Will Varner is an eighth grader from the Kings Mountain area of North Carolina. He originally started wrestling about six years ago for Mat Masters in Gastonia. He is now wrestling for the powerhouse club team Darkhorse in Charlotte North Carolina where he’s been able to workout with a number of partners that are pushing him every day in the practice room. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast:...

Kyle Montaperto is a two time North Carolina High School State Wrestling Champion. He’s coming off of a fifth place finish at the Super 32 Championships. Montaperto agreed to join me on this podcast to talk about that finish and what has led him to become the wrestler that he is today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cast_of_champions/support

NCAA D1 Runner Up- Oklahoma State University --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cast_of_champions/support

Stevo Poulin is 3x NY State Wrestling and 2x Super Champion. Pouln is one of the top ranked recruits in the country. After visiting multiple universities; he made a decision to commit to the Wolfpack of North Carolina state where he’ll continue his wrestling and academic career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cast_of_champions/support

Denzel was a wrestler at RJ Reynolds high school and placed second in the state tournament. He went on to wrestle for Appalachian State University for four years and became an NCAA Division I All American his senior year. While wrestling in a tournament, Denzel was approached by WWE talent scout Jerry Briscoe, Briscoe offered Denzel a WWE tryout. After the tryout he was offered a training contract with the WWE. Denzel has already competed on Raw and SmackDown; wrestling Seth Rollins and...

Bentley talks about the effects of the coronavirus on his wrestling program, the rumor of wrestling program being cut, how he awards wrestling scholarships, what kind of wrestlers he recruits etc. This is another podcast episode that you will not want to miss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

Joe Sealey is 14 years old and a student at Ferndale middle school and High Point North Carolina. Joe also is a member of the school of hard knocks wrestling club. He is one of the top rising talents in high school in North Carolina. It will be an exciting podcast so please take a listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

Jaxon Maroney is a three-time state champion from Cardinal Gibbons high school in Raleigh North Carolina. Out of those three state titles, one of them he won while wrestling at Holly Springs high school. He transferred his junior year to Cardinal Gibbons high school. Jaxon spoke briefly on this podcast episode about quitting wrestling as a ninth grader due to outside pressure and loss of desire to participate in the sport. His motivation to return to the sport came after having a private...

Won the NCHSAA Class 3-A title at 138 pounds with a pin. • Finished 64-0 in his senior year with the Nighthawks and 179-9 overall, setting school records for single-season and career victories. • Helped lead Northern to its first NCHSAA Class 3-A duals team regional and state championships, earning MVP honors in both events. Also won the Sportsmanship Award at state duals. • Placed fourth as a freshman and second as a sophomore and junior at states. --- This episode is sponsored by ·...

Garrett Chandler is a senior centerfielder for the Davie high school baseball team. His season was cut short due to COVID-19. He talked about all that and more on this podcast episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

James Joplin is a student athlete at Northwest Guilford high school in Greensboro North Carolina. He’s been wrestling basically his whole Life and this year he captured the North Carolina high school athletic association 4A state championship wrestling title at 120 pounds. James is a longtime member of Combat Athletics in Mocksville North Carolina a team that is Coached by current Lake Norman High School Coach Josh Stanley and assisted by Shelton Sales. On this episode James will give good...

Mr. Craddock talks about what happened behind the scenes that led to the cancellation of the state basketball tournament as well as postponing spring sports due to COVID-19. He also gives us history on how he became president of the athletic Association Board of Directors. He has a special message for the seniors that are at risk of not being able to play spring sports at all. You can catch everything on this episode so tune in. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way...

Brad Bullard is the head baseball coach at west Forsyth high school Clemmons North Carolina. Brad unfortunately had to inform his team of the cancellation of more than half of the baseball season due to the coronavirus. He will talk about that as well as how it’s impacted his seniors in regards to college recruiting. Brad will talk about his coaching philosophy as well as how he’ll utilize upcoming talent from the youth programs to build his team. He touched a little bit on the positive...

