NHSCA Wrestling Championships
The National High School Coaches Association 22nd Annual High School Wrestling Nationals Championship event was on March 29th - April 3rd at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, VA. It is the most prestigious high school wrestling event in the country. A few commercial spots are still available for 30 seconds of the broadcast. The commercial spot will be shown 27 times and be played in 65 million homes, between this coming Thursday and August. The cost of buying the commercial time will be $900, which comes to $33.33 per commercial. The chart below is a list of dates, times and networks who are covering the event. There will also be 10 more airdates from Cox Sports Television which are not included in the chart
Airdate Time Network Dish Network DirectTV
Thursday April 21st, 2011 3pm PST Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area 419 697
Saturday April 23rd, 20111 1am PST Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area 419 697
Thursday April 28th, 2011 3pm EST Comcast New England 435 630
Saturday April 30th, 2011 2:30pm CST Comcast Sportsnet Chicago 429 665
Thursday May 5th, 2011 7pm CST Cox Sports TV New Orleans 421
Sunday May 8th, 2011 2pm EST Comcast New England 435 630
Thursday May 12, 2011 8pm MTN Altitude Sports and Ent. 410 681
Thursday May 12, 2011 12am MTN Altitude Sports and Ent
Friday May 13th, 2011 11am MTN Altitude Sports and Ent 410 681
Friday May 13th, 2011 8pm EST Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic 424 642
Friday May 13th, 2011 8pm EST Root Sports 428 659
Friday May 13th, 2011 8pm EST Comcast Philadelphia
Saturday May 14th, 2011 1:30pm MST Altitude Sports and Ent 410 681
Wednesday May 18th, 2011 4pm MST Altitude Sports and Ent
Saturday May 21st 2011 8pm MST Altitude Sports and Ent
Wednesday May 25th 2011 1pm MST Altitude Sports and Ent
Friday May 27th 2011 8pm MST Altitude Sports and Ent
Cliff Keen Announces Partnership with National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA)
ANN ARBOR, MI – Cliff Keen Athletic is pleased to announce a strategic marketing partnership and media package with the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) for its 2010-2011 Wrestling tournaments and telecasts on the Versus Network. Cliff Keen becomes the “Official apparel and equipment provider of the National High School Coaches Association.” A staple in the wrestling world for decades, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company is also excited to showcase its wrestling-specific media over the Versus Network during each of the NHSCA Wrestling telecasts. The NHSCA boasts some of the premier high school wrestling tournaments each year, including three signature events, High School Final Four, High School Senior Nationals, and the High School National Duals, that will be televised on Versus in 2011.
The marketing partnership includes commercial spots on the three NHSCA events being televised on Versus, on-air mentions, webcasts, exclusive Cliff Keen/NHSCA apparel, as well as logo placement and event signage. In addition, Cliff Keen will receive naming rights for the “Cliff Keen Wrestler of the Year” and “Cliff Keen Coach of the Year” awards, handed out annually by NHSCA.
“We are extremely pleased to be working with the NHSCA,” said Tom Keen of Cliff Keen Athletic. “To be partnered with an organization that has done so much for scholastic sports and wrestling in particular means a lot to us. Our shared core values and commitment to grow, promote, and advance the sport of wrestling dovetail seamlessly.”
Bobby Ferraro of the NHSCA added: “We are so excited to partner with Cliff Keen. They are the premier wrestling supply company in the world and having our brand attached to Cliff Keen elevates all our tournaments to a new level. We look forward to seeing some new and exciting merchandise this upcoming year at all our tournaments. Our fans and competitors are going to really love the new merchandise.”
For over 50 years, Cliff Keen has been the leading manufacturer of wrestling equipment and uniforms, serving the high school, collegiate, and international wrestling marketplaces, as well as the officiating market. In addition, Cliff Keen has long been a provider to dozens of nationally recognized collegiate wrestling programs and is the Presenting Sponsor of the Big Ten Network’s coverage of collegiate wrestling and BTN wrestling telecasts.
About the NHSCA: Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation’s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
04-18-08 NHSCA Newsletter
This week's guest will be:
Don Van Lierop, the head coach of Men's Basketball at Ferris High School (Spokane, WA)
He has an overall record of 140-26 in six seasons at Ferris High
His teams have won their league title for the past four seasons straight (they have a 49 league winning steak that is still active)
The squad has won its last 59 games in a row (State Big School record)
Captured back to back state titles in '07 & '08 (Class 4a)
3x State Coach of the Year (2002,07,08)
The team finished the year ranked # 20 in the country in the national prep basketball polls
High School Teen Idol
In an attempt to provide an opportunity for high school students to showcase their talents as vocal performers in the world of music, NHSCA PRODUCTIONS presents High School Teen Idol. This competition is designed to keep the cost at a minimum so that it is affordable to all students. The concept of this competition is to combine an educational experience with an opportunity to compete against other high school students from across the country. This will remain a pure competition where the judges will not embarrass the performers. The judges will offer suggestions on how to improve performances.
The eligibility for this event is that you must have completed your freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year in high school in 2008. All contestants must register online prior to June 15 and additional information can be found in the brochure or on our website at HTUwww.nhsca.comUTH. Click Championship Events on our front page.
One male and one female winner will make an appearance on a national television show as well receive an opportunity to record an original song in a recording studio.
Dr. Eugene Foley is one of the most well known names in the music education world. He and his staff will be conducting the educational workshops. Also, international entertainer Carmen Jon will serve as the head judge and other music professionals will be part of his staff of judges.
Long Branch, New Jersey is a beautiful family beach resort community located between New York City and Philadelphia.
For more information on High School Teen Idol please contact rferraro@nhsca.com .
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
Attention all Wrestling Coaches
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit <http://www.allstate.com/teen>www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5œ hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, that’s it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Don’t see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fit…prove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at <mailto:nhsca@nhsca.com>nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
Introducing the NHSCA Sports Network toolbar
The NHSCA Sports Network has announced the release of its sports toolbar. This toolbar can be easily downloaded and placed into your existing web browser. Its ever-expanding selection of essential website links is your one-stop location for all your NHSCA and NHSCA Sports Network links as well as other useful tools for the sports enthusiast. For more information and download instructions, go to:
Books for Sale
Legends of the Mat - by Mike Chapman - $35.00 - Stories of the greatest wrestlers in American History - for more information please contact nhsca@nhsca.com
IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to America’s Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeade’s newest title, It’s How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to America’s Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced America’s best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, it’s not all about winning.
IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesn’t focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
It’s How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. It’s one of those books that you’ll pass around your neighborhood, because there’s a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, it’s also how you play the game that matters.
“Regardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, it’s how you prepared for the game that determines whether you’ll be a winner…or loser, in life.”
—Brian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable television’s number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
It’s How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to America’s Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 • HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 • 384 Pages • ISBN: 0061237264
“There is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. It’s How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.”
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
“I’m fond of saying, ‘Ain’t America a great country!’ Indeed it is…and it’s because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in It’s How You Play the Game. Athletes…and leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ‘…how you play the game.’”
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
“When fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeade’s book, It’s How You Play the Game, doesn’t tell us about their sport—it tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.”
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
“The lessons in It’s How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualities…but only if you’re ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever read…and each story taught me a different lesson.”
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
“Brian Kilmeade’s It’s How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. It’s a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.”
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
“Brian’s last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that It’s How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great read—insightful and well written.” -- Donald Trump
“Brian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. It’s How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.” -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
“Brian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of today’s top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.” --Rick Wolff, host, “The Sports Edge” WFAN Radio
New Jersey Wins National Seniors Team Title; Michigan's Bennett Voted Outstanding Wrestler
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ With three individual champions, New Jersey won the state team title in the 19th annual NHSCA National High School Junior Wrestling Championships presented by the U.S. Navy, which concluded tonight at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
The finals round capped a tournament that saw the National Seniors Championship attract 818 competitors from a record 49 states. The finals featured an outstanding field, including five two-time state champions, seven three-time state champions and three four-time state champions. The 28 finalists combined for 51 state or National Prep Championships titles in their careers.
New Jersey went 3-for-3 in the finals and scored 230.5 points to capture the Chase Metcalf Memorial state team trophy for the second time in three years. Michigan edged Pennsylvania, 213-210, for second place. Each team had two champions. Ohio (164) and California (156) rounded out the top five.
New Jersey‚s champions were Joey Langel (112) of Farmingdale Howell High, Mario Mason (145) of Blairstown Blair Academy and Scott Winston (160) of Jackson Memorial High. Langel and Mason were champions in the NHSCA National High School Juniors Championships a year ago. Langel upset two-time Illinois state champion B.J. Futrell of Chicago Mount Carmel High 6-3, Mason used an early four-point move to record a 9-2 victory over Vince Ramos of Carol Stream (Ill.) Glenbard North High, avenging a loss in the Walsh Ironman Tournament, and Winston, one of five three-time state or National Prep champions to claim titles, blanked Steve Bosak of State College (Pa.) High 6-0. Winston was the first New Jersey wrestler to finish his prep career unbeaten with a 137-0 record.
Pennsylvania led all teams with six finalists and got titles from three-time state champion Jordan Oliver (130) of Easton High, who won by technical fall over Derek Reber of Lewisburg High in an all-Pennsylvania final, and Ziad Haddad (285) of Bethlehem Catholic High, who scored the winning takedown with 12 seconds remaining to edge Randy Colling of Yorkshire (N.Y.) Pioneer High 4-3. Oliver also won the NHSCA National Sophomores and National Juniors Championships the past two seasons.
Michigan‚s Ben Bennett (171), a three-time state champion at Rockford High, was voted the winners of the Jeff Reese Memorial Award as the meet‚s Outstanding Wrestler after scoring key near falls to break open his final three matches. Bennett pinned five-time Alabama champion Kyle Cuthbertson of Scottsboro High in the quarterfinals, scored a tilt with 20 seconds left in a 2-0 semifinal victory over Blair‚s Corey Peltier in the semifinals and turned California state champion Hunter Collins of Gilroy High three times in the final period en route to a 7-2 victory. Marcel Dubose (215) of Oak Park High, also a three-time state champion, beat Travis Pettengill of Flint Kearsley High 4-1 in the overtime tie-breaker in an all-Michigan final.
Two of the three four-time state champions to advance to the finals, Scotti Sentes (125) of Fort Myers (Fla.) Riverdale High and Jason Chamberlain (140) of Springville (Utah) High, were victorious in their final matches. Chamberlain was a National Juniors champion a year ago. The third four-time champion, Mark Weber of Goodrich (Mich.) High, fell 6-4 to Chase Skonieczny of Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) Walsh Jesuit High in the 135-pound final.
The fourth National Juniors champion to add a National Seniors title to his resume was Ryland Geiger (189) of Scappoose (Ore.) High. Geiger also scored the only pin of the finals, a defensive pin over fellow two-time state champion Brent Haynes of Kansas City (Mo.) Oak Park High at 5:19.
Also winning titles were Jesse Meis (103) of Alamosa (Colo.) High, Jordan Keller (119) of Wichita Bishop Carroll High and Josh Condon (152) of Kennesaw (Ga.) Carl Harrison High. Parker Brand of Lewiston-Altura (Minn.) High, the third-place finisher at 215, won the Craig Wesner Memorial Award for the most falls, scoring 4 pins in a combined 6:22.
Complete brackets can be accessed at the following link:
http://teamchamps.pawrsl.com/NHSCA/2008_Seniors.pdf
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The NHSCA, in partnership with Navy Special Operations conducts the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in 1200 high schools throughout America. This serves as a replacement for President Kennedy‚s Council on Fitness that was popular in the 1970‚s and 1980‚s. In partnership with the Pennsylvania National Guard, the NHSCA also conducts Character and Leadership Workshops and reach more than 800 Pennsylvania high schools and 9600 athletes and coaches. For more information on all NHSCA programs, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
2008 NHSCA National Wrestling Championships-Team California All-Americans
Senior Division (10 All-Americans)
103-Jeremy Gendreau-St. John Bosco-Bellflower (S): 2nd Place (7th State)
171-Hunter Collins-Gilroy (CC): 2nd Place (State Champion, 3rd, 2nd, 8th)
103-Gilberto Camacho-Washington Union-Fresno (C): 3rd Place (2x State Champion)
112-Markjay Acosta-San Leandro (NC): 3rd Place (2nd State)
103-Edgar Diaz-Arvin (C): 5th Place (4th State)
119-Thomas Williams-South Hills-West Covina (S): 5th Place (4th, State Champion, 2nd)
135-Vinny Pisani-El Modena-Orange (S): 7th Place (State Champion, 5th)
140-Trent Stevenson-Arcata (NC): 7th Place (5th State)
171-Jake Meredith-Temecula Valley (S): 7th Place (2nd, 7th State)
119-Richard Alarcon-Mayfair-Lakewood (S): 8th Place (5th State)
Team result: 5th Place
Junior Division (10 All-Americans)
112-Stephen Salinas-Northview-Covina (S): 5th Place
119-Martin Gonzalez-Gilroy (CC): 2nd Place
135-Kyle West-Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills (SJ): 3rd Place
145-Scott Sakaguchi-Clovis (C): 5th Place
152-Jacob Rodriguez-Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley (S): 6th Place
160-Stephen West-Buchanan-Clovis (C): 5th Place
171-Ryan Loder-Granite Bay (SJ): 2nd Place
171-Jordan Williams-El Dorado-Placerville (SJ): 6th Place
215-Josh Wood-Modoc (N): 4th Place
285-Roger McCovey-Del Norte-Crescent City (NC): 3rd Place
Team finish: 3rd Place
Sophomore Division (12 All-Americans)
112-Jesse Delgado-Gilroy (CC): National Champion
112-Sean Silva-Barstow (S): 6th Place
112-Bryan Grubbs-La Costa Canyon-Carlsbad (SD): 8th Place
119-Jake Briggs-Bella Vista-Fair Oaks (SJ): National Champion
130-Frank Martinez-Northview-Covina (S): 5th Place
145-Denzel Hawkins-Centennial-Corona (S): 7th Place
152-James Cook-Clovis West (C): National Champion
152-Travs Gallegos-Foothill-Palo Cedro (N): 5th Place
160-Ian Roy-Poway (SD): 6th Place
171-Lyndell Scarr-Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (SJ): 7th Place
215-John Meulman-Saint Francis-Mountain View (CC): 3rd Place
215-Brian Schoene-Bakersfield (C): 5th Place
Team finish: 3rd Place
Freshman Division (5 All-Americans)
103-Vincent Rodriguez-Clovis North (C): 2nd Place
112-Steven Knoblauch-Clovis West (C): 7th Place
119-Chase Boontjer-Foothill-Palo Cedro (N): 4th Place
145-Bradley Johnson-Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley (S): 3rd Place
152-Brett Schumann-Foothill-Palo Cedro (N): 8th Place
Team finish: 7th Place
NHSCA National Freshman Championships Wrap
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ With four finalists and two champions, Pennsylvania won the state team title in the NHSCA National High School Freshman Wrestling Championships presented by the U.S. Navy, which concluded tonight at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
The All-American round capped a tournament that saw the Freshman Championships draw an impressive field of 418 competitors from 40 states.
The National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships resumed Saturday with 818 wrestlers from 48 states competing. That competition began with the championship round of 16 and the opening consolation rounds.
Pennsylvania got titles from Matt Tadich (112), a resident of North Huntingdon who attends Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy, and David Quackenbos (189) of Red Lion High, scoring 215 points to 196.5 for second-place New York, which won the inaugural National Freshman team title a year ago. New Jersey (174), Ohio (110.5) and host Virginia (105.5) rounded out the top five.
New Jersey, Ohio and Colorado also had two champions. New Jersey got titles from Mike Amada (145) of Flanders Mount Olive High and Jacob Conover (285) of Farmingdale Howell High. Ohio crowned back-to-back champions, Kyle Ryan (152) of St. Paris Graham High and Ian Korb (160) of Cincinnati Elder High.
Conifer (Colo.) High took home two individual titles, including the meet‚s Outstanding Wrestler, Travis Himmelman, the 119-pound champion. Himmelman, 44-5 and the Class 4A state champion this year, did not allow a point in the tournament, pinning four of six opponents and recording decisions of 4-0 and 5-0. Himmelman scored one of two pins in the finals, over Nick Soto of Florida at 5:13. Teammate Tony Pena, third in the Colorado state tournament this year, won at 103.
Logan Storley (135) of Webster (S.D.) High, already a three-time state Class B state champion, prevailed in one of the premier matchups of the finals, 5-3 over Dallas (Texas) Bishop Lynch High‚s Trey Adamson. Storley could finish his career as his state‚s second six-time state champion. Blake Roulo (140) of Ettrick (Va.) Matoaca High, a three-time champion in the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships Middle School Division, also claimed a title. Roulo was third in the Group AA state tournament this year.
Other champions were Henry Carlson (125) of Vestavia Hills (Ala.) High, Eric Roach (130) of Crown Point (Ind.) High and Zack Rutt (171) of Montgomery-Lonsdale/LeCenter (Minn.) High. Dalton Wiltrout of Holland (Pa.) Council Rock South High, who finished fifth at 135, took home the tournament‚s Most Falls award with 4 falls in a combined 10:50.
The National High School Freshman Wrestling Championships is an open event, and is open to any high-school wrestler completing his freshman year.
Complete brackets can be accessed at the following link:
http://teamchamps.pawrsl.com/NHSCA/2008_Freshman.pdf
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,500 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events last year. The NHSCA, in partnership with Navy Special Operations, conducts the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge in 1200 high schools throughout America. This serves as a replacement for President Kennedy‚s Council on Fitness that was popular in the 1970‚s and 1980‚s. In partnership with the Pennsylvania National Guard, the NHSCA also conducts Character and Leadership Workshops and reach more than 800 Pennsylvania high schools and 9600 athletes and coaches. For more information on all NHSCA programs, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
Jacoutot Named NHSCA Coach of the Year
EASTON, Pa. ˆ The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) has selected Bill Jacoutot, Sr. of Spencerport High School in Spencerport, N.Y. as its National High School Wrestling Coach of the Year for 2008, the NHSCA announced today.
The NHSCA selects National High School Coaches of the Year annually in 20 boys and girls sports. Last year‚s recipients were from 17 different states. While they represent a multitude of different backgrounds, they exhibit a common theme: a strong dedication to supporting and developing high school student-athletes. Jacoutot is the NHSCA‚s first selection for 2008.
"Bill Jacoutot has built on Spencerport‚s tradition as one of the state of New York‚s top wrestling programs," NHSCA associate executive director Bob Ferraro Jr. said. "His success at Spencerport over a quarter of a century shows that he not only produces outstanding wrestlers, but great teams as well, and we are proud to be honoring him."
Jacoutot will be honored at the Coaches and Officials Championships Breakfast at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va. on Friday, March 28 at 8 a.m., prior to the start of the 19th annual National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships presented by the U.S. Navy. For a complete list of Championships and Convention events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
A native of Old Bridge, N.J., Jacoutot just completed his 26th season at Spencerport, and the Rangers dominated New York State wrestling this year as few teams have in recent years. Spencerport finished the season 18-0, advanced five wrestlers to the Division 1 state tournament, and crowned two state champions. In January, Spencerport won the Union-Endicott Duals, the state‚s unofficial dual-meet championship event, by outscoring three of the state‚s best teams by an average 43-9 score, the biggest average margin of victory in the event‚s history by a wide margin, and finished the season ranked No. 1 by the New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSA) for the second consecutive year. Spencerport also finished the season ranked 10th by W.I.N. magazine, the highest national ranking in the school‚s history.
Jacoutot‚s career record is 335-28-1, and his teams own a 40-match winning streak dating back to January 2006. Nine of his teams have posted unbeaten seasons, and none of his last 22 teams lost more than two dual meets in a season. His teams own a 17-year, 167-match winning streak against Monroe County opponents, and the Rangers won 114 straight matches against Section 5 competition, a streak that spanned 11 seasons. He has coached 49 state qualifiers ˆ with the first 24 seasons of his tenure coming in an era in which only the section champion advanced to the state tournament ˆ along with 31 state placewinners and 11 state champions. Six of his teams finished the season No. 1 in the NYSSA rankings, including five times this decade, and five finished the season nationally ranked.
"I‚m honored to be selected as Coach of the Year," Jacoutot said. "I‚ve been fortunate to work at clinics with other coaches who have earned this honor also, coaches that I have a great deal of respect for. I have a great coaching staff and great support, just like they do. In our program, it‚s very important to prepare our lower-level kids and help transition them to being winning varsity wrestlers. Our coaches have done a great job doing that."
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach and the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA Newsletter Feb. 29th
This weeks guest will be Gerald Winterton:
2007 N.H.S.C.A. Wrestling Coach of the Year
Has been the head coach at Cary for 27 years , leading the Imps to 18 state titles and 7 Dual meet crowns
He holds the national record of 153 tournament wins (which is still an active streak)
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals
Virginia Beach High School Nationals - participate in the best wrestling event in the country. Registration is open. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior divisions. Every major college coach will be in attendance. The top 8 will be officially declared All American's for their respected grade level.
Attention all Wrestling Coaches
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships and / or hosting a Middle School State Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com .
Each of these tournaments would be a great fundraiser for your booster club!
There are State Qualifiers already in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey and West Virginia.
There are Middle School / Elementary State Championships in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5œ hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, that's it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Don't see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fit…prove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Military Channel Link to Superfrog Ad to be placed on Navy website:
http://military.discovery.com/tv/superfrog/superfrog.html
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: >http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
Introducing the NHSCA Sports Network toolbar
The NHSCA Sports Network has announced the release of its sports toolbar. This toolbar can be easily downloaded and placed into your existing web browser. Its ever-expanding selection of essential website links is your one-stop location for all your NHSCA and NHSCA Sports Network links as well as other useful tools for the sports enthusiast. For more information and download instructions, go to:
http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/NHSCA_SN_toolbar.htm
Books for Sale
Legends of the Mat - by Mike Chapman - $35.00 - Stories of the greatest wrestlers in American History - for more information please contact nhsca@nhsca.com
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to America's Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeade's newest title, It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced America's best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, it's not all about winning.
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesn't focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
It's How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. It's one of those books that you'll pass around your neighborhood, because there's a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, it's also how you play the game that matters.
