Articles filed under Wrestling
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'Mean Gene' Okerlund, gentlemanly announcer of pro wrestling, dies at 76Jan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Gene Okerlund, a gentlemanly wrestling announcer who specialized in interviewing the biggest, loudest and most obnoxious professional grapplers in the business, died Wed...
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Sandburg dominates mat at LibertyvilleDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - No. 12-ranked Sandburg may have been a class of its own Saturday at the Libertyville wrestling triple-dual meet, but the host Wildcats still had a good day against tough...
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Stevenson goes 3-0 at Conant quadDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - Jason Bickers, Ivor Gueorguiev and Michael Phelps provided heroics for Stevenson late in its match with Neuqua Valley to help send the Patriots (11-4-0) past the Wildcat...
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Leyden pair shine at BermanDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - Minooka had simply too much for the field at the 64th Berman Holiday Classic wrestling tournament Thursday afternoon at host Palatine, but then so did a quartet of area ...
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Marmion edges St. Charles East in battle of top 10 teamsDec 22, 2018 12:01 am - With all due respect to the quality cast in Aurora on Saturday, the big holiday crowd on hand was here mostly to watch St. Charles East and Marmion wrestle. The two stat...
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Batavia blows by GenevaDec 21, 2018 12:01 am - It was all Batavia in its DuKane Conference dual wrestling match at Geneva Friday night. Winning nine of the 12 competitive matches by falls, the Bulldogs beat the Vikin...
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Dundee-Crown sweeps Wauconda quadDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Evan Husko of Wauconda and Colin Mays of Dundee-Crown have their eyes on a bigger prize come mid-February but for now, the two wrestling stars must concentrate on more i...
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Termini still undefeated for Burlington CentralDec 20, 2018 12:01 am - Nick Termini is more than just a defending Class 2A state wrestling champion and Division I athlete headed to Old Dominion. The Burlington Central senior proved it Thurs...
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Crystal Lake South rallies past Cary-Grove in unique settingDec 20, 2018 12:01 am - Crystal Lake South and Cary-Grove 'staged' a major production Thursday night inside the sparkling Fine Arts Center. The third annual 'Anguish in the Auditorium' was a bi...
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Young Fenton triumphant vs. ICCP, R-BDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - With eight sophomores and a freshman in its lineup, the Fenton wrestling team is a youthful group this winter. But that hasn't stopped the Bison from getting off to a s...