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Going through old results and wow 2 years ago 120 was LOADED!!

1st - Brayden Littell - state champ

2nd - Blake Boarman - 4x placer and state champ

3rd - Brayden Lowery - 4x placer and state champ

4th - Kysen Montgomery - 4x placer and state champ

5th - Riley Bettich - 2x Michigan state champ, 2x indiana placer

6th - Jace Alexander - 2x placer 

7th - Evan Beasley - 1x placer

8th - William finnearty - 1x placer

Carson eldred - 2x placer and runner up lost Friday night to Montgomery

Tyler Conley - 3x Qualifier and 1x placer lost Friday night to Lowery

I think this could be up there with one of the best state brackets of all time... 5 STATE CHAMPS

Just came across this picture of Montgomery from Brownsburg talking to Heath from Leo after their match. I know a lot of these guys who wrestle each other are practicing together all the time and it’s amazing to see how much they respect each other. Does anyone else have any pictures or examples of instances like this?

Also at HCC at 145 #3 Jaden Reynolds over #1 Logan Wagner 3-1

At the HCC tournament at 126 #6 Brady Ison over #2 Cheaney Schoeff 3-1

On 8/11/2020 at 4:11 PM, Mattyb said:

Lets all get honest and real, most of our kids are doing kid stuff. They are playing and hanging out with friends. Doing talent shows and such. Are they really at more risk playing sports then they would be by being normal teenagers or kids??? They are holding hands with their boyfriends or girlfriends (amongst other things). They are riding in cars with friends, and doing other stuff. I may be wrong... I may be the only one that sees this. All kids may be sitting at home by themselves watching netflix??? Bottom line... How is doing sports, where there are safety protocols in place, less safe then the stuff the kids are going to do anyway. Again.. maybe all the kids are not doing normal stuff. But... I am pretty sure 90 percent are not quarantining.

 

Which brings me to my common sense approach...  If a kid is sick send him home for 10 days or until he obtains a negative test. Its just like any other illness!!! If a kid has the flu... dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has impetigo.. dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has chicken pox... dont let them back until cleared. If a kid has Covid19... dont let them back until they are cleared. Its that simple!!!!

 

Like a wise man said.. "Get busy living or get busy dying." 

 

Things that our kids are more likely to die from than Covid 19:

Car crash

Other accidents or falls

Drug or alcohol over dose 

Suicide 

Drowning

Murder

Heart disease

Cancer

Flu

Diabetes

 

I am not downplaying Covid 19. My dad has cancer and is not in good health. I know my kids have been around other kids. We (as a family) stay away from my dad for the most part. He is high risk. So, we use common sense and stay away from him. I go to his house I sit across the garage from him (that is where he hangs). We talk, enjoy some BS,  and I leave. 

 

Its freaking common sense!!! I will promise you this... People will all the suddenly gain common sense after November 3rd! 

 

It’s not as simple as “common sense” because common sense would tell you that around 4% of people with COVID are dying. Common sense would also tell you that COVID spreads a lot more frequently than most of the things listed above. Lastly, common sense would tell you there are ways to prevent most of the things up there (excluding cancer and type one diabetes) 

Lets say worst case scenario happens and every American gets COVID. That’s 356 million Americans. 4% of them dying is about 18 million. Would you rather save the 4% that could potentially get COVID in the future or wrestle this year?

Also the notion that it doesn’t affect teenagers and young adults is something most Americans believe but is simply not true. I had a friend (in his 20s and in good health) get it and he had to go to the ER because COVID caused him to get pneumonia. He said it was the worst experience of his life and I can believe it. I’m not advocating cancelling the wrestling season right now, but it might be in our best interest as time goes on to cancel. I wanna save the 4% and that’s more important to me than wrestling

58 minutes ago, SteveECWrestling said:

I currently live in Indiana but lived most of my life in Ohio.  I wrestled in Ohio and attended the state wrestling tournament there for 20 consecutive years.  This year, I attended the IHSAA post season Semi State at New Castle for the first time ever.  Was my first post season event ever attended for Indiana High School Wrestling.  My first experience was almost entirely positive.  I can tell you the perception in Ohio is that Indiana Wrestling is not as competitive.  I personally had this belief as well.  I do not anymore.  I don’t know if New Castle is that much more competitive from the other Semi-State’s but the quality of wrestling there was excellent.  I would go as far as saying there were kids who did not make it out that I could see being state qualifiers in Ohio.  My only grip, which most of you could probably guess, was the qualification process.  SMH.  Why?  I just can’t wrap my head around the thought process that went into decided that you need to make the semi finals and your in.  This does not ensure the best four getting out.  Having double elimination also does not ensure the “best” 4 getting out but it does allow tough quarter final draws to have a second chance.  The state’s response could be to not lose and your okay.  I get it, but for a lot of kids their goals are not to be a state champ.  Maybe it’s to make it state or place in state.  I am curious how many other states do it like this?  My favorite round in all of Ohio’s post season wrestling is District (their semi-state) Conso-Semi’s.  I wish Indiana would revisit this, but I also know that others have probably voiced their opinions over the years and here we are still the same.  Also, New Castle is an awesome venue!

 

If you think new castle is awesome just wait until next week. The state tournament is unreal! One of the best atmospheres for any high school event in the country and great for the kids to be able to wrestle in a place like bankers life

7 minutes ago, GreenGene said:

Asbury - finally got called for it in the finals match

You really made an account 1 hour ago to call someone out for “stalling”. He made the finals whether it’s a style you like or not

Montgomery with a slick duck to almost take down Rioux but can’t get him down to the mat, Rioux escapes 1-0

Despite an early take down by Ruhlman, Freeman handles business in the finals

Lane Gilbert over Cheaney Scheoff 8-4 and looked great

Kysen Montgomery over Ben Dalton 6-3

Ashton Hayhurst gives everything to Ray Rioux but falls 6-3

Drake Campbell over Blake Boarman 6-2 and looked great as well

Logan Boe over Johnathan Kervin in a 12-11 thriller 

At the Mooresville regional 

#7 Kysen Montgomery beats #2 Ben Dalton 2-1

SS #8 Anthony Walker pins SS #6 Jacob Cookerly

UR Ethan Nash Franklin Comm. beats SS #8 Logan carrington in a 9-8 barnburner first round

Earlier in the HCC tourney 

#6 EVSS Nick Cicciarelli over #10 Reece Luhmann 3-1

12 minutes ago, backtothemat said:

Any feedback on the Littel vs Montgomery 1-0 match?

No score first period. Littell escaped second period and Montgomery got hit for stalling. Third period Littell rode Montgomery out but Montgomery was close to a reversal late in the third after Littell got too high with legs but ran out of time