UncleJimmy

If Penn had more qualifiers and got more dudes thru and the fault in E’ville finall caused the big quake to split…cmon man I support #TheCounty but you gotta let the hypotheticals go this year.
 
CP dominated…the end.

If Penn had more qualifiers and got more dudes thru and the fault in E’ville finall caused the big quake to split…cmon man I support #TheCounty but you gotta let the hypotheticals go this year.
 
CP dominated…the end.

If Penn had more qualifiers and got more dudes thru and the fault in E’ville finall caused the big quake to split…cmon man I support #TheCounty but you gotta let the hypotheticals go this year.
 
CP dominated…the end.

If Penn had more qualifiers and got more dudes thru and the fault in E’ville finall caused the big quake to split…cmon man I support #TheCounty but you gotta let the hypotheticals go this year.
 
CP dominated…the end.

@UncleJimmy, I am truly honored to be so consistently trolled. However, even galagore understands this is NOT the weekend to go dispensing logic in search of allies. 

Not today, Satan! It’s state finals! DM @Galagoreand talk amongst yourselves.

Not today, Satan! It’s state finals! DM @Galagoreand talk amongst yourselves.

Place should be packed with all fans for these kids in 1 session!

Two Friday sessions sucks!  Really takes away the electricity of the State Finals.  Reminds me of State Finals in multi-class states that I have coached at including Ohio and Georgia.

@TeamGarcia usually gives out his Flo password to us since he’s always there. Great guy! 

Legend has it one poster once staged their Indianamat poster funeral on here few years back, it was a sad day or weeks or even months of mourning for this poster To comeback . @JMILL @Mattyb @UncleJimmy and all of #TheCounty was all this Notorious poster pallbearers but this Poster came back with furious anger to become The Peoples Champ on Indianamat . Doesn’t care what his Trolls thinks about this poster 
 
 

Those posters The People remember ! 
 

 
I’m sure General Heavy Hands will be back someday. They usually do, always giving what The People wanna hear. Some hate his talk, others want to hear more & more like from his region of the State . He’ll be back ! 
 
 

I want to first say thank you to @blueandgold for starting this thread.  I was not sure who you were but have been informed and I have huge amounts of respect for you young man so again thank you for the kind words about Logan.
 
To everyone else who has commented on here thank you also so very much.  I have been around wrestling for many many years as an athlete, coach, ISWA board member & parent.  I have gotten to know lots and lots of kids and families from all over the state thru the many many years 
Thru all the years I have known this is a great sport that can have heartbreaking endings and results and equally great un-believable outcomes and accomplishments.
 
Logan has had a great career in the sport and has achieved things greater than I would have and could have expected for him.  The thing that makes me the happiest of all after everything he has gone thru (especially over the last two years) is how he carried himself after it all came to an end on Saturday.   Mom and I were completely devastated and honestly I could not think or rationalize what to do next, but seeing Logan stand up shake hands and then come back out and sit with his team was un-believable to me.  I talked to him a few times during the rest of the day and while I was teary he assured me he was OK and he was going to be fine just a little disappointed.  
 
Now to address all the above comments (like I said I have made many friends along the way during my time in the sport) and I thank all of you for your kind words.  Most of you I do not know personally but please seek me out at some point at any ISWA event so I can fist bump you and thank you personally for acknowledging what I know already is that Logan is an awesome & kind young man.
 
To @Darrick Snyder @mikemorgan what a wild ride its been over 4 years from a state title to a heartbreaking loss and everything in between (thanks to Mike for coming in to help navigate this last run).  You guys have been awesome and amazing and I know I will be friends with you guys forever and love you both.  Thank you for everything.
 
Lastly to @tiger92 thank you for post and to be honest it does not surprise me that Logan found your son on social media some how and reached out to him to congratulate him and wish him good luck going forward. 
Unfortunately for me I selected seats in the part of the arena that I had sat in the previous times I had been fortunate enough for Logan to be at Semi-state and did not want to break from tradition even though they were not in the "B-burg section".  This turned out to be right next to the Princeton fan section.  It was tough to be honest, but I did get to see what I think was mom and dad happy and elated for their son Jared Dunn thru the whole day.  To me that is what this sport is all about, as I was devastated they were elated and I honestly could not be mad about that.   I hope your son enjoys this experience and has the time of his life.  Its a great event being at the state finals and I know he will soak it all in and have great life experiences and take a ways.  I hope he makes a deep run and can achieve all he wants and dreams about.
 
To all other kids competing this weekend best of luck, stay safe & healthy and accomplish your dreams and enjoy the moments, soak it all in and never have regrets. 

Armen Koltookian was unranked in the semi state and state all season, he not only punched his ticket, but was the 195 champ at FW for Concord, who hasn’t had anyone qualify in almost 10 years. Not to mention it’s only his 3rd year wrestling, can’t wait to see what he does next weekend!

Jared Dunn of Princeton!!!! What a senior season!

Dominic McFeeley Cascade Jr first time to SS, on to the Bridge!! Congrats!!
 

Josh Clark, a junior from New Haven, 285 weight class, punched his ticket today!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Christopher Bohn Jr., Sophomore, Munster punched his ticket at 120 today.  

