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Arsenal Tech will be at Cathedral this weekend and looking forward to it...not sure who's place we took but we just got on this year. Thanks, Mr. Fox! Warren, Avon, Cathedral, etc. Should make for a good afternoon....

Duncan is a kid that has never got his shot because of his homelife and one could literally film a movie about. I wont go into details but it's pretty bad. He bounced around from couch to couch in his earlier years, found his home with us, just started last year and wrestled all summer. Got in over 100+ matches and wreslted for team Indaina at various meets. Check his trackwrestling pofile if it's still up. Beat a few Fargo All-Americans along the way. Still scratching the surface but all-in-all is pretty tough. To Chandler's defense, I believe everyone at Yorktown wrestled up because it was their first dual of the season, as we bumped up Diondre to wrestle Bevans. It's only one match and it's a long season. Good win for him but no where near our ultimate goal, individually and/or as a program.

Thanks coaches, wrestlers and fans! It would not have been possible without the Tech administration, the kids, Mike Morgan, Mark Durham, and most importantly your representation! All-in-all, it was a pretty good tournament for a great man and we look forward to making it even better and bigger next year! Best wishes the rest of the season! 106 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Jack Chastain of Hamilton Southeastern 2nd Place - Christian Mazza of Southport 3rd Place - Ben Cauffman of Fort Wayne Carroll 4th Place - Dylan Robertson of Bedford North Lawrence 5th Place - Lay Do May of Northwest 6th Place - Jacob Miller of Greenfield Central 7th Place - Dempler Caylee of Madison Consolidated 8th Place - Austin Gunckel of Muncie Southside 9th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 10th Place - FF 106 Manual of Manual 10th Place - FF 106 Arsenal Tech of Arsenal Tech 1st Place Match Jack Chastain (Hamilton Southeastern) 5-0, Fr. over Christian Mazza (Southport) 4-1, . (Dec 6-5). 3rd Place Match Ben Cauffman (Fort Wayne Carroll) 4-1, Fr. over Dylan Robertson (Bedford North Lawrence) 3-2, Fr. (Pin 2:45). 5th Place Match Lay Do May (Northwest) 2-3, . over Jacob Miller (Greenfield Central) 2-3, Fr. (Pin 0:11). 7th Place Match Dempler Caylee (Madison Consolidated) 2-3, Jr. over Austin Gunckel (Muncie Southside) 1-4, So. (Pin 3:00). 9th Place Match FF 106 Arsenal Tech (Arsenal Tech) 0-4, So. over FF 106 Manual (Manual) 0-4, . (DFF). 113 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Antonio Perez of Manual 2nd Place - Tyler Rigney of Muncie Southside 3rd Place - Edrece Stansberry of Hamilton Southeastern 4th Place - Trenton Dempler of Madison Consolidated 5th Place - Casey Kauffman of Southport 6th Place - Bret Unger of Fort Wayne Carroll 7th Place - Chance Olsen of Arsenal Tech 8th Place - FF 113 Greenfield Central of Greenfield Central 9th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 10th Place - FF 113 Bedford NL of Bedford North Lawrence 10th Place - FF 113 Northwest of Northwest 1st Place Match Antonio Perez (Manual) 5-0, Jr. over Tyler Rigney (Muncie Southside) 4-1, Jr. (Dec 7-2). 3rd Place Match Edrece Stansberry (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, So. over Trenton Dempler (Madison Consolidated) 3-2, Fr. (Maj 14-6). 5th Place Match Casey Kauffman (Southport) 3-2, . over Bret Unger (Fort Wayne Carroll) 2-3, So. (Dec 7-1). 7th Place Match Chance Olsen (Arsenal Tech) 2-3, Fr. over FF 113 Greenfield Central (Greenfield Central) 0-5, . (FF). 9th Place Match FF 113 Northwest (Northwest) 0-4, . over FF 113 Bedford NL (Bedford North Lawrence) 0-4, . (DFF). 120 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Pedro Perez of Manual 2nd Place - Edwin Calderon of Arsenal Tech 3rd Place - Chad Herr of Hamilton Southeastern 4th Place - Michael Jones of Greenfield Central 5th Place - Chayce Young of Madison Consolidated 6th Place - Drake Stahl of Muncie Southside 7th Place - Van Tha Ceu of Southport 8th Place - Marcus Vaughn of Northwest 9th Place - Alex Williams of Fort Wayne Carroll 10th Place - FF 120 Bedford NL of Bedford North Lawrence 1st Place Match Pedro Perez (Manual) 5-0, Sr. over Edwin Calderon (Arsenal Tech) 4-1, So. (Pin 4:00). 