Golf Outing Announced - Jul 28
More information will be posted on http://www.thepapefoundation.org
Same basic info as last year - approximate 10:00 a.m. start.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Class AAA and Some Class AA Finals Photos
Here are shots primarily of the Class AAA State Finals along with some Class AA Finals matches when the action on the AAA mat was stalled.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Ed’s Word: Number 10
Ed’s Word: Number: 10 February 24, 2009
1. I don’t know how all of you feel about the 3 class system, but I for one thought it was a success. The tournament brought out a number of schools that had qualifiers for the first time and a number of schools that got a qualifier after an abscense of a number of years. Of course there were problems, especially in the Sectionals, but those gliches will soon be worked out. My main complaint would be the way the class system was divided. All the schools were included in the percentage cut off. I personally think that on September 29th, only the schools that had signed up for Wrestling should be included. Then you take 33% of the Schools by enrollment and call them 3A - the next 33 % would be 2A and the remaining 34 % would be 1A. You would not know what class you were in until the 30th of September - this would be true mainly of those schools that would be border-line. Another suggestion I would make would be to increase 30 from 16 qualifiers to 24 - 2A from 12 to 16 and 1A stay at 12. More bouts - fairer opportunity, especially where the power is - Class 3A. Start the tournament on Thursday like many states do. Another point of contention for me would be seeding - Do not count wins or losses to schools outside of Illinois. Have some provision for recognizing outstanding freshmen - as it is now - they only receive points if they won the sectional. With all of these outside of school programs going on, freshmen are going to play an important role in state tournaments and at weights all the way up to 189. Unfortunately, most of these suggestions are controlled by the Principals, regardless if they have Wrestling or not, so It will be up to coaches to influence their Athletic Directors and Principals so when they go to those Area meetings they go informed. Anyway it is certainly a step in the right direction.
2. Hank Pillard was in the audience and looked good. He is recovering from triple-bypass.
3. Dale Oldis is retiring this year from Glenbard West. He has been involved in Wrestling for over 30 years. Also it is Jim Zajek’s last season for Hinsdale Central. He has his own business and no longer has the time to be a full time coach. Best of luck in the future to both men and thank you for your service to Wrestling.
3. There was an unfortunate death in the Wrestling family. Ryan Burke a sophomore at Lincolnway Central passed away early in February.
4. Reid Hanley is still receiving treatment for cancer. So please keep him in your prayers.
5. Jim Gardner is still recovering from his infection and has been in a wheelchair - he is having some problems and will need your care and concern and your prayers. He and Marilyn missed the State tournament for the first time in umpteen years.
6. Ross Truemper has been named the Principal of the Year in Illinois. Ross who is retiring in June from Naperville North, also has worked the Head Table at the State for the past few years and this year he took over announcing Division 3A. Congratulations to Ross for this honor.
7. Thinking about announcing - In my mind it was sad, as I missed Gene Drendel, who had been involved for over 30 years and a friend to many - he will be remembered with fondness.
8. Jim Craig of Oak Lawn, Vic Marcucci of Reavis and Mike Chapman of Dixon will be inducted into the Glen Brand Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa on the weekend of April 17th and 18th. Congratulations to these men. This award is in connection with their Wrestling exploits in the State of Iowa. Jim and Vic were both National Champions for Iowa U. and Iowa State and :Mike started the paper WIN and the Hall of Fame and the International Museum in Waterloo.
9. Hall of Famer Harold Garrett passed away recently - he was a well known Official in Central Illinois and had worked the State series. Cards can be sent to 13331 Dahki Rd - Bloomington, Il 61704.
10. North Central won the CCIW Conference Title - I do not have the individual placewinners. This weekend they were in Wisconsin at Concordia for their qualification round for Division 3 which will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7th and 8th. All Illinois and Wisconsin Schools and some from Minnesota will be at this qualification site.
11. George Dyche from Aurora will be one of the Standard bearers at the Division 3 Nationals. George was an All American for Coe College. Coe is a co-sponsor of the tournament. George is in the Coe college Hall of Fame. Another Standard bearer will be Chris Donaldson of Wheaton, who also was an All American and in the Coe Hall of Fame. Congratulations to their selection.
