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2010 Fargo Videos
Interview with Mitch Sliga after freestyle championship
 

Drake Stein vs. Lucas Sheridan Junior Greco-Roman Finals
 

Mitch Sliga vs. Jesse Doyle Cadet Greco-Roman Finals
 

Interview with Mitch Sliga after his Greco-Roman championship
 

Jason Tsirtsis vs. Moeder-Kansas 3rd place match
 

Jason Tsirtsis vs. Brandon Charbonneau- Kansas
 

Travis Barroquillo vs. Zach Tannenbaum- Kansas

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2010 Fargo Pictures
Here are some pictures from Fargo courtesy Nancy Lefever.
 
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Women

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2010 Fargo Coverage
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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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2010 Fargo All-Americans
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[caption id=attachment_2151" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Mitch Sliga- Freestyle and Greco-Roman Champion][/caption]
 
[caption id=attachment_2150" align="alignnone" width="189" caption="Jason Tsirtsis- Freestyle 3rd Place][/caption]
 
[caption id=attachment_2152" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Demi Strub- Women's Freestyle Runner-up][/caption]
 
[caption id=attachment_2153" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Sarah Hildebrandt- Women's Freestyle Runner-up][/caption]

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2010 Evansville Semi-State Preview
Last year was a down year for the Evansville semi-state as only Briar Runyan of Martinsville brought a state championship home. They did have three state runner-ups in Dustin Kief of Franklin, Mitchell Richey of Brown County and Alex White of Mount Vernon. Of those four individuals, only Kief will be returning this year. The crop of state placers though is not empty as many young guns are ready to step up to the challenge. The 103lbs weight class returns all four state qualifiers, including Kief and 5th place finisher Brian Kuhn of Evansville Reitz. The 112lbs weight class also returns a state placer in Derek Fisher of Martinsville. Freshman sensation Quincey Richey returns at 130lbs after finishing 7th as a freshman in a very tough weight class. Look for this youngster to improve on his freshman campaign. At 135lbs, Castle’s Doug Welch looks to improve on his 5th place finish from last year. Perennial power Evansville Mater Dei was shut out of having a state champion last year, but returns John Sims who will look to finish on the highest rung this season. At 152lbs, two state placers return in Drake Stein of Princeton and Jeff Weiss of Heritage Hills. Stein was injured in the morning session of state last year and had to default out of the tournament. He had a great summer of wrestling and will look to improve on his tremendous sophomore season. The last returning state placer is Aaron Stevenson of Indian Creek. The super soph finished 3rd last year, only losing to state champion Marcus Shrewsbury in the semi-finals.
 
When you mention the best teams in the Evansville semi-state, you will always mention Mater Dei. Their tradition is like no other, but last year they failed to make the team state finals losing to Castle at regional. This year Castle will be back, returning many of the wrestlers that propelled them to that monumental victory, however Mater Dei will be wrestling with a chip on their shoulder. Danny Struck’s Jeffersonville Red Devils are another team that is going to make some noise this year. All three of those teams are in the same regional. Bloomington South will look to return to team state this year coming out of the Greencastle regional, but will have to go through defending runner-up Perry Meridian to get to team state. Another team to from this semi-state to keep an eye on is Columbus North.
 
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2010 Evansville Semi-State Preview
The 2010 Evansville Semi-State looks to have some top notch wrestling this Saturday.  There are a total of 74 top 20 ranked wrestlers, 27 returning state qualifiers, of which 12 are returning State Placers.
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Devon Orben (10)(Columbus North)(32-10) vs. Austin Pettijohn (11)(Franklin)(24-17)
 
Anthony Sparks (12)(Greenwood)(25-10) vs. Kayne Pike (10)(Bloomington South)(32-6)
 
#18 Luke Schroeder (11)(Southwestern)(42-3) vs. Tyler Ruble (11)(North Putnam)(30-4)
 
Evan Vibbert (11)(Evansville Mater Dei) vs. Matthew Lahue (10)(Corydon)(25-5)
 
Likely ticket round matches are:
 
#8 Dylan Hall (12)(Evansville Harrison)(46-2) vs. Devon Orben (10)(Columbus North)(32-10)
 
#20 Alonzo Shepherd (10)(Jeffersonville)(43-4) vs. Kayne Pike (10)(Bloomington South)(32-6)
 
#18 Luke Schroeder (11)(Southwestern)(42-3) vs. Matthew Lahue (10)(Corydon)(25-5)
 
Anthony Schoettle (9)(Center Grove)(36-7) vs. #9 Gideon Vanhook (10)(Evansville Reitz)(34-6)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#8 Dylan Hall (12)(Evansville Harrison)(46-2)(state qualifier at 103 ’09, ’08)
 
#20 Alonzo Shepherd (10)(Jeffersonville)(43-4)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#18 Luke Schroeder (11)(Southwestern)(42-3)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#9 Gideon Vanhook (10)(Evansville Reitz)(34-6)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Clint Plake (12)(Center Grove)(34-10) vs. #17 Logan Wedding (9)(Evansville Memorial)(37-5)
 
#18 Luke Welch (9)(Castle)(33-7) vs. Brayden Montgomery (9)(Danville)(40-3)
 
#4 Cody Kendle (11)(Pike Central)(31-4) vs. Robby Taylor (11)(Madison)(35-9)
 
Likely ticket round matches:
 
#20 Jacob Boomsma (11)(Bloomington South)(31-6) vs. #17 Logan Wedding (9)(Memorial)(37-5)
 
Curtis Smith (12)(Jeffersonville)(41-8) vs. #18 Luke Welch (9)(Castle)(33-7)
 
#3 Dusty Kief (11)(Franklin)(29-3) vs. #16 Cody Kendle (11)(Pike Central)(31-4)
 
Bryan Kuhn (12)(Evansville Reitz)(39-0) vs. Steven Reiker (11)(Columbus East)(36-8)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#20 Jacob Boomsma (11)(Bloomington South)(31-6)(state qualifier at)
 
Curtis Smith (12)(Jeffersonville)(41-8)(semi-state qualifier ’09, ’08, ’07)
 
#4 Dusty Kief (11)(Franklin)(29-3)(state 2nd at 103 ’09)
 
#3 Bryan Kuhn (12)(Evansville Reitz)(39-0)(5th at 103 ’09)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Devon Miller (12)(Jeffersonville)(43-4) vs. #18 Jordan Legan (12)(Center Grove)(25-9)
 
Likely ticket round matches:
 
#7 Neal Malloy (9)(Danville)(37-2) vs. Jake Lannert (10)(Mater Dei)(31-8)
 
Devon Miller (12)(Jeffersonville)(43-4) vs. #10 Alex Griesemer (11)(Princeton)(34-5)
 
#17 Trevor Moody (10)(Evansville Reitz)(41-1) vs. #9 Derek Fisher (12)(Martinsville)(29-3)
 
Baron Reiker (11)(Columbus East)(38-6) vs. Cameron Williams (12)(Franklin)(28-11)
 

 

 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#7 Neal Malloy (9)(Danville)(37-2)
 
#10 Alex Griesemer (11)(Princeton)(34-5)(state qualifier)
 
#9 Derek Fisher (12)(Martinsville)(29-3)(7th in state at 112 in ‘09)
 
Baron Reiker (11)(Columbus East)(38-6)(semi-state qualifier)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#10 Jordan Judy (10)(Danville)(40-3) vs. Michael Brown (11)(Castle)(34-6)
 
#5 Ethan Raley (11)(Indian Creek)(30-1) vs. #19 Zach Henderson (11)(Mater Dei)(32-6)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#11 Dakota Case (11)(Terre Haute South)(31-6) vs. #10 Jordan Judy (10)(Danville)(40-3)
 
