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Georgia High School Association approves to add yet another Classification to their States Wrestling Championships going from 6 to 7 classes.
What the largest Class Wrestling State ?
State Championships for everybody in Georgia !
Want a State Championship you move to Georgia. #ridiculous #waterdowncompetition

Here are the first 3 round schedules

We can officially announce IndianaMat has been awarded the National Wrestling Website of the Year award from the National Wrestling Media Association. I want to thank Chad Hollenbaugh and Eric McGill for talking me into starting this monster. Also thanks too many others that have contributed hours upon hours of time into this website.

Red has nothing to prove, you are right.
 
However when you accept an invitation to a prestigious event you make a commitment to also make the weight. The committee paid for his hotel, a FLIGHT, meals, event activities, and gear for him to wrestle. In total he probably received around $750 in perks to wrestle. Then when you show up 9lbs over weight and don't attempt to make it there is a big issue. To compound it we as a state were there and it made not only Red look bad, but our whole state. It was NOT a fun conversation with the committee, nor was it in my itinerary for the weekend. To put it rather bluntly it was an extremely embarrassing situation to be a part of and there is no other way to put it.

Leave the individual state finals as it is. If you want to be the best the best, then beat the best. We had 4 state qualifiers and 2 of those placed. No its not easy to get kids to Indy, let alone place especially from small school.. There has been 1 state champ at Prairie Heights (Aaron Ramey). Will there be another, I don't know but we are going to give everything we have to get one. Build your schedule and seek the right kids for wrestling. Build the fan base. I truly think our schedule helps get qualifiers and place winners. Get kids busy in the off season and you will see a huge difference. Rasler put in a ton of time since semi-state last season and now he is one of the top 138 pounders in the state. Blakeley has a motor that never quits. Another top wrestler at 182, with losses to Eli, James, Kohler and Worm (split). Kids have to put in the time. It would be a disgrace to go to classed individual finals! I do however love the Classed Team State Duals

For me it's simple, in wrestling either you are one of the best or you're not. Wrestling a sport that involves hard work, talent and determination. If you are an exceptional wrestler and make it to State regardless of school size, you deserve to be there. Wrestling shouldn't have to cater to anyone or to a class system, it's the toughest sport there is! I started wrestling when I was 4 and never left the mat year round (like most of us). I put in the hard work and still never made it to State. Never once, did I consider class wrestling to be an option. I wasn't one of the best in the state and that's a simple fact. Large school, small school, podunk town...it doesn't matter where you come from, if you aren't one of the best you won't make it to State. I think that's what makes our sport so great!

Leave the individual state finals as it is. If you want to be the best the best, then beat the best. We had 4 state qualifiers and 2 of those placed. No its not easy to get kids to Indy, let alone place especially from small school.. There has been 1 state champ at Prairie Heights (Aaron Ramey). Will there be another, I don't know but we are going to give everything we have to get one. Build your schedule and seek the right kids for wrestling. Build the fan base. I truly think our schedule helps get qualifiers and place winners. Get kids busy in the off season and you will see a huge difference. Rasler put in a ton of time since semi-state last season and now he is one of the top 138 pounders in the state. Blakeley has a motor that never quits. Another top wrestler at 182, with losses to Eli, James, Kohler and Worm (split). Kids have to put in the time. It would be a disgrace to go to classed individual finals! I do however love the Classed Team State Duals

Leave the individual state finals as it is. If you want to be the best the best, then beat the best. We had 4 state qualifiers and 2 of those placed. No its not easy to get kids to Indy, let alone place especially from small school.. There has been 1 state champ at Prairie Heights (Aaron Ramey). Will there be another, I don't know but we are going to give everything we have to get one. Build your schedule and seek the right kids for wrestling. Build the fan base. I truly think our schedule helps get qualifiers and place winners. Get kids busy in the off season and you will see a huge difference. Rasler put in a ton of time since semi-state last season and now he is one of the top 138 pounders in the state. Blakeley has a motor that never quits. Another top wrestler at 182, with losses to Eli, James, Kohler and Worm (split). Kids have to put in the time. It would be a disgrace to go to classed individual finals! I do however love the Classed Team State Duals

Mat 1
 
Rasler with a TD and 3 nf, leads 5-3. Rasler down to start the 3rd, gets the esc, leads 6-3. Crary running out of time...30 secs left. Rasler beats the 2X state placer Crary
 
Mat 2
 
B. Laughlin up early and often on Cullen, leads 7-2 in 2nd...now 7-3, they're in neutral now

Rasler having a record of 50-4 is better than an average wrestler.

Prairie Heights is taking 4

Ref determined this match completely. I don't like when people knock the refs but seriously? 2 stale calls in 8 seconds to send the match into OT. Gray ends up losing in 3rd OT. Two tough kids wresting hard and to hit those 2 stalling calls was crazy.
Sorry, posted twice

People Choice: Bring out the General!

People Choice: Bring out the General!

Locked-hands is pretty common, especially at junior high level

I am not ashamed, and I dont see how I am ruining his self esteem. If this kid really has what it takes to pull off an upset like this, i would bet my house that when he sees a comment made like that, his motivation and drive would increase, rather than it ruining or effecting his self esteem.

Can we start a petition to IHSAA to ensure Red and Lee wrestle under the lights? And make it the last match of the night while we are at it.

If that stupid wrestling nerd from Carroll wasn't there the coaches could have lied about their wrestler's advancements easier.

Personally I feel Indiana is getting the best of both worlds. The single class individual is a awesome. Being able to compete with the top schools your class in a dual format is has also been great. I know for a fact it is helping us with our numbers knowing we have a shot at some form of a state title.
 
I appreciate the opportunity for our team to be a able to both.

Personally I feel Indiana is getting the best of both worlds. The single class individual is a awesome. Being able to compete with the top schools your class in a dual format is has also been great. I know for a fact it is helping us with our numbers knowing we have a shot at some form of a state title.
 
I appreciate the opportunity for our team to be a able to both.

I think its fair to say this years edition is the best 1A team in the four years of the team state duals.
 
It was good to see an old timer like Lee Fry enjoy some fruits of the program that he got going 20+ years ago.

Personally I feel Indiana is getting the best of both worlds. The single class individual is a awesome. Being able to compete with the top schools your class in a dual format is has also been great. I know for a fact it is helping us with our numbers knowing we have a shot at some form of a state title.
 
I appreciate the opportunity for our team to be a able to both.

In other news, state in February will take place at Bankers Life. But u won't find out till u get there it's held in sublevel -4, in the crawlspace behind utility panel 37.

This right here is the best argument I've heard in my short time involved with wrestling. We have the best of both worlds and I think we should stop trying to be like every other state and instead be better. Having a classed team state and non classed individual tournament is a no brainer at least as long as the two are separated. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people from other classed states say they envy our single champ per weight class system for various reasons. I don't know about you but the last way to get me to do something is because everyone else is doing it. Let Ohio have 6 195lbs. state champs. Why don't we build on what we are doing here right now and let them want to be like us. Let's not class just because everyone else is doing it, the grass isn't always greener.

Personally I feel Indiana is getting the best of both worlds. The single class individual is a awesome. Being able to compete with the top schools your class in a dual format is has also been great. I know for a fact it is helping us with our numbers knowing we have a shot at some form of a state title.
 
I appreciate the opportunity for our team to be a able to both.