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Westview, Elkhart Memorial, Plymouth, Mishawaka
The four sectionals that feed into the Jimtown team regional can be separated into two distinct groups. The Elkhart Memorial and Mishawaka sectionals appear to be dominated by the host schools while the Westview and Plymouth sectionals are wide open with three or four schools at each site seemingly capable of taking home a title.
MISHAWAKA
The Mishawaka sectional features the entire Northern Indiana Conference (except for Elkhart Central) along with Northern State Conference member LaVille. The Cavemen are the clear favorite to take the title and the only mystery might be what line up will coach Darrick Snyder field for the individual portion of the state tournament series. South Bend Riley and Penn will most likely duel for second place as the look to advance as many individuals as possible to next week’s individual regional at Rochester.
103 – Favorite – Mikey Witous (Penn) – Probable regional qualifers –Jordan Sailors (SB Riley), Lymon Stoneburner (Mishawaka), Jesse Stean (South Bend Clay)
112 – Favorite – Paul Beck (Mish) – Probable RQs – Alex Gregory (Penn), Garrett Glueckart (SB Clay), Nick Nielson (SB Riley)
119 – Co-Favorites – Matt Guerra (Mish), Cory Hildebrandt (Penn) - Probable RQs – DeVaughn Ellis (SB Wash), Josh Olsen (SB Adams)
125 – Favorite – Tony Stevens (Penn) – Probable RQs – Tevin Hinton (SB Wash), David Wagenblast (Mish. Marian), Nick Schrader (Mish)
130 – Favorite – Josh Harper (Mish) – Probable RQs – Charles Taylor (SB Riley), Grant Anglemyer (Penn), Joe Stroud (SB Clay)
135 – Co-favorites – Ben Sokol (Penn), Zach Nixon (SB Clay), Trent Reinohl (Mish) – Other possible RQs – Danny Kline (LaV), Kamron Rayl (SB Adams)
140 – Favorite – Steve Sandefer (Mish) – Probable RQs – Trace Hall (SB Riley), Michael Hummer (Penn), Zach Amberg (SB Clay)
145 – Favorite – Tyler Lymberner (SB Riley) – Probable RQs – Pat Davenport (Penn), Alex White (Mish), Brandon Markovich (SB Adams)
152 – Co-favorites – Tim Forte (Mish), Austin Kunze (Penn) – Probable RQs – Brandon Reynolds-Smith (SB Riley), Davon Alwine (SB Clay)
160 – Favorite – Kyle Ullery (SB Riley) – Probable RQs – Richard Morin (Mish), Malcolm White (SB Wash), Andy Wiseman (Penn)
171 – Favorite – Huey Hudson (SB Riley) – Probable RQs – Joe Miller (Penn), Marty Friedman (Mish), Brent Filer (SB St. Joe)
189 – Favorite – Dustin Boyd (Mish) – Probable RQs – Jeff Veal (Penn), Timmy Buckingham (SB Riley), Justin McCray (SB Clay)
215 – Favorite – Christain Lentz (Mish) – Probable RQs – Eric McDaniels (SB Wash), Joe Gallegos (SB Clay), Devon Reagan (Penn)
285 – Favorite – Travis Thomas (Mish) – Probable RQs – Pablo Auces (SB Riley), Thomas Neely (SB Adams), Nick Johnson (Penn)
PLYMOUTH
The Plymouth sectional features three teams that could find their way to the Jimtown team regional. The host Pilgrims along with Warsaw and Rochester all appear to have enough scoring power to come away with the team title. Tippecanoe Valley, with their line-up healthy is the dark-horse.
