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401North Central Conference Brackets
Teams
Anderson
Huntington North
Kokomo
Logansport
Marion
Muncie Central
New Castle
Richmond
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410IHSWCA Update from Cale Hoover January 20th, 2010
IHSWCA Members and Wrestling Community:
I would like to wish everyone the best of luck as we enter the most exciting time of the wrestling season. The high school state tournament series is less than two weeks away. Wrestlers of all ages are hitting the mats looking to improve their skill. Everyone be sure to enjoy this time and keep things in perspective.
I have spoken with several coaches who were disappointed to see the change in format of the sectional entry list. It came as a surprise to the IHSWCA executive board as well. We asked last spring that the eight teams competing at team state be able to weigh-in twenty eight competitors. The IHSAA took this and decided to make a change which forces many of us to make some difficult decisions. I have expressed my displeasure to the IHSAA, to little avail at this point.
We have several important items on our agenda these next few weeks. At the sectional seeding meetings on January 25th, each school will be completing a survey and receiving an information packet. We are looking to gather information that will help the association make decisions on the direction that best suits the sport of wrestling in Indiana. This will be conducted at the seeding meeting to guarantee one hundred percent participation.
The information packet will include a membership application, assistant coach of the year application, and an Academic All-State nomination form. Remember, you need to be a member to nominate your assistants, students for Academic All-state, or vote on or receive coach of the year. This season we will vote on regional coach of the year awards for all sixteen regionals. IHSWCA member coaches will be given a ballot on the morning of our individual regional. Those ballots will be due to the regional representative by the end of the day (we are still looking for a regional representative from the Calumet regional. The coach of the year will be determined by a vote of the regional reps and executive board from the sixteen candidates you select. Again, you must be a member to vote or receive the head coach of the year honor. Please bring membership forms to your regional if you need to join or contact JD Minch (jdminch@nm.k12.in.us) as soon as possible.
We hope these changes give coaches a sense of greater belonging to the association and enable you to have a voice.
Thank you and good luck.
Cale Hoover
President, IHSWCA
Junior Director, ISWA
Head Coach, Center Grove High School
387Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Brackets
Participating Schools
HA - Harrison
CA - Castle
CE- Central
BO- Bosse
ME - Memorial
RE - Reitz
MD - Mater Dei
NO - North
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480Northeast Hoosier Conference Brackets
Hosted by New Haven High School
Teams
New Haven
Carroll
Bellmont
Norwell
Homestead
Columbia City
Dekalb
East Noble
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843Western Indiana Conference Brackets
Attached are the brackets for this year’s Western Indiana Conference Wrestling Tournament set for this Saturday, January 23rd. This tournament shall be held at South Vermillion High School in Clinton, Indiana. Wrestling is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. Teams at this year’s tournament will be Brown County, Edgewood, Owen Valley, Northview, Sullivan, West Vigo, and the hosts, South Vermillion. The doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for general admission and tickets are $5.00.
Wrestling will be done on three mats for all sessions except the finals, as the wrestlers will report to the first available mat. For the finals in each weight class, mats will be designated for the championship rounds and each weight class will be completed before the next weight class is started.
A hospitality room will be open at 8:30 am for officials, coaches, administrators and media personnel in the SV Wrestling Room located under the north bleachers in the gymnasium. This room is hosted by the South Vermillion wrestling parents.
The Tournament Director will be Lynn Branz and Cody Barnard will be the announcer for the event. The officials for the tournament shall be Chuck Barnett, Tom Lambert, Mike Golando and Marty Schloeeser. Last year’s tournament champion were the Wildcats of South Vermillio
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499Northern State Conference Brackets
Teams include
Culver Community
John Glenn
Jimtown
LaVille
Triton
New Prairie
Bremen
Knox
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475Allen County Athletic Conference Brackets
ACAC Conference hosted by Garrett High School
Starts at 9am on January 23rd, 2010
Teams
Adams Central
Bluffton
Garrett
Heritage
Leo
South Adams
Southern Wells
Woodlan
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449Indianamat.com Team Rankings 1/18/10
1. Mishawaka (23-0)
2. Crown Point (10-1)
3. Yorktown (27-1)
4. Perry Meridian (22-1)
5. Castle (14-3)
6. Evansville Reitz (18-1)
7. Evansville Mater Dei (17-1)
8. Merrillville (17-2)
9. Portage (14-6)
10. Penn (16-3)
11. Bloomington South (16-4)
12. Bellmont (19-5)
13. Cathedral (16-3)
14. New Palestine (22-5)
15. Franklin (15-6)
16. Jeffersonville (21-6)
17. Roncalli (10-3)
18. Center Grove (18-5)
19. Carmel (7-4)
20. Lawrence North (10-5)
404Woodlan Invitational Brackets
Teams include
Woodlan, Greenville(Ohio), Leo, Fremont, Churubusco, Bluffton, Elmhurst, Wayne Trace(Ohio), and Bishop Luers
Complete brackets
130lbs update
427IndianaMat.com Team Rankings for 1/10/2010
1. Mishawaka (18-0)
2. Ev. Mater Dei (17-0)
3. Crown Point (10-1)
4. Merrillville (17-2)
5. Yorktown (27-1)
6. Perry Meridian (21-1)
7. Castle (13-3)
8. Portage (13-6)
9. Penn (11-3)
10. Bloomington South (15-4)
11. Bellmont (18-5)
12. Franklin (15-6)
13. Ev. Reitz (16-0)
14. Jeffersonville (20-6)
15. New Palestine (22-5)
16. Roncalli (4-3)
17. Cathedral (10-2)
18. SB Clay (22-1)
19. Carmel (7-4)
20. Lawrence North (6-4)
352IndianaMat.com Team Rankings for 1/3/2010
1. Mishawaka (13-0)
2. Perry Meridian (17-0)
3. Merillville (13-0)
4. Evansville Mater Dei (12-0)
5. Crown Point (6-1)
6. Yorktown (22-1)
7. Castle (10-1)
8. Portage (13-5)
9. Bloomington South (15-4)
10. Penn (7-1)
11. Franklin (13-3)
12. Evansville Reitz (11-0)
13. Jeffersonville (18-3)
14. Carmel (6-3)
15. New Palestine (22-5)
16. Roncalli (4-3)
17. Cathedral (5-2)
18. Bellmont (16-2)
19. South Bend Clay (21-1)
20. Lawrence North (6-4)
7102009 Al Smith Finals in Pictures
*Note: If a parent, wrestler or coach wants a copy of any of the pictures, please email me at Admin@IndianaMat.com and I will send them to you.
