Tenser310

15 hours ago, blorek said:

Why?  East Chicago does a great job holding the Semi-State.  

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I am glad you think they do but when you compare the venue's of the Ft. Wayne SS and Evansville SS...  East Chicago is NOT adequate...  From things like absolutely no room for all wrestlers and coaches to sit on the floor level, to workers that feel like ther are the police and threaten parents filming their kids wrestling from the designated locations just because they have a power complex, to making teammates and assistant coached park 2 football fields from the doors that they will let you in when you must ride with the wrestlers and coaches that get in for weigh ins and now forced to wait in the cold outside the doors for an hour till doors open. Not sure if I explained it well but things like that plus more... 

This has been my experience for 4 years going to East Chicago as an assistant coach and a parent... There are others that have had similar experiences. 

EC SS wrestlers deserve a venue like Ft. Wayne and Evansville has...   Its a Dream... 

I wonder what ideas are out there to move the EC semi-state to a better fitted venue.   I know used to me at Merrillville but I was wondering if there is a Venue in the area or maybe toward South Bend area that might be more like where Ft. Wayne and Evansville Semi-states are held....  War Memorial Coliseum, Ford Center...  somewhere like those would be a dream I feel......Just thoughts and ideas on where it could happen.....  

NCAA D3 Regionals this weekend....  Who do you think is for sure going on?  

Lower Midwest Regional =

Southeast = 

Upper Midwest = 

Central = Wabash, Manchester, Trine

Mideast = 

Northeast = 

My thoughts (however meaningless)......

EC Semi-State deserves a BETTER VENUE..  Compare to where each of the other 3 semi-states are held...  EC Year in and year out is arguably the TOUGHEST semi-state in Indiana up and down COMPLETELY but yet it can't be held in a facility that is of the same level?  instead we get older people working that think they are the police and yelling at parents whom are recording their kids from the corners of the balcony. threatening to have them kicked out or arrested....  COMPLETE NONSENSORY...  

THE REGION SEMI-STATE DESERVES BETTER...   ENOUGH SAID....   

BW Invite @ Baldwin-Wallace in Ohio:

Shaun Pratt - 6th

Justin Brantley - 8th

Jett Boots - 2nd

Keagen Mabie - 8th

Ethan Nash - 7th

Might have been some other Indiana Young Men in there but not names I recognize so I apologize if I missed...  

Some Indiana Kids at Smaller D3 Opens:

Ben McMullen Open 

Jett Boots 2nd

Lakin Webb 3rd

Ethan Nash 2nd

Trine Invitational

Brendon Mark 1st

Matt Gimson 1st

Brayden Erb 1st

Elijah Anthony 3rd

Elijah Chacon 3rd

Shaun Pratt 4th

Some great showings from some great young Men these last 2 weeks!!  Excited for rest of season!!!

Great Preview!!  Best of luck to each program this upcoming Season!!!!  I am biased so Go THUNDER!!!!   

3 years I have been on here lobbying for Winamac to get (and Earn) an invite to Team State... I spit out many many statistics and comparisons to teams that were going and each year just felt CHEATED by the system....  couldn't understand how others were more deserving than our program based on given information. The hardest part  was comparing teams that don't see each other... ECC Semi-State vs Fort Wayne Semi-State, The always viewed weak Logansport Regional, and now to see that what so many people started working for almost 9 years ago to rebuild a program from 7 total wrestlers in the wrestling room to EARNING enough respect as a program from the selection committee (obviously not amongst all coaches in the northern half of the state) to be invited to TEAM STATE.....  I am so very thankful... I have no words to express the gratitude for this recognition... The part that excites me most is how this will ENERGIZE our kids and our community... These kids that have put in the work even when they had been knocked down time and time again. The FUEL this honor will provide our program can't be matched....  This experience for our kids will not be something that could be replicated anywhere.... 

I see and now understand that I was wrong the last 3 years.... focusing on the negative of not being invited was not fair to those that were invited and to all those programs I do publicly apologize....  wished I would have learned that sooner.... 

Side note....  To see Rochester, West Central, and Winamac all invited to Team State is so awesome for our little area!!! Great job head coaches and all supporters of each of those programs!!  Best of luck to each!!!

Was a Great day of Small School wrestling!!  There were kids that beat kids that got further in IHSAA tournament just because of draws and facing those large schools..  it was a day of ups and downs and a day where Thoughts and Prayers were needed for a wrestler that had a very serious medical issue in his finals match..  I can't elaborate as I don't know that much but was a very very worrisome moment....  hope he is recovering quickly.  

To get to come back to our little community of 3,000 people and say that we had 3 placers and the Inaugural 1A/2A State Championships was very VERY cool...  and the kids were already buzzing about it on social media and messaging each other with pics of the plaques....  THATS the kind of buzzing our sport needs in our little community!!!   NO DOUBT this will transition into 1-2 more kids next year and maybe 3-4 more kids year after....  so excited to watch this grow!!  

To see the look on our wrestlers faces that got to feel this accomplishment...  you can't replace that feeling.....  Great Stuff!!!

East Chicago is a JOKE....  I was in a designated corner to film our wrestler wrestling and this guy told me I had to sit down when there were 10 other people there recording with their phones...  I told him no, I am Recording our Senior wrestling, He told me I was going to be kicked out and that he was going to get the police...  Police officer came over and threatened to take me to jail for disturbing the peace and that I needed to sit down..  I pointed out that I was recording in the designated area and that there were 10 other people doing same thing I was... Made no difference to the officer...  WHAT A JOKE...  POWER hungry people thinking they can run the world...  this is 3rd year in a row I personally had been singled out to sit down by SAME person playing Security..  Surrounded by people doing same thing and yet its all cool for them....  Busses with kids that are alternated or workout partners for the qualifiers have to park 2 city blocks away and walk in the cold to get to the doors to get in....  No managers allowed on the floor to record matches and take stats so they fight for an angle upstairs and get yelled at by people to sit down...   they are just trying to do their job....    JOKE.....

