Articles filed under Wrestling
-
CL South’s Fontanetta in semisFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — With its who’s who bracket filled with one high profile star after another Cary-Grove sophomore Trent Atkins came this close to joining this special group Fr...
-
Iowa girl respects boy who refused to wrestle herFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — Cassy Herkelman would have rather wrestled Joel Northrup than to become by default the first girl to ever win a match in Iowa's state tournament. But...
-
Marmion’s Whitford aims for state title No. 2Feb 17, 2011 12:00 am - Ben Whitford is three matches away from halfway achieving his primary goal. The Marmion sophomore, one year removed from his unblemished run to the 119-pound Class 2A st...
-
Wrestling/Scouting Fox Valley at stateFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - CLASS 3A Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign When: Friday: 8:30 a.m. (first-round matches), 6 p.m. (quarterfinals); Saturday: 9:30 a.m. (semifinals), 4:30 p.m. (3rd and 5th ...
-
Lake County competitors ready for stateFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Three Lake County area teams will each be sending a trio of wrestlers to the 2011 IHSA Class 3A individual state wrestling meet this weekend in Champaign. Emerging out o...
-
Iowa wrestling standout refuses to face girlFeb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa — A standout Iowa high school wrestler refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament on Thursday, relinquishing any chance of becoming a ch...
-
Harper qualifies eight wrestlers for nationalsFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The beat went on over the weekend for the Harper College wrestling team. At the district championships hosted by Triton, the fifth-ranked Hawks qualified eight wrestlers...
-
Hersey’s Koepke hopes perseverance leads to state titleFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Jeff Koepke is your classic 9-to-5 worker on the wrestling mats. And he’s one who appears to be on the verge of bringing home a gold-plated lunch bucket from Champaign t...
-
Scouting Northwest state wrestlingFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - By Mike Garofola Where: Assembly Hall, Champaign When: Friday: first-round matches, 8:30 a.m.; quarterfinals, 6 p.m.; Saturday: semifinals, 9:30 a.m.; third- and fifth-p...
-
W. Aurora qualifies 4 to stateFeb 12, 2011 12:00 am - West Aurora senior Nicholas Drendel was one of three athletes to remain undefeated on the season after his catlike move in the finals at 125 pounds produced a stunningly...