Covington Catholic Wrestling Team???

...I hear rumblings.

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

...I hear rumblings.

Would be nice to see. With their region and proximity to Ohio they will have a great opportunity to face quality competition and should have a very competitive team after some initial growing pains.

There are a handful of parents currently working with Principal Rowe and the athletic director to organize a team. At this point, it's not looking like it will happen this year, although they appear to have some level of "wrestling club" organized for incoming students. Hopes are to have a full-fledged team up and running for next year, but I would say that in all likelihood, it appears that Cov Cath will be fielding a team the year after next.

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

Would be nice to see. With their region and proximity to Ohio they will have a great opportunity to face quality competition and should have a very competitive team after some initial growing pains.

I'm not sure how many of the NKY schools compete with the Ohio schools, or how often it occurs (I'm admittedly kind of ignorant to the whole wrestling scene). I do know up this way there are 13 schools with wrestling teams (Ryle, Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton, Scott, Holmes, Walton Verona, Grant County, Cooper, Newport, Conner, Bishop Brossart, Boone County, and Campbell County), and I know a few of those teams compete fairly well on the statewide level, so I'm sure there's is a fair amount of competition amongst them. Do tournaments often wander outside of the state lines though?

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

I'm not sure how many of the NKY schools compete with the Ohio schools, or how often it occurs (I'm admittedly kind of ignorant to the whole wrestling scene). I do know up this way there are 13 schools with wrestling teams (Ryle, Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton, Scott, Holmes, Walton Verona, Grant County, Cooper, Newport, Conner, Bishop Brossart, Boone County, and Campbell County), and I know a few of those teams compete fairly well on the statewide level, so I'm sure there's is a fair amount of competition amongst them. Do tournaments often wander outside of the state lines though?

Ryle is the most dominant wrestling program in NKY along with SK. The good Cincinnati/Ohio schools are usually much better.

If the CCH kids have not wrestled prior to coming to CCH it will be a long, long time before CCH gets to the Ryle/SK level....if ever. You just can't show up and wrestle.

Originally Posted by Clyde

Ryle is the most dominant wrestling program in NKY along with SK. The good Cincinnati/Ohio schools are usually much better.

If the CCH kids have not wrestled prior to coming to CCH it will be a long, long time before CCH gets to the Ryle/SK level....if ever. You just can't show up and wrestle.

Oh, I'm sure that's the case. I believe that's the purpose for the club team being formed. If I had to guess, the administrators preferred to have the club started ahead of time in order to have a more competitive team (I'm using the term "competitive" somewhat loosely) when it starts.

I can't speak for other schools in NKY but I know SK in the past has went to West Virginia for a weekend tournament, and Science Hill in Tennessee. Also, last year I think SK and Ryle both traveled to the big SWOCA tournament in Ohio.

Originally Posted by Clyde

Ryle is the most dominant wrestling program in NKY along with SK. The good Cincinnati/Ohio schools are usually much better.

If the CCH kids have not wrestled prior to coming to CCH it will be a long, long time before CCH gets to the Ryle/SK level....if ever. You just can't show up and wrestle.

I'd sub SK with Campbell.

I'm just glad to hear another program is starting.The more the merrier. Male is starting this year in the Louisville area. Now if we can get any of the Bowling Green area teams- ACS, Franklin-Simpson, Warren Central, Greenwood, Bowling Green and more of the Western Kentucky Schools- Marshall Co, Graves Co, McCracken Co. etc. to start it would be even better

Kind of hard to believe they've not had one. Usually Catholic schools are on the front line participating in sports that don't have a ton of participation in other parts of the state.

Originally Posted by NEERFAN

I'd sub SK with Campbell.

How could I forget about Coach Bankemper?

Per Kentuckywrestling.com's most current preseason rankings, 4 of the top 11 teams are from N. Ky.

1 Larue Co
2 Union Co
3 St. Xavier
4 Trinity (Louisville)
5 Campbell Co
6 Johnson Central
7 Oldham Co
8 Ryle
9 Simon Kenton
10 Whitley Co
11 Walton Verona

Does wrestling reward team champions? Is it similar to tennis, track, etc. where you individual points add up to a team champion?

Yes. Individual wrestlers receive points not just for their win but how they win. Lesser points are given for a minor decision, more for a major decision (I think its a win by 7 points or more) with the most points for a pin. The team part of team wrestling comes in when a wrestler may have little chance of winning but his objective is to minimize the points scored by his opponent.

I am aware that several students approached the AD & principal in the past year requesting the chance to wrestle.
I don't know all the details, but it sounded like the it would not be happening anytime soon.
It would be awesome if it would happen.

It is amazing to me that CCH does not have a wrestling team. It would be a good thing for the school and for the kids interested.

Originally Posted by Voice of Reason

It is amazing to me that CCH does not have a wrestling team. It would be a good thing for the school and for the kids interested.

Well my understanding was that in the past, there was never a team because of limited space for working out (there only used to be one small weight room shared by all of the athletic programs), and the fact that the gym was the only indoor "facility" that they had available for use by a wrestling team, which meant sharing time with the basketball team and the financially important Cov Cath bingo operations. The Schott athletic building has changed a lot of that.

There was also a bit of rumor when I was still attending Cov Cath that Coach T and Coach Ray didn't want a wrestling team to contend with for facilities and training opportunities. Not sure how true that was, but regardless, sounds like the winds have changed. I agree with you that it would be a good thing for the school.

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

Well my understanding was that in the past, there was never a team because of limited space for working out (there only used to be one small weight room shared by all of the athletic programs), and the fact that the gym was the only indoor "facility" that they had available for use by a wrestling team, which meant sharing time with the basketball team and the financially important Cov Cath bingo operations. The Schott athletic building has changed a lot of that.

There was also a bit of rumor when I was still attending Cov Cath that Coach T and Coach Ray didn't want a wrestling team to contend with for facilities and training opportunities. Not sure how true that was, but regardless, sounds like the winds have changed. I agree with you that it would be a good thing for the school.

That makes sense. You need the facilities to make it work. It is nice that the kids now may have an opportunity. The more activities and opportunities for the kids, the better.

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

There are a handful of parents currently working with Principal Rowe and the athletic director to organize a team. At this point, it's not looking like it will happen this year, although they appear to have some level of "wrestling club" organized for incoming students. Hopes are to have a full-fledged team up and running for next year, but I would say that in all likelihood, it appears that Cov Cath will be fielding a team the year after next.

Lex Christian Acadamy looks to be doing the samething, I was even contacted about where they could borrow a mat for this year for a club team.

Originally Posted by naplesme

I'm just glad to hear another program is starting.The more the merrier. Male is starting this year in the Louisville area. Now if we can get any of the Bowling Green area teams- ACS, Franklin-Simpson, Warren Central, Greenwood, Bowling Green and more of the Western Kentucky Schools- Marshall Co, Graves Co, McCracken Co. etc. to start it would be even better

I don't understand why all big schools don't have a wrestling team. GRC should be on that list. Owensboro High school is starting a program this year.