Team updates

Wrestlers and Parents, The practice schedule stays the same this week: Monday, November 9: B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 10: B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 11: B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., then Wrestling Mindset for the whole team 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., then A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12: B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, November 13: B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., A practice 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Saturday, November 14: Timed Murph, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the Homestead wrestling room. This is our last preseason Saturday before the CG Classic. Parent store: The Spartans team store for parents and fans closes Thursday, November 12. Hoodies, tees, polos, fleece and youth sizes: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/zHJjBw1S9F Parent meeting: Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Enter through Door 1. Weigh-ins and wrestle-offs: We will be doing weigh-ins this week and next week. Wrestle-offs will happen the week of our first competition, the week of November 16. We need to give our football players time to get back in shape before wrestle-offs happen. State rankings: IndianaMat's 2026 Preview has seven Spartans ranked in the state: 126: Drew Heisler (#25) 132: Camden Raypole (#25) 138: Braxtyn Bauer (#15) 144: Callen Olry (#19) 150: Jordan Raines (#18) 215: John Bair (#13) 285: Carson Powell (#20) That is by far the most wrestlers we have ever had ranked in the state, at the start of a season or at any point during one. I'm sure these guys will move up from where they are, and we may add a few more names to that list. It's going to be a great season. Let's go, Spartans. Coach Oberlin

Another Saturday, another Murph. Great work this morning. The Spartans wrestling team store is open for wrestlers, parents and fans: hoodies, tees, polos, fleece and youth sizes. The store closes Thursday, November 12: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/zHJjBw1S9F Let's go, Spartans.

Wrestlers and Parents, Our first official practice is tomorrow, Monday, November 2. Everyone reports at 3:00 p.m. I will split everyone into A practice and B practice at that time, based on technical skills, experience and effort. It has nothing to do with being varsity or JV. Monday, November 2: Everyone at 3:00 p.m. A practice is 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. A wrestlers can stay after 3:00 or leave and come back for 5:00. Tuesday, November 3: B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 4: B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., then Wrestling Mindset for the whole team 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., then A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5: B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, November 6: B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., A practice 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Saturday, November 7: Preseason Saturday conditioning for the team, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. in the Homestead wrestling room. Our last preseason Saturday is November 14, before the CG Classic. Sunday, November 8: No practice. Hygiene: We have our own locker room and showers. Everyone should plan on showering after practice. Bring soap, a towel, and a change of clothes every day. Team store: The RUDIS team store for team singlets closes Thursday, November 5 at midnight. Ordering is not a requirement. Shoes, headgear, knee pads and socks are in the store too: https://www.rudis.com/collections/opp0038844 Orders ship about 5 to 7 weeks after the store closes. Custom gear can't be returned, so please double-check sizes before you order. The parent store will open this week, our first week of practice. Sign-up form: If you haven't filled out the team sign-up form yet, please do it this week. It takes about 2 minutes and asks for your name, grade, experience, weight, the weight class you want, and your goals for the season: https://spartans.wrestleiq.ai/signup Let's go, Spartans. Coach Oberlin

Halloween morning and a great turnout for preseason Saturday conditioning. This will be another season for the record books. Time to get after it. Great job on another Murph. First official practice is Monday, November 2. Let's go, Spartans.

Wrestlers and Parents, A reminder that our callout meeting is this Wednesday, October 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the wrestling room, with practice afterward until 6:00 p.m. Hygiene: We have our own locker room now with our own showers. Everyone should plan on showering after practice, and I want us to start making that a habit now as the season comes on. If you're coming to the callout meeting or to practice, bring soap and a towel, and a change of clothes so you can shower and change afterward. We'll talk more about hygiene and why it matters at the callout meeting. Team store: Our RUDIS team store is open again for team singlets. Ordering is not a requirement. Shoes, headgear, knee pads and socks are in the store too: https://www.rudis.com/collections/opp0038844 The store closes Thursday, November 5 at midnight. Orders ship about 5 to 7 weeks after the store closes. Custom gear can't be returned, so please double-check sizes before you order. We will also have a parent store open the first week of practice. Coach Oberlin

Wrestlers and Parents, Here is what's happening this week, plus a few reminders as we get close to the start of the season. This week: Wednesday, October 28 - Callout meeting and open mat, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., wrestling room. We'll start with the callout meeting, then open mat. Saturday, October 31 - Preseason practice (conditioning), 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., wrestling room Monday, November 2 - First official practice Physicals and FinalForms: A reminder that no wrestler can practice until a current physical is turned in on FinalForms and all of FinalForms is filled out. If you haven't finished both, please take care of it this week so you're ready on November 2. Team website: Our schedule, practice times, technique videos and the Wrestling Mindset material are all on the team website: https://spartans.wrestleiq.ai Pick your squad on the Today page and it will show your practice times and events. In-season practice schedule (starting Monday, November 2): Monday, Tuesday and Thursday - B practice 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday - B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., Wrestling Mindset for the whole team 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., A practice 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Friday - B practice 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., A practice 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Holiday and break practices are on the website. Expectations: Wrestlers should be making an effort to be at our preseason practices. Once the season starts on November 2, practices are mandatory. They are not optional. More to come. Let's have a great week. Coach Oberlin

Team picture from this morning's preseason Saturday workout. We did the Murph.

Wrestlers and Parents, Welcome to the 2026-27 wrestling season. It's getting cold outside which means it is that time of year. We are excited to get started for what looks to be another great year. Before any wrestler can practice, two things have to be done: a current physical has to be turned in on FinalForms, and all of FinalForms filled out. No one can practice until both are complete, so please take care of these now. I'll try to send out an update every Sunday or Monday for the week coming up. You'll get the same update in both ParentSquare and FinalForms, so you shouldn't miss anything. We also have a team website with our schedule, practice times, technique videos and more: https://spartans.wrestleiq.ai You can add it to your phone's home screen. On an iPhone, open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, tap Install on the Today screen. There will be more added to the site as the season goes on. We're doing Wrestling Mindset again this year. Wrestling is one of the most mental sports there is, so we train the mental side the same way we train technique and conditioning. We'll meet every Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. as a whole team, working through Gene Zannetti's Predator Mindset program. Wrestlers will work in their notebooks during our sessions, and the Predator Mindset book and the Mindset workshops are also on the team website. Those pages are for our team only and parents you are encouraged to go through them. When the site asks for the team code, enter: (in the ParentSquare and FinalForms message, or ask Coach) Here's what's coming up: Wednesday, October 21 - Open mat, 4:30 p.m., wrestling room Saturdays, October 24, October 31, November 7 and November 14 - Preseason practice (conditioning), 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., wrestling room Wednesday, October 28 - Callout meeting, 4:30 p.m., wrestling room, with open mat right after Monday, November 2 - First practice I have a tentative practice schedule put together and it is on the website that can be subject to change. I am sure there could be a couple mistakes on there but I will update it as the season goes. More to come. Let's have a great season. Coach Oberlin