Metea Valley’s Dylan Ervin lives up to promise
Four years ago, a short, pudgy seventh-grader made a promise to Metea Valley coach Claudio Torres. "He said that when he got to high school, he'd do anything and everything...
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East Aurora’s Tim Young checking off bucket list
East Aurora senior Tim Young won a FILA Cadet National Tournament title in Greco-Roman wrestling last year in Akron, Ohio. He was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler and qualified to...
Elgin’s Nathan Romero hears the bell ringing
There's senior-year urgency and then there's senior-year urgency. Some seniors will wrestle in college, but the vast majority have, at best, roughly two weeks left in their wrestling careers. In...
Jacobs digs deep to win Fox Valley wrestling tourney
Jacobs didn't have any individual champions at this year's Fox Valley Conference meet, but the Golden Eagles exited the gym in McHenry with heads held high. Because they also held...
Hard work helps John Pazmino win conference wrestling title
Negotiating the intense physical and mental demands of a sport like wrestling is a big key to success. "You have to get comfortable being uncomfortable," Glenbrook South senior John Pazmino...
South Elgin’s Zack Crosby continues vast improvement
South Elgin junior Zack Crosby was a shy, quiet 6-year-old when his parents signed him up for wrestling, aiming to bring him out of his shell. He didn't like it...
Wrestling notes: Metea Valley’s Sam Elston learns the hard way at camp
The J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp is exactly what the name implies — intensive. A 28-day stay at the summer wrestling camp held at the University of Minnesota is not...
Lions open season against some of state’s best wrestlers
Lyons' wrestling team was strapped into a wild roller-coaster ride through the first two weeks of the season, but that's partially by design. "It's highs and lows and you have...
New Trier boys hockey player Brent Segvich develops into scorer
New Trier senior Brent Segvich is a hard-working scorer in the mold of a certain Chicago Blackhawk. "He's a big, strong, fast player and he plays two ways, up and...
Freshman wrestler Markus Hartman bursts on scene for Barrington
Freshmen are supposed to be the future of a varsity wrestling program, but Barrington freshman Markus Hartman is showing that there's no time like the present. Hartman won an individual...