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Driving around the Michigan campus the other day and came across something you guys might like.

Couldn't sleep so I was checking out some old wrestling videos readying for the Big Ten Tournament this weekend, and found these... You may have seen these before, but I thought they were worth a look again. The first is a news story by a Cincinnati station when Mason was 11. The 2nd after he won his first State Championship. The 3rd after he won Gold at the UWW World Championships in August.

Slick Rick vs Robert Samuels, change my mind.

Brandon James caps off a great college career with a 3rd place finish at the NAIA Championships. The highest placer in Marian Wrestling History! Congrats Brandon!

He's put on 25 pounds of muscle since his jr world title! The FS he's been training has went a long way in developing him into a better college wrestler! Scary how good he is when he's only focused only on wrestling the past few years! Unreal talent and even better young man.

Congratulations to the Gimson brothers on becoming AAs at 133 at the NAIA Nationals. Potential 3rd place match between them im rooting for them to make it. What an amazing first year for them at Indiana Tech.

It could be my favorite finals match ever. At least it the one I always recall. Loved the late match confidence Pertov had to cut Campbell and go down 1 point knowing he could get the takedown to win it. Most guys would have tried to ride it out at that point and win in OT rather than purposely give up the lead against a top level wrestler. Also a big fan of the Eppert vs Wright State series rivalry. It’s not to often do you see that long of a series play out.

Going to be a fun semi-final either way. Indiana is in a no-lose situation with this one

Every year when I go to the state finals, the bar that I set is hoping to see another match as good as Petrov vs. Campbell.

https://gophersports.com/news/2020/2/4/wrestling-catching-up-with-brayton-lee.aspx

Technically it was December 2018, but that's splitting hairs... Here is the video for those that haven't seen the match. Shot from the stands so not the best video.

Love seeing the Sawyer Miller vs Breyden Bailey match on this list. That’s easily my biased favorite match of all time.

well to be honest the one that came to mind to me right away was when Seltzer hit an illegal move on Bettich I believe in the Semis of state and Bettich was clearly shooken up and it looked like a possible concussion because he hit his head pretty hard. Bettich was losing pretty good and had gotten beat all year by Seltzer and he coulda layed there and took the win. If he had done so a whole lot of history would be changed. The first part that would be changed would be the 2020 team state champs would be Crown Point, the second thing would be the 120 pound state champion. also it would not allow Seltzer to have the opportunity to get 3 titles and 4x under the lights. I don't know Bettich at all but after seeing that it made me a fan for life. What I have always been told is you find out more about 1 loss about a persons character than you do after 1000 wins. Excellent Job Riley.

Justin Kieffer (Roncalli) - High School State 7th,7th,4th,3rd 135 career pins in High School 2x D2 National qualifier D2 Super Regional Champ One of the most underrated wrestlers of all time.

With bonus Joe Lee content https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/05/Nick-Lee-Big-Ten-feature-story

My other thread of the Indiana Wrestling Awards has gotten some favorable responses on here as well as my social media accounts, with particular aim at my star ratings and Match of the Year picks and candidates from over the years. It's led me to ask, what matches in our state's history are some of the greatest of all-time? I have four matches that I've given five stars, three of which I saw live, and one via YouTube. Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly, 2003 IHSAA Individual State Championships - Finals at 171 LBS Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell, 2012 IHSAA Individual State Championships - Finals at 120 LBS Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte, 2014 Bellmont Main Event - 145 LBS Chad Red vs. Nick Lee, 2016 IHSAA State Championships - 132 LBS What matches can you guys think of that were five stars or near so that were match of the year candidates that will go down in history?