103 – Favorite – Jarred Brooks (Warsaw - 29-1) - Probable regional qualifiers – Matt Lindsay (Triton - 25-1), Jacob Schroeder (Rochester - 33-1), Seth Fincher (Tippecanoe Valley – 23-8)
112 – Favorite – Garth Simpson (Roch – 38-3) - Probable RQs – Ethan Starke (Bremen – 16-15), Dalton Overmyer (Culver - 16-12), Kyle Duzan (War – 11-15)
119 – Favorite – Justin Brooks (War – 29-0) - Probable RQs – Nolan Ludwig (Plymouth – 6-22), Zach Weese (Roch – 13-26), Brandon Bartman (Wawasee – 11-21)
125 – Favorite – Chuck Holmquest (Ply – 23-10) - Probable RQs – Josh Brown (CMA – 25-4), Tayler Judy (TV – 21-12), Kyle Clevenger (Waw – 19-15)
130 – Favorite – Bobby Marcuccilli (Waw – 25-2) - Probable RQs – Jake Wyatt (Roch – 16-12), Austin Nelson (TV – 28-6), Caleb Kelly (Ply – 21-11)
135 – Favorite – Paul Manbu (War – 27-3) - Probable RQs – Chase Lewandowski (Ply – 27-4), Trent Bauters (TV – 17-17), Ryan Lindsay (Waw 9-21)
140 – Favorite – James Letsinger (Ply – 28-5) - Probable RQs – Zach Hewitt (CMA 15-16), David Pitts (Roch 31-8), Darius Stevens (Tri – 25-10)
145 – Favorite – Daniel Young (CMA – 34-0) - Probable RQs – Chris Erickson (Ply – 17-12), Ethan Eastway (Waw – 20-14), Artie Shidler (Roch – 17-12)
152 – Favorite – Adam Keener (War – 26-4) - Probable RQs – Isaac Yoder (TV – 30-4), Cameron Crowell (CMA – 17-8), Trent Keyser (Ply – 12-14)
160 – Favorite – Elijoe Yoder (TV – 28-4) - Probable RQs – Zack Clark (Tri – 31-6), Zach Erba (War – 8-13), Brock Molebash (Bre – 16-19)
171 – Favorite – Blake Hoffer (Tri – 13-1) - Probable RQs – Daniel Kerkoff (TV – 18-11), Robert Molebash (Culver – 28-4), Phil Miller (Roch – 23-15)
189 – Favorite – Dylan Senff (Tri – 21-8) - Probable RQs – Brock Vermillion (Ply – 16-9), Allen Bollenbacher (Bre – 19-16), Jacob Sheridan (Culver 13-19)
215 – Favorite – Jack Crawford (CMA – 32-2) - Probable RQs – Matt Heath (Tri – 16-11), Tom Schwartz (Waw - 21-6), Tommy James (Culver – 15-17)
285 – Favorite – Damon Howe (Ply – 22-5) - Probable RQs – Sam Kimmel (TV – 11-5), Aaron Haines (Tri – 12-17), Dimitri Kaplanis (Waw – 13-17)
ELKHART MEMORIAL
The host Chargers are again the clear favorite with a legitimate chance of qualifying thirteen individuals to the Goshen individual regional. Elkhart Central, Jimtown, and Northridge look to challenge for second place. A weight class to watch is at 171 where the top four wrestlers are serious threats to become state finalists.
103 – Favorite – Abraham Que (Elkhart Central – 27-3) - Probable regional qualifers – Michael Moore (Elkhart Memorial – 26-6), Austin Maynard (Goshen – 23-11), Bryce Hershberger (Northwood – 15-14)
112 – Favorite – Steven Ross (Concord – 27-3) - Probable RQs – Dantrell Goodman (EM – 22-8), Gary Houser (Northridge 22-9), Zach Slough (Jim – 17-6)
119 – Favorite – Alex Filer (EC – 27-3) - Probable RQs – Tim Wider (EM – 16-13), Fulvio DeSantiago (Con), Zack Worcel (Gos – 26-11)
125 – Favorite – Nick Nelson (EM) - Probable RQs – Zach Rhymer (NW – 18-11), Collin Crume (Jim – 31-6), Josue Hernandez (Gos – 21-10)
130 – Favorite – Trey Rogers (Gosh – 22-14) - Probable RQs – John Michael Moore (Jim – 24-10), Dillon Hinen (FF – 23-10), Kevin Kelly (EM – 19-12)
135 – Favorite – Steve Farrah (EC – 25-5) - Probable RQs – Jeremy Hill (Jim -36-3), Alberto Rios (EM – 18-9), Ryan Ntende (Gosh – 16-4)
140 – Favorite – Ryan Stahl (EM – 27-2) - Probable RQs – Matt Hill (Jim – 23-12), Sam Martin (Con – 18-13), Alex Cash (EC – 25-5)
145 – Favorite – Zack Corpe (EM – 28-1) - Probable RQs – Kyle Mays (Nrg – 28-2), Troy Pickard (Gosh – 18-14), Zach Myers (Jim – 18-11)
