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Another FW ticket rd. match...
Currie (AC) vs Deming (Rochester) 

Another FW ticket rd. match...
Currie (AC) vs Deming (Rochester) 

Another FW ticket rd. match...
Currie (AC) vs Deming (Rochester) 

Great reason to move 1A back NORTH!! 😄
 
 
 

The Real Deal...was super impressed with him at Lafayette Jeff Holiday Tournament this year!  

The Real Deal...was super impressed with him at Lafayette Jeff Holiday Tournament this year!  

That Gavin Davis kid is going to be a handful. 

Fair warning, long post with mostly just fluff that we all agree on already:}
 
Today our MS team participated in their conference tournament. My son made the finals battling two really tough kids in the quaters and semis to get there. He wrestled to a tough 2-2 tie in regulation, losing in OT. At first, both of us were really disappointed and let down with the day. After some reflection, it happened again. I fell in love with wrestling. Someone wins, someone loses, that's the way it goes. You can do everything in your power, and if the other wrestler is doing the same, sometimes you just have to tip your cap and say, "good job," and move on. No hiding, no time-outs, no substitutions. Maybe this will always be the way for my sons. Maybe there will always be someone who is a little bit stronger or a little bit quicker, or who is just plain a little bit better. And you know what? That's OK. Climbing to the top of the podium is fantastic. However, climbing to anywhere on the podium can be valuable. This sport teaches things that no other sport does. Someone (non-wrestler, actually) once said to me that wrestling seems even harder than boxing or MMA because, in those sports, you at least get to hit someone. If you are so frustrated you are freaking out, you can (at least attempt to) strike someone to release some pressure in your brain. Not wrestling. Wrestling makes you take it, and take it, and take it. You can't fully promise someone that it will eventually pay off because maybe the other person is in the exact same situation you are. And that's OK. As hard as this sport is, it is probably the easiest sport to clearly define the benefits of participation. In closing, there is honestly no real point to this post except that this is the one place where I know people understand what I am saying. So, thank you to Joe and to everyone on here for creating a community for people in Indiana who love wrestling. And thank you to anyone who read to the end of this rambling post. Typing this out was very cathartic.

I'm a Huge CP fan.  I have been telling people for a few years that this team was going to be special.  And that they are.   One of the best ever in Indiana history.  With that said I feel the need to voice my opinion/concerns with the conduct of their coaches.  Now I know they were in Illinois and with that comes home cooking for Mt. Carmel. And I wasn't there to see and hear what actually happened.  But come on three points taken away and two coaches ejected.  No excuses for that.  Maybe  I'm wrong here but let's act like you been there before.  Forgive me for questioning the actions of CP's coaches but I think we need to hear something about why one of the greatest teams ever assembled in IHSAA history had three points taken away.

My only question would be does it bother the wrestlers that just lost in the State finals to immediately have a mic shoved in their face. It's a pretty big moment for the wrestler and they may need some time to comprehend everything that just happened. But maybe I am just soft.

So as the tournament approaches, and the topic of this discussion, I got excited and found this video of the most exhilarating 10 seconds of my adult life. I still yell at the screen to LIFT THE HEAD!!! 😆 
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Brownsburg, Perry, Columbus East, and Warren all make the gold pool. Brownsburg with the number one seed. Indiana getting it done. 

So me being the mother of one of his opponents of course I'm going to root for my kid.. But I would just like to say Jesse is an amazing wrestler and even better individual.. 
Jace did not finish his high school career quite like he wanted do to an injury he couldn't control happened and Jesse by no means had to reach out to him but he did.  Jesse I don't know if you will see this but I would like to thank you and congratulate you on your 3rd 1st place finish! We love watching you wrestle and wish you the best in the future!  

The Sollars used to live up here and train in TheCounty.
 
They moved south. I saw Mr. And Mrs. Sollars at a meet at EMD after the move. They are genuinely the nicest people that I have ever met... I mean... so nice of that if you didn’t know them you would think that nobody is that nice. Mr.Sollars expressed that fact that it has always been his dream to own a hog farm. Dude bought a hog farm! With all of that said.... Gabe is the nicest hog farm country boy in all of southern Indiana. 
 
County strong from the nicest family out there. 
 
Well deserved title champ!!! 

