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      358

      Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/26

      These rankings are based off dual team strength.
       
      1. Perry Meridian
       
      2. Franklin Community
       
      3. Penn
       
      4. Bloomington South
       
      5. Evansville Mater Dei
       
      6. Crown Point
       
      7. Warren Central
       
      8. Portage
       
      9. Hamilton Southeastern
       
      10. Merrillville
       
      11. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
       
      12. New Palestine
       
      13. Yorktown
       
      14. Center Grove
       
      15. East Noble
       
      16. Floyd Central
       
      17. Mishawaka
       
      18. Noblesville
       
      19. Jasper
       
      20. Elkhart Memorial

      421

      2012 Al Smith Coverage

      Dates:
      Thursday, December 27th, 2012 (Apprx.) 10:45 AM
      We will wrestle until there are four wrestlers in the losers’ bracket and four
      wrestlers in the winners’ bracket.
       
      Friday, December 28th 9:00 AM
      Small Break between each round
      Introduction to Finals 1:30 PM
      Finals shortly after 1:30PM introductions
       
      Participating Teams:
      Bellmont, Calumet, Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus East, Danville, Elkhart Memorial, Garrett, Goshen, Hobart, Jasper, Jimtown, LaPorte, Lake Central, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Munster, Northwood, Penn, Peru, Prairie Heights, Princeton Community, Rochester, S.B. Adams, S.B. Clay, S.B. Riley, Warsaw Community, West Noble
       
      Brackets:
      Individual Brackets
      Team Scores

      423

      IHSWCA Team State Duals 3A Championship Matches

      Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 3A Championship between Perry Meridian and Franklin
       

      378

      IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship Matches

      Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship between Yorktown and Evansville Memorial

      384

      IHSWCA Team State Duals 1A Championship Matches

      Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 1A Championship between Adams Central and Churubusco
       

      332

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/24

      Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.  Here is the inaugural poll.




      1
      Perry Meridian
      111


      2
      Merrillville
      57


      3
      Yorktown
      48


      4
      Bloomington South
      47


      5
      New Palestine
      46


      6
      Mishawaka
      42


      7
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      39


      8(tie)
      Warren Central
      34


      8(tie)
      Heritage Hills
      32


      8(tie)
      Danville
      32


      11
      Hamilton Southeastern
      30


      12
      Jay County
      28


      13
      Franklin Community
      26


      14
      Fishers
      25


      15(tie)
      Crown Point
      25


      15(tie)
      Penn
      24


      17
      Muncie Southside
      24


      18
      Jimtown
      24


      18(tie)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      24


      20(tie)
      Hanover Central
      23


      20(tie)
      Western Boone
      22


      20(tie)
      Lowell
      22


      20(tie)
      Lake Central
      22


      20(tie)
      Castle
      22


      Point values are as follows:
      1-22
      2-18
      3-13
      4-11
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1
      16-1

      357

      IHSWCA Team State Duals: The Good and Bad

      Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the first of hopefully many IHSWCA Team State Duals championships. There has been lots of criticism and praise of the event from the selection to the date and everything in between.  It was a great day of wrestling and for the first go-round, it was spectacular. As with anything in life if you don’t strive to improve the product will suffer. Here are some things I saw as a casual fan and promoter of the sport.

      The Good
      1A Teams and Fans
       
      [caption id=attachment_4708" align="alignright" width="300] Adams Central celebrates after a big win[/caption]
       
      During the finals the fans and teams really got after it and every match was exciting. It was a great atmosphere and it seemed the kids and coaches had the most enthusiasm of any of the classes.  You could tell Adams Central and Churubusco put a lot of stock in this event and each point scored was cheered by each squad.
       
      Coaches and Schools getting excited for the event
      Lots of schools made this event a big deal and it showed in not only things like t-shirts, but fan support. Great job to everyone that made this tournament something special.
       
      Mater Dei bumping up
      It is very rare that a team will bump up classes, but Mater Dei did and lost by the slimmest of margins. Thank you for not being a big fish in a small pond Wildcats and getting after it with the big boys.
       
