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Carroll is wrestling in the finals - Juniors 97kg Greco 
 

Confirmed. But, always subject to change.😬

Then WTH is this still going to take place in Jasper? 
 
I bet #TheCounty would host!

It’s 113, but agree, that’s a really tough weight at Mooresville. Then the #4 seed out of that bunch will  get #1 Logan Miller in Regional Rd. 1. Once again, Mooresville regional will send somebody good home early.

My point is like in most situations when your dealing with numbers, you can twist them to support your side or point of view. Clearly CNN is in the fear for views or clicks business. 
 
I just think that WE can do this the right way. What does this article have to do with the price of tea in China? Nothing. Can we learn from it? Maybe. 
 
I still think with the proper measures we can continue to hold events and have a semi-successful end to our season. 

It’s just my humble opinion (which I’m entitled too Chief). Again, glass half full guy here. 
 
I’m curious... what’s your takeaway from this story? Do you think we should shut down? Or do you agree with my take on moving forward and use this story as a reminder to continue to take the proper measures? 

Congratulations to Ian Heath from Leo for signing with Marian. He is projected to wrestle 141.
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MidState Conference Tourney
Saturday from Franklin Community HS
Teams: Perry Meridian, Franklin Community, Mooresville, Plainfield, Decatur Central, Whiteland, Greenwood & Martinsville.
Wrestling starts at 9am on trackwrestling.com
No Live feed, Franklin will have FB Live for the GrizzlyCub placement matches. 
Preview:
106lb- Toby Billerman Perry Meridian #3 State
113lb- Keaton Morton Perry Meridian #9 State
           Joey Buttler Whiteland #6 SS
           Luke Bechert Franklin (sleeper)
           Trevor Hott Mooresville (sleeper)
120lb- Alex Cottey Perry Meridian #2 State undefeated 
           Turner Williams Plainfield undefeated
           Eli Brooks Whiteland (sleeper)
126lb- Isaiah Pugh Mooresville #16 State
           Caleb Wyss Franklin (sleeper)
132lb- Jake Bechert Franklin #7 SS
           Braedon Spears Plainfield (sleeper)
138lb- Connor Ocala Decatur Central #17 State
145lb- Brady McKivitz Perry Meridian #15 State @ 138lb
152lb- Matthew Koontz Perry Meridian #1 State @132lb undefeated 
160lb- Landon Boe Plainfield #11 State @ 152lb
           Jacob Sheets Perry Meridian #13 State @152lb
           Mark Everman Decatur Central #12 State 
170lb- Tyler Fuqua Franklin #9 State @160lb undefeated 
           JaJuan Dale Perry Meridian #13 State 
           Beau Hess Martinsville (sleeper)
182lb- Aiden Warren Perry Meridian #2 State
           Jalen Ward Franklin #7 State
           Luke Bullock Mooresville undefeated
195lb- Harris Eason Franklin #4 State
           Eli Ross Greenwood undefeated 
220lb- Jeff McClure Perry Meridian #12 State
           Ethan Stover Greenwood #18 State      
           Nolan Skaggs Franklin #7 SS
           Jakarrey Oliver Whiteland undefeated 
           Austin Pugh Mooresville undefeated
285lb- Jacob Johnson Franklin #5 State undefeated     
           Davis Hall Mooresville (sleeper)
Team Race- Perry Meridian’s to lose with Franklin lurking around in 2nd. 3rd place is up in air