While Mishawaka took home the team crown with 12 placers, there were many great match-ups of ranked and even unranked wrestlers in the finals. Here is a picture recap of the finals.
Jarred Brooks of Warsaw used some slick takedowns and great riding to beat Zac Stevens of Merrillville.
Jarred Brooks of Warsaw rode tough, but it was his four takedowns that propelled him to victory
After a third place performance last year, Brooks was very elated to take home the championship this year.
Kyle Ayersman of Lake Central Rode Paul Beck of Mishawaka the entire second period
In the third period, Beck returned the favor despite many escape attempts by Ayersman
Ayersman reached his feet numerous times, but Beck held on for the 2-1 victory
Beck returned Ayersman to the mat each time he stood up.
Brandon Nelson of Lawrence North defends a takedown attempt by Alex Gregory of Penn in the 119lbs finals
Nelsen's escape in the second period was the difference in the 1-0 match
Gregory forced some funky positions in the third period, but Nelsen ended up on top in each one
Anthony Napules of Merrillville rode tough not surrendering a point to Chesterton's Zach Thornton
Nick Schrader of Mishawaka escapes the grasp of Calumet's Mike Clark
Schrader utilized a well timed toss for five points to gain the lead late in the third period
Clark then could not escape to tie the match
Matt Guerra of Mishawaka and Jeremy Hill of Jimtown await the coin toss in the second period of the 135lbs finals
Jeremy Hill of Jimtown hit a sweet peterson for four points to bust the match wide open
As always, the referees are overworked at the Al Smith
Hill tried to escape late to tie the match and send it to OT
Hill bypassed the escape and earned a reversal with very little time left to win by one point.
Matt Milton of Center Grove tries to escape from defending champion Frankie Porras of Hobart in the 140lbs finals
Another attempt to escape a state champ's grasp
Alex Surma of Munster and Dalton Sparks of Peru wrestled in many funky positions on the mat in the 145lbs finals
Surma fought off a cradle by Sparks
Sparks had a tough time getting away from the lanky Surma
East Noble's Jimmy LaRowe took it to Mishawaka's Ryan Stahl with an early headlock attempt
...but Stahl rolled through and dealt LaRowe his second loss of the year.
Anthony Quiroz of Chesterton and Zack Corpe of Elkhart Memorial battled it out at 160lbs
Corpe scored a couple takedowns on last year's state runner-up
Quiroz fought off numerous cradle attempts from Corpe
Princeton's Drake Stein dominated Andy Wiseman of Penn in the finals, earning a fall in the third period
Travis Thatcher of Bellmont his a blast double for a takedown and nearfall to win the 189lbs title over Nate Fowler of Calumet
Mishawaka's Christian Lentz had numerous deep takedown attempts against Nate Cleveland of Lowell in the 215lbs finals
Cleveland successfully defends a takedown attempt by Lentz
Another deep attempt that Cleveland fought off
Cleveland rode tough, but a light weight roll through got Lentz a reversal in the third period
Both Lentz and Cleveland are excellent athletes for big guys.
Last but not least James Travis of Merrillville won his second Al Smith title over Travis Thomas of Mishawaka
4322009 Mishawaka Al Smith Preview
2009 Al Smith Invitational
The Al Smith Invitational always bring wrestling fans some of the best match-ups of the year prior to the state tournament series and this year is no different. There are dozens of ranked wrestlers that will do battle on Tuesday, December 29th, and Wednesday, Decembert 30th. In addition, there appears to be a nice battle shaping up for the team crown as coach David Maldonado brings his fourth ranked Pirates into the Princess city in an effort to knock off defending champion Mishawaka. Other squads looking for team hardware include state ranked Penn, Lawrence North and Bellmont. Fans unable to make the trip to Mishawaka will be able to follow the action via IndianaMat sponsored updates at Track Wrestling. Follow the link here or on the messageboard and enjoy.
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Following is a weight class by weight class breakdown of what many consider to be the state’s toughest individual tournament.
103
Merrillville’s second ranked and top seeded Zac Stevens is the favorite at 103 as he was runner-up last year to Lake Central’s Kyle Ayersman. Stevens is a two-time state finalist, finishing fourth last year. He should cruise into the semifinals where he may be tested by the winner between 5th seeded and 10th ranked Mikey Witous of Penn and 4th seeded Danny Hamm of Prairie Heights.
The other side of the bracket appears a little more wide open, but look for Warsaw’s third ranked and second seeded Jarred Brooks to navigate the minefield and get to the finals. To do so, Brooks will likely have to defeat South Bend Adams’ Sam Ferdig and either ninth ranked Shannon Garrettson of Peru or previously ranked senior Ivan Ruiz of Munster.
112
Much like the 103 class, two headliners shine at the top of this field with top ranked Paul Beck and top seeded, fourth ranked Kyle Ayersman look likely to battle for the championship. Beck and Ayersman have both won titles here and know how to wrestle through two days of heated action. Those with the best chance of knocking off the top two include Merrillville freshman Adam Garcia (#9), 12th ranked and state placer Aurelio Medina of Munster, the hot wrestling and 16th ranked Robert Boston of Lawrence North, and Jimtown’s sixth seeded Nick Crume.
