NORTON, MASS. — Norton High School wrestler Deven Schuko is undefeated, 27-0 — or at least he was — until he took on Andy Howland, a Dighton-Rehoboth High School legend over the weekend.

A couple of high school wrestling rules changes for the upcoming season focuses on the definition of bad time and advancement of wrestlers in the consolation bracket. Changes to Rules 5-1-1 and 10-2-9 were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee. The committee’s recommendations were subsequently approved by …read more.

There’s no doubt that area wrestlers who step on to the mat for the regional round Saturday will have their work cut out for them. A total of 20 grapplers from Warsaw, Tippecanoe Valley and Triton will be among the competitors in the Rochester Regional. Headlining the field at Rochester will be the entire team …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – During its final meeting of the 2012-13 school year, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional reassignment of several baseball and softball teams and also ruled on coaches proposals in the sports of gymnastics and wrestling. Due to IHSAA By-Law 2-5 (Tournament Success Factor), three baseball teams and two softball teams earned enough …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Starting with the 2013-14 season, forfeits in high school wrestling will no longer count toward a wrestler’s daily match limit. Currently, wrestlers are limited by rule to five matches in one day. This change in Rule 1-4-2 was one of five rules changes made by the National Federation of State High School Associations …read more.

ROCHESTER — Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game in the IHSAA wrestling state tournament. The attitude at Saturday’s Rochester Wrestling Regional was no different. With 17 area wrestlers at Rochester, winning round one was the most important mode of operation in the code of survival. That objective was met by five of …read more.

A couple of things are certain as the state tournament series for prep wrestlers moves on to the regional round on Saturday. The area will be well represented by a large contingent of local grapplers at the Rochester Regional. Those talented individuals will seem some stiff competition on the mats as wrestlers from the powerful …read more.

The Northern Lakes Conference issued its official lists for the 2012-13 All-Northern Lakes Conference teams for boys and girls swimming as well as wrestling. Girls and boys basketball will be released in the coming weeks. Gymnastics does not field a full compliment of Northern Lakes Conference teams, thus, no postseason conference awards. Girls Swimming Northridge …read more.

PLYMOUTH — “This has just been a big dream of mine. In preseason this is one of the first things that gets written down as a goal. There’s just a lot of emotions going on right now.” The quote from Wawasee’s Brian Clark after his sectional championship captured the essence of what postseason glory means …read more.

Area prep wrestlers will begin competition in the annual state tournament series with sectional action Saturday. The local sectional site, one of 32 statewide,  for the 75th annual tournament will be at Plymouth High School. The 10-team field at Plymouth will feature Warsaw, Wawasee, Triton and Tippecanoe Valley. Also in the sectional will be the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Tigers and Warriors were geared up Saturday morning as they and six other rival schools gathered for the 2013 Northern Lakes Conference Wrestling Championships. With 102 wrestlers competing for conference immortality the meet promised to be a thrilling one. The favorite to win Saturday’s tournament was Plymouth. The Pilgrims had come in …read more.

RUSSIAVILLE — In the final tune-up before the postseason officially begins, Wawasee took to Western High School for the annual Western Duals Saturday, and came away with three team wins. The Warriors knocked off Winamac 47-22, Pioneer 64-9 and Wabash 72-12. Wawasee suffered defeats to host Western 46-27 and Peru 61-15. Heavyweight Chad Eppley was …read more.

ELKHART — Memorial flexed its muscle on the wrestling mat Thursday night, pinning Wawasee eight times in a 60-16 win. The Chargers, which move to 5-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference with its only loss to Plymouth, started the night with back-to-back pins from Nick Vaughn and Chris Morris over Michael Pena and Jake Sumpter. …read more.

Franklin Community moves up to the No. 2 spot, while defending state champion Perry Meridian continues to lead the pack in the fourth Indiana high school wrestling poll of the season. Conference tournaments highlight the schedules of many teams this weekend, as wrestlers begin gearing up for IHSAA sectional meets on Jan. 26.  The Northern Lakes Conference tournament …read more.

Two-time defending state champion Perry Meridian is ranked No. 1 in the season’s first high school wrestling rankings.  With many teams heading to their opening matches this weekend, the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association (IHSWCA) has tabbed the Falcons as the team to beat when all is said and done next February. Perry Meridian …read more.