The Dirty South Wrestling Podcast

The Dirty South Wrestling Podcast

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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March 12, 2026 81 mins

We break down the entire Florida state tournament - well as much as we can in an hour-long show. 

Every state champion is mentioned and we discuss some of the biggest surprises and exciting moments from the weekend.

It's an exhaustive look at the state tournament weekend from an exhausted trio. 

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The guys give you an in-depth preview of the FHSAA Girls State Wrestling Tournament. 

They break down every single weight class, talking about who could win a title, what matches you shouldn't miss, and some surprises to watch for. 

Everything you want to know about the girls state tournament is in there. 

Links from the show:

https://www.kabrawrestling.com/

https://sewrestle.substack.com/

https://shotbyward.substack.com/

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The guys give you an in-depth preview of the FHSAA Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament. 

They break down every single weight class, talking about who could win a title, what matches you shouldn't miss, and some surprises to watch for. 

Everything you want to know about the Class 1A state tournament is in there. 

Links from the show:

https://www.kabrawrestling.com/

https://sewrestle.substack.com/

https://shotbyward.substack.com/

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The guys give you an in-depth preview of the FHSAA Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament. 

They break down every single weight class, talking about who could win a title, what matches you shouldn't miss, and some surprises to watch for. 

Everything you want to know about the Class 2A state tournament is in there. 

Links from the show:

https://www.kabrawrestling.com/

https://sewrestle.substack.com/

https://shotbyward.substack.com/

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The guys give you an in-depth preview of the FHSAA Class 3A State Wrestling Tournament. 

They break down every single weight class, talking about who could win a title, what matches you shouldn't miss, and some surprises to watch for. 

Everything you want to know about the Class 3A state tournament is in there. 

Links from the show:

https://www.kabrawrestling.com/

https://sewrestle.substack.com/

https://shotbyward.substack.com/

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We're burning the candle at all ends but still took time to record our podcast this week. 

It's boys region week and we do a big overview of what to look for and expect this weekend. Don't worry, we'll do much more in-depth previewing of the state tournament. 

We start the show talking about National Preps champion Lake Highland Prep and how that program has grown to one of, if not the, best programs in the countr...

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The Florida wrestling postseason is starting to heat up and the Alabama and Georgia seasons are finished. 

We look at each of the first girls regions and break down brackets and athletes to watch this coming weekend. It's the deepest region preview you'll find. 

But before that, Jason breaks down some of the bigger storylines from a weekend of action in Alabama and Georgia. 

You won't want to miss this one. 

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Jason has been working around the clock on the Alabama and Georgia fan guides ahead of this weekend's state tournament for each. 

He talks about what to watch for and what he's excited to see. 

We also talk about Florida girls, who have started their postseason this week.

Links from the show:

https://www.kabrawrestling.com/

https://sewrestle.substack.com/

https://shotbyward.substack.com/


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The guys look back at the Colby Singletary, Mater Lakes-South Dade dual, Live Greco, TriCounty Invitational, and Flagler Rotary tournaments and discuss some of the big moments. 

Jason catches us up on Alabama and Georgia and there's some of the normal nonsense mixed in. 

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January 29, 2026 74 mins

Before the guys break down the Florida state duals, Jason highlights some of the big moments from the Alabama state duals and Georgia girls state duals.

The talk then turns to Florida where the three look at every classification and dual that took place in Kissimmee. They highlight the champs, great performances and stories from the weekend. 

All of this and more on this week's episode. 

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January 22, 2026 74 mins

The guys break down every dual taking place in the Florida state tournament this coming weekend. 

We tell you what to watch in each one and make our picks on what we think my happen. 

It is Brant's favorite weekend of the season and we're getting you ready for all of the action in Kissimmee with today's episode. 

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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 disc...

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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 Flor...

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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. 

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December 4, 2025 74 mins

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...

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July 11, 2024 60 mins

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 disc...

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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. 

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We break the new rules released by the NFHS, including the three-point takedown, new near fall points, and the one point of contact. 


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November 3, 2022 60 mins

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...

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September 27, 2022 58 mins

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 Ye...

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