      Refs
      The refs were great and were “not seen” for most of the day. Great job by the IHSWCA getting the best refs in the state.
       
      Awards
      The awards were top notch for everyone and not only will the participants have great memories they will have a great keepsake to go along with it.

      The Bad
      Fans for the Finals
      I was disappointed to not see many casual fans or fans from teams not in the finals staying to watch the last three matches.
       
      Team Scoreboards
      It was extremely difficult to keep track of the team score of each match if you didn’t have TrackWrestling on your phone.
       
      People complaining about the process
      I for one am not shy about criticizing the IHSWCA, but this time they did a great job with what they had to work with. I would love for an in-season “wildcard” to be awarded, but there is no feasible way of doing this. Maybe our IHSAA Commissioner will give us a weigh-in exemption and we can do this…hint hint Mr. Faulkens!

      Suggestions
      While the IHSWCA did a great job and hit a home run with this event, I feel that they are still not even close to what this event can be.  Here are a few suggestions that they will hopefully look at for the future.
       
      Facilities
      Westfield has great facilities that 99% of the schools in the state are jealous of, but the place was cramped on the floor. The IHSWCA should look into having the event at a place like the Pepsi Coliseum at the fairgrounds. That would add a lot of flare to the event and give it more prestige with it being held outside of a high school.
       
      Team Entry Fee
      It seems weird for the IHSWCA to invite a team, then charge them to enter the event. What about waiving or reducing the entry fee if a team sells X amount of presale tickets? This is a great way for teams to save money and get more fans to the event.  This would also be a great way for teams to recoup some of their expenses if the IHSWCA would give teams a cut of their sales after X number of tickets sold.
       
      Promotion
      This is where I feel the IHSWCA really dropped the ball. This event should have been shoved down the throats of the fans of the sport since the start of practice in late October.  Have someone create a webpage(not in MS Word) with all the information for the event. Maybe ask some person at IndianaMat for a banner ad and other promotional help, they seemed to do well with that preseason event in September.
       
      Sponsors
      Need more sponsors! This is a great event and there seemed to be a lack of sponsors. Sponsors could help with securing a facility like the Pepsi Coliseum and reduce team travel expenses. Hotel sponsors would love to give a reduced rate for people attending the event. Restaurants would love to hand out coupons and such. The list goes on and these companies would love to have acknowledgement during the event.

      841

      IHSWCA Team State Streaming Video

      The following are the links to the video streams for the IHSWCA Team State Finals. This video streaming will be directly linked to TrackWrestling and will be live all day Saturday with wrestling action.  You can watch all or one of the streams to see your favorite wrestlers and teams competing.
       
      Mat 1:

       
      Mat 2:

       
      Mat 3:

       
      Mat 4:

      582

      IHSWCA Team Rankings 12/13

      3A Rankings
      2A Rankings
      1A Rankings


      1. Perry Meridian
      1. Yorktown
      1. Adams Central


      2. Bloomington South
      2. Jimtown
      2. Fremont


      3. Franklin
      3. Evansville Memorial
      3. Churubusco


      4. Penn
      4. North Montgomery
      4. South Adams


      5. Evansville Mater Dei
      5. Danville
      5. North White


      6. Crown Point
      6. Heritage Hills
      6. North Miami


      7. Warren Central
      7. Leo
      7. North Newton


      8. Portage
      8. Jasper
      8. Fountain Central


      9. Merrillville
      9t. Belmont
      9. Milan


      10. Hamilton SE
      9t. Culver Academy
      10. Prairie Heights


      347

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/18

      Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.  Here is the inaugural poll.




