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TEAM INDIANA CADET/JUNIOR FOLKSTYLE NATIONALS TRIP APRIL 2nd ? 5th UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, UNI-DOME, CEDAR FALLS, IA CADETS AND JUNIORS ONLY CONTACT TEAM LEADER ? Danny Struck ? ISWA State Coach Phone: 812-786-2308 -- E-mail:dstruck@gcs.k12.in.us or FOLKSTYLE DIRECTOR ? Chris Lynch Phone: 317-695-1106 -- E-mail: sales@proindustries.com TRIP OBJECTIVE This trip is being offered as an opportunity for Indiana Cadet and Junior age division wrestlers to experience more competition at the national level. This trip is on a FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS. A wrestler need only participate in the ISWA Folkstyle State Finals in Huntington, Indiana, March 14-15, 2009. By participating in this event (and submitting the attached paperwork and trip fee), you are qualified to be on this trip. AGES Cadet and Junior age division wrestlers only DATES & TRANSPORTATION Bus will depart Indianapolis at 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 2nd. The team will arrive back in Indianapolis on Sunday, April 5th. The bus will depart from the parking lot at Beech Grove High School, 5330 S. Emerson Avenue, Beech Grove, IN. Wrestlers will be supervised at all times by our Team Indiana coaching staff. COST - $365.00 Cost includes: T-shirt, Shorts, Singlet, Transportation and Lodging The cost of food is not included in the price of the trip. WRESTLERS There will be approximately 32 wrestlers accepted for this trip. Deadline to register for the trip is Monday, March 16th To secure a spot on this team fill out the acceptance form and entry form, attached to this flyer, and send to the team leader.

Jeff Sectional Coaches: Our athletic department is or has (not sure) emailed out particulars on this evening's meeting. Just in case you miss it - Tonight - 7pm - in room 113 (my classrrom) - park on the KMART side of the building. Come in the side door, it will be propped open. (same place as last year). Make sure you bring updated records for your kids, and who they have wrestled - to pass out to all the coaches. Looking forward to a good meeting. Email me if you have questions (only if your a coach)- dstruck@gcs.k12.in.us

WRESTLING: Red Devil grapplers grab HHC crown By MIKE HUTSELL Mike.Hutsell@newsandtribune.com FOR PICTURES GO TO: http://www.news-tribune.net/highschoolsports/local_story_018014345.html?keyword=topstory Jeff Wrestlers grab 7 Individual Titles JEFFERSONVILLE ? Danny Struck has been involved with the sport of wrestling since his days in high school. After Saturday, the Jeffersonville High School coach can finally call himself something he never has before ? a conference champion. The Red Devils collected seven individual championship and racked up 263 points as they outdistanced second-place Jennings County for the first conference title in Struck?s tenure as Jeff coach. ?I never won one of these as a wrestler, never even made a final,? said a smiling Struck after his team collected the first-place trophy. ?Unbelievable job by the guys, they really wanted this and the credit goes to them.? Jeff?s winners included Curtis Smith (112 pounds), Renaldo Weekly (125), Coty Hendricks (145), Alex Bailey (152), Caleb Browner (171), Tyler Tatgenhorst (189) and Jon Clark (285). ?Four of our guys were seeded first and you always want to see them be able to win,? said Struck. ?What?s great is having three other guys come out with wins when they weren?t seeded to do so. Caleb, Renaldo and Curtis were not seeded to win and they did. Jon Clark has been out 10 straight matches and on crutches ? he just came back today and was able to come out on top.? Jennings County scored 200 points in placing second. Floyd Central ended the day in third place with one individual champion in Aaron Witt at 130. He beat Joe Reitman of Jennings County in the championship by a 6-3 decision. The Highlanders had a pair of runner-up finishers in John McAndrew (171) and Garrett Blackman at 135. New Albany placed fifth, led by Tim Martin ? who won the title at 119. Hoosier Hills Conference Meet Team scores ? Jeffersonville 263, Jennings County 200, Floyd Central 177, Madison 157 1/2, Columbus East 145, New Albany 118 1/2, Seymour 70, Bedford North Lawrence 48 103 ? 1. Rieker (CE), 2. Shepherd (Je), 3. Gibson (M), 4. Guy (NA) 112 ? 1. Smith (Je), 2. Taylor (M), 3. Resch (JC), 4. B. Rieker 119 ? 1. Martin (NA), 2. Miller (Je), 3. Z. Rieker (CE), 4. Inman (BN) 125 ? 1. Weekly (Je), 2. Adams (Ma), 3. Emerson (FC), 4. Carlile (CE) 130 ? 1. Witt (FC), 2. Reitman (JC), 3. Walker (JE), Rodriguez (NA) 135 ? 1. Marthen (MA), 2. Blackman (FC), 3. Gast (JC), 4. Kessinger (NA) 140 ? 1. Armand (JC), 2. Whalen (MA), 3. D. Tatgenhorst (J), 4. Murphy (FC) 145 ? 1. Hendricks (Je), 2. Moberly (FC), 3. Rickman (NA), 4.Alcorn (JC) 152 ? 1. Bailey (Je), 2. Bryant (CE), 3. Owen (Se), 4. Emerson (FC) 160 ? 1. Beiswanger (JC), 2. Brierly (CE), 3. Asher (MA), 4. Shallers (FC) 171 ? 1. Browner (Je), 2. McAnderw (FC), 3. Barger (Se), 4. Biggs (JC) 189 ? 1. T. Tagenhorst (Je), 2. Kopitzke (JC), 3. McKinney (FC), 4. Sons (MA). 215 ? 1. Collet (JC), 2. Pratt (Je), 3. Rice (M), 4. McPike (BN) HWT ? 1. Clark (Je), 2. Caum (JC), 3. Hoke (NA), 4. Traughber (FC)

