12/1 - Gardner Edgerton Invitational

This will start the season off with a bang!

Baldwin - 6th Place at 2011-12 4A State
Bishop Carroll - 2008 Kansas 5A State Champions
Broken Arrow, OK - 2010, 2011, 2012 State Champions
Gardner Edgerton - 6th Place at 2011-12 6A State
Iowa City West - 2011 Iowa Dual State Champions
Lawrence Free State
Manhattan - 2011-12 Kansas State Champions
Olathe North - Coached by NHSCA AA, Southern Conf. Champ and NCAA Qualifier Josh Carroll
Pittsburg - 4th Place at 2011-12 4A State
SM East - 6th Place at 2010-11 6A State
Topeka Seaman - 6th Place at 2011-12 5A State
Olathe Northwest
Omaha Skutt, NE - 13 straight Class B NE State Titles - 1996-2010.
Platte County, MO - 2010 Missouri Class 2 State Champions
SE Polk, IA - Traditional Iowa Power
St. James Academy - 4th Place at 2010-11 4A State

Wow, looks like a good one, any predictions on who will be at what weight? Who are the good out of state guys that will be there?

Dustin Williams G.E vs Tanner Bailey BA Ok?
they both wrestled 145 last yr both were sophomores and I believe Bailey won state in Ok as well as Williams did here in Ks.

Kevin Seybold

106 lbs- Pup Simmons- Broken Arrow-(#8 national rank- Flowrestling)

As a team, there are 3 top 50 in the nation according to intermat.

South East Polk, Iowa - #13
Iowa City West, Iowa - #27
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - #19

I cant wait to see how our Kansas boys rise to the challenge.

I'm sure they will re-load but Iowa City West lost Laux, Bauer, Hathaway and Koethe to graduation.

17 days till the toughest one day tournament in Kansas!

Who's going to be considered the favorite to win 120#?

bump

*Have not heard from Platte County yet

106:
Hellickson - SEP - Ranked #3 in Iowa
Peska - OSC - NE State Placer
Hail - BA - JH State Runner-up
Tujague - SJA - Ranked #2 in 5A
Crow - SEA - KS State Placer
Kester - PT - KS State Placer
Newcomb - ONW - KS SQ

113:
Sloboth - OSC - NE State Runner-up
Stone - MH - KS State Placer
Jones - PT - KS State Placer
Jorgenson - SEP - Ranked #9 in IA - FR
Hensley - SJA - KS Kids State Placer - FR
Schafer - ON - KS Kids State Placer - FR

120:
Simmons - BA - OK State Champion
Meyer - SEP - Ranked #10 in IA
Cokeley - SJA - KS State Champion
Pratt - BAL - KS SQ
Kenny - ON - KS SQ

126:
Walters - ICW - Ranked #2 in IA.
Clark - BA - OK State Placer
Zak Hensley - SJA - Ranked #2 in 5A
Stovall - ON - KS Kids State Champion
Hollingsworth - SME - KS SQ

132:
Dittmer - SEP - Ranked #5 in IA
Edwards - BA - 2X OK State Placer
Jorns - SME - 2X KS State Placer
Haug - ON - KS State Placer
Clark - BAL - KS SQ

138:
Wakefield - ICW - #1 ranked in IA
Shoemaker - BAL - 2010 KS State Champion - 2012 State Finalist
Matthews - MH - KS State Placer

145:
T. Bailey - BA - 2X OK State Placer
Strickland - SEP - Ranked #4 in IA
Walker - OSC - NE State Placer in 2011

152:
P. Bailey - BA - OK State Finalist
Kerr - SEP - Ranked #7 in IA
Mitchell - SME - KS State Placer
Pratt - SJA - KS SQ

160:
Miklus - SEP - #1 ranked in IA
Williams - GE - KS State Champion
Foshee - BA - OK SQ

170:
Blackford - SEP - #1 ranked in IA
Guillen - SEA - KS State Champion
Salsbury - SJA - KS State Runner-up
Rasmussen - OSC - NE State Placer
Allen - BA - JH State Runner-up

182:
Warren - BA - 2X OK State Placer
Pesek - GE - KS SQ
Muehlberger - SJA - KS SQ
Butler-Smith - ONW - KS SQ

195:
Pelfrey - ICW - #1 ranked in IA
Fowler - GE - KS SQ
Vaverka - BA - 2010 JH State runner-up

220:
Fisher - SEP - #1 ranked in IA
Avalos - PT - KS SQ
Stanley - SEA - KS SQ
Feist - SJA - KS SQ

285:
Scanlon - SEP - #1 ranked in IA
Foerstner - ICW - #6 ranked in IA
Hall - SEA - KS State Placer
Atkinson - SME - KS SQ
Feist - SJA - KS SQ

SE Polk has 12 ranked wrestlers coming down. Looking forward to this one!

OK, thanks...

did some post get removed from this one

Richard Fergola should not be seeding this tournament. Someone please wake up and tell him to leave KS wrestling alone.

Look no further than 120lbs. A nationally ranked state champ with a 36-2 record last year seeded third. In this weight a state qualifier was seeded first because he beat the two seed who is a state champ. He beat him in this tournament last year. 12 months of wrestling has happened since then.

The practice of using your tournament's placings as a high seeding critieria is STUPID!! Especially when you 25% of the teams weren't there last year. Wake up folks! The goal is to win state not to win the Gardner Invitational! So you win state and get penalized a year later for not having wrestled at this tournament?

It is nothing less than embarassing to Kansas wrestling. We have teams from five states at this tournament and we had Dumb and Dumber seed it.

Further, many coaches have been complaining for more than five years now that you do NOT have BYES in a scramble format. If you have 16 teams which create 4 pools of four, if a team doesn't bring a wrestler it should be correctly scored an OPEN weight which is a win for the wrestler and fall bonus points should be awarded to team. Everyone wants to call this a team sport when convenient but then when it comes time to correctly score it as such they don't know what they are doing. Sad.

Not very good feed but you can watch the finals and semi's on blazerbroadcastnetwork.com

What time is the finals?

Is this a Jerry Bauerly sighting???? He is still alive. Watch your grammer Jerry, I see you are from Iowa.

Yes I am and I will be watching for Jarrods results.

Those pesky Freshman can be drawn in anywhere!

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Nolan Hellickson of Southeast Polk
2nd Place - Brian Peska of Omaha Skutt Catholic
3rd Place - Stephen Tujague of St James Academy
4th Place - Jacob Bonham of Gardner Edgerton
5th Place - Matthew Schmitt of Platte County
6th Place - Doug Newcomb of Olathe Northwest
7th Place - Damon Hail of Broken Arrow
8th Place - Levi Kester of Pittsburg
9th Place - Konner Dugan of Bishop Carrol
10th Place - Jordan Crawford of Iowa City West
11th Place - Jaelynn Gay of Topeka Seaman
12th Place - Ben Morgenstern of Baldwin
13th Place - Quailan Fowler of Lawrence Free State
14th Place - Deven Ripley of Olathe North
15th Place - Darrion Taylor of Manhattan
1st Place Match
Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk) 6-0, So. over Brian Peska (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 4-1, Jr. (Pin 3:32).
3rd Place Match
Stephen Tujague (St James Academy) 4-1, Fr. over Jacob Bonham (Gardner Edgerton) 3-2, Fr. (Dec 6-5).
5th Place Match
Matthew Schmitt (Platte County) 6-1, Fr. over Doug Newcomb (Olathe Northwest) 3-2, So. (Maj 16-7).
7th Place Match
Damon Hail (Broken Arrow) 3-2, Fr. over Levi Kester (Pittsburg) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 3:26).
9th Place Match
Konner Dugan (Bishop Carrol) 3-2, Fr. over Jordan Crawford (Iowa City West) 2-3, So. (Dec 8-2).
11th Place Match
Jaelynn Gay (Topeka Seaman) 2-3, So. over Ben Morgenstern (Baldwin) 1-4, Fr. (Maj 10-1).
13th Place Match
Quailan Fowler (Lawrence Free State) 2-3, Fr. over Deven Ripley (Olathe North) 1-4, So. (Pin 0:40).
15th Place Match
Darrion Taylor (Manhattan) 1-4, So. over () , . (Bye).

