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I agree.  Might even add a few weight classes.
 
106 - 3 could get through.
113 - 3 could get through
120 - 3 could get through
160 - 3 could get through with an outside chance of 4.
170 - all 4 could get through.
220 - all 4 could get through.
285 - all 4 could get through.  Henson (Avon) vs. Ripple (Mt. Vernon) first round match is the key there.  I think Ripple wins the SS

I agree.  Might even add a few weight classes.
 
106 - 3 could get through.
113 - 3 could get through
120 - 3 could get through
160 - 3 could get through with an outside chance of 4.
170 - all 4 could get through.
220 - all 4 could get through.
285 - all 4 could get through.  Henson (Avon) vs. Ripple (Mt. Vernon) first round match is the key there.  I think Ripple wins the SS

I see A LOT of potential State Champions on that list.  Like 8.  Wow.

East Chicago 120 ticket round ballbusters #2 & #3 (to go along with Triana vs. Johnson):  Jon Anderson vs. Colin Poynter and Batista vs. McCartney/Demien winner!

Drew Kreitzer of Brownsburg was not seeded at sectionals and is going to semi state. He was pretty sick most of the season and is finally getting healthy.

120 is is just outright NASTY! 
 
Anderson/Gomez/Poynter - Mat 1
Alexander/Kelly - Mat2
Triana/Niewoehner/DeVault/Johnson - Mat 3
Bautista/McCartney/DeMien - Mat 4

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/02/03/north-posey-wrestlers-coaches-turning-program-around/97371064/
 

Wow

Although it is great that these were posted right away, they should have waited until ALL Regionals were completed.

The difference is that the USSR did not refuse our athletes entry, the country chose not to send them. They in turn chose not to send theirs in 1984. In both cases they would have been able to participate. Here the host country is refusing entry to participants.

The first question about Paul is what weight would he wrestle ? I'm going to assume he laid off the hostess cakes and cheeseburgers and could make 126/132. Which in that case I think he'd plow through 126. 132 is a different story. He has recently been pounded by Bailey if i'm not mistaken and for Reitz, well that story has already been written. 
Let's say he didn't lay off the hostess cakes and cheeseburgers. He could make a run at 138. If i'm not mistaken back when Egli was still around he beat Black. Paul beat Egli, Egli Beat Black.....Paul beats Black. So in conclusion I think he'd be a possible champ at 126 or 138 (assuming he's put some muscle on).

Coach jim wadkins should be in the hall of fame.

Some will need to stay as their teammates will be wrestling still. Or in our case they will need to help tear down afterward.

I'm a Evv Bosse grad and a Castle parent but pretty sure Mater Dei has won multiple state titles (boys and/or girls), including soccer, basketball, baseball, football, and maybe softball soft ball.  Other than that they're pretty avg. athletically.

Castle all 14.

Since I coach in the conference I won't give my picks top to bottom but I did have some fun putting together a "preview" if you will of this Saturday's action!
 
106 - Trey Sturgill from Peru is having a very good freshman season for the tigers and will be tough to stop this weekend in North Miami. The 2nd seed is from North Miami and the 3rd seed from Rochester are both freshman with almost identical records (18-8 and 18-9) and that match in the semis should be a good one to see who will get to see Sturgill.
 
113 - Peru's Anderson is at the top of the bracket at this point and looks to be the favorite. Anderson was the 2016 TRC Champ at 113 so he knows what it's like to be on top of the podium. The 2nd seed from Rochester was 3rd at 106 last year and I'm sure would like to improve that position this year but will have to get past the very strong youngster from Wabash Braden Brooks who will stop at nothing to battle his way to the top.
 
120 - Some may not agree with me but I think 120 is very wide open at this year's TRC meet. First seeded Logan Busz from Whitko will have a tough time getting through freshman Barnett (who has the most wins on the season of anyone in the bracket) in the semi's. TV's 2nd seeded Bandow and Wabash's 3rd seeded Goodwin will go at in the lower part of the bracket with both having the ability to win that match! I'll be cliché here and say it will boil down to "who wants it more".
 
126 - Red hot youngster Levi Cunningham from Peru tops off this tough bracket at 126. Before he can be crowned champ he will likely have to face the battle tested Kasey Deardorff of NM who has won the Three Rivers Conference twice already in as many tries and is VERY determined to go for a third on his way to being a 4 time TRC Champ. Kasey's semis match will be a fun one to watch as Mathias of Manchester is a very tough kid who will work his butt off to dethrone the veteran Warrior and punch his ticket to the finals.
 