Jeff 263 JCHS 200 FC 177 MA 157.5 CE 145 NA 118.5 Sey 70 BNL 48 103 1st Rieker CE 2nd Shepherd JEFF 3rd Gibson MA 4th Guy NA 5th Fehler BN 6th Happel FC 112 1st Smith JE 2nd Taylor MA 3rd Resch JC 4th Rieke CE 5th Snyder NA 6th Thomas FC 119 1st Martin NA 2nd Miller JE 3rd Reiker CE 4th Inman BN 5th Holly JC 6th Brown SE 7th Bowling MA 8th Vanhook FC 125 1st Weekly JE 2nd Adams MA 3rd Emerson FC 4th Carlile CE 5th Miller JC 6th Lloyed SE 130 1st Witt FC 2nd reitman JC 3rd Walker JE 4th Rodriguez NA 5th Lewis MA 6th Clark CE 7th Tanner SE 135 1st Marthen MA 2nd Blackman FC 3rd Gast JC 4th Kessinger NA 5th Visser JE 6th Fleetwood CE 7th Wetzec SE 140 1st Armond JC 2ne Whalen MA 3rd Tatgenhorst JE 4th Murphy FC 5th Ogle CE 6th Blackwell BN 7th Renolds NA 8th Welch SE 145 1st Hendricks JE 2nd Moberly JC 3rd Rickman NA 4th Alcorn JC 5th McCauley SE 6th Heeb CE 7th Everhart BN 152 1st Bailey JE 2nd Bryant CE 3rd Owen SE 4th Emerson FC 5th Fish MA 6th Wathen JC 7th Gaughn BN 8th OConnell NA 160 1st Beiswanger JC 2nd Brierly CE 3rd Asher MA 4th Shallers FC 5th Graham JE 6th Eagled SE 7th Faith NA 171 1st Browner JE 2nd McAndrew FC 3rd Barger SE 4th Biggs JC 5th Young MA 6th Blackwell BN 7th Mann NA 8th Huddleston CE 189 1st Tatgenhorst JEFF 2nd Kopitzke JC 3rd McKinney FC 4th Sons MA 5th Smith CE 6th Conn NA 7th Flimming SE 8th Parsch BN 215 1st Collet JC 2nd Pratt JE 3rd Rice MA 4th MCPike BN 5th Mudd NA 6th Sharp FC 7th Wright SE 8th Eisbury CE 285 1st Clark JE 2nd Caum JC 3rd Hoke NA 4th Traughber FC 5th Moore CE 6th Kelly SE 7th Banks MA JV JCHS 216 FC 162.5 Jeff 134.5 CE 83 Sey 50 NA 47 MA 22 BNL 4 103 - schultheis CE 112- Jenkins CE 119 - Castro JEFF 125 - Hagler FC 130 - Happel FC 135 - Denny FC 140-Schafer FC 145-Mautoux FC 152-Renoll JC 160-Baldwin JC 171-Eltringham JC 189-Bass JC 215- Ramirez JC 285-Edwards FC

Wrestling Jeffersonville, with four top seeds, is favored on paper to win the Hoosier Hills Conference title when the Red Devils host the conference matches tomorrow. Jeff's top seeds are Alonzo Shepherd (30-7) at 103 pounds, Alex Bailey (27-8) at 152, Tyler Tatgenhorst (31-5) at 189, and Jon Clark (18-1) at heavyweight. Floyd Central, which beat Jeff in the HHC Duals this season, has three top seeds: Garret Blackman (19-4 at 135), Ben Moberly (26-7 at 145) and John McAndrew (23-4 at 171). New Albany has two No. 1 seeds: Tim Martin (23-3 at 119) and Jonathon Gary (17-7 at 125). Castle won the 25th annual Old Capital Classic last week at Corydon, scoring 431 team points. Floyd Central was fourth with 257. Jeffersonville went 2-3 in the Franklin Invitational. Brett Walker (130 pounds) and Caleb Browner (171) were undefeated during the tournament. Providence's Ethan Cook is ranked seventh at 189 pounds in the latest Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association poll. Clark is No. 3 at heavyweight. Other ranked wrestlers include Charlestown's Jeff Stotridge (13th at 119) and Eddie Duran (13th at 125), and McAndrew (11th at 171).

