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Alright Ladies and Gentleman,
It's time for the Mudflap's favorite post of the year.  Back in the old Merrillville Semi-State days we used to experience lots of overcrowding issues.  We had dirty Region mill workers sitting right on top of toothless Logansport Regional farmers in their overalls.  It was chaos.  Our old friend HOWDOG offered up the most genius solution to the overcrowding issue.  If the Logansport Regional teams would leave the bus running so they could quickly vacate the premises after their rude welcoming to Region wrestling, we could clear the place out and have more spacious accommodations for the Region Rat crowd to enjoy the rest of the day.  Thus, "Who Should Keep the Bus Running?" was born.  While the accommodations at East Chicago Central are more spacious, the question is still valid.  Who should keep the bus running?  What is the best record that is going home without a ticket?  Will Hall of Famer Tommy Miller punch a ticket and look to improve upon his 2-13 coaching record on Friday night in 32 seasons or will he be a spectator from the Good 'Ole Boys table at Bankers Life?  So many unanswered questions.
 
I will set the OVER/UNDER for Logansport Regional State Qualifiers at 5.5 and take the UNDER.  3 Raiders, 1 Frontiers-men, and 1 BC Bison punch tickets.  Tacos appear to be on the menu for OnTheRise219.

This is how they are determining how bad it will snow in the Fort now.

i would have been fired,,,    looks like the ole the Dynasty on Calumet might be full,,  about as close as your gonna get   or shoot some craps at the shoe   lol     safe travels to all,,,    65 is a PITA when its DRY!  i know do it everyday 

Y2 tell us how tough it was when you were a young lad. 

Would have been fun to see Brayton Lee vs. Joe Lee this year...

I didn't even put tr rump at 38 - he already was under da light. I really like what Leroy and Keith are doin ❤️Goin out and gettin some tough matches in - I think they could get 4 - tings are looking real good up here. 
Not movin down to da county anytime soon. I'm feelin out my options - maybe go down to Bloomington and help goldielocks out - my god da pathetic program can use all da help day can get.n

just to enlighten the rest of the board.....................someone who works 30 yrs in da mill only has 4-7 fingers left total and has inhaled lots and I mean lots of chemicals that damage the thought and reasoning section of the brain, so when he says 7 its most likely based on the # of bodies/heads he saw floating in Wolf Lake while driving home from work.  He woke up confused and just thought this must be a premonition and posted his prediction. 
Lets not lose sight of the fact that @regionrat1 has been invited to move down to live in #TheCounty near 1 of the local trailer parks in Avon by former region stud Kyle Ayersman.   So his allegiance to the North may be short lived when he finds his new digs and starts eating at Charbonno's.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-wrestling-notes-st-1226-20171225-story.html

i know it is a lot of work for everything else that a coach/coaches have going on,  but for but some of us this place is the only place to get scores and info on matches,,  come on  don't keep us in the dark!!  Keep up the good work to everyone and everyone have a Merrry Christmas and great holidays!!

a couple of region powerhouses will be going at it Tuesday. It should be a great atmosphere Johansen put together a hype video. Will we get a brickies team at full strength? 
Region sports will broadcast live. My self mike Reiser and Josh Morgan will be on the call. 

Da rat don't wants to be the richest guy in da cemtary - lot of here retire and end up in a pine box. Lots of wraslin, fishin huntin and spending time wit da little rats.

The 170 pound soon be Danville junior recieved one of the only 4 Black Hats given at J Robs 28 day intensive camp out of hundreds of wrestlers...He graduated with over a perfect score gaining 10 positive ratings during camp and ran his 15 miles in 2 hours and 6 minutes...very proud of this young man who is like a nephew to me and glad he represented Indiana so well during a challenging but life changing experience!  Look for big things the next 2 years and beyond out of this fine young man!  He's had a very productive off season winning Nuway and Indy nationals while wrestling on dual national teams and gaining valuable knowledge for the future.

It's not talked about here often on this discussion board as others, but Darren Elkins has had quite the UFC career.  If you get a chance to watch Darren's last fight, you might be able to understand how tough of a guy Darren really is.  I watched the fight from my sofa with my wife, and to be honest.  I was hoping the ref would stop it because I can't see a situation where Darren would quit and I was worried for his safety........and 5 min later he knocks the guys out to get what some have called one of the best comebacks in the history of UFC.
 
Darren has his biggest fight of his career this Saturday on Fox if you get a chance to watch a fellow Hoosier as Co-Main event for UFC Fight Night.  

Congrats to all these studs and to Welch.. had the privilege to talk with Lukes little cousin Nick Wilham yesterday at the belterra casino wrestling tournament..he was acutually following Lukes matches in between his own... good wrestler and a great kid..

