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Fattore impressed me the most and it had nothing to do with his wrestling. This young man carried himself like a champion after a questionable call. Nicely done young man!

I just wanted to say thank you to the IHSAA, IHSWCA, all the workers and people who have ever had a hand in developing the state finals, and of course, the wrestlers who make the finals so entertaining. I have always loved the wrestling state finals, however, this year had a bigger impact on me. My son is now a 7th grader and wrestling for Greenfield Junior High School. As his father and Coach, I preach doing everything the right way. From his grades, to his character, to his wrestling...I constantly harp on doing them the right way. Watching my son listen to the introductions of so many incredible young men who not only excel on the mat, but in the classroom and as men of character, was priceless for me. I love that we celebrate these athletes the way we do for all to see. I know at least my son is watching! Coach Holden

Absolutely. Not knowing him personally at all, he carried himself extremely well even when faced with that questionable call. I was also really impressed with the attitude of Sam Hansen of Roncalli. He seemed to be having the time of his life, and was very polite. I talked to him for a second after the finals and he was just a very gracious kid.

I'd like to see some "Whatever happened to.... ?" articles. Past state champs or even guys that were close. Tell their story about the path they chose after HS wrestling ended, and also maybe what wrestling did for them later in life. Has to be lots of interesting stories out there

Friday night conflicted with the semifinals of Olympic Ice Dancing

More articles about current and former wrestlers. More historic type type of information/articles. Rank the top 10 best dual teams in the past 30 years?

This is called doing something to showcase the talent in our state and not caring about a jabroni running a fake national tournament. This event will be showcased and promoted on FloWrestling for the whole country to watch.

My vote goes to Nick South. I knew nothing about him going into E'ville SS. He was extremely impressive that weekend & again at State as well. Beating Mappes in the finals two weeks in a row 3-2 then 9-6. Congats to Columbus East as a whole. They have always been a good program but really elevated to an elite level this year.

Hearing some commitments and so far it's a Flo/Intermat/WrestlingUSA Senior ranking 4/3/1 vs. a state semi-finalist 1/1/1 vs. a state champ 3/3/2 vs. one of our #1's Once I get the okay to name names I'll start announcing match-ups

Columbus East...I knew about the Rooks kids but man 5 guys in the semi finals and finishing with 2 champs! I was impressed just don't get to see that team anywhere during the season.

What about a Getting to Know article/interview every so often? Find a random school, wrestler, coach, assistant and just ask to interview them? Whether it's video content or even an article, it might help their program get a little more recognition. I mean the people that frequent the board have an idea of what coaches are doing and how some of the top talent is doing, but what about some of the smaller schools or guys that seem to fly under the radar. Or even some video content of Team Indiana practices, road trips and tournaments, similar to that of what FloWrestling use to do. Always fun watching those.

I like RWA parents and I like how kids go to RWA for extra practice and also like them going to Elite Athletic Club. It is good for them to get extra work extra coaching and more bodies to wrestle with.

Just for technical clarification, getting pinned would fall in that category

Can they legally call themselves state champions if they didn't win under a spotlight? Asking for a friend.

It’s been an honor to coach him, along with his fellow senior teammates in Mills, Mulkey, and Walton. I’ve learned tons from the fab 4 and can’t wait to see what they accomplish in college! They changed the atmosphere at Brownsburg for the sport of wrestling and while it will be sad to walk into the wrestling room without them the mark they made will last for years to come.

Clinician List TBA - just want to get dates down. We have had EVERY area college in Indiana, plus many NON area colleges - have had in multiple Olympic Medalists, NCAA Champs, etc... Always a great time - normally 30+ area kids. High of 90 / low 30 depending on dates We are 1 mile north of Louisville KY in Indiana. ALL DATES WRITTEN ARE THURSDAYS - BUT WE MAY ADD IF CLINICIANS NEED Dates would be: March 1- 5:15-6:45 - KENTUCKY WESLYAN - Brand new D2 wrestling school in KY! Chris Freije March 8- 5:15-6:45 -------folkstyle state weekend March 15- 5:15-6:45 off for spring break FREE/GRECO - will follow National team curriculum as well as clinicians technique/live plan for the day March 29 - 4:30 - 6 April 5 - 4:30 - 6 April 12 - 4:30 - 6 April 19 - 4:30 - 6 April 26 - 4:30 - 6 May 3 - 4:30 - 6 -----FREESTYLE GRECO/STATE IF you wanna go after state - we would love to keep hosting May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 The best way to get better is together! Danny Struck Jeffersonville High School, Indiana

You're wrong, I was there.

