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The Garcia/Mills (went alphabetical, no favorites) state series reminds me of Eppert/Wright series - what a great rivalry that was. Starting at sectionals and ending in the State Finals 2x. Possibly the greatest wrestling rivalry ever in IN. 

He recently lost an inter-squad to Josh Shields at 157, after beating Oliver Pierce earlier. I assume this means he is not the starter going into the season.

http://www.thesundevils.com/news/2017/10/29/-asuwrestling-holds-annual-maroon-gold-intrasquad.aspx

Wow Lucas Davison put up 92 points on his way to Fargo AA.

Davison. 

Of the seniors that won the state tournament - he was the most dominant this year. I don't have access to his complete record but what is listed on Track for the season he had all Falls (1 Tech Fall), except 1 major and 1 Injury default. He had 0 matches without scoring bonus and only 1 major - that is dominant on a whole different level...

His matches in the state series: (3 sectional matches) 0:32, 0:35. 1:33; (3 regional matches) 0:22, 0:40, 1:19, (4 SS matches) 1:07, 1:18, 2:55, 1:14; (State 4 matches) 0:54, 1:02, Inj. [time] (This match may have been in the 2nd period), 5:59.  Not only did he finish everyone, on 2 (maybe 3) of the 20 matches went past the first period.

I dont know how to define Mr. Gorilla any better than a dominant pinner, he was an absolute beast this year.  

Plus he has the best national accolades. 

Bailey was dominant this year too, but not as dominant.

If Mason is an NFL prospect, that path is a no brainer.

That's funny given the current problems with NFL vets and CTE!

Well deserved. Great for Chad and great for IN.

It's great to get an IN kid as the Flow wrestler of the week. It's even better when it relates to performance in state.

I grew up a "hilljack" in Southern Indiana, and I wrestled in the EV SS. I have now lived in Chicago, not Northwest Indiana for 12 years. Please don't refer to yourself as someone from a big city to pretend you are more cosmopolitan than other people from Indiana. You don't live in Chicago, and you are just as big of a "hilljack" as everyone else from Indiana, myself included. People from the city look at you the same way you look at everyone else in Indiana, with detain. Simply because you live near Chicago doesn't make you better than any other Hoosier. Also, if you are going to use a Carl Sandberg quotation at least get it right.

Cosmopolitan...  Bwahahaha!!!  Priceless.

Region = cosmopolitan  nailed it!

Seems like fewer possible undefeated match-ups this year than normal (of course there are some spectacular ones):

Potential Semi's match-ups

170: Drew Hughes, 43-0; Nathan Walton, 41-0

182: Blake Rypel, 41-0; Andrew Davison, 38-0

Potential Finals Match-ups

132: Chad Red, 40-0; Nick Lee, 13-0

138: Brayton Lee, 39-0; Sage Coy, 39-0

Potential Semi's and Final match-ups

220 is the only class 4 undefeated (bigger boys are going to be fun to watch this year!)

Top semi: Mason Parris, 48-0; Evan Ellis, 42-0

Bottom semi: Gunnar Larson, 39-0; Kobe Woods, 33-0

I thoroughly expected this to be a competitive match. I followed it on track and was blown away at how Lee was racking up points on the, at that time, undefeated Molloy.

The transitive properties of wrestling don't always hold true, so I know we can't say Lee is better than Red just because he dominated his SS more than Red did, but I am even more excited to see this match than I was (and it was already the match I was most excited for). It PPV worthy.

I was communicating a little with an Illinois Matmen poster recently who said Indiana needs to fix their state tournament because of the one and done on Friday night.    I countered and told him that it sucks equally as bad to have a kid make weight over three days, go 2-2 and still not place.

 

Illinois only has three rounds to the postseason: They start with very watered-down one-day regionals where this year at least one regional was awarding bracket boards to a single participant in a weight class.  They have full wrestlebacks to third with only three advancing.

 

Next, there is a one and-a-half-day sectional with full wrestlebacks advancing four.  Their sectional is much like our old semistate when we advanced three from regionals, but a lot of weak wrestlers are to be found in the prelim 2nd/3rd bouts that meet up with one of the regional champions. 

 

State is pretty much three days of wrestling that could easily be condensed into two.    State champs and runner-ups have three days to wrestle four matches.    It's a ridiculous prison and needs to be fixed as much as ours does.  Did I mention Illinois has three classes?  Some City of Chicago teams are driving close to an hour and a half to get to their regionals.

So you are saying they do have full wrestle backs...

#6(1SS) Kleimola v #7(2SS) Davidson; They have 4 losses combined, 3 of those are to each other.

There certainly is much more to these IHSAA cases than what meets the eye. The rules being followed are the IHSAA's rules (not Yorktown's rules). The IHSAA held hearings where the affected parties could explain their situation and present their cases in a personal, face to face setting. The IHSAA appointed "hearing committee" made their ruling on these cases. Yorktown did not make the final ruling on these cases.

