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  1. First off we have to be very thankful we are having a season. It doesn't look promising for the states that have moved their seasons and we are extremely lucky here. I wasn't sure we would get through a month of the football season. I wasn't sure we would get through a month of the wrestling season, but here we are. We all want fans at our events to cheer on the kids. This year has been really weird without fans in the stands. Last night was our first home meet with fans and it felt different and nice to have to people yelling and screaming. With everything else going on in this world our kids having wrestling is even more important. Be appreciative of the efforts of the administrations from the IHSAA to local schools for working with us during this time. Our kids are having a season and it is looks good that we will complete it. That is something many states may not be able to say.
    14 points
  2. The IHSAA has an executive committee meeting Thursday night. And Mr. Faulkens will be our guest on High School Wrestling Weekly Monday night. Tune in to see what he has to say about the upcoming state tournament!
    5 points
  3. I’ll again defer to the progressive stance of the IHSAA for football and continue along that thought process. They allowed 2 tickets per participant. Though they were outside venues, the venues were still smaller than both semi-state and state venues for wrestling minus Lucas Oil and perhaps a 6A stadium. So, my math says 16 wrestlers X 14 weights plus two coaches each is still under 1000 attendees. Throw in referees, table help, trainers, perhaps even concessions, and you have around 1500 per tourney venue. Looks like the two biggest non-coliseums in Indiana are East Chicago and New Castle checking in at right around 8000 seats. I have that at 18.75% occupancy for the smallest semi-state venues. For Bankers Life at 20,000 capacity, all wrestlers, 2 coaches, 2 participant tickets, and tournament help of, let’s just say, 2000 would be only 10% capacity. So, yeah, I can see fans at all venues for the entire tournament. IHSAA gives zero fecks about the Rona impeding their tournaments. They understand the role these sports are playing on our kids’ sanity. It’s a damn blessing and an an honor to be part of setting the bar for the country. Read no farther than landing the entire March Madness in Indy starting 2 weeks after the IHSAA finals.
    5 points
  4. Hey Galagore, one of the problems is that we have so many wrestlers at the same location at the same time in semi-state and State. Ive heard rumors that a solution would be to create an impromptu 3 division class wrestling system for the state tournament to alleviate the density of people in one spot. Do you think thats a good idea? Covid might get us class wrestling.
    3 points
  5. Tonight is the final wrestling match to be hosted at Gavit as the school will be closing after this year we take on Hobart should be some decent matches tonight i believe it will be live streamed on Region Sports
    2 points
  6. Congratulations to Tyler Fuqua from Franklin Community for signing with Wisconsin-Platteville. He is projected to wrestle 165, 174. View full signing
    2 points
  7. Let me think that over for a few... Just kidding, that would be a great idea!
    2 points
  8. I can assure there is Vaccines!! If it take Fans not being Present for these Athletes to have a Season , than I will watch from Home. I will Stink but these Athletes have worked to hard at this and Wish them the Best!! BT19 I know over last 4 months 8-10million vials/syringes of Covid-19 product has been Produced and Shipped!! Be Safe
    2 points
  9. Love you, Joe, but I stopped reading after the sentence in bold. That is the beginning and end. We are very fortunate to be wrestling in a state series at all.
    2 points
  10. It’s not helping that our state government is doing an absolute crappy job of Distributing the vaccines. We have vaccines, but most of it is just sitting there while the government figures out who gets it next.
    2 points
  11. Went to a college dual in West Virginia last weekend. There were 4 teams. Each wrestler was able to put 4 names on the list. The venue seated 14,000. When we got there we had to go to the ticket booth, tell them the wrestlers name, and get assigned seats. We had to sit in those seats as they spaced us out all over the venue. They also allowed clear plastic bags with food and drink because there was no concessions. It worked very well.
    2 points
  12. More rumblings - The South Semi-State will be moved to Jasper. No schools wanted it. No fans at state, coaches and wrestlers only. I knows a guy that knows a guy.....
    2 points
  13. That’d be so dumb. ECC and New Castle I get because they’re high schools. But the Coliseum has already had fans for wrestling and the Evansville semi state is big enough for something. And New Castle has had wrestling and basketball with a good amount of fans. But at minimum there should be two parents per wrestler allowed, plenty of space for that.
    2 points
  14. Unbelievable plug. I’ll be listening. Sadly, this is probably not a good time to bring up wrestle backs.
    1 point
  15. Grateful to be a part of the Gavit encore.
    1 point
  16. SIACfan

