MOORE MUSTANGS WRESTLING: Welcome
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This website is for the fans, parents, wrestlers, coaches, and anyone else interested in learning about the Moore wrestling team. Here you will find team news, team roster, calendar, schedule, locations to matches and tournaments, photo albums, handouts for wrestlers and wrestlers parents, and a list of our sponsors who help support the Moore wrestling team.
Sunday, February 17
- SCHNEIDER PLACES 7th AT STATE TOURNAMENT
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| James Schneider 160lb 7th place | |
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Monday, February 11
- WILLBANKS AND SCHNEIDER WIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 4 OTHERS ADVANCE
Steven Willbanks (145) and James Schneider (160) both won the Region 4 Championship this past Saturday at the 2008 Region 4 Tourney. Willbanks avenged two earlier season losses from Manual and Trinity and pinned his way through the tournament to the championship. Schneider continued his domination of Louisville with a 9-0 win over Lofton Wright from Seneca. Zach Michael (125) and Ethan Dunn (171) placed 2nd at the tourney. Nick Vincent (135) and Derek Farley (285) placed 4th and 3rd. All of these wrestlers will advance to the State Tournament this weekend.
Monday, February 4
- MOORE WINS MUSTANG CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
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| 2008 Mustang Classic Champions | |
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Moore wrestled in the North Oldham Mustang Classic this week and finally took home a 1st place tournament trophy. "I've looked extensively into the history of Moore Wrestling and to my knowledge this is the first ever tournament that we have won" said Coach Thomas. 8 out of 10 Moore wrestlers placed to help bring home the gold. "It feels great and these kids have earned it. We gave St. X everything they wanted on Wednesday and then came out here with that same intensity and won this whole thing. No better way to cap off the regular season and head into regionals" stated Thomas. Moore placed ahead of Seneca, Oldham County, North Hardin, and South Oldham who are all very good wrestling programs. Moore will wrestle in the 4th Region Tournament Saturday at Hoops. "I've got 5 seniors who have been working hard since their freshmen year, some of them since middle school. They will remember this forever. It's not over yet though. Now we got to get kids to state and accomplish our next big program goal.. state placers" said Coach Thomas.
Placers in Saturday's Mustang Classic
119 - Shawn Cook 3rd place
125 - Zack Michael 4th place
135 - Nick Vincent 4th place
140 - Chris Wise 2nd place
145 - Steven Willbanks 2nd place
160 - James Schneider 1st place
171 - Ethan Dunn 1st place
285 - Derek Farley 3rd place
Monday, February 4
- KEISKER AND BERMUDEZ BOTH PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE
Justin Keisker and Wilber Bermudez both placed in the middle school state championships. Keisker a 124lb wrestler placed 4th and Bermudez at 185lbs placed 6th. "Placing in state is great motivation for these young wrestlers to come into their freshmen year next season and work hard" said Coach Thomas. Congrats to the middle school wrestlers on a very hard working year.
Tuesday, January 8
- MOORE TAKES 4th AT COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Moore topped its previous year finish of 5th with a 4th place finish in this years county tournament. "We were really aiming at finishing top 3 but we still improved on last years performance which is good" said Coach Mike Thomas. "I'm never fully satisfied but I keep reminding myself where we were just 5 or 6 years ago and where we are today. We have got to be proud of those accomplishments". Moore had two County champs for the first time in years. Both Zack Michael(125) and James Schneider (160) left with gold. "We were pretty confident that James was going to go in there and take home a championship. We knew Zack had the ability to win his class but it was going to be tough. He pulled through and wrestled really good beating two wrestlers who had previously beaten him on his way to winning the championship" stated Thomas. Ethan Dunn (171) finished 2nd, Derek Farley (285) finished 4th, Steven Willbanks (145) finished 5th, and John Leal (112) and Nick Vincent (135) both finished 6th. "We look forward to this tournament every year. This is to see who the best in Louisville is and we made a good showing".
Wednesday, October 3
- MOORE CONDITIONING VIDEO RECEIVES NATIONAL EXPOSURE
The Moore Wrestling Conditioning video has been selected as Video Clip of the Week on www.wrestlingassistant.com
Wrestlingassistant.com is a national wrestling website that is devoted to providing coaching resources and information to improve wrestling programs.
