Ironbear

i think some 182's may start eating their way to 195 soon. 

Several of us are planning on coming as long as you cut down on the hashtags!!!!

3 years ago I went to another school for a dual meet and almost everyone of our kids was a half pound over at weigh ins. I was very upset to say the least and the ref wouldn't even allow me to put a 5lb weight on it to see what that looked like. So my whole team ran while the coach had this grin on his face as they were running. I knew he knew that the scales were heavy and there wasn't anything I could do about it. But we won by 60 pts. and that was when my grin started.

Huskys of Hamilton Heights are very sorry for your loss and all of you are in our prayers. Coach Gary Myers

Mason can beat anyone at 220 this year. Gunnar and Blake were with him at big tournaments this year, Wabash, Virginia Beach Duals and UFC - Las Vegas. Those 2 know how good he is. He is a great kid and a super star wrestler. He should be 1 at 220 in NC SS without question, if Blake is at 195. Not one other kid in the building can beat Mason at any weight. 

2 weeks ago Hamilton Heights Trezdon ONeal beat Trent Truitt 12-2. I am going to say this. Mason Parris is number one in the state and I am not so sure not one of the top 220 pounders in the nation.

David Palmer please don't get me started!!

Hamilton Heights 22. We went 20-2 last year.

I watched that match against the Michigan kid. I said it before and I will say it again Mason Parris if we are comparing apples to apples will leave Indiana as the most dominate wrestler since David Palmer from Delta High School. Some will get what I am writing and some won't,  but true historians know.

Congratulation's to Team Iron Bear for making it to Mondays Championship round. Team Iron Bear went 2-1 Sat and losing to a top 8 team and going 2-1 Sunday losing to a top 8 team. Team Iron Bear also ran into an Indiana team on Sunday in the second round and earning a hard fought 29-28 win over Indiana Outlaws. The coaches Tom Erikson, Gary Myers, Bruce O'Neal, and Jarred Logan are very proud of this team. This team mainly consisted of Semi State qualifier's across the board with no state placers but as a team they fought their way through and finished 4-3 for the tourney. On a better note the boys had a blast on the beach and are ready to go back next year. We will only lose Isaac Ray at 182 as he is graduating so it will be fun bringing the same guys back.

We are coming down to the wire and we have filled the team nicely we just need 220 and HWT. Please contact me at if interested at garymyers86@gmail.com

Senior Academic All-State
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1st Team [/td] [td]NameSchool GPA Coach Isaac Ray Hamilton Heights 5.01 Gary Myers Peter Rymsza St Joseph 4.54 Dan Luther David Brann Corydon Central 4.52 Richard Clipp Adam Oyler Lawrenceburg 4.41 Mark Kirchgassner Mark Makevit Northrop 4.39 Bruce Ojeda Dustin Miller Lafayette Jeff 4.31 Tom Miller Bo Davis Garrett 4.31 Nick Kraus Russell Davies Fort Wayne Snider 4.29 David Mohr Brendon Helm Avon 4.28 Israel Blevins Korey Lamb Plainfield 4.21 Paul Nicodemus Kyle Leland Homestead 4.21 Nathan DeVaux Riley Delaney Fort Wayne Dwenger 4.19 John Tone David Lakenen Eastbrook 4.18 Cody Younce John Ogorek Lawrence North 4.17 Brian Seltzer Keaton Fainter Avon 4.17 Israel Blevins Benjamin Harvey Cathedral 4.15 Sean McGinley Joel Byler Goshen 4.14 Jim Pickard Josh Orschell Franklin County 4.12 Doug Deters Jack Chastain Hamilton Southeastern 4.12 Kyle Poyer Griffin Steffy Lebanon 4.12 Derek Bocock Jared Deininger Fort Wayne Dwenger 4.12 John Tone Kyle Deutsch Lowell 4.11 Bobby Howard Miguel Perez Andrean 4.11 Mike Bauswell Norman Hezlep St Joseph 4.11 Dan Luther Dylan Lydy Ben Davis 4.08 Ted Bearman Jake Larson Columbus North 4.08 Nick Skinner Beau Turner Madison 4.07 Tyson Skinner Conner James Roncalli 4.07 Lance Ellis Braden Hinckley Columbus North 4.06 Nick Skinner Lindsay Prozanski Milan 4.05 Adrian Wilburn Brett Mullenix Eastern 4.05 Bob Jarrett Keegan Stansberry Hamilton Southeastern 4.04 Kyle Poyer William Mikesell North Miami 4.02 Byron Sweet Damen Jackson John Glenn 4.01 Tim White Jay Franko Jimtown 3.99 Mark Kerrn Koty Reinoehl Garrett 3.98 Nick Kraus Jacob Lamar Castle 3.97 Bob Harmon Mason Waninger Tell City 3.97 Neal Stahly Kurt Peoples North Miami 3.96 Byron Sweet Brett Nordhoff Southridge 3.94 Dave Schank Logan Huddleston Lawrence Central 3.92 Tom Corbett Davis Jochim Heritage Hills 3.91 Clay Robison Logan Jester Carroll (FW) 3.91 Scott Raypole Lyle McParlan Churubusco 3.91 Sam Riesen Grant Tingley Angola 3.91 Doug Smoker Caleb Loman Avon 3.89 Israel Blevins Erik Hart Lebanon 3.89 Derek Bocock Adam Dodson John Glenn 3.88 Tim White Rachel Welliever Southmont 3.88 Kevin Wilkinson Bryce Harter Southridge 3.87 Dave Schank Tyler Denney Boonville 3.87 Dusty Marchand Nicholas Lehman Fort Wayne Dwenger 3.86 John Tone Matthew Hayes Providence 3.86 Patrick Fleming Gage Pace Franklin County 3.86 Doug Deters Braden Moss Caston 3.86 Daniel Baker Samuel Weber New Palestine 3.85 Steve Ross Jake Mappes Roncalli 3.85 Lance Ellis Chase Osborn Penn 3.84 Brad Harper Dylan Shumaker Bremem 3.84 Shawn Campbell Ivan Fark Boonville 3.83 Dusty Marchand Emeline Scott Blue River Valley 3.81 Jerry Pope Joseph Becker Bellmont 3.81 Brent Faurote Justin Stone Lawrence Central 3.81 Tom Corbett Devin Crabtree Blue River Valley 3.81 Jerry Pope Andrew Breitbach Bishop Chatard 3.81 Kevin King Hunter Hiestand Yorktown 3.79 Trent McCormick Javier Canales Southridge 3.79 Dave Schank Joe Little Eastbrook 3.79 Cody Younce Michael Kern Harrison (WL) 3.78 Scott Van Der Aa Koby Wray North Montgomery 3.77 Maurice Swain Brett Johnson Perry Meridian 3.76 Jim Tonte William Amberger Batesville 3.76 Chris Deal Daniel Wright Harrison (WL) 3.76 Scott Van Der Aa Justin Schroder Rochester 3.76 Clint Gard Joshua Smalley Northfield 3.76 Gary Norman Marcus Miranda Avon 3.75 Israel Blevins [/table]

