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there are many factors that are relevant. many lightweights focus on wrestling, largely because of their size and that wrestling, by definition, is about size. a 113-pound junior is unlikely to find much action playing football. you find lightweights running cross country, track and sometimes soccer, but many of the successful ones have a primary focus on wrestling. this is less true in the middleweights for a couple of reasons. first, 132-160 is the biggest part of the bell curve for boys 15-18. if there are more boys there, naturally you will find more athletes. you will find very high strength and speed ratios per pound in these weights. because of their athleticism, you find these guys successful in football's skill positions, track and baseball. still, the top-level middleweights have a wrestling focus. the big boys have a different wrestling style and set of circumstances for example, a strong and agile 220 pound football player, can deploy a modest set of wrestling skills and find decent success on the mat. an athlete with the same set of skills, weighing 132 pounds, would certainly not expect to get the same results. finally, it is hard to get around the fact that great athletes find success in any endeavor they choose. speed, explosiveness, balance, strength, focus and stamina translate to any sport. that is one of the great attractions about wrestling. anyone involved in a wrestling program will have a story about a kid, who was awkward/clumsy/non-athletic and through sheer determination and work ethic, found some success on the mat. in how many sports is this possible? a number of years ago, my boys were at a wrestling camp where angel escobedo was a clinician. if you have never been around him, his energy and enthusiasm are off the richter scale. during breaks, angel would join the campers in pick-up basketball. while his basketball skills are unpolished, it was a thing of beauty watching him fly down the court, cut, pass and fight for rebounds. it occurred to me that had 5'5" angel focused on basketball, he would have likely become a all-star point guard. by the same token is it a surprise that gelen robinson was a dominating high school wrestler and now a two-sport starter at Purdue? although they are on opposite ends of the spectrum on size, the share a gift of supreme athleticism. everyone will have exceptions and point to hometown boys who excel in multiple sports. in evansville, 152-pound isaiah kemper is ranked second in the state, and was the primary ball carrier for central's football team. 138-pound aj dixon was a key skill player for reitz's football team. mater dei's blake jourdan is a highly-regarded wrestler and stand-out defensive back. the bottom line, for middle and lightweights, that's is exactly what these guys are--exceptions and exceptional. vanderburgh county, with almost 200,000 residents, has exactly three of them.

