GBaldwin

Flo is worth every penny I highly suggest it to everyone.
 

I say no to the weight allowance because kids shouldn't be cutting that much. They already have 2 pounds from after Christmas. But that's just me. If they get 2 pounds more that is a total of 4 pounds, that is almost a whole different weight class.
 

Now that it's tournament time, there are a lot of wrestlers that will not end their seasons the way they want.  It is imperative, that we, as coaches, hold them accountable for their post match behavior, even when it's a disappointing match for them.  I see so many kids throw child-like temper tantrums and are disrespectful to the other wrestler, the referee, the opposing coach, and sometimes their own coach.  We owe it to them to teach them that things in life will not always go their way and that maybe they just didn't work hard enough to accomplish the goal they set out to accomplish.  You know, tell them the truth.  When it is just one individual, I understand, it is probably just the one wrestler, however, when it's the majority of the team, it has to be what is tolerated as a program.  Making good wrestlers is very important to all of us, making great people through the lessons of our great sport, should be the ultimate goal.  Good luck to everyone advancing in the tournament and let's all do our part for the sake of our young people!  

I also have a couple dogs in the fight but I'll take a stab at who lives to see another Saturday, plus throw in some opinions along the way just for fun!  (The rankings are State first then SS.) These are in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!  
 
106
Jalen May #8/#1 and Benton Kanable NR/#7 come in as the two champs, followed by some really talented single digit loss wrestlers.  Moving on will be: 
May
Kanable
Raber
Hernandez
*First round match to watch: Hernandez/Korreckt
113
Tough weight class featuring #5/#1 Tishner and #13/#4 Davis as the champs and you have Fowler of Cass NR/#8 as well.   Moving on:
Tishner
Fowler
Shaffer
Davis
*First round barn burner: Bumgardner/Shaffer
120
Really loaded weight class here with Holloway #15/#2 and Lisner NR/#9 coming in as the champs.  Throw in #21/#3 Brooks in that mix and you have a great semi final match at the top of this bracket and likely a rematch of the Peru Sectional Championship, as well as the TRC Championship matches in the finals.  Moving on:
Linser
Brooks
Bowland
Holloway
*First round match to watch: Bowland/Stapleton
126
No ranked wrestlers in this bracket but a tough pair in Swango and Raab come in as champs.  Moving on:
Raab
Acord
Adkins
Swango
*First round coin toss match: Adkins/Kelly
132
Manchester's Dylan Stroud comes in ranked #7/#1 and comes in to Saturday highly favored to win.  The OH Champ Kendall will prove to be a formidable foe, but will face a very tough Guyer of Mac on his way to the finals.  Nic Elliot of Marion comes in ranked NR/#9, with only 3 loses will have a tough time with Stroud in his semi final match.  Moving on:
Kendall
Guyer
Elliott
Stroud
138
#24/#5 ranked Clark-Stitts of Kokomo and Baldwin of Peru come in as the champs and will definitely be fighting to repeat this weekend.  Moving on:
Clark-Stitts
Price
Burrous
Baldwin
*First round barn burner: Price/Lawrence
145
#4/#1 Brody Arthur will likely own this field on his way to another trip to State.  In his way will be the Peru Champ Cameron Baber who comes in with only 3 loses and some good momentum.  Moving on:
Arthur
Galvin
Conner
Baber
*Both 2/3 first round matches in this weight class are evenly matched and could go either way!
152
Another weight class featuring 1 State Ranked wrestler in Betz from Western and 2 SS ranked guys in Porter and Gard (Peru Champ) who will likely light the place up with their semi final match!   Moving on will be:
Betz
Ayres
Porter
Gard
*1st round barn burner: Porter/Farnell
160
#10/#2 Farnell is coming in with only 1 loss in nearly 40 matches and is having a great season.  Kokomo Senior Howard NR/#4 will be ready to stand his way.  Moving on:
Howard
Fennell
Pleak
Farnell
*First round barn burner: Pleak/Lincoln
170
Fans will likely be treated to the 3rd rematch this year between two monsters in Porter #3/#1 and Shephard #4/#2....and likely a 4th rematch in the finals next weekend in the War Memorial Coliseum!   Porter only has one loss and Shepard only 2 (both to Porter).  Winning the Peru Sectional is a tough as nails junior Zach France who is NR/#7 and at 31-3 is having a great season.  I can't wait to watch his semi final match with Shephard!  Moving on will be:
Porter
Bandelier
Shephard
France
*Fireworks first round match: Bandelier/Miller
182
The champs in this bracket are East NR/#3 and Goshert (18-1).  They'll have a tough route on their way to try to repeat this weekend.  Moving on are:
East
Shoaff
Caudell
Goshert
*First round CAN'T MISS BATTLE of the freshmen: Caudell/Ringeisen
195
Washburn is #21/#1 and Deming is #14/#5...and these two giants have no desire to step down from the top spot on the podium and I can't wait to see this battle in the finals!!!  Trying to stop this from happening is a tough NR/#6 Norman of Western that will make for a battle with Deming in the semis.  Moving on:
Washburn
Taylor
Norman
Deming
*First round swing match: Taylor/Hawkins
220
This group of beasts is being headlined by Rochester's super sophomore #6/#2 Brady Beck.  At the other end of the bracket the OH Champ Jones is sitting on only 4 losses on the year.  Moving on:
Jones
Duffy
Buckley
Beck
*DO NOT MISS Duffy/Vermilion. This will be a great first round match
285
#10/#4 Titan HWT Fishback of Rochester has his sights set on the top of the podium again this week.  He'll have a tough battle in the semis with NR/#7 Strange of OH.  On top of the bracket the OH Champ Wright is coming off of a big win last weekend is will be ready for the challenge.  Moving on:
Wright
Hillman-Conley
Strange
Fishback
*Price of admission is worth the first round battle between Strange and Hickle.  These two giants will make for a phenomenal match knowing the season is on the line!
 