Congratulations to him and the other Hoosier AAs at the Cadet and University freestyle levels:
Lucas Davison, 4th
Eli Pokorney, 3rd
Kasper McIntosh, 5th
Bobby Steveson, 5th
Nathan Boston, 7th
Chad Red, 8th
Jason Tsirtsis, 8th
IU wrestler Devin Skatzka took 4th

Hey ... there's another big man who should probably be in this conversation everyone's forgotten... how about Greg Wagner from Fort Wayne Snider?  He was a tough dude!

Since Bluechipper started this thing with the Stevenson's at Merrillville... how about staying "in house" for one... Stevensons vs. Strecks?    Who's varsity, and who's riding the pine?   LOL!

Here are the four Semi States since google maps only allows a certain number of layers...I kinda did my own borders based on the schools 
 
East Chicago - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YnPPeTHV-ibwHKEmN9C0CMgbXoY&usp=sharing
 
Fort Wayne - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PzP5Q_QCYBek5NuKH3H47x2O_Io&usp=sharing
 
New Castle - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1po66XQp-Zj_tM-PefepnxyuuCt8&usp=sharing
 
Evansville - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cs3pGqHsBosEdpBNsxg5HKflvWA&usp=sharing
 
Id recommend a computer to view as I am not sure how the mobile experience will be....you should be able to click on each sectional and the list of schools and my border should pop up

Over all it looks pretty good with only a few head scratchers.....

Thanks I try.....I gotta get my chops ready for the gorilla cage in sept

Wow is all I can say
https://www.facebook.com/wiesjahnn/videos/10158455884420273/

Inspired by the what if thread. What if we could see any Indiana wrestlers, current or alum, square off without the weight range being a factor? Unless noted otherwise, assuming the wrestlers were seniors...
 
Brandon James vs. Brendan Campbell - Battle of the two most recent 'best to never win.'
Prediction: James in a close, somewhat high-scoring match.
 
Chad Red vs. Lance Ellis - Both undefeated 4xers. Nuff said.
Prediction: Chad Red, though I never saw Lance live so kinda biased.
 
Jason Tsirtsis vs. Nick Lee - Two of the most neutral dominating wrestlers in recent memory. I would expect some good scrambles, and more cutting than mat wrestling
Prediction: Tsirtsis likely takes it, but Lee obviously wouldn't go down easily.
 
Mason Parris vs. Gelen Robinson - Slick, dual sport athletes who often went unchallenged at 220 and have the ability to make other nationally ranked wrestlers look very average.
Prediction: Parris, but flip a coin on this one.

What if... We had a big man super bracket? Consisting of Gelen Robinson, Wes Bernard, Donte Winfield, Chico Adams, Frank Hammond, Dexter Larimore, Adam Chalfant, Shawn Streck, Mason Parris, DJ Radnovich, Chad Ruggeri, and former Indiana kid, Gable Steveson... Who would come out on top?

By STEVE KRAH
stvkrh905@gmail.com

Riley Lefever could win wrestling matches 1-0 or 2-0.

But what’s the fun it that?

On his way to a fourth national championship, the Wabash College senior was named NCAA Division III’s most dominant wrestler by averaging 5.79 points per match during the 2016-17.

To punctuate his fourth crown, he scored a pin in the 197-pound finals to help the Little Giants place third in the team standings. Lefever left the meet in LaCrosse, Wis., with the National Wrestling Coaches Association Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet Award.

“I like to push the pace,” Riley said. “Once you wear them down, it’s going to be easier to get to the legs.

“That’s the way I approach wrestling, wear them down, push the pace and score a lot of points.”

Riley often finishes in a decisive way.

“He’s got a lot of horsepower,” Wabash head coach Brian Anderson said. “He’s big with cradles, bundling them up.”

Lefever, who was an IHSAA state runner-up at 170 for Carroll High School (Fort Wayne) as a senior in 2013, became the first national championship in Wabash history as a freshman (Chris Healey placed second for the Little Giants in 2005) and went on to go 129-0 against D-III competition during his collegiate career while joining Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) as the division’s only four-time champions.

Overall, Riley was 158-6 (38-0 as a freshman, 37-3 as a sophomore, 44-0 as a junior, 39-3 as a senior).

“His aggressive style and his approach to never stop scoring, it is exhausting to his opponents,” Anderson said. “He is a great example of wrestler who likes breaking people on the mat.”

In putting away Ithaca College senior Carlos Toribio in 4:52, Lefever took his foe from his feet to his back — something he’s done countless times in drills and matches.

After taking each of his first three titles — all at 184 — Lefever trained with a purpose during the summer and came back better for the intercollegiate season.

Competing against grapplers in higher divisions, Riley won the Iowa State University/Harold Nichols Open and placed second at the Eastern Michigan University Open at the beginning of his senior season.

For his last college go-round, Riley was bigger and was even tougher on his feet.