JEFFERSONVILLE Devils go 1-4 at Franklin: Jeff moved to 22-7 on the season after the weekend?s Franklin Invitation. The Red Devils lost to No. 18 Franklin (32-18), Holt, MI (39-12) and No. 5 Yorktown (54-16), while beating Indiana Deaf (65-0) and Brownsburg (45-28). Brett Walker and Caleb Brown went undefeated for Jeff, while Darien and Tyler Tatgenhorst each went 4-1. Tyler Tatgenhorst?s only loss came in overtime. ?Brett Walker and Caleb Brown put together the most outstanding performances of the tournament,? said Jeff coach Danny Struck. ?These two guys are ready for the state tournament.? The Red Devils now have just a single varsity dual before the postseason begins and Struck thinks his team?s tough schedule should pay dividends. ?All of our losses are to teams that are ranked in the top 20 or have been,? he said. ?Our kids responded well to the grueling schedule and know they are going to be prepared as well as they ever have been for this year?s Hoosier Hills Conference and state tournaments.? Jeff the favorites at HHC: Host Jeffersonville is the favorite at this weekend?s HHC tournament ? by the numbers, anyway. The Red Devils have four No. 1 seeds in the bracket, seven No. 2 seeds and are projected to score 167 points. Floyd Central, with three No. 1 seeds, is projected second at 120 points. The Highlanders beat Jeff this year in the HHC Duals, the only head-to-head meeting between the local rivals. ?Floyd has a great team,? Struck said. ?We look forward to competing in a healthy rivalry with them in the upcoming weeks.? For Jeff, Alonzo Shepherd is No. 1 at 103 pounds, Tyler Tatgenhorse is first at 189, Alex Bailey is seeded No. 1 at 152 and John Clark is top-ranked in the heavyweight class. Floyd Central will pin much of their hope on Johnny McAndrew (171), Ben Moberly at (145) and Garrett Blackman (135). New Albany is expected to finish sixth in the eight-team field and has two No. 1 seeds in Tim Martin (119) and Jonathan Gary (125).

ISD 0, Jeff 65 Franklin 32, Jeff 28 Brownsburg 28, Jeff 45 Holt Michigan 39, Jeff 12 Yorktown 54, Jeff 16 Jeff is now 22-7 on season (losses to Holt, Mater Dei, Castle, Franklin, Floyd Central, Bloomington South, Yorktown) Outstanding performances: Undefeated: Brett Walker, Caleb Browner Darien Tatgenhorst 4-1(lost to Yorktown), Tyler Tatgenhorst 4-1 (lost to Holt Michigan #3 ranked kid in OT) 9th Grade Champs at Carmel Invite: 119 Michael Vazquez, 215 Elijah Curtley, 285 Armond Thompson, 171 Brandon Marlin

Jeff wrestlers beat Kentucky No. 1 Trinity Red Devils also take the Warrior Classic By Justin Sokeland jsokeland@courier-journal.com January 9, 2009 Jeffersonville High School's wrestling team defeated Louisville's Trinity, ranked No. 1 in Kentucky, 32-25 in a dual match Tuesday night at Jeffersonville. Winners of contested matches for the Red Devils included Devon Miller (119 pounds), Renaldo Weekly (125), Caleb Visser (135), Darien Tatgenhorst (140), Damon Dryden (145), Alex Bailey (152) and Coty Hendricks (160). "I was very proud of the way our kids responded," Jeff coach Danny Struck said. "This was a great win for our program. Our kids are riding high, and it's nice to see them improving at the right time of the year." Jeff improved to 20-4. Jeffersonville also won the 12-team Warrior Classic at Scottsburg last week. The Red Devils defeated Danville, Greencastle, Chatard, Southwestern and Jennings County during the first day of competition. On the second day, they beat Fort Wayne Concordia, Edgewood, Washington and Scottsburg, then tangled with defending tournament champion Columbus North in the final, beating the Bull Dogs 38-24. Jeff's Tyler Tatgenhorst (189 pounds) and Weekly both went 10-0 and won individual titles in their weight classes. Floyd Central went undefeated in the Valley Super Duals last week in Louisville, improving to 18-5 this season. The Highlanders will compete in the Old Capital Classic at Corydon tomorrow. The Hoosier Hills Conference tournament is scheduled for Jan. 17 at Jeffersonville. The state tournament series will begin Jan. 31.

