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Congrats Levi... Great wrestler, great kid.

My brothers team was playing in the regional finals in football. After the inspirational speech from the coaches the captains of the team spoke and one of them said "let's win this for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here" (from the movie hoosiers). The only problem.... we were all class 2a in football.

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Does anyone have individual results/winners for this?

Yes, Brayden Montgomery is the real deal. Very tough kid.

Yes, the Wright vs Eppert match sticks out in my mind as the best. Eppert was(is) a training machine. A great case study on being mentally tough when it counts. Two great indiana wrestlers going at it.

Coach, what happened to the Scottsburg tourney?

Not sure who else is alive in the conso's. I know Molloy is still alive at 125. Anyone else?

Kyle is ok. They made a mistake on the bracket. He did not inj. Default.

Ok, who do you think those will be?

Great question. Not sure what my thoughts are. I have not heard of any schools that plan on cutting wrestling....although I did hear of one small 2a school cutting soccer because of budget issues. My personal opinion is that High Schools will never get out of the sports business because it's a community builder. What I do think will happen is the Schools will start to specialize in certain sports and do away with others. So, you might go to school A for wrestling or if your really into soccer you might go to school B. Club and School will work together. Think of Mishawaka and you think of wrestling. You get the picture. I also think the battle lines are being drawn now. So better start supporting your school now(in wrestling) or it could be gone in 10 years. I do think it will make for better wrestling matches. There's no better show than the HS wrestling state finals or a really good dual meet. As for the "non superstar" it will become tougher for them as varsity spots will be fewer. The solution for them is more of a rec league or church league. Again, just an opinion.

Caliboy, I don't always agree with you. But you are good for wrestling because you have an opinion and you say it. Which usually creates a good discussion. Keep the post comin' and good luck to Andre come tourney time.

Not really familiar with this situation at all but I assume(?) McCormick is making a statement to the other schools(and the AD's)....saying this county should be more competitive than this in wrestling so I'm sending my JV? Or is the fact that Yorktown is just stacked and he wanted to get the JV mat time? Has this been done before at other schools? I personally thinks its a bold move and if I was the AD(or coach) at another school it would *$!@# me off. Which maybe is a good thing.

I agree, I think Anthony Quiroz should have made it considering the heavier weight class and being a freshman. You don't see a freshman do that well at a heavier weight class to often.

It looks like Wilson was at 130. Not 125 from trackwrestling. Am I reading it wrong?

This is great to hear. I can only imagine the different obstacles you've had to overcome to get things on track. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

117 has 52 wrestlers so far.