    SIAC Tournament

    North, Harrison & Bosse not having any isn't a huge surprise as they are not traditional wrestling programs. But what has happened to Reitz's program lately?
    1 point
  17. https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/uploads/O-617522132-Indiana_Frosh_Soph_State_2021.pdf All events, Qualifiers and Championships, are on TrackWrestling. Flyer will be attached soon.
    1 point
  18. I think a video feed is going to have to be a compromise this year. How logisitically possible is it to have a Track Wrestling video feed on every sectional and regional mat? I suppose a lot, but not all teams will have a video feed of their teams. Just going to have to find it. IMO, letting the parents in might be a good compromise. Most gyms still could accomadate parents and social distance. On a more critical issue, Ive heard that some school districts are not letting athletes travel to and compete in counties that are in red status. So are ADs going to compromise and let there wrestlers compete at sectionals, regionals and semi-state if the counties are in red that host the sectional or regional. With that said, would the IHSAA move a sectional or regioanal to a school in a county that has an orange or lower status?
    1 point
  19. I believe as stated by Faulkens in one of his last e-mails attendance will very by site. Some sections may have 1-2 per wrestler while others have none, it's really going to depend on the school/ county. Regionals and Semistate will be able to be limited to just particapants. Regionals will only have 112 wrestlers so if the venue is big enough and in the right county I don't see why there won't be some for that. Also Sectionals may also depend on the size of the teams. For example there's a good chance some sectionals may not have a full team or only 1 or 2 while others may be 8-11. Where some sectionals may have 5 full squads with another 3-5 with 11-13.
    1 point
  20. A bigger issue may be School Corporations with Red County restrictions. We could have schools not allowed to go to various levels of the state series if the host is in red or if a school from a red county will be attending. This could get tricky...
    1 point
  21. Has anyone heard this directly from Robert Faulken's mouth? He was pretty clear on his stance on the rumor mill at the officials/coaches meeting in Fort Wayne. Obviously there is a lot that is out of the IHSAA's control in this situation... it really seems like the situation depends on the color coding of the area, and the venues themselves as opposed to the IHSAA.
    1 point
  22. We got word that are conference tournament won’t allow any spectators but will be broadcasted. Our conference is only 9 small schools. I expect the same to happen at sectionals and possibly regionals. Maybe semi state will allow for 1-2 family members?
    1 point
  23. TeamGarcia

    Dark Horses

    Matty like .... I know it !
    1 point
  24. Bigtoe19

    Dark Horses

    Yes they are !! A few of them Bloomington South guys will be on the Podium. Pinning machines!! Ruhlman's may both be under the LIGHTs.
    1 point
  25. slingerbailey

    Dark Horses

    120 - Ross (MD) 132- Dalton (Monrovia) 138 - Roberts (Avon) 145 - Mckivitz (PM) 152 - Conley (Avon) 160 - Fuqa (Franklin) These would be my dark horse picks this year considering multiple previous wins over top 5 opponents within the last 3 years. These are guys that are always in the mix producing solid victories and results.
    1 point
  26. Eli Stock is all I have to say....
    1 point
  27. Maybe if they classed vaccinations....I kid, of course. However, we could be doing the best, some would say the bestest, distribution of vaccine and I doubt a state series that begins in 3 weeks would be minimally impacted considering we are on, what, people in the 80's to get in line? Unless your insinuating that wrestlers and families should be ranked higher (see what I did there) in importance. Anyway, not a politician, nor a desire to start a class the vaccine 10 page thread but not seeing how vaccine distribution issues play a part in an event that begins 3 weeks from now. To stay on topic, I support wrestlers getting a chance to reach their goals, whether I'm there or not this year.
    0 points
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