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2011 Cadet Greco-Roman Preview
Past 5 years All-Americans





2006
91
8th
Chris Oaks


2006
135
8th
Matt Goodwin   


2006
171
5th
Colin Warner 


2007
105
6th
Luke Schofield


2007
160
7th
Mark Myers 


2007
171
4th
Damon Jones


2007
215
5th
Chaz Brock


2007
285
7th
Jonathan Clark 


2008
130
6th
Tony Lovejoy


2008
152
8th
Drake Stein


2008
160
4th
Cameron Vlahos


2008
285
6th
Mark Collett


2009
152
7th
Sean Mappes


2010
189
1st
Mitch Sliga


Over the past two years Indiana has only produced two Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans, but the wrestlers and coaches are looking to improve on that this year.  This year's team is not deep on numbers, but will have some solid representitives.  Leading the way is returning national champion Mitch Sliga, who will look to defend his title in the same weight class this year.  Last year he won the Triple Crown, but was derailed from that feat earlier this spring.  He will now be going for the daring double championship at Fargo.  Another wrestler to watch is Wesley Bernard.  After a stellar season as a freshman at 215lbs, he has moved up to heavyweight and has had a great spring.  Another name to watch is Jake Masengale who was a state qualifier as a sophomore this year at 171lbs.  He has had a great spring including a Quadruple Crown in Indiana winning all three styles in the Cadet age division along with winning Junior state in freestyle.
 
2011 Participants





Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials


Shelby, Dominique
112
 
 


Ferdig, Sammy
125
 
 


Ward, Austin
130
 
 


Smith, Austin
130
 
 


Marler, Tre'
135
 
 


Troutman, Cory
135
 
 


Reed, Dan
145
 
 


LeFever, Riley
160
 
 


Masengale, Jake
171
State Qualifier 171lbs
Cadet Duals Freestyle 6-1


Stasiak, Joseph
171
 
 


Sliga, Mitch
189
3rd 189lbs twice
USAW Triple Crown 2010, 2011 FILA Cadet 5th


Bernard, Wesley
285
 
Cadet Duals Freestyle All-Tournament Team


Jolley-Little, Gavan
285
 
 


Kolley, Daniel
285
 
 



584
2013 Junior Greco-Roman Preview
Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials


Nate Long
120




Dominique Shelby
120




Deondre Wilson
126
2013 State Champion



Wyatt Seng
138




Nathan Carmichael
145




Matt Ruddick
152




Alex Rinehart
160
2013 State Qualifier2011 State Qualifier




Chase Herron
170




Riley Lefever
182
2013 State 2nd



Kevin Cain
195




Charles Neisius
220




As with the past few years the Junior Greco-Roman representation has been small.  This year's team lacks a lot of national success which could hinder the chances of bringing home a medal. Last year we had two All-Americans, but they have since graduated.  The leading contenders for a medal this year are state champion Deondre Wilson who will be a tough opponent for anyone.  State runner-up Riley Lefever will be a threat to stand on the podium after being one match from placement last year. The only other IHSAA state qualifier in the field is Penn's Alex Rinehart. Matt Ruddick will hope to bring a medal back to Owl country after going undefeated at the junior duals.




Year
Weight
Place
Name


2008
130
7th
D’Marcus Spencer


2008
215
6th
George Malone


2010
189
2nd
Drake Stein


2011
160
8th
Kirk Johnson


2011
171
8th
Conner Lefever


2012
160
7th
Kirk Johnson


2012
170
7th
Sean Mappes



584
2013 Year in Review
This past year was filled with a lot of great stories in the sport of wrestling. Here is a recap of the top ten stories from the year in no particular order.
 
1. Angel and Reece on World Team
 
Two of the seven representatives on the World Team this year were former state champions. Angel Escobedo and Reece Humphrey both wrestled for Team USA in Budapest, Hungary. Escobedo placed 5th and narrowly missed a medal. Humphrey battled his way to the quarter-finals only to drop his match on a late push-out.
 
2. Howe is back
 
After what seemed like an eternity, Andrew Howe is back on the mat. He started the season out with a win at the All-Star Classic against the returning national runner-up and has already defeated the returning champion at Bedlam. He will look to cap his final NCAA season with another title.
 
3. 600 Wrestlers at the IHPO
 
In what started as a little wrestling tournament with 170 wrestlers on 4 mats has exploded to one of the best preseason tournaments in the country. This year there were over 600 wrestlers on 12 mats at Carroll High School. This year four wrestlers joined an exclusive club as being a two-time champion in Nathan Boston, Brendon Kelley, Austin McCloskey and Josh Alber.
 
4. Tsirtsis on Junior World Team
 
Jason Tsirtsis made his first World Team this year when he qualified for the FILA Junior World Team in May. He wrestled 66kg(145.5lbs) for Team USA in Sofia, Bulgaria in September. He won his first two matches before dropping his third match to his opponent from Iran. He ended up placing 7th in the tournament.
 
5. Micic on Cadet World Team
 
Stevan Micic made his first World Team in 2013 also, when he qualified for the FILA Cadet World Team. He wrestled in Zrenjanin, Serbia, which is actually where he still has family. He wrestled 54kg(119lbs) and dropped his first and only match to Nematdin Rahmanov of Azerbaijan.
 
6. Perry Takes Title #3
 
Perry Meridian brought their third straight title to the south side. After having a rough quarter-final round in which they lost three of seven matches they came back to take three individual titles with one runner-up. Yorktown kept it close throughout the day until the finals where Perry increased their lead to win by 40.5 points.
 
7. Six Collegiate All-Americans
 
While no Indiana natives earned All-American status at the Division I level, there were many others in the lower divisions. At the Division II level Alex Johns and Cameryn Brady lead the way with 5th and 7th place performances respectively. At the Division II level Reece Lefever placed 7th for the Wabash Little Giants. Finally, Indiana Tech came back from NAIA Nationals with two All-Americans in Travis Barroquillo and Kris McKinley. Trivia Question: What wrestling club did Lefever and Barroquillo wrestle for in high school?
 
8. Nick Lee makes an early mark
 
Mater Dei's Nick Lee had quite a year as he placed second at FILA Cadet Nationals and third at Fargo. This all as just an 8th grader. He even earned national recognition as being nationally ranked before his first freshman class.
 
9. Northwestern Nabs Third Straight Top Recruit
 
Northwestern has had a knack for snagging top recruits from around the country, but recently has just had to come to the Hoosier state to get top kids. In 2012 they brought in four-time state champion Jason Tsirtsis to the Wildcat program. Their 2013 class included another top recruit from the Hoosier state in two-time state champion Mitch Sliga. This year's class will include Hanover Central's Stevan Micic as he becomes the third straight top recruit to take his talents to Evanston.
 
10. Olympic Wrestling on the Brink of Extinction
 
During the week of the state finals this year we were dealt some devastating news that wrestling may be out of the Olympics. After FILA made some drastic changes in the structure of the organization and in the rules of the sport we still had to battle three other sports for one elusive spot in the games. In a vote on September 9th the fate of wrestling in the games was in the hands of the IOC board and their votes. The IOC voted wrestling back in the games and through a tumultuous seven months the wrestling community from around the world came together like never before.

583
Trine’s Seniors Lead the Way on Senior Night
-Trine comes away with a close 21-18 victory against Indianapolis
 
Trine University came away with a 21-18 win over the Indianapolis Greyhounds in the first ever meeting between both teams.  Trine is still in the infancy of their program, but have matured at an accelerated pace under head coach Dan Callahan and assistant Mike Ester.  On Tuesday, the Thunder got two big wins from their seniors and added two forfeits to seal the victory over the visiting Greyhounds.
 
The match started out at 125lbs with Jimmy Nichols(Westfield, IN) utilizing 1:57 of riding time and an escape to come away with a narrow 2-1 victory over Brandon Harvey(Elkhart, IN).  Harvey had two near takedowns in the first period, but the veteran Nichols funked out of the attempts both times.  Harvey's only point came on a late stalling call, but it was not enough for the freshman to upset the senior.  Indianapolis was out to a 9-0 lead after a forfeit at the 133lbs weight class.
 
