DGelarden

With the addition of Lake Central and Chesterton - we will change the format a bit. Because there are 4 DAC schools there (Michigan City and LaPorte) - we will not be placing teams in pools - but rather assigning 5 pre-arranged duals for the day. The pooling format would not have worked in trying to keep these conference opponents seperate. All these schools also bring their JV's for a pretty nice JV tourney as well.

Congratulations to Bettendorf, Iowa for winning our innaugural duals event. Several different states represented - got to see some different people than normal - great day. It was a great day of wrestling - with a quality squad from Iowa defeating Mishawaka Maroon in the final dual. Each kid got 4-5 high quality matches. Results 1st Bettendorf Bulldogs (IA) 5-0 2nd Mishawaka Maroon (IN) 4-1 3rd Rockton Honoegah (IL) 4-1 4th New Trier (IL) 4-1 5th Munster (IN) 3-2 6th Lakeshore (MI) 2-3 7th Mishawaka White (IN) 1-4 8th Team United 0-5

Alright - since we couln't find a team that is interested. I am going to ask if any individuals would be interested in making up a team. So please contact me at dagelarden@munster.k12.in.us - if you are an individual that would want to wrestle in a dual format with other interested individuals. Dan Gelarden Munster HS

This weekend Munster HS (Munster, IN) is hosting a summer dual team tournament. We had one committed team that had to withdraw - so we are in need of one team. We are looking for HS team - but it can be a combined team of 2 or so schools. Just not a loaded all star team! We will wrestle 5 duals on the day - start at 9am - end by 6pm. The teams competing are very competitive from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,and Iowa. Please email me at dagelarden@munster.k12.in.us for details and if interested.

Registration is now open for the Munster Rookie Rumble. Registration is online only using www.trackwrestling.com We have changed the location for this event. The tournament will be held at Wilbur Wright Middle School - right next door to the High School Here is a directlink to the registration http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=1126009 We will only be accepting 250 wrestlers - so when registration is full - we are done. Each wrestler will get 3 gaurenteed matches - and a cool looking custom original medal. Wrestling will begin at 9am (CST) on Sunday morning. Please email Dan Gelarden at dagelarden@munster.k12.in.us - with questions.

Registration is now open for the Munster Folkstyle Open on 1/31. Teams may register as a group by contacting Dan Gelarden @ dagelarden@munster.k12.in.us. Individuals must register at www.trackwrestling.com Below is a direct link to the registration page http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=1127009

Here is an article from the Hammond Times about the Lake County Tourney. I post this for all wrestlers who have thought about giving up. For those coaches who urge and encourage their kids to be paitent and ready to step up when it is their time, here is an article to share. For those wrestlers who sometimes can't see the purpose - here is a reason to keep on wrestling - you just never know when the time will be yours! http://nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/indiana/article_6c2303d7-867d-519b-865e-bd637cafde38.html

Wrestling Hobart 69, Lake Station 12 AT LAKE STATION 103 -- Steve Nowak (H) won by forfeit. 112 -- Cody Carlbergs (H) won by forfeit. 119 -- Aaron Ayala (H) won by forfeit. 125 -- Patrick Manning (H) won by forfeit. 130 -- Zach Johanson (H) p. Ryan Clark 1:19. 135 -- Bob Gallardo (H) won by forfeit. 140 -- Tom Camacho (H) won by forfeit. 145 -- Tony Morales (H) p. Jordan Riley 1:33. 152 -- Zach Tharp (H) d. Chris Walls 10-8. 160 -- Jack Hammons (LS) p. Mark Gacsy 1:15. 171 -- Joe Peco (H) won by injury default over Chris Hammons. 189 -- Call Posey (H) p. Julian Ruiz 1:46. 215 -- Mike Salazar (H) p. Andrew Gales :39. Hwt. -- George Amaya (LS) p. Tim O'Brien 2:48. RECORDS -- Lake Station 0-12. Lowell 48, Griffith 24 AT GRIFFITH 103 -- Jason Camosa (L) p. Jake Koselke 1:15. 112 -- Brian Orzechowicz (G) p. Christin Crandell 1:38. 119 -- Nick Lenzo (L) d. Shawn Siokos 5-1. 125 -- Mitch Roadrock (L) p. Zack Moeller 0:39. 130 -- Charlie Mavor (L) p. Bryan Bluhm 1:04. 135 -- Zack Merzkowski (L) d. Joe Nunez 14-5. 140 -- Preston Nelson (G) p. Cody Plate 2:36. 145 -- Cameron Brady (L) tech. fall Joey Rivera 20-5. 152 -- Matt Beck (G) won by forfeit. 160 -- Robbie Megquier (G) p. Mac Bessy 5:19. 171 -- Ryan Patterson (L) p. Nick Stassin 0:15. 189 -- Jeff Cummins (L) d. Tyler Yost 14-8. 215 -- Nathan Cleveland (L) won by forfeit. Hwt. -- Scott Patrowski (L) d. Mark Douglas 3-0. RECORDS -- Griffith 4-4 (0-2). Munster 54, Highland 10 AT HIGHLAND 103 -- Santo Marciano (M) p. Cody Kinley 1:12. 112 -- Danny Rodriguez (H) d. Ivan Ruiz 11-0. 119 -- Aurelio Medina (M) d. Andy Mantel 5-0. 125 -- Tony Rigoni (M) won by technical fall over Cody Hucko 19-4. 130 -- Jeremy Camacho (H) d. Jordan Cooper 7-3. 135 -- Darius Flores (M) p. Anthony Rodriquez 3:27. 140 -- Clint Boelt (M) p. Enrique Gonzalez 1:04. 145 -- Luke Smith (M) d. Mark Maldonado 12-2. 152 -- Alex Boyd (M) won by forfeit. 160 -- Alex Surma (M) won by forfeit. 171 -- Matt Spretnjak (H) d. Danny Johnson 4-3. 189 -- Tyler Musgrove (M) d. Eric Johnson 6-4. 215 -- Jack Seaman (M) p. George Al-Akel 3:16. Hwt. -- Tyler Kerrick (M) d. Jordan Al-Akel 6-0.

