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2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Coverage
In association with our friends at the NWCA and The Open Mat, indianamat.com is covering the 2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Championship.
 
We will list the submitted lineups of the teams as we receive them. Thanks to Drooke, JD Minch and John Cook for all of their assistance.
 
IN. GOLD
 
103/108   Nathan Boston, 9, 2011 State champion (103)
112/117   Mason Todd, 11, 2011 State champion (112), 2010 3rd place, 2009 State qualifier
119/124   Kyle Ayersman, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2X State champion (112, 119), 2009 3rd place
125/130   Jared McKinley, 11, 2011 State champion (125), 2010 4th place
130/135   Neal Molloy, 10, 2011 State champion (130), 2010 State qualifier
135/140   Devon Jackson, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2010 (to Tsirtsis) and 2011 (to Raley) State runner-up
140/145   Jason Tsirtsis, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member (MOW winner, undefeated), 3X State champion,
145/150   Jesse Goodnight, 11, 2011 State qualifier
152/157   Connor Mullins, 11, 2011 state runner-up, 2010 3rd place, 2009 5th place
160/165   Dezmen McGinley, 11, 2011 State qualifier
171/176   Tanner Lynde, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2011 3rd place, 2010 5th place
189/194   Mitch Sliga, 10, 2010 Team Indiana team member (undefeated), 2010 and 2011 3rd place, 2010-2011 National Triple Crown winner
215/220  Tyler Kral, 11, 2011 3rd place
285/290   Abraham Hall, 11,  2011 State qualifier
 
IN. BLUE
103/108   Josh Fuqua, 9, 2011 state runner-up
112/117   JARRED BROOKS   11   WARSAW
119/124   CHANDLER CARROLL   9   YORKTOWN
125/130   NICK CRUME   10   JIMTOWN
130/135   NICK BOVA   10   PERRY MERIDIAN
135/140   ISAIAH BRADLEY   10   MUNCIE SOUTHSIDE
140/145   JAKE LANNERT   11   E'VILLE MATER DEI
145/150   ADAM KERN   11   ZIONSVILLE
152/157   KIRK JOHNSON   11   PERRY MERIDIAN
160/165   SEAN MAPPES   11   CENTER GROVE
171/176   JACOB MASSENGALE   10   PERRY MERIDIAN
189/194   SPENCER RAYPOLE   11   FW CARROLL
215/220   JOE GALLEGOS   11   SB CLAY
285/290   ABRAHAM HALL   11   BREMEN
 
Team Leader:
JD Minch - Retired but not dead - yet!
Coaches:
Tom Miller - Laf. Jeff
Brian Seltzer - Elk Memorial
Jim Tonte - Perry Meridian
Jared Williams - Law North
Matt Schoettle - Perry Merdian
 
Delaware
 
Wrestlers:
 
108 - Jamie Loose - DMA - 3rd state
117 - Ryan rodriguez - AI - 5th state
124 - Nick Natale - Concord - Conference champ
130 - Matt Kibblehouse - Salesianum - state champ
135 - Garrett Smith - Cape henlopen - conf runner up
140 - Jonathan Wideman - William Penn - 5th state
145 - Kurt Bentley - Poly tech - 2010 state runner up, INJ default this year
150 - Patrick davis - Woodbridge - state champ
157 - Nick McGinley - St Marks - Conf champ, 2010 NHSCA Fresh Runner up
157/165 - Cody Horrocks - Hodgson - State Qualifier
176 - Nick Mancini - Salesianum - Conf runner up
194 - Jorge Lopez - Wilmington Charter
220 - Mike Blakely - AI - State qualifier
220 - Darius Mcrea - Milford
 
Alternates:
Matt Wilson - Sussex Tech
Jake Vick - Middletown
Jeff Klabe - Sussex tech
Cody Rust - Sussex Tech
 
Texas

Weight - Wrestler - UIL Result
 
108 – Braun Marquez (state champion)
117 – Jacob Rubio (2nd)
124 – Nick Herrmann (state champion), TOM #17 at 125
130 – Travis Rodenbaugh (top
135 – OPEN
140 – Devin Vasquez (6th, but had to default last 3 matches)
145 – Aaron Walker (state champion)
150 – OPEN
157/165 – Brian Dorsey (3rd)
157/165 - OPEN
176 – Ryan Snow (R3 alternate but all 4 in front of him were SR’s who placed top 5)
194 – Greg Wilson (state champion)
220 – OPEN
285 – Will Becker (6th)
 
Colorado
108 Drew Romero – 3A state champion (103)
117 A.J. Rees - 4A state champion (112)
124 Anthony Apodaca - 5A state runner-up (119)
130 Mark Edmonds – 2A state champion (125)
135 Zack Shank - 3A state champion (125)
140 Kordell Bradshaw – 4A third place (135)
145 Nick Babcock - 4A third place (140)
150 Sean Burroughs - 5A state qualifier (140)
157 Brandon Hoffman – Member of 2010 CO team, 4A runner-up (152)
165 Marcos Peralta - 4A state champion (160)
176 Josh Schoenberger – 5A state runner-up (171)
194 Dwight Howes - 4A state champion (189), TOM Honorable Mention at 189
220 Caleb Christensen – 2A state runner-up (189)
285 Don Fuller – 4A fourth place (285)
 
Coach Chris James
Coach Spike Reynolds
Coach Mark Schmidt
 
Illinois Navy
 
108-Jordan Northrup - 3A state runner-up (103), 2010 Asics Cadet Folkstyle AA
117-Zac Denny - 3A 3rd place (112)
124-KeVon Powell - 2A state runner-up (112), 2009 Fargo double AA
130-David Pearce - Member of 2010 IL team, 2A state runner-up (130), 2010 state qualifier
135-Nick Ruffino - 3A state qualifier (130)
140-Lenny Bloom - 3A state qualifier (135)
145-Kevin Moylan - 3A state qualifier (140), 2010 state qualifier
150-Jason Fugiell - 2A state runner-up (145), 2010 state qualifier, 2011 Asics Cadet Folkstyle AA
157-Ricky Robertson - 3A state qualifier (152), 2010 state qualifier
165-Kalvin Hill - 3A state champion (160), 2010 state qualifier
176-Steve Congenie - 3A state champion (171), 2010 state champion (152), 2009 4th place (140), TOM #19 at 171
194-Taylor McGiffen - Member of 2010 IL team, 3A 3rd place (189), 2010 state qualifier, 2010 Fargo Cadet FS AA
220-Artie Bess - 3A state qualifier (215)
290-James Buss - 3A 3rd place (285), 2010 state qualifier
 
