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Congratulations to Kaylee Cobbs of Ossian! She is the official Winner of the 2014 Pick-The-Champions Contest. She correctly picked 10 winners. 5 other people also picked 10 , but she broke the tie by being closest to the winning score of Cathedral. 5 of the 6 people picked Cathedral and Kaylee guessed 70 points. The next person guessed 85 pts. Other people to correctly pick 10 were: Jennifer Grossman - Evansville , Jon Wilcoxson - Pierceton , Nathan Seiler - Fort Branch , Tyler Hunter - Hobart AND Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information (I actually picked 10 - who knew). Former Champions had a variety of winning pick numbers. 2013 Champ - Steve Brooks = 8 2008 Champ - Dane Fuelling = 8 2006 Champ - Jeff Parkinson = 9 2004 & 1993 Champ - Jeff Johnson = 9 2003 Champ - Mitchell Wilson = 8 2000 Champ - Tim Wilson = 9 1999 Champ - Stacy Shaneyfelt = 8 1988 Champ - Jim Hopkins = 7 100 People turned in entries at the State Meet. 50 entered on line & on the Messageboard (Fuelling had 8 ). Thanks to all who participated. Have a good wrestling year and we hope to see you at the 2015 State Meet. Kaylee wins 2 tickets to the 2015 State Meet. Have a good year and we'll see you somewhere On The Mat. -Richard Jay - editor Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information

Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information once again will host its Annual "Pick-The-Champions" Contest. The Winner will Win 2 tickets to the 2015 State Meet. Last years winner was Steve Brooks from Charlottesville. He will be out to be first Back-To-Back Champion. It is an easy contest. 1. Pick who You think will win each weight class. 2. Pick who you think will win the Team Title and their Point total. 3. Pick who you think will be Team runner-Up and their Point total. 4. Be Sure to add YOUR First & Last Name to your entry. 5. Make sure to put your Phone Number or E-Mail so you can be contacted if you are the winner. COPY the Entry form (the stuff below the dotted line) to your Word Processor and make as many copies as you want. Send the Entry Form to your Friends , Neighbors and other Wrestling Fans. If you would like an "Official entry form" like the ones that will be at the State Meet , send me a request to me at my e-mail and I will send you a Form. If you leave your Picks here, do not include your Phone or e-mail (duh!!) Your Screen Name will be enough. This is the 30th annual addition of the "Pick-The-Champions" contest. Most of the winners have come from the Bellmont Area with the Evansville Area right behind in winners. ENTRIES are DUE by Saturday Feb. 22nd by 9:00am. Enties at the State Meet will have until the Saturday Morning Round begins (9:30am). I am sure some people will be entering from their cell or tablet while sitting at the State Meet on Saturday Morning. GO FOR IT!!! Good Luck to everyone. - Richard Jay - editor Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information E-mail: matburns83@yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MAT BURNS WRESTLING NEWS & INFORMATION 2014 "Pick-The-Champions" Contest Pick Who YOU Think will WIN Each Weight Class 106 152 113 160 120 170 126 182 132 195 138 220 145 285 Pick Who YOU Think will WIN The Team Title Team Champion - Team Champions Point Total - 2nd Place Team - 2nd Place Team Point Total - Bring Your Entry to the State Meet or E-Mail your Entry to us here at Mat Burns to: matburns83@yahoo.com Or Leave Your Entry on this Messageboard Page. Only Entries here and turned in at the State Meet will be counted in the 2014 Contest. Good Luck!

When (date) and what weight?

What are the FIRST Names for Bratcher & Mullinix and from What SCHOOL?

From our Wrestlling Family to Yours , we pray you enjoy the day safely and with Love! See you on the Mat , Merry Christmas!