NHSCA Newsletter Feb. 22nd
NHSCA Radio Show
http://wms.artistfirst.fastserv.com/artistfirst every Tuesday from 6-7pm EST.
This coming week's radio show guest is Steve Specht of St Xavier (OH) High School . He is the varsity football coach.
He is a graduate of St Xavier (year not given)
Has a career coaching record of 51 -3 (4 years)
He has led the Bombers to 4 straight Division I Ohio State playoffs appearances
Undefeated this season ('07) going 15-0 and out scored their opponents 452-133
One of the team's games was nationally televised on ESPN vs. DeMatha Catholic (Washington D.C.)
Began the coaching career of Urban Meyer (Florida Gators head coach, won the 2006 NCAA Division I National title
Has won two state titles ('04,07)
Ranked #1 or 2 in most national polls at the end of the 2007 season
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals
Virginia Beach High School Nationals - participate in the best wrestling event in the country. Registration is open. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior divisions. Every major college coach will be in attendance. The top 8 will be officially declared All American's for their respected grade level.
Attention all Wrestling Coaches
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships and / or hosting a Middle School State Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com .
Each of these tournaments would be a great fundraiser for your booster club!
There are State Qualifiers already in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey and West Virginia.
There are Middle School / Elementary State Championships in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5œ hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, that's it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Don't see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fit…prove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Military Channel Link to Superfrog Ad to be placed on Navy website:
http://military.discovery.com/tv/superfrog/superfrog.html
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
Introducing the NHSCA Sports Network toolbar
The NHSCA Sports Network has announced the release of its sports toolbar. This toolbar can be easily downloaded and placed into your existing web browser. Its ever-expanding selection of essential website links is your one-stop location for all your NHSCA and NHSCA Sports Network links as well as other useful tools for the sports enthusiast. For more information and download instructions, go to:
http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/NHSCA_SN_toolbar.htm
Books for Sale
Legends of the Mat - by Mike Chapman - $35.00 - Stories of the greatest wrestlers in American History - for more information please contact nhsca@nhsca.com
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to America's Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeade's newest title, It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced America's best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, it's not all about winning.
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesn't focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
It's How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. It's one of those books that you'll pass around your neighborhood, because there's a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, it's also how you play the game that matters.
"Regardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, it's how you prepared for the game that determines whether you'll be a winner…or loser, in life."
-Brian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable television's number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 * HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 * 384 Pages * ISBN: 0061237264
"There is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. It's How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life."
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
"I'm fond of saying, 'Ain't America a great country!' Indeed it is…and it's because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in It's How You Play the Game. Athletes…and leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about '…how you play the game.'"
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
"When fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeade's book, It's How You Play the Game, doesn't tell us about their sport-it tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found."
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
"The lessons in It's How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualities…but only if you're ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever read…and each story taught me a different lesson."
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
"Brian Kilmeade's It's How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. It's a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport."
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
"Brian's last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that It's How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great read-insightful and well written." -- Donald Trump
"Brian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. It's How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have." -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
"Brian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of today's top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere." --Rick Wolff, host, "The Sports Edge" WFAN Radio
NHSCA Release Feb. 2nd
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
NHSCA High School Wrestling Nationals
Virginia Beach High School Nationals - participate in the best wrestling event in the country. Registration is open. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior divisions. Every major college coach will be in attendance. The top 8 will be officially declared All American's for their respected grade level.
Attention all Wrestling Coaches
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships and / or hosting a Middle School State Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com .
Each of these tournaments would be a great fundraiser for your booster club!
There are State Qualifiers already in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey and West Virginia.
There are Middle School / Elementary State Championships in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
ALL STATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5œ hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, that's it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Don't see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fit…prove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Military Channel Link to Superfrog Ad to be placed on Navy website:
http://military.discovery.com/tv/superfrog/superfrog.html
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact <mailto:nhsca@nhsca.com>nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
The NHSCA Sports Network is pleased to announce their "State Region" level websites. Each state is divided into subsections which are called districts, sections, areas, etc. depending on the state. We now have the ability to create these state regions which will display news, statistics, schedules, etc. for the entire state region. Pennsylvania (which is divided into 12 districts) is serving as our model this year as we expand to other states.
http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/wrestling/highschool/pa/
If you would like access to your free high school wrestling (or football and baseball) website, go to www.NHSCAsportsnetwork.com in order to signup. Also, email us at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com if you would like to assist us in setting up the state regions in your state.
Books for Sale
Legends of the Mat - by Mike Chapman - $35.00 - Stories of the greatest wrestlers in American History - for more information please contact nhsca@nhsca.com
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to America's Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeade's newest title, It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced America's best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, it's not all about winning.
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesn't focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
It's How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. It's one of those books that you'll pass around your neighborhood, because there's a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, it's also how you play the game that matters.
"Regardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, it's how you prepared for the game that determines whether you'll be a winner…or loser, in life."
-Brian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable television's number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
It's How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to America's Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 * HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 * 384 Pages * ISBN: 0061237264
"There is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. It's How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life."
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
"I'm fond of saying, 'Ain't America a great country!' Indeed it is…and it's because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in It's How You Play the Game. Athletes…and leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about '…how you play the game.'"
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
"When fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeade's book, It's How You Play the Game, doesn't tell us about their sport-it tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found."
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
"The lessons in It's How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualities…but only if you're ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever read…and each story taught me a different lesson."
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
"Brian Kilmeade's It's How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. It's a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport."
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
"Brian's last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that It's How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great read-insightful and well written." -- Donald Trump
"Brian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. It's How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have." -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
"Brian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of today's top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere." --Rick Wolff, host, "The Sports Edge" WFAN Radio
NHSCA Final Four of Wrestling Saturday at EastonNational High School
EASTON, Pa. ˆ What is the best dual-meet wrestling team in the nation?
That question could be answered Saturday, January 19 when the NHSCA presents the 11th annual Final Four of High School Wrestling at Easton High School.
The event annually matches five of the top dual-meet teams in the nation, and this year‚s lineup promises another day of outstanding competition.
This year‚s Final Four field: Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy, Stafford (Va.) Colonial Forge High, Taylors (S.C.) Eastside High, Camden Wyoming (Del.) Caesar Rodney High and the host school, Easton High. Colonial Forge won its first Group 3A state title last season, has four nationally-ranked individuals and has been ranked in the top 10 nationally this season. Eastside, the five-time defending Class 3A state dual and individual champion, will bring a lineup that includes five state champions. Caesar Rodney, making its second trip to the Lehigh Valley this month, will wrestle Colonial Forge in the third round.
Blair Academy, the winner of last year‚s Final Four, is ranked No. 2 nationally and Easton also is flirting with a top 10 national ranking.
"We had four rounds of outstanding competition at last year‚s Final Four," NHSCA associate executive director Bob Ferraro Jr. said. "The most fun about it is the way the excitement builds throughout the day, all the way to the final round. It‚s just a very special event."
The Final Four will consist of four rounds, at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 and 4 p.m. on two mats. The order of wrestling will be as follows:
High School Division
Round 1, 10 a.m.
Blair Academy vs. Colonial Forge
Round 2, noon
Mat 1 ˆ Easton vs. Colonial Forge
Mat 2 ˆ Blair Academy vs. Eastside
Round 3, 2 p.m.
Mat 1 ˆ Caesar Rodney vs. Colonial Forge
Mat 2 ˆ Easton vs. Eastside
Round 4, 4 p.m.
Mat 1 ˆ Easton vs. Blair Academy
Mat 2 ˆ Colonial Forge vs. Eastside
Tickets for the event can be ordered on the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
The round-by-round results from last year‚s Final Four:
Round 1
Easton 42, Hermiston (Ore.) 25
Blair Academy 64, Dallas (Texas) Bishop Lynch 3
Round 2
Easton 53, Bishop Lynch 24
Blair Academy 45, Nazareth (Pa.) 19
Round 3
Hermiston 48, Bishop Lynch 21
Easton Junior All-Star Youth 40, Nazareth All-Star Youth 34
Round 4
Blair Academy 49, Easton 16
Nazareth 38, Hermiston 21
Local elementary school teams take center stage for the evening session, which will consist of two rounds at 6 and 7:30 p.m. The order of wrestling will be as follows:
Elementary Division
Round 1, 6 p.m.
Mat 1 ˆ Easton vs. Lebanon County Mat Club
Mat 2 ˆ Nazareth vs. Monroe County
Round 2, 7:30 p.m.
Mat 1 ˆ Easton vs. Nazareth
Mat 2 ˆ Monroe County vs. Lebanon County Mat Club
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach and the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation's 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
01-04-08 NHSCA Newsletter
Tune into the NHSCA radio show every Tuesday, 6 - 7pm EST
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
ATTENTION ALL WRESTLING COACHES
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships OR hosting a Middle School State Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fitÖprove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5Ω hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, thatís it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Donít see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact <mailto:nhsca@nhsca.com>nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to <mailto:rferraro@nhsca.com>rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: <http://www.veritas-movie.com/>http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: <http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php>http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
The NHSCA Sports Network is pleased to announce their ìState Regionî level websites. Each state is divided into subsections which are called districts, sections, areas, etc. depending on the state. We now have the ability to create these state regions which will display news, statistics, schedules, etc. for the entire state region. Pennsylvania (which is divided into 12 districts) is serving as our model this year as we expand to other states.
<http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/wrestling/highschool/pa/>http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/wrestling/highschool/pa/
If you would like access to your free high school wrestling (or football and baseball) website, go to <http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/>www.NHSCAsportsnetwork.com in order to signup. Also, email us at <mailto:info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com>info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com if you would like to assist us in setting up the state regions in your state.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
ìRegardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
ìThere is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
ìBrian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of todayís top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.î --Rick Wolff, host, ìThe Sports Edgeî WFAN Radio
NHSCA Newsletter December 28th
Tune into the NHSCA radio show every Tuesday, 6 - 7pm EST http://wms.artistfirst.fastserv.com/artistfirst
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
ATTENTION ALL WRESTLING COACHES
Are you interested in hosting a State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships OR hosting a Middle School State Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact Jaime@nhsca.com
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fitÖprove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5Ω hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, thatís it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Donít see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Military Channel Link to Superfrog Ad to be placed on Navy website:
http://military.discovery.com/tv/superfrog/superfrog.html
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to <mailto:rferraro@nhsca.com>rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
The NHSCA Sports Network is pleased to announce their ìState Regionî level websites. Each state is divided into subsections which are called districts, sections, areas, etc. depending on the state. We now have the ability to create these state regions which will display news, statistics, schedules, etc. for the entire state region. Pennsylvania (which is divided into 12 districts) is serving as our model this year as we expand to other states.
http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/wrestling/highschool/pa/
If you would like access to your free high school wrestling (or football and baseball) website, go to www.NHSCAsportsnetwork.com in order to signup. Also, email us at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com if you would like to assist us in setting up the state regions in your state.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
ìRegardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
ìThere is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
ìBrian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of todayís top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.î --Rick Wolff, host, ìThe Sports Edgeî WFAN Radio
2007 - 2008 NHSCA Calendar of Events December 21st
Attention Wrestling Officials and Volunteers
If you are interested in volunteering at any of the NHSCA national championship events, please visit the NHSCA website, click on "Volunteer registration" and read the details of all the benefits and submit your information to be considered!
If you are interested in becoming an NHSCA referee at any of the NHSCA championship events, please vist the NHSCA website, click on "Referee Registration" read the details of pay and travel arrangements and fill out the survey!
ALLSTATE
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes are the #1 cause of teen death in America -- nearly 6,000 teens are killed each year and more than 300,000 are injured in car crashes. As part of a national teen safe driving campaign, Allstate is launching a new Interactive Parent-Teen Driving Contract with football legend and high school coach John Elway, who was among the first to sign and complete the contract with his two teens. The contract is designed to support parents and empower them to talk to their teens about responsible driving.
Spread the word about this campaign and the new contract to parents, teachers and students at your school. Visit www.allstate.com/teen for the Parent-Teen Driving Contract and more information.
NAVY SEAL FITNESS CHALLENGE
The NHSCA is setting up Navy Seal Fitness challenges in high schools across the country. The fitness challenge benchmarks student scores against other students from across the country. Top athletes at your school are not necessary the top physically fitÖprove it during the challenge! If you are interested in promoting physical fitness in your school and are capable of running such an event, please contact us at nhsca@nhsca.com or call at 610-923-0900. For event details visit: http://www.nhsca.com/events/
PENNSYLVANIA Character & Leadership Workshop
ATTENTION ALL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOLS! The NHSCA is conducting Character and Leadership workshops across the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops are 5Ω hours of interactive materials geared towards the development of character and leadership in students, teachers and coaches. As the host school your commitment is easy! Contact the NHSCA, set a date for the workshop and provide a room big enough to host 130 people, thatís it! This workshop is free to the host and participating schools and lunch will be provided. This program is made possible through sponsorship from the PA Army National Guard. To see a list of possible workshops to attend, visit: http://www.nhsca.com/workshops.php. Donít see a workshop in your area and are interested in attending? Contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call at (610) 923-0900.
NAVY Special Warfare
"Naval Special Warfare is proud to sponsor the television show "Superfrog Triathlon XXVIII", with Superfrog champion SOC Mitch Hall, which will be airing on the military channel on December 14th at 5PM, 8PM and midnight (PT)as well as January 2nd and 13th at 2AM and 26th at 1AM (PT). The SUPERFROG, in it's 28th year, is the ultimate in sporting events. Originally conceived as an all Navy SEAL competition it is now open to civilians and combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with the intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit."
Military Channel Link to Superfrog Ad to be placed on Navy website:
http://military.discovery.com/tv/superfrog/superfrog.html
Schedule for December and January for Superfrog:
If you'll notice at the very top next to the date of airing are the airing times with the time zone abbreviations. (e.g., 8:00P ET, 7:00P CT, 6:00P MT, 5:00P PT). I hope this helps.
12/14 8:00P ET 7:00P CT 6:00P MT 5:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Network Premiere) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 11:00P ET 10:00P CT 9:00P MT 8:00P PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (12/14) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
12/14 3:00A ET 2:00A CT 1:00A MT 12:00M PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/02 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (13, 26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/13 5:00A ET 4:00A CT 3:00A MT 2:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) (26) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
01/26 4:00A ET 3:00A CT 2:00A MT 1:00A PT
SUPERFROG TRIATHLON XXVIII
(Repeat) [TV G]
SUPERFROG is the ultimate in sporting events, originally conceived to train Navy SEALs. The competition, now open to
civilians, combines the traditional aspects of a triathlon with intense atmosphere of the Navy's elite special forces unit.
For more information on the following, please contact <mailto:nhsca@nhsca.com>nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900:
Purchase Club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues
Purchase your scales
Attention Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators
Please consider this a call to duty. If you are interested in serving on a committee at your school to report suspicious activity, please email your contact information to rferraro@nhsca.com. Thank you for helping to secure our country.
NHSCA Recommends a New Inspirational Sports Movie
Veritas is a compelling movie that follows All-American wrestler Jon Trenge as he strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Champion for his hometown school, Lehigh University. After undergoing five eye surgeries, Jon ignores doctors' warnings and risks permanent blindness to pursue his dream of becoming a champion.
Executive Producer of the National High School Coaches Association Productions, Henry K. Priest, believes that "Any athletic director who wants to encourage leadership and character development should present this movie to all his coaches and athletes."
Watch the trailer now: http://www.Veritas-Movie.com Find out more: http://www.nhsca.com/productions.php
NHSCA Sports Network
The NHSCA Sports Network is pleased to announce their ìState Regionî level websites. Each state is divided into subsections which are called districts, sections, areas, etc. depending on the state. We now have the ability to create these state regions which will display news, statistics, schedules, etc. for the entire state region. Pennsylvania (which is divided into 12 districts) is serving as our model this year as we expand to other states.
http://www.nhscasportsnetwork.com/wrestling/highschool/pa/
If you would like access to your free high school wrestling (or football and baseball) website, go to www.NHSCAsportsnetwork.com in order to signup. Also, email us at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com if you would like to assist us in setting up the state regions in your state.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
ìRegardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
ìThere is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
ìBrian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of todayís top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.î --Rick Wolff, host, ìThe Sports Edgeî WFAN Radio
Weekly NHSCA Newsletter Release
For more information on the following, Please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900
Registration is available for the 2007 Pre-season Wrestling Championships.
There are openings available for the 2008 Wrestling Festival, held at Pleasant Valley High School in Pennsylvania.
Are you interested in hosting a state qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships?
Don't forget to get your club, clinic, camp or tournament insurance through the NHSCA.
Purchase any year of Senior National Finals (1990 - 2007).
Purchase your statues and scales through the NHSCA.
Tune into the NHSCA radio show every Tuesday, http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php
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The NHSCA Sports Networkís Live Events team is looking for contributors from around the country, whether it is through photography, videography or providing live results. Attached is a copy of our preliminary schedule for the 2007-2008 sports season. Our wrestling tournament coverage receives millions of hits each season and increasing each successive year. For the past 5 years, we have covered the Pennsylvania State Wrestling Championships with unrivaled speed of results, reporting and statistics. We are expanding our coverage further this year to include other sports.
Our live results site can be found at http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/ while our photo gallery may be found at http://photos.nhscasportsnetwork.com/. Although the video site has yet to be unveiled, it is certain to be an exciting addition. If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a contributor, contact Brian at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
ìRegardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
ìThere is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
ìBrian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of todayís top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.î --Rick Wolff, host, ìThe Sports Edgeî WFAN Radio
07 - 08 Calendar of Events, http://www.nhsca.com/calendar.php
Registration is available for the 2007 Preseason Wrestling Tournament for more information please email nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610- 923-0900.
There are some openings available for the 2008 Wrestling Festival for more information please email nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900.
Are you interested in hosting a Wrestling State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships? For more information please nhsca@nhsca.com or call
610-923-0900.
Don't forget to get your camp, club, clinic or tournament insurance through the NHSCA. Contact nhsca@nhsca.com .
You can purchase any year of Senior National finals though the NHSCA. Contact nhsca@nhsca.com .
You can purchase your statues and scales through the NHSCA. Contact nhsca@nhsca.com .
Tune into the NHSCA radio show every Tuesday. http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php
The NHSCA Sports Networkís Live Events team is looking for contributors from around the country, whether it is through photography, videography or providing live results. Attached is a copy of our preliminary schedule for the 2007-2008 sports season. Our wrestling tournament coverage receives millions of hits each season and increasing each successive year. For the past 5 years, we have covered the Pennsylvania State Wrestling Championships with unrivaled speed of results, reporting and statistics. We are expanding our coverage further this year to include other sports.
Our live results site can be found at http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/ while our photo gallery may be found at http://photos.nhscasportsnetwork.com/. Although the video site has yet to be unveiled, it is certain to be an exciting addition. If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a contributor, contact Brian at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information.
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
Regardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
There is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
ìBrian Kilmeade has done it again! In his newest book, he clearly shows how sports have shaped, molded, and influenced the lives of many of todayís top leaders. This is essential reading for sports fans and sports parents everywhere.î --Rick Wolff, host, ìThe Sports Edgeî WFAN Radio
National Pre-Season Wrestling Championships, 11th Annual
Grades 4-12 and College/Open Division, November 3-4, 2007, Pleasant Valley High School, Broadheadsville, PA
Elite pre-season competition with entries from more than 25 states
Sunshine Invitational Wrestling Championships, 2nd annual
24 High School teams combine business with pleasure, December 7-8, 2007
Brandon High School, Brandon, Florida
College Open Wrestling Championship, 2nd annual
December 30, 2007, Evanston, Illinois
High School Wrestling Festival, 7th annual
January 12, 2008, Pleasant Valley HS, Broadheadsville, PA
50 teams wrestle up to three dual meets against their selected levels of competition
Final Four of High School Wrestling, 7th annual
January 19, 2008, Easton Area HS, Easton, PA
Four top-ranked high school teams do battle to determine best dual team in the country
3 on 3 Philadelphia Area High School Basketball Championship-2nd annual
Grades 9-12, January and February Area Competition, TBA ñ Finals at Villanova University, pre game event
More than 300 Philadelphia Area teams battle for the City Championship
High School Freshman National Wrestling Championships and Convention, 2nd annual
Grade 9, March 26-28, 2008, Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia
More than 350 of the nationís top high school freshmen representing 34 states
High School Sophomore National Wrestling Championships and Convention, 3rd annual
Grade 10, March 26-28, 2008, Virginia Beach Convention Center
More than 400 of the nationís best high school sophomores representing 38 states
High School Junior National Wrestling Championships and Convention, 4th annual
Grade 11, March 26-28, 2008, Virginia Beach Convention Center
More than 750 of the nationís top high school juniors representing 44 states
Senior Nationals High School Wrestling Championship and Convention, 19th annual
Grade 12, March 28-30, 2008, Virginia Beach Convention Center
More than 800 of the nationís top high school seniors representing 49 states
Best event in any sport, at any level, in America. Where legends end and begin their careers.
National Middle and Elementary School Wrestling Championships ñ 2nd annual
Grades 6-8, April 5-6, 2008, Virginia Beach Convention Center
The nationís top middle and elementary school wrestlers compete for a national title
National High School Boys and Girls Weightlifting Championship, 2nd annual
Grades 9-12, May 11, 2008, New Port Richey, Florida
The nationís top high school weight lifters will compete for a national title
National Wrestling Duals, East Coast ñ 9th annual
Grades 4-12, May 23-26, 2008, Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, MD
130 teams and more than 2000 wrestlers battling for the national title make this the largest dual meet event in America
National Wrestling Duals, Midwest ñ 2nd annual
Grades 4-12, June 20-22, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa
Modeled after the East Coast Wrestling Duals ñ 6 states represented in its first year!
National Wrestling Duals, West Coast ñ 1st annual
Grades 4-12, June 27-29, 2008, Sacramento, California
Modeled after the East Coast Wrestling Duals, more than 30 teams expected to battle!