 Kentucky
 
108 – Garth Yenter (11) – State champion 103
117 – Brock Ervin (9) - Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 112               
124 – TJ Ruschell (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 119                                    
124 – Jeffery Wurth (10) – 7th place 119                         
130 – John Fahy (11) – State champion 125, TOM #19 at 125           
130 – Chad Gahafer (9) – 6th place 125                                             
135 – Jayce Carr (10) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 130  
140 – Kevin Cooper (10) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 135
145 – Stephen Back (11) – state qualifier 135                         
145 – Caleb Canter (10) - 3rd place 135                           
150 – Luke Troxel (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, 3rd place 140                          
157 – Shawn Hull (11) – 4th place 160                              
157 – Nick Waits (11) – state qualifier 140               
165 – John Stout (11) – 7th place 160                            
176 – Bernard Ray
194 – Bobby Bryant (10) – 7th place 189                    
194 – Solomon Vanover (10) - Team Kentucky team member in 2010, state qualifier 189                
220 – Brendan Darrow (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, 3rd place 215     
220 – Samuel Vanover (10) - state qualifier 215                
285 – Aaron House (11) – state champion 285

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IHSWCA Team Rankings
Overall Top 20
1. Perry Meridian
2. Crown Point
3. Evansville Mater Dei
4. Cathedral
5. Merillville
6. Roncalli
7. Elkhart Memorial
8. Penn
9. Franklin Community
10. Evansville Reitz
11. Hamilton Southeastern
12. Bloomington South
13. Center Grove
14. Bellmont
15. Warren Central
16. Greenfield Central
17. Portage
18. South Bend Clay
19. Mishawaka
20. New Palestine
Also receiving votes: Adams Central, Connersville, DeKalb, East Noble, Evansville Memorial, Fishers, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Jimtown, Lake Central, Lowell, South Adams, Pendelton Heights, Yorktown




1A Wrestling Team Rankings
2A Wrestling Team Rankings
3A Wrestling Team Rankings


1. Evansville Mater Dei
1(tie). Bellmont
1. Perry Meridian


2. Adams Central
1(tie). Yorktown
2. Crown Point


3. South Adams
3. Jimtown
3. Merillville


4. Fountain Central
4. Ev Memorial
4. Roncalli


5. Churubusco
5. Hanover Central
5. Elkhart Memorial


6. Southridge
6. Danville
6. Penn


7. Frankton
7. CMA
7. Franklin Community


8. Alexandria
8. Southmont
8. Evansville Reitz


9. Lewis Cass
9. Delphi
9. Hamilton Southeastern


10. Speedway
10(tie). Peru
10. Bloomington South



10(tie). Garrett




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2013 Al Smith Pre-Seeds
Here is a listing of our predictions of the Al Smith seeding. Please note this is based off rankings and information we have had access to and is not necessarily how the seeds will be played out.
 
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Cadet Freestyle Day Two Recap
Three of the Cadet wrestlers entered the day undefeated, but only one will leave that way.  Mitch Sliga advanced to the finals by beating his two opponents on the day.  Both matches were close, but Sliga was in control the whole time.  Sliga will have Adam Josephson of Minnesota in the finals to complete his Triple Crown run.
 
The other two wrestlers, Paul Petrov and Kyle Ayersman, did not fair as well.  They both dropped their two matches on the day.  Due to both having byes, they did not have enough classification points to get them into the top four in their pools.  It was a great showing by both of these young men during this tournament.

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IHSWCA 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

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Cadets Place 9th in Freestyle
Lead by Cody LeCount's second place performance, Indiana finished 9th in the team standings in Cadet Freetyle wrestling.  LeCount made the finals, but fell short to Cali phenom Aaron Pico.  In the morning session LeCount defeated Pennsylvania's Josh Maruca in three periods to advance to the finals.  Stevan Micic came up short in his bid to repeat as national champion dropping his pool bout to another California stud in Zahid Valencia.  He came back strong in his third place match and defeated Coy Ozias from Virginia in straight periods.  Brandon James improved on his 8th place performance from last year and finished 6th at the 120lbs weight class.
 
Earning his third USAW All-American plaque of 2012 was Jeffersonville's Gavan Jolley-Little.  He finished 4th in a very tough heavyweight class.  Another big guy who had a stellar tournament and also finished with three USAW All-American plaques was Franklin's Conner Tolley.  He had a big pin in a close bout to take home 5th place.  His spring has included a runner-up finish at Folkstyle Nationals, 4th at FILA Cadets in freestyle and Greco, a runner-up finish in Cadet Greco and a 5th place finish in Cadet Freestyle.  Jose Champagne finished in 8th place in the 132lbs weight class.  The incoming Lowell Red Devil and one of the top incoming freshmen in the nation had a great tournament in one of the toughest weight classes. Last but not least Merrillville state placer Robert Steveson placed 3rd at 170lbs. Steveson bounced back after a pool loss to take a three period match from Angus Arthur of Michigan.
 
