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I would take Mendez over Garcia

I was worried that Parsons was going to put his coach in the hospital when he leapt into his arms. Definitely thought he was going to fall backwards onto the concrete. 

Mooresville basketball team is wondering where their warm up shorts are tonight.

This might be more hyped than Red/Lee!!!

DICKENS WITH THE WIN!!!!!

Can we finally say Nick Lee is the best wrestler Evansville has produced? There was a wait and see approach but I believe he put the stamp on it tonight!

How about an INDIANA MAT mascot?

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!

Nothing at all, don’t have anything against any of the student athletes who competed today. I hadn’t seen much of him on the year. Great wrestling by him all day. I actually congratulated him as he came off the mat after the final. I picked my own nephew to finish 2nd and he almost made me eat my words too.

I'm not taking anything away from Defendoll.  He's a tough kid and great wrestler that's been at it since youth.  I'm just saying that Purdy beat him earlier in the season without issue.  So they are now 1-1.  We might get to see a rematch next weekend, time will tell. 

Not exactly sure I know what you're asking but this is how they are formulated...
 
1st Round 1 vs 4 and 2 vs. 3.  I believe each weight is randomly drawn pairing regionals, so not all are the same.  For example, using the Evansville SS the pairing could be:
Ev. North 1 vs. Mooresville 4 and Bloomington South 2 vs. Jefforsonville 3 with the winners facing off in the ticket round.  In the next weight, it could be:
Mooresville 1 vs. Bloomington South 4 and Jeffersonville 2 vs Ev. North 3, etc
 
How the formulas are chosen is a secret almost on par with KFC's original recipe.
 
Did that help or did I miss your intent entirely?
 
 

Right, and somewhere there is someone with a piece of paper with some A’s B’s C’s and D’s lined up in a unique order. Would that person like to share with the class?

Wonder if he would tell Sarah Hildebrandt or Kayla that they’re mockeries.

For the 12th time, I'm not guessing on this. I need year by year data or it's worthless.
 
Sorry that I can't read minds and some people have taken time to submit information and others have not. 

Boonville product is a bit of a stretch on Purdy. He wrestled the youth travel league 3 years(?). He wrestled for Castle all 3 middle school years. He’s been at MCWC since he was 5/6, I’d say he’s a product of Maurer and Coughlin.  

Boonville product is a bit of a stretch on Purdy. He wrestled the youth travel league 3 years(?). He wrestled for Castle all 3 middle school years. He’s been at MCWC since he was 5/6, I’d say he’s a product of Maurer and Coughlin.  

Either way, a lot of former MCWC kids going at it this weekend. Really impressive what the club has done for southern Indiana wrestling.

Boonville product is a bit of a stretch on Purdy. He wrestled the youth travel league 3 years(?). He wrestled for Castle all 3 middle school years. He’s been at MCWC since he was 5/6, I’d say he’s a product of Maurer and Coughlin.  

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
For as long as Sullivan freshman Lane Gilbert can remember he has dreamed about having his hand raised at the Indiana High School wrestling state championships.
 
He’s done more than dream about it. As a young kid he would go into the wrestling room at Sullivan High School and act out having his hand raised. It didn’t matter that nobody else was around him. In his imaginary scenario he always emerged victorious. No obstacle stood in his way. No opponent could beat him. He was the champ. That dream would never be taken away.
 
The dream was much different than real life for Gilbert. In real life, he has had far more hardships than one kid should experience. He’s overcome situations that would break others. Through it all, he’s come out stronger.
 
To get a clear picture of just how tough Lane Gilbert is, it is important to dive into his uncomfortable past.
 
Gilbert’s mother, Rachel, became Indiana’s first female sectional champion in wrestling. She won the 103-pound class in the North Knox sectional in 2002. Rachel was going places in life. News agencies had reported on her wrestling journey, because at the time, female wrestlers were still very new in the state. She had some colleges showing interest in her.
 
But Rachel began facing a more formidable opponent than anyone she went up against on the mat. She started battling an addiction with drugs. Lane’s father had his own battles with drug addiction.
 
For Lane’s father, that addiction would eventually lead to a prison sentence.
 
Young Lane didn’t want to miss an opportunity to visit his dad, even if that meant going to the prison any time he could.
 
“Lane worshipped his dad,” Lane’s wrestling coach and grandfather Roy Monroe said. “Lane never failed to go see him. He always wanted to see him.”
 
Tragically, Lane’s father developed cancer while in prison and ultimately died due to the disease.
 
“That was really rough on Lane for a while,” Rachel said. “His dad was a drug addict for a long time and Lane always held out hope that one day he would get better. Once he got sick, that was probably the hardest thing. Lane stayed strong through the whole thing.”
 
At nine-years-old Lane did something no kid his age should ever have to do. He stood up in front during his dad’s funeral and sang a special song.
 
“I don’t know how he did it,” Monroe said. “That’s almost an impossible thing to get through, and he did it. He toughed it out.”
 