Tuesday, October 2
- MOORE HAS 3 RANKED TOP 10 IN THE STATE
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| Senior Ethan Dunn 6th at 171 | |
Kentuckywrestling.com releases rankings about once a month. In the latest rankings (Sept. 26th) Moore is ranked 22nd. Three seniors are ranked in the top ten. Derek Farley is ranked 8th at HWT while James Schneider(160) and Ethan Dunn(171) are both ranked 6th. "Rankings are great to give wrestlers, coaches, and fans an idea of where they stand. It helps build confidence in these guys but once your on the mat with someone, rankings don't mean a thing. You have to wrestle" said Coach Thomas in regards to the significance of rankings.
Here is a rundown of all the ranked Moore Wrestlers:
112 Shawn Cook 25th
119 Zack Michael 16th
130 Nick Vincent 18th
140 Jimmy Roberts 24th
145 Steven Willbanks 24th
160 James Schneider 6th
171 Ethan Dunn 6th
HWT Derek Farley 8th
Sunday, September 30
- INSIDE LOOK: Conditioning Program Video
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Friday, September 21
- CONDITIONING PROGRAM IS VERY HARD!!
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| Junior Nick Vincent does tire flips with a tire that weighs around 250lbs. | |
Six weeks before the start of the season wrestling conditioning begins. During wrestling conditioning wrestlers bodies are pushed to the limit in order to break them down and rebuild them stronger, faster, hungrier, and tougher then ever. Because of the difficulty of conditioning only returning wrestlers participate. "I don't want and I don't let rookies come to conditioning. This stuff is way too hard and if they have never stepped foot on the mat then they have this perception that this is wrestling" said Coach Thomas. "When I did let rookies come to conditioning, they would quit before they ever stepped foot on the mat. That hurts me because some of them, I never get to see the wrestling ability they might have. These kids that have been through a season of wrestling understand how tough the sport is and they know that this type of work is neccessary to be the best". Conditioning is also optional for returning 8th graders. "I offer it to returning 8th graders because its their last year of middle school wrestling. All of my 8th graders have participated so far. They know its their last year to shine and then its back to the bottom as a freshmen" said Thomas.
We interviewed Nick Vincent, a junior 5th year wrestler, about this years conditioning program.
How hard is this years conditioning program?
The program is very hard and not everyone can do it. You have to be willing to push yourself.
What type of stuff do you do during conditioning?
We do alot of things. One of the things that we do is flip these 200 pound tires back and forth. We do alot of work with the kettlebells and we run the hill alot also.
What is unique about Moore conditioning?
Because unlike other schools that just run around the track or go to the weight room, we do more things that focus in on the whole body. After a day of this you feel it everywhere.
What is the advantage of Moore conditioning?
It more so prepares you for wrestling. You are ready to go three periods and then some overtime.
How do you think the conditioning this year will positively affect your wrestling?
It will get me stronger then my opponent because he was doing nothing and I was doing all this.
What other thoughts do you have on Moore conditioning?
The only other thoughts that I have is that it's something that is really hard but it's also something that I think you have to do to make yourself better.
Saturday, September 22
- HOW TO JOIN THE TEAM!!!
If you are a Moore Traditional School student and want to join the wrestling team, here is what you need to do.
Sunday, May 27
- 2006-2007 Moore Wrestling Highlight Video Part 1
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Monday, October 1
- 2006-2007 Moore Wrestling Highlight Video Part 2
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Monday, February 12
- SCHNEIDER WINS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 ADVANCE TO STATE
James Schneider(160) won the regional championship this past weekend. He beat Seneca's Lofton Wright 8-4 to become Moore's first regional champion since 1992. Crayton McCain(130), Justin Johnston(135), and Derek Farley(285) all placed 2nd at their weight classes. Zack Michael(112) placed 3rd while Shawn Cook(119) and Nick Vincent(125) placed 4th. All of these wrestlers will advance to this weeks KHSAA State Tournament in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Wednesday, January 24
- BATES, GRAY, AND MCKELVEY ADVANCE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE
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| Evan Gray(150), Billy McKelvey(117), Cody Bates(230) | |
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Friday, December 1
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