Remember we aren't talking about Joe this year, Brayton has the advantage of another year of experience in which he has placed higher than Joe at a big tournament this summer.

Sam will continue his wrestling career at Marian University with plans to enter the priesthood!

They also have Penola coming in. Really looking forward to him getting better, he has a very high ceiling. They also have Emil Soehnlen from Ohio, actually the same school as David Carr, at 170. Soehnlen's a top ranked 170 lber and I believe top 50 overall. And lastly they Kendall Coleman from Mt Carmel (?) at 145, ranked pretty high.

Sam Hansen is a hell of a kid, I was happy to see him make the finals.

Three guys stood above the rest for me. 2 are obvious. B Lee and Parris had some great careers. Can't say enough about these studs. I'm excited to see what they can accomplish at the next level. KRIS RUMPH - super impressive. They just don't make raw athletes like that very often. Kid impressed me every match he wrestled and was the most entertaining guy to watch in the tourney.

Hobart Regional Training Center Wednesdays 6-8pm *Must have USAW card to participate in RTC. March 7th, 2018 First Guest Technician: Cam Brady Cam just got done wrestling the UIndy open as an unattached wrestler. Cam finished 2nd losing a tight one 4-2. Cam placed 3rd his senior year at state. Cam went on to wrestle at Manchester University. After wrestling there and qualifying for Nationals, Cam went on to wrestle for the University of Indianapolis where he was a 2x all american, Placing 6th and 7th. Cam is now the assistant wrestling coach at Lowell High School, His alma mater.

And a 3rd, under the lights for all the marbles would have been AWESOME!

Another great dual win for Boilers, at Wisconsin. Actually an upset per say, with the rankings, but me thinks Purdue is not getting the attention that Wisconsin seems to command, in the rankings. So upset? No, just a continuing improving purdue team, beating a team they should beat in the BIG.

Parris vs Stewart was probably my favorite Mason match of his career! Stewart kicked Mason in the face and Mason didnt even flinch!! I also agree on the Mason/Osborne match!

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The 138 Semifinals (Melloh vs. Mulkey and Rumph vs. Combest) were equally impressive in my book!

Slika is very tough on top as evident in his 1-0 win over McIntosh in the quarter-finals. Not knowing the situation or strategy, Hunt was going to need a takedown to win no matter what most likely. If he goes on bottom, it will take a lot of effort and energy to get out. Maybe it takes 20 seconds, maybe it takes 1:59, maybe he doesn't get out. Even if he gets an escape he will still need a takedown to win and would have limited time in regulation to do that. With that said giving himself two minutes to get a takedown or maybe a couple stalling calls to tie it up is probably more likely than getting that escape and then only having a minute to get a takedown in the first overtime.

Sick inside trip from rader

That snap misdirect by rumph at 38

I went through and added this year’s accomplishments to last years top 25. -4 kids that placed at state(5 adding Bryer Hall from watch list) COTTEY placing the highest as a runner up. -7 state qualifiers(8 adding Heath from watch list) -6 semi state qualifiers(7 adding jevian Ross from watch list) -3 kids still in Middle School Overal it was a great year for freshman.

What wrestler at state, that maybe you hadn't seen before, impressed you the most? I have watched most of these guys at some point or another. But, probably the one that stands out for me was Manzona Bryant. He was pretty fun to watch, and I think he'll be a force next season for sure.

I don’t think he made top 10. I want to say 11th? Definitely wasn’t put in the same tier that parris is now

Good for you guys and the work you put in. I am looking forward to going and watching. I wasn’t ready for the “ Jibroni “. Quality!!