2013 - 2014 QUICK PINS for Indiana High School Varsity Competition 106 - :05 sec. - TY SWISHER - Eastern (Howard) - Jan. 11, 2014 113 - :07 - BLAKE DAVIS - Mooresville - Dec. 21, 2013 120 - :09 - LANDON LETT - Tecumseh - Feb. 01, 2014 126 - :06 - NICK ELLIS - Roncalli - Jan. 11, 2014 132 - :06 - WILL BRATCHER - Eastbrook - Dec. 21, 2013 138 - :13 - ALEX COLLINS - Central Noble - Dec. 20, 2013 138 - :13 - LEVI SCHULTZ - Heritage Hills - Jan. 04, 2014 138 - :13 - CHRISTIAN COX - Hagerstown - Feb. 08, 2014 145 - :06 - BAILEY SCHOBER - Greenwood - Dec. 14, 2013 152 - :06 - PAXTON CALDWELL - Connersville - Dec. 04, 2013 160 - :10 - CAMERON WEISS - Jimtown - Jan. 11, 2014 170 - :11 - JOSH TAYLOR - Tecumseh - Jan. 18, 2014 170 - :11 - CESAR GUILLEN - East Chicago Central - Jan. 23, 2014 182 - :09 - JOECY MARTIN - Rossville - Dec. 21, 2013 182 - :09 - COY PARK - Columbus East - Jan. 23, 2014 195 - :08 - LAYNE HARNISHFEGER - Franklin County - Nov. 23, 2013 195 - :08 - COREY RICKMAN - Carroll (FW) - Dec. 11, 2013 195 - :08 - JAKE MULLINIX - Oak Hhill - Dec. 21, 2013 220 - :06 - JACOB COOPER - Triton Central - Dec. 27, 2013 285 - :07 - LOGAN WILLIAMS - Winchester- Jan. 18, 2014 Any Changes Contact me at my School E-Mail: rfjay@hammond.k12.in.us Don't Forget the Wrestlers First & Last Name , Weight Class , Quick Pin Time and the Date vs. What Team

Congratulations to STEVE BROOKS of Charlottesville, IN as the Winner of the 2013 Pick-The-Champions Contest with 12 Correct Picks. He wins two tickets to the 2014 State Meet. Way to go Steve! There were 8 runners-up with 11 correct picks: Brandon Razo-Decatur, Phil Zenthoefer-Evansville, Kyle Keith-Portage, Danny Baker-Decatur, PJ Pedroza-Hobart, Jeff Parkinson-Mt.Vernon(2006 Champ) , Mana Troyer-Plymouth, and Mr. Sprunger-Berne. Thanks to all of the people who participated and got forms turned in or sent by e-mail. We'll do this again next year. See you on the Mat -Richard Jay, editor

Send any updates at the end of the 2013 season. I am going to send Indiana Mat the link with any for Most Pins in a Season and Career Pins. This is NOT for Tech Falls , just PINS Include the Wrestlers Name , School , Year (for Season Total) , Graduation Year (for Career)

If you have entered the State Pick 'ems contest , place your Champions with the MAT BURNS Pick-the-Champions contest as well. Couldn't hurt. Defending Champ Jeremiah Maggert has sent his entry in and his picks look good. He only e-mailed ONE entry last year. There will be forms at the STATE Meet this year on the main concourse. They are scheduled to be located where alcohol is sold at Pacer games (can't do that at an IHSAA event). Enter often as you can (just ask Chris Teeter or Tim Wilson) and drive responsibly. See you on the Mat at the Fieldhouse!! -Richard Jay, editor - Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information

After you put your "Picks" on the message board , put them here or copy the form and bring it to the STATE MEET. There will be forms at the STATE MEET this year or you can copy this form on your own and bring it to the STATE. You can also send me an e-mail with your picks , and I will send you a copy of this official form and you can get it to people that are not on Indiana Mat. Have fun , Good-Luck and we'll see you at the STATE. -Richard Jay, editor e-mail: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net (You don't have to put your e-mail if you put your picks here, just your picks) PICK - THE - CHAMPIONS - CONTEST FOR 2013. COPY THE FORM BELOW THE DASH LINE 1.) Be sure to write the NAME of the WRESTLER you think will WIN the STATE at each weight. 2.) PRINT your NAME , ADDRESS , and PHONE NUMBER at the bottom of this form. 3.)The PERSON with the MOST correct CHAMPS will win 2 TICKETS to the 2014 STATE MEET!!!! 4.) If more than one person has the winning total, the TIE-BREAKER criteria will go into effect. CRITERIA - A.)Correct winning TEAM or B.)Correct winning TEAM AND Closest to their SCORE or C.)Runner-Up TEAM or D.)Runner-Up Team AND Closest to their SCORE ! PAST CONTEST CHAMPIONS 1985 - Bart Dilling 1986 - Chad Shepherd 1987 - Sue Alexander 1988 - Jim Hopkins Floyd Central Russiaville Indianapolis Decatur 1989 - Robert Segudovic 1990 - Scott Reust 1991 - Jason Arveson and Scott Wilcoxson Hobart Bloomington Plymouth Huntington 1992 - David Williams 1993 - Jeff Johnson 1994 - Chris Teeter 1995 - Scott Barbary Mooresville Danville Decatur Kokomo 1996 - Larry Biller 1997 - Patsy Willis 1998 - Jared Tabor 1999 - Stacy Shaneyfelt Syracuse Greenfield West Lafayette Rockford, OH 2000 - Tim Wilson 2001 - Nathan Devaux 2002 - Robert Miller 2003-Mitchell Wilson Decatur Ft. Wayne LaPorte Ossian 2004 – Jeff Johnson 2005 – Hunter Stevens 2006 Jeff Parkinson 20007 – J.R.Wallis Avon Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Princeton 2008 – Dane Fuelling 2009 – Blake Gerke 2010 – Austin Shepherd 2011 – Paul Rohl Decatur Decatur Russiaville Westfield 2012 – JEREMIAH MAGGERT 2013 - ????????? GRANGER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - YOUR PICKS FOR 2013 Wrestlers Name & School Wrestlers Name & School 106 _________________________ 152_________________________ 113 _________________________ 160_________________________ 120_________________________ 170_________________________ 126_________________________ 182_________________________ 132_________________________ 195_________________________ 138_________________________ 220_________________________ 145_________________________ 285_________________________ WINNING SCHOOL:________________________________WINNING SCORE_____ 2nd PLACE TEAM : ________________________________2ND PLACE SCORE _________ YOUR NAME:_____________________ ADDRESS____________________________________ CITY , STATE , ZIP___________________________________ PHONE_______ ______________ E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________ THIS MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE STATE MEET BY 9:00am ON SATURDAY FEB. 16, 2013