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25 & 50 years ago! The following contains excerpts from "We are MD...A History of Mater Dei Wrestling" 1965 Bloomington Regional: Champions from the New Albany, Mater Dei, Crawfordsville and Franklin Central sectionals advanced to the Bloomington regional. Bloomington was one of four regional sites in the state. Stakes were high as one was required to win the regional in order to advance to the State Meet. Mater Dei had a banner day placing all three entries in the final and advancing two to State. 127-pound Steve Moore won his preliminary match and was awarded the championship after it was determined that Bloomington’s Chris Shelton had illegally head-butted Moore. The injury, just above Moore’s eye, required eight stitches to close. “I was ahead, 1-0,” said Moore. “He head-butted me, but Shelton got the worst of it. His forehead bled profusely.” Heavyweight John McDurmon’s day had much less drama. Easily advancing to the final, McDurmon dominated Southport’s Robert Clevenger from the opening whistle and got the fall at 4:23. “McDurmon, was a tall, lean and strong guy,” said classmate and friend, Steve Niemeier. “His back muscles made him look like a cobra.” 120-pound Larry Pendley advanced to the final and was nursing a 2-1 lead when Franklin Central’s Everett Barnard put in a guillotine, nearly pinning Pendley and winning, 4-2. “I was hurting after that guillotine,” said Pendley. “After that, I couldn’t get anything going.” Other Title Bouts: 95- Jerry Estes (New Albany) pinned Jack Ott (Noblesville) 103- Richard Goodman (Floyd Central) decisioned Robert Ott (Noblesville) 112- Norman Nelson (Mt. Vernon, Posey) pinned Chris Ware (Southport) 133- Mike Anderson (Bloomington) Tom Fay (Crawfordsville) 138- Dan Carr (Southport) decisioned Bill Wilson (Reitz) 145- Rodney Young (Bloomington) decisioned Glen Hahn (Reitz) 154- Larry Curran (Crawfordsville) pinned Dave Dierdorf (Southport) 165- Edward Pierce (Columbus) pinned Lance Bennett (Southport) 180- Morty McDaniel (Bloomington University) decisioned Bill Hape (Reitz) Returning state champion Southport captured the team title. Mater Dei finished second, 26 points behind the champs. 1990 Castle Regional: Mater Dei's Steve Zenthoefer was handed his first loss of the year by Central’s Rusty Seiler in the final of the sectional. The loss was unexpected, as Zenthoefer had beaten Seiler with a last-second pin in the dual meeting. “I didn’t feel the best, but I’m not using that as an excuse,” said Zenthoefer. “I felt okay before I wrestled, I Just got real tired after the first period. It just wore me out. It was like I was wrestling the first match of the year.” Coach Mike Goebel was sure that there was a comeback within Zenthoefer. “What he had is not crippling, but it probably set him back a little,” Goebel said. “If I know him, he’ll be ready to go come Saturday morning.” Princeton's top-ranked 171-pounder, John Boes, received his first challenge of the year in the regional final from Mater Dei's Jeff Ludwig. Boes, an owner of a 28-0 record with 25 pins and three technical falls, prevailed with a 14-8 decision. "I was surprised," said Boes. "He (Ludwig) was tall and had a lot of leverage. That made it hard for me to do some things because I'm shorter and stockier." The Princeton Tigers were devastated in the first round when Jim Maglis was upset by Tell City's Eddie Howland. "I don't know if he couldn't handle the pressure or what," commented Princeton coach, Milt Westlund. "That hurt a lot and carried over to the team." Southridge's Chad Williams beat Howland, in overtime, for the 112 pound title. Castle's Nick Antey, after losing two consecutive matches to Princeton's Kevin Keiffer, righted the ship and beat Keiffer, 9-5 in the title match at 152. As Goebel predicted, Zenthoefer was ready for the regional. The loss from the sectional gave him an unfavorable draw. Ultimately, it was of no consequence as he defeated the previously unbeaten Craig Recker of Forest Park in the semifinal, 5-1. Zenthoefer proceeded to avenge the earlier loss to Seiler by beating him in the final, 5-0. Zenthoefer’s win propelled the ‘Cats to 202 points and their 13th consecutive regional championship. Princeton was second with 103.5 points. Nine Wildcats found themselves in the final face-off and seven went home with championships. With Craig Elpers’ third place finish, 10 ‘Cats qualified for semi state. “It was absolutely our best performance of the season,” said Goebel. “We’re coming together nicely.” Rusty Head, Bark Zirkelbach, Brett McDurmon, Matt Goebel, Mark Alvey and John Barnes were also champions. McDurmon crushed the field with two major decisions and a fall. McDurmon did not surrender a point. Barnes came up big with an upset of Southridge’s 30-1 Todd Trent in the final, defeating him, 5-3. “That was a real good win for John,” said Goebel. “He’s been getting better and better.” Matt Goebel had to fight off unconsciousness to claim his title. Trailing Princeton’s Shane Matthews, 2-1, Goebel got his air cut off with a tight neck wrench. He required smelling salts in order to be revived. Mike Goebel nearly called the match, but Matt Goebel pulled himself together and hit a five-point move for the win. “He’s all right now, but he was close to passing out,” said Goebel. “A lot of guys would have said they couldn’t continue, but Matt wouldn’t.” Matt Stevens of Harrison, Jason Greer of Princeton and Castle's Steve Seitz also captured titles.

as a child, i suffered from cephmaximus, more commonly known as skulleosis. i'm still a little sensitive about it; thanks for bringing that up. i can't wait for wrestleman's limbaugh-like accuracy of predicting the central vs. castle outcomes. any comments including about "wrestling the entire six minutes", "throw rankings out the window" and the ever popular "whoever wants it the most" will be appreciated. i would also like to see you begin to refer to yourself in the third person, like isaiah thomas does,or jimmy from seinfeld. examples: "Wrestleman sees a hootenanny on the horizon." or, "It's that way because Wrestleman said so." we are all counting on Wrestleman.

i don't even have to check the rule book...five-point move, right there.

