Takedown Report

TDR # 17-29 Apr. 20th

The TakeDown Report # 17-29                                           Apr. 20th, 2010        
Editor’s Notes:  We are a bit late as more timely news is being posted on the new web page at www.takedownreport.com  We invite all to visit there. The final High School TDR Top 12 Individual Rankings are there at the website.  We have All-Area Shirts just $10 (only 20 left) and TDR Top 12 Shirts available for $12 each.  The Certificates and other awards are being mailed out.  We encourage purchase of shirts to support this.
 Please send results, news, & links for Newsletters. Until later, Martin Fleming, Editor
Scholastic Rankings — Go to www.takedownreport.com.
Pinning Down Autism  “One Nation Wrestling for a Cure” Tournament Sun., May 9th – 7:00am till 6:00pm at Crown Arena in Fayetteville, NC   http://www.rhinowrestling.org/pinningdownautism.html

I just updated my website and thought you might want to check it out. To visit, just click on the link.

Final TDR Top 12 Eastern N.C.H.S. Individual Rankings

130  1) Jaramillo, Zach – Havelock 51 wins,  2^nd State – 3A, Regional Champ.,
2) Napier, James – North Johnston 46 wins,  6^th in State – 2A, Regional Champ.,
3) Mauro, Anthony – Ashley 35 wins,  Regional Champ.,
4) Jordan, Michael – West Johnston (32 wins, 
5) Proulx, Kyle – Topsail (37 wins, 
6) Taylor, Joshua  – Nash Central (41-15),  
7) Thagard, Michael – East Carteret (41-9), 
8) Hendges, Garrick – Swansboro, (30-8),
9)  Mendez, Jack – South Brunswick (30-9), 
10) Chiles, Anthony – Garner Magnet (31-12), 
11) Pate, Jonathan Scott – Rosewood (38-10),
12) Jablonski, Christopher – Currituck, 39 wins 1 loss, did not wrestler at regionals,
Hon. Men: Fisher, Alex- Pasquotank, Gaissert, Dylan– Fike, Holley, Tevin- Holmes,  Pellom, Alex– Nor. Brunswick, 
135  1) McCauley, Sam – Croatan,  40 wins,  5^th in State – 2A

2) Newby, Mike – Havelock 34 wins , 3A Regional Champ,

3) Robinson, Jacob – Nash Central, 38 wins,  5^th in State, 2^nd in Regional

4) Dubbs, Drew – Lejeune (22-3),  2^nd in Regional, 1^st at Eagles, Onslow Co. Champ.

5) Burris, Derek – White Oak (39-9), 

6) Webster, Michael – North Johnston (37-8),

7) Nadeau, Brian-Topsail (16-7), 

8) Phillips, Chandler – Rocky Mount (33-6),

9) Pickett, Lane – Franklinton (34-9), 

10) Davenport, Clayton – Jacksonville (39-12), 

11) Patel, Devon – Southern Nash (28-10),  

12) Pratt, Kyle-Roanoke Rapids (26-8)
Hon. Men.:  Venero, Anthony – Clayton , 
Rest of the Individual Rankings are posted at at www.takedownreport.com

Scholastic News, Results & Upcoming Events –

We’re planning what should be a good wrestling clinic on May 22nd at East Carteret. Coaches are welcome to attend for free, just bring some of your wrestlers.  Any questions, please email or call me.  Joey Eubanks  464-9597 day  728-5823 eve

The N.C. Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced the names of five individuals who have been selected for induction into the Class of 2010. These inductees are being recognized as recipients of the Lifetime of Service to Wrestling Award and include David Rothwell, Athletic Director for Iredell County Schools; Bob Shriner, Head Wrestling Coach, Orange High School; John Walker, Official and NCHSAA Booking Agent, Fayetteville; Ron Williams, retired Coach/Athletic Director, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh and Jennings Withers, retired Coach/Principal, Thomasville City Schools.  This is the 8th group of inductees for the N.C. Chapter and brings to 40 the total number of individuals to receive this prestigious recognition.  The inductees will be honored at a banquet held on May 16, 2010, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Advance ticket purchases are recommended and are available at ncchapternwhof.ticketleap.com. Tickets will be sold at an increased price at the door only if seating is available.  N.C. Chapter National Wrestling Hall of Fame  POB 17122