119
Four ranked wrestlers will do battle at 119 and a host of contenders look to make their mark on the state scene in this wide open class. Brandon Nelson of Lawrence North has plenty of big match experience but appears to be on the tougher side of the bracket with state ranked Al Padilla (#10) of Merrillville, Mishawaka’s Layten Binion (#12), along with fourth seeded Jordan Legan of Center Grove. Alex Gregory of Penn is a returning state placer whose road to the finals looks a little easier. Will the south rise with third seeded Alex Griesemer of Princeton or seventh seeded Baron Rieker of Columbus East? Look for a couple of unseeded wrestlers to make their way to the podium in this weight class.
125
Merrillville’s Anthony Napules is the number one seed and heavy favorite to take the title at this weight class. He will be tested on his side of the bracket which includes state ranked Bryan Smith of Lake Central (#15) along with the always scrappy Taylor Wisler of Mishawaka (#8). On the other side of the bracket look for the winner between seventh ranked Zach Thornton of Chesterton and 12th ranked Travis Barroquillo of Prairie Heights to be Napules’ match-up in the finals.
130
This weight class appears to have many opportunities for unseeded wrestlers to make some noise. Look for top seeded and fourth ranked Nick Schrader to make his way to the finals. Along the way he is likely to be tested by unseeded Jordan East of Southport and fourth seeded Collin Crume of Jimtown. On the other side of the bracket Frankie Valdivia of Merrillville might just pull of the minor upset of second seeded Mike Clark of Calumet. Unseed Greg Bell of Lawrence North is a name to watch in this bracket.
135
Mishawaka’s sixth ranked but third seeded Matt Guerra appears to be the class of this field but he will have to endure an absolute meat grinder in order to reach the finals. Guerra will have to beat Penn’s tough Ben Sokol in the second round. (Guerra narrowly beat Sokol 6-5 earlier in the year), Then comes a likely match-up with 11th ranked at 140, Matt Rattay of Lawrence North. This is just on the first day. Jimtown’s Jeremy Hill always seems to wrestle well at the Al Smith and appears to have an easier road to the finals. Will Guerra be too beat up after day one to top Hill in the finals? Look for Hill in the upset!
140
Hobart has has quite a streak of wrestlers in the finals at the Al Smith and that string will continue as number one ranked Frankie Porras is the overwhelming favorite to win the title this year. Look for a Caveman surprise out of the lower half of the bracket.
145
Three top notch competitors appear to be in the running for the gold hardware in this weight class. Munster’s top seeded and third ranked Alex Surma is a monster on top and looks to have a slight edge over Lowell’s third seeded and second ranked (140) Cameryn Brady. Peru’s second seeded and fourth ranked Dalton Sparks will likely battle Brady for spot in the finals. Look for New Prairie’s young Joe Zigler to make a name for himself this year.
152
Mishawaka’s state runner-up Ryan Stahl is the odds on favorite in this weight class. He is top seeded and second ranked. His only loss this year came against Sean McMurray 4-0. Look for up to three unseeded wrestlers to make it to the podium and also look for a surprise finalist from Penn.
160
A deep field of quality wrestlers will make this one of the best weight classes at this year’s tournament. Look for most of the seeds to hold chalk. Realistically, up to six wrestlers could take this year’s crown. Top two seeds Anthony Quiroz of Chesterton and Zack Corpe of Elkhart Memorial are both dealing with injury issues and this might open the door for the likes of Alex White of Mishawaka, Austin Kunze of Penn, Caleb Smith of Princeton or Ryley Hankenson of Bellmont to pull of some upsets and take the crown for themselves.
171
Last years biggest surprise was Princeton’s Drake Stein taking the title at the 152. He will not sneak up on anyone this year as he is ranked second in the state and is this year’s top seed. Look for him to cruise into the finals. The other side of the bracket is more interesting with a potential match-up between Mishawaka’s sixth ranked Dick Morin and Penn’s ninth ranked Andy Wiseman. They did not match-up earlier in the year due to some line-up shifting so this will be a high anticipated battle. Stein’s easier route to the finals may be enough to carry the day versus the Wiseman/Morin winner.
189
A wide open field and many likely upsets will dot this weight class. Look for the super athletic Kourtney Berry of Merrillville to upset top seed Travis Thatcher of Bellmont in a tight battle. On the other side of the bracket second seeded Timmy Buckingham will win an entertaining, high scoring match with Calumet’s Nathan Fowler. Any one of the top four seeds here could end up atop the awards podium. I say go with Buckingham.
215
This might be the best weight class in the entire tournament as the top four wrestlers are ranked in the top six in the state. Top ranked and top seeded Christian Lentz of Mishawaka will likely see fourth seed and 6th ranked Andrew Bultemeier of Bellmont in one semi-final. In the other semifinal, second ranked and second seeded Nathan Cleveland will likely battle with area rival, fifth ranked Vlade Nacovski of Lake Central.
285
Rounding out the weight class breakdown with a bang will be another potential #1 versus #2. Top ranked James Travis of Merrillville is the defending champion and top seed. He will likely face big Travis Thomas of Mishawaka, the state’s 2nd ranked heavy. Don’t count out Bellmont’s undersized but athletic Daniel Meyer. He parlayed an nice showing at last years Al Smith into a state finalist berth.