Winamac is sending 5 to East Chicago....  I think that is most since '97 

4 hours ago, AverageCoach said:

Wouldn't brag too hard about going 12-0 with your schedule so far. North White, Twin Lakes, Caston, Frontier? (No offense to those guys)

Why not brag about them?? It’s not the kids that make the schedule. All they can do is come out and wrestle whomever puts their foot on the line and day in and out so far this year they have and won!! Those kids bust their butt in practice each day and I’m gonna brag on them because I am PROUD of each of them for being in that room making each other better!! 

10 minutes ago, Jam said:

Well you see those teams werent very good because they lost to Winamac. /s

Your so funny…. This is an adult forum let’s grow up a bit…. 

35 minutes ago, bomber_bob said:

Beat Rensselaer last year. Not last two years. Don’t go 1 for 11 at Regionals. 
 

You beat Rensselaer without their State Qualifier and a Regional Qualifier who majored your kid in Sectionals. 22 Point Swing. Believe we lost that dual by less than 10. 

Win Was by more than 10 points.. and win is a win…. And yes Winamac wrestled like crap at regionals it happens but it’s a new year and Winamac has come out and beat each team they have faced..  what more can you ask kids to do???

How in the world do you keep Winamac out of these rankings when Winamac has beat Rensselaer in a dual the last 2 years, is undefeated at 12-0 while missing 3 varsity wrestlers from lineup. Includes wins over Bremen and John Glenn..  these kids have beaten everyone that has come in front of them and I really feel they deserve the recognition!!  Rant over….

Ft. Wayne area has plenty of representation in the ranking at 1A spread the love a little….

On 12/6/2021 at 8:27 AM, Warrior94 said:

Winamac Warriors have started out strong this season! (7-0)

Key wins over Twin Lakes, North White and West Central. They have been runner up in the sectional the last 2 years, but are primed for big things this season. The line up is full and highly competitive. They are always a great dual team.

And that 7-0 is not full strength lineup.. got some quarantine issues that will resolve this week and will get to take on Bremen, Tippy Vally, John Glenn, Lakeland and , Luers this Saturday….  Winamac SHOULD be at top of that final vote in spot!!! 

8 hours ago, Danny Bell1 said:

Jesse Mendez 

Christian Carrol

Ashton Jackson 

Logan Frazier 

Hunter Whitenack 

No way Hunter is in the top 5....  There is 7-10 others that get that spot before Hunter  would even be considered.... Like Goin, Cole Solomey, Aiden Torres, Cruz to name a few.

5 minutes ago, randalllynch said:

With school of choice for High School I think you will find quite a few coaches will not want their feeder schools to have joint practices with other feeder schools.

Not so sure I would agree with you on that one....  I am more On Joe's bandwagon on this one...  wonder how an AD would look at it...... I could see MAJOR resistance if its called just a "Practice"   but what about the term "Friendly Meet"......  might go over better with the school systems...

Lots of post on here about Coaches need to get kids in and keep them in...  IHSWCA needs to work with coaches on education and retention....  My question would be what is the answer.....  What specifically can we as Coaches Paid/Volunteer alike do to retain these kids?  I can only speak from my own experience which is VERY limited BUT... in the Winamac program 8 years ago we had total of 7 wrestlers in the wrestling room... Teams didn't want to wrestle us because of FF...  We had head coach turnover....  then Group of Coaches and Parents decided to do something about it...  We created a wrestling Club..... We got people involved when there was none before...  as of today the Winamac program is in the 1A Team state talks.... but those that started 7 years ago their kids are graduated or graduating.....  New parents that are coming up are not as involved... what is the magic phrase or event or picture that brings support out in a small community...  7 years ago everyone involved had wrestled for Winamac in the past and have kids involved in the sport but seems we can't get that parent that didn't wrestle to support the program or build up their Childs grit to stick with it and finish.....   what's the secret to sustaining a Club/program after its grown?  How/What do others do that are in a smaller community?  I don't believe in everyone gets a trophy or medal...  but actually earning the title of Winner is much more fulfilling feeling than everybody wins...  Quote from Disney movie comes to mind " When everyone is SUPER.....  No one will be......"

My vote is the Al Smith...  some of the most exciting regular season matchups! 

Jett Boots - Angola - Wrestling for Trine - 133

Tristian Vaughn - Harrison  - Wrestling for Trine - 125

I would think the Winamac would be in front of Manchester in that discussion for the LAST spot at team state!  12 Seniors....  10 returning Regional Qualifiers....  and with the HEARTBRAKING early end to the football season that very few expected will have 3 Full weeks of practice before first meet of the Season....  These boys should be ready to prove they belong in Ft. Wayne in Jan.  

Looking good!  

I will throw a name out there...  Might not be in running for 4x state champ but is bringing some Talent...   Austin Attinger especially if he stays at 106....  Probably 113 but....   I really think will make some waves in East Chicago Semi-State.

On 5/14/2021 at 9:33 PM, chambers said:

Tenser310 what is your argument for Winamac? 

chambers....  not sure what your questions is....  stated some facts about the Winamac team and that they should have been highly considered for the 11th spot to 1A team state.....  now Winamac will come out in December and show all the voters and decision makers why they belong at Team State.....  not sure if I covred your question but there you go...