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3 minutes ago, bluemonster said:

 

 

Bummer!

What happened to State #13 138 Silas Foster of Purdue Poly? He was seeded #1 at Warren but forfeited.

Roncalli just pulled off the biggest choke job in program history!

Both great kids on and off of the mat.  Connersville had two sets of brothers win championships this year; Tylin (126) and Breven (145) Thrine  plus Silas (138) and Orlan (195) Foster.

Teams are listed on Connersville's schedule.

EXHIBITION 195 - Luke Hansen (Roncalli #4 182) over Gunner Henry (Brownsburg #2 195) 6-3.

Due to the expected large crowd, the visitation has been moved to South Dearborn High School gymnasium located at 5770 Highland Place, Aurora, IN  47001 from 5:00-8:00 PM on Sunday, April 3.  

 

IHSWCA Hall of Fame inductee Coach George "Giggy" Gardner passed away on March 24 in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Giggy was a talented wrestler at Lawrenceburg and after a stint in the United States Navy graduated from Northern Kentucky University.  He was a long-time teacher and coach at South Dearborn.  Giggy has a 359-150-1 record as a head wrestling coach at South Dearborn and was inducted into the IHSWCA Hall of Fame in 2022.  

Visitation services for Giggy will be on Sunday, April 3 between 5:00-8:00 PM at South Dearborn High School gymnasium in Aurora, Indiana.

Two Friday sessions sucks!  Really takes away the electricity of the State Finals.  Reminds me of State Finals in multi-class states that I have coached at including Ohio and Georgia.

Roncalli 12

As a supporter of Catholic schools, can you imagine how tough Andrean could be if those Indiana boys would have chosen to wrestle at a Catholic school in their own state!  

Irish dominance!

14 hours ago, Indysportsfan said:

You believe Stuck will lose to Bragg, McGinley, or Edwards?  I don’t see that one at all.

 

I have the Irish as 5-6 point favorites, but Roncalli can definitely pull the upset.

I believe that Stuck will lose to Bragg.  If it is McGinley or Edwards, then Stuck should win.  You never know which Stuck will show up.

I hope that it is that close.  I pretty much agree with your predictions but I see the Irish piling up lots of bonus points and I also predict an Irish victory at 160.  

On 1/15/2022 at 3:54 PM, navy80 said:

If that's the Chatard running back, he is tough as nails!

Correct, Hansen is the Roncalli RB and Hannon was the Chatard RB.  Both tough as nails and both are longtime friends and competitors.

Circle City Conference
152 - #5 Kody Glithero (Roncalli) over #20 Eli  Bustamante (Bishop Chatard) TF 18-3
 

182 - Marion County Champ #10 Luke Hansen (Roncalli) over Indianapolis City Champion very tough but unranked Tommy Hannon (Bishop Chatard) 9-4 

The Circle City is not a very good wrestling conference but the marquee match will be at 152 between #5 Kody Glithero (Roncalli) versus #20 Eli  Bustamante (Bishop Chatard).  There will also be renewals of several old CYO rivalries with the best match at 182 between #10 Luke Hansen (Roncalli) versus unranked but very tough Tommy Hannon (Bishop Chatard). 

I would add David Palmer from Muncie South and Delta.  111-2 HS record with 3 State Titles and a runner-up finish as a freshman.  He was the first wrestler from Indiana to make the World Cup team and he was a World Champion in 1979 and National Champion in 1982.  He wrestled on the great Oklahoma teams in the early 1980's but his college career was curtained by injuries.

I find it strange that Roncalli is the #1 seed in 3A even though they were not an automatic qualifier and since they are ranked #2 (behind Columbus East) in the latest 3A poll. 

According to the CHS AD, TrackWrestling will happen next year.  The school signed the purchase order and all of the WiFi equipment was ordered and was scheduled to arrive in October.  Guess what, none of the equipment has arrived so no construction can start.  

I know that my Roncalli Royals (Rebels) won the Spartan Classic a few times in the past but they are now going to EMD instead.  Cathedral also dominated the Spartan Classic for several years prior to Roncalli.  I sure do miss watching Cathedral and Roncalli wrestle in the Spartan Bowl.  My family has been involved in running this tournament for 44 years and I have tried for years to get the administration to run the tournament on Track.  I believe that it could be run on Track since the cafeteria and hallway at the top of the Bowl has decent WiFi service.  Good luck to all of the teams!  

Getz (Roncalli) at 113 has been out with injury.  His replacement freshman Will May placed 2nd at Marion County Championships.

Roncalli winning the Marion County Championships is a big accomplishment for the Royals!

52 minutes ago, rdrodd1 said:

Looks like a D1 football player for someone.

Signed as DE at NCAA D2 Hillsdale (MI).  Shafer is a stud.  He runs sprints and hurdles for the track team.

I also want to know what happened to Cardinal Ritter.  They had a pretty good sized roster at the beginning of the season and they should have returned stud State Placer Josh Johnson.