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I know there will be several wrestlers this weekend playing at Lucas Oil Stadium. I would like to recognize our Adams Central wrestlers who will be competing for a state championship this weekend. As a Dad, Uncle, and coach of these young men, I am super proud of their hard work, attitude, and dedication that has put them into this position. AC football kids that have wrestled on our HS team: Blake Heyerly, Alex Currie, Keegan Bluhm, Trevor Currie, Gavin Cook, Braydon Moon, Zac Wurm, Lain Lengerich, Ryan Black, Trace Sonnigsen, Keagan Combs, Cody Lautzenheiser, Gavin Arner, Jackson Becher, Wyatt Smith, Max Kaehr, Matt Heiser, Holden Schumm, Lucas Rumple. Be thankful, compete to your abilities, and enjoy the experience. Good Luck, Coach Currie

Rule changes at https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/wrestling-rules-changes-2021-22/ You can get a wrestling rules book there if you want one. Also IHSAA bylaws at https://www.ihsaa.org/About-IHSAA/By-Laws and the winter bulletin https://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/quick resources/Winter Bulletin.pdf Wrestling Rules Changes - 2021-22 By NFHS on October 26, 2021wrestling Share Print 1-4-3: SECTION 4 REPRESENTATION ART. 3 . . . No wrestler shall represent the school in more than one weight class in any meet or wrestle in more than five matches (championship or consolation), excluding forfeits in any one day of competition. Exception: No wrestler shall wrestle in more than six matches (championship or consolation), excluding forfeits in any one day of a tournament conducted by the state high school association for qualification to the state high school championships or the championships themselves. Rationale: There have been a number of rule change proposals over the last several years asking for the maximum number of competitions allowed per day to be increased from five to six. Most of the concern that has been shared over the years in the NFHS Wrestling Forum centered around the extreme number of matches some wrestlers accumulate over the course of a season in states where there are few limitations on competitions. Since this experiment would only allow six matches per day to be wrestled in the postseason qualifying tournament or state championship event, the impact on the total number of matches that an individual wrestles in an entire season would be very minimal. For the majority of participants, this rule would never come into play. Increasing the number of matches from five to six would allow postseason tournaments with more than 8 competitors in a weight class to complete the tournament in one day. This would be a substantial help for post-season qualifying tournaments and state championship events where travel can be extreme. In many cases, this would eliminate the need for schools to stay overnight in order to participate in their respective state qualifying tournaments and state championship events. Editor’s Note: This rule change was supported by an experiment conducted by the TSSAA. The research was favorable by coaches and officials.] 4-4-1a and b NEW: SECTION 4 WEIGHT CLASSIFICATIONS ART. 1 . . . A state association shall select one weight class. Competition shall be in one of the following sets of weight classes when girls are wrestling girls: 106 lbs., 113 lbs, 120 lbs., 126 lbs., 132lbs., 138 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 160 lbs., 170 lbs., 182., 195 lbs., 220 lbs., 285 lbs. a.(12) 100 lbs., 107 lbs., 114 lbs., 120 lbs., 126 lbs., 132 lbs., 138 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 165 lbs., 185 lbs., 235 lbs. (13) 100 lbs., 106 lbs., 112 lbs., 118 lbs., 124 lbs., 130 lbs., 136 lbs., 142 lbs., 148 lbs., 155 lbs., 170 lbs., 190 lbs., 235 lbs. (14) 100 lbs., 105 lbs., 110 lbs., 115 lbs., 120 lbs., 125 lbs., 130 lbs., 135 lbs., 140 lbs., 145 lbs., 155 lbs., 170 lbs., 190 lbs., 235 lbs. b. A state association shall select one weight class. Competition shall be in one of the following sets of weight classes when boys wrestle boys (or when boys wrestle girls): 106 lbs., 113 lbs, 120 lbs., 126 lbs., 132lbs., 138 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 160 lbs., 170 lbs., 182., 195 lbs., 220 lbs., 285 lbs. (12) 108 lbs., 116 lbs., 124 lbs., 131 lbs., 138 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 160 lbs., 170 lbs., 190 lbs., 215 lbs., 285 lbs. (13) 107 lbs., 114 lbs., 121 lbs., 127 lbs., 133 lbs., 139 lbs., 145 lbs., 152 lbs., 160 lbs., 172 lbs., 189 lbs., 215 lbs., 285 lbs. (14) 106 lbs., 113 lbs., 120 lbs., 126 lbs., 132 lbs. 138 lbs., 144 lbs., 150 lbs., 157 lbs., 165 lbs., 175 lbs., 190 lbs., 215 lbs., 285 lbs. Rationale: Effective July 1, 2023: We have more member state associations (30) sponsoring girls wrestling and providing an equal number of uniform weight classifications is now necessary. Due to fluctuating demographics of our student enrollment, each state association shall select one of the three sets (12, 13, 14) of listed weight classes for boys and one of the three sets (12, 13, 14) for girls. These recommended weights are based upon data from over 215,000 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) assessments. 4-5-7: SECTION 5 WEIGHING IN ART. 7 . . . All contestants shall weigh-in wearing a legal uniform (4-4-1) and a suitable undergarment that completely covers the buttocks and the groin area. Contestants shall not weigh-in wearing shoes or ear guards. Female contestants shall also wear a suitable form-fitted compression undergarment that completely covers their breasts. Contestants may wear low-cut socks that cannot be removed or added if the wrestlers do not make weight. NOTE: No additional weight allowance shall be granted for weighing-in wearing a legal uniform. Rationale: With the new 2020 rule change concerning the weigh-in process; that all wrestlers wear a legal school uniform with appropriate undergarment(s) which makes the skin check a separate procedure. The requirement of low-cut socks to see all necessary skin is a moot point. Any length socks should be acceptable to wear during weigh-in. This solves a long-time argument concerning socks length. 