Jdhomes

Just a reminder, when we are posting and commenting on the forum. Let’s remember that our opinions are just that. Good debating and different perspectives it’s what makes this an amazing outlet. But , let’s remember that when we are talking about minors , someone’s kid. We need to be better. We don’t know everyone situation and let’s not assume Bc reality is we are all bias. Our own experience and positions gives our own perspective. Stating that you don’t agree with someone’s perspective, story , motives is one thing. But calling them liars, or claiming your own perspective is the correct one and that they are wrong is another.  We are a wrestling community. We are better then this.

Thank joe for your generous 10 bananas donation....every banana helps the cause......

I only have 190 bananas left

Wheeler has 

Jose diaz jr  class of 2018- Franklin & Marshall D1

Isaiah Mohmed class 2019 - Wisconsin whitewater D3
Trey buhler class 2018- university of Indianapolis D2
Clay Turpin class of 2016- Indiana tech university NAIA

Giovanni Diaz class of 2020- Franklin and Marshall D1

Just remember wheeler has about 530 students enrolled and we only had a wrestling program for the last 7 years

I want that mAt too.... I’ll pay more then the others ...lol

Wheeler high school is currently at 32, I have a few that are not allowed to practice until physical are turn in. I believe my real number is at 26-28. I will know in a few weeks but I’m usually good on keeping everyone who steps on my mats. This is actually the highest numbers we had. Full line up, With a 14 that I had for a least 2-3 years so I have a nice core. Wheeler only having 531 kids enrolled , and only on our 7th year of having this program. And we are finalizing our plans for our new wrestling room. Things are moving forward in the right direction.

13 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

This hasn't been updated for about 5 years, but it's a great start.

