Miluk's Matters

The West Virginia Dual Team Wrestling State Championships were held this past Saturday at The Greenbrier Resort. WOW! What a great experience for all eight teams, coaches, fans and wrestlers. I have been involved with wrestling for quite a while and this event was special for so many reasons. Thank...

WOW! We just had a great weekend at the Army National Guard Dual Team Tournament. There were 28 teams representing four different states. We finished in fifth place. The four teams that finished ahead of us are all ranked in the top five of their states (Ohio, Kentucky and two...

We had our Wrestling Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the State Fairgrounds this past Tuesday. It was an evening of fun and appreciation for the wrestling family. We enjoyed the night with laughter and stories  as we celebrated our successful season. Here are some of the awards that were presented....

Now that the West Virginia State Wrestling Championships are over, we must look in to the rearview mirror to appreciate the success we had throughout the season. I am a firm believer in the saying, “You cannot have great memories without great moments.” If that statement is true, then this...

I will miss Cayden Hoover and Bruce Humphreys! The State Wrestling Tournament often brings many emotions. It brings excitement, anxiety, jubilation, fear, heartbreak, joy and sadness. Yes, sometimes it brings sadness. I am sad that the four-year career of Bruce Humphreys and Cayden Hoover are coming to an end. They...

The Greenbrier East wrestling team is off to Huntington for the State Wrestling Championships. It’s a very exciting and anxious time of year. I am so proud of the 10 wrestlers who qualified for the State Championships. Congratulations to Steven Martinez (Freshman), Waymon Browning (Junior), Landen Hoover (Sophomore), Zach Mullins...

Greenbrier County wrestling champions! If that has a familiar sound to it, it’s because Greenbrier East has won the county championship match the last four years in a row. Wow! Every year it is a hard-fought battle that gets very loud, crazy, wild and exciting. This year they are the...

QUOTES! Heck, everyone has a few of their favorite quotes. I use them all the time to motivate my wrestlers and my students. I even use them to motivate myself. I remember when we were writing the book “The Edge.” Every day I would go to the post office and...

The West Virginia State Wrestling Rankings are out! Currently as a Team we are ranked in the Top 10. Individually we have five wrestlers ranked in the Top 10. Landen Hoover (fourth), Zach Mullins (sixth), Cayden Hoover (ninth), Owen Quinn (tenth) and Nick Thomas (ninth) are currently ranked. As we...

Greenbrier East Wrestling Team Captains: Colby Piner (left), Cayden Hoover, Zach Mullins, and Owen Quinn HAPPY NEW YEAR! We are The AAA Region 3 Duals Champions…AGAIN! We beat George Washington High School (a team that beat us three weeks earlier,) St. Albans High School (a team...