3rd Place Match Chad Herr (Hamilton Southeastern) 3-2, Jr. over Michael Jones (Greenfield Central) 3-2, Fr. (Dec 5-2). 5th Place Match Chayce Young (Madison Consolidated) 3-2, Fr. over Drake Stahl (Muncie Southside) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 0:50). 7th Place Match Van Tha Ceu (Southport) 3-2, . over Marcus Vaughn (Northwest) 1-4, . (I-D). 9th Place Match Alex Williams (Fort Wayne Carroll) 1-4, So. over FF 120 Bedford NL (Bedford North Lawrence) 0-5, So. (FF). 126 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Devon Caldwell-Valdez of Northwest 2nd Place - Charlie McGinley of Arsenal Tech 3rd Place - Steven Cardenas of Fort Wayne Carroll 4th Place - Trey Wills of Muncie Southside 5th Place - Derek Sanders of Hamilton Southeastern 6th Place - Gideon Sailianpuia of Southport 7th Place - Conner Livingston of Madison Consolidated 8th Place - Maverick Winchester of Greenfield Central 9th Place - Austin Todd of Bedford North Lawrence 10th Place - FF 126 Manual of Manual 1st Place Match Devon Caldwell-Valdez (Northwest) 5-0, . over Charlie McGinley (Arsenal Tech) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 6-4). 3rd Place Match Steven Cardenas (Fort Wayne Carroll) 4-1, Jr. over Trey Wills (Muncie Southside) 3-2, So. (Pin 2:58). 5th Place Match Derek Sanders (Hamilton Southeastern) 3-2, Sr. over Gideon Sailianpuia (Southport) 2-3, . (Pin 0:51). 7th Place Match Conner Livingston (Madison Consolidated) 2-3, Fr. over Maverick Winchester (Greenfield Central) 1-4, Fr. (Maj 11-0). 9th Place Match Austin Todd (Bedford North Lawrence) 1-4, Jr. over FF 126 Manual (Manual) 0-5, . (FF). 132 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Robert Duncan of Arsenal Tech 2nd Place - Chase Watson of Hamilton Southeastern 3rd Place - Stephon Wilkins of Manual 4th Place - Mitchell McClure of Fort Wayne Carroll 5th Place - Charles McKinley of Muncie Southside 6th Place - Alex Rieger of Southport 7th Place - Joey Muzik of Greenfield Central 8th Place - Nick Palmer of Madison Consolidated 9th Place - Jordan Burcham of Bedford North Lawrence 10th Place - Chattra Khattiwada of Northwest 1st Place Match Robert Duncan (Arsenal Tech) 5-0, Jr. over Chase Watson (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, Jr. (Dec 2-0). 3rd Place Match Stephon Wilkins (Manual) 4-1, Jr. over Mitchell McClure (Fort Wayne Carroll) 3-2, Jr. (Dec 5-0). 5th Place Match Charles McKinley (Muncie Southside) 3-2, So. over Alex Rieger (Southport) 2-3, . (Pin 0:52). 7th Place Match Joey Muzik (Greenfield Central) 2-3, Fr. over Nick Palmer (Madison Consolidated) 1-4, Fr. (Pin 1:42). 9th Place Match Jordan Burcham (Bedford North Lawrence) 1-4, So. over Chattra Khattiwada (Northwest) 0-5, . (Pin 0:22). 138 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Mitch Snyder of Hamilton Southeastern 2nd Place - Spencer Malcolm of Fort Wayne Carroll 3rd Place - Curtis Vance of Arsenal Tech 4th Place - Axl Huffman of Manual 5th Place - Travis Gibson of Greenfield Central 6th Place - Bim Akintomide of Northwest 7th Place - Selby Norman of Muncie Southside 8th Place - FF 138 Bedford NL of Bedford North Lawrence 9th Place - Chris Tingle of Madison Consolidated 10th Place - FF 138 Southport of Southport 1st Place Match Mitch Snyder (Hamilton Southeastern) 5-0, Jr. over Spencer Malcolm (Fort Wayne Carroll) 4-1, Jr. (Dec 7-3). 3rd Place Match Curtis Vance (Arsenal Tech) 4-1, Sr. over Axl Huffman (Manual) 2-3, So. (Pin 0:23). 5th Place Match Travis Gibson (Greenfield Central) 3-2, . over Bim Akintomide (Northwest) 2-3, . (Dec 8-7). 7th Place Match Selby Norman (Muncie Southside) 2-3, . over FF 138 Bedford NL (Bedford North Lawrence) 0-5, Sr. (FF). 9th Place Match Chris Tingle (Madison Consolidated) 2-3, Fr. over FF 138 Southport (Southport) 0-5, . (FF). 145 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Austin Rose of Greenfield Central 2nd Place - Jordan Partee of Madison Consolidated 3rd Place - Connor Fallon of Hamilton Southeastern 4th Place - Laron Sylvest of Arsenal Tech 5th Place - Brian Boucher of Southport 6th Place - Andre Williams of Northwest 7th Place - Alex Arney of Fort Wayne Carroll 8th Place - Donald Smoot of Manual 9th Place - Chancler Tracy of Muncie Southside 10th Place - Bryce Deckard of Bedford North Lawrence 1st Place Match Austin Rose (Greenfield Central) 5-0, Jr. over Jordan Partee (Madison Consolidated) 4-1, So. (Dec 3-0). 