I know IndianaMat does their own awards, but I wanted to do a fan version of these awards with some extra categories! Maybe the IndianaMat crew will add some of these in the future! Categories Wrestler of the Year Coach of the Year Most Outstanding Wrestler Team of the Year Feud of the Year Dual Meet of the Year Match of the Year Program of the Year Most Improved (Individual) Most Improved (Team) 4A Most Valuable Wrestler 3A Most Valuable Wrestler 2A Most Valuable Wrestler 1A Most Valuable Wrestler OMG! Moment of the Year (Bonus) All finalists are listed, winners are in bold. Wrestler of the Year Silas Allred Jesse Mendez Zeke Seltzer Alex Cottey Joseph Walker Evan Bates Eli Dickens Alec Viduya Coach of the Year Sean McGinley Branden Lorek Greg Schaefer Darrick Snyder Wade McClurg Mark Kirchgassner Most Outstanding Wrestler Jesse Mendez Alex Cottey Logan Bailey Joseph Walker Matthew Koontz Jonathan Kervin Bryer Hall Robbie Gentry Team of the Year Indianapolis Cathedral Crown Point Evansville Mater Dei Brownsburg Feud of the Year Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey Eli Dickens vs. Elliott Rodgers Evansville Mater Dei vs. Indianapolis Cathedral Elliott Rodgers vs. Cooper Noehre Matthew Koontz vs. Luke Goodwin vs. Aundre Beatty Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry Dennis Hubbard vs. Antone Alexander Match of the Year Joseph Walker vs. McCartney Parkinson 2/21 Indianapolis Tyler Jones vs. Garrett Stuckman 2/21 Indianapolis Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey 2/22 Indianapolis Bryce Lowery vs. Suhas Chundi 2/15 New Castle Logan Boe vs. Jonathan Kervin 2/15 Evansville Kane Egli vs. Tyler Conley 2/15 Evansville Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry 2/8 Mooresville Alex Cottey vs. Cole Ross 1/11 Indianapolis Isiah Levitz vs. Elliott Rodgers 12/28/19 Mishawaka Program of the Year Brownsburg Carmel Crown Point Franklin Community Warren Central Most Improved (Individual) JaJuan Anderson, Warren Central Riley Rust, Center Grove Anthony Walker, Greenwood Tyler Wagner, Indianapolis Cathedral Jacob Huffman, Indianapolis Cathedral Jacob Johnson, Franklin Community Most Improved (Team) Crown Point Carmel Franklin Community 4A Most Valuable Wrestler Jesse Mendez Zeke Seltzer Alex Cottey 3A Most Valuable Wrestler Alec Viduya Joseph Walker Brayden Lowery 2A Most Valuable Wrestler Clayton Fielden Isaac Ruble Cash Turner 1A Most Valuable Wrestler Silas Allred Nathan Willman Alex Currie OMG! Moment of the Year Matthew Koontz headlocks Jesse Mendez Kody Glithero stuns Alex Cottey Nathan Willman pins the field at Evansville Lane Gilbert upsets Cole Ross Back-to-Back 170 State Semis Controversy I’ll let YOU GUYS pick MOTY. It’s literally too hard to decide for me. I rate matches out of five stars, with a five being rare. Of those listed for MOTY, I have: Walker/Parkinson - 4.5 Stars Jones/Stuckman - 4.5 Stars Boarman/LB - 4 Stars Bryce Lowery/Chundi - 4 Stars Boe/Kervin - 4.75 Stars Egli/Conley - 4 Stars Keys/Gentry - 4 Stars Cottey/Ross - 4.25 Stars Levitz/Rodgers - 4.25 Stars WAY too close to call. Every match starts with two stars and gets rated based on competitiveness Typically 3.5 = Very Good 3.75 = Great 4/4.25= Amazing 4.5/4.75 = Instant Classic 5 = Greatest of All-Time Star ratings are just opinions as one match may be rated higher than another based on a variety of factors including skill level, competitiveness, excitement, drama, etc., but all these matches are different stylistically and all will go down as some of the most memorable in Indiana. Past Five Star Matches Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly - 2003 IHSAA State Finals (watched via YouTube, thought I was actually there; that’s how good it was) Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - 2012 IHSAA State Finals Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - 2014 IHSAA State Finals Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - 2016 IHSAA State Finals Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - 2017 IHSAA State Finals

Nice Job Drew Hughes wit da fall !! Come on Indiana grapplers lets make some noise !

The match was a lot closer than the poll. Looked like Red had more of a plan than the last time they met. Just needs to work on getting up after a takedown against Lee.

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That page on Facebook also does all sessions on NCAA’s and other wrestling events .

Just remember that gets you access to all archives for the month.

I got btn+ for the month 14.95.. thanks for the help

You can subscribe to BTN+. There will be a Annual Pass or a monthly pass at $14.95. If you scroll down past it, you can choose an individual team monthly pass for $9.95. When you subscribe there will be a box checked that asks if you want to auto renew. Uncheck it and it won't try to keep you subscribed. It's a 30 day pass and gives you access to archived content from all season and the Big Ten Tournament, plus live. If you choose the individual pass, you'll only be able to view archived matches from that school. If you pay $5 more you'll get all Big Ten Teams. Outside of a Flo annual subscription, those are your only options. Of course, the Finals tomorrow are on the Big Ten Network.

