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Tournament History                                                          Tournament History



         Team and Individual Records                           Tournament Milestones
     Most Points Scored:                                  1922
     178 by Crown Point, 2022                        First State Tournament
     Most Individual Champions (One Team):          held at Indiana University
     7 by Bloomington, 1949                               1933
                                                    First IHSAA-Sponsored
     Most Times Placed in Top Five:                  State Tournament Held
     48 by Bloomington                                    1935
                                                   First Use of Scoring System        Estell Ritter  Willard Duffy  Howard Fisher    Lance Ellis    Blake Maurer
     First Father and Son Champions:                     1944-49                      Bloomington   Muncie Central   S.B. Central   Indpls. Cathedral  Ev. Mater Dei
     Clifford Myers, Bloomington, 1931 and         IHSAA Ceases Sponsorship
     Robert Myers, Bloomington, 1953 and 1954         due to World War II

     First Brothers State Champions:                      1950
     Richard Voliva, 1928 and Harry Voliva, 1934, Bloomington  IHSAA Resumes Sponsorship of State
                                                Tournament; Sectionals Implemented
     First Brothers State Champions in Same Year:         1951
     Maurice and James Bender, Bloomington 1934  First Set of Rules Written and Adopted
                                                          1957
     First Twin Brothers State Champions:         Rules Modified to help prevent
     Henry and James Moore, Bloomington 1943        Excessive Weight Loss             Alex Tsirtsis  Angel Escobedo  Jason Tsirtsis  Chad Red      Jesse Mendez
                                                          1958
     First State Champion, Two Different Schools:   Regionals Implemented              Griffith        Griffith      Crown Point    New Palestine  Crown Poiint
     David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and Delta, 1981 and 1982  1973
     Most Team Championships:                    National Federation Rules Adopted
     24 by Bloomington South (Bloomington)           using Indiana Rules                                   Four-Time State Champions
                                                          1976
     Most Consecutive Team Championships:           Semi-States Implemented          Estell Ritter, Bloomington  Blake Maurer, Ev. Mater Dei  Chad Red, New Palestine
     9 by Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003)                1981                       1924, 175 lb.; 1925, 175 lb.; 1926, Hvy.;   2001, 130 lb.; 2002, 145 lb.; 2003, 171 lb.;   2013, 106 lb.; 2014, 120 lb.; 2015, 126 lb.;
                                                     First State Finals held         1927, Hvy.              2004, 171 lb.           2016, 132 lb.
     Most Championships (Coach):                    at Market Square Arena
     12 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei              1996                       Willard Duffy, Muncie Central  Alex Tsirtsis, Griffith  Jesse Mendez, Crown Point
     Most Consecutive Championships (Coach):      Separate Tournament Initiated to   1930, l00 lb.; 1931, 108 lb.; 1932, 115 lb.;   2001, 119 lb.; 2002, 130 lb.; 2003,135 lb.;   2019, 126 lb.; 2020, 132 lb.; 2021, 138 lb.;
     9 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003)  determine Championship Team  1933, 115 lb.          2004, 145 lb.           2022, 138 lb.
                                                          2000
     Fastest Fall in State Finals:                First Individual State Finals held   Howard Fisher, S.B. Central  Angel Escobedo, Griffith
     :11 by Pat Day, Mishawaka, 2006               at Bankers Life Fieldhouse        1949, 95 lb.; 1950, 112 lb.; 1951, 127 lb.;   2002, 112 lb.; 2003, 125 lb.; 2004, 130 lb.;
                                                          2013                       1952, 133 lb.           2005, 135 lb.
     Fastest Fall in Championship Match:      State Championship Team again determined
     :20 by Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930       at Individual State Finals       Lance Ellis, Indpls. Cathedral  Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point
     Most Falls in State Finals:                                                     1986, 98 lb.; 1987, 112 lb.; 1988, 112 lb.;   2009, 125 lb.; 2010, 130 lb.; 2011, 140 lb.;
     10 by Ray Frankowski, 1936-38                                                   1989, 119 lb.           2012, 145 lb.
     (Frankowski pinned all 10 opponents in three years)
      Indiana State High School Championships                                                             Three-Time State Champions
         Sponsored by Indiana University
      Year  Winner         Coach                                                    Clarence Fortner, T.H. Wiley  Bill Richardson, Laf. Jefferson  Reece Humphrey, Law. North
                                                                                                                                     2003, 112 lb.; 2004 ,125 lb.; 2005, 130 lb.
                                                                                                             1956, 133 lb.; 1957,133 lb.; 1958, 133 lb.