The 141lbs match featured two Northeast Hooser Conference products in former Homestead wrestler Bryan Wight of Trine and former Bellmont state champion Matt Irwin from Indianapolis.  After a scoreless first period Irwin was out quick to start the second period.  Irwin then finished a beautiful double leg to go up 3-0.  Wight escaped after the takedown and to start the third period, but could not garner any more points as Irwin squeaked out a close 3-2 decision.
 
Senior Kyle Pittman(Greensburg, IN) stepped out on the mat for Trine against Indianapolis' freshman David Lopez(Napanee, IN) at 149lbs.  Both wrestlers were of identical short and stocky builds which made for a very entertaining match with lots of scrambles and near takedowns.  Pittman scored a takedown with 22 seconds left and Lopez's late desperation scramble could only muster an escape point as time ran out.  The decision by Pittman closed the gap to 12-3 after four matches.
 
At 157lbs Indianapolis' Corey Fornal(Rochester, IN) squared off with Trine freshman George Markou(Peru, IN).   Fornal scored an early double leg and racked up 1:57 of riding time in the first period.  In the second period Markou rode Fornal for nearly the whole period, but a late escape extended Fornal's lead to 3-0.  To start the third period, Markou chose the top position and Fornal didn't waste time as he got an early reversal.  Fornal didn't let Markou escape his grip as he regained his riding time to come away with a 6-0 victory.
 
The 165lbs match was by far the most entertaining of the night as Indianapolis' Jacob Blackwell(Indianapolis, IN) barely got by Trine's Kyle Long(South Bend, IN).  After a scoreless first period, Blackwell put Long to his back for a three count, but Long rolled through and gained a reversal to tie things up at two.  Blackwell got a reversal 30 seconds into the third period and rode Long out until he got another reversal to tie things up.  The reversal was too little, too late as Blackwell had barely enough riding time to garner the extra point and the 5-4 victory.
 
Trine then utilized their experience in the next two weight classes as they had junior Nick Kraus(Rolling Prairie, IN) going to the mat at 174lbs and senior Louis Posa(Tecumseh, MI) at 184lbs.  Kraus got the ball rolling early executing a great single leg finish to start the scoring in the first period.  He later added a double leg to take a 4-1 lead in the first period over JT Jenkins(New Albany, IN).  Kraus then put the hurting on Jenkins with a backbow to score three nearfall and almost come away with the pin in the second period.  After two periods, Kraus had a 7-1 lead along with 2:46 of riding time.  In the third period Kraus got a takedown and then three nearfall and a near pin before letting Jenkins up again to go for the tech fall.  Jenkins held off the late throw attempts to save the team valuable points as Kraus won 15-2.
 
Nothing was more suiting for senior night than for the match to come down to Trine's all-time win leader Louis Posa.  Posa has racked up 94 wins on his career and could be the first(and only) Trine wrestler to eclipse the 100 win mark.  Posa has been a mainstay in the line-up since his freshman year and has steadily improved each year, including just barely missing out on going to nationals last year.  Posa sprinted out of the gate with three takedowns in the first period on Indianapolis' Kevin Smith(Boggstown, IN) including an absolutely amazing low single off the whistle that excited the crowd.  Posa got his fourth takedown of the match to stretch his lead to 8-3 in the second period.  Posa then reversed Smith in the third period before a late escape by Smith kept the match to a regular decision.  Posa's 11-4 victory made the team score 9-18, but two forfeits by Indianapolis at 197lbs and heavyweight made the final score 21-18 in favor of the home Thunder.
 
The crowd at Hershey Hall on the Trine campus was filled with many coaches and wrestlers from South Bend, Northwood, Northrop, Jimtown, Leo and many more area schools.  Many fans came out to watch some of the best small school college wrestling in the state.  With the state series just around the corner, there is nothing like going down memory lane watching some of the former high school stars at the collegiate level.
 
On a personal note, I want to say congratulations to the Trine seniors that were honored tonight.  Levi Mundy, Bryan Wight, Kyle Pittman, Cory Boyles and Louis Posa were a part of the first team in Trine(Tri-State) history and laid the foundation for a very exciting future.  I coached all of these great young men as freshman and saw the fire in their eyes as they stepped out on the mats as inexperienced freshmen at the collegiate level.  There is nothing better than seeing how they have matured into very good wrestlers and even more importantly, great young men.  Congratulations and good luck in the future to all of you.

580
Cavemen Survive Another Gauntlet
-- 5-0 at Bellmont Invite
 
Nobody would accuse the Mishawaka Cavemen of dodging the competition in their bid to repeat as team state champions for 2009. By looking at their schedule alone, everyone would get a pretty clear picture of whether Mishawaka would be the force they were last year.
The regular season schedule is now nearly complete. Saturday, the Cavemen defeated sixth ranked Bellmont 38-21, downed #2 Perry Meridian 29-25 along with defeating Whitko, Bloomington South and Evansville Memorial to run their season dual record to 16-0.
It does appear that Mishawaka is poised to make a strong run in defense of its state championship as they have faced nearly half of the states top twenty teams and beaten them all. If the schedule were not enough, the Cavemen have also had to battle injuries and ineligibilities that has left nearly a third of their projected preseason varsity line up either not wrestling or wrestling at something less then 100%. Rather then make excuses and wonder about 'what could have been', coach Darrick Snyder has used these hurdles as opportunities, not obstacles, for other wrestlers to step up and contribute against some of the state's best.
Saturday it was 152 pound backup, Marty Friedman who came up huge for the Cavemen. Subbing for an ailing, Tim Forte, Friedman scored a key win over #8 Blake Wood to help Mishawaka stay undefeated on the season. This was the swing match in a dual that saw Josh Harper get pinned in a tight cradle early in the second period and the Cavemen give up six uncontested points by forfeiting at the 103 lb. weight class.
It surely will be interesting to see if Mishawaka can stay healthy enough through the individual series to make it two straight or whether the likes of Mater Dei, Yorktown, Crown Point, Cathedral or Perry Meridian will be able to come up with the formula to defeat these resiliant Cavemen.

MATCH SUMMARIES - #1 Mishawaka 38 - #6 Bellmont 21The match-ups between state champ Josh Harper of Mishawaka and state placer Will Sheets along with top ranked Billy Baker of the Braves squaring off against #7 Christain Lentz highlighted this battle of longtime state powers.
With Mishawaka holding an early 8-3 lead, Baker scored an first period takedown by dumping a single. Lentz escaped late in the period to narrow the score 2-1 at the end of the first period.
In the second Lentz escaped early to tie the score at two until Baker was able to work a front headlock into a snap down position and was able to get behind the burly Lentz to take a 4-2 lead. Lentz was able to escape before the end of the period and the score was 4-3 at the end of the second period.
Baker chose down, quickly escaped and finished a third takedown midway through the third period, extending his lead to 7-3. Lentz made a flurry late, garnered an escape and takedown to narrow the lead to 7-6. The Caveman was forced to cut Baker and attempt a takedown to tie the match but Baker was able to counter and score, ending the match 10-6.
In the second battle of ranked wrestlers, #1 Josh Harper decisioned #6 Will Sheets of Bellmont, 8-2. Harper had a minor scare as he got a tad high riding with legs and Sheets sucked him under. Sheets was unable to hold him and only got a reversal.

