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Wrestling: De La Salle’s James Buss wins showdown of unbeatens

Feb 11, 2012

De La Salle’s James Buss edged Hinsdale Central’s Brian Allen 2-1 in a matchup of unbeatens in the 285-pound final of Saturday’s Class 3A De La Salle Sectional. Sandburg led the state qualifying, advancing nine wrestlers, one more than Marist and Oak Park-River Forest.

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Wrestling: Wheaton North’s Mike Swider edges Schaumburg’s Josh Marchok

Feb 12, 2012

Wheaton North’s Mike Swider edged Schaumburg’s Josh Marchok 4-3 Saturday in a matchup of unbeatens in the 220-pound final at the Class 3A Glenbard North Sectional.

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Wrestling: Minooka, Lockport shine at Lincoln-Way Central

Feb 12, 2012

Minooka had six state qualifiers and Lockport advanced five wrestlers from Saturday’s Class 3A Lincoln-Way Central Sectional.

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Wrestling: Barrington qualifies six for state

Feb 12, 2012

Barrington qualified six wrestlers to next weekend’s state meet while Mundelein’s Matt Ornoff (138) and Deerfield’s Lenny Bloom (145) and Artie Bess (220) all earned sectional championships in their respective weight classes.

Wrestling: Montini rolls at Lemont sectional

Feb 12, 2012

Montini dominated the 2A Lemont sectional, securing eight individual champions and qualifying 13 of their 14 varsity starters for the state meet at Assembly Hall.

Wrestling: Marmion qualifies eight wrestlers for state

Feb 12, 2012

Perhaps some of the names may be unfamiliar to Class 2A wrestling fans, but the all-too-familiar blue Marmion uniforms will be easy to spot once again at the State Finals since the Cadets advanced a meet-best eight — led by five champions — from the Sterling 2A Sectional on Saturday.

Wrestling: Fenwick’s Garelli captures captures title

Feb 12, 2012

Fenwick’s Matt Garelli defeated Richmond-Burton’s Cameron Kennedy in a battle of unbeatens to win the 120-pound final of the 2A Grayslake Central.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini and Sandburg remain 1-2, while Lockport and Minooka move into the top 10 this week.

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Wrestling: Strong showing in finals lifts Sandburg past Marist

Feb 12, 2012

Down three points heading into the finals, Sandburg rallied to beat the host RedHawks 258-245.5 Saturday to win the Class 3A Marist Regional.

Wrestling: Mount Carmel wins 12th straight regional

Feb 12, 2012

Host Mount Carmel had six champions and beat runner-up Lane 243.5-203 to win its own Class 3A regional on Saturday.

Wrestling: Hinsdale Central claims first regional since 2009

Feb 12, 2012

No. 6 Hinsdale Central had 12 sectional qualifiers en route to winning the Class 3A Lyons Regional on Saturday.

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Wrestling: Plainfield Central gains revenge vs Neuqua Valley

Feb 12, 2012

Plainfield Central avenged a dual-meet loss to Neuqua Valley by beating the hosts 170-142 Saturday to win a Class 3A regional.

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Wrestling: Lockport holds off Lincoln-Way Central for title

Feb 12, 2012

Lockport won five titles in getting past Lincoln-Way Central 198.5-170.5 Saturday to win the Class 3A Andrew Sectional.

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Wrestling: Naperville Central edges Downwers South for title

Feb 12, 2012

Naperville Central squeaked past Downers Grove South 154.5-153.5 Saturday to win the Class 3A Naperville North Regional.

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Wrestling: Maine West ends regional drought

Feb 12, 2012

Maine West had five champs en route to winning its first regional since 1999, taking first in Class 3A action at Niles West on Saturday.

Wrestling: New Trier cruises to regional championship

Feb 12, 2012

New Trier beat runner-up Prospect 207.5-154.5 Saturday to win the Class 3A Glenbrook South Regional.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini remains No. 1 and Plainfield Central moves into the top 10 in this week’s edition of the Sun-Times wrestling rankings.

