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468Crazy Week of Wrestling Recap
To say the least the past eight days of wrestling has been filled with a lot of wrestling action. On top of that a lot of top ranked wrestlers and teams hit the mats in some of the biggest events of the year. Here is a recap of each of the events over the course of the past week.
IHSWCA Team State Duals
In the first year of the duals it was a home run as Adams Central, Yorktown and Perry Meridian all claimed titles. Adams Central defeated Churubusco in a hotly contested dual, but utilized a strong lower part of their line-up to fend off the Eagles. Yorktown handled Evansville Memorial in the finals, only losing two matches in the championship bout. Perry Meridian fended off a tough Franklin squad in the 3A finals. Franklin won three matches and lost four others by three points or less.
On the individual side in Outstanding Wrestlers were 1A #10 Cody Walburn of Adams Central, 2A #3 Chandler Carroll of Yorktown and 3A #2 Brandon James of Perry Meridian. The Technical Superiourity awards were given to 1A Brandon Wormcastle of Churubusco, 2A #1 Nick Crume of Jimtown and 3A DJ Smith of Franklin.
Al Smith Invitational
As always the Al Smith Invitational is littered with state ranked teams and individuals. Due to snowmagedon Danville, Jasper and Princeton were not able to make the trip. On the team side, Penn won by one point over Merrillville on superior depth. Penn started the second day with nine wrestlers in the semi-finals, but only one made it to the finals. Merrillville however landed five in the finals, but only came away with one championship. Mishawaka and South Bend Clay both had three champions while Lowell came away with two champions thanks to the Hughes family. Another team that had a great tournament was Peru who finished in 8th place.
With every Al Smith Invitational comes a boat load of upsets and this year was no different. Mishawaka’s Jake Sinkovics dominated #2 Hayden Lee 6-2 in the finals and #4 Michael Garza in the semi-finals 6-1 to claim the 106lbs championship. At 120lbs the 8th seeded Drew Hughes went through a meat grinder to come away the champion, defeating #1 Adam Garcia, #8 Alex Sparks, and #13 Zach Davis along the way. Jimtown Jimmie Nick Crume was dominate all day long with bonus point victories in every match. Tommy Forte and Bobby Steveson both claimed their second Al Smith titles in as many years and are on track to become the second and third four-time titlists. Triva: Who is the only 4-time Al Smith Champion? (Answer at the end of the article)
Both Hartman brothers brought home titles for the Colonials along with heavyweight Shakir Carr. Kenny Hughes of Lowell had five pins along the way to his championship to also join his brother on top of the podium. Gelen Robinson claimed his second Al Smith title and 195lber Dominique Avila claimed his first title for South Bend Riley. Bellmont’s Brad Busse had four pins and then an injury default in the finals to claim his championship. Rounding out the champions were Mishawaka’s Tristan Macri and Columbus East’s Kyle Stillinger.
Connersville Spartan Classic
East Noble pulled away from conference rival Carroll to claim the team championship on the strength of championship performances from Garrett Pepple, Connor Knapp and Sterling Lutter. Carroll was led by Riley Lefever who claimed a championship at 170lbs and defeated #2 ranked Anthony Linnear 12-1 in the semi-finals. Another big match-up was at 152lbs where #2 Josh Farrell defeated #5 Vinny Corsaro in the finals. Mitch Sliga of Fishers won the 195lbs bracket and also was voted outstanding wrestler for the tournament. Wesley Bernard gave Cathedral a second champion claiming the big boys weight class. Other top wrestlers with championship include Tom Gettinger, Zach Krumlauf, Tyler Hupp and Austin McCloskey.
Mater Dei Holiday Classic
The Mater Dei Classic had more than its fair share of great wrestling on Friday and Saturday. The host Mater Dei, Franklin and New Palestine were all hoping to bring home championship, but it was Union County out of Kentucky taking the title away from the host Wildcats for the first time in 29 years. Franklin and Mater Dei were within striking distance, but could not pull it out at the end.
On the individual side, #1 Chad Red defeated #3 DJ Smith in the finals 6-4 in a great matchup that could be a preview of the state finals. Terrence Kennedy claimed the championship at 113lbs for Floyd Central. Grizzly Cub #14 Skyler Lykins defeated #12 Josh Pierre in the finals at 132lbs in a battle of ranked wrestlers. At 160lbs #4 Mahlon Parkinson defeated #8 Luke Kriech 7-0 to claim the only championship for the host school. Avon had two champions in 182lber Jonah Zorringer and 220lber Dylan Jones who defeated Franklin’s Conner Tolley in the finals. Jacob Brownfield of Franklin rounded out the Hoosier champions at the tournament.