Chapel Hill NC  27516

Backyard Wrestling Club Sunday Scramble Time: 2pm-5pm 

The Backyard Wrestling Club (BWC), in Rocky Mount, Wrestling Scramble is open to ages K-12^th and Open Division.  Come and pick your own matches, wrestle 1 time or 20 times, it is up to you.  There will be no bracketing/pairing or pressure to make weight.  We will weigh you just to give you an idea how much you weigh and your opponent’s weight.  This is geared to give you mat time, experience, and a chance to use your moves before you compete in a tournament.  This will be; May 1^st, and June 20th. 

Location: Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Athletics,  R.M. Wilson Gym,  311 Hill St., Rocky Mount, NC

Cost: $8 unlimited wrestling                                                Ages: K-Open

Registration: 1pm-until If you are late it is OK, nobody will be turned away

Weigh-Ins: No official weigh-ins                  Info.: Contact Matt Westcott (252)903-7413 mattwesco@earthlink.net or George Bancroft (954)651-2039

Club Practices: Mon.,Wed., and Thur. 5:30-6:30 K-5^th               Mon.,Wed.,and Thur.6:30pm-8pm 6^th-12th

Cost: $40 Registration Fee (Spring Season March-June)   $10/Month Club Fee

2010 BWC  Greco Duals/Tournament

Date: June 25^th & 26^th                  Location: Rocky Mount, NC -Venue TBD

Weight Classes: USA Wrestling Juniors Weight Classes

            98, 105, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285

Weigh-Ins:  There will be 1 weigh-in for wrestlers in duals/tournament Friday June 25^th.

For the wrestlers in the tournament only there will be a weigh-in Saturday morning.

USA Membership Card required: must purchase online prior to event

Cost: $250/Team up to 17 Wrestlers Anything over 17 is $10/wrestler — Each wrestler registered for duals will automatically be entered in the tournament at no extra charge.

Registration:  Will take the first 12 teams that register.  After June 1^st no refunds.

Officials:  Each team is asked to bring 1 official to work the duals/tournament; this helps with keeping the entry fees low.            Duals:  Each team will get a minimum 5 Dual meets.

Awards:  No awards given for the duals meet.  1^st-3^rd in Tournament will be given awards.

Event Directors: Matthew Westcott (252)903-7413 mattwesco@earthlink.net or George Bancroft (954) 651-2039                       Looking to bring wrestlers from different states together to compete in  Greco only dual meet and individual tournament.   This annual event takes place the last weekend of June in preparation for Fargo.  Join us on Facebook at “Backyard Wrestling Club”

2010 Lumbee Games

Age Group Wrestling Championships    All Ages through Open (Boys & Girls)

Part of LUMBEE HOMECOMING     Sun., June 27, 2010        Jones Athletic Center                UNC Pembroke

REGISTRATION: 12:30-1:30 pm; Please try to pre-register the Friday before by fax (910) 521-6540 or email: OT Johnson at ofj001@uncp.edu

WEIGH INS: 12:30-1:30 pm Sunday, June 27 in the Main Gym (All weight classes & age groups)

Wrestlers grouped by age and ability – Each wrestler will wrestle 2-4 matches

Tournament begins at 1:45 pm                 Rules: High School (Folk style rules)

Awards: Custom Lumbee Games Medals for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners

Uniforms: Shorts, T-shirts, and/or singlets                Tournament Fees: Entry fee is $10.00

Length of Bouts: 12 & Above – Three 1 minute periods,  Others – 1 minute, 30 seconds, 30 seconds,

High school rules will be in effect                Checks payable to: LRDA for entry fee of $10.00

