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Spartans turn in strong results at Washington & Jefferson
WASHINGTON, PA. – A pair of top eight placings from sophomore 174-pounder Dylan Lauffer (Fairfield, Ohio) and freshman 184-pounder Alex Roberts (Winslow, Ind.) guided Manchester University Saturday, Nov. 8.
 
Lauffer worked his way into the championship quarterfinals before Waynesburg College's Abu Kaba stopped him 4-1. He rallied with a major decision victory in the consolation quarterfinals before being sent into the 5th-place battle where the sophomore claimed fifth.
 
Roberts produced three decisions on his way into the top eight. He narrowly missed joining Lauffer in the top six with a hard-fought 5-1 loss in the consolation quarterfinals.
 
Freshman 149-pounder Eric Dan (Knox, Ind.) and freshman heavyweight Nick Joyner (Bedford, Ind.) also compiled multiple-win days with 2-2 records. MU's top squad finished their day at the Washington and Jefferson Open with 34 points which put them in the top 15.
 
The Spartans continue open competition Saturday, Nov. 15, at Trine University.

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2009 IHSAA Sectional Wrestling Brackets
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
 
2. Calumet (9), 9 am CT
Calumet, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
 
3. Crown Point (8), 9 am CT
Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
 
4. LaPorte (8), 9 am CT
Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.
 
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am ET
LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
 
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am ET
Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
 
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9 am ET
Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
 
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 8:30 am ET
Attica, Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
 
9. Elkhart Memorial (8), 9 am ET
Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
 
10. Westview (10), 9 am ET
Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
 
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11), 8 am ET
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.
 
12. New Haven (10), 8:30 am ET
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
 
13. Peru (9), 9 am ET
Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.
 
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am ET
Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
 
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am ET
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
 
16. Delta (10), 9 am ET
Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
 
17. Crawfordsville (9), 8:30 am ET
Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
 
18. Zionsville (12), 8:30 am ET
Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
 
19. Hamilton Heights (12), 9 am ET
Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
 
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am ET
Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).
 
21. Decatur Central (12), 9 am ET
Ben Davis, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Attucks, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
 
22. Warren Central (10), 9 am ET
Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
 
23. Shenandoah (11), 9 am ET
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.
 
24. South Dearborn (9), 9 am ET
Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, South Dearborn, Union County.
 
25. Avon (10), 8:30 am ET
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
 
26. Mooresville (8), 9 am ET
Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
 
27. Northview (9), 9:30 am ET
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
 
28. Jennings County (9), 9 am ET
Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
 
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am ET
Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
 
30. Southridge (10), 9 am ET
Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
 
31. Castle (9), 8:45 am CT
Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.
 
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

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2014 IHSAA State Finals Information Center
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | Website
Admission: $8 per session or $20 both days.
Match Results: TrackWrestling.com
 
Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
First Round | 6 pm ET.
 
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
Quarterfinals | 9:30 am ET with semifinals to follow.
Consolations | 5 pm ET.
Finals | 7:30 pm ET.
Important Links
 
TrackWrestling Link
 
IndianaMat brackets(with rankings)
 
IndianaMat MEGA Preview
 
State Finals Pick'ems
 
2014 State Finals: Rankings Breakdown
 
2014 State Finals: Team Race Breakdown
 
2014 State Finals: Expert Picks
Video Links
 
IHSAA First Round Mat 1
 
IHSAA First Round Mat 2
 
IHSAA First Round Mat 3
 
IHSAA First Round Mat 4
 
IHSAA Quarterfinals and Semi-Finals Mat 1
 
IHSAA Quarterfinals and Semi-Finals Mat 2
 
IHSAA Quarterfinals and Semi-Finals Mat 3
 
IHSAA Quarterfinals and Semi-Finals Mat 4
 
IHSAA Consolations Mat 1
 
IHSAA Consolations Mat 2
 
IHSAA Consolations Mat 3
 
IHSAA State Finals Championship

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2019 East Chicago Semi-State Preview
By Chad Hollenbaugh
The annual region rumble will again invade the mammoth East Chicago Central gymnasium this Saturday morning.   And after an exclusive 12 month tour of Europe, Scandinavia and the Subcontinent, Karl Hungus has returned to both fix the cable and regale the region rats and rat wannabes with his potent predictions. 
 
TEAM RACE
            Three Duneland Conference powers look to battle it out for the Semi-State title.  Merrillville has used their outstanding depth to win both the conference title as well as sectional and regional crowns.  Rival Portage has been nipping at the heels of the Pirates and their frontline hammers could pull them through to a title this weekend.  Crown Point is not far behind and will definitely be a player this weekend.  Penn and upstart Culver Academies will be looking to break the region stranglehold over this semi state.
106 
The bracket gods did not line up things right as the two prospective top lightweights are on the same side of the bracket in Culver Military’s 2nd ranked Brennen Cernus and Crown Point’s 5th ranked Stephan Roberson.  One of these two studs will be sent to the 3rd/4th match this Saturday.  On the other side of the bracket, Merrillville’s mighty mite Malik Hall appears to have an excellent shot at making it to the finals.  The final spot should come down to Lafayette Central Catholic’s regional champ Alex Skees and Chesterton’s Luke Steno.
113
The region is usually particularly tough in the lighter weight classes, and the 113 class Is no exception as number 1 ranked Jacob Moran of Portage continues in his quest of a state title.  Moran has not been seriously tested by anyone in state this year.  Look for him to cruise to the title.  4th ranked Gio Diaz of Wheeler is on the other side of the bracket and will most like make a return trip to Banker’s Life.  Mishawaka’s Brodie Fogerty appears to have gotten the sweetest draw in this bracket and Frontier’s Colin Reagan (ranked 10th) or Merrillville’s Martin Cruz (ranked 7th) have the death draw as both these potential podium placers will likely meet up in a ticket round tussle.
120
This weight class might produce the first real fireworks of the day and some legitimate dog fights for that coveted ticket to Indy.  3rd ranked Riley Battich of Crown Point and 8th ranked Trey Finnearty of Culver Military look to lock up a state birth in their quarter brackets.  The other two groups of 4 should produce some awesome match ups.  Wawasee’s sophomore stud, Jace Alexander was able to slide past rival Vince Sparrow at regional via an injury default.  As a result, he should be able to punch a ticket to state.  The final slot will likely come down to Duneland rivals Ty Haskins of Portage and Danny Tolin of Chesterton.  Tolin has had the slight advantage recently but anything can happen at semi state.
126
Karl’s favorite guitarist from the 1970s Smokey and Bandit series, Jerry Reed, once sang a song titled When Your Hot Your Hot, When Your Not Your Not.  No this was not a comparison of ontherise219 and Broken Towel Rack, but it does describe the Penn Regional and how those wrestlers will play out at semi state.  Mishawaka’s Brendon Mark got hot at the right time and won a regional title.  That put him in excellent position to make a semi state run to Indy.  Seniors Trevor Penrod from South Bend Riley and Logan Hill of Penn did not have the hot streak and face longer odds. McCutheon’s 16th ranked Evan Burge appears to be lined up to power through his quarter bracket and punch his state ticket.  The class of the bracket is in the bottom half where top ranked frosh Jesse Mendez of Crown Point and veteran stud Brock Peele of Portage will likely battle in the semi finals.
132
There looks to little drama in this weight class as the champs from the four regionals look to be the favorites to also qualify for state.  Geremia Brooks of Wawasee is ranked fourth in the state and only has one blemish on his record. Undefeated Andres Moreno of Lowell looms on the other side of the bracket with a possible semi state title on the line.  I like Rensselaer Central’s Elijah Hickman and Portage grinder Rickey Hegedus as the other two state streeters in this mix.
138
This bracket appears to be a little more topsy-turvy than 132 as several potential upsets appear to possible.  This should make for a very interesting weight class. Two great ticket round possibilities might take place in the top half of the bracket as Merrillville’s Anthony Rivera and Mishawaka’s Gabe Weeks will likely square off with a state berth on the line.  A similar prospect might emerge in the second quarter bracket with Chesterton’s Cade Johnson and Harrison’s AJ Poindexter likely to meet in the ticket round.  The bottom half of the bracket seems a little more settled with LaPorte Slicer regional champ Tyler Nicely and longtime Wawasee Warrior Braxton Alexander likely to meet in the semis.  Alexander is the class of this weight class.
145
A couple of relative upstarts look to control this bracket as 8th ranked Jacob Burford of Crown Point and small school stud Jorden Dougglas of Attica (6th ranked) appear on opposite sides of the bracket.  These two are looking to make a name for themselves on the state level next week.  The fight for the other two state berths will be hotly contested as Merrillville’s Jacob Maldonado should be tested by Wawasee’s Garrett Stuckman and Penn’s Jeffrey Harper will have his hands full with either Lake Central’s Daniel Park or Morton’s Isiah Watts.
152
Much like the 145 bracket, the 152 set of 16 will feature two state ranked grapplers and a host of others looking to break out onto the state scene.  The big dog in this weight class is eighth ranked Chesterton Trojan Brock Ellis.  He owns a big 17-5 victory over the other state ranked grappler in this class, Cole Cervantes of Griffith.  Both of these region rumblers possess the talent to win on Friday night in Indy.  Regional champs Drew Mason of Mishawaka and Spencer Phillips of McCutcheon appear to peaking at the right time and have the right draw to advance.
160
Only two state ranked wrestlers are in this bracket as the rest of this semi state seems to be trying to avoid Portage super stud, Donell Washington.  The leader of the Indian squad is a runaway favorite to dominate at East Chicago.  All others will be fighting for runner up status barring a huge upset.  13th ranked Brock Merkel of Harrison will likely have his hands full with Abel Verbeek of Lowell. LaPorte Slicer Matt Neff and Culver Academy’s freshman Braden Welch appear to be peaking at the right time and have good draws to make it to the Circle City.
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A deep and talented field of middle weights will entertain wrestling fans in the region this Saturday.  Most non-partisan fans will be hoping for the rubber match between junior class rivals Graham Calhoun of Plymouth (2nd ranked) and 4th ranked Joseph Walker of Mishawaka.  They have split two previous matches this year.  This could be a potential match for all the marbles next week.  Portage wrestles a killer schedule and that should prepare grizzled vet Josh Warmick to make a state run in the bottom half of the bracket.  The last spot will be hard fought with three super sophs battling for the final state slot.  Culver Military’s Eli Pack, Merrillville’s Jason Streck, and Kankakee Valley’s regional champ Aiden Sneed will bet duking it out for that 4th ticket to Indy.
 182
Karl Hungus loves watching the upper weights battle and the 182 weight class is a personal favorite.  East Chicago’s Semi State will not disappoint this year as a host of studs populate bracket.  In the top quarter bracket, regional champ Jack Hargan of Attica will be in a dogfight with the physical Noah Perez of LaPorte. Frosh phenom Andrew Donahue of Culver Military look to have the easiest path to Indy in this bracket.  In the bottom half….Whoa Nelly!  5th ranked Jacob Bates of Chesterton will likely brawl with 2nd ranked Jake LaPlace of Mishawaka with a state berth on the line.  This one will be worth the price of admission. The last spot in this tough, tough class will likely come down to Penn’s Noah Brown and Merrillville’s Khris Walton.  A match that might play a role in the team race. 
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Wow!  Another absolutely loaded class with athletic brawlers. Four state ranked studs will be in the fight of their lives with other lesser known studs trying to punch that elusive ticket to Banker’s Life.  Each quarter bracket features matches that will be so tough to call.  One loss Jacob Trefan of Culver Military will likely battle 2nd ranked Ewan Donavan for the golden ticket.  Seniors Braden Oakley of Harrison and Rockne Hurley of Penn will duke it out for the second slot.  The third quarter bracket is a best.  Any of the four grapplers could take that ticket to state.  Sophomore Bobby Babcock is Hungus’ pick to click.  Triton’s James “Bo” Snyder avenged his sectional loss and will be in a slobber knocker with veteran Crown Point Bulldog Ethan Potosky.  Wow!
 220
These upper weight classes at East Chicago are absolute meat grinders and so difficult to predict.  Merrillville’s Drew Bailey came up big at regional and defeated neighborhood rival Art Fowler.   This put the 10th ranked Bailey in a great position to qualify for state this weekend.  The 2nd ranked Fowler dropped to the last quarter bracket where he will have to contend with the sensational John Thomas of South Bend Adams.  Two of the best big man athletes in the state will be on display in this ticket round tilt.  Joey Kidwell of West Lafayette has a sparkling 40-1 record but must contend with Caveman Garrett Sandefur for that elusive state slot.
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Wrapping up the East Chicago Semi state with the Big Boys.  It appears that three of the four quarter brackets should go the way of chalk and the final slot will be a great ticket round match.  Massive Alex Cartwright of LaVille is 5th ranked and coming off his best win of the year defeating 2nd ranked Yehezequal DeVault of Penn in the regional finals.  Cartwright has been a stud for 3 years and has just had a some bad luck at semi state.  He can contend for a state title. DeVault is on the other side of the bracket but will have no cakewalk in his ticket round as he will likely face regional champ Nick Garcia of Lake Central.  Will Crider of Harrison and Anthony Atria of Merrillville will look to continue the tradition of fine heavyweight wrestlers at their respective schools.

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Bulldog Breakdown: IHSWCA Dual State on Deck for Tough Bulldog Squad
By Anna Kayser
 
After a month of individual focus for the Brownsburg wrestling team with the Walsh Ironman, Carnahan and Brecksville-Broadview Heights Invitationals alongside few one-on-one duals in December, the team focus returns on Saturday as the Bulldogs look for their first IHSWCA Dual State championship since 2019.
 