#2 Perry Meridian 37 - #6 Bellmont 24
Bellmont started fast with wins at 215 and HWT. At 215 #1 Billy Baker rode #5 Chris Schafer the entire 2nd period and then escaped in the third, added a late takedown to take the win 3-0. AT HWT, tiny Daniel Meyer, who doesn't look like he weighs over 200 lbs muscled Devin Schafer to his back to collect a pin in 23 seconds. Just like that the Braves had a 9-0 lead and momentum.
Perry's line-up is too strong to let momentum build and just like a number one starter is expected to end a losing streak in baseball, the Falcon's young stud, Jared McKinley made short work of Bellmont's Blake Adams, pinning him with a cradle to cut the difference to three points.
Bellmont regained the momentum by picking up three close decisions at 112, 119, and 125. The Braves led 18-6 after six matches. Next up for Perry was #4 ranked Samson Cook who cut the lead to 18-12 with a pin in 1:02.
Sticking with the baseball analogies, Cook's pin was just the start of the Falcon's 'murderer's row' from classes 130 to 160. #8 Chris Goodwin @ 135, #10 Jacob Tonte @ 140, and #7 Jacob Taseff @ 145 all collect first period pins to swing the meet score to 30-18 in the Falcon's favor.
#14 Tyler Baker of Bellmont was able to momentarily stop the bleeding with his narrow 3-2 victory over #8 Blake Wood. At 160, Perry's #9 Chris Hudgins overcame two defeats earlier in the day to major John Mahlan, and 171 Jordan Robinson decisioned Grant Melcher to put the match out of reach at 37-21.

#1 Mishawaka 29 - #2 Bellmont 25Both Mishawaka's coach Darrick Snyder, and Perry Meridian's coach Jim Tonte issued promises earlier in the week. Tonte said that he thought his team was overrated but still could could contend for a state title. Snyder only promise was that his grapplers would handle both winning and losing in a better fashion than they did last year. It turned out that Snyder was correct, the Cavemen had no issues with attitude, and Tonte was wrong, the Falcon do not appear to be overrated at all.
Mishawaka started off hot, Dustin Boyd secured a decision on Perry freshman Andre Richards 4-0 and #7 Christain Lentz scored a minor upset with his 3-0 win over #5 Chris Schafer. Lentz rides with legs as well any big man in the state and used the hook to control Schafer the entire 2nd period, despite many strong scramble attempts by Schafer. Lentz was able to get off bottom in the third and finished a low double leg takedown to take the win.
Junior HWT Caveman, Travis Thomas kept things rolling for his team when he bundled up Devin Schafer in a crossface butcher to secure a pin with 20 seconds left in the first period. At 103 Perry's Jared McKinley took a forfeit to narrow the score to 12-6.
At 112 and 119, Mishawaka got rolling again with Paul Beck picking up a major decision and Matt Guerra defeated Jason Simmons 7-1 to stretch the Caveman lead to 19-6. Perry rebounded at 125 when freshman Kirk Johnson defeated Nick Schrader 8-3.
The score was 19-9 when 130 lb. wrestlers Samson Cook and Josh Harper took to the mat. Number one versus number four in the state, it had the makings for a great matchup. Harper gained the early advantage by using a wrist tie to pass Cook and get the initial takedown. Harper then rode Cook for the remainder of the period. Cook had choice to start the second and took the top position. The long armed senior proceeded to hook up a crossface cradle on Harper. The Mishawaka faithful probably were not to worried as Harper had fought off a similar cradle attempt by Cashe Quiorga at the Al Smith meet 10 days ago. It was not to be however as Cook turned Harper with surprising ease and garnered the pin.
The Falcons cut the lead to 19-18 when eighth ranked 135 lber. Chris Goodwin defeated gritty Aaaron Mersich 7-4. In a most entertaining contest, returning state champ Steven Sandefer avoided enough close calls and headlocks that came from all angles to major Jacob Tonte 22-13. This stretched the team score to 23-18. At 145, Jacob Taseff nullified Sandefer's major with one of his own defeating Alex White of Mishawaka 14-5.
Down by one point, the Perry fans had to be feeling good as they had favored wrestlers at the next two weight classes. At 152, Mishawaka backup, Marty Friedman took eighth ranked Blake Wood to overtime and was able to finish a takedown to win 3-1. Mishawaka's Dick Morin followed up Friedman's inspiring win with a minor upset of ninth ranked Cory Hudgins, 5-2. This put the Cavemen up 29-22 with one match left. Jordan Robinson narrowed the team score to 29-25 with his decision over Mishawaka's Drew Childress.

580
Miracle Wins Women's Cadet Championship!
Kayla Mircale of Culver Academies became the first Indiana female wrestler to win a Cadet Freestyle championship on Sunday. Miracle was not tested during the day winning four matches via pin in less than 40 seconds.  In the finals she defeated Kelly Rivera of Hawaii by pin in 25 seconds.  Congrats to Kayla on a great tournament, she will be looking to go for a double championship by wrestling in the Junior division later in the week.
 
Cadet WM-101 - Brooke Bunch's place is unknown.
Match #1 Gurleen Chahal (California) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) Fall 2-3,3-1,1:41
Match #2 Leah Taylor (New York) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) Fall 6-1,2-4,0:40
 
Cadet WM-108 - Kayla Miracle's place is 1st.
Match #1 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over McKenzie Gilbride (Unattached) Fall 0:38
Match #2 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Katie Stevens (Iowa) Fall 0:29
Match #4 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Cadence Lee (California) Fall 0:38
Match #5 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Kelly Rivera (Hawaii) Fall 0:25

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Wes Wesley Coming to Indianapolis December 4th!
Come see Comedian Greg Warren in
Indianapolis on Sunday 12/4!



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This is a special show for wrestlers, coaches and fans!
 
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-Show is open to anyone high school age and up
-Content will be PG-13.
-5 pm Sunday 12/4 at Crackers Comedy Club in Broadripple
-Tickets are $10 
 
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579
2011 Junior Freestyle Preview
Past 5 Years All-Americans





2006
105
8th
Jimmy Schoettle


2006
145
6th
Jamal Lawrence


2006
152
7th
Kurt Kinser 


2006
215
5th
Pat Day


2007
105
5th
Camden Eppert 


2007
125
7th
Jeremiah Edwards 


2007
130
8th
Eric Galka


2007
152
3rd
Andrew Howe  


2008
105
4th
Brandon Nelsen


2008
112
4th
Camden Eppert


2008
119
7th
Justin Brooks


2008
130
7th
Chris Head


2008
160
1st
Andrew Howe


2009
119
5th
Camden Eppert


2009
130
1st
Cashe' Quiroga


2009
145
8th
Ryan Stahl


2010
135
3rd
Jason Tsirtsis


Indiana has had a long line of very good Junior Freestyle wrestlers and this year's team looks to be no different.  A total of 17 past state participants including five state champions and four state runner-ups will be taking their talents to the Fickertail State.  Headlining the crew will be three-time state champion and three time Fargo All-American Jason Tsirtsis.  He has finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in this event and hopes to bring home the biggest stopsign available this year.  Two former Cadet Freestyle All-Americans will be looking to repeat their feat at the Junior age level in Brenden Campbell and Mason Todd.  Todd was an IHSAA state champ, while Campbell was a runner-up this past season.  Another wrestler who is no stranger to national success is the mighty mouse Jarred Brooks.  This spring he was extremely close to making the FILA Junior World Team, but fell to an extremely tough Nick Roberts in the process.  Brooks also placed 6th at FILA Cadets last year and will look to make his first trip to Fargo a memorable one.  Sean Mappes lost only once at the Junior Duals in freestyle has All-American potential.  Paul Petrov and Reece Lefever left Fargo last year with a bitter taste in their mouths after coming up one match short of a placement.  State champions Neal Molloy, Jared McKinley and Drake Stein round out the other top All-Amerian candidates from the Hoosier state. 
 