	Wins	Losses	Ties	Last Name	School(s)	Brothers
1	539	109	1	DOHERTY	JEFFERSONVILLE	MIKE '84 (9-12), LARRY '85 (103-29-1), STEVE '87 (123-30), MARK '91 (139-20), ADAM'99 (165-16)
2	501	39		WELCH	CASTLE	Doug '11 (188-11) , Chad '11 (180-14) , Luke (+) '13 (133-14)
3	485	51		PETROV	HANOVER  CENTRAL	George '07 (153-17) , John '10 (152-22) , Paul '12 (180-12)
4	480	30		TSIRTSIS	GRIFFITH	Michael '97 (68-22)  ,  Alex  '04 (236-0) , Jason '12 (176-2)
5	475	92		BLANTON	ALEXANDRIA	Mark'05 (31-7) , Brent '07 (62-14) , John '12 (145-31) , Josh '12 (114-28) , Luke (+) '13 (123- 12)
6	475	72		MALDONADO	EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	Paul '96 (132-30), Tim '99 (166-24), Robert '01 (177-18)
7	474	189	4	STEINHISER	MICHIGAN CITY & ROGERS	David'90(68-25-1),Lincoln'91(40-14-1), Nick' (98-38-2), Joe'96(104-40), Mike'99(42-31), Dan'00(112-36),Tom'02(10-5)
8	470	89		FIECHTER	SOUTHERN WELLS	Vince '04 (121-20 , Troy '09 (121-28) , Darin '10 (133-25) , Benjamin (+) '13 (95-16)
9	458	132	1	HOOVER	NORTH  MIAMI	Steve '86 (57-35), Mike '90 (124-16) , Brad '92 (88-26) , Jeff '93 (86-31) , Bill '95 (103-24-1)
10	449	78	3	SHEPERD	WESTERN	David '80 (58-11) , Brett '81 (43-19) , Richard '82 (94-16-2) , Ray '86 (118-13-1) , Chad '92 (146-19)
11	447	54		CARR	WAWASEE & WARSAW	Darrell '97 (148-16) , Jason '98 (133-24) , Kevin '99 (166-14)
12	439	56		KIEFFER	RONCALLI	Josh '11 (165-17) , Justin '11 (165-18) , Joe '12 (109-21)
13	439	45		YOUNG	Bloomington South & Culver Mil.Ac	J.T. '01 (138-10) , Paul '06 (134-13) , Daniel '09 (167-22)
14	435	147		RIEKER	COLUMBUS EAST	Christoph '05 (17-35) , Zachary '11 (135-50) , Baron '11 (160-40) , Steven '11 (123-22)
15	432	52		COOK	SEEGER	Jesse '03 (115-21)   ,   Elijah  '05  (149-22)  , Jacob  '08 (168-9)
16	430	63		MOSIER	YORKTOWN	Isiah '01 (126-27) , Stephen '05 (140-17) , Kyle '09 (164-19)
17	424	34		HERNANDEZ	HAMMOND NOLL & GRIFFITH	Rene '00 (157-10)  ,  Andrae  '04 (229-5) , Marcus  '05 (38-19)
18	412	114	1	MADDOX	TAYLOR	Brian '92 (76-23-1) , Tony '98 (91-39) , Scott '99 (149-7) , Dan '01 (96-45)
19	409	55		McGINLEY	INDPLS. CATHEDRAL	Brian '78 (80-11) , Jim '   (72-15), Mike '84 (111-15) , Sean '87 (146-14)
20	400	120		MERK	EAST  CENTRAL	Damien '03 (126-53)  , Jesse  '03 (163-21) , Spencer  '07 (93-31) , Austin  '09 (18-15)
21	380	71		DEUTSH	COLUMBIA  CITY	Dillon '04 (117-29)  ,  Bryan '06 (139-20)  ,  Peter '08 (124-25)
22	380	55		BRADLEY	BEECH  GROVE	Tim '96 (129-15) , Steven '98 (158-4) , Greg '00 (93-28)
23	377	62	1	YATES	CENTER  GROVE	Bandon '91 (78-12) , Ryan '93 (68-18) , Jay '95 (118-14-1) , Tanner '00 (113-18)
24	376	14		WEISS	HERITAGE  HILLS	Tyler '03 (103-58) , Cody '06 (111-22) , Jeff '10 (162-34)
25	373	67		BRADLEY	MUNCIE  SOUTH	A.J. '96 (28-7) , Gene '99 (106-21) , Casey '06 (125-26) , Isaiah (+) '13 (114-13)
26	366	86		BRESCHER	JASPER	Kade '99 (75-30)  ,  Jace '01 (127-23) , Sean '06 (137-21) , Grant (+) '14 (27-10)
27	354	70		KALLIMANI	JIMTOWN	Trevor '96 (128-24) , Mike '97 (91-24) , Ryan '98 (135-22)
28	352	92		HASSEMAN	FRANKLIN	Bryce '00 (127-27)  ,  Joe '02 (88-25)  ,  Jessie  '04 (137-40)
29	347	76		SACQUITNE	FREMONT	Todd '97 (68-58 , Paul '99 (150-23) , Kyle '05 (135-24)
30	347	76		SCHOETTLE	RONCALLI	Jason '92 (92-33) , Jeremy '93 (130-20) , Ryan '96 (125-23)