In the Evansville and Central sectionals, the big names rolled, while several upstarts made their presence known. The Castle regional--traditionally one of the toughest in the state--will feature a host of nail-biting first-round matches, semifinals and championship bouts. 106- Castle's Baxter Annakin bounded to a sectional title and is the favorite for a regional championship. In semifinal action, North Posey's Levi Miller will see the winner of the Harley Gorman (Mt. Vernon) and Kyler McKinney (Princeton) bout. 113- Southern Indiana wrestling fans breathed a sigh of relief when Mt. Vernon's Paul Konrath returned to action after a potential season-ending injury at the Big 8 championship. Konrath should see Mater Dei's Kyle Luigs in the semifinal. Logan Dilbeck of Gibson Southern will likely fill the other slot in the final. The trio also holds the top three rankings in the Evansville semi state. Don't be surprised to see them go at it again at the Ford Center. 120- After a two-month injury recovery, Reitz's Tyler Ferguson returned to action on Saturday. With only one match under his belt, Ferguson was sharp and mopped up the field. Mater Dei sophomore Will Egli has produced another stellar season and hopes to improve upon his fifth-place finish from the 2014 state tournament. Expect the duo to butt heads on the center mat. 126- Mater Dei's Alex Johnson looks to capture his third regional title. In order to do so, he will need to get past the winner of the Caleb Craig (Reitz) and Michael Polen (Gibson Southern) match. Craig and Polen are both very solid and will produce an interesting dust-up. The other side of the bracket will also be competitive, as Castle's 32-7 Braedon Clopton and North's 34-4 Nick Burke will meet for a title shot opportunity. 132- In his last six matches, Mater Dei's Nick Lee has spent less than six minutes on the mat. Ranked number-one in the state, expect Lee's rampage to continue. Mt. Vernon's Austin Bethel and Princeton's Chase Wilson should meet for a rematch of their Big 8 championship bout. The winner will meet Lee for the title. 138- A couple of weeks ago, southern Indiana 138-pounders began to re-think their weight class choice. There are five, top-shelf grapplers here; only four will advance. Gibson Southern's fifth-ranked Kyle Todrank will see Memorial's Johny Wargel in the first round. Both are seniors; one of them will see their high school career end here. Mater Dei's third-ranked freshman, Joe Lee, will likely meet Reitz's AJ Dixon in one semifinal. The Todrank/Wargel winner will meet Castle's ninth-ranked sectional champ, Austin Ramsey, in the other semifinal. Do not miss a match at 138! 145- Fifth-ranked Blake Jourdan of Mater Dei and Castle's tenth-ranked Patrick Schnell headline this very competitive weight class. Both are dynamic. Expect another exciting match. Memorial's Chance Williams, Central's Hunter McCormick and Mt. Vernon's Peyton Whoberry will fight it out to earn a semistate berth. 152- With a title this Saturday, Central's Isaiah Kemper will have earned three consecutive regional championships. Ranked second, Kemper will likely realize the accomplishment. On the other side of the bracket, Pike Central's Colton O'Neal and Castle's Jacob Farmer will meet. The winner gets Kemper in the final. Heritage Hills' Cordell Miller and Mater Dei's Mitch Lehman will also be in the medal hunt. 160- Populated by wrestlers who are defined by action, this class give the fans something for which to cheer. Castle's veteran senior Turner Lockyear has put up 37 wins on the season, in addition to SIAC and sectional titles. Lockyear's Warrick county rival, Tecumseh's Tristan McDaniel, scorched the field at Central. A senior, McDaniel looks poised for a post-season run. Do not overlook Tell City's Elliot Brown or Mater Dei's Nick Buedel, as both are capable of big wins and upsets. 