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The Region doesn't compete in team events like this bc RWA kids are spread out through the Region, with several now competing at Mount Carmel. Nothing wrong with the Region. Their semi state always seems to dominate in the state champ category.

At least ISWA corrected the issue with the 2 qualifier rule... oh wait no they didn't.

Hmm, maybe there is something to this. My kid was left off the list after winning a national championship. They count 10 national champs, but only 9 names listed and highlighted... you think that would be easy enough to pick up. Also no mention of him representing the USA in the PanAM games, which was selected using USA Wrestling freestyle and Greco national results. Maybe this was put together before that occurred. Either way kinda seems suspicious that the 2 guys most vocal about 2 tournament rule end up with their kids being omitted. lol

Great Dual, glad I was able to watch online. It was good to see Carson out there competing again, he looked great.

Carson gets the last match of the night... fun stuff. Good luck. I heard Minnesota coach is there recruiting, he is sitting next to my sister.

Has the live feed started, if so how do I get to it?

106-Cambell, Curtis, Rioux 113-Littell, Viduya, Garcia 120-Mills, Mejia, Triana 126-Cummings*, Mulkey, DeLaPena 132-Bailey, Reitz, Bryant 138-Black, Rumph, Conley 145-Lee*, McIntosh, Crary 152-Lee*, Warren, Hatch 160-laughlin, VanHorn, Bane 170-Swank, Fattore, Allred 182-Walton, Davison, Gray 195-Davison, Stewart, Wilderman 220-Parris*, Larson, Tonte 285-mcWilliams, Ellis, Steck *lock

Harvest Classic: 113: #4Littel over #2Cavenaugh MD 11-0 #4Littell over #13Peele Fall 3:20 (about to TF before pin) 120: #2Triana over #11Bautista Dec 3-1 #2Triana over #6Fair Dec 4-3 #10Poynter over #8Demien Dec 11-10 #10Poynter over #2Triana Dec 4-1 #8Demien over #6Fair Dec 5-2 126: Harper over #13Rodriguez Dec 6-4 132: #12Prado over Servies SV-1 4-2 #1Reitz over #12Prado Fall 1:45 138: #1Black over #2Rumph Dec 7-6 #2Rumph over #11Risner TF 21-6 145: #2McIntosh over #7Colza Dec 3-1 #7Colza over #9Rust TB-1 5-4 170: #5(160lbs)Swank over #8Fattore Dec 6-3 #5(160lbs)Swank over #4Cornejo Dec 7-1 182: Diaz over #15Szydlo Fall 2:41 285: #2McWilliams over #6Murillo Dec 3-1

106-Lowery 113-Littel 120-Triana over Poynter 126-Nier over Rodriguez 132-Reitz over Prado 138-Black over Rumph 145-McIntosh over Johnson 152-Warren over Kaurich 160-Warren over Guerrero 170-Fattore over Cornejo 182-Szydlo over Torres 195-Fowler over Gillhooly 220-Sierzega over Miller 285-McWilliams over Murillo After seeing brackets these are my finals predictions.

This tournament was ran really well last year and had some great competition. Also all the matches will be live on flo if you can't make it and want to watch from home. @jakesdad make sure they check the free agent list on http://nationalmsduals.com site

I love the digital copy so I can read it immediately, but I still look forward to receiving the paper copy. Can't get rid of it.

106-Cambell 113-Littell 120-Cummings 126-Reitz 132-Bailey 138;Black 145-Lee 152-Lee 160-Laughlin 170-Fattore 182-Davison 195-davison 220-paris 285-Samuels

Tick tock

Sounds like a good weekend of wrestling. But Hopefully they get rid of that dumb qualifying rule or at least modify it so it doesn't punish kids that are wrestling in bigger tournaments out of state.

How is the magazine coming along? Will we get to order it soon? Also when is the next google hangout?

There are already 60 plus kids(many top notch wrestlers) signed up from 3 different states with a week and a half to go. Not many from our area are going to Super32 or Conflict at Carver this weekend, so this is your last chance to get a good warm up before Preseason nationals and the up coming dual season. There are a bunch of satellite weigh ins, so no one should have to get a hotel for this tournament unless you want to. This is Indiana's version of the Celtic/Midwest Classic. Go on trackwrestling to sign up.

