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Joliet Catholic's Dean Hamiti, top, works to roll Washington's Abraham Hinrichsen during the championship match at 106 pounds at the Class 2A state meet on February 17, 2018.

Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestling of the week for Friday, Dec. 27, 2019

December 26, 2019 at 12:16 p.m.

Top 10 With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Mount Carmel 8-1 (1) 2. Lockport 10-0 (2) 3. Lemont 12-1 (4) 4. Sandburg 9-2 (3) 5. Joliet...

Behind senior forward Matthew Murphy, Naperville Central puts the clamps on Neuqua Valley

December 21, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

Naperville Central's Matthew Murphy played his role perfectly. Murphy scored nine points and recorded a crucial late steal in the Redhawks' 53-47 DuPage Valley Conference victory over Neuqua Valley on...

Naperville Central’s 6-foot-10 Chris Conway develops perimeter skills to pose a ‘matchup problem’ for opponents

December 19, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

Naperville Central senior Chris Conway is ready for the heightened scrutiny. An Oakland recruit, he has evolved from a situational specialist to a featured performer. That transition took time to...

Lemont's Apollo Gothard, right, and Cahokia's Jacob Bullock battle for the Class 2A 220-pound state title at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Saturday Feb, 16 2019.

His first name is from ‘Rocky’ in honor of Apollo Creed. Now, Apollo Gothard wants to be a state champion in wrestling for Lemont.

December 19, 2019 at 1:33 p.m.

Lemont junior Apollo Gothard thinks about it often. In last season's Class 2A 220-pound state championship match, Gothard suffered a bittersweet 1-0 loss to Cahokia's Jacob Bullock. "I play the...

Boys basketball notes: Grant Johnson ‘confident’ playing in centerpiece role for Naperville North

December 17, 2019 at 3:24 p.m.

Junior forward Grant Johnson had an ideal role model at Naperville North. "Playing with a great player like Tom Welch, my role last season was being more of a shooter,"...

Wrestling notes: Lockport’s Mikey Kaminski learns from training against former state champions

December 16, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.

In training every day, Lockport senior Mikey Kaminski only had to look across the mat to find the toughest opponents in the state. Matt Ramos won the Class 3A state...

Chris Conway takes control in all facets as Naperville Central beats North for 1st time since 2015

December 13, 2019 at 11:58 p.m.

Naperville Central senior Chris Conway generated his offense from a familiar source Friday night. "We get most of our offense off of our defense," Conway said. "We made an effort...

Providence's Kevin Countryman squares up during the 152-pound match against Montini in a quadrangular at Mount Carmel in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.

‘That was definitely a motivator’: Loss in third-place match at state fuels fire for Providence’s Kevin Countryman

December 12, 2019 at 11:52 a.m.

Providence senior Kevin Countryman likes to play out scenarios and devise psychological advantages against his opponents. "I always like to think positive," Countryman said. "What I am going to do...

Boys basketball notes: Senior guard Jack Prock emerges as a featured scorer for Benet

December 10, 2019 at 3:37 p.m.

Benet's Jack Prock played the specialist role to perfection. In his first year on the Redwings' varsity last season, Prock was a practice player who pushed the starters. But there...

Marist's Owen Dunlap takes on Plainfield North's Jacob Macatangay in the 106-pound match title match in the Illini Classic at Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

Wrestling notes: Owen Dunlap works on ‘getting stronger,’ jumps up two weight classes for Marist

December 9, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

Marist sophomore Owen Dunlap noticed the transformation of his body. "Toward the end of last season, I could just feel it," he said. "My body was just growing." Dunlap made...

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