If you don't like how Indiana runs the tournament series, then move back to your former state. Everyone agrees we need wrestlebacks, but to call "some" state qualifiers below average is not right. They earned their trip to state and I don't think any of the 224 competing next week are less than average. 
 
Kyler Kearby
Tippecanoe Valley
 
Coach to one of those "below average" wrestlers I am sure you are referring to.

Heavyweight finals at Fort Wayne was a blast to watch. Both hit fantastic high crotches and moved their feet the entire time. Tons of action from two units!! Muncie came out on top. Thanks for a great show Muncie and Erb. I felt like I was watching 106

Everyone has their opinion. First I must thank Indiana Wrestling for allowing us a season when many other states did not. In August if you would've asked me about a season I would have told you there was no chance well happily I was proven wrong today. I will say as a former wrestler and now a coach YES, the system sucks, kids don't get the shine they deserve, but its is the system we have had for how many years? You can bash the IHSAA all you want but every school and every kid is playing under the same rules, top 4 advance. Are some semi states not as deep as others, sure. Are some weights not as deep as others, sure, BUT every year when you leave the state finals you know the kid at the top of the podium was the best at that weight for 4 weeks. We are a single class state finals which is the absolute BEST part about our state tournament series. My favorite part of state is seeing a small school get kids to state and even to the finals. Could the system use a change OF COURSE, but it is what we have and we are wrestling that is a lot better than most right now. Again thank you to every single wrestler, coach, parent, and fan that made this season possible. I love Indiana wrestling good luck to all of those still competing next weekend!

Ike Ruble can definitely push Cottey

LB was on a mission today.  Tech'd Uhlman and made it look EASY.  He looked top 4 caliber today.  

Today was an awesome day of wrestling at the Team State Duals. I was at the 3A tournament and was checking results all day from the other 2 locations. The team aspect of a good dual is one of the best parts of wrestling. Watching wrestlers sacrifice to cut a few extra pounds or willing to bump up a weight class to sacrifice for their team to try and get the win is really selfless. Watching teammates erupt from a pin and also watching teammates congratulate their teammate for getting beat by 13 and saving 2 team points is fun to watch.
 
In a year where we were told to stay away from each other, it was refreshing to see teammates jumping up and down in celebration. It made the stresses of 2020 seem distant.
 
This year took more work than ever. Coordinating with multiple locations, teams droppings out from quarantine, getting weigh-ins coordinated for 40 teams was really a struggle. 
 
It was a relief to finally have the day here. I think JD Minch and Pat Culp deserve some huge recognition for so much time working on this. Dane Fuelling seeding 40 teams is incredible. You honestly are an Indiana wrestling genius. Chuck Barnett sent me 6 revisions on officials assignments and was available always to help with any changes.
 
Franklin and Brownsburg stepped up to host their class, and I know that added work to their load. But those schools made this happen too. There was help from several people at each location that deserve recognition, and I won’t even try to say them all. But a great day of wrestling all over the state was possible because a lot of people worked hard. 
 
I’ll tell them all thanks personally, although we all may need a 24 hour break from each other. 
 
I got to catch some of the Facebook live from Joe and Mike too, and that was a great add for those at home.

Southern Wells will be looking for a new Head Coach next year. 

Phil beat me by a few minutes here.
 
Adams Central 
106: Troe Roe (105) 1st 1985
        Troy Roe (105) 4th 1984
        Troy Roe (105) 5th 1986 
 
113: Lynn Fiechter (112) 2nd 1980
       Tyson Bercot (112) 3rd 2005
 
120: Ray Ashley (119) 2nd 1984
        Denny Schwartz (119) 4th 1992
 
126: Mark Griffiths (125) 2nd 1990
        Mike Gremaux (126) 4th 1981
 
132: Jim Marbach (130) 3rd 1988
        Leroy Striker (132) 4th 1981
        Matt Liter (130) 5th 1992
 
138: Andy Bertsch (135) 2nd 1996
        Andy Bertsch (135) 3rd 1997
        Gregg Snyder (138) 4th 1986
 
145: Tony Currie (145) 2nd 1994
       Jim Marbach (145) 3rd 1989
       Eric Hunter (145) 4th 1997
       Logan Macklin (145) 5th 2019
      Alex Currie (145) 7th 2020
 
152: Tony Currie (151) 3rd 1995
        Vince McAfee (152) 5th 2006
        Hunter Bates (152) 8th 2016
 
160: Jeff McCullough (155) 4th 1986
 
170: Todd Yoder (171) 4th 1990
        Kaine Luginbill (170) 4th 2015
        Trey Schultz (170) 8th 2009
 
182: Jack Bertsch (185) 4th 1977
 
195: Dustin Mitchel (189) 4th 2004
        Ryan Wolfe (189) 5th 1994
 
220: Ryan Wolfe (215) 5th 1995
 
285: Brian Werst (275) Qualifier 1996
        Josh Stetler (275) Qualifier 2004

This Corona Virus stuff is starting to wear on me.  I have been doing some thinking.
 