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Wrestling: Glenbard North wins 14th straight DuPage Valley title

Feb 12, 2012

Glenbard North had six individual titles en route to capturing its 14th straight DuPage Valley Conference championship on Saturday.

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Wrestling: Plainfield Central beats Minooka in Southwest Prairie

Feb 12, 2012

Plainfield Central, which finished second to Minooka in the first five Southwest Prairie meets, finally got the better of the Indians by winning the league title Saturday.

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Wrestling: Six champs help Barrington rule Mid-Suburban again

Feb 12, 2012

Jared Parvinmehr (113 pounds), Kevin Conrad (126), Nick Shealy (152), Mark Shealy (182), Ryan Wilt (195) and Ben Calamari (285) all won titles Saturday as Barrington repeated as Mid-Suburban League wrestling champion.

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Wrestling: Gage Harrah, Crystal Lake Central continue Fox Valley dominance

Feb 12, 2012

Crystal Lake Central’s Gage Harrah won his fourth Fox Valley Conference championship, and the Tigers won their fifth conference title in a row Saturday at Huntley.

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Wrestling: Lemont claims South Suburban tourney title

Feb 12, 2012

Nine Lemont wrestlers advanced to the final round and four won titles as the Indians (208 points) notched their third consecutive title at the South Suburban Conference Tournament on Saturday at T.F. South.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini and Sandburg continue to roll, while Lincoln-Way Central and Lyons crack the Top 10.

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Wrestling: Providence’s Eddie Klimara makes history; Mount Carmel claims title

Feb 12, 2012

Providence senior Eddie Klimara moved up to 132 pounds and defeated Mount Carmel’s Mike Mizaur in Saturday’s Catholic League meet at Fenwick to become the 12th four-time champ in Catholic League history. Mount Carmel edged St. Rita 182-177 for its second straight team championship.

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Wrestling: Sandburg rules SWSC once again

Feb 12, 2012

Sandburg won four titles en route to beating runner-up Lincoln-Way Central 347.5-263 Saturday to win the SouthWest Suburban Conference tournament.

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Wrestling: Neuqua Valley dominates Upstate Eight

Feb 12, 2012

Neuqua Valley dominated the non-scored Upstate Eight tournament Saturday, winning the final four title bouts.

Wrestling: Oak Park-River Forest dominates own tourney

Feb 12, 2012

In Oak Park-River Forest’s annual tournament, the Huskies sent nine wrestlers to the title mat and held a 73-point team lead heading into the finals, en route to a 259.5-185 win over second-place Lyons Township.

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Wrestling: Plainfield Central tops Plainfield South

Feb 12, 2012

The Wildcats (10-7) won all but one of the seven contested matches while getting six forfeit victories against the short-handed Cougars for a final score of 66-22.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini is still No. 1 and Neuqua Valley moves into the top 10 in this week’s edition of Mike Clark’s wrestling rankings.

Wrestling: Ricky Robertson avenges loss as Sandburg rolls past Minooka

Feb 12, 2012

Ricky Robertson scored the winning takedown with 12 seconds left and picked up back points as time ran out, sealing his 11-8 decision over Minooka’s Jake Residori in the marquee match of the Sandburg Duals. The Eagles topped the Indians 51-10 in the final of the eight-team, bracketed event.

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Wrestling: Marist’s strong finish nets Lincoln-Way East title

Feb 12, 2012

Marist won seven of eight title bouts to overtake Harlem and win Saturday's Lincoln-Way East Invite, 240.5-231.5.

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Wrestling: Short-handed Kaneland wins own tourney

Feb 12, 2012

Despite fielding just a nine-man lineup, Kaneland won its own Margaret Flott Memorial Tournament by capturing seven titles.

Wrestling: Oak Park downs Lyons

Feb 12, 2012

Win or lose, Oak Park-River Forest loves to wrestle against Lyons. The host Huskies kicked off this year’s showdown in dominant fashion and never looked back on Thursday, building a 31-0 lead and winning the night’s first seven matches over the visiting Lions.

