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SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:47 pm
by vortexfan
The wrestlers competing at Fairmont to finish this years State tournament deserve all the support that can be given! Please try to attend this great event and I encourage folks from all over the state to let their media outlets TV; Radio stations ; Newspapers to cover this event! The dedicated participants deserve this recognition and I hope they make it special for them!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:35 pm
by vortexfan
If you purchased a pass at State tourney in Huntington it will be honored at Fairmont too! Come out and support the wrestlers let's make it as special or better for theses guys!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:21 pm
by soupbone
I feel that all state qualifier wrestlers who were in Huntington for the states should be able to attend , free of charge. It would be nice to have all of their team mates in the stands rooting for them as they rooted for those in Huntington.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 4:01 pm
by mike.carman
If it were on a Saturday and Sunday, attendance would have been bigger and it could have been more sensationalized for them. I know for a fact that the offer was there to include the brackets at the WVYWA State Championship which would have afforded them a larger audience and allowed them to wrestle in the same arena.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:30 pm
by vortexfan
mike.carman wrote:If it were on a Saturday and Sunday, attendance would have been bigger and it could have been more sensationalized for them. I know for a fact that the offer was there to include the brackets at the WVYWA State Championship which would have afforded them a larger audience and allowed them to wrestle in the same arena.
That is disappointing to hear!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:20 pm
by Redskinnation
After every thing we, the parents and wrestlers have been through in the past 2 weeks, it is really difficult to find anything any good to say about the WVSSAC and this whole situation. A better schedule would of been really nice and helpful to working parents, but Monday and Tuesday. Really. Come On Man..... You have shown that you care very little about the parents and wrestlers. It's all about the bottom dollar to you people....
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:15 am
by gridironmike
It's going to be hard for many of us that are now involved in spring sports.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:25 am
by mike.carman
vortexfan wrote:mike.carman wrote:If it were on a Saturday and Sunday, attendance would have been bigger and it could have been more sensationalized for them. I know for a fact that the offer was there to include the brackets at the WVYWA State Championship which would have afforded them a larger audience and allowed them to wrestle in the same arena.
That is disappointing to hear!
I was there and was ready to offer this to them and no one would talk to me.
They were not interested in anything I had to say to them.
I feel this was a missed opportunity for the WVSSAC and youth(feeder organizations) to usher in a new era of collaboration and cooperation.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:09 pm
by Bucktail
mike.carman wrote:vortexfan wrote:mike.carman wrote:If it were on a Saturday and Sunday, attendance would have been bigger and it could have been more sensationalized for them. I know for a fact that the offer was there to include the brackets at the WVYWA State Championship which would have afforded them a larger audience and allowed them to wrestle in the same arena.
That is disappointing to hear!
I was there and was ready to offer this to them and no one would talk to me.
They were not interested in anything I had to say to them.
I feel this was a missed opportunity for the WVSSAC and youth(feeder organizations) to usher in a new era of collaboration and cooperation.
I think there was a feeling that they needed to be more centralized in order to keep the eastern panhandle folks from travelling another 6 hours in order to compete. I actually think that was one of the few decision where they took the people effected by their decisions into account.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:49 pm
by mike.carman
Bucktail wrote:mike.carman wrote:vortexfan wrote:
That is disappointing to hear!
I was there and was ready to offer this to them and no one would talk to me.
They were not interested in anything I had to say to them.
I feel this was a missed opportunity for the WVSSAC and youth(feeder organizations) to usher in a new era of collaboration and cooperation.
I think there was a feeling that they needed to be more centralized in order to keep the eastern panhandle folks from travelling another 6 hours in order to compete. I actually think that was one of the few decision where they took the people effected by their decisions into account.
