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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

I'd be willing to watch state from the North Pole with the Connersville Bowl's internet connection if it meant my kids had the opportunity to compete at state. I'm not a fan, so maybe I don't understand, but having wrestling in any capacity this season is a blessing.

The belief of 'cold weather' killing the virus must apply when ice is on the floor. With that I believe there are two options in order to have 50% attendance. (1) put the mats on ice instead of hardwood or (2) give everyone in attendance free snow cones all day. I am a problem solver.

Congratulations to Aiden Warren from Perry Meridian for signing with Air Force. He is projected to wrestle 184. View full signing

In an email read yesterday, the IHSAA stated that as of now all 224 wrestlers will not be allowed in Bankers Life at the same time. This makes absolutely no sense to me and would love to hear the justification. Look at these numbers... Bankers Life holds 20,000 people at full capacity. If they were told that they could only use 25%... that would be 5,000. 224 Wrestlers 896 in fans (4 tickets per wrestler on Friday, even less needed for Saturday) 448 in Coaching tickets (2 coaches per kid. Obviously this number is higher than it needs to be due to the fact

Today was an awesome day of wrestling at the Team State Duals. I was at the 3A tournament and was checking results all day from the other 2 locations. The team aspect of a good dual is one of the best parts of wrestling. Watching wrestlers sacrifice to cut a few extra pounds or willing to bump up a weight class to sacrifice for their team to try and get the win is really selfless. Watching teammates erupt from a pin and also watching teammates congratulate their teammate for getting beat by 13 and saving 2 team points is fun to watch. In a year where we were told to stay away from

Faulkens expressed that they are not changing the venue no matter how much they take a bath on it. He said they are not going to take away from the athletes experience. I almost shed a tear.

Hopefully the IHSAA does the right thing and moves the Mishawaka sectional then. I'm over over-reaching health departments on power grabs. My county just went orange, but the Health dept says we have to stay at red level for 2 additional weeks, it's ludicrous. It's just a bunch of old bitties that have been reduced to finding bugs and warm food their whole lives that now feel like they have a since of purpose. Take a hike Dorothy. Let counties, communities, and schools that support this type of nazism get hit where it counts - in their financial pants and once the pand

Not close to over at all with the slow and erratic vaccine distribution and side effect reactions. You may be in a hurry and wanting to follow misguided politicians in reassuring us everything is going to be great in short order, but that is sure as hell not what is taking place.

River Forest has went back to back GSSC Conference Champions. It is also back to back 19-1 regular season records! 1st team all-conference 106- Jeff Bailey 113- Jon Schultz 126- Alex Hogan 138- Dylan Nugent 195- Kaleb Paceley 220- Ethan Silver 2nd team 132- Alejandro Ramirez 170- Deon Hurn 286- Nathan Paceley #veryproudheadcoach. #keepworkinghardingots

Mattyb, Thanks for the nice comments about Alec. He was behind Cole Ross as a freshman but kept plugging away and cracked the lineup as a Sophomore. Has some bigger goals now and hopefully with some more performances like this weekend to get noticed. I agree with Y2CJ41, this weight class has a ton of tough kids that should all be in contention come February.

Should just class it

February 26, 2011 Mater Dei vs. Crown Point For the fans, it was the worst-possible draw. Top-ranked Crown Point and second-ranked Mater Dei were paired for the first round of Team State. For the first-ever meeting between the schools, Crown Point brought a star-studded lineup. Headliner Jason Tsirtsis was fresh off his third State Title. Tsirtsis’ practice partner, Eric Roach, had just won his second State Championship. Tyler Kral had finished third, while Josh Flamme was sixth. Jake Fuqua and Dusty Schurg qualified for the State Meet. Crown Point won the Team State ti

Wrestler of the day: Alec Freeman Mater Dei.. 132 - Alec Freeman (Evansville Mater Dei) over 126 #2- Cheaney Schoeff (Avon) Dec 6-3 132 - Alec Freeman (Evansville Mater Dei) over 132 #3 Kysen Montgomery (Brownsburg) Dec 6-1 132 - Alec Freeman (Evansville Mater Dei) over 132 #2 David Pierson (Warren Central) Dec 5-4 126 #1 Zeke over 120 #1 Sergio 8-5

Will Penn be limited to only 15 coaches?

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!

Congratulations to Cody Timmerman from Mishawaka for signing with Indiana Tech. He is projected to wrestle 174, 184. View full signing

125 Extra: Jacob Moran (Indiana) over Kurt McHenry (Michigan) (Dec 4-1) saw this result on one of the extra matches.Huge win for Jacob Moran over a 2x world Champ

Let’s quit the faux-fear here. By the time everyone gets to Bankers Life, no one will know who has it, who has been vaccinated, who doesn’t give a sheet, and who can plow through a possible symptom to win a title. If you are 60 or older, don’t come if you are a fan, coach, or ref. Or, if you do, get a vaccine in the next 4.5 weeks. Otherwise, get the kids in the arena w parents or immediate family, and have a tournament. Football had 75 kids in the locker rooms together 6 different times (or a few less for 1A-3A). They spaced the loved ones perfectly with assigned seats, but no way t

Congrats on being this year's IHSGW Girls State Champions. A team finally knocked off Penn from their 4 year steak. Also a congratulations to all the girls that competed. Every year the competition and talent is getting better and better.