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - JT Sloboth of Omaha Skutt Catholic
2nd Place - Jase Stone of Manhattan
3rd Place - Stuart Schafer of Olathe North
4th Place - Khamin Crow of Topeka Seaman
5th Place - Vince Valentin of Broken Arrow
6th Place - Matthew Barmann of Platte County
7th Place - Barret Cooper of Shawnee Mission East
8th Place - TJ Burger of Gardner Edgerton
9th Place - Tyler Hensley of St James Academy
10th Place - Brett Stevens of Southeast Polk
11th Place - Jackson Cobb of Olathe Northwest
12th Place - Sid Miller of Lawrence Free State
13th Place - Jasmine Bailey of Iowa City West
14th Place - Alex Lipinski of Bishop Carrol
15th Place - Ben Huntington of Baldwin
1st Place Match
JT Sloboth (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 5-0, Sr. over Jase Stone (Manhattan) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 4-0).
3rd Place Match
Stuart Schafer (Olathe North) 4-1, Fr. over Khamin Crow (Topeka Seaman) 3-2, So. (Dec 3-1).
5th Place Match
Vince Valentin (Broken Arrow) 4-1, Sr. over Matthew Barmann (Platte County) 5-2, Jr. (Dec 6-3).
7th Place Match
Barret Cooper (Shawnee Mission East) 3-2, So. over TJ Burger (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, So. (Dec 4-2).
9th Place Match
Tyler Hensley (St James Academy) 3-2, Fr. over Brett Stevens (Southeast Polk) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 4:58).
11th Place Match
Jackson Cobb (Olathe Northwest) 2-3, Sr. over Sid Miller (Lawrence Free State) 1-4, Fr. (Maj 13-2).
13th Place Match
Jasmine Bailey (Iowa City West) 2-3, Jr. over Alex Lipinski (Bishop Carrol) 1-4, Jr. (Pin 3:50).
15th Place Match
Ben Huntington (Baldwin) 1-4, Jr. over () , . (Bye).

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Markus Simmons of Broken Arrow
2nd Place - Jeremiah Jones of Pittsburg
3rd Place - Ethan Karsten of Platte County
4th Place - Kaleb Trausch of Omaha Skutt Catholic
5th Place - Aaron Meyer of Southeast Polk
6th Place - Kian Clemens of Manhattan
7th Place - Jon Pratt of Baldwin
8th Place - Reese Cokeley of St James Academy
9th Place - Mike Kenny of Olathe North
10th Place - Ben Bradley of Bishop Carrol
11th Place - Tyler Norton of Gardner Edgerton
12th Place - Chris Rodriguez of Shawnee Mission East
13th Place - Jakeb Bakken of Iowa City West
14th Place - David Stubbs of Lawrence Free State
1st Place Match
Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow) 5-0, So. over Jeremiah Jones (Pittsburg) 4-1, Sr. (TF 15-0).
3rd Place Match
Ethan Karsten (Platte County) 6-1, Fr. over Kaleb Trausch (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 3-2, Sr. (Pin 1:51).
5th Place Match
Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk) 5-1, So. over Kian Clemens (Manhattan) 3-2, Jr. (Dec 4-3).
7th Place Match
Jon Pratt (Baldwin) 3-2, So. over Reese Cokeley (St James Academy) 2-3, Jr. (FF).
9th Place Match
Mike Kenny (Olathe North) 3-2, So. over Ben Bradley (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 0:45).
11th Place Match
Tyler Norton (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, So. over Chris Rodriguez (Shawnee Mission East) 1-4, Jr. (Dec 7-5).
13th Place Match
Jakeb Bakken (Iowa City West) 2-3, So. over David Stubbs (Lawrence Free State) 1-4, So. (Pin 2:10).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Chris Walters of Iowa City West
2nd Place - Nathan Clark of Broken Arrow
3rd Place - Blake Stovall of Olathe North
4th Place - Johnny Blankenship of Platte County
5th Place - Dallas Vesta of Manhattan
6th Place - Keegan Shaw of Southeast Polk
7th Place - Grant Hollingsworth of Shawnee Mission East
8th Place - Kiefer Price of Gardner Edgerton
9th Place - Cameron Christian of Baldwin
10th Place - Bailey Vanderpool of Omaha Skutt Catholic
11th Place - Jay Pacha of Bishop Carrol
13th Place - Brandon Banks of Topeka Seaman
14th Place - Logan Fields of Pittsburg
1st Place Match
Chris Walters (Iowa City West) 5-0, Jr. over Nathan Clark (Broken Arrow) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Blake Stovall (Olathe North) 4-1, Fr. over Johnny Blankenship (Platte County) 4-3, Fr. (Dec 5-1).
5th Place Match
Dallas Vesta (Manhattan) 4-1, Sr. over Keegan Shaw (Southeast Polk) 4-2, So. (Dec 9-6).
7th Place Match
Grant Hollingsworth (Shawnee Mission East) 3-2, Jr. over Kiefer Price (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, Sr. (Dec 7-1).
9th Place Match
Cameron Christian (Baldwin) 3-2, Sr. over Bailey Vanderpool (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 2-3, Fr. (Dec 7-2).
11th Place Match
Jay Pacha (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Jr. over () , . (Bye).
13th Place Match
Brandon Banks (Topeka Seaman) 2-3, Jr. over Logan Fields (Pittsburg) 1-4, Jr. (Pin 1:23).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Zack Edwards of Broken Arrow
2nd Place - Briar Dittmer of Southeast Polk
3rd Place - Gavin Jorns of Shawnee Mission East
4th Place - Frank Deloa of Omaha Skutt Catholic
5th Place - Brandon Fuller of Topeka Seaman
6th Place - Caleb Crabtree of Platte County
7th Place - Tucker Clark of Baldwin
8th Place - Brett Cobb of Pittsburg
9th Place - Erick Sanchez of Manhattan
10th Place - Maurice Jacobs of Lawrence Free State
11th Place - Luke Webber of Bishop Carrol
12th Place - Tanner Schmidt of St James Academy
13th Place - Michael Stites of Iowa City West
14th Place - Lane McKinney of Gardner Edgerton
1st Place Match
Zack Edwards (Broken Arrow) 5-0, Jr. over Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk) 5-1, So. (Maj 11-0).
3rd Place Match
Gavin Jorns (Shawnee Mission East) 4-1, Sr. over Frank Deloa (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 3-2, So. (Dec 2-1).
5th Place Match
Brandon Fuller (Topeka Seaman) 4-1, Sr. over Caleb Crabtree (Platte County) 5-2, So. (Dec 5-3).
7th Place Match
Tucker Clark (Baldwin) 3-2, Jr. over Brett Cobb (Pittsburg) 2-3, . (Dec 7-1).
9th Place Match
Erick Sanchez (Manhattan) 3-2, Jr. over Maurice Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 2-3, Jr. (Maj 14-5).
11th Place Match
Luke Webber (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Sr. over Tanner Schmidt (St James Academy) 1-4, Fr. (Pin 1:52).
13th Place Match
Michael Stites (Iowa City West) 2-3, Jr. over Lane McKinney (Gardner Edgerton) 1-4, So. (Dec 6-0).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Kegan Wakefield of Iowa City West
2nd Place - Bryce Shoemaker of Baldwin
3rd Place - Dylan Buchheit of Southeast Polk
4th Place - Andrew Tujague of St James Academy
5th Place - Nick Hines of Omaha Skutt Catholic
6th Place - Collin Tolliver of Platte County
7th Place - Josh Mullin of Manhattan
8th Place - Joel Sponsel of Bishop Carrol
9th Place - Braxton Owens of Broken Arrow
10th Place - Zach Jaso of Olathe North
11th Place - Daemeion Gay of Topeka Seaman
12th Place - Marcus Jacobs of Lawrence Free State
13th Place - Tyler Ewbank of Gardner Edgerton
14th Place - Ethan Davis of Pittsburg
15th Place - Seth Ortiz of Shawnee Mission East
1st Place Match
Kegan Wakefield (Iowa City West) 5-0, Sr. over Bryce Shoemaker (Baldwin) 4-1, Sr. (SV-1 4-2).
3rd Place Match
Dylan Buchheit (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Sr. over Andrew Tujague (St James Academy) 3-2, Jr. (SV-1 3-1).
5th Place Match
Nick Hines (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 4-1, So. over Collin Tolliver (Platte County) 5-2, Sr. (Dec 5-2).
7th Place Match
Josh Mullin (Manhattan) 3-2, Jr. over Joel Sponsel (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, So. (Dec 12-8).
9th Place Match
Braxton Owens (Broken Arrow) 3-2, Jr. over Zach Jaso (Olathe North) 2-3, Fr. (Maj 11-2).
11th Place Match
Daemeion Gay (Topeka Seaman) 2-3, So. over Marcus Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 1-4, So. (Pin 1:25).
13th Place Match
Tyler Ewbank (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, Jr. over Ethan Davis (Pittsburg) 1-4, . (Dec 3-0).
15th Place Match
Seth Ortiz (Shawnee Mission East) 1-4, Sr. over () , . (Bye).

