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Well I don't understand your Afghanistan line and how that relates but whatever... I'm not saying the self esteem of a "young poor high school kid" is crushed when someone yells out or boos...I'm sure everyone can agree that wrestlers are some of the toughest SOBs out there and can handle just about anything you throw at them. All I'm saying the timing of this ladies, "cry baby" rant was ill-timed. When someone goes down with an injury I would hope the fans are knowledgeable enough not to mock them.

I agree. There were a few matches during the finals that we noticed a few of the Yorktown guys wouldn't go inside the center circle. I can't remember the exact matches but if you were to go back and look at the video there were a few.

I was there and I really have to disagree. I was on the Mish side so this might be a little biased: 1) I barely heard the whistle and I was about 25 feet away from the "slam." The people around me had no idea the whistle was blown. 2) The out of bounds calls during the entire dual was inconsistent. There were times where one wrestler would have his foot on the line and they would call him out so saying that he was clearly out of bounds seems a excessive. I'm going from memory but it seemed like he "slammed" him on the line. 3) These kids have worked hard all year for this and their adrenaline must have been going through the roof. To assume a kid can stop, mid move (it seemed) and not try and get a crucial takedown is really asking a lot. Great dual. Congrats to Yorktown on a great season and congrats to the Cavemen for bringing how the big hardware for the second time in three years.

I was in the stands and I barely heard the whistle and if I remember correctly he already had the guy up and was on his way down with him when the whistle was blown. You might have a different opinion but it is asking a lot of a kid to just stop completely when he hears a faint whistle and he has all that adrenaline going in the final match of his career (I think he is a senior) in the team state finals. Big props to the Yorktown mom who yelled, "Oh get up you crybaby." when one of the MHS wrestlers was down for either an ankle or knee injury. I was on the MHS side and we all heard it clear as day. I really hope she sleeps better tonight knowing that she paid her $8 to make make fun of a high school kid.

I just did some quick adding and I noticed Mishawaka's incredible numbers: Total Points Scored: 1,585 Total Points Allowed: 281 Number of times holding a team under 10 points: 16 (out of 28) Post season scoring: Mishawaka: 139 Opposition: -1 Wrestlers with less than 10 losses on the season: 11

Mat 3 has sound. (ihsaa.org)

Can anyone tell me when the breaks and/or schedule for today (Saturday)? Thanks

Mishawaka's Dez Dolly ('01) went on to USC's Film School and has been working on a few movies. I'm not exactly sure what he's done recently (I'm sure his brother's could fill you in if they are reading this). I know he went back to Mishawaka last summer and shot a movie Champion of Glory starring the youngest Dolly brother, Benji. I'm sure there are more video's out there but here is what I could find: COG Sneak Peek