Hopefully for the fans, the team race will come down to the heavyweight match-up everyone is anticipating. Be sure to follow the team results on Track Wrestling at the following link:
362IndianaMat.com Team Rankings for 12/21/2009
1. Mishawaka (13-0)
2. Perry Meridian (10-0)
3. Ev. Mater Dei (12-0)
4. Merrillville (13-0)
5. Castle (10-1)
6. Crown Point (6-1)
7. Bloomington South (10-2)
8. Portage (8-3)
9. Franklin (13-3)
10. Ev. Reitz (9-0)
11. Yorktown (22-1)
12. Cathedral (8-2)
13. New Palestine (18-2)
14. SB Clay (21-1)
15. Penn (7-1)
16. Jeffersonville (8-3)
17. Roncalli (4-3)
18. Carmel (2-0)
19. Lawrence North (6-4)
20. Bellmont (15-2)
Also Considered:New Castle, Pike, Warren Central
321Indianamat.com Staff Pre-season picks for 2009-2010
Starting with this season, indianamat.com’s staff will be making pre-season predictions and post-season awards. The term pre-season is used loosely, obviously, since we’re well into the season. However, given the nature of the sport, with weight class changes, eligibility issues, move-ins and move-outs, we had to wait a little while to compile our predictions. This was meant as something fun and yet another topic for fans to argue about. Best of luck to all Indiana wrestlers this season.
Starting with this season, indianamat.com’s staff will be making pre-season predictions and post-season awards. The term pre-season is used loosely, obviously, since we’re well into the season. However, given the nature of the sport, with weigh class changes, eligibility issues, move-ins and move-outs, we had to wait a little while to compile our predictions. This was meant as something fun and yet another topic for fans to argue about. Best of luck to all Indiana wrestlers this season.
Wrestler(s) of the year:
Brandon Wright, Warren Central – Our voters liked Wright’s combination of in-state and national excellence. Wright is a substantial favorite this season at 125 and is off to a great start, including a 14-7 over 2X state placer Justin Kieffer. Wright also nabbed a runner-up finish at the very prestigious Super 32 tourney earlier this year.
and
Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point – The staff also liked Tsirtsis’ accomplishments and season outlook, which pretty much mirror Wright’s. Jason is also a prohibitive favorite at 130 and already has two wins over top-10 rivals this season. Tsirtsis followed up an exceptional summer with a runner-up finish at the Super 32 tournament in North Carolina.
Tie
Also receiving votes: Â Sean McMurray, Portage
Senior wrestler of the year:
Sean McMurray, Portage – The two-time (soon to be three-time?) champ has as impressive a resume as anyone and already has beaten two #2 ranked wrestlers this season. He has significant national accomplishments as well and is one of the truly elite wrestlers in the state.
Also receiving votes: Brandon Wright, Warren Central
Freshman of the year:
Mitch Sliga, Fishers – Fishers’ freshman sensation got the nod, partially because of his impressive middle-school resume, partially because of the fine season he’s had thus far and partially because he competes at a weight that heavily favors upper-classmen.
Also receiving votes: Neal Molloy – Danville
Team champs:
Mishawaka – The Cavemen feature depth and quality at all weights, and are greatly bolstered by the presence of former Elkhart Memorial stud Ryan Stahl. The tradition-rich squad put a pretty good beating on the competition at the Traicoff and looked poised for a third all-time team title.
Also receiving votes: Evansville Mater Dei
Merrillville SS wrestler of the year:
Sean McMurray, Portage
Also receiving votes: Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point), Eric Roach (Crown Point), Frankie Porras (Hobart)
New Castle SS wrestler of the year:
Brandon Wright, Warren Central
Also receiving votes: Brenden Campbell (New Castle), Sammy Bennett (Anderson Highland), Cody Phillips (Union County)
Evansville SS wrestler of the year:
Aaron Stevenson, Indian Creek – The standout football player is also a pretty terrific wrestler. Stevenson stormed his way through 189 last year en route to a 3rd place finish as a sophomore. He’s the current #1 ranked wrestler at 189 and looks to garner his first state title this year.
Also receiving votes: John Sims (Evansville Mater Dei), Dustin Kief (Franklin)
Fort Wayne SS wrestler of the year:
Brock Norton, Carroll – Norton had a fantastic year last season and currently carries the heavy crown that comes with a #1 ranking at 135, a very deep and strong weight class.
Also receiving votes: Tony Lovejoy (Fort Wayne Luers), Andrew Hiestand (Yorktown)
Surprise state finals team:
Yorktown – On the heels of their impressive national performances in Florida and Missouri, the Tigers look to break through this season to qualify for the team title at Center Grove. They have made the big show twice, in 2000 and 2001.
Also receiving votes: Bloomington South, Franklin, New Palestine, Huntington North, Jeffersonville
Coach of the year:
Trent McCormick, Yorktown – It’s kind of hard to top a USA Wrestling National Coach of the year award, but Coach McCormick is a class act and represents the state and his school with incredible integrity, intelligence and hard work…plus, he’s created a pretty beastly program.
Also receiving votes: Darrick Snyder (Mishawaka), Danny Struck (Jeffersonville)466Mishawaka Flexes its Muscle at Traicoff Invitational
The Mishawaka Cavemen made an early season statement to the defending state champs, Crown Point, in the final round of the Chris Traicoff Invitational at Calumet High School. In that final round, Mishawaka rode the momentum of two first period pins at 215 (Christian Lentz) and HWT (Travis Thomas) to cruise to a 43-17 victory. Mishawaka got to the final match by defeating Highland, Westfield, Portage and Franklin Community. Crown Point need to defeat Lake Station Edison, Munster, Franklin and Portage to reach the deciding dual.
FINAL MATCH BREAKDOWNS:
189 – The final dual started out well for Crown Point as Tyler Kral countered a bear hug throw by Mishawaka’s Danny Abu-shehab with a nice whizzer and put the Caveman grappler to his back to garner a quick 4-0 advantage. Abu-shehab escaped to end the first period 4-1. Kral got another takedown and rode to a 6-1 victory.
215 – Caveman Christian Lentz overwhelmed John Hannon with a takedown and two sets of back points early. Lentz sucked Hannon back on a short sit to secure the pin.