MidState Conference Tourney
Saturday from Franklin Community HS
Teams: Perry Meridian, Franklin Community, Mooresville, Plainfield, Decatur Central, Whiteland, Greenwood & Martinsville.
Wrestling starts at 9am on trackwrestling.com
No Live feed, Franklin will have FB Live for the GrizzlyCub placement matches. 
Preview:
106lb- Toby Billerman Perry Meridian #3 State
113lb- Keaton Morton Perry Meridian #9 State
           Joey Buttler Whiteland #6 SS
           Luke Bechert Franklin (sleeper)
           Trevor Hott Mooresville (sleeper)
120lb- Alex Cottey Perry Meridian #2 State undefeated 
           Turner Williams Plainfield undefeated
           Eli Brooks Whiteland (sleeper)
126lb- Isaiah Pugh Mooresville #16 State
           Caleb Wyss Franklin (sleeper)
132lb- Jake Bechert Franklin #7 SS
           Braedon Spears Plainfield (sleeper)
138lb- Connor Ocala Decatur Central #17 State
145lb- Brady McKivitz Perry Meridian #15 State @ 138lb
152lb- Matthew Koontz Perry Meridian #1 State @132lb undefeated 
160lb- Landon Boe Plainfield #11 State @ 152lb
           Jacob Sheets Perry Meridian #13 State @152lb
           Mark Everman Decatur Central #12 State 
170lb- Tyler Fuqua Franklin #9 State @160lb undefeated 
           JaJuan Dale Perry Meridian #13 State 
           Beau Hess Martinsville (sleeper)
182lb- Aiden Warren Perry Meridian #2 State
           Jalen Ward Franklin #7 State
           Luke Bullock Mooresville undefeated
195lb- Harris Eason Franklin #4 State
           Eli Ross Greenwood undefeated 
220lb- Jeff McClure Perry Meridian #12 State
           Ethan Stover Greenwood #18 State      
           Nolan Skaggs Franklin #7 SS
           Jakarrey Oliver Whiteland undefeated 
           Austin Pugh Mooresville undefeated
285lb- Jacob Johnson Franklin #5 State undefeated     
           Davis Hall Mooresville (sleeper)
Team Race- Perry Meridian’s to lose with Franklin lurking around in 2nd. 3rd place is up in air

I don't know if others will consider this weird or not... but I remember my son's first wrestling tournament loss ever, it was to Tyler in his 2nd grade year at the southmont youth freestyle tournament.  I remember the old staging system and his dad and I walking our two young boys out toward the mat having a friendly conversation with fatherly anxiety with each other.  Amazing how the time flies by and these little boys grow into men so fast.  Congratulations and best wishes to Tyler and the Conley family.

Congratulations to Cody Timmerman from Mishawaka for signing with Indiana Tech. He is projected to wrestle 174, 184.
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Congratulations to Tyler Conley from Avon for signing with Indianapolis. He is projected to wrestle 157.
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This is currently being solved. Not that I want to not give information, but I also don't want to give information out prematurely. But we have been working with FW Coliseum to see what we are capable of and also finding schools that would be good host schools if they are not capable of meeting our needs. Should have answers very soon.

Lets all get honest and real, most of our kids are doing kid stuff. They are playing and hanging out with friends. Doing talent shows and such. Are they really at more risk playing sports then they would be by being normal teenagers or kids??? They are holding hands with their boyfriends or girlfriends (amongst other things). They are riding in cars with friends, and doing other stuff. I may be wrong... I may be the only one that sees this. All kids may be sitting at home by themselves watching netflix??? Bottom line... How is doing sports, where there are safety protocols in place, less safe then the stuff the kids are going to do anyway. Again.. maybe all the kids are not doing normal stuff. But... I am pretty sure 90 percent are not quarantining.
 
Which brings me to my common sense approach...  If a kid is sick send him home for 10 days or until he obtains a negative test. Its just like any other illness!!! If a kid has the flu... dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has impetigo.. dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has chicken pox... dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has Covid19... dont let them back until they are cleared. Its that simple!!!!
 
Like a wise man said.. "Get busy living or get busy dying." 
 
Things that our kids are more likely to die from than Covid 19:
Car crash
Other accidents or falls
Drug or alcohol over dose 
Suicide 
Drowning
Murder
Heart disease
Cancer
Flu
Diabetes
 
I am not downplaying Covid 19. My dad has cancer and is not in good health. I know my kids have been around other kids. We (as a family) stay away from my dad for the most part. He is high risk. So, we use common sense and stay away from him. I go to his house I sit across the garage from him (that is where he hangs). We talk, enjoy some BS,  and I leave. 
 
Its freaking common sense!!! I will promise you this... People will all the suddenly gain common sense after November 3rd! 
 

Yes.  Nasir was very closed off and backed up for 5 minutes and 39 seconds.  All the action was on the edge and kept getting whistled dead.  Finally Jesse just finished a slam anyways and was hit for a point.  When Nasir finally moved forward to take a shot Jesse scored and would have had a fall, but time expired.  
 
Once HS starts and he can get in a gym again I fully anticipate Jesse putting on some weight and hopefully being big enough to go 138.  For now he will keep training and go 60 kilos at Junior Worlds, probably needs to get a little bigger for that to.

Also the trainers asked me if I was ok, and I replied that it wasn’t my head, I just landed on my neck weird. I never even had the thought of taking the match from him like that. I have too much respect for him and his father to ever do that.