Cadet-113 - Stevan Micic's place is 3rd.
Match #1 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over BJ Hayes (Alabama) TF 6-0,8-0
Match #2 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Joey Bloom (Illinois) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #3 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Dalton Rice (Utah) TF 9-0,6-0
Match #4 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Cole Martin (Wisconsin) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #5 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #6 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Logan Griffin (Michigan) Dec 4-1,7-0
Match #7 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Garrett Hancock (Ohio) Dec 3-2,1-0
Match #8 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Michael Cullen (Illinois) Dec 4-0,2-0
Match #9 Stevan Micic (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #10 Zahid Valencia (California) over Stevan Micic (Indiana) Dec 4-2,1-0
Match #11 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Michael Cullen (Illinois) Dec 4-0,2-0
Match #12 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Coy Ozias (Virginia) Dec 1-0,1-0
 
Cadet-120 - Brandon James's place is 6th.
Match #1 Brandon James (Indiana) over Cody McDonald (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #2 Brandon James (Indiana) over Jonathan Melton (Missouri) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #3 Brandon James (Indiana) over Zachary Dean (Georgia) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #4 Brandon James (Indiana) over Aaron Grigsby (Arkansas) Fall 7-0,1:07
Match #5 Brandon James (Indiana) over Matthew Floresca (Washington) Dec 7-0,4-0
Match #6 Brandon James (Indiana) over Max Thomsen (Iowa) Dec 7-4,2-0
Match #7 Brandon James (Indiana) over Jarred Ganger (Ohio) Fall 0:48
Match #8 Johnny Jimenez (Illinois) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 0-2,4-1,2-2
Match #9 Joe Smith (Oklahoma) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 7-1,4-3
Match #10 Brandon James (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #11 Johnny Jimenez (Illinois) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 0-2,4-1,2-2
Match #12 Mike Kemerer (Pennsylvania) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 5-2,2-2,2-1
 
Cadet-132 - Jose Champagne's place is 8th.
Match #1 Jose Champagne (Indiana) over Robert DuPont (Virginia) Dec 6-0,5-5,4-2
Match #2 Jose Champagne (Indiana) over Jordan Biehn (Minnesota) Fall 6-0,1:09
Match #3 Jose Champagne (Indiana) over Kasey Klapprodt (South Dakota) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #4 Jose Champagne (Indiana) over Jarvis Sanders (Illinois) Fall 1:43
Match #5 Darius Wright (Wisconsin) over Jose Champagne (Indiana) Dec 1-3,4-4,7-3
Match #6 Jose Champagne (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #7 Tyler Berger (Oregon) over Jose Champagne (Indiana) Fall 2-4,1:51
Match #8 Michael Olsen (Kansas) over Jose Champagne (Indiana) TF 2-6,8-0,6-0
 
Cadet-132 - Cody LeCount's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Preston Flaherty (Minnesota) Fall 1:02
Match #2 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Troy Vandall (Arizona) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #3 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Dakota Wall (Idaho) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #4 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Matthew Miller (Michigan) Dec 3-3,5-2
Match #5 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Sam Ward (New York) TF 6-0,9-3
Match #6 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Nick Reenan (Texas) Dec 4-4,6-3
Match #7 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Michael Olsen (Kansas) Dec 0-7,1-0,2-0
Match #8 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) Dec 4-1,0-1,7-1
Match #9 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Nick Reenan (Texas) Dec 4-4,6-3
Match #10 Cody LeCount (Indiana) over Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-4,1-0,1-7
Match #11 Cody LeCount (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #12 Aaron Pico (California) over Cody LeCount (Indiana) Dec 4-0,4-0
 
Cadet-170 - Robert Steveson's place is 3rd.
Match #1 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona) Dec 6-0,4-0
Match #2 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Dontae Mcgee (Florida) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #3 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Issac Florell (Minnesota) Dec 4-1,6-4
Match #4 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Jared Langley (Kansas) Dec 7-1,5-1
Match #5 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Chance Cooper (Missouri) Dec 6-4,5-3
Match #6 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Nathan Marek (Oklahoma) Dec 3-1,5-1
Match #7 Robert Steveson (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #8 Chandler Rogers (Washington) over Robert Steveson (Indiana) TF 6-0,8-1
Match #9 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Jared Langley (Kansas) Dec 7-1,5-1
Match #10 Robert Steveson (Indiana) over Angus Arthur (Michigan) Dec 1-4,3-2,7-0
 
Cadet-220 - Connor Tolley's place is 5th.
Match #1 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Dallas Campbell (Oklahoma) Fall 0:41
Match #2 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Dylan Otis (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-1,3-1,6-5
Match #3 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Tate Orndorff (Washington) Fall 6-3,1:14
Match #4 Dalton Campbell (Alabama) over Connor Tolley (Indiana) Dec 7-3,5-1
Match #5 Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) over Connor Tolley (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-0
Match #6 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Kaleb Staack (Iowa) Fall 1:38
 
Cadet-285 - Gavan Jolley - Little's place is 4th.
Match #1 Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) over Dane Drimmer (Colorado) Dec 4-0,1-0
Match #2 Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) over Jake Stinson (Oklahoma) Dec 3-0,1-1
Match #3 Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) over Austin Buttry (Pennsylvania) Fall 1-5,6-0,1:25
Match #4 Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #5 Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) over Jake Marnin (Iowa) Dec 2-0,1-0
Match #6 Nicky Allegretti (Illinois) over Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #7 Tanner Farmer (Illinois) over Gavan Jolley - Little (Indiana) TF 7-0,0-5,8-0



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Goshen Invitational Brackets
Teams:
1. Fairfield 240
2. Goshen 239
3. Fort Wayne Northside 145
4. Eastern 139
5. Columbia City 124
6. Whitko 118
6. Lakeland 118
8. Bronson(MI) 117
 
Click here for brackets

1 240.00 Fairfield 5 3 1 1 2 1 12 239.00 Goshen 3 3 4 3 1
3 145.00 Ft. Wayne North 1 3 1 1 2 2 4
4 139.00 Eastern 2 3 2 1 3 3
5 124.00 Columbia City 1 2 3 1 4 1 2
6 118.00 Whitko 1 3 1 1 3 1 4
118.00 Lakeland 1 2 3 2 2 1 3
8 117.00 Bronson 1 1 6 2 2 2

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Allen County Athletic Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Adams Central, Bluffton, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, South Adams, Southern Wells, Woodlan
 
Click here for brackets

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2009 Team Schedules
Choose a team to view their schedule.
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Jeffersonville Regional Preview
The Jeffersonville Regional looks to have some very competitive wrestling this Saturday. There are a total of 7 top 20 ranked wrestlers, 2 returning state qualifiers, and 22 returning semi-state qualifiers.
 