Kaleb Chambers (11)(Jasper)(33-7) vs. Grant Collicot (12)(Plainfield)(29-10)
 
#5 Ethan Raley (11)(Indian Creek)(30-1) vs. Derek Lunsford (11)(Pike Central)(29-9)
 
Andrew Sulawske (12)(Evansville North)(37-5) vs. Zach Reiker (11)(Columbus East)(39-8)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#11 Dakota Case (11)(Terre Haute South)(31-6)
 
Kaleb Chambers(11)(Jasper)(33-7)
 
#5 Ethan Raley (11)(Indian Creek)(30-1)(state champ at 103 in ’08, state qualifier at 112 in ’09)
 
Andrew Sulawske (12)(Evansville North)(37-5)(semi-state qualifier)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Spencer Boyd (11)(Bloomington South)(27-11) vs. #15 Derek Bratton (12)(Martinsville)(28-9)
 
#18 Aaron Witt (12)(Floyd Central)(31-6) vs. Quinn Schroeder (11)(Mater Dei)(33-5)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
Tim Martin (12)(New Albany)(35-5) vs. #15 Derek Bratton (12)(Martinsville)(28-9)
 
Jacob Meliff (12)(North Posey)(30-7) vs. #17 Kaleb Heald (11)(Cascade)(34-4)
 
#6 Luke Schofield (12)(Franklin)(34-4) vs. Jordan Mann (11)(Castle)(26-16)
 
#14 Shawn Miracle (12)(Bloomington North)(35-1) vs. QuinnSchroeder (11)(Mater Dei)(33-5)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
Tim Martin (12)(New Albany)(35-5)(state qualifier)
 
Jacob Meliff (12)(North Posey)(30-7)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#6 Luke Schofield (12)(Franklin)(34-4)(state qualifier)
 
#14 Shawn Miracle (12)(Bloomington North)(35-1)(semi-state qualifier)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#19 Blake Rueger (10)(Evansville Reitz)(39-1) vs. Caden McGaha ()(Columbus North)(25-8)
 
#18 Matt Rassbach (12)(Avon)(30-1) vs. Tom Denny (12)(Floyd Central)(25-9)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#1 Brannigan Barlow (12)(Bloomington South)(36-1) vs. Chris Oaks (12)(Brownsburg)(30-10)
 
#19 Blake Reuger (10)(Evansville Reitz)(39-1) vs. #17 Cole Van Horn (11)(Franklin)(29-7)
 
#12 Renaldo Weekley (11)(Jeffersonville)(42-6) vs. Jordan Jansen (11)(Terre Haute South)(25-4)
 
#18 Matt Rassbach (12)(Avon)(30-1) vs. Andrew Konrath (11)(Mt. Vernon)(36-6)
 

 

 

 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#1 Brannigan Barlow (12)(Bloomington South)(36-1)(state qualifier)
 
#19 Blake Rueger (10)(Evansville Reitz)(39-1)(state qualifier)
 
#12 Renaldo Weekley (11)(Jeffersonville)(42-6)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#18 Matt Rassbach (12)(Avon)(30-1)
 

 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Larry Rickman (12)(New Albany)(38-3) vs. Ethan Farmer (10)(Bloomington South)(21-6)
 
Tyler Raben (11)(Mater Dei)(29-9) vs. Austin Bowman (10)(Franklin)(31-10)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
Larry Rickman (12)(New Albany)(38-3) vs. #5 Quayle Bealmear (12)(Tri-West)(33-2)
 
#16 Jeremy Salyers (12)(Edgewood)(45-2) vs. Blaine Hall (12)(Avon)(26-6)
 
Tyler Raben (11)(Mater Dei)(29-9) vs.  #4 PJ Montgomery (11)(Terre Haute South)(34-3)
 
#3 Matt Milton (12)(Center Grove)(37-2) vs. Zach Adams (10)(Madison)(36-8)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#5 Quayle Bealmear (12)(Tri-West)(33-2)(state qualifier)
 
#16 Jeremy Salyers (12)(Edgewood)(45-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#4 PJ Montgomery(11)(Terre Haute South)(34-3)(state qualifier)
 
#3 Matt Milton (12)(Center Grove)(37-2)(6th in state at 103 in ’08)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#16 Marcus Waddell (12)(Columbus North)(31-3) vs. #14 Corey Voegel (12)(Evansville Reitz)(34-8)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#7 Ben Moberly (12)(Floyd Central)(35-2) vs. Sam Horrocks (11)(Bloomington South)(27-11)
 
#15 Danny Waters (12)(Greenwood)(36-3) vs. #3 John Sims (11)(Mater Dei)(27-6)
 
#16 Marcus Waddell (12)(Columbus North)(31-3) vs. Josh Sampson (12)(New Washington)(41-1)
 
#2 Doug Welch (11)(Castle)(41-0) vs. Dalton Clements (11)(Monrovia)(22-6)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#7 Ben Mobery (12)(Floyd Central)(35-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#3 John Sims (11)(Evansville Mater Dei)(27-6)(4th at state in ’09, 6th at state in ’08)
 
#16 Marcus Waddell (12)(Columbus North)(31-3)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#2 Doug Welch (11)(Castle)(41-0)(5th at state in ’09)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Gabe Holt (11)(Columbus North)(31-7) vs. #12 Joey Juliano (10)(Mooresville)(28-6)
 
#10 Dustin Parrish (11)(Plainfield)(31-3) vs. Ben Farmer (11)(Bloomington South)(20-11)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#2 Chad Welch (11)(Castle)(40-0) vs. #12 Joey Juliano (10)(Mooresville)(28-6)
 
Jacob Golembeski (12)(Providence)(34-5) vs. #10 Dustin Parrish (11)(Plainfield)(31-3)
 
#6 Quincey Richey (10)(Brown County)(30-0) vs. Tyler Rickenbaugh (11)(Heritage Hills)(36-6)
 
#14 Sean Mappes (10)(Center Grove)(32-4) vs. Blake Marshall (11)(Mt. Vernon)(40-4)
 

 

 

 

 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#2 Chad Welch (12)(Castle)(40-0)(state qualifier)
 
#10 Dustin Parrish (11)(Plainfield)(31-3)
 
#6 Quincy Richey (10)(Brown County)(30-0)(8th in state at 130 in ‘09)
 
#14 Sean Mappes (10)(Center Grove)(32-4)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#10 Trey Reese (11)(Indian Creek)(32-0) vs. #18 Dalton Brandenstein (10)(Mater Dei)(27-8)
 
Caleb Smith (12)(Princeton)(33-7) vs. #6 Ryan Kolb (12)(Tri-West)(34-1)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
Corey Weikel (12)(Castle)(35-5) vs. #8 Holden Fudurich ()(Sullivan)(30-3)
 
#10 Trey Reese (11)(Indian Creek)(32-0) vs. Andrew Jones (12)(Jasper)(33-8)
 
Drew Songer (12)(Southridge)(38-4) vs. #6 Ryan Kolb (12)(Tri-West)(34-1)
 
#19 Terry Terrell (12)(Bloomington South)(31-5) vs. Jesse Vermillion (11)(Greencastle)(30-11)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#8 Holden Fudurich (12)(Sullivan)(30-3)(state qualifier)
 
#10 Trey Reese (11)(Indian Creek)(32-0)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#6 Ryan Kolb (12)(Tri-West)(34-1)
 
#19 Terry Terrell (12)(Bloomington South)(31-5)(state qualifier)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#3 Jeff Weiss (12)(Heritage Hills)(42-1) vs. Jacob Underwood (10)(Martinsville)(30-7)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#5 Cole Brandt (12)(Avon)(30-2) vs. Eaton Asher (12)(Madison)(32-10)
 