3rd Place Match Connor Fallon (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, Sr. over Laron Sylvest (Arsenal Tech) 3-2, So. (Pin 2:18). 5th Place Match Brian Boucher (Southport) 3-2, . over Andre Williams (Northwest) 2-3, . (Pin 1:19). 7th Place Match Alex Arney (Fort Wayne Carroll) 2-3, So. over Donald Smoot (Manual) 1-4, So. (Pin 1:11). 9th Place Match Chancler Tracy (Muncie Southside) 1-4, . over Bryce Deckard (Bedford North Lawrence) 0-5, Fr. (Pin 2:00). 152 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Isaiah Bradley of Muncie Southside 2nd Place - Zach Adams of Madison Consolidated 3rd Place - John Tatom of Hamilton Southeastern 4th Place - Dante Benamon of Northwest 5th Place - Tristan Wilson of Fort Wayne Carroll 6th Place - Jacob Lucas of Arsenal Tech 7th Place - Adam Ruff of Greenfield Central 8th Place - Devin Anderson of Bedford North Lawrence 9th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 10th Place - FF 152 Greer of Manual 10th Place - FF 152 Southport of Southport 1st Place Match Isaiah Bradley (Muncie Southside) 5-0, Jr. over Zach Adams (Madison Consolidated) 4-1, Sr. (Maj 14-2). 3rd Place Match John Tatom (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, Jr. over Dante Benamon (Northwest) 3-2, . (Pin 2:57). 5th Place Match Tristan Wilson (Fort Wayne Carroll) 3-2, So. over Jacob Lucas (Arsenal Tech) 2-3, Jr. (Pin 1:55). 7th Place Match Adam Ruff (Greenfield Central) 2-3, Jr. over Devin Anderson (Bedford North Lawrence) 1-4, So. (Pin 0:45). 9th Place Match FF 152 Southport (Southport) 0-4, . over FF 152 Greer (Manual) 0-4, . (DFF). 160 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Riley Lefever of Fort Wayne Carroll 2nd Place - Jackson Bennett of Hamilton Southeastern 3rd Place - Brandon Baughn of Bedford North Lawrence 4th Place - Cameron Nuckols of Greenfield Central 5th Place - Tate Turner of Madison Consolidated 6th Place - Aaron Salter of Manual 7th Place - Michael Futrell of Northwest 8th Place - FF 160 Muncie Southside of Muncie Southside 9th Place - King Hubbard of Arsenal Tech 10th Place - FF 160 Southport of Southport 1st Place Match Riley Lefever (Fort Wayne Carroll) 5-0, Jr. over Jackson Bennett (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, Jr. (Dec 9-3). 3rd Place Match Brandon Baughn (Bedford North Lawrence) 4-1, . over Cameron Nuckols (Greenfield Central) 3-2, Fr. (Pin 0:21). 5th Place Match Tate Turner (Madison Consolidated) 3-2, Jr. over Aaron Salter (Manual) 2-3, So. (Pin 0:54). 7th Place Match Michael Futrell (Northwest) 2-3, . over FF 160 Muncie Southside (Muncie Southside) 0-5, . (FF). 9th Place Match King Hubbard (Arsenal Tech) 1-4, . over FF 160 Southport (Southport) 0-5, . (FF). 170 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Austin Neibarger of Hamilton Southeastern 2nd Place - Mitchell Sandlin of Madison Consolidated 3rd Place - Stallone Yovanovitch of Fort Wayne Carroll 4th Place - Andrew Tremper of Southport 5th Place - Khalil Lewis of Muncie Southside 6th Place - FF 170 Arsenal Tech of Arsenal Tech 7th Place - Tyler Webb of Bedford North Lawrence 8th Place - FF 170 Greenfield Central of Greenfield Central 9th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 10th Place - FF 170 Manual of Manual 10th Place - FF 170 Northwest of Northwest 1st Place Match Austin Neibarger (Hamilton Southeastern) 5-0, Jr. over Mitchell Sandlin (Madison Consolidated) 4-1, So. (Maj 14-3). 3rd Place Match Stallone Yovanovitch (Fort Wayne Carroll) 4-1, So. over Andrew Tremper (Southport) 3-2, . (Pin 1:14). 5th Place Match Khalil Lewis (Muncie Southside) 3-2, . over FF 170 Arsenal Tech (Arsenal Tech) 0-5, . (FF). 7th Place Match Tyler Webb (Bedford North Lawrence) 2-3, Sr. over FF 170 Greenfield Central (Greenfield Central) 0-5, . (FF). 9th Place Match FF 170 Northwest (Northwest) 0-4, . over FF 170 Manual (Manual) 0-4, . (DFF). 