5-1-1e: SECTION 1 BAD TIME ART. 1 . . . Bad time is wrestled with the wrestlers in the wrong position or the wrong wrestler being given choice of position: Sub-articles a.– d. remain the same. e. on the next restart after opponent receives a two-point stalling penalty. Rationale: The sub-article is no longer needed because it is repeated in Rules 5-1-2b and 8-1-2. 5-1-3f (NEW), 5-28-3, 5-28-6, 6-4-3, 8-2-4b1 and 2, 8-2-6, 8-2-9: HEAD, NECK AND CERVICAL ART. 3 . . . Any points, penalties, or injury time that occurred during bad time shall be voided with the following exceptions: Sub-articles a.-e. remain the same. f. Head/Neck/Cervical Column (HNC) injury time. Rationale: With the addition of a head/neck/cervical injury timeout definition and separate injury rule, this amendment is needed to accommodate the modification of this injury timeout rule as it relates to bad time. ART. 3 . . . Recovery time. If a contestant is injured as a result of an illegal hold/ maneuver, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct during the match or the result of a false start (by the opponent) in the neutral position, the wrestler is entitled to two minutes of recovery time, which is not deducted from the injured wrestler's injury time allowance nor shall it constitute an HNC timeout. (5-28-6, 6-4-3, 8-2-2) Rationale: This proposed rule change is partnered with the proposed change to rules 5-28-6, 6-4-3, 6-6-2 and 8-2-4b1&2, 8-2-6. ART. 6 . . . Head/Neck/Cervical Column (HNC). If a contestant is injured, and the onsite appropriate health-care professional (AHCP) determines that additional time is needed will have up to five (5) minutes (maximum) to evaluate the wrestler’s head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system. the wrestler is entitled to five (5) minutes, minus the elapsed injury time. A second occurrence of injury to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system in the same match shall require the wrestler to default the match. (8-2-4a, 8-2-4b1 & 2) Rationale: There is a desire to establish a separate injury time-out that involves the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system and not connect it with the existing two (2) 1 ½ minute injury time-outs or any other stoppage of the match. This separate timeout is supported and covered in existing rules that give the referee the authority to observe signs, symptoms and behaviors of a concussion and respond appropriately. ART. 3 . . . If a wrestler is injured due to legal or illegal action, the referee shall stop the match under these certain conditions: a) injury time; b) blood time; c) recovery time; d) referee’s time; e) Head/Neck/Cervical Column (HNC) injury time. (5-28-3, 5-28-6, 8-2-4a, 8-2-4b1 & 2) Rationale: There is a desire to establish a separate injury time-out that involves the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system. This change would identify this occurrence as a separate timeout. ART. 4 . . .Sub-article a. remains the same. b. The following modifications to injury time-outs will be used in all competition regarding injuries to the head and neck involving cervical column and/or nervous system: 1. In the absence of appropriate health-care professional, (physician or certified athletic trainer) all injuries to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system (HNC) will be covered by the same timeframe as other injuries Rule 8-2-4a. (5-28-3, 5-28-6, 6-4-3, 8-2-6 and 8-2-9 8-2-1) 2. When appropriate health-care professional(s) are present they have jurisdiction to extend the allowed time limit to a maximum of five (5) minutes for evaluation of the injuries to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system only, at which time the athlete would be required to prepare without delay for continuation or default the match. When appropriate health-care professional(s) (physician or certified athletic trainer) are present they have jurisdiction to evaluate the injured wrestler for injuries to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system only during the allowed time limit (maximum) of five (5) minutes. After that evaluation, the wrestler would be required to prepare without delay for continuation or default the match. 3. A second occurrence of injury to the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system in the same match shall require the wrestler to default the match. NOTE: When this provision is used, the time consumed for the injury will in no way affect time used, or available, for other types of injuries. Rationale: There is a desire to establish a separate injury time-out that involves the head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system and not connect it with the existing two (2) 1 ½ minute injury time-outs. This separate timeout is supported and covered in existing rules that give the referee the authority to observe signs, symptoms and behaviors of a concussion and respond appropriately. ART. 6 . . . During a timeout for injury, recovery blood time, recovery time or head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system time, two team attendants and appropriate health-care professionals shall be permitted on the mat with either wrestler. Coaching is allowed during injury time, blood time, recovery time or head and neck involving the cervical column and/or nervous system time. Rationale: In conjunction with the other rule changes of the addition of injury timeout of the head, neck involving the cervical column and /or nervous system (HNC), it is necessary to reorder the various injury timeouts and add HNC. Change: ART. 9 . . . When a match is stopped for an injury, including HNC, during an imminent scoring situation and the referee determines that scoring (takedown, reversal, escape, near-fall) would have been successful if the wrestling had continued, the referee shall charge an injury time-out, or if appropriate an HNC timeout, to the injured contestant and award applicable points to the non-injured wrestler. Rationale: This proposed rule change is partnered with the proposed change to Rules 5-28-3, 5-28-6, 6-4-3, 8-2-4b1&2 and 8-2-6.