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Jeff Sophomore Alonzo Shepherd (39-4)(semi-state qualifier), #20 in the state, is the defending champ and will likely have a rematch of last years finals with Corydon sophomore Matthew Lahue (22-4)(semi-state qualifier). Shepherd won their Sectional final 9-0 last week. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Caleb Happel of Floyd Central (27-7) and Adam Concannon of Mitchell (27-7).
 
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Jeff Senior Curtis Smith (37-8)(3X semi-state qualifier), will be looking for his 4th Regional Crown and will likely have State Qualifier, and 16th ranked, Cody Kendle of Pike Central (29-3) in the finals. Smith won last years finals match over Kendle by 1. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Kyle Eckert of Jasper (31-7) and Zach Thomas of Floyd Central (21-15).
 
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Jeff Senior Devon Miller (39-4)(semi-state qualifier), will likely meet up with Justin Olinger (26-12) of Forest Park. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Brady Meenach of New Washington (26-12) and Justin Wolf of Charlestown (21-10).
 
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Jaspers Kaleb Chambers (30-7)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet Corydon senior, Dustin Springer (23-3) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Jordan Hedinger of Forest Part (29-8) and Derek Lunsford of Pike Central (27-8).
 
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There will be a semi final rematch of last weeks Jeff sectional between New Albany’s senior Tim Martin (32-5)(State qualifier) and Floyd Centrals Aaron Witte (29-5)(semi-state qualifier). Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Shawn Simpson of Jeffersonville (31-14) and Cody Byrer of North Knox (24-4)(semi-state qualifier).
 
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Jeffersonville junior Renaldo Weekley (39-5)(semi-state qualifier), #12 in the state, will be a heavy favorite. He will likely face the winner of Floyd Centrals Tom Denny (24-7) and Southridge’s Bryce Jones (28-10)(semi-state qualifier). Other likely semi-state qualifier is Lane Massingham of New Washington (35-6).
 
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Jasper’s Adam Harder (33-6)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet New Albany’s Lawrence Rickman (35-3)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Drew Denny of Floyd Central (29-8) and Taylor Newcomb of Charlestown (26-6)(semi-state qualifier).
 
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There is a likely repeat match of last weeks Jeffersonville Sectional finals between Floyd Central senior Ben Moberly (32-2)(semi-state qualifier), #7 in the state, and undefeated New Washington senior Josh Sampson (39-0)(semi-state qualifier). Sampson edged Moberly 2-0 in their first meeting. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Ross Schenk of Jasper (30-7) and Cory Ingram of Southridge (21-9)(semi-state qualifier).
 
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Providence senior Jacob Golembeski (semi-state qualifier) will likely meet Mitchell’s Andrew Wise (15-5) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Nick Ackerman of Jasper (26-13) and Angus Stetter of Southridge (26-14)(semi-state qualifier).
 
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Drew Songer (35-4)(semi-state qualifier) of Southridge will be the favorite. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Brandon Marlin of Jeffersonville (31-14), Jacob Hall of Charlestown (25-11), and Andrew Jones of Jasper (31-7).
 
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Jeffersonville senior Caleb Browner (43-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 ranked in the state, will likely meet Jasper’s Cody Kreilein (29-7) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Garrett Shephard of Paoli (29-12) and Ethan Bowen of Charlestown (19-11).
 
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Forest Park’s Craig Vogues (37-3)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite and will likely have Jeffersonville junior Nelson Bowen(25-11) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Joe Tucker (29-6) of Jasper and William Faith of New Albany(21-13).
 
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The finals match will likely be Jeffersonville junior Jimmy Pratt (33-9) and Pike Central’s Hunter Manning (26-7). Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Corydon’s Ryan DeWitt (22-3) and Mitchells Trevor Phillips (28-8).
 
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Jasper’s Tyler Jenkins (34-2)(semi-state qualifier) #6 ranking in the state, will be the heavy favorite and will likely have New Albany senior Taylor Hoke(32-6)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Jeffersonville’s Elijah Curtley (25-12) and Southridge’s John Veatch (26-10).

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Cadet Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals Preview
The world's largest wrestling meet will take place next week in Fargo, North Dakota.  This event will feature over 2000 entries in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling amongst the Cadet and Junior age divisions.  The event will also feature the Junior Women's freestyle division.  The host for the event will be North Dakota State University and wrestling will take place in the Fargodome.  Wrestling will take place on 24 mats laid across the dome's indoor football field.  Good luck to all of the Indiana wrestlers participating.
 
Indiana Participants




Dylan
Petro
Both
91
Brown County


Max
Buckley
Freestyle
98
Valparaiso


Forrest
Glogouski
Freestyle
105
Fairfield


Terrance
Kennedy
Freestyle
105
Floyd Central


Kyle
Ayersman
Freestyle
112
Lake Central


Devin
Broukal
Freestyle
112
Owen Valley


Kyle
Jolas
Greco
112
Huntington North


Paul
Petrov
Freestyle
112
Hanover Central


Marshall
Holwager
Greco
119
Jennings County


Mathew
Mastison
Both
119
Evansville Harrison


Kayne
Pike
Freestyle
119
Bloomington South


Alex
Sparks
Freestyle
119
Lawrence North


Aaron
Madison
Both
125
West Lafayette???


Neal
Molloy
Freestyle
125
Danville


Nathan
Epler
Both
130
Greenwood


Brian
Harvey
Freestyle
130
Cathedral


Tre'
Marler
Freestyle
130
New Albany


Keenan
Ward
Greco
130
New Albany


Cody
Handley
Freestyle
135
Northeastern


Austin
Rose
Freestyle
135
Mount Vernon


Jared
Lawson
Freestyle
140
Frankfort


Trevor
Manspeaker
Freestyle
140
Penn


Gavin
Miller
Freestyle
140
South Bend Adams


Zach
Adams
Both
145
Madison


Matt
Irick
Both
152
Hamilton Southeastern


Charlie
Orzeske
Freestyle
152
North Central


Austin
Neibarger
Freestyle
160
Cathedral


Evan
Collins
Greco
171
Mater Dei


Tony
Jehn
Both
171
Beech Grove


Dalton
Halbig
Both
189
Princeton


Mitch
Sliga
Both
189
Fishers


Jordan
Naughton
Both
285
Perry Meridian


Wrestlers to Watch

 
Mitch Sliga will be wrestling both style and attempting to become Indiana's first Cadet Triple Crown winner.  Sliga already has Triple Crown titles as a Novice in 2007 and as a Midget in 2005.  Earlier this spring he won the USAW Folkstyle Nationals with only one match going three periods.  During the IHSAA season Sliga placed third in the state as a freshman.  The past two seasons Sliga has not lost at the prestigious Schoolboy Duals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.
 