182 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Matt Irick of Hamilton Southeastern 2nd Place - Ryan Fish of Madison Consolidated 3rd Place - Matt Miller of Southport 4th Place - Tanner Thomas of Fort Wayne Carroll 5th Place - Noah Perdue of Arsenal Tech 6th Place - Kenton Carter of Bedford North Lawrence 7th Place - Evan Dick of Muncie Southside 8th Place - FF 182 Greenfield Central of Greenfield Central 9th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached 10th Place - FF 182 Manual of Manual 10th Place - FF 182 Northwest of Northwest 1st Place Match Matt Irick (Hamilton Southeastern) 5-0, Sr. over Ryan Fish (Madison Consolidated) 4-1, Sr. (Pin 5:27). 3rd Place Match Matt Miller (Southport) 4-1, . over Tanner Thomas (Fort Wayne Carroll) 3-2, Sr. (Pin 4:00). 5th Place Match Noah Perdue (Arsenal Tech) 3-2, So. over Kenton Carter (Bedford North Lawrence) 2-3, So. (Pin 1:15). 7th Place Match Evan Dick (Muncie Southside) 2-3, . over FF 182 Greenfield Central (Greenfield Central) 0-5, . (FF). 9th Place Match FF 182 Northwest (Northwest) 0-4, . over FF 182 Manual (Manual) 0-4, . (DFF). 195 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Spencer Raypole of Fort Wayne Carroll 2nd Place - Corey Crabtree of Muncie Southside 3rd Place - Nolan Fenwick of Southport 4th Place - Andrew Roberts of Bedford North Lawrence 5th Place - Josh Chastain of Hamilton Southeastern 6th Place - William Almodovar of Arsenal Tech 7th Place - Zayrin Youngblood of Madison Consolidated 8th Place - Dustin Pruitt of Greenfield Central 9th Place - Chris Burns of Manual 10th Place - FF 195 Northwest of Northwest 1st Place Match Spencer Raypole (Fort Wayne Carroll) 5-0, Sr. over Corey Crabtree (Muncie Southside) 4-1, Sr. (Dec 4-1). 3rd Place Match Nolan Fenwick (Southport) 4-1, . over Andrew Roberts (Bedford North Lawrence) 3-2, Jr. (Pin 3:42). 5th Place Match Josh Chastain (Hamilton Southeastern) 3-2, So. over William Almodovar (Arsenal Tech) 2-3, So. (Pin 0:06). 7th Place Match Zayrin Youngblood (Madison Consolidated) 2-3, So. over Dustin Pruitt (Greenfield Central) 1-4, . (Pin 1:00). 9th Place Match Chris Burns (Manual) 1-4, . over FF 195 Northwest (Northwest) 0-5, . (FF). 220 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Jeff Dixon of Hamilton Southeastern 2nd Place - Jacob Strauch of Muncie Southside 3rd Place - Brad Sadilek of Fort Wayne Carroll 4th Place - Devin New of Bedford North Lawrence 5th Place - Dylan Denny of Greenfield Central 6th Place - Leathel Bowles of Northwest 7th Place - Antonio Raygoza of Manual 8th Place - FF 220 Madison Consolidated of Madison Consolidated 9th Place - Andre Forrest of Arsenal Tech 10th Place - FF 220 Southport of Southport 1st Place Match Jeff Dixon (Hamilton Southeastern) 5-0, So. over Jacob Strauch (Muncie Southside) 4-1, Jr. (Dec 10-4). 3rd Place Match Brad Sadilek (Fort Wayne Carroll) 4-1, . over Devin New (Bedford North Lawrence) 3-2, So. (Pin 2:10). 5th Place Match Dylan Denny (Greenfield Central) 3-2, Fr. over Leathel Bowles (Northwest) 2-3, . (Pin 0:34). 7th Place Match Antonio Raygoza (Manual) 2-3, . over FF 220 Madison Consolidated (Madison Consolidated) 0-5, . (FF). 9th Place Match Andre Forrest (Arsenal Tech) 1-4, Fr. over FF 220 Southport (Southport) 0-5, . (FF). 285 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Austin Davis of Bedford North Lawrence 2nd Place - Cody Banks of Madison Consolidated 3rd Place - Andy Eldgridge of Hamilton Southeastern 4th Place - Nick Reynolds of Greenfield Central 5th Place - Jermaine Evans of Northwest 6th Place - Aundre Diamond of Muncie Southside 7th Place - Jonah Weber of Fort Wayne Carroll 8th Place - Rasheed Abdul-Haqq of Arsenal Tech 9th Place - Gunner Walters of Manual 10th Place - FF 285 Southport of Southport 1st Place Match Austin Davis (Bedford North Lawrence) 5-0, Jr. over Cody Banks (Madison Consolidated) 4-1, Sr. (Pin 4:00). 3rd Place Match Andy Eldgridge (Hamilton Southeastern) 4-1, Sr. over Nick Reynolds (Greenfield Central) 2-3, So. (Pin 2:34). 5th Place Match Jermaine Evans (Northwest) 3-2, . over Aundre Diamond (Muncie Southside) 2-3, Sr. (Dec 7-1). 7th Place Match Jonah Weber (Fort Wayne Carroll) 3-2, . over Rasheed Abdul-Haqq (Arsenal Tech) 1-4, Fr. (Pin 1:27). 9th Place Match Gunner Walters (Manual) 1-4, Sr. over FF 285 Southport (Southport) 0-5, . (FF).