      1
      Perry Meridian
      115


      2
      Bloomington South
      51


      3
      Merrillville
      47


      4
      Yorktown
      42


      5
      New Palestine
      40


      6
      Mishawaka
      39


      7
      Penn
      34


      8(tie)
      Jimtown
      32


      8(tie)
      Franklin Community
      32


      8(tie)
      Crown Point
      32


      11
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      29


      12
      Danville
      28


      13
      Evansville Reitz
      27


      14
      Lowell
      25


      15(tie)
      Warren Central
      24


      15(tie)
      Muncie Southside
      24


      17
      Heritage Hills
      23


      18(tie)
      Fishers
      22


      18(tie)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      22


      20(tie)
      Western Boone
      20


      20(tie)
      South Deerborn
      20


      20(tie)
      Lake Central
      20


      20(tie)
      Hanover Central
      20


      20(tie)
      Hamilton Southeastern
      20


      Point values are as follows:
      1-22
      2-18
      3-13
      4-11
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1
      16-1

      358

      2012/2013 Genius Ratings Potential

      From the desk of Maligned:
      Most data through December 8 matches is included.  All ratings should be taken very lightly until more connections can be made between schools. Especially any school with less than five in the "competitions" column should be considered quite inaccurate at this point. Also, we're still filtering out some post-football results that may accidentally be here and shouldn't.
       
      Remember that POTENTIAL is based on point results only (not wins and losses) and is a much stronger predictor of future success than is a wins/losses based rating.
       
      No strength of schedule data is included at this point because it is a virtually useless calculation until more matches are wrestled.
       
      Enjoy!
       
      For more information on the Genius Ratings click this link
      http://www.indianamat.com/genius-ratings-version-2-0/2011/01/
       
      *Hint: Click the table headings to sort by the different columns or use the search to narrow your search by class, sectional or conference.
       
      [table id=10 /]

      502

      IndianaMat Team Rankings 12/11

      *Rankings based solely off of dual team strength, single class
       
      1. Perry Meridian
      2. Franklin Community
      3. Penn
      4. Bloomington South
      5. Evansville Mater Dei
      6. Crown Point
      7. Warren Central
      8. Portage
      9. Hamilton Southeastern
      10. Merrillville
      11. New Palestine
      12. Indianapolis Cathedral
      13. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
      14. Center Grove
      15. Yorktown
      16. Floyd Central
      17. Mishawaka
      18. East Noble
      19. Noblesville
      20. South Bend Clay

      376

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/12

      Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
       




      1
      Perry Meridian
      106


      2
      Merrillville
      56


      3(tie)
      Yorktown
      42


      3(tie)
      New Palestine
      42


      3(tie)
      Bloomington South
      42


      6
      Mishawaka
      40


      7(tie)
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      35


      7(tie)
      Franklin Community
      35


      9
      Warren Central
      33


      10
      Crown Point
      31


      11
      Jimtown
      29


      12
      South Bend Clay
      28


      13
      Heritage Hills
      26


      13(tie)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      26


      15
      Danville
      25


      16
      Hamilton Southeastern
      24


      17
      Fishers
      23


      18(tie)
      Western Boone
      22


      18(tie)
      Muncie Southside
      22


      18(tie)
      Jay County
      22


       
      Point values are as follows:
      1-20
      2-16
      3-12
      4-10
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1

      427

      IHSWCA Team Rankings 11/29

      PERRY MERIDIAN, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI TOP SECOND WRESTLING POLL--
       
      Defending state champion Perry Meridian and longtime powerhouse Evansville Mater Dei are ranked 1-2 in the second Indiana high school wrestling poll of the season.
       
      Top 20 rankings are determined by a vote of coaches’ representatives around the state.  Voters select teams that they believe will perform well in the IHSAA individual tournament at the end of the season.
       
      New rankings are to be released every two weeks.
       
      The Top 20 poll:
      1, Perry Meridian
      2, Evansville Mater Dei
      3, Indianapolis Cathedral
      4, Merrillville
      5, Crown Point
      6, Franklin
      7, Penn
      8, Bloomington South
      9, New Palestine
      10, Yorktown
      11, Warren Central
      12, Mishawaka
      13, Center Grove
      14, Hamilton Southeastern
      15, Evansville Reitz
      16, Indianapolis Roncalli
      17, Portage
      18, South Bend Clay
      19, Jimtown
      20, Danville
      Also receiving votes: Elkhart Memorial, Fishers, Greenfield Central, Heritage Hills, Lake Central, Lowell, Muncie South, North Montgomery, Westfield.