High school wrestling: Penn girl eyeing state bid INDIVIDUAL SEMISTATE By TIM CREASON Tribune Correspondent Sarah Hildebrandt didn't set out to make history when she started wrestling a few years ago. But since she's already done it once, why not again? "I'm feeling a little extra pressure, but I'm not letting it get to me," says Penn's junior 103-pounder, who is about to become the first female ever to wrestle at an IHSAA individual semistate tournament. With a record of 17-3, Hildebrandt faces Munster freshman Santo Marciano (25-6) around 10:15 a.m. (EST) Saturday in the tourney's opening round at Merrillville High School. If she can win that match ? and then one more ? she would take history a step further, becoming the first girl ever to reach the Hoosier state finals in this roughest of boys sports. It's a longshot, yes. But a realistic longshot. Everyone who has seen the Merrillville 103-pound bracket agrees Hildebrandt's got a chance. In fact, the wrestling Web site, IndianaMat.com, predicts she will finish among the top four in her weight class and earn a trip to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Feb. 19. "I'm pretty nervous; sure, I'm nervous," says Hildebrandt, who reached the semistate by finishing third at last week's Rochester regional. "People keep coming up and asking me about it. But everybody is so supportive. It's kind of neat to know all these people are cheering for me." It's not that a girl wrestler, by herself, is anything new. Girls have been participating on area high school teams for years. But it's fair to say Indiana has never seen a girl wrestler this good. Hildebrandt burst upon the scene in December when she won the 103-pound weight class at Elkhart Memorial's huge Charger Invitational. Not just won, but dominated her male opponents, pinning two and whipping another by major decision. Yet, ironically, one of the few boys she couldn't beat was her own teammate, Mikey Witous. Because Witous won all the challenge matches, Hildebrandt spent most of her season wrestling junior varsity. But a medical condition knocked Witous out of Penn's lineup just before the sectional, opening the door for Hildebrandt. Local coaches, knowing her talent, made her the No. 1 seed at Mishawaka's sectional. She ended up finishing second. "I felt really bad for Mikey; that was rough, he deserved better," said Hildebrandt. "It's not the way I wanted to get into the (varsity) lineup." But she's there, now. And yes, she knows everybody's watching. "It adds to the pressure. I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just trying to wrestle my best," she said. "Yeah, it gets to me a little. When I go out on the mat, sometimes I wish every eye in the place wasn't watching me. I wish people wanted to see me wrestle, not just because I'm 'the girl.'" Even though she finished fourth at a women's national tournament last summer, Hildebrandt admits it's a different feeling this time. To calm herself down before a match, she paces ... and paces, frequently covering long distances. That could be a bit of a challenge in Merrillville's cramped, narrow hallways. "Yeah, I've been thinking about that," she says. "I may do a lot of laps (through the concession area)." WRESTLING SEMISTATE When: Saturday Advancement: Top four finishers in each weight class advance to individual state finals at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Feb. 19-20. MERRILLVILLE Where: Merrillville High School Admission: $9 all day; $6 finals only Wrestling starts: 9 a.m. (CST) Tribune area wrestlers: 103: Sammy Ferdig (Adams) 32-5; Tyler Kuzdas (LaPorte) 20-10; Sarah Hildebrandt (Penn) 17-3; Zech Weese (Rochester) 32-9; Jared Brooks (Warsaw) 31-0. 112: Jordan Sailors (Riley) 29-10; Kaleb McCallum (John Glenn) 21-7; Ben Varner (Penn) 25-9; Paul Beck (Mishawaka) 41-0; Garrett Glueckert (Clay) 27-11; Dillan Rehn (West Central) 36-5. 119: Alex Gregory (Penn) 39-1; Dalton Overmyer (Culver) 31-9; Danny Bradley (Knox) 33-0; Josh Olsen (Adams) 34-8; Layten Binion (Mishawaka) 31-8. 125: Tyler Chapple (Penn) 30-11; Mitch Hartman (Clay) 33-7; Taylor Wisler (Mishawaka) 35-3; Kyle Hernandez (Knox) 25-7; Javier Martinez (Riley) 22-17. 130: Justin Bogart (Bremen) 30-9; Josh Brown (Culver Academies) 25-6; Nick Schrader (Mishawaka) 37-1; Jacob Schroder (Rochester) 27-8. 135: Devann Biddle (Knox) 18-7; Grant Anglemyer (Penn) 21-5; Bobby Marcuccilli (Wawasee) 36-3; Kelly Kolat (Riley) 28-11; Matt Guerra (Mishawaka) 36-3. 140: Darius Stevens (Triton) 31-3; Nick Santana (LaPorte) 34-7; Anthony Eddy (Mishawaka) 31-7; Vince Hill (Washington) 11-8; Paul Manbu (Warsaw) 36-3; Quentin Chapman (Winamac) 27-8. 145: Darius Marshall (Mishawaka) 19-15; Laquan Lunford (Clay) 40-0; Pat Davenport (Penn) 31-10; Chase Lewandowski (Plymouth) 34-3. 152: Isaac Yoder (Tippecanoe Valley) 32-1; Dillan Escobedo (New Prairie) 33-7; Michael Hummer (Penn) 32-10; Trever Berger (Bremen) 25-15; Ryan Stahl (Mishawaka) 39-3. 160: Alex White (Mishawaka) 31-5; Malcolm White (Washington) 22-4; Niles Goodman (New Prairie) 34-5; Austin Kunze (Penn) 38-6; Carl McCleod (Riley) 20-19. 171: Andy Wiseman (Penn) 40-2; Zach Smith (LaPorte) 29-12; Jeff Jurczak (New Prairie) 26-4; Dylan Senff (Triton) 30-5; Jimmy Krause (Knox) 29-3; Richard Morin (Mishawaka) 31-4; Robert Molebash (Culver Community) 32-6. 189: Timmy Buckingham (Riley) 32-4; Dustin Pape (LaPorte) 33-8; Justin McCray (Clay) 28-12; Matt Hurford (Culver Community) 33-3; Danny Abu-shehab (Mishawaka) 23-18. 215: Eric McDaniel (Washington) 20-4; Devin Reagan (Penn) 26-9; Christian Lentz (Mishawaka) 40-1; Joe Gallegos (Clay) 33-8. 285: Abe Hall (Bremen) 30-9; Zachary Dix (Winamac) 33-3; Greg Wedow (LaPorte) 30-7; Travis Thomas (Mishawaka) 37-2; Evan Nixon (Clay) 34-6; Damon Howe (Plymouth) 30-2. WOODLAN Where: Fort Wayne Coliseum Admission: $9.50 all day; $6.50 finals only Wrestling starts: 9 a.m. (EST) Tribune area wrestlers: 112: Abraham Que (Elkhart Central) 25-8; Brett Martz (Fairfield) 32-7; Nick Crume (Jimtown) 41-5. 119: Zach Slough (Jimtown) 33-10; Steven Ross (Concord) 35-1; Gary Houser (Northridge) 22-11. 125: Kevin Kelly (Elkhart Memorial) 25-10; Zach Rhymer (NorthWood) 25-11. 130: Nestor Ruizvelasco (Concord) 23-7; Collin Crume (Jimtown) 35-5; Trevor Echartea (Elkhart Central) 24-16; Dantrell Goodman (Elkhart Memorial) 12-8. 135: Jason Watts (Northridge) 5-6; Jeremy Hill (Jimtown) 44-1; Cam Matteson (Elkhart Memorial) 25-11. 140: Ryan Ntende (Goshen) 33-7; Matt Hill (Jimtown) 32-9. 145: Alberto Rios (Elkhart Memorial) 24-9; Andrew Stegelmann (Goshen) 33-8; Eric Miller (Northridge) 27-11. 152: Zach Corpe (Elkhart Memorial) 29-2; Chris Hogendobler (Concord) 20-5. 160: Adam Kolalowski (Fairfield) 32-10. 171: Brandon Weinkauf (Jimtown) 17-13; Alex Hostetler (Fairfield) 35-6; J.B. Singer (Goshen) 37-6. 189: Carson Sappington (Elkhart Memorial) 26-5; Christopher Smith (Lakeland) 30-4; Jordan Bontrager (Fairfield) 31-11; Brandon Dillenbeck (Goshen) 28-3. 215: Rollie White (Northridge) 19-9; Brandon Daniels (Goshen) 27-11; Shane Hendrickson (Elkhart Memorial) 27-10. 285: Eric Forrest (Jimtown) 37-6; Dominique Stauffer (Elkhart Central) 28-6; Jacob Clark (Goshen) 34-6; Luke Waterman (Elkhart Memorial) 25-13.