12. The Indiana-Illinois All Star Dual will be on Sunday March 15th at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana at 1 PM Indiana Time. They are an hour ahead of Illinois. Hopefully coaches have been in contact with their teams and have encouraged those who are eligible to participate if they have been asked. Remember only Seniors are eligible.
13. Great news: John Dupont has been denied parole for the shooting of Dave Schultz.
14. Mike Tamillow has won the Silver medal in Bulgaria
15. Lindsey Durlacher is back in the fold again. He won the Bronze in Serbia.
16. Nick Fanthorpe is back off the injury list - He won his comeback against Nebraska.
17. Chase Beebe is now into World Extreme Fighting and is taught by Hall of Famer Matt Hughes. Chase is from Montini and Matt from Hillsboro. Chase won the WCC Batomweight Title in 2007.
18. Council Bluffs Iowa will be the h ost to the 2009 World Team Trials set for May 30-3l at the Mid-America Center. I imagine housing will be available in Omaha, which is right across the river.
19. Northern Illinois has announced its Summer camp programs: Team competition July 6-10; 10 day training July 1-10; 16 day training camp - July 1 to 16 and Individual camp July 12 to 16. Camp Director is Head Coach - Dave Grant; Ryan Ludwig; Dominick Moyer and Pat Castillo. Special Clinicians will be All Americans Eric Juergens and Tim Hartung. Counselors will be members of the NIU Wrestling Team. Questions: call 815-753-5300- email: sportscamp@niu.edu
20. Saw some information on costs for athletes at colleges. Division I Boys basketball was 123,682.81; football was 53,644.86 and Wrestling was 15,643.33. Wrestling ranked 10th out of 16. Division 2 - Ice Hockey cost 27,379.42; Basketball 20,874.21; football 9,033.16 and Wrestling 7,071.43. Wrestling ranked 6th out of 12. Division 3: Ice hockey was 6,996.77; basketball 5,474.29; skiing 4,639.71; football 3,043.20 and Wrestling 2,975.10. Wrestling ranked 6th out of 15. This is cost per athlete. Cost factors include scholarships, if any; uniforms; salaries; transportation; tournament entry fees; lights; water; officials; you name it.Wrestling is pretty cheap compared to at least 5 other activities.
21. The Mac Championships are at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti on March 7-8.
22. The Big l0 is at Penn State in State College on March 7-8
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
Live your life so that if someone sayhs: “be yourself” its good advice.
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you
have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.
The process of learning requires not only hearing and appllying but also forgetting and then remembering
again.
Where principle is involved, be deaf to expediency. Ed
1. I don’t know how all of you feel about the 3 class system, but I for one thought it was a success. The tournament brought out a number of schools that had qualifiers for the first time and a number of schools that got a qualifier after an abscense of a number of years. Of course there were problems, especially in the Sectionals, but those gliches will soon be worked out. My main complaint would be the way the class system was divided. All the schools were included in the percentage cut off. I personally think that on September 29th, only the schools that had signed up for Wrestling should be included. Then you take 33% of the Schools by enrollment and call them 3A - the next 33 % would be 2A and the remaining 34 % would be 1A. You would not know what class you were in until the 30th of September - this would be true mainly of those schools that would be border-line. Another suggestion I would make would be to increase 30 from 16 qualifiers to 24 - 2A from 12 to 16 and 1A stay at 12. More bouts - fairer opportunity, especially where the power is - Class 3A. Start the tournament on Thursday like many states do. Another point of contention for me would be seeding - Do not count wins or losses to schools outside of Illinois. Have some provision for recognizing outstanding freshmen - as it is now - they only receive points if they won the sectional. With all of these outside of school programs going on, freshmen are going to play an important role in state tournaments and at weights all the way up to 189. Unfortunately, most of these suggestions are controlled by the Principals, regardless if they have Wrestling or not, so It will be up to coaches to influence their Athletic Directors and Principals so when they go to those Area meetings they go informed. Anyway it is certainly a step in the right direction.
2. Hank Pillard was in the audience and looked good. He is recovering from triple-bypass.
3. Dale Oldis is retiring this year from Glenbard West. He has been involved in Wrestling for over 30 years. Also it is Jim Zajek’s last season for Hinsdale Central. He has his own business and no longer has the time to be a full time coach. Best of luck in the future to both men and thank you for your service to Wrestling.
3. There was an unfortunate death in the Wrestling family. Ryan Burke a sophomore at Lincolnway Central passed away early in February.