152 – Favorite – Jose Gonzalez (Con – 25-5) - Probable RQs – Carmel Salinas (EM – 6-1), Andrew Stegelmann (Gos – 24-11), Adam Kolakowski (Fairfield – 31-8)
160 – Favorite – Ross Powell (Nrg – 30-0) - Probable RQs – Nick Lewellan (Gosh – 25-7), Drew Walters (EC – 27-3), Lee Underwood (EM – 19-16)
171 – Favorite – George Lopez (Nwd – 27-2) - Probable RQs – Reece Farnham (Nrg – 25-4), Zach Spurgeon (Jim – 33-6), Martin Lantz (FF – 12-3)
189 – Favorite – Drew Graber (Nrg – 30-0) - Probable RQs – JB Singer (Gosh – 26-7), Carson Sappington (EM – 21-6), Neil LeCount (Con – 17-14)
215 – Favorite – Austin Phillips (EC – 28-2) - Probable RQs – Shane Hendrickson (EM), Brandon Dillingback (Gosh – 20-7), Austin Mays (Nrg – 7-4)
285 – Favorite – Zack Stone (Jim – 34-4) - Probable RQs – Tim Marshall (EC – 15-5), Alex Riley (Nrg – 24-6), Jacob Clark (Gosh – 28-8)
WESTVIEW
Out in the Amish country north of Topeka, NECC champion Prairie Heights looks to challenge the NHC schools of DeKalb and East Noble. Angola could be a dark horse as they were barely nipped by Heights in the conference meet.
103 – Favorite – Kevin Marsh (West Noble – 31-5) - Probable regional qualifers – Trenton Gemmill (Central Noble – 16-3), Danny Hamm (Prairie Heights – 32-8), Nico Hensley (Angola – 20-8)
112 – Favorite – Travis Barroquello (PH – 37-2) - Probable RQs – Shawn Frye (An – 18-4), Greg Sexton (DeK – 25-6), Kalib Jackson (EN – 10-8)
119 – Favorite – Lucas Willms (Fremont – 32-2) - Probable RQs – Tommy Poynter (DeK – 16-7), Austin Lewton (Westview – 24-7), Joey Jacobs (WN – 23-14)
125 – Favorite – Rickey Furar (Ang – 19-0) - Probable RQs – Tanner Boman (DeK – 26-5). Zach Bebee (PH – 26-9), Bryson Nesbit (EN – 11-12)
130 – Favorite – Jimmy LaRowe (EN – 19-4) - Probable RQs – Ted Johnson (An – 24-2), Ty Alles (WN – 30-3), Reed Holcomb (PH – 23-12)
135 – Favorite – Taylor March (EN – 24-1) - Probable RQs – Cody Ward (DeK – 19-4), Mike Yoder (WV – 21-5), Doug Rush (WN – 34-6)
140 – Favorite – Brock Bateman (Lakeland – 20-5) - Probable RQs – Travis Gaff (DeK – 22-4), Bryce Krock (EN – 20-4), Jeremiah Yoder (WV – 21-11).
145 – Favorite – Brian Goss (PH – 23-8) - Probable RQs –Logan Conley (EN), Travis Clouse (Ang – 20-8), Austin Ringer (DeK – 19-7)
152 – Favorite – Quinn Kurtz (PH – 29-2) - Probable RQs – Tony Moore (EN – 14-9), Aaron Mason (DeK 11-19), Jeremy Aynessazian (Howe – 9-3)
160 – Favorite – Ryan Chandler (PH – 27-12) - Probable RQs – Tyler Truax (EN – 17-8), Jake Rupright (WN - 20-10), Frank Sturdivant (LL – 19-9)
171 – Favorite – Adam Schrock (LL 14-4) - Probable RQs – Logan Counterman (PH – 21-15), Chris Frane (DeK – 8-2), Chase McNall (WV – 21-7
189 – Favorite – Jack Bryan (Ang – 24-3) - Probable RQs – Taylor Grubbs (PH – 27-9), Caleb Harville (WV – 19-8), Chris Smith (LL – 12-2)
215 – Favorite – Jay Dee Schmucker (WV – 25-0) - Probable RQs – Leighton Johnson (LL - 15-7), Clay Selman (Ang – 22-5), Dalton Lepley (DeK – 6-4)
285 – Favorite – Trey Cahill (DeK – 26-4)- Probable RQs – Gabe Zimmerly (WV – 22-6), John Taylor (LL – 19-7), Jeremy Grace (An – 18-12)
High School News317Pound for Pound Rankings 1/28/2009
IndianaMat.com Pound for Pound Rankings 1/28/2009
1. Cashe Quiroga
2. Sean McMurray
3. Eric Roach
4. Jason Tsirtsis
5. Josh Harper
6. Brandon Wright
7. Steven Sandefer
8. Marcus Shrewsbury
9. Justin Brooks
10. Michael Duckworth
10. Briar Runyan
10. Camden Eppert
Honorable Mention
Braden Atwood
Kyle Mosier
Daniel Young
High School News478Toe to Joe with Daniel Young
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This week's Toe to Joe is with Culver Academies' Daniel Young. Young placed third last year at 130lbs and is currently undefeated this season wrestling at 145lbs.