Would love to hear other peoples thoughts on this. I think this is the next big battleground for title 9. The High Schools. http://www.indystar.com/article/20090124/SPORTS0217/901240475/1192/SPORTS0217 http://www.indystar.com/article/20090124/SPORTS0217/901240478/1192/SPORTS0217 Unequal equality Girls basketball misses its share of Friday night lights By Nat Newell Posted: January 24, 2009 Read Comments(49) Recommend (1)E-mailPrintShareA A Heritage Christian High School basketball standout Kelly Faris wasn't surprised to learn that Indianapolis-area boys teams play more than twice as many games on Friday nights as the girls do. She's come to accept it. "We deserve (to play on Friday nights) as much as (the boys, but) that's just how it is. We know that." According to a survey by The Indianapolis Star, Central Indiana boys basketball teams schedule 41.1 percent of their games on Friday nights, compared with 19.2 percent for the girls. That tally falls short of the equity required by Title IX, a 1972 statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender for institutions that receive federal money. Still, those numbers have improved since 1997, when the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights in Chicago sent a letter about the issue to Bob Gardner, then commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. At that time, girls teams played 10.5 percent of their games on Friday nights, compared with the boys' 48.1 percent. Part of the letter, authored by equal opportunity specialist David Blom, read: "Under Title IX, an institution that reserves a particular day of the week for the games of a boys team while scheduling the games of the same or similar girls team on other days of the week would be expected to provide a non-discriminatory justification for the difference in treatment if it is determined that the day of the week reserved for the boys team is the optimal day for such competitions, sometimes referred to as 'prime time.' " Still, 68.7 percent of the boys games this season are scheduled for the prime time Friday and Saturday nights, plus the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, compared with 29.5 percent for the girls. "This is indicative of a pervasive problem," said Jocelyn Samuels, vice president for education and employment at the National Women's Law Center in Washington. "After 35 years of Title IX, inequity continues to plague female athletes. It's high time the schools lived up to their responsibilities to comply and take the necessary steps to ensure equal treatment." IHSAA Commissioner Blake Ress said, "It's getting better year to year, but a lot of people would disagree (with whether it's happening fast enough)." Title IX, however, is battling nearly a century of tradition in Indiana. The first IHSAA boys basketball state championship was in the 1910-11 school year; the first IHSAA girls basketball state championship was during the 1975-76 school year. "Everybody accepts that it's a boys basketball state," said Arlington High School coach Stephanie Keller. "I'm not mad. I support our boys. But that's the way it is. It's a tradition (for boys to play on Friday nights). "It's hard to get people to change their mindset." No one contacted for this story thought girls were being purposely discriminated against, and athletic directors said they would address the issue if there were complaints. Michelle York, assistant athletic director at Heritage Christian, said some people get caught up in the scheduling and perceive it as a disservice to girls not to play predominantly on Friday nights. But she said her school's philosophy is that any night is prime time, and that girls games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays draw well, too. Although Heritage Christian is a private school and a member of the IHSAA, it plays mostly public schools. Crowd size is cited as one of the reasons for the discrepancy. "From an athletic director standpoint, boys' crowds are bigger, and the athletic department needs that money," said Shari Doud, Pendleton Heights assistant athletic director and girls basketball coach. A random survey of area high school personnel showed that boys games on Fridays drew from the same number of fans as girls games on Fridays to as many as 600 more, with an average of 200 more for boys. Cost, though, is not a legal defense for a civil rights violation. Avon girls coach Steve Drabyn said Friday-Saturday scheduling can be an issue for girls. "I don't think girls play well in back-to-back (Friday and Saturday) games," said Drabyn, who has coached boys and girls teams during his 33-year career. And girls enjoy watching boys' games, said Larry Nicks, Arlington athletic director and boys coach. "They (girls) like to support the boys." Beyond the issue of visibility -- a number of girls coaches and players contacted for this story preferred playing on Saturday afternoons in order to get a weekend night off -- are academic concerns. Girls play 54.9 percent of their games on weeknights, and boys just 27.6 percent, resulting in girls having more weeks with games on multiple school nights and less time to study. "The girls still have to prepare for their classes," Keller said. "Our athletic director is more than willing to give us Friday night games, and we've tried to squeeze them in, but it's difficult to do." The motivation for schools to alter schedules can grow if fans make their feelings known. "It just takes the will to make a difference," said Mitzi Witchger, Noblesville, a consultant who instructs high school and college personnel how to provide more equitable opportunities for female athletes. "Whoever's concerned should go to the athletic director and let them know because, in my experience, 90 percent of the Title IX issues can be solved in a year or less for little or no money. "People (just) don't want to go out on the limb to make it better." Other Title IX disparities Witchger regularly sees involve uniforms, attendance at games by school personnel such as principals and athletic directors and appearances by the cheerleaders and pep bands. The Department of Education can rescind federal funds in Title IX cases, though it has never needed to take that action, according to Jim Bradshaw, spokesman for the department. The Education Department, however, is unlikely to investigate a potential Title IX violation without a complaint being filed. Individuals also can bring a lawsuit against a school that is not thought to be in compliance and be awarded damages. "The principle of the matter, that the boys get to play in prime time, that's always bothered me some and continues to bother me some," said Doud, who noted she fully supports Pendleton Heights' boys teams. "It's changed a lot since I played in the '80s, and that's appreciated. Title IX has helped, (but) it's not equal. "I don't expect it to be (unless) it's something that's mandated at a high level." Call Star reporter Nat Newell at (317) 444-5536.