“This weekend isn’t the official IHSAA state champions, but to me whatever team wins dual state any year, that’s the best team,” head coach Darrick Snyder said. “I love it when you go into it and the best kid on your team is just as important as the least talented kid on your team.”
 
Over the past month, the Bulldogs have taken strides from top to bottom in individual performance to prepare them for the switch to a team mentality and having a strong lineup through all weight classes.
 
At the Ironman Invitational from Dec. 9-10, Revin Dickman (106) and Leighton Jones (HWT) each earned a spot on the podium to in one of the toughest high school tournaments in the country, leading the Bulldogs to place 20th out of 119 teams. One week later, they finished in third place of the Carnahan Invitational at Crown Point with Gunnar Henry (195) winning his bracket and three others reaching the finals.
 
To round out December, seven Bulldogs took to the podium on another tough stage, with Brady Ison (132) being crowned as a champion of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Invitational and Dickman and Jones following in second place of their respective weight classes.
 
And in the middle of the gauntlet of tough, nationally ranked competition have been practices mapped around these wrestlers peaking at the right time and keeping their bodies fresh for a run at the postseason. Dual meets have gone by the wayside, with Brownsburg’s last dual coming exactly one month ago on Dec. 6 vs. Avon.
 
“Our schedule is so much different with being able to go to Ironman and Brecksville… we’re just doing a lot of individual tournaments,” Snyder said. “Which, I think if we’re trying to get our guys national exposure and knock off some nationally ranked guys, that’s probably the best route.”
 
That improvement during the season – and even the strides they make in the summer and in the school months leading up to wrestling season – ultimately strengthens the program to a point where they are in the running for state titles in any arena.
 
Now that they’ve faced some of the toughest competition in the country, both the mental and physical aspects of wrestling have been strengthened to set up Brownsburg for a run this weekend and in February.
 
“I always tell the guys to get as good as you can and keep improving, and that helps the team,” Snyder said. “Whether it’s in a dual meet or it’s at individual state, if you get to a point where you can compete for [an individual] state title in Indiana, you’re going to help us win an Indiana [team] state title and you’re certainly going to help us in a dual meet. We just focus on them continuing to improve.”
 
The team mentality comes into play when looking at the scoreboard and the overall team race in an event like this weekend, and that’s the biggest difference between wrestling for an individual title and taking the mat in a dual meet.
 
There’s also the ability to pick each other up following individual losses, scoring bonus points to offset opponents’ points on the scoreboard.
 
“I think our guys are very unselfish and that’s something I think we’ve kind of created within our culture,” Snyder said. “Our guys know that if they’re the clear-cut better wrestler, they can’t go out and win 5-4, they’ve got to score bonus points. They don’t always do it, but that’s their goal. And our guys that are kind of getting beat up on and falling behind, they know they have to fight off their back and survive because it’s all about the team.
 
“There are some rounds where my best kids walk out and I’m like ‘Get me bonus’ and they’re like, ‘Got you, coach.’”
 
The 4A bracket of the IHSWCA State Duals tournament will take place on Brownsburg’s home turf as they look to battle through a bracket of strong competition.
 
As the No. 2 seed, the Bulldogs open with No. 7 Indianapolis Cathedral and will have to get through either No. 3 Center Grove – a tough opponent to battle in half of the bracket – or No. 6 Evansville Mater Dei. On the other side of the bracket awaits No. 1 Crown Point, which won the tournament in 2022.
 
“I’m excited to compete as a team with everybody right there,” Snyder said. “I know our guys are too, we’ve had a great week of practice. We don’t need to say anything, do anything – we talk about winning dual state and IHSAA state, and they were locked in on Monday. They’re ready to roll.”
 
 

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IHSAA Wrestling Semi-State Brackets 2009
1.Merrillville (at Merrillville H.S.), 9 am CT
Preview by Karl Hungus
Feeder Regionals: Calumet, LaPorte, Logansport, Rochester.
 
2. Woodlan (at Allen County Coliseum), 9 am ET
Preview by Joe Caprino
Feeder Regionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Goshen, Jay County, Peru.
 
3. New Castle (at New Castle H.S.), 9 am ET
Preview by Dingo Brigade
Feeder Regionals: North Montgomery, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Richmond.
 
4. Evansville Reitz (at Roberts Stadium), 9 am CT
Preview by Justin Cooper
Feeder Regionals: Bloomington South, Castle, Jeffersonville, Mooresville.

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Thunder Swept on Day One of Budd Whitehill Duals
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-- Trine dropped three matches on the opening day of the Budd Whitehill Duals, hosted by Lycoming College.
The Thunder were defeated by the 30th-ranked College of New Jersey 41-9, fell to Thiel 37-12 and concluded the day with a 42-3 defeat at the hands of SUNY-Oswego. Michael Conner (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) provided a bright spot for Trine by winning all three of his matches at 197-lbs. Jeffrey Helm (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) added a victory in the 141-lb class. Trine falls to 1-6 in duals this season.
All three of Conner's victories were by decision. The junior started his day with a 3-2 win over Sigala Fosam (TCNJ), earned a 5-0 victory over Ryan Kenski (Thiel) and closed out with a 6-5 victory over Joe Gorusch (SUNY-Oswego). Conner improved his record to 15-6 on the season.
Helm added a convincing victory over Thiel's Nick Hart by a 9-2 decision. Helm now has nine wins in his freshman campaign.
The Budd Whitehill Duals will wrap up tomorrow. Trine's opponents will be determined when matches conclude today.
Box scores of all three matches can be found below.
The College of New Jersey 41, Trine 9
125- David Corrigan (TCNJ) over David Moore, Dec. 8-1
133- James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) won by forfeit
141- Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) over Jeffrey Helm, Maj. 9-0
149- Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) over Cody Konieczki, Fall 4:53
157- Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) over Adam Boles, Fall 2:08
165- Kellen Whitney (TCNJ) over Jaycee Jensen, Maj. 14-4
174- Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) over Kerry Raab, Fall 1:07
184- Brandon Simon (TCNJ) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Sigala Fosam, Dec. 3-2
285- Lazarus Conley (Trine) won by forfeit
Thiel 37, Trine 12
125- David Moore (Trine) won by forfeit
133- Lance Waters (Thiel) won by forfeit
141- Jeffrey Helm (Trine) over Nick Hart, Dec. 9-2
149- Nick Sutton (Thiel) over Cody Konieczki, Maj. 12-4
157- Chris Nuss (Thiel) over Adam Boles, Dec. 9-3
165- Brandon Collins (Thiel) over Jaycee Jensen, Fall 3:34
174- Jordan Powell (Thiel) over Kerry Raab, Fall 2:36
184- Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Ryan Kenski, Dec. 5-0
285- Blake Heim (Thiel) over Lazarus Conley, Fall 0:21
SUNY-Oswego 42, Trine 3
125- James Ronca (SUNY-O) over David Moore, Maj. 11-3
133- Kevin Ramkishun (SUNY-O) won by forfeit
141- David Almaiva (SUNY-O) over Jeffreh Helm, Tech Fall 19-2
149- Mark Milisci (SUNY-O) over Cody Konieczki, Dec. 4-3
157- Abubakarr Sow (SUNY-O) over Adam Boles, Fall 3:22
165- Tyler Silverthorn (SUNY-O) over Jaycee Jensen, Tech Fall 19-3
174- Sean Maloney (SUNY-O) over Kerry Raab, Maj. 14-5
184- Scott Bova (SUNY-O) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Joe Gorusch (SUNY-O), Dec. 6-5
285- Dillon Hudson (SUNY-O) over Tyler Prater, Dec. 3-2

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New Castle Semistate 2010
"Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)."
"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

--Gaius Julius Caesar

With the Ides of March approaching, I thought it appropriate to use some quotes by the quote machine Julius Caesar. Caesar, as history tells us, was willing to sacrifice nearly everything to achieve his goals....sounds like a wrestler to me. Anyway, my second favorite sporting weekend of the year is this coming weekend. I look forward to the trip to New Castle each year, knowing it means arriving at the crack of dawn and leaving when it's dark. This year it's especially true, as I won't be able to make it to Conseco. It's also especially true because this has been such a crazy year for Indiana wrestling. New Castle and the other three semistates, really show off what's great about our sport. The very high quality of competition, the elation of the matches' winners, the supreme disappointment of the matches' losers, the unbridled emotions of the parents, the upsets, the OT matches...how can you not love it all?

103

Outlook: Although this is an extraordinarily deep field, featuring seven wrestlers ranked in the top-16 (would've had 8 in the top-19 if Bova had made it through), this is Pocket Hercules' (Cody Phillips) weight class to lose. Although Venezia, Farrell, Moss, Schmith, Brasier and others are formidable opponents, Phillips is simply humongous and outrageously strong for 103. Past Phillips, it's a toss-up for places 2-4. Venezia has a good shot at reaching the finals, although to do so, he will have to beat three top-16 ranked wrestlers. Easily one of the toughest draws of anyone at New Castle. Moss has the misfortune of potentially drawing Phillips in the semis. Brasier vs. Farrell is one of the elite ticket matches at New Castle. Schmith vs. Venezia is one of the elite opening round matches at New Castle. Should be a very exciting, unpredictable weight past Phillips.

Ranked:

#16 Clint Schmith, Beech Grove, 30-8
#7 Mike Venezia, Cathedral, 31-2
#1 Cody Phillips (defending state champion at 103), Union County, 37-0
#13 Garrett Brasier, East Central, 40-4
#10 Josh Farrell, Greenfield Central, 42-3
#6 Levi Moss, Ben Davis, 37-2
#11 Tom Gettinger, Connersville, 39-4

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #1 Cody Phillips
2. #7 Mike Venezia
3. #6 Levi Moss
4. #13 Garrett Brasier

All hail the champ:

Cody Phillips

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

#16 Schmith vs. #7 Venezia (opening round)--Schmith is a talented kid coming off of a disappointing weekend and it's within the realm of possibility that he can pull the upset. However, to Venezia's credit, he's been awfully steady this season against some pretty formidable competition.
#11 Gettinger vs. #7 Venezia (ticket round)--These two met up at Connersville earlier this season, with the Cathedral wrestler winning comfortably 7-0.
#13 Brasier vs. #10 Farrell (ticket round)--Farrell has shown he can beat just about anyone at this weight, as evidenced by his impressive regional performance. Brasier is a senior and I'll go with him because....well, because he's a senior. Farrell could make this pick look downright foolish.

112

Outlook: This is another stacked field, featuring three returning state qualifiers. With this impressive depth, including five wrestlers ranked in the top-10, comes a decent amount of uncertainty at the top. I would personally favor New Castle's stud soph Brendan Campbell, but Mason Todd couldn't have been more impressive last weekend, as he comfortably handled Price and especially his arch-nemesis Harvey. Campbell, Harvey, Todd, Price and McKinley are all capable of winning this weight class, and with the numbers game, at least one of these fine wrestlers will not advance. Parham vs. Harvey, Price vs. McKinley and Davis/Ling vs. Todd are all potentially exciting ticket matches.

Ranked:

#5 Jared McKinley, 42-1, Perry Meridian
#7 Brendan Campbell, 48-1, New Castle
#8 Dominique Price, 31-4, Tech
#9 Brian Harvey, 34-4, Cathedral
#10 Mason Todd, 40-1, Pendleton Heights

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #7 Brendan Campbell
2. #5 Jared McKinley
3. #10 Mason Todd
4. #9 Brian Harvey

All hail the champ:

Brendan Campbell

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Patrick Parham, Carmel, 26-7 vs. #9 Harvey (ticket round)--Parham has been on fire in the postseason, but Harvey is rock-solid and doesn't take a match off. Parham has shown the ability to rise to the occasion in the past and he'll have to do it here to advance.
#8 Price vs. #5 McKinley (ticket round)--These two met earlier this year, with McKinley taking a 5-0 decision. Price hasn't been able to get over the hump thus far, but the ability is there and he's faced a lot of good wrestlers in his career.
Robert Boston, Lawrence North, 25-5 vs. #7 Campbell (opening round)--Boston is a very tough kid, but he has a tall task ahead of him in the form of the Cadet Freestyle All-American Campbell.
Conrad Ling, Fishers, 32-5 vs. Aaron Davis, Roncalli, 24-11 (opening round)--Ling has had an outstanding year and Davis is coming on strong late in the season, like he did last year.
#10 Todd vs. #9 Harvey (potential finals match)--It will be difficult for these two to face each other again, but it would be great if it happens. These two wrestle like they hate each other. Pendleton Heights and Cathedral fans might even be more into it than their wrestlers. The PA announcer at Pendleton Heights had to admonish the crowd in their last meeting because things were getting so heated. Great stuff.

119

Outlook: This is a very top-heavy weight class, featuring #1 Brandon Nelsen and #2 Josh Kieffer, as well as #13 Seve Duncan and #19 Josh Julian. All four are returning state qualifiers and all but Duncan are returning state placers. Nelsen and Kieffer have been head and shoulders above everyone else in this semi-state and should meet in the finals here. Each has only one loss this year--Nelsen to Kieffer and Kieffer to Nelsen. Will Nelsen's experience and technical savvy beat Kieffer's length and physical style?

