Mar 6, 2001 - Congratulations West Virginia Jr. State Champions and place winners

WV Top Ten teams 1) Parkersburg South 218.5; 2) Huntington 103.5; 3) Nitro 102.5; 4) Wheeling Park 99.5; 5) Fairmont Senior 94.5; 6) John Marshall 93; 7) North Marion 87; 8) Parkersburg 82.5; 9) East Fairmont 81.5; 10) Hedgesville 81; SOUTH TOP 10 CAREER WINS: 1) Jeff Lindsey (1992-94), 99-18-1; 2) Bobby Morris (1993-95), 96-19; 3) Rich Underwood (1981-83), 94-2; 4) Justin Fluharty (1990-92), 91-16-3; 5) tie Chad Smith (1993-95), 90-21; 5) tie Casey Daggett (1999-2001), 90-19; 7) Scott Moore (1988-90), 89-5; 8) tie Dave Miller (1983-85), 88-2; 8) tie Jason Barton (1989-91), 88-9; 10) Darren Moore (1983-85), 85-3; Feb 27, 2001 - South State results

State Champs (2) 135 - John Duncan 160 - Casey Daggett

Runner-Ups (2) 119 - Ryan Metz 215 - Aaron McCartney

3rd Place (5) 112 - Shane Grogg 125 - Matt Bosley 152 - Nathan Pickens 171 - Chris Daggett 275 - Chris Morrison

5th Place (1) 145 - Sonny Dye

6th Place (1) 103 - Justin Conley

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Region 1 Finish- 1)South 277.5 2)Wheeling Park 165.5 3)John Marshall 154 4)Parkersburg 145 5)University 139 6)Morgantown 88.5 7)Brooke 72 South wins Region I. Sending entire team to States.

Regional Champs (8) 112 - Shane Grogg 125 - Matt Bosley 135 - John Duncan 152 - Nathan Pickens 160 - Casey Daggett 171 - Chris Daggett 215 - Aaron McCartney 275 - Chris Morrison

Runner-Ups (2) 119 - Ryan Metz 145 - Sonny Dye

3rd Place (3) 130 - Bryce Pickens 140 - J.J. Schmitt 189 - Matt Wright

4th Place (1) 103 - Justin Conley

Feb 11 - South Parkersburg, 2001 Wood County Recreation Champions
Lubeck Runner-up
Mineral Wells 4th

South Parkersburg Team Champions 1st Place 41 Chuck Bonesteel 44 Drew Smith 115 Bryan Teter 2nd Place 53 Steve Brogle 62 Corey Matheny 80 Max Fordyce 85 Derik Fought 125 Zane Coss HWT Matt Joy 3rd Place 59 Jessica Teter 105 Dakota Lowe 4th Place 47 Aaron Workman 56 Colton Church 65 Brandon Davis 68 Danny Fordyce 95 John Wilson

Lubeck Team Runner-ups 1st Place 47 Zac Wilson 105 Mike Staats 2nd Place 59 Alys Berry 68 Mike Batten 71 Chase Moore 3rd Place 56 Ethan Lockhart 62 Joel St. Clair 80 Anthony Flinn 90 Cody Miracle 95 Ryan Stoops 115 Jacob Loiseau 4th Place 44 Brody Linville 50 Craig Smith 75 Dusty Wigal 85 John Watson 125 Scott St. Clair

Mineral Wells 4th Overall 1st Place 50 Jeremy Laird 59 Tyler Dickel 62 Adam Metz 2nd Place 47 Aaron Holbert 56 Matt Enoch 65 Jared Hershberger 115 Nate Hall 3rd Place 75 Raymond Wright 85 Chris Buckbee 4th Place 41 Alex Arthur 53 Caleb Norman 90 Steven Fordyce HWT James Fordyce

Wood County Recreation Team Scores 1. South Parkersburg 260 2. Lubeck 245 3. Williamstown 244.5 4. Mineral Wells 214.5 5. Wirt County 172.5 6. Vienna 106.5 7. Ripley 84 8. North Parkersburg 34 Wt: 41 Chuck Bonesteel SP def Dalton George WLM Fall :26 Wt: 44 Drew Smith SP def Dalton Galloway WLM Fall :19 Wt: 47 Zac Wilson L def Aaron Holbert MW Decision 6-2 Wt: 50 Jeremy Laird MW def Cody Kelley WLM Fall Wt: 53 Andrew Jones WLM def Steven Brogle SP Decision 7-5 Wt: 56 Tyler George WLM def Matt Enoch MW Decision 8-2 Wt: 59 Tyler Dickel MW def Alyss Berry L Decision 7-0 Wt: 62 Adam Metz MW def Corey Matheny SP Fall Wt: 65 Josh Valentine WC def Jared Hershbergr MW Decision 8-1 Wt: 68 Ryan Flowers WLM def Mike Batten L Fall Wt: 71 Mackenzie Peters WLM def Chase Moore L Fall Wt: 75 Logan Martin R def Thad Duvall WLM Fall Wt: 80 Ricky Goodwin WC def Max Fordyce SP Fall Wt: 85 Jason Lauderman WLM def Derik Fought SP Major Decision 9-0 Wt: 90 Matt Lindamood V def Matt Littleton WC Fall Wt: 95 Benji Ratliff R def Conner Phillips V Decision 7-1 Wt: 105 Mike Staats L def Alex Dunn WLM Major Decision 12-2 Wt: 115 Bryan Teter SP def Nate Hall MW Decision 14-7 Wt: 125 Nick Munday NP def Zane Coss SP Fall :45 Wt: HWT Pat Pepper WLM def Matt Joy SP Decision 4-2