Thank you to everyone that donated and for all of those who showed support for Jesse this past week. Jesse had an awesome time hanging out with his teammates and meeting the kids from the other countries. It will definitely be an experience he will never forget. Jesse was disappointed with his showing in freestyle which is his stronger style, but bounced back winning a gold in his weaker style. He worked hard all summer to get his Greco wrestling up to par and it paid off. Maybe this up coming year he can represent Indiana instead of just the US.

RUMBLE @ "THE REGION" Hosted by Region Wrestling Academy DATE High School Division = Saturday October 22, 2016 - 9:00am (Will finish in one day) 8th Grade and Below = Sunday October 23, 2016- 9:00am (Will finish in one day) WRESTLING LOCATION SITE Region Wrestling Academy Calumet High School 3900 Calhoun St-Gary, IN 46408 ELIGIBILITY Must have a 2016-2017 USA wrestler/competitor membership card REGISTRATION CUT-OFF/LIMITS We can only accept the first 500 High School Boys AND the first 500 8th grade and below wrestlers. IF we have 500 pre-registered then we will begin a waiting list. RULES Modified National Federation Rules—Folkstyle Due to time constraints, we will NOT be using the "new" overtime rules implemented for High Schools in the 2006-07 season. Any matches that go into overtime will use the "old" rules: 1-minute sudden death overtime, if no score, followed by tiebreaker ride out (first to score in regulation gets choice) MATCH LENGTH High School Division 2-1-1 on Championship side and medal matches. Consolation matches will be 1-1-1 5th-6th-7th-8th Grade Divisions 1 1/2-1-1 on Championship side and medal matches. Consolation matches will be 1-1-1 1st-2nd-3rd-4th Grade Divisions 1-1-1 for ALL bouts in these divisions Mouth guard Mouth guards are NOT mandatory (this includes individuals with braces). REST TIME The minimum rest time between matches is 15 minutes. HEADGEAR Headgear IS required for Grade School wrestlers. Headgear is NOT required for High School division wrestlers. Hair covering is the decision/discretion of the mat official. . AWARDS We will be awarding custom medal to the Top 6 in each bracket in each division along with a hand written custom bracket board to the champion of each bracket TOURNAMENT FORMAT Double Elimination- we will wrestle to top 6 in the High School boy’s division and 8th Grade and below division. Referees decision at mat side are final. No appeals or challenges will be accepted. REGISTRATION OPENS: Registration is now open and here is the link on track wrestling to register. http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=238160009 REGISTRATION CLOSES: October 20, 2016 @ 11:59 pm CST REGISTRATION FEE: $40.00 To be paid online when you register. WALK– INS: If a Wrestler does not register before the October 20th deadline, he / she may walk-in at the weigh-ins. The cost for Walk-ins is $60.00 to be paid at Weigh-ins. Depending on availability based upon pre-registration. CHANGING WEIGHT CLASSES: We are not charging to change a weight class. You may change a weight class online any time before the registration deadline. After the registration deadline you can only change a weight class at the weigh-ins. If you do not know how to change a weight class, you can just email the tournament director (John Ambrose) and he will make the change for you. Email is ambroseopp@aol.com USA Wrestling Card: All Wrestlers MUST have a 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Competitor Card. You must purchase your USA Wrestling Card before the tournament. You CANNOT purchase your USA Wrestling Card at the event. To purchase A 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Competitor Card go to www.usawmembership.com COACHES: Only two coaches allowed per wrestler during the match. Coaches must have a coaching band to be in his/her wrestlers corner. Any inappropriate action/behavior will be cause for removal of band and coaching privileges for the remainder of the tournament. DIVISIONS AND WEIGHT CLASSES High School Boys Weight Classes: (9th - 12th Grade) 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 (no allowance!) Middle School Weight Classes: (7th & 8th Grade) 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 175, 190, 210, 265 (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (5th & 6th Grade) 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120,130, 140, 150+ (25 lbs max difference) (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (3rd & 4th Grade) 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 103, 112, 120 (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (1st & 2nd Grade) 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90 (no allowance!) If you are enrolled in kindergarten or pre-kindergarten you can enroll in the 1st & 2nd grade division—there will be no separate division for wrestlers that are in a grade under the 1st grade.  You may ?bump? up division(s)  You may wrestle in more than (1) division BUT you must register for each division WEIGH-INS Region Wrestling Academy--Calumet High School 3900 Calhoun St Gary, IN 46408 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—6:30 am to 7:00 am for High School Wrestlers ONLY and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—6:30 am to 8:00 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—1:00 pm to 2:30 pm for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) Sunday October 23, 2016—6:30 am to 7:00 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) SATELLITE WEIGH-INS There will be a number of satellite weigh-in locations that will be announced soon once details are finalized. Satellite weigh-ins are ONLY for pre-registered wrestlers. There are NO WALK-UP registrations at satellite weigh-in locations (unless prior approval by the tournament director) Here are some satellite sites that are confirmed- Crystal Lake Wizards Facility (Tony Fontanetta) 975 Nimco Unit L Crystal Lake IL 60014 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY Saturday October 22, 2016—10:00 am to 11:30 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers The Force Wrestling Facility (Joe Arquilla) 24137 W. 111th Street Unit G. Plainfield, IL 60564 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY Saturday October 22, 2016—10:00 am to 11:30 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers WANT TO HOST A SATELLITE WEIGH-IN? You can petition the tournament director at ambroseopp@aol.com in an e-mail to be considered for a satellite location. Before you petition the tournament you must have the following. 1.) At least 10 or more wrestlers who are competing in the tournament that will utilize your weigh-in location. They do not have to all be from the same team. 2.) A location that is willing to host a weigh-in for at least 90 minutes long and will not start weigh-ins before 3:00 pm. (in their time zone) the day before the tournament actual wrestling competition. 3.) A location MUST have one of the following physically present if selected to be a host site. Again you must have at least (1) or more. 1.) A certified official/referee whose credentials can be easily verified. 2.) A representative from your state’s wrestling organization that can be verified. 3.) (3) opposing coaches from wrestling clubs within your state’s organization. 4.) Must e-mail the actual weights of the wrestlers to the tournament director within 90 minutes after the scales are closed (not a photo of the weights sent in a text). SPECTATOR TICKETS Daily Admission is $5 for Adults $3 for Students Kids under 5 are free COACHES PASS -You MUST have a 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Card to have access the floor/competition area. —PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW COACHES MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS. —You will need to pick up your coaches pass wrist band at the weigh-ins or the day of the tournament. —You must present your 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Card and an ID to receive your Coaches Pass wrist band —There is no charge for your coaches pass, but it DOES NOT include your admission to the event. Therefore, coaches will need to purchase a daily admission pass for $5. —The 2015-2016 USA Wrestling Coaches Membership Card Expires on August 31st, 2016. —To purchase A 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Membership Card go to www.usawmembership.com —You CANNOT purchase a USA Wrestling Coaches Card at weigh-ins or the day of the tournament — You do NOT need a Bronze Level Card or any additional certification to coach at this tournament.