Boy I never thought I would see a comment about how it was done in 1982. I placed second in my semi state at Ft Wayne so I came to Market Square Arena and wrestled Friday night and won 3-2 over Dean Smaltz from Roncali. The 4 Semi State champs didn't have to wrestle until Sat morning so their was 12 guys total in each weight class. I then wrestled Curt Cinnimen (sp)from Hobart and go into over time and I win on criteria. So I go into the Semi Finals to meet the eventual champion David Abbot from Blackford. I lose that match 9-3 so as a junior I look at my coach and go okay not bad I will place in the top 4 and could possibly place 3rd as I wrestled Dave Petruzzi from Carmel before and lost 8-7 at the conference so I knew I had a chance to get 3rd. So my coach looks at me and says hey sorry to tell you this but you have to win another match just to get into the 3rd and 4th place match. He goes on to say if you lose you get nothing. I'm like what I just got to the final 4. At that point I was 2-1 and now I have to wrestle a guy that's been resting since 10 am and I have had 3 matches one Friday night and one overtime win in the morning and then the eventual champ in the afternoon. So I lose that conso match 3-2 and the guy I wrestle comes to me at the  conso 0-1 and I'm 2-1 and I go home with nothing. To this day I can't believe they tried that system and the guy that beat me lost the next match and places 4th. so he goes 1-2 for the state tourney and places. I would go home 2-2 and nothing. I mean it was a nightmare.
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Well, I sat with most of my wrestlers from Hamilton Heights who had never seen a state championship. I can tell you, it was a match they will never forget. This match taught them a lot of lessons on both sides and what an exciting match for them just to be apart of and just to watch as a fan of wrestling. My wrestlers go through the same Regionals as Tommy so they were able to connect a little with him and cheering him on. We were front row most of the tourney and 3rd row for the Finals. Tommy's match they talked about all the way home. Not one comment was made about the pin but instead how great Indiana wrestling truly is. Two great young men that we should all be very proud of as they were the ones center mat battling for the most prestigious title Indiana has to offer.