#3 Jeff Weiss (12)(Heritage Hills)(42-1) vs. Corey Kopitzke (12)(Jennings County)(37-8)
 
#15 Garrett Goldman (11)(Bloomington North)(29-2) vs. #9 Josh Boots (11)(Mater Dei)(38-2)
 
#7 Caleb Browner (12)(Jeffersonville)(46-2) vs. #2 Drake Stein (11)(Princeton)(36-2)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#5 Cole Brandt (12)(Avon)(30-2)(state qualifier)
 
#3 Jeff Weiss (12)(Heritage Hills)(42-1)(7th at state in ’09)
 
#9 Josh Boots (11)(Evansville Mater Dei)(38-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#2 Drake Stein (11)(Princeton)(36-2)(8th at state in ’09)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
Craig Voges (12)(Forest Park)(40-3) vs. #18 Jarrett Brownfield (12)(Columbus North)(22-3)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#19 Darren Eads (12)(Bloomington South)(30-7) vs. #11 Patrick Price (12)(North Posey)(31-4)
 
Craig Voges (12)(Forest Park)(40-3) vs. #13 Ryan Sandwith (11)(Memorial)(32-8)
 
#7 Todd Hacker (12)(Mooresville)(30-3) vs. Iyan Bass (10)(Jennings County)(34-4)
 
#6 Alex Rosebrock (12)(Castle)(38-2) vs. Joe Tucker (11)(Jasper)(31-7)
 

 

 

 

 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#11 Patrick Price (12)(North Posey)(31-4)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#13 Ryan Sandwith (11)(Evansville Memorial)(32-8)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#7 Todd Hacker (12)(Mooresville)(30-3)
 
#6 Alex Rosebrock (12)(Castle)(38-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#11 Jake VanDeventer (12)(Bloomington North)(29-4) vs. Justin VanWinkle (11)(Mater Dei)(29-9)
 
#16 Travis Daugherty (12)(Castle)(24-12) vs. David Knight (11)(Terre Haute South)(38-2)
 
Jimmy Pratt (11)(Jeffersonville)(37-9) vs. Quincy Pirtle (11)(Avon)(22-9)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#4 Dylan Froehlich (12)(Tell City)(42-0) vs. Hunter Manning (12)(Pike Central)(28-8)
 
#11 Jake VanDeventer (12)(Bloomington North)(29-4) vs. Keith Knura (10)(Franklin)(29-9)
 
#10 Evan Wooding (12)(Mooresville)(33-0) vs. #16 Travis Daugherty (12)(Castle)(24-12)
 
Jimmy Pratt (11)(Jeffersonville)(37-9) vs. Mark Collett (11)(Jennings County)(37-6)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#4 ranked Dylan Froehlich (12)(Tell City)(42-0)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#11 ranked Jake VanDeventer (12)(Bloomington North)(29-4)
 
#10 ranked Evan Wooding (12)(Mooresville)(33-0)
 
Jimmy Pratt (11)(Jeffersonville)(37-9)
 

 
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First round matches to watch:
 
#13 Zach Wimpleberg (12)(Reitz)(33-7) vs. Taylor Hoke (12)(New Albany)(35-7)
 
Likely Ticket round matches:
 
#11 James Caum (12)(Jennings County)(41-2) vs. Neil Hammelman (12)(Evansville Mater Dei)(30-8)
 
#18 Zack Vandemen  (12)(Whiteland)(27-5) vs. #13 Zach Wimpleberg (12)(Evansville Reitz)(41-2)
 
#5 Tyler Daugherty (12)(Castle)(38-2) vs. #16 Jake Stevenson (11)(Indian Creek)(25-8)
 
#6 Tyler Jenkins (12)(Jasper)(37-2) vs. Chris Hurst (12)(South Putnam)(33-2)
 
Likely State Qualifiers:
 
#11 James Caum (12)(Jennings County)(41-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#18 Zack Vandemen (12)(Whiteland)(27-5)
 
#5 Tyler Daugherty (12)(Castle)(38-2)(semi-state qualifier)
 
#6 Tyler Jenkins (12)(Jasper)(37-2)

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2010 Carroll Sectional Preview
The Carroll Sectional looks to be as thrilling as ever with four teams having a legit shot at the team title.  Carroll, Bishop Dwenger, Garrett and defending champion Whitko all are looking for the championship as this promises to be a knock down, drag out fight from the beginning.  Whitko is loaded in the lower weights, Garrett has their horses in the middle weights and Carroll and Dwenger have numerous seeded wrestlers throughout the brackets.  The team championship will go to the team that avoids the most slip-ups along the way.
 
103lbs
 
Chas Busz of Whitko is the class of this weight with only one loss on the season.  Look for him to not be challenged all day.


Chas Busz- Whitko
Kris McKinley- Northrop
August Novy- Garrett
Bryce Forresster- Columbia City
112lbs
 
This weight is going to be very interesting with three very good wrestlers battling it out for the top spot.  Returning champion Jordan Gilbert of Whitko is going to be tested by Logan Ables of Carroll and Derek Kissinger of Columbia City.


Jordan Gilbert- Whitko
Derek Kissinger- Columbia City
Logan Ables- Carroll
Tim Burns- Bishop Dwenger
119lbs
 
This weight is a toss-up from the top to the bottom.  The top seed is Austin LeTourneau of Whitko, but he will be pushed by Austin McCray of Garrett.  Both are younger brothers of two excellent wrestlers and look to start making a name for themselves this week.


Austin LeTourneau- Whitko
Austin McCray- Garrett
Justin Garman- Carroll
Mike Miller- North Side
125lbs
 
The top two wrestlers in this weight class come in with stellar records, the rest of the weight class, not so much.  Top seed Logan Lee of Garrett defeated second seed Dylan LeTourneau earlier this year in overtime.  Look for this match-up to be just as close as both are excellent grapplers.


Dylan LeTourneau- Whitko
Logan Lee- Garrett
Riley LeFever- Carroll
Michael Zehr- Bishop Dwenger
130lbs
 
The class of this weight class is state medalist Daniel Rothgeb of Whitko.  Rothgeb is having an outstanding year again with only one blemish on his record.


Daniel Rothgeb- Whitko
Brayden Moreau- Garrett
Alec Bussen- Leo
Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger
135lbs
 
The class of this field is returning 3rd place finisher Brock Norton of Carroll. Norton has yet to suffer a loss this year and will look to wrap up his second straight sectional title.


Brock Norton- Carroll
Corey Delaney- Bishop Dwenger
Corey Botts- Leo
Cody Bays- Whitko
140lbs
 
This is one of the tougher weight classes in the sectional with returning state qualifier Justin Beck of Leo being the headliner.  He will be pushed by North Side’s Wade Theil and Garrett’s Shea Novy.


Justin Beck- Leo
Wade Thiel- North Side
Shea Novy- Garrett
Jeff Clark- Carroll
145lbs
 
This is probably the premier weight class of the sectional with three state ranked wrestlers.  Carroll’s Reece LeFever has the top seed, but he will be challenged by Jordan Venderley of Bishop Dwenger and Garrett’s Bryce Schendel.


Reece LeFever- Carroll
Bryce Schendel- Garrett
Jordan Venderley- Bishop Dwenger
Roy Meeks- Leo
152lbs
 
This weight class has many good wrestlers with semi-state qualifiers Jon Timmerman of Carroll and Garrett Weber of Leo leading the field.  Look for Timmerman to seal his first sectional title.


Jon Timmerman- Carroll
Garrett Weber- Leo
Jordan Nicodemus- Churubusco
Carter Delaney- Bishop Dwenger
160lbs
 
There are two headliners in this weight and after that it falls off significantly.  Leading the way is undefeated Zac McCray of Garrett, but he is closely followed by Carroll’s Conner LeFever.  LeFever and McCray last met in the regional finals with McCray getting a big win.