      3A Rankings
      2A Rankings
      1A Rankings


      1. Perry Meridian
      1. Yorktown
      1. Adams Central


      2. Evansville Mater Dei
      2. Evansville Memorial
      2. Churubusco


      3. Indianapolis Cathedral
      3. Jimtown
      3. South Adams


      4. Merrillville
      4. North Montgomery
      4. Lewis Cass


      5. Crown Point
      5. Culver Academies
      5. North Miami


      6. Penn
      6. Danville
      6. Bremen


      7. Bloomington South
      7 (tie). Heritage Hills
      7. Milan


      8. Franklin
      7 (tie). Muncie South
      8. Prairie Heights


      9. Warren Central
      9. Leo
      9. Fremont


      10. Hamilton Southeastern
      10. Bellmont
      10. South Putnam


      378

      Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/2/12

      *Note that these rankings are based on dual team strength.
       
      1. Perry Meridian
      2. Evansville Mater Dei
      3. Crown Point
      4. Franklin Community
      5. Merrillville
      6. Warren Central
      7. Cathedral
      8. Penn
      9. Hamilton Southeastern
      10. Bloomington South
      11. Mishawaka
      12. New Palestine
      13. Portage
      14. Center Grove
      15. Yorktown
      16. Zionsville
      17. East Noble
      18. South Bend Clay
      19. Jasper
      20. Carroll(Fort Wayne)

      372

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/2

      Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.  Here is the inaugural poll.




      1
      Perry Meridian
      113


      2
      Merrillville
      54


      3
      Bloomington South
      52


      4
      Yorktown
      43


      5
      Mishawaka
      40


      6
      New Palestine
      39


      7(tie)
      Franklin Community
      34


      7(tie)
      Crown Point
      34


      9(tie)
      Warren Central
      32


      9(tie)
      Jimtown
      32


      9(tie)
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      32


      12
      Danville
      28


      13
      Lowell
      25


      14(tie)
      Penn
      23


      14(tie)
      Muncie Southside
      23


      14(tie)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      23


      17
      Fishers
      22


      18
      Heritage Hills
      21


      19(tie)
      Western Boone
      20


      19(tie)
      Lake Central
      20


      19(tie)
      Hanover Central
      20


      19(tie)
      Hamilton Southeastern
      20


      Point values are as follows:
      1-20
      2-16
      3-12
      4-10
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1
      16-1

      344

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 11/25/2012

      Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




      Rank
      Last
      Team
      Points


      1
      1
      Perry Meridian
      115


      2
      8
      Bloomington South
      51


      3
      2(tie)
      Merrillville
      47


      4
      2(tie)
      Yorktown
      42


      5
      6(tie)
      New Palestine
      40


      6
      10
      Mishawaka
      39


      7
      12(tie)
      Penn
      34


      8(tie)
      12(tie)
      Jimtown
      32


      8(tie)
      12(tie)
      Franklin Community
      32


      8(tie)
      4
      Crown Point
      32


      11
      5
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      29


      12
      6(tie)
      Danville
      28


      13
      9
      Evansville Reitz
      27


      14
      17
      Lowell
      25


      15(tie)
      20(tie)
      Warren Central
      24


      15(tie)
      12(tie)
      Muncie Southside
      24


      17
      15(tie)
      Heritage Hills
      23


      18
      18(tie)
      Fishers
      22


      18(tie)
      20(tie)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      22


      20(tie)
      NR
      Western Boone
      20


      20(tie)
      NR
      South Dearborn
      20


      20(tie)
      NR
      Lake Central
      20


      20(tie)
      20(tie)
      Hanover Central
      20


      20(tie)
      20(tie)
      Hamilton Southeastern
      20


      Point values are as follows:
      1-20
      2-16
      3-12
      4-10
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1
      16-1

      439

      IndianaMat Team Power Rankings

      Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.  Here is the inaugural poll.




