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In IHSAA world, where both seeding and wrestlebacks are evil. I can understand not seeding SS as you have regional 1 vs 4 and so on, but adding wrestlebacks would make it closer to having the best wrestlers advancing, not the luckiest draws.

My opinion remains the same. With the depth of talent Indiana now has we need to find more opportunities for these kids to make it to State. For themselves and for the schools that work hard. If we can’t ever get wrestlebacks and/or more State qualifiers then we need to start looking at classing the State. Times have changed and so have our wrestlers. It’s time to do what is right by them. 

Asking the wrestling community to keep Eastside in your thoughts and prayers as we lost Lane Burns to a tragic car accident last night.  Lane was an Eastside wrestler and was brought on to our high school coaching staff this year, we are absolutely heart broken. 

Guess your unconfirmed young and restless rumors is a lie with Rinehart #fakenews 
 
Why post Rumors ? Let’s try to post facts about kids . Wow ! 
 
 

Duke did not lose this weekend

Duke did not lose this weekend

Join us live on WZBD 92.7 FM in the Decatur area for the first show of season three of High School Wrestling Weekly, the only radio talk show devoted to just high school wrestling in the world! (We think)
 
Our guest for the first week will be Paul Baker, three-time medalist and 1988 State Champion from Bellmont who has recently joined the coaching ranks for new Bellmont head coach Tim Myers. 
 
We have moved our show to Sunday evenings and we are still holding the show at the Double Eagle Clubhouse Grille in Decatur, starting at 7 p.m.
 
You can watch the show live, listen live on your radio, or stream it using TuneIn Radio or go to wzbd.com to listen live online. Of course you can always catch the show later on the week on the IndianaMat podcast page. 
 
Celebrate the official start of the season with us!

The Fort Wrestling Facility should be coming online at the beginning of June barring no construction issues. We will be hosting live wrestling nights, local academies, meet the coach sessions, open facilities, camps, and clinics.  For June and July we have Tom Ryan, Logan Stieber, and Purler camps coming your way and sign ups are open. Check us out at https://thefortwrestling.com. You can also see the progress of the build out at https://www.facebook.com/wrestlefortway and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wrestlefortway/
 
The whole goal is to bring more training opportunities to the area. Any support is appreciated.

You cant stay and watch if your last name is Davis!!!
 

Just came across this picture of Montgomery from Brownsburg talking to Heath from Leo after their match. I know a lot of these guys who wrestle each other are practicing together all the time and it’s amazing to see how much they respect each other. Does anyone else have any pictures or examples of instances like this?

Fort Wayne upperweights are shaking right now 

De'alcapon Veazy will be at Snider next year
 

Easton doster for new haven is a stud and Gavin jandreas from crown point has the skill of a state champ, I think it’s going to be a matter of size for him. 

Gavin davis from Leo will be a problem!

Most people won't ever understand small school athletics. It's easy to say just work harder. I've been coaching small schools for 33 years. It's been a struggle for most of them. We don't have the same opportunities as big schools. The lack of facilities,multiple coaches and practice partners are the biggest hurdles we struggle with. 

It doesn't matter if random fans remember who a "champion" is. It matters to the kids that win and their schools. High school athletics should not be about the wins and losses, it NEEDS to be about building up great kids to be GREATER adults. More kids participating in wrestling or other sports will never be a bad thing. Right now our participation is on a sharp decline and we need to get it back to a solid level. 
 
To what degree do we need to kill our sport to realize that this one true champion thing is detrimental to the sport? Do we have to lose 25 teams? 50 teams, 100? How many would open your eyes to an issue with participation in this sport?