friendofrunningwriter Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Defending state champion Perry Meridian headlines a list of 24 teams selected to participate in the first Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association (IHSWCA) State Duals Invitational. The three-class tournament is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 22, at Westfield High School, just north of Indianapolis. The Duals are an attempt to rekindle the excitement of a state championship event, featuring many of the best wrestling teams in Indiana, following the Indiana High School Athletic Association?s decision to end its state team tournament. Admission will be $10. The IHSAA ended its team state wrestling finals last February following a 17-year run. In response, the IHSWCA has started a ?team state? tournament of its own, with eight mat squads competing in each of three classes based on school enrollment. Perry Meridian ? the IHSAA?s final dual meet tourney winner ? will be part of the field. So are two other teams that reached the Final Four last season, Indianapolis Cathedral and Evansville Mater Dei. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. The finals should start around 6 p.m. Losing teams will drop into a consolation bracket and have the opportunity to wrestle for third through eighth place in their respective classes. Tourney brackets and first-round opponents are tentatively slated to be announced Saturday, Dec. 15. Participating teams include: Class AAA (large schools) Bloomington South Center Grove Elkhart Memorial Evansville Mater Dei Franklin Community Indianapolis Cathedral Penn Perry Meridian Class AA (medium-sized schools) Culver Academies Danville Evansville Memorial Heritage Hills Jimtown Muncie Southside Southmont Yorktown Class A (small schools) Adams Central Bremen Churubusco Lewis Cass Milan Prairie Heights South Adams South Putnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
140goshen92 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Sounds like an awesome tournament! So will the team state champion be rewarded from the individual state championship this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Sounds like an awesome tournament! So will the team state champion be rewarded from the individual state championship this year? Yes, the running tournament score from the Individual State Finals will determine the overall IHSAA team state champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoTweet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Tourney brackets and first-round opponents are tentatively slated to be announced Saturday, Dec. 15. WHY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 WHY? So teams know who they are wrestling the next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Spencer Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Where is this event going to be held? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoTweet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 So teams know who they are wrestling the next week Why will the seeding not be released until Dec 15th? The teams have already been selected, why isn't the seeding selected too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Where is this event going to be held? It is in bold near the top of the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlHungus Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Why will the seeding not be released until Dec 15th? The teams have already been selected, why isn't the seeding selected too? From what I understand, the seeding will be done then in order create the best possible match ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckert Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Good Job IHSWCA! Thanks for keeping the Dual team tournament alive and going. I know many hours were spent behind the scenes to create this. Just want to say Thank You to everyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoTweet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 From what I understand, the seeding will be done then in order create the best possible match ups Best for who? I guess what I am asking is if the criteria for the top 8 teams are already determined then why wait until Dec 15th to seed them...or Wait until that time ot pick the teams and seed them. At least list the criteria for how the seeding will be determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Computer Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Best for who? I guess what I am asking is if the criteria for the top 8 teams are already determined then why wait until Dec 15th to seed them...or Wait until that time ot pick the teams and seed them. At least list the criteria for how the seeding will be determined. Teams were selected based on the performance of their non-seniors in last year's individual tournament. That doesn't account for freshmen who make an impact on the varsity, upperclassmen who decide not to wrestle, wrestlers who were ineligible for the tournament, etc. Early results may not be indicative of strength for those schools who go deep into the football tournament, either. I think the IHSWCA is recognizing that the team that was the best last February may not be the best when this December approaches and they want to avoid the top 2 team meeting in the early rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoTweet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Teams were selected based on the performance of their non-seniors in last year's individual tournament. That doesn't account for freshmen who make an impact on the varsity, upperclassmen who decide not to wrestle, wrestlers who were ineligible for the tournament, etc. Early results may not be indicative of strength for those schools who go deep into the football tournament, either. I think the IHSWCA is recognizing that the team that was the best last February may not be the best when this December approaches and they want to avoid the top 2 team meeting in the early rounds. Can anyone tell us the criteria that will be used for seeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McCormick Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well said AC Computer and very accurate. The IHSWCA Board of Directors and the seeding committee will be finalizing the seeding criteria at our next monthly board meeting (Nov. 11th) at Lawrence North HS. Coach McCormick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoTweet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Well said AC Computer and very accurate. The IHSWCA Board of Directors and the seeding