HWT – Mishawaka’s big man Travis Thomas worked an underhook knee pick to put Crown Point’s Josh Swope to his back for five points. Swope fought back to his belly but could not with stand the power half of Thomas who patiently sunk it deep to power over Swope for the pin.
103 – Most fans probably felt this was a swing match in this dual as both Crown Point’s Colton Sarroff and Mishawaka’s Grant Martsolf seemed evenly matched based on who they had wrestled earlier in the day. Sarroff fought off two first period takedown attempts and the period ended with no score. In the second period, Martsolf got the boots in began to work a power half. Martsolf seemed to get high but expertly kept his head and arms in good position and was able to go to work on the young Bulldog’s shoulder with the power half. Martsolf got the three point near fall and the second period ended with a 3-0 lead. Martsolf earned an escape in the third and gave up a late takedown to end the scoring 4-2.
112 – Crown Point forfeits to Mishawaka’s Paul Beck. Beck was a monster all day and not seriously threatened in any of his matches.
119 – Crown Point was in the need of bonus points to get themselves back in this dual and the heart of their line-up begins with defending state champion Anthony Hawkins. He squared off with first year varsity wrestler Layten Binion of
The Mishawaka Cavemen made an early season statement to the defending state champs, Crown Point, in the final round of the Chris Traicoff Invitational at Calumet High School. In that final round, Mishawaka rode the momentum of two first period pins at 215 (Christian Lentz) and HWT (Travis Thomas) to cruise to a 43-17 victory. Mishawaka got to the final match by defeating Highland, Westfield, Portage and Franklin Community. Crown Point need to defeat Lake Station Edison, Munster, Franklin and Portage to reach the deciding dual.
OTHER MATCHES OF NOTE:Sean McMurray probably would have earned Outstanding Wrestler award if this were not a team tournament with victories over #2 Tyler Willis of Cathedral and #2 at 152 Ryan Stahl. In the Mc/Willis match, Willis was very defensive and countered many near takedown attempts. MacMurray was able to escape and use superior riding skills to win 1-0. In the Stahl/McMurray battle, McMurray finished an nice single leg in the first period and powered a nearside cradle for two nearfall points. Stahl was able to ride McMurray the entire 2nd period but was unable to turn the Portage two time champ. McMurray was able to return the favor by riding Stahl the entire 3rd period and secure the victory.
359IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 12/13/2009
1. Mishawaka (11-0)
2. Perry Meridian (9-0)
3. Evansville Mater Dei (10-0)
4. Merrillville (12-0)
5. Castle (5-1)
6. Crown Point (5-1)
7. Bloomington South (10-2)
8. Portage (7-3)
9. Franklin Community (9-3)
10. Evansville Reitz (2-0)
11. New Palestine (13-2)
12. Roncalli (3-3)
13. SB Clay (8-1)
14. Yorktown (17-1)
15. Carmel (2-0)
16. Lawrence North (7-3)
17. Cathedral (5-2)
18. Pike (7-3)
19. Warren Central (2-2)
20. Jeffersonville (7-3)
Also under consideration: Bellmont, Munster, New Castle, Penn
358Team Rankings 12/7/09
1. Mishawaka (5-0)
2. Crown Point (1-0)
3. Perry Meridian (6-0)
4. Yorktown (13-0)
5. Castle
6. Evansville Mater Dei (4-0)
7. Cathedral (1-0)
8. Merrillville (1-0)
9. Bloomington South (6-0)
10. Franklin Community (5-0)
11. Roncalli (2-1)
12. Evansville Reitz (2-0)
13. Portage (4-0)
14. Lawrence North (4-1)
15. Warren Central (0-2)
16. Penn (1-0)
17. Pike (7-3)
18. New Palestine (11-1)
19. Bellmont (9-2)
20. New Castle (8-2)
1393Little State Tournament Final Matches
125lbs 3RD PLACE: (#3) Brandon Harvey of Trine U. over (#4) Josh Boyer from Wabash College Dec. 10-4
133lbs (#1) Eric Ellington of Rend Lake coll. over(#2) D'Marcus Spencer from Lincoln College Dec. 5-4
141lbs (#3) Jake Strausbaugh of Wabash over (#1) Austin Bautista from UW Whitewater Dec 7-6 Part 1 of 3
141lbs (#3) Jake Strausbaugh of Wabash over (#1) Austin Bautista from UW Whitewater Dec 7-6 Part 2 of 3
141lbs (#3) Jake Strausbaugh of Wabash over (#1) Austin Bautista from UW Whitewater Dec 7-6 Part 3 of 3
149lbs (#1) Nick Walpole Indianapolis over (#2) Elias Larson From Trine University Dec. 5-3
157lbs (#2) Bryce Lumzy of Lincoln College over (#1) Kyle Long from Trine U. Dec. 4-3
165lbs (#1) George Markou of Trine U. over (#3) Jake Holler Indianapolis 4-2
174lbs (#2) Greg Rhoads of Wabash over (#5) Ryan Pieper from Trine U. Dec. 3-1: SV1
184lbs (#1) Nick Kraus of Trine U. over (#2) Sean Pietrzyk UW Whitewater Fall 4:09
197lbs (#1) Michael Burke of Wabash over (#2) Alex Fleet Trine U. Dec. 6-2
936Little State Tournament Hosted by Trine University
Trine University hosted the Little States wrestling tournament on Saturday featuring competition from around the state and the Midwest. Teams that were represented from Indiana included Trine, Indianapolis, Manchester, Wabash, Calumet College and the IPFW club team. Other teams that joined the meet was University of the Cumberlands out of Kentucky, Lincoln Junior College and Rend Lake College from Illinois, Mount Saint Joseph and Muskingum out of Ohio, and Wisconsin-Whitewater out of Wisconsin. Mount Saint Joseph is coached by former Indiana standout Casey Stouffer and Lincoln Junior College assistant coach is former three-time state champion Steven Bradley.