I just got wind of this and Josh Holden is one of the best coaches around! If someone wants to hate on anyone, bring this animosity and criticism my way. We were down some teams for the John Hurrle because there were a handful of schools that backed out, for a variety of reasons, and so I contacted him AT THE LAST MINUTE to see if he would be interested in getting in. He was in a current contract and so he went OUT OF HIS WAY to send his JV team at MY REQUEST, just so we could have enough quality squads there. Holden does not deserve a lick of criticism from this. I have known him for almost 20 years and I consider him a brother. He is a great guy, and a great coach, so much so that the JV team beat some quality competition and and added value to the the tournament. Again Greenfield-Centrals JV team came at MY REQUEST because there were some oher schools that backed out. Do not let this be a topic of discussion and take away from a great event honoring a great man. Josh, I am sorry for this. In hindsight I see I should have informed the other coaches, but I did not know people were going to make this big of a deal about it. I consider the storm that has been created by this is a testament to your success. If you don't have any haters, that means you're not doing something right. Thank you again, Coach, and to your staff, the wrestlers that came out and competed, Greenfield-Central, Mr. Horrigan, the Greenfield-Central fans, and everyone else for showing your support and making this event a success! We look forward to a great season this year and to an even bigger and better Hurrle tournament next year!

Should be fun! Great setup, as many of us know, with teams from across the state coming to kick off the 2011-2012 season. We're looking forward to a exciting day of wrestling honoring one of Indiana's finest, Hall of Fame Coach John Hurrle: Tech Head Coach from 1961-1987, State Champion Coach 1976 and 1979, Coach of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981, and one of the fathers of the Indiana State Wrestling Association. He touched many lives throughout his career and his words are still felt today. This is the inagural tournament and, as much as this year is going to be pretty good, we look forward to continuing this legacy even more for years to come. Please come show your support and enjoy a great November day of wrestling at one of Indiana's most established venues!

