2009 Walsh Ironman Tournament

St. Paris is the name of the town, school is public. They draw from other places, but the backbone are the Jordans who have been drinking the water and living in Champagn County since birth, they are a draw because their work ethic and know how to win. Blair and Ed's are private schools that draw from huge metropolitan areas, Graham is rural and in between Columbus and Dayton, but really not close to either city, hope that helps.

http://www.walshironman.com/2009/PDFBrackets.pdf

St. Paris is the name of the town, school is public. They draw from other places, but the backbone are the Jordans who have been drinking the water and living in Champagn County since birth, they are a draw because their work ethic and know how to win. Blair and Ed's are private schools that draw from huge metropolitan areas, Graham is rural and in between Columbus and Dayton, but really not close to either city, hope that helps.

what about chris phillips?

Was Felipe really sick?? There are other rumors going around Ohio about what happened with Felipe.

Jamie is injured. Martinez was listed in the newspaper as being out sick, I believe.

Not one interview with coach Jordan? What did he do to urinate off Flowrestling?

from coach (& former NCAA champion) Adam Tirapelle of Clovis California, he posted this on the California wrestlingforum, wow ! :

"For those who’ve never been as a competitor, a coach, or a fan (including me until this year), the Ironman was all that it was cracked up to be and more! It’s a level of wrestling that most would have a hard time understanding unless you witness it firsthand. The fact that guys like Logan Stieber, the Alton twins, and others are not only doing well in, but WINNING college tournaments in high school shows how unbelievable some of these kids are at such a young age. Add to that Stieber placing 4th at the US Freestyle World Trials in the Open Division last summer! And here’s what’s more amazing, these guys aren’t killing guys all the way through the bracket. Chris Villalonga from Blair Academy hasn’t lost in 3 years, and he won 3-2 in double overtime in the finals, after winning 6-4 in the semis. There are just so many good kids in the weight classes. There were kids in the stands after Day 1 that would win most high school tournaments. As I watched the wrestling unfold over two days, I kept thinking that wrestling has come so far at this level since I was in high school in 1996. Really unreal how good these high school wrestlers are nowadays.
If there was a grade higher than A+ for competition, I’d use it. Forget state champs losing. How about guys that previously won the Ironman? MOST of them did not only not win it again, but some finished in 4th, 5th, or 6th place! The level of competition is so high that seeding to some degree is almost meaningless. Other than the super-elite studs at a few weight classes, there were 20-25 kids in a 32-man bracket that could beat each other on a given day in a given match. Alec Dieter pinned a kid (2-2 match at the time) for 7th that I found out afterwards was there from Arizona, going for his 4th state title this year, and already signed a scholarship to Iowa State. I don’t think he planned on placing 8th. He was not alone either. Clinton McAlester beat a kid from Derry, PA that Intermat picked to finish 2nd, and this was two rounds before placing! The loser was eliminated. This was after Clint lost to a #11 seed from Ohio that eventually finished 5th. Moral – just great kids everywhere.
The place was packed from start to finish. The hospitality was outstanding. I think Ohio fans are second to none. Many, many people we met at the tournament were not there for a particular wrestler or team – they just came because they love wrestling and love watching kids at the Ironman. And not only did they come, but they knew the kids and who’d done what in what year, etc. I think the surreal part was when I heard what looked to be a 60-year old grandmother yell, “Stop handfighting and take a shot for Christ’s sake.” I knew we must be in Ohio. Completely electronic scoring is unique to the Ironman and super easy to follow. You know exactly when a kid is going to wrestle in real-time on all the mats in the two gyms. The training staff was excellent. The head table was manned by about 10-15 people at all times. The referees were very cordial in discussing things, hustled to do a great job, and ultimately did a fantastic job for that level of wrestling.
As for California, I thought we all (Clovis, Selma, Calvary Chapel, Gilroy, Foothill, San Lorenzo Valley, and Quincy) represented the Golden State very well. Each school had at least 1 medalist, two had finalists, and ole’ Tank Knowles took home the title with some impressive wrestling at 215. It’s important that we show people out there that we have wrestling too and some pretty good kids that can compete with the nation’s best.
That said, if you ever were or ever are thinking about taking a team or a group of individuals, I can’t say it’s for the unprepared. But the experience is 2nd to none in high school wrestling and if you are truly wondering who’s the best of the best, I highly recommend that you show up and find out."
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why are there no finals matches posted

Can someone tell me why Chris Phillips didn't wrestle?

I don't think Walsh has a choice on the mat size because their gyms are so tiny. There is a ridiculous amount of going off the mat and walking back to the center. Luckily for people with the internet, we can fast forward every time they do that and it saves about 3 minutes per match. I'll bet it stinks for people who are actually there, though.

Did Chris Phillips wrestle?

wheres the 125s semi finals

Logan Stieber is at 125 and Hunter Stieber is at 119. Logan is not 119 in response to the comment below.