CoachBumgardner

Wawasee is selling 6 full size mats. Willing to sell as whole mats, or individual sections. Prices range from $400 per section, to $1000 per section. If interested contact Frank Bumgardner at 260-578-7022.

Wawasee is selling 6 full size mats. Willing to sell as whole mats, or individual sections. Prices range from $400 per section, to $1000 per section. If interested contact Frank Bumgardner at 260-578-7022.

The entire Whitko Wrestling program would like to send our condolences! Even though we were competing against Cody, we always had great respect for him as he was a tough competitor and an even better young man. Sympathies from the Whitko Wrestling program

If Coach Duke could please contact me as soon as possible I would greatly appreciate it. Frank Bumgardner Head Coach Whitko High School (260-578-7022)

Whitko High School is in need of a team for our Whitko Super Duals over Christmas Break! We are looking for a competitive team that we do not see through our season. Teams at our tournament include: Whitko, New Haven, Muncie South, Mississinewa, and John Glenn. Our tournament has many very solid wrestlers, including numerous state qualifiers. Any coaches interested feel free to email me at frankbumgardner@hotmail.com.

Coaches, Whitko hosts a Super Dual tournament over Christmas break, typically on the weekend right next to New Years. Right now we are one team short, and looking to fill with a team that is competitive. We are wanting to wrestle some competition that we do not see during the course of our season. Right now teams include: Whitko, New Haven, Mississinewa, Muncie South, and John Glenn. Any coaches wanting to enter, please contact me at frankbumgardner@hotmail.com and we will try to work out the details. Thank you, Frank Bumgardner Head Coach Whitko High School

First of all I would like to congratulate Coach Jarrett for coaching his team to a sectional championship this year. When he took over for the Eastern program only a couple of years ago they were having trouble even competing, and now they are sectional champions. I believe everyone is forgetting just how good of a coach Bob Jarrett really is, even dating back to his days at Western when they were one of the better teams in the state year in and year out. He has a track record of being a successful coach, and a man of integrity. The man has never had any kind of controversy around his programs. Not only has he been a successful coach, but he has also never been scared of competition. He has never ducked his athletes away from wrestling tougher competition. If he has pulled his team out of the team regionals, then there is a legitimate reason. If it is true that his wrestlers are ill with staph, wouldn?t it actually be best for the wrestlers from the other teams if they do not come into contact with those infected? Has anyone stopped to think that it might actually in fact be best for everyone involved if they do not compete? Granted, this could be the straw that breaks the camels back when it comes to the team dual tournament. Fact is, it was going away regardless of this incident. If we as members of the IHSWCA are intelligent in this situation, we will accept the fact that the dual tournament format is going away. We as an organization would be smart to try and use this to our advantage, and use this as a bargaining tool in an effort to try and gain full wrestle-backs at semi-state. Something that everyone in our wrestling community agrees is in the best interest of our sport. The reason that the team tournament is in jeopardy of being eliminated is because the attendance at these events has been so poor that they cannot be sustained any longer. If we as a wrestling community truly cared about the team state tournament, would we have low attendance as the main reason for its demise? Or would we have done a better job of promoting these events? Being as such we are not in Bob Jarrett?s position, we cannot make judgments based on partial information. The man has been a very highly respected coach for many years, and always handled his programs with class. Trust that the man is doing the right thing for all parties included.

Will Coach McCormick please contact me about possibly setting up a dual this season. Please contact me at frankbumgardner@hotmail.com.