I'm mind blown at people not posting results...we are supposed to be promoting our sport...hiding the lineup isn't going to do anything for anybody if that's the thought process...if you don't have track wrestling i get it...but if you have track and use the stats program then you're already entering it all in, so it's not hard to post a screen shot

As a well-known glutton for punishment, I would ask that any coach who feels his team should be considered to email me their roster with grade and weight and probable lineup. We will be voting on the last team the Saturday before Christmas. good luck over the next few weeks!

Gateway to State baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Updated my original post with Indiana state rankings. Between the red and purple Dogs there will be 5 Indiana #1's and 25 total state ranked wrestlers. Side note: head coach from The Ohio State Buckeyes Tom Ryan will be there watching. He will be watching 2 maybe 3 of his future Buckeyes compete.

Michael Boots, Hunter May, Clay Martin, Joey Pierre, Eli McDurmon, Spencer Turner, Austin Vanover, probably a few more jv kids that wrestle as well.

@mikemorgan No worries, Brownsburg got the results legend now ! Mr. Morgan will be at the top of his game in this category with Brownsburg results this year . This is what Synder hired him to do according to #TheCountyTMZ undercover findings .

I'm a little late to the party this year and wont have time to update like I have in the past. But all results, good or bad, from former Indiana HS'ers wrestling in college are welcomed! Please post date and tournament or dual with any results. Thanks! I'll start with a nice result today at the Daktronics Open for Silas Allred, taking the title. The field wasn't as deep as other weight classes, but he did get a nice win over Iowa State starter and #1 seed Yonger Bastida in the semifinal. Batisda pretty much controlled the first 6 minutes, getting 2 takedowns in the first period. Silas came out of a scramble to get a takedown and take Batisda straight to his back and got the fall. He was 3-0 on the day with 3 falls. Allred was wrestling Unattached for Nebraska. Looks like he'll sit this year behind Eric Schultz.