We are trying to set up a great preseason event that will be a quality option for everyone. So far it doesn't look like there is much offered this weekend so there should be a lot of great wrestlers from IL, MI, and IN. I believe Michigan West is having a satellite weigh in for anyone in the Michigan area and Contenders for Indy folks. Fogarty might be doing one for the Mishawaka/South Bend area. If anyone else wants to host a satellite weigh in please let us know. This will be a good warm up for those going to Preseason Nationals. Register for the event through trackwrestling.

RUMBLE @ "THE REGION" Hosted by Region Wrestling Academy DATE High School Division = Saturday October 22, 2016 - 9:00am (Will finish in one day) 8th Grade and Below = Sunday October 23, 2016- 9:00am (Will finish in one day) WRESTLING LOCATION SITE Region Wrestling Academy Calumet High School 3900 Calhoun St-Gary, IN 46408 ELIGIBILITY Must have a 2016-2017 USA wrestler/competitor membership card REGISTRATION CUT-OFF/LIMITS We can only accept the first 500 High School Boys AND the first 500 8th grade and below wrestlers. IF we have 500 pre-registered then we will begin a waiting list. RULES Modified National Federation Rules—Folkstyle Due to time constraints, we will NOT be using the "new" overtime rules implemented for High Schools in the 2006-07 season. Any matches that go into overtime will use the "old" rules: 1-minute sudden death overtime, if no score, followed by tiebreaker ride out (first to score in regulation gets choice) MATCH LENGTH High School Division 2-1-1 on Championship side and medal matches. Consolation matches will be 1-1-1 5th-6th-7th-8th Grade Divisions 1 1/2-1-1 on Championship side and medal matches. Consolation matches will be 1-1-1 1st-2nd-3rd-4th Grade Divisions 1-1-1 for ALL bouts in these divisions Mouth guard Mouth guards are NOT mandatory (this includes individuals with braces). REST TIME The minimum rest time between matches is 15 minutes. HEADGEAR Headgear IS required for Grade School wrestlers. Headgear is NOT required for High School division wrestlers. Hair covering is the decision/discretion of the mat official. . AWARDS We will be awarding custom medal to the Top 6 in each bracket in each division along with a hand written custom bracket board to the champion of each bracket TOURNAMENT FORMAT Double Elimination- we will wrestle to top 6 in the High School boy’s division and 8th Grade and below division. Referees decision at mat side are final. No appeals or challenges will be accepted. REGISTRATION OPENS: Registration is now open and here is the link on track wrestling to register. http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=238160009 REGISTRATION CLOSES: October 20, 2016 @ 11:59 pm CST REGISTRATION FEE: $40.00 To be paid online when you register. WALK– INS: If a Wrestler does not register before the October 20th deadline, he / she may walk-in at the weigh-ins. The cost for Walk-ins is $60.00 to be paid at Weigh-ins. Depending on availability based upon pre-registration. CHANGING WEIGHT CLASSES: We are not charging to change a weight class. You may change a weight class online any time before the registration deadline. After the registration deadline you can only change a weight class at the weigh-ins. If you do not know how to change a weight class, you can just email the tournament director (John Ambrose) and he will make the change for you. Email is ambroseopp@aol.com USA Wrestling Card: All Wrestlers MUST have a 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Competitor Card. You must purchase your USA Wrestling Card before the tournament. You CANNOT purchase your USA Wrestling Card at the event. To purchase A 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Competitor Card go to www.usawmembership.com COACHES: Only two coaches allowed per wrestler during the match. Coaches must have a coaching band to be in his/her wrestlers corner. Any inappropriate action/behavior will be cause for removal of band and coaching privileges for the remainder of the tournament. DIVISIONS AND WEIGHT CLASSES High School Boys Weight Classes: (9th - 12th Grade) 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 (no allowance!) Middle School Weight Classes: (7th & 8th Grade) 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, 105, 112, 120, 128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 175, 190, 210, 265 (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (5th & 6th Grade) 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120,130, 140, 150+ (25 lbs max difference) (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (3rd & 4th Grade) 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 103, 112, 120 (no allowance!) Grade School Weight Classes (1st & 2nd Grade) 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90 (no allowance!) If you are enrolled in kindergarten or pre-kindergarten you can enroll in the 1st & 2nd grade division—there will be no separate division for wrestlers that are in a grade under the 1st grade.  