RAJR

This is recognizing the need for just classing it.

forfeits are spread across the board, elimating them doesn't help - create need!  Meaning, when you need 14, you push to get 14 or more and sometimes fall short.  Eliminate to 12 weights, then you push to get 12 or more kids.  The need draws kids, even if we fall short.  Telling people we will settle for less kids could be taking a step back.  The less weight classes there are, the less there will be a need for kids for wrestling.
 
on 106 - its not always the quality of wrestling (which i don't think there is a lack of), or even how many 106 there are,  it can be about how light some of the kids get below 106.  I have had years where both my 106 are below 90lbs, this year 98lbs.  Was at a tourney once where all 106 were below 100.  doesn't matter how many of them there are, its saftey for them.  Keeping a weight for these kids is a must.  
 

Bad idea. I have seen a lot of quality wrestling at 106 & 113 in every region of the state. Can't say that for Hwt and 225, in fact ive observed mostly ms quality wrestling from these groups. We'd rather have David Taylor and Logan Steiber sit so we can watch large unskilled wrestlers push each other towards the out of bounds line for 3 periods?
If anything eliminate 225 for another middleweight.

Easy, throw them in a pigtail, no wrestle backs and let the IHSAA sort it out.  LOL!

Bring The tights back.
 
Phil Cook

But coach, all i did was drink a little Gatorade.

The Hidden valley Ranch wasn't so hidden after all.

The young man was Cleary talking about his love for the culinary arts and brisket!

I only had a salad.... a two pound salad?!?

Checked weight at school.  .3 under.   Stepped on scale 2.1 over. But, coach all I had was a cap full of Gatorade and one bite of a granola bar.  

But coach, all i did was drink a little Gatorade.

Luckily, we have wrestlebacks a Semi-State, so the best will get through regardless.... whoops, I was dreaming! Oh well, embrace the grind, some very good wrestlers are not going to get to punch their ticket to State.  This is among some of the reasons college coaches have told me they don't waste their time with Indiana's state tournament.

Great dual! Great broadcast!  Huge thank you to all involved! Exciting match right up to the end.  Just hope onetherise and fabiojr don't get picked up to replace some of those college "broadcasters".  Not a single stallmate, flip him over, minor decision or rambling about something totally unrelated to the match.  ☺.

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I hope they don't stream it, I don't want my kids to get scouted.
If I had my way they wouldn't even let fans in to watch in case someone is there scouting.

Enjoyed listening and looking forward to future ones. Guess I will have to get set up on twitch now. Course if I knew you were going to end the stream, wouldn't have started up a dvr episode of Fixer Upper for my wife.  Now I am stuck watching it so thanks! Lol...  Agree, keep it up!

By the way I’m all for sportsmanship in every way but you have two great programs here that battled their butts off. Tensions get high... etc. I just personally think we’ve hugged and shake hands enough before the match. Shake opponents hand and go to your corner and shake everyone’s hand afterwards. We shake hands after every match with opponents coach but not offended if they dont

Please dont take this wrong but what is wrong  with shaking hands before the dual at face offs, then you shake hands before the match but if you watch college they  shake hands after the dual is over. This going over to other side after match is not a big deal. It’s competition and after the dual is over you shake hands and say good go!  

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
Frankton wrestling coach Courtney Duncan walked in on the first day of practice carrying something a little bit unusual. The Frankton wrestling coach wasn’t holding a whistle, or uniforms. He was holding index cards. He passed one out to each kid in the room and told them to write down why they came out for wrestling.
When Duncan read the answers, he knew he had a pretty special team.
“Almost every kid put that they wrestle because it builds family and relationships,” Duncan said. “I didn’t have the kids put their names on the card, but that told me right then and there that they get it. It’s not about wins and losses. It’s about trusting each other and being loyal to each other.”
Frankton, a small school of 480 students just north of Anderson, had one of the best Class A teams in the state last year. Coach Duncan really thought that they could have fared well at the team state tournament, but they did not get an invite. This year, that has changed. Frankton will be one of the teams competing for the Class A title.
“We are really excited about team state,” Duncan said. “This is where we wanted to get as a team. We thought we had a chance last year, but this year we’re going in hoping to prove we belong. We have more kids out than we’ve probably ever had. The kids are excited and they all really look forward to the tournament.”
One of Frankton’s hammers is junior 170 pounder Cody Klettheimer. Last season Klettheimer was one of two Frankton grapplers to advance to the individual state tournament.
“We are looking forward to team state,” Klettheimer said. “Our goal is to win it. But we also think we can win our sectional, regional and maybe even our semistate.”
That isn’t out of the realm of possibilities for Frankton. The team has four returning wrestlers who advanced to at least the ticket round of semistate last year. Klettheimer and senior David Delph advanced to state. Senior Dru Berkebile lost in the ticket round at semistate as did junior Cole Baker.
The Eagles have other wrestlers, like senior Grant Geisinger, that are hoping to do well in the tourney this year. Geisinger lost to Cathedral’s Elliott Rodgers on a last second takedown in the opening round of regional. Rodgers went on to place fourth in state.
“Grant has really developed,” Duncan said. “He has had a taste of success now, and he’s ready to make a run.”
Frankton has the luxury of depth this year, something the school hasn’t really ever had before. There were over 30 kids go out for the team.
“I have options this year,” Duncan said. “We are able to move kids around. We are able to make strategic lineup decisions. We have backups at just about every spot in our lineup.”
Another major team strength is the bond the wrestlers have.
“We all love being around each other,” Klettheimer said. “We know what we want to get to, and we push each other to the limit in the room. Even drilling we are starting to go 100 percent on everything. And, when we’re not wrestling, we are all hanging out together. We’ve became very close.”
Frankton has improved its strength of schedule over the last several years, hoping it will create better wresters.
“Our kids believe,” Duncan said. “They believe in each other, and they believe in themselves. We have a tough schedule, but it doesn’t matter what size school you come from, you still put your wrestling shoes on the same way. We are realizing by facing these larger, stronger schools, we can compete with anyone.”
Klettheimer said the team’s motto is “Take No Prisoners.” The Eagles are good, and they want to prove it. Team state can’t come fast enough for this tight knit group.
“We’re ready to see what we can accomplish,” Duncan said. “I think we can do something pretty special.”

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It’s Jason not John 

Harvest is always a gauntlet!  FYI OTR will be on the mic again and I will be commentating and live streaming the finals with Region Sports Network, should be getting the link tonight.  I will post it once I do!

This is true. AJ is at New Castle now, where he lives right next to the school

The new U23(under 23) trials are this weekend, Indiana has some reps going at it in all styles
http://www.trackwrestling.com/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=275309009
Greco
71kg Sidney Logan- Sunday
Freestyle
86kg Shabaka Johns- Sunday
97kg Riley Lefever- Sunday
Women's
58kg Kayla Miracle- Saturday

It's not talked about here often on this discussion board as others, but Darren Elkins has had quite the UFC career.  If you get a chance to watch Darren's last fight, you might be able to understand how tough of a guy Darren really is.  I watched the fight from my sofa with my wife, and to be honest.  I was hoping the ref would stop it because I can't see a situation where Darren would quit and I was worried for his safety........and 5 min later he knocks the guys out to get what some have called one of the best comebacks in the history of UFC.
 
Darren has his biggest fight of his career this Saturday on Fox if you get a chance to watch a fellow Hoosier as Co-Main event for UFC Fight Night.  

Wow is all I can say
https://www.facebook.com/wiesjahnn/videos/10158455884420273/