Neal Molloy is also coming off of a USAW Folkstyle Nationals title and will be participating in freestyle only.  During the IHSAA season Molloy qualified for state at 119lbs.
 
State runner-up Paul Petrov will look to make an impact on the national scene wrestling at 112lbs.
 
State champion Kyle Ayersman will also be wrestling at 112lbs for Team Indiana.  Ayersman has had national success before, winning three matches at Fargo last year and has placed three times at Folkstyle Nationals.
 
Other wrestlers that highlight the Cadet roster are a pair of Cathedral wrestlers Brian Harvey(6th at 112lbs wrestling 130lbs) and Austin Neibarger(8th at 152lbs wrestling 160lbs).

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Youth "Wrestler of the Week" 01-19-09
Isaiah Kemper
11 years old
6th grade Thompkins Middle School/Evansville Central
 
 Isaiah won the Fern Creek Annual Invitation going 4-0 in the 117 lb weight class, 15-2, Fall,7-5 OT and a 4-2 victory in the finals. Isaiah followed that up by placing 1st in the Princeton Folkstyle Open over the weekend going 3-0 with 3 falls. Congratulations from everyone at indianamat.com

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Three Rivers Conference Brackets
Click here for TRC brackets
 
Teams include: Manchester, Northfield, North Miami, Rochester, Southwood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash, Whitko

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2010 Fargo Coverage
Important Links
IndianaMat's Twitter page will have results of Indiana wrestlers throughout the tournament
TheMat.com's Special Coverage page will have a video link, articles, schedules and other important information
TrackWrestling.com will have all the brackets from the tournament
Fargo Videos will have videos from various outlets of Indiana wrestlers

Cadet Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Cadet Preview
Greco-Roman Results
Greco-Roman Brackets
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets
 
All-Americans
Mitch Sliga- Greco-Roman 1st Place
Mitch Sliga- Freestyle 1st Place
 
Articles
Sliga Wins Cadet Greco-Roman Title
Sliga in the Finals
Cadet Freestyle Day One Recap
Cadet Freestyle Day Two Recap
Sliga Captures the Triple Crown
Indiana's Mitch Sliga moves one win from capturing USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown from TheMat.com
Indiana's Mitch Sliga wins freestyle title to complete USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown from TheMat.com

Junior Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Junior Preview
Greco-Roman Results
Greco-Roman Brackets
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets

All-Americans
Drake Stein- Greco-Roman 2nd Place
Jason Tsirtsis- Freestyle 3rd Place
 
Articles
Stein Falls in Junior Greco-Roman National Championship
Drake Stein Into the Finals
Stein historic as national runner-up from the Princeton Daily Clarion
Junior Freestyle Day One Recap
Tsirtsis to wrestle for Third

Women's Freestyle
Women's Freestyle Preview
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets
 
All Americans
Sarah Hildebrandt- 2nd Place
Demi Strub- 2nd Place
 
Articles
Women's Freestyle Day One Recap
Hildebrandt Falls in Title Match
Strub Takes Second

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Woodlan Invitational Brackets
Teams include
Woodlan, Greenville(Ohio), Leo, Fremont, Churubusco, Bluffton, Elmhurst, Wayne Trace(Ohio), and Bishop Luers
 
Complete brackets
 
130lbs update

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Jay County Regional Preview
The Jay County Regional will once again be highlighted by two teams: Yorktown and Bellmont.  With two first round matches and six possible finals matches looming, this regional could very well have the feeling of a dual meet.  These two teams will battle it out Wednesday, and I am sure that the intensity from Wednesday will carry over to Saturday for both of these teams.  Even though Yorktown and Bellmont will dominate this Saturday, there will be other schools that will have a say so in some of the weight classes.  There will be 16 ranked wrestlers competing in this regional with all weight classes but 152 having at least one ranked wrestler.  Heavyweight leads the way with three ranked wrestlers: #3 Ross Janney (Yorktown) #4 Jim West (South Adams) and     #7 Daniel Meyer (Bellmont).
 
103: Favorite – Cody Walburn of Adams Central
 
This weight class is led by two wrestlers: Cody Walburn (Adams Central) and Brock Bevans (Yorktown).  Ben Fiechter (Southern Wells) is not to be overlooked either, because if Bevans is focusing on Walburn then he might have to wait until next week to get a chance to wrestle him.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Bevans, Cox, Fiechter, Walburn
 
112: Favorite – Stevie Gonzales of Delta
 
There will be little, if any drama, in this weight class when deciding the champion.  However, this weight class has the possibility of having three great first round matches that could all possible be classified as pick’em matches.  It will not be out of the question for the Delta Sectional to have a clean sweep at this weight class, but at the same time Jay County could take three of the top four spots as well.  Do not miss the first round of this weight class, because it may be some of the most competitive matches of the day in the weight class,
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Bryant, Gonzales, Phillips, Roe
 
119: Favorite – Phillip Gerber of Bluffton
 
This weight class is full of talented underclassmen.  Leading the way is sophomore Phillip Gerber (Bluffton) and freshman Isaiah Bradley (Muncie Southside).  Gerber, due to owning a win over Bradley, has to be considered the favorite in this weight class.  This weight class has four wrestlers with the talent and ability to win this weight: Bradley, Gerber, Batt (South Adams), and Anderson (Yorktown).  Anderson and Batt have the toughest road to winning the title because they face each other the first round, and then will most likely face Gerber in the semifinals.  Waiting on that winner will probably be Bradley.  We may get to see a rematch from the ECIC finals between Bradley and Gerber or we may get to see a rematch of the sectional finals between Bradley and Anderson. I am sure though that Batt and the other wrestlers in the weight class will have something different to say about that.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Anderson, Bradley, Gerber, Keuneke
 