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Tanner Bailey of Broken Arrow
2nd Place - Jake Walker of Omaha Skutt Catholic
3rd Place - Colin Strickland of Southeast Polk
4th Place - Davis Matthews of Manhattan
5th Place - Ben VanLerberg of St James Academy
6th Place - Sam Mizell of Topeka Seaman
7th Place - Colton Steele of Lawrence Free State
8th Place - Kenny Seigel of Shawnee Mission East
9th Place - Jourdan Karsten of Platte County
10th Place - John Paul Sponsel of Bishop Carrol
11th Place - James Fackrell of Olathe Northwest
12th Place - Cody Rader of Gardner Edgerton
13th Place - Jackson Fowler of Iowa City West
14th Place - Josh Brown of Olathe North
15th Place - Grayson Langham of Baldwin
1st Place Match
Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow) 5-0, Jr. over Jake Walker (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 4-1, Jr. (Pin 2:52).
3rd Place Match
Colin Strickland (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Sr. over Davis Matthews (Manhattan) 2-3, Sr. (Dec 6-1).
5th Place Match
Ben VanLerberg (St James Academy) 4-1, Jr. over Sam Mizell (Topeka Seaman) 3-2, Jr. (Dec 3-1).
7th Place Match
Colton Steele (Lawrence Free State) 3-2, Jr. over Kenny Seigel (Shawnee Mission East) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 1:53).
9th Place Match
Jourdan Karsten (Platte County) 6-1, Sr. over John Paul Sponsel (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Jr. (TB-1 5-3).
11th Place Match
James Fackrell (Olathe Northwest) 2-4, Jr. over Cody Rader (Gardner Edgerton) 1-4, Sr. (Pin 1:00).
13th Place Match
Jackson Fowler (Iowa City West) 2-3, Sr. over Josh Brown (Olathe North) 1-4, Sr. (Pin 2:51).
15th Place Match
Grayson Langham (Baldwin) 1-4, Jr. over () , . (Bye).

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Paden Bailey of Broken Arrow
2nd Place - Jack Mitchell of Shawnee Mission East
3rd Place - Michael Leeper of Manhattan
4th Place - Matt Pratt of St James Academy
5th Place - Sam Jones of Southeast Polk
6th Place - Quincy Muathe of Pittsburg
7th Place - Luke Middleton of Olathe Northwest
8th Place - Luke Treiber of Topeka Seaman
9th Place - Landon Gotschall of Omaha Skutt Catholic
10th Place - Devin Moore of Bishop Carrol
11th Place - Tobias Popchoke of Olathe North
12th Place - Nathan Baumann of Platte County
13th Place - Tyler Hebl of Iowa City West
14th Place - Colton Horne of Baldwin
15th Place - Dustin Carstens of Gardner Edgerton
16th Place - Sam Skwarlo of Lawrence Free State
1st Place Match
Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow) 5-0, So. over Jack Mitchell (Shawnee Mission East) 4-1, Sr. (Pin 4:36).
3rd Place Match
Michael Leeper (Manhattan) 4-1, Jr. over Matt Pratt (St James Academy) 3-2, So. (TB-1 5-4).
5th Place Match
Sam Jones (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Sr. over Quincy Muathe (Pittsburg) 3-2, . (Pin 2:11).
7th Place Match
Luke Middleton (Olathe Northwest) 3-3, Fr. over Luke Treiber (Topeka Seaman) 1-4, Sr. (Dec 1-0).
9th Place Match
Landon Gotschall (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 3-2, Jr. over Devin Moore (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Jr. (Dec 7-0).
11th Place Match
Tobias Popchoke (Olathe North) 2-3, Sr. over Nathan Baumann (Platte County) 3-4, Sr. (Pin 1:16).
13th Place Match
Tyler Hebl (Iowa City West) 2-3, Jr. over Colton Horne (Baldwin) 1-4, Sr. (Pin 4:12).
15th Place Match
Dustin Carstens (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, Fr. over Sam Skwarlo (Lawrence Free State) 0-5, Fr. (Dec 9-6).