That’s what Lane always does. He toughs things out. He toughed it out when his mom was having her struggles. He toughed it out seeing his dad in prison, and then watching as cancer slowly took its toll. He toughed it out when his uncle Jordan, who had taught Lane quite a bit about wrestling, died in a fiery car crash. No matter what life threw at Lane, he toughs it out.
 
Perhaps he gets his fighting spirit from his grandfather. Roy has been a major part of Sullivan wrestling for over 30 years. He’s watched his daughter struggle with drug addiction. He lost his son in that tragic car accident. He’s experienced heartache and he remained the rock Lane needed in his life. Lane could always stay the night at Roy’s house. He could always get the right words from his grandpa. And, on the wrestling mat, he could look to Grandpa Roy for direction as well.
 
“He’s my role model,” Lane said. “He’s nice to everyone. He’s a good coach. He’s all the things you can think of if you were to make the perfect person – that would be how I describe him.”
 
But Lane’s toughness also comes from his mom.
 
In a time when people frowned on girls wrestling against boys, she held her ground. In fact, she and Roy had to go to the Sullivan school board to even get approved to wrestle back in her high school days.
 
Later, as has already been alluded to, Rachel battled a fierce drug addiction. But, for Lane’s sake – and for her sake, she fought through and emerged victorious. She is currently a Dean’s List student working to become a nurse.
 
“I am so proud of her,” Roy said. “I’ve been a counselor. I’ve went into the jails and counselled drug addicts. I’ve seen them come in and out of addiction. The real truth is, only about one percent of drug addicts make it to where she is now. It’s so hard to overcome, but she’s done it. And she’s a great mom.”
 
She is also very, very protective of Lane and worries almost to a fault about the decisions he makes in his own life.
 
“After having made the decisions at a young age that I made, I saw first-hand what can happen and how quickly everything can just spiral out of control,” Rachel said. “One mistake and everything can be gone. I have that fear in the back of my mind that he’s of the age and he could make the wrong choices. I’m almost too hard on him, but I am terrified because I know what can happen and I keep my eye on him. I do trust him. He’s seen what can happen and how bad things can get.”
 
Lane knows when his mom tells him to keep on the straight and narrow, it’s because she cares.
 
“I have so much respect for my mom,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot from her.”
 
One thing Lane has learned is to never doubt himself. This summer when he was a third alternate for the Pan-American games, he let doubt creep into his psyche. After the first two qualifiers couldn’t attend the games, Lane got the call to participate. But, going into the event, he felt like he really didn’t belong.
 
Boy was he wrong. Lane went undefeated in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. News of his success quickly spread throughout the town of 6,500 people. When he arrived home, he was given a police escort through the streets.
 
“Oh my gosh,” Rachel said. “The town put on this whole show when he returned. The police and emergency vehicles all met up on the north end of town. He had no idea it was going to happen. There were fans from all over our town and they all followed him to the high school. It was so cool. He was so surprised.”
 
Currently Gilbert is 28-1 on the season and ranked No. 5 at 113 pounds. He has carried the confidence he developed during the Pan-American games over to the season. Now he knows he belongs. Now he knows that dream he played through his head so many times growing up isn’t just a dream – it’s an attainable goal.
 
“I’ve been coaching at Sullivan for 13 years as head coach and I’ve been there 30 years as an assistant,” Monroe said. “I’ve never seen anything like him. I look at Lane, with his skills and what he’s been through, and I just know that adversity isn’t a problem anymore. He can do whatever he sets his mind to do.”
 
As for Rachel, well, she says nowadays she’s just like any other wrestler’s mom.
 
“I’m still up in the stands screaming my head off,” she said. “But when I’m shouting, at least I know which moves to shout. The other moms look at me and ask what they should be yelling.”
 
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Congratulations to Sam Schroeder from Southridge for signing with Bellarmine. He is projected to wrestle 165.

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Okay, dumb question then - thanks! 

SWINfan score between Williams and Scott was 2-2. It was a very competitive match while it lasted! Williams had a good shot in what appeared to be a take down but wasn't called in which the Memorial coach did argue as both wrestlers were half in and half out, but, good scramble in the first period by both kids, Williams chose down to start the 2nd got the escape, Scott got a TD and Williams got another escape and then they hit heads and it was over. He's been cleared to wrestle next week! It will be a tough 120# bracket next week!

You have to figure out which other sectional feeds in to your same regional.   
 
Sectionals are here:  https://ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Wrestling/2019-20/State-Tournament#40232448-sectionals
 
Regionals are here:  https://ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Wrestling/2019-20/State-Tournament#40232449-regionals
 
Then go to trackwrestling to see how the other sectional turned out per weight class you are interested in.   THeir number 1 takes on your number 4, Their number 2 takes on your number 3, etc...
 
Or you can wait until Tuesday.   
 
 
 
 
 

It’s time for another realignment. Castle sectional needs another solid name in the sectional maybe a Reitz, or anyone at this point. The Central sectional is one of the strongest whereas the Castle sectional is one of the weakest in the state. Surely they can do a shuffle there for balance.

Absolutely love the vibe there! Great food too .. that chicken tender basket is unreal lol