National High School Baseball Championship
Grade 12, June 25-29, 2008, Salisbury, Maryland
Best baseball clubs in the country battling for the national title
National Beach Wrestling Championships ñ3rd annual
Grades 4-12 and College/Open Division, July 5, 2008, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Over 300 of countryís best from 21 states expected to do battle
National Open Wrestling Championships ñ 12th annual
Grades 4-12 and College/Open Division, July 6-8, 2008, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
More than 1000 of the countryís best from 35 states each year
National High School 7 on 7 Football Championship, 2nd annual
Grade 12, July 24-26, 2008, Hoover, Alabama
Best high school 7 on 7 teams play for the national title
Registration is available for the 2007 Preseason tournament for more information please email nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610- 923-0900.
There are spots available for the 2008 Wrestling Festival for more information please email nhsca@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900.
Are you interested in hosting a Wrestling State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships? For more information please contact nhsca@nhsca.com or call
610-923-0900.
Don't forget to get your camp, club, clinic or tournament insurance through the NHSCA. Contact nhsca@nhsca.com .
You can purchase your statues and scales through the NHSCA. Contact nhsca@nhsca.com .
Tune into the NHSCA Radio Show every Tuesday. http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php
The NHSCA Sports Networkís Live Events team is looking for contributors from around the country, whether it is through photography, videography or providing live results. Our wrestling tournament coverage receives millions of hits each season and increasing each successive year. For the past 5 years, we have covered the Pennsylvania State Wrestling Championships with unrivaled speed of results, reporting and statistics. We are expanding our coverage further this year to include other sports.
Our live results site can be found at http://liveevents.nhscasportsnetwork.com/ while our photo gallery may be found athttp://photos.nhscasportsnetwork.com/. Although the video site has not been unveiled yet, it is certain to be an exciting addition. If you have any questions or are interested in becoming a contributor, contact Brian at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com.
There are over 18,600 high schools in the United Sates. Our organization, the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA), has a well-respected and recognized brand in this community. We are interested presenting you with marketing opportunities through our well-established network.
Whether your company is a marketing a specific product or service, our organization can help you meet the much coveted high school and sports demographic across the country.
The NHSCA specializes in managing and producing live event properties and creating targeted sponsorship opportunities for companies looking for effective marketing. Its staff is more experienced and focused in event production in the growing high school sports community than any organization in the country.
The company receives national marketing exposure through the NHSCA national mailing and email campaigns. A large grass roots marketing campaign is conducted year-round through the NHSCA national network of coach facilitators, state chairpersons, state representatives and members. Through our network, the NHSCA has also developed major programs for the Army National Guard, United States Navy and corporate America. We can offer a variety of marketing outlets to place your brand alongside our much-respected brand as well.
Imagine your product being showcased to thousands of spectators at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. Our organization can offer many on site promotions from presenting a commercial on national television or on the jumbo tron at an event to hosting a promotional booth throughout the event as well as all print associated with the event.
With many outlets available through our organization we can also offer online radio advertising, web advertisements, various opportunities through live events, email campaigns, hard copy mailings, print advertisements in magazines, product endorsements and more.
Please review the following document and consider our team. We are interested in developing a program specific to your marketing needs.
Pura Vida,
Henry K. Priest
National High School Coaches Association Productions
Executive Producer
Phone: 323-365-1496
Email: CoachPriest@NHSCA.com
ABOUT THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization that provides leadership and support programs for the nations 18,600 high schools, 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
The NHSCA also produces over 30 national championship events and over 100 state championship events in various sports across the country. The NHSCA conducts events that meet the eligibility requirements of most state and national organizations involved in athletic competition. The NHSCA sponsors an Academic All-American Team as well as naming the National High School Coach of the Year and National High School Athlete of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports.
The association currently manages or has managed sporting events in wrestling, football, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball, and weightlifting at major venues across the United States, such as Madison Square Garden (New York, NY).
Competitors from NHSCA events have appeared on ESPN, Fox and Friends, The Early Show on CBS, ESPN 2, and several other national television networks and programs. Its directors have been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, etc.
ONSITE PROMOTION AT LIVE EVENTS
The NHSCA produces many exciting championship events each year. We can offer a variety of marketing opportunities to meet you companies needs. One example of an event that can help you reach a specific sports community is a sponsorship of the National High School Wrestling Championships. Here are the specific opportunities associated with this respective event.
National High School Wrestling Championships hosted over 5,000 spectators and included approximately 3000 participants, 2,000 parents, 1,400 high school coaches and over 300 college coaches (NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA) from 49 states.
On Site marketing opportunities:
Exhibitors booth
Company Banners prominently displayed in the main arenas
Opportunity to display products at the events
Signage and product display and sampling at the National Coaches banquets
Signage and product display and sampling at the college recruiting fairs
Hospitality room passes
Championship Event tickets
Full page advertisement in the Championship Event Programs
Full page advertisement, with a description of your company and its products/services in the championship programs
Full page ad, that describes the same, in every coachís and every athleteís registration packet
Present a trailer on jumbo tron throughout event
Special presentation of humanitarian award preceding championship finals
REPRESENTATION IN MAILINGS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPECTIVE LIVE EVENTS
Advertisement opportunities
Every color brochure that is printed for this event (100,000)
all athlete registration information
all event mailings sent to coaches across the nation (all 50 states)
all event mailings sent to top athletes across the nation (all 50 states)
all event mailings sent to parents and athletic supporters across the nation (all 50 states)
all the athlete participation certificates
all the All-American certificates
all national and local press releases
all event merchandise such as T-shirts, hats, shorts, sweatshirts, etc.
all coach registration packets of information
all athlete registration packets of information
in every email campaign sent (at least once per week for 40 weeks) to over 50,000 high school athletes, coaches, parents, athletic administrators, and principals.
on the front cover of each Championship Event Program (6,000)
EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
Every Friday the NHSCA sends out a weekly newsletter. We can feature your product or service on our online newsletters that reach over 100,000 subscribers.
The NHSCA has email groups that can reach your target audience from athletes of various sports to coaches, athletic directors, college coaches and more.
We can also create a newsletter and develop an email campaign to our various email groups.
INTERNET RADIO
The NHSCA sports radio show receives up to 65,000 listeners per show.
Scheduled interviews
Sponsor radio shows throughout the year
Up to 52 commercial advertisements on the NHSCA Hour Weekly Internet Radio Show (60-second spots)
NHSCA WEBSITE
The NHSCA web site receives over 4 million hits per month. This number is continually growing as new programs are developed to gear traffic to our web site.
Company name, logo, imagery and description of products and/or services on the designated NHSCA web page
Trailer on designated NHSCA web page
PRINT ADVERTISEMENT IN MAGAZINE
Each year the NHSCA produces a special issue of Coaches Quarterly Magazine. A total of 11,000 magazines are printed and mailed to coaches across the country in March.
MAILINGS
NHSCA has developed a mailing partnerís program for organizations, companies, or others that want to reach the athletes, coaches, or high school administrators. The NHSCA sends mailings to more than 18,600 high schools in the United Sates. Mailings are sent directly to 500,000 coaches, athletes, and high school administrators throughout the year.
ENDORSEMENTS
With an endorsement from the NHSCA your product will be associated with a well respected brand in the national high school arena.
CASE STUDY
NHSCA Character and Leadership Development Workshops
presented by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard
The C & L Workshops are a series of 5-hour workshops that are conducted by NHSCA staff members. A select group of high school coaches, athletes, and parents will attend the workshops. There will be 10 high schools represented at each workshop. The group will consist of a total of 120 participants representing each school. High school administrators are also welcome to participate in the workshops.
The NHSCA will conduct 64 workshops between September 15, 2006 and March 1, 2007. The workshops will include 640 Pennsylvania high schools for a total of 7680 participants.
The goal of the workshops is to have coaches, athletes, and parents develop good character and leadership skills through interaction at the workshop as well as working on school and community projects.
The workshops and lunch are complimentary to all schools and participants thanks to the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The NHSCA would like to thank the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for their generous support. Their sponsorship allows the NHSCA to bring such valuable programs to the schools and athletic community. We are grateful for their contribution and the high school administrationís support in assisting the NHSCA to develop America's future leadership.
The workshops received national press as Executive Director of NHSCA Bob Ferraro was a special guest on "FOX & friends" Morning News Show promoting the workshops. Also on the show as guest were Luttenant Cornel Mike Curren of the Army National Guard and student athlete Colun Daily, a who attended the workshop. Please visit our web site to see the interview online.
Press Clipping
Workshop pushes kids' involvement in community
By: Mike Ciarochi, Herald-Standard 11/17/2006
Angela Burd conducts a ìCharacter and Leadership Workshopî sponsored by the National High School Coaches Association at Uniontown Area Senior High School on Thursday. Dave Rafferty/Herald-Standard
Getting and keeping kids involved in their communities was the theme of a workshop held Thursday in the auditorium at Uniontown High School. The Character and Leadership Workshop brought together athletes, coaches, teachers administrators and parents from five area school districts. The workshop was one in a series of events staged in a cooperative effort between the Pennsylvania National Guard and the National High School Coaches Association. Angela Burd of Latrobe is Director of Educational Outreach for both organizations and conducted the workshop.
"It's a new project this school year," Burd said. "This is the third school I have visited to present our program and we're pretty excited about it so far. The National Guard was looking for a way to give back to the community and they got involved with the NHSCA, which had similar ambitions." The hands-on program had athletes from Uniontown, Laurel Highlands, Albert Gallatin, Connellsville and Ringgold involved in many facets of community involvement because each group was asked to identify what it perceived to be a problem worth fixing in their respective community.
It started at a very basic level, asking each of the participants to distinguish "givers" from "takers" and defining the roles of each in defining leadership. From that humble beginning, each small group began formulating worksheets designed to help complete a project.
While the projects were not doled out as assignments, they were used as a guide to assist the participants in working through any project they may undertake. Most area high schools require all graduating seniors to complete a "senior project," for example and this program could prove quite valuable in completing those tasks. "Ideally, at the end of the day, each of the groups will have a project to work on that they thought up on their own," Burd said. "Our goal is to give them a guide to follow, to help them go through all of the proper channels to get the project completed."
She noted that neither the coaches group nor the National Guard wanted to hand out project assignments, but rather encourages the participants to devise their own. "If they need help with any of their projects, the National Guard has someone in place in all of the high schools to help them," Burd said. In addressing the crowd, Burd summed up the general intent of the program.
"The purpose of this program is for you to spread the word, to find people like you to be team leaders," she said. "Get them involved in your projects." A similar program, sponsored by the Bentworth School District, will be held Monday at California University of Pennsylvania.
CONTACT
For more information on the marketing opportunities through the National High School Coaches Association please contact:
Henry K. Priest
National High School Coaches Association Productions
Executive Producer
Phone: 323-365-1496
Email: CoachPriest@NHSCA.com
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
The Powerful Sports Moments That Taught Lasting
Values to Americaís Finest
by Brian Kilmeade
Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling hit The Games Do Count, Brian Kilmeadeís newest title, Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments that Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest [HC / HarperCollins; May 1, 2007; $25.95] is an inspiring collection of stories that show how sports have influenced Americaís best and brightest.
During a time when many athletes, from high-school to the professional level, and their overzealous fans (including the parents!) have forgotten what it means to be a team player, ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME brings back the real meaning of sportsmanship and proves that on the playing field of life, itís not all about winning.
ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME features 90 different interviews with pro-athletes, politicians, Hollywood celebrities, and world leaders, and many personal never-before-seen photographs. A few of the athletes are former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, Olympic gold-medalist and figure skater Dorothy Hamill, Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson, and soccer great Mia Hamm. But Kilmeade doesnít focus solely on professional athletes or their sports careers. Instead he shares the moments that impacted their lives for the better. American Idol judge Simon Cowell, American Christian Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of Home Depot Arthur Blank, Super Model Beth Ostrosky and Vice President Dick Cheney, took the lessons they learned on the field into the business world and came out winners. Kilmeade also includes such historical figures as Abraham Lincoln, John Wayne and Pope John Paul II by interviewing their biographers, descendents, and friends, and pulling from auto and biographical information
Itís How You Play the Game shows us how the discipline and rules learned on the field prepare us to handle life with dignity and sportsmanship. Itís one of those books that youíll pass around your neighborhood, because thereís a story for everyone; sports fans, parents, student-athletes, graduates, and anyone else who appreciates a triumphant story will find something for them in ITíS HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. After all, the games do count, but Kilmeade demonstrates that in life as in sports, itís also how you play the game that matters.
ìRegardless of who you are, what era you played in, what sport you chose and how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life. Winning or losing has little to do with who you will become. Instead, itís how you prepared for the game that determines whether youíll be a winnerÖor loser, in life.î
óBrian Kilmeade
About the Author:
Brian Kilmeade has reported on or provided live coverage of nearly every major American sport over the last twenty years. Since 1997, he has had been co-host of cable televisionís number one morning show, Fox & Friends, on the Fox News Channel. His nationally syndicated radio show, Brian & The Judge can be heard daily on Fox Radio. His first book, The Games Do Count, was on the New York Times bestseller lists for seven weeks and continues to be a smash hit. He lives in Massapequa, New York, where he coaches soccer.
About the Book:
Itís How You Play the Game: The Powerful Sports Moments That
Taught Lasting Values to Americaís Finest by Brian Kilmeade
May 1, 2007 ï HC / HarperCollins
$25.95 ï 384 Pages ï ISBN: 0061237264
ìThere is nothing you can do to learn more about yourself than playing a sport. Itís How You Play the Game helps the athlete, coach, and parents understand the real value of sports and how it prepares you to deal with the stresses of everyday life.î
-- Bob Ferraro, President of the National High School Coaches Association
ìIím fond of saying, ëAinít America a great country!í Indeed it isÖand itís because of people like those Brian Kilmeade writes about in Itís How You Play the Game. AthletesÖand leaders succeed for a whole variety of reasons, but never by accident. When courage, character and commitment meet opportunity, the game is on. Brian does a masterful job laying out the values that have made America great. It really is all about ëÖhow you play the game.íî
-- General Tommy R. Franks, U.S. Army (Retired)
ìWhen fighters first put on the gloves, getting into the ring is not about money or even fame. It is about finding themselves. Brian Kilmeadeís book, Itís How You Play the Game, doesnít tell us about their sportóit tells us what they were looking for when they started and what they found.î
-- Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer and commentator
ìThe lessons in Itís How You Play the Game are revealing, not just because of what they were, but who taught them. As Brian Kilmeade knows, sports is a wonderful builder of positive qualitiesÖbut only if youíre ready to learn them from people you trust. This book taught me more about some of my favorite leaders than any profile of them I had ever readÖand each story taught me a different lesson.î
-- Don Yaeger, Sports Illustrated writer, New York Times bestselling author
ìBrian Kilmeadeís Itís How You Play the Game really gets at the heart of what sports is all about. I loved the wide range, from baseball to NASCAR, from wrestling to gymnastics, men and women, the famous and the obscure, current athletes, retired players, or historical figures like Abe Lincoln. Itís a great read for kids, parents, and anyone who has ever played a sport.î
-- Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
ìBrianís last book, The Games Do Count, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and I have no doubt that Itís How You Play the Game will equal if not surpass that success. This is a great readóinsightful and well written.î -- Donald Trump
ìBrian Kilmeade manages to humanize our icons in a way that makes their success seem achievable and their life lessons invaluable. Itís How You Play the Game is a book a parent, coach, or player must have.î -- Jake Steinfeld, Chairman & CEO, Body by Jake Global
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The 11th annual NHSCA National Pre-Season Open Wrestling Championships will be held on November 4, 2007 in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. This is one of the most scenic areas in Pennsylvania. The event is one of the most competitive pre-season wrestling tournaments in the nation. This event has attracted nationwide media attention and attracts wrestlers from over 25 different states. The results heavily influence prestigious national wrestling polls for their pre-season national rankings.
If you want to be noticed, this is the event for you! Top wrestlers from across the nation use the NHSCA National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships as a final preparation for the beginning of the wrestling season. The top six finishers in each weight class are automatic qualifiers for the 12th annual NHSCA National Open and National Beach Wrestling Championships, July 5-8, 2008 in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Eligibility Must be enrolled in school (except for College / Open division). You can be younger and enter an older division; however, you cannot be older and enter a younger division.
Location, Pleasant Valley High School, Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania
Divisions / Weight Classes, All divisions feature double-elimination.
College / Open - 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 275
High School, grades 9-12 - 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285
Middle School, grades 7-9 - 85, 93, 103, 112, 119, 125, 132, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 230
Elementary School, grades 4-6
60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 103, 112, 119, 125, 132, 145
Matches, College / Open 2-2-2, High School - 1.5 - 1.5 - 1.5, Middle School 1 - 1.5 - 1.5, Elementary 1-1-1.
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Awards, The top 6 place finishers in each weight class will receive awards and qualify for the NHSCA National Open and National Beach Wrestling Championships, July 5-8, 2008 in spectacular Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is one of the very best off-season events in the country. Outstanding Wrestler award will be presented at the conclusion of the finals. You must be present on the awards stand at the finals in order to
receive your award.
Special Hotel Rates - The Lowest Available Hotel Rates
You must reference ìNHSCA Wrestling Championshipsî to secure lowest rates
Headquarter Hotels
Budget Inn& Suites, $ 79.90 / Night, I-80 Exit 308, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone: 570-424-5451, complimentary wireless internet access, and parking.
Features a full breakfast buffet at their on premise restaurant.
Quality Inn, $87.96/Night, 1220 West Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-420-1000, complimentary wireless access and parking.
Complimentary continental breakfast Monday-Friday.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
6PM-9PM - wrestler check-in and weigh-in, coachís registration and check-in,
Pleasant Valley High School, Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania.
8PM - college recruiting seminar for all wrestlers and coaches. NCAA coaches present important topics such as: what a college coach looks for in a student-athlete, how to best prepare to compete at the next level, how to peak for the state tournament and more.
Sunday, November 4
8AM - non-denominational church service
9AM - wrestling begins for all divisions on 10 mats
8PM - Championship and Consolation Finals begin
A Showcase for College Recruiting...Thousands of college scholarships have been secured since 1990 by competing in NHSCA Championship Events.
Accept No Substitute... Modeled after the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the NHSCA National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships affords you top-flight competition and the best chance to prepare for that most important time: the start of your wrestling season! The top 6 place finishers in each weight class qualify for the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships held next July in Myrtle Beach.
Last year, The National Open Pre-Season Championships featured elite competition from over 25 different states. The High School Division wrestlers went on to 60 state finals appearances between them (average of over four per weight class). The Middle School and Elementary Divisions were full of future stars and the College / Open Division grows every year. Filled with tradition, this is without doubt one of the finest scholastic style wrestling tournaments in the nation. Donít miss it!
REGISTER ON-LINE after September 1 and get ready for the Battle in the Poconos!
Advanced ticket sales for this event are discounted, so do not wait. Purchase your tickets today to see the very best wrestlers in the country compete for pre-season honors. Discounted tickets are available for this event for $10 for adults and $5 for students online at www.nhsca.com.
NOTE: Wrestlers and coaches do not need to purchase tickets. However, coaches must be 2007-2008 members of the National High School Coaches Association. Coach memberships can be purchased online at www.www.nhsca.com or at registration. A coach membership will allow the coach to accompany wrestlers to all NHSCA events.
All wrestlers must register on-line at nhsca.com by November 1 and you may change weight classes without penalty until November 1. There is a $20 penalty fee for changing weights after November 1.
The 11th Annual NHSCA National Pre-Season Open Wrestling Championships
There is registration available for the 2007 Pre Season Tournament held at Pleasant Valley High School, in Brodheadsville, PA, Sunday, November 4, 2007. Please review the information below:
The 11th annual NHSCA National Pre-Season Open Wrestling Championships will be held on November 4, 2007 in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. This is one of the most scenic areas in Pennsylvania. The event is one of the most competitive pre-season wrestling tournaments in the nation. This event has attracted nationwide media attention and attracts wrestlers from over 25 different states. The results heavily influence prestigious national wrestling polls for their pre-season national rankings.
If you want to be noticed, this is the event for you! Top wrestlers from across the nation use the NHSCA National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships as a final preparation for the beginning of the wrestling season. The top six finishers in each weight class are automatic qualifiers for the 12th annual NHSCA National Open and National Beach Wrestling Championships, July 5-8, 2008 in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Eligibility Must be enrolled in school (except for College / Open division). You can be younger and enter an older division; however, you cannot be older and enter a younger division.
Location, Pleasant Valley High School, Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania
Divisions / Weight Classes, All divisions feature double-elimination.
College / Open - 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 275
High School, grades 9-12 - 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 275.
Middle School, grades 7-9 - 85, 93, 103, 112, 119, 125, 132, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 230
Elementary School, grades 4-6
60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 103, 112, 119, 125, 132, 145
Matches, College / Open 2-2-2, High School - 1.5 - 1.5 - 1.5, Middle School 1 - 1.5 - 1.5, Elementary 1-1-1.
Awards, The top 6 place finishers in each weight class will receive awards and qualify for the NHSCA National Open and National Beach Wrestling Championships, July 5-8, 2008 in spectacular Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is one of the very best off-season events in the country. Outstanding Wrestler award will be presented at the conclusion of the finals. You must be present on the awards stand at the finals in order to receive your award.
Special Hotel Rates - The Lowest Available Hotel Rates
You must reference ìNHSCA Wrestling Championshipsî to secure lowest rates
Headquarter Hotels
Budget Inn& Suites, $ 79.90 / Night, I-80 Exit 308, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone: 570-424-5451, complimentary wireless internet access, and parking.
Features a full breakfast buffet at their on premise restaurant.
Quality Inn, $87.96/Night, 1220 West Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA
Phone: 570-420-1000, complimentary wireless access and parking.
Complimentary continental breakfast Monday-Friday.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
6PM-9PM - wrestler check-in and weigh-in, coachís registration and check-in,
Pleasant Valley High School, Broadheadville, Pennsylvania.
8PM - college recruiting seminar for all wrestlers and coaches. NCAA coaches present important topics such as: what a college coach looks for in a student-athlete, how to best prepare to compete at the next level, how to peak for the state tournament and more.
Sunday, November 4
8AM - non-denominational church service
9AM - wrestling begins for all divisions on 10 mats
8PM - Championship and Consolation Finals begin
A Showcase for College Recruiting...Thousands of college scholarships have been secured since 1990 by competing in NHSCA Championship Events.
Accept No Substitute... Modeled after the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the NHSCA National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships affords you top-flight competition and the best chance to prepare for that most important time: the start of your wrestling season! The top 6 place finishers in each weight class qualify for the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships held next July in Myrtle Beach.
