So today I look in the paper to see scores and see match scores that happened two weeks ago. I called the coach to see if it was because of him. Found out it wasn't. What a discrace

Yeah, the Dispatch will send 8 guys to cover an Ohio State football game or press conference that we can all watch on TV, but can't assign one to cover High School sports part-time. Shame.

Who needs the Columbus Dispatch when you have Inside The Circle!?!?!?!?!

We are begging for results to be sent to [email protected] - SEND THEM TO US!!! Why send them to people who don't want them!?!?!?!?

Thank goodness for the internet. It's unfortunate newspapers are a dying breed.

You can't take a computer into a sauna.

Amen Crusier.

Dust_E_Roads;1554745 wrote:Yeah, the Dispatch will send 8 guys to cover an Ohio State football game or press conference that we can all watch on TV, but can't assign one to cover High School sports part-time. Shame.

The Dispatch doesn't even provide decent coverage for OSU wrestling.

Dispose the dispatch!
yeah john40 they put a 3 line summary of their top ten wrestling team write next to a full page of the lady buckeyes.
i don't get it!

It's sad really sad.

It's a bad paper...always has been. High school wrestling results are the least of its problems.

Agreed - I grew up in NE Ohio - where wrestling was covered weekly in our local paper. And I came from a town much smaller than Columbus.

The Plain Dealer covers wrestling - it's online site has a high school wrestling page: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/wrestling/

The Dispatch is definitely a Travashamockery! Thank God for ITC!

#Travashamockery

Solid stuff!!! Haven't seen that in a while.

ITC is still working on a few things. I'd like to get a bit more info on some D-II and D-III teams, and individuals. I wouldn't mind doing - if nothing else - a printed version for the website - of a top 3. Taping all three divisions would take WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too long! These last segments took us just over 5 hours. Not to mention the individual time we spent prepping. I can't imagine what it would take to do all three divisions. More sponsors, maybe? Perhaps I'll set up a donate feature on the website!!!

cruiser_96;1555413 wrote:#Travashamockery

Solid stuff!!! Haven't seen that in a while.

ITC is still working on a few things. I'd like to get a bit more info on some D-II and D-III teams, and individuals. I wouldn't mind doing - if nothing else - a printed version for the website - of a top 3. Taping all three divisions would take WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too long! These last segments took us just over 5 hours. Not to mention the individual time we spent prepping. I can't imagine what it would take to do all three divisions. More sponsors, maybe? Perhaps I'll set up a donate feature on the website!!!

Kickstarter!

When I figure that out, it's on!!!!!!!!

Actually, this is not good. One of my delusions of grandeur with this ITC project was to purchase each and every state tournament bracket for all of the Central District's state champions and hang them in their high school's room. Take pictures, have cameras rolling, perhaps, if possible, have the state champ there and relive his career. Oh well. Maybe when I win the powerball.

Your work on ITC is greatly appreciated. Please keep it up!

cruiser_96;1555413 wrote:#Travashamockery

Solid stuff!!! Haven't seen that in a while.

ITC is still working on a few things. I'd like to get a bit more info on some D-II and D-III teams, and individuals. I wouldn't mind doing - if nothing else - a printed version for the website - of a top 3. Taping all three divisions would take WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too long! These last segments took us just over 5 hours. Not to mention the individual time we spent prepping. I can't imagine what it would take to do all three divisions. More sponsors, maybe? Perhaps I'll set up a donate feature on the website!!!

Cruiser- first off- Thanks for ITC! My hometown paper covers wrestling weekly plus they have a 2-3 full- page review just before districts, but I don't think they have weekly video updates like ITC!

You should have huntergreen on as a guest to review D2 rankings. And whoever does the D3 rankings as well! With weekly guests maybe you could get a desk and have them sit on a couch! Lol! Just kidding about that last part-thought I'd throw in some more grandeur!