170- 170 is a very balanced class, possessing three individuals with the potential to win. The toughest road belongs to Mater Dei's Ashton Forzley and Memorial's Noah Huelsing, as they will meet in the semifinal. Forzley, with a pair of state qualifications, is a big-match wrestler. Huelsing counters with a sizable gas tank and an early-season win over Forzley. Castle's Blake Jeffress, who finished second to Forzley at the SIAC meet, will inhabit the other slot in the final. 182- Mater Dei's 182-pound senior, Sam Bassemier, has wrestled a brutal schedule en route to a 26-1 record and continues to slide in the rankings, ending the season at 14th. On Saturday afternoon, expect to see him on the center mat. After this coming weekend, Tecumseh's Jeremy McKinley will no longer be off the radar. Expect him to give Mt. Vernon's Tyler DeKemper a very tough match. The winner earns a ticket to the final. 195- Beginning in the first round, when Central's Gabe Patterson meets the sectional champion, Jake LaMar of Castle, you will find many competitive matches at 195 pounds. Patterson, with his never-say-die attitude is likely the best fourth-place finisher in the field. Marcus Gahagen of Memorial will meet Tecumseh's Adam Lytle in another huge first round match. Gahagen has accumulated 21 wins against the backdrop of a tough schedule. Lytle suffered his first loss of the season at the Central sectional and will look for redemption. On the other side of the bracket, South Spencer's Keith Barclay will put his 38 wins against Vincennes Lincoln's Nic Dellion, the owner of 35 wins. The Barclay/Dellion winner will meet Mater Dei's Chase Anslinger in the semifinal. Try to pick 1-2-3-4! 220- If you have not seen Gibson Southern's Cory Klem, after Saturday, you will understand his sixth-ranking. Klem is up-tempo, strong and slick. He will be in the face off. Harrison's LaTerrance Kyles and Mater Dei's Kurtis Wilderman will dance in the bottom half of the bracket, in a rematch of their SIAC final. Mt. Vernon's Tristan Choate is formidable. He has spoiler potential and will look to maximize his regional performance. 285- Like 195, 285 has a number of potential champions. Mt. Vernon's Wade Ripple will square off with Tecumseh's Colton Dossett in the opening round. The duo has accounted for 53 wins against 12 losses. Pike Central's 24-2 Bryce Manning will meet Memorial's 27-11 Will Page, in another first-round barn burner. As sectional champs, Mater Dei's Adrian Butler and South Spencer's 42-7 RJ Shaw will also be in the hunt for a title. Hook's Random Comments: · Watch the Tecumseh fans. They are loud, rowdy and highly partisan. This tiny school provides the model of what wrestling fans should be! · Hook's daugther, Hookticia, pointed out that Castle not only has huge slices of pizza, but offers baked potatoes "as big as your head." · I love the intensity of Central's head coach, Mike Lapadat. How many calories does Lap burn on a typical Saturday? He is to coaching wrestling what James Brown was to show business. · North Posey's coaches, Cody Moll and Sam Goebel, look lean and mean. I will wager, that with a week to cut, both could make weight. I have been criticized for the fact that my previews are light on predictions. Since this is my last one of the year, I will go out on a limb. These predictions are guaranteed. · Mt Vernon's head coach, Tim Alcorn, will get very excited. · At least once, in unison, the Mater Dei crowd will yell, "Two!" · Castle will do an outstanding job of hosting. · The Castle regional will produce a number of state placers...maybe a couple of champs. · A Castle sectional vs. Central sectional post will be started on Indiana Mat. "Your" welcome. Click here to view the article