Thanks for the updates. Watch out at the Regional . . it could happern!

Any updates after the Sectionals? Let, me know at: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net

What weight were Corsaro and Gonzales at when they had their Quick Pin? Date of Match? Where was it at?

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Keep another eye out for any Quick Pins at this weekends Invitationals or Super Duals. I'll be at the Harvest Classic at Lake Central for a while in the morning.

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Keep a eye out for any Quick Pins at an Invitational or Super Duals near you. If it happens, have the Coach contact us. e-mail : matburnswn@sbcglobal.net - Just Remember the Wrestler's Name (First & Last) , Weight Class, Pin Time, Opponents School , and the Date of the Meet. Good Luck this Season! -Richard Jay , editor - Mat Burns Wrestling News and Information.

2012 ? 2013 Quick Pins ? Mat Burns Wrestling News & Information 106 :06 ? CHAD RED ? New Palestine ? Jan. 26, 2013 113 :09 ? KOBE RAYPOLE ? Carroll (FW) ? Dec. 8, 2012 120 :10 ? ANDREW LEDFORD- Kokomo- Dec. 8, 2012 126 :15 ? ZACH GRAHAM - Tecumseh ? Nov. 26, 2012 132 :10 - AUSTIN FULLER - Union County? Dec. 1, 2012 138 :10 - TATE LINDSEY - Rockville - Dec. 8, 2012 138 :10 - D. BEEKS ? Southern Wells ? Dec. 8, 2012 138 :10 - COREY TROUTMAN - Floyd Central - Jan. 26, 2013 145 :10 - DEREK HILER ? John Glenn ? Nov. 24, 2012 152 :06 ? VINNY CORSARO ? Indianapolis Cathedral ? Dec. 1, 2012 160 :10 ? NICK VAUGHN ? Elkhart Memorial ? Nov. 29, 2012 170 :09 ? CARTER GILL ? Jimtown ? Dec. 1, 2012 182 :07 ? RYAN JANKOWSKI ? South Bend St. Joseph ? Dec. 15, 2012 195 :05 ? WILLIAM ALMODOVER ? Indpls. Tech ? Dec. 15, 2012 220 :12 ? BRETT GERBER ? Bluffton ? Dec. 6, 2012 285 :05 ? JESSE HOHL ? Evansville Central ? Jan. 26, 2013 Any Changes , contact Mat Burns Wrestling News at: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net Don?t forget the Wrestlers Name , Weight Class , Quick Pin Time and the Date

