Bell County High School Wrestling

09/14/2026

Official wrestling season starts in 1 month! 💪🏼

Here’s our Amazon Wish List for this season.

It takes a lot of effort to keep these kids fed, hydrated, and we COULD NOT do it without YOUR SUPPORT!

Also, huge shoutout to Julia Burgan that created our wishlist and always keeps snacks ready for our crew.

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09/11/2026

Coach Canady 💙

We are proud to share the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association’s decision to induct Coach Ovie Canady into its Hall of Fame.

Coach Canady poured his heart and soul into starting our program. Not only did he bring much success to the program, but his life impacted students and athletes far beyond what we can measure.

09/02/2026

So thankful to the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival for honoring our coach! 💙

Pineville Community Health Center is proud to sponsor Appalachian Mountain Wrestling at this year’s Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival in honor of Coach Ovie Canady.

For PCHC, this sponsorship is about more than bringing wrestling to the festival. It is about honoring a man who gave so much of himself to the young people of our community.

Coach Ovie spent countless hours in classrooms, on football fields and beside wrestling mats teaching, encouraging and pushing young people to become more than they thought they could be. He helped build Bell County Wrestling from the ground up, but what he truly built can be seen in the athletes whose lives he touched.

We can think of no better way to honor his memory than by bringing a sport he loved into the heart of the community he served.

This one is for Coach Ovie. May every match be a reminder that what you poured into others lives on.

08/30/2026

08/24/2026

We are excited to welcome Daniel Miracle as the new head coach of Bell County Wrestling!

Coach Miracle began wrestling alongside his brother in seventh grade at Miamisburg High School in Ohio. There, he was mentored by the legendary Coach William Wineburg, a four-time Ohio state champion and Purdue University All-American. Coach Wineburg’s leadership and influence inspired Daniel to follow in his footsteps by becoming a coach and helping young athletes grow both on and off the mat.

Coach Miracle quickly became a respected leader himself. He served as team captain from seventh grade through the remainder of his high school career, helped his program earn seven consecutive district championships, won the Freshman Buckeye Classic, and set a school record for pins in a season during his senior year.

For the past five years, Coach Miracle led the wrestling program at Claiborne High School in Tennessee. Under his leadership, the team grew from only two wrestlers to approximately 15 and produced multiple sectional qualifiers.

He also excelled academically, earning an Athletic Scholar Award, graduating with National Honor Society honors, and making the Dean’s List each semester he attended the University of Northwestern Ohio.

Coach Miracle believes strongly in leadership, hard work, discipline, and in using wrestling to show young people what they are capable of achieving.

Please join us in welcoming Coach Daniel Miracle to the Bobcat Wrestling family!

07/03/2026

Can’t leave practice without Ovie telling the kids to “break ‘em down”.

Today, they led it for him one last time. 💪🏼

Rest Easy Coach… This next season is for you!

FAMILY ON ME, FAMILY ON 3… 1, 2, 3 FAMILY! 💙

07/02/2026

Our administration and staff would like to share a heartfelt thank you to those in community, surrounding districts, our region, and schools across the commonwealth who have poured out so much love and support to the Canady family.

We will be “lighting up the region” from our football field tomorrow night at 7:30 as we show a simple sign of love and appreciation for a coach that has impacted hundreds, if not thousands of young people during his career.

Again, thank you to everyone who has shown support, and we ask that you continue in prayer and support for Coach Canady’s family.