central did an outstanding job of organizing and running the sectional. no empty mats. observations: a bigger crowd than usual, this year. tiny, 1a tecumseh was impressive. their kids are in shape and wrestle hard. they also had a number of fans that attended and were very loud. in the semis, tecumseh won four in a row. a couple of the matches were close. their fans blew the roof off the place. isaiah kemper dominated. sophomore colton o'neal from pike central did not know that a wrestler with 10 losses should be able to compete with kemper. kemper ended up winning with a tech, but o'neal stayed with it. i look for him to be on the radar, next year. two wrestlers are no longer unbeaten. kyle todrank was defeated by md's joe lee. md's chase anslinger handed tecumseh's adam lytle his first record blemish. gibson southern's cory klem is very tough. tecumseh's tristan mcdaniel also looked very good. all and all, a great day of wrestling. many exciting semifinal and final matches.

Regarded as one of the tougher sectionals in Hoosier land, the 2015 Central sectional will provide spectators with exciting match-ups, colorful coaches...and the inevitable upsets. Cobbling together pieces of five counties and four conferences, the Evansville Central sectional produces first-time match-ups and seeding anomalies. Gibson Southern, fresh off another PAC team title while claiming six individual champions, looks to challenge Greg Schaefer's Mater Dei Wildcats for supremacy on the North side. 106- North Posey's first-year coach, Cody Moll, is charged with reviving the Viking program. In Poseyville, they are excited about their number-one seed, freshman Levi Miller (SS#7). On the other side of the bracket, Princeton's Kyler McKinney is riding high after a Big 8 title he earned last Saturday. Look for an exciting semifinal match between McKinney and Mater Dei's SIAC runner-up, Nolan Weidner. The winner should see Miller in the final. 113- 113 is loaded! Princeton's Luke Dunn wrestled a brutal schedule, won the Big 8 and did not receive a seed. Dunn's quarterfinal match with Central's Carson Willis should be fun to watch. Should Willis get by Dunn, he will likely meet Mater Dei's Kyle Luigs in the semifinal, their third meeting of the year. Excitement punctuated their SIAC title match; this one could be very good, as well. Gibson Southern's Logan Dilbeck will put his 33 wins against Pike Central's Dylan Jones, in the other semifinal. 120- Mater Dei's one-seed, Will Egli, is clear to the semis, where he should meet Tecumseh's Zach Graham. At the bottom half of the bracket, Gibson Southern's Christian Pellacer, the PAC champion, will face North's Dawson Matherly in a very competitive race. The winner will likely meet Egli for all the marbles on First Avenue. 126- Mater Dei senior Alex Johnson has a third sectional title in his sights. To do so, he will need a win in the semis against Central's Connor Willis or Gibson Southern's PAC champion, Michael Polen. Two-seed Nick Burke of North has put up 31 wins on the year and will battle Dalton Ashby of Wood Memorial for the other spot in the final. 132- Mater Dei's #1-ranked sophomore, Nick Lee, will continue to terrorize his opponents at the Central sectional. Gibson Southern's Hunter Baehl (#6SS) counts this sectional as his fourth; he should be in the medal mix. Princeton's Chase Wilson will meet the two-seed, North's Josh Elpers, in the other semifinal. 138- Third-ranked freshman, Joe Lee, should dance with fifth-ranked Kyle Todrank of Gibson Southern in the marquee match of the 2015 Central sectional. These two are very familiar with one another; if you like this match-up, you are in luck...you may see it three or four more times. You can guarantee that Greg Schaefer and Blake Maurer's respective brain trusts are working overtime on this one! 145- Mater Dei one-seed, junior Blake Jourdan, was upset in the championship match of the 2014 sectional. The remembrance of that loss will sharpen his focus for the week ahead. Central's two-seed, Hunter McCormick, will face PAC champ, Gibson Southern's Kaleb Greenwell, for the other slot in the final. 152- Central's Isaiah Kemper sent shockwaves throughout the Indiana wrestling community when he dropped to 152. Currently ranked second, Kemper anticipates a deep run in the state tournament. Following graduated senior's Brendon Kelly's state title, Central coach Mike Lapadat may be coaching under the lights again in February. Graham Dougan, Princeton's freshly-crowned Big 8 champ, will square off with Pike Central's Colton O'Neal in the bottom of the bracket for a shot at the title. Mater Dei's Mitch Lehman and North's Logan Matherly will also contend for a high vantage point on the podium. 160- Top-seeded Tristan McDaniel of Tecumseh has been a cornerstone of coach Aaron Chambers' line-up, which landed a 2015 Team State bid. Mater Dei senior Nick Buedel is 22-4 and should meet McDaniel in the final. Proceed with caution, as Julius Malone of Vincennes Lincoln was the Big 8 champ, while Pike Central's Jaylon Owens has 31 wins on the season. Malone and Owens would love to be spoilers. 