125: Favorite – Derek Bevans of Yorktown
 
The top four in this weight class have distinguished themselves over the other half.  Bevans, ranked third in the latest poll, leads the way in this weight class with a perfect 42-0 record.  He will await the winner of the Perry (Bluffton) v. Armantrout (Muncie Southside) semifinal.  Perry and Armantrout met last year in regional and this year at the ECIC, with Perry pulling out close wins both times.  This looks to be another exciting match for these two wrestlers.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Armantrout, Bevans, Perry, Striker
 
130: Favorite – Devon Jackson of Yorktown
 
Devon Jackson is the second of three consecutive STUDS that Yorktown will place in the finals.  Jackson, who is also ranked third, brings an unblemished record of 41-0 into the regional. This weight class will give us a rematch of last weeks upset when Hormann (Bellmont) looks to prove it was not an upset as he will face Fiechter (Southern Wells).
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Fiechter, Hormann, Jackson, Meska
 
135: Favorite – Andrew Hiestand of Yorktown
 
The third consecutive third ranked wrestler for Yorktown, Andrew Hiestand, will lead a talented group of wrestlers. Faurote (Bellmont) is the only wrestler here that will give Hiestand a challenge this week.  Placements for this weight are crucial because next weeks semistate is a meat grinder at 135!
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Faurote, Harry, Hiestand, Schultz
 
140: Favorite – Josh Martin of Randolph Southern
 
This weight will be highlighted by two really good first round matchups: Busse (Bellmont) vs. Rench (Yorktown) and Burnfield (South Adams) vs. Quinn (Wes-Del).A finals match up of Schwartz and Martin looks to provide a lot of excitement.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Burnfield, Martin, Rench, Schwartz
 
145: Favorite – Josh Ehr of South Adams
 
Josh Ehr is the top dog in this weight class.  Harper (Yorktown) is no slouch and will be up for the challenge.  Ehr must first be able to get passed Heuchan (Muncie Central) who has been known to put many talented wrestlers on their back.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Boyd, Ehr, Harper, Heuchan
 
152: Favorite – John Mahlan of Bellmont
 
This weight class is arguably the most wide open with no clear cut favorite. Mahlan, Jones (Southern Wells) and Smith (Yorktown) will all have their eyes on the title.  Reed (Muncie Southside) and Simmons (Winchester0 have a great shot at pulling a first round upset.  This will be a fun weight class to watch because anything can and will happen.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Jones, Mahlan, Simmons, Smith
 
160: Favorite – Ryley Hankenson of Bellmont
 
This weight class is down a bit at this year’s regional.  Hankenson is the clear cut favorite with the other three spots up in the air.  If you sit through the excitement of the 152 weight class, don’t leave because the first round at 160 will be just as exciting with no obvious favorites in any match other than Hankenson’s.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Fuller, Hankenson, Higgins, Holcomb
 
171: Favorite – Trent Castner of Yorktown
 
Castner is a slight favorite at this weight class over Stebing (Bellmont).  Hopefully these two will battle it out Wednesday and give us a preview of what to expect on Saturday.  The Taylor (South Adams) and Mock (Winchester) will be a very competitive match.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Castner, Pointer, Taylor, Stebing
 
189: Favorite – Travis Thatcher of Bellmont
 
This will be another finals match up between Bellmont and Yorktown as Thatcher and Brown (Yorktown) are the top two wrestlers in this weight class. Two first round matches worth watching will be that of Miller (Southern Wells) vs. Crabtree (Muncie Southside) and Garringer (Jay County) vs. Folkner (Wes-Del).
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Brown, Crabtree, Folkner, Thatcher
 

 
215: Favorite – Seth Biberstine of Southern Wells
 
This weight class has four wrestlers with a legit shot at winning the regional.  The semifinal match ups will be great and the winner of this weight class will have to have a very solid day of wrestling.  Chalfant (Winchester) Bultemeir (Bellmont) and James (Jay County) all are capable o winning this Saturday, and we can not sleep on Neff from Yorktown either.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Biberstine, Bultemeir, Chalfant, James
 
HW: Favorite – Ross Janney of Yorktown
 
Ross Janney leads a very talented and highly ranked HW class at the Jay County Regional.  Three wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in the top seven of the latest indianamat rankings.  Throw in the Justice (Blackford) win over West (South Adams) last week and this weight class becomes very interesting.  The semifinals will be fun to watch and will both be on the same level as the wrestling that will happen in the finals match.  Meyer (Bellmont) and Janney may give us a preview On Wednesday, but they both got a lot of work to do before they get to the finals.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Janney, Justice, Meyer, West

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IHSWCA Team Rankings 12/2/2010
1A Team Rankings
2A Team Rankings
3A Team Rankings


1. Prairie Heights
1. Yorktown
1. Crown Point


2. Alexandria
2. Evansville Mater Dei
2. Perry Meridian


3. Eastern (Howard)
3. Bellmont
3. Mishawaka


4. Fountain Central
4. Evansville Memorial
4. Bloomington South


5. South Adams
5. New Palestine
5. Merrillville


6. Delphi
6. Whitko
6. Penn


7. Southwood
7. Jimtown
7. Evansville Reitz


8. Union County
8. Peru
8. Castle


9. Cascade
9. Garrett
9. Roncalli


10. Pioneer
10. Beech Grove
10. Franklin


Single Class Rankings
1. Crown Point
2. Perry Meridian
3. Mishawaka
4. Mater Dei
5. Yorktown
6. Bloomington South
7. Merrillville
8. Penn
9. Evansville Reitz
10. Castle
11. Bellmont
12. Roncalli
13. Franklin
14. Cathedral
15. Jeffersonville
16. Portage
17. South Bend Clay
18. Center Grove
19. New Palestine
20. Warren Central
 


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IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 1/15
*Rankings based on dual team strength
 
