Tournament Summaries

April 4-6th, 2008
Brute-Adidas NationalsTournament 2008, Kansas City, MO

March 8th, 2008
2nd Annual River Valley Rumble Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Russellville, AR

February 23rd, 2008
Mighty Bluebird Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Little Rock, AR

February 16th, 2008
Rogers Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Rogers, AR

February 9th, 2008
Webb City Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Webb City, MO

February 2nd, 2008
Branson Brawl Wrestling Tournament 2008, Branson, MO

January 18-19th, 2008
Cliff Keen Novice Nationals, Tulsa, OK

January 12, 2008
6th Annual Reeds Spring Youth Wrestling Tournament Reeds Spring, MO

December 22nd, 2007
Sapulpa Christmas Classic Youth Wrestling Tournament, Sapulpa, OK

December 15th, 2007
Kearney Youth Wrestling Open Tournament, Kearney, MO

December 2nd, 2007
Seneca Youth Wrestling Tournament, Seneca, MO

November 16-17th, 2007
Cliff Keen Kick Off Classic Tulsa, OK

November 3, 2007
Versus Open Wrestling Tournament Broken Arrow, OK

April 7, 2007
Brute-Adidas Nationals Tournament Kansas City

March 3, 2007
Russellville Wrestling Tournament

February 3, 2007
Mighty Bluebird Wrestling Tournament

January 27, 2007
Branson Youth Wrestling Tournament

December 16, 2006
Oklahoma Tournament

December 2nd, 2006
Dragon's Elementary School Wrestling Tournament

November 25, 2006
Memphis Tournament

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November 25, 2006

Memphis Tournament

Two Mighty Bluebird wrestlers had a very impressive showing in the first tournament the Bluebirds had ever entered. The first matches for both Layne Hatcher and Jackson Marchant wrestled in the 3rd to 5th grade age division despite being 1st and 3rd graders respectively. Layne Hatcher went 2-2 and Jackson Marchant went 1-2 as they got their feet wet in wrestling. These were very respectable finishes and they are just getting started.

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December 2nd, 2006

Dragon's Elementary School Wrestling Tournament

Mighty Bluebird wrestlers had a very impressive showing for just wrestling now only a couple of weeks. Tristian Nelson was the champion in the 65 pound weight division going 3-0 with 3 pins. Layne Hatcher finished 2nd in the 70 pound weight class with two wins and one loss including one win by a pin and another 14-1 superior decision. Jackson Marchant finished in 2nd place in his 73 pound class with two wins and one loss with both wins coming by a pin. A new star was born when Joshua Ayliffe placed 2nd in the 55 pound class with two wins by decision and one loss. Joshua Best continued to show his improvement losing his first two matches, but recording two pins in his last two matches to finish the tournament at 2-2 for a 4th place finish.

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December 16, 2006

Oklahoma Tournament

The Mighty Bluebirds decided to see how high the bar is raised nationally when they went into the toughest area of the country to wrestle…Oklahoma. With the gym completely packed full and wrestlers completely covering every inch of the mat approximately 1,000 wrestlers wrestled in the tournament. The wrestlers were so impressive that even Coach Hatcher was shocked. Tristian Nelson finished in the Runner-Up position with 23 wrestlers in his weight class at the 65 pound class. Layne Hatcher followed Tristian’s performance with a Runner-up finish at 70 pounds with 19 wrestlers in his weight class and Jackson Marchant also finished in the Runner-Up position with 10 wrestlers in his 75 pound weight class. The fact that the Bluebirds have only been wrestling for just about a month to be able to go in and compete with Oklahoma wrestlers who have been wrestling in most cases for a couple of years was very impressive. The Bluebirds made an impression on the Oklahoma wrestlers as they landed three of the four wrestlers that they took event in the finals. Our fourth wrestler, Austin Blair was wrestling his first matches ever in heavy weight with less than a weeks practice.