170- Mater Dei's Ashton Forzley, a 2x state qualifier, has strung together another great season and earned the top-seed. In the bracket's lower half, North's Justin Naylor and Wood Memorial's Louis Hoover will compete in what should be an exciting semifinal. The winner will meet Forzley for bragging rights. 182- Outside the glare of the spotlight on Mater Dei's light and middle weights, underrated senior Sam Bassemier has compiled a 23-1 record and intends to garner his second sectional bracket board. Tecumseh's Jeremy McKinley has piled up 38 wins and won the PAC tourney last Saturday. He will match up with North's Ty Winchell for the right to wrestle Bassemier. 195- Who can beat Tecumseh's 11th-ranked Adam Lytle? So far, no one. However, do not be fooled by the ten losses on Central's Gabe Patterson's record. Patterson is tough and should give Lytle a tussle in the semifinal. Senior Chase Anslinger is riding high in his maiden varsity season at Mater Dei. He should meet Vincennes Lincoln's very solid Nic Dellion in the bottom bracket's semifinal. 220- Question: Who trains daily with the most successful sibling duo in Indiana history? Answer: Gibson Southern's sixth-ranked Cory Klem. With only three prep losses, four state titles and a third-place finish between Blake and Dane Maurer, you can wager that Klem has been stress-tested. Second question: Name a quarterback that wrestles and competes in the 220-pound division. Answer: The only one I know of is Mater Dei's Kurtis Wilderman. Wilderman has turned in a rock-solid season against tough competition and has won some big matches for the Wildcats. You will get your money's worth out of a Klem/Wilderman final. Look for Central's Caleb Hart to also find high ground on the podium. 285- Boasting a 34-1 record, Tecumseh's Colton Dossett gets the top-seed in the big boy division. Mater Dei's SIAC champ, Adrian Butler, will face the two-seed, Pike Central's Bryce Manning, for the right to tangle with Dossett in the final. Central's Jordan Libby will also figure into the medal race. Best Quarterfinal Match- 126: Gibson Southern's Michael Polen vs. Central's Connor Willis. Both have significant skills and are looking to gather some momentum. Each views this as a big match. Best Semifinal Matches- 132: Josh Elpers of North vs. Chase Wilson of Princeton. Wilson has a Bo Henry title and 35 wins next to his name. Elpers counters with a formidable offense that will be on display against Wilson. 145: Central's Hunter McCormick vs. Gibson Southern's Kaleb Greenwell. Both are 4-year starters and have center mat experience. This bout has regional and semi state implications; expect a superb effort. 195: Vincennes Lincoln's Nic Dellion vs. Mater Dei's Chase Anslinger. Dellion beat Anslinger on December 27. Anslinger returned the favor on December 28. Either would relish an opportunity to be the first to put a blemish on Lytle's record. In order to do so, one has to win the semifinal match. Best Championship Matches- 113: No doubt exists that Mater Dei's Will Egli has warned his classmate, the fourth-ranked Kyle Luigs, about Gibson Southern's 12th-ranked junior, Logan Dilbeck. In 2014, Egli escaped with a hard-fought, 3-1, sectional victory over Dilbeck. Dilbeck and Luigs are athletic and flashy; this one should be a slobber knocker. 160: Tecumseh's Tristan McDaniel vs. Mater Dei's Nick Buedel. Buedel is very tall, strong and believes in scoring a lot of points. McDaniel is very tall, strong and believes in scoring a lot of points. See where this is going? Team- Folks in Fort Branch are thrilled with coach Blake Maurer's elevation of the Gibson Southern program. The Titans qualified for Team State and, if things go well, will have a couple of grapplers on the podium at Banker's Life. However, Gibson Southern is compelled to share sectional mats with the Mater Dei Wildcats. Look for the 1300 Harmony Way crew to take home their 39th consecutive sectional championship. The 13-4 Central Bears also see opportunity. Properly motivated, the Bears have a shot at knocking Gibson Southern out of the bridesmaid position. The Tecumseh Braves and DG Asay's North Huskies have veteran teams; they will also look for a high finish. Hook's Recommendations · Get up early and have breakfast at the Pie Pan. After your omelet, have a piece of pumpkin or pecan pie...that's what it is there for! · After wrestling is complete, head about a mile north for a protein download at Wolf's Bar-B-Q buffet. Los Bravos is a great choice for family Mexican fare. If you like sushi or hibachi, Fujiyama offers the best value for Japanese cuisine in the city. It is Mrs. Hook's favorite place to eat. Banzai! · Watch out for parking lot scourges. Three years ago, someone backed into my HUV (Hook Utility Vehicle) and damaged it. No note! · Founded in 1854, Evansville Central It is the oldest high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Revel in the history! 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Who will be in the elimination match?