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Dustin Williams of Gardner Edgerton
2nd Place - Tim Miklus of Southeast Polk
3rd Place - Jason Von Bargen of Baldwin
4th Place - NIck Hollins of Omaha Skutt Catholic
5th Place - Austin Chauncey of Manhattan
6th Place - Ben Soukup of Lawrence Free State
7th Place - Josh Foshee of Broken Arrow
8th Place - Gideon Butler-Smith of Olathe Northwest
9th Place - Jackson Voigt of Iowa City West
10th Place - Jake Reed of Olathe North
11th Place - Jason Wools of Pittsburg
12th Place - Alex May of Shawnee Mission East
13th Place - Louden Bredeson of Platte County
14th Place - Luke Sponsel of Bishop Carrol
1st Place Match
Dustin Williams (Gardner Edgerton) 5-0, Jr. over Tim Miklus (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Sr. (Dec 6-4).
3rd Place Match
Jason Von Bargen (Baldwin) 4-1, Sr. over NIck Hollins (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 3-2, Jr. (FF).
5th Place Match
Austin Chauncey (Manhattan) 4-1, Jr. over Ben Soukup (Lawrence Free State) 3-2, Sr. (Dec 4-0).
7th Place Match
Josh Foshee (Broken Arrow) 3-2, Sr. over Gideon Butler-Smith (Olathe Northwest) 2-4, Sr. (Dec 6-2).
9th Place Match
Jackson Voigt (Iowa City West) 3-2, Jr. over Jake Reed (Olathe North) 2-3, Sr. (Pin 1:35).
11th Place Match
Jason Wools (Pittsburg) 2-3, Jr. over Alex May (Shawnee Mission East) 1-4, Sr. (FF).
13th Place Match
Louden Bredeson (Platte County) 3-4, So. over Luke Sponsel (Bishop Carrol) 2-3, Jr. (Dec 1-0).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Bryant Guillen of Topeka Seaman
2nd Place - Dylan Blackford of Southeast Polk
3rd Place - Trent Salsbury of St James Academy
4th Place - Michael Forshee of Manhattan
5th Place - Steven Allen of Broken Arrow
6th Place - Christopher Dugan of Bishop Carrol
7th Place - Phillip Rasmussen of Omaha Skutt Catholic
8th Place - Donovan Doyle of Iowa City West
9th Place - Will Mengarelli of Pittsburg
10th Place - Adam Muehlebach of Platte County
11th Place - Mark Harman of Baldwin
12th Place - Edward Heniss of Gardner Edgerton
13th Place - Nick Vidoli of Lawrence Free State
14th Place - Tommy Dettenwanger of Shawnee Mission East
15th Place - Chris Bozinos of Olathe North
1st Place Match
Bryant Guillen (Topeka Seaman) 5-0, Sr. over Dylan Blackford (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Sr. (Pin 3:48).
3rd Place Match
Trent Salsbury (St James Academy) 4-1, Jr. over Michael Forshee (Manhattan) 3-2, Sr. (Maj 9-0).
5th Place Match
Steven Allen (Broken Arrow) 4-1, So. over Christopher Dugan (Bishop Carrol) 3-2, Fr. (Dec 3-2).
7th Place Match
Phillip Rasmussen (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 3-2, Sr. over Donovan Doyle (Iowa City West) 2-3, Fr. (Pin 2:51).
9th Place Match
Will Mengarelli (Pittsburg) 3-2, Fr. over Adam Muehlebach (Platte County) 4-3, So. (Dec 8-4).
11th Place Match
Mark Harman (Baldwin) 2-3, Sr. over Edward Heniss (Gardner Edgerton) 1-4, So. (Pin 4:31).
13th Place Match
Nick Vidoli (Lawrence Free State) 2-3, Sr. over Tommy Dettenwanger (Shawnee Mission East) 1-4, Sr. (Dec 7-2).
15th Place Match
Chris Bozinos (Olathe North) 1-4, So. over () , . (Bye).

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Brock Warren of Broken Arrow
2nd Place - Andy Muehlberger of St James Academy
3rd Place - Emilio Fowler of Gardner Edgerton
4th Place - Jon Reuter of Shawnee Mission East
5th Place - Nick Nolting of Bishop Carrol
6th Place - Conyer Hon of Platte County
7th Place - Cody Brown of Southeast Polk
8th Place - Mario Garcia of Baldwin
9th Place - Bailey Kelly of Topeka Seaman
10th Place - Alex Kenkel of Omaha Skutt Catholic
11th Place - Mitch Yoerger of Iowa City West
12th Place - Jesse Kendricks of Olathe North
13th Place - Connor Albrecht of Olathe Northwest
1st Place Match
Brock Warren (Broken Arrow) 5-0, Sr. over Andy Muehlberger (St James Academy) 4-1, Sr. (Maj 12-0).
3rd Place Match
Emilio Fowler (Gardner Edgerton) 4-1, So. over Jon Reuter (Shawnee Mission East) 3-2, Sr. (FF).
5th Place Match
Nick Nolting (Bishop Carrol) 4-1, So. over Conyer Hon (Platte County) 4-3, Sr. (Pin 0:25).
7th Place Match
Cody Brown (Southeast Polk) 4-2, Sr. over Mario Garcia (Baldwin) 2-3, So. (Pin 4:03).
9th Place Match
Bailey Kelly (Topeka Seaman) 3-2, Fr. over Alex Kenkel (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 2-3, Sr. (Pin 3:19).
11th Place Match
Mitch Yoerger (Iowa City West) 2-3, So. over Jesse Kendricks (Olathe North) 1-4, So. (FF).
13th Place Match
Connor Albrecht (Olathe Northwest) 3-3, Jr. over () , . (Bye).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Mickey Pelfrey of Iowa City West
2nd Place - Christian Vaverka of Broken Arrow
3rd Place - Nick Jensen of Omaha Skutt Catholic
4th Place - Tommy Marquez of Bishop Carrol
5th Place - Ethan Anderson of Southeast Polk
6th Place - Seth Pesek of Gardner Edgerton
7th Place - Peter Coelho of St James Academy
8th Place - Tiler Garcia of Baldwin
9th Place - Brad Thomas of Shawnee Mission East
10th Place - Jadon McGaha of Olathe North
11th Place - Anthony Renteria of Manhattan
1st Place Match
Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa City West) 5-0, Sr. over Christian Vaverka (Broken Arrow) 4-1, Sr. (TB-1 2-1).
3rd Place Match
Nick Jensen (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 4-1, Sr. over Tommy Marquez (Bishop Carrol) 3-2, So. (Dec 3-1).
5th Place Match
Ethan Anderson (Southeast Polk) 5-1, Fr. over Seth Pesek (Gardner Edgerton) 3-2, So. (Dec 6-5).
7th Place Match
Peter Coelho (St James Academy) 3-2, Sr. over Tiler Garcia (Baldwin) 2-3, So. (Pin 2:18).
9th Place Match
Brad Thomas (Shawnee Mission East) 3-2, Sr. over Jadon McGaha (Olathe North) 2-3, So. (Dec 4-2).
11th Place Match
Anthony Renteria (Manhattan) 2-3, So. over () , . (Bye).
13th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Bryce Fisher of Southeast Polk
2nd Place - Micah Kelsay of Iowa City West
3rd Place - Nathan Stanley of Topeka Seaman
4th Place - David Feist of St James Academy
5th Place - Marco Psihountas of Olathe Northwest
6th Place - Trent Sluder of Platte County
7th Place - C.J. Mooreman-Meador of Manhattan
8th Place - Dane Lofquist of Shawnee Mission East
9th Place - Brett Cockerham of Olathe North
10th Place - Andrew Sprague of Gardner Edgerton
11th Place - DJ McGargill of Omaha Skutt Catholic
12th Place - Conner Eastman of Bishop Carrol
13th Place - Leigh Brantley of Pittsburg
14th Place - Joe Chapman of Baldwin
1st Place Match
Bryce Fisher (Southeast Polk) 6-0, Sr. over Micah Kelsay (Iowa City West) 4-1, Jr. (Pin 3:29).
3rd Place Match
Nathan Stanley (Topeka Seaman) 4-1, Sr. over David Feist (St James Academy) 3-2, Jr. (Pin 2:38).
5th Place Match
Marco Psihountas (Olathe Northwest) 5-1, Sr. over Trent Sluder (Platte County) 4-3, Sr. (Pin 1:57).
7th Place Match
C.J. Mooreman-Meador (Manhattan) 3-2, Sr. over Dane Lofquist (Shawnee Mission East) 2-3, Sr. (FF).
9th Place Match
Brett Cockerham (Olathe North) 3-2, Sr. over Andrew Sprague (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, Fr. (Pin 1:49).
11th Place Match
DJ McGargill (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 2-3, So. over Conner Eastman (Bishop Carrol) 1-4, Jr. (Pin 1:30).
13th Place Match
Leigh Brantley (Pittsburg) 2-3, Jr. over Joe Chapman (Baldwin) 1-4, Jr. (Pin 3:17).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jacob Scanlan of Southeast Polk
2nd Place - Dylan Hall of Topeka Seaman
3rd Place - Colin Foerstner of Iowa City West
4th Place - Dakota Cohu of Olathe North
5th Place - Darin Feist of St James Academy
6th Place - Mitch Holsinger of Olathe Northwest
7th Place - Zach Stewart of Pittsburg
8th Place - Hunter Mulford of Gardner Edgerton
9th Place - Alex Cigard of Baldwin
10th Place - Sterling Ozark of Lawrence Free State
1st Place Match
Jacob Scanlan (Southeast Polk) 6-0, Jr. over Dylan Hall (Topeka Seaman) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 4-1).
3rd Place Match
Colin Foerstner (Iowa City West) 4-1, Sr. over Dakota Cohu (Olathe North) 3-2, Sr. (Maj 11-2).
5th Place Match
Darin Feist (St James Academy) 4-1, Sr. over Mitch Holsinger (Olathe Northwest) 4-2, So. (Pin 4:41).
7th Place Match
Zach Stewart (Pittsburg) 3-2, Jr. over Hunter Mulford (Gardner Edgerton) 2-3, Fr. (Dec 3-1).
9th Place Match
Alex Cigard (Baldwin) 3-2, Fr. over Sterling Ozark (Lawrence Free State) 2-3, Jr. (FF).
11th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).
13th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).
15th Place Match
() , . over () , . (Bye).