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January 27, 2007

Branson Youth Wrestling Tournament

The Mighty Bluebirds went to the Branson Youth Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 27th and came away with amazing results. The Bluebirds crowned four Champions at the Branson Youth Wrestling Tournament and had a couple near misses for additional Championships. Champions of the tournament included Layne Hatcher, who went 5-0 at the 8 & Under, 70 pound class including four pins and in a superior decision, Michael Pugh won the 10 & Under 60 pound division with four wins and four pins, Kevin Knox won the 10 & Under 70 pound class with four wins including three pins and Cole Cooper won all four of his matches in the 10 & Under 75 pound class with four pins. Just missing a Championship were Jackson Marchant at the 10 & Under 70 pound class, who finished 2nd and was ahead of his wrestler in the third period 6-0 when he got caught in a headlock and was pinned. Joshua Best also took 2nd and was dominating his opponent in the finals when he got disqualified for using an illegal move. Also finishing 2nd in the tournament were Tristian Nelson at 8 & Under at 65 pounds who finished the tournament with three wins and one loss, Joshua Ayliffe took 2nd place at 8 & Under 55 pounds and Alex Denker took 2nd place in the 12 & Under class at 80 pounds. Placing third was Allen Searvogel at the 10 & Under 60 pound class and Austin Blair took 3rd at heavyweight in the 10 & Under class. The Bluebirds dominated the tournament and put Arkansas wrestling on the map.

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February 3, 2007

Mighty Bluebird Wrestling Tournament

The Mighty Bluebirds hosted their first ever wrestling tournament on February the 3rd, 2007. The Bluebirds did extremely well in the tournament with several of the Bluebirds winning their weight classes. They included:

• Joshua Ayliffe, 2nd Place at 55 pounds Kind.-2nd Grade
• Joshua Best, 1st Place at 60 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 70 pounds Kind. - 2nd Grade
• Tristian Nelson, 1st Place at 65 pounds Kind. - 2nd Grade
• Jackson Marchant, 1st Place at 75 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade
• Cole Cooper, 2nd Place at 75 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade
• Michael Pugh, 1st Place at 65 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade
• Kevin Knox, 1st Place at 70 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade

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  March 3, 2007

  Russellville Wrestling Tournament

  The Mighty Bluebirds made it a clean sweep in Russellville with five wrestlers competing and all five wrestlers going unbeaten and winning the tournament in their weight divisions. Joshua Ayliffe won all three of his matches, two by a pin to win the 50 pound weight division. Joshua Best won all three of his matches by a pin to win the 60 pound weight division. Layne Hatcher won all four of his matches two by pin and one by technical fall to win the 80 pound weight division. Kevin Knox won all three of his matches on the way to winning the 70 pound weight division and Jackson Marchant won all three of his matches two by a pin to win the 75 pound weight division. Kevin Knox and Joshua Best were named the Outstanding Wrestlers in their respective categories for the tournament.

• Joshua Ayliffe, 1st Place at 50 pounds
• Joshua Best, 1st Place at 60 pounds and Outstanding Wrestler
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 80 pounds
• Kevin Knox, 1st Place at 70 pounds and Outstanding Wrestler
• Jackson Marchant, 1st Place at 75 pounds
• Cole Cooper, 2nd Place at 75 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade
• Michael Pugh, 1st Place at 65 pounds 3rd - 5th Grade

April 7, 2007

Brute-Adidas Nationals Tournament Kansas City

The Mighty Bluebirds attended their first ever National Wrestling Tournament in Kansas City for the Adidas/Brute National Championships. It's the first year that they offered National Championships for grades 1st thru 8th grade as they have been offering National Championships in the 9th thru 12th grade for several years. The Bluebirds did amazingly well for a first year wrestling club. Layne Hatcher led the way winning the National Championship in the 1st grade division at 68 pounds. He won his first match over the Kansas State Champion by a score of 10-4, he won his second match 7-2, and in the finals he pinned his opponent in the first round in 25 seconds with a headlock. He is the 1st National Champion in Arkansas history and was named an Adidas/Brute All-American. For his three decisive victories he was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the 1st Grade Division for all the weight classes.

In addition, Jackson Marchant, finished 6th at 75 pounds in the third grade division and was named an Adidas/Brute All-American. Cole Cooper finished 7th in the 75 pound division. Joshua Best finished 7th in the 60 pound division and Joshua Ayliffe finished 8th in the 55 pound second grade division, all being named Adidas/Brute All-Americans as they recognized the top 8 wrestlers as All-Americans.

Kevin Knox and Michael Pugh also wrestled in the tournament, but ran into some extremely tough wrestlers as both have had an outstanding wrestling season for their first year with the Bluebirds winning many tournaments. You can be assured that the Bluebirds will be returning for next year's National Meet and look forward to working harder this off season.

• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 68 pounds
• Jackson Marchant, 6th Place at 75 pounds
• Cole Cooper, 7th Place at 75 pounds
• Joshua Best, 7th Place at 60 pounds
• Joshua Ayliffe, 8th Place at 55 pounds

November 3, 2007

Versus Open Wrestling Tournament Broken Arrow, OK

The Mighty Bluebirds attended their first tournament of the year in Broken Arrow, OK for the Versus Open Wrestling Tournament. Although the numbers were not large for this tournament the competition was extremely difficult as the kind of kids that were out wrestling in Oklahoma in early November were the ones who were serious about it and primarily wrestled only. The Bluebirds took six wrestlers to the tournament and came away with one 1st Place finish, a 2nd Place finish, and two 3rd Place finishes. Layne Hatcher won the 75 pound division for 8 & Under with all three wins by coming by pin in the first round. Layne's tournament was highlighted when he beat a wrestler who had finished 3rd in the Reno World Championships when he pinned him with a cow throw in the first period. Layne got off to a great start after winning last years National Championship in Kansas City.

Jackson Marchant finished 2nd at the 80 pound weight division for 10 & Under. Because the tournament was small they combined the 80 & 85 pound weight divisions and Jackson was beaten by a wrestler who most likely weighed 85 pounds. An All-American last year, Jackson finished the tournament 1-1 making the finals with four wrestlers in his weight class.

Michael Pugh wrestled at the 10 & Under weight class for 70 pounds and finished the tournament with two wins and one loss. His one loss came to an All-American and he rebounded with two quality wins.

Joshua Ayliffe, Hunter Jones, and Tristian Nelson all wrestled two matches and came away with no victories, but gained valuable experience wrestling the very tough Oklahoma competition.

This was the first tournament that 4-Time NCAA Champion, Coach Pat Smith attended and it was the second tournament that former Alma College collegiate coach, Bruce Dickey attended. The Bluebirds now support the strongest coaching staff in youth wrestling in the nation.

• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 75 pounds
• Jackson Marchant, 2nd Place at 80 pounds
• Michael Pugh , 3rd Place at 70 pounds

November 16-17th, 2007

Cliff Keen Kick Off Classic Tulsa, OK

The Bluebirds attended the Cliff Keen Kick Off Classic in Tulsa, OK on November 16th and 17th. The tournament had over 2,000 youth wrestlers and was as tough of a national tournament as any in the country. Kids wrestled from all 50 states and the Bluebirds faired well against the toughest competition in the country. Layne Hatcher led the way for the Bluebirds finishing 4th at 8 & Under in the 75 pound bracket. Wrestlers were awarded medals who finished in the top 6 places. Layne received a bye in the first round, pinned his first opponent in a front headlock in the first period kind of lost a decision to the eventual Champion in the 3rd round, pinned his next opponent in the 1st round with a headlock and then lost a heartbreaker for 3rd place in his final match. Although he finished 4th he proved that he could wrestle with the best wrestlers in the country and was just a move or two away from winning the entire tournament.

Little Jonny Jackson a 6 year old at 43 pounds won two matches and lost two matches during the tournament. His last match was an All-American match where if he'd have won it he would have finished in the top six places, but fell just a little short. Jackson Marchant also won a match in the Championship round winning his first match and then losing his next two before being eliminated from the tournament. Michael Pugh lost his first two matches and was eliminated from the tournament, but did very well on the hard luck bracket winning both matches among wrestlers who had lost their first two matches of the day. Overall, the Bluebirds got 7 wins against the toughest competition and found out just how high the bar is nationally.

• Layne Hatcher, 4th Place at 75 pounds
  
  

December 2nd, 2007

Seneca Youth Wrestling Tournament Seneca, MO

The Bluebirds made a fine showing at the Seneca Youth Wrestling Tournament in Seneca, MO. The Bluebirds started off on a roar with Joshua Ayliffe, Tristian Nelson, and Layne Hatcher going 10-0 with all three wrestlers winning the tournament at the 8 & Under division. Joshua Ayliffe won all four of his matches to win the 60 pound weight class, Tristian Nelson won all three of his matches to win the 70 pound weight class, and Layne Hatcher pinned all three of his opponents to win the 75 pound weight class.

In the afternoon, in the 10 & Under division Michael Pugh went undefeated in four matches to win the 70 pound weight class at 10 & Under, which included two pins. Layne Hatcher, wrestling up to get more matches in the 10 & Under division also won his weight class winning all five matches by pins. Jackson Marchant went 2-3 at 10 & Under at 75 pounds to finish 3rd while Tristian Nelson and Joshua Ayliffe wrestling up to gain more matches in the 10 & Under class finished 4th and 5th respectively at their weight classes. It was crystal clear that the Bluebirds are improving each and every week. Finally, newcomer Collin Condit won two matches and lost two matches in his 100 pound weight class at 12 & Under to finish 3rd in his division.

