Articles filed under Wrestling
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No champions? No problemNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Few expected a team to come away with the big trophy at a 34-team wrestling tournament without even one individual championship, but Plainfied Central did just that Satu...
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Blackhawks go 14 for 14 at Ewoldt InvitationalNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Fourteen wrestlers and 14 medals. West Aurora paced the field at this year's Ed Ewoldt Wrestling Invitational at WW South, winning by a 56.5-point margin over second-pla...
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Wheeling in hunt at BarringtonNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Time will tell if Wheeling proves to be the team to beat in the Mid-Suburban League come mid-February. But the Wildcats sent out an early warning to their conference riv...
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Oak Park protects its lead at FeutzNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Day two of the C.O. Feutz Classic wrestling tournament at Conant High School ended in much the way it started - with Oak Park in first place. The Huskies claimed the tit...
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Big weekend on area matsNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - There is plenty more on the wrestling buffet for fans hungry for high-level competition when the 2008-2009 season begins in earnest Friday at Barrington and Conant. The ...
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Familiar duo leads SaintsNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - It is now or never for St. Charles East wrestlers Danny Mercadante and Cody Crawford. The Saints' four-year varsity performers not only have designs on stellar seasons b...
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Jimi Falls tackles emotions, airwavesNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Brandon James, vocalist and rhythm guitarist for local modern rockers Jimi Falls, calls songwriting a release. "When I play or write my own music, it's therapeutic," rel...
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Grant's Munster commits to NUOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lee Munster recognizes opportunities and pounces quickly. A master on mats, he's used skill and savvy to help him excel in wrestling and judo since he was little. Last S...
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Graduating to a different teamOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As Matt Blankenship sprinted through an Atlanta airport, one thought remained branded in his mind. Home. Wearing Army fatigues that hadn't been washed in who knows when,...
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U.S.'s Cejudo wins gold in freestyle wrestlingAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are familiar faces by now, so seeing the gymnasts side-by-side on the medals stand Tuesday was nice, but nothing new. For tha...