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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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