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It is unfair that Shohei Ohtani gets $700,000,000 over the next 10 years and I don't. I am going to see if I can get my contract renegotiated so that him and I are equal.

Why stop at 12?  Let's go with 64!

Today the Munster wrestling schedule brought me to Valparaiso High School where I sampled their supply of hotdogs. The hot dogs were $3 and were taste tested plain. The Valparaiso concession stand is in the middle of the hallway, and reminded me of that McDonald's that sat in the middle of the Chicago Skyway.  The dogs were cooked using those rollers you find in any quality 7 Eleven.  The result of using these rollers was that there was a small char on the hot dogs that I appreciate.  The hot dogs didn't have a premium taste, but they weren't cheap.  The buns were fresh.  These dogs were a bit smaller than last week's and not as juicy.  My final score for these dogs is 5.75 slices of pizza out of 8.  As a side note, I brought my 14 year old nephew with me today.  He gave the hot dogs 6.5 slices of pizza out of 8.  The next stop on the tour is December 6 at Munster high school for senior night.  Thank you for reading. Side note, I couldn't add a picture of the hot dog for some reason.  If I figure it out, I will post it.  

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Agree.  This is a hot dog only thread.  Create your own thread if you want to discuss pizza and/or popcorn. 
 
Also........let's please keep the class hot dog and hot dog wrestle back discussion at a minimum in this thread.  I do not care about the best 4A or 3A hot dogs.........I just want to know which hot dog is the best. 

Congratulations to Conner Specht Congratulations to from Jay County for signing with Manchester. Projected to wrestle 285.
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Congratulations to Tony Wood Congratulations to from Jay County for signing with West Liberty. Projected to wrestle 141, 149.
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I could not be more excited about our station's commitment to equality and to promoting girls wrestling. Thank you to all the sponsors who made this happen and please consider supporting our efforts, as well. 
 
https://wzbd.com/index.php/2023/10/03/wzbd-announces-new-girls-wrestling-schedule/

Congratulations to Duke Myers Congratulations to from Bellmont for signing with Michigan State. Projected to wrestle 165.
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Many wrestling fans remember the big heart shown by Kyle Lawson during his wrestling days at Bellmont. Now that big heart has taken on a big project - and he's asking you for help.

https://wzbd.com/index.php/2023/09/12/decatur-soldier-seeking-help-for-those-in-need-in-kenya/

Coach, we will get with you and get something set up for next year!  Thank you!

By Anna Kayser
 
I guess the best way to start this off is with a story – my favorite wrestling story to tell, actually, and one that tells you all you need to know about where I came from and why I’m here.
 
There’s no pretty table-setting for this story, except that I’m an Iowa Hawkeye through-and-through. I’ve been attending Iowa football games at Kinnick Stadium since I was a kid, attracted to the sports world from a young age. Wrestling, however, wasn’t on my radar. Not even as I moved up to one of the biggest wrestling high schools in the state of Iowa.
 
Fast forward to college, my junior year in Iowa City. I don’t remember what the weather was that day in October or how I felt as I walked into Carver-Hawkeye Arena for my second ever experience with Iowa wrestling. I was blissfully unaware of what the next year or two of my life would hold for me.
 
My introduction to the Hawkeye program had come just a few weeks earlier – yes, two and a half years into my college career, roughly 20 years into growing up in the middle of wrestling country – but that one’s not important. I was informally introduced to Hawkeye head coach Tom Brands, it was chill.
 
It was less chill on media day as I sat facing the press conference podium at CHA, watching in fear as Brands tore apart – for lack of a better term – a reporter sitting on the other side of the room. I don’t remember what question was asked, I don’t remember the exact response. All I remember was feeling VERY in over my head.
 
I wasn’t a fan of the sport. The opposite, in fact, bored and completely unaware of the rules in high school. So, when my editor approached me about covering Iowa wrestling a year prior, I wanted none of it.
 
Thankfully, I changed my mind. But as I sat in that room, I couldn’t help but wonder if I made the wrong decision.
 
Following the press conference in which I doubt I dared to even think about speaking, the cohort of Iowa media made its way downstairs to the “Room that Gable Built” for interviews with athletes.
 
As I attempted to get my bearings on the room, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned, and there was Tom Brands: The guy that just barked at a reporter not more than 10 minutes ago.
 
He asked me how I was doing and if everyone was treating me okay – a complete 180 in demeanor from what I had witnessed upstairs. I felt… at home.
 
The first Iowa dual I went to was the nail in the coffin. I have no idea who they wrestled (UT-Chattanooga, maybe?) or what the score was (I wouldn’t be surprised if they shut their opponent out completely). All I remember was feeling in complete awe of the spectacle, the lone mat in the middle of thunderous applause and the deep rumble of 15 thousand fans yelling “TWOOOO” in unison.
 
I covered Spencer Lee’s second NCAA championship, traveling out to Pittsburgh by myself with one photographer to survive only on midnight IHOP and press meals. I felt CHA rumble as Michael Kemerer defeated No. 1 Mark Hall to lead the Hawkeyes to a win over Penn State in early 2020.
 
So, why am I here now? Because there’s nothing I love more than being able to tell the stories of tremendous athletes and what it takes to stand atop a field of excellence – and I believe Indiana is full of these stories.
 
Wrestling is growing here, exponentially. The first dual meet I attended in Indiana blew me away, from the invested crowd to the spotlight highlighting all of the action. The State Finals, my first experience of finals action in Indiana, brought a number of separate communities together in a way that celebrated each athlete’s achievements.
 