committee will be finalizing the seeding criteria at our next monthly board meeting (Nov. 11th) at Lawrence North HS. Coach McCormick Thanks Coach - look forward to hear about the seeding criteria after the 11th and thanks for helping keep the team state alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McCormick Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I would like to thank Mr. Creason (South Bend Tribune) for his recent press release surrounding our event. Additionaly, Mr. Creason forwarded his article through the Associated Press to newspapers all over the state of Indiana. It has already been run in several newspapers. If your local newspaper has not run it yet, you might want to contact them and ask if they will indeed run it at some point to recognize your team who is participating in the event or to simply promote the event in your area. Although it is true that the coaches and teams participating in this event are highly competitive in nature, the IHSWCA really hopes this will be a special event for Indiana wrestling in general. It will be a celebration of wrestling for teams from 24 communities as well as an opportunity for teams/schools of all sizes to showcase their skills and have their moment under the spotlight on Dec. 22. Any, and all, correspondence that I have had with the coaches who are participating in this event has been extremely positive in nature. One coach has already reached out to all of his school's wrestling alumni to ask them to come to the event and support their team; another school has already ordered special gear for their team just for this event; and there are other specific examples of how coaches are in essence making this event one of the main focal points of their season. It is gratifying to me, and the IHSWCA Board of Directors, to see people excited about wrestling in the framework of dual meet competition. This is one of the beautiful aspects of our sport... at times it can be purely an individual sport; while at other times, teammates depend on each other to score points for their squad! When the tournament is over, it is the IHSWCA's hope that both the wrestling teams and Indiana wrestling fans enjoyed themselves and felt like they got their monies' worth. There are a few people that I would like to already start thanking for the time they are investing into this event: 1. JD Minch - tournament director - has already put numerous hours and days into this event. 2. Terry O'Neill and the Westfield HS athletic office who have been working feverishly on the logistics of the event. 3. Mark Durham - who has taken the bull by the horns with regard to trackwrestling and the 4 live camera feeds that will take place at the event and the sponsorships to cover this cost 4. Tom Clark - who has lined up 20 of Indiana's best high school mat officials to work this event 5. The ISWA - which has pledged their full support with equipment and manpower for the event 6. The Indianamat staff - who will be producing "classed" team ranking in coordination with the IHSWCA staff for Indiana wrestling fans to view. There are other people carrying out smaller pieces to the puzzle, but these are some of the people who have put a lot of work in upfront in preparation for the event. Thank you, Coach McCormick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastsport Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 www.broadcastsport.net will of course be LIVE VIDEO webcasting the Team State Tourney from Westfield High School on December 22nd. Our plans are to have 6 separate broadcast crews throughout the entire event, with each crew and video feed covering 2 of the mats at once. Also we will be maintaining updated team scores on a per weight class level and also updating the brackets. So Indiana wrestling fans can watch all of the action and track the results all from the same page at www.broadcastsport.net We are currently putting together our broadcast crews so if you want to be part of the excitement, let us know quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 The IHSWCA Board of Directors and the seeding committee will be finalizing the seeding criteria at our next monthly board meeting (Nov. 11th) at Lawrence North HS. Coach McCormick Will the seeding criteria be made public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tskin Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 We are finalizing the details on that as I type. Want to make sure we come up with the best possible way to seed tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastsport Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Eric Ryan, Penn HS grad and former Delta HS head Coach will be joining us. Along with long time Broadcastsport announcer and Elkhart Memorial father, Paul Neel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastsport Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Fabio Jr. has agreed to help us with the commentary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastsport Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Jimtown will be holding a send-off Pep Rally on Thursday Dec 20th for their team's first-ever appearance in the Wrestling Team State Finals! www.broadcastsport.net plans on Live Video Webcasting the Pep Rally. Rumor has it there will be a Smoke Machine and in-door FireWorks!!! Also many former Jimmie Wrestlers said to be in attendance. What about the other schools, are you treating this event like a big deal or just another super dual? Another Rumor talked about someone Live Broadcasting the Seeding Meeting. Hopefully, everyone can't watch hold their tempers and watch their language! Or maybe that only happens for events held after Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We are finalizing the details on that as I type. Want to make sure we come up with the best possible way to seed tourney. Have they finalized the seeding criteria yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe the Line Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 yeah new criteria set 1 school tradition for wrestling 2 school tradition for wrestling 3 school tradition for wrestling and last but not least 4 school tradition for wrestling!!!! where's Bellmont when you need them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not ranked in the top 20, Ranked 10th in thier Class 2 losses this year...regardless of tradition they didnt meet the criteria...I dont hear mishawaka complaing and they have as good or better tradition than bellmont in recent history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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