Congrats to our two Kansas champions!!!

Dustin Williams

Bryant Guillen

You're sooooo right! Fergola was a terrible seeder! He seeded that 120lb nationally ranked Kansas state champ waaaaaaaay too high!

Thanks Chief,

We are proud of Bryant too. He hit the century mark yesterday, but win #101 was way sweeter! Congrats to Dustin Williams on his win as well.

Anybody have the team scores ?

Its on Trackwrestling.

I hope these are correct:

Place Team
1 - Southeast Polk, IA - 252
2 - Broken Arrow, OK - 234
3 - Omaha Skutt Catholic, NE - 171.5
4 - Iowa City West, IA - 157
5 - St James Academy, KS - 149.5
6 - Manhattan, KS - 127
7 - Topeka Seaman, KS - 126
8 - Platte County, MO - 103
9 - Gardner Edgerton, KS - 97.5
10 - Shawnee Mission East, KS - 80.5
11 - Olathe North, KS - 77.5
12 - Baldwin, KS - 76.5
13 - Bishop Carrol, KS - 72.5
14 - Pittsburg, KS - 68.5
15 - Olathe Northwest, KS - 54.5
16 - Lawrence Free State, KS - 39

Great tournament! Good job GE crew hosting a great event and tough tourney to start the season.

You are correct. He should have been seeded #3. Based on the critieria MARKUS SIMMONS should have been number 1. As predicted, by everyone but Fergola, he DOMINATED everyone.

Reade below and tell me HOW in the world Simmons was not #1?



1. State Place in 2012
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2. Gardner Edgerton Wrestling Invitational Place in 2011
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3. State Qualifier in 2012
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4. Place in one of the qualifying National Tournaments -USA Nationals (Cadet or Junior) Folk Style, Freestyle, or Greco Roman in 2012
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120 Seeds (have been saved)
Wrestlers | Bracket Type | Seeds | Bracket | Wrestlers Detail

Seeding Criteria

State Place in 2012
Gardner Edgerton Wrestling Invitational Place in 2011
State Qualifier in 2012
Place in one of the qualifying National Tournaments -USA Nationals (Cadet or Junior) Folk Style, Freestyle, or Greco Roman in 2012
Record winning percentage
Kids State Top 3 Placer in 2012
Record wins
Has had 1 match(es) towards Record

Aaron Meyer 1-0 SEP
No Seed1. Top of 12. Top of 33. Top of 54. Top of 75. Top of 86. Top of 67. Top of 48. Top of 29. Bottom of 210. Bottom of 411. Bottom of 612. Bottom of 813. Bottom of 714. Bottom of 515. Bottom of 316. Bottom of 1
Did NOT Place
1st
Yes
Did NOT Place
1.000
Did NOT Place
1.000
Yes
Other Wrestler Info
State Qualifier- ,32-13 last year
Beaten Participants
Reese Cokeley St James Academy

Reese Cokeley 0-0 SJA
No Seed1. Top of 12. Top of 33. Top of 54. Top of 75. Top of 86. Top of 67. Top of 48. Top of 29. Bottom of 210. Bottom of 411. Bottom of 612. Bottom of 813. Bottom of 714. Bottom of 515. Bottom of 316. Bottom of 1
1st
3rd
Yes
Did NOT Place
0.000
Did NOT Place
0.000
No
Other Wrestler Info
44-7 2012
Beaten Participants
Jon Pratt Baldwin
Defeated By
Aaron Meyer Southeast Polk

Markus Simmons 0-0 BA
No Seed1. Top of 12. Top of 33. Top of 54. Top of 75. Top of 86. Top of 67. Top of 48. Top of 29. Bottom of 210. Bottom of 411. Bottom of 612. Bottom of 813. Bottom of 714. Bottom of 515. Bottom of 316. Bottom of 1
1st
Did NOT Place
Yes
Did NOT Place
0.000
Did NOT Place
0.000
No
Other Wrestler Info
2012 36-2 2012 State Champion.

Did it matter to Simmons or his coach where he was seeded?

When you are the obvious #1 you could care less where they put you. It hurts everyone else in the bracket. Common sense sports.

There was no seeding meeting because Richard Fergola, in his own fantasy land, thinks he knows more about all of the wrestlers than their own coaches do.

I was pretty sure he wouldn't know how to seed the tournament. He couldn't even figure out how to change the tire on a Hertz rental van. I am pretty sure no one on the seeding three committee even knew how to use Google.

So where is your beef Will? With Persons who seeded the Tournament - Or the way 120 was seeded? Take the first off line.

I remember several years ago,(When Ryan was a freshman) you were complaining that Freshman should be seeded. "Could ruin the tourament for someone else having a stud freshman drawn in".

So were freshman seeded? Would it have made any difference?

It was a great START to the season.

Did it make you feel good badmouthing a 17 year old kid, who had nothing to do with the seeding? Badmouth his dad, he is old enough to defend himself, just because you don't like him.

But when you pick on a good kid like Reese, you're a punk. Ever take the time to talk to Reese? Most humble, shy kid you'll meet.

Now that you've made yourself feel better, go back to being the loser, jealous prick that you are.......

