Mishawaka #1? Or will it be Merrillville?

[EasyRider]

After reading results and watching matches around the great state of Indiana this year, I think the Region (Northwest) has the best shot for another team title.  Mishawaka and Merrilville have pretty deep rosters, which we all know it takes to win a team title.  Although CP has some great wrestlers, it doesn't appear they have the depth to repeat this year.

I haven't had the chance to catch Yorktown this year, so I can't be certain.  It just seems that there are some really good programs in the region.  Coach Maldanado keeps putting up a strong squad year after year.... gotta have a great feeder program.

ER     

[ontherise219]

I would love too be we really can't claim Mishawaka in the region. But I have seen both teams I think Mishawaka would get them
 

[regionrat1]

lOOKS like we might have a chance to see in Febuary.

Don't tink da dogs are gonna do it dis a year. However I tink da have a shot at da coaches trophy. 3 champs and maybe a couple of placers.

Ole coach Maldonado can turn grape juice into fine wine by da end of da season.

[EasyRider]

I think that maybe I should have said SS?  I always include Mishawaka because of the Individual semi - state.  Things get a little confusing there.

ER

[TheTruth11]

Just to set the record straight Mishawaka is NOT nor ever will be ‘the region’.  You can claim us all you want but we do NOT claim you. 

[DuneFan]

Truth11   Boy for your first post on the board you sure show what an  -------------------7 letter word you are.  When they count the individual winners at state from each semi-state don't include the South Bend area then.  The Merrillville semi-state has had the most winners for the last few years and most of them are from the region.
  When it comes to the Merrillville-Mishawaka match I'll pick Mishawaka and I don't think it will be close.  Mishawaka has no weak weights

[TheTruth11]

DuneFan:

Once upon a time we (when I say we I mean the Northwest and Northern part of Indiana which includes Mishawaka, Elkhart, to what is now self-proclaimed ‘da region’) all used to share the same area code of 219. However, in the mid-90’s the Michiana area switched over to 574.  This may seem like unrelated events but I think it is a great metaphor for this topic… You didn’t leave us, we left you.

[Y2CJ41]

It was 2002 when the area codes changed.

[flockofseagulls]

DuneFan:

Once upon a time we (when I say we I mean the Northwest and Northern part of Indiana which includes Mishawaka, Elkhart, to what is now self-proclaimed ‘da region’) all used to share the same area code of 219. However, in the mid-90’s the Michiana area switched over to 574.  This may seem like unrelated events but I think it is a great metaphor for this topic… You didn’t leave us, we left you.

 Or maybe they kicked you out.....

[ontherise219]

103 Stevens p Mishawaka
112 Beck maj Garcia
119 Padilla d Binion
125 Napules p Wisler
130 Shrader d valdivia
135 Guerra p Ponce
140 deluna d eddy
145 Avlas d Reinhold
152 Stahl p Sandefer p
160 White maj Nzeta
171 Morin maj Wengel
189 berry maj mishawaka
215 Lentz p nickerson
285 Travis d Thomas

[MattM]

Here the region and info about it according to wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Indiana

Sure its not the best site for citing term papers, but it does provide some decent information about topics like this. 

[MAJAM152]

DuneFan:

Once upon a time we (when I say we I mean the Northwest and Northern part of Indiana which includes Mishawaka, Elkhart, to what is now self-proclaimed ‘da region’) all used to share the same area code of 219. However, in the mid-90’s the Michiana area switched over to 574.  This may seem like unrelated events but I think it is a great metaphor for this topic… You didn’t leave us, we left you.

Even though we shared the same area code. The region has alwats been the northwest tip of Indiana. Mishawaka has never been part of the "REGION"

[DuneFan]

TheTruth and MAJAM152:

                Please review the previous posts.  I did not refer to Mishawaka or the South Bend schools
                as region schools.  I believe it was made by EasyRider.  However, since your schools are
                in the region sem-state(Merrillville is in the region) I do root for your individuals when they are
                wrestling somone other than a region wrestler.  It is no wonder that some of the region fans
                harbor some hard feelings against people like you that seem to think that there is nothing
               but scumbags in the region (NORTHWEST INDIANA)

[twistedsister]

OK - well this is fun.  How about back to the subject?!  After watching Mishawaka this weekend, I don't see anyone close to beating them.  Ontherise - you think that's how the matchup could end up, but you'll be surprised.  Mishawaka is solid in every weight class.  Even where you think they'd be weak - they are not.

[DuneFan]

I agree 100 0/0.  I can't see anyone coming within 10 points of Mishawaka

[ontherise219]

I don't think Mishawaka is weak in any weight If you can run through the Triacoff like that you are my pick for team state

[MR.Takedown]

Yeah but the tricoff  looked down this year.

[ontherise219]

a little. But Mishawaka didn't 

[macdaddy]

Portage has wrestled both! I would have to give it to Mishawaka. They have too much talent and alot of depth. Not to mention that they have been there the last 4 years in a row! Coach Maldanado always gets the most out of his "athlete's". But Mishawaka has alot of talented wrestlers. And I don't think Merrillville will run up the bonus points on Mish. Just my thoughts.

[hammer]

From how they match up, it looks like the matches could end up 7 each and come down to bonus points.  I wouldn't count Merrillville out.