      1
      Perry Meridian
      105


      2(t)
      Yorktown
      47


      2(t)
      Merrillville
      47


      4
      Crown Point
      41


      5
      Indianapolis Cathedral
      37


      6(t)
      New Palestine
      36


      6(t)
      Danville
      36


      8
      Bloomington South
      35


      9
      Evansville Reitz
      32


      10
      Mishawaka
      31


      11
      South Bend Clay
      30


      12(t)
      Penn
      28


      12(t)
      Jimtown
      28


      12(t)
      Franklin Community
      28


      15(t)
      Muncie Southside
      26


      15(t)
      Heritage Hills
      26


      17
      Lowell
      23


      18(t)
      Greenfield-Central
      22


      18(t)
      Fishers
      22


      20(t)
      Warren Central
      21


      20(t)
      Hanover Central
      21


      20(t)
      Evansville Mater Dei
      21


      Point values are as follows:
      1-20
      2-16
      3-12
      4-10
      5-8
      6-6
      7-4
      8-3
      9-2
      10-2
      11-2
      12-2
      13-1
      14-1
      15-1
      16-1

      1069

      IHSWCA Preseason Rankings

      PERRY MERIDIAN TOPS FIRST STATE WRESTLING POLL
       
      Two-time defending state champion Perry Meridian is ranked No. 1 in the season’s first high school wrestling rankings.
       
      With many teams heading to their opening matches this weekend, the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association (IHSWCA) has tabbed the Falcons as the team to beat when all is said and done next February.
       
      Perry Meridian defeated Crown Point, 43-14, in the final match of the IHSAA’s state dual meet series last Feb. 25.
       
      The IHSAA has since ended its dual meet tournament and will decide this season’s state champ at the individual finals on Feb. 15-16, 2013.
       
      The Falcons are loaded once again, with nine returning starters, six returning state meet qualifiers and five returning state place winners.
       
      Long-time powerhouse Evansville Mater Dei is ranked No. 2 in the first coaches poll. Rounding out the top five are Indianapolis Cathedral, Merrillville and Crown Point.
       
      Rankings are determined by a vote of coaches’ representatives around the state.
       
      The Top 20 poll:
      1. Perry Meridian
      2. Evansville Mater Dei
      3. Indianapolis Cathedral
      4. Merrillville
      5. Crown Point
      6 (tie). Franklin
      6 (tie). Penn
      8. Bloomington South
      9. Center Grove
      10. Yorktown
      11. Hamilton Southeastern
      12. Mishawaka
      13. Warren Central
      14. New Palestine
      15. Evansville Reitz
      16 (tie). Indianapolis Roncalli
      16 (tie). South Bend Clay
      18. Elkhart Memorial
      19. Jimtown
      20. Danville
      Also receiving votes: Avon, Bellmont, Jeffersonville, Lake Central, Leo, Lowell, Muncie South, Portage, Westfield




      3A Rankings
      2A Rankings
      1A Rankings


      1. Perry Meridian
      1. Yorktown
      1. Adams Central


      2. Mater Dei
      2. Evansville Memorial
      2. South Adams


      3. Cathedral
      3. Jimtown
      3. Churubusco


      4. Merrillville
      4. Danville
      4. Lewis Cass


      5. Crown Point
      5. Heritage Hills
      5. North Miami


      6. Penn
      6. Muncie Southside
      6. Milan


      7. Bloomington South
      7. Bellmont
      7. Prairie Heights


      8. Franklin
      8. Culver Academy
      8. Bremen


      9. Hamilton Southeastern
      9. Leo
      9. South Putnam


      10. Warren Central
      10.(t). Hanover Central
      10(t). Fremont



      10.(t). Delphi
      10(t). Alexandria


      394

      IndianaMat.com Preseason Team Rankings

      1. Perry Meridian
      2. Evansville Mater Dei
      3. Crown Point
      4. Cathedral
      5. Franklin
      6. Merillville
      7. Penn
      8. Warren Central
      9. Hamilton Southeastern
      10. Bloomington South
      11. Mishawaka
      12. Portage
      13. Center Grove
      14. Roncalli
      15. Evansville Reitz
      16. Yorktown
      17. Lowell
      18. New Palestine
      19. Greenfield Central
      20. South Bend Clay