While no team scores were kept, Trine led the way with 16 placers and two champs. Indianapolis had 13 placers and three champs on the day. Wabash College also had a good showing with nine placers and three champs. First year programs, Calumet College of St. Joseph and IPFW had four placers and one placer respectively. Finally, Manchester checked in with two placers.
Out of the 80 placers in the tournament, there were 32 former Indiana high school wrestlers that placed. Perry Meridian, Peru and Yorktown both had two placers each. Former Indiana high school wrestlers that finished as champions included Lynn Panko(Avon), Alex Johns(Evansville Reitz), Nick Kraus(New Prairie), Nick Walpole(Perry Meridian), George Markou(Peru) and Michael Burke(Yorktown). D’Marcus Spencer of Pike and Kyle Long of South Bend Washington both finished in second place.
Trine University will be travelling to Waverly, Iowa next weekend for the Dick Walker Invitational at DIII powerhouse Wartburg College. Wabash College is next in action at the North Central Invitational next weekend in Chicago, Illinois. The University of Indianapolis next has a dual with Trine in Indianapolis on December 17th. Manchester College will be hosting Ohio Northern in a dual on Friday. Calumet College will wrestle at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois on December 19th. All five of the teams will be seeing eachother for a New Year celebration in Indianapolis for the Midwest Classic on January 2nd and 3rd. The Midwest Classic includes many teams from across the Midwest many top ranked DII and DIII teams.
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Top 4 Placing Matches
125# (#1 seed) Alex Johns of Indianapolis over (#2) Larone Madison from University of Cumberlands Dec. 7-2
3RD PLACE:Â (#3) Brandon Harvey of Trine U. over (#4) Josh Boyer from Wabash College Dec. 10-4
133# (#1) Eric Ellington of Rend Lake coll. over(#2) D'Marcus Spencer from Lincoln College Dec. 5-4
3RD PLACE: (#3) Ethan Harris of Indy over (#4) Kyle Wachholder From U. Wisconsin Whitewater fall 5:14
141# (#3) Jake Strausbaugh of Wabash over (#1) Austin Bautista from UW Whitewater Dec 7-6
3RD PLACE: (#2) Thomas Pompei of Trine U. over (#4) Maercus Saylor from U of Cumberlands Fall 2:13
149# (#1) Nick Walpole Indianapolis over (#2) Elias Larson From Trine University Dec. 5-3
3RD PLACE: (#5) Tommy Fehring of Mt. Saint Joe over (#3) Andre Berry University of Cumberlands Dec 8-7
157# (#2) Bryce Lumzy of Lincoln College over (#1) Kyle Long from Trine U. Dec. 4-3
3RD PLACE: (#3) Bryce Givens Indianapolis over (#4) Chandler Pogue from Manchester College Dec. 10-1
165# (#1) George Markou of Trine U. over (#3) Jake Holler Indianapolis 4-2
3RD PLACE: (#4) Adam Harris of Muskegom College over (unseeded) James Haywood from Lincoln College Fall 3:36
174# (#2) Greg Rhoads of Wabash over (#5) Ryan Pieper from Trine U. Dec. 3-1: SV1
3RD PLACE (#6) Shelby Mappes Indianapolis over (#7) Jason Alber from Trine U. Dec. 6-4
184# (#1) Nick Kraus of Trine U. over (#2) Sean Pietrzyk UW Whitewater Fall 4:09
3RD PLACE (#3) Cody Wittkamp Indianapolis over (#4) Dustin Boyd Calumet College Dec. 12-3
197# (#1) Michael Burke of Wabash over (#2) Alex Fleet Trine U. Dec. 6-2
3RD PLACE (Unseeded) Fred Moses of Lincoln over (#3) Danny Dunn Muskegon Dec 3-1
285# (#1) Lynn Panko of Indianapolis over (#2) James Zarate UW Whitewater Dec 5-3: SV1
3RD PLACE (#4) Corey Anderson of Lincoln over (#5) John Clark Rend Lake Coll. Dec. 14-2
125
Name
School
High School
1
Alex Johns
Indianapolis
Evansville Rietz
2
Larone Madison
University of the Cumberlands
3
Brandon Harvey
Trine University
Elkhart Memorial
4
Josh Boyer
Wabash College
5
Chance Davidson
Lincoln College
6
Jacob Green
Lincoln College
7
Jurane Culbreath
Lincoln College
8
Neeko Paris
Manchester College
Carroll(Ft Wayne)
133
1
Eric Ellington
Rend Lake College
2
D'Marcus Spencer
Lincoln College
Pike
3
Ethan Harris
Indianapolis
Beech Grove
4
Kyle Wacholder
Wisconsin-Whitewater
5
Casey Kenney
Indianapolis
Jay County
6
Mike Halko
McKendree
7
Mark Johnson
Lincoln College
8
Oscar Trujillo
Wabash College
Lafayette Jeff
141
1
Jake Strausbaugh
Wabash College
2
Austin Bautista
Wisconsin-Whitewater
3
Thomas Pompei
Trine University
Hamilton Southeastern
4
Marcus Saylor
University of the Cumberlands
5
Jared Ernst
Rend Lake College
6
Josh Patterson
Trine University
Penn
7
Trey Weliver
Indianapolis
8
Zach Barkett
University of the Cumberlands
149
1
Nick Walpole
Indianapolis
Perry Meridian
2
Elias Larson
Trine University
3
Tommy Fehring
Mount St. Joseph
4
Andre Berry
University of the Cumberlands
5
Derek Allen
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Knox
6
Eric Celletti
Lincoln College
7
Sterling White
Indianapolis
Decatur Central
8
Blake Wood
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Perry Meridian
157
1
Bryce Lumzy
Lincoln College
2
Kyle Long
Trine University
South Bend Washington
3
Bryce Givens
Indianapolis
4
Chandler Pogue
Manchester
Mississinewa
5
Jordan Dulaney
Wabash College
Yorktown
6
Elliot Corner
Trine University
Peru
7
Tony Conway
Wabash College
Crown Point
8
Tony Williams
Rend Lake College
165
1
George Markou
Trine University
Peru
2
Jake Holler
Indianapolis
3
Adam Harris
McKendree
4
James Haywood
Lincoln College
5
Corey Schmidt
Wisconsin-Whitewater
6
Andrew Petit
Wisconsin-Whitewater
7
Adam Zeh
Wisconsin-Whitewater
8
Austin Hyland
IPFW
Northrop
174
1
Greg Rhoads
Wabash College
2
Ryan Pieper
Trine University
3
Shelby Mappes
Indianapolis
Center Grove
4
Jason Alber
Trine University
5
Gabe Watson