Just over a week away and I thought I would link some good places to eat in downtown Indy for the people coming in from out of town: One of my personal favorites: Scotty's Brewhouse (located just 1 block north of Conseco). All ages welcome. Unbelievable beer selection and massive menu. Here is a link to all of the specials at Scotty's Downtown: http://www.scottysbrewhouse.com/default.asp?PageIndex=514 If anyone is on twitter you can follow Scotty at @brewhouse (he will answer any questions you have and is constantly running contests to give away food - I won a $20 gift card for taking a picture of my car and sending it to him. No joke) Kilroy's (to all of you from the Bloomington area) just opened a few months ago and is also only one block from Conseco on the corner of Georgia and Meridian. Tons of TVs, a wall of shots (140 to be exact...if that is your thing) and a decent menu. http://www.ibj.com/kilroyrsquos-will-soon-be-here/PARAMS/article/6466 Buca di Beppo Family style Italian. This is probably more for dinner unless you want to come back to watch wrestling in a food coma. http://www.bucadibeppo.com/ Champps Big menu but in my opinion: a little $$ for what you get. http://champps.com/default.aspx?tabid=250 If you are looking for a nice place to eat there are a number of places that I could list. Of course there are places like St. Elmo's, Sullivan's Steakhouse, Morton's Steakhouse, Weber Grille, Ruth's Chris, Harry & Izzy's (Peyton Manning is part owner), P.F. Changs, Rock Bottom, Ram and of course Hooter's. What would a trip to Indy be without a trip to the local Hooter's? Map of all restaurants: http://visitindy.com/files/map/DTRestMap_c061809.pdf

Toss out California, Oklahoma and Florida and look at the climates in the remaining states. It seems a lot of those remaining states have loooong winters.

Who is doing the commentating on the center mat on Broadcastsport.net? I'm very grateful for the live-video feed so I'm not going to complain but can we PLEASE get him a box of Kleenex?

For those that care to read the South Bend Tribune recap article: http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091218/SPORTS11/912180320/1130

I hear the MHS fans (probably students) were chanting "just like football." <-- rather bold if you ask me.

Here is that article: http://www.indystar.com/article/20091117/SPORTS0212/911170327/1169/SPORTS0212/Wright-adjusts-after-transferring-to-Warren

Thank you for the info everyone.

I'll make this short and sweet: I'm originally from the Northern part of the state and have been to many Al Smith classics. Are there any tournaments around the Indy area that are close to the Al Smith in regards to talent/size? I know the Al Smith is one of the best tournaments in the state but there have to be some others around Indy that are close. Also, are there any duel meets coming up this year that I should check out? I attended the Cathedral vs Perry Meridian duel last year and I'm looking for similar duels. As you can probably already tell, I'm a casual fan. Also, please don't say, "the state finals." I'm well aware the finals are in Indy. Thanks.

what, like pee on the tire? If that is what comes natural, by all means...

