curious, as I am a fan of Central Ohio High School wrestling and have seen vast improvement this year in the way Columbus City Schools have run the events I have attended. I want the event to be a success and it would be helpful to hear suggestions from wrestling supporters and coaches as to what their concerns may be.
• CardinalWrestler78

  PopKat;680644 wrote:Re: East High hosting the Districts this year. What type of problems? Just curious, as I am a fan of Central Ohio High School wrestling and have seen vast improvement this year in the way Columbus City Schools have run the events I have attended. I want the event to be a success and it would be helpful to hear suggestions from wrestling supporters and coaches as to what their concerns may be.

  
  To be honest I think the problem with it being at East is that its not located in the best neighborhoods in Columbus and people probably afraid of the people around that neighborhood and dont want people to break into their cars while spectating the tournament. Honestly for me I like it being at East because I live about 5 minutes away from it so it would be easy transportation for me.
• Dad4Sports

  PopKat;680644 wrote:Re: East High hosting the Districts this year. What type of problems? Just curious, as I am a fan of Central Ohio High School wrestling and have seen vast improvement this year in the way Columbus City Schools have run the events I have attended. I want the event to be a success and it would be helpful to hear suggestions from wrestling supporters and coaches as to what their concerns may be.

  
  I for one am not concerned "about the area"....my concern simply lies around experience. A district tournament is a huge under-taking.....will there be enough "experienced" people in place to run the show smoothly? From what PopKat is saying, maybe that won't be an issue?
• Rendog

  Dad4Sports;680712 wrote:I for one am not concerned "about the area"....my concern simply lies around experience. A district tournament is a huge under-taking.....will there be enough "experienced" people in place to run the show smoothly? From what PopKat is saying, maybe that won't be an issue?

  
  I do know that there will be certified officials working the tables. I believe they are trying to due everything in their power to make it run smooth.
• ohiowrestlingchamp

  Rendog;680767 wrote:I do know that there will be certified officials working the tables. I believe they are trying to due everything in their power to make it run smooth.

  
  sounds like it should run rather smoothly then... in theory
• american guesser

  

  who is directing the tournament and how many sectional or district wrestling tournaments have they run before?
• shameless

  From what I understand Bob Triano is running it...If true, he has forgotten more about every aspect of wrestling than most of us will ever know.
• ohiowrestlingchamp

  CardinalWrestler78;677685 wrote:Looks good to me but Zang from Hartley is cutting down to 160 and Allen from DeSales I believe is out for the rest of the season.

  
  looks as though Allen isnt out... Hes the number 1 seed at sectionals
  Which also changes my 145 predictions
• Wolverine12

  Pairings - http://www.baumspage.com/cedist/ce2/pairings.htm