Feb 10 - Casey Daggett joins top 10 in career wins
Feb 7 - South ranked 27th in Nation by TheMat.com

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NEW
Feb 9, 2001 - South - Fairmont Senior, Wirt County Results results
Feb 4, 2001 - LKC - Little Kanawha Conference Page updated
Feb 2, 2001 - Jr. High Tournament Bracket Results
Jan 31, 2001 - Hamilton Jr. High link added to Jr. High page
Jan 5, 2001 - Clash of Champions Pictures, All-Tournament Team
Dec 31, 2000 - Clash of Champions Results
Nov 28, 2000 - 1974 South Patriots
Oct 18, 2000 - "It takes guts!" by CJ Delaney

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SOUTHSIDE WRESTLING HISTORY

The first wrestling teams in South Parkersburg were established in February, 1962 when both, Edison and Franklin Jr. Highs became charter members of the Wood County Jr. High Wrestling League. Edison finished second in the inaugural county tournament and Franklin finished fourth out of the six team field. Edison's founding Coach Bob Beto claimed the Southside's first ever championship when he led Edison to it's first County Championship in 1966, ending Jackson's string of four victories.

A few years after Edison and Franklin's wrestling teams were established, Jack Leach and Gordon Monroe started Southside's first Small Fry program with the South Parkersburg Rec Team in 1965. South Parkersburg joined the Wood County Rec Program in it's second year. One year later, Jack Leach again established a Southside program when he founded the Lubeck Rec Team. Mineral Wells would join the Recreation Program in 1976-77.

Franklin alumnus, Robert Vensel, becomes the first Southside wrestler to have wrestled in Jr. High, and win a State High School Championship. Robert lost a first round match in the 1st Annual Wood County Jr. High Tournament in 1962 before winning the 145 pound class at the State High School Championship in 1965 for Parkersburg High School.

Franklin Jr. High would win it's first title in 1970 being led by their second ever coach, Fred Halbert. Franklin's first coach was Rod Oldham, who left the Jr. High circuit after the 1967 season to become newly formed Parkersburg South High School's coach when he was appointed the job as Co-Coach with Dwain Wilcox. Coach Oldham would take on full coaching duties the two years later and led South to it's first state title in 1975.

During the 73-74 season and the 74-75 season, South would support it's first freshmen team due to the over-crowding in the Jr. Highs. Franklin ninth graders attended South for two years while Blennerhassett Jr. High was being built. The Freshmen Team would compete in the Wood County Jr. High League and won the regular season title which they shared with two other teams with with a 5-1 record. The Freshmen Team finished second in the 1974 County Tournament. In 1975, two freshmen, Danny Underwood and Gig Dornick, wrestled varsity and won regional titles as ninth graders. Upon the completion of Blennerhassett Jr. High, the ninth graders returned to Franklin Jr. High.

On March 29, 1976, Parkersburg South High School hosted the first foreign exchange wrestling match in the state of West Virginia when local wrestlers paired up against a team from Poland. The Wood County AAU Wrestling Club was formed some time later to prepare local wrestlers in international wrestling competition.

Blennerhassett joined the Wood County Jr. High League during it's first year in the 1975-76 season and finished third in the County Tournament. In their second year, they claimed the school's first sport title, winning the County Tournament and setting a new scoring record in the 1977 tournament.

Franklin Jr. High would close it's doors after the 1992 season due to declining enrollment in Wood County, but in that final season, Franklin's Chad Smith and Jeremy Crites claimed the school's last two individual titles with Smith being crowned Outstanding Wrestler.

In 1993, Steve Bosley and other concerned parents established the Patriot Wrestling Club. The Patriots Club is not associated with any league and runs independently. The Patriots Club allows the more serious wrestler to practice more often and compete on a national level. The club is opened to all ages and it's primary mission is to prepare wrestlers for competition at Parkersburg South High School.

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For updates and/or corrections contact: Brent Sams 1905 9th Ave Parkersburg, WV 26101 brentster@casinternet.net