• Michael Pugh, 1st Place at 70 pounds
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 75 pounds, 8 & Under
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 75 pounds, 10 & Under
• Jackson Marchant, 3rd Place at 75 pounds
• Joshua Ayliffe, 1st Place at 60 pounds, 8 & Under
• Joshua Ayliffe, 5th Place at 60 pounds, 10 & Under
• Tristian Nelson, 1st Place at 70 pounds, 8 & Under
• Tristian Nelson, 4th Place at 70 pounds, 10 & Under
• Collin Condit, 3rd Place at 100 pounds

December 15, 2007

Kearney Youth Wrestling Open Tournament Kearney, MO

The Mighty Bluebird wrestling team stormed through Kearney, Missouri placing 6 out of 8 wrestlers in the tournament. Layne Hatcher won the 8 & Under 75 pound class and also finished 3rd wrestling up in the 10 & up 75 pound class. Newcomer Tyler Phillips finished 3rd in his first ever tournament including getting a revenge victory against a wrestler who had beaten him earlier in the tournament by beating him 16-1 for his 3rd place finish. He literally improved that much throughout the day. Tyler Mann, another newcomer, took 4th in the tournament and let everybody know that there will not be a wrestler who can match his strength this year. As he learns his moves he will only get better and better. Michael Pugh ran into some tough competition and finished 4th at 70 pounds in the 10 & under class and Joshua Ayliffe took 4th place at the 8 & Under 58 pound class. Finally, getting his first two wins and finishing 4th at 10 & Under 58 pounds was Hunter Jones.

• Michael Pugh, 4th Place at 70 pounds
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 75 pounds, 8 & Under
• Layne Hatcher, 3rd Place at 75 pounds, 10 & Under
• Hunter Jones, 4th Place at 60 pounds
• Joshua Ayliffe, 4th Place at 60 pounds, 8 & Under
• Tyler Phillips, 3rd Place at 100 pounds, 10 & Under
• Tyler Mann, 4th Place at 100 pounds, 10 & Under

December 22, 2007

Sapulpa Christmas Classic Youth Wrestling Tournament Sapulpa, OK

The Mighty Bluebirds had a fantastic showing at the Sapulpa Christmas Classic Wrestling Tournament. Layne Hatcher led the way winning the 8 year old, 75 pound division and then wrestling up and winning the 10 year old 75 pound wrestling division. He went 6-0 for the tournament. Jonny Jackson won the 43 pound, 6 & under division, while beating his opponent handily in the finals. Newcomers, Tyler Mann and Tyler Phillips continue to have outstanding showings finishing 2nd in just their 2nd tournament as Bluebirds. Joshua Ayliffe continued to wrestle well and finished 2nd in the 8 & under finals at 58 pounds. Jackson Marchant ran into some very stiff competition and finished 4th at 10 & under at 75 pounds. The Bluebirds are beginning to make their presence known throughout Oklahoma, Missouri, and Tennessee.

• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place at 75 pounds, 8 & Under
• Layne Hatcher, 3rd Place at 75 pounds, 10 & Under
• Jonny Jackson, 1st Place at 43 pounds
• Joshua Ayliffe, 2nd Place at 58 pounds, 8 & Under
• Tyler Phillips, 2nd Place at 100 pounds, 10 & Under
• Tyler Mann, 2nd Place at 100 pounds, 10 & Under
• Jackson Marchant, 4th Place at 75 pounds, 10 & Under
  
  

January 12 , 2008

6th Annual Reeds Spring Youth Wrestling Tournament Reeds Spring, MO

Bluebirds Dominate Reeds Spring Tournament

The Mighty Bluebird wrestling team took 18 wrestlers to the Reeds Spring Tournament and came away with 9 individual Champions, 4 2nd place finishes, and 3 4th place finishes while dominating the competition at Reeds Spring, MO. The wrestlers who did not win the tournament for the most part were wrestlers who were wrestling in either their first ever wrestling tournament or they were very new or it was just their 2nd or 3rd tournament. The Mighty Bluebirds have been working very hard in practice and it certainly showed. They will head to Tulsa next weekend for the Tulsa Nationals.