2011 Participants

 


Name
Class
State Credentials
National Credentials


Wilson, Deondre
105
 
 


Brooks, Jarred
112
2nd 112lbs, 5th 103lbs
 2011 FILA Junior Freestyle 2nd, 2010 FILA Cadet Freestyle 6th


Buckley, Max
112
 
 


Hart, Taylor
112
 
 


Douglass, Anders
119
 
 


Petrov, Paul
119
2nd 103lbs, 4th 112lbs
 


Campbell, Brenden
125
2nd 119lbs, 3rd 112lbs
 2009 Cadet Freestyle 8th


Ordonez, Alex
125
 
 


Todd, Mason
125
1st 112lbs, 5th 112lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
2009 Cadet Freestyle 7th


Barroquillo, Travis
135
3rd 130lbs, 7th 125lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 5th


McKinley, Jared
135
1st 125lbs, 4th 112lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
 


Molloy, Neal
135
1st 130lbs, State Qualifier 119lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 1st


Trulock, Tyler
140
 
 


Jackson, Devon
130
2nd 135lbs, 2nd 130lbs, State Qualifier 112lbs
 


Tsirtsis, Jason
140
1st 140lbs, 1st 130lbs, 1st 125lbs
2011 FILA Junior Freestyle 4th, 2010 Junior Freestyle 3rd, 2010 FILA Junior Freestyle 4th, 2010 FILA Cadet Freestyle 1st, 2009 Cadet Freestyle 2nd, 2009 FILA Cadet Freestyle 1st, 2009 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 1st, 2008 Cadet Freestyle 4th 


Matthews, Paul
145
 
 


Farmer, Ethan
152
 
 


Griffin, Alex
152
 
 


Manspeaker, Trevor
152
State Qualifier 130lbs
 


Johnson, Kirk
160
4th 152lbs,4th 140lbs
 


Lefever, Reece
160
3rd 152lbs, State Qualifier 145lbs
 


VanCamp, Cameron
160
 
 


Lefever, Conner
171
4th 160lbs, 8th 160lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 7th


Mappes, Sean
171
 
Junior Duals Greco All-Tournament Team, Junior Duals Freestyle 7-1, 2011 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 4th, 2009 Cadet Greco 7th


Halbig, Dalton
189
 
 


Stein, Drake
189
1st 171lbs twice, 8th 152lbs
2010 Junior Greco 2nd, 2008 Cadet Greco 8th


Lynde, Tanner
189
3rd 171lbs, 5th 152lbs, State Qualifier 140lbs
 


Early, Ian
215
 
 


Knura, Keith
215
3rd 215lbs
 


Naughton, Jordan
215
 
 


Sampson, Justin
285
 
 


Winfield, Donte
285
 
 


Mofield, Jeffrey
285
State Qualifier 215lbs
 



578
Cadet Greco Wraps Up and Juniors Battle Through Day One
There was a long day of Greco-Roman wrestling in Fargo today and when the dust settled three cadet wrestlers came home with hardware, while two junior wrestlers survived a brutal first day.  On the cadet side, Connor Tolley lead the way by finishing as runner-up, dropping a 4-0,1-0 decision to Roy Nash in the finals.  Gavin Jolley-Little finished in 6th place after dropping both his matches today.  Lastly, Sage Coy dropped his 7th place match to Ohio's Devin Brown to end up in 8th.
 
The juniors had a long and tough day with only returning All-Americans Kirk Johnson and Sean Mappes making it to day two.  The Indy Southside tandem both have five wrestlers left in their pool with the top four placers in each pool earning All-American status.  With a win they both will make come home with hardware, but with a loss they will need some help to make the placing rounds. Riley Lefever and Paul Matthews both had two wins on the day, but were eliminated in the fourth round.
 
Cadet Results
Cadet-106 - Sage Coy's place is 8th.
Match #1 Danny Boychuck (New Jersey) over Sage Coy (Indiana) Dec 5-3,5-4
Match #2 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Brad Osatiuk (Minnesota) Fall 0-1,4-2,1:16
Match #3 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Morgan Saucedo (California) Dec 4-3,3-1
Match #4 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Doyle Trout (Nebraska) Dec 1-1,5-0
Match #5 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma) Fall 7-0,0:50
Match #6 Kyle Norstrem (Florida) over Sage Coy (Indiana) Fall 5-0,1:29
Match #7 Devin Brown (Ohio) over Sage Coy (Indiana) Dec 5-0,4-1

 
Cadet-220 - Connor Tolley's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Matthew St. Onge (New York) Fall 7-0,1:25
Match #2 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Thomas Baker (Ohio) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #3 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Dallas Campbell (Oklahoma) Dec 2-2,3-2
Match #4 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over William Brown (Georgia) Dec 3-0,3-0
Match #5 Connor Tolley (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #6 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Terrion Jones (Illinois) Fall 1:26
Match #7 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Thomas Baker (Ohio) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #8 Roy Nash (Utah) over Connor Tolley (Indiana) Dec 4-0,1-0
 
Cadet-285 - Gavan Jolley-Little's place is 6th.
Match #1 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Jason Zook (Kansas) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #2 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Jake Gunning (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #3 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Sam Phillips (Oklahoma) Dec 2-1,1-0
Match #4 Dane Drimmer (Colorado) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 0:33
Match #5 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Xyah Ra (Missouri) Dec 1-0,1-1
Match #6 Dane Drimmer (Colorado) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 0:33
Match #7 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #8 Tanner Farmer (Illinois) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-3
Match #9 Chris McDermand (Illinois) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Dec 1-0,3-0
 
Junior Results
Junior-120 - Adam Boles's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jordan Maynard (New York) over Adam Boles (Indiana) Dec 7-0,3-0
Match #2 Michael Bedard (North Carolina) over Adam Boles (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
 
Junior-126 - Dominique Shelby's place is unknown.
Match #1 Mason Kilcarr (Maryland) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) Dec 7-0,6-3
Match #2 Riley Thomas (Colorado) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) Fall 3-7,0:37
 
Junior-126 - Anders Douglass's place is unknown.
Match #1 Anders Douglass (Indiana) over Greg Sancrant (Michigan) TF 7-0,9-2
Match #2 Victor Trujillo (California) over Anders Douglass (Indiana) Dec 5-3,5-0
Match #3 David Pearce (Illinois) over Anders Douglass (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
 
Junior-138 - John Cimmerman's place is unknown.
Match #1 John Cimmerman (Indiana) over Steven Mason (Arizona) Dec 5-4,6-3
Match #2 Jake Ellis (Kansas) over John Cimmerman (Indiana) Dec 4-0,6-0
Match #3 Colt Cotten (Pennsylvania) over John Cimmerman (Indiana) Dec 6-2,1-0
 
Junior-138 - Sammy Ferdig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Nolan Kistler (California) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #2 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Brent Matherne (Louisiana) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #3 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Jordan Amine (Michigan) Fall 2-0,1:11
Match #4 Tomaz Gonzales (Idaho) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) Dec 6-0,4-1
 
Junior-138 - Josh Juarez's place is unknown.
Match #1 Josh Juarez (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #2 Anthony Monares (Kansas) over Josh Juarez (Indiana) Fall 3-3,0-6,2:00
Match #3 Cooper Gardner (Arizona) over Josh Juarez (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-1
 
Junior-152 - Matthew Ruddick's place is unknown.
Match #1 Tommy Brewster (Illinois) over Matthew Ruddick (Indiana) Dec 7-0,1-1
Match #2 Victor Haro (Arizona) over Matthew Ruddick (Indiana) Dec 7-0,9-5
 
Junior-160 - Chase Hack's place is unknown.
Match #1 Tre Sims (Illinois) over Chase Hack (Indiana) Dec 1-0,4-0
Match #2 Trevor Daniels (California) over Chase Hack (Indiana) TF 8-0,6-0
 
Junior-160 - Kirk Johnson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #2 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Payton Vermeesch (Arizona) Fall 2-1,1:24
Match #3 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Chris Lattner (Missouri) Dec 3-2,4-0
Match #4 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Alex Gowers (Virginia) Dec 4-2,4-0
Match #5 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Jordon Rothers (Minnesota) Fall 0-1,1-0,1:59
Match #6 Matt Gray (Wisconsin) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 3-0,0-0,1-1
 