Last year, The National Open Pre-Season Championships featured elite competition from over 25 different states. The High School Division wrestlers went on to 60 state finals appearances between them (average of over four per weight class). The Middle School and Elementary Divisions were full of future stars and the College / Open Division grows every year. Filled with tradition, this is without doubt one of the finest scholastic style wrestling tournaments in the nation. Donít miss it!
REGISTER ON-LINE after September 1 and get ready for the Battle in the Poconos!
Advanced ticket sales for this event are discounted, so do not wait. Purchase your tickets today to see the very best wrestlers in the country compete for pre-season honors. Discounted tickets are available for this event for $10 for adults and $5 for students online at nhsca.com.
NOTE: Wrestlers and coaches do not need to purchase tickets. However, coaches must be 2007-2008 members of the National High School Coaches Association. Coach memberships can be purchased online at www.nhsca.com or at registration. A coach membership will allow the coach to accompany wrestlers to all NHSCA events.
All wrestlers must register on-line at nhsca.com by November 1 and you may change weight classes without penalty until November 1. There is a $20 penalty fee for changing weights after November 1.
Contact Us: Phone: 610 923-0900, Email: nhsca@nhsca.com, Web: nhsca.com
NHSCA Newsletter Weekly Newsleter 8/6
There are openings for the 2007 Pre Season Tournament held at Pleasant Valley High School, in Brodheadsville, PA, Sunday, November 4, 2007. For more information call (610) 923-0900.
There are openings for the 2008 Wrestling Festival (duals tournament) held at Pleasant Valley High School, in Brodheadsville, PA, Saturday, January 12, 2008. Sign up today or for more information, call 610-923-0900.
Are you interested in hosting a Wrestling State Qualifier for the National Open Wrestling Championships For more information please contact <mailto:Jaime@nhsca.com>Jaime@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900.
Don't forget to get your camp, club, clinic or tournament insurance through the NHSCA. Contact Jaime@nhsca.com .
Tune into the NHSCA radio show Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 6-7 pm EST, hosted by Mark Getz. http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php. Mark will be interviewing Jerry Winterton - Wrestling Coach of the Year and Sean Richmond - 165lbs. University of Pitt - National Qualifier.
Football season is almost upon us. The NHSCA Sports Network offers free high school football web sites to give your team and school that online presence needed to showcase your teamís accomplishments. Your players will also get that additional exposure to college recruiters through the athlete bio pages associated with your site. In addition to individual athlete bio pages, your free site includes areas that display schedules, results, rosters, statistics, news articles and links. Middle school and youth football web sites are also available. To sign up for your web site, go to www.NHSCAsportsnetwork.com. If you have any questions, contact Brian at info@NHSCAsportsnetwork.com.
What are the best high school football rivalries in the country?
NHSCA productions is looking to broadcast the biggest high school football rivalries across the country. Most football fans are aware of the 100+ year long rivalry between Easton High School in Easton, Pennsylvania versus Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Then there's the East Los Angeles Classic, where Garfield High meets Roosevelt High ... Is your schools' rivalry one that the rest of the country should see Whether it's a long standing rivalry or a new rivalry for state title contention, we are interested in broadcasting the best of the best. Email us a small paragraph detailing the two schools you would recommend. For more information visit www.nhsca.com/productions.php
We will be kicking this weekend off with the National Midwest Duals in Des Moines, Iowa.
Don't forget to tune in to the NHSCA radio show hosted by Mark Getz. The show is Sunday July 1, 2007 from 6 - 7pm EST. His guests will be Tom Pullen, the NHSCA tennis coach of the year and Lita Andrews, the women's basketball coach of the year. http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php .
There are still opening for the National West Coast Duals in Sacramento, CA. Please log onto www.nhsca.com , click on Championship Events and there you will find information on the National West Coast Duals. The tournament dates are July 6 - 9.
Don't forget your summer camp / clinic insurance. You may purchase your insurance through the NHSCA. For more details please contact <mailto:Jaime@nhsca.com>Jaime@nhsca.com or call 610-923-0900.
Randy Couture and Entire Freestyle World Team at the Ohio Wrestling Camps
Dear Coaches and Wrestlers...
The BEST wrestling camps this summer are only one month away and we are offering a discount if you receive this email..... You will receive $50.00 off the Technique Camp and $25.00 off the Competition Camp....You MUST put on the Application that you are receiving the "Last Minute Camp Special"
Coaches, if your Athletes have not registered for camp, you can offer this discount to them....
UFC World Champion Randy Couture and 2X NCAA Champion Ben Askren will be featured in the Competition Camp. in this camp You are Guaranteed 20 live matches.....
The ENTIRE FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM will be featured at the Technique camp and Pee Wee Youth Camp.....
The Turn and Pin Camp will Feature 3 of the best wrestlers EVER on top... Mitch Clark, Nick Simmons and Jake Percival...
NHSCA Announces Lipman Scholarships Winners
EASTON, Pa. ˆ The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA), in partnership with Regent Sports, today announced the winners of the 3rd annual NHSCA/Regent Sports Joseph P. Lipman Scholarships.
The five winners for 2007, each of whom will receive a $1,000 college scholarship, are Ken Carney of Jackson, N.J., Jason DeLuca of Dillsburg, Pa., Dana Hammer of Garden City, N.Y., Erica Olson of Traverse City, Mich. and James Roberts of Wilmington, N.C.
Named for the founder of Regent Sports, a Long Island, N.Y.-based sporting goods retailer and distributor, the NHSCA/Regent Sports Joseph P. Lipman Scholarships are presented to five high school athletes who have overcome the most adversity in their high school athletic careers.
"These five young men and women have worked extremely hard not just to overcome adversity, but to excel in their sport," NHSCA associate executive director Joe Boardwine said. "We are happy to have developed this partnership with Regent Sports, a company that has been a pioneer in the sporting goods industry for well over a half-century."
Following are the NHSCA‚s selections as the NHSCA/Regent Sports Joseph P. Lipman Scholarship Award winners for 2007.
Ken Carney, Jackson, N.J.
A key member of a Jackson Memorial High wrestling squad that was voted the No. 1 Team in New Jersey the past two seasons and was nationally ranked as well, Carney, a 160-pounder, has competed anywhere between 152 and 189 pounds when necessary to help his team.
Carney has been a four-year member of the team despite overcoming hardships. Blindness in one eye hasn‚t hampered his success. But shoulder surgery following a junior season in which he qualified for the New Jersey state tournament nearly ended his athletic career.
The surgery resulted in four anchors being inserted in Carney‚s shoulder. Doctors were unsure the operation would permit Carney ever to return to the mat. After six months of rehabilitation, however, Carney was back in the wrestling room. He finished his senior season with a 38-3 record and the 160-pound state championship, and also served as a valuable workout partner for junior teammate Scott Winston, the only unbeaten wrestler in New Jersey high school history. Carney added to his state championship by becoming a National High School All-American, finishing seventh in the NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships in April at Virginia Beach, Va.
"Kenny has been able to compensate for his disabilities without any of his opponents knowing this," wrote Michele Carney, Ken‚s mother. Ken plans to begin his collegiate career at a community college as he works toward his goal of becoming a Division 1 All-American at Lock Haven University.
Jason DeLuca, Dillsburg, Pa.
DeLuca started wrestling in the first grade, and was successful from the very beginning. He became the first wrestler to finish unbeaten in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association junior high competition in the history of the Northern High program.
As a high school freshman, however, DeLuca was hampered by swollen joints that eventually forced him to withdraw from the sectional tournament. Visits to one doctor after another finally resulted in a diagnosis of chronic juvenile arthritis.
DeLuca battled the effects with a variety of medications, including weekly injections that he eventually learned to administer himself. One doctor cautioned him that wrestling would place too much strain on his joints and advised him to give up the sport. The medications made his legs swell to the point where he could not even walk without a cane, with classmates having to carry his books for him through the halls at school. Despite barely being able to walk, DeLuca cheered his teammates on at the sectional, district and state tournaments.
Another doctor finally diagnosed DeLuca with Lyme disease, contracted through a tick bite. A round of intravenous drug therapy allowed him to return to the mats as a sophomore. He holds all of Northern‚s wrestling records, winning more than 140 matches in his career. He also became a three-time state qualifier, finished fifth in the Class 3A state tournament at 125 pounds as a junior and earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina.
"Jason has the character of a real warrior," wrote Fred DeLuca, Jason‚s father and a Northern assistant coach. "He challenged himself in school as well as on the mat. His doctors, friends, coaches, and even his parents questioned whether he could ever wrestle again. Athletically and academically, he never gave up."
Dana Hammer, Garden City, N.Y.
Athletics have been a major part of Hammer‚s life since she first stepped on a soccer field at the age of five. From the excitement of running up and down the field to backyard practice sessions trying to score on her grandfather, Hammer, who idolizes former World Cup standout Mia Hamm, dreamed of earning a college scholarship and perhaps playing in the World Cup or the Olympic Games one day.
But an injury in eighth grade that was slow to heal revealed a major life challenge: Hammer was diagnosed with Frieberg‚s disease, a condition that caused her red blood cells to collapse. Instead of healing normally, the disease caused the tip of the second metatarsal bone on her left foot to die. She was forced to walk down the aisle at her middle school graduation ˆ and on trips to the beach that summer ˆ on crutches. As a high school freshman in the midst of seven months of physical therapy, she had to be a part of the soccer team as manager rather than player.
When she was finally able to get back on the field, other physical ailments followed. Bruised fingers, sprained ankles, a concussion and the discovery of an ovarian cyst were obstacles to overcome. Recently, Hammer suffered a broken nose and a deviated septum when she was struck across the face by a stick at a field hockey camp in Pennsylvania. She faces plastic surgery after she finishes competing on her school‚s defending state champion soccer team as a senior next fall.
"Every day, I can‚t help but wonder, what could have been? Could I have been an All-American in three sports? Could I have been recruited to a Division 1 school?" Hammer wrote. "I may not have those answers, but one thing I do know is that I am not giving up on my dreams to play sports in college. I now feel I can face any situation positively∑everything does happen for a reason."
Erica Olson, Traverse City, Mich.
By the time she was in the third grade, Olson was a member of a YMCA basketball league with dreams of playing college basketball. As a 5-foot-5 high school freshman, she earned the backup point guard spot on the Traverse City West High varsity girls basketball team. She became the starter as a sophomore, and by the end of the season, she was listed by the Detroit Free Press as one of the state‚s top 100 players.
In December of her junior year, at a tryout for an AAU basketball team, Olson experienced pain in her hip, which didn‚t heal despite four months of rest and rehabilitation. A special MRI administered by a Michigan State University orthopedic surgeon revealed a possible torn labrum. Surgery took place in June, ending her chances for any participation in elite summer camps or tournaments at a key point in the recruiting process. The operation showed no labral damage, but the resulting diagnosis was much worse: avascular neurosis, a condition that causes bones to soften, was discovered in her femur. The treatment was to keep all weight off the femur for six weeks, followed by another MRI. The worst-case scenario: a hip replacement and the possibility of adjoining bones being affected.
Miraculously, however, the pain disappeared last July, a month following the surgery, and the condition resulting in the avascular neurosis diagnosis had disappeared as well. Despite the promise of a Division 1 scholarship having evaporated, Olson returned to the court this year with a new sense of resolve. She earned All-Conference and All-Region honors and will play basketball at Indiana Wesleyan University.
"Erica‚s story is truly a miracle," wrote Melanie Olson, Erica‚s mother. "She faced an extremely difficult and challenging situation with strength, character and selflessness. People tell her how her story has instilled faith and hope in them and encouraged them as they faced their own challenges. She truly believes that sometimes our dreams have to be altered for a greater purpose."
James Roberts, Wilmington, N.C.
Illnesses and injuries plagued Roberts throughout his athletic career at Emsley A. Laney High, but he overcame them to experience success as a football player and as a wrestler. He was a starter on the wrestling team as a freshman when he was diagnosed with hypertension, or high blood pressure. The condition was addressed with medication and seemed to be corrected.
Roberts was having an outstanding sophomore season when he experienced an adverse reaction just a week prior to the conference tournament, in early February. When he experienced a severe headache during a conditioning drill, he was rushed to the school nurse‚s office, where it was discovered that his blood pressure had become elevated to a life-threatening 190/120. A pediatric cardiologist finally put Roberts on new and more effective medication, and despite having lost mat and conditioning time, he qualified for the Class 4A state wrestling tournament.
But an accident at a wrestling camp that summer damaged nerves in his lower left leg. The process of weeks of rehabilitation forced Roberts to miss most of the football season. He finally returned to the gridiron for the second half of the season, but his wrestling season was interrupted for five weeks by a separated shoulder and a severe case of the flu that dropped his weight from his normal 189 pounds to 176. Still, Roberts fought through them, and missed placing in the state tournament by one match.
Roberts finished second in the NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships last June despite torn knee cartilage. Surgery and rehabilitation again forced him to miss most of the football season. In his first game back on the field, he made a game-saving tackle in overtime, then played two games before tearing cartilage in his other knee, necessitating another operation. Recovering quickly, he had a senior season to remember, going 59-6 with a school-record 40 pins and finishing second in the state tournament. He went on to win one match at the NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA Announces 2007 High School Coaches of the Year
EASTON, Pa. ˆ The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) today announced its selections as National High School Coaches of the Year for 2007.
It is the eighth year the NHSCA has honored these achievers in the high school coaching community nationwide. This year‚s recipients, selected in a total of 20 boys and girls sports, are from 17 different states. While they represent a multitude of different backgrounds, they exhibit a common theme: a strong dedication to supporting and developing high school student-athletes.
"The coaches we are honoring today are outstanding examples for successful high school coaches in their sports," NHSCA associate executive director Joe Boardwine said. "They place a high value on the teamwork skills their players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring them."
Following are the NHSCA‚s selections as National High School Coaches of the Year.
Football ˆ Gary Rankin, Alcoa High School, Alcoa, Tenn.
Rankin established himself as one of the state‚s elite coaches in 16 seasons at Riverdale High in Murfreesboro. In 1990, he took over a Riverdale program coming off three consecutive losing seasons. After a 4-6 opening season, Rankin developed the Warriors into one of the state‚s top programs, leading Riverdale to Class 5A state titles in 1994, 1997, 2001 and 2004 and nine state title games, including five straight from 2000-04. His teams won 14 district/region titles and he concluded his tenure at Riverdale with a 70-game winning streak against district/region opponents. Last season, Rankin took over at Class 2A state power Alcoa and led the Tornadoes to a 13-2 record ˆ the losses coming to the Class 3A and Class 4A state champions ˆ a third consecutive state title and the fifth of his career. EA Sports named Rankin, whose career record is 207-27, its National High School Coach of the Year in 2004.
Baseball ˆ Ron Eastman, The Woodlands High School, The Woodlands, Texas
Eastman‚s 2006 The Woodlands team, led by last year‚s NHSCA Senior Athlete of the Year, Kyle Drabek, won the Class 5A state title, finishing with a 38-1 record and winning its final 31 games of the season. The Woodlands finished the season ranked No. 1 in the USA Today Super 25, earning Eastman the newspaper‚s National Coach of the Year honors. Eastman has a 190-42 record in seven seasons at The Woodlands, winning four consecutive region and district titles. This spring, The Woodlands finished 31-6, bowing out in the region meet. In 16 years as a head coach, Eastman‚s record is 313-143. The National High School Baseball Coaches Association named him its National Coach of the Year in 2006.
Softball ˆ Tony Scarbrough, Baker High School, Mobile, Ala.
In 21 seasons, Scarbrough has taken a Baker program which had never won more than 12 games in a season before he arrived to the top of the softball mountain in Alabama. During his career, which included 12 years in the slow-pitch state series before he converted Baker to fast-pitch in 1999, Scarbrough has built a career record of 1,088-314 and won six Class 6A state titles ˆ three consecutive slow-pitch titles from 1991-93 and fast-pitch crowns in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Scarbrough‚s last five teams own a 361-37 record. His 2005 team, perhaps the best in state history, finished 78-3 and set or tied 20 state records. This year‚s team broke one of those records by finishing 79-7. Prior to taking the reins at Baker, Scarbrough won over 1,000 games, 17 metro titles, eight state titles and four national titles as a Junior Olympic softball coach. He was inducted into the Mobile Softball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Volleyball ˆ Steve Shondell, Burris Laboratory School, Muncie, Ind.
Shondell, whose father, Don, won 769 matches in 34 years as coach at Ball State University, has elevated the family tradition at the high school level. Steve Shondell just completed his 31st year at Burris and has won 18 state team titles, a total only two other schools in the nation have exceeded. His coaching record of 1,070-88 ˆ a winning percentage of 92.4 per cent ˆ places him seventh on the all-time victory list nationally. Shondell led Burris to its first state title in 1982, the first of eight state championships in the open era. Since Indiana established class sports in 1997, Burris has won every Class 2A state title, including its 10th in a row this year while posting a 35-5 record. >From 1989 through 1992, the Golden Owls lost just one match, and finished three seasons ranked No. 1 nationally.
Field Hockey ˆ Sue Butz-Stavin, Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pa.
The year 2005 was memorable in the 31-year coaching career of Butz-Stavin, who stands No. 2 on the sport‚s all-time victory list. Her Emmaus team finished with a perfect 28-0 record and won its state-best eighth state championship; Butz-Stavin recorded her 600th career victory; three of her players earned high school All-America honors; and she was named a finalist for the United States Olympic Committee‚s Developmental Coach of the Year award. Her career record stands at 638-69-33. This year‚s team shut out its first 19 opponents, finished 24-2 and advanced to the state semifinals. A member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Butz-Stavin‚s FireStyx club team won the gold medal at the National Hockey Festival, winning pool championships in the event five of the last six years.
Wrestling ˆ Jerry Winterton, Cary High School, Cary, N.C.
Since taking over the reins at Cary in 1982, Winterton‚s teams have rewritten the state record books. Cary has won 16 Class 4A dual and individual state team titles, and Winterton has coached 40 individual state champions. In 1997, 2005 and 2007, Cary swept the dual and individual state titles, and this year‚s team finished the season ranked No. 25 nationally by W.I.N. magazine. Winterton has coached his teams to more tournament titles ˆ 146 ˆ than any other coach in American high school wrestling history. His teams have posted 24 unbeaten regular seasons, and his overall record is 517-15 at Cary and 539-33 in his career. Winterton was elected to the Cary High School Hall of Fame in 1995 and the North Carolina wing of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. in 2004.
Basketball
Boys ˆ Bob Hurley Sr., St. Anthony High School, Jersey City, N.J.
Hurley has become a coaching institution in 35 years at the helm of St. Anthony‚s program. This season, he became the first coach in New Jersey‚s storied basketball history to record his 900th career victory. His overall record is 901-102 and his teams once compiled a 66-game winning streak, a state record. His teams at St. Anthony have won nine Meet of Champions overall state titles and 24 Parochial B state crowns, both tops among New Jersey schools. St. Anthony most recently won both titles in 2001, 2002 and 2004, and his 2002 and 2004 teams finished No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25. This year‚s team finished 28-1, advanced to the Parochial B final and was ranked No. 7 by USA Today. Hurley‚s sons, Bobby and Danny, starred at Duke University and went on to NBA careers. His program was profiled in a 2004 book, The Miracle of St. Anthony, written by Adrian Wojnarowski.
Girls ˆ Leta Andrews, Granbury High School, Granbury, Texas
This year, in her 44th season, Andrews became the all-time winningest coach in American girls basketball history. Her career record at four high schools is 1,228-254, a winning percentage of almost 83 per cent. She led Corpus Christi Calallen High to the Class 4A state championship in 1990 and her teams have advanced to seven state title games and made 16 appearances in the Sweet Sixteen state tournament. In February, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named Andrews the inaugural recipient of the Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball. Andrews, who also serves as girls athletic director and teaches a dance class at Granbury, was named Walt Disney Teacher of the Year in the category of coaching, health and physical education in 1993.
Cross Country
Boys ˆ Bill Greiten, Gillett High School, Gillett, Wis.
Greiten has had over 40 years of success coaching cross country and track at three Wisconsin schools. He coached the boys cross country and track teams for 32 seasons at two Racine schools ˆ St. Catherine‚s High (1964-69) and Case High (1970-96). His Case teams advanced to the state tournament 18 times, winning titles in 1973, 1975 and 1989 and posting 14 top-five finishes. A co-founder of the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association, he was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1993, and into the Wisconsin Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2007. In 1997, Greiten started the cross country program at Gillett, and still coaches the boys and girls high school and middle school programs. Five of his boys teams have qualified for the state meet, finishing fifth in 2003 and 2004. His girls team finished third in 2004, the school‚s first girls team to qualify for state in any sport.
Girls ˆ Robert Ondrasek, Carroll High School, Southlake, Texas
Carroll is known as a football powerhouse, but Ondrasek has developed a prominent cross country program as well, building the combined boys and girls roster from 20 runners to more than 100. His girls teams won the Class 4A state team title in 2000 and added Class 5A crowns in 2005 and 2006, and his boys teams have finished second, third and second in state the past three seasons. His girls team finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally and his boys team No. 12 nationally by The Harrier. Ondrasek also has led Southlake to six state runnerup finishes. The Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas named Ondrasek its Class 5A Girls Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and he also earned Coach of the Year honors from the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Girls Coaches Association in 2006.
Golf
Boys ˆ Terry Nelson, Whitefish High School, Whitefish, Mont.
Nelson‚s teams at Whitefish swept the 2006 boys and girls Class A state team titles. It was the third time his teams had accomplished that feat, also sweeping the state crowns in 1988 and 1990. For his boys teams, it was their third consecutive state title and their third unbeaten season in a row. In 23 years at the helm, Nelson has directed seven of his boys teams to state titles. His girls teams twice won five state titles in a row ˆ from 1986-90 and 1995-99 ˆ and have won 12 state crowns under his direction, for a combined total of 19 state titles. The National High School Athletic Coaches Association selected Nelson as its National Golf Coach of the Year in 2006.
Girls ˆ Dr. H. King Oehmig, The Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tenn.