Questions – call OT Johnson at (336)817-4332 or email ofj001@bravemail@uncp.edu

Gold Medal Camp for North Carolina Wrestlers
For over twenty years Ken Chertow Wrestling has been providing high quality wrestling camps for teams and individuals of all ages. Our North Carolina Summer Camp takes place June 14-19 at Pembroke University. We have conducted camp here for the past 5 years and our campers return home significantly improved and highly motivated. The large air-conditioned gym provides room for 10 wrestling mats and allows us to divide wrestlers into groups based on age, size and experience. In addition to Coach Chertow recent staff members have included Olympic Medalist Nate Carr, NCAA All-American and Citadel Coach Jeff Ragan, NCAA Champion Tony Davis, UNCP 3x All-American Willie Hilton, UNCP Head Coach Jamie Gibbs, and State Championship Coach Matt Dunn. This camp has annually drawn many of the top wrestlers throughout the Southeast. For teams and individuals who want to take their wrestling to the next level, our North Carolina Gold Medal Training Camp is what you are looking for! There is still time to enroll and we have many discount options available.  For more information on our camp system, training tips, and more visit www.kenchertow.com. To receive a camp brochure or package of brochures for your community please call 814-466-3466 or email camps@kenchertow.com.

Laney Wrestling Pictures by Chris Wagner http://web.me.com/cgwagner
10 State Championships   Take a look and let me know what you think!   cwagner@ec.rr.com
Upcoming Tournaments 39th Annual WRAL Wrestling Tourney, Dec 17-18, Athens Drive HS Raleigh,  Interested teams are to contact Jerry Barker at Jerrybarker61@earthlink.net

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TDR Shirts and Awards;  The 2010 TDR Top 12 and the 2010 All-Area T-Shirts.for sale. 
TDR Top 12 Shirts has the TDR Top 12 wrestlers listed on back the 11^th season.   All wrestlers sent a TDR certificate are listed.  This is the 12^th year of certificates.  The Top 12 Shirts just $12.  College Scores, Rankings & News

Complete reports & scores by Jason Bryant at the Mat.com — http://themat.com/section

Carolinas College Wrestling — Past TDR Carolinas Colleges Rankings   NCMAT/college/

Appalachian State Wrestling News at http://www.goasu.com/

Belmont Abbey College News at http://abbeyathletics.com/

Campbell Camels Wrestling at www.gocamels.com/             
Davidson Wrestling 2009-10 Season at www.davidsonwildcats.com

Duke Wrestling News : at www.goduke.com/ 

Gardner-Webb Univ.’s at www.gwusports.com/

N.C. State Wrestling at www.gopack.com

UNC-Greensboro Spartans Wrestling News: At www.uncgspartans.com/       

UNC Tar Heels In Action                  http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/

UNC-Pembroke Braves Wrestling News at www.uncpbraves.com/

St. Andrews Presbyterian College Wrestling News at www.sapc.edu/athletics/

Anderson University Trojan Wrestlers at www.ac.edu/sports/

Citadel Bulldog Wrestling at http://www.citadelsports.com/

Limestone Wrestling News at www.golimestonesaints.com/

Newberry Wrestling News at http://newberryathleticsite.com/sport.asp?sportID=15

Spartanburg Methodist College News & Results at /www.smcsc.edu/
National College & International News —-  

The All-Time College Coaching Wins Project: :  Looking for dual records for many teams from schools that used to have wrestling.  Also looking for dual meet match scores from before 1942.We have been able to find complete records on all D-I schools that currently have wrestling except the following American Univ., Boise State, Boston, Brown, The Citadel, Northwestern, Gardner-Webb, V.M.I. (pre-1975), Delaware State, Wagner, Sacred Heart, Stanford, Cal.-Bakersfield and Cal. Davis.  We welcome insights and history shared to us.

