The Berne Witness Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Curious...we had a few questions today regarding our semi-state coverage. The IHSAA calls it the New Haven Semi-State, some others call it the Fort Wayne Semi-State. Which is it? We went with New Haven Semi-State and that may have confused some...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Fort Wayne is what most use. New Haven High School is the "host" of the event. The host has changed hands a few times in the past 15 years so it is much easier to call it the Fort Wayne Semi-State. That way people aren't trying to figure out where New Haven, Woodlan, or any other area school is that hosts the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Berne Witness Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 New Haven also hosts the cross country semi-state in Fort Wayne (at IPFW) and it's usually called the New Haven Semi-State. We'll keep that in mind going forward, and if most know it as Fort Wayne, that's probably what we'll go with. By the way, very well run semi-state. Kudos to all involved today. ehscoachdavis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor83 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Great job today Berne Witness. It is very much appreciated. HemiCuda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Berne Witness Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, Taylor83 said: Great job today Berne Witness. It is very much appreciated. Thanks! We had fun doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) eHEW HAVEN! Has its own mayor and own community. When some one steps up. in the summit city, and takes the responsibility of running the show , we will refer to it as the Fart Wayne Semi state! Edited February 11, 2018 by Disco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statskeeper Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Disco said: eHEW HAVEN! Has its own mayor and own community. When some one steps up. in the summit city, and takes the responsibility of running the show , we will refer to it as the Fart Wayne Semi state! What does the Mayor of New Haven have to do with the hosting of the IHSAA Wrestling Semi-State, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum; located at 4000 Parnell Avenue, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The School Corporation, is the East Allen County Schools, and the Administration Office, is located on Green Street, in New Haven, Indiana; and so is the New Haven High School. The community's Governmental Administration, has no direct control or link to the School Corporation. In the City Of Fort Wayne Corporation's boundaries, it is the same situation. The Public School Corporation is the Fort Wayne Community Schools, and the Mayor (the Honorable Tom Henry, and City Council) have no administrative authority over the school corporation. The school corporation is a separate and own administrative entity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 As long as I can remember it has been Fort Wayne Semi-state, & that is what you will search for on trackwrestling to find it. So I'm going with Fort Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktony113 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 The school that takes on the responsibility of organizing the event should be honored by having their name in the title. New Haven gets help from all over the place, but in the end they're the ones moving mats, setting up scores tables, putting scales in the weigh-in rooms, and tearing things down when it's over. Who cares if the host school changes here and there, give credit where credit is due! Disco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigroscr Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 15 hours ago, Disco said: eHEW HAVEN! Has its own mayor and own community. When some one steps up. in the summit city, and takes the responsibility of running the show , we will refer to it as the Fart Wayne Semi state! Maybe New Haven should build a facility like the colisum to hold this event. Disco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backtothemat Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Ktony113 said: The school that takes on the responsibility of organizing the event should be honored by having their name in the title. New Haven gets help from all over the place, but in the end they're the ones moving mats, setting up scores tables, putting scales in the weigh-in rooms, and tearing things down when it's over. Who cares if the host school changes here and there, give credit where credit is due! I don’t hear F.H. Reitz complaining. They host the Evansville SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statskeeper Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Ktony113 said: The school that takes on the responsibility of organizing the event should be honored by having their name in the title. New Haven gets help from all over the place, but in the end they're the ones moving mats, setting up scores tables, putting scales in the weigh-in rooms, and tearing things down when it's over. Who cares if the host school changes here and there, give credit where credit is due! Apparently, you have missed something. According to the IHSAA, New Haven High School, is shown and listed as the HOST SCHOOL. And while I'm at it, many years back, little K - through - 12, Adams Central High School, in Monroe, Indiana, which is in Adams County, and not Allen County, was the host school for several years. I can remember their Athletic Director of those times, Art Habegger, scurrying around the Coliseum arena floor, during the set up and tear down, using his two way portable transceiver, answering questions, and solving issues immediately as they had occurred. And yes, other area schools helped out by providing additional manual labor. Also, there was AC Computer, Phil Arnold, providing the administration of the tournament software for the whole day. This was way prior to the Track Wrestling tournament programming. I don't believe New Haven High School went it alone in this 2018 Semi-State venture. Especially, since Woodlan High School provided at least two of the competition mats. When Snider or North Side hosted this meet in years past, other Summit Athletic Conference Schools, assisted as needed; Wayne, Bishop Dwenger, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 The clocks and podium weren't from New Haven either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 It's both...in general statewide fan vernacular, it will always be the Fort Wayne Semi-State. But specifically it's New Haven right now and they do an amazing job hosting it by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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