Hawthorne, one of the best kids I have ever met, will be rowing for Harvard. Given his work ethic, attitude, and build, I forsee him being team captain of Harvard's row team by next year. Great kid! One of the only one's I know that would get off of the mat after a match, consult with the coach, and immediately go sit down and crack a book on metaphysics.

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A fellow coach and I were having this conversation and the question was asked about what part individual class wrestling plays in this discussion. So I took a look at the top programs in the country and broke it down a little. This is per the 2010-2011 Wrestling USA Magazine Rankings of the Top 40 high school wrestling programs in the country: - Of that top 40, only 19 states have at least one program ranked - Illinois and New Jersey both tied for the most with 5 schools being represented. - Next was Minnesota with 4, followed by Pennsylvania, Florida, California, and Iowa with 3, along with Oklahoma and Wisonsin with 2. - Of the top 5 schools, all come from individual classed states: Apple Valley Minnesota (3 classes) St. Paris Graham and St. Edwards from Ohio (3 classes) Brandon Florida (3 classes) Blair Academy New Jersey with one class. - 3 of the top 5 schools are private. Thoughts?

Compiling information for thesis and trying to get feedback from Indiana on this as we approach the upcoming season: What are the most important aspects of building a national program? We can look at the Perry's, EMD's, Mishawaka's, here in Indiana as powerhouses who have cracked the country's best, along with the country's best: Apple Valley, St. Paris Grahm, Brandon, St. Edwards, Blair, Broken Arrow, etc. Is it the coaches? a few good kids? administration? Parents? middle school and elementary programs? Class wrestling? Time? Money? More money? Thoughts?

This whole situation is unfortunate on a variety of levels, but IPS is facing $20 million in budget cuts and it has to come from somewhere. The state is taking over Arlington, Howe, Manual, and Donnan Middle School for not showing adequate progress over the last 5 years per the Indiana Department of Education, and others are still on the watch list. It's easy to point fingers at Dr. White, the teachers, parents, and/or the kids, but it's tough all the way around and blame is shared across the board. As much as taking away athletics/wrestling at these schools sucks, IPS is still a business and it is a business move. Everyone knows that athletics is the primary reason some of our kids even come to school in the first place. But IPS paying for athletics at a school it is now competing against for kids is not even logical. IPS already has to incurr the transportation bill to those charters. The kids have the choice of staying or transfering to another IPS school, and the secondary personnel are displaced and must interview for their jobs. Definitely unfortunate but capitalism at it's finest. I know enough to know I know nothing at all, but through all of this what I've seen in IPS is that Dr. White does have it together, there are some great teachers who genuinely care about the kids, some good parents who want the best for their child, career/prep programs not offered anywhere else in the state, extremely intelligent and bright students, while many IPS elementary and middle schools test at the highest levels in the state. IPS' problem on the other hand is much bigger than Dr. White. It's issue is cultural, generational, social, economical and spans across the United States. We face daily what others only see in movies. These kids exist, have to be taught somewhere and while it's not the easiest thing to do - someone has do it. This is why I chose to coach in IPS - because of the challenge, the difference I could make, and there is only one way to go and that is up. I imagine this feeling is shared by all who have invested themselves in our kid's success. IPS wrestling next season will look differently when that time comes, which is why it is important for us take this year we have now and make the absolute most out of it. There is some gome great history at these schools and I am certain our programs will go out strong the last year under IPS' banner. Who knows, the corporations taking over these schools just may have money for it themselves? Either way, best wishes IPS coaches and wrestler THIS upcoming season!

Thanks Y2. Makes sense. Sounds good.

I'm not sure what all is going in this magazine, but I am glad it is digital. Nevertheless, are there any thoughts on merging the Indiana Wrestling Digest with this? At least for the first edition? I know Condry lost a lot of money on the printed version of IWD because people didn't buy it like it they said they would, but it was a GREAT resource IMO. Thoughts?

In regards to his 3 second pin, if he tells it, the kid came out in tennis shoes (bless his heart) and simply fell down...and THAT is why he gets a hard time from me. lol...either way, it's in the record books. Howard is awesome! He actually told me Andrew Howe, when he was in 8th grade, was going to be one of the best to ever wrestle in Indiana as well - and we've seen how that turned out. Again, congrats Coach Howard and to Lowell!

