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I was a city champ in folk style at the Reitz tournament, won it easy 14-0 as a kid. Then I moved to freestyle and at my first tournament I had to face Dustin Nosko and he gator rolled me until he tech falled me about 10 seconds into the match. I remember his name everywhere I went. I would win about every tournament in southern indiana before freestyle state except at Mater Dei. The closed I got was I was winning 10-4 and with about 30 seconds left but he got with his signature half Nelson. He was my inspiration to do my best and was a great role model. Very classy at the tournaments. Humble, a hard worker, what every parent would be proud of. Thanks Dustin!

FWSS will have a few more placers in the coming years and I’m confident some of the changes that are happening will produce better wrestling as a whole from our SS.

I think it's funny that it keeps being said that Ft. Wayne needs to be strengthened or balanced. People don't care about making Ft. Wayne stronger. Indy schools are hammering each other in January and February and they want to avoid each other until state. There is a rumor that there is a movement in Indy, not sure if it's coaches or AD's or both, for this "restructuring" because some of their better kids are losing early. Restructure because it fits geography, time, etc. You don't restructure because you don't like the outcome you're getting. Us small schools have been told to work harder if we want to be like the big dogs. So, if the rumor is true, then I would say you just need to work harder.

we can work out a arrangement for that to happen . #TheCountyMafia

With much of my extra time these past few months (bits here and there) I was kicking around the idea of rotating the semi-states clockwise about a county so it is more like true quarters of the state in order to rebalance the schools coming from each semi-state. I'm attaching what I cam up with here in case anyone cares to peruse. Semistate redistribution Idea.docx A couple caveats: 1) The purpose was to rebalance the semi-states and maybe rebalance some regionals. 2) Don't get caught up in who is "hosting", I just did that for ease of identification of sectionals 3) There's some big changes in this and I know people who get moved into a "harder" sectional, regional, or semi-state will think it's a dumb idea, but I do think it solves a balance issue and would lead to a better state finals overall. 4) I did this solo, so good chance there are some errors with teams either not mentioned or being repeated on accident, just let me know if you find them. 5) Obviously, I had to get creative with Regional Pairings to make them as even as possible. One comes out pretty weak overall, but the other 15 are pretty even overall given geographical constraints. The final breakdown of Team state eligible teams in each semi-state if we redrew the lines would be as follows: East Chicago: 4A-8 3A-14 2A-20 1A-26 Total: 68 Ft. Wayne: 4A-9 3A-13 2A-21 1A-23 Total: 66 New Castle: 4A-10 3A-17 2A-19 1A-20 Total: 66 Evansville: 4A-8 3A-16 2A-21 1A-22 Total: 67 This is MUCH more balanced than our current semi-states. Let me know what you think! Possible? Dumb Idea? Does it help solve a problem we currently have? Are there better solutions with less upheaval to traditional sectional rivalries? All items for discussion.

Floyd Central and New Albany were in the Jeffersonville regional up until the last restructuring. Just for reference, here is the discussion around the last restructure.

That's great news for that program! What a stud to lead the young guns that are there, Love seeing the legends give back to the sport the excelled at...I know Reiser will be pumped about this and this just assures us that Chesterton will be a murderes row for years to come.. This is what generational pedigree looks like, from the youth level up, the culture breeds success and great leaders of tomorrow.

The 125 pounder was dustin schlatter lol