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Wrestling starts tomorrow at 6:00 pm in Historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana. JV matches first then varsity. Seating capacity is limited so don't wait too late to head over. What a great way to start your Thanksgiving weekend!

Having spent a lot time with the class of 2023, I would throw another name into the mix - AJ Steenbeke from Pen HS, too. Steenbeke, Purdy and Jones all played football this season, too. Hopefully any rust on the wheels to begin the season will soon be shaken off! I also dropped in a pic if some freshmen hammers from Indiana competing for ScorpionsDynast Team last February at the 2019 Wildwood Duals in NJ. Sergio would've been in the discussion had he chosen to attend an Indiana HS. Good luck all!

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Sorry for the delay..holiday week, busy getting beer. https://sports.wabash.edu/news/2019/11/24/wrestling-hatch-wins-165-pound-title-at-concordia-open.aspx

Nick South’s DNP in the gold bracket came due to his loss to the eventually champ in the second round. The 7-4 score doesn’t do the match justice. It went into the 5th overtime, with Nick having to try a big move (the MO wrestler had 8 secs of riding time that would cost him the match). In my opinion, had Nick drew this kid in a later round, he would have seen a top 3 finish in the gold bracket

Can’t stand this, let the kids rep who they want. It causes no harm to have a penn state logo on the side of the kids headgear. I know my complaining won’t change anything but jeez. Glad to see the IHSAA has their priorities in check .

Seating capacity is only around 600 so I wouldn't arrive late. Not sure about SRO. Dave

This was addressed by the refs during the coaches meeting at the John Hurley tournament. They said that the rule was suspended for this year, so they weren't going to enforce it. The only thing they brought up was other logos, such as colleges ect. They said that the idea behind the rule was prevent kids from being walking billboards. So all those kids paying $40+ for those stickers at off-season tournaments will need to peel them off before competing.