Ranked:

#1 Brandon Nelsen, Lawrence North, 36-1
#2 Josh Kieffer, Roncalli, 35-1
#13 Seve Duncan, Beech Grove, 18-7
#19 Josh Julian, Lebanon, 31-7

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #1 Brandon Nelsen
2. #2 Josh Kieffer
3. Alex Catron, New Castle, 40-2
4. Thomas Ash, Hamilton Southeastern, 24-7

All hail the champ:

Brandon Nelsen

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Catron vs. #19 Julian (ticket round)--For some reason, Julian hasn't been quite as sharp as this time last year. He's still capable of getting hot and putting together another run to Conseco. Catron has been very close to breaking through; last year, it was Seve Duncan that de-railed his state aspirations.
Levi Lanning, Alexandria, 34-8 vs. #19 Julian (opening round)--Let me tell you, these Alexandria kids can wrestle. Although Julian will be rightfully favored, Lanning is very solid and could be a darkhorse contender to advance.
#1 Nelsen vs. #13 Duncan (ticket round)--Some people suspected that Duncan tanked at sectionals to improve his draw. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but he's in a tough spot here. Unfortunately for the tough Beech Grove wrestler, there are a few things in life you can count on: water is wet, the sky is blue and Brandon Nelsen will place at state.
Thien Tran, New Palestine, 33-9 vs. Ash (ticket round)--It's very possible that one of these two kids will be wrestling at Conseco. Both are seniors with comparable records and competition faced; I'll go with Ash due to his recent hot streak, but I won't be shocked if it's Tran.
#1 Nelsen vs. #2 Kieffer (potential finals match)--They've wrestled many times, but there isn't a clear-cut favorite between the two. It's a great battle of conflicting builds and styles.

125

Outlook: Like 119, this weight class is top-heavy, featuring #1 Brandon Wright and #2 Justin Kieffer. Like 103, it's also extraordinarily deep, featuring seven ranked wrestlers. In my opinion, this is the strongest weight class at New Castle, top to bottom. Almost every match from the opening round forward is a possible barn-burner. While it's likely that Wright and Kieffer will battle for the kazillionth time for the title, spots 3 and 4 will be very interesting. For those last two spots, you have Ben Sommer, Shelbyville sectional #1 seed Jake Williams, Jordan Johnson, Jared Huff, Josh Blanton, Jason Simmons and Brent Roman battling it out. Throw in Justin Eshelman, Charlie McGinley and Dalton Millikan and you have yourself one loaded weight class.

Ranked:

#1 Brandon Wright, Warren Central, 25-2
#2 Justin Kieffer, Roncalli, 31-3
#13 Jordan Johnson, Lawrence North, 26-12
#14 Ben Sommer, Carmel, 33-3
#15 Jason Simmons, Perry Meridian, 35-9
#16 Jared Huff, Milan, 38-4
#18 Charlie McGinley, Tech, 34-6

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #1 Brandon Wright
2. #2 Justin Kieffer
3. #14 Ben Sommer
4. #16 Jared Huff

All hail the champ:

Brandon Wright

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

#14 Sommer vs. #13 Johnson (ticket round)--They met earlier this year, with Johnson winning an OT decision. If Sommer can get by Williams, I like his chances here against the lanky Johnson.
Dalton Millikan, South Vermillion, 37-3 vs. #2 Kieffer (opening round)--Millikan had a rough regional, which helped bring about such a rough draw. Kieffer is likely just too much here but Millikan is a solid kid.
Brent Roman, Hamilton Southeastern, 31-7 vs. #15 Simmons (opening round)--Rough matchup for both kids. Roman won't be intimidated by the Perry wrestler. A pick 'em in my eyes.
#16 Huff vs. #15 Simmons/Roman (ticket round)--In another year, all three of these high caliber wrestlers might be advancing. In this stacked semi-state weight class, only one of the three will move on. All three are seniors and any of the three could move on.
Justin Eshelman, Pendleton Heights, 37-4 vs. #1 Wright (ticket round)--This was a really bad break for Eshelman, who might be the third best in the weight class. He dominated the field last Saturday, beating McGinley and Johnson with relative ease. Unfortunately, Wright, the three time state finalist, is probably a little too much for the Arabians wrestler.
#1 Wright vs. #2 Kieffer (potential finals match)--Like Nelsen vs. Kieffer, we've seen this matchup a time or two before. Also like Nelsen vs. Kieffer, it happens to be a great matchup and a fascinating confrontation of styles. Anything is possible in this match.

130

Outlook: The talent level goes down a little bit when we get to 130. It's still a fine field, featuring two top-five wrestlers, three top-ten kids and four total wrestlers in the top thirteen in the state. Leading the charge is the dynamic Connor Mullins, who should nab the top seed. After Mullins, the very experienced Tyler Clark, a two-time state qualifier, should be a solid pick for second. The third and fourth spots are very wide open and I expect some surprises here.

Ranked:

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#2 Connor Mullins, New Castle, 51-0
#5 Tyler Clark, South Dearborn, 36-2
#10 John Stringfield, Cathedral, 34-4
#13 Jacob McCarthy, Mount Vernon, 33-4

I've got a Golden Ticket:

1. #2 Connor Mullins
2. #5 Tyler Clark
3. Greg Bell, Lawrence North, 27-8
4. #10 John Stringfield

All hail the champ:

Connor Mullins

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Eli Walker, Alexandria, 39-5 vs. #13 McCarthy (opening round)--The tough freshman looks to bag some big game in the form of senior and former state qualifier McCarthy. Like the rest of his team, expect to see more and more of this talented youngster in the coming years. McCarthy might be a little too much for him at this point.
Tyler Gadient, Noblesville, 26-10 vs. #2 Mullins (ticket round)--Gadient's record is deceptive, because he's very good. He very nearly beat Stringfield this past weekend and could give Mullins a good test. Expect Mullins to pass the test.
Jordan East, Southport, 37-7 vs. #10 Stringfield (opening round)--East has a solid shot to advance here, but he'll need to beat the ever-consistent Stringfield to do so. Stringfield doesn't give anything up easily, but East is on the same level.
Eli Moore, Fountain Central, 37-2 vs East/#10 Stringfield (ticket round)--Say what you want about the different schedules these three wrestlers competed against, but 37-2 is still 37-2. Moore has a legit shot.

135

Outlook: This is a pretty evenly matched weight class, with the exception of the clear favorite, #2 Mason "The Butcher" Berryman. The returning 4th place finisher last year at state, Berryman is a legit state title threat. Berryman's heavy hands and physical style will be very tough for anyone here to handle. He should cruise to a title. Beyond Berryman, there are two other ranked wrestlers and a lot of next-tier kids. This is one of the more wide-open weights past Berryman, making it one of the most difficult to handicap.

Ranked:

#2 Mason Berryman, Anderson Highland, 29-0
#14 Matt Rattay, Lawrence North, 27-9
#16 Wayne Black, Pike, 35-2

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #2 Mason Berryman
2. #16 Wayne Black
3. #14 Matt Rattay
4. Josh Williams, Warren Central, 32-8

All hail the champ:

Mason Berryman

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Brandon Davis, Western Boone, 32-4 vs. Williams (ticket round)--This is senior versus senior, each sporting a pretty impressive win/loss record. Williams' schedule is the difference for me.
John Blanton, Alexandria, 36-6 vs. #16 Black (ticket round)--Blanton is just a sophomore, but he's a talented youngster and it's not a reach at all to say that he could advance. Blanton first has to get by senior Austin Shell, North Vermillion, 33-4.
Levi Rose, New Castle, 44-5 vs. #14 Rattay (ticket round)--Both are battle-tested and Rose has the advantage (pressure?) of wrestling on his home mat. Rattay tends to keep matches pretty close, whether winning or losing, so this one might be up for grabs until the very end of the match.

140

Outlook: This is a very solid weight class, although it is lacking the big guns of all the previous weight classes. There are six ranked wrestlers here, with #10 Grant Scurria leading the list. Scurria's portion of the bracket is pretty nightmarish, as his first match is versus a former state qualifier and his ticket match could be a rough one as well. There is no clear-cut favorite to speak of, and surprises are almost a certainty. Looking at the bracket, more so than any other weight at New Castle, every match is compelling and almost every kid is capable of advancing. You won't find your state champion here, but any of the four seeds from here will be capable of winning Friday night at Conseco.

Ranked:

#10 Grant Scurria, Carmel, 28-3
#12 Brady White, Westfield, 42-4
#13 Cody Fellers, New Castle, 47-4
#18 Kirk Johnson, Perry Meridian, 40-3
#19 Bailey Kesterman, Triton Central, 38-5
#20 Tiandre Edwards, North Central, 30-7

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #13 Cody Fellers
2. #10 Grant Scurria
3. #18 Kirk Johnson
4. #20 Tiandre Edwards

All hail the champ:

#13 Cody Fellers

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Braydon Alley, Hamilton Heights, 26-10 vs. #18 Johnson (ticket round)--Assuming Alley can get by a tough senior in Justin Enright (Centerville, 37-9), this should be a great matchup. Alley was very nearly the regional champion and had to beat two tough wrestlers to advance to the championship. Johnson has almost literally wrestled everyone in the state at 140 and had a great offseason as well. Johnson by a nose.
JR Corman, New Palestine, 19-9 vs. #10 Scurria (opening round)--The former state qualifier Corman is always capable of a big match and has been in this position before. Scurria has had an outstanding year and should be able to hold off the senior.
Mason Gesell, Union County, 39-4 vs. Haydon Buck, Tri-Central, 32-3 (opening round)--Both kids are sporting glittering records. Gesell very nearly knocked off Fellers last week. Buck wasn't as sharp, but he's talented. Gesell should win and face Scurria.
Matt Irick, Hamilton Southeastern, 33-6 vs. Kameron James, Pike, 28-7 (opening round)--I have no clue who will win this one. Both survived tough regionals and either could win this match and the next to advance to the state finals. The winner will likely get the explosive #20 Edwards.
#12 White vs. #19 Kesterman (opening round)--An awful opening round matchup for both kids, but a great one for the crowd. Like most of the matchups at this weight, it's anybody's guess who will win. The winner will likely get #13 Fellers in another potentially great bout.


145

Outlook: This weight class features two undefeated, very impressive wrestlers in Patrick Robinson and Montrail Johnson. It has three ranked wrestlers because Johnson is unranked, likely due to lack of information about him. The kid is a stud and he definitely passes the look test. It's sometimes difficult to gauge how good someone is unless they're facing excellent competition, but Johnson absolutely owned Pendleton Heights: two pins and a tech, each more impressive than the last. Robinson, the Purdue recruit, has been dominant all year and has faced better competition than Johnson. They are on the same side of the bracket, so someone else will finish second. As with a number of other weights, surprises won't be surprising.

Ranked:

#6 Patrick Robinson, Hamilton Southeastern, 25-0
#10 Kyle Riedling, New Palestine, 22-9
#17 Derek Harz, Perry Meridian, 31-10

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #6 Patrick Robinson
2. #17 Derek Harz
3. Montrail Johnson, Tri-Central, 42-0
4. #10 Kyle Riedling

All hail the champ:

#6 Patrick Robinson

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Ross Hoggatt, South Vermillion, 37-3 vs. #17 Harz (ticket round)--Assuming Hoggatt can get by talented sophomore Clint Nicholson (Pendleton Heights, 23-12), he has a shot at Harz. Like all Perry wrestlers, Harz is a grizzled veteran and used to the big stage and that might be the difference.
Kiefer Uphaus, Centerville, 32-4 vs. #10 Riedling (opening round)--Uphaus has a great shot to advance by beating Riedling. The New Pal wrestler had a rough weekend at Perry Meridian, but it will all be a distant memory if he can come up big in this match. 50-50 matchup.
Zach Heald, Greenfield Central, 28-5 vs. #6 Robinson (ticket round)--Robinson should win this, but Heald is a threat.
Jordan Maple, Connersville, 34-7 vs. Tre Spencer, Pike, 29-8 (opening round)--Both are talented kids with excellent records against tough competition. Should be a good one. The winner gets Johnson in another good one.

152

Outlook: Despite almost stumbling last weekend against Austin Neibarger, Sam Bennett comes in as a strong favorite. Bennett has already had a sterling career and will continue his career at Northern Illinois next year. This weight class would've been even more exciting if not for the loss of Jacob Tonte. Even without Tonte and New Castle's #18 Dusty Bennett, there are four ranked wrestlers here and twice that many kids capable of advancing. Bennett should sew up a top seed for Conseco, but past that is a mystery.

Ranked:

#1 Sam Bennett, Anderson Highland, 34-0
#8 Nick Manning, South Dearborn, 36-2
#13 James Frascella, Carmel, 24-6
#17 Austin Neibarger, Cathedral, 33-5

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #1 Sam Bennett
2. #8 Nick Manning
3. #17 Austin Neibarger
4. #13 James Frascella

All hail the champ:

#1 Sam Bennett

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Robert Hawthorne, Crispus Attucks, 33-6 vs. #13 Frascella (ticket round)--It would be a great story to see the Attucks wrestler and regional champ Hawthorne advance to state.
Taylor Evans, Clinton Central, 36-2 vs. #17 Neibarger (ticket round)--Evans has been on the cusp before and he has the experience advantage. However, Neibarger is not your average freshman and Evans will have to be in top form to advance.
Mike Taylor, Lawrence Central, 34-8 vs. #8 Manning (ticket round)--Although each wrestler has a tough opening match, this would be a great ticket bout. Manning's a solid favorite, but Taylor is explosive and dangerous.

160

Outlook: This is a very deep weight class, led by #2 Tyler Willis. Willis was strongly tested last weekend by Quinton Brooks, which has to boost the confidence of the field at New Castle. There are no easy opening round matches and some great wrestlers won't even make it to the ticket round. There are two top-five wrestlers, five wrestlers in the top-thirteen, and six ranked wrestlers altogether. In addition, the bracket is chock full of dangerous kids like Sam Shoaf, Jake Hockenbury, Jake Evans, Cody Becker, Dylon Gregg and Mark Brown.

