After a thrilling weekend in the sectional round, the amount of local wrestlers still in contention in the state tournament has been weeded out. 27 local grapplers, six of which are top seeds, remain in regional tournaments taking place at Rochester and Fort Wayne this weekend. Warsaw Aiming … Read More
Article is broken up into four team recaps. Team recaps are done alphabetically. PLYMOUTH – Wrestlers around the state started their postseason journeys today and nine area wrestlers brought home titles at the Plymouth Sectional. At least one grappler from Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee was crowned … Read More
PLYMOUTH – The road to the 77th Annual IHSAA State Wrestling Finals begins this weekend for local wrestlers and many have a chance to make some serious noise at their respective sectionals. Plymouth will once again be the center of attention for the majority of local grapplers as … Read More
GOSHEN – The Tigers were terrific Saturday afternoon. The Warsaw wrestling team left Goshen High School with three conference champions at the annual Northern Lakes Conference tournament. “I talked with Dan Hatch, our assistant, yesterday and we said we would like to have four in the finals today,” … Read More
MISHAWAKA – Warsaw wrestling coach Justin Smith said he would know where Kyle Hatch stood after seeing him compete in the Mishawaka Invitational. It’s safe to say that Smith has to feel pretty good about where his sophomore standout is at this point in the season. Sophomore Hatch … Read More
WARSAW – Kyle Hatch is anxious to get a true measuring stick of exactly where he is at this wrestling season. The Warsaw sophomore standout will get that opportunity over the next two days. Hatch, who is undefeated at 17-0 on the season, and his teammates will take … Read More
WARSAW – It was a bag of mixed results for the Warsaw wrestling team on Wednesday night when theTigers welcomed in Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth to the Tiger Den. Warsaw was able to take advantage of its strength position near the front and back end of the … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Hatch definitely saved his best for last Friday night. The Warsaw wrestler rallied in the final seconds to earn a thrilling victory in the IHSAA State Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Hatch, a WCHS freshman, posted an incredible come from behind 13-12 win by decision … Read More
WARSAW – Experience. Talent. Intelligence. A strong work ethic. Warsaw’s Kyle Hatch has blended all those together into the mix for quite a recipe for success in his first prep season on the wrestling mat. It doesn’t hurt either that the fabulous freshman has some pretty good bloodlines … Read More
MERRILLVILLE – Strong starts by a pair of area wrestlers carried them to state finals berths Saturday with impressive semi state performances. Warsaw’s Kyle Hatch and Tippecanoe Valley’s Devin Childers each extended their prep seasons one more week with outstanding efforts in the Merrillville Semistate. Freshman Hatch earned … Read More
WARSAW – A top four finish. That’s the goal for a quartet of area prep wrestlers, including a pair from Warsaw, for the Merrillville Semistate Saturday. A top four finish punches a ticket for a spot in the State Finals. The Warsaw dymanic duo of freshman Kyle Hatch … Read More
WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Luis Munoz saw his high school wrestling career end Friday night at the State Finals. The Warsaw senior lost a tough first-round match by a 2-0 final in action at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. South Adams senior L.J. Moser got a first period takedown and then was … Read More
WARSAW – Coach Justin Smith will not change his prematch message to standout wrestling pupil Luis Munoz Friday night. The Warsaw mentor also already knows what his final message will be to his stellar senior when his prep career ends. Munoz will represent the Tiger program in the … Read More
MERRILLVILLE – Warsaw’s Luis Munoz will get to conclude his high school wrestling career on the state’s grandest stage. Munoz earned a berth in the State Finals with an outstanding performance Saturday to claim a runner-up finish in the tough Merrillville Semistate. Munoz went 3-1 on the day … Read More
WARSAW – Just two wins. That’s all that separates Warsaw wrestler Luis Munoz from a trip to the State Finals. Munoz will try to earn those two wins and cap his senior season in style Saturday as he competes in the Merrillville Semistate. Action at Merrillville, one of … Read More
