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By JEREMY HINES
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In middle school Harrison Hadley weighed 60 pounds but had to wrestle in the 75 pound weight class because that was the smallest class available. Today, he’s the big man on campus at Lapel High School.
Hadley, a junior 106-pounder for the Bulldogs, became the school’s first wrestler to ever reach the state finals when he defeated South Dearborn’s Eli Otto 13-5 in the ticket round of the New Castle semistate.
“I definitely feel like I’m the big man on campus right now,” Hadley said. “The elementary school made this big banner for me and everyone signed it. People are going up to me in the halls and around town telling me congratulations and wishing me luck. The school recognized me for advancing. It’s pretty cool right now.”
Lapel has been a school since before the 1870s. At first Lapel was a one-room school house, but over time the location has changed and school buildings have come and gone. The school’s history is one of the oldest in the state. To be the very first athlete to accomplish going to state is something first-year coach Jake Stilwell doesn’t believe has fully sunk in for Hadley yet.
“This is huge for Lapel wrestling,” Stilwell said. “There have only been five semistate qualifiers in school history. For our program, this is absolutely huge. The younger kids see that state isn’t something impossible now. They see it can be done.
“It’s never occurred here before and most people didn’t think it could happen. Now they see Harrison has done it, and it gives them hope. I don’t even know if Harrison has grasped what has happened. It will take a little time for this to all settle in.”
After Hadley won the ticket-round match he immediately wanted to watch film on the match to see what he could have done differently. That’s what he does every match, win or lose.
“I like to see what type of positions I exposed myself to,” Hadley said. “I look at how I could have improved. I look for things that will take me to the next level. I always critique myself, even if I tech fall or pin a kid.”
Stilwell wanted Hadley to take a moment to take in the importance of what he had accomplished at semistate.
“He was very excited when he won,” Stilwell said. “But when he came off the mat he likes to dive right into what just happened and look for ways to improve. We had to stop him and remind him about what he just accomplished. He was excited, but wasn’t showing that emotion. He was still just trying to think of what he could have done differently.”
According to Harrison, the person most excited after the ticket round was his mom, Sonya.
“She was crying and everything,” Hadley said. “She was telling me how proud she was of me. I’ve never really seen her like that. It was a great moment.”
Hadley enters the state tournament with a record of 39 wins and only three losses. Two of those losses came last week at semistate. Hadley fell to Perry Meridian’s Alex Cottey in the semifinal round, then lost to Warren Central’s David Pierson in the consolation match.
Hadley, who likes to race 600cc mini sprint cars in his free time, has wrestled 106 pounds his entire high school career. As a freshman he came into the season weighing just 99 pounds. He’s put on about five pounds per year, but is easily able to get down to weight for the wrestling season.
Hadley is hoping his victory could help the team. He says it’s great to go to state, but it would be much sweeter going there with teammates also competing.
“I see some schools take nine or 10 guys to state,” Hadley said. “I think that would be awesome. Just seeing Cathedral’s team and how well they did at semistate and the bond those guys have, it’s fun to watch.
“Our program has struggled. We have never been that strong. But, if we can start advancing more kids it will really help build things up.”
Last year Lapel had just eight wrestlers. This year there are 17 on the Bulldog roster.
“Lapel is a school that has some good athletes,” Stilwell said. “The challenge is to get those kids to go out for wrestling. I really think Harrison’s success is going to help with that.”
Hadley will take on Brownsburg freshman Kysen Montgomery (38-7) in the Friday night match.
“For me, wrestling is an escape from everything,” Hadley said. “It’s something that helps me focus on my goals. It helps me in life situations and helps build my character. Right now my major goal is to be able to wrestle in college.”

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Thanks for the spell check,definitions, and video; However, the question still stands.

Here are the four Semi States since google maps only allows a certain number of layers...I kinda did my own borders based on the schools 
 
East Chicago - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YnPPeTHV-ibwHKEmN9C0CMgbXoY&usp=sharing
 
Fort Wayne - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PzP5Q_QCYBek5NuKH3H47x2O_Io&usp=sharing
 
New Castle - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1po66XQp-Zj_tM-PefepnxyuuCt8&usp=sharing
 
Evansville - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cs3pGqHsBosEdpBNsxg5HKflvWA&usp=sharing
 
Id recommend a computer to view as I am not sure how the mobile experience will be....you should be able to click on each sectional and the list of schools and my border should pop up

Over all it looks pretty good with only a few head scratchers.....

I appreciate your transparency. The fact that nobody knows the full roster of participants is troubling, to say the least. What is more troubling is that the IHSAA does not want to disclose who was there or what took place. I'm not accusing anyone of anything, just looking for some rationale on why certain changes were made. The fact that you were instructed not to discuss the meeting creates suspicion, in my opinion. 

98 - Doherty vs Lund and Birge vs Labo were instant classics, I think Doherty was down big and hit two headlocks for the tie and the win, Birge and Labo was just insane and all over the place. 

HOLD UP!
 
You say population matters...but yet school size doesn't? 
 