31	346	98	2	CROUSORE	NEW CASTLE & WARSAW	Drew '   (73-35) , Blake '89 (63-21-1) , Brett '91 (48-24-1) , Derek '93 (162-18)
32	345	78		HUNT	MUNSTER	Kevin '96 (86-34) , Chris '00 (117-21)  ,  Tim '02 (143-24)
33	343	47		SCHAEFER	EVANS. MATER DEI	Scott '96 (124-20) , Gregg (168-5)  ,  Bart  '06 (51-22)
34	343	108		BERKSHIRE	WINAMAC	Pat '96 (47-24)  ,  Eric '01 (131-21) , Matt  '04 (104-36) , Dylan  '10 ( 60-27)
35	342	47	1	JOHNSON	WES - DEL	Bill '74 (40-15) , Brian '75 (62-9) , Mike '85 (111-11-1) , Bobby '87 (129-12)
36	342	127		DIBBERN	PERRY MERIDIAN & Ind.TECH	Jason '02 (119-45) , Jeremy '02 (111-34) , Justin '02 (112-48)
37	337	81		DOLLY	MISHAWAKA	Dez ' 01 (45-27)  ,  Alex '03 (164-12)  ,  Benji  '06 (128-42)
38	337	12		CRESS	FRANKTON	Josh '94 (101-38) , Jared '97 (115-37) , Nathan '99 (121-27)
39	335	28		HOWE	HANOVER  CENTRAL	Eric '05 (143-27) , Andrew '08 (192-01)
40	334	56		LEVITZ	PRAIRIE  HEIGHTS	Dan '89 (58-21) , John '94 (133-17) , Mike '96 (143-18)
41	331	27		ELKINS	PORTAGE	Rick '01 (141-18)  ,  Darren  '04 (190-9)
42	325	33		PINGLETON	GREENCASTLE	Charlie '04 (167-09) , Chris  '07 (158-24)
43	324	69		HEISTAND	YORKTOWN	Brenten '08 (85-34) , Andrew '11 (164-18) , Rhett (+) '14 (75-17)
44	323	33		RITCHEY  *	BROWN COUNTY	Melissa '08 (20-13) , Mitchell '09 (160-08) , Quincy '12 (143-12)
45	322	101		MARKOVICH	HAMMOND  HIGH	Bob'71(48-26), Joe'73(58-12), Paul'74(62-17),Matt'76(8-6), John'78(37-11), Dan'79(54-14), Bill'80 (55-15)
46	320	81		TABOR	MERRILLVILLE & PORTAGE	John '93 (75-25) , Jared '96 (102-24) , Jason '98 (143-32)
47	320	113		MERSICH	MISHAWAKA + S.B.ADAMS	Derek '04 (80-47) , Ian  '06  (132-30) , Brandon  '08 (108-36)
48	320	112		TURNER	PLAINFIELD	Jacob '02 (70-41) , Nathan '04 (142-28) , Josh '07 (108-43)
49	319	17		WOLF	EAST CENTRAL	Adam '98 (21-8)  ,  Andrew '99 (166-15)  ,  Arik '04 (132-14)
50	317	30		MALDONADO	EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	Juan '93 (30-8) , David '94 (127-13) , William '97 (160-9)
51	315	60		WAGNER	ZIONSVILLE	Shane '97 (121-25)  ,  Ryan '01 (142-13)  ,  Josiah (+) '05 (52-22)
52	315	102		BRITTAIN	FOREST  PARK	Todd '96 (91-37) , Matt '00 (121-31) , Josh '02 (103-34)
53	314	72		LOVEJOY	F.W. LUERS	Josh '01 (125-43) , Tony '10 (151-21) , Sam '15 (+) (38-8)
54	312	80		BRYSON	UNION  COUNTY	Jarod '99 (62-32) , Todd '02 (113-21) , A.J. '04 (137-27)
55	311	99		VOEGERL	JASPER	Brandon '02 (82-28)  ,  Cody  '03 (92-46)  ,  Zach  '05 (137-25)
56	309	55		CHANDLER	PORTAGE	Byran '94 (88-18) , Paul '95 (79-23) , Mike '01 (142-14)
57	309	151		REIFENBERG	F.W.  BISHOP DWENGER	Tom '01 (89-37) , Matt '02 (55-52 , David '05 (76-40) , Ben '07 (89-22)
58	308	111		JENNINGS	NEW PALESTINE	Brian '03 (126-38) , Robby '05 (88-47) , Jake  '10 (94-26)
59	308	104		MOE	GARRETT	Trevor '03 (100-31) , Todd '05 (89-42) , Lance '06 (119-31)
60	307	66	4	MEUNIER	BROWNSBURG	Paul '83(63-14) , Mark '77(81-4) , Mike'74(63-10-1) , Vince '77(64-14-2) , Bryan '81(31-15-1) ,Tom '86 (5-9)
61	306	103		MELLIS	CROWN POINT	Brian '01 (100-43)  ,  Dan  '03 (79-27) , Brett '06 (127-33)
62	305	50		ATWOOD	DELPHI	Michael '07 (122-37) , Braden '10 (183-13)
63	302	70	1	BUFFINGTON	CALUMET	Mark '80 (32-9-1) , Trent '83 (58-12) , Barry '85 (88-18) , Brian '81 (31-15-1) , Greg '86 (47-13)
64	301	40		EPPERT	ANDERSON  HIGHLAND	Brady '04 (146-27) , Camden  '09 (155-13)
