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Ward Wrestling's Dan Ward, SEWrestle's Jason Fulmore, and Kabra Wrestling's Brant Parsons talk about the latest news, results, and important topics happening in high school wrestling in the South.
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The guys are back and recovered for the first podcast in 2026. They look back on the Braves Invitational, a massive tournament in Florida, that was won by Miami Southridge (Boys) and South Dade (Girls). Wrestlers that stood out are discussed and highlighted as each of them picks out some wrestlers that made a mark. Jason gives a recap of the Powerade and Prep Slam and then some SE wrestlers who shone at the Southern Scuffle are discussed by Dan. Jason then breaks down the sc...
The guys get together on the last day of 2025 to catch up after a week off and talk about the Christmas Knockout Classic. (Just don't wish Brant a Happy New Year) The best wrestling performances on both the girls and boys side are discussed from the Knockout as each discuss wrestlers that left their mark at Silver Spurs. After that breakdown, the podcast welcomes Conor Beebe, of Beebe-Trained, to talk about the RAF date in Florida coming up, how we can play a huge role in the continued ...
The guys look back on their picks from Week 1 and talk about some of the highlights from the first weekend in Florida and across the Southeast. They also look ahead to an exciting weekend with some big events in Ohio and Tennessee and make picks for tournaments in Florida. Brant also laments how Dan and Jason are beloved when they show up to tournaments and he just gets side eye looks because he didn't rank someone correctly. The season is full gas and so is this week's podc...
For those of you that like your audio podcasts, your favorite high school wrestling podcast is now available on your favorite podcast platforms. On this podcast, the gang looks back at the first week of wrestling in Florida and talks about some of the girls that made statements in the first action of the season, we look ahead to a great weekend in the South and stick around to the end to hear our picks for the biggest tournaments in Florida this weekend. Oh, and we discuss whether or no...
Legendary Manatee coach Andrew "Gug" Gugliemini joins the podcast to talk about his 30+ years in coaching. Gug talks about how he got into coaching after school and where he got started before coming home to Manatee. We discuss the importance of fun in his program, that also emphasizes toughness and hard work. Along with lessons learned from coaching over more than three decades, we also discuss the heartbreaking tragedy from March, when junior Jann Michael Feeney lost his life after be...
Brant and Dan break down the FHSAA reclassification that came down last week. We look at some of the areas of the state that got harder, and a spot or two that might be a little easier. We also analyze some areas we think could use some improvement in the distribution of teams and as always, the plans we have that would make it all better. All of this and more on this episode of Stalling.
We break the new rules released by the NFHS, including the three-point takedown, new near fall points, and the one point of contact.
Daniel Ward, founder of Ward Wrestling Live, joins us on the podcast to talk about his new adventures in the sport. Ward is well known for his interviewing and photography in the wrestling community and he has continued to develop his skillset into video and portraits. We talk wrestling and getting the perfect picture while diving into how he's expanding what he offers. In the intro, Brant and Dan talk about why it took so long to publish this podcast, the start of girls ...
We welcome Dan's wrestling coach Paul Bass to the podcast this episode. Over his career, 37 seasons as a coach, 32 as head coach, all at Westhampton Beach High School, Bass amassed 324 wins, making him the sixth winningest coach in Suffolk County (NY). During his time coaching, he produced 246 All-League wrestlers, eight county champions, 13 state qualifiers, and six wrestlers were All-State. Bass was named the Coach of the Year title seven times in his career, and in 2015 h...
Mike and Lance Schyck join the podcast this week to talk about a variety of subjects. We discuss Lance winning two state titles and what their father-son coaching relationship was like. We also talk about Lance’s theatrical side. He starred in Lemon Bay’s production of “Into the Woods” not long after wrestling season began and he’s hoping to develop his acting skills at Central Michigan and eventually star in movies. All of this and more on this week’s episode. And for K...
We talk with former Jupiter coach and current tournament maestro Doug Rasmusson. A great storyteller, "Raz" talks about starting off coaching in Palm Beach County and how he changed along with the county. He discusses the importance of mentorship in the coaching ranks and how his approach to running tournaments benefits all who attend. Brant and Dan also take some time in the 24-minute intro to discuss Bill Russell and Vin Scully and how the delay in classifications coming out i...
Wrestling official and friend of the show Mike Cipriano joins us on the podcast to talk about the new rules coming to high school wrestling for the 2022-23 season. We also discuss his approach to officiating and of course we talk about stalling. Mike brings a conversational description of the rules that should help anybody understand what's changed for the upcoming season and it never hurts to brush up on stalling information. You can also hear Dan suck up to officials. It's a show t...
South Dade's Vic Balmeceda joins the podcast for the first episode and the legendary coach dives into many topics. We discuss the come-from-behind state IBT championship in 2022 and how his team was prepared for that scenario. The podcast also centers on the high standards and traditions that have developed at South Dade and how each team tries to live up to those levels. Balmeceda talks about his relationship with his Hall-of-Fame assistant coach Humberto Reyna and what makes the two o...
The Stalling podcast from Kabra Wrestling is now live. On this episode, get to know hosts Brant Parsons and Dan Tria a little more before we begin the podcast journey. Brant is the founder and executive editor of Kabra Wrestling. After being involved in the sport through sixth grade in Northeast Ohio, he became reacquainted in 2004 when he started covering high school wrestling for the Orlando Sentinel. He has covered Florida high school wrestling since then and started his own ...
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