Individual Champions included:

• Joshua Ayliffe at 60 pounds, 8 & Under
  
• Michael Pugh at 70 pounds, 10 & Under
• Kevin Knox at 70 pounds, 10 & Under
• Jackson Marchant 75 pounds, 10 & Under
• Layne Hatcher at 75 pounds, 8 & Under
• Layne Hatcher at 75 pounds, 10 & Under
• Jonny Jackson at 43 pounds, 8 & Under
• Tyler Phillips at 100 pounds, 10 & Under
  
  Finishing 2nd in the Tournament included:
  
  
• Joshua Best at 70 pounds, 10 & Under
• Tyler Mann at 96 pounds, 12 & Under
• Alexander Sohn at 45 pounds, 6 & Under
• Cooper Griffin at 90 pounds, 10 & Under
  
  
  Finishing 3rd in the Tournament included:
  
  
• John Sohn at 90 pounds, 8 & Under
  
  Finishing 4th in the Tournament included:
  
  
• Collin Condit at 100 pounds, 12 & Under
• Bryce Denker at 120 pounds, 12 & Under
• Alex Denker at 90 pounds, 10 & Under
  

January 18-19th , 2008

Cliff Keen Novice Nationals, Tulsa, OK

The Mighty Bluebirds win Four Novice National Championships

The Mighty Bluebirds crowned four Novice National Champions at the Tulsa Nationals on the weekend of January 18-19th. National Champions in the Novice Division included, Michael Pugh 67 pounds, Kevin Knox 70 pounds, Tyler Mann 100 pounds, and Jonny Jackson 43 pounds. Finishing 2nd at Tulsa Nationals was Tyler Mann while Joshua Best finished 3rd place and Jackson Marchant and Hunter Jones finished 4th. The novice division is for wrestlers who have wrestled less than two years and not placed in a major open tournament.

Had there been team scoring the Mighty Bluebirds might have won the tournament as they placed 8 of the 11 wrestlers that they entered.

Tulsa Novice Nationals:

• Michael Pugh at 67 pounds, 10 & Under, 1st Place
• Kevin Knox at 70 pounds, 10 & Under, 1st Place
• Jackson Marchant 75 pounds, 10 & Under, 4th Place
• Jonny Jackson at 43 pounds, 8 & Under, 1st Place
• Tyler Phillips at 100 pounds, 10 & Under, 1st Place
  
• Joshua Best at 70 pounds, 10 & Under, 3rd Place
• Tyler Mann at 96 pounds, 12 & Under, 2nd Place
• Hunter Jones at 58 pounds, 10 & Under, 4th Place
• Alexander Sohn at 46 pounds, 6 & Under, 3rd Place
  
  Tulsa Open Nationals:
  
  
• Layne Hatcher at 75 pounds, 8 & Under, 3rd Place Open

February 2nd, 2008

Branson Brawl Wrestling Tournament 2008, Branson, MO

The Mighty Bluebirds completely dominated the Branson Brawl with eight 1st place finishes, four 2nd place finishes, and a 3rd place finish. The Bluebirds won over 80% of their matches and completely dominated the field. Champions included, Jonny Jackson, Alexander Sohn, Layne Hatcher, Joshua Best, Michael Pugh, Kevin Knox and Tyler Phillips. Finishing 2nd in the tournament were Hunter Jones, Cooper Griffin, Colin Condit and Joshua Ayliffe. Finishing 3rd was William Griffin. The Bluebirds will get back to the mat and work even harder getting ready for their Mighty Bluebird tournament on February 23rd.

• Joshua Best, 1st place @ 70 lbs.
  
  

• Kevin Knox, 1st place @ 70 lbs.

• Michael Pugh, 1st place @ 70 lbs.

• Jackson Marchant, 1st place @ 75 lbs. 10 & U

• Layne Hatcher, 1st place @ 75 lbs. 8 & U, 2nd place 75 lbs. 10 & Under

• Jonny Jackson, 1st place @ 45 lbs.

• Alexander Sohn, 1st place @ 45 lbs.

• Hunter Jones, 2nd place @ 60 lbs.

• Cooper Griffin, 2nd Place @ 95 lbs.

• William Griffin, 3rd place @ 95 lbs.

• Joshua Ayliffe, 2nd place @ 60 lbs.

• Tyler Phillips, 1st place @ 100 lbs.

• Collin Condit, 2nd place @ 100 lbs.

• John Sohn, 4th place @ 90 lbs.
  

