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Ed’s Word:   Number:  6            December 2, 2009

1.  Christmas is just around the corner, so I thought I would get this information out before that big event. There has not been a lot of Wrestling news of late, other than scores  and what I am about to relate.  Notice - I said Christmas  - not the holidays.

2.  The new inductees into the IWCOA Hall of fame have been made for 2010, and along with the Grand Marshals and Life Time Achievement awards will be made known to you, as soon as the recipients have been notified.  With that in mind - If you have someone you feel deserving of any of these awards, please make a nomination in their behalf and send to Joe Cliffe at Prairie Central High School so they can be included on the 2011 ballot.

3.  Deerfield has established a Hall of Fame and have included:  Tom Halford;  Dan Sherman and Al Cohen.

4.  Dekalb just had their Hall of Fame banquet and inducted:  Dan Cliffe (as a coach);  Gordon Roach;  James Dayton;  Rich Olson;  Mike Pelikan;  Trent Taylor;  Gary Wallin and Terry McCoy.  Dekalb does this every two years.

5.  Herb House, former all state from Conant is now the Head Coach of the Colorado Federationl

6.  Hall of Famer Jack Stoudt of Pekin has fallen and broken his shoulder.  Hope he recovers soon.

7.  Dan Carroll, who retired from St. Rita after a lot of success, is now helping out at Kelly in the city.

8.  Hall of Famer Ron Oglesby is now assisting at Brother Rice.

9.  Terry McCoy is also in the Peoria Woodruff Hall of Fame.

10.  I would like to have you, a reader, let me know who is in your high school hall of fame - wrestlers only.

11.  Oklahoma U. and Oklahoma State tied 16 - 16 in their bedlam series.  neither Albert White or Mike Benefiel was in the OSU line up.  White had won the Missouri Open, although he may have been unattached..

12.  Plainfield Central Won the Barrington tournament, followed by Neuqua Valley, Libertyville, Grant and Lyons.  Glenbard East Won the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tournament, followed by Deerfield, Joliet, Hinsdale South and West Aurora.  Marmion Academy Won the Conant Tournament, followed by Oak Park, Providence, Schaumberg and Glenbard North.  I do not know of any other tournaments this past weekend.  There were some excellent performances, but one has to remember that some of the schools were very short handed, due to the football championship games.

13.  The Haparanda Cup in GR in Sweden had Jake Curby winning the Bronze;  Joe Betterman,  Chad Vandiver and Peter Kowalczuk did not place.

14.  Jimmy Chase of Glenbard North is starting as a true freshman for Binghamton State.  Conor Beebe is starting for Central Michigan and Kyle Hutter of Providence is starting for Old Dominion.  Beebe is from Montini.  Dan Dennis is starting for Iowa;  Nick Fanthorpe of Naperville North is questionable for Iowa State this weekend against Iowa.

15.  Some college scores:  Northern Illinois 19 - Chatanooga 16;  Northern Illinois 9 Indiana 27;  Northern Illinois 17 Liberty 19;  Northern Illinois 32 South Dakota State 15;  Northern Illinois 51 Cumberland 0.  Augustana 8 Cornell College 36;  Augustana 3 North Carolina-Pembrooke 48.  U. of Chicago 28 Calumet 15;  U. of Chicago 16 - UW-Whitewater 26.

16.  Don’t forget the Midlands on Tuesday and Wednesday - December 29 and 30.  Great event.

A loud voice cannot compete with a clear voice, even if it’s a whisper.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

Money was invented so we could know exactly how much we owe.

Good history is a question of survival.  Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being.

Human instincts are hard-wired programming.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist..    Ed