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I have attended the ISWA folkstyle state since its inception. This year will go down as the best. I was very impressed by the organization, officiating and sportmanship by parents/coaches/athletes. Often people ask what is wrong with our society, they needed to attend this event to see what is right. Hard working people from all walks of life working together for a common goal of improving wrestling in the state of Indiana and providing a vehicle to teach young people to succeed in life. Its just like "my opinion man" but for what its worth great job ISWA. Dude

[/img] I am not sure If the image is loaded. Today is the third anniversary of the Northview wrestling community losing Corporal Gregory Scott Stultz. He was an amazing, crazy person to know. It is also his Brother's birthday. Zach, we are all thinking about you today and wishing you peace as you once again have to deal with this loss. The singlet was desigend by Brute and special thanks goes out to EI Sports for putting the project together for the Northview Wrestling family.

What time do doors open for teams and what time are weigh ins?

Bowling shirts

"Am I wrong?" ―Walter Walter Sobchak (born June 20, 1945) is a Vietnam War veteran, and The Dude's best friend and bowling teammate. Born a Polish Catholic, he converted to Judaism when he married his wife, Cynthia. They divorced five years prior to Bunny Lebowski's disappearance, but he still attempts a relationship with her, remains devoted to Judaism, and even takes care of her Pomeranian while she vacations with her new boyfriend. His experiences from the Vietnam War have left him mentally unstable and paranoid. He deals with some situations in a passive-aggressive and stubborn manner, while dealing with other situations in a recklessly head-on aggressive manner. He is boisterously confident in his actions, though his plans usually backfire, often ending disastrously. Walter runs his own security firm, Sobchak Security, and places bowling second in reverence only to his religion, as evidenced by his strict rule against bowling on Shabbos.

Navy 80 Id be all about Robinson too afterall youd never have won a conference without him. He'll have to get by Davis first not an easy task

Your not even Jewish Walter. And your not wrong, your just an ??? ;D I do agree about the inconsistentcy with stalling and a ref should have ear muffs and never listen to the crowd chanting Staaallling Staaallling.

If his parents move to Penn District there is nothing that the IHSAA can do. Moving is the key. Enrolling in a school out of the district you live should send a red flag that one school offers something you want that the other school does not. IE: chance to be starting QB, or varsity HWT. The IHSAA will also have to fight the DOE because it is believed in Indiana that kids can enroll in any school that gives them the best chance to achieve academically. But, if a kid truly moves to a school for academic reasons then they shouldn't worry about athletic eligibility anyway. That excuse has become the loop hole for kids to transfer and not lose eligibility.

Some 10 sectional locations have enough room to run 4 mats. Unfortunatley Northview does not have that facility. They could have went with a three mat final, but showcasing the kids in the spotlight is the right thing to do in my opinion. Past the sectional level many kids wont get to the finals and winning a sectional title should be viewed as an achievement not to be taken for granted. Why would you train so hard all year only to hurry up the most important day? To each their own as far as staying for awards. But in my years of watching the sport, teams that leave tournaments early and don't stick around for the finals or awards tend to make a habit of it. Dude

