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The kid went 0-2 at the Beast and never won a state title; he’s clearly one of the best kids to ever come out of Delaware wrestling. 302, you guys better fix these rankings ASAP. If not, I think we’re expecting to see some civil rights violation lawsuits happening. I mean think about it, how will the Bowne family define themselves as human beings without the #1 ranking? Actually, it’s probaly ok; I’m sure they “identify” as #1 ranked.
I do love to mess with people on here. Though now that I realize who youjustme is in real life he's off limits as I like and respect him more than most people in my family. Anyway I truly believe rankings are important and every D1 team releases where they and their wrestlers are ranked every week. Its awesome for such a small state we have weekly rankings. Kids love it and i remember having to go to the library to get a copy of AWN to memorize the rankings. When i broke through a certain list it validated my training and progress. Though my mom always thought i was great, when a 3rd party confirmed my rankings it was legit. That being said 113 is spot on at this moment and will change or it won't as the season goes on. Merry Christmas
And to top it off- how the hell would leaving the DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION’S wrestling room be the best move for ANY kid?! The logic just isn’t there. That team is doing something right- despite how you feel about CR, we can’t deny that they have the right recipe. Not sure why anyone would leave that atmosphere for their senior year... but again, I’m not privy to the circumstances
Did you fill out the petition on the website and send in the $5?. They will definitely review it and get back within 24 hours. With the holiday it may be 48 hours though
With me coaching at a smaller upstate school that is not known for wrestling I don't get a chance to see the kids from down south as much as some of you others. With that being said, I did get a chance to see Caravels 113 at the yellow jacket tournament. He wrestled my 113 in the finals and he looked very tough. I think he will do very good at the end of the year. With the coaching staff at caravel and the good workout partners he has I'm sure he will place very high at the end of the year. Let his wrestling speak for itself and all of it will work itself out in the end. No need to come here arguing about rankings that don't mean much at all. My dad used to tell me the best kid will win no matter what rank or seed he is.
Merry Christmas all, high school wrestling rankings should be the least of anyones worries today.
Merry Christmas all, high school wrestling rankings should be the least of anyones worries today.
imho CR will be nothing in a year unless they recruit some kids into the school district, the young rider program is horrible and some of the coaches have too many favorites and overlook good potential for those favorites. look at the team now, no promising freshman and no stand outs on the JV squad to take over for the leaving seniors. you can't guarantee the kids will move up from fms or pms since there is polytech to consider. so where I agree with the comments about the boy from Caravel I can see his reasons for leaving a dying program.
Isn't it good for you to have the rankings since you don't see a lot of the kids? As a small upsate school not known for wrestling it must feel good to have a kid break into the rankings and is a sense of pride as we wait for conferences and states. Doesn't it help to see where your kids stand mid season for training purposes and who the established kids are they will need to beat to place or win states. I love rankings and like 8 different publications do rankings for HS college and international athletes.
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I'm no CR fan. But damm that's harsh. Every other program probably wishes they had CRs problems lol. Defending champs ranked 1 in D1 with an ivy league commit and a future hall of fame coach... jeez , polytech come on man ! Lol
I enjoy the rankings and appreciate people taking time out of their own days to do them. I never said its not good to have them, just that they are only rankings and at the end of the year things could shake up different. I agree for some smaller schools when a kid breaks into them it could be good for their confidence, also some kids lose matches before they even wrestle them because they are wrestling "number 2 ranked guy". What I meant was no point for parents to get all bent up over rankings like I see some doing, even more so on Christmas. My 113 wrestled Pike for 3/4th at howdy Duncan and lost 1-0 and I'm sure he saw the rankings and knows now he can roll with some of the better guys in the state. Not against rankings, I'm against parents arguing about what rank their kid should be and bashing other high school athletes in the process. Hope that clarifies some things.
Right on brother. Keep up the good fight. Wrestling coaches change lives !
back in 04-08 I wrestled for Hodgson and it was fun. Nowadays I really enjoy coaching at the smaller school with little to no experience coming in wrestling wise. It keeps me on my toes and it feels really well when I see some of my kids progress from not so well, into actual wrestlers hanging with some of the best in our state. Not only do I get to see them grow as wrestlers but also as young men.
Totally agree. For some kids a state title is what they are after. For others the disciple and comradeship of being part of a team. For a lot of kids wrestling teaches them how to live and for some it keeps them out of jail and others it saves their lives in ways we may never know. Good stuff
To set the record straight there are individuals on this post that are insinuating that the Bownes are making public remarks on this forum regading other wrestlers and there accomplishments. To clear the air, the Bowne’s moved due to the fact that Kevin’s grandfather is very ill with cancer, and Sheila his mother has to be in NY almost ever week to support her mother and father. As far as Dan Rigby and the CR program is concerned, we hold him in high regard. We are also very happy with our new home at Caravel. Like CR the program is excellent. Kevin and our family have been very happy making friends with our competitors and their families while competing in DE. We look forward to continued great competition as the season progresses. Kevin is working very hard like the other 113lb wrestlers in DE in pursuit of state titles. The simple fact is our family had to reduce our distance between DE and NY, and miss our friends in the CR community. If you would like to discuss other topics with me, almost everyone in the DE wrestling community knows how to find me. Merry Christmas!
People are very immature. Good luck to your son going forward and will be cheering him on come February.
Hmm seems like another 113 pounder trying to mix things up and have his name tossed in the ring maybe? Who the hell knows because at the end of the day we are talking about kids and they are probably better at disguising themselves on these forums than we are. The great thing is we have this thing called the state tournament and everything irons itself out there!
You’re welcome for the nice comments. I just think the kid deserves to be ranked #1.
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I’m not sure spence and his family appreciates the comments though. And before someone thinks we are related we arnt lol.
I’m not sure spence and his family appreciates the comments though. And before someone thinks we are related we arnt lol.
Got it, thanks for clarifying. So the only hanging thread for me that is not cleared up; is NJstrong still serious about polytech being a threat to the future of the CR program?
I will take cr over the poly program any day of the week. It's not even in question
Thats true
You could throw a shoe and hit both tech schools from milford's gym.....
Except they have 4 kids in their lineup from other school districts. Take those 4 kids out (maybe more) and you have a whole different team. It’s almost like Milford is a tech school.
Haha yea I don’t think those guys at CR are too concerned with Poly stealing their wrestlers. And I’m not sure how any little wrestlers program can stink- if they are pulling 50-100 kids toward the sport then that’s good for everybody. In a sport where we lose 40% of our athletes yearly.. we need those feeder programs to draw big numbers.
School choice is a huge help for sure. They help themselves by having a good program, coaching and facilities though
I always thought so too but I saw several people early claim they didn’t have transfers or only 1 or 2?
And the Henlopen Hammers has been a huge asset for Milford it seems.
never said they were a threat to the cr program, I said the school kids overall tend to split when it comes to moving up to 9th grade. having a sister that had a child go thru pms and a cousin who had a child go thru fms, I noticed kids missing when they moved from 8th to 9th. within 2 years I saw 10 stand out wrestlers go over to poly from winning teams on pms and fms. maybe it was a preference of coach but more so I think it was a preference of school, plain and simple (especially since 3-4 of them are no longer wrestling).
The Bucs on board freely admit to 2. They silently agree to 2 more as a don't ask don't tell and are protesting my proffer of the last 2. Claiming pre high school choice as a defense . The official number is between 2 and 6 which is equivalent to the number of people who actually care lol
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