Junior-160 - Brent McCreary's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri) over Brent McCreary (Indiana) Dec 2-0,3-1
Match #2 Brent McCreary (Indiana) over Josh Wooten (Michigan) Dec 3-1,6-0
Match #3 Jared Johnson (Kansas) over Brent McCreary (Indiana) Fall 1-0,0:25
 
Junior-170 - Riley Lefever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Riley Lefever (Indiana) over Austin Beaman (Nevada) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #2 Riley Lefever (Indiana) over Johnny Perz (Kansas) Dec 2-0,7-0
Match #3 Nick Corba (Ohio) over Riley Lefever (Indiana) Dec 2-0,3-1
Match #4 Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin) over Riley Lefever (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-0
 
Junior-170 - Paul Matthews's place is unknown.
Match #1 Chaeden Grace-reyes (Hawaii) over Paul Matthews (Indiana) TF 8-0,6-0
Match #2 Paul Matthews (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Paul Matthews (Indiana) over Jason Cardozo (Virginia) Dec 4-0,5-3
Match #4 Richard Robertson (Illinois) over Paul Matthews (Indiana) TF 7-0,7-0
 
Junior-170 - Sean Mappes's place is unknown.
Match #1 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Justin Mann (Missouri) Fall 6-0,1:20
Match #2 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Joey Krulock (Pennsylvania) Dec 0-1,2-0,1-0
Match #3 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Jacob Stilling (Wisconsin) TF 5-0,6-0
Match #4 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Mason Bender (South Dakota) TF 7-0,11-0
Match #5 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #6 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Austin Dewey (Idaho) Fall 1:31
 
Junior-195 - Dalton Halbig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #2 Cash Drylie (Kansas) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Dec 4-1,2-0


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Wrestler of the Week or Maybe Year?
This weekend dreams came true for 224 athletes in the state of Indiana.  For some it seems as routine as the sun coming up, for others it is something they have worked long and hard for.  This is just one of many great stories about a state qualifier this year.  As a coach, fan, parent or athlete, you can't help, but to cheer on kids like this.  Good luck to all the athletes at the state finals this Friday and Saturday.
 
By Phil Arnold


 

 
[caption id=attachment_741" align="alignleft" width="125" caption="Jared Schwartz, Adams Central 130 lbs.][/caption]
 
Normally, you wouldn't think a 4th place finish at Semi-State as qualifying a wrestler for a wrestler of the week honor.  After all, there were 56 Semi-State champions in the state and three wrestlers finished higher just in his weight class alone.  But, as Paul Harvey is famous for saying, sometimes you need to know "the rest of the story."
 
Jared Schwartz reported for wrestling last year as a soft, somewhat pudgy freshman.  His Middle School career was just average, winning some and losing some.  He wasn't one of those freshmen expected to make a difference on the varsity and, to be honest, he didn't.  He wrestled the year as the varsity 125lber mostly because Adams Central didn't have anyone else.  Jared improved as the year went on, but still finished the year with only 3 wins against 22 losses.  The biggest improvement, though, was in his attitude.  His statement to the coaches at the end of the season was "I'm sick of losing."
 
So, Jared took the off-season more seriously than before.  He was a regular at club practices and participated in more tournaments than ever.  The Jets expected him to be improved in 2009 and he was.  He won 2/3 of his matches, but met strong competition in the conference and area.  Then, the tournament season started.  Jared wasn't seeded for conference and lost his first match, but he defeated the number 2 and 4 seeds in the wrestle-backs to take third.  The sectional saw him seeded sixth, but he avenged earlier losses to upset the number 3 and 2 seeds and finish as the runner-up.  He repeated that finish as regional runner-up to advance to semi-state.  Still, no one took him seriously.  A quick review of the FW Semi-State Pick contest showed no one picked him to beat Jimmy Larowe of East Noble.
 
But he did.  Using good form and balance Jared scored three takedowns and won 6-4.  From 3-22 to state qualifier in one year!  Sounds like a good candidate for Wrestler of the Week to me.

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Women's Freestyle Day One Recap
For Team Indiana, 2010 is the year of "go big or go home."  Of the six All-Americans, five of them will finish on the raised mat wrestling for first, while one will be wrestling for third.  The women's wrestlers are no different as both Sarah Hildebrandt and Demi Strub will be representing Indiana on the raised platform looking for national titles.  Both will be the first in Indiana history to wrestle for a championship in women's wrestling.
 
Hildebrandt has been dominant all day long with two falls in her six matches. She has only allowed three total points to two different opponents on the day and will look to continue her dominance tomorrow in the finals.  She will face Kayla Brendlinger of Pennsylvania in the finals.

 
Strub has been on fire since the day started, only allowing one point on the day and pinning three of her four opponents.  She will face Julia Salata of Michigan in the finals.


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Jarred Brooks Advances to the Finals
Jarred Brooks will join Jason Tsirtsis in the Junior Freestyle National Finals on Saturday morning.  He defeated Jordan Wigger of South Carolina 6-0, 3-0 in pool action to secure his spot in the finals.  In the first period he hit a sweet firemans for three points and held Wigger for the extra point.  He then gut wrenched Wigger out of bounds to secure the tech fall.  In the second period he had a takedown and a gut wrench that the crowd though should have been called a fall.  Brooks is 7-0 during the tournament and has yet to lose a period.  He will have a huge test in Nathon Tomasello of Ohio in the finals.
 
The finals begin tomorrow morning at 10am CST and you can watch them on TheMat.tv.
 
Junior-112 - Jarred Brooks's place is 6th.
Match #1 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Jake Field (Illinois) Dec 6-0,8-3
Match #2 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Alex Velez (Florida) Dec 3-0,7-0
Match #3 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #4 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Adrian Cordova (Colorado) Fall 1-1,1:58
Match #5 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Aaron Assad (Ohio) Fall 0:36
Match #6 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Billy Rappo (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #7 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Phillip Laux (Iowa) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #8 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Jordan Wigger (South Carolina) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #9 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #10 Jarred Brooks (Indiana) over Phillip Laux (Iowa) Dec 6-0,3-0

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Pound for Pound Rankings 1/5/2009
IndianaMat.com Pound for Pound Rankings 1/5/2009
1. Cashe Quiroga
2. Sean McMurray
3. Josh Harper
4. Jason Tsirtsis
5. Eric Roach
6. Marcus Shrwesbury
6. Brandon Wright
8. Steven Sandefer
9. Camden Eppert
10. Briar Runyan
 
Honorable Mention
Braden Atwood
Justin Brooks
Kyle Mosier
Michael Duckworth
Adam Chalfant
Kyle Ayersman
Ethan Raley
Mark Meyers
Anthony Hawkins
 
Discuss this on the messageboard

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NorthEast Corner Conference Brackets
Team Results
1 201.00 Prairie Heights
2 200.00 Angola
3 196.00 Fairfield
4 169.00 West Noble
5 168.50 Churubusco
6 142.50 Westview
7 131.00 Lakeland
8 92.00 Eastside
9 46.00 Central Noble
10 43.50 Fremont
Click here to view completed NECC brackets
 
 
Click here to view NECC brackets
 
Teams include: Angola, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Fairfield, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview

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2010 Al Smith Coverage
[caption id=attachment_2673" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2010 Al Smith Team Champions Penn High School Photo by Paul D. Tincher][/caption]

Brackets and Team Scores
updated throughout the tournament
Individual Brackets
updated through finals
Team Scores
updated through finals
 
Broadcastsport.net's Brackets
Note: These are not the official brackets and may have errors.  These however will be updated more often than the official brackets above.

