It will be. Not to burst your bubble, but the sport will outlive us!

Hope to see you sometime at an open mat somewhere. Don't forget... May 19th. Start GREEEEEEEZIN the wheels NOW!!!

less than 3 hours away!!!

I found last year's results...

112
CHAMPION: Lee Wilson (DeSales)
Runner-up: Drew McDougle (Gahanna)
Third Place: Ivan McClay (Massilon) (bumped up from 105)

128
CHAMPION: Cole Nace (Teays Valley)
Runner-up: Anthony Michael (O. Liberty)
Third Place: Corey Lump (Paint Valley)

135
CHAMPION: Aaron Branham (West Jefferson)
Runner-up: Joe Boswell (Canal Winchester)
Third Place: Jack Swicegood (Westland)

142
CHAMPION: Connor McMahon (Cuyahoga Falls)
Runner-up: Jacob Hinze (Pickerington North)
Third Place: Riky Davis (Briggs)

150
CHAMPION: Brandon Howes (Pickerington North)
Runner-up: Jarrod Winn (O. Orange)
Third Place: Quentin Rigny (Westland)

158
CHAMPION: Conrad Rosch (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Drake Jones (Bishop Hartley)
Third Place: Ethan Snyder (O. Liberty)

170
CHAMPION: Jordan Bellomy (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Derrick Neimeister (West)
Third Place: Tyler Palmer (Westland)

185
CHAMPION: Harrison Rosch (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Kwan Bailey (Groveport Madison)
Third Place: Joe Archer (O. Liberty)

200
CHAMPION: Ryan Fultz (West Jefferson)
Runner-up: Luke Edwards (H. Davidson)
Third Place: Eric Banks (Canal Winchester)

220/245
CHAMPION: Tyler Fabry (West Jefferson)
Runner-up: Evan Jackson (Bishop Hartley)
Third Place: Patrick McNabb (Westerville Central)

OPEN
CHAMPION: Phil Carney (Parts Unknown)
Runner-up: Clark Kent (Metropolis)
Third Place: Bruce Banner (Pittsburg)

Updates, or should I say results, will be up soon. Gotta give the boy a bath. One moment please...

Long bath........

Just kiddin'. Seriously though, this was a very good event. SP's and SQ's all over the place.....some very good matches. My son got 4 quality matches in under 2 hours and then we were out of there. Our dinner that was left on the stove for us was still warm. Not too shabby!

Glad to read, dad4sports. After the bath, the Mrs. (and rightlyfully so here) put the nix on anything wrestling related. Sunday night at Ready, Tuesday night at our place, Thursday at Darby, then last night... She wins.

My boy had a doctor's appt. earlier today, and I'm now at Staples, so I'll get home and post the goods. I'll also have two or three maches to upload. Great stuff!

Thanks again to all those who participated and attended. I enjoyed the atmosphere, hope everyone did the same.

Results for THIS year's Cruiser Open, the Friday night tournament...

105
CHAMPION: Josh Vanbibber (Logan)
Runner-up: Luke Nace (Teays Valley)

112
CHAMPION: Jacob Spearman (Lancaster)
Runner-up: J. Sowards (Kenton or Kenston...can't remember)
Third Place: Not sure here. I think the champ took his pool off the wall. And he'll get no beef from me for doing so.

128
CHAMPION: Austin Marsico (Pickerington North aka Peasant-Mooches, aka Brad's Bunch, aka the NERF-ectionists)
Runner-up: Logan Strope (Lancaster)
Third Place: Ryan Murdock (Dublin Scioto... just kidding! Dublin Coffman)

135
CHAMPION: Brady Hutchins (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Cameron Longwell (Hilliard Darby)
Third Place: Cole Nace (Teays Valley)

142
CHAMPION: David Reynolds (Thee Groveport Madison)
Runner-up: Devon Wohrle (Hilliard Bradley)
Third Place: Ben Sullivan (Lancaster)

150
CHAMPION: Jacob Hinze (Pickerington North, aka Brad's Bunch)
Runner-up: Brandon Howes (Pickerington North, aka Brad's Bunch)
Third Place: Jason Maynard (Licking Heights)

170
CHAMPION: Andrew Higgins (Hilliard Bradley)
Runner-up: Malachi Bluhm (Logan)
Third Place: Joseph Lybarger (DeSales)

185
CHAMPION: Harrison Rosch (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Kwan Bailey (Groveport Madison)
Third Place: Joe Archer (O. Liberty)

200
CHAMPION: Jason Russell (West)
Runner-up: Jon Marshall (Lancaster)
Third Place: Kevin Gusan (Bishop Hartley)

220/245
CHAMPION: Patrick McNabb (Westerville Central)... I'm pretty sure. He may have lifter the bracket as well.
Runner-up: Not exactly sure but it may have been El-Gerushi from Hilliard Darby. He was pretty good.
Third Place:

OPEN
CHAMPION: Brendan Moody (Stow)
Runner-up: Todd Nace (Hamilton Township)
Third Place: Jon Spires (NYAC)

Once again, thanks to everyone!