Wabash College
Columbus North
6
Ried Dickerson
Wisconsin-Whitewater
North Central
7
J.T. Jenkins
Indianapolis
New Albany
8
Garrett Harrison
University of the Cumberlands
184
1
Nick Kraus
Trine University
New Prairie
2
Sean Pietrzyk
Wisconsin-Whitewater
3
Cody Wittkamp
Indianapolis
4
Dustin Boyd
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Mishawaka
5
Mitch Alberstett
Rend Lake College
6
Kyle Ullery
Trine University
South Bend Riley
7
William Walls
Indianapolis
8
Ben Wines
Trine University
197
1
Michael Burke
Wabash College
Yorktown
2
Alex Fleet
Trine University
3
Fred Moses
Lincoln College
4
Danny Dunn
McKendree
5
John Jones
Rend Lake College
6
Rob Blake
Trine University
7
Jaron Singley
University of the Cumberlands
8
Bye
285
1
Lynn Panko
Indianapolis
Avon
2
James Zarate
Wisconsin-Whitewater
3
Corey Anderson
Lincoln College
4
Jacob Clark
Rend Lake College
Jeffersonville
5
Dylan Forbes
Trine University
Prairie Heights
6
Rob Arnett
Wabash College
Greenwood
7
Mike Tees
Trine University
8
Artie Grubba
Calumet College of St. Joseph
441Wrestler of the Week for December 2nd
IndianaMat
Wrestler of the Week 11/20 – 11/28/2009
Photo by Paul Tincher
Yorktown Junior
Andrew Hiestand
Hiestand was undefeated at the Yorktown Super 8 while wresting up in weight. Hiestand, currently ranked #2 at 135 by IndianaMat, defeated #16 at 140 Brooks Faurote of Bellmont and #4 at 145 Bryce Schendel of Garrett.
Honorable Mention:
New Castle SS – 189 pound senior Michael Johnson-Jones of Warren Central. Johnson-Jones won the Capitol City Classic With a victory over #11 Andre Richards of Perry Meridian.
Evansville SS – 171 pound senior Caleb Browner of Jeffersonville. Browner won the Capitol City Classic and defeated #16 Garrett Goldman of Bloomington North.
Merrillville SS – 152 pound senior Alex Surma of Munster. Surma was the 160 weight class champion at the Chesterton Super Duals and defeated #6 Zach Corpe of Elkhart Memorial.357Happy First Birthday IndianaMat.com!
It is hard to believe that IndianaMat is one year old today. It is amazing how the website has grown over the last year and continues to grow each and every day. Even to this day I am shocked at how fast the site has grown. The start of the website and its subsequent growth has been tremendous and could not have been done without the help of numerous people. First and foremost I want to thank a couple people who egged me on to start the website. Eric McGill and Diana Szymborski both were instrumental in getting the site started. As I was anxious to post my wrestling wisdom(or lack of it) it was apparent that it would have to be done on another website. They both encouraged me to start a new website, especially after I told them it wouldn’t take too long to start up. After debating it for about an hour I pulled the trigger and the site was born.
Obviously this board would not have gone far without others that have helped too. Chad Hollenbaugh has helped as a moderator, writer, idea maker, and voice of reason. Most of the time when a new idea is presented it was his idea first. While Chad and I have been friends for quite a while, I even reached to a former arch nemesis for help with the website. Dingo Brigade aka Cameron Drury and I have had many heated debates before, but I knew that he was a great writer and someone that was also very passionate about the sport. He has helped write numerous articles that are well thought-out and very interesting.
Reaching out to an online nemesis is one thing, but a coaching nemesis is another. Corey Sparks has helped from day one with the logos for the website. He has helped tremendously in making the website look extremely professional with his hand crafted logos. He always very fast with something and has designed the great logos you see all over the site.
One of the things that really set the site apart was the rankings. This summer W.I.N. magazine’s Rob Sherril told me how great the rankings where on the website at Fargo. It was very surreal to have a national rankings guru tell me that they visit the website and specifically the rankings. So a big hearty thanks definitely goes to the rankings guy. It is amazing that he can put together such accurate rankings when he is living out of state most of the season. I also want to thank the coaches, fans and parents that send him the pertinent information about who beat who and all that good stuff. The rankings are only as good as the information provided and it was top notch last year and will continue that way.
Along with the individual rankings come a very good set of team rankings. Team rankings are even tougher since many of the top teams do not see each other during the season and with weight shifts it’s hard to truly tell who is a better team. Decbell aka Dane Fueling has done a wonderful job with them and they will only continue to get better.
I would also like to thank the moderators for doing their jobs. Wrestling fans are some of the most hard headed people I know and with many differences in opinions, the moderators have kept the conversations mostly civil. Thanks to them for doing their jobs and letting me work on things on the backend of the site.
Two weekly awards we do are the wrestlers of the week for both high school and youth. This was one of the first articles we started and it is great to see that it has taken off like it has. This is a great way to give recognition to the wrestlers every week. I want to thank Wendell Chitwood for doing the work on the high school portion and Keith Wilson for doing his work on the youth portion.
