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ScheduleThursday, Feb. 15, 2024 IndianaMat Live Gorilla Radio from Chasers Bar and Grill 8pm CT Address: 2131 West Franklin Street, Evansville, Indiana 47712 Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 Session 1 Gates open at 12:30 pm CT Parade of Champions at 1:30 pm CT First Round Weight Classes 150 - 285 begin at 2 pm CT First Round Weight Classes 106 - 144 begin at 5:30 pm CT Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 Session 2 Gates open at 8 am CT Quarterfinals begin at 9 am CT with Semifinals to follow Fieldhouse cleared of all spectators following Semifinals Session 3 Gates open at 3:30 pm CT Consolations at 4:30 pm CT with State Championships to follow at 7:30 pm CT Location Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN Admission $15 per session; $30 all sessions. Reserved seating only (no general admission). Streaming All matches on Friday and Saturday, including Saturday night’s championship round, may be viewed via live stream for a subscription fee of $15 via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV). If you have a FloPro+ plan, you may also view the livestream at FloWrestling.com through the consolation rounds. State Finals Pairings Show Feb 11, 2024 Time: 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT (1 hour) IHSAA Wrestling State Finals Pairings Show Hosts: Greg Rakestraw, Mike Goebel, Joe Caprino Streaming: Exclusively on IHSAAtv.org Social MediaIHSAA on TwiiterIndianaMat on Twitter Brackets IndianaMat Brackets with both State and Semi-State rankings State Bracket.pdf IndianaMat Brackets with State Rankings only State Bracket-State Rankings.pdf TrackWrestling Brackets Semi-State Results East Chicago Semi-State Results Evansville Semi-State Results New Castle Semi-State Results Fort Wayne Semi-State Results Pick'em Contests Current Pick'em Standings State Finals Pick'ems State Champ Confidence Picks Gorilla Radio Gorilla Radio Part 1: Weights 157, 132, 175, 1655, 144, 138, 126, 150 Gorilla Radio Part 2: Weights 190, 106, 120, 285, 113, and 215 Featured ArticlesState Finals by the Numbers State Finals Media Guide #WAYL2 Who do you want in your corner? #MondayMatness with Steve Krah: Union City's Daniels raises his game, heading to the State Finals #WrestlingWednesday with Jeremy Hines: Amberger breaks Batesville's 31 year qualifier drought Evansville Information IHSAA_Know_Before_You_Go.pdf

Date: Saturday February 10th, 2024 Admission: $12 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free. Streaming: A bundled package that includes access to all four semi-state sites, as well as next weekend's state finals, is available via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) for $25. Access to all four semi-states only is available for $15. If you have a FloPro+ plan, you may also view the livestream at FloWrestling.com. 1. East Chicago Central (John C. Baratto Athletic Center) | 9 am CT Feeder Regionals: Crown Point, Hobart, Logansport, Penn. TrackWrestling Brackets IndianaMat Brackets EastChicago.pdf Pick'ems Link 2. Fort Wayne South Side (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) | 8:30 am ET Feeder Regionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Goshen, Jay County, Peru. TrackWrestling Brackets IndianaMat Brackets FortWayne.pdf Pick'ems Link 3. New Castle (New Castle Fieldhouse) | 9 am ET Feeder Regionals: Frankfort, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Richmond. TrackWrestling Brackets IndianaMat Brackets NewCastle.pdf Pick'ems Link 4. Evansville F. J. Reitz (Ford Center) | 9 am CT Feeder Regionals: Bloomington South, Castle, Jeffersonville, Mooresville. TrackWrestling Brackets IndianaMat Brackets Evansville.pdf Pick'ems Link Pick'ems History Click here for a full pick'ems history Articles and Podcasts #MondayMatness with Steve Krah: DeKalb’s Waldon heading back to Fort Wayne Semi-State with focusHigh School Wrestling Weekly #WrestlingWednesday with Jeremy Hines: Thornton ready for another trip to state Lake Central’s Mason Jones Drives Into Potential State Finals Run with Renewed Confidence Gorilla Radio 172- Fort Wayne Semi-State Gorilla Radio 173- Evansville Semi-State Gorilla Radio 174- New Castle Semi-State Gorilla Radio 175- East Chicago Semi-State State Finals streak on the line Gorilla Radio Schedule Monday- Mike, Joe, and a special guest talking about Fort Wayne Semi-State Wednesday- Mike, Joe and our southern correspondent talking about Evansville Thursday- Mike and Joe talking about East Chicago and New Castle