We just need to work harder, right?

Not sure how to take this post, are you saying the guys who did not qualify that made it to the Semi-State are not "Quality"?

M...M....M....Ma....Momma said the Facebook was the devil!

Well, we are seeing some things that we thought would happen and we can always make adjustments but we now have 102 girls in this tourney. When this tourney reaches the state next week we should have 8 girls in each bracket but a couple like 88lbs and HWT they have 3 in each. My idea from the beginning wasn't to exclude but include as may girls as possible. I am glad to see that we are filling up 182 and 195 and 220 and HWT that tells me some girls want a chance at this and I am glad for them. It has to start somewhere as anything does. We have worked hard to get here and really covered a lot of territory. We can always go to 7 weight classes but at this point I am glad we included any and every girl that had a dream to wrestle no matter what their weight was. Coach Myers IHSGW 

I just want a pair to coach in...

Does that mean that by the transitive property no matter who wins Saturday, 2007 Paul Konrath is the 2016 132 champ?
 

This is a vicious little fella... 
 

North Montgomery Regional Preview

106

Heading to New Castle:

1. #18 Strueder, Fishers
2. Grino, Southmont
3. Gobeyn, Zionsville
4. Mennen, Clinton Central

Notes: Strueder and Grino met in the regional semis last year, with the Fishers state qualifier winning 7-4. Grino has only one loss all year, to Monrovia’s Denny. Gobeyn is not far from the top-2, and could pull an ‘upset’ or two.

Upset alert: Nothing really stands out as a likely candidate in the first round. Gobeyn could spoil the party for Strueder and Grino.

113

Heading to New Castle:

1. Hutson, Westfield
2. Moseley, North Montgomery
3. Pecoraro, Carmel
4. Hubble, Southmont

Notes: Last year, Hutson upset top-seed Hubble, which gave the Zionsville sectional four regional placers at this weight. From the hunter to the hunted, Hutson has his work cut out for him at a fairly wide open weight. Moseley is a tough senior, and has as good a shot as Hutson or anyone else to finish on top. Hubble comes in with less momentum than last year, and he’ll have to work hard to beat HSE’s Forbes.

Upset alert: Forbes, or Attica’s senior Haas could surprise and advance to New Castle.

120

Heading to New Castle:

1. Bocock, Lebanon
2. Jerde, Carmel
3. Ellis, Zionsville
4. Garcia, HSE

Notes: Bocock boat-raced the competition as Frankfort last week and is a strong favorite at North Montgomery. Seeger’s Acton was a sectional champ last week in dominant fashion and has a stellar record, but Garcia is much tougher than his record would indicate and their match should be very competitive.

Upset alert: Garcia has a very solid shot of beating Acton.

126

Heading to New Castle:

1. #4 Holmes, HSE
2. #18 Hiestand, Carmel
3. Bowling, Lebanon
4. Eads, Attica

Notes: Holmes is an excellent wrestler and he’s having another superb season. He is head and shoulders above this field. Hiestand is inexperienced, but talented, and I think his talent will see him through to a 2nd place finish. Eads has a phenomenal record and was impressive at sectionals, but he will be pushed by Westfield’s Robinson in his opening match.

Upset alert: Robinson is a dangerous 4 seed for Eads. Southmont’s McManus is a senior dropping down from 132, and he could stop Hiestand’s momentum before it even starts.

132

Heading to New Castle:

1. #16 Welliever, Southmont
2. #18 Collins, Frankfort
3. Steele, Westfield
4. Wagner, Zionsville

Notes: This is simply an outstanding weight class. At least four different wrestlers could win the weight, and it essentially boils down to whose day it is on Saturday. At Frankfort, there were a lot of very close matches, and it’s likely that we’ll see the same thing here. Welliever edged Collins in the regional finals last year.

Upset alert: State-ranked Collins had better not overlook Attica’s Henry, as he sports a 29-3 record.


138

Heading to New Castle:

1. #3 Eldred, Westfield
2. #15 Moore, Southmont
3. Smith, Carmel
4. Estes, Attica

Notes: Moore and Eldred should meet in the finals, provided Smith doesn’t trip up Moore in the semis. Eldred is a returning state placer and Fargo All-American, but Moore is a returning state qualifier, so this is no walk in the part for the Shamrock senior. Smith has been a giant-killer lately. Estes finished 3rd at regionals last year, and battled Moore to a 2-0 decision loss at sectionals.

Upset alert: Smith could present trouble for Moore.

145

Heading to New Castle:

1. Eiteljorge, Carmel
2. Wilbrandt, Fishers
3. Brown, North Vermillion
4. Coffman, Lebanon

Notes: This is a pretty wide open weight past Eiteljorge. There are very few sure things in this bracket.

Upset alert: It’s hard to call anything short of Eiteljorge losing a big upset, but Wilson of Zionsville could knock off the sectional champ Brown.

