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Ray Brinzer talks Clinch Gear Camp on Takedown Radio

Jul 1st, 2010 | By viratas | Category: High School Wrestling

Coach Ray Brinzer sits down with Scott Casber of Takedown Radio to discuss the upcoming Clinch Gear 5 Star Camp.
Ray lays out the reasons for the camp and what benefits the athletes will get as being a part of this unique camp.
If you are interested in attending the camp contact us today.
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TOMs National Individual High School Wrestling Rankings – 6.30.10

Jun 30th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: HS Individual Rankings, High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

(Updated 7-1-10) A few errors and omissions have been corrected. My Apologies.
Major events this past few weeks  included Junior and Cadet National Duals.
At this time of year, weight is intriguing as it pertains to rankings. We’ll do our best to identify what weight an individual is at, and use Fargo as our final benchmark.
Again, we [...]

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Ray Brinzer – Wrestling Will Tell You the Truth About Yourself

Jun 23rd, 2010 | By viratas | Category: High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

There are three big questions.
Clinch Gear Camp Head Coach Ray Brinzer addresses what he thinks are questions each wrestler should be asking himself. These are just some of the issues he plans on covering at his upcoming camp. Coach Brinzer is known for his in-depth knowledge of our sport. He also wanted to point out [...]

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The Road Ahead for a Wrestling Warrior – Eric Hess

Jun 11th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

Eric Hess Battles Cancer
Willie Saylor, Editor
Early in March, Benton Senior Eric Hess was standing on top of the podium in Hershey, PA, after winning his second state title in his third finals appearance. He defeated Dirk Cowburn, also a two-time champ, three-time finalist.
Hess was on top of the world. A nationally-ranked wrestler with an impeccable [...]

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FloWrestling: Brinzer on Clinch Gear Camp

Jun 7th, 2010 | By admin | Category: High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

Football has the combine; basketball has exposure camps; the Clinch Gear 5-Star Camp aims to bring order to the recruiting process in college wrestling. FloWrestling talked to The Open Mat’s Ray Brinzer, the architect of the camp, about his vision and its implementation this August in Clarion, Pennsylvania. This was the first in [...]

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TOMs National Individual High School Wrestling Rankings – 6.2.10

Jun 2nd, 2010 | By viratas | Category: HS Individual Rankings, Open Mat Originals

Major events this past weekend included NHSCA National Duals in Virginia Beach, and USAW’s SouthEast Regional in Georgia. Iowa held their state FS/GR tournament. And a few select kids competed in the Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs.
The upcoming events for this weekend feature two USAW Regionals; the Southern Plains in Kansas, and an [...]

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Clinch Gear 5 Star Camps expands

May 30th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

With many of the Spring Tournaments ending and wrestlers having success, we have expanded our invite list. We have included upperclassmen now as well as individuals that have shown success since we made the initial list.
As before, if you are committed to a College or University already then you are not eligible for the camp. [...]

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TOMs National Individual High School Wrestling Rankings – 5.26.10

May 26th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: HS Individual Rankings, Open Mat Originals

Many ranked wrestlers competed in this week’s USAW Regional Championships; the Central Regional in Franklin, IN. State tournaments this week included Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota, Colorado, and Texas. California held their state Greco tournament.
This weekend features a ton of top talent at the NHSCA Duals in Virginia Beach, along with the second to last USAW [...]

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Ray Brinzer talks about his current project – Clinch Gear 5 Star Camp

May 25th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: High School Wrestling, Open Mat Originals

The former Iowa Hawkeye sat down and discussed his new project the Clinch Gear 5 Star Camp. Ray Brinzer is known for a lot of different things throughout his long and colorful career. One thing that people often leave out his the amazing amount of success he has already had as a coach.
As the co-founder [...]

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TOM National Individual High School Wrestling Rankings 5-19-10

May 19th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: HS Individual Rankings, Open Mat Originals

Major results in from the prestigious Northern Plains Regional Tournament. State tournaments this week included Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Ohio, and Michigan in both styles. Illinois held their state Greco tournament.
This weekend features the Central Regional in Indiana.
Many kids are starting to show a rise in weights, so there is a great deal of movement in [...]

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