Cosgrove

125 - Tomasello pin Schnupp OSU 6 PSU 0
133 - Pletcher dec Keener OSU 9 PSU 0
141 - Lee dec Mckenna OSU 9 PSU 3 
149 - Zain pin Hayes OSU 9 PSU 9
157 - Jordan major Pipher ? OSU 13 PSU 9 I think pipher is who psu is sending out. Really sucks not having Nolf in such a big dual.
165 - Cenzo dec Campbell OSU 13 PSU 12
174 - Hall dec Jordan OSU 13 PSU 15   Definitely a toss up
184 - Nickal dec Martin OSU 13 PSU 18 Biggest match of the night
197 - Moore dec Rasheed OSU 16 PSU 18 We'll see just how good Rasheeds crossface cradle is
285 - Snyder major Nevills OSU 20 PSU 18 Best wrestler in the world seals the dual for Ohio State
 
Final OSU 20 PSU 18

I think this basically summarizes it. 
The one other factor as 'year round' sports have become more and more popular is ACCESS to "off season" coaching.  If you live within 30 minutes of some of the better wrestling academies it is significantly easier to make that year-round commitment.  I know there are some who set such a high priority on their sport (whatever it is) that they invest vasts amounts of both time and money in travel costs.  That is not realistic for everyone.
Not saying this is "unfair", "wrong" etc....  But I do believe it is a fact that causes some differences in performance at the top level of competition.
I know my son considers himself a 'wrestler' and he competes in the preseason, does RTC's in the post-season, competes in the post-season etc....  That said, once he starts his summer job (which he has to have) his schedule does not really allow us to make the travel times and commit the funding to attending a wrestling academy (probably 1-2 hour drive to the nearest ones).  If he doesn't make it out of SS this year I definitely think that will be a contributing factor.  BUT NOT AN UNFAIR ONE!  IF A KID WHO DID MAKE THE COMMITMENT WINS- THAT KID DESERVES IT.

This goes along with every single athlete in any sport. Great baseball players play year round... as well as basketball. It isn't hurting the sport it is making the guy who are season only athletes fall behind. I say practice round round at what you love. Go do other sports but keep practicing the one you love most

Every day I wake up ans ask myself "how can I be more like Brennan Cosgrove?"

Dear Sweet Baby Wrestling Gods, at 126 ... please don’t give us a Death Draw at Evansville Semi-State. All the State Champs & Runner Up deserve to prove themselves at State. 
 
All...... Crap .... wrong Confession Time & Place . 
 
 

Mason parris vs gable steveson @brownsburg high school

I think most of the kids that aren't year-round wrestlers really don't care.  If they cared that much about wrestling, they'd forsake other pursuits.
I was a "winter only" wrestler and I didn't care that I never made it to state.  February - August belonged to baseball and wrestling was just a "stay in shape" sport for the long, cold winter months.  It was fun, but it wasn't my passion.

I hope we break that record this year just to shut all those guys from <Pound Sign>HendricksCountySmellsFunny up              #regionstrong

I voted no and also voted yes for Donald Trump

I can see them and I know who they are now!

So time to take a quick break and provide a distraction to the loaded regional and SS talk.
My son is new to the sport...it was a little over a year ago that he decided he wanted to give wrestling a try.  Something about watching kids under the lights at Bankers Life in 2015 provided that spark.  So as a 5th grader he started on his journey.  
After a bit of research, we learned about Red Cobra and he’s been in that sweat box ever since...and most nights I’m also spending a few hours listening to Coach Red bark instructions to all the kids.
Now true confession time...I never wreslted myself and frankly thought wrestlers were an odd bunch growing up.  One dude I knew in Junior High covered his singlet in deer attractant as an “advantage”.   Another kid claimed to rub onions on his pits and “area”.  I was a basketball player and that was my love...I wasn’t tough enough to wrestle even though I considered myself a tough guy.  So needless to say, I knew next to nothing when my kid started and know just a tiny bit more now.
More recent confession, during our first few meets man some parents were going insane during a match while I just saw some kids leaning on each other.  My inner monologue said “dude, what’s those people’s issue?  They’re some real nut-jobs.”
Fast forward to today, and a solid year of Coach Red training has not only helped my kid but also his old man that’s been sweating profusely on the other side of the partition while Coach Red instructs like only he can.  What I didnt know is that I was getting C-Red Trained too.   Now I find myself automatically and instinctively barking stuff like “Get Your HEAD UP!!!” And “UP AND OUT!!!” Or “GET THAT TIGHT AND SQUUUEEEEZE!!!” Or “God gave you two hands SO USE THEM!!”  Its like I can’t control it.
So to all you parents before that I was secretly being real judgey towards in my head, because y’all were losing your minds (or so I thought)...my bad.
To all you beginner parents wondering why the big dude in purple is losing his mind in the future....you’ll get it one day.
One thing I’ve learned while my boy has really embraced and taken to this sport and the process...if you’re the parent of one of these high schoolers that’s putting it all out there in the coming weeks, then really be proud of it and where you are.  Make sure to take a moment and take it in.  Be proud they’re there regardless of outcome. Unlike any other, wrestling is an awesome sport that requires some real courage to even walk out there on that mat.  Sometimes it takes the eyes of a newbie to bring the obvious into focus.
Good luck to all competitors and teams as each step gets a little tougher.  I’m glad I’m here...and I’m glad my son has chosen to be a wrestler.  
<Pound Sign>HendricksCountySmellsFunny #PainTrain #PoundSign

Won't allow me to bring in a deer roast in a crock pot. Mmm I sure do love some deer Italian beef style.

The real question is Crown Point going to have any good food or treats at Regionals? Those luke warm hotdogs are just not cutting it, get the Bulldog admins or parents to whip up something special Cosgrove 

The Ticket round, where dreams come true or it's a boulevard of broken dreams. 

at least there are plenty of places to warm up 

I always feel like if it's not cold and snowy it's not a true state experience. 
The best was a few years ago, maybe 2014/15 when the blizzard hit friday night. 
We found out Uber is expensive during a blizzard. 

She makes the most bombest greaterest bacon wrapped philly cheesesteak meatloaf!! 
 
Mom's mad now....thanks BClark!!

Does Mom pack you extra meatloaf?

Fingers crossed for a 65 sunny no wind. COME ON "global warming" hahaha

There are so many young studs coming up that this discussion will be re-visited in the next few years.  I am not putting their names down now, but if you look at @Sig40 list of young talent MS wrestlers you can figure several of them out.  The top guys are really the top guys for sure. 
This issue being discussed is a huge testament to the training and academies around the state for sure (Contenders, Red Cobra, MCWC, RWA, Bulldog Elite, IN Pride, CIA).  These places have taken IN wrestling to a new level and depth vs. a few guys being standout studs.  Keep up the good work coaches and eventually ISWA Team IN teams will be competing for titles at all levels !!!!

That 56 wrestlers will qualify to East Chicago next weekend. All joking aside it is a toss-up in a lot of weight classes. I will post my thoughts later this afternoon. 

I called the Indy Chamber of Commerce for you just to check. They told me at least 50 and sunny. Seemed to be very nice. I’m sure that they are being honest. 

These are just numbers you know where my heart is. 

Ill do my final rankings Feb 17th on Saturday night!!!

Andrew Howe still has my vote as the best Indiana Wrestler of All Time at the very least he is still the most dominant of all time at this point. But that is looking at his entire career and body of work from high school to college. That being said between Parris, Red, Lee (x3), Micic, Humphrey, Escebedo, among others the last 15-20 years of Indiana High School wrestling has been fun to watch.