North Montgomery Holiday Duals
Perry Meridian continue their roll through the state in going undefeated in the tough dual tournament. They shut out a very tough Portage team along with New Haven. They only allowed 10 points against Carmel, 6 against North Montgomery and 15 against Bloomington South. Warren Central defeated both Bloomington South and Portage to help make their case for a top three ranking. Conner Galvin of Bloomington South was voted Outstanding wrestler after going undefeated at 170lbs.
Mooresville Holiday Classic
Yorktown took the title at Mooresville in their 16-team tournament. They were lead by champions Cael McCormick, Schuyler Phillips, Dalton Baysinger, Eli Walker and Rhett Hiestand. While not winning a championship, Yorktown’s Chandler Carroll, had a great match with Evansville Central’s Brendon Kelley. The match featured numerous scrambles and close calls, yet Kelley came out on top 2-0 on a reversal in the second period. Bishop Dwenger’s Ben Evans won the 182lbs bracket over #11 Conner Ludwig.
361Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/26
These rankings are based off dual team strength.
1. Perry Meridian
2. Franklin Community
3. Penn
4. Bloomington South
5. Evansville Mater Dei
6. Crown Point
7. Warren Central
8. Portage
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Merrillville
11. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
12. New Palestine
13. Yorktown
14. Center Grove
15. East Noble
16. Floyd Central
17. Mishawaka
18. Noblesville
19. Jasper
20. Elkhart Memorial
4222012 Al Smith Coverage
Dates:
Thursday, December 27th, 2012 (Apprx.) 10:45 AM
We will wrestle until there are four wrestlers in the losers’ bracket and four
wrestlers in the winners’ bracket.
Friday, December 28th 9:00 AM
Small Break between each round
Introduction to Finals 1:30 PM
Finals shortly after 1:30PM introductions
Participating Teams:
Bellmont, Calumet, Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus East, Danville, Elkhart Memorial, Garrett, Goshen, Hobart, Jasper, Jimtown, LaPorte, Lake Central, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Munster, Northwood, Penn, Peru, Prairie Heights, Princeton Community, Rochester, S.B. Adams, S.B. Clay, S.B. Riley, Warsaw Community, West Noble
Brackets:
Individual Brackets
Team Scores
423IHSWCA Team State Duals 3A Championship Matches
Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 3A Championship between Perry Meridian and Franklin
378IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship Matches
Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship between Yorktown and Evansville Memorial
385IHSWCA Team State Duals 1A Championship Matches
Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 1A Championship between Adams Central and Churubusco
333IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/24
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
111
2
Merrillville
57
3
Yorktown
48
4
Bloomington South
47
5
New Palestine
46
6
Mishawaka
42
7
Indianapolis Cathedral
39
8(tie)
Warren Central
34
8(tie)
Heritage Hills
32
8(tie)
Danville
32
11
Hamilton Southeastern
30
12
Jay County
28
13
Franklin Community
26
14
Fishers
25
15(tie)
Crown Point
25
15(tie)
Penn
24
17
Muncie Southside
24
18
Jimtown
24
18(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
24
20(tie)
Hanover Central
23
20(tie)
Western Boone
22
20(tie)
Lowell
22
20(tie)
Lake Central
22
20(tie)
Castle
22
Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
357IHSWCA Team State Duals: The Good and Bad
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the first of hopefully many IHSWCA Team State Duals championships. There has been lots of criticism and praise of the event from the selection to the date and everything in between. It was a great day of wrestling and for the first go-round, it was spectacular. As with anything in life if you don’t strive to improve the product will suffer. Here are some things I saw as a casual fan and promoter of the sport.
The Good
1A Teams and Fans
[caption id=attachment_4708" align="alignright" width="300] Adams Central celebrates after a big win[/caption]
During the finals the fans and teams really got after it and every match was exciting. It was a great atmosphere and it seemed the kids and coaches had the most enthusiasm of any of the classes. You could tell Adams Central and Churubusco put a lot of stock in this event and each point scored was cheered by each squad.
