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Little Prairie Heights 33 Yorktown 22 final score.

Little Prairie Heights 33 Yorktown 22 final score.

What is notable from this weekend?
 
Prairie Heights beats some good teams in Goshen, Columbus North and Harrison.
 
Delta takes out Warren's JV in a dual

Good luck to the Indiana Tech Warriors at the NAIA national tournament and a special good luck to Kris McKinley and Brett Yarbrough who will be wrestling there last tournament as seniors..

A couple of things that I have learned from experience;
* The official has ultimate jurisdiction on all matters
* ALL notes regarding skins conditions HAVE to be on the IHSAA (not ISWA) approved form, and have to be dated within one week of the actual event in which they are wrestling. It's in the IHSAA by-laws.
* Just because the note says it was not contagious on January 28 does not mean it has not become contagious as of January 31 (today).
 
Had the home school provided an on site doctor, and said doctor approved the wrestler to participate, the official would rarely if ever disagree with that decision. That's why there will be a qualified doctor at most, if not all, Regionals, at all four SSs, and definitely at Banker's Life. Unfortunately, some school, wrestlers, and/or parents have provided false documentation in the past. I have no horse in the race, but I have been there done that on both sides

Great post.. Everyone that knows me knows that's the main one I had to work on. You do miss it alot after your kids is done. Spent every weekend/weekday somewhere wrestling being in state or out of state for 12 years. I sure learned alot in those years and met alot of great people. 1 thing that always stuck with me was about 10 years ago Tonte saying it's not a sprint it's a marathon. Sad part is one day your kid crosses the finish line.

Could it also not reduce the amount of forfeited match ups throughout the season. There is no point in giving up a forfeit to protect a potential seed position if it still counts against you at tournament time.

Love the interview.
 
John is a beast on the mat...he went after Weimer!
 
Got some great coaches and wrestlers in East Noble...
 
As much as Coach Pepple, Weimer, Garret, and team taught John he also taught them the importance of looking out for others.

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.
 
 

If anyone is on Instagram please share this they are trying to get this on ESPN. Great kids and great school and the lady that wrote this just happens to be my daughter lol. You would think the man in charge of this forum might have contacts;

Class Acts kudos!!

Great job John Herron and Jake Weimer! You guys are winners on and off the mat.
 
Awesome story...thank you for sharing. It makes the wrestling community proud to see a program full of classy coaches and wrestlers.

awesome story!  
 
i don't know any of the kids that wrestle for east noble, but i am now a fan.

Heart-warming end to senior night - KPCNews: Sports http://www.kpcnews.com/sports/article_01fa4fec-8297-5031-ac0b-4846fba9fb8e.html#.VLH55yhoNQs.twitter

Kendallville Publishing Company has a Georgetown Masters graduate helping cover the area. So she better do a good job or her dad will chew her butt (:

Most coaches hate them because they are dangerous. They are very effective for a needed 6 points. You will have a lot of success with a full headlock series but will need a lot more to win a state title. You are a fool if you regard it as junk. Smart wrestlers respect its lethal  and legal pinning components. Some natural skills are required to be an effective head locker.