BNL Wrestling

Madison is 3 hours to Eville and 2 hours to Indy, up until a few years ago we also traveled another 2 hours to Bloomington for Regionals, cry me a river!!!

Sucks for those out. I'm glad some kids are getting another chance, but I'm just not a fan of the way alternates are determined. Most alternates end up winning only 1 actual wrestled match in Sectionals and none and Regional. While several other wrestlers finished with a few more Sectional wins and a higher sectional place. It then again the IHSAA just wants a set of butts in the seat they don't care too much which one it is. Hopefully the alternate that did get in can put up a great fight and show they are capable of wrestling at that level. Great experience for most of them who will continue next season.

Glad to hear that it wasn't anything life threatening.  Never good to hear of a person stepping out of a position they have devoted their life too.  Sorry that you lost that opportunity to officiate that match but hopefully you get that problem figured out so you don't have those problems in the future.   

Reason #2 is why I am against wrestle backs at the semi state level. You start forcing these smaller school kids to not only win 1(ticket round) but maybe even two matches that they weren't supposed to win. It will kill small school wrestling for good. Friday night at state a kid from BFE might bring 20-30 extra fans. While if it's just another perry kid there might not be more than 5 extra that show up. The ticket round is exciting and it helps the small school kids only have to win one time. Wrestle backs is just going to give the already dominate powerhouses more dominance. The big schools fans are going to show up. It's the schools that send one kid and 20+ fans to friday night that makes it great.

Roy Bruce Jr. Head Coach Bedford North Lawrence