cbarnett

Not sure on how long wrestling has been officially sanctioned by the Texas High School Athletic Association, but my roommate at Indiana State in the early 80's, Blair Ward, was a two time Texas state champ for Nimitz HS in Irving, and was on the wrestling team at ISU. Perhaps it wasn't sanctioned state wide back then ???

Actually, he was scheduled to be back, but he's having surgery and will have to sit out this year. ;D

Nice job by both Chad and Doug... it makes Uncles Tim and Bart very proud!

Indiana Officials Working this meet: 1. Jim Russell, Avon 2. Jon Hammond, Plainfield 3. Frankie Medvescek, Plainfield 4. Bart Welch, Carmel 5. Jim Ledbetter, Indianapolis 6. Chuck Barnett, Valparaiso 7. Jim Hoover, Peru 8. Barry Woodward, Plymouth 9. Mike Golando, Valparaiso

Nice job, JP

It will be held at Wabash College again this year.. Friday/Saturday, April 15/16

How about JUCOS's... we have a few of those, too. ie... DJ Radnovich, Lincoln Jr College 99-00

Prayers for a speedy recovery coach from the Barnett family and the Calumet Athletic Official's Association

You are partially correct... It's just a rumor

Heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the family.

I believe that alpha weight and 1.5% stuff only comes in to play during the regular season... it does not matter during the tournament series, as all weight requirements to wrestle a particular weight class have been met by the sectional. Wrestling 152 at Conseco would not prohibit you from dropping to 145 at Team State, etc. if you had certified at 145. If, however, you had certified at 152 you could not drop to 145. All wrestlers had two options to wrestle at Team State... the weight at which they certified, and one weight class above that. Flamme certified at 145. Tsirtsis and Rattay both certified at 135, although they chose to wrestle at 140 in the individual series. Specifically, Flamme weighed in at less than 151 at Conseco, so making the 148 required to wrestle 145 at Team State was not much of a weight loss to begin with.

For what it's worth, the new wrestling commissioner, Roebrt Faulkens, is a BIG supporter of the team state tournament. Paid attendance for Round 1 yesterday was about 2300... up from the dismal 1200 that was there last year. Seemed like there were more there than that, and the noise at times was crazy. Good times! Congrats to all 8 teams and to the well deserving champs from Perry!

Those bathroom tiles alone should get you a couple of wahoo's.....

Also.... Paul and Bobby Proctor (Brazil) and Bryan Smith (Plainfield)

Correct... I think he lost to the 160 from Seymour

Nice post Jon...I was about ready to make the same one. I definately agree that that Caleb would have a great shot at winning in Indiana. Brock would be in the money, but he's only a freshman and may not have the physical tools to stack up to our top 4 as they are all juniors. The Carr boy at 130 looked like a librarian at Mater Dei and then promptly came out and won the tournament as well. They are extremely well coached by, who else, the Ervin brothers... two of the nicest fellows around. Congrats to Union County, Trinity, Kentucky Day, and Saint X... all participants atthe Mater Dei Holiday Classic.

Geez... that was about 10 years after the Ancient Greeks were still wrestling naked!

Chris Campbell and Mike Niccum (Delta), Jack Effner and Chuck Troiani (TH South), Dave Yeager (Hobart), Jimmy Wallace (Princeton), David Schutter (North Knox), Stanley Graves (Indpls Tech) were some of the successful Indiana wrestlers going through ISU in the early 80's when I was a Sycamore. They recruited some good Wisconsin guys... Bobby Dickman and his younger brother, and Doug Riefstack (sp?), and some others from all over... Illinois, New Jersey and even Minnesota.

I believe that the IHSWCA will announce the winner of the Mumby Award for Outstanding wrestler within the next few days. I'm sure they will post the results of the voting on Indiana Mat Lots of excellent choices this year, but a few that stand out. Good luck to all...

