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Shout out to Wurm from AC! 2nd year wrestling after his freshman year was spent on the hardwood. Not only qualifying for state but finishing 2nd today was impressive.  Always say AC has some decent wrestlers on the hardwood as most have a hard time choosing between the two after middle school.

Shout out to Wurm from AC! 2nd year wrestling after his freshman year was spent on the hardwood. Not only qualifying for state but finishing 2nd today was impressive.  Always say AC has some decent wrestlers on the hardwood as most have a hard time choosing between the two after middle school.

Shout out to Wurm from AC! 2nd year wrestling after his freshman year was spent on the hardwood. Not only qualifying for state but finishing 2nd today was impressive.  Always say AC has some decent wrestlers on the hardwood as most have a hard time choosing between the two after middle school.

Shout out to Wurm from AC! 2nd year wrestling after his freshman year was spent on the hardwood. Not only qualifying for state but finishing 2nd today was impressive.  Always say AC has some decent wrestlers on the hardwood as most have a hard time choosing between the two after middle school.

Shout out to Wurm from AC! 2nd year wrestling after his freshman year was spent on the hardwood. Not only qualifying for state but finishing 2nd today was impressive.  Always say AC has some decent wrestlers on the hardwood as most have a hard time choosing between the two after middle school.

No surprise on that one.

Does that rank ahead of Great Taste vs Less Filling?

Isn't there anything in the suburbs of Indy like Carmel, Zionsville, Westfield that could hold it? 

Wait until the following year when in a much smaller venue 

Why not start the season a week later and start the sectional a week later!
 
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Colts stadium!!

Man, this comes to mind 😃:

 
Seriously though, given the position this is at now, I agree, the logical conclusion is to have it at Ft Wayne or Evansville. No way it's feasible to move it or keep it in the Indy area as stated. Ship has sailed.
 
Realize the NBA schedule change was out of the IHSAA's control and lots of $$$ involved. However, I still think this could have been planned better and definitely communicated better.   Maybe the reporter in the earlier article left things out or Neiding from the IHSAA was misquoted. Either way not a good optic IMO. I still say it's par for the course, 1st round not scored, "ticketgate", having to wait until late Friday night to get Saturday tickets, then system doesn't work... I will stop know, there are others, but all seem to demonstrate lack of planning, communication & execution. Just my .02c
 
Lastly, hoping it's smooth sailing from here and folks can purchase the stream without a Flo subscription!
 
 

Thanks for calling me a boomer! Though I'm several years from that age group, I'll wear it as a badge of honor!

Thanks for calling me a boomer! Though I'm several years from that age group, I'll wear it as a badge of honor!

More reasons for the IHSAA to get off their a** and do something productive in recognizing this tournament. It would grow the sport, but this being Indiana, that's not what the IHSAA wants. They want to grow basketball instead, but they're killing that too. Football is growing just because the popularity is growing in the country and throughout the world, not due to the IHSAA. Not just the IHSAA, but the OHSAA next door and others are screwing this up as well. Both fall under the NFHS and going through their "training" material, I can see why. Just think in terms of the federal government and state governments and how they've been failing too!

Thanks for calling me a boomer! Though I'm several years from that age group, I'll wear it as a badge of honor!

Isn't there anything in the suburbs of Indy like Carmel, Zionsville, Westfield that could hold it? 

Please make it the War Memorial.

More reasons for the IHSAA to get off their a** and do something productive in recognizing this tournament. It would grow the sport, but this being Indiana, that's not what the IHSAA wants. They want to grow basketball instead, but they're killing that too. Football is growing just because the popularity is growing in the country and throughout the world, not due to the IHSAA. Not just the IHSAA, but the OHSAA next door and others are screwing this up as well. Both fall under the NFHS and going through their "training" material, I can see why. Just think in terms of the federal government and state governments and how they've been failing too!

Just use paper & old school.

Sure hope he gets healthy and back on top. He's my favorite college wrestler currently on my favorite team.

Totally misses those kids that fill in during bumps that fight off the pins or pull an upset. Not the true essence of the dual aspect that you would have wrestling in an actual dual meet. Plus those schools like CP or MD that the backups are probably state qualifiers to champs behind other state qualifiers or champs at their weight. Yeah it's better than nothing by going off individual results. Just rather see team state dual qualifiers come from winning prior rounds of duals in a tournament format like football, basketball, baseball, and etc.

Wish the IHSAA would help and not count the event towards the competition points as I believe they still do(correct me if I'm wrong). I'd love for it to be like football & etc with sectionals/regional to earn a spot at state (top 8/12 teams per class) in an actual dual tournament instead of basing it on individual tournament results. Duals and individual tournaments are so different. Criteria for teams being those filling 8 weight classes. 

Congrats to all the teams in team state and to the victorious teams!  Being at the 1A and watching Tell City was impressive.  They came to wrestle and dominated their way to the title ... hats off!!
 
Franklin did a great job of hosting and the tournament ran well and smoothly throughout the day, of course Track had to go down for a bit but thats kinda par for the course.  Their seemed to be more room at Franklin then there was at Martinsville but both places did a great job of hosting.
 
Just opening this up for discussion ... I feel like the 4A final was more exciting and a better event then the 1A final (cant speak of the 2A or 3A as I didnt see them).  Brownsburg always does a great job of creating the event.  I just wonder why the other locations dont do the same.  Wrestle all the placement matches and then have the final after that.  I was able to watch both my Cadets and the Tell City/Adams Central dual but just felt like for a state final it was a little lack luster.  I understand wanting to get it done so people can go home, etc but it is a state title, just seems like other locations can take a page from the Brownsburg playbook and make it more of an EVENT.
 
Congrats to all that made it and won and look forward to being there again next year.

Wish the IHSAA would help and not count the event towards the competition points as I believe they still do(correct me if I'm wrong). I'd love for it to be like football & etc with sectionals/regional to earn a spot at state (top 8/12 teams per class) in an actual dual tournament instead of basing it on individual tournament results. Duals and individual tournaments are so different. Criteria for teams being those filling 8 weight classes. 

Absolutely! ACWMC is the right choice.