Zac McCray- Garrett
Conner LeFever- Carroll
Ben Evans- Bishop Dwenger
Jon Porter- Northrop
171lbs
 
This will also be an interesting weight class with some very good wrestlers.  Leading the way is returning state qualifier Jordan Hamilton of Churubusco.  Whitko’s sophomore sensation Austin Striggle will look to improve on his 4th place finish in this weight one year ago.


Jordan Hamilton- Churubusco
Austin Striggle- Whitko
Corey- Harris- Northrop
Brendan Berghoff- Bishop Dwenger
189lbs
 
There are many good wrestlers in this weight class with all the top seeds coming in with over 20 wins each.  Bishop Dwenger’s Peter Waikel looks to be the head of the class here, but will have to navigate numerous land mines to secure a sectional title.


Peter Waikel- Bishop Dwenger
Braxton Siddons- Churubusco
Daniel Sauders- Concorida
Austin Gibson- Garrett
215lbs
 
This is a great weight class with all but one wrestler having a record of .500 or more.  Look for this to be a weight with many different possibilities.  Isaac Evans of Bishop Dwenger is the top seed, but Carroll’s Gage Andis is wrestling well right now.


Gage Andis- Carroll
Moe Talamantes- Northrop
Isaac Evans- Bishop Dwenger
Clint Davis- Northrop
285lbs
 
Concordia’s undefeated big man Korey Eck leads this field.  He is the defending champion of this weight, but will be pushed by Whitko’s Drake Brainard who he met last year in the finals.


Korey Eck- Concordia
Drake Brainard- Whitko
Geoff Getts- Garrett
Tony Bobay- Bishop Dwenger

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2010 Al Smith Invite - Pre-Seeds
Members of the Indiana Mat staff have put together the following projected seeds for Mishawaka's Al Smith Invitational. These are NOT the official seeds and are intended for entertainment purposes only.
 
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1. Nathan Boston - Lawrence North
2. Danny Hamm - Prairie Heights
3. Riley Newkirk - Lawrence Central
4. Santo Marciano - Munster
5. Michael Garza - Merrillville
6. Cody Flickinger - Elkhart Memorial
7. Scott Fozo - Mishawaka
8. Zach Davis - Penn
 
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1. Jarrod Brooks - Warsaw
2. Aurelio Medina - Munster
3. Alex Sparks - Lawrence North
4. Anthony Schoettle - Center Grove
5. Sam Ferdig - South Bend Adams
6. Grant Martsolf - Mishawaka
7. Corey Gettig - Penn
8. Jake Carlile - Columbus East
 
Others to consider - Zeke Weese - Rochester, Jacob Girod - Bellmont

1191. Kyle Ayersman - Lake Central
2. Adam Garcia - Merrillville
3. Robert Boston - Lawrence North
4. Baron Reiker - Columbus East
5. Lymen Stoneburner - Mishawaka
6. Jacob Davis - Penn
7. Bobby Keuneke - Bellmont
8. Max Brutus - Lawrence Central

1251. Layten Binion - Mishawka
2. Alex Griesemer - Princeton
3. Nick Crume - Jimtown
4. Tyler Chapple - Penn
5. Zach Reiker - Columbus East
6. Braxton Simpson - Peru
7. Kaleb Chambers - Jasper
8. Garth Simpson - Rochester
 
Others to consider - Kalib Jackson - East Noble, Joe Boots - Prairie Heights

1301. Alex Gregory - Penn
2. Travis Barroquillo - Prairie Heights
3. Taylor Wisler - Mishawaka
4. Collin Crume - Jimtown
5. Jordan Johnson - Lawrence North
6. Al Padilla - Merrillville
7. Steven Reiker - Columbus East
8. Alex Kastafaros - Chesterton
 
Others to consider - Andre Butts - Lawrence Central

1351. Chris Kastafaros - Chesterton
2. Kenny Hughes - Lowell
3. Kris Roberts - Elkhart Memorial
4. Bryce Shoemaker - Lawrence Central
5. Trevor Manspeaker - Penn
6. Dewey Melcher - Bellmont
7. Tristan Macri - Mishawaka
8. Zach Slough - Jimtown
 
Others to consider - Michael Escobedo - Lake Central, Adam Steele - Prairie Heights, Tyler Householder - East Noble

1401. Bradley Wartman - Lake Central
2. Matt Rattay - Lawrence North
3. Ryan Ntende - Goshen
4. Brooks Faurote - Bellmont
5. Tim Shuler - Columbus East
6. Lucas Rieke - East Noble
7. Joey Kelly - Chesterton
8. Chris Felske - Michigan City
 
Others to consider - Zach Hays - Center Grove

1451. Dantrell Goodman - Elkhart Memorial
2. Grant Anglemeyer - Penn
3. Brandon Reynolds-Smith - South Bend Riley
4. Sidney Logan - Mishawaka
5. Anthony Stebing - Bellmont
6. Javier Avalos - Merrillville
7. Matt Hill - Jimtown
8. Clay LeBarr - Lawrence Central

1521. Spencer Hays - Center Grove
2. Cam Matteson - Elkhart Memorial
3. Luke Smith - Munster
4. Darius Marshall - Mishawaka
5. Will Busse - Bellmont
6. Zach Meyers - Jimtown
7. Mike Hummer - Penn
8. Joe Zigler - New Prairie
 
Others to consider - Kelly Kolat - South Bend Riley, Zach Sandefur - Merrillville, Jacob Schroder - Rochester
 


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1. Anthony Quiroz - Chesterton
2. Sean Mappes - Center Grove
3. Michael Taylor - Lawrence Central
4. Alex Stewart - LaPorte
5. Alex Lymburner - South Bend Riley
6. Zach Johnson - Columbus East
7. John Mahlan - Bellmont
8. Ryan Chandler - Prairie Heights
 
Others to consider - Eric Deluna - Merrillville, Tony Rodriguez - Hobart

1711. Drake Stein - Princeton
2. Ryley Kankenson - Bellmont
3. Ashton Brierly - Columbus East
4. Joe Peco - Hobart
5. Joe Tucker - Jasper
6. Brandon Weinkauf - Jimtown
7. David Stevens - Penn
8. Brandon Douthitt - Lawrence North
 
Others to consider - Tyler Reinoehl - Mishawaka

1891. Brandon Dillenbeck - Goshen
2. Kourtney Berry - Merrillville
3. Jeremy Haskett - Lawrence North
4. Alex Skipper - South Bend Adams
5. Chase Spears - Elkhart Memorial
6. Ross Hoover - Warsaw
7. Tony Sanchez - Chesterton
8. Tanner Adams - Jimtown

2151. Taylor Grubb - Prairie Heights
2. Travis Thatcher - Bellmont
3. Devin Reagan - Penn
4. Jack Seaman - Munster
5. Jaylen Clark - Lawrence Central
6. Brandon Daniels - Goshen
7. Mike Nickson - Merrillville
8. Galen Robinson - Lake Central

2851. Daniel Meyer - Bellmont
2. Eric Thigpen - Lawrence Central
3. Eric Forrest - Jimtown
4. Braxton Eby - Mishawaka
5. Nathan Schnell - Jasper
6. Tyler Van Luu - Calumet
7. Pat Biancardi - Lake Central
8. Gabe Miller - Penn
 
Others to Consider - Thomas Emmitt - Columbus East

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

Brackets and Team Scores
updated throughout the tournament
Individual Brackets
updated through finals
Team Scores
updated through finals
 
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Pick'em Game
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Articles
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Al Smith Pre-Seeds

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Al Smith Tournament Discussion

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

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2009 Team Schedules
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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.