 

It certainly is easy to pass judgement from afar. I can already see, and read, numerous errors, omissions, and false information that is being passed along for public judgment. As most people are aware, there are always two sides to every story.

Thanks for weighing in coach. As I stated earlier I suspected this issue was with the IHSAA and the IHSAA rules were up held.

Just to clarify did Yorktown or any associated with the program initiate the IHSAA involvement? Or more importantly, is there anything Yorktown could do or could have done to permit the eligibility of these kids?

He has lived in Frankton's district basically forever which includes last year while he attended Yorktown.

 

Yorktown aka Mr. and Mrs. McCormick blocked the transfer. Berkebile appealed to the IHSAA, but that was denied.

So Yorktown accepted him as a transfer last year, but are now blocking blocking his transfer back to his home district? 

I kind of find that hard to believe. All of the people I know involved in youth/high school wrestling are ultimately about the Kids first and promoting the sport second. I just find it hard to believe that any IN High School coach/program would blatantly display such a double standard of "accepting transfer's in and fighting transfers out".

I suspect (hope) it has more to do with some stupid IHSAA rule than Yorktown just being mean spirited.

He's ineligable due to the Hotel Yorktown rule where you can check in, but can not check out.

I have know no clue on how eligibility works for IN high school sports.--

Does he live in Yorktown's school district and switched schools or does he live in Frankton's district? 

Is this anything like NCAA rules where Yorktown could release him and he would keep his eligibility?

Ahh - but there are 8 wrestlers on the cover... I thought the one with Red's leg was supposed to be Nick Lee

Isn't someone missing from the "Conglomeration of Studs" photo (FYI I like the cartoony look)

I've now heard that the IHSAA is interested in keeping the semi-state in lake county. Lake Central or East Chicago Central.

East Chicago Central's gym hold even more than Michigan City's 

11 ranked guys and over 1/2 of them coming back next year is pretty good.  Lots of other good young talent that could move into the rankings as well.  

We could be on an upswing - It will have to be seen if this batch's success carries over into college.

I do believe this year we had the least number of senior state champions in history - the future looks bright

The post about Streck got me thinking.

If he places next year he will be a 4x placer (fairly rare company) and all at heavy weight.

Has anyone in Indiana ever placed at state all 4 years at the same weight?

Streck is pretty amazing. He placed as a Freshman at HWT - will (most likely) be a 4x placer (7,3,1,?).  Great national accolades.  

I see him ending up as the greatest IN HWT.

All wrestlers have a certain swagger or confidence in their mannerisms and how the represent themselves. In my interactions with him he has always been respectful and just like any other teenager.  Remember guys like Reece Humphrey and Steve Sandefer both did a little dance after they won state titles.

Exactly, and guys like Howe and Tsirtsis did not -- all are tremendous champions and continue to be great ambassadors of IN wrestling.

Chad is a great wrestler and he is a 3x state champ and is a very decorated wrestler but when you are those things then act like you are those things and that you've been there before! No need to wear a shirt with your picture on it or dance after you've won and demoralize the guy you just beat. Be humble, and if you want to do those things then do it behind the scene! That is why some people probably do want to see him get beat it's not that their "haters" they just like class! Nick Lee is not only a state and national champion but also an international champion and I guarantee you he does not act like that, he is a true class act!

He does not need to act like he has been there before...He has been there before. However he chooses to act is how a champion acts because he is one. I for one am glad he represents Indiana wrestling.

Nilson won 10-4 in the semis over Phillip Trimble of Owen Valley

I stand corrected --

Here is the List for the 4-PIns at the State Meet. And I know I am missing at least 1 other.

1931 - 133/132 lbs - 16:45  - Ross Hazel - Bloomington

2015 - 138 lbs - 12:36  - Tommy Cash - Lawrence North

1929 - 145 lbs - 20:20  - Oldum Gillum - Bedford

2015 - 195 lbs -   6:42 - Blake Rypel - Indpls. Cathedral

1998 - 215/220 lbs -   7:40 - D.J. Radnovich - Gibson Southern

2011 - 215/220 lbs -   9:19 - Trey Reese - Indian Creek

1995 - 275/285 lbs -   9:36 - James Dickerson - New Castle

2015 - 285/275 lbs - 14:55 - Shawn Streck - Merrillville

 

The one I don't have is Ray Frankowski - Hammond High.  3X Champ in 1935, '36, '37.  He wrestled 10 and pinned all 10.  One year he won 4, but I don't have the totals.. . . . and NO I'm not that old.

 

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You seem to have access to some great archives.  How long has the State finals format been a 16 man format?  I am pretty sure it used to be a 4 man and an 8 man format.  

Were the 4 pin champs from the 30s all in the same tournament? 

I am trying to see where the interviewer came up with the stat that Cash was the 4th.

Tommy Cash's is particularly special me because of the weight because the five other newest entries are 195 and up. This is the lowest weight class to do it for 80 some years. Kinda cool

Except Miles Nilson was lighter 29 years ago... Still very cool