Who is Ryan?

The beef is with both the seeder and those who allowed him to seed. It was WAY beyond 120. A Fargo AA was seeded 4th in one weight. Of course he won it. The beef is that apathy and neglect can turn a great sport or event into a joke. I am not going to sugar coat the situation just because you or anyone else doesn't want to hear the truth. The facts are the facts.

My bad RYNE (SP)

I dont think it was apathy or neglect. I think it was a deliberate attempt to screw you and yours.

Sarcasm!


So were freshman seeded? If so then you won a battle from several years ago. Who knows maybe you will be invited to be on the seeding team next year.

Mark

bb

I don't think so. I have been summoned to the GEHS Vice Principal's office. see below
Be aware that many of the statements are flat out false.


Will,

You are receiving this email from me (Athletic Director and Associate Principal of Gardner Edgerton High School), because I am disappointed in how your have directed your comments, interjected your opinion, etc. in a manner and a scene that we were not going to respond to. I purposefully and directly informed our tournament management not to respond to your calls, texts, email and other "blog" postings. We will take the high road here and not comment in these public formats. Your doing so is a disappointment. For several reasons I made this directive to our personnel. First you are not a coach or administrator for St James Academy. Second we were in the middle of setting up a tournament and that is not the time for my staff to take the time to respond (and now that we are finished here is my response). Thirdly, this should go through the proper channels. I would have taken a call or email (and so would my staff) from Coach Medina, Mark Huppe, or any other administrative team member from St. James.

Why, you may ask? Because you as a parent (which is your role in this instance) are not included in all of the communication that is ongoing in regards to us setting this tournament up. In fact, many of the claims you make below are misleading and you are not fully enveloped within that communication format. All 16 coaches were fully aware and as a collective group supportive of the seeding committee. We had in place a format for coaches to make change requests prior to the tournament start. The criteria was specifically laid out. Your opinion on how we set up the criteria and manage the tournament is not relevant. Again, this is done with communication via our tournament management and with the teams we have involved.

I completely understand that you are friends or acquaintances of Matt Yeamans and Richard Fergola. Your texts, voicemail, blog postings, etc. were ill timed and were not suited for a response by my staff as we prepared to run a tournament. Lastly, your misguided delusion that this is personal, is more of an attack on myself and Gardner Edgerton High School. If you for one minute believe that we would host an event for KIDS and purposely inflict personal vendettas you are sorely mistaken.

We will as normal reflect upon OUR tournament and how we run it for the kids and teams involved. If you would like input I would suggest you do so via Coach Medina or Mark Huppe. I can tell you that if you were a parent in the Gardner Edgerton High School scene and I discovered that you were making comments to these affects and contacting another schools tournament management you would be in my office and we would be discussing this personally. In this instance you are not and I will leave my only communication with you as this email and copy the appropriate St James personnel that I have full respect for. I will also give St James administration a personal call so that they too know that the conduct of one St James' parent was viewed as unprofessional and irresponsible.

In regards to you communicating further with Matt Yeamans, Richard Fergola, or any other tournament staff member of the Gardner Edgerton Wresting Invitational Tournament please know that they will not respond to you in reference to our wrestling tournament.
In regards to your "Wrestling Forum" public posts below, it is certainly not within the frame work that I believe helps our sports and our kids. Unprofessional. Definitely not congruent with the standards of the KSHSAA (of which both St James and Gardner Edgerton are members) or the NFHS (of which this was a sanctioned event that I personally processed). In fact, page 49 of the KSHSAA manual states ALL ACTIONS are to be FOR, NOT AGAINST, POSITIVE, NOT NEGATIVE or DISRESPECTFUL! And it also states that one should "Exercise self-control and reflect positively upon yourself, team and school." I believe that your comments do not meet those standards.

Lastly, of the 16 teams we had involved in this tournament (representing 5 states) you are the only negative connotation that I have found. We received many great comments and will solicit our returning teams for THEIR suggestions. I am not interested in yours, primarily because of your unprofessional blog posts and personal opinions that do not reflect the collective voice of those associated with OUR tournament. If you feel you need a voice you could certainly discuss with your own schools coaching staff and/or administration. There are other ways of handling concerns and would expect that you do so appropriately in the future.

I have seen this on this forum before but have to ask this question. How sad is it that a grown man that can't even be man enough to sign his own name to something gets on here and takes a shot at a kid? Any adult that would do this is a huge piece of crap. I have never seen or heard anything from Reece that was not total respect and humility. He's one of the nicest kids you will ever meet. If you don't like Will then fine, I'm sure he's going to lose sleep over that. But my god grow up.
Jerry Dale

I don't know the AD/Associate Principal of GE but I like him/her a LOT! And agree with everything he/she said.

Watch it Will. I got put on double super secret probation by KSHSAA last year. You might be next.

You guys can have coffee together at the monthly meeting of the Socialist Party movement. Kent Glaser is his name. I can get you an email and phone number. Maybe you can carpool to the Obama Inauguration party.

Damn Will. You carry a pretty big stick to get that kind of reaction. Surprised there wasnt a threat of bodily harm. How dare you speak your opinion on a forum. Curious to see how many of these comments get erased. Censorship seems to be what "in" these days.

If he was the true number one seed, and is the best wrestler in the bracket it shouldn't really matter where he gets seeded. He should be able to beat anybody in his path.

You're missing Will's point--yes it doesn't affect the wrestler who should be seeded number one, what he's saying is that It's not fair to those other wrestlers who are unfairly matched up against said kid earlier on than they should have, perhaps preventing them from placing as high as they could. Common sense.

I don't have a dog in this race But I wondered how far off off were all of the seeds?

[list]
[*]No 1 seed placed 1st 9 times, second 3 times 8th and 4th.

[*]No 2 seed was in finals 8 times winning 3, placed 3rd twice, 4th twice 6th and 8th.

[*]No 3rd seed made the finals 4 times winning 1, consolation finals 5 times winning 4. Placed 5th,6th,7th twice and 8th

[*]No 4 seed made the finals twice winning 1. 6 times consolation finals winning 3 times. 5th 3 times, 6th, 7th, and 8th,

Looks pretty solid.

Mark,

Simmons was the absolute easiest decision #1 seed. Also the #4 seed that won was a 2x Fargo AA. Anyone that knows Mike Medina knows him to be of the highest character. He basically never makes a big deal out of seeds. When he speaks up like he did in that meeting, the other coaches should have known there was something to it. I applaud Coach Carroll for standing by him and understanding that Simmons was the obvious top seed at 120. Notably the two coaches in favor of seeding that weight correctly were Divison I wrestlers themselves.

Why is that ironic. . .perhaps coincidental, but hardly ironic. I have sat in some meetings with former divison 1 wrestlers who were as tunnel visioned about their kids as anyone else in the room.

That wrestler was not their kid.

I'm still curious as to why Fergola was even doing the seeding or in the meeting if he has no involvement to the event at all. It should have been the local high school coaches involved in the tourney as I have been to many High School seeding meetings also?

Hey in all events you do like to see the two highest seeds making it to the finals don't you?

Mark,

The #1 seed at 120 got 5th??? You don't show any 1 seeds placing 5th?? Do we need a thorough review of your data? Regardless, you support my point that 120 should not have been missed and should have been corrected at the Saturday meeting. Markus didn't just win 120, he dominated. Three pins and two tech falls.