Mauer vs Hobbs,Newport and Brownlee were all unreal.. Jaggers vs Sheets 02' Quiroga vs Lil Tshirts at state Todd vs Brooks title match Black vs Moreno 2018 qtrs ws a wild barn burner with 32 points combined put up on the board.

Matt Gimson forfeited to Conner for 7th place.

How awesome would it be to have multiple Big10 champs from Indiana this year? N. Lee/Red at 141, B. Lee at 149 & Mason all have decent chances. Lydy & Davison are both long shots, but that is why they wrestle the matches - they have a shot. Has Indiana had multiple Big10 champs in the same year before? And/or how many times has it happened & when/who?

Jon was a title contender his senior year with only loss going into SS ws to cathedrals Willis in a war.. he was upset in the ticket round..Fellers and Catron are 2 other 1s that were nails as well.

I remember Mullins. New Castle had some unreal talents. I remember the Decker brothers too, and they were more solid than I feel they get credit for.

That's how I feel about the Wilson/James semi-state championship match. 2013-14 and 2014-15 were two years of absolutely incredible wrestling, both on the state level and nationally. The Wilson/James 6-5 semi-state match was near perfect. It had the drama, excitement, scrambles, technique, and attitude. The only match better than it that year was LeCount vs. Forte at Bellmont. A true five-star match and was miles better than their finals match at state. The score was 6-5 in the third before LeCount shook him off and cradled him up for the fall. Also, for anyone interested in watching my 2012 Match of the Year, the link is right here.

Campbell vs Ayersman and Petrov were instant classics..04 State finals Pingleton vs Elkins 10-9 master piece is a very underrated match..a.j black vs Curtis HHC championship is 1 that for anybody that seen it will tell you was EPIC.. better than both their finals matches combined Imho.

6 Indiana Guys in the Semis is unreal! And many more fighting in the consis!

Davison beats Brunner..Lydy over Romero and Parris sticks his guy in 28 seconds! By far the greatest year for IN wrestlers with 6 IN guys making the Big10 Semis WOW!

Congrats to these 2 studs! I can see national titles and 4x AA outta them both..Tech really impressed me at Little state all the way around.

Our Match of the Year for the 2019-20 season... Joseph Walker vs. Macartney Parkinson IHSAA State Finals Day 1, Indianapolis, IN, February 21

Or on Flowrestling

thanks man, 1000 bananas sent to ya lol

Marian athletics posted a right up on Twitter, all it said was disqualified for an elbow.

Brunner should be good to go. Saw him on Purdue’s insta story last night drilling, and he looked good. Doesn’t even have a big knee brace on, just a normal knee pad.