      549

      IndianaMat 2012 Preview Magazine ***On Sale Now!***

      Don't miss out on the second annual IndianaMat Preview Magazine! We have individual rankings, team rankings, regional previews and more in this 40 page magazine. If you want  your wrestling fix before the season starts, get it here. Also, $1 from each sale will be donated to the Nick Taylor Scholarship Fund. Taylor was a former South Adams wrestler who tragically lost his life serving his country in Afghanistan.




      IndianaMat 2012 Preview Magazine



      By Joe Caprino in IndianaMat.com Magazines

      40 pages, published 10/23/2012
       


      Preview magazine for the 2012/2013 wrestling season in Indiana. This magazine was produced by the staff at IndianaMat, the one and only source for wrestling information for the state of Indiana. The magazine contains our preseason rankings along with regional previews and a team preview. One dollar from each sale will also go to the Nick Taylor Scholarship Fund. Taylor was a former wrestler in Indiana that died in combat this summer.



      631

      Boiler Elite Wrestling Club Opens RTS Practices on Sunday

      Sunday marks the first official event of the BEWC’s Regional Training Site status.
       
      WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Boiler Elite Wrestling Club begins a new era this weekend, hosting its first USA Wrestling Regional Training Site (RTS) event on Sunday in the Blake Wrestling Center at Purdue University’s Lambert Fieldhouse. The practice is scheduled to run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will be run by Boiler Elite RTS director Chris Fleeger.
       
      “This weekend is a big step for the Boiler Elite Wrestling Club and for wrestling in the state of Indiana,” said Fleeger. “We’re excited to establish a new standard of wrestling and develop the best wrestlers in this part of the country. This is the first step in that process.”
       
      To attend Sunday’s practice and other RTS events, a wrestler must meet one of three specified criteria set by USA Wrestling. An individual must have won at least one match at a USA World or Olympic team trials, have placed top-eight at USA Senior Open, University, Junior, Fila Junior or Cadet Nationals, or have placed in the top-four in their state’s high school championships.
       
      For more information on Sunday’s practice or the Boiler Elite Wrestling Club’s Regional Training Site status, please contact Boiler Elite assistant coach Dan Bedoy at (219) 793-2424 or dbedoy@purdue.edu .

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      FILA Cadet World Championships with Sliga and Miracle

      Testing yourself against the best in the country is relatively easy with tournaments like the Super 32, Fargo, FloNationals, USAW Folkstyle Nationals, and so on, but testing yourself against the best in the world is a rarity.  This week two Indiana high school stars will get to see what it is like to wrestle the best in the world.  State Champion Mitch Sliga and Kayla Miracle are in Baku, Azerbaijan to wrestle in the FILA Cadet World Championships.  Both won their respective weight classes at the FILA Cadet Nationals to earn this trip.
       
      Sliga is a five-time Cadet National champion and is on his first overseas trip.  He captured his first state title this year along with the FILA Cadet title.  He also placed 8th at the FILA Junior championships against wrestlers aged 18-20 years old.  Sliga will wrestle in the 85 kg/187.25 lbs weight class against many of the future young stars of the sport.  He is schedule to wrestle on Tuesday August 21.
       
      Miracle is making her second straight trip to the World Championships as last year she finished 9th in the world at this event.  This year she became the first female to quality for the IHSAA state championships, where she dropped her first round bout to the eventual 3rd place finisher Hayden Lee.  After the high school season she has tore up the competition in the women’s division.  She has only suffered one loss this spring and summer and is looking to ride the high of winning a Junior National Championship into this event.  She is scheduled to wrestle on Thursday August 23 and is wrestling in the 56 kg/123.25 lbs weight class.
       
