Cincincinnati City Championships
February 3, 2008
The Cincinnati City Championships were held over two weekends. The Middies had a very good showing as a team that included many placers. The CYW League is: Lakota East, Lakota West, Moeller, Elder, Glen Este, Mason, Loveland, Fairfield, Norwood, Harrison, Maderia, St. Al's, Sycamore, Lawrenceburg, Lebanonon, Mt. Healthy, Oak Hills, Three Rivers, Reading, Edgewood, Princeton, Talawanda, Mariemount, Hamilton, Colerain and Simon Kenton.
1st Place - Drake Miller, Zach Rose and Dustin Skinner.
2nd Place - Andrew Smith, Matthew Helton and David Cunningham.
3rd Place - Jordan Yarletts, Gene Underhill and Vinny Long.
4th Place - Jadon Stephenson, Mickey Bowens, Ty Rose, Skylar Cross and Taylor Rose
2008 MVKWA Regional Championships
February 17, 2008
The Middies traveled to Centerville for the Regional Championships sponsored by the Miami Valley Kids Wrestling Association. The MVKWA consists of 52 teams throughout the Miami Valley. There were over 450 wrestlers that competed this past weekend. Valley View, Vandalia Butler, Tecumseh, Eaton, Miamisburg, Wayne, Tipp City, Centerville, Springboro and Northridge were all represented. The Middies had 24 wrestlers that placed.
1st Place: Dakota Cornele, David Cunningham, Dyllan Jones, Drake Miller, Dustin Norris, and Andrew Smith.
2nd Place: Bailee Moore, Taylor Rose, Zach Rose, Dustin Skinner and Jordan Yarletts.
3rd Place: Noah Centers, Ashtyn Jones, Gage Smith, Evan Squires, Gene Underhill and Ova Venters.
4th Place: Mickey Bowens, Matthew Helton and Jesse Williams.
5th Place: Skylar Cross, Sam Price and Jadon Stephenson.
7th Place: Warren Kitchen
MVKWA Championships at the Nutter Center
February 24, 2008
The 2008 MVKWA Championships were held at the Nutter Center. The MVKWA consists of 52 teams throughout Western Ohio. There were over 3,000 spectators in attendance that enjoyed a great day of wrestling. The Youth Middies capped off an exciting year of wrestling. Some of the team will join the ranks of the Junior High Team and the Youth wreslters will have another year of experience.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE WRESTLERS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT SEASON!!!
The Middies had 28 wrestlers that placed.
1st Place: Drake Miller, Sam Price, Andrew Smith and Jadon Stephenson.
2nd Place: Mickey Bowens, Zach Rose and Gene Underhill.
3rd Place: Bailee Moore, Dustin Norris, Dustin Skinner, Ova Venters and Jordan Yarletts.
4th Place: Dyllan Jones, Taylor Rose and Jesse Williams.
5th Place: Noah Centers, Jacob Clay, Dakota Cornele, Skyler Cross, Trystan Hatton, Matthew Helton, Ashtyn Jones, Leslie Lykins, Ash Pratt, Ty Rose, Gage Smith and Evan Squires.
GO MIDDIES!!!
Middie Youth at Carlisle
January 27, 2008
The Middies traveled to Carlisle for a MVKWA Tournament. Centerville, Springboro, Madison, Carlisle and Middletown teams all participated. The Middies had 10 wrestelers that took 1st Place, 8 wrestelers took 2nd Place, 8 wrestelers took 3rd Place and 7 wrestelers took 4th Place. Zach Rose and Ova Venters met in the Finals and wresteled a very close match.
1st Place: Matthew Helton, Jordan Yarletts, Andrew Smith, Eli Thompson, Vinny Long, Ova Venters, David Cunningham, Dustin Norris, Dustin Skinner and Drake Miller.
2nd Place: Ty Rose, Zach Rose, Jessee WIlliams, Tommy Childers, Aaron Lykins, Gene Underhill, Dyllan Jones and Kody Gustin.
3rd Place: Jacob Clay, Taylor Rose, Jadon Stephenson, Ashtyn Jones, Trystan Hatton, Noah Centers, Skyler Cross and Sam Price.
4th Place: Aaron McNabb, Bailee Moore, Caleb Thomas, Warren Kitchen, Gage Smith, Evan Squires and Ash Pratt.