Awesome!

snappy? upsets? friday "knight"? very punny...funny

!?!? Thanks for the snappy comeback... How bout some predctions?

Paul Konrath, Noah Huelsing, Tyler Ferguson, Chance Williams... All of these guys could/can win a title, but what will be their status on Saturday? On account of injuries, sickness, etcetera, it looks like Castle is open for placement improvement. Memorial has been super banged-up/stricken. Harmon's bunch is a big favorite for the team title. I think Castle has six locks for champions. If they have a great day, they can crown nine. The finals for 126, 138, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285 have potential to be great matches. Very good balance and competitiveness. 138 is stupid. The loser of the Wargel/Dixon match-up will get the loser of the Lee/Todrank match in the first round of the regional. Ouch! 106 c mv me b 113 mv me r c 120 r tc me hh 126 r c tc mv 132 mv hh c tc 138 c me r mv 145 c me mv tc 152 c hh mv me 160 c tc hh ss 170 c me ss hh 182 c mv r b 195 c s hh me 220 h mv r b 285 me ss mv c

it starts with "ohhing" and "ahhing". it ends with running and screaming.

dr. malcolm- care to expand on your chaos theory?

132 - Tristen Dowell (20-4) placed 4th and scored 15.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tristen Dowell (New Albany ) 20-4 won by major decision over Alec MacLennan (Franklin Community ) 4-6 (MD 14-3) Quarterfinal - Tristen Dowell (New Albany ) 20-4 won by fall over Hunter Jones (New Palestine) 4-5 (Fall 1:48) Semifinal - Nick Lee (Evansville Mater Dei) 10-0 won by fall over Tristen Dowell (New Albany ) 20-4 (Fall 1:20) Cons. Semi - Tristen Dowell (New Albany ) 20-4 won by decision over Sean Brown (Floyd Central) 12-4 (Dec 5-3) 3rd Place Match - Austin Bethel (Mt Vernon) 17-2 won by decision over Tristen Dowell (New Albany ) 20-4 (Dec 5-0) It's difficult to gauge one's ability based upon how they do against Lee. Dowell got beat by Bethel 5-0. Bethel is very tough, but I didn't see the match. As you know, there are 5-0 matches that are very close, some, not close at all. He beat Sean Brown 5-3...not exactly a clinic. Dowell has subsequently spanked Brown? How did he do against Wise?

thank you?!?

Troll up

There was an older tshirts that had a few losses to his credit. In terms of winning percentage, Maurer boys have the edge.

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Pity their matchups at the regional...