HS WRESTLING: Floyd rolling, not reeling in rebound season New coach, cast keep things rolling at FC By MATT CRESS Matthew.Cress@newsandtribune.com A new coach and the loss of the perhaps the most decorated wrestler in school history perhaps left many mat observers thinking this would be a down year for Floyd Central. They thought wrong. Heading into a crucial weekend where the Highlanders will meet Charlestown in a dual meet and travel to the highly-competitive Old Capital Classic in Corydon, Floyd has proven it is still among the elite in local wrestling. The Highlanders are 18-5 on the year after going unbeten at the Valley Super Duals in Louisville last Saturday. Though the departure of coach Rob Willman and promotion of assistant coach Brandon Sisson to the top spot and the graduation of state champion Cooper Samuels stung the program, the Highlanders have proven that their system still works. ?We all grew up in this program,? said Sisson. ?Rob didn?t change a whole lot when he took over and I haven?t changed a whole lot. It?s a proven product and it?s done its job.? One staple of the program that hasn?t changed is the always-tough schedule. Floyd suffered its first losses of the season ? to Lawrence North, Portage, Franklin and Westview ? at the Calumet Duals in mid-December. That was followed by a second-place finish at the Highlanders? own invitation on Dec. 20, a tournament that included wins over Corydon, Oldham County, South Oldham and Tipton, with the loss coming to champion St. Xavier. ?Cooper managed to go undefeated, but it?s very, very difficult for a kid to go unbeaten against our schedule,? Sisson said. ?We know that we?re going to take some losses, but we also know that we?re going to learn a lot.? Still, it?s not like Sisson?s cupboard was completely bare. Johnny McAndrew has had a solid season wrestling at 171 pounds, finishing third at the brutal Mater Dei tournament and drawing plenty of praise of his coach. He was also 7-0 during the Highlanders? clean sweep of Hoosier Hills Conference foes at the HHC Duals early in December. ?He?s been in some great matching with a lot of state-caliber kids and he has done very well,? Sisson said. Floyd has also seen the emergence of juniors Aaron Witt and Ben Moberly (145) and senior Garrett Blackman (135), who have become among the most dangerous have area grapplers. Both Witt and Moberly were unbeaten at the HHC Duals, while Blackman went 6-1. Sophomore Reed Emerson and Logan Kelly have also been essential to the Highlanders? success thus far, as the Floyd system continues to churn out enough talent to make the rebuilding year a forgotten concept ? no matter what people thought before the year began. ?Our team goals are to win conference, win sectional and regional and get our team to state,? Sisson said. ?Those are our goals every year regardless of where we?re at. It?s always unchanging.? The Highlanders will host Charlestown on Friday and the Old Capital Classic ? with a host of big-name schools like Heritage HIlls, Princeton, Columbus North, Castle and Zionsville ? will be held on Saturday. JEFFERSONVILLE This year?s Red Devils keep on accomplishing things that the school has never done before ? and this weekend was no exception. Jeff won the two-day, 12-team Warrior Classic at Scottsburg by beating Danville (50-6), Greencastle (46-6), Bishop Chatard (55-9), Southwestern (40-6) and Jennings County (38-18) on the opening day for a 5-0 start. On the final afternoon of the tourney, the Devils took down Fort Wayne Concordia, Edgewood, Washington and Scottsburg to set up a meeting with Columbus North in the finals. Devon Miller, Alex Baley, Coty Hendricks and Caleb Visser helped the cause with narrow one-point victories and Jeff overcame the Bull Dogs 38-24 to take the crown. ?This was a really good tourney for us,? said Jeff coach Danny Struck. ?We have been wrestling a grueling schedule and have taken second at three tourneys now. It was great for the kids to see their work pay off.? Tyler Tatgenhorst had another big meet for Jeff, going 9-0 at 189 to claim his third straight Warrior Classic title, and he even moved up to 215 to beat Greencastle?s Jacob Wright, the eventual champion in the weight class. Sophomore Renaldo Weekly was more of a surprise, as he went 10-0 to capture Jeff?s second individual title of the meet. It was Jeff?s first ever team title at the Warrior Classic, and also the school?s first win over Columbus North, a team state finalist last season.

