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BEAR TRACKS 2021 – New World Disorder

Edition 2

Date of Issue: March 11, 2021

Weight Classes: 182 to 285

UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS & POT STIRRING INGREDIENTS:
1. STQ2 = State Tournament Qualifier that made it to the blood round, thus won two matches at the state tournament. All of the returning STQ2 wrestlers have been ranked if their weight class can be verified.

2. RANK READY is a new category added. This will be given to one wrestler per weight class, per classification, if applicable. This wrestler currently does not meet the ranking criteria because their schedule simply hasn’t given them the opportunity. However, the wrestler is deemed to be in the top 10 now.

3. STQ1 = State Tournament Qualifier that won one match at the state tournament. These wrestlers are currently ranked only if they meet the other ranking criteria.

4. STQ = State Tournament Qualifier that did not win a match at the state tournament. These wrestlers are currently ranked only if they meet the other ranking criteria.


Ranking Overview:
• Wrestlers are ranked based on how they placed at last season’s state tournament.
• Non-placing wrestlers get ranked for wins over returning state placers.
• Non-placing wrestlers get ranked for close losses to returning state placers.
• Non-placing wrestlers now get ranked for significant performance such as winning a tournament or placing well in a more substantial tournament.
• As matches occur, head to head wins drive the ranking train.
• Returning state tournament qualifiers have to do something significant this season to get ranked.
• Due to social distancing requirements, Bear Tracks will now be broken down into four different weight class ranges. Based on previous years’ feedback, many of you watch one or two weight classes very closely.

182 AA/A
1. Bush, Cameron, 2nd in state, R1
2. Moore, Braxton County, 5th in state, R2
3. Riggleman, Berkeley Springs, STQ1, R1

182 AAA
1. Edge, St. Albans, 2nd in state, R3

182 Pound for Pound: TBD

182 RANK READY:

182 Significant Matches:
1. Riggleman won the Max Horz Tournament

195 AA/A
1. O’Connor, Oak Glen, 3rd in state, R1
2. Perkins, Clay County, 6th in state, R2
3. Paxton, Hoover, STQ2, R3
4. Davis, St. Mary’s, NA, R1
5. Connolly, Point Pleasant, STQ1, R4
6. Conley, Braxton County, NA, R2
7. Fuelhart, Winfield, STQ2, R4
8. Turner, Chapmanville, STQ2, R4
9. Lewis, Fairmont Senior, NA, R1
10.

195 AAA
1. Gauldin, Woodrow Wilson, 2nd in state, R3
2. Bentley, Musselman, 4th in state, R2
3. Fischer, Cabell Midland, STQ2, R4
4. Moore, Ripley, STQ2, R4
5. Lemus, Parkersburg South, 4th in state, R4
6. Allen, St. Albans, 6th in state, R3
7. Howard, Parkersburg, STQ1, R4
8. Tost, Hedgesville, STQ, R2

195 Pound for Pound: TBD

195 RANK READY: Taylor, Poca, NA, R4

Significant Matches:
1. O’Connor d. Paxton 7-6
2. O’Connor pinned Connelly
3. Paxton d. Connelly 7-4
4. Conley of Braxton given credit for 2019 3rd place finish.
5. Tost won the Max Horz Tournament
6. Fischer pinned Moore
7. Moore d Lemus 1-0
8. Connolly d Fuelhart 11-0
9. Davis d Connolly 7-6
10. Davis pinned Turner
11. Lewis d Moore 3-1
12. Lewis d Lemus 3-2
13. Paxton d Moore 1-0
14. Howard d Perkins 5-2
15. Paxton d Davis 5-4
16. Fischer pinned Allen


220 AA/A
1. VanMeter, Mooresville, Champion, R2
2. Conaway, North Marion, 3rd in state, R1
3. N. Casto, Clay County, 5th in state, R2
4. Bowles, Liberty Raleigh, 4th in state, R3
5. May, Braxton County, 5th in state, R2
6. Price, Point Pleasant, NA, R4
7. Atkinson, Hoover, STQ1, R3
8. Houser, St. Mary’s, STQ2, R1
9. Hockman, East Hardy, NA, R2

220 AAA
1. Brothers, Wheeling Park, Champion, R1
2. Bennett, Buckhannon-Upshur, 6th in state, R1
3. Mullins, Greenbrier East, STQ, R3
4. Hasenbuhler, Martinsburg, STQ2, R2
5. Roy, St. Albans, STQ2, R3
6.

220 Pound for Pound: TBD

220 Significant Matches:
1. Atkinson ranked due to state placement in 2019
2. Price pinned Atkinson.
3. Hockman won the Max Horz Tournament
4. N. Casto pinned Bowles
5. Price pinned Houser
6. Brothers pinned Bennett
7. Brothers pinned Roy
8. Bennett pinned Roy
9. Atkinson d Houser 1-0
10. Mullins d Roy 8-2

AA/A 285
1. Brown, Greenbrier West, Champion, R3
2. C. Casto, Clay County, 3rd in state, R2
3. Brueck, Weir, 4th in state, R1
4. Church, Lewis County, STQ, R2

AAA 285
1. Tamburin, Wheeling Park, 2nd in state, R1
2. Mullett, George Washington, 4th in state, R3
3. Lavely, Washington, 4th in state, R2
4. Summers, Bridgeport, 6th in state, R1
5. Staub, Hampshire, STQ, R2

285 Pound for Pound: TBD

285 Significant Matches:
1. Casto d. Church 3-1
2. Staub won the Max Horz Tournament
3. Summers pinned Brueck

Looks like Parker Bentley of mussleman is competing at 220. Cabell Midland’s Ethan Cochran lost to edge 3-1 on Tuesday. I haven’t found anything for Woodrow Wilson yet.

mscoach23 wrote:Looks like Parker Bentley of mussleman is competing at 220. Cabell Midland’s Ethan Cochran lost to edge 3-1 on Tuesday. I haven’t found anything for Woodrow Wilson yet.

