Perseverance

Thank you to all you great wrestling moms out there. It takes special women to allow us dads and wrestlers to do what we do. THANK YOU!!!!

Nobody is going anywhere. We still have 4 other coaches that have wrestled in the big 10 and an Olympic ref on staff. Have a huge youth club that is well funded. Got a hand full of middle school studs coming in and a stream of iswa state champs at the elementary level. Also, 11 returners from the third place team in 3A. Better keep your top coaches locked up. Kind of a rare situation for someone to step into.

Congratulations.

Silas Allred-Cadet 170
Jesse Mendez-Schoolboy 105
.......and others.

Congratulations. High character young man with a tremendous work ethic.

Silas Allred-Cadet 170
Jesse Mendez-Schoolboy 105
.......and others.

Revin Dickman
Cheaney Schoeff (Middle school state champ also) Quad crown
Caden Brewer
Nate Rioux
Brady McKivitz (Middle school state champ also) Quad crown
 
Would make 8 for #TheCounty. All younger guys who may make some noise later than sooner.

Brownsburg had 3 that i know of i may miss someone so shoot me if i do.
 
Parker Reynolds
Brady Ison
Griffin Ison

Congratulations to Ryan Surguy from Shenandoah for signing with Marian. He is projected to wrestle 133, 141.
 
Click here to view the signing

I've seen several good wrestlers registered. Just a quick scan of the list (and there are tons of good wrestlers in my opinion that are competing that I'm not mentioning) - Alec Viduya, Gavin Rose, Seth Johnson, Alara Boyd, Silas Allred, Lukasz Walendzak, Brycen Denney, Josh Stephenson, Trevor Ragle, Carter Noehre, Jordan Slivka, Triston Sellmer, Zach Mellowh, Kasper McIntosh, Noah Warren, Kyle Hatch, Oszker Kasch, Tucker Coffman, Eli Stock, Gleason Mappes, Jack Eiteljorge, Brad Lowe, Tanner Webster, Lucas Davison and Thomas Penola - just to name a few.

Hamilton Heights Riley White signs scholarship offer from head coach Tom Erikson Lyons College in Arkansas. Riley who ended his high school career with a record of 129-21 is projected to wrestle at 141lbs.

All 12 Team State participants in each class for 2017-18 have been confirmed. Note there was a last-minute change at 3A since the voting:
 
3A:
Portage
Brownsburg
Carroll
Avon
Columbus East
Mater Dei
Castle
Penn
Harrison (WL)
Roncalli
Perry Merdian
Center Grove
 
2A:
Yorktown
Edgewood
North Montgomery
Wawasee
Bellmont
Indian Creek
Garrett
New Prairie
New Haven
Franklin County
Lawrenceburg
Jimtown
 
1A:
Prairie Heights
Shenandoah
North Posey
Cass
Central Noble
Knightstown
Eastern (Greentown)
Frankton
South Adams
Adams Central
Milan
Attica
 

1982 IHSAA State Finalist 145lbs Muncie Southside.
1984-1987 Army Greco Roman Wrestling from Team Ft. Hood Texas in the weight classes 163lbs and 180.5lbs
 
1994 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Wrestling Team.
 
1994 All American 177lbs.
 
USA Greco Roman Team 1984, 1986 and 1990.
 
Olympic Greco Roman Trials 1988,1992,1996
 
Pay-Per View Fighter from 1994 to 2010
 
Gary has been the head wrestling coach at Hamilton Heights since 2012 and had coached Team Indiana Duals in 2014.

With Sparta dropping their tourney, Carmel will host a last chance qualifying tourney named "Last Chance Qualifier to Declare My Dad is Tougher Than Your Dad" or simply called LAQTDMDISTTYD. 
 
The winner of this tourney will win the honor of saying their dad must be tougher than their opponents because they won because only kids with tough dads can win. 
 
Entry fee is $10.  We will weigh before our RTC at 6:30 and have matches after RTC. (RTC is still no charge if you are not entering LAQTDMDISTTYD).  We will block kids into 3 man brackets and wrestle round robin matches. 
 
Please note that your dad does not have to be there to be declared tougher than your opponent's dad. 
 
6:30 registration and matches will begin around 7:30.
 
Contact Ed Pendoski if you have any questions.
 
ependosk@ccs.k12.in.us
 
 

Paul in the Srs huh? Gonna either really impress me or get smoked not sure where I land....Good luck tho that's ballsy

Congratulations to Alston Bane from Richmond for signing with George Mason. He is projected to wrestle 165.
 
Click here to view the signing

I will be home for the summer from Northern Illinois and I am looking to do some camps / rtc's if anyone is interested.  I would like to help out Indiana kids and make some extra cash before returning to school in August.  I will be home June - August 12th, before I have to head back to school.  If you are interested please email me at bhudkins.wrestling@gmail.com .
 
NCAA Qualifier (round of top 12)
NWCA All Academic Individual Team
3rd Place MAC Championships
2x IHSAA State Champion
4x State Qualifier
4x Semi State, Regional, and Sectional Champion
 
 
Thank You,
Brock Hudkins

It was awesome last night!  Thanks to Coach Davison for showing great stuff.  He's still in my top 5 guys I like to watch teach wrestling!
 
The live wrestling was awesome.  50+ guys in the room!
 