152

Heading to New Castle:

1. Ferris, HSE
2. Blondeel, Attica
3. Miller, Westfield
4. Long, Southmont

Notes: Blondeel dominated sectionals and could give Ferris a tight match, if he doesn’t beat him outright. Miller is peaking and could provide trouble for Blondeel and Ferris potentially. Ferris is battle tested against some of the best in the state but isn’t a huge point scorer, so we could see some close matches this weekend.

Upset alert: Watch out for Miller, who is a different wrestler now than he was earlier in the season. Zville’s Banks could knock off Long.

160

Heading to New Castle:

1. #12 Frazee, Fountain Central
2. Bublick, Carmel
3. Penola, Zionsville
4. Jessop, HSE

Notes: Frazee is undefeated and wiped up the field at Crawfordsville last weekend. He knocked Bublick out in the opening round of regionals last year. Penola and Jessop are good wrestlers, but maybe a tick below Bublick and a few ticks below Frazee.

Upset alert: The two 1-seeds had better not look past their opening matches. Frazee gets WeBo senior Scott and Bublick gets Turkey Run senior Uplinger.

170

Heading to New Castle:

1. #20 Stambaugh, Lebanon
2. Jagow, Westfield
3. #15 Webster, North Montgomery
4. Mazero, HSE

Notes: Wow! This is a filthy bracket, and starts off with a bang. #15 Webster and #19 Ragains of Frankfort meet in the opening round. All the heavy hitters in this weight have wins over highly regarded foes this year, and another really tough guy, Pedigo of WeBo, didn’t survive sectionals. The unranked Jagow beat Stambaugh and Ragains in clutch overtime performances at Frankfort last weekend—quite a day for the unheralded Shamrock stud. Stambaugh, Jagow, Ragains and Webster could all win the weight, and I’m picking Stambaugh because he got red-hot in the postseason last year.

Upset alert: Ragains could easily take out Webster and win the weight. My advice-take your pick and grab some popcorn.

182

Heading to New Castle:

1. #9 Worm, Southmont
2. #16 Irick, HSE
3. Hill, Zionsville
4. Fruits, North Montgomery

Notes: Worm and Irick were each state qualifiers last year and are the clear favorites at 182 this year. Their potential finals match could be one of the best of the day. Hill and Fruits could be a donnybrook.

Upset alert: Westfield senior Trompen over North Montgomery’s Fruits. Trompen is battle-tested and is wrestling his best right now.

195

Heading to New Castle:

1. #8 Fox, Carmel
2. #10 Ferris, HSE
3. #13 Slavens, North Montgomery
4. #18 Schaeffer, Westfield

Notes: This is a nasty weight class, as four competitors in the top-18 will be vying for the strap. While Fox has to be the favorite based on the impressive season he’s had thus far, Ferris has shown he can go with the elite of the weight class…but then again, Slavens and Schaeffer can say the same thing. Like several of the other top-end weight classes at North Montgomery, we could have 4 different potential champs here. Take your pick.

Upset alert: While Ferris could knock off Fox, Slavens might make that situation moot by beating Ferris himself. In fact, Slavens knocked Ferris out of regionals last year. However, to get the opportunity to face Ferris, Slavens has to beat the surging stud Williamson of Zville, which is far from a given.

220

Heading to New Castle:

1. #8 Hipple, Carmel
2. #16 Fuller, Zionsville
3. #17 McClaine, Lebanon
4. Eup, South Vermillion

Notes: Hipple caught fire in the postseason last year en route to a high finish at state. Fuller was a state qualifier, but has missed some time this year. McClaine has wins over ranked opponents and is a dangerous semis opponent for Hipple.

Upset alert: Sophomore Williams of Southmont is a tough opening match for Fuller.

285

Heading to New Castle:

1. Phelps, Covington
2. Williams, Carmel
3. Chastain, HSE
4. Dollens, Westfield

Notes: While perhaps not the most loaded field at North Montgomery, this should be one of the most competitive. One-loss senior Phelps pinned his way through sectionals. Williams was a semistate qualifier last year and is better than his so-so record would indicate. Chastain and Dollens are pretty evenly matched, and it’s basically a pick ‘em between these two.

Upset alert: Bettis of South Vermillion pinned three opponents at sectionals and could do the same to returning regional qualifier Dollens. Also, Chastain faces a 30-win senior in Pierce of North Montgomery. Neither of these potential wins by Crawfordsville sectional HWTs would be huge upsets.

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Hospitality room may be one of the top in the State.. Our parents do an amazing job!

I would like to echo the praise for the finals introductions.  I think dressing our sport up like that can only help it grow.

Aside from the wrestling which has been great, Frankfort has done an outstanding job with the tournament. That finals introduction was great!

Clinton central is the team I noticed getting some curiously good seeds. In general, the seeding at many weights is borderline inexplicable. Great win/loss records don't mean much if they haven't wrestled competitive schedules. There will be a ton of "upsets" at this sectional

By first glance Clinton Praire got some pretty generous draws imo

So 170 at new castle is a toss up.

#toughguy

Thanks, Doc.  All of those results are very helpful since they included a number of other small schools that we have limited results from also.