A 1969 Baylor graduate and the Vicar of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Trion, Ga., Dr. Oehmig has been the Head Coach and Director of Golf at the Baylor School for the past 10 years. In that time, he has coached the Red Raiders boys and girls teams to 17 Division 2 state team titles. That total includes 10 crowns in the girls team‚s current 12-year state title streak, the longest in Tennessee high school history in any sport, and his boys teams also own a current seven-year title streak. A member of the golf teams at Baylor and at the University of Virginia, Dr. Oehmig has played in the British Amateur twice, advanced to the USGA Mid-Amateur round of 16 and won many Chattanooga-area events. Three of his golfers earned All-Conference First Team honors at Southeastern Conference schools this spring.
Soccer
Boys ˆ Gary Montalto, Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, N.Y.
Montalto was named the National High School Division 1 Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) after coaching Arlington to its third state title in his 28th season as head coach. His team finished 25-0 this season and No. 3 in the NSCAA/adidas national rankings. Montalto also coached Arlington to state titles in 1984 and 1999, and five of his teams have advanced to the state finals. His career record of 490-78-40 places him sixth on the state‚s all-time victory list and in the top 30 nationally, and only two coaches in New York boys soccer history have won more state titles. Montalto is the NSCAA regional chairman for high school boys rankings and Coach of the Year committees and serves as boys soccer chairman for New York‚s Section 1.
Girls ˆ Carlos Giron, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
In 24 seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas, Giron‚s teams have compiled a record of 586-50-12 ˆ second on the national victory list ˆ and won 10 Class 5A state titles, including seven straight from 1993-99. His Raiders also won titles in 1990, 2004 and 2005. Five of Giron‚s teams finished the season ranked No. 1 nationally by the NSCAA, in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2004, and the Raiders own national records for goals in a season (238), consecutive victories (118), unbeaten streak (145), consecutive shutouts (26) and shutouts in a season (29). Giron received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Athletic Coaches Association and National Coach of the Year honors from the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1997, and was inducted into the Broward Hall of Fame in 1994.
Swimming
Boys ˆ John Turner, Jenks High School, Jenks, Okla.
Turner has been a successful coach in four states, but his Jenks teams have stood out over his 22 years as swimming and water polo coach. His teams have won 20 state swimming team titles, with his boys team taking its 12th title this year under his direction. He led the Trojans boys teams to nine consecutive titles (1996-2004). His girls team finished second this year and the Trojans girls have won eight state crowns. Five times ˆ in 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003 and 2004 ˆ both the Jenks boys and girls teams took state titles. His swimmers own five individual and six relay state records. Three of his swimmers have competed in the Olympic Games and he has produced six NAIA national champions, 92 high school state champions and 66 high school All-Americans.
Girls ˆ Jean Chard, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, Mo.
Chard‚s teams at Lafayette have won 12 state titles and taken home 30 state trophies in his 30-year coaching career. His girls teams have been particularly successful, winning the state title this year, scoring in all 12 events for its fifth state crown in seven years. Lafayette also won four consecutive titles from 2001-04, finishing second in 2005 and 2006. Chard also coached the Lafayette boys teams from 1980-97, and in 1997 his boys and girls teams both won state titles. The National Federation of State High School Associations named Chard its National Swimming Coach of the Year in 2004.
Tennis
Boys ˆ Tom Pullen, Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
It‚s been more than seven years ˆ April 17, 2000, to be exact ˆ since a Pullen-coached boys team at Pioneer lost a dual meet. They also posted tournament winning streaks of 52 and 50 straight through last season, and are favored to win a seventh consecutive Division 1 team title this spring. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Pullen‚s boys teams posted a 526-16 match record and combined for 44 state singles or doubles crowns. Now in his 17th season, Pullen has coached his boys teams to eight state titles; his girls teams have won four state crowns and posted a seventh runnerup finish last fall. A retired dentist who was a member of the wrestling team at the University of Michigan, Pullen didn‚t take up tennis until the age of 35, but since then has won 10 city doubles championships. He was voted the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association‚s Division 1 Coach of the Year in 2006.
Girls ˆ Steve Paulsen, Edina High School, Edina, Minn.
Paulsen has coached Edina‚s girls teams for 15 seasons, and his teams have won the last 10 Class AA state team titles, with 11 titles overall. His Hornets teams have won 108 of 109 conference dual meets, and his career record stands at 320-9. His players have won six state singles titles and six state doubles titles. In 2005, Paulsen was selected the Class AA Girls Tennis Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association. In addition to coaching girls tennis at Edina, Paulsen coaches the boys team at Eastview High in Apple Valley, and one of his players advanced to the state singles finals in 2006. He coaches eight women‚s league teams and three junior development groups, and has been a clinician for the United States Tennis Association at the Fort Snelling Tennis and Learning Center.
Track and Field
Boys ˆ Joe Howell, Lisbon High School, Lisbon, N.D.
Howell, who grew up in Lisbon in a family of nine children, was hired at his hometown high school to fill in for a teacher who was given some time off to try to sell his business. The business never sold, and Howell is still coaching track and field 29 years later ˆ and handling athletic director duties as well. Howell also was the school‚s head basketball coach for eight seasons in the 1980s, started the school‚s cross country program without a stipend, and also coached baseball and football. But Howell‚s track program at Lisbon has become a small-school powerhouse, winning 26 region championships to go along with three Class B state team titles. This year‚s boys and girls teams finished eighth. A seven-time state Coach of the Year, Howell was selected National Track and Field Coach of the Year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association in 2005.
Girls ˆ James Holdren, Maggie L. Walker Governor‚s School, Richmond, Va.
Holdren has been coaching cross country and track for 43 years, beginning his career at the College of William and Mary while he was still a cross country runner on the team. The track and field rules interpreter for the state of Virginia, Holdren was named the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Girls Track and Field Coach of the Year in 1988 and the Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2006, the same year he was inducted into the NHSACA Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 1993, Holdren has compiled 1,227 victories at Thomas Jefferson High in Richmond and at the Governor‚s School, including a 16-year undefeated streak in girls track, and is the state‚s all-time leading winner in girls cross country and track. He has coached 10 national record holders, 51 All-Americans and 115 state champions.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA Announces Academic All-America Team
EASTON, Pa. ˆ The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) today announced its All-Academic Team selections for 2007.
It is the 14th year the NHSCA has honored these achievers in the classroom. This year‚s 89 selections include 53 seniors, 22 juniors, 11 sophomores and three freshmen, and come from a record 32 states. They sport an average grade-point average (GPA) of 3.86 on a scale of 4.0, with 26 members of the team earning a GPA of 4.0 or better. Ten members of the squad ˆ seven seniors, one junior and two sophomores ˆ rank No. 1 in their class academically, including twin brothers Aaron and Adam Blomberg, who share the No. 1 senior class ranking at Salem (Va.) Glenvar High.
"The members of this year‚s All-Academic Team define what it means to be a student-athlete today," NHSCA associate executive director Joe Boardwine said. "They are leaders both on the field and in the classroom, and we are proud to be honoring them."
The team includes four wrestlers who earned All-America status in this year‚s NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships March 30-April 1: Ryan Malo of Danvers (Mass.) St. John‚s Preparatory School, who finished eighth at 189, Matt Mariacher of Elma (N.Y.) Iroquois High, third at 130, Daniel Waddell of Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor School, eighth at 160, and Justin Zeerip of Hesperia (Mich.) High, third at 160. Four other senior Academic All-Americans, Joseph Boone of Poway (Calif.) High, Travis Creagan of Cleveland (Tenn.) Bradley Central High, Brent Parks of Hermiston (Ore.) High, and Shay Warren of Ogden (Utah) Weber High, earned All-America honors in the National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships a year ago.
In the underclass ranks, seven members of the squad ˆ five juniors, one sophomore and one freshman ˆ were National High School All-Americans this year. Leading the way was Andrew Wilson (215) of Anchorage (Alaska) East High, the National Juniors champion this year. Timothy Boone (130) of Poway (Calif.) High joined his brother, Joseph, as a National Juniors All-American, finishing fifth this year. Matt Brown (135) of Magna (Utah) Cyprus High finished sixth in the National Juniors after posting a National Sophomores runnerup finish a year ago. Aaron Pickrel (112) of Watertown (S.D.) High finished fifth and Shane Strumwasser (125) of Massapequa (N.Y.) High eighth.
Derrick Borlie (152) of Winchester (Va.) Millbrook High finished seventh in the National Sophomores competition and Ryak Finch (103) of Safford (Ariz.) High finished third in the inaugural National Freshman competition, also taking home that event‚s Most Falls award.
Michigan had eight selections to lead this year‚s squad, followed by Massachusetts and Tennessee, with seven each. New York and Virginia each had six selections, followed by Louisiana (five) and California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland and Missouri (four). To be considered for selection, an athlete must carry a GPA of 3.4 or better (on a scale of 4.0), be a state tournament placewinner or have received All-State honors.
Following is the NHSCA‚s 2007 All-Academic Team, listed alphabetically by graduating class.
Class of 2007
Mark Ackerberg (Michigan): Division 4 state runnerup with 51-12 record at 130 pounds for coach Doug Baird at Hesperia High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 174-38. Earned 3.57 GPA, scored 23 on the ACT, and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class; will attend Muskegon Community College.
Michael Bell (Tennessee): Division 2 state champion with 42-5 record at 140 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; three-time state placewinner; career record 108-31. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 30 on the ACT and 1420 on the SAT; will attend Duke University.
Aaron Blomberg (Virginia): Two-time Group A state champion with 39-2 record at 145 pounds for coach James Soltis at Glenvar High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 150-21. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 24 on the ACT and 1260 on the SAT, and shares No. 1 class ranking with twin brother Adam (below); will attend Virginia Tech.
Adam Blomberg (Virginia): Finished 38-5 and third in Group A state tournament at 152 pounds for coach James Soltis at Glenvar High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 140-25. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 26 on the ACT and 1230 on the SAT, and shares No. 1 class ranking with twin brother Aaron (above); will attend Virginia Tech.
Joseph Boone (California): State champion with 44-3 record at 130 pounds for coach Wayne Branstetter at Poway High School, three-time state placewinner; career 157-25. Earned 3.69 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class; will attend the U.S. Naval Academy.
Chase Bryan (Alabama): Class A-4A state champion with 66-6 record at 285 pounds for coach Matt Hicks at Odenville St. Clair County High School. Earned 3.8 GPA, scored 24 on the ACT, and ranks No. 3 in a class of 100.
Donnie Bullock (Missouri): Finished 44-3 and fourth in Class 2 state tournament at 171 pounds for coach Kevin Fowler at Clinton High School; career record 122-39. Earned 3.45 GPA, scored 21 on the ACT, and ranks in the top third of his class.
Daniel Conroy (New York): Three-time Catholic state champion finished 32-3 at 215 pounds for coach Chris Alfalla at Kellenberg Memorial High School; career record 102-24. Earned 3.8 GPA, scored 1160 on the SAT, and ranks No. 11 in a class of 508.
Steven Contino (New York): Three-time Catholic state champion finished 27-4 at 119 pounds for coach Chris Alfalla at Kellenberg Memorial High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 117-31. Earned 3.6 GPA and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class; will attend Arizona State University.
Candler Cook (Georgia): Finished 46-15 at 145 pounds for coach George Berry at The Westminster School; sixth in Class 3A state tournament as junior; career record 133-81. Earned 3.6 GPA and scored 1420 on the SAT; will attend the University of Georgia.
Alex Cooke (North Carolina): Class 3A state champion with 52-1 record at 160 pounds for coach Andy Chappell at Lucy C. Ragsdale High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 163-32. Earned 3.92 GPA, scored 1080 on the SAT, and ranks in the top third of his class; will attend Appalachian State University.
Travis Creagan (Tennessee): Division 1 state runnerup at 160 pounds for coach Steve Logdson at Bradley Central High School; two-time state champion, four-time state placewinner; career record 169-11. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 28 on the ACT, and ranks No. 1 in a class of 379; will attend Columbia University.
Phillip Davis (South Carolina): Class A-2A state runnerup with 33-4 record at 135 pounds for coach Daniel Westmoreland at Woodruff High School; career record 57-26. Earned 4.32 GPA, scored 1170 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class; will attend The Citadel.
Elliott Dennis (California): State runnerup with 46-5 record at 135 pounds for coach Dwayne Buth at Carlsbad High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 138-25. Earned 3.83 GPA and scored 27 on the ACT; will attend Brigham Young University.
Frederick Doster (Tennessee): Division 2 state runnerup with 39-15 record at 171 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; career record 49-19. Earned 3.99 GPA, scored 32 on the ACT and 1450 on the SAT.
Jared Enderton (Iowa): Class A state champion with 30-0 record at 189 pounds for coach Cody Alesch at Graettinger/Terril High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 136-10. Earned 3.86 GPA, scored 23 on the ACT, and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Travis Erdman (Ohio): Finished 33-8 at 152 pounds for coach Sean Grosz at University School; seventh in Division 2 state tournament as junior; career record 121-55. Earned 3.95 GPA, scored 1470 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class; will attend Princeton University.
Ben Ersing (Massachusetts): Finished 53-11 and third in Division 1 state tournament at 119 pounds for coach Manny Costa at St. John‚s Preparatory School; two-time state placewinner; career record 124-32. Earned 4.33 GPA (of 4.0) and will attend Williams College following study abroad.
Mark Grabowski (Massachusetts): Division 1 state champion with 51-9 record at 135 pounds for coach Manny Costa at St. John‚s Preparatory School; two-time state placewinner; career record 148-54. Earned 4.07 GPA (of 4.0) and will attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Alex Helmich (Iowa): Finished 34-3 and sixth in Class A state tournament at 112 pounds for coach Cody Alesch at Graettinger/Terril High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 136-21. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 23 on the ACT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class; will attend Wartburg College.
Tyler Howe (Connecticut): Three-time Class LL state champion with 46-5 record at 152 pounds for coach Ricky Shook at Danbury High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 136-20. Earned 3.57 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Ben Jamison (Virginia): Group A state champion with 36-4 record at 189 pounds for coach James Soltis at Glenvar High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 75-24. Earned 3.44 GPA, scored 1120 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Daniel Jenks (Massachusetts): Finished 29-16 and fifth in Division 2 state tournament at 125 pounds for coach Brian Gallagher at Walpole High School. Earned 3.51 GPA, scored 1280 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class; will attend the University of Massachusetts.
Phil Khozein (Michigan): Two-time Division 4 state champion finished 58-7 at 140 pounds for coach Doug Baird at Hesperia High School; career record 199-33. Earned 3.46 GPA and ranks in the top third of his class; will attend Michigan State University.
Trey Kirkland (Virginia): Finished 38-2 and fifth in Group 2A state tournament at 160 pounds for coach Matt Wadas at Warren County High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 143-30. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 1100 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class.
Ryan Malo (Massachusetts): Two-time Division 1 state champion with 58-0 record at 189 pounds for coach Manny Costa at St. John‚s Preparatory School; New England champion as senior; career record 148-27. Finished eighth in National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 4.1 GPA (of 4.0); will attend Boston University.
Matt Mariacher (New York): Division 1 state champion finished 48-0 at 130 pounds for coach Matt Mariacher at Iroquois High School; career record 192-31. Finished third in National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 3.63 GPA, scored 1200 on the SAT, and ranks in the top third of his class.
Michael Matthews (Louisiana): Division 1 state champion finished 40-2 at 171 pounds for coach Carlos Bertot at Jesuit High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 89-20. Earned 4.0 GPA and scored 28 on the ACT; will attend Louisiana State University.
Jim McDermott (Minnesota): Finished 32-5 at 119 pounds for coach Bill Kinney at Austin Pacelli High School; sixth in Class 3A state tournament as junior; career record 118-48. Earned 3.87 GPA, scored 25 on the ACT, and ranks No. 5 in a class of 32; will attend the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
Matt Morganstern (New Jersey): Finished 33-7 at 145 pounds for coach David Bell at Bergen Catholic High School; sixth in state as junior; career record 115-35. Earned 3.4 GPA and scored 24 on the ACT; will attend Boston University.
Joe Murphy (Minnesota): Two-time Class A state champion finished 44-1 at 130 pounds for coach Pat Murphy at The Trinity School at River Ridge; four-time state placewinner; career record 200-19. Earned 3.74 GPA and scored 1330 on the SAT.
Andrew Novak (Michigan): Two-time Division 2 state champion finished 57-0 at 125 pounds for coach Jake Shulaw at New Boston Huron High School; four-time state placewinner; career record 222-13. Earned 3.53 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class; will attend Eastern Michigan University.
Brent Parks (Oregon): Two-time Class 5A state champion with 44-3 record at 140 pounds for coach Curt Berger at Hermiston High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 160-22. Earned 3.58 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class.
K.C. Pescaglia (Missouri): Two-time Class 4 state champion finished 37-0 at 125 pounds for coach J.D. Coffman at David Hickman High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 157-13. Earned 3.83 GPA, scored 30 on the ACT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class; will attend the University of Missouri.
Joshua Plechaty (Hawaii): State runnerup with 30-4 record at 145 pounds for coach Matt Oney at Punahou High School; state champion as freshman, three-time state placewinner; career record 121-13. Earned 3.55 GPA and scored 1380 on the SAT.
Michael Przekaza (New Hampshire): Finished 28-12 and fifth in Division 1 state tournament at 160 pounds for coach Todd Lavallee at Goffstown High School. Earned 3.65 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Ralph Riello (Connecticut): Finished 37-6 and fifth in Class M state tournament at 135 pounds for coach Bryan McCarty at Orville H. Platt High School; career record 98-49. Earned 3.9 GPA, scored 1360 on the SAT, and ranks No. 9 in a class of 244; will attend the University of Connecticut.
James Roberts (North Carolina): Class 4A state runnerup with 59-6 record at 189 pounds for coach Steven Roberts at Emsley A. Laney High School; career record 169-45. Earned 3.96 GPA, scored 1100 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class; will attend Presbyterian College.
McLain Still (Tennessee): Two-time Division 2 state runnerup with 38-8 record at 285 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; three-time state placewinner; career record 66-44. Earned 3.75 GPA and scored 32 on the ACT and 1380 on the SAT.
Brian Story (Massachusetts): Finished 52-12 and third in Division 1 state tournament at 130 pounds for coach Manny Costa at St. John‚s Preparatory School; two-time state placewinner; career record 114-48. Earned 3.93 GPA; will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Kara Takasaki (Hawaii): Three-time girls state champion, this season at 140 pounds for coach Matt Oney at Punahou High School; four-time state placewinner. Earned 3.88 GPA and scored 1380 on the SAT.
Matthew Terza (Florida): Finished 43-1 and third in Class 2A state tournament at 140 pounds for coach Ryland Wagner at Gainesville High School; state champion as sophomore, four-time state placewinner; career record 126-10. Earned 3.82 GPA, scored 1420 on the SAT, and ranks No. 2 in a class of 410.
Randy Tonche (Oklahoma): Class 3A state champion finished 27-0 at 215 pounds for coach Darrel Hume at Sallisaw High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 100-7. Earned 3.8 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class.
Matt Vanderlinden (Kansas): Finished 41-3 and fifth in Class 3-2-1A state tournament at 189 pounds for coach Doug Vanderlinden at Burlington High School; career record 121-40. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 24 on the ACT, and ranks No. 1 in a class of 72; will attend Baker University.
Joseph Vanni (Massachusetts): Finished fourth in Division 3 state tournament at 171 pounds for coach Mark Boden at Hamilton-Wenham High School; career record 60-22. Earned 6.21 GPA (of 4.0) and ranks No. 1 in a class of 312; will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
John Von Paris (Maryland): Independent state champion finished 48-2 at 285 pounds for coach Keith Watson at John Carroll High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 86-8. Earned 3.86 GPA, scored 1340 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class; will attend Bucknell University.
Daniel Waddell (Tennessee): Two-time Division 2 state champion finished 46-1 at 160 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; four-time state placewinner; career record 154-12. Finished eighth in National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 3.5 GPA and scored 1180 on the SAT; will attend the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Shay Warren (Utah): Four-time Class 5A state champion finished 42-0 at 125 pounds for coach Jody Warren at Weber High School; career record 156-5. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 30 on the ACT, and ranks No. 1 in a class of 560; will attend Harvard University.
Heather Wegner (Connecticut): Selected All-State by the Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association as senior at The Hopkins School; center midfielder also selected to Connecticut Senior Bowl All-Star Game. Earned 3.83 GPA and scored 1570 on the SAT; will attend Pomona College.
Michael Weiser (Louisiana): Division 1 state champion finished 45-8 at 119 pounds for coach Carlos Bertot at Jesuit High School. Earned 3.44 GPA and scored 27 on the ACT; will attend Louisiana State University.
Doug Witzenbocker (New York): Catholic state champion finished 43-7 at 145 for coach George Dlugolonski at Chaminade High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 108-29. Earned 3.8 GPA, scored 1300 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class; will attend Johns Hopkins University.
Kenneth White (Hawaii): Finished 28-13 and third in state at 152 pounds for coach Matt Oney at Punahou High School; two-time state placewinner. Earned 3.91 GPA and scored 1530 on the SAT; will attend Stanford University.
Justin Zeerip (Michigan): Four-time Division 4 state champion finished 66-0 at 160 pounds for coach Doug Baird at Hesperia High School; career record 260-0. Finished third in National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 4.0 GPA, scored 24 on the ACT, and ranks No. 1 in a class of 71; will attend the University of Michigan.
Class of 2008
Thane Antczak (Wisconsin): Two-time Division 2 state champion finished 44-1 at 112 pounds for coach Tony Antczak at Prairie Farm High School; career record 128-9. Earned 3.99 GPA and ranks No. 3 in a class af 24.
Steven Blair (Louisiana): Division 2 state runnerup with 22-9 record at 285 pounds for coach John Casserino at Archbishop Shaw High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 32-19. Earned 3.5 GPA and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Timothy Boone (California): Finished 38-9 at 125 pounds for coach Wayne Branstetter at Poway High School; eighth in state as sophomore; career record 109-17. Finished fifth in National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 3.96 GPA and ranks No. 20 in a class of 715.
Matt Brown (Utah): Two-time Class 4A state champion finished 39-0 at 135 pounds for coach Eddie Berrest at Cyprus High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 117-3. Finished sixth in National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class.
Daniel Chow (Hawaii): Two-time state champion finished 20-0 at 140 pounds for coach Matt Oney at Punahou High School; three-time state placewinner. Earned 3.62 GPA and scored 1370 on the SAT.