65	301	26		McCLAIN	WESTERN  BOONE	Scott '81 (88-12) , David '89 (95-9) , Jon '91 (120-9)
66	300	81	1	MALDONADO	E.C.Washington & E.C.Central	Pablo '76 (56-18) , Lazaro '  (18-12) ,Robert '  (15-10) ,Martin '82(61-14-1) ,Frank '83(94-7) ,Ed '87(86-20)
67	300	76		LEFEVER	CARROLL  (FW)	Reese '11 (126-21) , Connor '11 (99-21) , Riley (+) '13 (75-34)
68	296	44	2	SINGER	SOUTHRIDGE	Greg '83 (81-19-1) , Gordon '85 (96-12-1) , Aaron '96 (119-13)
69	296	114		HAMMONS	LAKE STATION	Aaron  '09 (106-45) , Jack '10 (107-35) , Chris (+) '11 (83-44)
70	295	27		TERRY	INDPLS. CATHEDRAL	Billy '88 (133-17-1)  ,  Jason '92 (162-10)
71	294	82	1	LANHAM	CHARLESTOWN	John '86 (59-26-1) , Scott '89 (106-26) , Richard '90 (129-30)
72	265	38		WALPOLE	PERRY MERIDIAN	David '03 (67-20)   ,   Nick '06 (198-18)
73	265	28		SPRUNGER	BLUFFTON	Ben '00 (139-10)  ,  Dan '02 (126-18)
74	294	57	2	GRITTEN	WESTERN & TWIN LAKES	Jason '   (81-18-2) , Matt '94 (101-17) , Ben '96 (112-22)
75	291	44		KASTEN	WINAMAC	Steve '03 (75-13)   ,   Chris '05 (85-7)
76	289	37		KERKHOF	DELTA	Lymon '94 (1-1)  , Eric '96 (183-14) , Aaron  '03 (105-22)
77	287	37		ROSBOTTOM	JEFFERSONVILLE	Robert '99 (123-4)  ,  Daniel '05 (164-33)
78	286	46		LEAVELL	DECATUR CENTRAL	Tim '93 (65-12) , James '95 (132-11) , John '98 (98-23)
79	283	52		SULLIVAN	LAKE STATION	Neil '84 (87-12) , Rick '85 (24-12) , Tony '87 (62-14) , Stacy '91 (110-14)
80	283	4		ELLIS	Warren Central & Ind.Cathedral	Scott '84 (106-4) , Lance '89 (177-0)
81	277	36		PERKEY	JIMTOWN	Shane '04 (161-14)   ,   Terry '05 (116-22)
82	277	34		JAGGERS	NEW CASTLE	Matt '03 (210-13)  ,  Mick  '05 (67-21)
83	276	24	4	HARPER	MISHAWAKA	Chad '93 (115-18-4) , Brad '99 (161-6)
84	273	95		BUZALI-BENNETT	JENNINGS COUNTY	Matt (Buzali) '04 (141-42) , Aaron (Bennett) '04 (59-30) , Ryan (Bennett) '05 (73-23)
85	270	53	3	MAYER	EVANS. MATER DEI	Tom '75 (26-6) , Ron '76 (24-11-1) , Joe '78 (36-6) , Bernie '83 (61-14-2) , Tim '86 (121-15)
86	270	52		BUMGARDNER	WESTERN	Aaron '94 (117-27) , Collin '98 (153-25)
87	265	51		BARNHIZER	UNION COUNTY	Matt ' 00 (91-31)  ,  Chris -06 (174-20)
88	264	27		JAMES	CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY	Garret '07 (137-11)  ,  Brandon  '08 (127-16)
89	264	21	2	PATACSIL	LOGANSPORT	Tedd ' 77 (106-4) , Matt '78  (54-12-2)    , Frank '79 (104-5)
90	263	53		STOUFFER	SOUTHWOOD	Casey '97 (144-16) , Bart '98 (119-37)
91	259	27		COUGHLIN	EVANS. MATER DEI	Jason '04 (35-12) , Matt '05 (178-4) , Michael '05 (49-8)
92	259	115		KIRTLAN	NORTHFIELD	Eric '06  (116-32) , Chad  '10 (72-53) , Jared (+) '13 (71-30)
93	257	82	1	RIVERA	HAMMOND NOLL & CLARK	Ivan '82 (42-13), Louis '82 (62-11), Mike '84 (43-12), Hector '85 (11-7), Abe '91 (32-14), Kris '94 (66-25-1)
94	256	70		HUSER	RONCALLI	Kevin '99 (31-6) , Jim '01 (127-22) , Keith (80-29) , Mark '04 (18-13)
95	256	29		SAKON	INDPLS. CATHEDRAL	Erik '97 (110-21)  ,  Cameron '01 (146-8)
96	255	63		SCHMITT	CASTLE	Blaize '05 (95-50)  ,  Caleb  '07 (160-13)
97	254	32		NOSKO	EVANS. MATER DEI	David '89 (91-19-1)  ,  Tim '92 (38-1) , Dustin '03 (125-12)
98	253	79		GANN	S.B.ST.JOSEPH & MISHAWAKA	Troy '01 (108-47)  ,  Scott  '03  (145-32)
99	253	57		WALKER	ELWOOD	Jeff '99 (105-25) , Brent '01 (148-32)
100	253	40		KEITH	PORTAGE	Eric '00 (174-11) , Kyle '09 (79-29)