                                                                                    1922, 125 lb.; 1923, 135 lb.; 1924, 135 lb.
      1922  Terre Haute Wiley ...............Guy Stantz
      1923  Terre Haute Wiley ...............Guy Stantz                             George Ross, Wabash      Bill Andrews, Indpls. Manual  Josh Harper, Mishawaka
                                                                                    1925, 145 lb.; 1926 145 lb.; 1927, 165 lb.
                                                                                                             1957, 103 lb.; 1958, 112 lb.; 1959, 120 lb.
                                                                                                                                     2006, 103 lb.; 2007, 112 lb.; 2008, 125 lb.
      1924  Bloomington .......................Harold Mumby
      1925  Bloomington .......................Harold Mumby                         Charles McDaniel, Bloomington  Charles Cone, Kokomo  Andrew Howe, Hanover Central
      1926  Elwood ................................Theodore Koontz                  1931, Hvy.; 1932, Hvy.; 1933, Hvy.      1963, 103 lb.; 1964, 112 lb.; 1965, 120 lb.  2006, 140 lb.; 2007, 152 lb.; 2008, 160 lb.
      1927  Wabash ..............................Billy Thom                         Ray Frankowski, Hammond  Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley  Sean McMurray, Portage
      1928  Wabash ..............................No Coach                           1936, 165 lb.; 1937, 175 lb.; 1938, 175 1b.               1964, 154 lb.; 1965 154 lb.; 1966, 165 lb.  2008, 135 lb.; 2009, 152 lb.; 2010, 160 lb.
      1929  Bedford ...............................Emil Held
      1930  Bloomington .......................Harold Mumby                         Jack Foster, Hammond Clark  Jim Cornwell, Bloom. South  Kyle Ayersman, Lake Central
                                                                                    1937, 1251b.;1938,125 lb.;1939, 135 lb.
                                                                                                                                     2010, 112 lb.; 2011, 119 lb.; 2012, 126 lb.
                                                                                                             1969, 103 lb.; 1970, 115 lb.; 1971, 119 lb.
      1931  Bloomington .......................Harold Mumby
      1932  Muncie ................................Walter Fisher                    Vernon Finley, Bloomington  Randy May, Bloomington South  Stevan Micic, Hanover Central
                                                                                    1943, 175 lb.; 1944, 175 lb.; 1945, 175 1b.
                                                                                                                                     2012, 106 lb.; 2013, 113 lb.; 2014, 126 lb.
                                                                                                             1974, 98 lb.; 1975, 105 lb.; 1976, 112 lb.
       Indiana State High School Invitational                                       Jack Benson, Bloomington  David Palmer, Muncie Southside/  Brayton Lee, Brownsburg
              War Year Champions                                                    1944, 120 lb.; 1945, 127 lb.; 1947, 133 lb.                  Delta  2016, 138 lb.; 2017, 145 lb.; 2018, 152 lb.
                                                                                                             1980, 167 lb.; 1981, 167 lb.; 1982, 177 lb.
      Year   Winner        Coach                                                    Richard Lyon, Bloomington                        Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg
      1944  Southport ............................Arlington Pitcher                 1945, 138 lb.; 1946, 138 lb.; 1947, 138 1b.                Patrick Cassidy, Bloom. North  2016, 220 lb.; 2017, 220 lb.; 2018, 220 lb.
      1945  Bloomington .......................Harold Mumby                                                  1993, 103 lb.; 1994, 112 lb.; 1995, 119 lb.
      1946  Bloomington .......................Clifford Myers                       Richard Perkins, Muncie Central  Steven Bradley, Beech Grove  Asa Garcia, Avon
                                                                                                                                     2016, 106 lb.; 2018, 126 lb.; 2019, 132 lb.
                                                                                    1946, 95 lb.; 1947, 103 lb.; 1948, 103 lb.
      1947  Bloomington .......................Clifford Myers                                                1996, 119 lb.; 1997, 125 lb.; 1998, 125 lb.
      1948  Bloomington .......................Clifford Myers                       Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago                   Zeke Seltzer, Indpls. Cathedral
                                                                                                                                     2020, 120 lb.; 2021, 126 lb.; 2022, 132 lb.
      1949  Bloomington .......................Clifford Myers                       Roosevelt                Jake O’Brien, Franklin Central
                                                                                    1947, 175 lb.; 1948, 175 lb.; 1949 Hvy.
                                                                                                             2001, 215 lb.; 2002 ,125 lb.; 2003, 215 lb.
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