Congratulations to Bobby! Great wrestler and friend! I still give him a hard time about having the country's fastest pin at 3 seconds. Coach Howard will do a great job at Lowell as a hometown hero and another region guy with gobs of credentials and experience. Best wishes Red Devils!

Amen.

Great article. Also, Gil Journey, Ian Spearman and Derek Butts are also competing in this event. Indiana, go handle your business!

As it stands we have committments from Northwest, Manual, Bedford North Lawrence, Fort Wayne Carroll, Madison, Muncie South, Greencastle, New Palestine, Clinton Central, and several others. Capitol City definitely has the history, the LC Invite used to be pretty tough until they disbanded, but there is a new tourney in town. There are still maybe 2 or 3 openings still up but these will fill up relatively soon. It is going to be awesome! Give it a year or two and the John Hurrle Memorial will be a premier, if it's not already. (I'm getting ancy for the season!!)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it is, and will be, the newly created John Hurrle Memorial at Arsenal Tech on November 19th. Currently, it is a 16 team invitational with plans to go even bigger and better. This is the first year and there are already a few ranked teams committed. I know of plenty other, more established, tournaments throughout the state but this one is gearing up to be a monster. John Hurrle was such an extraordinary part of Indiana wrestling and having the opportunity to host a tournament in his name, at his school, is definitely a privelage. Tech has such a deep history and many of us remember Freestyle and Greco State being hosted there. What was once a 76 acre campus located downtown Indianapolis is now getting a multi-million dollar face-lift, so this is just the beginning of many good things to come!

Arlington's 2011-2012 Head Coach - Chuck Jewell, Assistant - Derek Butts Congratulations and I feel these guys are perfect for Arlington at this time. Coach Jewell has been involved with wrestling forever, has years of coaching experience, a great relationship with our kids, and is ready to make some noise again. Coach Butts comes in behind him with Div. 1 college experience and technique, and will bang with absolutely everyone in the rooom. Don't sleep on Arlington next year. Big things ahead.

The last RTC of the year for Arlington went well I thought! Pretty nice turnout. Definitely some studs there for all to bang with from the light weights to the heavy's. Hopefully all who stopped in, from beginners to collegiate wrestlers, learned something they will use to help them be more successful both on and off the mat. Thanks to all of the clinicians who came out and spent some time over this RTC season: Tonte, Lytle, Journey, Bradley, Williams, Ellis, Red, Gibson, Dowden, Walpole, Morgan, etc. We definitely want to thank the clubs and teams that came out and made this summer a success: Perry, Roncalli, LN, Warren, LC, Cathedral, Batesville, Whiteland, Cumberland, Howe, Arlington, Tech, Manual, Attucks, Jireh, etc. Thanks to the parents that endured their kids schedule and made the trip when I'm sure there were other things to do. Of course a shout goes out to the wrestlers that came by and put in time. I promise it will pay off. Lastly, a special thanks of course goes out to the entire wrestling community, Indianamat, the ISWA and Coack Peck for making it all possible. Next year, I PROMISE you it will be even better. Now we all get to prepare for the winter season where we can showcase the fruits of our labor! Let's go get it!!!!!

Last Wednesday night of RTC at Arlington this year!!!!! Be sure to come out for one last evening of great wrestling in a cool atmosphere!!! Again, we have bangers, both young and old, coming through to get some mat time in. Hope to see you there!!!

Practice tonight at Arlington 6p-8p. Several studs from M.s. to college coming in to roll around. only 2 more weeks left so if you want to check out a new venue, see you here tonight!

Watched some of her matches on themat.tv and she looked untouchable. Wrestling like this I would not be surprised to see her contending for a gold medal in the Olympics. Impressive. How did the other ladies of Indiana fair?

Greco is just as important to the success of Folkstyle and Freestyle as much as anything else. The confidence of simply being successful, improving your throws, being able to score points when leg attacks aren't cutting it, etc. These were all beneficial to my success and to the success of our kids as well. Truthfully, this is one of the problems in Indiana right now, in regards to the lack of Greco participation, but I believe we will get better. In regards to Fargo, it is a tough tournament and success does not come as easily as one thinks. There are a lot of factors that can go into winning in North Dakota and there will definitely be some surprises. I am glad, however, that we have as many "studs" as we have going. It is a far better representation of Team Indiana compared to some past tournaments, and going up there with a higher number of Indiana's best is refreshing. Whether we have 1 AA or 20 AA's, I hope we all go out there and handle our business.