Coaches and Schools getting excited for the event
Lots of schools made this event a big deal and it showed in not only things like t-shirts, but fan support. Great job to everyone that made this tournament something special.
Mater Dei bumping up
It is very rare that a team will bump up classes, but Mater Dei did and lost by the slimmest of margins. Thank you for not being a big fish in a small pond Wildcats and getting after it with the big boys.
Refs
The refs were great and were “not seen†for most of the day. Great job by the IHSWCA getting the best refs in the state.
Awards
The awards were top notch for everyone and not only will the participants have great memories they will have a great keepsake to go along with it.
The Bad
Fans for the Finals
I was disappointed to not see many casual fans or fans from teams not in the finals staying to watch the last three matches.
Team Scoreboards
It was extremely difficult to keep track of the team score of each match if you didn’t have TrackWrestling on your phone.
People complaining about the process
I for one am not shy about criticizing the IHSWCA, but this time they did a great job with what they had to work with. I would love for an in-season “wildcard†to be awarded, but there is no feasible way of doing this. Maybe our IHSAA Commissioner will give us a weigh-in exemption and we can do this…hint hint Mr. Faulkens!
Suggestions
While the IHSWCA did a great job and hit a home run with this event, I feel that they are still not even close to what this event can be. Here are a few suggestions that they will hopefully look at for the future.
Facilities
Westfield has great facilities that 99% of the schools in the state are jealous of, but the place was cramped on the floor. The IHSWCA should look into having the event at a place like the Pepsi Coliseum at the fairgrounds. That would add a lot of flare to the event and give it more prestige with it being held outside of a high school.
Team Entry Fee
It seems weird for the IHSWCA to invite a team, then charge them to enter the event. What about waiving or reducing the entry fee if a team sells X amount of presale tickets? This is a great way for teams to save money and get more fans to the event. This would also be a great way for teams to recoup some of their expenses if the IHSWCA would give teams a cut of their sales after X number of tickets sold.
Promotion
This is where I feel the IHSWCA really dropped the ball. This event should have been shoved down the throats of the fans of the sport since the start of practice in late October. Â Have someone create a webpage(not in MS Word) with all the information for the event. Maybe ask some person at IndianaMat for a banner ad and other promotional help, they seemed to do well with that preseason event in September.
Sponsors
Need more sponsors! This is a great event and there seemed to be a lack of sponsors. Sponsors could help with securing a facility like the Pepsi Coliseum and reduce team travel expenses. Hotel sponsors would love to give a reduced rate for people attending the event. Restaurants would love to hand out coupons and such. The list goes on and these companies would love to have acknowledgement during the event.
843IHSWCA Team State Streaming Video
The following are the links to the video streams for the IHSWCA Team State Finals. This video streaming will be directly linked to TrackWrestling and will be live all day Saturday with wrestling action. You can watch all or one of the streams to see your favorite wrestlers and teams competing.
Mat 1:
Mat 2:
Mat 3:
Mat 4:
583IHSWCA Team Rankings 12/13
3A Rankings
2A Rankings
1A Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
1. Yorktown
1. Adams Central
2. Bloomington South
2. Jimtown
2. Fremont
3. Franklin
3. Evansville Memorial
3. Churubusco
4. Penn
4. North Montgomery
4. South Adams
5. Evansville Mater Dei
5. Danville
5. North White
6. Crown Point
6. Heritage Hills
6. North Miami
7. Warren Central
7. Leo
7. North Newton
8. Portage
8. Jasper
8. Fountain Central
9. Merrillville
9t. Belmont
9. Milan
10. Hamilton SE
9t. Culver Academy
10. Prairie Heights
348IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/18
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
115
2
Bloomington South
51
3
Merrillville
47
4
Yorktown
42
5
New Palestine
40
6
Mishawaka
39
7
Penn
34
8(tie)
Jimtown
32
8(tie)
Franklin Community
32
8(tie)
Crown Point
32
11
Indianapolis Cathedral
29
12
Danville
28
13
Evansville Reitz
27
14
Lowell
25
15(tie)
Warren Central
24
15(tie)
Muncie Southside
24
17
Heritage Hills
23
18(tie)
Fishers
22
18(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
22
20(tie)
Western Boone
20
20(tie)
South Deerborn
20
20(tie)
Lake Central
20
20(tie)
Hanover Central
20
20(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
20
Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
3582012/2013 Genius Ratings Potential
From the desk of Maligned:
Most data through December 8 matches is included. Â All ratings should be taken very lightly until more connections can be made between schools. Especially any school with less than five in the "competitions" column should be considered quite inaccurate at this point. Also, we're still filtering out some post-football results that may accidentally be here and shouldn't.