Jeff 32 Trinity KY 25

Fantastic JV tourney - thank you Evansville Memorial for a great day - 10 teams, all kids got multiple matches! Jeff vs. Castle - Jeff wins Jeff vs. Evansville Memorial - loss Jeff vs. Terre Heute North - Jeff wins Jeff vs. Heritage Hills - Jeff wins Jeff vs. Mater Dei - loss 4-1 Jordan Schremp 4-1, Michael Vazquez 4-1, Austin Davis 4-1, DAngelo Smith 4-1, Devon Bryant 3-0

2008 Jeff Classic Academic Awards 103-Luke Schroeder, Southwestern 112-Travis Sullivan, South Dearborn 119-Skyler Parker, Southwestern 125-Evon Ackerman, Carmel 130-Christian Morris, Carmel 135-Caleb Visser, Jeffersonville 140-Luke Armond, Jennings County 145-Coty Hendricks, Jeffersonville 152-Tanner Howard, Scottsburg 160-Alex Corbin, Carmel 171-Chris Chasteen, Scottsburg 189-Corey Kopitzke, Jennings County 215-Josh Yoder, Carmel 285-Taylor Hoke, New Albany

2008 Jeff Classic Academic Awards 103-Luke Schroeder, Southwestern 112-Travis Sullivan, South Dearborn 119-Skyler Parker, Southwestern 125-Evon Ackerman, Carmel 130-Christian Morris, Carmel 135-Caleb Visser, Jeffersonville 140-Luke Armond, Jennings County 145-Coty Hendricks, Jeffersonville 152-Tanner Howard, Scottsburg 160-Alex Corbin, Carmel 171-Chris Chasteen, Scottsburg 189-Corey Kopitzke, Jennings County 215-Josh Yoder, Carmel 285-Taylor Hoke, New Albany

Jeff second, Bulldogs eighth at Jeff Invite Pirates have two individual champs BY JON REITER sports@newsandtribune.com JEFFERSONVILLE ? The Jeffersonville Red Devils came up short to Carmel again in the Jeff Classic wrestling tournament, but there still was plenty to celebrate. Three Red Devils captured individual championships in leading their squad to a runner-up finish in the 16-team field at William S. Johnson Arena Saturday. Caleb Browner (171 pounds), Tyler Tatgenhorst (189) and John Clark (heavyweight) all escaped by winning narrow decisions, but Jeffersonville still trailed Carmel in the overall points race when the results were tabulated, 238-199. ?As a whole, I think we did better,? Jeffersonville coach Danny Struck said. ?We were seeded to finished tied for first with Carmel, but Carmel always finishes better than what they seed. It?s great to have them come down here; it makes for good competition for us.? Struck also complimented the results of two other Red Devil grapplers, Renaldo Weekly (125) and Brett Walker (130), who finished fourth and third, respectively, but entered the tournament unseeded. ?To come in at this level unseeded and perform like they did was a good accomplishment,? Struck said. Another team that saw a good result in the tournament was Charlestown, which was one of the smaller schools in the Jeff Classic but posted a sixth-place finish with 169 1/2 points. ?We had three kids in the finals, and that is really good for us,? Charlestown coach Tom Kendrick said. ?I think we?re pretty satisfied with that.? The two Charlestown wins came from Jeff Stotridge (119), who pinned New Albany?s Tim Martin at the 3:58 mark, and Eddie Duran, who remains undefeated at 16-0 at the 125-pound level. Aaron May posted a runner-up finish for Charlestown at 135. The Charlestown wins were noteworthy because Stotridge sustained a right shoulder injury in a morning match, and Duran tore an abdominal muscle in his championship match against Carmel?s Evan Ackerman. "That?s the way this sport is,? Kendrick said. ?If you get hurt, you just have to keep going. You can?t tag someone in.? As for New Albany, the young Bulldog squad netted an eighth-place team finish with 105 1/2 points, led by Martin?s runner-up finish. New Albany also had a third-place finish along with a fourth, two fifths and a sixth. New Albany coach Eric Burres called the result acceptable and said his squad is gaining valuable experience each week. It was the first multi-team tournament of the year for the Bulldogs, Burres said. ?We probably won?t see a lot of these kids until regional or semistate if we?re able to get there,? Burres said. ?Our kids are still learning. This sort of competition is the best way for us to get better.? New Washington finished 14th in the tournament with 27 points. Josh Sampson (152) netted a fourth-place finish for the Mustangs. JEFF CLASSIC LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 119: Stotridge (Charlestown) pin Martin (New Albany), 3:58. 125: Duran (Charlestown) dec. Ackerman (Carmel), 1-0. 135: Mascaro (Carmel) pin May (Charlestown), 4:52. 152: Whitaker (Muncie South) dec. Bailey (Jeffersonville), 16-7. 171: Browner (Jeffersonville) dec. Karwoski (Carmel), 9-8. 189: Tatgenhorst (Jeffersonville) dec. Eads (Bloomington South), 4-3. HWT: Clark (Jeffersonville) dec. Caum (Jennings County), 8-7.

