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Mendoza up went up to 126 to wrestle the #1 ranked Illinois 120 pounder ,Massey Odiotti. He didn’t wrestle Davino. Sorry for the confusion.

Colin Kelly is back for MC. Hopefully we see the rematch with Cody as that was the best match of the meet last year. Last weekend MC's 113 pounder ,Seth Mendoza , chased down the #1 Illinois ranked 126 pounder and beat him 13-5. Will he do it again to face Indiana's #1 ranked Logan Frazier? Sounds like Sergio Lemley may be back in the line up tonight. Does MC spare him the weight cut and let him wrestle up at 152? Lemley vs Rinehart, Sergio would be giving up a lot of size but we know how fearless he is. There is potential for some colossal matchups tonight. I hope the coaches get creative and let the fur fly.

Great kid from a great family. I wish him the best. Congratulations Isaac!

Nice job Ty! I really enjoy reading your write-ups.

I love to see communities supporting high school athletes, especially wrestlers. The town of Chesterton has a great history of doing this. I’d love to see how other communities are celebrating their wrestlers. Please post pics for all of us to enjoy as we head into the state series.

The 138 lbs. bracket at Crown Point Sectionals has #1 Mendez and #2 Solomey. What are some other tough sectional brackets out there?

In almost all cases I will be rooting for the Indiana guy. All but 5 of these wrestlers, on both teams, practiced together in the RWA room this whole summer. I’ve witnessed a lot of these matches already, on multiple occasions, this passed summer. That being said, sometimes kids compete with a different intensity than they practice with. The coaching staff on both teams are very familiar with the other teams wrestlers. It will interesting to see what adjustments the coaches will make. This will be a great meet.

This is how I see it going down on Friday. It will be a great meet. 132 and 170 will be critical matches 106 MC by maj MC 4 CP 0 113 MC by dec MC 7 CP 0 120 MC by dec MC 10 CP 0 125 MC by dec MC 13 CP 0 132 MC by dec MC 16 CP 0 138 CP by fall MC 16 CP 6 145 CP by dec MC 16 CP 9 152 CP by fall MC 16 CP 14 160 MC by dec MC 19 CP 14 170 MC by dec MC 21 CP 14 182 CP by Maj MC 21 CP 18 195 MC by dec MC 24 CP1 8 220 CP by dec MC 24 CP 21 285 MC by fall MC 30 CP 21

What is your pick for toughest weight class? Who will get national attention and get into the national rankings? I'm most excited to see 152. I think Sam will crack the national rankings

This is a press release from the town of Chesterton... Congratulations to new CHS head wrestling coach Andrew Trevino The Duneland School Corporation has named Andrew Trevino as Chesterton High School’s new Head Wrestling Coach. Trevino will replace longtime coach Chris Joll, under whose leadership the CHS wrestling team has had 47 individual state qualifiers and five individual state champions; 10 sectional, two regional, and two semi-state championships; along with two IHSAA state runner-up finishes, in 2017 and 2021. In addition to leading the wrestling program, Trevino will teach physical education at CHS. Trevino is currently teaching physical education at Calumet New Tech High School, where he also serves as a varsity assistant wrestling coach and varsity assistant football coach. Trevino was the 1991 IHSAA state champion at 140 pounds while wrestling at Calumet High, before earning a scholarship to compete at Indiana University. Highlights from his personal wrestling career: At Calumet High School: *127-7 high school career record. *4X conference and 4X sectional champion. *1989 IHSAA state qualifier at 119 pounds. *1990 IHSAA state place winner (4th at 125 pounds). *1991 IHSAA state champion at 140 pounds. *USA Wrestling Magazine High School All-American Team. *2X USAW All-American (4th Cadet 120 pounds, 1988; and 7th Junior at 143 pounds, 1990). At Indiana University: *70 career victories; 4X letter winner; Indiana University’s Balfour Award Recipient, 1993. *Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-America Team (5th at 142 pounds). *2X Big Ten place winners (6th and 4th at 142 pounds, 1993 and 1994). *2X NCAA championship qualifier, 1993 and 1994. *2X team captain 1994 and 1996. Coach Trevino has 23 years of coaching experience; seven at Lake Central as assistant coach, one at East Chicago Central as head coach, and 15 as assistant head coach at Calumet High School. He has also been an active staff member at Region Wrestling Academy (RWA) for the past 10 years, where he has helped train numerous state champions from Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois. Coaching career: *1996-2003 Lake Central, assistant coach; coached 4 IHSAA state champions; coached 3rd and 4th place teams at IHSWCA Team State. *2005-06: East Chicago Central High School, head coach. *2007-21: Calumet High School, assistant coach; coached an IHSGW and an IHSAA state champion. “Coach Trevino is a well respected coach in the wrestling world,” CHS Athletic Director Jef Hamstra said. “We are thrilled that Andy is joining the Trojan Athletic Department and look forward to him continuing the strong wrestling tradition at CHS.” “We are excited for Mr. Trevino to continue the outstanding CHS wrestling tradition,” CHS Principal Brent Martinson said. Trevino and his wife, Cynthia, have three children.

Congratulations to Gavin and the Layman family. He a great kid with a bright future.

Zach is a great kid. He just committed to wrestle at IU next year.

Torres had a good day...

RWA took 6 wrestlers to Iowa and they all placed... Champions- Sergio Lemley Junior 126lbs Evan Stanley 14U 106lbs 2nd- Aiden Torres 16U 138lbs 3rd- Ethan Alvarez 10U 71lbs 5th- Justin Williamson 14U 83lbs 6th- Griffin Van Tichelt 14U 102lbs https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPlayer.jsp?videoId=1149456135&eventId=&eventType=

Let’s just go full Kumite or Thunderdome.

They should change the name of Semi-State to State and change State to Super-State. That way we will have 4 State Champs for each weight class and 1 Super-State Champ. Lol.

Here are a couple more..

132 lbs