mowingmama83

Your right, I was thinking about another match. Sorry about that. Guess I was having a brain fart. That happens at my age sometimes. My son was talking about the 119 matches and I remembered him wrestling Tony at 119 and I got confused.

I agree, 119 is looking like the weight class to watch for some really good matches. I think Tony Lovejoy will come out on top. He is good and has what it takes to go all the way.

I have to agree with Kevinl, my son wrestled Tony a few years ago and he was always a "clean" wrestler. My son always looked forward to wrestling Tony because he knew it was going to be a tough challenging match. As the last few years has passed by, my son has gone up a few weight classes and does not have the chance to wrestle Tony anymore but loves to watch him wrestle. They still goof off wrestle when they can at Folkstyle/Freestyle tournaments but I know my son was devasted when he found out about what happened to Tony and he was glad that he did not have to miss the Sectionals. We are actually thinking about driving to the regionals (over 90 minutes) just to show support to Tony and let him know that we know he is a good wrestler and we have never believed what has been said about him.

I would like to say congratulations to the KNox Redskin for their 3rd place Sectional win. I would also like to congratulate the team for having 11 of the guys finish in the top 6 and 8 of those who placed in the top 4 and going to regionals. Special kudos to Danny Bradley (119) and Adam Winebrenner (171) for their 1st place win. We are looking forward to regionals and remember, never count the small schools out!!!

Danny Bradley, a junior from Knox, is 29-0 this year. He wrestles 119.

I can attest to the Culver camp. My son went there last year and absoutely loved it. He said he worked hard and learned alot but he also had some fun. We had a team go so it was discounted a little bit. If any one has a chance to send their child there, this is the camp to do it. My son loved Mark Perry as a coach and will be estatic to know that he is going to be there again this year. You can count on my son returning!!!

Unfortunately, my son wants me there on the sideline. I am sorry that so many feel offended but I do what my son wants. I guess I also need to clarify my statement about taking my anger back to the bleachers. When I go back to the stands, there is no yelling at the coaches or the refs, it is talk amongst we parents about things like why did he not shoot, why did he reach back, why did he let go of the leg, etc.. I guess using the word anger was not the best word to use. You have to understand that unfortunately our coach is not a coach. At practice, he has the "stars" of the team coaching practice and when it comes to a meet, the other wrestlers on the team are the ones that are standing (laying/sitting) on the edge of the mat cheering/coaching our wrestlers on. My son has learned more this year from working with a Junior than he has our coach. Our coach never leaves his chair and sits there the entire match with his arms crossed over his belly. I do yell at my son and it would be no different than if I was in the stands. I yell things like "get your arm out of there, stand up" etc. These are things that when you sit in the stands, you here parents yelling to their child. My son does not mind this and neither does the coach. Our coach has taken the philosophy that if a wrestler does tournament wrestling, than there is nothing that he can really offer. This started in middle school with my son and when I questioned it, I was told that since my son is in tournament wrestling, he would not need any coaching from him. My son likes to watch the videos that I tape from the sideline after we get home so we can discuss where he went wrong or look at what a good job he did. This is kinda a "bonding" thing with us because this is one thing that him and I can do that no one else is interested in and he gets upset when I don't go to his meets. I have been doing this since he was in the 5th grade and will continue to do this until he graduates.

I personally am one of those parents who stand the sideline when my son is wrestling. When we are at meets, the team is sitting in chairs on each side of the mat across from the other team (unless it is conference or a super duel etc...) When my son is wrestling, I am along side the mat video taping/yelling at my son as our coach does not really coach from his chair in the corner of the mat. He does not really say anything to our wrestlers until the end of the period and then he claps and tells our wreslters to "keep up the good work". Sometimes, the only "coaching" my son gets is from his teammates or from me because we are there on the sidelines. I have never been "removed" or cost my team any points as I usually take my anger back to the bleachers and let it out there with the rest of the parents. I feel that parents (if they can control themselves and act like a mature adult) should be allowed by the mat.