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Franklin Community
 
3. Warren Central
 
4. Bloomington South
 
5. Penn
 
6. Crown Point
 
7. Merrillville
 
8. Evansville Mater Dei
 
9. Center Grove
 
10. Portage
 
11. Hamilton Southeastern
 
12. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
 
13. East Noble
 
14. New Palestine
 
15. Mishawaka
 
16. Yorktown
 
17. Jasper
 
18. Floyd Central
 
19. Zionsville
 
20. Noblesville

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2009 Junior Women's Freestyle Preview
Four female wrestlers will be representing Team Indiana this year in Fargo for the Junior Women's Freestyle National Championships. Last year Indiana had two All-Americans with Becky Cissell of Jeffersonville placing 6th at 124lbs and Demi Strub of Lawrenceburg placing 7th at 139lbs. Since 1998 Indiana has had six Cadet All-Americans and eight Junior All-Americans. Rachel Monroe is Indiana's highest finisher with a second place finish in 2001. Three girls have been two-time All-Americans in Fargo with Monica Clay doing it first and Rebekah Tolbert and Ashleigh Lybargar being the other two.
 
This year's team will be led by returning All-American Demi Strub.  She will be looking to become Indiana's fourth two-time All-American and first time national champion.  Strub also finished second this year at the Girls Folkstyle Nationals.  Another top wrestler is Sarah Hildenbrandt who finished fifth at the Girls Folkstyle Nationals this year.  Hildenbrandt was ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason rankings.  Sarah Haas will be looking to finish on the podium this year after just missing it by one match last year.  Melody Koller is the last of the quintet that will be going to Fargo this year.  She wrestled 125lbs for Brown County High School this past year.
 
Team Indiana Roster for Junior Women's Freestyle
102lbs - Sarah Hildenbrandt
116lbs - Sarah Haas
124lbs - Melody Koller
139lbs - Demi Strub
 
Past Women's All-Americans
Courtesy ISWA




Year
Age Group
Weight
Place
Name
School


1998
Cadet Women
123
3rd
Monica Clay
Bloomington North


1999
Cadet Women
70kg
4th
Cylee Davis
Indianapolis


1999
Cadet Women
43kg
3rd
Lisa Harvey
Carmel


1999
Cadet Women
60kg
4th
Monica Clay
Bloomington North


1999
Cadet Women
68kg
5th
Rebekah Tolbert
Brazil


1999
Junior Women
54kg
5th
Lisa Ping
Lowell


1999
Junior Women
68kg
4th
Rebekah Tolbert
Brazil


2001
Cadet Women
123
2nd
Rachel Monroe
Sullivan


2004
Junior Women
150
5th
Ashleigh Lybargar
Mooresville


2006
Junior Women
148
4th
Ashleigh Lybarger
Mooresville


2007
Junior Women
153
8th
Frances Sherman
Indianapolis


2007
Junior Women
165
5th
Shelby Broockerd
South Bend


2008
Junior Women
124
6th
Becky Cissell
Jeffersonville


2008
Junior Women
139
7th
Demi Strub
Lawrenceburg


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North Central Conference Brackets
Teams
Anderson
Huntington North
Kokomo
Logansport
Marion
Muncie Central
New Castle
Richmond
 
Click here for brackets

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2009 Cadet Greco-Roman Preview
Last year
Last year Indiana had four All-Americans in Cadet Greco-roman. Leading the way ws Cameron Vlahos who finished 4th. Mark Collett and Tony Lovejoy both finished 6th, while Drake Stein finished 8th.
 
With all of last year’s All-Americans moving on to the Junior age division, this year there are many new faces on the Cadet Greco-roman team. Leading the way is state qualifier Blake Rueger who will wrestle at 140lbs. Another wrestler to watch is Sean Mappes who went 5-1 at the National Duals just a few weeks ago. Beau Judd has some experience at the national level when he placed third at the Schoolboy Folkstyle Nationals in 2007. Three other wrestlers have semi-state experience in Jason Sipher, Kirk Johnson and Ben Farmer. One other wrestler to keep your eye on is Wayne Specht who was the folkstyle state champ this year with many dominating wins.
 
2009 Cadet Greco-roman Team
112 Jason Sipher- Fishers
119 Griffin Rudisill- Indianapolis
119 Layten Binion- Mishawaka
119 J.R. Wallis- Princeton
125 Riley McClurg- Beech Grove
135 Alex Louzon- Beech Grove
135 Grant Anglemyer- Wakarusa
140 Blake Rueger- Evansville
145 James Frascella- Carmel
145 Wayne Specht- Noblesville
145 Kirk Johnson- Perry Meridian
152 Ben Farmer- Bloomington
152 Tony Jehn- Beech Grove
160 Sean Mappes- Center Grove
160 Logan Sabik- Greenwood
171 Cody Bond- Noblesville
285 Teddy O'Connell- Mount Vernon
285 Beau Judd- Brazil
*Team is subject to change

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North East Corner Conference Brackets
Teams
Churubusco
Fremont
Prairie Heights
West Noble
Central Noble
Eastside
Angola
Lakeland
Westview
Fairfield
 
Click here for conference rosters
 
Click here for conference brackets

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Zionsville Sectional Preview
Greyhounds, Royals and 'Rocks, oh my....This year will almost certainly be a dogfight for the team title. If seeds hold, Westfield would beat Carmel by one point, but seeds seldom hold in every weight class. As the day progresses, look for Carmel and Westfield to pull away from the pack, which will include HSE, Fishers and Zionsville. I'll take defending champ Carmel by an eyelash.
 
103
Predicted order of finish
1. Inman, Westfield
2. Snyder, HSE
3. Miller, Rossville
4. Garcia, Frankfort
 
Outlook: 103 can be kind of unpredictable, but seeds should hold here, with returning Regional qualifier Sparky Inman leading the way. Rossville's Kyle Miller was a conference champ and Frankfort's Manuel Garcia was the 5th place finisher at this weight last year. Watch out for Carmel's Chris Simmons and Fisher's Vinny Pavan, as they have average records but wrestle beastly competition.
 
112
Predicted order of finish
1. Ling, Fishers
2. Parham, Carmel
3. Campbell, Lebanon
4. Watson, HSE
 
Outlook: This is a pretty tough, pretty experienced field. Parham is a returning sectional and regional champ and is very capable of knocking off Ling, a semistate qualifier in '09, for the crown here. Campbell is also a returning semistate qualifier and is capable of winning the weight.
 
