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You could make an argument for either Merrillville or New Castle depending on what metric you use. Please exuse mistakes but should be close. # Champs Mvl 8 NC 3 # in Finals NC 11 Mvl 10 # Placers NC 32 Mvl 27 # Points* NC 157 Mvl 141 (8pts for 1st....1pt for 8th) Didn't count falls, TF, Maj Dec. Balance 1 Mvl 120 NC 114 (Subtract pts from top team ie: PM and CP) Balance 2 Mvl 100 NC 92 (Subtract pts from top 2 teams above plus Hanover Central and Cathedral) Goes to show your prove anything with stats. Suffice to say both did well
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ESPN Article on Iowa wrestler defaulting to girl at state!
NIaGrad replied to Kleveland11's topic in Past Discussions
As I see it there are several issues: The religious issue is just that and although I don't agree with Northrup's interpretation of what is morally right, he certainly has his right to an opinion and I commend him for sticking up with it. The idea that any touching of the opposite sex in a non-sexual activity is forbidden simply because it involves the opposite sex is more bothersome to me. I believe that women are more than just a sexual object and that we need to interact with them at all levels in society. Teaching kids that girls/women can be dealt with for who they are and not by the 50/50 chance of their gender doesn't seem to me to be a bad thing. Inherent with this lesson is that inappropriate behavior can be inappropriate regardless of the venue. Teaching what is appropriate behavior should be a part of every adult's interaction with kids. Along the same vein, what if a wrestler were gay? I would find it hard to believe that there is not a gay wrestler in the state of Indiana. It would be that wrestler's responsibility to treat his opponent with respect and not behave in an inappropriate manner. Say that wrestler "came out". Would they have the right to wrestle for the state championship? How would he feel if he won the state championship just because no one would wrestle him? Finally, the whole bit about chivalry. If a girl wants to wrestle (and to do so at this point requires her to wrestle boys), the last thing she would want is to be treated with deference. If you truly respect her, then try to pin her if you can. That is what she would want. -
Maybe I don't understand, but why even have a sectional sheet if it is not used in the seating meeting for sectional. Obviously everyone in the seating meeting knew that Manspeaker was at 130 and Gregory was at 135. As for the team state, what does it matter. Each wrestler has an alpha weight and can wrestle there or one weight above. If there is some jockying around within those parameters, who cares. It is a team sport and each coach wants to put out the team that has the best chance of winning. I for one, enjoy the fact one may not know for sure who they will wrestle. Adding a sectional sheet to the already engrained in stone alpha weight seems to me to be an uneccessary piece of paperwork.