Ranked:

#2 Tyler Willis, Cathedral, 36-1
#4 Jake Jennings, New Palestine, 38-2
#11 Von Wasson, New Castle, 49-1
#12 Curtis Anderson, Carmel, 29-4
#13 Quinton Brooks, Lawrence North, 32-7
#16 Jeremiah Oliver, Pike, 35-3

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #2 Tyler Willis
2. #13 Quinton Brooks
3. #11 Von Wasson
4. #16 Jeremiah Oliver

All hail the champ:

#2 Tyler Willis

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Sam Shoaf, Fountain Central, 39-3 vs. #4 Jennings (opening round)--Jennings put himself in the unenviable position of having to beat Shoaf and Willis to qualify for the state tourney. While he has been magnificent all year, he lost to Hockenbury last week and now has a tough road starting with the senior Shoaf.
#4 Jennings vs. #2 Willis (ticket round)--This has to be one of the premier ticket matchups, not only in New Castle, but in the entire state. Willis had a huge gash on his head that required frequent and extensive wrapping, so hopefully that won't play a role in this huge match.
Jake Hockenbury, Decatur Central, 20-7 vs. Jake Evans, Clinton Central, 35-3 (opening round)--The two Jakes will battle for the right to likely face Von Wasson. Hockenbury pulled the huge upset last week over #4 Jennings and is capable of pulling another. Evans is a very tough, underrated wrestler--two of his three losses are to Anderson.
#12 Anderson vs. #13 Brooks (ticket round)--Assuming Brooks can beat the very tough Mark Brown (East Central, 36-7), these two should battle for the right to advance to Conseco. Anderson already owns a win over Brooks this season, but Brooks was pretty impressive at Regionals. Should be very tight regardless of the winner.

171

Outlook: 171 features defending state champ and Ohio University signee Michael Duckworth. Duckworth has a very tough path to a semi-state title this year, but last year's was no picnic either and he survived. Including the Union County standout, there are seven ranked wrestlers here--this is a truly loaded field, with 12 participants with 28 or more wins this season. It's very possible that four of the ranked kids will not advance, as returning state qualifier Anthony Bill looms large in the bracket.

Ranked:

#1 Michael Duckworth, Union County (defending state champ at 171), 42-0
#11 Kevin Moats, Tipton, 38-3
#14 Scott Moore, Fountain Central, 31-3
#17 Mike Smith, North Central, 34-2
#18 Mitchell Judkins, Speedway, 29-5
#19 Mike Phelps, New Palestine, 32-4
#20 Jacob Howenstein, Zionsville, 32-5

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #1 Michael Duckworth
2. #17 Mike Smith
3. #11 Kevin Moats
4. Anthony Bill, Bishop Chatard, 30-3

All hail the champ:

#1 Michael Duckworth

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

#14 Moore vs. #19 Phelps (opening round)--Wow, this bracket is almost tragically full of quality wrestlers. Moore and Phelps are two of the better 171s in the state, and they have to fight for the right to face the defending state champion at this weight. It's a real shame that neither of these kids is likely to advance. This should be a war.
#18 Judkins vs. Bill (ticket round)--Judkins has been in the mix in central Indiana for a couple of years now and could definitely win two matches at New Castle. He has a tough opener against Craig Fairley (Crawfordsville, 29-6).
#20 Howenstein vs. #11 Moats (ticket round)--Assuming Howenstein can get by the tough Roncalli wrestler Jake Bartley (21-10) and Moats can get by Rushville's Jon Flanary (35-5), this should be a dogfight to grab a spot in the state finals.
Dakota Gruell, Greenfield Central, 31-10 vs. #17 Smith (ticket round)--Gruell is red-hot and coming off of a regional title over some high quality wrestlers. Smith is a returning state qualifier and finished 2nd in a brutal regional.

189

Outlook: This is a very intriguing weight at New Castle, partially because it's the semi-state debut of uber-frosh Mitch Sliga. Sliga, Michael Johnson-Jones and Ibragim Komilov are pretty solid bets to advance. The final spot is pretty wide open. Not the deepest weight, but there is some quality at the top and it should be an exciting battle for the last spot.

Ranked:

#3 Mitch Sliga, Fishers, 38-1
#4 Michael Johnson-Jones, Warren Central, 36-1

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #4 Michael Johnson-Jones
2. Ibragim Komilov, North Central, 18-1
3. #3 Mitch Sliga
4. Andre Richards, Perry Meridian, 31-11

All hail the champ:

#4 Michael Johnson-Jones

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Kevin Wilger, South Dearborn, 31-9 vs. Richards (ticket round)--Assuming each wins his opening match (Richards' opener against Carmel'S senior Spencer Morris (23-14) is the tougher of the two), we should be treated to the fine wrestling of the soph Richards and senior Wilger and the vocal stylings of caliboy189.
Jacob Poynter, New Palestine, 25-9 vs. Komilov (ticket round)--Poynter is a very solid wrestler, but Komilov absolutely manhandled Pendlton Heights' opponents, winning with three dominant falls.

215

Outlook: This is a competitive field without a strong favorite. By the rankings, Balbach should win it, but in reality there are four or five kids with a shot at the semi-state crown. Cooper beat Balbach last weekend. There is very good depth here.

Ranked:

#6 Sam Balbach, Mount Vernon (Fortville), 35-4
#12 Logan Cooper, Perry Meridian, 23-4
#13 Arthur Wright, Tech, 33-3
#17 Jake Buchanan, Cathedral, 30-4

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #12 Logan Cooper
2. #13 Arthur Wright
3. #17 Jake Buchanan
4. Kyle Smitherman, Pendleton Heights, 35-6

All hail the champ:

#12 Logan Cooper

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Andy Jacquet, Clinton Central, 31-6 vs. #13 Wright (opening round)--Team Indiana member Jacquet has a draw that would wake most wrestlers up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. In order to advance, he will have to knock off regional champion Wright, then turn around and beat #6 Balbach or Forman. Needless to say, a tough row to hoe for the Bulldog wrestler
Ron Forman, South Dearborn, 28-4 vs. #6 Balbach (opening round)--Don't be too surprised if Forman trips up the highly ranked Balbach. A rough regionals performance might have cost Forman a good shot at qualifying for state.
#13 Wright vs. #6 Balbach (ticket round)--Assuming each ranked wrestler takes care of business against tough first round opponents, it sets up a huge ticket match. Wright was sharp last week, but nearly fell to Kevin Gaughan (North Central, 36-10). Wright won it OT on a tough stalling penalty against Gaughan.
Jason Pedigo, Zionsville, 28-11 vs. Smitherman (opening round)--Smitherman lost two very, very close matches last weekend or he might've been regional champ. Pedigo was, in fact, a regional champ.
Sam Carnes, Westfield, 33-12 vs. Gaughan (opening round)--These two wrestlers are both hard-nosed grinders. Gaughan was excellent last weekend, whereas Carnes lost to a wrestler he beat the week prior. The winner likely gets Logan Cooper.

285

Outlook: Liks last year, this is not the strongest field in New Castle. Last year's heavyweight competition featured the biggest upset in a while at this semi-state, when Ethan Cuevas was pinned unexpectedly by Rockville's Jake Wimsett. No one here this year is quite in Cuevas's class, but there are some tough kids like Dylan McBride, Ben Jackson, Willie Henson, Blaec Gray, Caleb Miller, Trent Wallace and Kyle White competing for the crown. As wide open as any weight at New Castle. Unlike last year, I would be willing to bet that at least one of the advancers places at Conseco.

Ranked:

#12 Ben Jackson, Milan,
#14 Willie Henson, North Central,
#17 Dylan McBride, Crawfordsville

I've got a Golden Ticket:

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1. #17 Dylan McBride
2. #14 Willie Henson
3. #12 Ben Jackson
4. Blaec Gray, Rushville, 26-4

All hail the champ:

#17 Dylan McBride

Potential surprises/Epic matchups:

Eric Thigpen, Lawrence Central, 20-5 vs. Roddreckis Harris, Northwest, 31-3 (opening round)--This battle of Indianapolis-based juniors could come down to experience. Former semi-state qualifier Thigpen has the edge there. The winner has to face McBride.
Wesley Stokes, Cathedral, 18-7 vs. #12 Jackson (ticket round)--Stokes is kind of hit or miss, but when he's hot, he can beat some good wrestlers.
Caleb Miller, North Vermillion, 31-4 vs. #14 Henson (ticket round)--Henson has wrestled a very tough schedule and that might be the edge in this matchup between two tough heavies.
Trent Wallace, South Vermillion, 35-6 vs. Gray (opening round)--Wallace finished third in a pretty tough sectional and regional for heavyweights. Gray finished second in his regional and this one could go either way. The winner will likely face regional champ Kyle White (21-8) of Warren Central.
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Tallinn is beautiful in August
More people from Indiana have Googled Estonia over the past few days than ever before and with good reason. After this weekend Indiana will have four representatives at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. For those of you that want a little geography lesson, Tallinn is the largest city and capital of Estonia. Estonia is a country that has about 1.3 million people and is about half the size of Indiana. It is a very historical city and sits on the Baltic Sea.  Wikipedia has a lot of great information Tallinn and Estonia, just click here for that info.
Now onto the wrestling part, which is why you’re here. Last week Alara Boyd was dominant in her quest to make her first Junior World Team at Women’s Nationals in Texas. After medaling twice as a cadet she is looking for her third world medal in as many tries this year.
The men duked it out this weekend in Raleigh this past weekend looking to join Boyd in Tallinn. Lucas Davison had an immense advantage sitting out until the second day already in the best of three finals. Brayton Lee was the top seed in the challenge tournament in an extremely deep weight class. Lastly, Mason Parris decided a couple weeks ago to start training for the event and with his Fargo placement last year was given the three seed. The tournament brackets were small due to a limited number of qualifiers. Most brackets were 8 man or less with a couple that had around 10 competitors.
Parris’ path to Estonia was quite unique to say the least. Not only was entering the trials a late decision, the top two wrestlers from the Junior Open did not come to the trials. That left the weight wide open as Anthony Cassioppi was considered a big favorite to win the weight.
Parris had one match on Saturday where he defeated Virginia Tech’s John Borst 7-4. That put him in the best of three finals against Wiconsin’s Trent Hillger with whom he defeated during the NCAA season. In the first match of the best of three series Hillger topped Parris 7-6 after a late flurry of action that almost gave Parris the win. The second an third matches were quite different as Mason go after it early with a tech fall in the second match and a pin in about a minute in the last match.
Lucas Davison saw North Carolina’s Brandon Whitman in the finals. Whitman was an NCAA qualifier last year for the Tar Heels as a true freshman. Davison dominated the first match 9-0 with a big 8 point first period. In the second match he wrestled a little more conservatively and won 5-0. Not only will Davison have Indiana friends on the Junior World Team, his Wildcat teammate Yahya Thomas is also on the team.
Brayton Lee had quite the weekend to say the least. Brayton employed quite a unique strategy all weekend long and while it took a few more hairs off his dad Brett’s head it worked out well in the end. He started Friday out with a late tech fall of Justin McCoy who wrestles for Virginia. After that match the drama began. In the challenge bracket semi-finals he faced off with rival Jacori Teemer. They have wrestled three times before and every match was pure pandemonium. This match would be no different. Teemer raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first period on a couple snatch singles and pushout. At the start of the second period something changed…that being Lee broke the ice. He scored 12 straight points to take the lead and ended up winning 12-9.
In the bracket finals Lee had Peyton Robb who was a redshirt for Nebraska last year. This time Robb raced out to an 8-2 lead late in the first period before rattling of four late points to close the gap to 8-6 at the break. The second period once again was all Lee as he racked up 11 more points to win 17-6.
Next up for Lee would be Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso who made quick work of him in Vegas. Lee was prepared to not give up a leg lace, but early on may have forgotten about leg defense. Sasso came out hungry and was up 6-0 after the first period. Another early score in the second period it looked like the match would be cut early due to a tech fall. However, Mr. Lee had other plans. He kept the pressure on and started to crack the ice with constant pressure and heavy hands. Lee started with one takedown, then another with a turn, then a pushout and for good measure two more takedowns to eventually break Sasso. The final score was 11-8 after 11 straight points by Lee.
The final match had a little less drama as you could tell Sasso was still tired both mentally and physically from the first one. Sasso got an early push-out, but Lee rattled off another 8 points to win convincingly 8-1 and earn his trip to Tallinn. On the weekend Lee scored 47 points in the second period while only allowing 7(3 to McCoy and 2 each to Teemer and Sasso).
This year is the third time we have had multiple representatives in the same age group and style at a World Championships. The two other times were when Angel Escobedo and Reece Humphrey both represented the USA at the University Championships in 2010 and the Senior Championships in 2013. Before this weekend Indiana has had six others qualify for the Junior World Championships: Leroy Vega(1999), Matt Coughlin(2006), Angel Escobedo(2007), Andrew Howe(2009), Jason Tsirtsis(2013), and Stevan Micic(2015). Micic and Howe both brought home bronze medals.
On the senior side of things three Indiana natives had solid days on the mat. Kayla Miracle fresh off claiming her third straight spot on a U23 team made quick work of Desiree Zavala spending less than two minutes on the mat total in two matches. She pinned Zavala in 1:10 in the first match and almost broke a sweat in a 34 second tech in the second. She clinched a spot in Final X where she will face Mallory Velte in the best of three series for a spot on the senior world team. Last year Velte won the series in three matches and went on to win a bronze medal at the World Championships.
On the men’s side of things Riley Lefever and Ben Harvey came into the challenge bracket as a 5 and 7 seed respectively. Both exceeded seed expectations and placed 3rd and 4th. For Lefever he lost to Ohio State’s Kollin Moore in his first bout. He beat three-time All-American Tim Dudley in his first consolation match then avenged his loss to Moore for 3rd place.
Harvey faced Mark Hall first round and dropped that match. He defeated Stacey Davis and Geno Morelli in the consolations before falling to Nick Becker in the 3rd place bout.
Overall Indiana had a great few days on the mat and will be well represented at the world level. Currently we have five representatives on teams with the cadet teams determined in a couple weeks and both Hildebrandt and Miracle two wins from earning their spots at Final X. Both girls will be at Final X in Lincoln on June 15th.