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Wrestling: Maine South rolls into showdown with New Trier

Feb 12, 2012

Maine South, seeking its sixth straight CSL South title, enters deliciously hostile territory at 6 p.m. Thursday in Winnetka to face more experienced New Trier. Terry Calkins, the Hawks’ lone returning state qualifier, will collide with fellow 120-pounder Chris Alcock in the marquee match.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini remains No. 1 and Plainfield Central returns to the top 10 in this week’s Sun-Times wrestling rankings.

Wrestling: Sandburg edges Glenbard North

Feb 12, 2012

No. 3 Sandburg won three one-point decisions en route to a 25-24 victory over No. 6 Glenbard North Saturday in Orland Park.

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Wrestling: Burlington Central prevails at Batavia quad

Feb 12, 2012

Burlington Central went 3-0 at the Batavia quad including a 32-31 win over the host Bulldogs to capture the team title on Saturday.

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Wrestling: Lincoln-Way Central tops Joliet West

Feb 12, 2012

Lincoln-Way Central finished with four pins, getting three of those in a key stretch where it took control en route to a 37-27 victory over host Joliet West on Thursday.

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Wrestling: Unbeaten Lemont cruises past Tinley Park

Feb 12, 2012

Lemont had five falls en route to beating Tinley Park 49-15 Wednesday and improving to 12-0 in duals.

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Wrestling: Providence’s Eddie Klimara earns national honor

Feb 12, 2012

Providence’s Eddie Klimara was named Athlete of the Week for the period of Dec. 20-26 by TheMat.com, the official website of USA Wrestling.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini remains No, 1 and Marist moves up to No. 2 in this week’s Sun-Times wrestling rankings.

Wrestling: Hinsdale Central wins at Palatine

Feb 12, 2012

Led by unbeaten 285-pounder Brian Allen, Hinsdale Central won the 27-team Berman Classic Wednesday by 25 points over runner-up Lincoln-Way Central.

Wrestling: Mike Clark’s rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Montini and Sandburg remain 1-2, but there’s movement elsewhere in the top 10 in this week’s edition of Mike Clark’s wrestling rankings.

Wrestling: Montini wins Dvorak, Providence’s Eddie Klimara makes history

Feb 12, 2012

Montini won its fourth Dvorak team title in six years Friday with 205.5 points, and Eddie Klimara joined former Providence teammate Edwin Cooper as the only four-time Dvorak wrestling champ with a dramatic 7-2 win against Jack Hathaway of Iowa City West at 126 pounds.

Wrestling: Montini leads after Day 1

Feb 12, 2012

Montini won eight of its nine quarterfinal matches to lead Barrington by four points after the first day of competition at the Dvorak Memorial Tournament.

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Wrestling: Joliet West sparkles in Mac Cup

Feb 12, 2012

While repeating as the best wrestling team in Joliet is all well and good, Joliet West clearly has bigger things in mind this season. And after a slow start caused by some injuries and a tough early schedule, the Tigers are starting to perform like they hoped to. On Wednesday, West repeated as champion of the four-team Mac Cup, which honors longtime Joliet Central and Township coach Eural “Mac” McLaughlin.

Wrestling: Mike Clark's rankings

Feb 12, 2012

Teams With last week's rankings in parentheses 1. Montini (2) Dvorak next after Hinsdale Central title 2. Sandburg (1) Holler, Robertson still unbeaten 3. Oak Park-River Forest (3) Will …

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Wrestling: Montini edges Sandburg to claim Hinsdale Central invite

Feb 12, 2012

Second-ranked Montini used a dominant performance in the finals to overtake No. 1 Sandburg 265-258.5 Saturday to win the two-day, 27-team event at Hinsdale Central and stake its claim as Illinois’ premier program.

Wrestling: Notre Dame’s Tim Donnelly dominates Glenbrook South

Feb 12, 2012

Tim Donnelly is starting to wrestle like its February. The Notre Dame senior went 4-0 at Glenbrook South’s Rus Erb on Saturday to win the title at 138 pounds. Three of his wins were major decisions, including his 16-0 win over Grant’s Devin Monroy in the finals.


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