Craig Cross (Alabama): Class A-4A state champion finished 44-8 at 135 pounds for coach Matt Hicks at Odenville St. Clair County High School; two-time state placewinner. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks No. 2 in a class of 120.
Glenn Donatelli (New York): Finished 38-8 and fourth in Division 1 state tournament at 103 pounds for coach Tony Donatelli at Bayport-Blue Point High School; career record 101-25. Earned 4.0 GPA.
Jayme Gordon (Virginia): Finished 34-1 and third in Group 3A state tournament at 160 pounds for coach William Stravino at First Colonial High School; career record 142-34. Earned 4.48 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class.
Patrick Graham (North Carolina): Class 3A state champion with 46-3 record at 103 pounds for coach Andy Chappell at Lucy C. Ragsdale High School; career record 53-7. Earned 3.8 GPA and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Michael Gruezke (Louisiana): Finished 42-10 and third in Division 1 state tournament at 125 pounds for coach Carlos Bertot at Jesuit High School; two-time state placewinner. Earned 4.0 GPA.
Kyle Haustveit (North Dakota): Finished 25-5 and fifth in Class B state tournament at 130 pounds for coach Randy Pederson at Tioga High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 126-41. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks No. 1 in a class of 25.
Trevor Isringhausen (Missouri): Finished 40-7 and fourth in Class 4 state tournament at 171 pounds for coach Mike McLaughlin at Jefferson City High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 118-29. Earned 3.88 GPA and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class.
Tom Kelliher (Minnesota): Three-time Class 3A state runnerup with 44-4 record at 119 pounds for coach Jim Jackson at Apple Valley High School; career record 133-12. Earned 3.58 GPA and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Michael Kent (California): Finished 53-8 and eighth in state at 152 pounds for coach Clint Burch at Vacaville High School; career record 116-19. Earned 4.17 GPA (of 4.0) and ranks No. 11 in a class of 409.
Aaron Pickrel (South Dakota): Finished third in Class A state tournament with 39-2 at 112 pounds for coach Bob Hirsch at Watertown High School; three-time state placewinner; career record 112-9. Finished fifth in National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 4.1 GPA (of 4.0) and ranks No. 7 in a class of 287.
Colton Popp (Tennessee): Division 2 state runnerup with 28-3 record at 135 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; career record 81-16. Earned 3.6 GPA.
Andrew Schafer (Ohio): Finished 35-12 at 125 pounds for coach Graham Coghill at St. Peter Chanel High School; eighth in Division 3 state tournament as sophomore; career record 92-36. Earned 3.7 GPA and ranks in the top 25 per cent of his class.
Tanner Shaffer (Maryland): Class 4A-3A state runnerup with 33-8 record at 140 pounds for coach Todd Sharp at La Plata High School; career record 72-28. Earned 4.3 GPA (of 4.0), scored 1290 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class.
Shane Strumwasser (New York): Finished 30-3 and fourth in Division 1 state tournament at 125 pounds for coach Joe Catanalotto at Massapequa High School; career record 120-31. Finished eighth in National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships. Earned 99 (of 100) and scored 1230 on the SAT.
Donnie Tasser (Pennsylvania): Finished 46-4 and fifth in Class 3A state tournament at 145 pounds for coach Mel Gray at Belle Vernon High School; career record 92-15. Earned 3.9 GPA, scored 1150 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Bailey Whitaker (Tennessee): Three-time Division 2 state champion finished 45-5 at 112 pounds for coach Jim Morgan at The Baylor School; career record 120-23. Earned 3.86 GPA, scored 1280 on the SAT, and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Andrew Wilson (Alaska): Class 4A state runnerup with 31-1 record at 215 pounds for coach Scott Armstrong at Anchorage East High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 81-8. National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships champion. Earned 3.88 GPA and ranks in the top 5 per cent of his class.
Class of 2009
Derrick Borlie (Virginia): Group 2A state runnerup with 55-3 record at 152 pounds for coach Chris Haines at Millbrook High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 100-10. Finished seventh in National High School Sophomores Wrestling Championships. Earned 3.5 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Jonathan Dupre (Louisiana): Division 1 state champion finished 41-3 at 103 pounds for coach Carlos Bertot at Jesuit High School; career record 54-6. Earned 3.42 GPA and ranks in the top 20 per cent of his class.
Ryan Harding (Massachusetts): Division 1 state runnerup with 48-14 record at 125 pounds for coach Manny Costa at St. John‚s Preparatory School. Earned 3.85 GPA.
Justin Martinez (New Mexico): Finished 25-5 and third in Class 5A state tournament at 103 pounds for coach Michael Zufall at Manzano High School. Earned 3.93 GPA.
Vince Pescaglia (Missouri): Finished 40-7 and fourth in Class 4 state tournament at 112 pounds for coach J.D. Coffman at David Hickman High School; career record 73-19. Earned 3.5 GPA.
Ryan Quinn (Connecticut): Finished 47-4 and third in Class M state tournament at 112 pounds for coach Michael Voiland at Bacon Academy; two-time state placewinner; career record 86-12. Earned 3.7 GPA and ranks in the top third of his class.
Pete Rendina (Michigan): Division 3 state champion finished 60-1 at 119 pounds for coach Tim Roberts at Dundee High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 117-3. Earned 3.82 GPA and ranks No. 5 in a class of 118.
Tyler White (Maryland): Finished 36-5 and fifth in Class 2A-A state tournament at 130 pounds for coach Butch Cotterman at Walkersville High School; career record 65-13. Earned 3.9 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Zachary White (Maryland): Finished 33-6 and third in Class 2A-A state tournament at 135 pounds for coach Butch Cotterman at Walkersville High School; career record 57-17. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks No. 1 in a class of 337.
Dan Yates (Michigan): Division 4 state champion finished 64-2 at 145 pounds for coach Doug Baird at Hesperia High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 125-8. Earned 3.85 GPA and ranks No. 7 in a class of 85.
Brandon Zeerip (Michigan): Finished 62-4 and sixth in Division 4 state tournament at 125 pounds for coach Doug Baird at Hesperia High School; two-time state placewinner; career record 125-6. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks No. 1 in a class of 85.
Class of 2010
Ryak Finch (Arizona): Class 3A state runnerup with 44-2 record at 103 pounds for coach Rick Finch at Safford High School. Finished third and won Most Falls award in National High School Freshman Wrestling Championships. Earned 4.0 GPA and ranks in the top 10 per cent of his class.
Tyler Keselring (Michigan): Division 2 state champion finished 44-2 at 103 pounds for coach Paul Johnson at Greenville High School. Earned 3.72 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
Joaquin Marquez (New Mexico): Class 5A state champion finished 32-0 at 103 pounds for coach Kevin Marks at Las Cruces High School. Earned 3.6 GPA and ranks in the top 15 per cent of his class.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
Do You Want to Wrestle in Salisbury, MD?
Did you know that you could wrestle in Salisbury, MD at the East Coast Duals even if you're not already on a team? It's true! Check out the "Free Agent" page http://www.nhsca.com/event_duals_free.php to see if a team needs a wrestler in your weight class! Post your interest, and maybe you'll get recruited to be a part of the exciting competition over Memorial Day weekend! Event details: http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20100
See you there!
Weekly Newsletter
There's still time to qualify for the 2007 NHSCA National Open in Myrtle Beach, SC (June 16-19th) This event will draw top wrestlers from all across the country to one of America's top vacation destinations for family fun and intense competition! For event details, including discounted hotel rates, visit http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20093#hotel For a complete list of State Qualifiers near you, see http://www.nhsca.com/qualifiers.php If you do not see a qualifier in your area, contact melissa@nhsca.com
Tune in this Sunday, April 29th from 6-7 PM to hear our special guest on the NHSCA Sports Hour, Brian Kilmeade.
Brian is Fox News' host of "Fox and Friends", which is America's most-watched cable morning TV show.
He'll be discussing his relationship with the NHSCA (he was the featured speaker at the
2005 Senior Nationals) , his best selling book "The Games Do Count" and also his new book
"It's How You Play the Game", which will be on sale beginning May 1.
In addition to his busy career, Brian is a youth soccer coach and remains very passionate about sports and their impact on a person's development.
For more information on Brian, visit his website:
http://www.briankilmeade.com/
You can listen to the show by clicking here and turning your speakers up: http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php Show will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, May 1st from 6-7 PM.
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing".
- Vince Lombardi
NHSCA Weekly Newsletter
NHSCA, Easton, PA
The 2007 NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA was a huge success! Over 2,500 wrestlers from all 50 states battled for All-American honors. For a detailed post press release, visit http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20063#post Plan now to be a part of the most exciting and competitive folk-style tournament in the country next year: 2008: March 27-30, Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia.
The NHSCA Grade School and Middle School State Championship series and National event in Pittsburgh enjoyed significant success in its first year, as some of the top middle school athletes in the country from 26 states did battle at the beautiful Petersen Events Center.
The NHSCA Dual Meet Series is shaping up to be a tremendous trio of events. The East Coast Duals can only accept 30 more teams before we reach our 130 team limit!! Join us in Salisbury, MD (only minutes from Ocean City Beach) for the largest Dual Meet Championship in the nation. Detailed info, including discounted hotel rates: http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20100#hotel
The premiers of the MidWest Duals in Des Moines, IA ( http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20089 ) and the West Coast Duals in Sacramento, CA ( http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20090 ) are sure to draw large numbers of teams. Make your team's reservations now for any of these three events by contacting melissa@nhsca.com.
The NHSCA National Open will be held in beautiful, sunny Myrtle Beach this June 16-19 http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20093. There's still time to qualify at one of the NHSCA State Qualifiers near you: http://www.nhsca.com/qualifiers.php You won't want to miss out on the fun and excitement of the 2nd Annual Beach competition http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20092 Some of the very the best wrestlers in the country will be there!!
The NHSCA and Easton Wrestling present a special opportunity to the wrestling communities in PA, NJ and surrounding areas:
Easton Gold Medal Wrestling Club
Easton High Wresting room.
Wednesday April 25, 2007
6:30-8:00PM
Mark Manning - Head Coach University of Nebraska- will run a Clinic/practice/workout both styles.
Cost is $10.00 or $50.00 per team. Must have medical insurance to attend.
Coach Steve Powell is expecting a great turn out for this outstanding coach
to come to the Lehigh Valley, PA. Anyone can sign up that night. With any questions, call or e-mail coach Steve Powell at powells@eastonsd.org or 610-554-8570
Hello, my name is Jaime Ferraro and I writing you regarding our Character and Leadership Programs. We just completed the work on a Character and Leadership Development Summer Day Camp for 2007. Our plans are to conduct an annual camp that will service the elementary, middle, and high school students. A flyer for each camp will be available after the camp dates and location are determined. The flyer will instruct you on how to access additional camp information on our website.
Our objective is to conduct one camp this summer at every high school in the United States. We are searching for a coach, teacher, staff member, or administrator to function as camp director at their school. Not only is this a great opportunity to have a direct impact on the character and leadership of our youth, it also has the potential to generate a significant summer income for the camp director. We also provide a staff budget for other teachers to help facilitate the camp. All the development work and materials for the camp have been created and are ready to be reviewed by the camp directors. The camp is designed for the camp director to follow the script that was developed by the authors of 11 books on leadership and are considered experts on the subject by the national media.
We decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in finding the best person to be the camp director at your school. We are looking for a person that demonstrates both good character traits and leadership abilities and has an interest in making a difference.
Timing is critical since the camps will be conducted in July or August. In order to conduct the camps this summer, the potential camp directors need to contact me very soon. I respectfully request that you please forward this letter to the person(s) you feel may be interested and ask them to contact me at (610) 252-7863 or jaime@nhsca.com and I will be more than happy to answer any and all of their questions.
Thank you for your assistance, interest and commitment to our youth. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely yours,
Jaime Ferraro
National High School Coaches Association
Character and Leadership Program CoordinatorAttention All 6-7 and 8th Grade Wrestlers
The NHSCA Middle School National Championships is now accepting all wrestlers for entry into the National Championships this coming weekend April 13-15 in Pittsburgh PA. Even if you didn't place in the top 4 at your state tournament, I encourage you and all your friends to challenge yourself against other wrestlers from all across the country. To register, go to https://www.nhsca.com/registration_mschamps.php This is your chance to compete on a national level and to show everyone what the future holds for your state in wrestling. For detailed event info, including discounted hotel rates, see http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20101 If you have any questions you can call me at 419-357-3617 or email me at jude@nhsca.com. Register today, time is running out. The registration will be open till Friday April 13.
NHSCA Senior National Wrestling Wrap
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ Three-time Ohio state champion Colt Sponseller (160) of Millersburg West Holmes High was the recipient of the Jeff Reese Memorial Award as the Outstanding Wrestler in the NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships, which concluded tonight at the Pavilion Convention Center.
Sponseller, an Ohio State recruit, broke open a close championship match by scoring a takedown and a three-point near fall to open a 7-0 second-period lead against two-time New York champion Paul Paddock of Warsaw High, then added four third-period takedowns to close out a 15-6 major decision. Sponseller had a technical fall, two major decisions and two decisions in one of the tournament‚s toughest weight classes.
California took the Chase Metcalf Memorial state team trophy, scoring 207.5 points to 198 for second-place New Jersey, the 2006 National Seniors team champion. Ohio finished third with 179.5 points, followed in the top ten by New York (162.5), Pennsylvania (148.5), Michigan (138.5), Minnesota (128.5), Illinois (120), Oklahoma (101.5) and host Virginia (100.5).
The tournament‚s third special award, the Craig Wesner Memorial Award for the most falls in the least time, went to John Starzyk of New Lenox (Ill.) Providence High. Starzyk, third at 125, was the only wrestler to collect five pins in the tournament, scoring them in a combined 15:31. A total of 761 wrestlers from 46 states and Europe competed in this year‚s National Seniors Championships.
California took command of the tournament in the semifinals, with seven Golden State wrestlers advancing to the championship round. The only California wrestler to take a title, however, was Chris Done of Clovis Buchanan High, fourth in the state tournament, who beat state qualifier Taylor Louie of West Covina High 6-2 in all-California final at 103. The only state with more than one champion was Idaho, which got back-to-back titles from Boise State recruit Kirk Smith (171) of Boise Centennial High and Oklahoma State recruit Clayton Foster (189) of Kamiah High. An overtime takedown gave Smith a 3-1 victory over California champion Justin Danz of Shingle Springs Ponderosa High and Foster scored all three of the match‚s takedowns in a 6-5 victory over Sonny Yohn of Alamosa (Colo.) High in a battle of three-time state champions.
The finals featured one classic match after another. At 119, five-time Minnesota champion Zach Sanders of Wabasha-Kellogg High, a Minnesota recruit, rallied from a 4-1 deficit with two third-period takedowns to beat Ohio State recruit Nikko Ortega of Moraga (Calif.) Campolindo High 7-6. In the next match at 125, four-time New Mexico champion Matt Ortega of Rio Rancho High, bound for Indiana, made a first-period takedown stand up in a 2-1 victory over Boris Novachkov of Fremont (Calif.) High.
At 215, diminutive Deron Winn of Liberty (Mo.) High, who stands just 5-foot-6, gave up the first takedown, but rallied to score the winning takedown in the final seven seconds to beat two-time California champion Ryan Flores of Buchanan 10-8. Two-time Michigan champion Jarod Trice (285) of Highland Park High closed out the meet with the only pin of the finals, in 5:27 over Brendan Barlow of Westerville (Ohio) Central High.
Three-time National Prep champion Kellen Russell of Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy scored two takedowns and avenged two losses to Pennsylvania champion Tyler Nauman of Middletown High, winning 5-3. Eric Olanowski of Virginia Beach Floyd E. Kellam High gave the local fans something to cheer about, beating Nektoe Demison of Bakersfield (Calif.) High 9-3 for the 112-pound title.
Another battle between three-time time state champions saw Oklahoma state recruit Jamal Parks (140) of Tulsa Union High beat Penn State recruit Frank Molinaro of Manahawkin (N.J.) Southern Regional High 10-5 on the strength of four takedowns and a reversal. But at 145, Tulsa Union teammate Seth Vernon lost 3-1 in overtime to Jamal Lawrence, the second National Seniors champion in as many years from Merrillville (Ind.) High. The school also produced heavyweight champion Dexter Larimore a year ago.
Two other three-time champions also won titles. Chris Diaz (135) of Camden Wyoming (Del.) Caesar Rodney High racked up an 8-0 second-period lead and cruised to a 10-3 victory over Illinois champion Ryan Prater of Plainfield Central High. Tim Darling (152) of Nazareth (Pa.) High needed just two periods to score a 15-0 technical fall over two-time New England champion Vinnie Renaut of Plymouth (Mass.) South High.
Complete brackets can be accessed at www.escapesports.com.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va., and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA National Freshman Wrestling Completed
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ With six finalists and four champions, New York won the state team title in the inaugural NHSCA National High School Freshman Wrestling Championships, which concluded tonight at the Pavilion Convention Center.
The All-American round capped a tournament that saw the Freshman Championships draw an impressive field of 314 competitors from 45 states.
The National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships resumed Saturday with 761 wrestlers from 46 states and Europe competing. That competition began with the championship round of 16 and the opening consolation rounds.
New York, which also won the Sophomore Nationals, scored 203.5 points to 197 for second-place Ohio. Pennsylvania finished third with 171 points, with New Jersey (149) and host Virginia (92.5) rounding out the top five. Wrestlers from 47 states entered the event.
Three of New York‚s champions were state placewinners as freshmen. Stephen Dutton (119) of Hauppage High finished sixth in the Division 1 state tournament, Tyler Beckwith (152) of Greene High was fifth in Division 2 and Angelo Malvestuto (160) of Sanborn Niagara-Wheatfield High was fourth in Division 1. Giuseppi Lanzi (130) of Amsterdam High was New York‚s fourth champion.
Sean Dolan (103), a Sewell, N.J. resident and a Delaware state champion at Wilmington St. Mark‚s High, was voted the meet‚s Outstanding Wrestler after dominating the meet‚s largest weight class. Dolan followed up two first-period pins with four major decisions, capped by his 16-6 finals victory over Pennsylvania state runnerup A.J. Schopp of Tyrone High. New Jersey, which had five finalists, also claimed the meet‚s final two champions, Jonathan Slack (215) of Washington Warren Hills High and Shawn Florke (285), one of two finalists from Long Branch High. Pennsylvania also claimed a pair of champions, Spencer Myers (171) of Selinsgrove High and Nicholas Ruggear (189) of Oxford High.
Adam delaGarza (140) of Vacaville (Calif.) High scored the only pin of the finals, that coming at 2:54 over Bakersfield High‚s Roman Flores in an all-California final. Also claiming titles were Ohio state runnerup Nick Sulzer (112) of Lakewood St. Edward High, New Mexico state champion Louis Trujillo (119) of Rio Rancho High, Damon Mele (135) of Fishers (Ind.) High and state placewinner Joey Grainger (145) of Chesapeake (Va.) Great Bridge High. Ryak Finch of Safford (Ariz.) High, who finished third at 103, took home the tournament‚s Most Falls award with 4 falls in a combined 5:59.
The National High School Freshman Wrestling Championships is an open event, and is open to any high-school wrestler completing his freshman year.
Complete brackets can be accessed at www.escapesports.com.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va. later this month, and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA National Sophomores Wrestling Completed
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ With seven finalists and five champions, New York rolled to the state team title in the NHSCA National High School Sophomore Wrestling Championships, which concluded tonight at the Pavilion Convention Center.
The All-American round capped a tournament that saw the Sophomore Championships set a record with 488 competitors, more than twice the size of last year‚s field. The finals featured an outstanding field, with 12 of the 28 finalists owning at least one state championship in their careers. Two of the finals matched multi-time state champions.
The National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships resumed Saturday with 761 wrestlers from 46 states and Europe competing. That competition began with the championship round of 16 and the opening consolation rounds.
New York, which also took home the team title in the inaugural Freshman Championships, scored 259.5 points for a whopping 74-point victory over runnerup Ohio, which scored 185.5 points. New Jersey finished third with 176.5 points, with Ohio (154.5) and California (123.5) rounding out the top five. Wrestlers from 45 states entered the event.
Two of New York‚s champions came from Troy LaSalle Institute: Division 1 state runnerup Zach Clemente (135) and state qualifier Ken Altarac (215). Clemente had one of just two pins in the finals, building a 13-0 lead before pinning Adam Heimer of New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln-Way Central High. Kyle Dake (112) of Lansing High, Ian Paddock (119) of Warsaw High and Ryan LeBlanc (160) of Morrisville-Eaton High also won titles. In fact, New York‚s only finals losses came to New York opponents.
Dake emerged victorious in a showdown between the state‚s 112-pound state champions. The Division 2 state champion, Dake scored a takedown at the buzzer in overtime to beat two-time Division 1 state champion Paul Liguori of Wantagh High 3-1. LeBlanc, third in the Division 2 state tournament, used a third-period escape to beat Johnathan Velieri of Hilton High 1-0.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey each crowned two champions.
In a battle of two-time state champions at 130, Collin Palmer of Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward High pulled away late in the match for a 10-2 victory over Max Ortega of Rio Rancho (N.M.) High and was voted the meet‚s Outstanding Wrestler. Palmer allowed just three points in six tournament matches, rolling to two pins, two technical falls and two major decisions. Nicholas Mills (171) of Hunting Valley University School was Ohio‚s second champion.
Brandon Palik (189) of Hellertown Saucon Valley High scored the other pin of the finals in 3:42 over Zac Bennett of Westmont-Hilltop High. With the pin, Palik avenged a 9-3 loss in this year‚s Class AA quarterfinals, Bennett going on to win the state title and Palik finishing third. Jimmy Sheptock, the first of back-to-back finalists from Northampton High, was Pennsylvania‚s other champion. Tyler Biscaha (103) of Jackson Memorial High and two-time state placewinner Anthony Luma (125) of Egg Harbor Township High were New Jersey‚s champions. Another Garden State wrestler, Michael Dessino of Middlesex High, took home the tournament‚s Most Falls award with 4 falls in a combined 6:20. Dessino finished fourth at 152.
