Thank you to the ISWA!!! The kids had a blast. A great Hendricks County battle to end the day. Congrats to the Bulldogs. Even though there is a lot of back and forth on this board between Avon and Brownsburg, it should be known that our kids and our families are all friends. Most of the adult banter is just for laughs.
We (Avon) knew that we were a little behind of where we have been in past years. With this said, I am proud of the boys for making their 6th trip to the championship match in the 6 years history of this event. We will be very strong over the next couple years and look forward to getting better.
With this said, I truly believe that this event has boosted the level of other clubs around our state. When this thing first started a few teams of studs, ran through the field. Now... you never know who will come out on top. Every team is coming with mostly full teams, and every team has studs. Big shout out to the Penn Kingsmen. These guys were awesome yesterday. Their dual team will be near the top for many years to come. Very classy team.
During my time at the ISWA, I envisioned these duals being a great way to get more kids to wrestle (by teams wanting to get kids out to fill weight classes). I have pulled several kids off the football field to fill weight classes muself. I have heard that from other coaches also. With this said, many kids which would have never wrestled now are wrestling. This will only help build the depth for Indiana wrestling.
Again, thank you to the ISWA!!!!
BTW.... who doesn't want the first place trophy at any level????