The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team was coming home as a team that was beaten twice, as a team that's beat up but also as a team remains upbeat.
Steve Henry is fond of saying that Region 4 is the state's toughest, and the Soddy-Daisy coach has the runners-up to prove it.
After two days on the road getting to Oklahoma State, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team will take part in the national duals today in Stillwater.
Turbo Smith had one bowl of soup too many and yet managed to survive. The Soddy-Daisy wrestler, top-seeded at 145 pounds, advanced to this afternoon's Region 4 wrestling championship round but only after pulling out a 6-4 victory over Tyner's Antonio Walton.
There are three unbeaten wrestlers in Tennessee according to National Wrestling Coaches Association statistics -- Father Ryan's Michael Hooker (160 pounds), Brentwood Academy's Amos Mason (220) and Tyner's DeAngelo James (113) -- going into this weekend's regional tournaments.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The shoe is on the other foot, and to Cleveland's Blue Raiders it feels quite comfortable.
There are still team championships to be had, but the emphasis in Tennessee high school wrestling shifts this weekend from "we" to "me."
The rivalry is officially renewed. Appalachian State rode into town, a fan bus on its heels, and rode out with a 21-17 wrestling victory over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
You can fuss about the travel or the fact that your team is wrestling on a dirt floor more often trod by cattle, bulls or horses, and that is quite often the case at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo, but the Tennessee state duals are getting better every year.
It is senior day for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team, but today also is "Pack the Mac" day with the Mocs in effect going for their eighth consecutive Southern Conference championship.
Central and Soddy-Daisy brought high school state championships back to Hamilton County from the duals wrestling tournament Saturday at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo.
It was dismal outside the Williamson County Agricultural Expo. There wasn't much of a crowd, and they were wrestling for third place in the Division II state duals.
Central broke out new gear and used it to win a state championship. Soddy-Daisy was just glad to have gear in order to wrestle for its state title.
Soddy-Daisy and Cleveland are a step away from the Tennessee Division I Class AAA state championship match, Hixson came up a step shy of the A/AA title bout and Central barely allowed its opponents any steps at all.
Banged here and bruised there they might have been, Chattanooga teams captured three of the premium spots and just missed on two others in the first day of the Tennessee state duals.
John Lennon has resigned as Signal Mountain's wrestling coach, effectively immediately. Lennon said school principal Dr. Tom McCullough had accepted his resignation and that both planned for him to remain as the head of the school's theatre department.
It took a takedown in the final 10 seconds by the wrong guy to keep Baylor out the Division II state duals championship match. Battling uphill from the outset, the Red Raiders closed to within striking distance of top-ranked Christian Brothers needing a pin to win or a technical fall to tie and win on criteria.
Aspiring college football players, many along with their families, will celebrate National Signing Day with life-changing signature parties today.
Hixson was looking for a fresh face and Jason Fitzgerald for a fresh start. The two got together Tuesday, Fitzgerald becoming the Wildcats' football coach.
JohnMark Bentley didn't know exactly what kind of response he'd get when he offered a fan bus for his Appalachian State wrestling team's meet Sunday at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Jason Fitzgerald has been hired as Hixson High School’s football coach.
A pair of team streaks thought to be in jeopardy remained alive Sunday when the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team bested The Citadel 27-13.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team has been streaking since it hosted its first Southern Scuffle to open 2012.
Area wrestling coaches have grudgingly accepted the shift in weight classes ordered last summer by the National Federation of High Schools.
The thundering noise reverberated through the gym, the Baylor chorus of "We've got Houston" answered by McCallie faithful with "You can have him."
Cleveland and Soddy-Daisy taking Region 3 wrestling semifinal wins Thursday may have been little more than the stage-setter.
Riding a seven-meet win streak feels pretty good, but the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team got a boost Tuesday with the much anticipated news that Manny Ramirez had been ruled eligible by the NCAA.
It's likely that Francisco Rodriguez will think twice before scarfing an extra cheeseburger at lunch on the day of a wrestling meet.
Bo Campbell and his brother Jason are joining the football staff at Notre Dame. A former University of Tennessee player, Bo Campbell has spent the past five seasons as defensive coordinator at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga secured win No. 10 of the wrestling season Sunday, getting bonus points from all nine of its winners in a 47-3 Southern Conference victory over Davidson.
Hixson is headed back to the state duals wrestling tournament, and the Wildcats will be looking for their third title in four years.
Shawn Greevy didn't just step on the bus Thursday afternoon. He bounded. Since enduring a winless two months before Christmas, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore wrestler has put together a five-match win streak.
Basketball's loss was Tyner wrestling's advantage. Deangelo James wanted to be a basketball player, but there isn't much call for a 5-foot-6, 115-pounder. So once he was cut during middle school basketball tryouts, James turned to wrestling.
Soddy-Daisy used a three-pin sequence get a lead over the No. 7 bears and pull of the victory.
If there ever was a good time to enter the state boys' basketball poll, Monday wasn't necessarily that time for Ooltewah.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga posted a 4-0 record at the Lone Star Duals Saturday to boost its dual wrestling meet record to 8-3.
There's a challenge somewhere in the trip the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team is making this weekend. There also is a purpose. Coach Heath Eslinger always has a purpose.
As good as they’ve been — including the traditional state tournament last year — it seems that Cleveland’s wrestling Blue Raiders have spent their lives gazing down the highway at Bradley Central.
There is a feeling of being better equipped to handle what's ahead for the half-dozen Chattanooga-area high school players who just returned from national combines.
There are answers out there, and the Soddy-Daisy wrestling team keeps finding them.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coaching staff wanted a stellar showing, another building block to add to a five-medalist showing at the Southern Scuffle last week.
Home is coming to Rocco Mansueto. Mansueto will be on the other side when Cleveland State University wrestles the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga at 2 p.m. today at Maclellan Gym.
The Collins Hill High School wrestling team skipped the Cleveland Duals in December, but the perennial Georgia state championship contender made the most of an early-January visit to the area.
Never bet against Billy Swanson. A kid who’d be stereotyped as coming from the wrong side of the tracks carries a 3.4 grade point average at Soddy-Daisy High School and has scored a 21 on the ACT.
In one of Tennessee's biggest dual wrestling meets of the season, second-ranked Soddy-Daisy fired on all cylinders and third-ranked Cleveland fired blanks.
The last time Father Ryan charged into Chattanooga and bested Baylor and McCallie in wrestling, the Purple Irish won the Division II state duals championship.
The Southern Scuffle could wind up as a prelude to an Atlanta visit for the NCAA wrestling tournament with the possibility of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga serving as the host team.
There wasn't a tie this year and his team had a good showing, so it's likely that Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson will be bringing his team back to Chattanooga for the 2012-13 Southern Scuffle.
Nick Soto advanced to tonight's Soouthern Scuffle finals with a 5-1 overtime victory over top-seeded David Thorn of Minnesota.