Best of luck to all these athletes!  See you there!

The better question would be, Have they determined how state will run?
 Will we have a parade?
Will be have 2  Sessions?
Will they limit ticket sales?
Will we get podium pictures or we going to rush kids after a loss?
 

I would love to comment, but in this day and age of PC and being afraid to really speak freely, I won't

Not here to offend anyone, or get into politics!  It is politic overload everywhere we turn. 
 
First off, thankfully we had a wrestling state finals last year.  Yes, it was formatted in an extremely modified way, and took the true atmospheric fill from the best state tournament in the country.  Just seeing some statements from the IHSAA that Friday will be the same format as last year, but with the weight classes being flipped.  There is mention of the parade of champions coming back, how will that look if Friday is divided into two sessions?  My hope is that the kids who have EARNED the trip to the big house, is that they experience some normalcy!!!  A true warmup and weigh-in that is not backwards!!!! Do not have to sit on a concrete floor that is tapped off in a back hallway, can sit with their families and friends who have supported them for so many years, and actually feel the true environment of our wrestling state finals.    
 
THE BIG QUESTION....is how can there be a national championship football game at Lucas Oil Stadium, at full capacity, where nothing was modified?  Full capacity at Pacer games??  Will the IHSAA basketball state finals be modified like the wrestling state finals?  Again, not here to offend anyone, just want to understand the logic behind decisions being made!  
 
INDIANAPOLIS — Monday night was a big win for Georgia in the College Football National Championship game. An estimated 100,000 fans watched on at Lucas Oil Stadium and in surrounding bars. While Bulldogs came out victorious, the night was also a major win for the city. “This is more than we expected"
 
Wrestling: Robert Faulkens said that the Friday first round format used during last year’s wrestling state finals for the first time will be retained in separate sessions, but the weight classes will be flipped. The 152-285 classes will go first and be followed by the 106-145 classes. The parade of champions is expected to return. He also said reserved seating at the wrestling state finals is being strongly considered through the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Ticket Office.
 
 
Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
Session 1 | First Round Weight Classes 152 - 285 | 11 am ET (Gates open 10 am) 
Session 2 | First Round Weight Classes 106 - 145 | 7 pm ET (Gates open 6 pm) 

Congrats to Crown Point.  Also, congrats to Indiana wrestling.  I’m proud that years ago we came together and made this event happen.  What a day of wrestling.  
 
Huge shot out to Zeke Seltzer for bumping up to take on Mendez.  That alone made the entire event worthwhile. 
 
Lastly, it sucks but we did take our strap down and that’s a team point.   It was the correct call.  
 
Snyder 

Baldwin (Peru) Over EVSS #5 Jakob Lewellen (Charlestown by pin

Thats an understatement

Jaden Lewis  New Prairie  over J.May Peru@ 120
 
Thats 2 losses for May at 2 different weights 

@113 Davis ( Rochester) over Bickel (Cascade) 16-4

@113 Davis ( Rochester) over Bickel (Cascade) 16-4

@113 Davis ( Rochester) over Bickel (Cascade) 16-4

1A/2A teams, coaches, and fans we are looking forward to hosting all of you this weekend! 
 
If you are down here tonight some places to eat...
 
Dinner/Lunch
Gather round BBQ
Greeks Pizzeria
Los Reyes (Phenomenal)
Tres Camino's
Mr. Gattis (Pizza buffet)
21 North (You won't regret it. Lots of good drink choices)
 
Tomorrow for breakfast
Breakfast
Come and Git it
Indys
Knead the Dough Bakery (Voted best donut in Indiana)
 
Be sure to go into the main lobby and see our Wax Statue of the greatest coach of all time and MHS Grad John R. Wooden.
 
Yes we have a wax statue of him and yes our mascot is a well you get water out of. 
 
Ignore the I69 traffic just like we all have for the last 10 years. 
 
If you need anything while you're down here just reach out and I'll do the best I can! 
 
Briar Runyan
brunyan@reesewholesale.com
 
 

That match was fun, I really thought Ruble was pinned in the 2nd.

I'm saying the bigs will have the most explosive matches. 
 
I belive the Heavyweights to be exact.
 
 

Here is a unique view, it's not the style it's the fact that we tend to burn kids out at a younger age. They wrestle 100's of matches a year when they are younger and thus leave the sport sooner than they should. On the women's side they tend to start later and there are limited number of women's events to attend so they aren't putting the grueling season on themselves like the younger boys are.

FWSS will have a few more placers in the coming years and I’m confident some of the changes that are happening will produce better wrestling as a whole from our SS.  

Oh no. That’s sad. Not sure if it’s because those shoes were so cool and he just “wanted” them or needed a pair of shoes. 
not sure of the circumstance but it that boy needs shoes and hard times have hit, I’d be more than glad to buy him a pair. 

Awesome job by Mike and the rankers. Even with all of the craziness this year, there were only 14 (plus one unranked vs unranked) rankings upsets.
 
9 over 5
20 over 14
15 over 9
5 over 4
25 over 14
10 over 9
18 over 11
12 over 4
UR over 14
UR over 8
12 over 9
15 over 9
10 over 4

Ironically, all 3 unranked place winners are at 182!

They mayor/health department just opened an additional thousand seats for the pacers.

No they are only at 15% according to the usher. 

They could sell another thousand tickets if they wanted . 

Unreal, I want tickets but not at the expense of a parent of a wrestler  not getting in.