132 - Wyatt Fletcher was a TRC finalist in 2016 and is having a great season this year. Bullock from Mac will likely be his finals opponent and that county rivalry will be one to watch for sure!
 
138 - Top seeded Peru's Kitner is the only senior in this bracket and is definitely battle tested. You won't want to miss the 2nd seed from Rochester and Northfield's 3rd seeded Miller's match in the semi's. These two wrestled a great match last weekend and neither will be interested in losing this one! This finals match should be a good one as well.
 
145 - Manchester's top seeded Meggison is a very hard working kid and will go, go, go until he's at the top of that TRC podium. Dyson from NM has been around the block and knows how to win. After a tough 2nd round match with Kennedy (who is a prior TRC finalist and could shake things up)could see his way into what could be a very good finals match with Meggison.
 
152 - Northfield's senior Layne Evans is 25-1 and is hell bent on winning a TRC title in his final season for the Norse. Layne will probably face a familiar foe in Manchester's France (a 2016 SS Qualifier) in the finals who will battle Evans until the whistle. That will be a great match for sure.
 
160 - Manchester's super sophomore Delton Moore is a BEAST. I can't say his wins this class easily as the 3rd seeded Ford is a defending sectional champ and SS qualifier and is out for revenge after getting pinned by Moore in their last outing. To get his chance though Ford will beat 2nd seeded Gilbreath from Rochester who put a whipping on Ford last weekend and that rematch is one to look forward to. Fun weight class to watch for sure.
 
170 - If I got my way (and I won't ha ha) this finals match, which will likely be Jordan Rader of Peru and Quinten Moore of Manchester would be the LAST match of the day... the MAIN EVENT so to speak! I don't want to dismiss everyone else in this bracket as there are some good kids at this weight, but these two are really at another level here...they are both ranked highly in the semi state and both have full intentions on wrestling at the BANK in Indy in a month. These guys both won a TRC title a year ago and neither are interested in giving up their crown. In there last outing Rader came out victorious and I know Mr. Moore very well and he has thought about that rematch at likely every practice and match since then. This finals match is definitely the ONE TO WATCH!
 
182 - The big Apache Noah Cressell from Wabash is a MONSTER...no other way to describe him. Strong as they come at this weight and has the speed and the determination to match it. The semis match between the super strong Knight Adams and Whitko's Walters will be a great match to watch for sure, but the winner will have to have the match of his career to beat Noah.
 
195 - At 26-1, Sedwick of Mac is the favorite by far. Samons and Charles, the 2nd and 3rd seeds respectively, have wrestled a couple times and will have a good battle to determines who sees the Battling Brave in the finals.
 
220 - The top two seeds in this bracket are very familiar foes. Bevers of SW the top seed and Ramirez of Manchester the 2 seed have wrestled each other at HWT last year and now at 220 this year. Ramirez will have his hands full with the 3rd seeded Silvers of Mac who is also a sophomore and boasts an almost identical record as the big Squire. With the top three records in this class being 23-8, 21-7 and 23-8 it's hard to argue that this weight class is another one of those wide open "who wants it" brackets! I can't want to see the answer to that!
 
285 - The big Zebra Dan Clark looks to be poised to repeat his TRC Championship performance from a year ago. He and Jones of Peru and again familiar foes and wrestled a very very close match last weekend where Clark barely came out on top! Don't count out Bowman from Mac who will be looking to earn his way to the finals when he sees Jones in the semis. That will be a great match as well.
 
This was fun to write, which is why I do it. Remember my previews are purely for entertainment purposes only! Enjoy!

If your kid and family love wrestling... why wouldn't you move to a nice community with high academics and a great team? I don't get what the issue is? If a parent thinks that it will be best for a kid to attend a school and they are willing to make life changes to make it happen, then good for them. It may not be what you would do, or it may not be best for the kid... but... you can't knock a parent for doing what they perceive what is best for a child. If you build it, the community is nice, and the schools are good... then they are going to come. In MOST cases sports are not 100 percent why a kid moves to other schools (in my opinion).

5 of the top 6 and 6 of the top 8 Evv SS ranked guys at 170 are coming out of the Mooresville Regional.  We all know what that means........