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2009 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:


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2009 Laporte Sectional Recap
by Keyser Soze
 
The 2009 edition of the Laporte sectional may have been the most physical, hard-nosed tournament that this venue has witnessed in many a year.  The event ran much longer than anticipated due to the numerous injury and blood time taken in the final round, as the Laporte high school training staff had its work cut out for itself on this day.
 
Portage ran the field on this day, ending Chesterton's two-year sectional title streak with seven weight-class champions.  The Indians easily outdistanced the competition, scoring 266 points.  Chesterton followed with 211, then Knox (173.5), New Prairie (160), Michigan City (143), Laporte (134.5), John Glenn (72.5), and North Judson (36).
 
On to the action. . .
 
103-This weight class held pretty much true to its seeding.  #1 seed Jesse Duque won easily in the finals over Tyler Dankert of Laporte 11-2.  The consolations featured freshman Cole Stephens of Michigan City pinning senior George Choucalas of Chesterton in 4:29.  The 5th/6th place contest had #4 seed Reese Armstrong of New Prairie defeating Mike Poetz of Knox 5-0 in their second matchup of the day as they wrestled each other in the first round.
 
112-With the exception of the #3 seed Joe Kelly (son of former East Chicago Coach Bill Kelly) taking out the #2 seed Travis Mowery of John Glenn in the semis, the seeds pretty much held true to form.  Brandon Coppinger of Portage edged Kelly in the finals 7-6, while Travis Mowery of Glenn pinned Frank Mancuso of Laporte in 3:17.  The 5th place match went to Nathan King of New Prairie 8-4 over Ed Babinec of Michigan City.
 
119-To no one's surprise, Danny Bradley of Knox pinned his way through the tournament, taking out #3 seed Damien Torres of Portage in the finals with a fall in 3:43.  The white ribbon went to unseeded Justin Zosso of Chesterton, who defeated Cody Dubich of New Prairie 12-9.  Fifth place was won by Kenny Smith of Michigan City, who majored Tyler Woodrick of Laporte 10-1.
 
125-This weight class went pretty much as seeded as Luis Acuna of Portage beat Kyle Hernandez of Knox 6-3 in the finals.  The consolations saw Bill Petrocelli of Chesterton winning a wild match 18-10 over Kye Stachowski of Laporte.  Myles White of Glenn won a back and forth match for fifth place, taking out Dalton Yeransian of Michigan City 13-11 with a late reversal and riding out the clock.
 
130- The finals of this weight class was an offensive clinic, as top-seeded Zack Thornton of Chesterton took #2 seed Joe Zigler behind the woodshed for a 12-3 major decision victory.  #4 seed Devann Biddle won a tight contest to take the third place ribbon, edging unseeded Robert Blackwell of Portage 2-1 in a nailbiter.  Robert Davis of North Judson wasted no time in winning fifth place, pinning Dakota Rudynski of Glenn in :40.
 
135-Our first upset of the tournament, if you want to call it that, came in the finals, where #3 seed Chris Santos of Portage beat #1 seed Thomas Lusco of Michigan City 7-4.  Aaron Jeske of New Prairie took third, topping unseeded Richie Clark of North Judson by tech fall 16-0.  Joel Gillespie of Chesterton pinned Travis Wintczak of Knox for fifth place in 4:44.
 
140-This weight class title was decided by a single point, as Garrett "Gator" Payne edged the upset-minded Brandon Garvey of Chesteron by the score of 6-5.  The consolations were less compelling, as Nick Santana of Laporte pinned Dillan Escobedo of New Prairie in 2:54.  Chris Saylor of Portage pinned Cody Strange of Glenn in 3:51 to take fifth place.
 
145-Top-seeded Spencer Stockwell was injured in the semi-finals match against #4 seeded Niles Goodman of New Prairie on an illegal move, so Tony Nuzzo of Portage won the finals by injury default.  Stockwell immediately sought outside medical attention, and his status for next week's regional is uncertain.  Goodman fought his way back to the consolations, losing the 3rd place match to Daniel Peronis of Michigan City 13-6.  Tyler Potthoff of Knox squeaked by Clint Nelson of Laporte to claim fifth place.
 
152-Top-seeded and 2008 state champion Sean McMurray of Portage defeated Duneland conference foe and freshman phenom Anthony Quiroz of Chesterton 7-1.  In the consolations, perhaps one of the most toughest competitors of the day, Jordan Martin of New Prairie took third after suffering what looked like a season ending injury in the semi-finals against Quiroz.  This senior toughed it out, displaying a gutty performance in pinning NSC foe Mike Hernandez in :28.  Fifth place went to Michigan City's Justin Barnes, who topped Josh Dunbar of Glenn 11-5.
 
160-#3 seed Justin Rhein of Portage showed that he's for real, upending #1 seed Jimmy Krause of Knox by the score of 8-3.  Cody Miranda of Michigan City survived to take third, defeating Zack Smith of Laporte in a wild one, 19-12, despite wrestling with injury.  Senior Ryan Balanow of New Prairie closed out his season and high school career with a win, pinning Tanner Harmon of Glenn in :40.
 
171-Top-seeded Adam Winebrenner of Knox didn't leave teammate Danny Bradley as the only Redskin on the top tier of the awards stand.  Winebrenner defeated #2 seed Aaron King of Portage 4-1 in a tightly contested battle.  #4 seed Tony Sanchez of Chesteron pinned New Prairie's Jeff Jurczak in 3:15 to claim third.  Freshman Andrew Schuelke of Laporte ended his season with a fall in 1:02 over Thierry Lyles of Michigan City to take fifth place.
 
189-#3 seed Bryce Holland made a statement Saturday, taking his second sectional title, this time at 189, downing #1 seed Alex Windbigler of Knox decisively 15-5.  Kyle Keith of Portage, after suffering an upset loss to Holland 6-2 in the semis, came back with a vengeance, pinning Sevante Yates of Chesterton in :36 to place third.  Eric Singleton of New Prairie topped Connor Pahs of Michigan City 20-6 to win fifth.
 
215-The much bally-hooed matchup between #1 seed and third-ranked Kannon Keigley of New Prairie  and #2 seed and 16th ranked  Nathaniel Coleman of Portage was close for one period.  Keigley took advantage of a Coleman miscue and registered the fall in 3:13.  Nathan Chambers of Knox kept his senior season alive, pinning Gus Hultman of Chesterton in 5:15.  Fifth place went to Anthony Williams of Michigan City, as he pinned Jon Schwartz of North Judson in 3:09.
 
285-John Glenn's Craig Fitzgerald made a big statement Saturday, wrestling three matches for a total time of 2:24.  His last victim, Alex Boatright of Chesterton, fared the best, lasting until 1:08 was expired in the first period.  Greg Wedow of Laporte pinned Logan Fischer of Portage in the consolations in 5:33.  Freshman Dustin Fanson of Michigan City took fifth, pinned Quentin Barnhart of North Judson in 1:57
 
So, here's a list of placers and regional qualifiers from the Laporte sectional.
 
Portage:  (qualified 13) 7 champions, 3 runners-up, 1 third, 2 fourths.
 
Chesterton:  (qualified 12)  1 champion, 5 runners-up, 3 thirds, 3 fourths.
 
Knox:  (qualified 8)  2 champions, 3 runners-up, two thirds, 1 fourth.
 
New Prairie (qualified 9)  1 champion, one runner-up, 2 thirds, 5 fourths.
 