Asbury wrestled great Saturday!! I thought he stepped it up to another level from Regionals. That’s what good kids do, they get better in big situations. Results are all that count.

Asbury wrestled great Saturday!! I thought he stepped it up to another level from Regionals. That’s what good kids do, they get better in big situations. Results are all that count.

Put up 9,7,3 in the first 3 matches. Don’t know how that’s stalling?? You said right to my face after my finals match you didn’t say anything on the internet about me. Stop talking about me please. 

I was searching his name too and couldn’t find it on list. Is there proof he is even a real coach?

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
For as long as Sullivan freshman Lane Gilbert can remember he has dreamed about having his hand raised at the Indiana High School wrestling state championships.
 
He’s done more than dream about it. As a young kid he would go into the wrestling room at Sullivan High School and act out having his hand raised. It didn’t matter that nobody else was around him. In his imaginary scenario he always emerged victorious. No obstacle stood in his way. No opponent could beat him. He was the champ. That dream would never be taken away.
 
The dream was much different than real life for Gilbert. In real life, he has had far more hardships than one kid should experience. He’s overcome situations that would break others. Through it all, he’s come out stronger.
 
To get a clear picture of just how tough Lane Gilbert is, it is important to dive into his uncomfortable past.
 
Gilbert’s mother, Rachel, became Indiana’s first female sectional champion in wrestling. She won the 103-pound class in the North Knox sectional in 2002. Rachel was going places in life. News agencies had reported on her wrestling journey, because at the time, female wrestlers were still very new in the state. She had some colleges showing interest in her.
 
But Rachel began facing a more formidable opponent than anyone she went up against on the mat. She started battling an addiction with drugs. Lane’s father had his own battles with drug addiction.
 
For Lane’s father, that addiction would eventually lead to a prison sentence.
 
Young Lane didn’t want to miss an opportunity to visit his dad, even if that meant going to the prison any time he could.
 
“Lane worshipped his dad,” Lane’s wrestling coach and grandfather Roy Monroe said. “Lane never failed to go see him. He always wanted to see him.”
 
Tragically, Lane’s father developed cancer while in prison and ultimately died due to the disease.
 
“That was really rough on Lane for a while,” Rachel said. “His dad was a drug addict for a long time and Lane always held out hope that one day he would get better. Once he got sick, that was probably the hardest thing. Lane stayed strong through the whole thing.”
 
At nine-years-old Lane did something no kid his age should ever have to do. He stood up in front during his dad’s funeral and sang a special song.
 
“I don’t know how he did it,” Monroe said. “That’s almost an impossible thing to get through, and he did it. He toughed it out.”
 
That’s what Lane always does. He toughs things out. He toughed it out when his mom was having her struggles. He toughed it out seeing his dad in prison, and then watching as cancer slowly took its toll. He toughed it out when his uncle Jordan, who had taught Lane quite a bit about wrestling, died in a fiery car crash. No matter what life threw at Lane, he toughs it out.
 
Perhaps he gets his fighting spirit from his grandfather. Roy has been a major part of Sullivan wrestling for over 30 years. He’s watched his daughter struggle with drug addiction. He lost his son in that tragic car accident. He’s experienced heartache and he remained the rock Lane needed in his life. Lane could always stay the night at Roy’s house. He could always get the right words from his grandpa. And, on the wrestling mat, he could look to Grandpa Roy for direction as well.
 
“He’s my role model,” Lane said. “He’s nice to everyone. He’s a good coach. He’s all the things you can think of if you were to make the perfect person – that would be how I describe him.”
 
But Lane’s toughness also comes from his mom.
 
In a time when people frowned on girls wrestling against boys, she held her ground. In fact, she and Roy had to go to the Sullivan school board to even get approved to wrestle back in her high school days.
 
Later, as has already been alluded to, Rachel battled a fierce drug addiction. But, for Lane’s sake – and for her sake, she fought through and emerged victorious. She is currently a Dean’s List student working to become a nurse.
 
“I am so proud of her,” Roy said. “I’ve been a counselor. I’ve went into the jails and counselled drug addicts. I’ve seen them come in and out of addiction. The real truth is, only about one percent of drug addicts make it to where she is now. It’s so hard to overcome, but she’s done it. And she’s a great mom.”
 
She is also very, very protective of Lane and worries almost to a fault about the decisions he makes in his own life.
 