I watched VanMeter vs Bentley on Musselman's Live Feed. After the match, I was chatting with somebody who was there. They said Bentley was going 195. I went ahead and put him there.

Edge vs Cochran was found and put in "DataBearBase". I decided to add it to edition 3 because I had to research Cochran. A 3-1 loss to a returning runner up is significant in my book.

Woodrow had their first two matches cancelled. Gauldin's weight class has been verified to me. I am waiting for Osborne finalize a weight class.

Thanks for the feedback. Keep it coming.

Who knows, maybe rankings will decide state titles and placement. It happened in football.

Wonder if Van Meter is staying at 220?

mscoach64 wrote:Wonder if Van Meter is staying at 220?

The word on the street is yes.

He stands on the mound in baseball. I suspect being 240 helps on stay king of the hill.

195 aa better include Kuhn of Lewis co he beat your number 2 and 4 this weekend!

aacoach140 wrote:195 aa better include Kuhn of Lewis co he beat your number 2 and 4 this weekend!

I see that Kuhn is back and I see the scores. He will be acknowledged as the new #2.

Stay on those Lewis County people to make sure the scores get posted.

I'm not sure how many matches Kuhn has wrestled this season and he didn't get to wrestle last season due to injury. So, I don't think its an egregious oversight to not have him up there near the top.

mscoach64 wrote:I'm not sure how many matches Kuhn has wrestled this season and he didn't get to wrestle last season due to injury. So, I don't think its an egregious oversight to not have him up there near the top.

No oversights on this topic. Once I saw Kuhn popping up in the scores, he went onto the "to be ranked list". He has had some significant wins.

He will be on BT 3.0 coming out today.

I simply need EVERYBODY to look over the rankings and provide feedback. Not all significant matches have their results posted.

Thanks to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

195: Taylor of poca defeated fuelhart of Winfield 17-3

Aacoach451 wrote:195: Taylor of poca defeated fuelhart of Winfield 17-3

Great minds think alike. I was running down intel on Taylor this morning. I heard he and Fuelhart have wrestled twice this season. I didn't know the scores.

Keep the information coming.

Thanks!!

Bearhugger wrote:

Aacoach451 wrote:195: Taylor of poca defeated fuelhart of Winfield 17-3

Great minds think alike. I was running down intel on Taylor this morning. I heard he and Fuelhart have wrestled twice this season. I didn't know the scores.

Keep the information coming.

Thanks!!

Their first match was alot closer with Taylor winning by 4 points i believe.

mscoach64 wrote:Wonder if Van Meter is staying at 220?

Wasn’t he 170lb last year? Lol

Bearhugger wrote:

mscoach64 wrote:I'm not sure how many matches Kuhn has wrestled this season and he didn't get to wrestle last season due to injury. So, I don't think its an egregious oversight to not have him up there near the top.

No oversights on this topic. Once I saw Kuhn popping up in the scores, he went onto the "to be ranked list". He has had some significant wins.

He will be on BT 3.0 coming out today.

I simply need EVERYBODY to look over the rankings and provide feedback. Not all significant matches have their results posted.

Thanks to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was taking up for you. Not criticizing you

mscoach64 wrote:

Bearhugger wrote:

mscoach64 wrote:I'm not sure how many matches Kuhn has wrestled this season and he didn't get to wrestle last season due to injury. So, I don't think its an egregious oversight to not have him up there near the top.

No oversights on this topic. Once I saw Kuhn popping up in the scores, he went onto the "to be ranked list". He has had some significant wins.

He will be on BT 3.0 coming out today.

I simply need EVERYBODY to look over the rankings and provide feedback. Not all significant matches have their results posted.

Thanks to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was taking up for you. Not criticizing you

I know and thanks. My comment about people looking over the rankings was for everybody. The rankings are a snapshot of where we are. Obtaining all of the information is impossible without the help of everybody. I am just a data collector that is putting the data together.

I also hope to get 4.0 out in the next two days. I have been experiencing too many "forfeits" or people failing to make weight among my business' workforce.

Where is Noah Buckalew in your 220 rankings?

Where is Conaway from North Marion, He never wrestled the Big 10.

Conaway injured his knee and has to have surgery so his season came to a halt.

Mommacon5 wrote:Conaway injured his knee and has to have surgery so his season came to a halt.

That is horrible news. I hope he recovers fully.

Thanks! Should be a 4-6 week recovery. We discussed him wrestling Big 10 but didn’t want to risk further damage.

Mommacon5 wrote:Thanks! Should be a 4-6 week recovery. We discussed him wrestling Big 10 but didn’t want to risk further damage.

Hmmmmmmmm. Could we still see him at the regional and state tournament?

No, his surgery is this week.