Articles filed under Wrestling
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Dramatic triumph for Wauconda’s TortoriceFeb 14, 2013 7:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Wauconda’s Devon Tortorice may look back on his opening-round match in the wrestling state tournament Thursday afternoon and realize his thrilling victory ov...
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Rollins toughs out a 1st-round winFeb 14, 2013 7:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Looking a little the worse for wear, Hersey senior Hunter Rollins managed to overcome several visits with the medical staff to outlast No. 11 Alex Anaya (Dow...
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Wrestling: State tournament scouting, Lake CountyFeb 14, 2013 5:10 pm - State wrestling meet Class 3A Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign When: today, 8:30 a.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.; finals 7 p.m. Outlook: The Lake County area has 13 individuals com...
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Annoreno, Cullen easy first round winnersFeb 14, 2013 2:57 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Under the spotlight for the first time since shining here one year ago, Sal Annoreno opened defense of his Class 3A state wrestling championship with a spiri...
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Wheaton North’s Calkins will get his time to shinesFeb 14, 2013 11:44 am - CHAMPAIGN — When you are surrounded by the big boys of the DuPage Valley Conference, sometimes you kind of get lost in the shuffle. Kegan Calkins is one of those guys. O...
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Marmion, Kaneland off to strong starts at stateFeb 14, 2013 7:44 am - CHAMPAIGN — Jake Field drew a blank in his sectional final last weekend. A late 5-point swing turned around what looked like championship finish, but instead turned into...
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IOC President Rogge to meet with wrestling leaderFeb 13, 2013 5:11 pm - The IOC executive board removed wrestling from the program of the 2020 Games on Tuesday, cutting it from the list of 26 sports at last year’s London Olympics. The decisi...
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Wrestling / State tournament preview, NorthwestFeb 13, 2013 12:39 pm - Wrestling / State tournament preview, Northwest Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign Thursday: 2:30 p.m. (one-round of prelims) Friday: 8:30 a.m. quarterfinals, 7 p.m. semifi...
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Scouting Fox Valley wrestlers at stateFeb 13, 2013 12:29 pm - 96th IHSA state wrestling tournament Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign When: Today: 2:30 p.m. (one-round of prelims); Friday: 8:30 a.m. (quarterfinals), 7 p.m. (semifinal...
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Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from OlympicsFeb 12, 2013 5:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...