The 152-pound finalists brought with them a combined five state titles, and the match went down to the wire, with two-time Utah champion Ethan Lofthouse of Hyrum Mountain Crest High breaking a 2-2 tie by scoring a five-point reversal with 30 seconds remaining to beat three-time Alabama champion Hayden Countryman of Prattville High 7-2. The other titles went to Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh School‚s Shane Milam (145) and Virginia Beach (Va.) Frank W. Cox High‚s Jack Burbank (285).
The National High School Sophomores Wrestling Championships is an open event, and is open to any high-school wrestler completing his sophomore year.
Complete brackets can be accessed at www.escapesports.com.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va. later this month, and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
Pennsylvania Wins Junior Team Tittle With 3 Champions
Oliver Voted Outstanding Wrestler
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ˆ With three individual champions, Pennsylvania won the state team title in the NHSCA National High School Junior Wrestling Championships, which concluded tonight at the Pavilion Convention Center.
The All-American round capped a tournament that saw the Juniors Championship set a record with 705 competitors. The finals featured an outstanding field, with 19 of the 28 finalists owning at least one state or National Prep championship in their careers. Three of the finals matched multi-time state champions.
The National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships resumed Saturday with 761 wrestlers from 46 states and Europe competing. That competition began with the championship round of 16 and the opening consolation rounds.
Pennsylvania, one of two states with three finalists (Kansas was the other), won the Junior division state team race with 218 points, with New York (195.5) finishing second. Ohio was third with 188.5 points, with New Jersey (156) finishing fourth and California and Utah (133.5) tying for fifth place. Wrestlers from 47 states entered the event.
Jordan Oliver (119) of Easton High led the Pennsylvania charge, racking up nine takedowns in a 21-6 technical fall over Justin Solberg of Wahpeton (N.D.) High, a match between a pair of two-time state champions. Oliver was voted the meet‚s Outstanding Wrestler after recording a first-period pin, two technical falls and three major decisions in six tournament matches. It is the second straight year Oliver has earned the honor in the event, having been the OW of the National Sophomores Championships a year ago. Eric Albright (112) of Red Lion High and Bobby Ward (130) of Nazareth High were the other Pennsylvania wrestlers to claim titles. Ward, who didn‚t place in the state meet this year, beat another former National Sophomores champion, two-time Iowa champion Marshall Koethe of Akron-Westfield High, 6-2 for his title.
Utah had two champions. At 103, Nate Larsen of Bountiful Viewmont High, third in the state meet this year, scored an escape and a takedown in the final 30 seconds to rally past California champion Gilberto Camacho of Fresno Washington High, 3-2. At 135, three-time state champion Jason Chamberlain of Springville High racked up four takedowns in a 9-2 victory over Kansas champion Aldon Isenberg of Gardner-Edgerton High.
Two-time Minnesota champion Jake Deitchler (145) of Anoka High scored the only pin of the finals, reversing Johnny Koepp of Dallas (Texas) Bishop Lynch High to his back for a pin in just 45 seconds. That was followed by a tense battle between two wrestlers who had combined for six titles, two-time National Prep champion Mario Mason of Blairstown (N.J.) Blair Academy and four-time Alabama champion Kyle Cuthbertson of Scottsboro High. Mason broke open a match that was tied at 1-1 on a takedown with 53 seconds remaining and a five-point move in the final 10 seconds for an 8-2 victory.
Seven of the 10 multi-time state champions in the finals went down to defeat. Three-time Nebraska champion Tyler Sackett (125) of Omaha Skutt High lost 8-6 to Jarrod Garnett of Bear (Del.) Caravel Academy. Two-time state champions also fell at 171, where Cody Magrum of Oak Harbor (Ohio) High lost 3-1 to three-time California placewinner Hunter Collins of Gilroy High; at 189, where Scott Elliott of Arkansas City (Kan.) High lost a wild 13-11 match to Ryland Geiger of Scappoose (Ore.) High; and at 285, where Elijah Madison of Kansas City (Mo.) Oak Park High escaped in the ultimate tie-breaker to beat Atticus Disney of Andover (Kan.) Central High 3-2, his second victory in as many between between the two this season.
Also winning titles were Jon Burns (140) of Raleigh (N.C.) Cardinal Gibbons High, Bryan Bourne (160) of Spencerport (N.Y.) High and Andrew Wilson (215) of Anchorage (Alaska) East High. Keith Hynson of New Castle (Del.) William Penn High, who finished fifth at 152, won the tournament‚s Most Falls award with 3 falls in a combined 3:03.
The National High School Juniors Wrestling Championships is an open event, and is open to any high-school wrestler completing his junior year. More than three-quarters of the wrestlers qualified for their high school state tournament at least once. More than half are state placewinners, and nearly 20 per cent have won a state title.
Complete brackets can be accessed at <http://www.escapesports.com/>www.escapesports.com.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. The 18th annual National High School Wrestling Championships attracted nearly 2,300 wrestlers from all four grade levels to Virginia Beach, Va. later this month, and the NHSCA conducted 16 championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. last summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game. For a complete list of this year‚s programs and events, visit the NHSCA‚s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation‚s 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes.
NHSCA Update
Good Afternoon!
Hope all is well w/you and your team as the season winds down. How is your post-season going? How were the Nationals brochures/event flyers received at your State Tournament???
Just touching base @ a few things:
1) If you haven't already scheduled your State Qualifier (or discussed this w/me) please contact me at melissa@nhsca.com asap!! That time of year is upon us, and I need to know if I need to secure other tournament sites, etc. The success of the National Open in Myrtle Beach this June depends on the success of the State Qualifier system. It's urgent that I have at least one solid State Qualifier in every state this spring. So please let me know asap how this is going in your state! (:
2) I'm very excited to see all of you at the Nationals in VA Beach next month (can you believe it's only a month away??) Please let me know how many wrestlers you'll be bringing and what host hotel you'll be staying at. Registrations are pouring in, and the details of this event are coming into place...every division is shaping up to be the most exciting, most competitive event in the country!! College coaches are already reserving their spots at the recruting fair, etc, etc!
3) We've already received over 20% of the maximum number of teams allowed to compete in the East Coast Duals ~ this includes powerhouses from last year and new teams, anxious to prove themselves. The MidWest Duals and the West Coast Duals are sure to be awesome events as well.
For more info on any of these events, visit http://www.nhsca.com/events_calendar.php or email melissa@nhsca.com
Thank you for all your help....if you need anything, don't hesitate to contact me!!
The 18th Annual NHSCA High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Championship and Convention is just around the corner!! State Champions and State Runners-up from all around the country will go head to head at the brand new, state-of the art convention center in Virginia Beach, VA from March 29th - April 1st. This truly is the premier wrestling event of the year! For more information, visit http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20063
The underclassmen are going to have their own chance to shine in Virginia Beach as Juniors, Sophomores and Freshman battle for All-American status. Last year, almost 800 wrestlers from 43 states came to this event to do battle. Over 80% of the entries were state champions, state placers or state qualifiers. Although these events are guaranteed to draw the top underclassmen in the country, in order to give the dark horses a shot at the best, they remain open to every wrestler (in their respective grade level) who wants to challenge themselves against the very best. Learn more about all three events from the NHSCA Calendar of Championship Events: http://www.nhsca.com/events_calendar.php
Please be aware that the NHSCA Nationals Headquarters Hotel (The Cavalier) and the Host Hotels are filling up quickly! The NHSCA has secured a limited number of discounted room blocks and very low rates, but you must make your reservations early to secure these great deals. http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20063#hotel
Tune in to the NHSCA SportsHour Internet Radio Show this Sunday, February 11th from 6-7 PM EST http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php. The focus of this week's broadcast will be the upcoming Senior Nationals, and Junior, Sophomore and Freshman Nationals. Featured guest, Keith Lowrance, will be online to discuss his direct involvement in the grassroots and huge support of this event in Virginia. Coach Lowrance was a 2x NCAA Division I All-American and is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. He is also the founder of the widely-renowned "Granby System" http://www.granbysystemwrestling.com/ This show will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, February 13th from 6-7 PM EST.
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."
Thomas Jefferson
NHSCA Announces Location of West Coast Duals
Breaking News! Announcing the location of the inaugural NHSCA National Wrestling Duals, West Coast Championship: Scaramento, California! http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20090
This July 6th - 9th, in sunny and beautiful Sacramento, California, 59 teams will be guaranteed at least 8 dual meet matches! We're very excited about this latest installment in the NHSCA National Wrestling Duals Series. The event will be held at the spectacular Sacramento Convention Center seen below. Club coaches and wrestlers from around the country interested in top off-season competition in scholastic style should look into the event here:
http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20090
If you are a coach interested in bringing a team to or a wrestler interested in competing in this, contact the NHSCA's Jude Roth today to find out more at jude@nhsca.com . Or contact Melissa Boardwine at melissa@nhsca.com
For more information on the National Duals, East Coast Championships in Salisbury, Maryland, visit http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20100 This established tournament is already filling up, and at least one host hotel is already booked solid!
For more information on the MidWest Championship in Des Moines, Iowa, visit http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20089. To hear interviews with representatives from Sacramento and Des Moines, tune into the NHSCA SportsHour this Sunday (rebroadcast Tuesday, January 9) from 6-7 PM EST ( http://www.nhsca.com/radio.php )
Also featured in this week's Internet Radio Show: continuing focus on the 2007 NHSCA Final Four of Wrestling Championships. http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20083 This year's event will showcase Easton HS (PA), Nazareth HS (PA), Blair Academy (NJ), Hermiston (OR) and Bishop Lynch (TX).
The 2007 NHSCA Wrestling Festival is scheduled for Saturday, January 13th at Pleasant Valley HS, in the Poconos Mountains area of Pennsylvania. This year's event is attracting over 40 teams from 6 states (Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Alabama and Massachusetts), and is guaranteed to be an exciting day of competition.
Do you have any amateur videotape footage of "Parents Out of Control" at a sporting event? The NHSCA has been contacted by a national network who is producing a documentary on the country's disturbing trend of parents acting inappropriately at youth sporting events. If interested in providing footage for the documentary, please contact melissa@nhsca.com.
"It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again." Charles Kettering
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.How do you become one of the best programs in the country
How do you become one of the best programs in the country? How do you motivate high school athletes to achieve their best? Find out this evening during the broadcast of the NHSCA SportsHour Internet Radio Show (6-7 PM EST) which will feature interviews with some of the highly-successful coaches who will be participating in the 2007 NHSCA Final 4 of High School Wrestling.
Scheduled interviews include Steve Powell (Easton, Pennsylvania); Curt Berger (Hermiston, OR); and Jeff Buxton (Blair Academy, NJ).
Coach Powell at Easton has led the Red-Rovers to decades of excelence in one of the most talented wrestling areas in the East. Coach Berger has developed the Hermiston, Oregon program and its individuals into a dynamic, state-champion-producing program in the Northwest. Jeff Buxton has led Blair Academy to a level of national success that has ben unsurpassed by virtually any high school program in the country - perhaps in any sport.
You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear these top coaches of nationally-ranked programs, as they share the secrets of their success.
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NHSCA National Pre-Season Open Update
The Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC was buzzing with the excitement of national wrestling competition on Saturday,November 4th. Hundreds of wrestlers representing 20 states merged at the 8th Annual NHSCA National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships. For complete details, see the post-event press release at http://www.nhsca.com/event_show.php?id=20076#post
As always, the NHSCA would like to extend our thanks to all the people who helped make this event a success. This tournament ran like clockwork thanks to the tireless efforts of tournament director, Keith Shields. Event management was coordinated by Jason Hooker, head wrestling coach at Tabor High School. Our core event staff included Gimp Brownell, our computer/scoring expert; Lee Lawson, computer consultant; Paula Navy, bracket coordinator; and Martin Fleming, announcer. The Quality Inn Coliseum, the Headquarters Hotel, showed true Southern hospitality throughout the event. Thank you again to all the staff and volunteers ~ we couldn't do it without you!
To hear post-event update and interviews with some of the winning athletes, tune into the NHSCA SportsHour http://www.nhsca.com/radio.phpthis Sunday, November 12th from 6-7 PM EST (rebroadcast Tuesday, November 14th from 6-7 PM EST)
In other exciting media news, Executive Director, Bob Ferraro, will be featured this Saturday morning on Fox & Friends News (live broadcast November 11th scheduled for 7:45 AM). The topic will be the NHSCA Character & Leadership workshops being sponsored in Pennsylvania by the Army National Guard. http://www.nhsca.com/contact_show.php?id=34
NHSCA Character and
Leadership Workshops Featured on Fox and Friends
EASTON, Pa. The National High School Association (NHSCA) Character and Leadership Workshops will be featured on the nations most watched morning news show, Fox and Friends, on Saturday, Nov. 11. The show airs from 7-10 a.m. Eastern time.
The NHSCA Character and Leadership Workshops that are presently being conducted in high schools throughout the state of Pennsylvania. The workshops will involve 640 Pennsylvania high schools and almost 8,000 coaches, athletes, and parents. Appearing on the show will be Lt. Col. Mike Curran of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard (ARNG), Easton High School wrestler Kyle Dailey, and NHSCA Executive Director Bob Ferraro.
The NHSCA added Character and Leadership Workshops to its popular line of coaching and professional development programs. These
are a school-based program designed to assist school administrators in developing character and leadership skills among students, coaches, and parents.
Developed by the NHSCA and sponsored by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the Character and Leadership Workshops is the NHSCAs newest and potentially most far-reaching professional development program, one that will benefit not only coaches, but athletes and their parents as well.
The Character and Leadership Workshops, a grass-roots program limited to 10 schools per workshop, is designed not only to develop the necessary skills for leaders and role models, but also to help reduce the occurrence of behaviors that result in suspensions and other disciplinary action.
"The NHSCA developed the Character and Leadership Program in response to a need that was expressed to us frequently by school
administrators across the nation," Ferraro said. "Administrators are concerned about the lack of character and leadership they see in many of their students. Character and leadership are very important to any student in any school activity."
The NHSCA reached out to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for the leadership portion of the Workshop because as "Americas hometown team," they are the local communitys best source of leadership expertise. "We are proud to sponsor the NHSCA Character and Leadership Workshops," Lt. Col. Curran said. "Character, leadership and education perfectly fit the Army National Guard profile."
The Character and Leadership Workshops are five hours in length, with 10 schools participating in each workshop. Workshops will be provided complimentary to each school. A total of 120
athletes, coaches, and parents will participate in each workshop. Meetings conducted during the workshops will focus on demonstrating positive behaviors, such as teamwork and loyalty that encourage the development and the display of character and leadership. A "character coach" will be selected at each school and will continue to serve as an information resource at his or her school. The goal of the program is to offer the Workshops to every high school in America. Workshops have begun this fall and will be hosted by 64 Pennsylvania high schools that will include 640 schools as well as 7680 participants.
The NHSCA offers more resources for professional coaching development than any other organization in the country, and the Character and Leadership Workshops are the latest addition to that list. Other NHSCA programs include: Coaching certification programs in 20 scholastic sports, Bachelor, masters, and doctorate degree in coaching through a partnership with United States Sports Academy, Professional Development a structured approach to develop competencies for coaches and administrators, and Character and Leadership certification programs.
For a complete list of this years programs and events, visit the NHSCAs web site at www.nhsca.com.
NHSCA National Open Pre-Season
EASTON, Pa. Eric Grajales (119) of Brandon (Fla.) High and Thomas Ferguson (152) of Cary (N.C.) High repeated as champions in the High School Division in the 10th annual National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) National Open Pre-Season
Wrestling Championships November 4 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The scholastic-style event was contested for wrestlers in four divisions: the High School Division (grades 9-12), the Middle School Division (grades 7-9), the Elementary Division (grades 4-6), and the College Division. The top six placewinners qualify for the 2007 NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships, to be held in Virginia Beach, Va. next June.
"The National Open Pre-Season Wrestling Championships is one of the very best tournaments of its kind in the nation," NHSCA associate executive director Joe Boardwine said. "This Pre-Season event is a unique experience that involves athletes from so many different parts of the country and allows for elementary through college/open competition under one roof. Many of the nations top competitors are
competing in preparation for the start of their high school seasons. A lot of great wrestlers have come through this event and gotten the confidence boost they needed for an outstanding season. It was great to see athletes from as far away as California make the trip to compete in this event. "
Grajales, a two-time Florida state champion, won the featured match of the High School Division final, turning back two-time North Carolina state champion Travis Coffey of Boone Watauga High 7-4 in a battle of defending National Open Pre-Season champions. Grajales won the 103-pound title a year ago, while Coffey was the 112-pound champion. State champion Ferguson, the 140-pound champion a year ago, prevailed 3-1 in overtime over three-time Brandon state champion Sean Joyce.
The Orchard Club of New Jersey, with Jerile Garrett winning the 125-pound title, won the
overall team championship, 177-146 over the Brandon Wrestling Club (FL). The Ragin Raisins of Pennsylvania finished third. Terry Dawson (103) also won for Brandon, which advanced four to the finals. The event attracted more than 300 wrestlers from 20 states. Homestead (Fla.)
Two-time Michigan state champion Mark Weber (130) of Goodrich High and Tico Baez (140) of Homestead (Fla.) South Dade High and Josh Condon (160) of Kennesaw (Ga.) Carl Harrison High, all state champions a year ago, were among the notable High School Division champions. Weber and Baez are juniors this year, Condon a senior. At 135, 13-year-old Jason Luster of Powder Springs, Ga., who is only in the seventh grade, was voted the meets Outstanding Wrestler after toppling unbeaten Michigan state champion Collin Marcicki of Flint. (Mich.) Powers Catholic High 4-1 for the title. Marcicki, who boasts a 169-4
high school record, has made a verbal commitment to wrestle at Minnesota. Luster also pinned Cody Warr of Pennsylvania and beat two North Carolina state placewinners, Gabe Brotzman, 8-0 and state runnerup Darrius Little, 8-4.
Complete results can be found by visiting the NHSCAs web site at the following link:
http://www.escapesports.com/Results/2006_Preseason.html
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in numerous sports. Last year, the National High School Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores Wrestling Championships attracted more than 1,600 competitors from 48 states to Pittsburgh, and the NHSCA conducted championship events and conventions in wrestling, football, golf and more. The NHSCA also offers some of the most comprehensive online educational
programs in the country. This year, the Association has named several new national sport directors and will be developing new services in the sports of football, golf, tennis, baseball and weightlifting.
New NHSCA programs and projects for 2007 include: National High School Wrestling Coaches Convention, National Wrestling Duals (Midwest), National Wrestling Duals (West Coast), official sanctioned state championships at the middle school level (grades 6-8) in over 25 states that feed into the National Middle School Wrestling Championships in April, High School Freshman Nationals, National Boys Team Tennis Series, 7 on 7 National High School Football Championships, National Weightlifting Championships, National High School Seniors Baseball Challenge and Character and Leadership Workshops. For a complete list of this years programs and events, visit the NHSCAs web site at
www.nhsca.com.
Tony DiGiovanni from Solon, OH speculating on the idea of mat side weigh-ins.
Below is a letter written by longtime coach, Tony DiGiovanni from Solon, OH speculating on the idea of mat side weigh-ins. This commentary is also printed at http://www.nhsca.com/sports_wrestling.php. Coach DiGiovanni will be a featured guest on the NHSCA SportsHour Internet Radio Show this Sunday, October 15th from 6-7 PM EST to discuss this "hot topic".
Mat side Weigh-in
by Tony DiGiovanni, Head Wrestling Coach, Solon High School, Solon, OH (27 year head coach).
This commentary is in support of a
simple mat side weigh-in which would absolutely ensure the safety of all competitors. It has proven to be impossible for wrestlings governing bodies to eliminate dehydration. It still occurs at every level, including the NCAA, even after installing hydration testing.
However, the National Federation Rules Committee can eliminate re-hydration by installing a mat side weigh-in. This procedure would render dehydration useless because you cannot wrestle dehydrated unless you have time to re-hydrate.
In the mid 1990s, amateur wrestling sustained a blow that threatened its very existence. The tragic fatalities of three college wrestlers shook the wrestling community and focused all eyes on the sport of wrestling rather than the circumstances that caused the unfortunate events. Wrestling, the worlds oldest sport, had never sustained a weight related death before
these incidents. What went wrong?
It was extreme dehydration, linked with creatine use, combined with 24 hour weigh-ins, and only one weigh-in per weekend that allowed such a harmful abuse to occur.
The new hydration and body composition procedures are an administrative and logistical nightmare. It is costly, time consuming and rife with corruption and deceit at every level. At the core of this situation is the traditional belief among the wrestling community that it is not cheating as long as you make weight.
The only truly safe, fair and immediately effective system is to instate mat side weigh-ins. The key to its effectiveness is not only its simplicity, but its ability to eliminate all the methods used currently in the college programs at the start of the season to fool the test/testers in order to drop another weight class. More
importantly, mat side weigh-ins will also eliminate the weekly bouncing of extreme weight that still occurs within the current NCAA system.
With a mat side weigh-in, athletes will police themselves. Even small amounts of dehydration or weight control abuse will dramatically reduce their ability to perform. This is the ultimate correction for our sport. Wrestlers would consistently develop and maintain more healthy dietary habits throughout the season as well as throughout the year.
The one hour weigh-in rule has proven to be an effective method to protect kids but we know that a significant amount of re-hydration can occur in that one or more hours before their individual match. Mat side weigh-ins would eliminate all re-hydration and thereby eliminate any significant dehydration.
Problem solved. No need for a costly mandate requiring state
officials to spend inordinate amounts of their time managing an unpopular program that rewards cheating, deceitfulness and the knowledge and ability to beat the system.
If you question the truthfulness of this commentary, talk to 10 NCAA wrestlers and I can promise you at least 10 different ways to beat the system. In addition, almost all of them will tell you that the test is beaten by any wrestler who wants to beat it.
The key to mat side weigh-in is that the wrestler himself will not want to cut weight incorrectly. We all know that you cannot wrestle a match when you are dehydrated.
Please do not subject our nations high schools to this knee jerk reaction proposal. I would hate to see high school athletic and education department administrators use this additional programs cost and associated administrative difficulties as a reason to
eliminate our sport from small, rural, large, or inner-city high schools whose budgets are already stretched to the limit.