Braves retain ‘Hammer’ South pulls away to pin down win David Hughes Special to the Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Thu Jan 17, 2013, 05:00 AM EST TERRE HAUTE — Even though Terre Haute South defeated Terre Haute North 39-27 in high school wrestling Wednesday evening in the Patriots’ gym, there was a time early in the match when the outcome appeared in doubt. After South’s David Lewis opened with a 4-2 victory over the formidable J.J. Low in the 120-pound weight class, North answered with pins by Eric Elia at 126 and Austin Bishop at 132 to seize a 12-3 advantage. Then in the 138-pound match, North’s Brandon Cossette jumped ahead of South sophomore Nick Church 2-1 after one period and 3-1 during the second period. If that score had remained the same, North’s team lead would have increased to 15-3. But Church scored a pin at the 3:32 mark, pulling the Braves within 12-9. A pin at 145 by Ian Newton in the next match catapulted the visitors on top 15-12 and they never trailed after that. “I was waiting for [Cossette] to come at me more so I could do a whipover,” Church told the Tribune-Star. “Then I just stayed on top of him and kept the pressure on. … I had beaten this kid before, so I had some confidence. I was pretty confident with what I was doing.” “He came out and got himself in a little bit of a jam early,” South coach Gabe Cook admitted about Church. “But he stayed in there, fought hard and got the win. … Nick actually stood up and caught the guy in a whipover. From there, it was just a matter of staying in good position and not letting him slip away.” After Newton’s victory came arguably the most entertaining match of the night — North’s Tyler Gilmore vs. South’s Phoenix Adams. Gilmore entered with 24 wins for the season, while Adams came in with 26. Gilmore led 2-0 after the first period, 4-2 after the second period and 7-2 early in the third and final period before Adams cut his deficit to the final score of 7-6. “Tyler had a really tough opponent,” North coach Mark Frisz said. “Phoenix is good — two good guys and a lot of action there.” But South bounced back with a pin by senior Cody Helms (now 29-4 for the season) in less than a minute at 160 and a forfeit triumph for Duane Deerwester at 170 to boost its lead to 27-15. “Cody hit a high-crotch finish to a double-leg and put the guy in a cross-face cradle,” Cook explained. “Those are two of his signature moves, I guess you could say.” Decision victories by Ryan Moshak at 182 and Zach Schmidt at 195 pulled the Patriots within 27-21. Then the home team tied the score at 27-27 on its “Senior Night” when junior Ethan Edington pinned Jordan Montgomery at the 3:40 mark of a hard-fought match at 220. But former North student and first-year wrestler Junior Berry returned momentum to South by registering a 9-7 decision over Andrew Londo in the 285 class. “Junior’s getting better every week,” Cook mentioned. “He’s still kind of figuring things out on the mat and he’s had kind of a nagging injury that’s kept him out a little bit. … But he’s figuring out the sport as he competes every week.” The Braves turned that 30-27 cushion into 36-27 when North forfeited to South standout Ryan Uppal at 106. Knowing they would bring home “The Hammer of Pride” trophy for the third straight year, they watched teammate Darin Pemberton win the final match of the night by a 6-2 decision at 113. “It was definitely a team effort,” Cook emphasized after posing with the rest of the team for parent photos. “Even the weights we lost, those kids went out and fought hard… The scores were about what I thought they would be. Maybe I thought we could have won one or two more matches. But the effort was there from the first match to the last match.” “It feels pretty great,” admitted Church, who didn’t experience the same joy as a freshman in 2012 because he missed all of last season with an injury. From the North perspective, Frisz said he was “pleased and proud” with the way his athletes competed. “We knew we were going to have to make up some points somewhere [because of the two forfeits],” he noted. “It’s hard to get pins in these rivalry matches. But the kids did what we asked them to do. They wrestled as hard as they could and showed a lot of determination.” Both teams will participate in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) tournament Saturday at Warren Central. “I really feel like we’ve got a good shot at having our best finish we’ve had at the MIC,” Cook assessed. “So having a win [over North] going into that should help us. On paper, it looks like we should have four or five guys in the finals this weekend.” “I think South’s got some really good kids seeded highly,” Frisz added. “I think they could place pretty high. … We’re going to have to pull some upsets probably [in order to place high], but I know our kids will compete really hard and do the best they can.” Terre Haute South 39, Terre Haute North 27 120 — David Lewis (THS) dec. J.J. Low 4-2. 126 — Eric Elia (THN) pin. George Reed 0:22. 132 — Austin Bishop (THN) pin. Dante Johnson 4:43. 138 — Nick Church (THS) pin. Brandon Cossette 3:32. 145 — Ian Newton (THS) pin. Logan Hoar 3:00. 152 — Tyler Gilmore (THN) dec. Phoenix Adams 7-6. 160 — Cody Helms (THS) pin. Trey Grim 0:59. 170 — Duane Deerwester (THS) won by forfeit. 182 — Ryan Moshak (THN) dec. Sean Young 7-5. 195 — Zach Schmidt (THN) dec. Chris Rawling 5-1. 220 — Ethan Edington (THN) pin. Jordan Montgomery 3:40. 285 — Junior Berry (THS) dec. Andrew Londo 9-7. 106 — Ryan Uppal (THS) won by forfeit. 113 — Darin Pemberton (THS) dec. Gavin John 6-2. There were no JV matches. Next — South (20-9) and North (8-16) will compete in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference tournament Saturday at Warren Central

