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Aren't both teams "dodging" the competition, just in different ways?

Tough wrestling all day long is my prediction

Not sure if it will play but can be googled  if not...
Good on Coach Harper @crosstownrivals and the entire penn program. Glad my son went thru the program. Special appearance by ref Troy! 
 
LOL...why is there a pic of @Y2CJ41 in the Penn wrestling room (about 30 second mark)? I shall have that taken down next time I'm there...
 

New number one at 141 in the NAIA from Indiana. Just saying 

This is an intriguing thread and one I’ve pondered as well with a kid in college and seeing a lot of IN dudes all over. 
 
This is just personal opinion and speculation..
 
A lot of these guys have been at it a long time and have attained a high level of success. College isn’t so easy. Almost every match is semi state level or better against teams and opponents you/they might not expect. If u take a couple losses you start to doubt yourself..and when you start to doubt you also start to question everything..is the time worth it? Is it as important as it was? Is my passion still there? 
 
Another big factor in my opinion is coaching. Not if the college coach is good or bad but just different! Most of these kids have had the same coach and achieved success with the same academy or high school coach in their corner for anywhere from 4-10 years!! Suddenly you have someone totally new..and different in approach/style/personality. So if you factor that in along with the less success or questions of themselves that also plays a role in the mental game. 
 
Lastly, but just as important, injury!! With every match seemingly semi state level or greater, the wear and tear on the body is increased and as the young body ages it also changes and doesn’t heal like it used to! 
 
Im proud of all the IN dudes I see grinding it out at all collegiate levels. It ain’t easy and it is vastly different in college. 
 
Thanks @blueandgold for raising the issue. Heck, it’s different as a parent so I can only imagine how these athletes feel!! 

By way of this math...……. I have lots of kids and multiple marriages, don't tell the wife !!!

Kids transferring to better programs happens a lot in public schools as well. 

What a day for this unseeded team taking 5th place. Now 10-7 on the year. With  losses to 1A Champ North Posey 1A  4th Place Prairie Heights. 2A Champ Bellmont 2A runner up Garrett  2A 4th place Columbia  City and 3A Carroll. Our strength of schedule helped us today. Great job boys. 

After removing teams with less than 7 entries at sectional Cathedral was the 95th biggest team in the state based on enrollment. The cutoff was 93 schools.
 

Even though Alex is a huge reason why Jesse has been successful, Jesse would never leave Crown Point. The coaching staff at CP is amazing. 
 
The only scenario where he leaves CP early is if he decides to go to the OTC his senior year, but it sounds like he wants to try and win state with his teammates. Plus his mom and me would like to keep him around a few more years. 

I know, right? I can’t stand that guy. 

The ISWA has a wrestling clubs listed by county - https://www.iswa.com/page/show/3228710-find-a-club-in-your-area
These are the clubs/ contacts in your local area, but there may be some other ones that are conveniently located.

Lol... I personally do not. That would be another person that lives with me when he comes home from school. 
 
You would have to ask him about that. But you probably never would because more than likely you would get hurt. Smh.. 🤦‍♂️ 
 
But my son was never a dark horse. Cole isn’t either. IMO
 
D1 wrestlers eat trolls! 
#KeepTrying

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Looking to getting these kids away from stealing and guns to snap downs and head locks.  Please help me with my vision.

Evan Seng and Blake Zirkelbach have certainly wrestled many many many times in practice and at tourneys over past several years I am sure (results likely split).  Both know each other very well and both could beat each other at any given time.   Both kids are nice respectful kids and will likely put their best out there for their teams and that really is all you can ask these days.   Good luck to both kids this season.

Context matters. This is how it was used. As I read his post I understood it to be as defined below. I did not think of people with cognitive disabilities. The reason I did not think of people with cognitive disabilities is because there was no reason to believe he was referring to any person or group of people.
 
re·tard verb 3rd person present: retards /riˈtärd/ delay or hold back in terms of progress, development, or accomplishment. "our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties"    

You are correct, Galagore.  I know in my industry (a global industry) that word is used on a regular basis as just meaning “to slow down”.  The word is definitely not to be taken as derogatory in every context.

It's an IndianaMat crypto-currency. You get bananas for posting topics, results, etc. We are working on some features that you can do other things with them in the future...then maybe trade them for gear and such.

Portage, Avon and Brownsburg have went to the Brecksville Holiday tourney the last couple years. I personally think that it is harder to win then our state title. 
 
On a national scale its right behind the best tourneys like Ironman, Beast of the East and Cheese Head. 
 
It is on a Sunday this year, so no Indiana teams this year. 
 
Avon will be going to Medina this year. I asked a couple Ohio kids last night about that one. They said it’s not quite as tough as Brecksville, but pretty darn tough still. 

Glad they are working on the important stuff. 
 
 

Theses type of logo rules seem a little nitpicking when they are so small a person doesn’t even notice them.  
 
But on a side note, someone said the solution to it was wrestlers should cover the additional logo with tape?  Isn’t there still a rule that says you can not hate tape covering any part of your headgear?    

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Does the IHSAA share offices with the NCAA? Sounds like their logic. Why not suspend the player and coach (and other guilty parties) for the year and leave the presumed innocent out of it?

Last I heard he was considering taking a “grey shirt” year out at the Olympic Training Center before starting at IU.  Not sure if that is still the car or not.  Could be an attempt to help in grow into a true 125, as well as, give IU an opportunity to make a lineup spot and/or scholarship available for him.  

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/November/07/Growth-Spurts
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