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Great kid! Great school! Congrats to Eli on finding a great new home!

Congratulations to Eli Hinshaw from Owen Valley for signing with Indianapolis. Projected to wrestle 197.
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So....Owen Valley for the 2A vote-in spot, right? 

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
The Owen Valley High School wrestling team has one main goal – to make the Class 2A Team state tournament. On Sunday the Patriots will find out if they get invited to the tourney.
 
“Last year getting to team state was our goal,” Patriot coach Steven Spicer said. “Nothing’s changed for this year. We have talked about it all offseason. The guys know what the goal is. They have bought in. If we get in, it will be huge for our program.”
 
Last season was the first time Owen Valley’s wrestling team was ever ranked in Class 2A. Spicer felt it would come down to a dual meet between the Patriots and Monrovia for the final spot in the team state field. In that dual meet Monrovia won by three points, and got in.

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Good for him. Hope others see Kasey in action. He truly amazed me. GO KASEY!!   BT19

My son is the JV kid from Owen Valley you mentioned. His name is Kacey Orman. It is amazing to see him being recognized for his hard work and determination. He has never let his disability get in the way of whatever he wants to do. He always finds a way! 

Fans, was able to get out and watch some good wrestling this past week.
I went over to the Edgewood Invite and seen 12 teams from the South.
(EVSS) Teams that stood out to me was Cascade , Ben Davis and Jasper.
Things have change for some of the Programs since last year. New Coach's
and new kids, kids going different weights and so on. Mooresville and
Bloomington Regionals are going to be Tough this year. Some kids are going
to Suprise others! 
 
Also was able to watch OV @ THS last night. Both Programs had 25/30
wrestlers present. I got my $ worth last night. 7/8 JV match's that brought
me to tears watching the young man for OV that has one arm. Kid Amazed
me how he fought the odds, great body control and balance. My Hats off
to him, keep fighting!
 
Really wanted to see a few weights and they didn't disappoint. Weaver / May
was a battle , Bender is a sleeper ,kid is smooth. Murphy/Mills OT-Murphy 4-2
and then #8 Hinshaw and #12 Rose was 4-3 till Rose tried a last chance throw
and got caught to finish match at 6-3 Hinshaw.  These teams are in same
Sectional & Regional , so there will be more Fireworks to come. 
 
 Good Luck to all the young Men/Women                   
 
                                                                                                                  Bigtoe19

I completely agree with this! We saw them at nearly every offseason tournament. I coached a high rollers team this summer and even when they weren’t coaching they were there supporting their kids. They have built some pretty tough wrestlers there and great kids as well. Every single one that wrestled for us approached me and said hi this weekend at Mooresville. Keep up the great work down there you guys are doing awesome!

Owen Valley: Coach Casey Bybee is an awesome assistant coach. Steven Spicer is an awesome head coach. They are both fully committed to developing the Owen Valley wrestlers into full-on quality men and competitors. I am very thankful for them both. They have totally turned the program around 100% in a few years' time. The staff shows up in-season, off-season, any time. They care about the kids and I'm sure they've turned down more lucrative and prestigious offers. Thanks to all the coaches that help us parents get the important lessons wrestling can teach to our kids. Happy new year!

I will put my 2 cents in on this matter!! There are may Programs that are deserving
of an Opportunity to go to Wrestling Team State. I have watch these Programs multiple time this year already.  Cascade has a very Solid line-up with kids that
Compete every second on the Mat. Owen Valley is the other team I think is up and
coming. The had a Great Football season and it has carried over to the Wrestling room, with kids caring and buying in to what the Coach presented to the youth 3 years ago.  Quinn Harris and Steven Spicer are both former Wrestlers and are helping 
these young kids to learn and work hard. Which will in turn make active , disciplined young Adult . 
 
So , I say Thank you to them and look at the Scores and choose with a Biased ,Open mind to get the Best result for this Great Sport. 
 
                                       Thanks Bigtoe19

I would say Owen Valley is a good contender for the 2A spot. I’ve seen/coached a number of their wrestlers in the off-season and saw they had a very close dual with Terre Haute South and Floyd Central.

As a well-known glutton for punishment, I would ask that any coach who feels his team should be considered to email me their roster with grade and weight and probable lineup. We will be voting on the last team the Saturday before Christmas. 
good luck over the next few weeks!