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Parris and Lee Named Big Ten Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Michigan and Penn State Share Wrestler of the Week Honor
Wolverines’ Parris and Nittany Lions’ Lee each earned pins in Big Ten dual action last weekend
 
Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Mason Parris, Michigan
Heavyweight – So. – Lawrenceburg, Ind. – Lawrenceburg – School of Engineering
 
Picked up a ranked victory in Michigan’s dual against Iowa last weekend Pinned Iowa's third-ranked Tony Cassioppi at the 4:31 mark to improve to 23-0 on the season and hand the Hawkeye his first loss of the season Earned three takedowns in the bout and now owns nine pins this season, including two in a row and five in Big Ten duals Claims the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career Last Michigan Wrestler of the Week: Adam Coon (Feb. 13, 2018)  
Nick Lee, Penn State
141 pounds – Jr. – Evansville, Ind. – Homeschool – Health Policy and Administration
 
Defeated two top-10 opponents in Penn State's Big Ten road weekend, helping the Nittany Lions post two top-six road dual victories Recorded a 14-1 major decision over No. 7 Tristan Moran of Wisconsin in Penn State's 29-10 victory in Madison Pinned No. 5 Mitch McKee of Minnesota at the 1:56 mark in Penn State's 31-10 victory in Minneapolis to improve to 16-0 overall Earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Bo Nickal (Feb. 12, 2019)  
 
2019-20 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 5: Luke Pletcher, Sr., OSU/Kendall Coleman, Fr., PUR
Nov. 12: Dylan Lydy, Sr., PUR
Nov. 19: Joey Gunther, Sr., ILL
Nov. 26: Trent Hillger, So., WIS
Dec. 3: Austin DeSanto, Jr., IOWA
Dec. 10: Brayton Lee, Fr., MINN/Dylan Lydy, Sr., PUR
Dec. 17: Graham Rooks, Fr., IND 
Jan. 3: Alex Marinelli, Jr., IOWA/Seth Gross, Sr., WIS
Jan. 14: Tristan Moran, Sr., WIS
Jan. 21: Graham Rooks, Fr., IND
Jan. 28: Sammy Sasso, Fr., OSU
Feb. 4: Michael Kemerer, Sr., IOWA
Feb. 11: Mason Parris, So., MICH/Nick Lee, Jr., PSU

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2023 Evansville Semi-State Pickems
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This Week in Wrestling January 5th-11th
Dual Schedule
Date/Time Event Jan 07 06:00 pm Homestead at Adams Central Jan 07 06:00 pm Anderson at Alexandria Jan 07 06:00 pm Crawford County at Mitchell Jan 07 06:00 pm Monroe Central at Southern Wells Jan 07 06:00 pm Purdue Polytechnic at Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Jan 07 06:00 pm Southmont at McCutcheon Jan 07 06:00 pm Jennings County at South Dearborn Jan 07 06:00 pm Mississinewa at Yorktown Jan 07 06:00 pm North Knox at Southridge Jan 07 06:00 pm Evansville Bosse at Evansville Reitz Jan 07 06:00 pm Knox at Pioneer Jan 07 06:00 pm Martinsville at Edgewood Jan 07 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Snider at Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Jan 07 06:30 pm Churubusco at Fairfield Jan 07 06:30 pm Benton Central at Lafayette Jefferson Jan 07 06:30 pm Northwestern at Rochester Jan 07 06:30 pm Lebanon at Clinton Central Jan 07 06:30 pm Fremont at Eastside Jan 07 06:30 pm Bellmont at Bluffton Jan 07 06:30 pm Columbia City at Whitko Jan 07 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Wayne at Muncie Central Jan 07 06:30 pm South Adams at Fort Wayne Concordia Jan 07 07:00 pm Seymour at Columbus North Jan 08 05:00 pm Illiana Christian at Boone Grove Jan 08 06:00 pm Lawrence North at North Central Jan 08 06:00 pm Plainfield at Monrovia Jan 08 06:00 pm Center Grove at Ben Davis Jan 08 06:00 pm Lawrence Central at Decatur Central Jan 08 06:00 pm Roncalli at Greenfield-Central Jan 08 06:00 pm Beech Grove at Indianapolis Lutheran Jan 08 06:00 pm Sullivan at Terre Haute South Jan 08 06:00 pm Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at Brebeuf Jesuit Jan 08 06:00 pm Delphi at Carroll (Flora) Jan 08 06:00 pm Wheeler at River Forest Jan 08 06:00 pm Hanover Central at Hebron Jan 08 06:00 pm Mount Vernon (Posey) at North Posey Jan 08 06:00 pm Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at Greenwood Jan 08 06:00 pm Providence at Eastern (Pekin) Jan 08 06:00 pm Manchester at Eastern (Greentown) Jan 08 06:00 pm Hammond Clark at Whiting Jan 08 06:00 pm Switzerland County at New Albany Jan 08 06:00 pm South Bend Adams at South Bend Riley Jan 08 06:00 pm Richmond at Connersville Jan 08 06:30 pm Indianapolis Cathedral at Columbus East Jan 08 06:30 pm Bloomington South at Terre Haute North Jan 08 06:30 pm Carmel at Warren Central Jan 08 06:30 pm Valparaiso at Portage Jan 08 06:30 pm Andrean at Highland Jan 08 06:30 pm East Noble at Columbia City Jan 08 06:30 pm Lafayette Jefferson at Twin Lakes Jan 08 06:30 pm Pendleton Heights at Mount Vernon (Fortville) Jan 08 06:30 pm Fishers at Hamilton Southeastern Jan 08 06:30 pm Zionsville at Westfield Jan 08 06:30 pm LaPorte at Lake Central Jan 08 06:30 pm Chesterton at Michigan City Jan 08 06:30 pm Calumet at Munster Jan 08 06:30 pm Fort Wayne South Side at Fort Wayne North Side Jan 08 06:30 pm Warsaw at Tippecanoe Valley Jan 08 07:00 pm South Bend Clay at Mishawaka Jan 08 07:30 pm Crown Point at Merrillville Jan 09 05:00 pm South Bend St. Joseph at New Prairie Jan 09 05:30 pm Castle at Heritage Hills Jan 09 05:30 pm Huntington North at Bellmont Jan 09 05:30 pm Bedford North Lawrence at Mitchell Jan 09 06:00 pm Franklin County at Greensburg Jan 09 06:00 pm Tri at Knightstown Jan 09 06:00 pm Crawfordsville at Fountain Central Jan 09 06:00 pm North White at Frontier Jan 09 06:00 pm Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Central Jan 09 06:00 pm McCutcheon at West Lafayette Jan 09 06:00 pm Evansville Memorial at Tecumseh Jan 09 06:00 pm Borden at New Washington Jan 09 06:00 pm Blackford at Mississinewa Jan 09 06:00 pm New Washington at Jennings County Jan 09 06:00 pm Jimtown at Jimtown Jan 09 06:00 pm Shelbyville at Triton Central Jan 09 06:30 pm Griffith at Hobart Jan 09 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Concordia at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Jan 09 06:30 pm Lebanon at Zionsville Jan 09 06:30 pm Angola at Lakeland Jan 09 06:30 pm Edgewood at Greencastle Jan 09 06:30 pm Faith Christian at Seeger Jan 09 06:30 pm DeKalb at New Haven Jan 09 06:30 pm West Noble at Central Noble Jan 09 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Northrop at Fort Wayne Wayne Jan 09 06:30 pm New Palestine at Franklin Central Jan 09 06:30 pm Tri-West at Danville Jan 09 06:30 pm Homestead at Fort Wayne Snider Jan 09 06:30 pm NorthWood at Wawasee Jan 09 06:45 pm Goshen at Concord Jan 09 07:00 pm Elkhart Central at Penn Jan 09 07:00 pm Mishawaka Marian at South Bend Washington Jan 09 07:30 pm Northwestern at Oak Hill Jan 09 07:46 pm Benton Central at Rensselaer Central Jan 10 07:00 pm Southport at Beech Grove Jan 11 11:00 am Culver Academies at Warsaw Jan 11 05:00 pm Evansville Mater Dei at Perry Meridian  
Multi-Dual Schedule
 
Date/Time Event Teams Jan 07 06:00 pm Double Dual at Knightstown at Union City Teams: Centerville Knightstown Lapel Union City Jan 07 06:00 pm Double Dual at Taylor at Taylor Teams: Clinton Prairie Sheridan Taylor Jan 08 06:00 pm Double Dual at Garrett at Garrett Teams: Angola Garrett Prairie Heights Jan 08 06:30 pm Double Dual at Peru at Peru Teams: Northfield Peru Wabash Jan 08 06:30 pm Double Dual at Griffith at Griffith Teams: Griffith Hammond Bishop Noll Lake Station Edison Jan 09 06:00 pm Double Dual at Marion at Marion Teams: Eastbrook Madison-Grant Marion Jan 09 06:00 pm Double Dual at Taylor at Taylor Teams: Caston North Miami Taylor Jan 10 09:00 am Avon Invitational at Avon Teams: Avon Columbus North Eastern Hancock Perry Meridian Jan 10 06:00 pm Wayne County Wrestling Classic at Centerville Teams: Batesville Centerville Franklin County Hagerstown Jay County Monroe Central New Castle Northeastern Tri Union County Winchester Jan 11 08:00 am New Prairie Super Dual at New Prairie Teams: Boone Grove Goshen Knox New Prairie West Central Jan 11 08:30 am Tiger Duals at Evansville Memorial Teams: Castle Center Grove Evansville Memorial Tell City Vincennes Lincoln Jan 11 08:30 am North Central Invitational at North Central Teams: East Central Greenfield-Central Hamilton Southeastern Lawrence Central North Central Jan 11 09:00 am Franklin Super Six at Franklin Community Teams: Bloomington South Franklin Community Holt(MI) Lawrence North Martinsville Jan 11 09:00 am Guerin Catholic Invite at Guerin Catholic Teams: Guerin Catholic Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Lafayette Central Catholic Lawrenceburg Shelbyville Tippecanoe Valley Jan 11 09:00 am Paoli Invitational at Paoli Teams: Decatur Central Heritage Hills Mitchell North Harrison Paoli Providence Cristo Rey Terre Haute North West Washington Jan 11 09:00 am West Noble Super Dual at West Noble Teams: Bremen Fairfield Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Fort Wayne North Side Fremont Jimtown LaVille Northridge West Noble Whitko Jan 11 09:00 am Nick Shaddady Invitational at Madison Teams: Blue River Valley Madison Scottsburg Switzerland County Jan 11 09:00 am Forest Park Duals at Forest Park Teams: Evansville North Forest Park North Knox Pike Central South Spencer Jan 11 09:00 am Mountie Duals at Southmont Teams: Fountain Central Greencastle Harrison (WL) Indianapolis Lutheran Pioneer Southmont Speedway Warren Central Jan 11 09:00 am Brown County Invite at Brown County Teams: Brown County Jasper Jan 11 09:00 am Tecumseh Invite at Tecumseh Teams: Crawford County Evansville Bosse Louisville Trinity(KY) Southridge Tecumseh Washington Jan 11 09:00 am Washington County Duals at Eastern (Pekin) Teams: Eastern (Pekin) Salem West Washington Jan 11 09:00 am Mendon(MI) Super Dual at Mendon(MI) Teams: Elkhart Memorial Mendon(MI) Jan 11 09:30 am Monrovia Duals at Monrovia Teams: Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Monrovia Owen Valley Tri-West Jan 11 10:00 am Peru Super 6 at Peru Teams: Angola Eastern (Greentown) Hamilton Heights Kokomo Oak Hill Peru Jan 11 10:00 am Nick Spitler Invite at North Newton Teams: Delphi Frontier Lafayette Central Catholic Logansport North Newton South Newton Tournament Schedule
Date/Time Event Teams Jan 09 05:00 pm Delaware County at Wes-Del Teams: Cowan Daleville Delta Wapahani Wes-Del Yorktown Jan 11 08:30 am Old Capitol Classic at Corydon Central Teams: Bedford North Lawrence Brebeuf Jesuit Corydon Central Evansville Central Floyd Central Milan Southport Jan 11 08:30 am Tipton Invite at Tipton Teams: Alexandria Clinton Central Northwestern Sheridan Tipton Wes-Del West Lafayette Jan 11 09:00 am Maconaquah Invitational at Maconaquah Teams: Blackford Cass Chesterton Clinton Prairie Culver Community Indiana Deaf Maconaquah Randolph Southern Triton Central Jan 11 09:00 am Bill Kerbel Invitational at New Haven Teams: Bluffton Carroll(Fort Wayne) DeKalb Eastside Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne Wayne Homestead New Haven North Judson Northfield Penn Rochester South Adams Twin Lakes Van Wert(OH) Woodlan Jan 11 09:00 am South Vermillion Invitational at South Vermillion Teams: Cloverdale Covington North Vermillion Northview Parke Heritage South Vermillion Spring Lake(MI) Sullivan Terre Haute South Jan 11 09:00 am New Pal Invitational at New Palestine Teams: Danville Eastern Hancock Mount Vernon (Fortville) New Palestine Jan 11 09:00 am Fendley Hall of Fame at Zionsville Teams: Crawfordsville Elwood Frankfort Mount Vernon (Posey) Noblesville Rushville Zionsville Jan 11 09:00 am East Noble Invitational at East Noble Teams: East Noble Elkhart Central Fort Wayne Northrop Fort Wayne South Side Huntington North Manchester Westview Jan 11 09:00 am Providence Falls Cities Classic at Providence Teams: Bedford North Lawrence Borden Jennings County New Albany New Washington Providence Silver Creek Southwestern (Hanover) Jan 11 09:30 am Lake County Tournament at Hanover Central Teams: Andrean Calumet East Chicago Central Gary West Side Griffith Hammond Hammond Bishop Noll Hammond Clark Hammond Gavit Hanover Central Highland Hobart Lake Central Lake Station Edison Lowell Merrillville Munster Rensselaer Central River Forest Wheeler Whiting
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Green, Preston Ranked by NWCA
ANGOLA, IND.-- Trine wrestlers Mack Green and Brandon Preston are both nationally-ranked in the first National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III rankings.
A reigning All-American, Green (Buchanan, Mich./Buchanan) is ranked third in the Heavyweight division. Preston (Logansport, Ind./Logansport) is ranked ninth among 133-lb wrestlers. Each wrestler appeared in the NCAA Division III National Championships last season. Green earned All-American recognition with a fifth-place finish, while Preston finished with a 1-2 record at the national meet. The NWCA ranks the top 10 wrestlers in each class throughout the season.
Click Here for NWCA Rankings
Green concluded last season with a 33-8 record. That mark was good enough for Green to tie for the third-highest win total in a season in school-history. The senior placed first at both the Mid-States Tournament and Trine University Invitational. A 5-2 performance in the National Championships capped off his junior season with All-America honors.
Defending-National Champion James Buss of Loras College, and reigning third-place finisher Zach Roseberry of Delaware Valley are the only two wrestlers ranked ahead of Green.
Preston battled through injuries and was still able to earn a National Championship berth last season, as he concluded the year with a 25-15 record. Included in that record were five wins by pin, two by tech fall and five by major decision. Preston has appeared in the National Championships at both the 125-lb and 133-lb weight classes.
Also included among last season's highlights for Preston was a first-place finish in the Ohio Northern Invitational, and a second-place finish at the Mid-States Tournament.
Trine opens the season Saturday, Nov. 8 at Muskegon (Mich.) Community College's Ben McMullen Open. The Thunder will host the Trine Invitational Saturday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m.