4. Reid Hanley is still receiving treatment for cancer. So please keep him in your prayers.
5. Jim Gardner is still recovering from his infection and has been in a wheelchair - he is having some problems and will need your care and concern and your prayers. He and Marilyn missed the State tournament for the first time in umpteen years.
6. Ross Truemper has been named the Principal of the Year in Illinois. Ross who is retiring in June from Naperville North, also has worked the Head Table at the State for the past few years and this year he took over announcing Division 3A. Congratulations to Ross for this honor.
7. Thinking about announcing - In my mind it was sad, as I missed Gene Drendel, who had been involved for over 30 years and a friend to many - he will be remembered with fondness.
8. Jim Craig of Oak Lawn, Vic Marcucci of Reavis and Mike Chapman of Dixon will be inducted into the Glen Brand Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa on the weekend of April 17th and 18th. Congratulations to these men. This award is in connection with their Wrestling exploits in the State of Iowa. Jim and Vic were both National Champions for Iowa U. and Iowa State and :Mike started the paper WIN and the Hall of Fame and the International Museum in Waterloo.
9. Hall of Famer Harold Garrett passed away recently - he was a well known Official in Central Illinois and had worked the State series. Cards can be sent to 13331 Dahki Rd - Bloomington, Il 61704.
10. North Central won the CCIW Conference Title - I do not have the individual placewinners. This weekend they were in Wisconsin at Concordia for their qualification round for Division 3 which will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7th and 8th. All Illinois and Wisconsin Schools and some from Minnesota will be at this qualification site.
11. George Dyche from Aurora will be one of the Standard bearers at the Division 3 Nationals. George was an All American for Coe College. Coe is a co-sponsor of the tournament. George is in the Coe college Hall of Fame. Another Standard bearer will be Chris Donaldson of Wheaton, who also was an All American and in the Coe Hall of Fame. Congratulations to their selection.
12. The Indiana-Illinois All Star Dual will be on Sunday March 15th at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana at 1 PM Indiana Time. They are an hour ahead of Illinois. Hopefully coaches have been in contact with their teams and have encouraged those who are eligible to participate if they have been asked. Remember only Seniors are eligible.
13. Great news: John Dupont has been denied parole for the shooting of Dave Schultz.
14. Mike Tamillow has won the Silver medal in Bulgaria
15. Lindsey Durlacher is back in the fold again. He won the Bronze in Serbia.
16. Nick Fanthorpe is back off the injury list - He won his comeback against Nebraska.
17. Chase Beebe is now into World Extreme Fighting and is taught by Hall of Famer Matt Hughes. Chase is from Montini and Matt from Hillsboro. Chase won the WCC Batomweight Title in 2007.
18. Council Bluffs Iowa will be the h ost to the 2009 World Team Trials set for May 30-3l at the Mid-America Center. I imagine housing will be available in Omaha, which is right across the river.
19. Northern Illinois has announced its Summer camp programs: Team competition July 6-10; 10 day training July 1-10; 16 day training camp - July 1 to 16 and Individual camp July 12 to 16. Camp Director is Head Coach - Dave Grant; Ryan Ludwig; Dominick Moyer and Pat Castillo. Special Clinicians will be All Americans Eric Juergens and Tim Hartung. Counselors will be members of the NIU Wrestling Team. Questions: call 815-753-5300- email: sportscamp@niu.edu
20. Saw some information on costs for athletes at colleges. Division I Boys basketball was 123,682.81; football was 53,644.86 and Wrestling was 15,643.33. Wrestling ranked 10th out of 16. Division 2 - Ice Hockey cost 27,379.42; Basketball 20,874.21; football 9,033.16 and Wrestling 7,071.43. Wrestling ranked 6th out of 12. Division 3: Ice hockey was 6,996.77; basketball 5,474.29; skiing 4,639.71; football 3,043.20 and Wrestling 2,975.10. Wrestling ranked 6th out of 15. This is cost per athlete. Cost factors include scholarships, if any; uniforms; salaries; transportation; tournament entry fees; lights; water; officials; you name it.Wrestling is pretty cheap compared to at least 5 other activities.
21. The Mac Championships are at Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti on March 7-8.
22. The Big l0 is at Penn State in State College on March 7-8
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
Live your life so that if someone sayhs: “be yourself” its good advice.