  
  

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February 8th, 2008

Webb City Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Webb City, MO

• Layne Hatcher, 1st place @ 75 lbs. Open
  
  

• Nicholas Kurfess, 3rd place @ 95 lbs. Novice

The Webb City tournament was the toughest tournament that the Bluebirds visited this year other than Tulsa Nationals. With wrestlers from the Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas area the Bluebirds saw some of the toughest competition all season. The only Bluebird to place in this open tournament was Layne Hatcher who won the 8 & Under, 75 pound class.

February 16th, 2008

Rogers Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Rogers, AR

The Mighty Bluebirds were the dominant wrestling team at their first annual Rogers Invitational. The Bluebirds had six wrestlers win Championships. They included:

• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place, 75 Pounds, 8 & Under and 10 & Under
• Michael Pugh, 1st Place, 67 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Tyler Phillips, 1st Place, 100 Pounds, 12 & Under
• Hunter Jones, 1st Place, 58 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Joshua Best, 1st Place, 70 Pounds, 10 & Under
• John Sohn, 1st Place, 90 Pounds, 8 & Under
  
  
• Alexander Sohn, 46 Pounds, 6 & Under 4th Place
• Joshua Ayliffe, 61 Pounds 8 & Under 2nd Place
  
  Wrestling in their first tournament ever was Regan Jefferson and Nain Vasquez.
  

February 23rd, 2008

Mighty Bluebird Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Little Rock, AR

• John Sohn, 90 Pounds, 8 & Under 1st Place
• Layne Hatcher, 1st Place, 75 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Michael Pugh, 1st Place, 70 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Michael Pugh, 2nd Place, 70 Pounds, 12 & Under
• Jonny Jackson, 2nd Place, 49 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Alexander Sohn, 2nd Place, 46 Pounds, 6 & Under
• Tyler Phillips, 3rd Place, 100 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Hunter Jones, 2nd Place, 58 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Tyler Mann, 1st Place, 100 Pounds, 12 & Under
• John Sohn, 1st Place, 90 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Jackson Marchant, 2nd Place, 75 Pounds, 10 & Under
  
• Isaac DuBose, 4th Place, 55 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Tucker Mann, 4th Place, 100 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Nain Vazuez, 4th Place, 40 Pounds, 6 & Under
• William Griffin, 2nd Place, 92 Pounds, 12 & Under
• Kevin Knox, 2nd Place, 70 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Collin Condit, 2nd Place, 100 Pounds, 12 & Under
• Nicholas Kurfess, 3rd Place, 100 Pounds, 12 & Under

March 8th, 2008

2nd Annual River Valley Rumble Youth Wrestling Tournament 2008, Russellville, AR

• Joshua Ayliffe, 1st Place, 61 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Hunter Jones, 2nd Place, 58 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Alexander Sohn, 1st Place, 46 Pounds, 6 & Under
• Joshua Best, 1st Place, 70 Pounds, 10 & Under
• Jackson Marchant, 1st Place, 75 Pounds, 10 & Under
• John Sohn, 1st Place, 90 Pounds, 8 & Under
• Nicholas Kurfess, 2nd Place, 100 Pounds, 12 & Under

April 4-6th, 2008

Brute-Adidas Nationals Wrestling Tournament 2008, Kansas City, MO

The Mighty Bluebirds have 7 All-Americans at Brute Adidas Nationals.

The Mighty Bluebirds had 7 wrestlers become All Americans at the 2008 Brute Adidas National Championships held in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4-6th. Layne Hatcher led the way winning his second consecutive National Championship as a 2nd grader in the 76 pound division. Jackson Marchant became a two time All-American when he took 4th place at 75 pounds in the 4th grade division. Joshua Ayliffe became a two time All-American taking 6th place in the 3rd grade 60 pound division. First time All-Americans were Michael Pugh in the 4th grade division at 70 pounds, Tyler Mann 5th place at 100 pounds in the 6th grade division, Tyler Phillips 5th place at 100 pounds in the 6th grade division, and Tucker Mann 5th place at 108 pounds in the 5th grade division.

• Layne Hatcher wins second National Championship in 2nd grade 76 pounds Division
  
  

• Jackson Marchant and Joshua Ayliffe become Two Time All-Americans.

• Jackson Marchant was 4th place in the 4th grade 75 lbs Division.

• Joshua Ayliffe was 6th place, 3rd grade at 60 lbs Division.
  
  First Time All-Americans:

• Michael Pugh was 4th place in 4th grade at 70 lbs.

• Tyler Phillips was 5th place 6th grade at 100 lbs.

• Tucker Mann was 5th place, 5th grade at 108 lbs.

• Tyler Mann was 5th place, 6th grade at 100 lbs.