1) Carmel 238 2) Jeff 199 3) Bl. South 181 4) JCHS 171.5 S. Dearborn 171.5 6) Charlestown 169.5 7) Muncie Southside 125 8) New Albany 105.5 9) Madison 104.5 10) Southwestern 87 11) Scottsburg 78.5 12) Batesville 76 13) Franklin Co. 68 14) New Washington 27 15) Paoli 26 16) Salem 22 103- Boomsma BS 1st Schroder SW 2nd Parham CA 4th Shepherd JEFF 4th 112 Armontrouth MS 1st Taylor MA 2nd Smith Jeff 3rd Cremer CA 4th 119 Stotridge CH 1st Martin NA 2nd Sommer CA 3rd Armantrout MS 4th 125 Duran CH 1st Ackermann CA 2nd Gary NA 3rd Weekly JE 4th 130 Clark SD 1st Morris CA 2nd Walker JE 3rd Smith SW 4th 135 Mascaro CA 1st May CH 2nd Barlow BS 3rd Reitman JC 4th 140 Armond JC 1st Witte SD 2nd Farmer BS 3rd Flodder BA 4th 145 Anderson CA 1st Manning SD 2nd Newcomb CH 3rd Riley FC 4th 152 Whitaker MS 1st - OUTSTANDING WRESTLER Bailey Jeff 2nd Sampson NW 3rd Howard SC 4th 160 Felser SD 1st Beiswanger JC 2nd Terrell 3rd BS Rodgers SC 4th 171 Browner JEFF 1st Karwoski CA 2nd Biggs JC 3rd Young MA 4th 189 Tatgenhorst 1st JEFF Eads BS 2nd Kopitzke 3rd JC Morris CA 4th 215 King MS 1st Statt FC 2nd Smith SW 3rd Collet JC 285 Clark Jeff 1st Caum JCHS 2nd Hollander CA 3rd Hoke NA 4th Jeff second, Bulldogs eighth at Jeff Invite Pirates have two individual champs BY JON REITER sports@newsandtribune.com JEFFERSONVILLE ? The Jeffersonville Red Devils came up short to Carmel again in the Jeff Classic wrestling tournament, but there still was plenty to celebrate. Three Red Devils captured individual championships in leading their squad to a runner-up finish in the 16-team field at William S. Johnson Arena Saturday. Caleb Browner (171 pounds), Tyler Tatgenhorst (189) and John Clark (heavyweight) all escaped by winning narrow decisions, but Jeffersonville still trailed Carmel in the overall points race when the results were tabulated, 238-199. ?As a whole, I think we did better,? Jeffersonville coach Danny Struck said. ?We were seeded to finished tied for first with Carmel, but Carmel always finishes better than what they seed. It?s great to have them come down here; it makes for good competition for us.? Struck also complimented the results of two other Red Devil grapplers, Renaldo Weekly (125) and Brett Walker (130), who finished fourth and third, respectively, but entered the tournament unseeded. ?To come in at this level unseeded and perform like they did was a good accomplishment,? Struck said. Another team that saw a good result in the tournament was Charlestown, which was one of the smaller schools in the Jeff Classic but posted a sixth-place finish with 169 1/2 points. ?We had three kids in the finals, and that is really good for us,? Charlestown coach Tom Kendrick said. ?I think we?re pretty satisfied with that.? The two Charlestown wins came from Jeff Stotridge (119), who pinned New Albany?s Tim Martin at the 3:58 mark, and Eddie Duran, who remains undefeated at 16-0 at the 125-pound level. Aaron May posted a runner-up finish for Charlestown at 135. The Charlestown wins were noteworthy because Stotridge sustained a right shoulder injury in a morning match, and Duran tore an abdominal muscle in his championship match against Carmel?s Evan Ackerman. "That?s the way this sport is,? Kendrick said. ?If you get hurt, you just have to keep going. You can?t tag someone in.? As for New Albany, the young Bulldog squad netted an eighth-place team finish with 105 1/2 points, led by Martin?s runner-up finish. New Albany also had a third-place finish along with a fourth, two fifths and a sixth. New Albany coach Eric Burres called the result acceptable and said his squad is gaining valuable experience each week. It was the first multi-team tournament of the year for the Bulldogs, Burres said. ?We probably won?t see a lot of these kids until regional or semistate if we?re able to get there,? Burres said. ?Our kids are still learning. This sort of competition is the best way for us to get better.? New Washington finished 14th in the tournament with 27 points. Josh Sampson (152) netted a fourth-place finish for the Mustangs. JEFF CLASSIC LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 119: Stotridge (Charlestown) pin Martin (New Albany), 3:58. 125: Duran (Charlestown) dec. Ackerman (Carmel), 1-0. 135: Mascaro (Carmel) pin May (Charlestown), 4:52. 152: Whitaker (Muncie South) dec. Bailey (Jeffersonville), 16-7. 171: Browner (Jeffersonville) dec. Karwoski (Carmel), 9-8. 189: Tatgenhorst (Jeffersonville) dec. Eads (Bloomington South), 4-3. HWT: Clark (Jeffersonville) dec. Caum (Jennings County), 8-7.