1. How did you get started wrestling and how many years have you been wrestling?
I've been wrestling since I was 4. I began wrestling because my four brothers before I wrestled and had been successful or were obtaining success.
2. What other interests/hobbies/sports do you participate in outside of wrestling?
I like to read and listen to music. I also like to hang out with friends, and I love being outside; whether it be in the city, country, or a body of water.
3. Who is the toughest wrestler you have faced and why?
Probably Riley Adamson. He beat me up pretty good, and when we were younger he was the strongest brute I had ever wrestled.
4. What are your plans for after high school?
As of right now I plan on wrestling for West-Point, attending law school and hopefully getting into politics.
5. Round robin between you and your brothers who wins?
Ah. That's a good one. As of right now I would have to say Paul. But a lot of people don't know I have 4 brothers, and back in the day my oldest brother Jacob was probably the best so far.
6. What is the most memorable match you have wrestled and why?
Well that's hard because taking third at state was memorable, not only because it was the first time I placed but also because it made me hungry for the next year; however, I would have to say the first time I beat Alex Surma was cool because the kid had beaten me up the last 100 times we wrestled before throughout our childhood.
7. What is your favorite movie and what makes it so great?
I would have to say The Boondock Saints because it was made after my brother Paul and me.
8. Who is the most influential person in your life? Why?
I don't think there is just one influential person in my life so it's hard to say. My family, especially my father without a doubt has influenced me my whole life. But the most influential people in my life at the moment are my brothers Paul and John-Thomas. Paul I look up to on a day-day basis, his influence inspires me to work harder and push through adversity; he truly is one of my heroes. John-Thomas influences my life because of how smart he is and the capacity in which I look up to him. We share a lot of similar aspirations which makes it easier for me to learn from his intelligence on and off the mat; really he could ask me anything and I would do it.
9. Do you have any superstitions or routines when it comes to wrestling?
Oh yeah, some are religious others are small but one thing is I have to wear the same clothes for dual meets and tournaments throughout the season.
10. What makes wrestling so great?
Wrestlers are a rare bread. I love being able to say that I wrestle because of how much hard work it is and how I know that no one goes through what we do in the sport. Wrestling in my mind has become an intellectual sport, constantly allowing improvement and the ability to achieve greatness.
High School News633Wrestler of the Week 1/19 – 1/24/2009
Co-Wrestlers of the Week 1/19 - 1/24/2009
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Crown Point Sophomore
Eric Roach
Roach ranked #1 at 135 by IndianaMat, defeated Illinois 135 pound senior Matt Holmes of Lakes High School ranked #1 in Illinois AA 5-4. Roach went 3-0 against Illinois competition this past Saturday at Lake Forest High School of Illinois.  Roach  is 25-0 on the season and has quality wins against #5 Julian Brooks of Romeoville Illinois AAA, honorable mention Mike Murphy of Lincoln Way East High School Illinois and #13 Dominic Corsaro of Indianapolis Cathedral. Eric is a Stagg High School champion, a Carnahan champion, went 5-0 at the Traicoff and a DAC champion.  Roach is also a USA Preseason National Champion  and and the High School Coaches Association 2008 Freshman National Champion and a 2008 Indiana State Runner-up at 130lbs.