Michigan City (qualified 5)  1 champion, one runner-up, 3 thirds
 
Laporte (qualified 6)  1 champion, one runner-up, 2 thirds, 2 fourths
 
Glenn (qualified 2)  1 champion, 1 fourth
 
North Judson (qualified 1)  1 fourth

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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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2009 Junior Greco-Roman Preview
This year's Team Indiana going to Fargo isn't blessed with a lot of Juniors level experience. However, although Indiana isn't sending a complete nor especially experienced lineup, there are some formidable Greco wrestlers on this squad.
 
Leading the way is the highly decorated Cameron Vlahos. Vlahos is coming off of a stellar Jr. Greco Duals that saw him go undefeated, earning all-Tournament honors in the process. He was also a Cadet All-American in Greco last year and looks to build on his strong summer with a placement against the always loaded field at Fargo. It's hard to bet against Vlahos placing here, even against such powerful competition.
 
Another Hoosier wrestler with strong Greco credentials is Mark Collett of Jennings County. Collett placed 6th in Greco as a Cadet last year and looks to add another placement at the Junior level, spurred on by a tremendous performance at the Disney Duals.
 
Caleb Smith had a fine summer at the Disney Duals as well, and fared pretty well at Fargo last year, garnering a 3-2 mark in a loaded field. Michael Hummer faced a nightmarish level of early opponents last year, but he brings some solid experience to this year's campaign. It was a similar experience for Evansville North's Tony Mendoza, the lone member of the squad who participated in Jr. Greco last year.
 
Others with strong credentials include the beastly Ryan Stahl, 2 time state qualifier and last year's runner-up (and very nearly champion) at 140 at the IHSAA state finals. Alex Gregory has been blazing hot in 2009, parlaying a 4th place finish at 112 at Conseco into a silver medal performance at the Disney Duals this summer. Others to watch include former state qualifiers Jake McCarthy and Matt Milton, semi-state qualifiers Joe Lile, Kyle Mays, Fort Wayne's Lefever brothers, the Rieker clan, Terre Haute South's 130 lb. representatives Case and Jensen, nationally experienced Walker of Sullivan and Perry's young bucks Masengale, Witten and Robinson. Greco is its own animal, so we could have some surprising results from basically anyone on the roster. Best of luck to the kids and parents making the trek.
 
119 LBS
1 Zach Rieker, Columbus East
2 Steve Rieker, Columbus East, SS Qualifier
3 Alex Gregory, Penn, 4th Place 2009, Silver Medalist at Disney Duals
 
125 LBS
1 Baron Rieker, Columbus East, SS Qualifier
2 Michael Achenbach, Anderson
3 Jake McCarthy, Mt. Vernon, SS Qualifier 2009, State Qualifier 2008
 
130 LBS
1 Jordan Jensen, Terre Haute South, SS Qualifier
2 Dakota Case, Terre Haute South, SS Qualifier
 
135 LBS
1 Matt Milton, Center Grove, State Qualifier
2 John Walker, Sullivan
 
140 LBS
1 Grant Scurria, Carmel
 
145 LBS
CR Caleb Smith, Princeton, SS Qualifier, 3-2 last year Cadet Greco, Copper medalist at Disney Duals
1 Kyle Mays, Northridge, SS Qualifier
2 Michael Hummer, Penn, 1-2 last year Cadet Greco
3 Ryan Stahl, Elkhart Memorial, 2nd Place 2009, State qualifier 2007
 
152 LBS
1 Joseph Lile   Fishers  SS Qualifier
2 Nick Witten   Perry Meridian
3 Reece Lefever   Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
 
160 LBS
CR Conner Lefever, Carroll (Ft. Wayne), SS Qualifier
1 Cameron Vlahos, Harrison(West Lafayette), State Qualifier, Undefeated at Jr. Duals, Cadet AA
 
171 LBS
1 Jordan Robinson, Perry Meridian, SS Qualifier
2 Kyle Masengale, Perry Meridian
 
189 LBS
1 Alex Corbin, Carmel
 
215 LBS
1 Tony Mendoza, Evansville North, 1-2 last year at Jr. Greco
2 Devin Reagan, Penn
3 Mark Collett, Jennings County, Cadet Greco 6th, SS Qualifier, Silver Medalist at Disney Duals, 5th place Asics Folkstyle Nationals 2008

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2009 Junior Freestyle Preview
The Junior Freestyle team is armed with some pretty formidable ammo, although the team's potential took a bit of a hit with news that last year's Cadet National champ Brandon Wright won't be making the trip.
 
However, the cupboard is far from bare, with several returning All-Americans and some new blood representing Indiana Juniors.
 
Among the returning AAs is Brandon Nelsen, an incredibly decorated little dude who always seems to place in any event he enters. He's a safe bet to place well here, too. Camden Eppert is in a very tough weight class, but he's shown he can beat elite wrestlers and he's capable of opening some eyes here nationally. Plus, he's been on a blazing hot streak and I'll be surprised if it stops here. Chris Head is always dangerous in FS events, as evidenced by his 7th place finish last year in a weight class that saw Josh Harper fail to place. Head will be right in the thick of things. Delphi's Braden Atwood enters the Junior level tourney on the heels of last year's impressive 5th place finish at the Cadet level. Atwood is a solid candidate to place here as well.  2009 state runner-up Ryan Stahl was a Cadet All-American at 119 in 2007, finishing 6th, and could certainly attain AA status yet again this time around.
 
Alex Gregory and Paul Beck were both runners-up at Folkstyle Nationals in 2008 and each is capable of making a nice run against even the stacked fields of Fargo. 
 
Cashe' Quiroga is a true stud, and although folkstyle seems to be a little stronger discipline for him, he can run with the big dogs in Freestyle, too. He's been right on the verge of becoming an AA several times and this could be his breakthrough performance in FS, as Senior Nationals was for him in folkstyle.
 
New Juniors Cameron Vlahos, Drake Stein and Mark Collett look to build on last year's Cadet Greco AA finishes with some resume-building in Juniors FS. All three have had excellent summers and look to turn some more heads on the national scene. 
 
Aaron Stevenson burst onto the state scene with a dominant run through Conseco, not stopping until he earned a 3rd place finish. He followed that up with an undefeated run through the Disney Duals; he's definitely on the national radar and could really break through with a placement here, which is entirely possible. Sammy Bennett has had some national success, too, and looks to build on what, for him anyway, was a disappointing 3rd place finish at 2009 State.
 
Other strong candidates who haven't yet achieved their desired national results include state placers Matt Milton, manchild Michael Johnson-Jones and headlock king and 2X state placer Jacob Tonte.
 
 
 105 LBS  
CR Patrick Parham  Carmel 
  
 112 LBS  
1 Josh Yates  Goshen 
2 Paul Beck   Mishawaka   7th State '08, 2nd Place Folkstyle Nationals '08,
3 Jacob Boomsma  Bloomington South  State Qualifier '09
   Brandon Nelsen  Lawrence North   JR FS AA (4th) last year, 4th at Soph. Nationals, 3rd at state '09, 3rd at state '08, 4th at state '07, 7-1 Jr. FS Duals '08 
 
 119 LBS  
CR Camden Eppert  Anderson Highland  JR FS AA (4th) last year, 5th JR FS '07, Undefeated at Duals, 2X State Champ, 3rd place Super 32
2 Alex Gregory   Penn    4th State '09, 2nd Place Folkstyle Nationals '09
   
 125 LBS  
1 Chris Head  Bloomington South  JR FS AA (7th) last year,
2 Travis Barroquillo Prairie Heights  State Qualifier '08
3 Jake McCarthy  Mt. Vernon (Hancock)  SS Qualifier '09, State Qualifier '08
   
 130 LBS  
1 Preston Wilson  Whiteland  SS Qualifier
2 Justin Eshelman  Pendleton Heights 
3 Cashe' Quiroga  Lawrence North  State Champ '08, 3rd place '09, Sr. Nationals runner-up, 7th place Jr. Folkstyle Nationals
   
