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Things I can do
create cool looking brackets run a small tournament ban people who annoy me talk about random wrestling stuff Things I cannot do
walk on water turn water into wine heal the sick Just a little sampling.....

Cross bracket the two sectionals that feed into the regional. 
for example Mishawka sectional and Plymouth sectional feed into Penn regional
 
so top bracket 
Mishawaka 1 vs Plymouth 4
plymouth 2 vs mishawka 3
 
bottom bracket 
mishawka 2 vs Plymouth 3
plymouth 1 vs mishawka 4
 
 

Two tickets for parents!!!!
2 tickets per wrestler should be up to par for County guidelines. 
 
Big thanks to the IHSAA/ Coaches & AD’s who have fought for not taking sports away from our kids.
Some kids, sports is all they have!!

In an email read yesterday, the IHSAA stated that as of now all 224 wrestlers will not be allowed in Bankers Life at the same time.  This makes absolutely no sense to me and would love to hear the justification.  Look at these numbers...
 
Bankers Life holds 20,000 people at full capacity.  If they were told that they could only use 25%... that would be 5,000.
 
224 Wrestlers
896 in fans (4 tickets per wrestler on Friday, even less needed for Saturday)
448 in Coaching tickets (2 coaches per kid.  Obviously this number is higher than it needs to be due to the fact that the same coaches will be coaching multiple kids.  Just humor me on the number for now)
 
That is a total of 1,568. That leaves 3,432 in workers from Media, Officials, Gate keepers, Table help, etc......   
 
No "Parade of Champions" all on the floor at the same time...I get that, but football State finals had fans, Colts have fans...Let the young men have their day with their families!!!  Just my 1/2 cent on a Tuesday!

That team should contact a ref to come to their school to get qualifying weigh-ins on paper and in the system once they are off quarantine. 
 
You can get a ref to do weigh-ins any time you wish, as long as the kids are not quarantined. 

I guess the way that I read this is, what about kids who are quarantined due to close contact? They may be out 2 weeks and could potentially miss the opportunity to weigh-in 4-6 times.
 
Obviously, if event are canceled then team could possibly catch a nearby event and get a weigh-in.

I'm confident the IHSAA will work with teams in the best interest of the kids.  Difficult task, because there are so many different communities and policies regionally.  I would expect a little flexibility this season.  
 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
 
Go Dogs!

I know in past years with snow cancelations the IHSAA is normally willing to find loopholes to fill the spots like weigh-in at a meet that they're not wrestling at. We had a team come weigh-in to get an extra weigh-in about 3 years ago while we had a dual with another school. I'm sure the IHSAA will keep it the same until they feel the need to change it. 

IHSAA winter sports bulletin published last week still calls for 6 qualified weigh-ins to qualify for state tournament series. As it stands today, our team's schedule only includes 6 duals and a super dual, so that's definitely going to be tight. First dual isn't even until Dec. 2. God forbid a kids out sick or injured for a week. Or forced to quarantine for two weeks because of "suspected contact" with a COVID case.
 
But let's be honest here, if things keep headed the way they are now . . . doesn't feel like there's a scenario where suddenly school districts feel comfortable hosting big multi-team tournaments by last week of January. I don't want to be this pessimistic, somebody tell me it's all going to be ok!

Congratulations to Eli Pack from Culver Academies for signing with Army West Point. He is projected to wrestle 197.
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Culver Academies - Head Wrestling Coach (This Position Is Open).
 
Interested parties should reach out directly to Kevin Cox (Athletic Director) - kevin.cox@culver.org

No Eli Pack. Only Junior on the podium @ 195, finished 4th.  Wrestled last 2.5 matches at state with a torn UCL, partially torn LCL and dislocated elbow. Time for the toughness questions to go away. Only losses this year were to the 1,2 & 3 kid in the state. Would love to see that 3/4 place match if he wasn’t wrestling with one arm. 1-1 with 7 seconds to go. 

He might be getting a little bit better with that kind of training  😉
 
Here’s to a healthy season next year!

No Eli Pack. Only Junior on the podium @ 195, finished 4th.  Wrestled last 2.5 matches at state with a torn UCL, partially torn LCL and dislocated elbow. Time for the toughness questions to go away. Only losses this year were to the 1,2 & 3 kid in the state. Would love to see that 3/4 place match if he wasn’t wrestling with one arm. 1-1 with 7 seconds to go. 

Congratulations junior wrestlers/students! I believe it would be a great gesture for the IHSAA to provide all-session tickets for the State Finals at the will-call for any of the athletes making the junior or senior list

Just curious at what point is it considered "bashing?" For example, Goldman (former IU coach) got "bashed" all the time- whatever that term even means. Is it acceptable because he is a college coach? My assumption is it cannot be based on compensation since I suspect a majority of high school coaches are compensated in some capacity- even though that compensation is likely inconsequential since teachers and coaches are widely underappreciated and underpaid. 
It seems as though we live in a society that is thin skinned and really takes any form of critique as "bashing."
Coach TJC seemed to present a reasonable explanation without naming specifics a fair and appropriate response.