“I talked to Coach Anderson and wanted to do what is best for the team,” Riley said. “I knew I got a little bigger. I saw it as just another challenge, facing bigger guys and wearing them down.

“I want to move guys around, snap them to the mat and score.”

As it had been at 184, getting those big guys off their feet was the focus.

“Takedowns, that’s where most matches are won,” Riley said. So, he worked on singles, doubles, ankle picks and more. His lunch break was often coupled with watching video of the sport’s finest and how they execute moves.

“The best wrestlers are moving all the time and finding those angles,” Riley said. “It’s fun wrestling to watch.”

As a Little Giants assistant, Reece Lefever got to watch Riley make history from the corner of the mat.

“It was pretty awesome,” Reece said. “Riley likes to have fun and get after it. Winning 1-point matches isn’t as fun as scoring a ton of points. That’s what the fans like to see, too. He put on a show for people.”

Kent and Nancy Lefever’s sons earned eight All-American honors on the mat for Wabash — four for for Riley, three for Reece and one for Conner (twin to Reece). In 2015, all three brothers were in the D-III national finals with Riley (184) and Conner (174) winning and Reece (157) placing second.

Reece was the first Little Giant to achieve All-American status three straight seasons.

Conner, a volunteer assistant at Wabash, says it’s his little brother’s drive that takes him to the top of the podium.

“He wants to get better,’ Conner said. “He’s not satisfied with just winning. He wants to dominate.”

Reece and Conner sparred with Riley a couple times a week during his tournament run. A few years ago, there was a chance of taking little brother down once in awhile,
“I could hang with him,” Conner said. “Since he went up and weight class and gotten so much better, it’s tough to keep up with him.”

Conner has watched Riley consistently put it on opponents.

“Riley likes to lift the guys and slam them down hard,” Conner said. “As a fan, it’s fun to watch the guys who can take anybody down at will.

“He breaks them down mentally.”

Anderson has watched the twins show the younger brother the way and seen him take the program to new heights.

“(Conner and Reece) are perfect examples of how you need to live your life, stay on the tracks with your training and always do one more thing in pursuit of a national title,” Anderson said. “Conner attained it and Reece just missed it.

“The whole Lefever family and guys on those teams, these are the groups that took it up a notch and believe they were good enough to challenge for national trophies.”

The bar has been set higher in Crawfordsville and Conner knows where the credit lies.

“Riley changed the whole atmosphere of Wabash wrestling,” Conner said. “Nobody believed anyone could win a championship.

“That’s how we’ve been able to make that big improvement.”

And to think his mat career almost ended before it really got started.

“I played soccer and planned on playing soccer instead of wrestling, but I was practically dragged to practice by my brothers, teammates,” Riley said. “My parents made me go.”

Riley, who placed sixth at the Carroll Sectional as a 125-pound freshman with an 11-18 record, counts his brothers as his biggest influence.

“I get to train with them everyday,” Riley said. “They were studs when I was growing up. They pushed each other.

“I still work on technique with them and they are the main reason I came to Wabash.”

Riley wrestled with Conner and Reece for three years at Carroll.

“Those are memories I’ll never forget,” Riley said.

The brothers are also products of the Roadrunner Wrestling Club. Besides the Lefevers, college All-Americans from that Garrett-based organization are Travis Barroquillo (three times) and Matt Hurtford (twice).

After thriving in the competitive atmosphere at Wabash, Riley intends to continue his mat career and Anderson will still be there to guide him.

“My ultimate approach is that I will feed them as fast as they want to eat,” Anderson said. “You have different levels of committed athletes in your program. Riley is one of the most elite. He is hungry for opportunities. I’ve made sure he’s being challenged as much a humanly possible. That that will continue. I will work to help him.”

Anderson sees a possible World University Games or U.S. Open appearance for Riley this summer and he could wind up at a Regional Training Center or the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

“He definitely has the ability and the build where he can do it,” Reece said. “He can get pushed by guys his size and at his level.”

In May, Academic All-American Riley is scheduled to graduate from Wabash as an English major and History minor. He is scheduled to marry longtime girlfriend Madison in August.

When he hangs up his shoes, Riley said he plans to be a wrestling coach.
 
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He's my 597 Pipefitter brother,   he is a great guy and the quote  The Rat,  he is one bad mofo!!!

If you didn't get to watch Elkins fight last night at UFC 209, I promise it's worth looking up to watch!
 
Darren was losing badly after the first two rounds (I pray that my opinion here doesn't piss off Daren and have him come to Carmel and smash me).  He comes back and wins by knockout with 1:30 left in the fight. 
 
.....he also won fight of the night for his performance!
 
http://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-209-results-darren-elkins-knocks-out-mirsad-bektic-after-taking-a-beating/
 
This one was similarly close to watching Rocky IV.  The Russian got tired from punching Darren in the face so many times, but just like when Darren was on the mat, he just kept going. 

Period