 135 LBS  
1 Matt Milton  Center Grove  6th State '08
2 John Walker  Sullivan 
   
 140 LBS  
1 Tim Martin  New Albany  State Qualifier '09
3 Josh Williams  Mt. Vernon (Hancock) SS Qualifier
   
 145 LBS  
1 Jacob Tonte  Perry Meridian  8th State '09, 7th State '07
2 Michael Hummer  Penn
3 Ryan Stahl  Elkhart Memorial  2nd Place state '09, State Qualifier '07
 Caleb Smith  Princeton  SS Qualifier   
 
 152 LBS  
CR Sam Bennett  Anderson Highland 3rd State '09, 2nd state '08, State Qualifier '07
2 Reece Lefever  Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
   
 160 LBS  
1 Cameron Vlahos   Lafayette Harrison Cadet Greco AA (4th) '08, State Qualifier '08, Undefeated at Duals
2 Anthony Bill  Chatard   State qualifier
3 Conner Lefever  Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
 Mitchell Judkins Speedway
  
 171 LBS  
1 Braden Atwood  Delphi   Cadet FS AA (5th) '08, State 5th '09, State 4th '08
2 Drake Stein  Princeton  Cadet Greco AA (8th) '08, State 8th '09, 8-2 Cadet GR Duals '08
3 Kyle Masengale  Perry Meridian   
   
 189 LBS   
1 Aaron Stevenson  Indian Creek  State 3rd '09
2 Michael Johnson-Jones Warren Central  State 7th '09, State Qualifier '08
3 Alex McCallister 
   
 215 LBS  
1 Darren Eads  Bloomington South State Qualifier '09
2 Devin Reagan   Penn 
3 Mark Collett  Jennings County  Cadet Greco AA (6th) '08, SS Qualifier
 
**Bold denotes returning freestyle All-American

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2009 Indiana Wrestling Standings
If you have results that are not posted, please email them to results@indianamat.com.
 
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2009 IHSWCA Fall Coaches Clinic
[caption id=attachment_1291" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Mark Shultz][/caption]

I.H.S.W.C.A. STATE CLINIC


LAWRENCE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Enter Door 11 on the SOUTHWEST side of the School - the gym will be located just past the Commons Area

Parking is a student lot located on the southwest corner of the building.

WED/THUR - OCTOBER 14/15, 2009

FEATURING: MARK SCHULTZ - 1984 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

IHSWCA CLINIC - SPONSORED BY -

Jim's Wrestling Supplies, Brute Wrestling Gear, & E.I. Sports Apparel
 


 

 
Accomplishments:
 
-1984 Olympic Champion
-1985,87 World Champion
-1981,82,83 NCAA Champion
-1984,85,86,87 Nat. Open FS Champion
-1987 Pan American Games Champion
-1982 World Cup Champion
-1983,85,87 National Sports Festival Champion
-1978 California High School State Champion
-1976 No.California Age 14-15 Gymnastic Champ
-100th Distinguished member inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
-1982 Unanimous "OW" NCAA Championships
-1987 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year
-1987 Sullivan Award Nominee
-1987 Olympic Magazine Sportsman of the Year
-1985 Wrestling Masters Magazine "International Wrestler of the Year"
-1983 Captain Univ. of Oklahoma wrestling team
-1983 Set the University of Oklahoma record for most victories in a single season without a loss


 
Hotel accommodations:
 
We are off the National FFA Convention weekend, therefore we are establishing a home hotel. There are rooms blocked at the Drury Inn 8180 N. Shadeland Ave.at the rate of $ 84.00 very close to Lawrence North HS. You need to call 1-800-325-0720 use reference # 2072497  Reservations need to be made by September 30.
 
Special Features:
 
IHSWCA Clinic Package
*** Computer USB Drives - thumb drives
*** Pens/Pencils/Paper
*** THE EVER POPULAR     50/50
 
CLINIC INFORMATION:
 
Price - $100.00 individual
$95.00 per coach for staff of 2 to 5
$90.00 per coach over 5
Ex. 6 coaches = $540.00 / 7 = $630.00
** Cost includes: Clinic & materials
2009-10 IHSWCA Membership - $25.00 value
2009-10 NWCA Membership - $ 30.00 value

CLINIC SCHEDULE
** Wednesday  - Oct. 14, 2009 **
6:00 - 7:00 pm    Registration - Lawrence North
7:00 -  8:00          Session 1 - Coaches Round Table - Q's & A's of successful programs.
8:00 - 9:30 IHSAA Rules Interpretation
Lawrence North HS
9:30 - 11:00         IHSWCA Social - Alibi's B & G
sponsored by Pro Industries Fitness& Strength  Equipment
 
** Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009 **
8:00 - 9:00 am   Registration
9:30 - 11:00 MARK SCHULTZ
11:00 - 12:00    IHSWCA BUSINESS MEETING
12:00 - 12:30    Lunch - provided by IHSWCA
12:30 - 2:30      MARK SCHULTZ
 
Once again there will be vendors at the clinic with many cash and carry specials and door prizes.

Click here to view the brochure
Click here for a clinic registration form
 
Click here for an IHSWCA Membership form

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2009 IHSAA Wrestling Regional Brackets
Team State Tournament Bracket
 
1. Calumet, 9:30 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Calumet, East Chicago Central.
2. LaPorte, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Crown Point, LaPorte.
3. Rochester, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth.
4. Logansport, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.
5. Goshen, 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.
6. Carroll (Fort Wayne), 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.
7. Peru, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Oak Hill, Peru.
8. Jay County, 8:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County.
9. North Montgomery, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.
10. Pendleton Heights, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.
11. Perry Meridian, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Decatur Central, Warren Central.
12. Richmond, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Shenandoah, South Dearborn.
13. Mooresville, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville.
14. Bloomington South, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jennings County, Northview.
15. Jeffersonville, 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Southridge.
16. Castle, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central.

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

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2009 Fargo Pictures
Pictures will be uploaded throughout the day during the tournament.
 
Pictures by Charles Bennett
*Pictures will be updated throughout the tournament
 
Day 2 Junior Greco-Roman and Cadet Greco-Roman
Session 1
Session 2
 
Day 3 Junior Greco-Roman, Cadet Greco-Roman and Women's Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
 
Day 4 Junior Greco-Roman
Session 1
Junior Greco-Roman Finals
 
Day 5 Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
 
Day 6 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
 
Day 7 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Cadet Finals
Session 2
 
Day 8 Junior Freestyle Finals
Session 1

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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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2009 Cadet Freestyle Preview
Last year
Last year’s Cadet freestyle team had an outstanding tournament with six wrestlers bringing home hardware. The top finisher was Brandon Wright who came home with the first place plaque at 119lbs. Jason Tsirtsis made a huge impact on the national scene before he even set foot in high school with a fourth place finish in the same weight class. Braden Atwood of Delphi came home with a 5th place plaque. Sean McMurray came away with a 6th place finish, but last fall it was upgraded to a 5th place finish due to a disqualification. Zac McCray and Frankie Porras rounded out the All-Americans with 8th place finishes.
 