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you
have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.
The process of learning requires not only hearing and appllying but also forgetting and then remembering
again.
Where principle is involved, be deaf to expediency. Ed
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Photos at the State Tournament
We plan on shooting photos at the State Tournament. My wife is coming off the bench for her second time to shoot photos. If Assembly Hall is set up for it, we’ll be trying to cover all three mats with two photographers.
Be sure to check out our home page - http://www.illinoiswrestling.com for the updates. Also, we should be at the Northwestern vs Ohio State Match on Friday night.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Rankings Survey Results
Here are the results from our surveys we did. The survey was sent around via email to about 700 members of our illinoiswrestling.com email list and posted on illinoiswrestling.com and illinoismatmen.com
Class AAA
103
3 Eddie Klimara Fr. Providence 29-1 13-1 103
1 Derek Elmore So. MP Harlem 34-2 Fall 103
1 Jake Schramm Jr. Hinsdale South (DARIEN) 40-1 Dec 3-0 103
2 Tommy Laskowske Sr. Palatine H.S. 39-4 103
1 Matt Ornoff Fr. Mundelein H.S 37-5 Dec 6-3 103
2 Nicholas Drendel So. West Aurora 35-8 103
112
1 Edwin Cooper So. Providence 34-1 5-0 112
1 Logan Arlis Jr. Batavia (BATAVIA) 39-0 Dec 7-0 112
1 Matt Bystol Jr. Libertyville H.S. 40-5 Fall 3 112
2 Matt Cavallaris Jr. Nequa Valley 36-9 112
2 Brandon Rubino Jr. St. Charles (STCHARHS) 33-4 112
4 Danny Sabatello So. Arlington Hts. (St. Viator) 37-5 112
119
1 Jameson Oster So. Lockport 37-6 3-2 119
3 Keith Surber Jr. O’Fallon 40-1 5-0 119
1 Mike DeSario Sr. Lake Park (ROSLKPK) 34-0 Fall 5 119
1 Steve Murphy Jr. Marian Catholic 31-7 Dec. 8-5 119
4 AJ Juarez Jr. Joliet Township 24-4 119
2 Thomas Ambrose Jr. Providence 28-9 119
125
1 Tony Ramos Sr. Glenbard North (CARSTRGN) 44-2 Dec 10-4 125
1 Jon Morrison Sr. Orland Park (Sandburg) 40-1 Dec. 7-4 125
2 Chris Dardanes Jr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 31-5 125
1 Brian Bokoski Sr. Minooka 21-1 5-4 125
1 Luke Smith So. Wheeling H.S. 32-2 Fall 2 125
2 Josh Zinzer Sr. West Aurora 40-3 125
130
1 Jimmy Chase Sr. Glenbard North (CARSTRGN) 40-4 Fall 130
1 Nick Dardanes Jr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 41-1 Dec. 11-4 130
1 Jacob Wojcik Sr. Providence 40-3 5-0 130
1 Danny Fisher Sr. Highland Park H.S. 39-0 Dec 7-3 130
3 Justin Farmer Sr. Lincoln-Way Central 20-2 5-2 130
2 Greg Jackson Jr. Edwardsville 21-3 130
135
1 Ellis Coleman Sr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 44-0 Tech Fall 4 135
1 Kevin Fanta Sr. Lake Zurich H.S. 38-2 Maj Dec 16-4 135
1 Adam Stine Sr. Neuqua Valley 34-6 8-7 135
2 Marcus Rangel Sr. Minooka 21-2 135
1 Spartak Chino So. WWS (WHEATCEN) 35-4 Fall 3 135