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Roncalli Freshman
Hunter Bartley
Hunter defeated 140 pound #2 ranked by IndianaMat Tony McGinley from Indianapolis Cathedral by fall.  He has Down Syndrome and is in the special needs program at school. He is the youngest of five children. He has two sisters, Meagan and Rachel, and two brothers, Tyler and Jake. He has been going to wrestling meets since he was three years old and he loves the sport. Since Hunter suffers from a heart condition and has a pacemaker, he is unable to compete in sports, but that didn't stop him from wearing a singlet, wrestling shoes, and head gear to every tournament. After watching Hunter, the wrestling communities at St. Jude (CYO), Roncalli, and Indy Southside Rebels decided to include Hunter in exhibition matches. He is undefeated, winning all his matches be fall (thanks to all of his gracious opponents)!! He has several tournament boards and a 1st place medal from the ISWA State Wrestling Tournament. Hunter can now add pinning second ranked Tony McGinley to his accomplishments (Thank You, Tony)! The coaches and Tony made Hunter's dream come true. If Roncalli or Indy Rebel's are wrestling, you will see Hunter sitting right there with his coaches and teammates.
Honorable Mention:
Fort Wayne SS - 135 pound senior Matt Gerber of Bluffton. Gerber defeated #11 Bryce Schendel of Garrett 12-1 in the final of the ACAC tournament.
New Castle SS - 119 pound senior Camden Eppert of Anderson Highland. Eppert won the Olympic Conference tournament with a 12-4 victory over #8 Casey Kenney of Jay County.
Evansville SS - 160 pound senior Dalton Jones of Avon. Jones won the Hoosier Crossroads Conference tournament with wins over #5 Brad Farrell of Fishers and #7 at 171 RV Peter of Westfield.
High School News513From the edge of the mat....Hoosier wrestlers getting it done
It's your faithful narrator Dingo here for another round of updates on Indiana's finest wrestlers.
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Let's start with former Lawrence North standout Reece Humphrey. Reece has been nothing short of outstanding this season, and his list of accomplishments on the year keeps growing at a rapid pace. On the heels of his exhilirating performance at the National Duals, Reece stormed past Hofstra's 9th ranked Lou Ruggirello 7-4, to keep his regular season record unblemished (Reece's loss to Navy's Joe Baker at the 2008 NWCA Classic doesn't count on his official record). His 'slam' of Ruggirello is garnering a lot of attention (Link to FLO-- http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234547-sunday-brunch-ohio-state-vs-hofstra/129463-133-2-reece-humphrey-os-dec-9-lou-ruggirello-h-7-4 ), but Reece's control of the talented New Yorker is even more impressive. With MSU's Franklin Gomez's recent loss to Minnesota's Jayson Ness, Reece has joined Alex Tsirtsis and Angel Escobedo as Hoosier-bred wrestlers ranked number one in the entire nation at their weight class. It's hard to be much better than Hump has been this season. He's undefeated, minus the exhibition loss to Baker (Reece solidly beat Baker last season in Las Vegas). Humphrey controls his own fate regarding seeding for the Big 10s and NCAAs. His weight class is very tough and very deep, so it's unlikely that Reece will win out from here. Still, he's as likely as anyone in the weight class to win a national title. Hopefully, the world will be treated to some of Reece's break dancing on Saturday, March 21st.
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Blazing his own trail is Indiana's own Juggernaut, er Andrew Howe. Howe continues to confound much more experienced, physically mature opponents. This week's victim was Iowa's #3 ranked Ryan Morningstar, a junior. Howe survived double OT by a 4-3 count to eke out another impressive win against an elite upperclassman opponent. He followed that up with a dominant 16-5 boat race of senior Dom Marella of Northwestern. Howe somehow keeps improving as the season continues; a very rare trait for a true freshman at an upper weight. It's hard to expect a true freshman to finish as an All-American, but Howe has been so good that many observers feel that he will do just that in his debut collegiate season. One thing to watch for is Howe hitting the wall; the collegiate season is much more physically and mentally demanding than a high school season. If anyone can smash through the wall, it's the Juggernaut.
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Continuing the theme of Indiana wrestlers with #1 rankings this year, Alex Tsirtsis had a solid week of wrestling, although he suffered his second loss of the season as well. The loss was to Wisconsin's Zach Tanelli 5-1, and was the second defeat of Tsirtsis by Tanelli this season. Sandwiched around the loss to Tanelli were strong wins over Illinois' Ryan Prater (11-3 MD) and a 4-1 win over Oklahoma State's Jamal Parks. Parks is a stud, and we will be hearing his name a lot in the coming years. Alex looks to be in solid position for the postseason, and he's making a lot fewer mistakes this year. He's beaten just about everyone of note this year at 141, but the Big 10 is brutal and he will have to be mistake-free to take home that long desired national title. I like his chances, but, then again, I've always liked his chances, so take it for what it's worth.