I read through the e mail posted on here as being from a Gardner Edgerton Administrator.

I am assuming the e mail is accurate and was sent exactly as posted.

I do know have any personal knowledge of the seeding, past seeding, the tournament in the past or the tournament this year.

My comments are only based on the this quotation copied and pasted here from one of the above posts.

"I can tell you that if you were a parent in the Gardner Edgerton High School scene and I discovered that you were making comments to these affects and contacting another schools tournament management you would be in my office and we would be discussing this personally."

I take the end of this sentence to be written in a threatening manner. I don't know the person who wrote the e mail. During 26 years of teaching I have had the chance to meet many people who worked for school districts. Occasionally I have had the chance to meet an administrator or teacher who thought their authority extended into the world outside of school. Even in the case of criticism or praise by someone outside of their school. It has always been especially humorous to observe these teachers or administrators throughout their careers.
In any case from the way the e mail was written young Will is lucky he isn't a patron of the Gardner Edgerton School District. If so I would imagine he would be serving detention or clapping erasers for the next few weeks. The administrator might be mistaking his position in the school for authority in other parts of life.

Can any of you, as an adult patron of a district, imagine receiving a call or letter from an administrator telling you to be in his/her office to discuss your behavior?

Careful, Will, you maybe suspended from adult activities or sent to the alternative school for adults if you continue this behavior. They must have been granted far reaching power in the Gardner district.

I am not sure I know the whole story, but did Cokely contact the coach or AD from GE? If so, then maybe the Saint James AD would have something to say about one of his parents contacting coaches or administrators from another school when the parent does NOT represent the school in any capacity.

If Will had a dollar for every anonymous and first-time poster with a drive-by comment about him he would be rich. He did not contact the AD. Even if he did, what world do you live in that would make that wrong?

In what world is it appropriate for a parent to contact another school's staff to complain about how their tournament is run? Maybe all Cokely would have to do is ask the Saint James AD his thoughts on the matter?

I would say that contacting someone directly is always better than shooting your opinion out on a forum while hiding your identity!

My dad didn't contact anyone from GEHS. He complained about the seeding on here. The AD from GEHS saw the comments he made then emailed him.

At least Cokeley is man enough to put his name on all his posts. The forums dont need another no name mud slinger....we got plenty

Perhaps you and Chief could point us to where the "mud slinging" was in either of his/her posts? You people just can't stand for anyone to dare to disagree with you or your man. Or in this case to even dare ask a question.

Nobody can control who seeds what tournament or what seed you will get, but what you can control is winning. If you think you should be the number one seed, you should be able to beat every other kid as well in no matter what order. Quit complaining.

If I wasn't "allowed" to speak my peace to my school's administration, I can assure you that I would do all in my power to make sure that said administration would be on the way out the door. And since my tax dollars go to pay for all of these public schools, I would expect to be able to do the same with another school's administration.

THis guy from GEHS sounds like a pompous a$$, with a typical government employee attitude. "Who are you, lowly parent, to question me, the administrator??!! I have some letters behind my name, therefore you shall bow down before me, and I will tell you how to raise your kids"

Just because "I pay taxes" does not give a person the right to dictate how things at every school in Kansas are run. The appropriate thing for Cokely to have done would be to contact his sons coach and no one else. doug47, those typical government employees you seem to have low opinions of are the ones teaching, coaching, encouraging, and helping your kid. Whoever the AD is at GE I am sure he is no exception to that. The forum on this thread resembles more of a fox news comment section rather than a place to promote wrestling, which is the intended purpose if I read the guidlines right. Please get back to that and quit trying to bash on anyone who did not allow you or your friends to get your way in one high school wrestling tournament.

Why shouldn"t Will be able to contact a school Ad,principle, coach or anyone else to speak his mind about the tournament. this is America, it's his right to do that here. As long as he was non threatening or obnoxious, he had every right to contact them. Last time I checked we still have freedom of speach.

To all...what I feel to be exhausting is the 2+ pages of derogatory posts in regards to what was a great day of wrestling. Now, I'm not going to sit here and defend or attack what Will is upset about because I wasn't there and had nothing to do with the seeding meetings. I will say that it is uncalled for, and to be honest quite immature, to name-call and to assume one's intelligence to be rather low by implying they're not smart enough to change a tire on a van. Let's be adult. If you disagree with something, that's fine...you have the right. But there's definitely a different way to go about it...from both sides. With that being said, I don't think anyone can deny Will's passion for the sport. Also, to comment on another earlier post...and I can't recall by who...Mr. Fergola has all the right to be a part of the process as he is a part of the team that coordinates the event. Which brings me to most important part of my post...the event itself. Only one poster complimented the tournament...thanks Mr. Harris...everything else has been negative aside from congrats to a few wrestlers on wins. I myself, didn't help coordinate or plan the event as I was only working Track matside, but I think there needs to be recognition for the efforts of all who helped and the atmosphere we had. 7 mats going, everything moved along at a quick pace(I'm sure there were hiccups as all tournaments have them), great competiotion from 5 states and I truly believe the kids...who, by the way are THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, loved it. There aren't many events where kids get to walk thru a tunnel with the music rocking and wrestle under a single mat light. It truly is awesome for the kids. I am sure there are few tournaments out there that do a better job...but I know for a fact that most are inferior. I may be biased being a parent of a former Blazer wrestler as well as a current one, but we have to be doing something right to continue to attract teams from out of state and bring in the top notch competiotion that they do. I guess all I can say is that if you have such issues with the tournament, find another tournament to attend on the first weekend in December each year and hopefully they will have the type of competition you find here. Hopefully that isn't what transpires as it's teams like SJA and their quality program that makes this 1-day tournament what it is. I know it's early, but I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you matside.

Keith Heniss

What school do you teach or administrate at?

Lots of good teachers, lots of good administrators, lots of good coaches, but WAY TOO MANY idiots in those positions as well. I like to refer to them as over educated to the point that they believe they are above us common folk that have the good ole education from Teacher Real Life.

And who said anyone was "dictating" how things are run? It is pretty obvious that there was some common sense left out of the equation in some seeding. I guess people are supposed to turn the other cheek........

I'm going to post a quote that really riles up Kool Aid drinkers like you:

"All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing"

Doesn't matter if it is something as "unimportant" as a seeding for a tournament, or as "unimportant" as getting off your a$$ to go and vote for the guy that wants to restore America to its roots of hardwork, and earning what you get, instead of staying home and letting the moocher crowd vote themselves another 4 years of coddling........

Damn I missed H.S. wrestling...And this is just the 1st tournament!!!!!!

No sense leaving out the last part of the story...

Kent,

“you as a parent (which is your role in this instance) are not included in all of the communication that is ongoing in regards to us setting this tournament up. “

Then why even send me this email? I am a lowly tax payer who without my dollars you would not have a job. Without my kids your existence would not be needed. I find that comment to be MOST pompous and arrogant on your part. I am almost 50 so I am not going to be called to the principal’s office for STATING MY OPINION as well as pointing out the FACTS. You are wasting everyone’s time with this email.

I am a wrestling advocate and I believe things should be done the CORRECT way. I am honest and upstanding. I have a track record, professionally and in support of wrestling that speaks for itself. I do NOT have to buy in to your communication protocol. You and all of your employees have public accessible emails and phones. Matt and Richard have both called me and that is why I have their numbers. In fact, if you knew the background to my last conversation with Richard you will understand EXACTLY why I would feel he was setting my son up.