I'm curious where I can find more information about middle school kids coming into their Freshman year. I never know who the incoming studs are that we should be keeping on our radar. Edit: Duh..."Youth" forum

Almost every takedown by Rumph... so quick and so smooth... Radar's trip is in the discussion as is all of BLee's takedowns (he just makes it all look so easy)

Freshman year Friday night at state, he got taken down by future state champ Kleimola pretty quickly, before turning it on for an 18-5 win. Also, I’m sure a lot of people forget how close Gage Garpow was to beating him in the third place match. Garpow took him down a time or two and even put him on his back. Parris was down 10-6 and hit a 5-Point Peterson in the waning seconds.

I do believe these are taped and played later, each separately. Looks like Iowa does a live broadcast of the finals. Best way they can show them all at the same time I imagine. On a side note, if they just went to ONE class, this would not be an issue, maybe they should just work harder at their broadcast.

Rumph going anywhere for college ?

This state tournament marked an end to one of the finest eras in Indiana wrestling. I’ve been around this sport since 2011, have done extensive research and questioning on past eras, and closely followed the sport since my exposure to it, and I must say it has been one heck of a ride. Seven years may not seem long compared to many, but it’s long enough for an entire sport to transcend its bounds and give birth to a whole new style of itself as well. We went from predominantly solid technique and power based offense with clean finishes to funk and high-risk wrestling. We’ve seen our sport almost eliminated from the Olympic Games, and we’ve seen a resurgence. Honestly, we experienced a revolution. This revolution started thanks to websites like IndianaMat who made it their mission to grow wrestling in our state and make it easy and fun for fans to be connected to the sport. We saw one four-time state champion exit while another one entered. We saw the fireworks, the drama, the duals, and much like Kevin Whitehead said, we watched each other grow up. 2015, though, is the year I want to highlight. We saw the best mesh we’d get from arguably four great classes. Brownsburg became a name. Mason Parris became a name. We saw perennial powerhouses Cathedral, EMD, Penn, and PM slug it out for the title of the best program in the state. We saw perhaps one of the best state tournaments ever with loaded 113, 120, 132, 138, 170, 182, 220, and 285 brackets. We saw history and I will forever be grateful I got to witness it. Keep going, Indiana!

Coming back Garcia- Top 10 guy after the seniors clear out Pokorney- Top 5 guy after the seniors clear out Curtis- Probably top 15 if not higher Moran- Top 10 guy if he continues to do well on the national scene Then add in guys like Rooks, Viduya, South, and so on and we have a good national representation. Also add in freshman sensation Jesse Mendez who will be in the national rankings talk as soon as he is officially a high schooler.

Great job again Mike and also to the Semistate ranking gurus -- as a fan, we eat this stuff up. I already want to see rankings for next year just to have something to talk about!

No worries that's why I was confused you sounded like Ayersman no disrespect or anything just friendly debate banter

I think Crown point will be pretty good next year. They would be a vote in right now correct?

Why is it the end? I think Indiana wrestling is getting better and better. We graduate some guys, but the next “legends” are coming or possibly already here.

I like how Eric McGill, one of the most consistent refs in the state, can't ref in the state tournament because of the system put in place. Votes and politics hold refs out that should be there. He Hits stalls/stalemates like they should be called. IMO he is the best. Dang the guy can ref D1 college meets but he isn't good enough to officiate our state tourney? There has to be a system to where the guys that are out of the game do not get put in place, I am sorry if anyone feels different but MAT 3 there were 2 bad calls that might have been the worse I have ever seen, Great job to Mulkey and Fattore, but both of them did not get the officiating that should be at the state finals. The consistency of calls was very bad, again IMO. I hate to see refs decide the match. Mulkeys match was based upon a judgement call that was terrible, and could not be reviewed, but Fattore match do we implement the replay at the state tourney to avoid these calls? Do we bring up a DANGER rule to where if a kid is on his back in danger the ref can let him know? What about the 2 second rule on the back, are we not implementing that anymore? It is over and in the past now, but I would hate to see this happen to more kids. To Mulkey and Fattore, I am truly sorry this happened to you guys. I know for a fact that your guys future is bright, hold your head high!

Well said Dad. I don't know you, but it almost brought tears to my eyes. Your boy seems like an awesome kid. I'm guessing the he gets it honestly.

Awesome moment to see Fattore warm up rader before his finals