Wrestling
2A Wrestling: Mammen, Wynn on the move
CHAMPAIGN — Cameron Mammen loves his family, but there are times he can’t be around them. This has been one of those weeks.
The Urbana senior was last at home on Monday. He’ll return tonight.
When his three younger siblings, ages 14, 6 and 5, all came down with the flu the week of Cameron’s most important high school wrestling meet, immediate changes were needed.
1A Wrestling: Wallick hangs on
CHAMPAIGN — Josh Wallick’s Friday loss was only temporary.
As the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher junior wrestler was celebrating his semifinal victory, one of the Falcons’ coaches returned to the mat and located the contact lens that had popped out.
It was all good.
IHSA State Wrestling Championship Semifinals 2013
Wrestlers from across Illinois compete in the semifinals portion of the IHSA State Wrestling Semifinals at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
Class 1A wrestling: GCMS/Fisher teammates shine
CHAMPAIGN — They are different weights, different ages and from different geographical sections of the state.
They all have the same goal: to win an individual wrestling state championship.
Class 2A wrestling: Chargers get it done
CHAMPAIGN — This was a 2-for-2 deal.
Centennial High qualified two senior athletes for the state wrestling tournament. Each was matched up with a senior from the same school, Tinley Park.
State wrestling stars: Day 1
JOSH RUETTIGER, Lincoln-Way West
The 152-pound senior didn’t waste any time getting started in his first Class 2A bout. recording a pin in 10 seconds against a foe who’d won 37 matches.
BRANDON BRIGGS, North Boone
A state champion last year in 1A as a 103-pound freshman, he has moved up a weight class and turned in a powerful performance, winning 17-0.
State Wrestling Prelims 2013
Illinois wrestlers in both Class 1A and Class 2A compete in the preliminaries at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.
State wrestling: By the #s
There are 14 weight classes, but 15 numbers which stand out for prep sports coordinator Fred Kroner, who will be covering the IHSA state wrestling tournament during its three-day run at the Assembly Hall:
AOTW: Monticello's VanDalsen, Fisher's Cole
Tanner VanDalsen
Monticello, Senior
Wrestling
Recently: Followed up on regional title with a sectional crown, decisioning the same 195-pound foe in the finals in consecutive weeks. He’s ranked sixth this week entering state.
In his own words: “All the hard work I put in paid off. I wrestled all year long, giving up football.”
Kroner: State wrestling notes
LeRoy’s DeWald establishing state culture in program
Wrestling season began before Champaign Central’s Toby Rivera got started, but it won’t end without him.
“Toby wasn’t going to wrestle this year,” Central coach Dan Warner said.
A football standout, Rivera originally planned to devote his offseason energies to bettering himself in that sport.
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