I saw Jake Hockaday look unbeatable as an on-paper underdog in the 120-pound state finals. I witnessed future Hawkeye Leighton Jones finally tackle (nice use of a football pun here, don’t ya think?) the walls in his mind and stand atop the heavyweight podium in February. Spending my first year covering wrestling in Indiana immersed in the Brownsburg program opened my eyes to the tight-knit community this state never fails to disappoint.
 
The IHSAA State Finals showcase the best the state has to offer in the best way – center stage, on a single mat with a lone light on the middle circle. It’s a best-of-the-best battle. The fans are enthralled.
 
But there’s room for growth, as there always is from youth to professional sports, and Indiana’s wrestling community has the chance foster it. The more wrestlers that have their chance at a state title – hell, even just a chance to wrestle in that arena – the more will crave that experience. The more families that come out, the more siblings, cousins or friends will want to try their hand at wrestling.
 
As the sport grows, so do the number of powerhouses. No longer is there one powerhouse for the state of Indiana, but multiple at different levels of competition and school size, growing the sport exponentially and the exposure to smaller schools often overshadowed.
 
And as the years progress, as the word spreads about how Indiana puts on a show for its wrestlers, the more will pack that house year after year in anticipation for the greatest spectacle in amateur sports.
 
Those stories are here. Those kids are here. The opportunity is here. Trust me – I’ve grown in my wrestling career surrounded by the best fans, the best environment wrestling has to offer. It’s time to emulate that in the state of Indiana.

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After final approval from our athletic department to open up gym space. 

Chatard is committed to hosting 2A Wildcard weekend on 12/9. 

We are putting together a 6-way tournament and hoping to pull as many of the teams that are in the hunt for the last 2 spots as possible. 

I have sent invites to:
Garrett
Rensselaer Central ❌
Peru ✅ 
Angola ✅ 
Glenn❌
South Ridge
Owen Valley ✅ 
Monrovia ❌ 
Bishop Dwenger ❌ 
Norwell
Oak Hill ❌ 
 
My hope is to make the voting committee's job a little easier come the 3rd week of December. 
Obviously, this will require shifts in some schedules but we are trying to help schools build the best possible case. (And put together a strong case for our guys)
 
If teams are unable to attend I will open it up to other teams on the list. 

North Miami would be interested in a home and away contract. we could go to you this upcoming season and host the Dual next year

No way. Mo's Tacos at the gas station by The Fort.  They will not last long in that location because it is great!
 
https://mostacosftw.com/
 

I received word that my High School coach Keith Farrand passed away last Thursday April 20th at the age of 92. He had a major impact on my life and choosing to pursue a career in teaching and coaching wrestling.
Mr. Farrand graduated from Purdue University where he also wrestled. He was a Physical education teacher and Head Wrestling coach at Indianapolis North Central for 27 years retiring in 1988. He had a record of 263 - 66 - 1. His North Central Panther teams won 3 Marion County Championships, 10 IHSAA Sectional Championships, 6 IHSAA Regional Championships and 2 IHSAA State Runner-Up teams. He coached 10 individual IHSAA State Champions. He served as an assisstant wrestling coach at Hamilton Heights High School after retiring from North Central. Mr. Farrand taught at Crawfordsville High School after graduating from Purdue and founded the Wabash College Wrestling Team. His first team at Wabash went 3-0 beating Notre Dame and Indiana Central twice. He was inducted into the IHSWCA Hall of Fame in 1976 and National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984. Mr. Farrand helped found the IHSWCA and served as one of the early IHSWCA Presidents. He was also a IHSWCA Billy Thom Award winner.
Mr. Farrand attend 50 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships and got my started attending the NCAAA Tournament which I continue today. I always looked forward to catching up at the NCAAs.
Mr. Farrand's obituary can be found in the Indianapolis Star.
I will miss him greatly. I'm proud to say I was one of Keith's Panther Wrestlers.

Here is a story that I felt was worth sharing with the community that involved Bryce, I don't generally like sharing stuff involving my kids, but felt he deserved credit for this.
My middle son (8 years old) had lost in the state semi-finals, and was not handling it very well. We were in the cafeteria wrestling area, and he was having a "freak-out" (he needs to work on this) in the area behind the mats. I was trying to talk to him to calm down, but he was not registering what dad/coach was saying.
While this was going on a high school kid was passing through and asked me if he could talk to him.  The high schooler sat down with my son, and told him about how he had never placed at ISWA until this weekend, and he had won it today. He discussed how wrestling isn't just about wins and losses, but about progress.  This discussion caused my son to calm down, stop crying, and go on to wrestle the rest of his matches and place third. As he left I asked the high school kid his name, he said Bryce Denton.  I told him I had heard of him lol.
Anyhow I was really impressed with the maturity and kindness that Bryce showed this weekend. I had never met him. As a dad I was worrying what people thought of me/my son with the way he was acting, and Bryce was awesome in helping to calm him down and put things in perspective.  Also in my opinion it took a lot of bravery to ask a dad that you had never met to talk with his son in a situation like that.  Just wanted to share this and publicly say thanks to Bryce.  I was blown away with how impressive he was in this situation.

I only/exclusively participate in steel cage matches...........Angle didn't want that heat.

I went ahead and purchased 300 of these and made a proposal to our school board to change our mascot to the Beavers for next season.  Bring on the wooden bleachers