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Thanks for the responses guys. Totally get the scheduling conflict. Hopefully in the future the IHSWCA and the IHSAA can figure out a way in the future to allow teams to accept invites without compromising their current scheduling points.

Congrats to all the triple crown winners this year. It takes a lot of hard work and the stars to align just a bit for some to achieve this honor. I personally want to congratulate Hunter May. 2019 Schoolboy triple crown winner. Middle school champ and USAW Folkstyle National Champ. He’s a great young man on and off the mat and a tremendous competitor. He puts in all the extra work and is lucky to have such a great and supportive family. Big future in front of you!

Mike Ester, the late Matt Morris, and Demetrice Burton anchored that team.. Tony Graduated in 1991. Mike was the first person I met at Snider in the summer of 1988. I was an incoming senior transfer from SB Washington. He was an incoming 82lb freshman. He was scrappy and someone nicknamed him "Spike". He was also the only person I wrestled with in high school and in college. Mike was tough as nails as a wrestler. He wasn't quick nor strong. I wouldn't have called him an athlete. He was just tough as a bulldog. Same way in college. Hard worker and he expected the same from his athletes. It will be strange not seeing him at Snider Crossroads or some prestige-less off-season competition. I know he loved the sport and cared about the kids. He will be missed.

Mike Ester, Demetrius Burton, and Tony Vaughn anchored one of FW Snider's strongest squads ever in 1991-1992. Good memories of those boys at Market Square and through the AAU circuit at Arsenal Tech satellites and Team Indiana. Rest in peace, Mike.

Very sorry to hear about Mike's passing. He was great to be around and like Jimmy T said, there was no one who did more to help kids who had nothing else in their lives. Staggering to think how many kids were given a future because of Mike's love for them. Miss you Mike.

Well I usually don’t get on this site to look at the forums but this was brought to my attention. This was not the case of who he couldn’t or could beat. There where many issues last year and we are glad that’s behind him. Castle is a great school and we wish them well. We also appreciate everything thing they did and all the time they spent with him. For somebody to say who he couldn’t beat means you probably don’t actually know what was going on. Mater Dei is a great opportunity for him not just for the wrestling aspects but for many other reasons. “Well over his allowance” he was .1 over not sure if that classifies as well over. That’s on him and hopefully he is at a different stage in his career where he won’t have to worry about that anymore.

Kayla showing her arsenal. Some takedowns, a couple turns, even a cradle at one point, but finished thing with a crotch lift to take a 11-0 victory (12 after the challenge). She takes the top spot on the podium. Getting into that World Championship form.

Takedown to turns, and the title. Nice tune up event for her as she prepares for the World Championships.

The former Missouri Tiger was a four-time All-American WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland made a splashy hire Wednesday, welcoming four-time NCAA All-American Daniel Lewis into the Boilermaker wrestling room as a graduate assistant. The former Missouri Tiger competed at 165 and 174 pounds over the last four NCAA seasons, graduating as one of the top wrestlers in program history. “It’s not every day you have the opportunity to bring a four-time All-American into your room, and we’re thrilled to welcome Daniel to our team,” said Ersland. “His success on the mat speaks for itself, his abilities in the classroom are even more impressive and I can’t wait to get him around our guys.” The Blue Springs, Missouri native racked up a career record of 118-17 for the Tigers, earning All-America at 165 pounds as a freshman and sophomore and then at 174 pounds in his final two seasons. He’s one of only three four-time All-Americans in Missouri wrestling history, joining Ben Askren and J’Den Cox. “I feel blessed to be granted such an amazing opportunity to continue my education and start giving back to the sport that gave me so much,” said Lewis. “My glory days of college wrestling are over, but I plan to find success in the lessons and experiences I pass on to my new Boilermaker family.” Lewis won four straight Mid-American Conference individual titles, leading Missouri to the team championship in every season and was named the MAC Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2018. Fifty-three of his 118 career wins came by fall (44.9%), good for second-most in Missouri history, and he took home the 2019 Gorarrian Award for recording the most falls at the NCAA Championships. He earned MAC Freshman Wrestler of the Year honors and Missouri’s Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman award in 2016, finishing 29-6 at 165 pounds and finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships. He followed up with a 28-6 mark in 2017, again at 165, and took sixth at the national tournament. After moving up to 174 pounds as a junior in 2017-18, Lewis reeled off 32 straight victories to start the season, including a flawless 26-0 mark in the regular season and his third straight MAC title. His 17 falls were a team and career high, and he went on to finish fourth at the NCAA Championships. Lewis’s senior season brought a similar level of success, posting a 28-3 overall mark with 17 falls, earning his fourth straight MAC crown and another fourth-place effort at the national tournament. He went undefeated in duals over his final two years and finished 25-1 in dual competition for his career. He shared Missouri’s Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in each of his last two seasons and was named the University of Missouri Male Athlete of the Year in 2019. Lewis earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in May of 2019 from Missouri with an emphasis in aerospace engineering and will be pursuing his master’s degree in Business Administration from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue. He completed a construction/property management internship with The Kroenke Group in Columbia, Missouri in the summer of 2018, and worked at ProCraft Mechanical in Broomfield, Colorado as a project operations intern in 2019. View full article

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU head coach Angel Escobedo has announced the addition of three time All-American and NCAA Champion Jason Tsirtsis as a volunteer assistant coach. Tsirtsis, a native of Crown Point, Ind., where he won four state championships in high school, started his college career at Northwestern where in his redshirt freshman season he won the NCAA Championship at 149 lb. That year, in 2014, Tsirtsis also was the Big Ten Champion, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Intermat Freshman of the Year and Midlands Champion. Tsirtsis concluded his collegiate career in 2017-18 with Arizona State as an All-American with a seventh-place finish at NCAAs. He was named the Comeback Wrestler of the Year at the NCAA Championships by FloWrestling. I'm very excited to add Jason Tsirtsis to our staff,” Escobedo said. “Since day one, our focus has been to keep the best kids in state and I believe having an Indiana legend like Jason will help achieve this goal. He will work directly with our middle weights (149-165) and we are excited to have him join our program.” “I am extremely excited to join the wrestling family down in Bloomington,” Tsirtsis said. “Angel has done a great job at changing the culture within the program and I'm thrilled to help further the growth & development of our wrestlers. I can't wait to get down to Bloomington!” View full article