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Purdue Gold & Black Matches Set for Saturday
All 10 weights will be challenged starting at 3:30 p.m. ET in Holloway Gymnasium.
 
Nov. 4, 2014
 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team will hold its annual Gold & Black Matches in Holloway Gymnasium Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. All 10 weights will be contested as the Boilermakers prepare for their season opener at Cal Poly on Nov. 14. The Gold & Black Matches are free and open to the public.
"We're hoping a lot of fans will come out and watch our Gold & Black Matches because we are excited and we are ready," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "I am proud of the hard work that our team has put in this fall and I am excited to see what they can accomplish during the season."
Ersland had the opportunity to see his squad in action while wrestling unattached at the Michigan State Open Nov. 2. Twenty-seven grapplers competed across the Freshman/Sophomore and Open Divisions with nine individuals placing.
OPEN DIVISION FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE DIVISION 125 // Aaron Assad // 6th 125 // Jonathan Marmolejo // 4th 133 // Kyle Ayersman // 5th 125 // Ben Thornton // 5th 141 // Nick Lawrence // 4th   149 // Brandon Nelsen // 2nd   174 // Chad Welch // 4th   174 // Jacob Morrissey // 5th   184 // Patrick Kissel // 2nd   The Michigan State Open served as an early measuring stick, but also helped set the stage for the Gold & Black Matches.
"We were excited that we were able to see our guys compete last weekend at the Michigan State Open," Ersland said. "We used it as an evaluation tool to see where our team stands. We saw some good things and we also saw what we need to work on. The Gold & Black Matches will help the coaches and I evaluate what our lineup looks like in the future and heading into our first dual at Cal Poly."
Fans in attendance will be the first to see and take home the 2014-15 Purdue wrestling poster and have a chance to win a Boilermaker Wrestling Experience for each of the eight home duals this season. A winner and their guest will join the wrestling team for warmups and sit on the bench during the dual.
To enter, fans must to take a picture with the CONFIDENCE BUILT THROUGH PREPARATION photo display and tweet it to @PurdueWrestling using the hashtag #AlwaysAggressive.

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Mooresville Holiday Classic Brackets
Click here to view the brackets from the Mooresville Holiday Classic
 
Teams include: Beech Grove, Monrovia, Charlestown, Homestead, Northview, Jennings Co., Plainfield, Mooresville, Evansville Central, Whiteland, Bloomington North, Yorktown, Brownsburg, Castle, Edgewood, Madison

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2012 IHSAA Regional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
Admission: $6.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the semi-state tournament.

1.    Calumet, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Calumet, East Chicago Central.

2.    Crown Point, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Crown Point, LaPorte.

3.    Rochester, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth.

4.    Logansport, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.

5.    Goshen, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.

6.    Carroll (Fort Wayne), 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.

7.    Peru, 8:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Oak Hill, Peru.

8.    Jay County, 8:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County.

9.    North Montgomery, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.

10.  Pendleton Heights, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.

11.  Perry Meridian, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Indianapolis Washington, Shelbyville.

12.  Richmond, 8 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Tri, Franklin County.

13.  Mooresville, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville.

14.  Bloomington South, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jennings County, Northview.

15.  Jeffersonville, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Southridge.

16.  Castle, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central.



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Five Cadet Greco-Roman Wrestlers Survive First Day
Lead by Milan's Jacob Cavins, the Cadets took the mat today at Fargo. Cavins a returning All-American in Greco-Roman advanced to the semi-finals to secure himself a spot on the podium. Four other wrestlers are still alive in the consolation round and will need to win tomorrow morning to earn All-American honors. State runner-up Jacob Covaciu is still alive at 152lbs after dropping his quarter-final match 8-8 on criteria. He will have Rolliann Sturkey of Illinois in the blood round. State placer Kobe Woods also lost in the quarter-finals and will have Virginia State Champion Jeffrey Allen to make the podium. At 182lbs Alex Ragains will have Illinois' Zackary Crosby, while Brendan Sutton will have Trenton Lieurance of Oklahoma to place.
 
Cadet 106 - Trevor Lindsey's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Drew West (Iowa) over Trevor Lindsey (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Randy Cazales (New York) over Trevor Lindsey (Indiana) (Dec Dec 16-12)
 
Cadet 113 - Tim Gensimore's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dalton Young (Washington) over Tim Gensimore (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Daniel Allen (Texas) over Tim Gensimore (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:07)
 
Cadet 113 - Kadin Poe's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Kadin Poe (Indiana) over Riley Jacops (Texas) (Dec Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 3 - Stone Crooks (Arizona) over Kadin Poe (Indiana) (Dec Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - JohnLuke DeStefano (New York) over Kadin Poe (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
 
Cadet 120 - Austen Laughlin's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Peter Del Gallo (Maine) over Austen Laughlin (Indiana) (TF TF 14-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Austen Laughlin (Indiana) over Hubert Markowski (New York) (Fall Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 3 - Austen Laughlin (Indiana) over David Reyes (Texas) (Fall Fall 4:56)
Cons. Round 4 - Braeden Alevizatos (Maryland) over Austen Laughlin (Indiana) (TF TF 13-3)
 
Cadet 120 - Miguel Prado's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Alejandro Paulino (Connecticut) over Miguel Prado (Indiana) (TF TF 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Zachary Wigzall (Hawaii) over Miguel Prado (Indiana) (Fall Fall 0:38)
 
Cadet 120 - Michael Polen's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Tenney (West Virginia) over Michael Polen (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Terran Libolt (Oregon) over Michael Polen (Indiana) (Dec Dec 8-1)
 
Cadet 120 - Tyler Futrell's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Levi Youngwolfe (Oklahoma) over Tyler Futrell (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:08)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Garrison (Idaho) over Tyler Futrell (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
 
Cadet 126 - Tondrew Tyler's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Danny Madonia (Illinois) over Tondrew Tyler (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Taten Ringel (Utah) over Tondrew Tyler (Indiana) (Fall Fall 2:19)
 
Cadet 126 - Gaige Torres's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Gaige Torres (Indiana) over Logan Wilson (Maryland) (Dec Dec 14-12)
Champ. Round 3 - Blaize Punke (Illinois) over Gaige Torres (Indiana) (3 Cau. 3 Cau.)
Cons. Round 4 - Gaige Torres (Indiana) over Taten Ringel (Utah) (Fall Fall 4:34)
Cons. Round 5 - Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) over Gaige Torres (Indiana) (TF TF 14-2)
 
Cadet 126 - Chad Red's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Chad Red (Indiana) over Mathew Conte (Connecticut) (TF TF 12-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Chad Red (Indiana) over Brandon Lucero (Colorado) (TF TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 4 - Austin O`Connor (Illinois) over Chad Red (Indiana) (Dec Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Chad Red (Indiana) over John Busiello (Pennsylvania) (TF TF 11-0)
Cons. Round 7 - Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) over Chad Red (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:26)
 
Cadet 132 - Blake Green's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zackary Diamond (Hawaii) over Blake Green (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Juan Rodriguez (Colorado) over Blake Green (Indiana) (Fall Fall 2:59)
 
Cadet 138 - Steven Lawrence's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Bates (Oregon) over Steven Lawrence (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Steven Lawrence (Indiana) over Tristian Molinari (Oregon) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Steven Lawrence (Indiana) over Devin Stork (South Dakota) (Fall Fall 1:09)
Cons. Round 4 - Steven Lawrence (Indiana) over Cole Clark (Utah) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Myles Hampton (Texas) over Steven Lawrence (Indiana) (Dec Dec 12-9)
 
Cadet 138 - David Kitko's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - AJ Geers (Iowa) over David Kitko (Indiana) (TF TF 15-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Carson Hoffine (Washington) over David Kitko (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:04)
 
Cadet 145 - Cameron Amos's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Elias Baxter (Oregon) over Cameron Amos (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Duncan Nelson (Illinois) over Cameron Amos (Indiana) (TF TF 11-0)
 
Cadet 152 - Noah Cressell's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rolliann Sturkey (Illinois) over Noah Cressell (Indiana) (TF TF 14-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael Ilic (New Jersey) over Noah Cressell (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:03)
 
Cadet 152 - Jacob Covaciu's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) over Josh Anderson (Nebraska) (TF TF 11-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) over Paul Hutton (Maryland) (TF TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Anthony Sherry (Iowa) over Jacob Covaciu (Indiana) (Dec Dec 8-8)
 
Cadet 160 - Jacob Hendrich's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Miles Terry (Oregon) over Jacob Hendrich (Indiana) (TF TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Gary Jantzer (Oregon) over Jacob Hendrich (Indiana) (Fall Fall 0:16)
 
Cadet 160 - Jacob Gray's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Gray (Indiana) over Ashton Seely (Utah) (TF TF 11-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Drew Peck (Pennsylvania) over Jacob Gray (Indiana) (Dec Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Jacob Gray (Indiana) over Jason Moore (North Dakota) (TF TF 11-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Buckley (Missouri) over Jacob Gray (Indiana) (TF TF 12-0)
 
Cadet 170 - Peyton Halbig's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Peyton Halbig (Indiana) over Trey Lanham (Ohio) (Fall Fall 5:04)
Champ. Round 3 - Jacob Scherber (Minnesota) over Peyton Halbig (Indiana) (Fall Fall 0:23)
Cons. Round 4 - Cory Rokovitz (Utah) over Peyton Halbig (Indiana) (Fall Fall 0:16)
 
Cadet 182 - Ismael Cornejo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hakim Coles (Pennsylvania) over Ismael Cornejo (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Brian Andrews (Texas) over Ismael Cornejo (Indiana) (TF TF 10-0)
 
Cadet 182 - Alex Ragains's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jaymin Anderson (Idaho) over Alex Ragains (Indiana) (Dec Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Alex Ragains (Indiana) over Kobe Rosas (California) (Dec Dec 15-12)
Cons. Round 2 - Alex Ragains (Indiana) over Bryce Pilcher (Iowa) (Dec Dec 13-8)
Cons. Round 3 - Alex Ragains (Indiana) over Charles Wildermuth (Pennsylvania) (TF TF 10-0)
 
Cadet 195 - Cameron Wetli's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bailey Kelly (Kansas) over Cameron Wetli (Indiana) (TF TF 16-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Cameron Wetli (Indiana) over Jason Soto (Oregon) (TF TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Kendall Anderson (Oklahoma) over Cameron Wetli (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:36)
 
Cadet 195 - Jacob Cavins's place is 6th and has 3.00 pts.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Cavins (Indiana) over Dakota Carnes (Oklahoma) (TF TF 15-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Cavins (Indiana) over Mauricio Beltran (Illinois) (TF TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Jacob Cavins (Indiana) over Ian Ruble (Wisconsin) (Dec Dec 18-13)
 
Cadet 195 - Kobe Woods's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kobe Woods (Indiana) over Sam Erckenbrack (Minnesota) (TF TF 15-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Kobe Woods (Indiana) over Forrest Lalaguna (Colorado) (Fall Fall 4:59)
Quarterfinal - Matt Stencel (Ohio) over Kobe Woods (Indiana) (Fall Fall 2:12)
 