3 Joe Brewster Jr. Maine South (PKRIDMS) 38-4 MajDec 11-3 135
140
1 Matt Boggess Sr. Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 39-0 Maj Dec 11-2 140
1 Mark Marianovich Sr. Marian Catholic 38-0 Dec. 12-6 140
1 Eric Oyster Jr. Plainfield Central 37-3 7-2 140
2 Donny Simpson Jr. Romeoville 33-3 140
3 Luke Nelson Jr. Chicago (Br. Rice) 35-2 Tech Fall 5 140
1 Steven Congenie Fr. Willowbrook (VILLAPK) 39-3 Dec 10-8 OT 140
145
1 Elias Larson Sr. Marian Catholic 38-0 Dec. 4-2 145
3 Dan Martin Sr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 37-2 Injury Default 145
2 Malik Taylor So. Chicago (Br. Rice) 34-5 145
1 AJ Knoll Sr. Lincoln-Way East 38-4 9-4 145
1 Daniel Mercadante Sr. St. Charles (STCHARHS) 40-3 Dec 6-5 145
1 Demetrios Mitchell Jr. Arlington Hts. (Hersey) 46-5 Dec 5-1 145
152
1 Bobby Barnhisel Sr. Oak Park (Fenwick) 38-2 Dec. 5-0 152
1 Kevin Bialka Sr. Lockport 41-2 10-0 152
1 Joe Foreman Sr. Downers Grove North (DOWNGRNO) 32-3 Fall 152
3 Sammy Brooks Fr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 41-7 Dec. 3-2 (OT) 152
3 Ryan Warczynski Sr. Minooka 34-5 Fall 3 152
2 Mike Ryan Sr. LaGrange (Lyons) 35-7 152
160
3 Jahwon Akui So. Chicago (St. Rita) 34-2 Dec. 20-13 160
1 Nick Proctor Jr. Nequa Valley 37-3 5-4 160
1 Kyle Czarnecki Sr. Buffalo Grove H.S. 37-1 Maj Dec 8-0 160
1 Charles Argue Jr. Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 26-7 Dec. 3-1 (OT) 160
2 Juan Soliz Sr. Orland Park (Sandburg) 38-3 160
2 Gary Walliser Jr. Granite City 46-6 160
171
1 Lee Munster Jr. Fox Lake (Grant) 41-0 T-Fall 2 171
1 Mark Stenberg Sr. Lockport 36-3 6-4 OT 171
2 Sterling Hecox Jr. MP Harlem 34-4 171
3 Matt Dwyer Jr. Rockton Hononegah 40-6 3-0 171
1 Danny Watsson Sr. Batavia (BATAVIA) 39-1 Dec 3-2 171
4 Jamey Zabrin Jr. Buffalo Grove H.S. 36-4 171
189
1 Mario Gonzalez Sr. West Aurora 39-1 Injury Default 189
1 Clayton Kendall Sr. Chicago (De La Salle) 31-1 Dec. 8-6 189
2 Ryan Robinson Sr. Collinsville 39-1 189
1 Ryan Garringer Sr. Hinsdale South (DARIEN) 40-1 Fall 189
3 Benny Brooks Jr. Oak Park (O.P.R.F.) 38-5 Dec. 13-4 189
1 Danny Vargas Sr. Wheeling H.S. 38-2 Default 189
215
1 Fred Moses Sr. Summit (Argo) 39-2 Dec. 9-2 215
1 Zach Smith Jr. Rockford Boylan 37-3 5-2 215
2 Robert Cooney Sr. East Moline 39-2 215
1 Jack Allen So. Hinsdale Central (HINSDALE) 37-4 Dec 7-5 215
2 Arthur Smith Sr. Chicago (Marist) 33-6 215
1 Joe Patricelli Sr. Hoffman Estates (Conant) 28-6 Dec 5-2 215
285
1 Curtis Blaydes Sr. Chicago (De La Salle) 33-0 Dec. 3-2 285
1 Terrell Pugh Sr. O’Fallon 46-0 Fall 1 285
2 Chris Narel Sr. Lincoln-Way East 34-3 285
1 Pat Clegg Sr. Hinsdale Central (HINSDALE) 40-2 Dec 8-6 OT 285
2 Chris Brassell Sr. Maine South (PKRIDMS) 37-1 285
1 Jimmy Norris Sr. Palatine (Fremd) 39-1 Dec 3-2 285
Class AA
103
103 1 Topher Carton Fr. Rock Island Alleman 33-0 Maj Dec 11-2
