Little Kanawha Cauliflower Club
WOOD COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH WRESTLING
1 Timothy 4:12 "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example."
SOUTH feeders PHS feeders LKC feeders others
Blennerhassett Hamilton Catholic Belpre
Edison Jackson Ritchie County Ripley Freshmen
Franklin VanDevender Williamstown Ripley Middle
South Freshmen Washington Wirt County Point Pleasant
Team Champions (1962-present)

 Top Wrestlers

 Wood County Duals
County Champions
1962-1976

 1977-1991
 1992-2000
County Tournaments
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HISTORY
Jr. High Wrestling was first introduced in Wood County by varsity wrestlers from Parkersburg High School (PHS) in the late 1950s. PHS Coach Bob Dutton would send his wrestlers to visit the Jr. Highs to teach wrestling during their gym time. In 1961, Coach Buddy James took a squad from Jackson Jr. High to scrimmage two other teams, believed to have been Hamilton and VanDevender. After the 1961 scrimmages, the Wood County Board gave their consent to officially include wrestling as a sanctioned sport in the Jr. Highs and the first official tournament was held in March 1962. This displeased some of the coaches as they were required to coach all the sports within their school. The sport seasons ran consectively and this did not give the coaches a break as the wrestling season was squeezed in between basketball and track and the county tournament was held in late March or early April.
DATES
  • 1961-62 established with original six members: EDISON -Coach Bob Beto, FRANKLIN-Coach Rod Oldham, HAMILTON-Coach Bill Gonzalez, JACKSON-Coach Buddy James, VANDEVENDER-Coach Len Hanford & WASHINGTON-Coach Ron Kincaid . Original 12 weight classes, 80, 90, 100, 105, 112, 118, 123, 127, 135, 145, 155 and UNL.
  • 1964 Hamilton's alumnus, William Kupfner, becomes the first Jr. High Champion to win a State High School Title.
  • 1968-69 added weight 165 for the 13th weight class.
  • 1973-74 season added seventh member SOUTH FRESHMEN.
  • 1975-76 season replaced SOUTH FRESHMEN with BLENNERHASSETT. Replaced weight classes 80, 90 and 165 with 75, 83, 88 and 95 for 14 total weight classes.
  • 1976-77 Outstanding Wrestler first awarded at County Tournament.
  • 1977-78 re-added weight class 165 for a total of 15 weight classes.
  • 1978-79 season added eighth member WILLIAMSTOWN.
  • 1990-93 PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC had individual wrestlers.
  • 1990-91 dropped weight classes 75, 123 and 165 for a total of 12 weight classes.
  • 1991-92 re-added weight class 165. Replace the following weight classes: 88 with 90, 100 with 102, 105 with 110, 112 with 116, 118 with 123, and 127 with 128. Capped off the Unlimited weight class to 250 lbs. Total of 13 weight classes.
  • 1992-93 BELPRE & WIRT COUNTY replaces closed schools of FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON. Re-added 75 pound class for a total of 14 weights.
  • 1998-99 added ninth member RITCHIE COUNTY.
  • 1999-2000 added weight 190 at County Tournament as exhibition.
  • 2002-2003 BELPRE drops out. POINT PLEASANT and RIPLEY MIDDLE and FRESHMEN teams added for record number of teams of 11.