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The third Hoosier wrestler to attain a #1 ranking this season, Angel Escobedo had a tough week, losing to Penn State's Brad Pataky 4-3. While much has been made of Angel's bunged-up shoulder, and there's no doubt that a fully healthy Angel is not likely to lose to the likes of Pataky, I still saw flashes of last year's national championship form. It seemed to me that Angel was pacing himself, especially after tweaking his knee early in the match during a Pataky takedown. I'm probably in the minority, but I don't see this loss, nor the one to ISU's Clark, as being all that bad. He's still going to get a strong seed, unless his injury gets worse and he collapses down the stretch. Plus, the losses remove the target from his head a little bit. Like all Hoosier fans, I'm hoping that he can just get through the regular season and Big 10s healthy enough to make another run at a title. Just last year he won an NCAA title with a bunged-up shoulder, so it's very possible he can join IU's Joe Dubuque in winning back-to-back titles, no matter what the pundits are saying right now.
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IU's Kurt Kinser continues to impress. The Indiana Headhunter (thanks, MattM!) has pinned or teched his last 3 opponents. He has just two losses this season, including a fairly close loss to last year's national champion Jordan Leen of Cornell, to go along with his 13 wins, including a win over top-10 Matt Moley of Bloomsburg, a win over top-20 Matt Dragon of Penn and a pin of top-15 Jason Welch of Northwestern. Kinser capped his week off with a spectacular tech fall of Penn State's Colby Pisani 23-8. KK took Pisani down at will, but was unable to manage any back points, earning Kinser a slightly rare 4 point tech fall. IU is going to need Kinser badly down the stretch; Kurt is a bonus points wrestler and IU needs every point from here on.
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Indiana and Purdue both performed very well this past week. Despite the stunning loss by Escobedo to Pataky, IU managed to tie Penn State for the first non-loss result vs. the Nittany Lions in IU's history. Huge performances by Kurt Kinser, Paul Young (a very impressive 4-1 winner over returning All-American Dan Vallimont), Trevor Perry (a key SV 3-1 win over #11 Quentin Wright), Matt Powless (a match-saving major over Clay Steadman) and Nathan Everhart (clutch 5-3 win over Cameron Wade) allowed IU to get off the schneid versus a pretty talented PSU squad. I thought Scott Kelly, Nick Walpole and Matt Ortega did a solid job, too, considering their very tough opponents. For the Hoosiers, this has been an up and down season thus far; the talent is there for a nice postseason run, but Andrae Hernandez must snap out of his funk and Paul Young must continue his season-long improvement, plus the studs Escobedo and Kinser will have to score a lot of points. Regardless of how the season finishes for IU, they can savor this result versus Penn State. Well done, fellas.
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Not to be outdone by the Hoosiers, Purdue followed IU's tie of Penn State with a tie of their own versus the Lions. Some highlights include Nick Corpe very nearly beating #11 Wright, losing 6-4 in Sudden Victory, and former Winamac HS wrestler Chris Kasten beating Wade 6-2 to clinch the tie.
Purdue has had a very good season and seems to be surging. While the clear stars of the team are Luke Manual and Jake Patascil, guys like Corpe, Kasten and Jason Martin are fully capable of getting hot and making a postseason run. Matt Hemry is also having a nice debut season. Purdue looks to continue their improvement with a deep class of elite Indiana recruits to join their very youthful roster. Watch out for the Boilers in a couple of years.
The following Indiana wrestlers are ranked in D1:
Intermat rankings:
125 #6 Angel Escobedo IU
133 #1 Reece Humphrey OSU
141 #2 Alex Tsirtsis Iowa
157 #12 Kurt Kinser IU
165 #10 Andrew Howe Wisconsin
184 #15 Alex Dolly UNI
RevWrestling rankings:
125 #6 Escobedo
133 #2 Humphrey
141 #2 Tsirtsis
165 #8 Howe
AWN rankings:
125 #5 Escobedo
133 #1 Humphrey
141 #3 Tsirtsis
157 #12 Kinser IU
165 #12 Howe
WIN rankings:
125 #7 Escobedo
133 #1 Humphrey
141 #2 Tsirtsis
157 #11 Kinser
165 #6 Howe
165 #20 Paul Young (IU)
 Lastly, I wanted to give a list of the W/L records for all D1 wrestlers from Indiana.