See my comments below (inserted in CAPS.) I have wasted enough of my time and everyone else’s on this issue. Give me three swats and call it good.

Will Cokeley
Tax Payer
Tuition payer
Parent
But not good enough to have an opinion in Kent Glaser’s eyes.


From: Kent Glaser [mailto:GlaserK@usd231.com]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 3:00 PM
To: William Cokeley
Cc: coachfergola@gmail.com; Andy Tylicki; kleibham@sjakeepingfaith.org; mhuppe@sjakeepingfaith.org; mmedina@sjakeepingfaith.org; Tim Brady; Matt Yeamans
Subject: Re: Fwd: Seeding & Team Scoring

Will,

You are receiving this email from me (Athletic Director and Associate Principal of Gardner Edgerton High School), because I am disappointed in how your have directed your comments, interjected your opinion, etc. in a manner and a scene that we were not going to respond to. SO WHY AM I GETTING THIS EMAIL? I purposefully and directly informed our tournament management not to respond to your calls, texts, email and other "blog" postings. We will take the high road here and not comment in these public formats. Your doing so is a disappointment. TO YOU. For several reasons I made this directive to our personnel. First you are not a coach or administrator for St James Academy. Second we were in the middle of setting up a tournament and that is not the time for my staff to take the time to respond (and now that we are finished here is my response). Thirdly, this should go through the proper channels. I would have taken a call or email (and so would my staff) from Coach Medina (HE TRIED TO CALL), Mark Huppe, or any other administrative team member from St. James. BECAUSE EDUCATORS ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO PARENTS??

Why, you may ask? Because you as a parent (which is your role in this instance YOUR OPINON) are not included in all of the communication that is ongoing in regards to us setting this tournament up. WHY CAN THERE BE NO TRANSPARENCY? WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU MUST TAKE THIS ELITIST APPROACH? In fact, many of the claims you make below are misleading and you are not fully enveloped within that communication format. NOT TRUE. All 16 coaches were fully aware and as a collective group supportive of the seeding committee. NOT TRUE!!! CALL EVERY COACH BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OF THEM AND THIS IS NOT TRUE. We had in place a format for coaches to make change requests prior to the tournament start. NOT TRUE. The criteria was specifically laid out. AND NOT FOLLOWED. Your opinion on how we set up the criteria and manage the tournament is not relevant. THEN WHY ARE YOU SENDING ME THIS LETTER?? Again, this is done with communication via our tournament management and with the teams we have involved. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE! THIS SITUATION WAS BROUGHT UP AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. THE CRITERIA WAS LAID OUT AND NOT COMPLIED TO. IT IS NOT JUST MY OPNINION BUT THE FACTS. HAVE YOU EVER MANAGED A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?

I completely understand that you are friends or acquaintances of Matt Yeamans and Richard Fergola. Your texts, voicemail, blog postings, etc. were ill timed and were not suited for a response by my staff as we prepared to run a tournament. REALLY? Lastly, your misguided delusion that this is personal, is more of an attack on myself and Gardner Edgerton High School. I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU. If you for one minute believe that we would host an event for KIDS and purposely inflict personal vendettas you are sorely mistaken. I DO BELIEVE THAT RICHARD FERGOLA WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO THIS.

We will as normal reflect upon OUR tournament and how we run it for the kids and teams involved. If you would like input I would suggest you do so via Coach Medina or Mark Huppe. I can tell you that if you were a parent in the Gardner Edgerton High School scene and I discovered that you were making comments to these affects and contacting another schools tournament management you would be in my office and we would be discussing this personally. NO WE WOULDN’T. I WOULD NEVER HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE WHO STARTED OUT HIS LETTER IN SUCH A DISRESPECTFUL TONE. In this instance you are not and I will leave my only communication with you as this email and copy the appropriate St James personnel that I have full respect for. I will also give St James administration a personal call so that they too know that the conduct of one St James' parent was viewed as unprofessional and irresponsible. I ALREADY MADE THE CALL. I DO NOT AGREE WITH YOU AND YOU HAVE NOT EVEN ASKED TO HAVE MY SIDE OF THE STORY.

In regards to you communicating further with Matt Yeamans, Richard Fergola, or any other tournament staff member of the Gardner Edgerton Wresting Invitational Tournament please know that they will not respond to you in reference to our wrestling tournament. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN ERASED FROM MY PHONE.
In regards to your "Wrestling Forum" public posts below, it is certainly not within the frame work that I believe helps our sports and our kids. Unprofessional. Definitely not congruent with the standards of the KSHSAA (of which both St James and Gardner Edgerton are members) or the NFHS (of which this was a sanctioned event that I personally processed). In fact, page 49 of the KSHSAA manual states ALL ACTIONS are to be FOR, NOT AGAINST, POSITIVE, NOT NEGATIVE or DISRESPECTFUL! And it also states that one should "Exercise self-control and reflect positively upon yourself, team and school." I believe that your comments do not meet those standards. I BELIEVE THEY WERE IN ORDER. I HAVE STATED FACTS.

Lastly, of the 16 teams we had involved in this tournament (representing 5 states) you are the only negative connotation that I have found. OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVEN’T TALKED TO ALL OF THE HEAD COACHES AND PARENTS INVOLVED WITH THE TOURNAMENT. IS THE GOOD FAR GREATER THAN THE BAD. YES. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A TOURNAMENT WITH TOUGH COMPETITION. We received many great comments and will solicit our returning teams for THEIR suggestions. I am not interested in yours, primarily because of your unprofessional blog posts and personal opinions that do not reflect the collective voice of those associated with OUR tournament. YOUR OPINON AND I REALLY DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK. YOU DIDN’T EVEN GIVE ME THE RESPECT TO ASK ME WHAT THE BACKGROUND IS. If you feel you need a voice you could certainly discuss with your own schools coaching staff and/or administration. There are other ways of handling concerns and would expect that you do so appropriately in the future. WE HAVE TRIED TO POINT OUT THE ISSUES FOR FIVE YEARS. MANY, MANY OF US IN THE WRESTLING COMMUNITY KNEW THAT THE SEEDING WAS GOING TO BE DONE IMPROPERLY. WE TRIED PROACTIVELY TO POINT THIS OUT IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY. AT THIS POINT IT IS TIME TO VOTE WITH OUR FEET.

Wow. Somebody needs to give that dude a lesson in how to write concisely. Two paragraphs max is all that rant was 'worth'. I quit reading before I was even a fourth of the way done with it. It reminded me of watching paint dry.

Doug47,
I am not a teacher or administrator, but am a product of a home where my father was a teacher and coach. I work in and have experience "Teacher Real World". To say anyone is overeducated is an oxymoron. You seem to think that those of us that went to college have not had any "real world" experience. The fact is, in addition to getting an education, we have also experienced everything that life has thrown at us. You and Mr. Cokely have demonstrated you don't know how to respectfully disagree with someone and have gone so far as smear the names of educators who, I would wager, are good people. In this thread Mr. Heniss summed it up best by asking all involved to get back to positive things and move on. Please.

You have no idea about half the stuff you're talking about and should probably stop commenting on here.

Thank you to the organizers for letting Bill Peterman set up a booth for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund at the tournament.
Bill reported good things about the the tournament.

So anyone catch the Wrestling Finals on Metro Sports? Feedback?

Great job! Thank you for broadcasting the finals.