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Providence's Ryan Boersma gets the upper hand in the 285-pound match against Montini in a quadrangular at Mount Carmel in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.

Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2020

January 6, 2020 at 11:53 a.m.

Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Mount Carmel 8-1 (1) 2. Lockport 13-0 (2) 3. Lemont 17-2 (3) 4. Sandburg 12-5 (4) 5. T.F....

Kymari McBride helps Metea Valley get ‘over that hump,’ sparks victory against Downers Grove South

January 3, 2020 at 11:33 p.m.

Metea Valley's Kymari McBride has found his comfort zone. "Playing hard defensively is something I have always prided myself on," McBride said. "That is something my team looks from me...

Boys basketball notes: Aidan Kramer proud of playing to a ‘higher standard’ for Naperville Central

January 2, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

Junior guard Aidan Kramer has a special relationship with the Naperville Central boys basketball program. Just call him the son also rises. He was effectively born into the fold as...

Mount Carmel's Noah Mis, left, tries to escape at 126 pounds during the Class 3A dual-team state quarterfinals against Warren at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.

Mount Carmel’s Noah Mis continues to work for junior achievement: ‘I am not ever going to get complacent’

January 2, 2020 at 12:44 p.m.

After finishing fifth in the state last season at 126 pounds, Mount Carmel junior Noah Mis was undeterred by the moment. Instead, it set the wheels in motion. "That experience...

Waubonsie's Caymen Woods goes up for a layup against Metea Valley's Manny Hess (12) and Tahj Morgan (32) during a game in Aurora on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.

A haul for Tahj: Morgan steps up, earns all-tournament honors at East Aurora for Metea Valley

December 30, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Metea Valley's Tahj Morgan puts aside the normal assumptions about his position. The 6-foot-1 junior has the size of a typical guard, but in the Mustangs' system, he has always...

Wrestling notes: Andrew’s Kyle Silzer wants to ‘push the pace on my feet and take my guy down’

December 30, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

Andrew senior Kyle Silzer loves a breakneck pace. He also has the ability to dictate the tempo at 132 pounds. "I always like to push the pace on my feet...

St. Rita's Marty Larkin, right, wraps up Hinsdale South's Julian Kinsey at 160 pounds in the Class 2A Lemont Dual-Team Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019

December 30, 2019 at 1:20 p.m.

Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Mount Carmel 8-1 (1) 2. Lockport 13-0 (2) 3. Lemont 17-2 (3) 4. Sandburg 9-3 (4) 5. T.F....

Naperville Central’s defense holds Huntley in check in the quarterfinals of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic

December 27, 2019 at 7:44 p.m.

Naperville Central's Aidan Kramer breaks the stereotype. As the son of Redhawks coach Pete Kramer, the junior guard shows the naturally sound technique and fundamentals of the game. He also...

Boys basketball notes: Benet senior center Colin Crothers is ‘back in the swing of it’ after recovering from knee procedure

December 26, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

Benet's Colin Crothers found his favorite spot. A 6-foot-8 senior center, Crothers worked the low block against Danville in the opening game of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament on Thursday morning....

Wrestling notes: Lincoln-Way West junior Javen Estrada has ‘set the bar high’ after last season’s disappointment at the state meet

December 26, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West's Javen Estrada felt the acute sense of disappointment. As a sophomore wrestling at 126 pounds last season, he lost two out of the three matches at the Class...

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