Monday 1/24 - Practice 3:25
Tuesday 1/25 - Practice 3:25
Wednesday 1/26 - Practice 3:25
Thursday 1/27 - 7:00 a.m. weigh-in, 5:00 P.M. Set up, 7:00 P.M. Dual @ Heights
Friday 1/28 - 3:25 Practice
Saturday 1/29 - Junction City Tournament (Varsity) 4:45 a.m. Weigh-in Bus @ 5:00 a.m. Wrestling Begins 9:00 a.m.
Saturday 1/29 - Garden Plain Tournament (JV/Varsity mix) 6:00 a.m. Weigh-in
**The Garden Plain tournament is a Varsity tournament where we mix our line-up with J.V. and Varsity wrestlers. This gives J.V and unexperienced Varsity wrestlers some good varsity experience.
Schedule could change on Saturday depending on bus schedule etc.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
J.V. Wrestlers Take the Mat at Goddard J.V. Invitational
Our Heights J.V. wrestlers had their work cut out for them on Saturday and came through with some success at the Goddard J.V. Tourney. As I watched each kid I paid close attention to what was being done right and wrong and noticed something. We are getting better!!! We are not perfect and we have a lot to clean up, but there are plenty of J.V. wrestler at that tournament who will fight for some varsity time in the future.
Placing in the tournament were:
171 - Jonathan Wilcoxon 1st
152 - Michael Christie 4th
Placing in the tournament were:
171 - Jonathan Wilcoxon 1st
140 - Jesse Hill 3rd
152 - Juwan Peart 3rd
285 - K'hare Jones 3rd
152 - Michael Christie 4th
215 - Steven Walker 4th
Keep working Falcons.. Your hard work is building the foundation of a great program!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Next Competition v. KMC @ Heights 1/28/10
We have a week off to just practice and get better. We are going to work hard and spend a lot of individual time on all wrestlers this week. J.V. wrestlers will be competing in the Goddard Invitational on Saturday 1/23/10. Weigh-ins will be at 6:30 a.m. and wrestlers will be responsible for their own transportation to Goddard.
Parent Meeting Thursday 1/21/2010 6:00 P.M.
It has been brought to my attention that parents have some issues that they would like to inform me about. I am going to give them all the opportunity to speak and discuss these issues with me at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday January 21st, 2010 in D-103 at Heights High School. Bring your questions or concerns then and be prepared for honest answers from me.
Monday, January 18, 2010
NEWTON RE-CAP
I have a lot of thoughts about Newton.
Things I know: We did not have Daniel Deshazer, Domonique Henderson and Hunter Jameson. Therefore there is about 35-40 points missing from the team score for us. We had some horrible draws in the tournament from our unseeded wrestlers grabbing the #1 or #2 seed in every match from a non-seeded wrestler. There were a lot of factors that inhibited us from breaking the top 10 in this tournament. However.......
It's now time for wrestlers who have been in the program to start picking it up......
Conner Neal is a large 103 pound wrestler who started out strong with big wins in Valley Center and a 3rd place finish at Bishop Carroll who has underachieved for two weeks in a row. It is now time for a gut check and start using that talent to compete with upper level kids and start winning some of those matches.
Barry Newton is a tough kid who tries hard but becomes very sloppy at times. When he learns to hold position and not try to flip flop with kids he will begin placing in these tournaments. He needs to get out of his comfort zone and try new things in practice to become better. Back to the basics is going to be huge for him.
Mike Ashpole is another tough kid who is on the verge of breaking out. He needs a confidence boost on his wrestling but if will stick to leg attacks and being tough on top can do some damage. He has 1 month left in his wrestling career and needs every second and some to get better. It's possible good things will happen from this kid but he has to get it done.
Uylesses Deshazer showed up to compete this week-end. He finally made the transition from a 112 pounder to a 135 pounder realizing he is not going to land his head lock or snake on these big kids but if he wrestles them he is good enough to beat them. Closing the gap from 9-1 to 6-4 on Kash Biddle from Ark City was very nice. I am looking for great things to come out of Uylesses in the last month.
