Ed’s Word: Number: 20 August 17, 2009
Ed’s Word: Number: 20 August 17, 2009.
1. For those of you who keep track of these reports by the number - this is the last issue for this year. The next Ed’s Word will be number 1. It will be a little late coming out as I will be having knee replacement on the 2nd of September.
2. If you haven’t already done so, check out the rules interpretation methods for this year. They are on the IHSA websidte.
3. As a result of tournaments, their placings, etc., USA Wrestling gave out points for the entire season and thus were able to rank all wrestlers. Illinois Wrestlers in the rankings include: Cadets had Nikosi Moody - Country Club Hills at 84; Zane Richards - Carbondale at 125 and Gabe Harrah - Crystal Lake Central at 215 all ranked on the First Team. Juniors are: 98 - 5th - Kevon Powell - Romeoville or Montini; 15th - Jake Miller of Taylor Ridge; 105 - 3rd - Devon Graville - Granite City, 8th - Eric English - Crystal Lake Central, 18th - Jake Bellis - Bloomington and 21st - Kevin Malarick - Hickory Hills. 112 - 10th - Matt Cavallaris. 119 - 24th - Nick Harrison - Stillman Valley. 130 - 4th - Nick Dardanes - Oak Park, 8th - Chris Dardanes - Oak Park, 16th - Colton Rasche - Montini. 140 - 16th - Joe Kielbasa - Crystal Lake Central, 17th - Joe Brewster - Maine South, 22nd - Alex Cizek - Naperville, 24th - Chris Gonzalez - Crete-Monee. 145 - lst - Josh Castellano - Fenton. 152 - 14th - Tyler Prozma - Granite City. 160 - 17th — Joe Moorhouse - Marengo, 20th - Ethan Ball - Aledo, 21st - Nick Proctor - Neuqua Valley, 24th - Justin Peele - Ringwood??. 171 - 3rd - Mark Sternberg - Lockport, 6th - Lee Munster - Grant, 9th - Josh Ronne - Libertyville. 189 - 4th - Ryan Garringer - Hinsdale South. 215 - 7th - Joe Rau - St. Patrick’s, 18th - Donald Howell - Oswego. 285 - 9th - Carey Gushleff - Granite Cityk, 10th - Scott Helton - York, 21st - Tim Zegas - Cary Grove.
4. Jimmy Chase - Glenbard North placed 5th in the Junior Worlds in Turkey, Max Nowry - Wheeling placed 6th and not placing was Peter Kowalczuk of Oak Park. They will be in Denmark next.
5. With successful colaboration with the Edwardsville school district and the SIU Edwardsville Wrestling Club a 24,000 square foot building has been erected. It will be dedicated to Jon Davis and will be known as the Jon Davis Wrestling Center. Jon was a long time teacher and IKWF leader in this area. He is in the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame. This center will be the home to Edwardsville High School, FS/GR club and Fellowship for Christian Athletes in this area. The bleachers will seat 850, will have a strength and conditioning room, locker rooms, concessions,. offices, conference rooms and auditorium, a sound system and screen. This center will also be used on a national scale. It was built entirely with private funds.
6. Illinois had representation at the Disney games in Florida. Winning Disney Gold in the Community division was David Devine and Seth Milks for Dakota and Jason Clearly for Illinois Top Dawgs. In the Team results - District Tournament - 8th place for Illinois Inferno and in Community 2 - 2nd was Dakota and 6th was Illinois Top Dawgs. I do not know where all the wrestlers came from, nor do I know which towns those teams represented, other than Dakota.
7. The University of Northern Iowa profiled Sandy Stevens in their news letter - had a lot of nice things to say about her as did Wrestling USA and W.I.N. which also profiled her.
8. I’m sorry to report that Dale Pierre’s mother was killed in a car accident in Green Bay, Wisconsin last week. Dale’s address is 1912 Huron St. Sturgeon Bay, Wi 54321.
9. Walt Sherman, IWCOA Hall of Famer will be inducted into the University of Northern Iowa Hall of Fame as a part of their 1950 NCAA Championship Team of which he was the starting l77 pounder. This will take place on October 17th as a part of their homecoming festivities.
10. The NCAA’s have been conducted since 1928, with the exception of the War years. The sites until recently were rotated from campus to campus and area to area, etc. The Schools that comprised the Big 10 at one time or another have held the following tournaments: Chicago University: 0; Illinois University 1940 and 1947; Indiana University: 1932; Iowa University: 1959, 1986, 1991, 1995 and 2001; Michigan State” 1942′ Michigan University: 1934 and 2007; Minnesota University: 1996; Northwestern University: 1970; Ohio State: 1929 and 1930; Penn State: 1938, 1953, 1968 and 1999; Purdue: 0; Wisconsin University: 0
Tournaments held in a Big 10 School State: Indiana: 2; Illinois: 3; Iowa: 14; Michigan: 3; Minnesota: 1; Ohio: 5; Pennsylvania: 11 and Wisconsin: 0
It is so much easier to extol the virtues of civility than to talk civilly about the virtues we need to uphold.
Even when hope and science fail us, art survives.
Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.
Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.
Heroes come along when you need them.
No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.
A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts. See you. Ed