Remember that POTENTIAL is based on point results only (not wins and losses) and is a much stronger predictor of future success than is a wins/losses based rating.
No strength of schedule data is included at this point because it is a virtually useless calculation until more matches are wrestled.
Enjoy!
For more information on the Genius Ratings click this link
http://www.indianamat.com/genius-ratings-version-2-0/2011/01/
*Hint: Click the table headings to sort by the different columns or use the search to narrow your search by class, sectional or conference.
[table id=10 /]
503IndianaMat Team Rankings 12/11
*Rankings based solely off of dual team strength, single class
1. Perry Meridian
2. Franklin Community
3. Penn
4. Bloomington South
5. Evansville Mater Dei
6. Crown Point
7. Warren Central
8. Portage
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Merrillville
11. New Palestine
12. Indianapolis Cathedral
13. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
14. Center Grove
15. Yorktown
16. Floyd Central
17. Mishawaka
18. East Noble
19. Noblesville
20. South Bend Clay
377IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/12
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
106
2
Merrillville
56
3(tie)
Yorktown
42
3(tie)
New Palestine
42
3(tie)
Bloomington South
42
6
Mishawaka
40
7(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
35
7(tie)
Franklin Community
35
9
Warren Central
33
10
Crown Point
31
11
Jimtown
29
12
South Bend Clay
28
13
Heritage Hills
26
13(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
26
15
Danville
25
16
Hamilton Southeastern
24
17
Fishers
23
18(tie)
Western Boone
22
18(tie)
Muncie Southside
22
18(tie)
Jay County
22
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
428IHSWCA Team Rankings 11/29
PERRY MERIDIAN, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI TOP SECOND WRESTLING POLL--
Defending state champion Perry Meridian and longtime powerhouse Evansville Mater Dei are ranked 1-2 in the second Indiana high school wrestling poll of the season.
Top 20 rankings are determined by a vote of coaches’ representatives around the state. Voters select teams that they believe will perform well in the IHSAA individual tournament at the end of the season.
New rankings are to be released every two weeks.
The Top 20 poll:
1, Perry Meridian
2, Evansville Mater Dei
3, Indianapolis Cathedral
4, Merrillville
5, Crown Point
6, Franklin
7, Penn
8, Bloomington South
9, New Palestine
10, Yorktown
11, Warren Central
12, Mishawaka
13, Center Grove
14, Hamilton Southeastern
15, Evansville Reitz
16, Indianapolis Roncalli
17, Portage
18, South Bend Clay
19, Jimtown
20, Danville
Also receiving votes: Elkhart Memorial, Fishers, Greenfield Central, Heritage Hills, Lake Central, Lowell, Muncie South, North Montgomery, Westfield.
3A Rankings
2A Rankings
1A Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
1. Yorktown
1. Adams Central
2. Evansville Mater Dei
2. Evansville Memorial
2. Churubusco
3. Indianapolis Cathedral
3. Jimtown
3. South Adams
4. Merrillville
4. North Montgomery
4. Lewis Cass
5. Crown Point
5. Culver Academies
5. North Miami
6. Penn
6. Danville
6. Bremen
7. Bloomington South
7 (tie). Heritage Hills
7. Milan
8. Franklin
7 (tie). Muncie South
8. Prairie Heights
9. Warren Central
9. Leo
9. Fremont
10. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Bellmont
10. South Putnam
378Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/2/12
*Note that these rankings are based on dual team strength.
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Crown Point
4. Franklin Community
5. Merrillville
6. Warren Central
7. Cathedral
8. Penn
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Bloomington South
11. Mishawaka
12. New Palestine
13. Portage
14. Center Grove
15. Yorktown
16. Zionsville
17. East Noble
18. South Bend Clay
19. Jasper
20. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
373IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/2
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
113
2
Merrillville
54
3
Bloomington South
52
4
Yorktown
43
5
Mishawaka
40
6
New Palestine
39
7(tie)
Franklin Community
34
7(tie)
Crown Point
34
9(tie)
Warren Central
32
9(tie)
Jimtown
32
9(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
32
12
Danville
28
13
Lowell
25
14(tie)
Penn
23
14(tie)
Muncie Southside
23
14(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
23
17
Fishers
22
18
Heritage Hills
21
19(tie)
Western Boone
20
19(tie)
Lake Central
20
19(tie)
Hanover Central
20
19(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
20
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
344IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 11/25/2012
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.
