BigDog

Not to do anything but stir the pot a bit ... What would those numbers look like if Mishawaka (and only Mishawaka) were moved from Merrillville to Ft. Wayne? It would follow logic since most of the North east of US 31 seems to go to Ft. Wayne and mileage-wise it looks to be a wash between the two? I suspect for the last several years Ft. Wayne would look much stronger and Merrillville much weaker, maybe even reversing positions in SS numbers performance. Would losing Mishawaka to Ft. Wayne (which might easily happen in a DOE governed athletic association to "make it fairer") make DaRegion weaker and less dominant? Not like since I don't think Mishawaka is technically part of DaRegion to begin with. Point is as someone returning to Indiana pointed out elsewhere on the forum, wrestling throughout the state has improved dramatically through the years and that is throughout the state, not just in one small geography or another.

I agree the two young ladies did a wonderful job with a difficult song in a pressure-filled venue.

thx. Here's an update. For the finals: New Castle 10/17 (59%) including two finals where they have both representatives Ft. Wayne 7/10 (70%!) including one final where they have both representatives Merrillville 7/19 (37%) Evansville 4/10 (40%) If my count is correct there are only 11 of the 28 finalists who are undfeated, including two weights (160 and 189( where both wrestlers are undeated. Another point in favor of the parity becoming present in Indiana scholastic wrestling. Crown Point has 3 in the finals Cathedral has 3 in the finals Mishawaka has 2 in the finals Union County has 2 in the finals 18 schools have 1 finalist each

After the first round Saturday, it appears that there is a clear distinction, at least in depth, between the semi-states again this year. Merrillville had 19 of their 34 advance to the final four (56%) New Castle had 17 of their 33 advance to the final four (51%) Evansville had 10 of their 21 advance to the final four (48%) Ft. Wayne had 10 of their 24 advance to the final four (42%) Also for the seeding followers out there it appears that in part due to the above discrepancy, a #1 seed is only a 2/3 valid predictor of making the final four. 103 2/4 (50%) 112 2/4 (50%) 119 3/4 (75%) 125 2/4 (50%) 130 3/4 (75%) 135 True to form 100% 140 3/4 (75%) 145 2/4 (50%) 152 2/4 (50%) although one was on inj. default 160 True to form 100% 171 1/4 (25%) 189 True to form 100% 215 3/4 (75%) 285 2/4 (50%) Argues strongly that the pool of talent is deep and very few with any seeding are a lock to move on.