Brennen Cernus is a 1st class young man. People should get their story straight before posting such stupidity. Good luck Brennen you will be missed. Culver lost a great one!!

I'm Brennen's father. I received a text from a parent who's son attends Culver regarding this post and the comments made by AdamscoBuschhh. Just to clear the air you don't know me and we never met prior to the finals. I have no idea who you are or why you felt obligated to completely fabricate a post like this. We were in our hotel room between the break prior to finals and my dad doesn't even drink. Anyone that has been around my son knows that he is a quiet, respectful, and focused young man that is a hard worker. I truly feel sorry for you that you would make false statements aimed at a 15yr. old, its pathetic. My name is TJ Cernus, I'd like to know your real name as well. Moving forward, feel free to contact me directly so you can direct your false statements towards me rather than my son. Culver is not a military academy for kids with disciplinary issues. Any one with half a brain would already know this. If they did they would be gone in less than a month, the school has zero tolerance for this. It has military structure however it is not what would be considered rigid. Wyoming Seminary was initially our first school of choice last year prior to enrolling at Culver. We ended up choosing Culver because it was much closer to home and there were a few other families that we are friends with whose son's were also attending. We left Culver because the head coach was not what he portrayed himself or the program to be. There was no direction for the program. It was very unorganized, undisciplined, and there was a severe lack of technical coaching ability. Josh Harper was later added to the staff, he was the reason we decided to stay this past year. Josh was solid, he was intense, a good motivator, and he was there to make everyone better, he cared. Culver is an excellent academic academy and we were disappointed to leave. It was not an easy decision. Academics are our top priority and we expected to have a good balance with wrestling as well, unfortunately that was not the case.
1prouddad, thank you for your comment, we greatly appreciate it. 
Indiana puts on a great state tournament and we were proud to be able to be a part of it. My son and our family received an outpouring of support from complete strangers during the course of the season and this is rare. Indiana is very much like Ohio, the wrestling community is a pretty tight knit group that for the most part supports one another. There were numerous people who congratulated Brennen and our family after the finals that were genuinely happy for him. This will be an experience that we will never forget. Thank you Indiana. Best of luck.

I spoke with DJ's uncle today at church. He stated that it was just a neck sprain, strain, etc.....He is schedule to see the doctor on Thursday and if he is cleared he will be ready to go. DJ is a great young man and he absolutely LOVES the  sport. 
 

Word as of 12:08 pm EST is NO ALLOWANCE.
Not sure if all schools have reported practice status or not.

I was impressed by this kid, thinking he’s going to have a big offseason if he competes in national tournaments. I hope IU takes a hard look at him. 

Incoming Freshman list(everyone's Favorite) @Sig40 youth rankings
106 Brennen Cernus Culver Military Ohio Middle School Champ
126 Jesse Mendez Crown Point 3x Middle School State Champ #6 via Flo
152 Braden Welch Culver Military #36 incoming freshman via Flo
182 Andrew Donahue Culver Military #4 incoming freshman via Flo
 

Returners With state Experience (that did not make it in '18)
113 Jake Armstrong Winamac SQ in '17
132 Reese Rodriguez Hammond Morton SQ in'16, SQ in '17
and Finally
Freshman Sophomore State Medalist (top 😎
106 Stephan Roberson Crown Point 3rd
106 Sam Hein Harrison 4th
106 Malik Hall Merrillville 7th 
106 Isaiah Ponce Lake Central 8th
120 Nathan Hadary Penn 3rd
120 Ethan Kaiser Chesterton 5th
126 Elijah Crague Lake Central 4th
126 Gavin Layman Chesterton 5th 
126 Alex Slates Penn 8th 
132 Jacob Maldonado Merrillville CHAMP
132 Shawn Hollis Lowell 4th 
138 Tyson Nisley LaPorte 7th
145 Elijah Pack Culver Military CHAMP
145 Ryan Breedlove Hanover Central 7th 
152 Aiden Sneed Lowell 4th 
160 Abel Verbeek Lowell 3rd 
170 Evan Bates Chesterton CHAMP
170 Cameron Smith Hobart 4th 
170 Jason Streck Merrillville 8th 
182 Khris Walton Merrillville CHAMP
182 Hunter Rohweder Lowell 3rd 
182 Brock Hueber Warsaw 4th 
182 Cody timmerman Mishawaka 5th 
195 Garrett Sandefer Mishawka 3rd 
195 Zachary Ditmire Culver Community 8th 
220 Will Crider Harrison(west Lafayette) 3rd 
220 Sam Perez Highland 5th 
285 Yehezquel Devault Penn CHAMP
 
 
 
 
 

Nice job as always! It will be interesting to see how the move ins to CP and Culver will do. Looking forward to watching this play out. 

Where do we order the magazine? And how much is it?