Black, Mattingly getting whopped by Schroeder!  Penola, Eiteljorge Webster, Allred, Davison, Davison rotating with Tyrell Todd, Jake Morrisey.
 
Streck also put it on The Chad so bad that we had to give him a breaking board shirt!

I don't know many parents that are handing out the trophies. I agree that participation trophies aren't worth a hill of beans - but that's not the parents fault - it's generally the league. I coach multiple baseball and softball teams during the spring/summer/fall and I'd say 95% of the parents I have are great. They expect their kids to give their best effort, be attentive and learn. They don't expect trophies for losing. Most of the parents I know understand that a kid can learn more from losing and working to get better than from winning all the time. If parents are ruining sports, then we will not have sports because parental involvement is an absolute must for any kid.

Jesse is 13 years old and in 7th grade. 

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Indiana Gold placed 3rd overall. Only IN squad to earn a true placement. The other IN teams were in the silver and copper pools. All the young men representing Indiana wrestling competed well and spilled their guts. Quite a few guys were undefeated or only lost once. Further.....even some of our IN studs with more than a single loss had big wins against State placers and very legit kids from the states represented. Genuinely plenty to be proud of.

Great expierence for the kids who wrestled on the Indiana teams.. Some really great matches with highly ranked kids from other states..

Indiana Gold placed 3rd overall. Only IN squad to earn a true placement. The other IN teams were in the silver and copper pools. All the young men representing Indiana wrestling competed well and spilled their guts. Quite a few guys were undefeated or only lost once. Further.....even some of our IN studs with more than a single loss had big wins against State placers and very legit kids from the states represented. Genuinely plenty to be proud of.

Gold Pool Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Illinois Outsiders
2nd Place - Ohio Mafia
3rd Place - Indiana Gold
4th Place - Colorado
5th Place - Indiana Gorillas
6th Place - Indiana Blue
Round 1
Illinois Outsiders defeated Indiana Gorillas 34-13.
Indiana Gold defeated Indiana Blue 41-6.
Ohio Mafia defeated Colorado 40-26.
Round 2
Illinois Outsiders defeated Indiana Blue 49-9.
Colorado defeated Indiana Gorillas 35-28.
Ohio Mafia defeated Indiana Gold 33-19.
Round 3
Illinois Outsiders defeated Colorado 40-21.
Ohio Mafia defeated Indiana Blue 48-17.
Indiana Gold defeated Indiana Gorillas 26-20.
Round 4
Illinois Outsiders defeated Ohio Mafia 34-16.
Indiana Gold defeated Colorado 35-21.
Indiana Gorillas defeated Indiana Blue 34-20.
Round 5
Illinois Outsiders defeated Indiana Gold 42-17.
Ohio Mafia defeated Indiana Gorillas 41-18.
Indiana Blue defeated Colorado 30-24.

Silver Pool Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Illinois Inferno
2nd Place - Team Kentucky
3rd Place - Team North Dakota
4th Place - Illinois South
5th Place - Ohio Titans Red
6th Place - Indiana Renegades North
Round 1
Team Kentucky defeated Indiana Renegades North 43-22.
Team North Dakota defeated Ohio Titans Red 49-16.
Illinois Inferno defeated Illinois South 39-25.
Round 2
Team Kentucky defeated Ohio Titans Red 65-10.
Illinois Inferno defeated Indiana Renegades North 35-33.
Team North Dakota defeated Illinois South 32-27.
Round 3
Illinois Inferno defeated Team Kentucky 42-30.
Illinois South defeated Ohio Titans Red 43-26.
Team North Dakota defeated Indiana Renegades North 46-18.
Round 4
Team Kentucky defeated Illinois South 43-25.
Illinois Inferno defeated Team North Dakota 33-25.
Ohio Titans Red defeated Indiana Renegades North 37-30.
Round 5
Team Kentucky defeated Team North Dakota 34-33.
Illinois South defeated Indiana Renegades North 40-18.
Illinois Inferno defeated Ohio Titans Red 62-12.

Bronze Pool Results
Guaranteed Places
6th Place - Team North Dakota Blue
6th Place - Indiana Renegades Central,IN
6th Place - Ohio Stomp
6th Place - Ohio Titans Blue
6th Place - Team Kentucky Thoroughbreds
6th Place - Indiana Renegades South
Round 1
Ohio Titans Blue defeated Team North Dakota Blue 45-16.
Team Kentucky Thoroughbreds defeated Ohio Stomp 47-21.
Indiana Renegades Central,IN defeated Indiana Renegades South 26-25.
Round 2
This match has not been wrestled yet.
Indiana Renegades South defeated Ohio Titans Blue 50-18.
Indiana Renegades Central,IN defeated Team Kentucky Thoroughbreds 58-20.
Round 3
Indiana Renegades South defeated Team North Dakota Blue 54-12.
Indiana Renegades Central,IN defeated Ohio Stomp 57-9.
This match has not been wrestled yet.
Round 4
Indiana Renegades Central,IN defeated Team North Dakota Blue 53-16.
Indiana Renegades South defeated Team Kentucky Thoroughbreds 58-5.
Ohio Titans Blue defeated Ohio Stomp 46-21.
Round 5
Team Kentucky Thoroughbreds defeated Team North Dakota Blue 26-24.
Indiana Renegades Central,IN defeated Ohio Titans Blue 45-15.
This match has not been wrestled yet.