Pick'em Game
Click here to test your luck and skill
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Articles
Parity Makes Appearance at Al Smith Invitational
Al Smith Pre-Seeds

Discussion Links
Al Smith Bracket Discussion
Al Smith Tournament Discussion

Broadcastsport.net's Coverage Links
Click here for video coverage

Other Information
Weigh-in Times: Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 29th and 30th 8:00 AM
*Note: No weight allowance on the first day
Coaches Meeting: Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 (Apprx.) 9:15 AM
Wrestling Time:
Wednesday, December 30th, 2010 (Apprx.) 10:30 AM
We will wrestle until there are four wrestlers in the losers' bracket and four wrestlers in the winners' bracket.
Thursday, December 30th 9:00 AM
Small Break between each round
Introduction to Finals 1:30 PM
Finals shortly after 1:30PM introductions

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2010 Team State Finals Bracket
On Thursday the IHSAA announced the team state draw to the public.  Many great matches could occur early on including a possible #1 vs. #2 in the first round between Mishawaka and Crown Point.  Mishawaka won the first match-up 42-12 at the Traicoff Inviational.  Other great potential first round match-ups include a rematch of Perry Meridian and Cathedral that went down to the last match just last week.  Conference rivals New Palestine and Yorktown could also hook up in a pivotal first round match.  The three headed monster out of the south Mater Dei, Castle and Reitz will all slug it out for a team state berth and go up against the Peru Team Regional champion which right now McCutcheon is the favorite.  Most of the team regional pairings stayed the same, but a few changed.  Peru, Seymour and Jasper Team Regionals all will have different match-ups in the first round than they had last year.
 
Click here for the team state bracket that will be updated throughout the tournament

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@INTechWrestling in Best of Brand "Solid Service" Video Finals
Aubree Reichel
 
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- For the second year in a row, Indiana Tech wrestling is one of the six finalists in the Elite Level Sports Marketing (ELSM) and National Wrestling Coaches Association's (NWCA) Best of Brand "Solid Service" category the groups announced on Tuesday. The category highlights programs' community service outreach during the season. The Warriors won the award last year.
 
Other finalists include Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, Ouachita Baptist, Wabash and Wayland Baptist.
 
This year, the wrestling team participated in The Women's Bureau's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana's Buddy Walk and hosted the Warrior Elite Wrestling Camp.
 
The winner will be determined through judges assessing video performance (70%) and an online voting competition (30%). The online voting is split into two parts, as well, with half of the 30% allocated to the actual vote totals and the other half to the creativity of the campaign during the "Battle Round" voting.
 
The Battle Round will be in bracket format and will begin on Monday, June 9 at noon and can be found here.
 
Indiana Tech is "seeded" in the #2 spot behind Wayland Baptist and will, therefore, receive a bye to the semifinal round beginning at noon Tuesday, June 10 with the final starting at noon Wednesday, June 11. Voting concludes at 9 p.m. during each round.
 
The winner will be announced at the 2014 NWCA Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on August 1.
 
Last year's video and current polls can be found here.

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From the Edge of the Mat (12/22)
Dingo here. I was taking a look at the results of the two biggest in-season high school tournaments year in and year out, the Walsh Ironman and the Beast of the East. As we all know, Indiana teams and wrestlers are not permitted to participate in these tournaments. However, I saw some familiar names among the results; placers and others who just missed placing. I recognized the names because I remembered them from the Brute Scholastic Duals this past summer. Indiana sent two teams, Indiana Gold and Indiana Blue, loaded with our very best wrestlers. Aside from a remarkable runner-up finish for Indiana Gold to the powerful Pennsylvania team, five wrestlers finished the entire tourney undefeated: Sean "Mac Daddy" McMurray, Cashe Quiroga, Brandon Wright, Kyle Mosier and Braden Atwood. Many of Indiana's representatives this past summer beat some of the major players at the Ironman and the Beast. Anyway, it's interesting to me, so I took a few minutes to research results, and here's what I found:
 
Casey Kenney of Jay County, coming off of his runner-up finish this past year at 103, won a 15-7 decision over Delaware's Tyler Pendergrast, who finished in 6th place at the Beast at 103.
 
Tony Lovejoy, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, an impressive state placer as a sophomore, knocked off uber-stud Shane Gentry of VA (multi-X Ironman and Beast placer, Super 32 placer, Powerade 3rd place finisher) by a strong 15-10 count. Gentry finished 4th at this year's Ironman and 2nd at the Beast, both at 119. The win is a huge feather in Lovejoy's budding career, to say the least.
 
Brandon Wright of Indianapolis Cathedral, Cadet Nationals freestyle champ this past summer in addition to his state championship at 112, manhandled Delaware's Brandon Shulte, 6th place finisher at the Beast at 119, by a 17-6 score. He added a 10-8 win over NJ state champ and Beast 3rd place at 112 finisher Tyler Biscaha. Biscaha is also a former Soph. Nationals champ.
 
The aforementioned Quiroga of Lawrence North added to his legacy by backing up his state championship this past year with a 11-5 win over Delaware's Wendell Cannon, Beast 4th place finisher at 125. Also, he added a 10-3 win over Beast 130 lb. 6th seed Kenny Knapp of NJ and a win by fall over Ironman 6th place finisher at 119 Gabe Gomez of C0lorado.
 
Josh Harper, Mishawaka's 3X Indiana state champ, won a 3-2 decision over Delaware's Josh Snook. Snook finished the Beast with a 3-2 record at 140. Harper also won 7-2 over Beast 10 seed at 130 Derrik Russell of NJ powerhouse Jackson Memorial. Russell is a 2X NJ state placer.
 
Gavin McGinley of Indianapolis Cathedral won 2-1 against Beast 11 seed Chris Moon of Virginia. Moon finished 7th at 152.
 
Sammy Bennett of Anderson Highland won 10-0 versus Ryelan Pavlik of Deleware. Pavlik finished 3-2 in a strong Beast 152 class.
 
Sean McMurray, Portage state champion last year over Eric Galka at 135, won a tough 4-2 decision versus NJ stud and Beast #2 seed at 135 Joe Lospinoso.  Lospinoso was NJ's runner-up last year at 135 and led the eventual champion late in the 3rd period. Beating Lospinoso was HUGE on the national scene for the Mac Daddy.
 
Briar Runyon of Martinsville,  Indiana state runner-up last year and 3rd place the year before (both at 152), won an impressive 1-0 match over NJ's Brian Broderick. Broderick finished 4-2 at the Beast at 160, just one match from placing. Broderick was a state qualifier last year in NJ.
 
Braden Atwood, Delphi's 4th place finisher at 160 in Indiana, won 3-2 over VA's Daniel McGillivray, 9th seed and 8th place finisher at the Beast in the 160 lb weight class.
 
Mike Duckworth, Union County's state runner-up at 160 last season, built on his Soph. Nationals runner-up finish with a 8-6 win over NJ state qualifier Umar Taramov. Taramov went 3-2 at the Beast at 160. Duckworth also beat NJ state 3rd place finisher Anthony Saulle 15-4.
 
Paul Parsley, semi-state qualifier from Westfield, won an impressive 3-2 victory over Beast 7th place finisher at 215 Nick Perelli of VA.
 
Nick Hodges, Southmont's 5th place finisher at 189 in Indiana last year, was victorious 7-2 over Beast 12th seed Bob Grogan of NJ. Hodges wrestled all the way up at 220.
 
Jon Clark, state qualifier last year from Jeffersonville, beat Beast HWT #10 seed  Larry Cassidy of Delaware.
 
These results are by no means the only impressive results from our Indiana teams and individuals this past summer, but I thought it was one sign that Indiana wrestling is alive and well, healthy and strong. Indiana beat a number of strong teams, including a New Jersey Red team loaded with high state-placers. Of course, Indiana is not Pennsylvania or Ohio, in terms of high school wrestling clout, but our best wrestlers have shown that they can hang with any wrestlers from anywhere in the country.

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LeBlanc, Lappan Win Big Ten Medal of Honor
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass presented seniors Ryan LeBlanc (Wrestling) and Meghan Lappan (Water Polo) with the 2014 Big Ten Medal of Honor tonight at the Spirit of Indiana Showcase at the IU Auditorium.
 
The Big Ten Conference is currently celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Big Ten Medal of Honor award. The conference's most exclusive award was the first of its kind in intercollegiate athletics to recognize academic and athletic excellence. The Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work." Big Ten schools currently feature more than 8,200 student-athletes, but only 24 earn this prestigious award on an annual basis. In the 99 years of the Medal of Honor, more than 1,300 student-athletes have earned this distinction.
 