Congratulations to Tyler Fuqua from Franklin Community for signing with Wisconsin-Platteville. He is projected to wrestle 165, 174. View full signing

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

The McRib is back

220: Tristan Ruhlamn can beat Bates. It'll be a tight match.

Congratulations to Gabe Phillips from Centerville for signing with Manchester. He is projected to wrestle 157. View full signing

Sundays would be illegal during IHSAA season.

I don't know if others will consider this weird or not... but I remember my son's first wrestling tournament loss ever, it was to Tyler in his 2nd grade year at the southmont youth freestyle tournament. I remember the old staging system and his dad and I walking our two young boys out toward the mat having a friendly conversation with fatherly anxiety with each other. Amazing how the time flies by and these little boys grow into men so fast. Congratulations and best wishes to Tyler and the Conley family.

I remember making a drive down to evansville some 7-8 years ago with my boy to get him some good matches in a youth tournament at MD. recall a great match with my son and Cole Ross followed by Alec giving my boy a royal beat down on the day. Drake was on several of Bailey's outlaw's teams with both Ross and Freeman through the middle school years that travelled across the country. I've admired watching both these Mater Dei wrestlers over the years. Both have a lot of talent and heart and will go far and represent Indiana well in the years to come.

I'm trying to work my magic with the IHSAA to get an IndianaMat mat at state.....

There is nothing in the calendar year that I look forward to more than IHSAA state finals. This year would’ve been my 23rd straight. It makes me sick just thinking about not being there as a fan. But the fact that we are still going to have it, and athletes will get a shot at a state title is all that matters. I am really impressed with the IHSAA and the way they have navigated through the sports seasons thus far.

He's ranked 8th.... not much sleeping on him in a weight class with 15+ state qualifiers and placers.

I have been very lucky to meet so many people and gain so much input from coaches and fans across the state over the last seven years with my involvement with the Team State tournament. I hope everyone is as excited as I am for Saturday. Here is my preview of the tournament for the Decatur Daily Democrat: https://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/content/team-state-showcase-states-best

When Asa was going through the recruiting process. Every college coach we talked to did not give two cents what he done in HS wrestling in Indiana (State) . All they ask how is Grades, What you wanna do while in College ? What the school offers in that field ? More Grades questions. National stuff was congrats on your placement. Not one question asking about Fargo, if your going or not . They know what the athletes do in HS . Seems to me colleges focus on a needed weight they need to fill. If your beating high school kids on National level there good shot your beating them on College level

As long as their is a state finals we all are good. If they decide to limit spectators, multiple sessions or whatever they decide to do is okay in my opinion as long as the kids can have their state tournament. As a fan of the sport I am willing to give up my attendance and just pay for it on track or whatever stream they decide to go with. At the end of they day this is about the kids not us parents, friends, and coaches. The ihsaa has done an awesome job this season and I trust them not to let us down.

You can lead a horse poster to the water College Board, but you can't make him drink read it, #amirite? To stay on off board topic, congrats on the big win.

#8 220 NC Taylor pins Smitley for HHC title.. Proud of this young man, considering he didn't even know what Wrestling was when he moved here from Mississippi last year and now he's 27-0 and is excelling is one hell of a feel good story.

Nice win by Parkinson. It must be tough to pronounce Mater Dei.

Anyone got any dark horse picks this year? Here are mine. 106- I think Seng can win it all, coached him this summer and he’s the real deal. Think he’s always been undersized until this year really. Also, think Tishner from Western can place high and compete with anyone. 113- This one is tough. Outside the top 4 I can’t see anyone else winning and throw Cottey into the mix and it’s a party. I think Demarco can shock some people in the state series. 120- I think Tony Wood from Jay County is very solid and could place. I also like Preston Teusch from HN to place high. 126-

My favorite dark horse is an Arabian Stallion.

Also at HCC at 145 #3 Jaden Reynolds over #1 Logan Wagner 3-1

The EC semi state ranker is being lazy and not gave them a update. Unacceptable

I’m sure it’s been talked about somewhere but I’ve been away from the board for awhile. What is the latest on the individual state tournament... will there be a crowd allowed at bankers life? If not this would be the first one I’ve missed in 2 decades. Really hoping the IHSAA and bankers life can find a way!

Koontz going down to 132 makes that weight even more stacked then it already was. Returning 8th placer at 132 is ranked 14th! wow... 15/20 have qualified at state and 13 have placed.

I have been around Alec for a few years with ISWA teams and agree with @Mattyb. @Freeman90 has raised one heck of a polite and athletic kid and should be very proud and Alec is very deserving of the success he is now experiencing. Best of luck the rest of the way !!

He was small (still is) Won ISWA the spring before at 88!

I second this. Sports and everything else. My wife and I miss some things from our home states of VA and MD, but in 2020, we are so glad we live in Indiana. And we are never moving. Ever.

Mater Dei and Brownsburg coming down to the final match. Both teams regular 170's battle at 182. Griffin Ison vs. Blake Weidner MD up 30-26 going into the match. Weidner gets the TD and the fall! MD wins 36-26

Congratulations to Braydon Erb from Western for signing with Indiana Tech. He is projected to wrestle 285. View full signing

Matthew Koontz bumps up to 152 and pins both #2 Javen Estrada and #3 Riley Rust