119
Predicted order of finish
1. #19 Julien, Lebanon
2. Ash, HSE
3. Rokop, Carmel
4. Leicht, CC
 
Outlook: This is returning state-placer Julien's weight class to lose, and he won't, barring an injury or similar freak occurrence. A lot of unpredicability after Julien, with regional qualifier Ash getting the nod as runner-up.
 
125
Predicted order of finish
1. #14 Sommer, Carmel
2. Roman, HSE
3. Campbell, Lebanon
4. Cox, Zville
 
Outlook: Returning semistate qualifier Sommer leads the way here, although he could be surprised by HSE's Roman, a semistate qualifier in '08 and regional qualifier in '09 who spent some time in the state ranking this year as well.
 
130
Predicted order of finish
1. Lawson, Frankfort
2. Stachler, Zville
3. Bankert, Westfield
4. Riley, Fishers
 
Outlook: Very wide open with a lack of proven wrestlers in this class. Lawson has a sterling record but Frankfort doesn't wrestle as many of the big boys as other teams in this sectional.
 
135
Predicted order of finish
1. Billman, Westfield
2. Davis, WeBo
3. Calhoun, HSE
4. Hume, Sheridan
 
Outlook: Another wide open weight, with a lot of possible scenarios. Billman has improved tremendously from '09 and is one of a few who can win this weight, including Calhoun, Davis and even Billman's first opponent Simpson, a surprise semistate qualifier a year ago.
 
140
Predicted order of finish
1. #12 White, Westfield
2. #10 Scurria, Carmel
3. Irick, HSE
4. Laughner, Frankfort
 
Outlook: Probably the toughest weight in Zionsville. White vs. Scurria will be one of a handful of likely matchups that will go a long way in determining the team champ. Irick is a returning regional qualifier, but he has an unfortunate matchup with returning semistate qualifier Cameron Van Camp of Lebanon.
 
145
Predicted order of finish
1. #6 Robinson, HSE
2. Miller, Rossville
3. Smith, Westfield
4. Varner, Frankfort
 
Outlook: This is clearly Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, but returning semistate qualifier Miller won't roll over for him--it won't matter in the end, as Robinson begins his march to Conseco.
 
152
Predicted order of finish
1. Evans, Clinton Central
2. #13 Frascell, Carmel
3. Montes, Fishers
4. Frauhiger, Zville
 
Outlook: Pretty tough weight class here. Evans is the one of the best kids you haven't likely seen and Frascella isn't ranked so highly by accident. Should be a great finals matchup, although Montes and Frauhiger could easily throw a monkey-wrench in those plans.
 
160
Predicted order of finish
1. #12 Anderson, Carmel
2. Evans, CC
3. Youngs, Zville
4. Dewhitt, Fishers
 
Outlook: Another nice finals matchup here, if seeds hold. Youngs is the most likely candidate to spoil the party, as he's a pretty stout #3 seed here.
 
171
Predicted order of finish
1. #19 Howenstein, Zville
2. Smitley, HSE
3. Wright, Lebanon
4. Schaeffer, Westfield
 
Outlook: '09 Semistate qualifier Howenstein should make hay here. Smitley/Wright should be a good semis match.
 
189
Predicted order of finish
1. #3 Sliga, Fishers
2. Nichols, Westfield
3. Morris, Carmel
4. Bobbitt, Frankfort
 
Outlook: The beginning of the Sliga Age begins in earnest. The slick freshman should have his way in one of the manliest weight classes. This could be the first of four potential sectional crowns for the all-world frosh. Nichols should provide a good test in the finals.
 
215
Predicted order of finish
1. Jacquet, CC
2. Carnes, Westfield
3. Pedigo, Zville
4. Courter, Carmel
 
Outlook: I'm going against the grain a little in picking Jacquet, but the '09 Team Indiana member is capable of winning the weight. Pedigo and especially Carnes are certainly capable of blowing this pick to shreds, but I'll take the returning semistate qualifier in Jacquet over regional qualifier Pedigo in the semis, and then Jacquet over Carnes.
 
HWT
Predicted order of finish
1. Hollander, Carmel
2. Melby, Westfield
3. Boley, Lebanon
4. Howard, Frankfort
 
Outlook: Hollander won this weight at last year's sectional, but not one wrestler from the sectional advanced past regionals. This year's final could very well determine the team title. One thing to watch for is Hollander's likely first match vs. Killen. Killen was a 3rd place finisher last year at this weight. Boley is the only returning semistate qualifier among this year's participants.

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IndianaMat.com Preseason Team Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Crown Point
4. Cathedral
5. Franklin
6. Merillville
7. Penn
8. Warren Central
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Bloomington South
11. Mishawaka
12. Portage
13. Center Grove
14. Roncalli
15. Evansville Reitz
16. Yorktown
17. Lowell
18. New Palestine
19. Greenfield Central
20. South Bend Clay

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2009 Scholastic Duals Results
The IHSWCA leaders organized another trip to the Brute Scholastic Duals this spring with the best underclassmen in the state on two teams.  Both teams wrestled very well with both winning their pools and advancing to the championship pool.  After the dust had settled, Pennsylvania Blue came out on top, while Indiana Gold finished 4th and Indiana Blue finished 5th.  Individually, two Crown Point wrestlers, Jason Tsirtsis and Eric Roach, finished undefeated on the weekend.  Tsirtsis wrestling at 125lbs finished with an 8-0 record with no opponents coming within five points of him.  Three other wrestlers finished with one loss, Frankie Porras, Sean McMurray and Braden Atwood.  Atwood avenged his only loss of the season to state champion Michael Duckworth by beating him 9-3.  Wrestlers that finished with only two blemishes on their record were Anothony Hawkins, Derek Bevans, Sammy Bennett, Aaron Stevenson, Ross Janey for Indiana Gold and Branden Nelson for Indiana Blue.  Congratulations to all of the wrestlers on a fine weekend of wrestling.
 
Click here to see the individual results.