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4 hours ago, SWINfan said:

 

And shall now be the #1 141 lb'er in the country, at least until the Big Ten Tournament

Their next 2 matches won’t be as close as tonight. It took a few minutes for Nick to figure him out and then he dominated. Nick will dominate from start to finish at Big 10’s and NCAA’s. 

38 minutes ago, eagledad said:

I’ll bet 160 bananas that 160 goes to

New Castle.

I’ll bet as much as you want?  New Castle has less than a 1% chance to win 160

Purdy of Castle just got dominated by Deffendoll from Vincennes in the semi-final. 9-2

4 minutes ago, Aggressor said:

I was there and didn’t see him win that match

Ask Castle Superfan, Backtothemat. Sollars locked up a cradle and put Deters on his back for 3 seconds before he got out of it and no points were awarded.  Either you’re blind too or don’t know ***potty mouth*** about wrestling if you didn’t see it or understand it.  Everyone else saw it. 

2 hours ago, Aggressor said:

I don’t think there is much to talk about deters has beat him twice already.

Actually, everybody in the gym saw Sollars win the first match except the blind referee.  Should be a good one Saturday 

31 minutes ago, backtothemat said:

Saw Lane wrestle at Mater Dei over the holidays. Love his wrestling style and the way he carries himself. One of my favorite matches of the year so far was Lane against Cole Ross. Crazy good defensive scramble fest.  Ross by one I think was the margin. 
 

This article makes me that much more of a fan of his. 

Lane is a Hammer!

1 hour ago, ExCoach123 said:

Boonville has wrestled nobody worth even talking about.  There is no way your serious

They beat Castle!

1 hour ago, Wrestlinglover6969 said:

I think Fulks will major Fitts

I’ll take that bet!  As much as you wanna lose.  Name your price. 

“Hope DeSanto is not done for the year.“

DeSanto was jumping around, with no wrap or brace on his knee, during the 197 and 285 matches. His feelings might be hurt, but he’s just fine. 

1 hour ago, Coach Nieman said:

That's this year. I'm looking for next year.

I believe it's Penn State's turn in 2021

TOTAL DOMINATION!!  Great job Nick!

2 minutes ago, SWINfan said:

 

That might depend on if Yianni is back at 141.  Thought there might be a possibility (albeit slight) that Penn State could reset next year and have Nick redshirt and come back at 149 the following season.  

That said, he's got a decent shot at winning it this year.

Yianni coming back will have NOT prevent Nick from wrestling next year. Just the opposite is true. With Yianni back, Nick will definitely be at 141 next year. 

41 minutes ago, SWINfan said:

 

I knew how, just find it weird that they'll both be seniors at the same time (unless Lee RS next year) and that it is possible for it to happen.

Nick will be the returning NCAA Champion at 141 next year. He won’t redshirt. 

1 hour ago, backtothemat said:

Thank you. Backs up what was already posted a pout those three 170s today. 

Doug, did you think points were scored when Sollars cradled Deters and put him on his back for 2 1/2 - 3 seconds before Sollars lock was broken?  Then the ref put them back on their feet with no points. I’ve watched the replay several times, a takedown and backs seems pretty clear to me. 

Dickens with the first period pin fall

MD over Castle 68-3

MD over Avon 61-6

4 hours ago, gsmith58 said:

 

18 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

I'd much rather Lee, Red, and Brayton Lee along with Parris all win championships in different weights. How cool would it be to see multiple NCAA champs from Indiana? Next year we could have Micic at 133, Nick Lee at 141, Chad Red...gets bigger 149, Brayton Lee at 157, and then Davison and Parris up top. 

I wouldn't leave Joe Lee out of the mix next year!  He's a BEAST!

16 minutes ago, maligned said:

4 high school AA's: Joe Walker 3rd, Mendez and Bates 5th, Calhoun 7th

Most notable DNP was probably Matt Lee. Mendez lost two tight ones as the #1 seed in a weight with something like 13 nationally ranked guys, but he also took out the #2 along the way.

Matt lost to the guys that got 3rd and 4th.  He was right there.

15 hours ago, 1prouddad said:

Wouldn’t surprise me due to both big brothers are there. But then again, I don’t think he’s PSU caliber. 

That’s a ridiculous statement. He’s National top 10 in his weight class with a huge upside.  Any top wrestling program would love to have him. 

49 minutes ago, backtothemat said:

Yep. You are correct. Should it have been called?

I think absolutely it should have been. 

1 hour ago, backtothemat said:

Did anyone else think there was leverage gained at the end by Suriano grabbing Fix’s headgear to get out from bottom. I understand it would have swayed the match the other way.  But still. 

Watch it again, Doug. I think Fix was going behind for the takedown and the win. The grabbing of his headgear prevented it.