Lots of wrestling action yesterday in the opening weekend of IHSAA wrestling - and no results entered?! Come on coaches - surely you can ask one of your assistants, managers or even wrestlers to enter at least the team scores after your matches? Joe has developed and provided an excellent free resource to support and grow the wrestling fan base.. and yet those of us that are remote have no way of tracking the scores week to week. As a wrestling community, if we want to get more support and reporting coverage - then we have to help ourselves out. It should take about 5 minutes (maybe 15 if you are a slow typer and you are willing to enter all the individual results) to go through your scorebook and hit the Submit button. Maybe someone can get some support from Robert Faulkens to encourage coaches to enter results for the betterment of the sport?

I agree as sad as it is, I feel like a lot of team are avoiding “showing their hand”. Who cares post your dual and your lineup…

A great thing for wrestling!!!

Something like that, not sure that it is in my contract though

By STEVE KRAH stvkrh905@gmail.com Jeffrey Bailey is doing things that the wrestling program at River Forest High School in Hobart has never witnessed. With a 2021-22 season-opening victory (takedown/near-side cradle/pin in 31 seconds) Nov. 17 against East Chicago Central, Bailey, a 106-pound senior, added to what is already the best mark in Ingots mat history at 106-12. He went 35-5 as a freshman in 2018-19, 38-3 and an IHSAA State Finals qualifier as a sophomore in 2019-20, 32-4 as a junior in 2020-21 and became River Forest’s first state placer when he came in sixth. As a freshman, Bailey came in fifth at Frosh-Soph State and placed second at Frosh-Soph State as a sophomore. Bailey grappled in middle school, but he really became serious about the sport as a freshman – the same year that Mark Hidalgo became Ingots head coach. Hidalgo, a 1989 Merrillville High School who has coached wrestling and football at several schools the past 25 years, brought enthusiasm and made the mat matter at River Forest. “Before Coach Hidalgo got here we didn’t have a tradition,” says Bailey. “Guys just showed up.” Bailey points to a turning-point moment during his sophomore year when Hidalgo sat him down for a heart-to-heart talk. “He told me I have potential to do something no one has ever done in the school before,” says Bailey of the coach/Physical Education teacher. “I used to struggle with my confidence. I didn’t have confidence in anything I did.” Suddenly, Bailey was full of tenacity and that showed in his matches. “He knows wrestling, says Hildalgo of Bailey. He’s always watching it and trying to better him better. He’s pretty solid in all aspects, but he’s best on his feet. “He’s been shooting doubles for years. He’s added a lot more to his arsenal over the summer and in the offseason. “There’s a lot of good things about Jeff. He cares about this team. He pushes himself everyday in practice. He also puts in the work in the classroom. He’s a fun kid to be around. We’ve got a pretty good relationship.” Hidalgo placed fourth at state as a senior heavyweight. He was in football, wrestling and baseball (one year) at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., where he was coached by former Eastern Illinois University heayweight All-American Dave Klemm who had clashed with future NCAA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Bruce Baumgartner. Hidalgo was also at Purdue University for one year when Jeff Jordan coached the Boilermakers. Marcus Shrewsbury, a 189-pound state champion at Crown Point in 2009, is Hidalgo’s nephew. The coach was on the Bill Kelly’s East Chicago Central staff when Hector Mendez ascended to the top of the IHSAA state heap at 125 in 2002. Hidalgo says Bailey had a real shot to win a state championship in 2021. “This year he’s focused,” says Hidalgo. “It’s state title or bust — one of those things.” Some chances for Bailey to get better and for fans to see him include Nov. 27 at the North Newton Invitational, Dec. 4 at the Harvest Classic (Lake Central), Dec. 11 at the Traicoff Memorial (Calumet New Tech), Jan. 8 at the Lake County Tournament (Hanover Central) and Jan. 15 at the Greater South Shore Conference Tournament (Hanover Central) – where River Forest will be trying of a third-straight title. The IHSAA tournament series includes the Jan. 29 Portage Sectional, Feb. 5 Hobart Regional and Feb. 12 East Chicago Semistate followed by the Feb. 18-19 State Finals at Gainbridge (formerly Bankers Life) Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Bailey says he has gotten to the point where he is good in the top wrestling position. “I like to turn and a I like to ride,” says Bailey. “It happened over time. My freshmen year, I gave up reversals.” Charles Voss, Jeffrey’s uncle, was a state qualifier at Owen Valley, but that’s the only wrestling Bailey has in his family tree. Jeffrey’s father – DeWayne Bailey was a high school basketball standout at Maranatha Christian in Portage and his youngest son also took the court when he was younger. “I tried, but I would get dejected and get mad,” says Jeffrey Bailey. “Everybody was so much bigger than me. I really couldn’t do anything.” At 5-foot-8, Bailey is among the taller 106-pounders and he uses those longer limbs to his advantage. “In scrambles I don’t get in bad positions where I’m uncomfortable,” says Bailey. But even with parents DeWayne and Heather preparing his meals he just wasn’t going to be that big. In fact, Jeffrey tried to add weight in the off-season and go up a class or two, but it just didn’t stick. “I burned too many calories,” says Bailey. He does go against bigger practice partners, including senior Jonathan Schultz (126), junior Alejandro Ramirez (132) and first-year Ingots assistant Eric Keith. Schultz is a semistate qualifier and Ramirez has been to regional. Keith was a four-time state qualifier with a state title at 140 as a Portage High School senior in 2000. His career prep mark was 170-8. “We have smaller guys in the room, but they don’t give me the feel that I want,” says Bailey. “Wrestling stronger guys makes me better.” Bailey trains and competes pretty much year-round, going to workouts around northwest Indiana and many Indiana State Wrestling Association events. Last year, he also went with Hammond Gavit grapplers to the Disney Duals. After high school, Bailey can see himself wrestling college if that opportunity arises. He expects to study History and pursue a path to becoming a high school Social Studies teacher and coach. Bailey is particularly interested in Biblical history. “I’m a Christian,” says Bailey. “I’m always trying to learn about my faith.” Jeffrey and his father have Bible study twice a week and have enjoyed a net series called “The Days of Noah.” Jeffrey grew up in the River Forest area with his parents and older brother DeWayne. He enjoys walking around town now and having them ask him about wrestling. It’s a big deal there now thanks in large part to Bailey, who returns the affection. Says Bailey, “I love my community, my parents and my coaches.” View full article