Take a note disgrace...this is a major league sports city's main newspaper that frequently features HS wrestling!

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/highschool/2014/01/06/High-school-wrestling-notebook-Franklin-Regional-flexes-muscles/stories/201401060040


High school wrestling notebook: Franklin Regional flexes muscles
January 5, 2014 10:15 PM




Marc Billett/Tri-State Sports & News Service
Franklin Regional’s Tyler Smith was one of five Panthers to take home a gold medal at the Powerade Christmas tournament Dec. 27-28 at Canon-McMillan.


By Ken Wunderley / Tri-State Sports & News Service
As Franklin Regional’s Tyler Smith collected the Panthers’ fifth gold medal at the Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament Dec. 27-28 at Canon-McMillan High School, a history question came to mind.


How many teams have had five or more champions in the 46-year history of the tournament, now recognized as the most competitive regular-season tournament in Pennsylvania and third strongest in the country?


Franklin Regional is the 10th team to have five or more champions at the annual event, which started out as the California University Christmas Tournament. But most of those performances came during the early years of the tournament, before its expansion to teams outside the WPIAL.


In the first 17 years of the tournament, only four wrestlers outside the WPIAL won individual titles. Seven WPIAL teams captured five or more titles during that stretch, with Washington owning the record with seven champions in 1975.


In 1984, tournament director Frank Vulcano Jr. decided to expand the tournament by inviting teams from across the country. In the past 29 years of the tournament, only three teams have had five or more champions, and two are WPIAL teams. North Allegheny had five champions in 1987 and Franklin Regional matched that total a week ago. The other team with five or more champions was Mt. Carmel, Ill., with six in 1992.


Franklin, Latrobe meet


Franklin Regional and Latrobe, the top two finishers at the Powerade tournament, will lock horns again this weekend at the 61st annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association Tournament, which begins Friday at Franklin Regional High School.


Included in the 18-team field are six two-time champions, three one-time champions and three others who have placed second twice.


Franklin Regional, the defending team champion, features a trio of two-time champions — Smith, Josh Maruca and Josh Shields — and a one-time champ in Michael Kemerer.


Latrobe has returning champions in Zack Zavatsky and Luke Pletcher. Zavatsky is a two-time champ.


Hempfield’s Ricky Cavello and Kiski Area’s Shane Kuhn are also vying for a third title. Hempfield’s Sam Krivus is the other returning champ.


Kiski Prep’s Justin Patrick, Latrobe’s Dom Scalise and Burrell’s Steven Edwards are two-time silver medalists.


Tri-County begins Friday


The Tri-County Tournament will held Friday and Saturday at Ringgold High School. The 17-team field includes four-time defending WPIAL Class AAA team tournament champion Canon-McMillan.


Three Big Mac wrestlers are returning champions, but Solomon Chishko is out with a knee injury. Brendan Price and Dalton Macri are also returning champions for Canon-McMillan.


Defending county champion Peters Township and Chartiers-Houston are not entered in this year’s tournament. Both schools received an invitation to the Virginia Duals, which are being held the same weekend.


Waynesburg’s A.C. Headlee, Charleroi’s Nick Gavazzi and Avella’s Jake Temple are also two-time champions.


West Allegheny wins again


West Allegheny captured a second consecutive title at the Midwestern Athletic Conference tournament, held over the weekend at Montour High School. The Indians had eight wrestlers advance to the finals and three claimed gold medals: Mason Schaefer (106), Kyle Scott (145) and Nate Hall (152). It was Hall’s second title.


Hopewell finished second in the team standings and matched West Allegheny with three champions: Travis Sonson (126), Nick Guzma (160) and Stephon Peake (285).


Montour’s Cole Macek (195) was named Outstanding Wrestler after claiming his fourth title.

cthelites, the folks at the Dispatch couldn't possibly give wrestling that sort of coverage and still have 5 different articles each day about Ohio State football written by 5 different people. [sarc]