Cadet 220 - Cory Heinrichs's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Williams (Missouri) over Cory Heinrichs (Indiana) (Fall Fall 0:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Cory Heinrichs (Indiana) over Casey Jumps (Missouri) (Dec Dec 10-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Ready (Michigan) over Cory Heinrichs (Indiana) (Fall Fall 1:16)
 
Cadet 220 - Noah Lucas's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Max Lane (Oregon) over Noah Lucas (Indiana) (Dec Dec 13-8)
Cons. Round 3 - Maxwell Wester (Arkansas) over Noah Lucas (Indiana) (Dec Dec 14-12)
 
Cadet 285 - Brendan Sutton's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Brendan Sutton (Indiana) over Jason James (Arizona) (TF TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) over Brendan Sutton (Indiana) (TF TF 11-1)

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Preseason NAIA Group Ratings Released
The NAIA released their group ratings that included many wrestlers with Indiana ties. Here is a link to the ratings and a breakdown of wrestlers with Indiana ties that are on the list.
 
http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=209729111
 
East Group School Total Team Points
1. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 178
2. Campbellsville (Ky.) 171
3. Indiana Tech 138
4. Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 109
5. Cumberland (Tenn.) 103
6. Life (Ga.) 87
7. St. Andrews (N.C.) 66
8. Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 38
 
Central Group
141
1 Brandon Wright Grand View (Iowa)
 
East Group
125
2 Kristopher McKinley Indiana Tech
133
2 Mitch Pawlak Indiana Tech
3 Brett Yarbrough Indiana Tech
141
1 Travis Barroquillo Indiana Tech
149
3 Mitch Roadruck Indiana Tech
6 Thomas Garty Indiana Tech
165
2 Mitchell Judkins Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
5 Jacob Johnson Indiana Tech
184
2 LJ Grayson Indiana Tech
6 Brandon Sunday Indiana Tech
285
6 Chico Adams Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

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U.S team set for FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4
Evansville Mater Dei freshman Nick Lee and Jeffersonville head coach Danny Struck will both represent the USA at this event. Last year Lee won this event at 58kg in the freestyle division. This year he will be wrestling in both styles at 58kg.
 
By Chris Casper
USA Wrestling
 
The U.S. will send a competitive team in the three Olympic styles to compete at the FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4. FILA Cadets are athletes who are 15-17 years old.
 
Athletes in the men’s team will compete in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the competition.
 
The men’s team will feature 2013 Cadet World Greco-Roman bronze medalist Cade Olivas of California at 46 kg. Another 2013 Cadet World Team member, Taylor LaMont of Utah, will compete at 63 kg. He also was a Cadet National freestyle champion last summer.
 
Also competing at 69 kg is Mason Manville of New Jersey, a 2014 FILA Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion and a 2013 Cadet Nationals double champion.
 
Kaden Gfeller of Oklahoma, who is wrestling at 50 kg, was a 2013 FILA Cadet Pan American champion in Greco-Roman and a 2013 Cadet Nationals freestyle champion. Another Oklahoma star, Daton Fix at 54 kg, was a double champion at the 2013 FILA Cadet Pan American Championships and was a 2013 Cadet Triple Crown winner.
 
Continue Reading at TheMat.com U.S team set for FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4

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Fishers, Indiana Native wins Super 8 Invitational
Platteville Wis.-   University of Wisconsin-Plattville sophomore Alexander Strueder (Fisher, Indiana) scored a takedown in sudden victory to win the 157 pound championship in the annual Super 8 Invitaional in the Pioneers’ Williams Fieldhouse.
With the score tied 3-3  late in the third period, Strueder needed a take down due to the point for riding time that Jessy Diaz of the University of Dubuque would have been rewarded.  Stueder got the take down and what was thought to be for the championship as time ran out.   The officials got together and determined that Strueder let go of Diaz with one second on the clock and rewarded Diaz with a point for escaping and the extra point for riding time to force sudden victory period.
Starting in neutral position, Stueder made short work as the aggresser in the sudden victory  period recording the takedown 10 seconds into the period to officaly be crowned the champion.
“Coach (Mike) DeRoehn always preaches to fight your butt off, how hard can you fight. I gave up a takedown early, but came back and got the takedown with a second left, going in to overtime I knew I was prepared, we been working our butts off in the (wrestling) room,”  Strueder said. “I knew I had an opportunity to go out there and make a statement and not leave it in the hands of the officials and take the match in my hands.  I went back to what was working for me, my double underhooks, and took him down and that was the match.”
“Mindset was the difference maker for Strueder today. Throughout the tournament, he did a great job of listening to the coaches and then executed some crucial in-match technical adjustments,” DeRoehn said.  “It was outstanding to see him keep his composure under pressure in the championship match and we’re really proud of his fight out there today.”
The Pioneers return to the mat Nov. 20 at UW-Whitewater.
Written by: Jason Piddington, Public Relations Writer-Athletics, Communications, 608-342-7645, piddingj@uwplatt.edu
Photo taken by: Andy McNeill, Campus Photographer, Communications

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2014 State Finals: Expert Picks
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2023 New Castle Semi-State Pickems
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Lewis Joins Purdue Wrestling Staff
The former Missouri Tiger was a four-time All-American
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland made a splashy hire Wednesday, welcoming four-time NCAA All-American Daniel Lewis into the Boilermaker wrestling room as a graduate assistant. The former Missouri Tiger competed at 165 and 174 pounds over the last four NCAA seasons, graduating as one of the top wrestlers in program history.
“It’s not every day you have the opportunity to bring a four-time All-American into your room, and we’re thrilled to welcome Daniel to our team,” said Ersland. “His success on the mat speaks for itself, his abilities in the classroom are even more impressive and I can’t wait to get him around our guys.”
The Blue Springs, Missouri native racked up a career record of 118-17 for the Tigers, earning All-America at 165 pounds as a freshman and sophomore and then at 174 pounds in his final two seasons. He’s one of only three four-time All-Americans in Missouri wrestling history, joining Ben Askren and J’Den Cox.
“I feel blessed to be granted such an amazing opportunity to continue my education and start giving back to the sport that gave me so much,” said Lewis. “My glory days of college wrestling are over, but I plan to find success in the lessons and experiences I pass on to my new Boilermaker family.”
Lewis won four straight Mid-American Conference individual titles, leading Missouri to the team championship in every season and was named the MAC Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2018. Fifty-three of his 118 career wins came by fall (44.9%), good for second-most in Missouri history, and he took home the 2019 Gorarrian Award for recording the most falls at the NCAA Championships.
He earned MAC Freshman Wrestler of the Year honors and Missouri’s Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman award in 2016, finishing 29-6 at 165 pounds and finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships. He followed up with a 28-6 mark in 2017, again at 165, and took sixth at the national tournament.
After moving up to 174 pounds as a junior in 2017-18, Lewis reeled off 32 straight victories to start the season, including a flawless 26-0 mark in the regular season and his third straight MAC title. His 17 falls were a team and career high, and he went on to finish fourth at the NCAA Championships. Lewis’s senior season brought a similar level of success, posting a 28-3 overall mark with 17 falls, earning his fourth straight MAC crown and another fourth-place effort at the national tournament. He went undefeated in duals over his final two years and finished 25-1 in dual competition for his career. He shared Missouri’s Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in each of his last two seasons and was named the University of Missouri Male Athlete of the Year in 2019.
Lewis earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in May of 2019 from Missouri with an emphasis in aerospace engineering and will be pursuing his master’s degree in Business Administration from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue. He completed a construction/property management internship with The Kroenke Group in Columbia, Missouri in the summer of 2018, and worked at ProCraft Mechanical in Broomfield, Colorado as a project operations intern in 2019.

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Perry Meridian Regional Preview
106
 
This weight class has 4 very good wrestlers in the field with all four capable of winning the regional. CJ Whitten beat Vance Ellis once and also beat Jacob Cottey 3 times. However, each match against Cottey gets tighter. Tommy Cash beat both Ellis and Cottey handily. However, Cottey has beaten Ellis by a very slim 1-point margin. Needless to say, this will be a very competitive Semifinal round.
 
3 Ranked wrestlers: #3, #9, #11
 
Best first round match:
Charlie Baker 10 Crispus Attucks 33-4 vs. Vance Ellis 10 Roncalli 24-7
 
Predictions:
1 Tommy Cash New Palestine 9
2 CJ Whitten Ben Davis 12
3 Jacob Cottey 10
4 Vance Ellis 10
 
113
 
This weight class is also competitive and has 4 very good wrestlers with Brandon James from Perry Meridian being the favorite. James beat Deondre Wilson 10-0 last weekend at Sectionals. Taylor Fee beat Barry McGinley 12-6 at sectionals.  With very few match ups between the four ranked wrestlers in this weight class, things could get interesting. Keep a close eye on Barry McGinley as his length can cause problems for some wrestlers.
 
4 Ranked wrestlers: #2, #9, #13, #14
 
Best first round match:
Deondre Wilson 10 Arsenal Tech 20-3 vs Travis McMillan 10 Franklin Central 24-9
 
Predictions:
1 Brandon James Perry Meridian 9
2 Taylor Fee New Palestine 11
3 Barry McGinley Roncalli 11
4 Deondre Wilson Arsenal Tech 10
 
120
All of the top wrestlers in this weight class are capable of beating each other, evidenced by their match ups this season. Andrice Martin hasn’t lost since the first week of the season, which was dealt by Perry Meridian’s Aidan Kenny. Martin has since beat Kenny twice with the last match up being a pretty convincing score of 11-2. When you throw in Roncalli’s Josh King, who beat Kenny last year a couple of times, and Ramirez, whom had 3 close matches with Kenny, is easy to see why this weight class will be one to watch.
 
2 Ranked wrestlers: #6, #10
 
Best first round match:
David Ramirez 12 Warren Central 30-11 vs Jose Garay 10 Indpls Northwest 18-6
 
Predictions:
1 Andrice Martin Franklin Central 11
2 Aidan Kenny Perry Meridian 10
3 Josh King Roncalli 11
4 David Ramirez Warren Central 12
 
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The clear-cut favorite in this weight class in Perry Meridian’s Sophomore Cody LeCount. But the battle for 2-4 will be a hard fought as the other participants in the regional seem to be evenly matched. Mikhail Randall from Ben Davis has been wrestling well as of late and might surprise some people and sneak into the finals. He will have the hard task of beating the tough sophomore from Greenfield Central, Sam Locke, to make it to the finals.
 
1 Ranked wrestler: #4
 
Best first round match:
Devon Caldwell-Valdez 12 Indpls Northwest 30-4 vs. Cody Clark 12 Shelbyville 25-6
 
Predictions:
1 Cody LeCount Perry Meridian 10
2 Sam Locke Greenfield Central 10
3 Mikhail Randall Ben Davis 11
4 Devon Caldwell-Valdez Indpls Northwest 12
 
132
This is a pretty deep weight class with a talent pool that includes Jared McKinley from Perry Meridian, Levi Moss from Ben Davis, and Robert Duncan from Arsenal Tech. Throw freshman Garrett Wilson from Franklin Central and Senior Brennan Ellis from Roncalli into the mix and this you’re looking at a very competitive weight class. Look for McKinley and Moss to meet up in the final match for their fourth battle of the season.
 
2 Ranked wrestlers: #1, #7
 
Best first round match:
Brennan Ellis 12 Roncalli 25-10 vs. Robert Duncan 11 Arsenal Tech 25-3
 
Predictions:
1 Jared McKinley Perry Meridian 12
2 Levi Moss Ben Davis 11
3 Robert Duncan Arsenal Tech 11
4 Garrett Wilson Franklin Central 9
 
138
A lot of wrestlers looking will be looking for revenge against Perry Meridian’s Nick Bova in this class. During the last match up between Bova and Greenfield Central’s Josh Farrell, Bova won by fall. Expect Robbie Elsea of New Palestine to put up a strong fight in an effort to settle the scores after Bova’s 6-1 victory after 2OT’s during their last matchup. This weight class could be won any of these 3 wrestlers.
 
3 Ranked wrestlers: #4, #6, #8
 
Best first round match:
Dylan Lydy 9 Ben Davis 15-9 vs. David Mappes 12 Roncalli 7-1
 
Prediction:
1 Josh Farrell Greenfield Central 11
2 Nick Bova Perry Meridian 11
3 Robbie Elsea New Palestine 11
4 Dylan Lydy Ben Davis 9
 
145
This is the deepest class in this regional as several kids have been ranked at one point in the season.  Nick Ulrey, Clayton Davenport, Riley McClurg, Nick Ader, Shabaka Johns, and Brian Boucher all are tough kids but only 4 of them will get the nod to move on.
 
3 Ranked wrestlers: #10. #11, #14
 
Best first round match:
Nick Ader 12 Roncalli 29-9 vs. Brian Boucher 12 Southport 38-7
 
Prediction:
1 Riley McClurg Perry Meridian 11
2 Clayton Davenport Ben Davis 12
3 Nick Ulrey New Palestine 11
4 Nick Ader Roncalli 12
 
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With a weight class loaded with seniors, you can bet these wrestlers will be putting it all on the line. Although Kyle Riedling of Warren Central has been battling injuries all year, he can make a run at the podium if he is able to wrestle at 100%. Tre Spencer of Pike might have something to say about that; they could meet in the finals in a rematch from the Marion County semi finals. Paul Matthews of Perry Meridian turned it on as of late and beat some tough opponents last week at sectionals. Paul’s first round match is against Austin Rose of Greenfield Central who beat Paul  5-2 early in the season. Logan Zielinski of Roncalli also faces a tough opponent in Drake Duncan of Ben Davis. One guarantee is that all 8 wrestlers in this class will leave it all on the mat.
 