Why double ff@ 170? Thought OV had a good 170??

Meat: Lesson the kid learned was that some adults are just jerks and apply the rules when it benefits them. Which is a good life lesson I guess : Dude

Stage one moral development: Obediene vs. Punishment orientation. Obvioulsy some adults have never advanced out of this stage. Dude

Being .2 over is common sense. There has to be a cut off some where. Being DQed for taking a couple of drinks of water is a little beyond teaching a lesson. The lesson the kid learned is that some adults take things to literal and will look for any way to get an upper hand in competition. By the letter of the law everyone is suppose to be in the room when weigh ins begin. What about a team that is running late for traffic reasons... is the whole team DQed? After all they could have been doing push ups/sit ups on bus to lose that extra couple tenths....or god forbid they could have drank some coffee to bump up while everyone else had started. C'mon MAN!!! Dude

COMMON SENSE!!! Its high school wrestling we seriously think its ethical to take a kids chance to wrestle in his senior year of conference because he had a sip of water when he was well above his weight limit??? Now this decision deserves a C'Mon MAN!!!! Dude

I believe if you go to South V on that date you are going to be very lonely. At least thats what the officals were told. We will be going to West T. So do you have a full team then BT? Dude

BBB is right the answer is negative ghost rider. Speaking of information. Word is that your team is much improved bigtoe. Hows it looking for your conference race? It should be wide open with Sullivan graduating and Northview still rebuilding. All your weight classes full or still have the FF's you had against Cloverdale? Anyone that can make a run in the state or still rebuilding. Have heard good things about your new coach.