You may ?bump? up division(s)  You may wrestle in more than (1) division BUT you must register for each division WEIGH-INS Region Wrestling Academy--Calumet High School 3900 Calhoun St Gary, IN 46408 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—6:30 am to 7:00 am for High School Wrestlers ONLY and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—6:30 am to 8:00 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) Saturday October 22, 2016—1:00 pm to 2:30 pm for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) Sunday October 23, 2016—6:30 am to 7:00 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers and walk ups (if available) SATELLITE WEIGH-INS There will be a number of satellite weigh-in locations that will be announced soon once details are finalized. Satellite weigh-ins are ONLY for pre-registered wrestlers. There are NO WALK-UP registrations at satellite weigh-in locations (unless prior approval by the tournament director) Here are some satellite sites that are confirmed- Crystal Lake Wizards Facility (Tony Fontanetta) 975 Nimco Unit L Crystal Lake IL 60014 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY Saturday October 22, 2016—10:00 am to 11:30 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers The Force Wrestling Facility (Joe Arquilla) 24137 W. 111th Street Unit G. Plainfield, IL 60564 Friday October 21, 2016--6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for High School Wrestlers ONLY Saturday October 22, 2016—10:00 am to 11:30 am for 8th grade & Under wrestlers WANT TO HOST A SATELLITE WEIGH-IN? You can petition the tournament director at ambroseopp@aol.com in an e-mail to be considered for a satellite location. Before you petition the tournament you must have the following. 1.) At least 10 or more wrestlers who are competing in the tournament that will utilize your weigh-in location. They do not have to all be from the same team. 2.) A location that is willing to host a weigh-in for at least 90 minutes long and will not start weigh-ins before 3:00 pm. (in their time zone) the day before the tournament actual wrestling competition. 3.) A location MUST have one of the following physically present if selected to be a host site. Again you must have at least (1) or more. 1.) A certified official/referee whose credentials can be easily verified. 2.) A representative from your state’s wrestling organization that can be verified. 3.) (3) opposing coaches from wrestling clubs within your state’s organization. 4.) Must e-mail the actual weights of the wrestlers to the tournament director within 90 minutes after the scales are closed (not a photo of the weights sent in a text). SPECTATOR TICKETS Daily Admission is $5 for Adults $3 for Students Kids under 5 are free COACHES PASS -You MUST have a 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Card to have access the floor/competition area. —PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW COACHES MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS. —You will need to pick up your coaches pass wrist band at the weigh-ins or the day of the tournament. —You must present your 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Card and an ID to receive your Coaches Pass wrist band —There is no charge for your coaches pass, but it DOES NOT include your admission to the event. Therefore, coaches will need to purchase a daily admission pass for $5. —The 2015-2016 USA Wrestling Coaches Membership Card Expires on August 31st, 2016. —To purchase A 2016-2017 USA Wrestling Coaches Membership Card go to www.usawmembership.com —You CANNOT purchase a USA Wrestling Coaches Card at weigh-ins or the day of the tournament — You do NOT need a Bronze Level Card or any additional certification to coach at this tournament.