Just a heads up to everyone making it down this weekend that this week/weekend (Feb 18-24) is also the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Be prepared to have some waits at restaurants and just an overall busy weekend downtown. And of course, keep a look out for some soon-to-be NFL stars. If you choose to go to one of the nicer restaurants downtown for dinner you can almost be certain you will run into some NFL big wigs and coaches. If you happen to see Jerry Jones' Cowboys bus parked downtown...just do what seems natural. Safe travels for everyone making their way in this weekend and enjoy Indy.

Harper pushes past the pain Mishawaka wrestler won't let injury deter his run at history. By AL LESAR Tribune Columnist MISHAWAKA -- Pain never goes away. It's become as much a part of Josh Harper's wrestling season as cutting weight and winning matches. "This wasn't how I pictured my senior year," Harper said. This was supposed to be the 130-pound Mishawaka High wrestler's encore. Individual state championships each of his first three years. A team state championship last year. A team loaded with potential this season and a future at Michigan State already sealed. History was within his grasp. Four-time state champions are rare.One-armed state champions, though, are even more scarce. Last summer wasn't any different than any other. Harper worked out diligently. Traveled the circuit. Wrestled the best. However, during a team camp in Michigan, Harper felt his left shoulder pop. Immediate medical opinions called for rest and recovery. But by the start of the high school season, the shoulder hadn't improved. Further tests diagnosed a torn labrum. Surgery would put Harper on the shelf anywhere from three to six months. Had it been July, it might have been an option. By October, Harper's only recourse was to wrestle in pain and schedule surgery for March 6, after the team and individual season is over. "Josh decided to put up with the pain for three reasons," Mishawaka coach Darrick Snyder said. "No. 1, the team championship. If we're going to win, we have to have Josh Harper. No. 2, he has a chance to be the best. No. 3, he has a chance to be part of history."Ninety-nine percent of the reason is because of these guys out there on the mat with him." "The team needs me, and I need them," Harper said. "It's obvious, we're looking for another state title. This is my life." His life has taken some strange -- and sometimes frustrating -- turns this year. Because of the injury, Harper had to learn a whole new way to wrestle, to protect his left side. "It was a process that took eight or 10 weeks for it to become instinct," said Snyder, who went through a serious shoulder injury himself while wrestling in college. "That time was frustrating for Josh. When you know there are weapons in the arsenal that you can't use, it's frustrating."Snyder said he consulted with former Mishawaka coach Al Smith to devise Harper's new style of wrestling. "A lot of my offense has been taken out," Harper said. "I used to shoot off my left side." While learning the new techniques, Harper lost twice -- at the Al Smith Invitational and the Bellmont Super Duals. He had only lost once in the previous three years. One loss won't be avenged, since the wrestler is in another weight class, but the other, Perry Meridian's Sampson Cook, could be righted in the individual state finals Feb. 20-21. "He's foaming at the mouth to get (Cook)," Snyder said."I got into a cradle (against Cook)," Harper said, who was pinned. "I've never been on my back. I'll take it to him this time." "Josh has never used the injury as an excuse for losing," Snyder said. "He lost because the other guys were better that day. The losses drive him." "I've heard it over and over, 'Nobody cares if you're hurt,'" Harper said. "In the (regional final last Saturday), my shoulder slipped out early in the second round. I wrestled two rounds with one arm. There wasn't anything I could do about it." Still, he won by a major decision and didn't allow his opponent to score a point. Victory made the pain more bearable.

Mishawaka needs to take care of Elk. Memorial first. Currently it is 14-9 Mishawaka (started at 152).

Check broadcastsport.net for a Mishawaka vs. Elk Memorial update. Currently it is 14-9 Mishawaka (started at 152).

When is this match?

This is from Wikipedia: State, City, Venue, Capacity 1 Indiana, New Castle, New Castle Fieldhouse, 9,314 2 Indiana, Anderson, Anderson Wigwam, 8,996 3 Indiana, East Chicago, East Chicago Central Gym, 8,296 4 Indiana, Seymour, Seymour High School Gym, 8,110 5 Indiana, Richmond, Tiernan Center, 8,100 6 Indiana, Elkhart, North Side Gymnasium, 8,000 7 Indiana, Marion, Bill Green Athletic Arena, 7,650 8 Texas, Dallas, Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse, 7,500 9 Indiana, Michigan City, "The Wolves' Den" Gym, 7,373 10 Indiana, Bedford, BNL Fieldhouse, 7,371 I haven't been to a Merrillville SS in roughly 8 years but I can still vividly remember the cramped quarters. I didn't understand why they had it there 8 years ago and I'm still confused why they are still hosting the SS. I understand the location of the high school is a big reason but "the region" must have other options (see: EC Central). Look at it this way, if they moved it to a large gym with ample space for the wrestlers to warm up and the fans to stretch their legs...we wouldn't have anything to b***h about.

where does he stack up against other 135's around the state?