It was very close 1-0. Atlee Dewitt was a second or two from getting a reversal. It was borderline loss of control.
Iowa High School State Championships
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It was very close 1-0. Atlee Dewitt was a second or two from getting a reversal. It was borderline loss of control.
Hope we get more on this. I'm from bondu. Don't know them at all but consider me unimpressed after observing his behavior at a football game.
Glad to see a very good homegrown team in the tough ncc. No disrespect to clarion hitting the portal every year 😂
Kind of like SEP home grown team😂😂😂😂
I can understand kids leaving for other schools.
If you are an above average athlete, it can't be enjoyable competing on bad/average teams. There's a level of competition that you want to feel you can win every time you compete.
Wrestling, obviously, is more an individual sport than others, but losing gets old.
Now...parents pushing kids to change schools is a different discussion.
If you are an above average athlete, it can't be enjoyable competing on bad/average teams. There's a level of competition that you want to feel you can win every time you compete.
Wrestling, obviously, is more an individual sport than others, but losing gets old.
Now...parents pushing kids to change schools is a different discussion.
This maybe was asked and answered before, so pardon me if it's a repeat. I see Ross is going in the 215 lb weight class. But Okie state has him as a heavyweight recruit. Is he going to have to put on 50 or 60 pounds to be wrestling and effective against the bigger guys? Or is he going to wrestle 30 to 40 lb lighter than the 285 limit?
A lot of heavies are effective despite being on the light side. Surprised you didn't know that.
Lots of heavies are effective being 270+. And try to get there. Tougher for the lighter guys to handle. Suprised you didn't know that.
Sad to see, that semi-final was outstanding!
Yeah and because of that we have don bosco and se Polk breaking the point records. It’s destroyed wrestling.
It's not destroyed.
Open enrollment and portals sure make it run like a business though
I think 3A is cyclical.
I'm old enough to remember Urbandale, Bettendorf, and a few others being dominant.
All it takes is a hot HC to get hired and draw kids.
Plus, you can have a school like Osage drop to 1A and suddenly they are a small school powerhouse.
But your premise is not wrong.
I believe WSR or SEP has won 15 of the last 20 3A titles and 10 of the last 11. Not sure I can call that cyclical. Not with their “knack” for “attracting” talent.
Parents can do what they like. I’d rather have my kid gut it out in the community we live in, and strive to be a difference maker for a losing program. That’s the character I personally like to build vs bailing for a front runner. It is frustrating at times, sometimes incredibly so, but I believe the lessons run deeper, and it’s very sweet when the paradigm shifts to success.
At the end of the day we all value different things and that’s ok. Do what you think is right and don’t raise shitty kids. That’s all I really care about.
FYI, there’s actually some real frustration in the SEP community with how they do business. The program shifted into high gear almost exclusively on local kids but now despite 60-80 high school kids in the room, the program still actively recruits over kids who live in the district.
I will say SEP probably puts more time and effort into their kids than most places. Lots of coaches at every level and strong believers that summer wrestling makes winter champions.
I was told se Polk has 60 plus out for wrestling. It’s called competition. If you want a varsity spot, you better get to work.
They probably do believe that. But they believe in recruiting more.
And even if you do, if you are deemed not good enough, they will go find someone better.
tell me about Carlisle.
they graduate most but man, they had a good tourney. really like Jaxon Miller and been on him for quite a while.
hadn't really heard much about Carlisle before though.
they graduate most but man, they had a good tourney. really like Jaxon Miller and been on him for quite a while.
hadn't really heard much about Carlisle before though.
Yeah and what benefits can possibly come from “bailing” for an ultra successful program with a winning culture and coaches highly invested in their athletes.
Oh wow the horror not being guaranteed a spot and continuing attracting and bringing in talent creating competition in the room.
There’s way more parents seeking that type of environment and commitment than there are schools with resources to go find those types of kids. Culture and final results are bringing the kids. Se Polk parents don’t have far to go to find plenty of other districts for their kids if they so desire.
It is high school sports, not college. That is the difference. Loyalty to the community you were raised and supported in should matter.
Ignorant. Their JV squad can beat most varsity squads. They have had kids who wrestled 3 years jv and then get one shot at varsity and place.
Have a real good senior class that came through the program together. Will probably be down from where they are this year, but some decent under classmen. Rider, Soto, Serrano, Lucas, Hemsted, Miller, Noland. Probably other, can't remember all the names. All are seniors except Miller. Miller (165) and Hemsted (190) in the finals
It’s high school sports. Not serious bidness. People tend to forget it’s supposed to be about competing, learning, building character, etc. and not about wins and losses or college scholarships.
Some see the virtue in doing the best you can with what you’re dealt, and the character it builds, while others do not. I never once said there weren’t positives to the other point of view. Quite the opposite, actually.
Exactly the point. They have numbers and talent but Jessman and Co still feel the need to recruit nationwide.
Kerkvliet, Bastida, hell Ben Kueter.