This site was started with money out of my own pocket. It has grown to where now it is pretty much self sufficient. Without help from the sponsors this would not have happened. If you see one of the many people that have advertised on this site, please say thank you and patronize their businesses and camps. Without great people like them, this state would not be near where it is today in the sport of wrestling.
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Sorry, I have one last person to thank. That is my wife. She has been there from the beginning and been very supportive of this endeavor. She put up with many late nights, trips to wrestling meets and even me kind of ignoring here when I was working on the site. She has been on numerous trips, such as going to interview the wrestlers at Calumet College and to state. Believe it or not I have never heard a complaint from her. Thanks from not only myself, but the Indiana wrestling community. If you see her at a meet, be sure to thank her for all she has done behind the scenes.
4062009 Team Schedules
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3542009 Indiana Wrestling Standings
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1054Indiana Wrestlers at the Loras Open
By Mindy Mascaro
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Several Indiana wrestlers opened up the 2009-2010 season by competing in the 2009 Loras Open on Saturday. Loras College is a Catholic Liberal Arts university with an enrollment of approximately 1600 students located on a scenic campus overlooking the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. Loras is a Division III wrestling school, but the Open drew competitors from all three NCAA Divisions and the NAIA.
Gold Division (upperclassmen) results:
Redshirt sophomore Jamal Lawrence (Merrillville H.S., University of Northern Iowa, Div I) turned in the best results on the day of the wrestlers from Indiana, garnering a Championship at 149 lbs. Jamal started the day off with a first round bye, and in the second round wrestled Zach Wilson (Cornell, unattached), winning by 14-6 Major Decision. He then faced two UNI teammates one after another—defeating Aaron Senzee (UNI unattached) by a 7-3 Decision, and then Cole Zemple (UNI) in a close 7-6 Decision. His fifth and final match of the day for the Championship was against yet another UNI teammate: Trevor Kittleson, whom he defeated by 12-3 Major Decision. He had a 5-0 record on the day. As a team, UNI had the most champions at 4, with 3 other Panthers placing in the top 6.
Chris Mascaro (Carmel H.S., Coe College, Div III) has moved up to the 165 lb weight class for his sophomore season. Mascaro won his first match with a 10-7 Decision against Daniel Yuraitis (Hannibal LaGrange College), and in his second match defeated Michael Sandy (Wartburg College) in a 9-4 Decision. In the third round he lost a 12-4 Major Decision to two-time Division III All-American Josh Terrell (University of
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Dubuque). In the wrestle-backs he then blanked Jason Nelson (Wartburg College) in an 8-0 Major Decision, and defeated Joe Hambleton (Cornell, unattached) by 3-5 Decision. With the tournament running late, the organizers decided to eliminate one wrestleback round, and so in his final match of the day, Mascaro dropped a 14-2 Major Decision to David Bonin to end up in 6th Place with a 4-2 overall record. Coe College had 2 Champions and 5 placers.
Andy St. Germain (Chesterton H.S., Calumet College, NAIA) wrestled at 141 lbs in the Gold Division in his first outing as a member of the Calumet Crimson Wave wrestling team. After a first round Bye, St. Germain faced Chad Garber (Coe College), winning by 14-5 Major Decision. He then lost by Fall (3:07) to Josh Kratovil (Harper College, unattached), and by Fall (2:08) to Alec Hoffman (UNI).
Brandon Ward (Hanover Central H.S., Calumet College) wrestled for the Crimson Wave in the Gold division at 149 lbs. After a first round Bye, he lost by a 16-1 Technical Fall (5:15) to Jason Taylor-Ohmes (Coe College), then dropped a 14-7 Decision to Johnny Siegel (Coe College).
Lance Surma (Munster H.S., Calumet College) wrestled at 157 lbs in the Gold division. He had a first round Bye, then faced Tiegen Podliska (Loras College), dropping the match in a close 3-2 Decision. After a third round Bye, Surma lost by Fall (4:11) to Chris Tims (Wartburg College).
Silver Division (Freshmen) results:
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Anthony Nuzzo, (Portage H.S., Calumet College) wrestling at 141 lbs, lost his first round match to Mike Pulido (Loras College) by a 12-5 Dec. He then beat Alex Rostvet (Concordia Univ. NE) by 8-3 Decision, and defeated Chris Reed (Loras College) winning by 5-3 Decision. He lost his fourth round match to Matt Holmes (Loras College) by Fall (1:40).
In the 141 lb bracket, Nick Fouts (Crown Point H.S., Calumet College) won by Fall (6:49) over Abdul Adele (TCC), and in the second round won by 12-9 Decision over Chris Reed (Loras College). Fouts then lost by Fall (1:06) to Colton Schmitz (Truman State). In his fourth round match, he won over Cameron Wagner (Wartburg College) by forfeit, and lost to George Gulesian (Concordia Univ. NE) in a 15-1 Major Decision. Fouts finished in fourth place with a 3-2 record.
Nick Samaro, (Bloomington South H.S., Calumet College) wrestling unattached at 149 lbs, had a first round Bye, and then lost by Fall (4:50) to Brandon Starkev (Concordia Univ. NE). After a third round Bye, Samaro lost to Quinn McCullough (Loras College) by Fall (6:32).
David Balentine, 197 lbs, (Mishawaka H.S., Calumet College) had a first round Bye then dropped an 8-4 Decision to Alex Schwerdtfeger (Wartburg College). He then defeated Matt Regnier (Augustana College) by Fall (1:01) and lost to Joe Particelli (HCC) by Fall (4:57).
Wrestling unattached at 184 lbs, Cody Gregory (Perry Meridian H.S., Calumet College) dropped his first round match to Espen Fredriksen (Coe College) losing by Fall (1:24). He had a Bye in the second round, and then forfeited his third round match to Zach Haves (Truman State).
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