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Andy Schneider? He was very good it that's who referring to.

Agree 100%. He was one of the most exciting Hwt to have ever laced them up in IN. His ability to throw much heavier opponents was awe inspiring. Hummel ran into a beast in Schneider from Mt Vernon, (who had him by 60+ lbs). He would have won Hwt in a lot of years, despite giving up all that weight

I'm having trouble locating the Ft Wayne preview as well. Is it still in the works?

Thanks. Makes good sense.

Is there a prior post on how the scoring works? Trying to figure out how Bellmont has the same number of wrestlers qualify for regional (12) as Delta, but have a four point lower max score potential (48 vs. 44).

Hit the nail on the head. Passionate wrestling fans don't need to be courted, they will spend all day in a cramped gym flattening their butts on the bleachers (myself included) and enjoy every minute of it. This is great and no one is suggesting we turn our backs on this set of fans, but this hardly the group that needs pursued(You've got them hook, line & sinker). Its important to understand that sports compete with all other entertainment for viewers, and if wrestling doesn't offer them an entertaining product then its not hard to find alternatives. It's wonderful to hear about the Brownsburg vs Avon dual and the efforts the staff's went to make it a memorable event for not just the wrestlers but the fans in attendance. These fans are also significantly more likely to be repeat attenders than a fan that gets "suckered" into going to an all day event (family/friends & casual spectators can often go away with this feeling) Super Duals definitely have their value, but it shouldn't come at the expense of the traditional dual. I don't think anyone on here is suggesting that the super duals go away, but in a sport that has attendance/participation issues we need to make efforts to make the sport more attractive to watch and participate. Going to tournaments and super duals in recent years I have seen a lot of great wrestling, the caliber of which far exceeds what was happening 20 years ago in this state. As much as this competition has helped raise the level of IN wrestling, to some degree it has also come at the expense of the dual. Short of the State Finals its hard to find a more exciting atmosphere in wrestling than a well staged dual. If you work to make an "event" out of a dual and get people in the door, you've got a good chance of converting a few people over to the darkside (die hard fans)!!!

The 300 mile rule does seem nonsensical. While it makes sense to restrict travel to 300 miles or less, the fact that our teams can't compete against teams that travel from outside that area doesn't. How does it negatively impact Indiana student athletes if a team from CA, OR or WA travel to an Indiana tourney? Or when IN teams travel to border states and those events just happen to have teams that have traveled in from considerable distance, how is that protecting our athletes or the integrity of IHSAA wrestling? Putting rules together for all the IHSAA sports can't be easy, and I understand that unintended consequences can result from well meaning sports legislation. The purpose seems to be to limit the amount of in-season travel that could be at the determent of academics, which I believe is a good thing and has merit. Unfortunately the rule has the added layer of not just restricting travel but who you can compete against, regardless of how close to you that event is, this is the aspect I would like to see addressed.

I would agree, North Montgomery is worthy of the 2A rankings. They looked really good in the dual against Yorktown, much more competitive than the score indicated. Lots of real solid wrestlers in the lineup.

Laughlin at 138, was left off SS rankings I'd also like to make a case for Meija (EM) and Tolin (Che) deserving a little more love on the SS and State rankings at 120. Tolin had a solid offseason faring very well at some national dual events. Meija made it to the ticket round of SS at 120 last year, in the toughest regional and SS in the state at that weight class, and has a convincing win vs. Langeloh at the GRR this summer (and beat some ranked wrestlers from MI)

Congrats to Nick. He lost a 7-6 decision in which a fleeing call against his opponent was unexplainably waived off in the fleeting seconds of the 2nd period. Still a great performance, and I expect he'll have 3 midwest championships before he's done at UIndy.

He's going 140 for sr year. 133, 141 or 149 seem the most likely. But I'm a little ignorant to Purdue's depth chart and needs in the next couple years, I'm sure that will play a big factor.

Purdue landed Nate Limmex of Grand Rapids CC, MI. 2x state champ and 2013 flo national champ.

Having the tournament on Sundays also allow kids playing soccer and x-country to participate. Kudos to all the INMat team for putting together a great tournament were kids can get tough matches from opponents from all over the Midwest, and not have to leave the state of indiana to do it. Thanks

Article from MI grappler with some neat pics. http://www.michigangrappler.com/news_article/show/400873?referrer_id=1024194

Yorktown facing Oak Harbor in finals of Comm 2

Homestead does have a state champ. Mark Bruner won 160 lbs. in 1990, and went undefeated I believe.