Curious…how does one “almost get robbed” @TeamGarcia ? Do you flash the perp the state champ replica medalS around your  neck and tell him to back off? Or does the contenders skull hat just scare them away? I kid of course…I support #TheCounty! 
 
I hijacked a thread!!! Now I knowhow it feels. 
 
To stay on topic..#TheCounty in a sweep..except for the EMD advancers.

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
No matter what happens in the next couple of weeks, Brandon and Donnie Feeler are going to end a journey the same way they started it – together.
 
Donnie Feeler is a senior 106-pounder from Crawford County. Brandon is his father and the only coach he has ever had.
 
“Our situation is a little unique,” Brandon said. “I’ve coached him since he was five years old. We’ve been on this journey for many, many years. It means a lot to both of us, to say the least.”
 
Brandon still remembers the day Donnie came home from school, waving a flyer about wrestling around and begging to be able to be part of it.
 
“Donnie was a big fan of WWF wrestling back then,” Brandon said. “He would constantly watch it on TV. At the time we lived in Scottsburg and he brought home this flyer about wrestling – thinking it was going to be jumping off the ropes like they did in WWF. I explained to him what it was, and he was still really eager to go.”
 
So, Donnie joined wrestling and Brandon started coaching the sport. Brandon had a background in grappling, but he was learning wrestling at the same time he was teaching it to Donnie.
 
The two dived headfirst into the sport. Brandon would drive Donnie to tournaments across the country. They would have hours together in the car, in the hotels and in the restaurants. They formed a strong bond through the sport.
 
“Me and my dad, we’ve had our differences,” Donnie said. “But the sport has really grown us closer. It’s not just me out there. It’s him too. We go through the same emotion and the same stress. It’s not easy being a coach of a son. There are times when I just don’t want to train. But it’s good to have a coach that keeps after me and keeps me going.”
 
Last year Donnie did something that no other kid in the history of his school has accomplished. He qualified for the state tournament.
 
“There were a lot of emotions when he won his ticket round match,” Brandon said. “He punched his ticket. That was just a real proud moment.”
 
Qualifying for state put a new fire in Donnie. He didn’t win his Friday night match, but he started working harder than ever before. He and his dad went to tournament after tournament last summer. They hit the mat hard and pushed like never before. The problem was all that wrestling started to burn Donnie out. He questioned whether he wanted to go on.
 
“I was just burnt out,” Donnie said. “I was exhausted from the off-season wrestling. I just didn’t want to do it anymore.”
 
Qualifying for state also came with some high expectations for Donnie. His focus seemed to change, according to his dad.
 
“To some degree he was wrestling for all the wrong reasons,” Brandon said. “He was trying to be the best wrestler for an audience, not for himself. He contemplated whether he even wanted to wrestle his senior year. He did some soul searching and came back with some confidence. He was ready to unlock his potential.”
 
Donnie said that renewed vigor came from having some talks with his dad.
 
“That relationship with my father, and just speaking with him and listening to what he had to say – that really helped me regain my focus,” Donnie said.
 
This year Donnie is coming off a regional championship. He is Crawford County’s first regional champion, and now he’s a two-time champ. He’s ranked No. 12 at 106 pounds and currently has an unblemished 20-0 record. His goal ultimate goal is to be his school’s first-ever state placer in wrestling.
 
Crawford County has just a handful of wrestlers on the team. In practice Donnie’s only choice is to go up against guys weighing 120-152. But that’s OK. He embraces the David vs. Goliath philosophy. He likes being the underdog. He likes coming from a small school and wrestling the big programs. He likes being counted out.
 
“I want to win it all,” Feeler said. “But no matter what happens I’m going to give it my all. If all else fails, we gave it a good run and had a fun four years.”
 
For Brandon, the next few weeks will mark the end of a journey.
 
“We started his career together and we’re going to finish it together,” Brandon said. “It’s going to be an emotional time, for sure. But we’ve had a heck of a ride.”

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I think you triggered @TeamGarcia so much he forgot to include a meme in the post! I kid of course! I support #TheCounty even tho my status as honorary member was deleted on the update…I ain’t mad tho. 
 
Anyway I got u bro….

I am so glad my kid wrestled before this started. He wrestled a few kids many times, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. I like to think of those parents as my friends, even to this day. It is unfortunate that some parents live through their kids on the mat. Some of you who knew me then might be surprised, but I always wanted friends more than conquests.

I think you triggered @TeamGarcia so much he forgot to include a meme in the post! I kid of course! I support #TheCounty even tho my status as honorary member was deleted on the update…I ain’t mad tho. 
 
Anyway I got u bro….

The Show Stopper is back ?! Maybe not
 
No worries, Notorious and the 4 Horseman @Mattyb, @3xStateChamp, @UncleJimmy run the IPE World Championships .  
 
 
 
Where’s my Music ….. !

Here is a story the IndyStar did on the Cascade Wrestling Program talking about our last 12 months. So glad I was selected for this job and have bonded with these boys the last few months. I love this team!
 
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/02/03/ihsaa-wrestling-cascade-honors-memory-kadeo-lewis-who-died-rare-disease-hlh-indiana/9314753002/

We still claim it...it's how we roll.