Rank
Last
Team
Points
1
1
Perry Meridian
115
2
8
Bloomington South
51
3
2(tie)
Merrillville
47
4
2(tie)
Yorktown
42
5
6(tie)
New Palestine
40
6
10
Mishawaka
39
7
12(tie)
Penn
34
8(tie)
12(tie)
Jimtown
32
8(tie)
12(tie)
Franklin Community
32
8(tie)
4
Crown Point
32
11
5
Indianapolis Cathedral
29
12
6(tie)
Danville
28
13
9
Evansville Reitz
27
14
17
Lowell
25
15(tie)
20(tie)
Warren Central
24
15(tie)
12(tie)
Muncie Southside
24
17
15(tie)
Heritage Hills
23
18
18(tie)
Fishers
22
18(tie)
20(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
22
20(tie)
NR
Western Boone
20
20(tie)
NR
South Dearborn
20
20(tie)
NR
Lake Central
20
20(tie)
20(tie)
Hanover Central
20
20(tie)
20(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
20
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
439IndianaMat Team Power Rankings
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
105
2(t)
Yorktown
47
2(t)
Merrillville
47
4
Crown Point
41
5
Indianapolis Cathedral
37
6(t)
New Palestine
36
6(t)
Danville
36
8
Bloomington South
35
9
Evansville Reitz
32
10
Mishawaka
31
11
South Bend Clay
30
12(t)
Penn
28
12(t)
Jimtown
28
12(t)
Franklin Community
28
15(t)
Muncie Southside
26
15(t)
Heritage Hills
26
17
Lowell
23
18(t)
Greenfield-Central
22
18(t)
Fishers
22
20(t)
Warren Central
21
20(t)
Hanover Central
21
20(t)
Evansville Mater Dei
21
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
1070IHSWCA Preseason Rankings
PERRY MERIDIAN TOPS FIRST STATE WRESTLING POLL
Two-time defending state champion Perry Meridian is ranked No. 1 in the season’s first high school wrestling rankings.
With many teams heading to their opening matches this weekend, the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association (IHSWCA) has tabbed the Falcons as the team to beat when all is said and done next February.
Perry Meridian defeated Crown Point, 43-14, in the final match of the IHSAA’s state dual meet series last Feb. 25.
The IHSAA has since ended its dual meet tournament and will decide this season’s state champ at the individual finals on Feb. 15-16, 2013.
The Falcons are loaded once again, with nine returning starters, six returning state meet qualifiers and five returning state place winners.
Long-time powerhouse Evansville Mater Dei is ranked No. 2 in the first coaches poll. Rounding out the top five are Indianapolis Cathedral, Merrillville and Crown Point.
Rankings are determined by a vote of coaches’ representatives around the state.
The Top 20 poll:
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Indianapolis Cathedral
4. Merrillville
5. Crown Point
6 (tie). Franklin
6 (tie). Penn
8. Bloomington South
9. Center Grove
10. Yorktown
11. Hamilton Southeastern
12. Mishawaka
13. Warren Central
14. New Palestine
15. Evansville Reitz
16 (tie). Indianapolis Roncalli
16 (tie). South Bend Clay
18. Elkhart Memorial
19. Jimtown
20. Danville
Also receiving votes: Avon, Bellmont, Jeffersonville, Lake Central, Leo, Lowell, Muncie South, Portage, Westfield
3A Rankings
2A Rankings
1A Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
1. Yorktown
1. Adams Central
2. Mater Dei
2. Evansville Memorial
2. South Adams
3. Cathedral
3. Jimtown
3. Churubusco
4. Merrillville
4. Danville
4. Lewis Cass
5. Crown Point
5. Heritage Hills
5. North Miami
6. Penn
6. Muncie Southside
6. Milan
7. Bloomington South
7. Bellmont
7. Prairie Heights
8. Franklin
8. Culver Academy
8. Bremen
9. Hamilton Southeastern
9. Leo
9. South Putnam
10. Warren Central
10.(t). Hanover Central
10(t). Fremont
10.(t). Delphi
10(t). Alexandria
395IndianaMat.com Preseason Team Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Crown Point
4. Cathedral
5. Franklin
6. Merillville
7. Penn
8. Warren Central
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Bloomington South
11. Mishawaka
12. Portage
13. Center Grove
14. Roncalli
15. Evansville Reitz
16. Yorktown
17. Lowell
18. New Palestine
19. Greenfield Central
20. South Bend Clay
549IndianaMat 2012 Preview Magazine ***On Sale Now!***
Don't miss out on the second annual IndianaMat Preview Magazine! We have individual rankings, team rankings, regional previews and more in this 40 page magazine. If you want your wrestling fix before the season starts, get it here. Also, $1 from each sale will be donated to the Nick Taylor Scholarship Fund. Taylor was a former South Adams wrestler who tragically lost his life serving his country in Afghanistan.