This year’s Cadet freestyle is looking to bring home just as many, if not more All-Americans. The leading candidate is Jason Tsirtsis. Tsirtsis has had a great spring and summer coming away with a FILA Cadet National and a Folkstyle National titles. He will look to improve on his 4th place finish last year. Two 103lbs state placers will also be looking to bring home some hardware. Kyle Ayersman and Aurelio Medina will be wrestling at 105lbs and 112lbs respectively. Another highly touted wrestler to watch is Brenden Campbell who was undefeated this season until appendicitis sidelined him at regional. Campbell also won the Central Regional this spring. Other state qualifiers to look out for are: Mason Todd, Garth Simpson, Blake Rueger and Tanner Lynde. Two Triple Crown winners that are making the trip to Fargo are Jared McKinley and Andrew Konrath. Other wrestlers to watch are: Anthony Schoettle(7-1 at Disney Duals), Jason Sipher(Semi-State Qualifier), Layten Binion(2nd at Folkstyle State), Riley McClurg(3rd at Middle School State), Jeff Clark(3rd Central Regionals), Alex Louzon(Semi-State Qualifier), Cameron Vancamp(Semi-State Qualifier), Matt Rattay(5-1 at Cadet Duals Greco-Roman), Wayne Specht(Folkstyle State Champ), Kirk Johnson(Semi-State Qualifier), Luke Smith(Semi-State Qualifier), Ben Farmer(Semi-State Qualifier), Nick Manning(5-3 at Cadet Duals Freestyle), Charles Orzeske(2nd Middle School State), Sean Mappes(5-1 Cadet Duals Greco-Roman), Logan Sabik(2nd Folkstyle State).
 
2009 Cadet Freestyle Team
84 Thomas Richardson- Indianapolis
91 Derek Dau- Princeton
98 Riley Newkirk- Indianapolis
105 Mason Todd- Pendelton
105 Anthony Schoettle- Greenwood
105 Kyle Ayersman- Merrillville
112 Aurelio Medina- Crown Point
112 Jared McKinley- Perry Meridian
112 Jason Sipher- Fishers
119 Brenden Campbell- New Castle
119 Layten Binion- Mishawaka
119 Garth Simpson- Rochester
125 Kyle Webster- Shirley
125 Riley McClurg- Beech Grove
130 Andrew Konrath- Mount Vernon
130 Jason Tsirtsis- Crown Point
135 Jeff Clark- Carroll
135 Alex Louzon- Beech Grove
135 Cameron Vancamp- Lebanon
140 Matt Rattay- Indianpolis
140 Blake Rueger- Evansville
140 Sam Horrocks- Bloomington
145 James Frascella- Carmel
145 Wayne Specht- Noblesville
145 Kirk Johnson- Perry Meridian
145 Luke Smith- Munster
152 Ben Farmer- Bloomington
152 Nick Manning- Moores Hill
160 Tanner Lynde- Delphi
160 Charles Orzeske- Indianpolis
160 Sean Mappes- Center Grove
160 Logan Sabik- Greenwood
189 Nathan Nethercutt- Pioneer
215 Scott Neff- Yorktown
285 Abraham Hall- Etna Green
285 Teddy O'Connell- Mount Vernon
*Team is subject to change

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2009 ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships
2009 Coverage
Schedule
Saturday July 18th
Cadet Greco-Roman Sesssion I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
 
Sunday July 19th
Junior Greco-Roman Session I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Junior Greco-Roman Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session III 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
 
Monday July 20th
Junior Greco-Roman Session III 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session IV 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Junior Women's Freestyle Session I 9:00am until 2:00pm CST
Junior Women's Freestyle Session II-Finals 3:00pm until 5:00pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session V-Finals 5:30pm until 9:00pm CST
 
Tuesday July 21st
Junior Greco-Roman Session IV 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Junior Greco-Roman Session V-Finals 3:00pm until 6:30pm CST
 
Wednesday July 22nd
Cadet Freestyle Sesssion I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
 
Thursday July 23rd
Junior Freestyle Session I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Junior Freestyle Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session III 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
 
Friday July 24th
Junior Freestyle Session III 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session IV 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session V-Finals 1:00pm until 4:00pm CST
Junior Freestyle Session IV 5:00am until 8:00pm CST
 
Saturday July 25th
Junior Freestyle Session V-Finals 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
 
Results
ISWA Greco-Roman State Finals
ISWA Freestyle Cadet State Finals
ISWA Freestyle Junior State Finals
ISWA Women's Freestyle State Finals
Cadet Greco-Roman National Duals
Cadet Freesytle National Duals
Junior Greco-Roman National Duals
Junior Freestyle National Duals
 
Cadet Greco-Roman
Junior Greco-Roman
Cadet Freestyle
Junior Freestyle
Women's Junior Freestyle
 
Pictures
Click here for pictures that will be updated throughout the tournament.
 
All-Americans
 
[caption id=attachment_1158" align="alignnone" width="262" caption="Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Sean Mappes][/caption]
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Women's Junior All-American Sarah Hildenbrandt][/caption]
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="361" caption="Women's Junior All-American Demi Strub][/caption]
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Mason Todd][/caption]
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Brendan Campbell][/caption]
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Jason Tsirtsis][/caption]
 
Preview
Women's Junior Freestyle- Monday July 13th
Cadet Greco-Roman- Monday July 13th
Junior Greco-Roman- Tuesday July 14th
Cadet Freestyle- Wednesday July 15th
Junior Freestyle- Thursday July 16th

2008 Recap
Pictures
Cadet Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Day 2 and Junior Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Finals and Junior Freestyle Day 2
Junior Freestyle Finals
 
[caption id=attachment_1056" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Andrew Howe 160lbs 2008 Junior Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
 
Junior Freestyle Nationals
2008 Results
 
All Americans
Brandon Nelson- 105lbs 4th
Camden Eppert- 112lbs 4th
Justin Brooks- 119lbs 7th
Chris Head- 130lbs 7th
Andrew Howe- 160lbs 1st
 
[caption id=attachment_1058" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Brandon Wright 119lbs 2008 Cadet Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
 
Cadet Freestyle Nationals
2008 Results
 
All Americans
Brandon Wright- 119lbs 1st
Jason Tsirtsis- 119lbs 4th
Frankie Porras- 135lbs 8th
Sean McMurray- 145lbs 5th
Zac McCray- 152lbs 8th
Braden Atwood- 171lbs 5th
 
Junior Greco-Roman Natonals
2008 Results
 
All Americans
D’Marcus Spencer- 130lbs 7th
George Malone- 215lbs 5th
 
Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
2008 Results
 
All Americans
Tony Lovejoy- 130lbs 6th
Drake Stein- 152lbs 8th
Cameron Vlahos- 160lbs 4th
Mark Collett- 285lbs 6th
 
Women's Junior Freestyle
2008 Results
 
All Americans
Becky Cissell- 124lbs 6th
Demi Strub- 139lbs 7th

2007 Recap
Pictures
Cadet Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Finals and Junior Freestyle Day 1
Junior Freestyle Finals
 
[caption id=attachment_1061" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Camden Eppert 2007 112lbs Junior Freestyle All-American][/caption]
 
Junior Freestyle Nationals
2007 Results
 
All Americans
Camden Eppert- 105lbs 5th
Jeremiah Edwards- 125lbs 7th
Eric Galka- 130lbs 8th
Andrew Howe- 152lbs 3rd
 
[caption id=attachment_1062" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Joe Arthur 2007 285lbs Cadet Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
 
Cadet Freestyle Nationals
2007 Results
 
All Americans
Cody Phillips- 84lbs 7th
Ryan Stahl- 119lbs 6th
Chaz Brock- 215lbs 5th
Jon Clark- 285lbs 4th
Joe Arthur- 285lbs 1st
 
Junior Greco-Roman Natonals
2007 Results
 
All Americans
None
 
Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
2007 Results
 
All Americans
Luke Schofield- 105lbs 6th
Mark Myers- 160lbs 7th
Damon Jones- 171lbs 4th
Chaz Brock- 215lbs 5th
Jon Clark- 285lbs 7th
 
Women's Junior Freestyle
2007 Results
 
All Americans
Frances Sherman- 153lbs 8th
Shelby Brookerd- 165lbs 5th
 
All-Time Indiana All-Americans and National Champs

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2009 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