Justin Ratliff

We did okay….
 
Just kidding we killed it 
 
Leave it to a Ratliff to mess things up 

Not a lot of people thought my son could beat Stits either, but he did. I think 157 is the most wide open weight. If you look at the results between the top 12 ranked wrestlers, most have beat each other and wins are around 1-3 point differential. On any given day anybody beats anybody. I think Mason will handle himself fine. We’ll see what happens, but no matter the result, I’m proud of my son. 

190
gunner Henry 
Vinny freeman
Penola

No comments on the handsome guy on the show?

144- Courtney vs. Huyvaert Saturday morning 

144- Reynolds vs Walker Saturday morning ? 

The general called it - wrestling under the lights won't happen. He took a lot of grief over that one.

Thank you to everyone who has reached out regarding Preston.  Results of a CT scan and other tests have come back.  Nothing is broken and he will make a full recovery.  
 
As far as what happened, the Mater Dei wrestler had been winning the entire match.  An illegal slam was called.  It was not intentional.  Whether it was an illegal slam or not, I don’t really care.  We were never taking a dive.  Brownsburg doesn’t roll like that.  It goes against everything we believe in.  If I thought it was intentional, It would be a different story.  There is no doubt in our mind that it was just a result of two dudes trying to punch their ticket to state. 
 
It was pretty chaotic as all of this was happening as I’m sure you can all imagine.  Given that it was a neck/head injury, I wanted to give medical people access to Preston.  Once they had time to check Preston out, I took that opportunity to talk to Preston.  There was never any talk or consideration of taking a dive. Preston would never do that.  He was in a lot of pain and upset.  He has had a lot of adversity this season. He tore his ACL at IHPO and has been working through that pain and frustration all season.  I just explained to Preston what had happened and that I was going to forfeit the match.  I told him we were losing…and it would not be fair to take the trip to state away from the Mater Dei kid.  Preston agreed and said he would never do that.  There was no reversal of the call or anything.  I just went up to officials and said we are forfeiting the match.  
 
Whoever said Preston was walking around saw someone else.  He was taken out on a stretcher and to the emergency room. 
 
Snyder 

If you give your kid an extra year of preschool is that a grey shirt?  Is a red shirt 2 8th grade years or how about an extra 6th grade year then an extra 8th grade year?  What color shirt is that?
 
Can someone come up with a diagram?

Great write up as always!

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
Columbus North junior Justice Thornton is a patient person. In his view, patience is a key to success.
 
Thornton uses his patience when competing against his family in his favorite board game, Monopoly. He learns what his opponents are trying to do, then he figures out a way to counter their strategy. He’s got a pretty good success rate against his older brother and his two sisters.
 
But Thornton is not just patient on family game night. He uses the same approach on the wrestling mat where he is a three-time Conference Indiana champion as well as three time sectional and regional champion.
 
“Monopoly is a game about thinking,” Thornton said. “You have to figure out how you’re going to play. It really correlates to wrestling. In wrestling, you have to figure out what your opponent does and you have to use that against them.”

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Before the Semi Finals though to even punch their ticket Brownsburg will have need 4 different kids to beat a Top 10 kid .106 have to beat kid ranked 8th. 120 who is multi time placer will need to beat the 3rd ranked kid. Gibbs at 150 and ranked 3rd will have to beat returning state runner up . 175 pounder will need to beat the 5th ranked kid. So in order to score team points at State you need to get there. CP favored in 12/14 matches in ticket round. While Brownsburg 9/13 using the state rankings . 

There is a website for that
https://indianamat.com/index.php?/files/file/21-2023-state-finals-media-guide/

not going to Casino . 

I would never go to an establishment like that!!!! 
 
Hey!!! Mrs MattyB looks at this Justin!!!

@Mattyb how are the tables at the Casino in downtown Evansville?

If you give your kid an extra year of preschool is that a grey shirt?  Is a red shirt 2 8th grade years or how about an extra 6th grade year then an extra 8th grade year?  What color shirt is that?
 
Can someone come up with a diagram?

My Brain be buzzing from typing.... so took a break and came up w/ this gem
 
Is it Saturday yet?!?!?!
 
We got winners
We got losers
Dippers and boozers
We got WildCats
We got Bulldogs
We got angry fathers
And the moms all dressed up in their glitter
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD
We got Trojans
We got Olympians
Broken-hearted wrestlers and seniors
And we got state placers
We got fighters
Early-pinners and over-timers
And the old timers in letter jackets talk about their battle scars
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD
I love THE FORD
It's my kind of place
Just walkin' through the front door
Puts a big smile on my face
It’s actually pretty far
Come as you are
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, I love the FORD
 

100% Agree Krejsa is on an another level, right up there with Hockaday in Indiana High School wrestling. 

Working on the preview and holy cow... that's all I can say. 

Dont know, but…. Just don’t take ANY food! They confiscated breath mints out of a mom’s purse. I swear!!! 

This must have been your first stream you watched.

Mallory Winner

Mallory Winner

I heard they are going to have an open challenge mat next to the beer garden!