IHSAA Wrestling Tournament

Format for 2002-2003

 

 

First Practice                                             October 21, 2002

First Authorized Contest                           November 23, 2002

Tourney Draw                                           January 23, 2003  (8:00 a.m.)

Sectional (Individual)                                February 1, 2003

Regional (Team)                                       February 5, 2003

Regional (Individual)                                February 8, 2003

Semi-State (Team)                                    February 12, 2003

Semi-State (Individual)                             February 15, 2003

State (Individual)                                       February 21-22, 2003

State (Team)                                              March 1, 2003

 

2002 Team Champion:   Evansville Mater Dei  (49-12 Perry Meridian)

2002 Individual Champions: available at   Individual Wrestling Champions

 

Individual Tournament Summary

 

Thirty-two (32) sectionals of 8-12 teams.  The top four (4) individuals from each weight class advance to the regional.  Wrestlebacks from the quarter-final round.  Wrestle out to 6th place.  Sectional pairings and seeding will be made at 7:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the sectional tournament at the center school.

 

Sixteen (16) regionals.  The top three (3) individuals from each weight class advance to the semi state.  Single elimination format.

                       

Four (4) semi states.  The top four (4) individuals from each weight class advance to the state finals.  Single elimination format.

 

State finals. 16 individuals in each weight class.  Single elimination format with an additional round added for quarter-finals losers to wrestle for placement in the medal round matches.      

                                                                                   

Team Tournament Summary

 

Thirty-two (32) sectionals of 8-12 teams.  The top two (2) teams from each sectional advance to the team regional.

 

Sixteen (16) regionals.  Two (2) sectionals feed into each regional.  1st round pairings are cross-bracketed (ie: 1st place team from Sectional A vs. 2nd place team from Sectional B)     

                                                                       

Eight (8) semi states.  Winning team advances to the team state tournament.

 

State Finals - Eight (8) teams.  First round opponents determined by draw on Thursday, January 23.                                                                          

                                                                                                                                   

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT

Host Schools In Bold

 

SECTIONALS   (Feb. 1)       (Hosts & Number of Schools)

 

1. East Chicago Central (10) East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit,

Hammond Morton, Hammond Noll, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.

 

2. Calumet (11) Calumet, Gary Mann, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.

 

3. Crown Point (8) Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.

 

4. LaPorte (8) Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage

 

5. Mishawaka (9) LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph's, South Bend Washington.

 

6. Plymouth (9) Bremen, Culver Community, Culver Military, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.

 

7. Twin Lakes (10) Cass, Caston, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.

 

8. Lafayette Jefferson (9) Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (W. Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.      

 

9. Elkhart Memorial (8) Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.

 

10. Westview (10) Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.

 

11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11) Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Concordia, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.

 

12. New Haven (10) Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.

 

13. Peru (9) Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White's.

 

14. Oak Hill (10) Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.

 

15. Jay County (9) Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.

 

16. Delta (10) Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.

 

17. Crawfordsville (9) Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.

 

18. Zionsville (11) Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.

 

19. Hamilton Heights (11) Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.

 

20. Lawrence Central (12) Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard, Indianapolis Howe, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indpls.)

 

21. Decatur Central (12) Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Ritter, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.

 

22. Franklin Central (11) Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Lutheran, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.

 

23. Shenandoah (11) Blue River, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.

 

24. South Dearborn (10) Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, North Decatur, South Dearborn, Union County.

 

25. Avon (10) Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.

 

26. Martinsville (8) Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.

 

27. Owen Valley (9) Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.

 

28. Jennings County (9) Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).

 

29. Jeffersonville (9) Charlestown, Corydon, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.

 

30. Southridge (10) Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.

 

31. Castle (9) Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Oakland City Wood, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City.

 

32. Evansville Central (9) Evansville Central, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

 

REGIONALS   (Feb. 8)  (Hosts)                                                      

 

1. Calumet:   Calumet, East Chicago Central.

2. LaPorte:   Crown Point, LaPorte.

3. Mishawaka:   Mishawaka, Plymouth.

4. Logansport:   Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.

5. Goshen:   Westview, Elkhart Memorial.

6. Carroll (Fort Wayne):   Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.

7. Peru:   Oak Hill, Peru.

8. Delta:   Delta, Jay County.

9. North Montgomery:   Crawfordsville, Zionsville.

10. Pendleton Heights:   Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.

11. Perry Meridian:   Decatur Central, Franklin Central.

12. Richmond:   Shenandoah, South Dearborn.

13. Martinsville:   Avon, Martinsville.

14. Bloomington South:   Owen Valley, Jennings County.

15. Jeffersonville:   Jeffersonville, Southridge.

16. Castle:   Castle, Evansville Central.           

                                                                                   