Maryland Univ. Wrestling News

Click below for coverage of the NCAAs and season review article from the Diamondback

http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/032010aab.html

http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/031910aac.html

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/sports/wrestling-excels-even-with-lofty-goals-1.1276048

Hudson Taylor ACC Wrestler of the year

Hudson Taylor, who finished his collegiate career as the Terrapins’ first ever three-time wrestling All-American, has been voted the 2009-10 Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Year by the league’s head coaches.  Click below for full release

http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/032610aaa.html

National Wrestling Media Association Names Journalism Award Winners
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The National Wrestling Media Association, the national professional organization for wrestling journalists, named the recipients of its Annual Wrestling Journalist Awards. The NWMA has honored top wrestling journalists in various categories: Candidates nominated by the NWMA members.
Print Journalist of the Year – John Huckaby, Center Daily Times, State College, Pa.
Huckaby serves as wrestling columnist for the Center Daily Times, providing insight and updates on amateur wrestling on a weekly basis for four years. The column takes a different approach each week, looking at the past week and what is coming up the next week. He was previously named National Wrestling Media Association Print Journalist of Year in 1993. Huckaby has been inducted into Pennsylvania District 4 Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Broadcaster of the Year – Jason Bryant, USA Wrestling Bryant has been Coordinator of Grassroots and Social Media for USA Wrestling since November 2009. In the past year, Bryant has announced audio and video webcasts for USA Wrestling, including the World Championships, the Junior/Cadet Nationals, the Sunkist Kids International, the Grappling World Championships, the Kit Carson Cup and the Dave Schultz International. Previously, he produced video, radio and print features for Wrestling 411. Bryant was a host of Wrestling 411’s regular internet broadcasts. He has broadcasted the NCAA Div. II and Div. III National Championships for the last two years. He served three years as Director of Media Relations for the National Wrestling Coaches Assoc. (NWCA) and editor of the InterMat website. InterMat was named National Wrestling Media Association (NWMA) Website of the Year for 2007.
Publicist/SID of the Year – Aaron Voos, Univ. of Wyoming/WWC Voos, an assistant with the media and public relations office at Wyoming, is serving his second year as the primary SID contact for the wrestling team. He also serves as the Western Wrestling Conference Director of Media Relations, handling the publicity duties for that Div. I conference. He writes and distributes releases and handles media relations activities for both organizations. Voos has worked in a number of capacities for major wrestling events held at Wyoming, including the Cowboy Open and USA Wrestling’s Rocky Mountain Regional Championships.
Photographer of the Year – Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com Rotundo, who lives in Oakland, Calif., has been a photographer for five years for the award winning Tech-Fall.com website, which posts quality images from all levels of wrestling. In addition, Rotundo’s pictures have appeared in national publications such as USA Wrestler, W.I.N. Magazine, Wrestling USA and Amateur Wrestling News. He has shot many of the major events including the World Championships, the Olympic Trials, the World Team Trials, the NCAA Championships and the California State High School Championships.
Website of the Year – Lighthouse Wrestling In October 2008, Bill Miller, a software manager by trade, founded LighthouseWrestling.com. a website which focuses on Long Island wrestling, as well as coverage across New York State. The name is a reference to the many famous lighthouses on Long Island. The focus of its coverage has a foundation with high school and college wrestling on Long Island, but also includes coverage and features on the state and region.. The website has provided live webcasts of the New York State High School Championships the last two years, and has expanded into many other webcasts this year. Publication of the Year – USA Wrestler
A membership magazine for USA Wrestling, sent to over 130,000 member families six times per year. The Editor in Chief is Craig Sesker, who works as Manager of Communications for USA Wrestling. Sesker was a winner of the 2000 NWMA Journalist of the Year award prior to joining USA Wrestling, when he worked as a newspaper journalist. Under Sesker’s direction, the focus of the magazine has taken a much stronger feature orientation, with expanded feature stories, more and larger photographs and enhanced graphic design.  The publication is provided to the family of every USA Wrestling member, & can be purchased by subscription – $30 a year at USA Wrestling, 6155 Lehman Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

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