Who would you have on your school's all star team (A and B squad) using the current weight classes? 
 
This is mine from Prairie Heights. Some of these guys competed at these weights, some were from back in the day at different weights.  Having said that, I bumped a few into classes and had a few others cut. Let's see some of your teams. 
 
#CoronaCantBeatWrestling
 
106-Danny Hamm (103), 8th, 5th
        Jeff Baker (98), 2x Qualifer
113-Travis German (112) 2x Qualifier
        Robert Woolweever (112), Qualifier
120-Kyle Mockensturm (113), 3x SSQ
        Chris Heinmann (119), 2x SSQ
126-Travis Smoker (125), Qualifier, 6th
        Joe Boots (126), 2x SSQ
132-Travis Barroquillo (130), Qualifer, 7th, 3rd
        Tad Christlieb (135), 8th
138-John Levitz (140), Qualifier, 4th
        Riley Rasler (138) 6th
145-Mike Levitz (145), 3rd
        Roger Barroquillo (145), Qualifier 
152-Doug Levitz (152), Qualifier
        Quinn Kurtz (152), Qualifer
160-Isiah Levitz (160), 6th, 4th 
        Van Barroquillo (155), Qualifier
170-Phil Friend (167), 3rd
        Jed Levitz (170), 2x Qualifier 
182-Joey Blakeley (182) 8th, Qualifier
        Chase Straw (189), Qualifier
195-Chris Swartzengraber (189), 2nd
        Codey Shafer/Jon Messer (195) SSQ
220-Aaron Ramey (215) 3rd, 1st
        Taylor Grubb (215), 7th
285-Braxton Amos (285), Qualifer
        Brad Whetzel (285), 3x SSQ

My son Carson got slammed in the ticket round his sophomore year. They actually landed on the concrete floor at the Ford Center. Hurt his hip pretty bad. Had a huge bruise. But.. he told the ref that he wanted to continue (he was winning). They restarted the match. I don’t know if his mobility was hindered, and I still have never asked. But... the next thing I know he got pinned. Could have punched his ticket to state. He never has ever brought it up. We all know that he did the right thing. Things happen... you get up and wrestle. 
 
On the flip side, his senior year... he was at emd wresting. He was up 13-0 he took the kid down to get the tech. He clearly slammed the kid. The kid could have took a dive and gave an undefeated senior a loss. The kid got up and finished the match.
 
It’s just what we do here. 

This whole thread and group of replies has became ridiculous.  I feel that there's a lot of common sense left out of many statements made in this thread.
 
We just had a kid become a two time finalist from Garrett.  Our athlete was naturally gifted, but also worked his tail off.  Our kid went to RTC's, Fargo, Camps, Private sessions with coaches, and spent extra time in the weight room.  He did phenomenal and had a phenomenal career.  He did amazing and will have a phenomenal college career and life!
 
All that being said...we are not a big school...he was the exception to the rule...he went above and beyond the requirements to be elite.  I'm sure other small school kids that were elite did the same.  If we compare the "average athlete at a "Big School" compared to the "average athlete at a small school," we're going to find at the root they're very much the same.  But, when we dig deeper, we're going to find that the athlete at the larger school has more training partners, more opportunities, and generally speaking, pretty good coaching.  There's good coaching at smaller schools for sure, and I won't contest that.  However, if I were able to get every athlete at Garrett to wrestle, I'm pretty sure I still couldn't produce as many state champs as the "elite, bigger, better schools."  Regardless, none of that bothers me.  I love my community and I relish the underdog role and I feel that we can make some great things happen.   
 
With all that being said, I prefer the team state series to be classed, but that's a no brainer.  If our state was to ever go to an individual class system, I'd prefer we went to a maximum of a 2 class system.