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Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Dave G on 2/10/2025, 1:47 pm

If you haven't been to the site that Steve Davis maintains, you should. He has a wealth of history there and I just got done cruising the brackets from back in my day. Always fun to see the names your forgot about, or realize how stacked certain weights were in hindsight. One thing that was interesting to see, and also forgotten by me, was seeing that if you lost in the first round at state, the guy who beat you had to win, or you were one and out. That was the norm for tournaments back then and double elimination was not for everyone in the bracket. Twentyfive % of the bracket were one and done.

The other thing I saw in a bracket that I had forgotten about was the "judges decision" and I saw two of them in one bracket. Back then I think they had one OT round and if still tied then the referee had to decide who wrestled best and won. Crazy huh? I till remember having to do that as an official once about 25 or so years ago at a large WSWA kids tournament at Everett HS. I did NOT like being put in that position, especially since I knew the families on both sides. I like the current OT rules MUCH better.

https://wawrestling1.wixsite.com/davu5113/70-s-brackets

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by WesternWA_Guy on 2/11/2025, 8:38 am, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

Site is loaded and well organized.

Even has High School National's results and Fargo

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Way back machine on 2/13/2025, 3:40 am, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

Dave G brought up some crazy memories. He is right about being in consol bracket. The judge decision, completely forgot about this. Only in tournaments did this happen. Dual meets if match tied, 2 team points. Tournaments need to have a winner. No set criteria. Ref selects and decision was final.

Blood, injury and recovery time did not exist.

I was a young kid in the 60's. My brothers wrestled for the school. I seem to remember not knowing what stalling was but when my parents started yelling it so did I.

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Ballard on 11/20/2025, 2:44 pm, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

I was just trying to do some research to put some banners up, however, it looks like the boys records are missing from the site.

I am looking for Stan Brown's year and placing and Josh Barnett's year, I know he took 2nd but forgetting the year.

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Ballard on 11/20/2025, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

Found it. it worked on my phone. Not sure why the desktop didn't work

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Abel on 11/24/2025, 9:11 pm, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

It is awesome for all the reasons you stated and then some.

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by cwac guy on 11/26/2025, 11:02 am, in reply to "Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

The dreaded judges decision I was victom to this in the 80s lol It did make you wrestle a little more aggressive in the 3rd round the good old days. Dave you and Steve have been doing your site for a minute and its been appericated Merry Thanksgiving to everyone.

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Dave G on 11/28/2025, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

Thank you for that and I am sure Steve appreciates the comment as well. Life is always changing as we age and after 30 years of this I am starting to see the end of the tunnel, and the next phase of my life. We are in a very transitional state.

Re: Thank you Steve Davis for your site

Posted by Judges Decision on 12/5/2025, 7:23 am, in reply to "Thank you Steve Davis for your site"

I was one of those kids who in 1977 3A state tournament, lost my first match after being tied in regulation, in overtime, and it was left up to the ref to decide. Fortunately I got over the disappointment to come back and be a medalist. Overcoming adversity was a life lesson I still share with our wrestlers.

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