SEMI STATES   (Feb. 15)   (Hosts)

 

1. Merrillville (at Merrillville H.S.):  Calumet, LaPorte, Logansport, Mishawaka.

2. New Haven (at Allen County Coliseum):   Carroll (Fort Wayne), Delta, Goshen, Peru.

3. New Castle (at New Castle H.S.):   North Montgomery, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Richmond.

4. Evansville Reitz (at Roberts Stadium):   Bloomington South, Castle, Jeffersonville, Martinsville.                                                                                      

 

STATE                                                                                               

 

Conseco Fieldhouse - Friday & Saturday, February 21 & 22, 2003          

 

++++++++++

                                                                                                                                   

TEAM TOURNAMENT

Host Schools In Bold

 

REGIONALS   (Feb. 5)  (Hosts)

 

1. Highland:    No. 1 team at East Chicago Central vs. No. 2 team at Calumet.

                        No. 1 team at Calumet vs. No. 2 team at East Chicago Central.

 

2. LaPorte:     No. 1 team at Crown Point vs. No. 2 team at LaPorte.

                        No. 1 team at LaPorte vs. No. 2 team at Crown Point.

 

3. South Bend Clay:   No. 1 team at Mishawaka vs. No. 2 team at Plymouth.

                                    No. 1 team at Plymouth vs. No. 2 team at Mishawaka.

 

4. Harrison (WL):      No. 1 team at Twin Lakes vs. No. 2 team at Lafayette Jefferson.

                                    No. 1 team at Lafayette Jefferson vs. No. 2 team at Twin Lakes.

 

5. Jimtown:     No. 1 team at Elkhart Memorial vs. No. 2 team at Westview.

                        No. 1 team at Westview vs. No. 2 team at Elkhart Memorial.

 

6. Garrett:      No. 1 team at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. No. 2 team at New Haven.

                        No. 1 team at New Haven vs. No. 2 team at Carroll (Fort Wayne).

 

7. Huntington North:  No. 1 team at Peru vs. No. 2 team at Oak Hill.

                                                No. 1 team at Oak Hill vs. No. 2 team at Peru.

 

8. Muncie Central:     No. 1 team at Jay County vs. No. 2 team at Delta.

                                    No. 1 team at Delta vs. No. 2 team at Jay County.

 

9. North Montgomery:          No. 1 team at Crawfordsville vs. No. 2 team at Zionsville.

                                               No. 1 team at Zionsville vs. No. 2 team at Crawfordsville.

 

10. Indpls. Manual:    No. 1 team at Hamilton Heights vs. No. 2 team at Lawrence Cent.

                                    No. 1 team at Lawrence Cent. vs. No. 2 team at Hamilton Heights.

 

11. Beech Grove:       No. 1 team at Decatur Central vs. No. 2 team at Franklin Central.

                                    No. 1 team at Franklin Central vs. No. 2 team at Decatur Central.

 

12. Milan:       No. 1 team at South Dearborn vs. No. 2 team at Shenandoah.

                        No. 1 team at Shenandoah vs. No. 2 team at South Dearborn.

 

13. Avon:        No. 1 team at Avon vs. No. 2 team at Martinsville.

                        No. 1 team at Martinsville vs. No. 2 team at Avon.

 

14. Seymour:  No. 1 team at Owen Valley vs. No. 2 team at Jennings County.

                                    No. 1 team at Jennings County vs. No. 2 team at Owen Valley.

 

15. Jasper:      No. 1 team at Jeffersonville vs. No. 2 team at Southridge.

                        No. 1 team at Southridge vs. No. 2 team at Jeffersonville.

 

16. Evans. Mater Dei:           No. 1 team at Castle vs. No. 2 team at Evansville Central.

                                                No. 1 team at Evansville Central vs. No. 2 team at Castle.

 

 

SEMI STATES   (Feb. 12)   (Hosts)

 

1. Valparaiso:   Winner at Highland vs. Winner at LaPorte.

2. Rochester:   Winner at South Bend Clay vs. Winner at Harrison (WL).

3. Columbia City:   Winner at Jimtown vs. Winner at Garrett.

4. Bellmont:   Winner at Huntington North vs. Winner at Muncie Central.

5. Lawrence North:   Winner at N. Montgomery vs. Winner at Indpls. Manual.

6. New Castle:   Winner at Beech Grove vs. Winner at Milan.

7. Avon:   Winner at Avon vs. Winner at Seymour.

8. Southridge:   Winner at Jasper vs. Winner at Evansville Mater Dei.

 

STATE

 

Center Grove High School – Saturday, March 1, 2003