      Good luck to both of these fine competitors as they embark on a journey that will have a lifetime impression upon them.  Follow IndianaMat  and TheMat.com on Twitter and Facebook for updates throughout the week.
       
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      Winfield Leads Three Junior All-Americans

      Donte Winfield lost a close 1-0, 1-0 to Michigan's Adam Coon in the finals to lead a trio of All-Americans in Junior Freestyle.  Coon won a Cadet World Championship last year and is ranked as one of the top wrestlers in the class of 2013.  In the championship match, Coon scored on a push-out in each period to get the victory.  Neither wrestler was ever in much position to score otherwise.
       
      Neal Molloy and Jared McKinley both advanced to the 5th place match in their respective weight classes.  Molloy won his match over West Virginia's Justin Arthur very convincingly, 7-2,6-0.  Arthur was the wrestler who eliminated Tommy Forte in round 7.  McKinley dropped his 5th place bout to Sam Branacle 4-0,4-2.  McKinley finishes as a two-time Junior Freestyle All-American as he will be attending Indiana University in the fall.
       
      Junior-132 - Jared McKinley's place is 6th.
      Match #1 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Chance Driscoll (Ohio) Dec 6-0,6-1
      Match #2 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Nick Frank (Maryland) Dec 6-3,3-1
      Match #3 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Jayce Carr (Kentucky) Fall 7-1,1:29
      Match #4 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Mitchell Lexvold (Minnesota) Dec 1-0,1-0
      Match #5 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma) Dec 4-0,3-1
      Match #6 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Sammy Jones (Louisiana) Dec 0-1,1-1,4-1
      Match #7 Jared McKinley (Indiana) received a bye.
      Match #8 Nick Kelley (New York) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) Dec 0-1,5-0,3-1
      Match #9 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Tate Robinson (Missouri) Dec 3-1,8-2
      Match #10 Nick Kelley (New York) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) Dec 0-1,5-0,3-1
      Match #11 Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) TF 6-0,9-1
      Match #12 Jared McKinley (Indiana) received a bye.
      Match #13 Sam Brancale (Minnesota) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) Dec 4-0,4-2
       
      Junior-138 - Neal Molloy's place is 5th.
      Match #1 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Cameron Sypher (Colorado) Fall 7-0,0:25
      Match #2 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Daniel Downes (Delaware) TF 7-0,7-0
      Match #3 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Walker Dempsey (New Jersey) Dec 3-2,3-1
      Match #4 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Luke Zilverberg (Minnesota) TF 7-0,6-0
      Match #5 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Coltan Laganiere (Minnesota) TF 7-0,7-0
      Match #6 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Colt Cotton (Pennsylvania) Dec 4-1,8-0
      Match #7 Bryce Brill (Illinois) over Neal Molloy (Indiana) Dec 2-4,3-2,7-0
      Match #8 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Jacob Velarde (Washington) Dec 2-1,7-0
      Match #9 Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey) over Neal Molloy (Indiana) Dec 3-1,6-1
      Match #10 Neal Molloy (Indiana) received a bye.
      Match #11 Bryce Brill (Illinois) over Neal Molloy (Indiana) Dec 2-4,3-2,7-0
      Match #12 Neal Molloy (Indiana) over Justin Arthur (West Virginia) Dec 7-2,6-0
       
      Junior-285 - Donte Winfield's place is 2nd.
      Match #1 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Zachary Newton (Virginia) TF 6-0,6-0
      Match #2 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Ben Calamari (Illinois) Fall 0:22
      Match #3 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Garrett Lee (Kansas) Fall 0:43
      Match #4 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Brandon Johnson (Washington) Dec 2-0,2-0
      Match #5 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Josh Marchok (Illinois) Dec 1-0,1-0
      Match #6 Donte Winfield (Indiana) received a bye.
      Match #7 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Evan McGee (Oklahoma) Dec 2-1,1-0
      Match #8 Donte Winfield (Indiana) over Jake Scanlan (Iowa) Dec 1-0,2-0
      Match #9 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Donte Winfield (Indiana) Dec 1-0,1-0

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