First of all, Indiana is very fortunate to have both indiv and team state for high school wrestling. There are a lot of states that dont hold both events so the thought of losing team state will definetely hurt Indiana hs wrestling . Now, I can agree with both sides of the argument here, but I think one of the real points here is just how many teams/ coaches maybe made this so called mockery of IN team state regional matches. My guess, is that is a very low percentage of teams that maybe put some JV wrestlers on the mat for a Team State dual. Certainly, the choice is there to support team state and attend or not support team state. I certainly don't have all the info here and I don't believe the ISHAA is losing money on a event over the last decade that has seen 3000 to 5000 fans attend at Center Grove HS.
Who wants to see a hs wrestling season conclude anyway??? Why???. Team state gives a true team title and something that most IN hs wrestling fans look forward to each wrestling season. So, any thought of losing the Team State Championship would be a loss for IN hs wrestling overall. The Team State is well over 10 years old ,and has a great atmopshere for everybody every single wrestling season. Team state needs to remain in place and hopeully 8 teams will be wrestling at Center Grove next year and numerous seasons for years to come.. Keep Indiana Team State!