103 2 Alec Gonzalez So. East Peoria 36-3
103 1 David Pearce Fr. Bethalto 35-5 Dec 5-0
103 3 Alphonse Vruno Fr. Sandwich 33-4 Maj Dec 14-3
112
112 1 Trevor Jauch So. Crystal Lake Central 40-2 4-3
112 2 Ryne Harris Jr. Belleville Althoff 40-4
112 2 Christ DiVito Jr. Montini 23-11
112 3 Ryan Vendegna Sr. Johnsburg 39-6 Fall 1
119
119 1 Joe Roth Sr. Dixon 33-0 Fall
119 1 Kent Williams Sr. Mascoutah 39-4 Dec 8-7
119 3 Seth Bonic Jr. Morris 28-4 Fall 1
119 2 Chris Williams So. Bethalto 37-5
125
125 1 Stephen Robertson So. Montini 44-5 Fall 3
125 1 Jed Lightfoot Jr. Yorkville 23-4 Dec 3-2
125 1 Allen Tate Sr. Crete Monee 27-0 16-4
125 2 Sepehr Kalhor Sr. Rock Island 23-2
130
130 1 Adam Sheley Sr. Geneseo 41-0 Fall 3
130 1 Colton Rasche Jr. Montini 43-3 Fall
130 1 Cam Pickett Sr. Champaign Centennial 32-5 Dec 10-6
130 1 Keith Johnson Jr. Gage Park 29-4 10-5 (OT)
135
135 3 Kyle Logsdon Sr. Rockford East 38-1 Fall 3
135 1 Matt Holmes Sr. Lakes 40-4 1-0
135 2 Jake Gregerson So. Belleville Althoff 25-4
135 1 Bo Schlosser So. Mt. Zion 34-5 Dec 5-2
140
140 1 Joey Kielbasa So. Crystal Lake Central 38-1 Inj Default
140 3 Frank Baer So. Montini 31-6 11-1
140 1 Brad Gapinski Sr. LaSalle-Peru 33-2 Maj Dec 16-4
140 1 Josh Ballard Jr. Troy Triad 38-4 T-Fall 4
145
145 1 Josh Castellano Sr. Fenton 32-1 7-0
145 1 Dylan Reel Fr. Washington 38-1 Fall 2
145 3 Joey Moorehouse Jr. Marengo 42-2 5-4
145 1 Johnathan Heatherly Sr. Cahokia 36-5 Fall 3
152
152 1 Scott Carlson Sr. Wauconda 39-3 Fall 1
152 1 Ryan Spencer Sr. Springfield H.S. 37-0 Dec 6-1
152 1 Reggie Hunt Sr. Bremen 33-5 15-6
152 3 Dimitri Willis So. Montini 26-11 Fall 6
160
160 1 Isaiah Gonzalez Sr. Montini 43-6 13-5
160 1 Justin Cupples Sr. Metamora 32-2 Fall 1
160 1 Colt Hickey Jr. Lincoln 40-3 Fall 3
160 2 Andre Simmons Sr. Rockford East 34-4
171
171 1 Trevor Parlberg Sr. Crystal Lake Central 37-4 7-4
171 1 T. J. Wuellner Sr. Bethalto 40-2 Dec 2-0
171 1 Andrew Brewer Sr. Mahomet 35-5 Dec 11-7
171 2 Tom Gerstner Sr. Antioch 34-7
189
189 1 Carl Foreside Sr. Montini 47-3 Fall 2
189 1 West Cathcart So. Geneseo 36-6 Dec 4-0
189 1 Connor Nagel Jr. Lemont 30-7 Fall 5
189 3 Jason Cleary Sr. Mahomet 39-6 Maj Dec 17-9
215
215 1 Grant Goebel Sr. Montini 45-4 3-2
215 2 Gage Harrah Fr. Crystal Lake Central 36-3
215 1 Dan Howell Jr. Oswego 35-2 Fall 5
215 1 Trey Cunningham Sr. Chatham Glenwood 34-3 Dec 4-0
285
285 1 Austin Teitsma Jr. Glenbard South 35-0 Inj Def
285 2 Ross Ferraro So. Montini 36-12
285 1 Ayo Oyetunji Sr. Carbondale 36-6 Fall 2
285 2 Zach Ochs Sr. Mahomet 26-8
Class A
103
103 1 Josh Bennett Fr. Wood River 40-0 11-2
103 1 Alex Jones Jr. Wilmington 29-6 Fall 1
103 1 Devin Bullington Fr. Leroy 32-1 Dec. 4-3
103 2 Trever Pyle Fr. Vandalia 37-4
112
112 1 Sergio Figueroa Sr. Harvard 41-3 Dec 9-0
112 1 Coy Davidson So. Litchfield 38-1 Fall 1
112 1 Thorian Twyner So. Orion 38-1 Maj Dec 15-6