3 Ranked wrestlers: #10, #11, #17
 
Best first round match:
Paul Matthews 11 Perry Meridian 17-11 vs. Austin Rose 11 Greenfield Central 26-6
 
Predictions:
1 Kyle Riedling Warren Central 12
2 Tre Spencer Pike 12
3 Paul Matthews Perry Meridian 11
4 Drake Duncan Ben Davis 12
 
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This is Kirk Johnson’s tournament to lose as he has beat almost everyone in the field (some multiple times). Although he’s had close matches with New Palestine’s Conner Robinson and Roncalli’s Danny Rojas, Johnson consistently comes out on top. However, this field is full of athletes and anything could happen making this an exciting weight class to watch.
 
2 Ranked wrestlers: #2, #17
 
Best first round match:
King Hubbard 10 Arsenal Tech 16-11 vs. Katrell Moss 10 Warren Central 31-10
 
Predictions:
1 Kirk Johnson Perry Meridian 12
2 Danny Rojas Roncalli 12
3 Conner Robinson New Palestine 12
4 Katrell Moss Warren Central 10
 
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The weight class is filled with exciting wrestlers with the likes of Jake Masengale, Dezmen McGinley, Joe Ardizzone, and Noah Perdue. Masengale has wrestled Ardizzone in two single-point matches this year and should meet in an exciting semi final match up. The winner will likely wrestle McGinley of Greenfield Central who had a very high scoring match with Masengale early this season and dominated Ardizzone at Sectionals.
 
4 Ranked wrestlers: #6, #9, #17,#18
 
Best first round match:
Noah Perdue 10 Arsenal Tech 26-5 vs. Brian Wagner 10 New Palestine 27-7
 
Predictions:
1 Jake Masengale Perry Meridian 11
2 Dezmen McGinley Greenfield Central 12
3 Joe Ardizzone Roncalli 12
4 Noah Perdue Arsenal Tech 10
 
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This weight class is filled with talent and will certainly be a hard fought battle for whomever comes out on top. CJ Martin of Perry Meridian and Tony Jehn of Beech Grove each have 4 losses and look to be on a crash-course for the finals. But they definitely can’t look past any opponent in this field or they’ll be cutting their season shorter. Desean Mills of Arsenal Tech had a disappointing sectional tournament and is looking to avenge it with a good regional showing. The regional title is up for grabs; let’s see who steps up and takes what they want.
 
2 Ranked wrestlers
 
Best first round match:
Aaron Murray 12 Pike 20-9 vs. Max Hernandez 10 Warren Central 14-5
 
Predictions:
1 CJ Martin Perry Meridian 12
2 Tony Jehn Beech Grove 12
3 Max Hernandez Warren Central 10
4 Matt Miller Southport 12
 
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Ian Early is the a clear-cut favorite in this weight class. He already handily beat Devante Ash of Perry Meridian and Dyrek Chowning of Warren Central. Ash and Chowning are likely to meet up in the semi’s for their third battle this season. Chowning won both previous match ups.   Seniors Nolan Fenwick of Southport and Cameron Denney of New Palestine will face each other in the first round, which should be a great match. With a lot of seniors in the field expect a lot of hard-nosed wrestling.
 
4 Ranked wrestlers: #6, #17, #18, #19
 
Best first round match:
Jordan Brown 12 Cardinal Ritter 27-5 vs. Dyrek Chowning 12 Warren Central 26-7
 
Predictions:
1 Ian Early Greenfield Central 12
2 Dyrek Chowning Warren Central 12
3 Devante Ash Perry Meridian 12
4 Nolan Fenwick Southport 12
 
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With several rematches and a talented bunch of big guys, this weight class has the possibility of some great match ups.  Jordan Naughton Perry Meridian and Georgio Blades Warren Central split 2 matches earlier this year. There is also a chance that Naughton will face Justin Sanders of Pike for the fifth time this season. They split previous match ups this season with 2 wins a piece. Who will come out on top? We will have to wait and see.
 
4 Ranker wrestlers: #11, #16, #17, #20
 
Best first round match:
Jordan Naughton 12 Perry Meridian 32-6 vs. Georgio Blades 11 Warren Central 25-8
 
Predictions:
1 Austin Geralds Greenfield Central 12
2 Jordan Naughton Perry Meridian 12
3 Justin Sanders Pike 12
4 Dylan Faulkenberg Cardinal Ritter 10
 
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Donte Winfield of Perry Meridian is the favorite at this weight class. He beat his probably finals opponent, Larry Carter of Warren Central, on two occasions this season. Tyler Uhls of Shelbyville could be the road block to this rematch in an generally unpredictable weight class.
 
2 Ranked wrestlers: #5, #14
 
Best first round match:
Norman Oglesby 9 Ben Davis 19-7 vs. Tyler Beeson 10 Greenfield Central 20-10
 
Predictions:
1 Donte Winfield Perry Meridian 11
2 Larry Carter Warren Central 12
3 Tyler Uhls Shellbyville 11
4 Tyler Beeson Greenfield Central 10
 
Overall we are looking at 39 ranked wrestlers battling for 56 spots at semi-state. This should be a very competitive regional and have a lot of exciting matches.

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38th Annual Allen County Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament
Teams: Adams Central, Bluffton, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, South Adams, Southern Wells, Woodlan
 
The Allen County Athletic Conference(ACAC) is one of the premier small school wrestling conferences in the state.  The conference has many superb individuals along with some very talented teams this season.  The conference that features schools in 3A, 2A and 1A in football, only has four, yes four forfeits in the whole entire tournament.  Six of the eight teams have full line-ups, which will lead to a very competitive tournament.
 
During the regular season, the South Adams Starfires ran the table and beat everyone in the conference.  They beat both Garrett and Southern Wells by narrow four point margins.  The Starfires are also the defending tournament champions and will look to retain the title on their home floor.  They will find stiff challengers in the other seven teams who will aim to knock them off any chance they get.
 
103lbs
At 103lbs, the #1 seed is Todd Batt from South Adams.  He sports a superb 27-2 record on the season.  The #2 seed is Logan Buuck of Woodlan who has a record just under .500, beat the #3 seed Brandon Bennett of Heritage 7-3 earlier in the season.  The sleeper of the tournament could be Nate Hess of Adams Central.  He comes in with only nine matches under his belt, but he is a returning regional qualifier from last year.
 
112lbs
Phillip Gerber of Bluffton has the top seed at this weight class.  The freshman comes into the conference tournament with a 20-8 record and has beaten the #2 seed Gabe Sprunger of South Adams and #3 seed Michael Hirshy of Adams Central during the season.  Once again, there is no slouch at the #4 seed in Heritage's Alex Richman who comes into the tournament with a stellar 19-4 record.
 
119lbs
This weight class is going to be one of the most interesting of the day.  Bluffton gets their second #1 seed in a row with Bobby Perry and his 24-3 record taking the honors.  One of those losses however is to the #3 seed from Garrett, Logan Lee.  The #2 seed is Adams Central's Zeke Schultz.  Schultz and Lee did not wrestle during the dual and sport nearly identical records.  South Adams rounds out the top four seeds with Cajon Dailey taking the 4th seed.
 
125lbs
Returning ACAC champion Troy Fiechter claimed the top seed at this weight class.  Fiechter sports a superb record of 27-2 after bumping up from 112lbs last season.  He will have some tough wrestlers to go through this year to defend his title.  The #2 seed, John Striker of South Adams comes in with only three losses on the season, including one to Fiechter's brother Darin.  The #3 seed, Shea Novy of Garrett comes in with a 24-4 record.  Bluffton's Seth Higgins, wrestling at a more natural weight this year, took the 4th seed, but will face a tough Blake Thieme of Adams Central in the first round.
 
130lbs
This will be one of the best weight classes to watch on Saturday, with one returning state qualifier and two semi-state qualifiers battling it out for top honors.  As with his brother Troy, Darin Fiechter of Southern Wells is a defending champion and has the #1 seed.  Darin has only one blemish on his record, a loss to Andrew Heistand of Yorktown.  Second seed Jace German also sports just one blemish on his record, a 6-4 loss to Darin Fiechter.  The #3 seed is returning state qualifier Josh Ehr of South Adams.  While he has seven losses on the season, he has lost to some tough kids while wrestling 135lbs most of the season.  The #4 seed is the very talented freshman from Woodlan Cody Zink.
 
135lbs
This is another interesting weight class with some very tough wrestlers.  Earning the #1 seed is Matthew Gerber of Bluffton who has a 25-2 record on the season.  His two losses have come to Zach DeHaven of Evansville Memorial and Chris Goodwin of Perry Meridian.  The #2 seed is Garrett's Bryce Schendel.  Schendel only has one loss on the season and that is to Gerber.  Gerber will be looking to capture his second straight title, while Schendel will be going for his third title in three years.  While these two are the top contenders in this weight, they cannot overlook #3 seed Josh Morris of Southern Wells, #4 seed Taylor Isch of Adams Central or unseeded Jordan Buuck of Woodlan.
 
140lbs
Leo brings in back to back #1 seeds at 140lbs and 145lbs respectively.  The first is Justin Beck at 140lbs.  He has an outstanding 20-2 record on the season with his only losses to the top two seeds at 135lbs, Bryce Schendel of Garrett and Matt Gerber of Bluffton.  The #2 seed is Matt Kaehr of Adams Central who comes in with a 26-4 record on the season.  TJ Burnfield of South Adams has the third seed and comes in with a very impressive 25-5 record on the season.  The fourth seed is Garrett's Brayden Moreau who comes in with only three losses in limited action this year.
 
145lbs
Returning state qualifier and ACAC champion Cam Friend is the headliner in this weight class.  The tournament features seven wrestlers with only a single loss, but Friend is the only wrestler without a defeat this season while wrestling mostly 152lbs and 160lbs until just recently.  Garrett senior Nik Isham is the #2 seed, while Levi Jones of Southern Wells is the 3rd seed.  The 4th seed is Dustin Hunt of South Adams, who has only four losses in limited varsity action this year.
 
152lbs
Defending ACAC champion Zac McCray of Garrett is back at this weight class for the third straight year.  He comes into the tournament with a 23-5 record on the season and is looking to bring home his second ACAC title.  Chase Sprunger of South Adams is the second seed and will be looking to claim his second ACAC title also.  Sprunger won a title in 2006 as a sophomore, but was defeated in the finals last year.  Last year's runner-up, Jayme Schwartz of Woodlan is the third seed at this weight class.  The fourth seed is Leo's Caleb Eicher.
 
160lbs
Bluffton has yet another top seed, this time Josh Fiechter at 160lbs.  Fiechter comes in as the heavy favorite with a 23-5 slate on the season.  The second seed is Joe Taube of Garrett who has an 18-6 record on the season.  Ben Sowles of Woodlan who has the third seed with a 12-5 record will push Taube in the lower half bracket.  The fourth seed is Heritage's Dan Gibson.
 
171lbs
This is another weight class that will be fun to watch with two wrestlers having only one blemish on their record.  The top seed is Garrett's Luke Rieke with a 26-1 record.  Not to be outdone, Adams Central's Trey Schultz has a 21-1 record on the season.  Rieke was the runner-up last year at 171lbs, while Schultz won the title at 160lbs.  While those two wrestlers are very talented, they cannot overlook the #3 seed Matt Morrissey of Bluffton or #4 seed Brandon Biberstine of Southern Wells.  Tyler Unsicker of Heritage is unseeded, but could give fits to the seeded wrestlers, as he is 15-10 on the season.
 
189lbs
Heritage's lone #1 seed is Taylor Scott at 189lbs.  Scott comes in with 20 wins on the season against only three losses.  The second seed is Bluffton's Levi Mock who comes in with 21 wins himself.  The #3 seed is Garrett's Logan DeMarco, while Leo's Ben Meeks has the 4th seed.
 
215lbs
South Adams rounds out the last two weight classes with returning champions and #1 seeds.  The first is Jackson Werst at 215lbs, who comes in with a stellar 29-1 record on the season.  His only loss is to #4 seed Seth Biberstine of Southern Wells.  The second seed is Garrett's Geoff Getts, while Adams Central's Aden Feasel has the third seed.  Biberstine defeated Werst by major decision less than a week ago, but Biberstine lost to both Getts and Feasel earlier in the season.  On top of that Werst has defeated both Getts and Feasel.  If you are too confused to follow, just come to Berne on Saturday to see everything sort itself out!
 
285lbs
Finally, the last weight class is also one that has two top competitors.  South Adam's Jim West comes in as the defending champion and #1 seed with a 24-4 record on the season.  Joe Grueb of Woodlan is the second seed with only one loss on the season at 14-1.  The third seed is Leo's Nick McAbee and Alex Reinhard of Adams Central rounds out the top four seeds.  Not to be overlooked is Heritage's Josh Mitchel who has a 17-9 record on the year and is unseeded.
 
Team Race
Lovely Berne, Indiana and South Adams High School will play host to this great tournament.  The team championship race looks like a two-horse race with the host Starfires and Garrett Railroaders looking to lead the way.  Adams Central, Bluffton, Leo and Southern Wells each bring in their fair share of top seeds and could add some excitement to the team race.  Look for the team race to be hotly contested with all the teams potentially affecting the outcome.
 
IndianaMat.com Ranked Wrestlers
 
135lbs #10 Matt Gerber- Bluffton
135lbs #11 Bryce Schendel- Garrett
145lbs #11 Cam Friend- Leo
171lbs #9 Trey Schultz- Adams Central