Jesse hit is goal in 8 hours. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Wrestling fans and families are truly the best. Jesse received donations from wrestling families that live all over the state of Indiana. Thank you everyone. Jesse is feeling truly blessed and loved.

Jesse was offered the freestyle/Greco 91lb spot on USA wrestling International team competing in Medellin, Colombia based off of his Nationals performance this past year. financially my family can't afford to send him, but after talking to a several people I decided to start a gofundme account to help get him there. Jesse is really excited to have this experience to represent his country and Indiana. gofundme.com/22c7gefg http://mk2.gofund.me/22c7gefg?rcid=4ebf2e44776111e686bbbc764e052a98

I could only wonder how much better both Indiana teams would have been if there was a better selection process. The host state should not have any FF's and they also shouldn't have any problems getting the best kids at every weight to wrestle. Definitely need a new system. I wonder how many Indiana All Americans will be crowned at USA Nationals in schoolboy division that were not allowed in this event.

If Chesterton can figure out where to put all their big guys, they will be tough to beat.

If ISWA would have just made a 1 tournament exemption for any of these 3 (USA Nationals, USA National Middle School Duals, and Heartland Elementary duals) there would not have been this outcry. They also should have taken in account for those wrestlers injured. The reason everyone is so pissed off is because the kids this rule is hurting are the kids that are wrestling every weekend, the kids that are training 3 days a week and doing private lessons in Greco, the kids that are trying to better themselves wrestling the best competition in the country, the kids that are going to the RTC's. The people who chose to have a vacation or take a week off are not on here pissed off, all the people that are posting are parents with children who work their butt off and just want their kids to be able to go to their state tournament and showcase how hard they have been working. So the reason I made this topic was in hope that ISWA would make a change once they saw how many people they were upsetting in this organization, but instead they turned blame on their members and didn't listen at all to our concerns. And yes I called and emailed Louis Rosbottom, who did not want to hear any of these concerns. The hundreds of dollars we spent at all 3 of the above events as a ISWA team member meant nothing to them, so yes I am bitter and completely unhappy with ISWA. What does this teach your kid? Why did he work hard to make these teams just to be punished by not being allowed in the state meet? The kids at RWA will continue to train freestyle and Greco and they will be ready to wrestle when the opportunity presents itself... apparently it won't be for ISWA events.