Coach Payne

Great max weeek ended off with 260 bench & 275 powerclean #AGTG @EastsideFB @Coach_Iverson @cpaynecaleb @CoachCawthon @MaxPreps @RecruitGeorgia

Champ!

@hoagieboyhidlay is a national treasure. Trent was so happy for @Hidlaymania to get his first NCAA Champ. Hayden says “the man just loves LIVE wrestling” This family rocks.

Incredible take from Charles Barkley on Tom Izzo: "The media, who don't know anything about sports, say 'Why is he yelling his players?' That's called coaching... if parents & friends get mad because you're getting yelled at, get better parents & better friends."

Fun fact: Tyler Linderbaum pinned Tristan Wirfs in a high school wrestling match in Iowa

30 seconds that should reshape what Folkstyle wrestling defines as a takedown. It shouldn’t be hard to understand that the offensive wrestler in this position should be rewarded for his efforts. If the officials continue to protect the defensive wrestler, we will continue to see less and less offense. What would you rather see? A shootout or a match decided in tiebreakers because of riding time? I know my pick.

Since we're talking schedules and ESPN just announced the streaming schedule for NCAA's, here's a look at times and streaming for the 2026 NCAA's in a few weeks.

‼️Final 1st Rd State Playoffs‼️ Eastside: 58 Warner Robins: 40 Them East Boys are victorious in the 1st rd of state playoffs vs a tough Warner Robins squad. We advance to Sweet Sixteen on Saturday. Thank you to all our fans that showed up at The Nest! #GritGrindGratitude

#AGTG Samford offered #AllFORSAMFORD #SAMFORDDNA @Bryanwilliams50 @EastsideFB @Rockswain02 @NEGARecruits @Coach_Iverson @CoachCawthon

Congrats to our two freshmen state placers today! Alvin Cole- 165 (3rd) Jenncer Mercado-Gonzalez - 113 (4th) This tournament is across all classifications and had the best freshmen from around the state! Go eagles!

Happy to say I made it to state as a sophomore and placed 4th it might not of been the outcome I wanted but I'm glad to say I have time to get better thank you to all my coaches and teammates couldn't ask for anything more @GeorgiaGrappler #classof2028 @cpaynecaleb #wrestling

Eastside had 2 wrestlers place at the GHSA state tournament! Jamorrie Cole (175) 6th Cadieu Dunlap (190) 4th Go eagles!

Urban Meyer says the quiet part out loud. Be the best player on your high school team first. Development > camps. Mastery > 7-on-7 trophies. College coaches recruit game tape, not weekends.

Congrats to our 4 state qualifiers from yesterday! They will wrestle this Friday and Saturday at state! Jammorie Cole (SECTIONAL FINALIST) Cadieu Dunlap (SECTIONAL FINALIST) Jaderick Whitehead Decorey Crumbley

2nd place Ghsa 4A section B 3-1 Great day @cpaynecaleb @GeorgiaGrappler @EHS_Eagles #classof2028 #wrestling #ehs

3rd place regional 4 class 8 #ATGT #classof2028 @GeorgiaGrappler @cpaynecaleb

Nasier Craft (144) 3rd Ben Harvey (165) 4th Jamorrie Cole (175) 2nd Cadieu Dunlap (190) 3rd Jaderick Whiehead (215) 3rd Decorey Crumbley (HWT) 3rd

Great job by Eastside Wrestling today! Got 3rd at region tournament. Sending 12 to sectionals! Gray Parker (106) 4th Micah Mostek (113) 1st *3 time region champ! Hezekiah Williams (120) 4th Bryce Henderson (126) 3rd Rylan Daniel (132) 4th Griffin Norris (138) 3rd

Road to State rolls on today!

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 This has now escalated even further. According to multiple reports, Alireza Nejati- an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler, Tokyo 2020 Olympian at 60kg, and a 2019 World Bronze Medalist at the same weight- has been abducted by Iran’s security forces for supporting the Iranian people’s protests. His whereabouts are currently unknown. Just earlier I shared posts about: • Shahab Fallahpour, a 19-year-old wrestler reportedly killed during the protests • Saleh Mohammadi, a teenage wrestling star facing life imprisonment and possible execution • Families being threatened into silence for speaking to the media Now it’s an Olympian. A world medalist. Iranian fans once welcomed international wrestlers with roses, flowers, chants, and respect. They celebrated wrestling as a bridge between people. Today, Iranian wrestlers themselves are being disappeared for using their voices. Silence is no longer neutrality. Silence is complicity. The global wrestling community- athletes, coaches, federations, and governing bodies- must speak up now. When even Olympians are not safe, no athlete is. We will not stay silent. 🇮🇷 #AlirezaNejati #IranProtests #WrestlingCommunity #HumanRights #AthletesSpeak