Troy - O.A.C. Districts
February 9, 2008
The Middie Youth Wrestling Team was 'Second Place' overall at the O.A.C. Districts. This is a great accomplishment considering there were over 300 wrestlers and many top teams were represented including, Team Jordan, Team Miron and Prodigy. The Middies will send 7 state placers to Athens, Ohio in March to compete in the Grade School Championships.
Congratulations to Andrew Smith (1st Place), Vinny Long, Dustin Skinner, Drake Miller, Ova Venters, Zach Rose and Gene Underhill.
Good luck at State!!!
For more information, refer to the OAC website.
Middletown Hosts MVKWA - January 6, 2008
2008 MVKWA Tourney
January 6, 2008 - 09:30 AM
The Middie Youth Wrestling Team hosted the MVKWA Tournament on Sunday, Januay 6th. The tournament was a great success. There were over 375 kids that participated. The Middie Youth Team had 37 wrestlers that placed. Youth wrestlers from Wayne, Miamisburg, Lebanon, Milton Union, Middletown Madison, Preble Shawnee, Springboro and Little Miami participated in the tourney.
1st Place - Andrew Smith, Ova Venters, Drake Miller, Gene Underhill, David Cunningham, Justin Robinson, Jadon Stephenson, Bailey Moore, Dustin Norris, Mickey Bowens, Kody Gustin, Taylor Rose and Vinny Long.
2nd Place - Aaron McNabb, Jordan Yarletts, Ty Rose, Zach Rose, Dokoda Cornele, Tommy Childers and Jeff Paynter.
3rd Place - Eli Thompson, Warren Kitchen, Jacob Stewart, Jesse Williams, Curtis Hensley, Ashtyn Jones, Caleb Thomas, Sam Price, Jacob Clay, Matthew Helton, Aaron Lykins, Dyllan Jones and Evan Squires.
4th Place - Brandon Lykins, Noah Centers and Tryston Hatton.
GO MIDDIES!
MIDDIE YOUTH AT FRANKLIN DUALS
The Middie Youth Team had a humbling day at the Franklin Duals going 1-4. The Middies squared off against Glen Este, Wayne, West Carollton, Franklin and Centerville. Several wrestlers had good idividual efforts and there were some exciting matches. Ashton Jones won the team MVP.
MIDDIE YOUTH TRAVELS TO CLINTON MASSIE
January 13, 2008
The Middie Youth Wrestling Team traveled to Clinton Massie for a MVWKA tournament on Sunday. The Middies had their best showing of the year with 14 wrestlers that placed 1st Place. Several wrestlers drew some very tough brackets. There were several dirrerent teams that we have not faced this year. Clinton Massie, Fayette County, Centerville, Wilmington and Northwestern all particpated.
1st Place - Taylor Rose, Matthew Helton, David Cunningham, Gene Underhill, Drake Miller, Vinny Long, Justin Robinson, Jadon Stephenson, Ova Venters, Ty Rose, Jordan Yarletts, Dakoda Cornelle, Ashton Jones, and Dustin Skinner.
2nd Place - Baille Moore, Kody Gustin, Jacob Clay, Eli Thompson, Noah Centers, Andrew Smith, Evan Squires, Dustin Norris and Leslie Lykins.
3rd Place - Tommy Childers, Mickey Bowens, Gage Smith, Jesse WIlliams, Zach Rose and Skyler Cross.
4th Place - Trystan Hatton and Sam Price.
Go Middies!
Middie Youth at Tri-County North
January 20, 2008
The Middie Youth Wrestling Team traveled to Tri-County Noth for a MVKWA sanctioned tournament.
1st Place: Gene Underhill, Dustin Norris, Drake Miller, Andrew Smith, Zach Rose, Ova Venters and Kody Gustin.
2nd Place: Vinny Long, Ty Rose, Sam Price, Sky Cross, Evan Squires, Noah Centers, Jessee Williams, Tommy Childers, Warren Kitchen, Dustin Skinner and Dyllan Jones.
3rd Place: Jadon Stephenson, Taylor Rose, Matthew Helton, Mickey Bowens and Ashtyn Jones.
4rth Place: Eli Thompson, Jordan Yarletts, Ash Pratt, Gage Smith, David Cunningham and Trystan Hatton.