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) will be representing 4A for the first time in school history! They've knocked off some giants on the way this year! Super proud of this group! There are several kids not listed in this post that grew up wrestling, building that strong character, that are playing a major roll in the team's success. List of current wrestlers that will be on the field Saturday: Caelen Alford, Hunter Atkinson, Austin Crocket, Luke Hankley, Jaysen Lewis, Corbin May, Gavin Muhlencamp, Rylen Robinson, Colton Sutton, Shawn Taylor. Good luck men, bring home a state title!!

Tough times don't last Coach, but tough people do!! Here's hoping you are up and at it again before long.

Wow that's a lot to keep up with. I never understood 2 rules we have in Indiana, one is the travel rule, why not open travel up so our teams can find the best competition and get better? #2 Is the limit on # of matches per day. As a kid I'd get worn out but as a high schooler I'd take whatever I could get and didn't care how many matches I wrestled, we were there for a "WRESTLING TOURNAMENT" so let's wrestle! I really don't care about somone racking up a bunch of wins wrestling kids that went out for wrestling just for something to do and calling himself a great wrestler what I care about is giving an opportunity to a kid that wants to get better and wrestle as much as he can.

All football coaches should take note that letting your football players wrestle WILL make them better football players!!!! Great job guys!

Glad to hear they are doing well. Good luck on the season!

I just use Kimberlys

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They moved so they could go through the Fort.

The Cascade Wrestling Family offers our condolences. We lost a wrestler not too long ago.. This one hits hard.. Too many young men being taken too soon. His family and friends will be in our thoughts and prayers.

Here we go again. East Noble's dual with New Haven has been postponed until a later date. Their dual with Plymouth next week is postponed as well.