One small detail that is incorrect... Sufyan El-Geroushi from Hilliard Darby was the Champ at HVY. He was up by a significant margin when he pinned Mcnabb.

Thanks for the fun tourney.

No disrespect intended on that Ozzie. Had I been born a chicken iwould have fulfilled the oft referred to metaphor.

Great job running a fun tourney Cruiser!
We got 4 tough quality matches in 3 hrs! Lot's of studs.
This was our first ever off season tourney and what a difference in the atmosphere. Much more relaxed and laid back. Great for off season work.
We will do this next yr if you still have it.

cruiser_96 wrote: Results for THIS year's Cruiser Open, the Friday night tournament...

105
CHAMPION: Josh Vanbibber (Logan)
Runner-up: Luke Nace (Teays Valley)

112
CHAMPION: Jacob Spearman (Lancaster)
Runner-up: J. Sowards (Kenton or Kenston...can't remember)
Third Place: Not sure here. I think the champ took his pool off the wall. And he'll get no beef from me for doing so.

128
CHAMPION: Austin Marsico (Pickerington North aka Peasant-Mooches, aka Brad's Bunch, aka the NERF-ectionists)
Runner-up: Logan Strope (Lancaster)
Third Place: Ryan Murdock (Dublin Scioto... just kidding! Dublin Coffman)

135
CHAMPION: Brady Hutchins (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Cameron Longwell (Hilliard Darby)
Third Place: Cole Nace (Teays Valley)

142
CHAMPION: David Reynolds (Thee Groveport Madison)
Runner-up: Devon Wohrle (Hilliard Bradley)
Third Place: Ben Sullivan (Lancaster)

150
CHAMPION: Jacob Hinze (Pickerington North, aka Brad's Bunch)
Runner-up: Brandon Howes (Pickerington North, aka Brad's Bunch)
Third Place: Jason Maynard (Licking Heights)

170
CHAMPION: Andrew Higgins (Hilliard Bradley)
Runner-up: Malachi Bluhm (Logan)
Third Place: Joseph Lybarger (DeSales)

185
CHAMPION: Harrison Rosch (Canal Winchester)
Runner-up: Kwan Bailey (Groveport Madison)
Third Place: Joe Archer (O. Liberty)

200
CHAMPION: Jason Russell (West)
Runner-up: Jon Marshall (Lancaster)
Third Place: Kevin Gusan (Bishop Hartley)

220/245
CHAMPION: Patrick McNabb (Westerville Central)... I'm pretty sure. He may have lifter the bracket as well.
Runner-up: Not exactly sure but it may have been El-Gerushi from Hilliard Darby. He was pretty good.
Third Place:

OPEN
CHAMPION: Brendan Moody (Stow)
Runner-up: Todd Nace (Hamilton Township)
Third Place: Jon Spires (NYAC)

Once again, thanks to everyone!

I think 185 is wrong lol

Just reliving the glory days!!! I failed to cut that out of the copy. Alas, I have so much to learn concerning copy and paste! Dad4Sports... Please help, signed hopeless.

cruiser_96 wrote: I'll also have two or three maches to upload. Great stuff!

Thanks again to all those who participated and attended. I enjoyed the atmosphere, hope everyone did the same.

Where do you upload all your matches?

youtube... it'll be a couple days though. I'm working on the standing front headlock series from Tommy Rowlands right now. I want to show two techniques from that position and then I'll upload the matches.

Consider it posted, "after I give the boy a bath".

dad4sports: check under TheMightyCruiser... I have a good number of videos on there. I'll let you know when it's up.

cruiser_96 wrote: youtube... it'll be a couple days though. I'm working on the standing front headlock series from Tommy Rowlands right now. I want to show two techniques from that position and then I'll upload the matches.

Consider it posted, "after I give the boy a bath".

dad4sports: check under TheMightyCruiser... I have a good number of videos on there. I'll let you know when it's up.

Cool.....you've got some pretty good stuff on there!!

hey cruiser do you still have the 2008 central district finals matches on tape? ever think of youtubing those individually?

I didn't actually tape the entire match... Mainly in the neutral position or if I felt something was about to happen. Not one match that whole weekend was taped fro
start to finish. Come to think of it I dont think any match got more. Than a thirty second block.

Just in case you missed it on the open mat thread...

Murdock vs. Strope...



Marsico vs. Murdock...

Hutchins vs. Longwell...