Aaron See signs with NAIA title contender Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Brazil Times By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor If you happen to have met Northview senior Aaron See, you'll know that he's rarely without a smile and always has a comment that will have his peers laughing around him. So it might surprise you that the reigning Homecoming King at Northview doesn't give opponents much to grin about on the wrestling mat. In fact, a whole different See took the mat for the Knights, one that opened quite a few eyes in the state as he battled his way to a fourth-place finish at the IHSAA State Wrestling Finals this winter. Count Campbellsville University wrestling coach Franky James as one of those who noticed what See accomplished this year. See was offered a full scholarship by the Kentucky school and will join a heralded program that finished third in the nation at the NAIA level this year. "It's really an honor, because I was overlooked a little bit around here since Northview is a little small on the map, but I think my finish in the state finals really helped me get noticed," See commented. "Campbellsville has a great wrestling program and I'm just ready to get there and wrestle. Distance wasn't really a factor. The program there is phenomenal and is really what drew me there." See won't be joining a team looking to rebuild, in fact, James' Tigers return five All-Americans and should begin the season as a pre-season top-3 team for the third year in a row. However, See fills one of the weight classes that is somewhat thin as James has looked to fill spots at 125, 165, 197 and 285. Northview senior Aaron See (seated center) signed a letter-of-intent to attend Campbellsville University to wrestle for the Tigers beginning next season. In attendance for the signing were (also seated) parents Holly and Luther Gearlds. (Back from left) Guidance Counselor Scott McDonald, Principal Lynn Romas, ECA/Treasurer Kasey Buell, Asst. Principal, Debbie Zimmerman, Megan Heaton, Billy Moore, wrestling manager Kiersten Mikesell and Katie Girton, head wrestling coach Dan Mikesell, John Heaton, Francine Heaton and Athletic Director Charley Jackson. "New recruits in those weight classes will have a chance to come in and wrestle varsity on a team that should challenge for the national title," commented via the Campbellsville Tigers website. "We have several visits scheduled over the next month and some very solid verbal commitments from a couple of upper weights, but we are still waiting on some paperwork to make those announcements." See finished his career at Northview with a 43-7 mark his senior season and was 107-30 in his career while breaking school records for most pins in a season (27) and in a career (77). "It was just an amazing run for Aaron this year to have more than 40 wins and break a couple of school records," Northview wrestling coach Dan Mikesell said. "To place fourth in the state was an amazing cap to all the hard work he's put in over the last three years." While See competed at 220 pounds this year, he's expecting to drop to the 197-pound division in college. "It's about a 30-pound drop. Their current 197-pounder, Jamelle Jones, is a great wrestler and is easily one of the best NAIA wrestlers that I've ever seen," See noted of is future teammate, who is 86-7 in his college career. "I'm actually excited to drop weight because I haven't cut (weight) in so long. I think 197 is a good college weight for me. "Coach James said that my type of wrestling is key in college. I'm good on top and that transitions into riding time (in college)," See mentioned in regards to his wrestling style. "Coach James is really looking forward to me coming in and I'm excited for the opportunity. The all-year round wrestling will probably be the hardest thing because sometimes you do get burnt out after wrestling for so long. Coach James says that he mixes (practice) up and we go out and run on the football field and we have days that are just meant to be fun so I think I'll be okay." Mikesell agreed that See has grown a lot in his career as he went from single-digit wins as a freshman to a two-time conference champion, who won a sectional title this year. "His hard work in-season and his dedication, he comes in every day ready to practice," Mikesell said. "I think he lead by example with his hard work and he was vocal in telling kids what they need to do. He has great leadership skills. "I think it has to do with his off-season conditioning and going to camps," Mikesell continued when asked about what aided See's emergence. "One of the camps he went to before his sophomore year, he got to work out with Tom Rollins, who just barely missed the Olympic team this year. He worked out with him for four straight days and things like that and going to off-season tournaments are what helped him progress." See will join a program that placed a school record seven All-Americans in the top-8 individually in the NAIA Wrestling Tournament. The Tigers had two wrestlers finish second in the tourney that also had Greencastle High School graduate Charlie Pingleton claim a national title for Lindsey Wilson College.

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You could charge a consulting fee and make some extra cash!!! Another innovative idea by the ole duder!!

Fifteen weight classes: Draw at the beginning of dual meet: Five wrestle folk, five wrestle free and five wrestle Greco. We could also include 8-10 weight classes for girls do the same draw and five wrestle folk, and the other five wrestle free. 25 kids total per school. Now that would be innovative!!!! Dude

Or kids who are already good at wrestling enjoy the sport and are more willing to participate in the off season freestyle. But bottom line don't be scared of wrestling a different style it has many benefits. Dude