Top 8th graders from last year 1. Sam Goin--8th grade--Crown Point—106--(106)(1st, 3rd, 3rd, and 5th at Middle School State, Super32 HS went 3-2, Runner Up at IHPO, Wildwood Duals 9-1, Ohio TOC Champ, Runner up at GFC MS, 10-0 at VAC 2017, 6-2 at Nat MS duals, SB duals 8-1(FS), 7-1 at Heartland Duals, Midwest Classic Champ, 6-0 Jimtown Duals HS, 3rd, 3rd & 6th at USA Nationals, Indy Nationals Champ, multiple ISWA state champ, 3-2 at Tulsa 2019) 2. Leighton Jones--8th grade--Brownsburg--195–(220)(1st and 2nd at Middle School State, Fargo 7th Place GR, Indy Nationals HS division 2nd, Wildwood Duals 8-2, Runner up in FS and GR USA Nationals 2017, Super32 Runner Up, Midwest Classic Champ, SB duals 6-2(Greco) 7-2(FS), GGR open 1st, 3rd at USA Nationals, Central Regional champ in FS & GR, multi time ISWA state champ) 3. Christian Carroll--8th grade--Penn—157--(160-220)—FLO Rank #52(Super32 HS went 2-2, Super32 Champ MS, 6-0 at Cadet duals FS, 8-0 at Cadet Duals GRECO, 6-0 at Lee Pamulak MS duals, 6-1 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 5-1 at Sparty Duals, 9-0 VAC 2018 & 8-2 at VAC 20-17, Preseason Nationals Runner-up, 6-0 at Christmas Duals, ISWA triple Crown Winner) 4. John Purdy--8th grade--Castle--150–(145-160)(1st, 4th and 6th at Middle School State, 3rd in FS and 4th in GR at UWW 15U, Runner Up at Tulsa, 6th at Super32, 8-2 at VAC 2018, USA National Champ, Greco Nationals Runner Up and 4th at Freestyle Nationals, Central Regional champ in both styles, 6-1 at Heartland Duals, Dixie National champ, Indy National Champ, 3X ISWA triple crown winner and 11X champ, 8-1 at AAU duals 2017, and 3rd at Preseason Nationals) 5. Cheaney Schoeff--8th grade--Avon--117–(113)—FLO Rank #90(1st , 1st, and 2nd at Middle School State, Tallinn FS open Champ, 8-1 at Disney Duals, 9-5 at Cadet duals, Wildwood Duals 8-2, FloNationals MS champ, 3rd at Preseason Nationals, 8-0 at the NHSCA Duals, 8-0 at heartland Duals, 8-2 VAC 2018 & 9-1 VAC 2017, 6-1 at West Pen Duals, NUWAY Nationals Champ, 6-1 at Middle School National duals in 2018 and 2017, multi time ISWA triple crown winner, 3rd and 5th at USA Nationals) 6. Sergio Lemley--8th grade--Mount Carmel--118--(113) (1st, 1st, and 5th at Middle School State, Super32 HS went 2-2, 3-2 at Fargo FS, 7th at USA Nationals 16U division, Wildwood Duals 10-0, 4th at Super32, 4th at FloNationals MS, 4th at Preseason Nationals, 5-0 at GRR MS duals, ISWA triple crown winner, Winter Nationals Champ, 3-2 at Tulsa 2019) 7. Cody Goodwin--8th grade--Crown Point--141–(138)—FLO Rank #24(1st and 6th at Middle School State, Wildwood Duals 8-2, GFC champion, 5th at USA Nationals, 8-0 at Heartland Duals, 9-1 at VAC, Tulsa Champ, Reno Worlds Runner-Up, 6-2 at NHSCA Duals gold pool, 6-1 at Middle School Nat Duals, Winter Nationals Champ, multi time ISWA triple crown winner, Preseason Nationals 2X Runner up and 3rd place, 2X Indy Nationals champ, 2X NUWAY National champ) 8. Logan Frazier--8th grade--Crown Point—113--(113)—FLO Rank #73(1st and 5th at Middle School State, 3-2 at Fargo FS, Wildwood Duals 9-1, Tulsa Kickoff Champ, 6th place at Tulsa 2019, Runner Up at Preseason Nationals, 4-2 at IHPO, 2nd & 3rd at Reno Worlds, 6th at USA Nationals, Dixie National Champ, Dominate the Dells Champ, Runner Up at GFC, 3X ISWA state champ) 9. Lane Gilbert--8th grade--Sullivan--120–(106-120) (2X Middle School State Champ, 3-2 at Tulsa, 6-1 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 4-1 NUWAY spring duals, 7-3 at VAC, ISWA triple crown winner, 8-0 Columbus Day Duals) 10. Aaron Steenbeke--8th grade--Granger--157--(152-160) (1st and 3rd at Middle School State, 7-0 GRR duals, Wildwood Duals 9-1, 3rd and 4th at USA Nationals, 8-2 at VAC 2018, 7-1 at Nat MS duals, SB duals 6-2(Greco) 7-2(FS), 7th at Super32, 1st and 4th at Freakshow, 4th at USA freestyle Nat and 3rd at Greco Nationals, ISWA triple crown winner, 1st and freestyle and greco central regional) 11. Orlando Cruz--8th grade--Crown Point--151--(145)—FLO Rank #83 (Runner Up at Middle School State, 1st at GRR, 1st and 4th at Preseason Nationals, 4th at USA Nationals, 6-2 at NHSCA duals gold bracket, 5-0 at NUWAY spring duals, 8-2 at VAC, 1st and 2nd at NUWAY National, Indy Nationals 2nd and 4th) 13. Blake Wolf--8th grade--Dearborn--100--(106) (1st, 5th, and 8th at Middle School State, Runner Up at GRR open) 14. Bryce Lowery--8th grade--Roncalli--100--(106) (1st, 1st, 4th, and 5th at Middle School State, 5-3 at Heartland Duals, 5-2 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 4-1 at GRR MS duals, 12-2 between both styles at Schoolboy Duals 2017, All American at USA Nationals, ISWA Freestyle and Greco state champ) 16. Seth Willems--8th grade--Crown Point--160--(152-160) (1st and 3rd at Middle School State, 3rd at Preseason Nationals, 6-2 at Nat MS duals, 5-2 at Heartland Duals, 10-3 at Schoolboy duals between both styles, 9-1 at VAC holiday duals, ISWA triple crown winner) 17. Aidan Torres--8th grade--Andrean/Mount Carmel--117–(106-120)(3rd and 5th at Middle School State, 2nd, 13-4 at SB Duals, 4th & 5th at USA Nationals, 6-2 at Nat MS duals, 7-1 at Heartland Duals, 6-0 Jimtown Duals HS, 7-0 NUWAY Nat Duals, Winter Nationals Champ, Indy Nat Champ, ISWA triple crown winner)