Boy I never thought I would see a comment about how it was done in 1982. I placed second in my semi state at Ft Wayne so I came to Market Square Arena and wrestled Friday night and won 3-2 over Dean Smaltz from Roncali. The 4 Semi State champs didn't have to wrestle until Sat morning so their was 12 guys total in each weight class. I then wrestled Curt Cinnimen (sp)from Hobart and go into over time and I win on criteria. So I go into the Semi Finals to meet the eventual champion David Abbot from Blackford. I lose that match 9-3 so as a junior I look at my coach and go okay not bad I will place in the top 4 and could possibly place 3rd as I wrestled Dave Petruzzi from Carmel before and lost 8-7 at the conference so I knew I had a chance to get 3rd. So my coach looks at me and says hey sorry to tell you this but you have to win another match just to get into the 3rd and 4th place match. He goes on to say if you lose you get nothing. I'm like what I just got to the final 4. At that point I was 2-1 and now I have to wrestle a guy that's been resting since 10 am and I have had 3 matches one Friday night and one overtime win in the morning and then the eventual champ in the afternoon. So I lose that conso match 3-2 and the guy I wrestle comes to me at the  conso 0-1 and I'm 2-1 and I go home with nothing. To this day I can't believe they tried that system and the guy that beat me lost the next match and places 4th. so he goes 1-2 for the state tourney and places. I would go home 2-2 and nothing. I mean it was a nightmare.
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Well, I sat with most of my wrestlers from Hamilton Heights who had never seen a state championship. I can tell you, it was a match they will never forget. This match taught them a lot of lessons on both sides and what an exciting match for them just to be apart of and just to watch as a fan of wrestling. My wrestlers go through the same Regionals as Tommy so they were able to connect a little with him and cheering him on. We were front row most of the tourney and 3rd row for the Finals. Tommy's match they talked about all the way home. Not one comment was made about the pin but instead how great Indiana wrestling truly is. Two great young men that we should all be very proud of as they were the ones center mat battling for the most prestigious title Indiana has to offer.

Well, I sat with most of my wrestlers from Hamilton Heights who had never seen a state championship. I can tell you, it was a match they will never forget. This match taught them a lot of lessons on both sides and what an exciting match for them just to be apart of and just to watch as a fan of wrestling. My wrestlers go through the same Regionals as Tommy so they were able to connect a little with him and cheering him on. We were front row most of the tourney and 3rd row for the Finals. Tommy's match they talked about all the way home. Not one comment was made about the pin but instead how great Indiana wrestling truly is. Two great young men that we should all be very proud of as they were the ones center mat battling for the most prestigious title Indiana has to offer.

Well, I sat with most of my wrestlers from Hamilton Heights who had never seen a state championship. I can tell you, it was a match they will never forget. This match taught them a lot of lessons on both sides and what an exciting match for them just to be apart of and just to watch as a fan of wrestling. My wrestlers go through the same Regionals as Tommy so they were able to connect a little with him and cheering him on. We were front row most of the tourney and 3rd row for the Finals. Tommy's match they talked about all the way home. Not one comment was made about the pin but instead how great Indiana wrestling truly is. Two great young men that we should all be very proud of as they were the ones center mat battling for the most prestigious title Indiana has to offer.

Well, I sat with most of my wrestlers from Hamilton Heights who had never seen a state championship. I can tell you, it was a match they will never forget. This match taught them a lot of lessons on both sides and what an exciting match for them just to be apart of and just to watch as a fan of wrestling. My wrestlers go through the same Regionals as Tommy so they were able to connect a little with him and cheering him on. We were front row most of the tourney and 3rd row for the Finals. Tommy's match they talked about all the way home. Not one comment was made about the pin but instead how great Indiana wrestling truly is. Two great young men that we should all be very proud of as they were the ones center mat battling for the most prestigious title Indiana has to offer.

Talk about tough draws. State certified scales. Now that's the death match for some.

I am Gary Myers the head wrestling coach at Hamilton Heights. One of the young boys after we won in the morning round was injured as he came out onto the mats to get our wrestlers autographs. Well in his excitement he fell and broke his elbow and injured his shoulder. He was taken to Payton Manning Hospital where he had surgery to fix his elbow. As a coach I am heart broken for this little boy as I had to watch him suffer until the paramedics came. I love the people that come and watch wrestling on the weekends and I especially love the ones that get what we do. I am praying for this young boy as I am asking you to help me in that endeavor. His name is Karson Garst and he is 7 years old. I was told surgery went well and he is in a full arm cast.

I am Gary Myers the head wrestling coach at Hamilton Heights. One of the young boys after we won in the morning round was injured as he came out onto the mats to get our wrestlers autographs. Well in his excitement he fell and broke his elbow and injured his shoulder. He was taken to Payton Manning Hospital where he had surgery to fix his elbow. As a coach I am heart broken for this little boy as I had to watch him suffer until the paramedics came. I love the people that come and watch wrestling on the weekends and I especially love the ones that get what we do. I am praying for this young boy as I am asking you to help me in that endeavor. His name is Karson Garst and he is 7 years old. I was told surgery went well and he is in a full arm cast.

Brickhousey, You are correct. That's why we decided to leave and go to the Mooresville Holiday Classic. We left last year and couldn't be happier. I'm not sure how long we had been going to Connersville maybe 20 years who knows. We are ok with them replacing us. The Mooresville Holiday Classic has been awesome for over 30 years. I used to go from Muncie, IN and watch every year since 1980. I wish they would bring back the spotlight finals. We know we are not a big school but we get a fair shake on the draws.

Kiggins stubbed his toe he will wrestle Sat.lol