IndianaMat 2012 Preview Magazine
By Joe Caprino in IndianaMat.com Magazines
40 pages, published 10/23/2012
Preview magazine for the 2012/2013 wrestling season in Indiana. This magazine was produced by the staff at IndianaMat, the one and only source for wrestling information for the state of Indiana. The magazine contains our preseason rankings along with regional previews and a team preview. One dollar from each sale will also go to the Nick Taylor Scholarship Fund. Taylor was a former wrestler in Indiana that died in combat this summer.
632Boiler Elite Wrestling Club Opens RTS Practices on Sunday
Sunday marks the first official event of the BEWC’s Regional Training Site status.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Boiler Elite Wrestling Club begins a new era this weekend, hosting its first USA Wrestling Regional Training Site (RTS) event on Sunday in the Blake Wrestling Center at Purdue University’s Lambert Fieldhouse. The practice is scheduled to run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will be run by Boiler Elite RTS director Chris Fleeger.
“This weekend is a big step for the Boiler Elite Wrestling Club and for wrestling in the state of Indiana,†said Fleeger. “We’re excited to establish a new standard of wrestling and develop the best wrestlers in this part of the country. This is the first step in that process.â€
To attend Sunday’s practice and other RTS events, a wrestler must meet one of three specified criteria set by USA Wrestling. An individual must have won at least one match at a USA World or Olympic team trials, have placed top-eight at USA Senior Open, University, Junior, Fila Junior or Cadet Nationals, or have placed in the top-four in their state’s high school championships.
For more information on Sunday’s practice or the Boiler Elite Wrestling Club’s Regional Training Site status, please contact Boiler Elite assistant coach Dan Bedoy at (219) 793-2424 or dbedoy@purdue.edu .
377FILA Cadet World Championships with Sliga and Miracle
Testing yourself against the best in the country is relatively easy with tournaments like the Super 32, Fargo, FloNationals, USAW Folkstyle Nationals, and so on, but testing yourself against the best in the world is a rarity. This week two Indiana high school stars will get to see what it is like to wrestle the best in the world. State Champion Mitch Sliga and Kayla Miracle are in Baku, Azerbaijan to wrestle in the FILA Cadet World Championships. Both won their respective weight classes at the FILA Cadet Nationals to earn this trip.
Sliga is a five-time Cadet National champion and is on his first overseas trip. He captured his first state title this year along with the FILA Cadet title. He also placed 8th at the FILA Junior championships against wrestlers aged 18-20 years old. Sliga will wrestle in the 85 kg/187.25 lbs weight class against many of the future young stars of the sport. He is schedule to wrestle on Tuesday August 21.
Miracle is making her second straight trip to the World Championships as last year she finished 9th in the world at this event. This year she became the first female to quality for the IHSAA state championships, where she dropped her first round bout to the eventual 3rd place finisher Hayden Lee. After the high school season she has tore up the competition in the women’s division. She has only suffered one loss this spring and summer and is looking to ride the high of winning a Junior National Championship into this event. She is scheduled to wrestle on Thursday August 23 and is wrestling in the 56 kg/123.25 lbs weight class.
Good luck to both of these fine competitors as they embark on a journey that will have a lifetime impression upon them. Follow IndianaMat  and TheMat.com on Twitter and Facebook for updates throughout the week.
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