Lappan has been named Academic All-Big Ten and a member of the Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Academic Team for the past three years. The senior has started all but seven matches since she became a Hoosier in 2011. Known for her defensive powers, Lappan has career totals of 142 steals, 66 goals, and 90 assists.
 
A member of one of the best team's in IU water polo history, Lappan helped the 2012 squad to a 28-9 record, setting a program record for wins in a season and finished the year ranked No. 14 in the country. In her freshman season Lappan and the team made the trip to the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history. She also helped this year's squad repeat as back-to-back Western Division Champions, a feat that had never been done at IU.
 
Just this past weekend Lappan and her teammates won the CWPA championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Lappan was also presented with a Scholastic Achievement Award, Hoosier HERO award and Aline Robinson Mental Attitude Award at tonight's ceremony.
 
The North Vancouver, B.C., Canada native will graduate this May with her degree in sociology. Lappan plans on moving back to Vancouver upon graduation with the goal of working with children and teaching water polo.
 
A redshirt senior, LeBlanc racked up 103 wins in his career, more than double his amount of losses (51). He also accumulated 25 major decisions, nine technical falls and 11 pins en route.
 
The three-time NCAA Qualifier advanced to the round of the 12 at the 2014 NCAA Championships, coming up just one win shy of becoming an All-American. LeBlanc earned Academic All-America laurels from the National Wrestling Coaches Association in 2013. His excellence in the classroom was recognized by the conference office as well as a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
 
Off the mat LeBlanc served as the 2013-14 president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Class of 2011 College Signings
Updated 10/26/2011
 
This is the section where you will find out where Indiana high school seniors will be going to college next year to wrestle. Good luck to these seniors as they take their skills to the next level.

New signings this week




Name
High School
College Choice
Projected Weight


Grant Anglemyer
Penn
Manchester
149/157


Tyler Chapple
Penn
Concordia College
125


Sarah HIldebrandt
Penn
King College
116


Michael Hummer
Penn
Ashland
157


Mitchell Judkins
Speedway
Lindsay Wilson
174


Dustin Parrish
Plainfield
INdianapolis



Kaleb Head
Cascade
Indianapolis



Spencer Blatz
Brownsburg
Manchester



Duell Ginter
Brownsburg
Manchester



Travis Yoakum
Delphi
Manchester



Josh Mitchell
Heritage
Manchester
285


Justin Zienta
Fremont
Manchester



Mike Achenbauch
Anderson
Manchester



Drew Miller
Rossville
Manchester



Ryan Gossett
Ben Davis
Manchester



Ryley Hankenson
Bellmont
Manchester




All of the signings




Name
High School
College Choice
Projected Weight


Michael Hummer
Penn
Ashland
157


Jack Seaman
Munster
Augustana(IL)
285


Alex Bowers
Noblesville
Augustana(IL)
149/157


Eric Johnson
Highland
Calument College of St. Joseph
184


Rich Pennington
River Foreest
Calument College of St. Joseph
184


Tyran Claypool
Indianapolis Northwest
Calument College of St. Joseph
149/157


Javiar Avalos
Merrillville
Calument College of St. Joseph
149


Chris Pajdzik
Hammond Gavit
Calument College of St. Joseph
141


Zack Johansen
Hobart
Calument College of St. Joseph
133


Colten Bridges
Bloomington South
Central Missouri
197


Robert Stewart
Owen Valley
Central Missouri
141


Brandon Preston
Logansport
Central College(IA)
125


Ryley Hankenson
Bellmont
University of Chicago
174


John Sims
Evansville Mater Dei
Cleveland State
157



Tyler Chapple
Penn
Concordia College
125

Derek Lunsford
Pike Central
Cumberland
149


Josh Jullian
Lebanon
Indiana
125


Garret Goldman
Bloomington North
Indiana
197


Eric Roach
Crown Point
Indiana
149


Drake Meska
Jay County
Indiana Tech
149


Jeff Enrietto
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Indiana Tech
174


Reece Lefever
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Indiana Tech
157


Conner Lefever
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Indiana Tech
165


Josh Ehr
South Adams
Indiana Tech
149/157


Ashton Brierly
Columbus East
Indiana Tech
174


Josh Morgan
Maconaquah
Indiana Tech
184


Travis Barroquillo
Prairie Heights
Indiana Tech
133


Alex Gregory
Penn
Indiana Tech
141


Lucas Willms
Fremont
Indiana Tech
125


Kris McKinley
Northrop
Indiana Tech
125


Nico Hensley
Angola
Indiana Tech
125


Matt Simmons
Angola
Indiana Tech
133


TJ Burnfield
South Adams
Indiana Tech
141


Tiandre Edwards
North Central(Indianapolis)
Indiana Tech
141


Montana Gipson
Avon
Indiana Tech
141


Kyle King
Bluffton
Indiana Tech
141/149


Andrew Syndram
New Haven
Indiana Tech
149


Isaac Yoder
Tippacanoe Valley
Indiana Tech
149/157


Lukas Wygant
Huntington North
Indiana Tech
157


Jeremy Haskett
Lawrence North
Indiana Tech
184


Nick Cooper
Huntington North
Indiana Tech
285


Josh Kieffer
Roncalli
Indianapolis
133


Justin Kieffer
Roncalli
Indianapolis
141


Aaron Stevenson
Indian Creek
Indianapolis
197


Baron Rieker
Columbus East
Indianapolis
125


Dustin Parrish
Plainfield
Indianapolis



Kaleb Head
Cascade
Indianapolis



Sarah HIldebrandt
Penn
King College
116


Mitchell Judkins
Speedway
Lindsay Wilson
174


Ethan Raley
Indian Creek
Lincoln
133


Brady White
Westfield
Luther
149/157


Garth Simpson
Rochester
Manchester
125


Spencer Blatz
Brownsburg
Manchester



Duell Ginter
Brownsburg
Manchester



Travis Yoakum
Delphi
Manchester



Josh Mitchell
Heritage
Manchester
285


Justin Zienta
Fremont
Manchester



Mike Achenbauch
Anderson
Manchester



Drew Miller
Rossville
Manchester



Ryan Gossett
Ben Davis
Manchester



Ryley Hankenson
Bellmont
Manchester



Grant Anglemyer
Penn
Manchester
149/157


Mark Collett
Jennings County
Manchester
285


Spencer Blatz
Brownsburg
Manchester College
 


Kris Workman
Taylor
Newman University
133


Jackson Bratcher
Eastbrook
Northern Illinois
174


Demi Strub
East Central
Oklahoma City
63/67kg


Derek Dowdy
Evansville Reitz
Rend Lake
133


Luke Schroeder
Southwestern
Purdue
125


Chad Welch
Castle
Purdue
149


Doug Welch
Castle
Purdue
157


Drake Stein
Princeton
Purdue
184


Alex Corbin
Carmel
Southern Maine
197/285


Scott Ammons
Northfield
Triton College
197


Cody Strange
John Glenn
West Point
157


Dustin Kief
Franklin Community
St. Cloud State
125


Matt Madden
Fishers
Valley Forge Military College
133/141


Patrick Parham
Carmel
Wabash
125


Logan Cooper
Perry Meridian
Wabash
197


Tommy Poynter
Dekalb
Wabash
125


Colin Downey
Huntington North
Wabash
141


Collin Crume
Jimtown
Wisconsin Parkside
133


LaQuan Lunford
South Bend Clay
Wisconsin Parkside
149


Montrail Johnson
Tri Central
Wisconsin Parkside
157


If you have a college signing to announce, email me at Joe@Indianamat.com to have it posted.