Trey needs to become more consistent for sure. He is so hot and cold it is unbelievable. When he is hot he is amazing and unbeatable. However, when he is cold he is bad. Trey needs to clean up his technique and be ready and in enough shape to compete for 6 minutes and not just 2-3 minutes. He fixes those problems he will be good to go and make a run at a high state medal if not a championship.
Dalton Maier had a year off of his career and you can tell he is not comfortable with the grind of a tournament. He needs to seek out better competition in the practice room and spend a lot of individual time with coaches. He is capable of placing and doing great things but a rise in fire in his intensity is much needed out of Dalton. Attitude takes you a long way in this sport.
Matt Reed has been a beast. I was happy to see him technically take apart his opponent in the finals. That was a high quality wrestler and that was a nice win. I see him getting better in every single match he competes in. February will be a great month for Matt Reed if he continues to get better.
Christian is doing enough to get by and on the brink of stepping it up a level. He has placed in the top 6 of the two toughest tournaments we attend. If he can get himself into better shape and put together 3 periods of wrestling he has a shot at getting a high medal in the state tournament.
Jeremy Schrimscher wrestled very tough this week-end for just being thrown into the fire. I am real excited about Jeremy in the room and he is going to push for a varsity spot on the team. If he can put together some offense he will be pretty good.
Sammi Balbuena had a bad break with the injury during warm-ups. Sammi is competing with high level kids and in there with most of them. Sammi needs to keep training and working hard and he will be ok.
Overall I believe we underachieved and those guys that are not seeded in tournaments need to pick it up now and start competing in the back door of tournaments. You guys are going to be the ones that make or break us. Get better mentally and physically and you will have success.
Practice Tuesday January 19th at 3:25 p.m. Be ready to work hard!!
Things I know: We did not have Daniel Deshazer, Domonique Henderson and Hunter Jameson. Therefore there is about 35-40 points missing from the team score for us. We had some horrible draws in the tournament from our unseeded wrestlers grabbing the #1 or #2 seed in every match from a non-seeded wrestler. There were a lot of factors that inhibited us from breaking the top 10 in this tournament. However.......
It's now time for wrestlers who have been in the program to start picking it up......
Conner Neal is a large 103 pound wrestler who started out strong with big wins in Valley Center and a 3rd place finish at Bishop Carroll who has underachieved for two weeks in a row. It is now time for a gut check and start using that talent to compete with upper level kids and start winning some of those matches.
Barry Newton is a tough kid who tries hard but becomes very sloppy at times. When he learns to hold position and not try to flip flop with kids he will begin placing in these tournaments. He needs to get out of his comfort zone and try new things in practice to become better. Back to the basics is going to be huge for him.
Mike Ashpole is another tough kid who is on the verge of breaking out. He needs a confidence boost on his wrestling but if will stick to leg attacks and being tough on top can do some damage. He has 1 month left in his wrestling career and needs every second and some to get better. It's possible good things will happen from this kid but he has to get it done.
Uylesses Deshazer showed up to compete this week-end. He finally made the transition from a 112 pounder to a 135 pounder realizing he is not going to land his head lock or snake on these big kids but if he wrestles them he is good enough to beat them. Closing the gap from 9-1 to 6-4 on Kash Biddle from Ark City was very nice. I am looking for great things to come out of Uylesses in the last month.
Trey needs to become more consistent for sure. He is so hot and cold it is unbelievable. When he is hot he is amazing and unbeatable. However, when he is cold he is bad. Trey needs to clean up his technique and be ready and in enough shape to compete for 6 minutes and not just 2-3 minutes. He fixes those problems he will be good to go and make a run at a high state medal if not a championship.