Whatever there decision making process was is what it was. I am only saying the offer was on the table but ignored. A simple conversation and a thank you for the offer would have gone a long way to making me more apt to help them in the future if I am in a position to do so. Now, I am not. Pretty simple politics involved. Bridge burned.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 1:53 pm
by mike.carman
I am going to be interested to see how this all turns out. These wrestlers deserve all the pomp and circumstance the others had. I hope it does not turn out as anticlimactic as I think it will. For some of these wrestlers, it will be the last time they set foot on a mat in competition. Good luck to all.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:51 pm
by oldschool69
Good luck to all the boys wrestle in this extra session.they will give everything they have. It's in their blood
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:26 am
by Diamond
This would have been a good opportunity to also set up the AAA vs AA Champions as an added draw. yes? no?
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:38 pm
by SingleLegTrump
I saw the schedule on the front page doesn't actually say when the finals will start. Does this mean it will be wrestled straight through?
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:37 pm
by PsDoll
Some supporters have grouped together and designed a shirt to show unity and support to the wrestlers. You can order here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... =send_formShirts are dark blue and gold
Front has WV STATE, highschool wrestling, 2.0 2017
Back: wrestlers name (optional),
3 weights
2 days
1 family
I was also thinking of starting a "go fund me" page to provide a senior from each region at this second tourney a monetary scholarship. It would be a live Facebook feed draw from a hat. Nothing can replace what they missed out on. It's hard to say the lives you touch when you provide opportunities. And I hope that everyone takes away that supporters are standing up and asking for change in decision making from the WVSSAC and that rules are made to be followed. With that said, take the negativity and turn it positive for opportunity and positive change. Happy to hear any feedback. Thanks!!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 10:58 am
by vortexfan
PsDoll wrote:Some supporters have grouped together and designed a shirt to show unity and support to the wrestlers. You can order here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... =send_formShirts are dark blue and gold
Front has WV STATE, highschool wrestling, 2.0 2017
Back: wrestlers name (optional),
3 weights
2 days
1 family
VERY NICE GESTURE FOR THESE WRESTLERS!
I was also thinking of starting a "go fund me" page to provide a senior from each region at this second tourney a monetary scholarship. It would be a live Facebook feed draw from a hat. Nothing can replace what they missed out on. It's hard to say the lives you touch when you provide opportunities. And I hope that everyone takes away that supporters are standing up and asking for change in decision making from the WVSSAC and that rules are made to be followed. With that said, take the negativity and turn it positive for opportunity and positive change. Happy to hear any feedback. Thanks!!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:00 pm
by vortexfan
vortexfan wrote:The wrestlers competing at Fairmont to finish this years State tournament deserve all the support that can be given! Please try to attend this great event and I encourage folks from all over the state to let their media outlets TV; Radio stations ; Newspapers to cover this event! The dedicated participants deserve this recognition and I hope they make it special for them!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:16 pm
by Gator
What time are the final matches slated for on Tuesday? Would be nice to know.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:48 pm
by SingleLegTrump
Gator wrote:What time are the final matches slated for on Tuesday? Would be nice to know.
I was hoping you would know! Please post if you find out!
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:58 pm
by Bearhugger
Whereas the finals' time has not been posted, it is obvious that they want to remain flexible on concluding the tournament rather than giving the fans some fixed time to plan with.
On another note, I hope they are selling some of these shirts onsite.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:16 pm
by vortexfan
Hope there is a lot of support and the place is packed
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:46 pm
by magna145
vortexfan wrote:Hope there is a lot of support and the place is packed
I hope so as well but it seems very unlikely.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:22 pm
by Campion
I am afraid that it will be pretty scarce.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:11 pm
by Gator
If you took away the South fans, the place would have been a little empty today.
Congratulations to Zane Hinzman and TJ Lambiotte for making the finals and TJ for becoming South's 5th state champion in 2017! Great work guys!
South won by 100 points and Coach Shaun Smith was rewarded with a share of the COY award. A 100 point win over 2nd place PHS.
Re: SUPPORT WV STATE TOURNEY PART 2
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:32 pm
by brentsams
Hindsight, they probably should have held it at the Rod Oldham Center. Team championship was pretty well decided and they would have drawn a bigger crowd and paid less for the building.
Congratualations to all the wrestlers who perservered and gave the fans a bidwell to the 2017 season. Thank you.
Thanks - Brent