Why Wrestle Greco-Roman and Freestyle in Spring & Summer? By Steve Fraser Wrestling Greco-Roman and freestyle in the spring and summer is where I made my biggest improvements in the sport of wrestling. It was in between my tenth and eleventh grade high school seasons. Masaaki Hatta, who is a world silver medalist for Japan and NCAA Champion for Oklahoma State University was my summer wrestling coach back in Hazel Park, Michigan. Masaaki took me to my first Greco tournament. After this we competed in both Greco and freestyle tournaments throughout the summer. Masaaki also ran a freestyle and Greco practice twice per week throughout the summertime. This twice per week practice was relaxed, fun and very productive. No worries about cutting weight. No pressure from the team. No demands from coaches that were outside my own demands. Masaaki just taught whoever came to the practice, one or two new techniques each session, along with his intense exercises, etc. This spring and summer experience was the absolute key to me becoming a successful wrestler. Spring is the time when most wrestlers start wrapping it up for the year. Most wrestlers take this time off and wait until fall to resume their wrestling career. Why? Unless you are playing in another sport like baseball or track & field why not keep playing in wrestling? And even if you are playing another sport why not wrestle in a few tournaments? You might practice twice a week in a local wrestling room and keep playing with the sport so you can keep improving your skills. These days there are more and more opportunities to wrestle folkstyle in the spring and summer months. However, I would suggest very strongly that you consider wrestling Greco and freestyle instead of wrestling folkstyle during your middle or high school off season. There are many reasons why. The Olympic Games only offer Greco-Roman and freestyle internationally. If you have a dream to become world or Olympic Champion some day you must learn the nuances of the two Olympic styles of wrestling. Our country needs you! With more and more kids wrestling folkstyle all year round, the United States team risks falling behind our international competitors, like Russia, Cuba, Japan and Iran. The good news is ? even if you do not have any aspiration to wrestle at the Olympic level - wrestling and learning Greco (and freestyle) will greatly improve your folkstyle skills and results. Just ask some of our latest NCAA Champions like Kyle Dake (Cornell), David Taylor (Penn State) and Logan Stieber (Ohio State) to name just a few guys that have all had Greco-Roman experience and success. If you think you can be the best in the country and NOT know anything about upper body wrestling skills, you have another thing coming. Great wrestling requires knowledge, training and experience in ALL areas. Upper body or lower body attacks all come into play at the top level. There are many freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments held in the spring and summer months. In many of these tournaments participants may wrestle 5-7 matches in a day. This many matches alone afford a wrestler much experience and a great opportunity to identify and improve one?s skills. Wrestling in these kinds of tournaments offer many benefits: ? Wrestling is wrestling. Wrestling freestyle or Greco will enhance an individual?s folkstyle wrestling technique. Even though different techniques are involved and the rules differ slightly, the extra experience greatly improves one?s skills. ? Wrestling throughout the year will keep you in wrestling shape. ? Practicing your competition skills and competing 1-on-1 with another individual on a regular basis trains you to be less nervous in future matches. ? Wrestling and learning Greco will greatly improve your pummeling and fighting skills. ? A wrestler can wrestle at whatever weight he/she is at - NO CUTTING WEIGHT. This allows the wrestler to focus on skills and the competition itself. ? There should be no team pressure. You are there with a friend or two and the atmosphere is much more relaxed. You can focus on individual skills and experiment with different things. Even though the rules are different, again, wrestling is wrestling. The skills necessary to be successful in freestyle and Greco are the same skills needed in folkstyle wrestling. The same physical conditioning component that it takes to be successful will be enhanced by wrestling in the spring and summer. The psychological aspects of wrestling are all the same and those areas will be developed also. I remember the first Greco-Roman tournament that Masaaki took me to when I was fifteen years old. I wrestled six matches in one day and the intensity (six matches in one day) yet relaxed atmosphere (just two buddies and I) was one of the most important developmental experiences of my career. I went from being a mediocre tenth grade wrestler, to beating two high school state place winners in this particular tournament. This tournament was the catalyst that ignited my hunger for the sport. Do it! Wrestle folkstyle during the school year and freestyle and Greco-Roman in the spring and summer and we will see you at the top!

Because it would not be an IHSAA event... and they can argue that other sports get more competition as they advance in the IHSAA tournament... football teams get five extra competitions if they advance to state finals... I would imagine the commish is worried that now football teams may want to extend their season and play extra games if they lose in tournament... maybe I really dunno his logic... You are right coach Peck, schools schedule varsity meets and send their JV. But that doesn't seem to catch the eye of the powers that be. Yet anyway, we may want to keep it quiet. or else.... Dude

Right and send your JV to one of your varsity matches to fulfill the contract the year you are invited. Dude