Dalton Maier had a year off of his career and you can tell he is not comfortable with the grind of a tournament. He needs to seek out better competition in the practice room and spend a lot of individual time with coaches. He is capable of placing and doing great things but a rise in fire in his intensity is much needed out of Dalton. Attitude takes you a long way in this sport.
Matt Reed has been a beast. I was happy to see him technically take apart his opponent in the finals. That was a high quality wrestler and that was a nice win. I see him getting better in every single match he competes in. February will be a great month for Matt Reed if he continues to get better.
Christian is doing enough to get by and on the brink of stepping it up a level. He has placed in the top 6 of the two toughest tournaments we attend. If he can get himself into better shape and put together 3 periods of wrestling he has a shot at getting a high medal in the state tournament.
Jeremy Schrimscher wrestled very tough this week-end for just being thrown into the fire. I am real excited about Jeremy in the room and he is going to push for a varsity spot on the team. If he can put together some offense he will be pretty good.
Sammi Balbuena had a bad break with the injury during warm-ups. Sammi is competing with high level kids and in there with most of them. Sammi needs to keep training and working hard and he will be ok.
Overall I believe we underachieved and those guys that are not seeded in tournaments need to pick it up now and start competing in the back door of tournaments. You guys are going to be the ones that make or break us. Get better mentally and physically and you will have success.
Practice Tuesday January 19th at 3:25 p.m. Be ready to work hard!!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Itinerary for January 11th-16th, 2009
Itinerary for January 11th - 16th, 2010
Monday: Practice 3:25 p.m. (business as usual)
Tuesday: Practice 3:25 p.m. (business as usual)
Wed: Weigh in 7:00 a.m., Warm-up 5:00 p.m. @ Heights, Dual at Southeast 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: Practice 3:25 p.m.
Friday: Weigh in for Newton 7:00 a.m.
Newton Invitational All day Friday - Saturday
Monday: Practice 3:25 p.m. (business as usual)
Tuesday: Practice 3:25 p.m. (business as usual)
Wed: Weigh in 7:00 a.m., Warm-up 5:00 p.m. @ Heights, Dual at Southeast 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: Practice 3:25 p.m.
Friday: Weigh in for Newton 7:00 a.m.
Newton Invitational All day Friday - Saturday
Sunday, January 10, 2010
2010 Kicks off with success
This was a rough week for the Falcons as we had a very busy schedule. The week started off with a dual against Maize South High School on Tuesday. Due to our busy schedule this week I mixed the line-up with varsity and junior varsity wrestlers. The young up and coming's stepped up with a dominating win 62-15 over the Mavericks.
On Thursday the Falcons hosted the Wichita East Blue Aces. While I believe the legs were a little shaky from a rough week of 2-a-day practices and holding their weight down for the following day weigh in, the Falcons again stepped up again and finished off their first home dual of 2010 with a win over East 59-15.
On Friday-Saturday, the Falcons went to the Derby Tournament. This tournament is highly regarded as one of the tougher tournaments in the state of Kansas. The week-end was a roller coaster week-end of success and failures but ended nicely with a 5th place team finish, 7 placers and 3 individual champions.
Derby Medalist Include:
125 lbs Daniel Deshazer (Champion)
130 lbs Michael Ashpole (6th Place)
135 lbs Uylesses Deshazer (4th Place)
160 lbs Hunter Jameson (Champion)
171 lbs Matt Reed (Champion)
189 lbs Christian Duckens (5th Place)
215 lbs Justin Reynolds (6th Place)
The team will be in action on Wednsday January 13th, 2010 at Wichita Southeast High School for a league dual. The dual will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Varsity will then attend the the 20+ team Newton Invitational on Friday and Saturday with action beginning on Friday at 11:30 a.m.
On Thursday the Falcons hosted the Wichita East Blue Aces. While I believe the legs were a little shaky from a rough week of 2-a-day practices and holding their weight down for the following day weigh in, the Falcons again stepped up again and finished off their first home dual of 2010 with a win over East 59-15.
