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• ksig489

  american guesser;696581 wrote:NE Ohio always gets a chuckle out of this when they come in to town for the state every year. It seems as if the voters dont even get it right because they take district results and vote before the state (the only thing that matters.) Therefore, the Central District can't even put their best foot forward (which is better than most give them credit for) on that Saturday sports page every year.

  
  
  We do the vote before State strictly because the Discrap says we have to or they wont run it.
• ksig489

  So...this OCC/MSL post season dual challenge.
  
  How about 2 teams from each conference. Give the kids +5 or so from the regular season weights. Wrestle both duals and take a cumulative team score. Use the gate money for something special...charity, scholarship, etc. Concession stand goes to host school (probably the Port, they host everything).
  
  Have the event a couple weeks after the season ends.
  
  What do we think Chatterers?
• cruiser_96

  

  I'm in. The question is, will the kids be?
• ksig489

  MSL team this year may look something like this:
  
  103 - ?
  112 - Price (LH), Regoli (BC), Branham (WJ)
  119 - Knul (CV), Feucht (WJ), Parsons (LV)
  125 - Ankrom (BC), Hutchins (CW)
  130 - Boswell (CW), Reichle (WJ)
  135 - Dunlap (LH), Davis (CV), Ratcliff (WJ)
  140 - Luft (TV), Maynard (LH)
  145 - ?
  152 - Barlowe (H), Gibson (BC)
  160 - Prather (WJ), Robinson (H)
  171 - King (LW), Leidecker (TV), Clark (WH)
  189 - Harble (LV), Kent (GV), Fultz (WJ)
  215 - Redman (LV), Drumm (H), Satterthwaite (GH)
  285 - Pressley (CW), Settles (HT), Willis (GV)
  
  Im sure there would be some movement due to kids being able to eat all they want next week...but this still makes a pretty sollid lineup.
• funkem123

  No kid that has been cutting this season will do this...the only thing they're going to be doing after state for a while is eating!!!!!
• cruiser_96

  

  Two things:
  
  #1 - If that's your line up, ksig, retreat. ... NOW!!!The OCC will bury you with our water boys!!!
  
  #2 - funkem: It's a deal. All proceeds will buy pizza to be eaten AFTER the match. ...and it's just that simple!
  
  Admission is $4 for adults, 28 kids per league, let's go 25 for easy math... At this pace we might be able to go $3 at the door, but anywho...
  
  I'm in.
• ksig489

  funkem123;696976 wrote:No kid that has been cutting this season will do this...the only thing they're going to be doing after state for a while is eating!!!!!

  
  Thats why we give them +5 and they arent locked into their state weight classes if they dont want to be.
• ksig489

  28 kids, average 2 family per kid
  
  56 x 4 = $224
  
  Figure we would draw another 300 spectators (probably more)
  
  300 x 4 = $1200
  
  Total $1424...Pay 2 refs, not many other expenses than that...leaves at least $1000 for charity/Scholarship. Maybe a $500 scholarship for an OCC kid and an MSL kid each.
• cruiser_96

  

  60/40 split on the scholly. The kid on the winning league of the dual taking in the larger portion. (Kind of like the winner of baseball's All-Star game. It is still that way, right? WInner of the AS game, that league has home field advantage for the World Series???)
• ksig489

  Kid cant help if his team isnt as good. Also...us MSLers are underdogs against the mighty OCC every year. I'd rather it be an even split.
  
  So...do we need to start contacting coaches or what?
• legman1

  Good idea, but kids gain weight after they are done. Branham is now 136, Ratcliff 160 and Fultz 210.
• Head_Knight

  What would the OCC line up look like???
• ksig489

  Could Branham get to 130 and wrestle "125"? Ratcliff to 157? Not every kid on that list has to wrestle in this either.
  
  Years ago, Bart Friedenburg put something like this together in the summer when he had all-stars from all over the state compete on 4 teams. If he was able to do that over the summer from the whole state, why cant we get this done?
  
  Maybe we could even eventually expand it to include the MOAC and other leagues...maybe a 4th "league" that includes several of the smaller leagues.
• iGranby

  

  ill toss out some names in some weights i know for OCC - ohio
  
  103: Spearman, Straughter
  119: Hunter, Strope
  135: Reynolds, McDougle, Hinze
  140: Howes, Brokaw, Syfers
  145: Corder, Funk, Sunkle
  152: Strohschein, Kowaleski
  
  
  not much, just what i know..
• knightflyer150

  In Stark County, we did our all-star event after the post season. It was a blast. I think we did +7, because I know I made "135". Coaches used All-County selections as a guide, but really just matched people who everyone wanted to see wrestle. Ken Lacure and I wrestled because we hadn't during the year (for record, I jumped out early, then fell victim to that Lacure tilt). They did and East vs. West and all that was on the line was pride. Everyone had a blast and very little sctratches!
  
  Why the heck do we do ours in pre-season?
• cruiser_96

  

  KF150: Seeds 2, 3 and 4 on the same side. Need I say more?
• Gman

  This would be a blast if it were actually real!! If so the real question would be what do the wrestlers think and would they show?
• wildcats1984

  Anyone have a thought on what OCC's top three per weight classs...
• GoVikes

  Did I see WJ with Ratcliff @ like 171 this year? Now 135? brother/cousin? The kid I saw did not look a pound underweight for 171?
• Ralph Jones

  So Branham wrestled at 112 five days ago and now weighs 136?
• bribacker51

  

  This would be great and I hope it happens but not to change the topic I wish we could go back to a all Mid-State league Championship and the same with the OCC talk about two great Central Ohio tourneys sure would be fun to watch!
• iwrestle365

  Ralph Jones;697838 wrote:So Branham wrestled at 112 five days ago and now weighs 136?

  
  Sounds reasonable to me when you cut that much weight you let lose in the end and you r body takes in everything it can get
• Ralph Jones

  I guess the point is don't cut so much weight.