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I spent nearly my entire morning entering results for teams who are in contention. I shouldn't have to do that for you!

I have had a lot of coaches reach out to me in the last week about their team's resume for Team State. I want to remind everyone that the simplest way to gain recognition for your team is to post your results on IndianaMat. If you need help with that, please contact me or Joe and we will help you. 

It is very unlikely that a team will get any votes if they don't have results posted. That vote takes place on December 18th, so please make sure you are updating regularly. 

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I would ask every visitor to this website to consider supporting coach Paul Gunsett, a state champion wrestler and coach, and a member of the Hall of Fame, in a fight that will last longer than six minutes on the mat. 

Please see the attached flyer for more details and please consider donating directly to the family or purchasing a shirt. 

COACH GUNSETT SUPPORT.pdf

There are ways to word an argument and then there are ways to argue aimlessly 

so much of this has been beaten to death through so many threads with so many good posts by the involved parties detailing why decisions were made. I do not have the time or energy to explain why we’ve made the changes we’ve made. 
 

we used to have 36 teams, then we split 3A into two and now we have 40 teams. And now that’s not enough. 
 

A quick update on this event as we are just a week away. Due to my own error and oversight, I did not realize the Colts played the 4 pm game on Sunday. Because we are a Colts affiliate, our radio show will need to wait until the game is over. For that reason, we will push the event back to 5-7 pm and our radio show will start some time after 7:30, when the game is over. 

Lol I’m not changing it now. I was in the middle of writing a south adams story and I think I had Starfires on the brain 

For those considering joining us for this event, I'd like to offer a glimpse of who will be attending and what will be offered. 

-Dean Pantazi from Fort Wayne's ABC affiliate, WPTA, will be present and looking for feature stories for the upcoming season. 

-A member of the WANE sports team (Channel 15.1 CBS in Fort Wayne) will be there to interview coaches. 

-Your Indiana rankings coordinator, Mike Reiser, will be in attendance to learn about the guys from your team that he should put on his radar. 

-Our Fort Wayne Semi-State rankings coordinator, Caleb Spires, will be there to help shape his watch list for 2022-23. 

-Members of the IHSWCA Team State Seeding Committee will be there to learn more about the teams who are already in this year's event, but also the teams who are hopeful of winning a final spot in this year's Team State. 

-Y2 will be there. 

-Pat Culp will be present and taking questions and offering advice when it comes to various big tournaments on the horizon and what information coaches will need to submit over the course of the year. She is also a great point of contact for girls wrestling in Indiana. 

-Representatives from college programs, RTCs and private training facilities will also be in attendance. 

-This event is also going to be a great way to mix and network in terms of building a JV schedule, filling your varsity schedule and sharing information. 

I am going to attempt to build an attendance list as people officially RSVP. 

Attending Coaches

Eric Myers-Jay County

Andy Oberlin-Homestead

Ethan Hirschy-FW North Side

Jesse Gaskill-South Adams

Brett Smith-South Adams

AJ Bradley-Muncie Central

I called Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel and he told me it is going to be a rainy Sunday, you're good to come south to us!

12 hours ago, rookie78 said:

Why does this fall on a great day to deer hunt?

Bump

In conjunction with IndianaMat and WZBD Radio, Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy-Zelt High School Wrestling Weekly will be hosting the first annual High School Wrestling Media Day for all schools in the Fort Wayne Semi-State as part of the kickoff of the new season of our show on October 30th. 

All coaches from the semi-state are invited to the Pavilion at Cross Creek in Decatur from 5-7 p.m. for a free buffet meal, sponsored by IndianaMat and WZBD, and the opportunity to network with other coaches in the area. Coaches will also have the opportunity to meet and do interviews with print and television media personnel throughout the night. 

This is a coaches-only event and it will be followed by the first episode of High School Wrestling Weekly, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Double Eagle Clubhouse Grille next door. All coaches are invited to stay for the show. You can be a guest on the show or simply enjoy the show as part of the audience and enjoy the meal and drink specials as you listen. 

Please RSVP to me at decbell1@gmail.com or 260-205-6984. Let me know if you have any questions!

For those considering joining us for this event, I'd like to offer a glimpse of who will be attending and what will be offered. 

-Dean Pantazi from Fort Wayne's ABC affiliate, WPTA, will be present and looking for feature stories for the upcoming season. 

-A member of the WANE sports team (Channel 15.1 CBS in Fort Wayne) will be there to interview coaches. 
-A representative from the Journal Gazette will be there to meet coaches and talk about story ideas for the upcoming season. 
-IHSAA official Tyrone Wilson will be on hand to talk about some of the rule changes for the upcoming season. 
-General Heavy Handz will be there and recording a podcast. 

-Your Indiana rankings coordinator, Mike Reiser, will be in attendance to learn about the guys from your team that he should put on his radar. 

-Our Fort Wayne Semi-State rankings coordinator, Caleb Spires, will be there to help shape his watch list for 2022-23. 

-Members of the IHSWCA Team State Seeding Committee will be there to learn more about the teams who are already in this year's event, but also the teams who are hopeful of winning a final spot in this year's Team State. 

-Y2 will be there. 

-Pat Culp will be present and taking questions and offering advice when it comes to various big tournaments on the horizon and what information coaches will need to submit over the course of the year. She is also a great point of contact for girls wrestling in Indiana. 

-Representatives from college programs, RTCs and private training facilities will also be in attendance. 

-This event is also going to be a great way to mix and network in terms of building a JV schedule, filling your varsity schedule and sharing information. 

I am going to attempt to build an attendance list as people officially RSVP. 

Attending Coaches

Eric Myers-Jay County

Andy Oberlin-Homestead

Ethan Hirschy-FW North Side

Jesse Gaskill-South Adams

Brett Smith-Prairie Heights

AJ Bradley-Muncie Central

Jimmy Linn-New Haven

Tony Currie-Adams Central

Nick Kraus-Garrett

Josh Stephenson-Yorktown

John Tone-Dwenger 

Tony Abbott-Cowan

Clint Gard-Rochester

Anthony Snyder-Concord

I would love to see us go back to having all the teams at one site. 

On 2/21/2022 at 10:51 PM, Coplen187 said:

Do you have a link?

Check out WZBD Audio on Podcasts and listen to Sunday's show. He called in during the second hour. 

If you get a chance, please listen to our podcast Sunday and our interview with Clint Gard. You’ll be glad you did 

The General was a guest on our show last night, check out the podcast to hear some of his thoughts. 

Why on earth would we not use the new enrollment data? These numbers are so old and we have brand new data to use. This makes no sense 

Kid is quite an athlete. As I understand it, he is already a Lilly scholar, too.

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