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http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/01/30/questions-high-school-wrestling-sectionals-begin/22581763/

Great article.

dude youre on to smthn if this board can ifluence a team state dual I think we should push this...be awesome maybe like a post season meet kinda like indiana vs illinois...but with our in state cream of the crop..iron sharpens iron and this would benefit our sport and give us ol westlers n fans something to look forward to.

160- Milner over Bagwell 4-2
170- Marion over Troy 6-5
Minus 1 team point Cathedral for letting the ref know that he was very bias :-)
182- Harvey fall over Perry
Final team score 39- 20

160- Milner over Bagwell 4-2
170- Marion over Troy 6-5
Minus 1 team point Cathedral for letting the ref know that he was very bias :-)
182- Harvey fall over Perry
Final team score 39- 20

145 Warren fall over Wildebrant
152 Johnson fall over Anderson
Team score 33-15

Here are my thoughts...
 
Pros:
Awesome competition at all levels, I hope we can continue to attract this level of out of state competition with the relatively low support shown from Indiana teams this year. Very nice venue, the exhibition halls were huge and the arena seemed very nice. Showed the HS and younger wrestlers that there are plenty of non-D1 colleges that offer very competitive wrestling at the next level.  It was great to hear the crowd go crazy during some of the college placement matches. The announcers did a great job of highlighting some of the premiere matchups going on through the college division.    Cons:
Price... I'm not sure about the team fees, but for a spectator, it was very expensive compared to a local HS event.  $5-$10 to park, $20 admission, plus very high priced concessions.  My opinion is if you're going to charge a ton for admission, then concessions should be reasonable or vice versa. Although the exhibition halls were massive, they did lack a little bit of seating around the HS mats.  Basically, it left the parents to stand around mat side... then security would come by and ask everyone to step back.  It would have been nice to have some additional seating around mats 23 and 24.  Overall, I'm glad our team was exposed to the competition at this level.  The boys battled their best and I sure hope we are back next year with the same level of out of state competition.
 
 

I have coached kids who were not as talented and would get beat 9 out of 10 times by a certain wrestler and once down 13-0 threw a head lock and caught him.  Even as a coach you cheer, chuckle, wipe the sweat from your brow and thank goodness luck was on your side that day.  Then you hope you dont wrestle that kid again because you probably wont get lucky like that again.  If that is a scrub mentality I guess I am a scrub...lol So I think they were wanting to know with the original question was if both the wrestlers looked equal prior to getting pinned or was one wrestler being dominate before the pin.  Being a realist is a far cry from a scrub mentality. Sorry to interrupt, dont know much about either wrestler, just wanted to add my 2 cents. 

Kudos to Anderson. They did bump him to 13 and he have Turner a great match. 5-1 Turner final

182 Lawrence North
Ricky Samuels
(Rickey Samuels)

Bailey is very tough, no doubt. I was extremelyimpressed with him last year when I saw him at New Castle semi state. I had him as my favorite to win state last year, but he didn't seem to unleash his offense at state the way he did at semi state.
I would be surprised if he finished his career without a state championship or two.
 
However, I think the next champ for the Irish is Rypel.
 
Good luck to the Irish.
 
 

All that rankings for 1 awesome Indianamat shirt..
Mike you do a great job year after year..along with the semi state and team ranking guys..
Alot of work and is truly appreciated.. Thanks

I would pay big money to watch that round robin

I would say an unbiased look at the facts would say he IS the best pound for pound in the state.  It is close between Nick Lee and CR but I would still give the edge to Chad.  I think ontherise's point is that anyone wanting to prove themselves need to go to Red's weight class, not the other way around.

The Evansville folk were very curious about the video taping technology we have in the north. They just got color TV last year.

It started at 160 so I'll go match by match (and edit as matched complete)
 
160 Forzley MD dec Milner 8-3                        MD 3-0
170 Buedel MD maj dec Marion 19-9               MD 7-0   Great match, lots of back points.  Buedel goes for broke!
182 Bassemier MD dec Miller 8-5                    MD 10-0
195 Tonte PM fall over Anslinger 3:10             MD 10-6
220 Wilderman MD dec Tassef 4-2                  MD 13-6
285 Ridle PM fall over Butler 1:03                    MD 13-12
106 Nier PM dec Weidner 9-7                          PM 15-13 Nier controlled; Weidner w/ a flurry @ end w/ back pts
112 Luigs MD fall over Servies 5:53                 MD 19-15 Huge late pin for a 2 point swing from a major!
120 Elliot III PM dec Egli 3-2                            MD 19-18
126 Johnson MD dec Uk 9-6                            MD 22-18
132 N. Lee MD TF over Napier 28-13              MD 27-18  Is that a win for PM?
138 James PM dec J. Lee 8-2                          MD 27-21
145 Jourdan MD maj dec Warren 14-5             MD 31-21 Locked it up for MD
152 Johnson PM fall over Lehman 0:44           MD 31-27
 
Mater Dei back on top!

I'll have to check terms, but I'm not sure if you're allowed to use facts when discussing opinions on the intrawebs

Before the finals, the crowd rose for the National Anthem.  And then....nothing.  It looked as if technical difficulties would prevent the playing of the tape.
 
Sometimes in America, someone steps into the breach.  
 
This guy strolled out of the stands like he owned the place, and proceeded to own the place.
 

I say Tommy stays right where he is. He lost to Drew last year at the Al Smith and didn't run. He will just work harder. Cash is a great competitor and see the loss as a challenge.

So much for Mike's vacation starting tomorrow! Looks like he has a ton of work to do

Brackets are on trackwrestling!!!!!

not a close dual some of the matches were back and forth 152,195,113(which ended up being a fall for Portage) 120, 138

the match of the day in my opinion was Harvey vs Stevenson
1st period 0-0
2nd Harvey was down got  the reversal Stevenson with the escape 2-1
3rd Sevenson down go the escape 2-2
OT Harvey with the takedown

I've heard this tune played before, but the last time it was Micic.  I think we all remember how that played out.  I would pick Lee to win in a match between the two, but provided some evidence as to why I believe this to be the case, I also qualified my prediction with, the fact that I wouldn't be on the match because Cash is a quality wrestler.  Using the word "destroy" shows what type of a buffoon you are and is insulting to Tommy Cash.  Also, there was a young man by the name of Drew Hughes in the 138 pound weight class last year that I find to be anything but weak and in fact someone I feel has a good chance to win a title this year.  So Tommy won a state title and could potentially have another titlist in the field after this year, which further discounts your opinion of 138 being the weakest class.  Good luck to both Cash and Lee this year. 

Guys, I cannot speak for everyone on our staff but I know that I greatly appreciate your kind words and support. A couple of years ago we knew it would be a long journey to bring this program up to snuff but if any two people were crazy enough to do it I would say me and Darrick top the list. But it isn't just us. We have a remarkable staff who all buy in to the same philosophy as well as an administration that gives us nothing but support.  Our youth program has always been pretty good but hasn't been able to get over that hump to the next level until just recently. Not to mention the wonderful support and dedication from our wrestlers and their families. It's been a heck of a ride the last two years and I can't wait to see what is in store for the future. I never though I would bleed anything else than Maroon and White, but I am pretty sure its a solid shade of purple now. Again thank you guys for your kind words and good luck to everyone throughout the season!

Harrison just brought Scott Hinkle in as a coach, so Harrison will definitely improve with him in the practice room everyday. I think that will push them into the top 5 for this semi-state.