Don’t update it until mid following season...I went through Gio and Jose records we are at 252 wins.. so let Gio puts some more wins before update . And just Incase I have little Diaz going in 6th grade. That’s my back up plan.

Lorek u don’t need another mat ... that’s mine

3 hours ago, base said:

Why bother trying to legislate or control the transfers?  If parents/students are willing to go through the effort of transferring to another school for the benefit of academics, sports, or extracurricular activities - I say let them go.  Why hold kids out for a year - they are 14-19 years old and only have 4 years to play sports.  Let them play.

The small schools will be okay.  Key points for a small school coach is to cultivate a good youth club - that will be your feeder in future years. And, make the program something that parents and kids want to be a part of.  It's the same as a workplace - if all you have is the job with no sense of belonging (via close-knit workgroup/friends, team-building, company mission that you believe in, etc).  If you have those in place, then I believe the local kids will want to be a part of it.  Sure, a few studs might move to another school - let them go and pursue what they are looking for...

I also think there will be those students that transfer AWAY from the big schools to smaller schools.  I see it happen currently with larger team sports.  Where the student may not be a starter for the large HS team, they may be viewed as a superstar on the smaller HS team.  Could happen (maybe already does?) with wrestling too.  If you're at Brownsburg, for instance, it's going to be very tough to crack the varsity lineup.  A wrestler transferring to a smaller local school could be their varsity star and get an opportunity that they couldn't otherwise get.

I agree, let parents make that choice without penalizing the kid. Reality is it happens and it will. I’ll rather have it in the open instead of trying to me sneaky about it. What is not fair is the some get away with it and some don’t. I don’t agree that you need to go to power program to have success. My opinion only, but that doesn’t mean I want to control or prevent others from doing what they believe is best. 

40 minutes ago, brickfor6 said:

I guess that I have never thought of it like that. You are right that it is much easier to just pick up and move now. I think that we are leading into a bigger picture of maybe adapting a different set up to our state....Do I dare say it? Classed wrestling. I would hate to see this happen but this could be where we are heading because of athletes leaving smaller programs to go to bigger ones. I think that it is already instilled in some minds that "for me to get better I have to train with so and so." This is happening over and over again. At the end, there really isn't a good answer for Coach Ps thought.

I like having one class wrestling. At the end of the day it’s still an individual sport. Give me the top team in Indiana... they will not have all state champions. Yes dual meets are going to be hard to compete from a typical small school to a big program. So what, it’s all practice. Doesn’t matter until sectionals and so on. 