By STEVE KRAH stvkrh905@gmail.com Real adversity meets opportunity. That’s the story of Jacob Linky. The wrestling room at Warsaw Community High School is filled with pulsing music and coaches barking instructions as more than three dozen Tigers get after it. One wrestler — junior Linky — goes through the workout, rehearsing his moves with his workout partner, cranking out pull-ups and running laps around the room. But without the sounds heard by the others. Linky lives in a world that is mostly silent. Without his cochlear implants, Linky can’t hear much of anything. There was one incident where smoke alarms went off all over the house where Jacob now resides with Nrian and Brenda Linky. It was 3 a.m. “Jacob slept through the alarm,” says Brian Linky, Jacob’s legal guardian. “I woke him in the morning.” The young man was not born deaf. Now 18, Jacob was about 5 and in native Africa — Lake Volta, Ghana, to be exact — when he lost his hearing at the hands of his father. “We were slaves,” says Jacob, speaking of his early childhood through interpreter Rebecca Black. “We helped my dad in his fishing business. “I didn’t used to be deaf. My dad hit by head a whole bunch. That’s how I became the way I am.” His father demanded that young Jacob dive into very deep waters full of dangerous creatures. “I felt a pop in my ears,” says Jacob. “I was a kid.” His native language was Twi, but he didn’t hear much that after his hearing was gone. Growing up the second oldest of seven children, Jacob has a brother who was born to another family, rejected and traded to his father. It was a life that is difficult to imagine for those in the U.S. “My mom didn’t do anything wrong,” says Jacob. “She fed me.” Wanting the best for Jacob, his mother placed him in an orphanage. He eventually came to live in Warsaw when he was adopted by Andy and Dawn Marie Bass and began attending the fifth grade at Jefferson Elementary in Warsaw. He received hearing aids and then implants. “I’m thankful the Basses adopted me and brought me here,” says Jacob. “I now live with the Linky family.” Following grade school, Jacob went on to Edgewood Middle School in Warsaw and was introduced to wrestling. “I knew nothing (about the sport),” says Jacob. “I played around.” Drive and athletic prowess allow Jacob to excel on the high school mat. “At times his feisty side comes out because of that past,” says Warsaw head coach Kris Hueber. “He’s channeled it well and we’ve been able to harness well most of the time. “He has days where he is cranky and fired up, You know that he’s drawing from stuff that no one else has.” After missing his freshmen season, Jacob made an impact with the Tigers as a 145-pound sophomore, advancing to the East Chicago Semistate. “This year, I’d like to go all the way to State,” says Jacob, who spent the summer pumping iron and continues to eat a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and protein while packing more muscle on a 5-foot-7, 160-pound frame. “(Jacob) fell in love with the weight room,” says Hueber. “There is not much on him that is not muscular. He’s one of those guys with his energy level he needs to be active. As an athlete, he is a remarkably gifted human being. He’s able to do things no one else in the room can do. Between strength, balance and agility, he is uniquely gifted.” Ask Jacob what his best quality is as a wrestler and says speed. His quickness and and strength come into play in the practice room with larger practice partners — 170-pound Brandon Estepp, 182-pound junior Mario Cortes and 195-pound senior Brock Hueber. “I don’t like to wrestle light persons,” says Jacob. “It makes me work hard to wrestle the big guys.” Warsaw opened the 2019-20 season Saturday with the Warsaw Invitational and Jacob went 5-0 with four pins. Sign language and lip-reading help him navigate life as a teenager and athlete. When Jacob wrestles, Black circles the mat to maintain eye contact and relay information to him. “She always looks where my head is,” says Jacob. “She always gets sweaty.” Who gets sweatier during a match? “Me,” says Jacob, thrusting a thumb at his chest. “I’m a harder worker.” Black has been around Jacob since he was in eighth grade. “I feel privileged to be involved in his life,” says Black. “He’s an amazing person. He just is.” Hueber has come to appreciate that Jacob has the ability to be both competitive and light-hearted. “He’s ornery still, but in a good way,” says Hueber. “He has not been able to out-grow being a kid. I love that.” While Jacob’s background and circumstance are different than his Tiger mates, Hueber says he’s “just one of the guys.” “(They) don’t treat him differently in any way,” says Hueber. “They love being around him because of his charisma and personality. He’s a really great teammate.” Hueber says working with Jacob has helped others recognize their influence. “They might be able to goof off for two minutes and snap right back,” says Hueber. “If (Jacob) misses one line of communication, there’s a lot that he’s got to recover from.” This means that workout partners need to be focused and attentive as well — not just for themselves but to also help Jacob. Hueber notes that Jacob has to concentrate and keep focused on his interpreter in class (his current favorite class in English and he is looking forward to Building Trades in the future) and practice. “There are probably times when he’s looking for a break,” says Hueber. “He’s on and he’s full-wired all day. That’s taxing mentally for sure.” Brian Linky works in payment processing at PayProTec in Warsaw and Brenda Linky is the special needs coordinator for Warsaw Community Schools. The Linkys have two sons who played basketball at Warsaw — Zack (now 28 and living in Calfiornia) and Ben (now 22 and attending Indiana University). Taking in Jacob means they have a teenager in the house again. “He’s been nothing but polite,” says Brian Linky. “He’s hard-working around the house (mowing the lawn, making his bed, walking the dog and cooking his own meals). He has friends over. He’s very happy.” As for the future, Jacob is considering joining the football team next year (he has never played the sport). He turns 19 in May. A brother, Christian, lives in Virginia and communicates with Jacob and family in Africa through text. “We’re going to save up so we can visit our parents in Africa,” says Jacob. Right now, he is doing life as an Indiana teenager and wrestling is a big part of it. Real adversity meets opportunity. View full article

Got Franklin Central too. They’ve been making some noise of late. What?????...... too soon???

What about a logo on both sides of your SHOES! Hit 'em with the marker too?

Glad they are working on the important stuff.

Theses type of logo rules seem a little nitpicking when they are so small a person doesn’t even notice them. But on a side note, someone said the solution to it was wrestlers should cover the additional logo with tape? Isn’t there still a rule that says you can not hate tape covering any part of your headgear?

@Fabio Jr. has been coming up short his whole life......