Evan prior is a rising senior at Hough high school class of 2021 in Cornelius North Carolina. As one of the top ranked running back’s in the nation and highly sought out; Evan decided to take his talents to Ohio State university where he will continue his education. In making that decision, Evan had to sift through numerous offers from major NCAA division one schools. Evan took time out of his busy schedule to talk to me about that decision and more on this episode. --- This episode is...

Davis is a freshman at Mooresville high school in Mooresville North Carolina. He was the west for a regional runner up and state 4A runner up both at 113 pounds. On this episode he talks about the COVID-19 virus pandemic and it’s impact on his off-season wrestling schedule as well as his insight on the rules of wrestling. You’ll hear that and much more. Please check it out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this...

All-American (157 pounds): 2018 and 2019 ACC Champion (157 pounds): 2018 and 2019 U23 World Team Member (70 kg): 2018 Career • Became only the third wrestler in school history to All-American as both a freshman and sophomore. • Enters his junior season second in school history in career win/loss percentage (.909 - 50-5), only behind Nick Gwiazdowski (.973). • Entering his junior season, is a perfect 16-0 all-time vs. ACC opponents in all competitions, 10-0 in duals and 9-0 vs. ranked...

Nick Daggett is a three-time state champion from Chatham Central high school in NC. Nick went on to wrestle for the university of North Carolina at Pembroke where he was a three-time NCAA qualifier and All-American. Nick will talk about the coronavirus and how it impacted the national tournament to which was canceled due to Covid- 19. He’ll touch on that as well as his future in wrestling. Will he take an extra year of eligibility if given into his first year of PA school or just chalk it up...

Christian Decatur is a 2x North Carolina high school athletic association state champion. He is looking to win his third straight state title in the North Carolina state wrestling tournament this weekend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

PATRICK GLORY: At Princeton — 2018-19 (30-7): earned All-American honors and posted best NCAA finish by a freshman (6th) in Princeton history; he became only the second freshman All-American and 12th overall in team history … helped Princeton to third-best team finish in NCAA history (15th) … all seven losses came to wrestlers who finished in the Top 5 at NCAAs, including two to eventual champion Spencer Lee and three to Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni, who spent much of the year ranked #2 …...

Darren Kendrick is a 138 pound wrestler for Glenn high school in Kernersville North Carolina. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

Gunner Walters is a sophomore varsity starter for the Mount Tabor high school basketball team. He is the son of Assistant basketball Coach Rex Walters of Wake Forest University. Gunner has spent time living in Michigan, California, and Florida. He took time out of his schedule to talk us about his expectations For the rest of the basketball season as well as what it’s like being the son of a college and pro basketball coach. He has shared his experience with being able to work out with...

5x Fargo Champ (3 Freestyle, 2 greco) (6time finalist total) Greco OW 3x Super 32, Ironman, Powerade Champ 2x state champ 2019 Junior Greco National Team Member 2019 Junior Greco PanAm Silver Medalists --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

Evan LaBella is a member of the West Forsyth high school Wrestling Team In Clemmons NC. He started wrestling in seventh grade for team Warrior Athletic in Midway North Carolina under Coach Heath Early. Entering the ninth grade, Evan was a varsity fill-in winning 50+ matches under Coach Maurice Atwood. During the off-season, Evan joined Combat Athletics’ Combat wrestling club where he was coached by Josh Stanley, Shelton Sales, and Isaiah Whitley. In Evan’s sophomore year, the wrestling...

Richard Treanor is a defending NCHSAA 4A State Wrestling Champion for Hough High School in Cornelius, NC.  He's also placed in some of the top ranked tournaments in the nation, Fargo, NHSCAs etc. Richard is also a member of the Dark Horse Wrestling Club in Charlotte, NC.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ryan-hayes0/support

Tyreik Leach is a member of the RJ Reynolds basketball team. He’s a shooting guard that has been playing basketball since the age of four. He sat down and talked to me about what it’s like playing athletics for RJ Reynolds as well as his goals and expectations for the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app