“After having made the decisions at a young age that I made, I saw first-hand what can happen and how quickly everything can just spiral out of control,” Rachel said. “One mistake and everything can be gone. I have that fear in the back of my mind that he’s of the age and he could make the wrong choices. I’m almost too hard on him, but I am terrified because I know what can happen and I keep my eye on him. I do trust him. He’s seen what can happen and how bad things can get.”
 
Lane knows when his mom tells him to keep on the straight and narrow, it’s because she cares.
 
“I have so much respect for my mom,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot from her.”
 
One thing Lane has learned is to never doubt himself. This summer when he was a third alternate for the Pan-American games, he let doubt creep into his psyche. After the first two qualifiers couldn’t attend the games, Lane got the call to participate. But, going into the event, he felt like he really didn’t belong.
 
Boy was he wrong. Lane went undefeated in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. News of his success quickly spread throughout the town of 6,500 people. When he arrived home, he was given a police escort through the streets.
 
“Oh my gosh,” Rachel said. “The town put on this whole show when he returned. The police and emergency vehicles all met up on the north end of town. He had no idea it was going to happen. There were fans from all over our town and they all followed him to the high school. It was so cool. He was so surprised.”
 
Currently Gilbert is 28-1 on the season and ranked No. 5 at 113 pounds. He has carried the confidence he developed during the Pan-American games over to the season. Now he knows he belongs. Now he knows that dream he played through his head so many times growing up isn’t just a dream – it’s an attainable goal.
 
“I’ve been coaching at Sullivan for 13 years as head coach and I’ve been there 30 years as an assistant,” Monroe said. “I’ve never seen anything like him. I look at Lane, with his skills and what he’s been through, and I just know that adversity isn’t a problem anymore. He can do whatever he sets his mind to do.”
 
As for Rachel, well, she says nowadays she’s just like any other wrestler’s mom.
 
“I’m still up in the stands screaming my head off,” she said. “But when I’m shouting, at least I know which moves to shout. The other moms look at me and ask what they should be yelling.”
 
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Silas Allred has been chosen to represent the Team USA All-Stars at the “Rose Bowl of Wrestling”.....The Pittsburgh Classic.  An all senior event for 50+ years, Silas will represent the 195lbs weight class. The event will take place March 14th, at Fitzgerald Fieldhouse on the University of Pittsburgh campus.  The dual meet will not have the 106-113-or heavyweight division.  Rather....it will be 120-220, and have 2 matches at 138 & 195.  Silas (#2 via Flo) will be squaring off against PA State Champ and Michigan commit Gage Garcia #3.
Tremendous honor for Silas to be selected and represent Shenandoah High School, CIA Wrestling, Indiana Wrestling, as well as his future Nebraska Cornhuskers at this prestigious event.
 
Other notable participants and match-ups.....
 
Serrano USA132 (Nebraska Commit)
138lbs.....1-4 in the country.
182lbs Poznanski NJ (Rutgers) vs Neijhous (Purdue).
195 Christensen (Iowa commit) vs Stout (Princeton)
220lbs Braxton Amos USA (Wisconsin)
 
I’ve been told complete lineups will be available online soon.  These are simply what I remember through phone conversation. Tickets are now available, and the event will be broadcasted on Flo. 

Here are all the brackets, sorry for the audio issues. Hard to test much with a different setup than we usually have.

Tonight the Floyd Central Highlanders will be taking on the Bloomington South Panthers.  We will run a Facebook live from our Facebook page. 
 
Kevin Whitehead, the state announcer, will once again be calling the action!
 
It's a fun night of wrestling. 
JV starts @ 6:30
Varsity @ 7pm

Okay, let me start off with four premises: 1) I'm a homer for Southport, 2) I'm not the person who posted about love for Southport & Franklin Central (but good for them), 3) I am fully aware Southport is not in Perry's constellation (or Brownsburg, MD, Warren, Roncalli, Franklin Community, etc), 4) And most importantly, I do not want to start a flame war.
 
That said, I noticed that Fishers and Franklin Central made the overall ranking at 19 and 20 (Fishers beat Franklin Central 35-32). And again, good for them. 
 
But, I want to point out that against common opponents at last weekend's New Castle Duals, Southport was the better of the two. Perhaps they were missing some wrestlers, but nevertheless the scores below might be instructive. I'm not trying to take anything away from Fishers or Franklin Central, but just asking for a measly point or two of consideration for Southport.
 

 
 

JV will start at 6 with varsity starting around 7 for the Franklin/Columbus East meet.