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Every year for the last fifty (that is about my length of recollection) people always gripe about misuse of injury time.  I think that sometimes injury time is abused, but there is nothing to be done about that except maybe scoring one point any time an injury time is taken when the Official determines a score is imminent.  Other than that I fear we begin to penalize a kid who is injured and that should not happen.  I thinik most coaches, if they wil admit it, have had a kid who faked it to get a rest.  I remember once back in the early eighties when my guy was wretling in the Regional and in the middle of a flurry he began to scream.  The Official stopped the action, and I quickly moved to him.  I told him to lie still and asked him where he was injured,.  He looked up and said, "I'm not injured coach I just need a break."  I wanted to kill him, ir was embarassing eventhough no one knew.  I told him to lay there until I helped him up.  I got him up and had him walk around, and then he went back to wrestling.  The "break" did not help as he got beat fairly soundly.  THe next week at praxctice I made him run each day.  He asked why and I told him it he needed a break during the match he must not be in shape.  There may have been others, but nearly as blatant.

Chad Niccum was fantastic. 

Chad Niccum was fantastic. 

Chad Niccum was fantastic. 

SILAS!!!!!! 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Big 10 posted this amazing video today. Silas is as good of a young man as you will find and his dad went from the darkest of places to bounce back and be a heck of a light for a lot of people. Great story.
 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co2ZZutgx28/?igshid=NTdIMDg3MTY=

No Brenden Campbell mention yet? 2x runner-up, third place finish, and an injury default out of the tourney as a freshman while ranked first. Only losses in his career at 201-6 were to runner-up Paul Beck, 3x champion Kyle Ayersman, champion Mason Todd(2x), champion Paul Petrov, and sadly one more as a sophomore I can’t track down.

Outside the big 3: CP, Brownsburg and Center Grove there weren’t many representatives from any size school in the finals. Delta, Jay County, New Castle and numerous others, all represented 2A well. 1A had several qualify and place. I am totally against class wrestling and have been for several years. I think you Thor are looking in the wrong places to try and justify class wrestling when that’s what makes Indiana wrestling special and unique but that, in my opinion, is a different subject and topic for a discussion most wouldn’t want to hear. 

Tylin’s success did kill a lot of my arguments for class wrestling. New Castle is a 2A school that is at least an hour from any major club and the only coaches he’s had are the current New Castle coaches and other NC alum in their youth program as far as I’m told. I guess it isn’t a matter of resources, but just a matter of heart. I love it. He proved you can do anything if you just have fun and attack.

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Ty friggin Thrine! Wow 

Great article, thank you!!

just watched it. That was incredible 

just watched it. That was incredible 

TYLIN FREAKING THRINE!!!!!!!!!!

Against Campbell? It was a great match for sure. Brendan was a phenomenal wrestler. 

Against Campbell? It was a great match for sure. Brendan was a phenomenal wrestler. 

#12 Ty Thrine pins #14/4Jesus Aquino-Morales  in 39 seconds

I have no idea who he is... personally, but I've truly enjoyed his work on this sport, in our state, for many years. 
 
Big reason I keep checking this site for updates after my kids have flew the coop.
 
Thank You JH! 

He's a great guy that had 2 sons that were tough wrestlers and fell in love with the sport.. I agree he writes great articles and glad to call him a friend.