5 of the top 6 and 6 of the top 8 Evv SS ranked guys at 170 are coming out of the Mooresville Regional.  We all know what that means........

Great stuff Nick.  That was a fun (on and off again) 2-1/2 hours.

Great stuff Nick.  That was a fun (on and off again) 2-1/2 hours.

It's hard to take emotion out of reading these sets of posts.  Man I feel for the Littell family.  I'm sure all of us as wrestling parents have been through bumps (or mountains) in the road over the years.  I know I have the last couple of years.  You just need to be resolute in doing what is right for your wrestler and let the chips fall where they may, whether stacked against you or not.  From what I have seen on the mat, I predict the Littell's beat the house in this game of cards.

Should be good. Perry has depth 2 state caliber 113 wrestling for a spot in their line up.

Ok. I took the liberty of trying to insert some punctuation and inserting some words to appease the grammar police as what Mr Littell is saying is profound and heartfelt and should not be lost on using an automated text program that works about as well as autocorrect! He explained that in a post but I guess that wasn't good enough. The mods can delete if deemed necessary, (good to see them all on the board today!) and apologies to Mr Littell if any wording changes his intended meaning. I don't think it did and hope it doesn't. I've been on here 4 years and nothing has hit me like this post did because we all want is best for our kids. I'm not connected to PM in any way. I know not the people involved. I just wanted to make it an easier read for those struggling to see it's core message.
Best wishes to all involved.

Okay it's the next day and I promised a good friend of mine that I would not post anything last night well I have changed my mind on how to word it I do not want to bad-mouth or call anybody out but I do want to defend my son every since Brayden didnt drop to 106 for team state not only has he felt shut out and alone in the room he has pretty much been made to feel it is all his fault PM did not win a team State title I could get into Pacific details but at this point I'm choosing not to Brayden has came out and did everything he was asked to do as a freshman put his whole heart and soul into only for these things to be happening now of course him and his coach have two different total views of what's been going on the room and all fairness I have not been in there he believes that they have been working with the other kid in order to get him to win a wrestle off again I have not been in there but with Perry People already posting he is going 106 and when Brayden is told no matter if he wins the wrestle off or not he will have to wrestle him off again and he will still have to share his 113 spot with him I tend to believe him the cards are stacked against him they have tried to convince him just to cut down with out a wrestle off now it seems that didn't work they're going to do what they can Brayden is succeeding where he was at was healthy and actually loving what he was doing I know a lot of people getting down as low as you can it's part of the sport and I understand that I just don't understand the logic of when a kid is doing well pushing him down further and when a kid is not doing well instead of training him and getting him better cut him down lower as I said earlier Braden has never back down from a challenge since he started the sport he has sought out the kids that can beat him upset when they're not in his bracket 2 Braden it's not always about winning the tournament but face and somebody that you've been told you can't beat so for him to tell me he doesn't want to go back in that room something has to be going on well you treated like a kid like outsider long enough he'll start acting like an outsider something I can say to the parents an eighth graders about to be freshman wanted to look at other schools because you feel it's a better opportunity for your kid you're taking a chance loyalty will always lie with the kids that were already there I found that out the hard way maybe all this is happening to us because of our lack of loyalty to Center Grove the last thing and then I'm done I also find it kind of amusing the Braden has came on the high school scene at 113 and grab the bull by the horns has showed everybody exactly what he's made of and a month ago everybody was saying he was a shoo-in for 113 which I always knew was not the case but he is a top contender it's kind of amusing to me now that he loses to in my opinion one of the best 113th in the state a returning champion 3-1 and now a lot of people on here saying his best shot to win state is 106 people know me I will make the decisions for my family that I feel is best brayden having to sit out the rest of this season to stand by what he believes in he wouldn't cut for team State why would he do it for individual but he has a friend at 106 who is doing well we will not be bullied into taking his spot to me that makes him a champion lot of people on here will say it's cuz he's scared to lose a wrestle-off but more than likely will be standing across from each other next year I guess we'll know then but you don't prepare one kid until the other kid two or three days before hand that since you won't just drop to 6 you're going to have to wrestle off which I agree wrestle-offs are fair but in this case I tend to believe my son sorry for the rant I just know how everybody is going to be judging him by his decisions I just felt his side needed to get out there