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Dude, you must be stoned!!

Here’s what I’ll say about Carson: He is the nicest kid I have ever met when he comes over to shake my hand or give me a fist bump after absolutely smashing my guy. Lol. Seriously, such a great young man. He does work and is fun to be around. Great job mattyb and brewer family on raising such a great young man. That being said I will not he sad to see him go! Snyder

I hope our announcers do the event justice. Just a couple guys named Mike and Randy....hopefully they know wrestling.

Coop is a CIA kid. So through the summer he frequently was rotating in with Silas, Winner.....and at times Dylan Lydy! So he had 2 choices......Get beat up, or get better”. And fact is, the kid got better. Trememdous competitive heart. He’s a great kid away from the mat as well. Very genuine. The Allred’s are big fans of Coop....and these early results have came as no surprise to us. Don’t be shocked if he continues closing some small gaps and finds himself under the lights in Feb.

I’ll buy a ticket for wrestlerboy vs wrestleman

Don’t be hateful. He is just a boy.

Our local newspapers are spread so thin with reporters it's terrible. Their deadlines for getting info in is like 8 or 9 pm. If I don't send anything in, it does not get covered unless it is our conference duals, tournaments, or some other big event. Boy's and girl's basketball, NBA, other pro sports, and even hs swimming, gets 95% of the coverage. We have had 3 home matches this year and not a single article, and our program has been one of the top winter programs in the area amongst all winter sports for 4-5 years. Not much we can do other than keep sending info, results, and stats in.

TheCounty buzzzzznezzzz Scholar.... lol The Notorious

I know the level of wrestling might not be the same as Brownsburg or Avon, but the Logansport Regional still has some good drama and suspense. I know the DevilDog schedule might be busy, but it would be cool if the DevilDog made a cameo appearance and made the long drive up I-65.

I talked to him he said it should be out by tomorrow but I'm not for sure

I got into a discussion with someone via email and thought I'd share the information. I went through and gathered all the teams that have participated in the IHSWCA Team State Duals over the past seven years. There have been 93 different schools participate(1A-33, 2A-33, 3A-27), which is about 30% of all the schools in the state. 5 teams have participated all 7 years 1A- Adams Central 2A- Yorktown 3A- Penn, Perry Meridian, and Mater Dei 1A has had 5 teams participate 4 or more times 2A has had 7 teams participate 4 or more times 3A has had 9 teams participate 4 or more times Times attended Class Schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1A 33 12 9 7 3 0 1 1 2A 33 13 10 3 3 3 0 1 3A 27 11 4 3 3 3 0 3 Different teams participation by class and semi-state, Note that Rochester and Cass are counted once for both Fort Wayne and East Chicago as they have qualified via different semi-states. FW NC EV EC 1A 14 9 4 6 2A 13 6 9 5 3A 4 9 9 5 Teams declining Off the top of my head Crown Point has declined a couple times, but attended once. Cathedral has attended 5 events and declined once. Merrillville has declined multiple times also. At the 2A level I know Columbia City declined once, but not sure of any others. I am not positive of any or many teams declining at the 1A level.

Hall won 4-3

Here is a short write-up on the meet. https://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/high_school/penn-wrestlers-respond-to-loss-to-riley-with-big-win/article_de4735a1-11c4-5f38-9bbd-d123023cf8fa.html

No have their coach go to ihsgw.net and register them. If their high school boys wrestle in the New Castle or Evansville Semi State then they wrestle in the south at Franklin Community High School. If their boys wrestler in the Ft Wayne or the East Chicago Semi State then they wrestle at Maconaquah High School in the north.

We are always last...

My predictions for the evening 1. Penn will have at least 25 assistant coaches in attendance 2. Sandefer will have a shirt two sizes too small, but no one will tell him 3. Harper's hair will look like he just wokeup 4. If you sit in the wrong area you will be blinded by Fabian's head 5. The score will be close