TECH FALLS Jason Tsirtsis' Tech Fall of 2:47 is ranked #1 at 145 at the STATE MEET. Old State Meet Best for 145 was 3:49 by Tim Burbee of Valparaiso in 1986. Jason also had a 2 Tech Fall total time of 8:22 which is the First time that has been done at 145 at the State Meet. PINS at 120 - Brenden Campbell of New Castle had a 3 Pin Total Time of 4:28. This is the best at 120 for a 3 Pin Total Time at the State Meet. Old 3 Pin Best at 120 was 6:28 by Deron Phillips of South Bend LaSalle in 1988. at 195 - Mitch Sliga of Fishers. His 0:31 sec. Pin is the fastest at 195 at the State Meet. His 2 Pin Total Time of 1:18 is the Fastest 2 Pin Total at 195 at the State Meet. His 3 Pin Total Time of 4:38 is the Fastest 3 Pin Total at 195 at the State Meet. FAMILIES Need total Won-Loss Records for 2 or more Brothers/Sisters Varsity Matches while in the state of Indiana. Any questions, e-mail me at: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net

Congratulations to JEREMIAH MAGGART of West Lafayette -and former Penn Wrestler- on WINNING the 2012 Pick-The-Champions Contest. Jeremiah was the ONLY person to have 12 Champions Correct of the 80 Entries. He will have 2 tickets to the 2013 State Meet waiting on him next February. Congratulations Jeremiah. There were 2 Runners-up. Earl Fleener of Indianapolis and Mat Burns editor Richard Jay both had 11 correct Chanps. And Yes, I agree with some of the e-mails. There will be Paper Entries next year AT the State Finals. BUT, more people will have to have entries turned in at the State Finals. We will still take the entries on line , but we'll have the entries at the Fieldhouse in 2013. Thanks to all of you who entered. We hope to see you next year! See you on the Mat! Richard Jay, editor any questions, e-mail me at matburnswn@sbcglobal.net ps. - Mat Burns will try to have its BOOKLET on-Line somewhere before next season. Families, Careers Records, Pins . Alot there.

Just started checking the results from the contest. Alot more in the e-mails I have to go through. I had 11 winners. bash513 = 10 rookies62 = 9 leggomyeggo = 9 SouthRebel = 7 loshe8 = 9 We'll get back to you on Sunday to let you know the Champ or the Finalists. ( If more than one has the MOST , Team Dual Meet Champ & runner-Up will make a difference) Thanks for the participation. I think I will have the paper chances at the STATE Meet in 2013. A lot of e-mails requesting this.

BLANTON FAMILY !!!!!!! Congratulations on Luke's outstanding performance at the State Finals. I Need some FAMILY updates!!!!!! I have Matt's Total , Eric's Total and they are on the Mat Burns Family List = 157-72 I f this is wrong, give me a Year-by-Year run down for their Varsity Won-Loss Records. I NEED Mark '05 Brent '07 John '12 ( I have 145-31) Josh '12 ( I have 124-28) Luke '13 (I have 123-12) Now, if some of these guys are cousins , I can't include them. Have the coaches go back to the Sectional & regional programs from 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and find their Won-Loss Records. That is what I'm missing from Mark & Brent. Send this info to me at : matburnswn@ssbcglobal.net Again, congrats to the Family, Team , School and the Tiger Community for Luke's OUTSTANDING performance in 2012!!!

Mat Burns Choice #1 106 - Micic 113 - Brooks 120 - Petrov 126 - Ayersman 132 - Molloy 138 - Jackson 145 - Tsirtsis 152 - Bradley 160 - Harvey 170 - Mappes 182 - Lynde 195 - Berry 220 - Biberstine 285 - Hall TEAM DUAL Perry Meridian - 34 Crown Point - 21

Former Champ Jeff Parkinson has his entries in early. He must be serious about winning this contest (good picks as well). Oh, Portage people who go some Pick-The -Champions contest forms at the semi-state. . . they're not going to be any good this weekend. . .WRONG WEIGHT CLASSES!!! Send your entries here, or e-mail them to me. As of right now we only have 22 entires. Let's get fired up. Send (or attach) as many as your computer will allow. Richard Jay - editor e-mail: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net

Notice the former Champions of this Contest!! Chad Shepherd - was a STATE Champion Wrestler for Western H.S. Jim Hopkins - Decatur -writer for the Decatur Democrat up in Decatur IN Jason Arveson - Plymouth was a State Finalist for Plymouth H.S. Jeff Johnson is the ONLY 2 Time Champ of this Contest and it took a perfect 14 to win the 2nd one. Jared Tabor was the 1st to get all 14 Champions correct. Mitchell Wilson was a 3rd grader when he won. Tim Wilson had the most PAPER entries turned in (35) ENTRIES WILL ONLY BE HERE ON-LINE OR E-Mail YOUR TO ME Richard Jay, editor E-Mail: matburnswn@sbcglobal.net