By JEREMY HINES Thehines7@gmail.com Eastern Hancock senior Cameron Volz isn’t looking for attention. But, when you climb the state wrestling rankings, lose by one point to a returning state champion and have the opportunity to do something no other wrestler in his school has accomplished in 22 years, you can’t hide from the spotlight. Volz was asked if there was anything about him that would be interesting to readers. He thought for a second, then asked his mom. “Well, you broke the school record for career wins,” his mom said. But Volz didn’t want to talk about that. “No mom, not that. I don’t care about that,” he said. “That’s not what I want people to know.” After thinking for a moment, Volz came up with his answer. “I really just want people to know that I have a big heart,” he said. “I want to leave a footprint in people’s lives.” He’s certainly leaving his mark on Royal wrestling. Volz is currently ranked 14th in the 132-pound class. He’s ranked No. 2 in the New Castle semistate. He owns the school record for wins, but he’s not even sure how many he has (somewhere around 140 he estimates). He is also vying to become the first Eastern Hancock wrestler to place in the state tournament since 2002. “Cameron is a hard worker,” Eastern Hancock coach Sam Pfaff said. “You have to be in order to become the level of wrestler Cameron is. He’s got a great mind set. He’s like a true student of the game. He’s always watching film, learning, and asking questions.” That studying helped Volz close a gap with New Castle’s Tylin Thrine – the returning state champion and the No. 2 ranked grappler in the weight class. During the regular season Thrine handled Volz, winning 5-1. But in the Centerville sectional final the match was much closer. Volz scored a first-period takedown in the match. In the end, Thrine prevailed by a single point, 4-3. “We went into this one with a little bit of a different attitude,” Pfaff said. “We said, you’re the underdog here – you have nothing to lose. Throw everything you have at him. I told him he can’t be afraid, and to let it all fly. We spent all week working in different positions and trying to iron some things out. In the match we got the early takedown, but Tylin in his freakish athletic fashion, got right back to his feet.” Volz doesn’t believe in moral victories. According to him, he hates losing. But he knows matches like he has had with Thrine can only help him in the future. “I’m grateful for those opportunities,” Volz said. “Those opportunities make me better and hopefully I make him better as well.” Volz brings a vast skillset to the mat. “Cameron is incredibly athletic and very fast,” Pfaff said. “He has incredible technique. He has to wrestle with confidence though. Going back to the Thrine match, he showed he is a better wrestler when he goes out there without fear and doesn’t worry about the end result. When he does that, he’s really, really solid and can hang with just about anyone.” Cameron’s freshman brother, Bradyn, won the 113-pound weight class in sectional. Cameron loves working with Bradyn on the mat, as well as with the Eastern Hancock youth program. “I like coaching,” Volz said. “I feel like I’m pretty good at it. I know a lot about wrestling and I try to show that to the younger guys.” In his personal life, Volz has dealt with a lot of adversity. The adversity isn’t something he wanted to delve into for this article, but Pfaff said it’s something that shaped Volz into who he is today. “He’s had some personal stuff in his life that he’s had to overcome,” Pfaff said. “That has really figured into the mindset he brings to wrestling. There are some things he’s had to experience in life that have shaped his view. That’s helped him in a way. He’s experienced adversity in his personal life and he’s able to bring that to the mat. When things get tough, he knows how to push through and gut them out.” The last Eastern Hancock wrestler to place in state was Keith Oliver in 2002. “I definitely want to change that this year,” Volz said. “But if I can’t, hopefully my brother can. He’s my project and I love seeing him succeed.” Volz will wrestle Saturday in the Richmond regional.