112 2 Garth Cartwright Sr. Wilmington 28-7
119
119 1 Allen Fish Sr. Byron 37-3 Dec 7-3
119 1 Brian Lovell Sr. Harvard 40-3 Dec 11-2
119 2 Nick Harrison So. Stillman Valley 34-5
119 1 Luke Standley Jr. Petersburg Porta 38-3 Dec. 6-3
125
125 2 Austin Miller So. Macomb 37-2
125 3 Cameran Vance Sr. Riverdale 38-1 Dec 8-1
125 1 Mark McDonnell Fr. Morrison 34-6 Fall 4
125 1 Kory Woodkirk Sr. Canton 32-7 Dec. 12-7
130
130 3 Seth Milks Sr. Dakota 32-4 Fall 4
130 1 Steve Heino Sr. Wilmington 34-2 6-5
130 1 Jermaine McKnight Sr. Kewanee 23-1 Dec 5-0
130 1 Stormy Hild So. Petersburg Porta 33-5 Dec. 5-2
135
135 1 John VanDuyne Sr. Wilmington 36-1 Dec 10-4
135 1 Jake Miller Jr. Murphysboro 34-0 17-4
135 1 Guy Kirby Jr. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 38-2 Dec. 6-1
135 1 Andy Smith Jr. Byron 34-2 Maj Dec 12-2
140
140 1 Tyler Wilfley Sr. Leroy 24-1 Dec. 5-2
140 1 Deven Tyrone Sr. Murphysboro 33-0 Dflt Injury
140 1 Adam Breedlove Sr. Kewanee 30-4 Dec 8-5
140 2 Derek Mizaur Jr. Sherrard 33-6
145
145 1 Jon Voung Sr. Bishop McNamara 41-1 Dec 11-4
145 2 David Tuomi Sr. Walter Lutheran 31-2
145 1 Zach Patterson So. Stillman Valley 33-6 Dec 4-2, OT
145 2 Robert Lizer Sr. Dakota 30-7
152
152 1 Jake Murphy Sr. Wilmington 35-1 Dec 8-2
152 1 Ethan Ball Jr. Aledo 34-1 Dec 9-7, OT
152 1 Stephan Burt Jr. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 39-2 Fall 3
152 2 Ryan Gilbert Sr. Newman Catholic 37-2
160
160 1 Chase Odeen Sr. Coal City 37-0 Dec 12-3
160 1 Colten Unzicker Sr. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 37-2 MajDec. 12-4
160 2 Trey Griffin So. Le-Win 37-1
160 1 Koty Schwarz Sr. Rock Falls 35-3 Dec 7-6, OT
171
171 1 Jeremy Bailey So. Wilmington 37-2 Dec 11-4
171 1 Shea Baker Sr. Murphysboro 33-0 10-4
171 1 Ryan McWethy Sr. Oregon 40-1 Dec 9-7, OT
171 2 Barry Glaudel Sr. Stillman Valley 30-8
189
189 1 Mitch Alberstatt Sr. Durand 28-0 Fall 1
189 1 Jake Randich So. Addison Driscoll 31-3 Dec 10-3
189 1 Kyle Chapai Sr. Canton 33-4 Dec. 6-1
189 3 Cody Flynn Jr. Gibsin City-Melvin-Sibley 35-3 MajDec. 10-1
215
215 1 Michael Sojka So. Winnebago 39-0 Dec 4-2
215 1 Cody Force Sr. Argenta-Oreana 39-0 Dec. 5-1
215 1 Mario Zinanni Sr. Bishop McNamara 39-1 Dec 12-5
215 1 John Jones Sr. West Frankfort 27-0 Dflt Injury
285
285 1 David Devine Sr. Petersburg Porta 40-0 Fall 0
285 1 Andre Dunn Sr. Kewanee 35-2 Dec 3-1
285 1 Jake Pribble Sr. Harvard 29-2 Dec 7-3
285 1 Tanner Crum So. Mt. Carmel 34-4 Fall 3
Monday, February 2, 2009
Ed’s Word: Number: 9 February 1, 2009
Ed’s Word: Number: 9 February 1, 2009
1. Have some more bad news to report: Esther Sherman, wife of Hall of Famer Walt of Glenbrook and Mother of Hall of Famer Dan, has passed away. There are preliminary plans to honor Esther at the Village Presbyterian Church on Cherry street in Northbrook on February 28th. Walt’s address is: 940 Lee Rd. Northbrook, Il 60002.