Middie Youth Wrestling at Dayton Stebbins
December 9, 2007
The Middie Youth Team traveled to their first MVKWA Tournament of 2007-2008. Dayton Stebbins hosted the tournament with 486. It was like a small mini regional. Middletown hangs in with the competition.
The Middies had 13 kids taking First Place: Aaron Lykins, Skyler Cross, Jeffery Paynter, Zack Rose, Ova Venters, Dakoda Cornele, Jadon Stephenson, David Cunningham, Dustin Norris, Andrew Smith, Matthew Helton (Rose), Vincent Long and Evan Squires.
12 Youth wrestlers took Second Place: Taylor Rose, Drake Miller, Bailee Moore, Tommy Childers, Ty Rose, Mickey Bowens, Curtis Hensley, Dyllan Jones, Dustin Skinner, Sam Price, Ashtyn Jones, Jacob Clay.
6 Third Place wrestlers: Warren Kitchen, Gene Underhill, Blake Reece, Kody Gustin, Noah Centers and Jesse Williams.
Fourth Place wrestlers were Jacob Slay, Trystan Hatton and Gage Smith.
Not bad with a young team. Keep up the good work and push yourself harder to achieve as good or better in our next tournament.
MIDDIE YOUTH WRESTLING AT MOELLER KIDS INVITATIONAL
November 18, 2007
The Middie Youth Wrestling Team traveled to the Moeller Kids Invitational on November 18th. This was the first tournament of the season and was an excellent preseason tune-up to prepare for the upcoming season. The Moeller Invitational is packed with tough competition from the Cincinnati area. The Middie Youth Wrestling Team had a fantastic showing.
1st Place - Ova Venters and Drake Miller
2nd Place - Dyllan Jones and Sam Price
3rd Place - Jeffrey Paynter
4th Place - Dakota Cornele
Jordan Yarletts, Justin Robinson, Matthew Helton, Taylor Rose and Vincent Long all had good showings as well.
MIDDLETOWN
YOUTH WRESTLING
"THOSE WHO REMAIN WILL BE CHAMPIONS"
The "SYSTEM"
February 10, 2005
As I read the article in the Middletown Journal today about the "System" that the Middletown Basketball Team use to have under Paul Walker in the 50's and 60's, a time when they went to the state championships 10 of 16 times and won the state championship 7 times, I was inspired to write this note about the program or "System" that we are trying to build here with the Middletown Wrestling Team. A "System" that develops young athletes and helps them to be as good as they can be. A "System" that is solid from top to bottom and side to side. A "System" that will produce state team championships and state individual champions for The Middletown Wrestling Program. Most of all a "System" that will produce well rounded, well mannored, well minded, young adults.
You are all probably thinking he is crazy. How can the coaching staff of the Wrestling Team build a "System" that rivals that of Paul Walker? The same guy that the gym is named after? The same guy who won 7 State Championships in 16 Years? You are also probably wondering, how can a basketball "System" be compared to a Wrestling "System"?
The answer to these questions are not easy and rivaling the "system" that Paul Walker had is not going to be easy, but a "System" is where the answer lies. A "System" is the only way that a program can be made to produce the top quality athletes that we know we have in Middletown.
A "System" is a way of recruiting and developing young athletes. A "System" is a way of bringing them into the Middletown Wrestling Family. A "System" is a structure that lets a young athlete know that he is part of something big, no matter how good or bad(undeveloped)he or she is.
The "system" is not only made up of the Coaches. The "system" is made up of Coaches, Wrestlers, Parents, Teachers, Former Wrestlers, Administrators, Sponsors, The tournaments that we attend, the practice facility and on and on....
What is the purpose of the "system"? You ask.
The purpose of the system is to develop young boys into self reliant, responsible adults. This is it's only purpose. State Championships and Wins are just a by-product of the system. I will be the first to tell you that the destination is not as important as the journey to that destination. If a child wins the state tournament, Great! If a child loses every match he wrestles, what should be the feeling? I think as long we have helped him to be self confindent and have a positive self esteem then the "System" is working.
The wrestlers are why we are all here.
Please come help us build this "system".
As parents, we have a duty to our children to build this "System".
After this season we will be holding "system" building meetings periodically. Please let us know if you would be interested in joining together with us to start this process.
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