For reference, here are some past award winners to make a trip down memory lane and be swept away in a tide of nostalgia. Past Award Winners Wrestler of the Year 2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point 2013: Mitch Sliga, Fishers 2014: Stevan Micic, Hanover Central 2015: Tommy Cash, Lawrence North 2016: Chad Red, New Palestine 2017: Andrew Davison, Chesterton 2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg 2019: Asa Garcia, Avon Coach of the Year 2012: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian 2013: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian 2014: Bob Hasseman, Franklin Community 2015: Brad Harper, Penn 2016: Jim Tonte, Warren Central 2017: Darrick Snyder, Brownsburg 2018: Matt Schoettle, Perry Meridian 2019: Sean McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral Most Outstanding Wrestler 2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point 2013: Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian 2014: Gelen Robinson, Lake Central 2015: Nick Lee, Evansville Mater Dei; Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral 2016: Drew Hughes, Lowell; Shawn Streck, Merrillville 2017: Joe Lee, Evansville Mater Dei 2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg 2019: Jesse Mendez, Crown Point Team of the Year 2012: Perry Meridian 2013: Perry Meridian 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Evansville Mater Dei 2016: Warren Central 2017: Brownsburg 2018: Brownsburg 2019: Brownsburg Feud of the Year 2012: Brian Harvey vs. Kirk Johnson 2013: Donte Winfield vs. Wesley Bernard 2014: Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James 2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey 2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee 2017: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian 2018: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian 2019: Jordan Slivka vs. Donnell Washington Match of the Year 2012: Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - IHSAA Individual State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18 2013: Neal Molloy vs. Eli Walker - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16 2014: Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - Bellmont Main Event, Decatur, IN, January 11 2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 21 2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 20 2017: Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18 2018: Noah Warren vs. Jordan Rader - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 17 2019: Alex Cartwright vs. Jamichael Watts - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16 Program of the Year 2012: Perry Meridian 2013: Perry Meridian 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Perry Meridian 2016: Brownsburg 2017: Brownsburg 2018: Perry Meridian 2019: Brownsburg Most Improved (Individual) 2012: Sean Mappes, Center Grove 2013: Riley McClurg, Perry Meridian 2014: Chase Osborn, Penn 2015: Nathon Trawick, Richmond 2016: Ben Stewart, Indianapolis Cathedral 2017: Rickie Clark, Brownsburg 2018: Nick South, Columbus East 2019: Clayton Fielden, Garrett Most Improved (Team) 2012: Crown Point 2013: Warren Central 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Evansville Mater Dei 2016: Brownsburg 2017: Perry Meridian 2018: Perry Meridian 2019: Indianapolis Cathedral OMG! Moment of the Year 2012: Sliga pins Kourtney Berry 2013: Eli Walker’s fireman’s carry in the finals 2014: Rhett Hiestand stuns Vinny Corsaro 2015: Tommy Cash pins Joe Lee 2016: Nick Lee goes up 4-0 on Chad Red 2017: Alec White pins Blake Mulkey 2018: Conner Graber shocks Nathan Walton 2019: Asa Garcia’s leg pass to a cradle for title #3

I believe he gave Silas the top award so as not to repeat winner gave the other category to Mendez. At least that’s my guess.

When it comes to Voting: Only graduated 2 Seniors Brayden Littell was on IR for 2019-2020 & Conner Furh Finished 11th in team scores at the IHSAA State Finals Center Grove is returning: 2020-2021 Grade: 11 Hayden Watson IHSAA State Finals 3rd Grade: 12 Riley Rust IHSAA State Finals 4th Grade: 11 Drake Buchannan IHSAA State Finals 6th Grade: 11 Michael LaRocca SSQ Grade: 10 Hyatt Yeager Fresh/Soph State 3rd Grade: 11 Bryce Crump Fresh/Soph State 3rd Grade: 11 Michael Tharp 2018-2019 SSQ out w/ Injury 2019-2020 season Grade: 11 Owen Green Mooresville Regional lost in round to go SS Grade: 12 Sam Hesser Mooresville Regional lost in round to go SS Grade: 12 Lou Gattone Mooresville Regional lost in round to go SS Grade: 12 Sam Howe Mooresville Regional lost in round to go SS Incoming Freshman: Drew Mills MS Champ Nate Johnson MS Champ Kaden McConnell MS 3rd Place Charlie LaRocca MS 3rd Place Noah Clouser MS 4th Place Tyler Schott MS 2nd place Reese Courtney Conner Vander Luitgaren Payton Hutchins 8th Graders Eddie Gross Silas Stits Julian Weems

Winamac Warriors are Patiently (NOT) waiting for the Vote Ins to happen.... They not only have a FULL line-up but are returning all 14 starters next Year and then will get 11 of those starters back... and have accomplished that in just 5 years from only have 7 kids in the room TOTAL!!!!! Just throwing that out there!!

The first tournament I ever head coached, an opponent from Western committed two penalties that injured our wrestler forcing him to not continue; as I could see the kid didn't intend to injury our wrestler, I told the ref to blow the whistle twice so we could default to him. When these situations arise, I always think of an Purdue-IU dual I was a part of. At 133, Chris Fleeger was beating Andre Hernandez by about 9 points and was called for an illegal key-lock/arm throw. The IU coaches took the default victory. My match was next and was boring in comparison to the two I was sandwiched between. At 149, the IU wrestler hit a headlock in the opening exchange of the match, the headlock was illegal, and Purdue took the default victory. I suppose IU may have thought that the key-lock/arm throw may have been malicious, but I don't know what they thought. The 149 default seemed to be retribution. These were not great moments for wrestling. This dual meet was not a part of the tournament series, so the stakes aren't as high, but when in doubt, do what Bobby Douglas would do.

It is streaming on track Wrestling https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=492453132