1. Have some more bad news to report: Esther Sherman, wife of Hall of Famer Walt of Glenbrook and Mother of Hall of Famer Dan, has passed away. There are preliminary plans to honor Esther at the Village Presbyterian Church on Cherry street in Northbrook on February 28th. Walt’s address is: 940 Lee Rd. Northbrook, Il 60002.
2. Hall of Famer Henry Pillard recently underwent Triple By-Pass surgery. He is recovering quite well. Cards will reach him at 815 Diamond K Lane, Joliet, Il 60433.
3. On January 8th the Illinois High School Association reported that IHSA schools rejected a proposal that those schools affected by the 1.65 enrollment multiplier could petition for a waiver. The vote was 218-197 against, with 53 percent of member schools participating in electronic voting. That means for the time being that schools that wanted to change classification upwards would be denied. Member schools is around 750 with about 410 involved in Wrestling. It boggles the mind why non-wrestling schools should vote on wrestling issues.
4. Selecting wrestlers to compete in the Nationals Division I has added another tool for determing who goes. That will be the final rankings. There are 4 or 5 more criteria involved. I believe the Big 10 only gets 5 automatics. The rest of the Big 10 would have to be selected. As of now, Conference and Qualifying tournaments Champions are automatics, then overall records; quality of competition; now final rankings and I believe head to head. I know that it sounds fair, but consider this. A Champion from a qualifying tournament qualifies with lets say a 15-10 record, while the sixth place fininsher in the Big 10 happens to be 37-5. He might have a problem getting in, etc. Make up your own scenario. True there have been qualifiers that at times were 0-2 and out. This is supposed to get a better group?
5. I have just heard that the father of Rich Purgatorio, has passed away. I do not have any addresses. Rich, I know wrestled for Leyden East years ago.
6. Steven K. LeBlanc, son of Downers Grove South’s Head coach has received a scholarship from the Martin Luther King Foundation. He and 8 others were recognized on Monday the 19th at Wheaton College.
7. I mentioned before that Wheaton North has established their Wall of Fame and I listed the new inductees. Added to that group are Mike Howard; Scott Duncan; Coach Jack Schomig; Coach Al Woodward and Johnny Sadakukas.
8. I believe Wheaton College is looking for a coach, as Dan Weber is taking a leave of abscense. This is a great enviornment, with support. It is difficult to recruit because of some restrictions. They compete in the Illinois college conference and Division 3. Well worth looking into if you are qualified.
9. The Midlands will be December 29th and 30th in 2009.
10. Jeff Hill of Petersburg-Porta got his 400th Win recently.
11. At the National Duals, McKendree College placed 4th in the NAIA and Harper finished 7th in the Junior College Division. No other Illinois schools involved. There is a lot of enthusiasm for making this a NCAA sponsored event, but so far no action taken. It will be at Northern Iowa again in January 2010.
12. Conference Tournaments are over and all are preparing for the Regionals, which are in some cases going to take a lot of patience on the part of coaches and those running the events. I believe 3 of the 4 Regionals in Division AAA will have 11 teams. This means 3 pig tails, which could cause a wrestler to compete 6 times when the rules state 5 maximum in a day. That may be unlikely, but it can happen. An obvious way to avoid that problem would be to eliminate from the tournament the 3 losers in the pigtails from further competition, even thougfh the tournament is double elimination. Most of the pig tails will have extreme losing records, and even the winner will have a losing record and is highly unlikely of advancing too far. Anyway - be patient. Top 3 from Regionals go to Sectionals; Top 4 from Sectionals advance to State. Seems to me that seeding at the Regional level is very important. Sectionals are paired as usual. State will have some seeding procedures, which were mapped out in terms and conditions.
13. Glenbard North on the strength of State champions Tony Ramos and Jimmy Chase won their 11th consecutive DuPage Valley Conference Championship. This of course is a record. Probably a record regardless of the sport in that conference. Ramos became the 4th 4 time Champion in its 34 year history.
It is books that are a key to the wide world; if yoiu can’t do anything else, read all that yoiu can.
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.
There is one right I would not grant anyone, and that is the right to be indifferent.
You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
A perfect method for adding drama to life is to waait until the deadline looms large. Ed