Let's get the fans and parents more involved. Take the secrecy out of weigh-ins. The media, fans and family will no longer sit in the stands and swear that that boy can't weigh 103 lbs.! They will see it with their own eyes.
Proposed mat side weigh-in (MW) vs. Current hydration testing (HT)
MW - Truly safe, no time to re-hydrate, eliminates dehydration, dramatically reduces weight bouncing...HT - Somewhat safe, allows re-hydration time, allows weekly weight bouncing
MW - Zero cheating...HT - Uncontrolled Cheating
MW - Easy "total" enforcement...HT - Impossible to uniformly and fairly enforce
MW - Fair to all participants...HT - Unfair because every trainer,
doctor, coach, and site are different
MW - No paperwork...HT - Unmanageable paperwork
MW - Fan, media, and family involvement...HT - Public relations nightmare
MW - Cost effective, no cost...HT - Costly
MW- Promotes healthy dietary lifestyle...HT - Promotes some re-hydration, 1-3 hours
MW - Understandable and exciting addition...HT-Complicated and discourages involvement
It is my sincere conviction that the one hour weigh-in has demonstrated its ability to protect our high school athletes.
However, it is evident that some wrestling executives felt a compelling legal responsibility to do more, and it is clear their current dog and pony show is not designed to protect athletes from rampant, continued dehydration/ re-hydration.
Its purpose is to generate income at the
expense of financially depleted high school programs and eliminate any potential legal responsibilities.
IF MORE MUST BE DONE, and I'm not sure that is the case, then let's do the only right thing: For the SAFETY of the kidsFor the SANITY of the coaches and For the SECURITY of wrestling in the future.
MAT SIDE WEIGH-INS: AN OLD IDEA WHO'S TIME HAS COME!
If you support Mat side Weigh-in, please voice your opinion to your state wrestling coaches association, state high school athletic association, as well as posting your thoughts on wrestling forums and websites. We must take action and do what is best for high school wrestling, before it is too late.
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Senior Nationals Location Release!
The NHSCA is pleased to announce that the 2007 High School Senior Nationals and the Underclassmen National Championships will be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Due to overwhelming feedback, we have chosen this beautiful, family-friendly location and we have condensed the tournament schedule. Competition will be held at the brand-new, stunning VA Beach Convention Center. This venue is just blocks from the beach, and has plenty of free event parking.
Mark your calendar now for the open underclassmen tournament. Registration, weigh-ins and the start of competition will begin
Wednesday, March 28, 2007and will end on Friday, March 30th. This year Freshmen will be allowed to compete along with the Sophomores and Juniors!
The elite and prestigious Senior Nationals will kick off with registration Thursday, March 29th. Wrestling will begin Friday, March 30th and will conclude Sunday, April 1st. State champions and runners-up from all across the country will compete for All-American honors.
Just blocks from the venue is the gorgeous, oceanfront Cavalier Hotel which will be the Headquarters Hotel for this event. When you reference the NHSCA, you will get an unbelievable $75 room rate! The Cavalier boasts beautiful accommodations, an on-site restaurant/bar, and entertainment facilities ~ including a work-out center, game room, indoor pool and children's playground. Free parking and access to a secluded north-end beach make this
location very desirable. Most event activities, including the coach's socials and banquet, will be held at the Cavalier, so make your reservation early! <http://www.cavalierhotel.com/>http://www.cavalierhotel.com/
Tune into the NHSCA SportsHour Internet Radio Show on Sunday, Sept 10th from 6-7 PM (rebroadcast Tuesday, Sept 12th from 6-7 PM). We've invited our new NHSCA Sports Directors to introduce themselves to our listeners. Russ Schenk (Culver IN) has been named the NHSCA Weightlifting Director; Bill Long (Calhoun, GA) has been named the NHSCA Football Director; Jim Garrett (IN) has been named the NHSCA Golf Director; Jed Weinstein (NY, NY) has been named the NHSCA Tennis Director.
National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Update
This is the best time of year to start thinking about purchasing or renewing your NHSCA Coaches Membership for 2006-07. For your best value, purchase your membership September 1, 2006 so you can enjoy a full year of benefits ~ including excellent and affordable insurance coverage, and a wide variety of Championship events.
Start the 2006-07 wrestling season off with a bang at the NHSCA Pre-Season Wrestling Championship this November 4th in Winston-Salem, NC. Clubs and individuals from across the country will collide in the Elementary, Middle School, High School and College/Open Divisions. This is the time and place to prepare for a season of excellence. Registration is available online!
Teams who want to experience tough competition while in beautiful, sunny
Florida, should register for the NHSCA Sunshine Invitational at Brandon HS this December 20th. Go toe to toe with PA powerhouse, Easton HS, or battle Florida superstars from Brandon.
The NHSCA is accepting just a few more teams for the Wrestling Festival this January 13th at Pleasant Valley HS (Pocono, PA region). This is a great opportunity for Varsity or JV teams who are at the top or their game or in a rebuilding year ~ coaches get to choose their level of competition. For more information on either of these events, please contact Melissa at 610-923-0900 or at mailto:Melissa@NHSCA.com
The NHSCA is pleased to announce that Jude Roth has joined our staff as the "Director of Junior High and Youth Wrestling". Jude is currently a very successful coach at St. Mary's Central High School in Sandusky, OH. He is the founder and president of the Ohio
Athletic Committee, and has had tremendous success creating and maintaining the Ohio Junior High State Tournament. Jude will be duplicating that model in over 20 states across the country this year, and will be instrumental in the new NHSCA Character and Leadership Workshop program. To hear more from Jude Roth, tune into the NHSCA SportsHour this Sunday, September 3rd from 6-7 PM EST (rebroadcast Tuesday, September 5th from 6-7 PM EST).
Check out the NHSCA State Qualifying Tournaments already scheduled for this year! http://www.nhsca.com/qualifiers.php
There's still time this summer to earn extra income or to start a whole new career with JetBlack! http://www.nhsca.com/coach_jobs.php
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The NHSCA event calendar has had an important date change: the National Pre-Season Open Wrestling Championship will be held one week earlier than last year!! The championships will be November 3-4 in Winston-Salem, NC. This tournament features excellent competition from over 25 states and has divisions for wrestlers in grades 4-12 and college/open . We already have new committments from large wrestling clubs to compete. It is a great opportunity to sharpen your wrestling skills, against athletes from across the country, before the season begins. Our Headquarters Hotel for this event is the Quality Inn ~ call 336-767-8240 today to reserve your room. Registration for this event will be online soon!
How would you like to enjoy sunny Tampa, Florida this December? The NHSCA and the legendary Brandon HS program will be hosting the Sunshine Invitational this December 8-9. This is an Open Team event featuring national powers Easton HS (PA) Brandon (FL) and other top teams. Spots remain open for this event.
We still have availability for a few teams to join the 2007 Wrestling Festival held January 13th at Pleasant Valley HS (PA). This is a unique dual match tournament already drawing teams from PA, NJ and MA, including Blair Academy! Your team can choose the number of matches and level of competition it wants. For more information on either of these two events, please contact Melissa Boardwine at 610-923-0900 or <mailto:melissa@nhsca.com>melissa@nhsca.com.
Tune in to the NHSCA SportsHour tomorrow (Sunday, July 23) from 6-7 PM (rebroadcast Tuesday, July 25). Visit <http://www.nhsca.com>www.nhsca.com and click on the Radio Show icon. Your host, Joe Boardwine, will interview several of the NHSCA Coaches of the Year that are attending the NHSCA/US Navy Seals experience in Coronado, CA trip next week. The NHSCA names the national high school coaches of the year in 20 sports and the winners are being treated to a week at the special warfare center in Coronado to learn about Navy Seal training.
The NHSCA has openinigs for the position of State Chairman in several states. If you want to make a big impact in scholastic wrestling in your state and coach elite teams to compete nationally, this position might be for you. There is a compensation package. To find out more, or to apply for one of these positions, please email <mailto:melissa@nhsca.com>melissa@nhsca.com.
NHSCA's Ferraro Named Man of the Year
EASTON, Pa. Bob Ferraro, the founder and executive director of the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA), has been named Man of the Year for 2006 by Wrestling USA magazine.
Ferraro was honored by the magazine with a full-page story in its May 30 issue.
After a career that spanned more than a quarter of a decade as a standout wrestler and college coach, Ferraro, 58, founded the NHSCA in 1989. The NHSCA's first championship event was the National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships and Coaches
Convention. That event grew from an initial entry list of about 200 wrestlers to its current level of more than 800 wrestlers from virtually every state nearly two decades later, and has become a can't-miss event for the nation's top wrestlers.
The NHSCA also conducts the National Wrestling Duals, National Beach Wrestling Championship, National Open Wrestling Championships, National Pre-Season Wrestling Championship, Sunshine Wrestling Invitational, High School Wrestling Festival, and the Final Four of High School Wrestling. Many of these events are the largest of their kind in the country.
Founded with its mission to provide leadership and training programs for the nation's nearly 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes, the NHSCA today serves a membership numbering several thousand in nearly 20 sports, as well as in the performing
arts. In 2004, Ferraro was appointed to serve on the Board of Visitors at the United States Sports Academy.
"Athletics are an important cornerstone of the educational process in our high schools today," Ferraro said. "In every school, in every sport, the coach is the person on the front lines. They are the focal point, the face of their programs. Our mission is today, as it was when the NHSCA was founded, to provide coaches with the tools and the capabilities to perform their jobs better not just to develop their athletes, but to represent their programs, their schools and their communities. Our membership has benefited greatly from the programs we have developed and we will continue to focus on meeting their needs into the future. Being named Man of the Year is a tremendous honor and I am grateful to Wrestling USA magazine."
A 1966
graduate of Easton (Pa.) High School, Ferraro earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Indiana State University. A captain of the Sycamores wrestling team, he was defeated only once in regular-season competition during his career, compiling a 9-4 record with 62 pins and a school-record .959 winning percentage. A two-time NCAA All-American and a winner in the East-West All-Star Meet, Ferraro received the school's Outstanding Male Athlete Award as well as the Outstanding Leadership and Loyalty awards in 1970. He was inducted into the Indiana State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 and also is a member of Pennsylvania's District 4 and District 11 Halls of Fame.
From 1973 through 1997, Ferraro was the head wrestling coach and Director of Recreation at Bucknell University, producing 44 ECC and ECWA champions and four NCAA Division I All-Americans. In 1986, 1987 and 1992, he
was voted the ECWA Coach of the Year.
Ferraro and his wife, Jeanne, have three children son Robert Jr. and daughters Robin and Jaime and three grandchildren.
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20 boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national championship events in 11 sports. This year National High School Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores Wrestling Championships attracted more than 1,500 competitors to Pittsburgh, and the NHSCA will conduct more than one dozen championship events in Virginia Beach, Va. this summer. The NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches Association, conducted the National High School Football Coaches Convention in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American Bowl All-Star Game and also is in the midst of a fabulously successful inaugural High School Talent Search competition. For a complete
list of this year's programs and events, visit the NHSCA's web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support and leadership programs for the nation's 500,000 high school coaches and 10 million high school athletes
The 2006 NHSCA National Open Wrestling Championships are just around the corner! The event will kick off June 24th with the 1st Annual Beach Wrestling Championships. The NHSCA National Open will be at the brand new Virginia Beach Convention Center from June 25-28th.
The NHSCA is proud to announce The Cavalier Hotel as our Headquarters Hotel for this event. The Cavalier is a beautiful, oceanfront hotel with a reputation for amazing customer service. This will be the location for a special VIP dinner on Tuesday, June 27th, to recognize and thank our State Qualifier Directors. (To be included in this special evening in 2007, contact Melissa Boardwine at <mailto:melissa@nhsca.com>melissa@nhsca.com to learn more about hosting a State Qualifier) The Cavalier Hotel will also host a Coach's Social Tuesday evening, which will be open to all of our member coaches.
If you're heading to Virginia Beach, please patronize the NHSCA's Host Hotels, who have partnered with us to make the National Open a successful and enjoyable event. Please note that The Founders Inn Hotel has just come on board ~ their property is absolutely gorgeous, and their prices are unbelievably discounted! For more information on our Headquarters Hotel or any of our Host Hotels, please visit <http://www.nhsca.com/events/w20060625_open/hotel.php?event_id=20068>http://www.nhsca.com/events/w20060625_open/hotel.php?event_id=20068
Thank you for supporting the NHSCA, and I look forward to seeing you on the beach!
NHSCA Announces LIpman Scholarship Winners
EASTON, Pa. The National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA),
in partnership with Regent Sports, today announced the winners
of the 2nd annual NHSCA/Regent Sports Joseph P. Lipman Scholarships
for 2006.
The five winners, each of whom will receive a $1,000 college
scholarship, are Justin Anderson of
Riceville, Iowa,
Kate Appel of Berkley, Mich., Matthew Johnson of Lineville,
Ala., Anthony Robles of Mesa, Ariz. and Eugene Young
of Shawnee, Okla.
Named for the founder of Regent Sports, a Long Island, N.Y.-based
sporting goods retailer and distributor, the NHSCA/Regent Sports
Joseph P. Lipman Scholarships are presented to five high school
seniors who have overcome the most adversity in their high school
athletic careers.
"These five young men and women have worked extremely hard
not just to overcome adversity, but to excel in their sport,"
NHSCA associate executive director Joe Boardwine said. "We
are happy to have developed this partnership with Regent Sports,
a company that has been a pioneer in the sporting goods industry
for well over a half-century."
Following are the NHSCA,s selections as the NHSCA/Regent Sports
Joseph
P. Lipman Scholarship Award winners for 2006.
Justin Anderson, Riceville, Iowa
Born without a left hand and seven weeks premature, Justin Anderson
endured multiple surgeries as a child, as well as the emotional
hardships that come with growing up with a disability. Not only
did Anderson overcome that disability, he has participated in
football, basketball and track and field since the seventh grade.
As if becoming a member of the football team with only one hand
wasn,t difficult enough, Anderson experienced other hardships.
Before his sophomore season, he strained an anterior cruciate
ligament and was out for the entire season. After a healthy junior
season, he suffered a dislocated kneecap in the third game of
his senior season, knocking him out of action for five more games.
Thrilled to return to the field for his team,s final home game
Senior Night
he broke through the line in the fourth quarter,
sacked the opposing quarterback and again dislocated his knee,
ending his football career.
After eight weeks of rehabilitation to strengthen his knee, Anderson
returned to the basketball team before re-injuring the knee a
second time, ending his athletic career on the field.
But through his rehabilitation, Anderson never lost his focus
on his school and his teammates. As the team chaplain, he led
his coaches and teammates in prayer before and after every game
and never failed to encourage and support his teammates. Active
in the BOOMERANG! Character Education Program and the Howard County
4-H Program, Anderson was voted Riceville High,s Homecoming King
in 2005 and also serves as president of its Future Farmers of
America chapter.
"This is no ordinary active, intelligent young man,"
wrote Lynette
Anderson, Justin,s mother, who serves as the Howard
County Youth Coordinator. "His ability to accept the things
we can,t control is simply amazing. He has not only taught the
character traits of caring, respect, trustworthiness, fairness,
responsibility and citizenship, but he models them daily."
Kate Appel, Berkley, Mich.
Everyone takes for granted the love, support and nurturing provided
by a child,s parents as he or she matures into a responsible adult.
Kate Appel,s situation was remarkably different. Growing up with
an abusive father who subjected her and her mother to repeated
incidents of domestic abuse, Appel made a horrific but necessary
decision midway through her junior year: to have her father arrested
for the abuse and removed from their home.
The arrest stopped the father,s abuse, but Appel,s troubles didn,t
end. Now alone
raising her daughter, Appel,s mother began abusing
alcohol, ultimately blaming her daughter for the abuse and subsequent
change in the family,s situation. Now Appel,s challenge was to
finish high school and carry her softball team to a second consecutive
league championship without letting anyone know about it.
Faced with the challenge of caring for herself mentally, financially
and physically, Appel began spending more time with her teammates,
coaches and their families. School temporarily became a secondary
concern as she now had to support herself. Moving into a friend,s
basement, she worked an average of 30 hours per week as a lifeguard
while participating in two-hour practices daily and two games
weekly. Despite the strain of being a self-supporting student,
Appel earned All-Conference honors for the second time, batted
a team-high .544 as Berkley High,s second baseman
and was voted
the team,s MVP.
At the conclusion of her junior year, Appel asked her softball
coach and her husband, people whom she had confided in and trusted,
to become her legal guardians, a request they readily accepted.
"Now that I am settled down with stability and love, and
living with my coach and new family, I am back on track and ready
to start my senior year softball season stress free," Appel
wrote. "I can confidently say that my senior season will
be my best ever!"
Matthew Johnson, Lineville, Ala.
In football-crazy Alabama, every young man dreams of playing the
sport. Matt Johnson accomplished his dream of becoming a high
school football and baseball player but not without having to
overcome some significant disadvantages.
At the age of three, Johnson was diagnosed with mild
hemiplegic
cerebral palsy, a disease that affected the muscles on the left
side of his body. This affliction prevented him from being able
to flex his left foot, which resulted in his walking with a limp,
and his left arm and leg are much smaller than those on his right
side. His childhood was spent being outfitted for numerous braces
as well as plenty of physical therapy. The braces didn,t stop
him from starting to play T-ball at the age of five or beginning
to play football in elementary school.
Johnson,s condition has resulted in some injuries. He has sustained
a broken hand and a broken foot, as well as hip pointers and elbow
injuries. Through all the injuries, Johnson never missed practice
and when he fell, he always got up. Though he was smaller and
slower than his teammates, Johnson started on Lineville High,s
special teams as a senior, helping his team advance to the
Class
AA state semifinals, and was the leader of the scout team. He
also has been on the varsity baseball team for two years.
"The thing that Matt taught all of us at Lineville High is
that it is not what you have, it is what you do with it,"
Lineville High football coach Steve Giddens wrote. "Football
is a very physical and demanding sport. It was easy to see that
for Matt, playing football caused him a lot of pain. It is truly
hard to explain how much Matt had to endure in order to play football
at a successful program and be an integral part of its success
unless you saw it on a daily basis. Matt showed such a desire
to be the best he could be that it truly made the other players
put forth more effort just to match his intensity. As a result,
Matt was the motivation and inspiration for a lot of the success
we have had the past four
years."
Anthony Robles, Mesa, Ariz.
Anthony Robles became a standout athlete under the most extraordinary
circumstances: He was born with only one leg.
"I played normal sports basketball, baseball, football, soccer,"
Robles said. "Just like any normal kid. When I hear 'disabled'
around me or about me, it makes me kind of mad. I grew up just
like my brothers and my sister. I pretty much do anything I set
my mind to."
He discovered his true athletic talent was in wrestling. As he
explains it, growing up on crutches made his upper body very strong.
But he said he also has some disadvantages.
"My balance was really hard to figure out when I started
wrestling because that's a big part of it," Robles said.
"But my advantages, you know, kind of equal my disadvantages."
A two-time Class 5A state
champion at 103 pounds as a junior and
at 112 pounds this year Robles was unbeaten the past two seasons.
He also experienced success in NHSCA national championship events.
After a runnerup finish in the inaugural NHSCA National High Juniors
Wrestling Championships in 2005, Robles was the champion of the
NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Championships in
March, the first wrestler with such a disability to earn a championship
in the meet,s 17-year history. Robles recalls the experience of
competing in front of a packed house for the national title.
"Everything went really quiet once we started wrestlingI
just thought of me and my opponent," Robles said. "Around
the last 10 seconds, I looked up at the time and the score and
got really excited and I just tried to hold on."
Robles, latest honor came from ABC World News Tonight, which named
him
its prestigious Person of the Week for the week ending May
26, 2006.
After graduating with honors from Mesa High, Robles is preparing
to continue his career at Arizona State University. As for his
physical condition, Robles believes God made him this way for
a reason.
"I didn't really go into (wrestling) to prove anything or
to be an inspiration to anybody. I just I loved the sport, I wanted
to do it and be the best at it," Robles said. "But now
people come up to me and say I've been an inspiration and that's
pretty cool."
Eugene Young, Shawnee, Okla.
Alcoholismuse and distribution of drugsphysical abuseparental
incarceration and abandonmentall are situations Eugene Young has
had to overcome in his brief life. Given up by his mother at the
age of 12, Young was left in the care of his disabled grandmother,
friends and other family
members for several years.
Understandably, Young was a marginal student at best when he arrived
at Shawnee High. But his coaches saw his strength of character
and helped him develop it. A middle school wrestling coach took
him in at the end of his sophomore year, and his academic performance
steadily improved while his behavior problems declined. He scored
a 20 on the ACT, improving his marketability to Division I wrestling
programs.
With his family and home life stabilized, Young became a starter
on Shawnee High,s 2004 state championship football team and a
two-time Oklahoma Class 4A state wrestling champion at 171 pounds,
dethroning a defending champion as a junior and not allowing a
single point in the tournament as a senior, and earned a wrestling
scholarship to the University of Oklahoma.
Young,s contributions to his school and his community aren,t
just
in sports. He was selected to serve on the Junior Board of Directors
by a local bank, and was selected to represent Shawnee High at
Camp Ryla, a summer camp for school leaders sponsored by Rotary
International.
"By all rights, Eugene should be a statistic," Shawnee
High coach Jeff Chamblin wrote. "He is not. His story is
one of disappointments, mistakes, failures, and ultimate success.
Eugene has evolved into an outstanding school leader."
The NHSCA selects Coaches and Senior Athletes of the Year in 20
boys and girls sports, and sponsors more than two dozen national
championship events in 11 sports. This year National High School
Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores Wrestling Championships attracted
more than 1,500 competitors to Pittsburgh, and the NHSCA will
conduct more than one dozen championship events in Virginia Beach,
Va. this summer. The
NHSCA, in partnership with the NFL Coaches
Association, conducts the National High School Football Coaches
Convention each January in conjunction with U.S. Army All-American
Bowl All-Star Game and also concluded a fabulously successful
inaugural High School Talent Search competition last fall. For
a complete list of this year,s programs and events, visit the
NHSCA,s web site at www.nhsca.com.
Founded in 1989, the National High School Coaches Association
is a not-for-profit 501c3 service organization providing support
and leadership programs for the nation,s 500,000 high school coaches
and 10 million high school athletes.