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5 hours ago, SWINfan said:

Couldn't sleep so I was checking out some old wrestling videos  readying for the Big Ten Tournament this weekend, and found these...  You may have seen these before, but I thought they were worth a look again.  The first is a news story by a Cincinnati station when Mason was 11.  The 2nd after he won his first State Championship.  The 3rd after he won Gold at the UWW World Championships in August.
 

 

 

 

He's put on 25 pounds of muscle since his jr world title!  The FS he's been training has went a long way in developing him into a better college wrestler! Scary how good he is when he's only focused only on wrestling the past few years!  Unreal talent and even better young man.

6 hours ago, Wrestling4EVER said:

my brain isn't working right now. please refresh it, who is it lol

Riley Lefever!

And I don't mean Rick Moranis!

3 hours ago, Y2CJ41 said:

There is only one FOUR-TIME NCAA champion from Indiana.... on top of that he's like 5th on the World Team ladder currently.

And he's a little Giant!  

2 hours ago, blueandgold said:

Thanks man! You always know those under-the-radar guys who have stud potential. I always appreciate you dropping names under threads for us to keep an eye on.

Np buddy!

Andy Uhl beat Andrae Hernandez 2x at state..

170 Marcus malson from rushville ws 1 hell of an improved wrestler.. pinned previously unbeaten Ragle to win regionals.. pinned his way to punching his ticket and lost at the buzzer to Wagner at SS.. regardless this is a great thread and a lot of thought went into this! 

Kevin vs Boe was best match I seen.

33 minutes ago, Y2CJ41 said:

Added James Dickerson, it was late when I did the stats.

 

There are a bunch from 1937 and 1938 that I have, I will double check the brackets when I get home. 

Dickerson did it in 95.. thanks for the hard work you put in. 

3 minutes ago, logan_boe said:

Brayton Lee

How many Spladles you hit in your 4 years at state? 

12 hours ago, IU89 said:

I agree. He wasn’t hurt at all. Blew kisses to the MD crowd and laughed as he skipped off the mat. Biggest chicken ***potty mouth*** move I’ve ever seen by a wrestler and coach. 

I believe he also hit somebody in the head at iswa state years ago and when our guy was beating him at adams central tournament he started gouging eyes and being grimey.

4 hours ago, ehscoach said:

I talk about this rivalry every year to my team...

 

Clark beat Macke by something like 14 at MD Classic. 

Then like a major at semi-state.

Then 1 at state. 

Then Macke beat Clark at Team State.

 

Maybe my memory is rough at this point, but I'm pretty close there I know.

And to speak to your point it happened like that between him and Angel.. tightened up the score each time and showed why the greats are great.. they make adjustments and improvements not excuses! 

10 hours ago, ehscoach said:

No one has contacted me from New Castle. Can you send me the coach’s email? I emailed the AD.

I just spoke to coach Black and he's emailing you today! Thank you sir.

I seen on Facebook Coach black said they accepted for New Castle... east central will be a great addition at 3A and do very well.

2 hours ago, DrunkJoeNamath said:

We’ve been so blessed in the past 10+ years with so many multi-time state champions that, unfortunately, it looks much easier than it actually is!!

You're not frikkn jokin! Winning it once is 1 of the greatest achievements you can attain let alone be a 2,3 or 4xer! I wonder if the winning it the 2nd time a and so on is as joyful as winning the 1st? Need find a multiple time state champ to ask.

32 minutes ago, XCard said:

I do feel this discussion should only include the person's High School resume. 

 

I also feel like just seeing all of these great names being mentioned it really puts in perspective how special it is to be a State Champion, but also how being a multiple Champ even tougher.

Even though Ethan Raley is a 2xer to speak on how tough it is to win it, He didn't win state the year he was Super32 Champ!  That is a true testament to how unreal it is to win a state title let alone multiple.

50 minutes ago, IU89 said:

Most exciting match I’ve ever seen!!

His boy wasn't bad either! 

I'm waiting on Keys age to pop up..

Didn't he start at 15 or 16?

3 hours ago, Academy said:

152 - Logan Boe from Danville has accepted his offer!

Can't wait to see Big Move Boe bring the cradles and Spladles for whomever Illinois sends to that scorers table! 

Really surprised only wabash only qualified 4 for the national tourney!  Regardless congrats to Champ Hatch, runner ups Darden Schurg and Max Bishop and placing 3rd Alex Barr... Looking forward to their runs and to what the future holds for the rest of the underclassmen!  T.Carson will be making noise for the next 3 years and had a very solid freshman campaign winning nearly 20 matches at a tough 184 class and placing at all but 1 tourney!

Btw list SN of guys that contribute to this so I can make it rain nanners like Donky Kong! 1k of nanners a day will keep the Muscle cramps away!  Call me Prince Potassium!

The commitment it takes to obtain, sort and formulate all this information is very special!  The love it takes for y'all to dedicate yourself to this never ending task speaks volumes about your devotion to the sport.. And the way its broken down into layman's terms is even more impressive!  Without y'all we as a state wouldn't be evolving and improving at the rate we are... This stuff is every bit important as what a good coach does for his guys and i'm sure y'all are too involved with teaching wrestlers on top of compiling this plethora amount of data is another testament to the tireless work y'all put in.. that's why it's up to us coaches, parents and supporters to chip with results,info on our teams and individuals and to never take what these guys do for granted!  I know it's not much but I got 1k nanners for each 1 of y'all Johnny5 shortcircuit"need more input" gurus! Keep it up and thank you! 

Plus i'm a firm believer in preserving the culture and brotherhood of the sport as a whole.. even bring on new legendary wrestlers along with say the champs from their same weight class but from the early 2000s and before to talk about the similarities and differences among eras and how we got from then to now... imagine getting Ellis and Alex Tsirtsis on at same time and talk about how the pioneers gave the future studs something to shoot for and how it affected their quests.

I like the idea mentioned about bringing on legendary wrestlers and coaches.. Have like a Q and A type episodes so ppl that are newer to the sport that wanna hear insight about the eras before they got involved... plus old school fans can chime in and drum up memories with the legends and get their insight on the evolution of the sport and their involvement.

Hate to hear all this about the venue.i attended the very first 1 ib 2017 and loved it.. I'll be there tommorow coaching Thrine at 126 in semis! There's been some good wrestling going down..Aj gunn vs Brevan Thrine was a wild 1 with Thrine landing a big 5. Pointer to the pin in the 3rd..Glithero vs Miller was another barn burner with Miller locking up a stud/ reinforced cradle and sticking Glithero! Padilla and Ruhlman both took care of business to make up the other Semi final@126! Let's hear some other run downs on different weights and good matches!