Congrats Drake! Chuck B, PCHS Class of '78

Additionally.... To get your initial officials license you must be at least 18 years of age and out of high school. You must pay a $60 fee each season and pass a one time 100 question test (Part I Test) with a 75% or better. At this point you are considered a Registered official. In years past you could not officiate a sectional your first year, but with the recent shortage of officials they have generally relaxed that requirement to some degree. In order to work past the sectional (regional SS or state) the requirements become stricter. To do so you must be a Certified or Professional official, which requires you to attend a 4 hour Certification Clinic and take a 100 question test (Part II Test) each December and score 90% or better. The certification clinics are offered every two years by the IHSAA, although many associations go ahead and host a similiar clinic in the non certification years. The Professional status is awarded to those officials who have reached the highest level by attending additional clinics, mentoring younger officials, conducting clinics, being an IHSAA rules interpreter, and presenting approved IHSAA trainings and association meetings. To become a Professional, you obviously have to have first been Registered and then Certified. Officials are assigned to the IHSAA tournament series based on a set of criteria. 128 officials are used for the sectional, 64 officials are used for the Individual Regional, 32 officials are used for the Team Regionals, 48 officials (up from 36 in previous years) officials are used for the SS's, 12 officials are used for the Individual State Finals, and 8 officials are used for the Team State Finals. The assignment of the officials are based on the following: 1. Coaches Ratings 2. Tournament Series Progression 3. Certified or Professional Status 4. Passing the Part II Test with at least 90% 5. Number of votes received 6. Strength of Schedule Coaches Ratings: Each December coaches receive a ballot via their AD with a list of eligible officials to work the tournament series. Coaches rate the officials as 1-Poor, 2-Fair, 3-Good, 4-Excellent, or 5-Superior. An average is figured and the officials are placed in ratings order at the IHSAA office. Tournament Series Progression: As mentioned by Dan above, you must work 3 sectionals before you can do a regional, 3 regionals before you can do a SS, and 3 SS's before you can do the state finals. Certified or Professional Status: You must have attended the bi-annual certification clinic. Part II Test: You must pass with at least 90% each year in December to insure that you are up to date with current rules. Number of votes received: You must have at least 5 votes to work a sectional, 10 votes to work a regional, 15 votes to work a SS, and 20 votes to work the state finals. Strength of Schedule: In the event of a tie in the ratings, the IHSAA would consider the strength of your schedule in order to determine which official would get the nod. Keep in mind that not all officials apply for the tournament series. There are approximately 420 licensed officials in Indiana, however, only about 200 actively officiate HS matches. Many are coaches, retired officials that keep their license, guysthat just want to work MS matches, or newbies that have yet to jump in with both feet. The IHSAA tournament is probably also the lowest paying tournaments that you would do during the season, as the individual schools determine payment during the season, while the IHSAA determines payment in the series. I believe the Sectional pays $100, the Individual Regional pays $75, the Team Regional pays $50, the SS pays $120, and the State Finals pays in the neighborhood of $160. All of these meets also pay $.25 per mile. Personally, my lowest paying Saturday tournament during the season is $225, so the tournament series is definately not a get rich opportunity. This season 151 officials applied to do the tournament series, so the criteria above was used to determine the top 128 eligible officials to work the sectional. The key word is "eligible", as the 5th rated official may have only worked one prior sectional, and is thus not eligible for a regional or above. The 20th rated official may have only received 14 votes and thus could not work a SS. The 33rd rated official may have only scored 89% on the Part II test and thus could not work the tournament. These are just a few examples of how a higher "rated" official may not work as far into the tournament as a lower rated official. I agree, it's not a perfect system, and as a senior official I personally work year around to recruit new guys into the fold. I encourage seniors to consider getting licensed after graduation, and when I see the same guys over and over in the crowd I encourage them to jump in. If you like the sport it's the best seat in the house, you get in for free, you get free food, and you get paid to be there. The bottom line though in getting the best guys at the highest levels is for the coaches to cast their votes. Good, bad, or indifferent, it lets us all know where we need to be! Anybody interested in signing up, all of the information is available at www.ihsaa.org or feel free to contact one of the senior officials. We'd love to have you, and I hope this helps explain the requirments.

Thorough explanation... thanks

You are indeed doing a great job with this program Coach Walton, and don't let one incident like this make you think that your program has taken a step back. Both you and your assistant handled the situation very appropriately. Young Mr Davis lost a tight match that ended his high school career, and kids tend to get emotional. ... it happens. Keep up the good work!

What/who exactly are you referring to as a "side judge" .... the assistant official or someone at the scorer's table? And, what exactly did they do that was not part of their job?

Their business dropped 33% the day after you moved out of that apartment, as well PS.. They are especially famous for the brain sandwich!