Only one seed did not hold in what largely amounted to a Castle and Mater Dei dual. With 13 entries in the final compared to Castle's 10, the Wildcats' depth carried the day. Bob Harmon's Knights are also deep. It's a shame they did not get a bid to Team State; Castle would have been in the mix. If you see Larry Mattingly, give him a hug, a bandage and some aspirin. All of the SIAC teams have been touched by illness/injury, but his Tigers seemed to have cornered the market. If Memorial hopes to defend their 2014 Castle sectional title next weekend, they had better get healthy in a hurry. Central's Isaiah Kemper along with Mater Dei's Kyle Luigs, Alex Johnson, Nick Lee, Ashton Forzley, Sam Bassemier and Adrian Butler receive NO overtime pay, as all seven settled for nothing less than pins. Lee may get his pay docked as he spent 1:52 on the mat...in three matches. Castle's wrestling community did their usual outstanding job of keeping things going, offering hospitality and running on time. The gym was cleared by 3:30. 106- Castle's Baxter Annakin carried the banner for the home team beating Mater Dei's Nolan Weidner 9-2, for the gold. Annakin looked fit, strong and poised for a post-season run. 113- If you like scrambles, booing/cheering referees, hating/loving Mater Dei fans, refs putting/taking points off the board, lead changes and ground and pound....then the final between Mater Dei's Kyle Luigs and Central's Carson Willis was for you. This match had it all. Luigs eventually came out on top, but I defy anyone to point to a match in which more things happened in 3:47. Both are extremely dangerous. Folks at the Central sectional might catch a rematch next weekend. 120- Mater Dei's Will Egli was all business en route to a pair of technical falls and his second SIAC title. As promised, North's Dawson Matherly and Castle's Kyle McBride delivered a doozy in the semifinal, with McBride prevailing, 2-1. 126- Castle's Braedon Clopton was caught in an improvised throw by Alex Johnson that decided the title. Reitz's Caleb Craig beat Central's Connor Willis in a tight 3-2 match for third. 132- Give North's Josh Elpers credit, he came for win and went after the Wildcats' Nick Lee hard. At the end of the day, however, Lee owned his second SIAC bracket board. 138- Mater Dei freshman Joe Lee came out on top in the Muscle & Fitness weight class. Castle's Austin Ramsey beat Reitz's AJ Dixon, 4-2, in a tremendous semifinal match. Dixon beat Memorial's Johny Wargel for third. 138 was ridiculous in Warrick county on January 24. 145- Newspapers aside, Mater Dei's Blake Jourdan and Patrick Schnell of Castle delivered an exciting final. Jourdan drew first blood with a quick takedown and back points and proceeded to hold Schell at bay for the balance of the match. Two great athletes--and kids--offered a lot to the spectators. Who is a fan of Bosse's Nigel Buchannan? I am! Buchanan is a gamer and claimed a medal for the Bulldogs. 152- Central's Isaiah Kemper was fit, fast, strong, technical and focused. His number-two ranking looks justified. Look for Castle's Jacob Farmer and Mater Dei's Mitch Lehman to find a seat at the table in the next couple of weeks. 160- Castle's Turner Lockyear and Mater Dei's Nick Buedel delivered a match that will not be done justice in this space. They got busy early as Buedel threw Lockyear to his back for a pi...No wait! Buedel is getting, pinned, no, Lockyear. Wait, wait, WAIT! Watch a video of this match five days in a row and you will not score it the same way twice. Lockyear reveled in holding the top spot of the podium in his home gym. Lockyear/Buedel provided the wildest scramble I have seen this year, maybe ever. I would pay a full ticket price to see a rematch tonight. Wow! 170- When Castle's top-seeded Blake Jeffress toed the line across from MD's Ashton Forzley, I'm sure he expected a lot of scoring. So, of course, the first period ended 0-0. The crowd settled in for what looked to be a triple overtime chess match, when, out of nowhere, Forzley hit a spladle for a second period fall. You will see these two again. North's Justin Naylor beat Memorial's Chris Voegel, in overtime, for what was the premier first round bout. 182- Mater Dei's Sam Bassemier beat Castle's Evan Dowell for the title on the center mat. Both looked very good and could make a deep run in the State Tournament. 195- It's white-knuckle time when Mater Dei's Chase Anslinger takes the mat. Anslinger earned a razor-thin win over Central's Gabe Patterson in the semis, followed by a very tight match, that ended in a fall, over Castle's Jake LaMar in the final. The trio are very close; you will likely see a round two. 220- Harrison's Terrance Kyles, a standout defensive football player for the Warriors, got his prayers answered: Six minutes alone on a mat with a quarterback. Mater Dei's Kurtis Wilderman accepted the challenge and hit Kyles with everything he had. Kyles claimed a victory in a match that left the audience applauding both grapplers. This bout was non-stop action. Note to any wrestler over 182 pounds: Get a copy of a video of this match and live it. This is what a wrestling match looks like. 285- A very aggressive Adrian Butler showed up for the final against Memorial's Will Page, and Mater Dei's Greg Schaefer was happy about it. Butler kept Page on his heels and walked away with his first SIAC title. Reitz's Devin Reed nearly provided the upset of the tourney in the semifinal. Up on Butler late in the third period, Reed got caught and gave up the fall. Reed is only a sophomore. Look for him to regroup next weekend. Great crowd, good wrestling and a nice facility provided a wonderful day of wrestling in Paradise.

A real slobber knocker! What's the trifecta pay on that?