WrestleMan

Hate that Alec Freeman couldn't pull it off and make it a trio of champions, but Sollars and Baumann have had State Champ written all over their efforts all season long.  Congrats to those two and all of the Wildcats on one helluva season!

Another great match for Sollars and Mater Dei. Gabe has wanted this since his freshman season. He watched Matt Lee win his freshman year and Blake Boarman and Eli Dickens get one of their own last season. I think he decided it was his turn. He is alot of fun to watch. 
 
CONGRATULATIONS GABE!!!!!

This is a cluster of all clusters. Whoever put this program together should be fired. Each coach should have gotten 1 code for x tickets and each school should have been assigned a section. Draw team names out of a hat to decide which section. More stress on the coaches and parents that didn't need to be there.

Saturday morning is my favorite round of the entire tournament. So many great wrestlers and great matchups. Only wish I could be there to watch in person this year. Those 4 mats are loaded Saturday morning. 

Saturday morning is my favorite round of the entire tournament. So many great wrestlers and great matchups. Only wish I could be there to watch in person this year. Those 4 mats are loaded Saturday morning. 

Serious question here, is it too late to void ALL tickets sold and refund ALL money and start from scratch with a more robust security plan?

Anybody caught should be banned from all IHSAA events for life. 
 
These families have sacrificed sooo much over many years. 
 
Dirtballs!!! 

Any match Gabe Sollars and Brody Baumann wrestled.  

Ashton Hayhurst and Hayden Watson did not disappoint.  
J Conway and Riley Rust had lots of action
Boarman vs. Rhulman and Alstott (not both at the same time)
Alec Freeman vs. Ben Dalton
Cole Ross vs. Braiden Haines
Ben Dalton vs. Lane Deckard - would love your opinion if Deckard had the takedown in SV before Dalton won it
 

Helps to have a large sample size to do the analysis each year. Most other teams aren't in the position to do that...

If you don't like how Indiana runs the tournament series, then move back to your former state. Everyone agrees we need wrestlebacks, but to call "some" state qualifiers below average is not right. They earned their trip to state and I don't think any of the 224 competing next week are less than average. 
 
Kyler Kearby
Tippecanoe Valley
 
Coach to one of those "below average" wrestlers I am sure you are referring to.

Gabe  Sollars leaves little doubt he’s in a mission this year with a 2nd period fall over undefeated Buchanan 

7 champs from MD! I like the way this guy thinks. That's got to be close to a record. Hook, are you out there? Any knowledge on that? 

This year's MD squad has 6 senior starters which seems about right for an MD team. 

7 champs from MD! I like the way this guy thinks. That's got to be close to a record. Hook, are you out there? Any knowledge on that? 

Of course you would. I'm sure you've seen a lot of Hayhurst to have an educated opinion.  

I may not be there in body but I will be watching every match. Go Wildcats.
 

No one did.  The word used was "could".  Go back and read it again.

103...out of a possible 224....
So almost 50% of the time you are getting a ranked wrestler.
 
I think this by far makes it the harder tournament. Yes kids ranked #1 will have an easy road (or should) and they make it hard on everyone around them... but if every kid you wrestle is ranked... thats like being at state already.
 
Mooresville regional is what kills it. Having so many studs forces people that would normally win regionals to take 2nd or 3rd and set up death draws

Watch out for that left handed headlock 

Not taking anything away from him, but what does it say about Baumann who just TF him. 

Watch out for that left handed headlock 

Watch out for that left handed headlock 

And the facemask
 

Yeah but probably just for the last 30 years or so.
 

Yeah but probably just for the last 30 years or so.