Jeffersonville win vs. Apollo, KY Jeffersonville win vs. Owensboro, KY Jeffersonville win vs. Evansville Bosse Jeffersonville win vs. Wood Memorial Jeffersonville lost vs. Evansville North 4-1 on the day - Jacob Watts (125), Trey Harbin (140), Damon Dryden (145), Brandon Marlin (171), Nelson Bowen (171)

TEAM NEEDED FOR NEXT TUESDAY - DUAL MEET JEFFEROSNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, IN we are 1 mile north of Kentucky. This must be a home dual meet. December 23, 2008 We have a full team and possibly JV's if you want to wrestle dstruck@gcs.k12.in.us or 812-786-2308 first team to respond gets the dual!

Jeffersonville V vs. Corydon 68-12 103 - Shepherd WBFF 112 - Smith - WBF :54 119 - Miller - WBFF 125 - Weekly - :51 130 - Walker WBTF 135 - Davis - LBF 140 - Miller - LBF 145 - Tatgenhorst - WBFF 152 - Hendricks - WBF 160 - Graham - WBF 1:15 171- Obrien - WBF 1:03 189 - Tatgenhorst - WBF :15 215 - Pratt win 7-1 285 - Clark - WBF 1:18 JV - Hammell won by decision and Nganga won by fall Jeffersonville #1JV vs. Ryle KY (ranked #3 in KY) Jeff lost 60-18 - winners were Harbin at 130 - Defeated #11 ranked wrestler in KY, Burns at HWT-defeated #11 wrestler in KY, and Dryden at 140-defeated #19 ranked wrestler in KY Jeffersonville's #1's vs. Boone Co. KY Jeff wins 49-24 winners were: White, Felker, Castro, Watts, Harbin, Dryden, Lee, Dodge, Burns 130 ? Trey Harbin beat the #11 ranked wrestler in KY, 119 ? Kevin Castro beat the #19 ranked kid in KY, Jeff JV vs. Boone Co, and Ryle Wilson, Brown, Browner, Beatty, Bryant, and Browner each won matches

WRESTLING WEDNESDAY: Local Teams Gear Up for Jeff Classic http://www.news-tribune.net/highschoolsports/local_story_352021023.html

I have recieved e-mails from many people - coaches-spectators - college coaches - wanting information on this tournament. Below is the information. 31th ANNUAL JEFF CLASSIC December 19/20, 2008 Awards: 1. Individual plaque for the champion in each weight class 2. Medals for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place. 3. Ribbons for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. 4. Team trophy for 1st and 2nd place 5. Outstanding wrestler plaque 6. Plaque for most pins in the least time 7. GPA Award for the highest GPA in each weight class Ticket Information: $4 Friday night; $8 All day Saturday Teams: Muncie Southside, Charlestown, New Washington, Paoli, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Madison, New Albany, Southwestern, Scottsburg, South Dearborn, Carmel, Batesville, Salem, Bloomington South, Franklin County Jeff Classic Time Schedule (approximate - may change) Friday: Weigh-ins 5: 00 (we will follow IHSAA guidelines on weigh-ins!) Session 1 6:00-10:30 Championship-Matches 1-8 (5 mats) Consolation-Matches 9-12 Saturday: Weigh-ins 7:30 Weigh-ins with 1 pound allowance Session 2 8:30 to 10:30 Championship- Matches 13-16 (5 mats) Session 3 10:30 to 12:00 Consolation- Matches 17-20 (5 mats) Session 4 12:00 to 12:30 Championship- Matches 21-22 (4 mats) Session 5 12:30 to 1:00 Consolation- Matches 23-24 (4 mats) Session 5 1:00 to 2:00 Consolation Matches 25-26 (4 mats) Session 7 2:00 to 4:30 1st & 2nd 3rd & 4th 5th & 6th 4 mats) Ranked in the state in this tourney are: (ranked by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association) 103: #21 in the state Armontrout of Muncie #11 Alzono Shepherd of Jeffersonville - ranked by Indianamat.com 112: Robbie Taylor ? Madison - #15 in state Curtis Smith - #23 in state ? Jeff 119 : Barlow - #17 ? Bloomington South 125 - #8 Stotridge - #8 ? Charlestown #17 ? Armontrout ? Muncie Southside 140 ? Aaron May ? Charlestown - #12 145: #10 ? South Dearborn ? Felser 152: #9 Whitaker ? Muncie #14 ? Tanner Howard ? Scottsburg #15 ? Alex Bailey ? Jeff 160: Scheib - #16 ? Franklin County Beiswanger #19 ? JCHS 171: Browner ? Jeff #21 Biggs ? Jennings County #9 189: Tatgenhorst ? Jeff #7 Eads ? Bloomington South #17 Henderson ? Scottsburg - #12 215: #3 King from Muncie Southside #18 ? McCutheon from Charlestown #5 ? Smith from Southwestern 285: #3 ? Clark from Jeffersonville Silent Auction will be open all day on Saturday. Alex Stiebling of the UFC and PRIDE will be there with his SPORTSTOUCH massage therapy business, offering sports specific massages to athletes for $10 Tourney T-shirts will be available at the tournament. (PICTURE IS THE ICON BY THE NAME) Known colleges in attendance watching: Washington and Lee University, Manchester University