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Hoosier Hills Conference Brackets
Click here for the Hoosier Hills Conference brackets
 
Teams include: Bedford North Lawrence, Columbus East, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Madison, New Albany, Seymour

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Wabash College Announces 2010 Recruiting Class
From Wabash Athletics
 
Wabash College head coach Brian Anderson has announced the addition of nineteen student-athletes who will join the Little Giants wrestling program in the fall. The nineteen wrestlers come from seven different states with the majority coming from Indiana. This class of freshmen coming in will provide depth from top to bottom. 7 out of the 19 wrestlers competed at their state tournament at least once, with another 9 of them falling in the state qualifying tournament. On top of the athletic accomplishments of these individuals, this class comes in with an average grade point average of 3.41.
 
Wabash started seven underclassmen this past season with four of those being freshman. The 2009-2010 team finished 11-4 in duals and had two individuals at the national tournament. This incoming class will make a strong impact on the program over the next four years that will take Wabash to new heights. The youth of this team will be able to look to a number of different upper classmen who are getting it done in the classroom and on the mats.
 
Kahlil Carazo Roanoke, VA 125 State Champ/3x Placer (4th, 2nd, 1st)
James Caum North Vernon, IN 285 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Aaron Davis Indianapolis, IN 125 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Marc Escobedo Schererville, IN 125/ 133 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Jordan Fenton Findlay, OH 165 2x District Qualifier
Holden Fudurich Sullivan, IN 165 2x State Qualifier
Chris Hurst S. Putnam, IN 285 Semi-State Qualifier
Jimmy LaRowe Churubusco, IN 157 2x State Qualifier (7th)
Dylan McBride Crawfordsville, IN 197 2x State Qualifier (6th)
Jose Perez Crown Point, IN 133
Bobby Perry Bluffton, IN 133 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Josh Sampson Charlestown, IN 141/ 149 State Placer (7th)
Charles Smothers Jackson Co, GA 184 2x State Qualifier (2nd)
Drew Songer Huntingburg, IN 174 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Dalton Stanley Topeka, KS 165/174 3x State Qualifier (5th, 3rd)
Andrew Stegelman Goshen, IN 149 Semi-State Qualifier
Justin Taylor  Pike Road, AL 141
Von Wasson New Castle, IN 157/ 165 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Patrick Williams Baroda, MI 197

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Youth "Wrestler of the Week" 01-03-09
Name: Austin Neibarger
Age: 14
Club: CIA
Tournament: Border Wars All-Star Christmas Duals in Battle Creek, Michigan
Tournament Record: 5-0 at 152 lbs.
 
Austin Neibarger wrestled for the Indiana All-Star Middle School Team at the All-Star Christmas Duals. Austin pinned all of his opponents on all-star teams from other states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. All of Austin’s pins occurred in the first or second periods of the matches. The Indiana All-Star team finished 3rd overall at the All-Star Christmas Duals and was Coached by Ed Pendoski. Congratulation and good job Austin, keep up the hard work.
 
*Special "WOW"
 
Jesse C. Terry
Age 13
LC Bears Club
 
Jesse was a member of Coach Chad Red's LC bears Club until he found out that he had been diagnosed with Leukemia. Jesse lost his hard fought battle on Dec.26th. Our thoughts and Prayers go out to the Terry's.
 
indianaMat.com Family

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Team Duals Highlight June Wrestling Action
Many wrestlers across the state of Indiana used the first half of their summer break to seek out the best competition possible across the nation. The majority of the wrestlers participated in dual formats with many guaranteed matches. Sometimes the results were not what everyone wanted, but the experience and training will pay off in the winter.
 
The first big event was the Schoolboy duals in Indianapolis for wrestlers aged 13 and 14 years old. Team Indiana entered two teams in the Greco-roman portion and two teams in the freestyle portion of the event held at Warren Central High School. Indiana 1 placed 17th in the Greco-roman division with a record of 3-4. The top wrestlers for Indiana 1 were Mitch Sliga(7-0), Clayton Fiddler(6-1), Chandler Carroll(6-1), Levi Moss(5-2) and Michael Bates(5-2). Indiana 2 had the same record as Indiana 1, but placed higher than Indiana 1, finishing in a tie for 11th place. Indiana 2 only had one standout wrestler in Charlie Baker who went 5-2. In the freestyle portion Indiana 1 finished in a tie for 13th place while Indiana 2 finished in a tie for 19th place in the tournament. Indiana 1 finished with a 2-4 record and Indiana 2 finished with a 2-5 record. The top wrestlers for Indiana 1 were Mitch Sliga(6-0), Michael Bates(5-1), Jake Sinkovics(4-2), Tommy Cash(4-2), Isaiah Bradley(4-2), Brennan Banet(4-2) and Daniel Funkhouser(4-2). The top wrestlers for Indiana 2 were Chandler Carroll(7-0), Luke Decker(6-1) and Kyle Garringer(5-2). Congratulations to Mitch Sliga who went 13-0 throughout the whole tournament to earn all tournament honors for both Greco-roman and freestyle. All of the young men that represented Team Indiana did a great job and look for them to be gracing the mats at Conseco Fieldhouse in the near future.
 
Next up was the Cadet National Duals in Rochester, Minnesota. The Cadet age group is for wrestlers aged 15 and 16 years old. Team Indiana did not fair too well in the Greco-Roman portion finishing with a 1-5 record. The top Greco-roman wrestlers were Scott Neff(4-0), Matt Rattay(5-1) and Sean Mappes(5-1). The Cadet freestyle team finished 3-5 and in 18th place. The freestyle team was led by Mason Todd, Brendan Campbell and Cole Vanhorn who all finished 7-1 on the weekend. Nick Manning also had a great tournament finishing 5-3.
 
Junior aged wrestlers traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for their national duals. The Junior age group consists of wrestlers aged 15-19 years old and are enrolled in high school. In the Greco-roman portion Team Indiana finished with a 3-4 record and a 17th place finish. Cameron Vlahos lead the team with an undefeated record and earned All-Tournament honors. Other great performances include Chris Head, Will Mascaro and Drake Stein turning in 6-1 records and Huey Hudson finishing with a 5-2 record. The freestyle team finished with a 3-3 record and a tie for 12th place. Leading the freestyle team was Camden Eppert who finished without a loss and also earned All-Tournament honors. Other top wrestlers were Christian Lentz, Cashe Quiroga and Will Mascaro, who all finished with 4-2 records.
 
Lastly 16 teams from across the state ventured to Disney World for some great wrestling action at the AAU Disney Duals. Many teams from around the country participated in three separate divisions. The district division featured teams comprised of wrestlers from many high schools in a given district. The community divisions were divided into big and small schools with teams being comprised of wrestlers
 
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from the same high school with an allotment of three wrestlers from other schools. In the district division Indiana had only one team entered. Hoosier Elite based out of Bloomington finished 31st out of 37 teams. In the Community 1 division six teams represented Indiana with Penn Xtreme Gold finishing the highest. Other placements of Indiana teams were: Falcon Blue(Perry Meridian) 14th, McCutcheon18th, Columbus East 19th, Hamilton Southeastern 28th, and Bloomington South 29th. For the second straight year Yorktown captured the Community 2 title. They won the title in dominating fashion only letting one team get within 20 points of them and that was in the finals against Dakota out of Illinois. Other Indiana teams that wrestled in the Community 2 division were: Huskies(Hamilton Heights) 5th, Westfield 8th, Penn Xtreme Black 9th, West Noble 13th, Center Grove 15th, Penn Xtreme White 24th, Falcon Silver(Perry Meridian) 25th and Gold Greenwood 27th. Congratulations to all the teams on fine performances in representing the state at the Disney Duals. The top individuals from the Disney Duals are listed below with many wrestlers from around the state garnering recognition.
 
Click here for the Disney Duals top wrestlers

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Mooresville Holiday Classic 2010 Brackets
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Teams:
Bloomington North
Brownsburg
Castle
Charlestown
Decatur Central
Evansville Central
Homestead
Jennings County
Monrovia
Mooresville
Northview
Plainfield
Seymor
TC Howe
Whiteland
Yorktown