9 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

No one pays that much to go to Indiana Tech. All private schools have a high sticker price, but give lots of grants and aid. You can go to Indiana Tech for the same amount as a state school.

On top of that very few Indiana kids going off to college are getting their school paid for due to wrestling. 

Your absolutely right. The amount of money in wrestling scholarships are just not even worth mentioning. Yes, For a highly rank wrestler, I’m sure they do fine. The rest well not so well. So academics is where things even out. Like I said use wrestling as a tool for college. When wrestling becomes the best tool is when academically you barely qualify for that school. And it’s a low acceptance rate( of students who qualify). But your been recruited by their wrestling program. That’s an A’s in your back pocket!!! If your transfer your kids make sure it’s for academics and a good environment. All that other nonsense doesn’t really matter. Talent is talent. Work is work. 

I’m going to give my take coming from a  small school, being a coach and a father. When I made my decision to stay in a school that was small, academically fantastic and no wrestling program. I knew that the reason I was there and move my kids to Indiana from Chicago was for the academic and the environment. It wasn’t always easy. Sometimes I had my doubts. But I always felt that wrestling was a tool to use for my kids to get a better education. And I believe I made the right choice. Having my oldest be able to attend a very prestigious college and wrestle d1. My second going on same path. And having 7 years of wrestling program existence we produced three college wrestlers, the fourth one did not want to wrestle in college. I am going to tell you that going to a big school or a top program is not always best. If your eyes are set on what they do in wrestling only, well in my opinion that is what hurts the sport. There’s a lot more than wrestling, like academics, growing up with your classmates, that bond and memories that can’t be build by just a wrestler. This are the things that make men that make a difference in life. Not always about winning. Unfortunately a lot of parents are so focus on winning that some of this kids don’t wrestle in high school bc they are burn out. And so some high school wrestlers that were considered “studs” “hammers” did not achieve what was “ what they were supposed to” don’t end up wrestling in college!!! I have seen it over and over. And I also seen wrestlers that were not state champions do well in college and sometimes even get better scholarships than some state champions. (Academics) you can be great anywhere you go, that honestly on the individual and what they are willing to sacrifice for their goal. There is something special about knowing your wrestlers for 12 years and seeing them still love the sport and become productive men in society. 

Let's do it again?? 

As to all the bs earlier , people are always ready to criticize. Well our social today got rain out. We have 3 1/2hrs to kill. How about us coaches try to get all this boys together before the main event. Let's instead of criticizing joe, we actually do something for this young men. We can take them bowling for an hour? Any suggestions? 

This is what I need:

113, 170, 220

freestyle duals at crown point. April 7 let me know if you have anyone that will be interested. It's a iswa state qualifier. 219-241-7227

I need a 195lb and 220lbs for crown point freestyle duals. It's this Saturday April 7. Call me coach diaz at 219-241-7227 if your interested. This is a qualifier for iswa state

It's as bad some kids walking around with a hammer "I'm assuming they are considering themselves as a hammer" .... I just thought they had to go to work after the tournament.

Our first time being in this tournament.... all I can say is that we are very please on how the tournament was handled. I enjoy been around good people and Elkhart memorial staff and coaches have plenty. Thanks for having us and .... I loved the food!!! 

1 hour ago, ontherise219 said:

That is to bad he has a lot of talent. Thanks for the heads up 

I agree, great family.

Michael, Nolan tucker is not going to wrestle anymore. His going to dedicate himself to baseball.

10 hours ago, Bigyusm said:

Damn ! Well color me dumb ! Good deal , I want in on this ! Lol 

I just texted my AD and he said - leave me alone , we're not changing anything else.  Lol 

Whatever happens in vegas stays in vegas... don't make me take your indiana mat privileges away!!! Don't be like brikfor6.... Ramos already told him to stop crying on Indiana mat and get to work!!!!!

And by the way Michael ... your doing a great job. No matter what brickfor6 says lol

So wasn't Ian going 138lbs?

Johansen.....you want a hug?

I'm pretty sure his going 120lbs I'll ask his dad tomorrow if there was changes