Alex Tsirtsis-Iowa- (18-2)
Alex Dolly-Northern Iowa- (4-3)
Jamal Lawrence-Northern Iowa- (9-8)
Casey Caldwell-Navy- (22-11)
Eric McGill-Cornell- (3-6)
Travis Dale-Cornell- (7-7)
Ian Hinton-MSU- (14-10)
Andrew Howe-Wisconsin- (15-4)
Eric Galka-Northwestern- (5-3)
Reece Humphrey-Ohio St. (19-0)
Garrett James-Northern Illinois- (0-3)
Brian Deutsch-Northern Illinois- (15-8)
Peter Deutsch-George Mason- (0-0)
Andrew Szymborski-VMI- (7-7)
Chandler Coffey-IU- (3-2)
Matt Coughlin-IU- (16-7)
Angel Escobedo-IU- (13-2)
Wesley Fike-IU- (4-6)
Andrae Hernandez-IU- (12-7)
Scott Kelly-IU- (15-14)
Kurt Kinser-IU- (13-2)
Justin Kuhn-IU- (11-8)
George Malone-IU- (10-8)
Seth Parker-IU- (6-3)
Matt Powless-IU- (15-8)
Cooper Samuels-IU- (7-6)
Kyle Samuels-IU- (2-3)
Christopher Tanner-IU- (1-6)
Nick Viterisi-IU- (10-8)
Nick Walpole-IU- (21-13)
Alex Warren-IU- (10-8)
Paul Young-IU- (23-7)
Tommy Churchard-PU- (0-0 RS)
Nick Corpe-PU- (9-6)
Brennan Cosgrove-PU- (0-0 RS)
Matt Fields-PU- (9-3)
Jake Fleckenstein-PU- (8-5)
David Goodman-PU- (0-0)
Matt Hemry-PU- (6-4)
Chris Kasten-PU- (17-7)
Orrin Kleinhenz-PU- (0-0)
Jason Martin-PU- (16-6)
Sam Patacsil-PU- (2-2)
George Petrov-PU- (0-0)
Roger Vukobratovich-PU- (10-4)
Ethan Winel-Tenn. Chattanooga- (8-10)
Wilson Williams-Del. St.- (3-7)High School News388Youth "Wrestler of the Week" 01-25-09
Name: Isaiah Bradley
Age: 13 (8th grade)
Club/Middle School: Wilson Middle School (Muncie, IN)
Weeks Record: 4-0
Isaiah went 4-0 this week with wins over 4 quality middle school programs: Delta, East Jay, Blackhawk and Bellmont. He had 2 pins and 2 major decisions. Isaiah is currently undefeated on the season.
Isaiah not only wrestled this week, but he aslo served as the manager and score keeper as he helped to train the managers. He did this gladly, and actually caught a scoring error that the head table had made. Great job Isaiah and good luck the rest of the season. indianamat.com
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Team Results
1 201.00 Prairie Heights
2 200.00 Angola
3 196.00 Fairfield
4 169.00 West Noble
5 168.50 Churubusco
6 142.50 Westview
7 131.00 Lakeland
8 92.00 Eastside
9 46.00 Central Noble
10 43.50 Fremont
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Teams include: Angola, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Fairfield, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview
High School News502Indianapolis Public Athletic Conference Brackets
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Teams include: Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Northwest
***Note: I will get the full 103lbs weight class updated later.
High School News542Pocket Athletic Conference Brackets
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Teams include: Forest Park, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, North Posey, Pike Central, Southridge, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City.
High School News495Hoosier Crossroads Conference Brackets
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Teams include: Avon, Brownsburg, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville.
High School News465Northwest Crossroads Conference Brackets
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Teams include: Andrean, Griffith, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Munster
High School News425North Central Confernce Brackets
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Teams include: Anderson, Huntington North, Kokomo, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central, New Castle, Richmond
High School News403Three Rivers Conference Brackets
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Teams include: Manchester, Northfield, North Miami, Rochester, Southwood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash, Whitko