Muncie consolidating into one high school next year, ending Munice Southside HS.

[MattM]

Just read that Muncie school board voted 4-1 to consolidate into one high school next year.  The reasoning comes from several years of student enrollment drops and budget issues.  Starting next year the HS will be located at Muncie Central with Southside to become a middle school.  This reminds me of the Anderson Highlands (which is just south of them) which closed a few years back for similar reasons.  Southside High School has produced many talented individual wrestlers and some top level teams from its opening in 1962 until the present.

 

 

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2013/11/18/muncie-drops-to-single-high-school-after-4-1-board-vote/3635225/

 

 

[MattM]

Some quick Muncie Southside Wrestling History (much from of Mat Burns, Indiana Mat's, and IHSAA database):

 

Muncie Southside opened in 1962 and will last through the end of this school year.  During that time they amassed....

 

2 Team State Championships  1990 (John Smith) & 1975 (Jim Cartwright)

 

1 Team State Runner-up 1985

 

3 Semi-State Team Championships 1975-76, 1976-77, 1989-90

 

7 Regional Team Championships 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1994-95, 1996-97

 

15 Sectional Team Championships 1963-64, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99

 

 

6 Individual State Champs

2012  152 Isaiah Bradley, 11 44-0

1990  135        Marc Foreman,  12  33-3

1990  152          Tony Abbott,  12  35-2

1980  167          David Palmer,  10  20-0

1975  126          Mike Holmes

1975  177          Donald Pritchard

 

Three Time State Champ David Palmer, Muncie Southside/Delta: 1980, 167; 1981, 167; 1982, 177.

First State Champion, Two Different Schools: David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and Delta, 1981 and 1982.

 

 

10 Individual State Runner-Ups

1989  189  Dan Wickliffe, 11  34-7

1988  130 Tony Abbott, 10    35-5

1985  126 Tim Abbott, 12  32-3

1979 155  David Palmer, 9

1976  112 Ralph Smith, 12  27-2

1975  167  Charles Evans

1969  145 Dwight Robinson

1967  127 Robert Hughes

1964  120 Gary Race

1964  HWT Tom Snider

 

 

Career Wins List

#183 Isaiah Bradley 2013   150   16

#413 Justin Combs 2007   135  16

#448 Marcus Miller 2006   133 17

#583 Tony Abbott 1990   128   13

#756 Casey Bradley 2006   122   25

#927 Jason Barbosa 1995   117   30

#1011 Dan Wickliffe 1990   115   29

#1121 Marc Foreman 1990   112   16 1

#1207 David Palmer Delta/Muncie South 1982 110 2

#1207 Chris Gonzalez 1999   110   30

#1358 Jeff Pease 1990   107   13

#1430 Corey Crabtree 2012 106 41

#1443 Gene Bradley 1999 105 26

#1710 James Garner 1997 101 18

 

Family Wins List

#25 373 67 Bradley.    A.J. '96 (28-7) , Gene '99 (106-21) , Casey '06 (125-26) , Isaiah (+) '13 (114-13)

#173 209 28 Abbott.    Tim '85 (81-15) , Tony '90 (128-13)

#178 208 5 Palmer Muncie North & South & Delta Bud '74 (98-3) , David '82 (110-2)

#278 177 52 Wickliffe Muncie Central & South Steve '85 (62-23) , Dan '90 (115-29)

#362 158 33  1 Foreman Brad '89 (46-17) , Mark '90 (112-16-1)

#367 157 45 Dulaney Jim ' (33-19) , Mike ' (45-11) , Troy ' (79-15)

#491 127 20 Pease Corby '85 (20-7) , Jeff '90 (107-13)

 

 

IHSWCA Hall of Fame Members

2000 John Smith      Billy Thom Award

1982 Jim Cartwright  Coach

1992 John Smith      Coach

 

 

Collegiate All-Americans

DII 1994 Tony Abbot 177 Indianapolis 3rd

DII 1995 Jeff Pease 275 Central Oklahoma 2nd

DII 1996 Jeff Pease 275 Central Oklahoma 7th

DII 2011 Casey Bradley 184 Limestone 8th

[AJ]

The 4-1 board vote last night was not one I wanted to hear. 

 

Muncie Southside has been a huge part of my family for many years.

 

Muncie Southside wrestling has been very kind to the Bradley family. I will always be grateful for the high school and the wrestling program at the high school.

 

I feel honored to lead the team this year in its last year of being a high school.

[Ironbear]

That would be 5 All Americans. Gary Myers ERAU 177LBS 1994.