Articles filed under Wrestling
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Antioch leads the pack at Grayslake CentralFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - It was not an easy road, but 21 area wrestlers will be making the trip south for the Class 2A wrestling state meet next weekend in Champaign. Considered the toughest sec...
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Swider pulls off sectional upsetFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - There were early whispers of the titanic struggle looming at 220 pounds at the Class 3A Glenbard North individual wrestling sectional on Saturday night in Carol Stream. ...
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Making a state-ment at BarringtonFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Warren’s Shakheim Chapman and Danny Hicks delivered major postseason breakthroughs, as each won a championship at the Barrington sectional Saturday, and Mundelein senior...
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Montini in control at sectionalFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - No doubt about it, the Montini wrestling team dominated Saturday’s Class 2A Lemont individual sectional. The Broncos had wrestlers advance into nine of the 14 championsh...
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Cary-Grove’s Cullen shines at BarringtonFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Mike Cullen returned to the top of the 106-pound field in the area Saturday night when he and Barrington star Adrian Gonzalez went at it again for the second consecutive...
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Burlington, Hampshire send 5 to stateFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - At Grayslake Central: Hampshire 113-pound senior Tyler Espino (37-8) placed second to advance to state along with 285-pounder Zach Oranger (24-14), who also finished...
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Neuqua Valley sends five downstateFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Yes, wrestling is a team sport. But this weekend it was all about the individual athlete. The one who spent countless hours training, practicing and trying to make weigh...
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Five U-46 wrestlers headed to stateFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Jorge Zavala was in eighth grade the last time Elgin produced an individual state wrestling qualifier. But the Maroons’ senior abruptly ended the four-year program droug...
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Rollins leads Hersey at BarringtonFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - When former long-time Dundee-Crown head coach and current Hersey assistant Al Zinke says Hunter Rollins is one of the hardest workers he’s ever been around, well, that c...
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Ornoff on target at BarrringtonFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - The 138-pound weight class might not be the most glamour in the state this year, but it sure has plenty of local starpower. Such as Matt Ornoff of Mundelein. The Mustang...