ON THE SPOT: Jeff?s Browner has gone from JV to among area?s best in less than a year By MATT CRESS Matthew.Cress@newsandtribune.com http://www.news-tribune.net/highschoolsports/local_story_347030232.html Caleb Browner obviously believes that it?s not where you start as much as it is where you finish. And he doesn?t believe in short cuts. A 171-pound junior wrestler at Jeffersonville, Browner began last season on the junior varsity. By the end, he had collected an impressive list of hardware, including an individual championship at the prestigious Jeff Classic, and advanced all the way to semistate. It was without question a meteoric rise that surprised many mat observers. Everyone, it seems, except Red Devil coach Danny Struck, who cited Browner as among the hardest-working kids he?s ever coached. Soft-spoken and modest, Browner has used the momentum from his sophomore year and fully shed the underdog label. He is ranked in the state?s top 25 in his weight class and has opened this campaign with a 9-1 record. As part of its continuing ?On the Spot? series, The Evening News tracked Browner down at one place he is guaranteed to be found ? practice. QUESTION: Well, you?re one of those fake wrestlers, right? You like pro wrestling? It?s real you know. CALEB BROWNER: (laughs) ?I do watch (pro wrestling). I respect those guys, but I just look at it as entertainment.? Q: Do you participate in any other sports, or is it just wrestling for you? BROWNER: ?I play football, too. I?m a linebacker.? Q: Jeff had some struggles on the defensive side of the ball this season because of a lot of inexperienced players. Do you feel that you guys played to your potential as a unit? What about next season? BROWNER: ?You know, we played OK. But really we had the talent to play better. For next year, our defense has a chance to be pretty good. We lost a lot more players on offense than defense. We lost our quarterback (Jeff?s all-time passing leader, Edward Wright-Baker), so we?re going to need a quarterback to really step up for us.? Q: I?m sure people may disagree, but day-to-day there isn?t a more demanding sport than wrestling. Why do you put yourself through it? BROWNER: ?I don?t really have a clear answer, I just like it. It?s something that is just in you or it isn?t. It?s in me.? Q: How did you get started with the sport? BROWNER: ?My brother (Jeff freshman Brent Browner) got me into it. It was a plan they had or something. When he was in middle school, he left his money for a wrestling picture, so I had to bring it to him. The coach asked me my name and said I had to stay, and I haven?t left since.? Q: This is new territory for you, since the secret is definitely out. Did you realize you were an underdog last season? Do you prefer that role? BROWNER: ?I did feel kind of like the underdog. I kind of liked being in that position better. Now I get more worried and put more pressure on myself. I?ll say, ?I have to win this tournament, or come in second in this tournament.? Last year, I could just go all out and try different things because I was expected to lose anyway.? Q: You guys have a pretty solid team here (two other Devils, heavyweight John Clark and 189-pounder Tyler Tatgenhorst, are ranked in the top 10 of their respective classes), so what?s the end goal? BROWNER: ?We think that we are capable of going to state (as a team).? Q: That?s pretty lofty. It always seems like that?s Floyd Central?s role here in the area. Does the team ever discuss that? BROWNER: ?Sometimes the coaches or the guys will try to throw that out there. This is our year to beat them.? Q: So what do you do when wrestling is over? You take it easy in the spring? BROWNER: ?No, there?s always some conditioning for one of the sports that needs to be done. When I?m not doing that, I?m at work.? Q: Where do you work? BROWNER: ?At Derby Dinner Playhouse.? Q: That?s a really cool job. Do you get a chance to watch a lot of the shows? BROWNER: ?I?m a dishwasher, so I don?t really get a chance to see very much. They give us tickets, but I never use them. I usually give them to my mom so she can go.? CALEB BROWNER SCHOOL: Jeffersonville GRADE: Junior SPORTS PLAYED: Wrestling, football COACH?S COMMENT: ?Caleb is always in a good mood and that makes him a very hard worker. We always joke that if a wrestling match lasted an hour, Caleb would be state champ. It would take being out there for more than an hour to break him of his positive attitude.? ? Jeff coach Danny Struck