On Friday-Saturday, the Falcons went to the Derby Tournament. This tournament is highly regarded as one of the tougher tournaments in the state of Kansas. The week-end was a roller coaster week-end of success and failures but ended nicely with a 5th place team finish, 7 placers and 3 individual champions.
Derby Medalist Include:
125 lbs Daniel Deshazer (Champion)
130 lbs Michael Ashpole (6th Place)
135 lbs Uylesses Deshazer (4th Place)
160 lbs Hunter Jameson (Champion)
171 lbs Matt Reed (Champion)
189 lbs Christian Duckens (5th Place)
215 lbs Justin Reynolds (6th Place)
The team will be in action on Wednsday January 13th, 2010 at Wichita Southeast High School for a league dual. The dual will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Varsity will then attend the the 20+ team Newton Invitational on Friday and Saturday with action beginning on Friday at 11:30 a.m.
Monday, January 4, 2010
January 4th-9th Itinerary
Monday January 4th
• Practice 3:25 – 5:45 P.M.
Tuesday January 5th
• 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. (Make –up Practice)
o Athletes who owe practice time from break must work out during this time.
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh-in for Maize South Dual
• 3:25 p.m. Practice for all athletes
• 6:15 p.m. Athletes should arrive at Maize South High School
• 7:00 p.m. Maize South dual @ Maize South High School
Wednesday January 6th
• 3:25 – 5:45 p.m. Practice for all Athletes
Thursday January 7th
• 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. practice (Make-up Practice)
o Athletes who owe practice time for missed practice must work-out during this time.
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh-in for East High Dual
• 3:25 – 4:45 p.m. Practice
• 5:00 p.m. Set up for duals
• 7:00 p.m. East High Dual at Heights
Friday January 8th
• 6:00 a.m. Gym will open for Weight Check and work-out
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh in for Derby Tournament (1 lb allowance)
• 11:12 a.m. Varsity Wrestlers will be excused from school to travel to Derby
• 3:30 p.m. Wrestling begins at Derby
o Wrestlers must weigh in again after wrestling (2 lb allowance)
Saturday January 9th
• 6:30 a.m. Weigh in for NW J.V. tournament
• 8:00 a.m. wrestlers who are in consolation matches arrive at Derby
• 9:00 a.m. Derby Invitational wrestling begins
• 9:00 a.m. J.V. Duals at Wichita Northwest begins.
• 5:00 p.m. Finals Championship Finals
• Practice 3:25 – 5:45 P.M.
Tuesday January 5th
• 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. (Make –up Practice)
o Athletes who owe practice time from break must work out during this time.
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh-in for Maize South Dual
• 3:25 p.m. Practice for all athletes
• 6:15 p.m. Athletes should arrive at Maize South High School
• 7:00 p.m. Maize South dual @ Maize South High School
Wednesday January 6th
• 3:25 – 5:45 p.m. Practice for all Athletes
Thursday January 7th
• 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. practice (Make-up Practice)
o Athletes who owe practice time for missed practice must work-out during this time.
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh-in for East High Dual
• 3:25 – 4:45 p.m. Practice
• 5:00 p.m. Set up for duals
• 7:00 p.m. East High Dual at Heights
Friday January 8th
• 6:00 a.m. Gym will open for Weight Check and work-out
• 7:00 a.m. Weigh in for Derby Tournament (1 lb allowance)
• 11:12 a.m. Varsity Wrestlers will be excused from school to travel to Derby
• 3:30 p.m. Wrestling begins at Derby
o Wrestlers must weigh in again after wrestling (2 lb allowance)
Saturday January 9th
• 6:30 a.m. Weigh in for NW J.V. tournament
• 8:00 a.m. wrestlers who are in consolation matches arrive at Derby
• 9:00 a.m. Derby Invitational wrestling begins
• 9:00 a.m. J.V. Duals at Wichita Northwest begins.
• 5:00 p.m. Finals Championship Finals
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