Round 1: Concord 52, Michigan City21 Munster 46, Griffith 27 South Bend Clay 39, East Noble 25 New Prairie 36, Laporte 35 (tied 35-35, NP wins on 8th criteria) Round 2: Griffith 57, Michigan City 21 Munster 37, Laporte 25 Clay 43, New Prairie 21 East Noble 54, Concord 23 Round 3: Griffith 48, Concord 30 Munster 57, New Prairie 21 Clay 40, Laporte 35 East Noble 57, Michigan City 12 Round 4: Laporte 43, Concord 29 Munster 44, East Noble 24 Clay 49, Griffith 18 New Prairie 56, Michigan City 20 Round 5: New Prairie 40, Concord 34 East Noble 51, Griffith 27 Laporte 60, Michigan City 22 Clay 37, Munster 23 All Tournament Team Munster - Santo Marciano, Ivan Ruiz, Clint Boelt, Alex Surma, Jack Seaman Griffith - Matt Beck, Mark Douglas, Brian Orzechowicz, Colin Slagle Concord - Steven Ross, Fulvio DeSantiago, Nestor Ruizvelasco East Noble - Blake Rodenbeck, Kalib Jackson, Bryson Nesbitt, Lucas Riecke, Jeran lantz, Jimmy LaRowe, Clint Hoffar Michigan City - Mario Huerta New Prairie - Joe Zigler, Niles Goodman, Jeff Jurczak LaPorte - Tyler Kuzdas, Frank Mancuso, Nick Santana, Alex Stewart, Zach Smith, Dustin Pape, Greg Wedow SB Clay - LaQaun Lunford, Joe Gallegos, Mitch Hartman, Joe Stroud, Cody Stroud, Justin McCray, Evan Nixon

The format of this years event doesn't have two structured pools. Because some teams had already wrestled each other - and others wanted or had to see certain teams for conference and sectional seeding purposes - There wasn't anyway to pool the teams and avoid/create this. Therefore, we decided to assign three duals - then based upon those results - see who should wrestle each other while we eat lunch. I am pretty confident we will be able to get a clear picture and find a winner.

Valparaiso Duals Round 1 Warsaw 84, West Side 6 Valparaiso 42, Michigan City 32 Munster 49, Lowell 20 South Bend Adams 42, Boone Grove 18 Round 2 Michigan City 35, Warsaw 31 Valparaiso 48, Boone Grove 25 Munster 50, South Bend Adams 20 Lowell 63, West Side 12 Round 3 Michigan City 66, Boone Grove 16 Munster 54, Valparaiso 12 South Bend Adams 66, West Side 6 Lowell 39, Warsaw 33 Round 4 Munster 49, Michigan City 21 Valparaiso 61, West Side 12 South Bend Adams 36, Lowell 35 Warsaw 54, Boone Grove 24 Round 5 Michigan City 66, West Side 12 Valparaiso 55, Lowell 18 Munster 78, Boone Grove 0 South Bend Adams 47, Warsaw 35

Now to put those stats in prespective - take their strength of schedule into account. Rank their strength of schedule in order from 1-8 - and see how that compares with their winning percentages.