By JEREMY HINES Thehines7@gmail.com LeVon Bellemy isn’t running – he’s surviving. He’s surviving a life growing up in one of the most dangerous parts of the country, Davenport, Iowa – part of the notorious Quad City area. He’s surviving a life where his family either ends up in prison or shot – and sometimes both. He’s surviving, because that’s what he does. He’s not running, he’s fighting. He’s fighting to show a person can overcome circumstance. He’s fighting to show there is hope. Sometimes the greatest warriors are the ones that can travel the more difficult road and escape their demons. That’s what Bellemy is doing – and that’s how he ended up in Ellettsville, population 6,677. When asked what he is trying to overcome, Bellemy says simply “everything.” Bellemy’s story is a unique one. His athletic ability has saved him time and time again back in Davenport, as has the guidance of family, particularly his uncle Clyde Mayfield. Uncle Clyde gave LeVona job in his health food store – and he made sure LeVon knew the value of hard work and discipline. Under Clyde’s direction, Bellemy excelled in school and athletics. In Davenport, with a crime rate 116 percent higher than the national average, hard work and discipline wasn’t quite enough. When LeVon's brother was shot in May, something had to change. That’s when his cousin, Pauli Escebedo stepped in and offered Bellemy an escape. LeVon moved to Ellettsville to live with Pauli and her husband, Indiana wrestling coach Angel Escebedo. “They have been great to me,” Bellemy said. “Angel is a good guy who is trying to better me. He lets me know what I’m doing wrong and right.” When Bellemy moved to Indiana, sports were an afterthought. “I was focused on getting out of there and finding something better,” he said. “Things got hectic at home, and very bad for me there. I wasn’t worried about football or wrestling. I was worried about getting out.” Bellemy has made an immediate impact on Edgewood High School. As a star running back he rushed for over 1,700 yards and scored 27 touchdowns this season. Edgewood improved from 3-7 last year and 1-9 the year before that to finish with a record of 8-4 in 2018. “I can’t think of a more opposite place for LeVon to land,” Edgewood wrestling coach Greg Ratliff said. “He’s going from Davenport to Ellettsville. It is a small town. Everyone knows everyone else. The second LeVon got here the rumors started swirling about who he was. Everyone wanted to meet the new guy. “Both the wrestling and the football team got to know him quickly and made him feel at home. We let him know that here, he is family. He has fit in extremely quickly.” Football is Bellemy’s first love. He’s getting Division I college looks and plans to play at the next level. But, Bellemy is also a gifted wrestler. Bellemy wrestled as a freshman in Iowa, but then decided to try his hand at basketball as a sophomore. “I hated basketball,” he said. “I knew I had to go back to wrestling. Wrestling is football without the ball. It helps you so much with football, as far as mentally and physically. Mentally you are the toughest kid on the block if you wrestle. Wrestling gets your mind right. It teaches you not to give up. Physically, with the double leg and the driving through people, it helps you tackle and run over people.” Bellemy returned to the mat for his junior season. He ended up placing seventh in Iowa’s biggest class in the state tournament. “My goal in Indiana is to win state,” Bellemy said. “That’s my only goal in wrestling. I’ve been doing my research. I’ve been studying the competition.” Ratliff can see that happening. “He is a pure dynamite athlete, honestly,” Ratliff said. “I got to see a little bit of him wrestling this summer. Sometimes I was thinking, man, this kid is wrestling against LeVon well, but then I would look at the scoreboard and see LeVon would be up 10 points or more. He’s explosive. I’m yelling for him to just get an escape before a period ends, and before you know it he’s getting a reversal and nearfall points.” Daily life in Ellettsville is a lot different than what Bellemy was used to in Davenport. “The thing to do here is to sit in the IGA grocery store parking lot and talk,” he said. “That’s really the main thing we do. We sit in that parking lot for hours and talk. In the summer we will go swimming, but other than that – that’s all we do. “Ellettsville is a small town. There is a big difference with the people and how they act. It’s a whole new atmosphere. There are no negatives around here.” But, for as much as LeVon needed Edgewood, Edgewood has needed LeVon. “He gets along with everyone here,” Ratliff said. “He can talk to anyone. He talks to the athletes, the band students and those not involved with anything. He is a positive influence on everyone he comes in contact with. He’s a hard worker and others see that. They see how he can overcome anything and be a success. That motivates everyone.” LeVon didn’t run away from Davenport because he feared the fight. In fact, his family talked him into leaving because they knew that’s exactly what he would want to do – fight for his family. His family told him that to win the fight, he had to get away. “I feel like I have to succeed,” Bellemy said. “I know the situation my family at home is still in. My only way out is through school and sports. It drives me every single day. I have nothing to do but find the best way to provide for my family and fight for them.” View full article

Nor-ree

To the family of Elijah Lacey, Coach Tonte and to the Warren wrestling community, I sincerely apologize if the picture used in Cooper Noehre's Indy Star Athlete of the Week nomination offended any of you. The star did not choose the picture, I did. I didn't look at who he was wrestling. I just chose a picture I had on my computer that I thought would be easy to see. I feel absolutely horrible that this could be looked as disrespectful. Elijah was never anything but a class act to me and my team. I have nothing but respect for Coach Tonte and the people in his program. Again, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry for a stupid oversight. Josh Holden, Greenfield-Central Wrestling

It would've been nice if they had a pic of him being the #2 ranked kid from Warren instead of posting a pic of him beating a former wrestler that was fatally gunned down last year..

Not sure why throwing the wrestling info into a story about a person doing something dumb is relevant in this case. Not saying the story isn’t worth reporting, but I don’t see why it’s work in thewrestling info is relevant (or if did any college sport). Seems we should be seeing a lot more national stories about dumb former college athletes, cause I’m sure he’s not the only one making some dumb choices. Since this isn’t related to the sport and he’s not know nationally as a notable representstive of that sport it seem like poor choice to include it in the article.

To whom is your “non-hatred” not directed?