Libertyville Wrestling Club is a greatopportunity for kids in grades K to 5to learn the basics of wrestling. He was a 3 year Conference Champion, a 3 year Regional Champion, a two year Sectional Champion, and a state runnerup senior year. . Dan Schilling over Kupets (Deerfield)** Pin. He got the starting spot on an inexperienced freshmen team. Mike was very active in off-season wrestling. There. Coach Weppler is a 2001 graduate of Libertyville H.S. (847) 327-7000, Follow us on Facebook (opens in new window) (opens in new window), Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) (opens in new window), Find us on Instagram (opens in new window) (opens in new window), Follow us on Flickr (opens in new window) (opens in new window), download the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software. It will run from 2:00-4:00 in the Libertyville Wrestling room. Gavin Hanrahan (106) Caleb Nobiling (138), Sean Goodmann (145), Ben Vazquez (152) and Evan Vazquez (160) all won their match by pin. He went 45-6 his junior year and placed 3rd in the State. He was the sophomore line coach this past fall. Matt Kubas won 6 with four pins. No experience necessary. Alex Mitchell over Utterback (Deerfield)** Pin. In track he was the team's top sprinter in the 440 yard dash. . Orion Moran (126) finished 2nd. He has coached Soccer, Baseball, and Softball in the past. State champion Josh Knudten (182, 40-3) fought off upset-minded Ryder Hunkins (33-10) in their 182-pound contest, 5-4, while third-place state medal winners, Caelen Riley (120, 41-5) and Austin Gomez (36-11) contributed to the cause with pins in their respective bouts. Although just out for two sports, and not being a starter in cross country, Mike won the award because of the admiration everyone had for his work ethic, because of the sacrifices he made in wrestling with his weight to make our teams tougher, and because he was such a good teammate. He got them to second in the conference within two years. Competing in the Lyons Quad on Saturday, the Libertyville wrestlers went 2-1 with wins over Conant (46-23) and Lyons (53-21), losing to DeKalb (43-35). Libertyville's Austin Gomez edged McHenry's Brody Hallin (36-2) 4-3 at 170 for the title before Libertyville's Josh Knudten (32-3) pinned his opponent in 31 seconds for first at 182. 2nd place finishers were Matt Kubas (170) and Owen McGrory (220). 708 W Park Ave W, 51-0. Starting at 132 pounds, Libertyville (2-1, 1-0) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead as Trevor Jean posted a 13-6 decision over Stevenson's Everett Ciezak. I guess Im glad I will have baseball to go right into to keep my mind busy.. graduate where he wrestled and played football. No better example than how he responded in losing in the last 5 seconds of his State Tournament semifinal. Wise choice! and was a member of their wrestling team. As a junior he took 3rd in the state, LHSs first wrestling All-Stater. Tom was a 3 sport athlete, competing in football and track along with wrestling. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, Libertyville's Austin Gomez puts his winning moves on Stevenson's Themba Sitshela in the 170-pound wrestling matchup at Libertyville on Friday. Libertyville High School But Libertyville was not to be denied its 32nd IHSA regional championship in school history as the Wildcats built a 15.5-point lead after eight weight classes before pulling away to win the title by a 208 to 181.5 margin over runner-up McHenry. He played Freshmen Football and started as an A team Defensive back. Antonio Kelly (138) and Caleb Baczek (182) finished 4th. On Saturday, December 3 the Libertyville wrestlers competed in a mega dual at West Aurora. Austin Gomez (182) and Owen McGrory (220) won championships. Head Coach: Dale Eggert (45th year in LHS Wrestling, 36th year as Head Coach) Coach Eggert is a 1974 graduate of Libertyville H.S. He went to Luther College and wrestled for their team. Billberg was a three-sport athlete at Waukegan,. It's exciting to have them, so we'll see if we can pass that first match down there.". The Libertyville wrestlers moved to 3-0 in the conference with a 72-3 win over Waukegan on December 15. . He was a team captain on the 1975 Iowa team, the first Iowa team of many to win the NCAA title. The process begins with the Head Coaches being able to nominate one oftheir athletes for this award. Owen pinned Geneva and beat Elk Grove (12-0). He has a 29-4 record heading into the final weeks of the season. News updates from Lake County delivered every Monday and Wednesday, By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Nick Kraus over Strojny (Lake Zurich) 1-0. Regional Championship.5. And no one out for two sports had the kind of numbers Matt had in their two sports that Matt had in one. Hide/Show Additional Information For Fairmont State University - December 17, 2021. He wanted a school that would allow him to compete in his two favorite sports, wrestling and baseball. He wrestled for the LHS team and also participated in football and baseball. "This is a tough team that has a chance to win a state championship," Lezama said. Sometimes it means taking some chances.. Dual.6. Libertyville High School He earned an All-Conference finish as a Discus thrower in Track. That number was matched by just one period in Eggert's 29 seasons as coach (1989-1991). This is tied for the third fastest state finals pin of all time. We got another upset win at 113 with freshman Jack Gershtenson winning his first high school match, 11-7 with a great comeback effort. He was a two-time Frosh-Soph All-Stater. . I want to be controlling the tempo of the match if I can. He took over the Libertyville program in 1972-1973 and is culminating a 15 year tenure there with his retirement from wrestling in 1987. Logan Perez (113) and James Kasprzak (285) both won by forfeit while Edgar Albino (120) impressed with a 11-0 win over Olin Walker. We finished the competition with a 4-2 record and in 21st place. But what was special about this season is the number of comeback wins he had against outstanding opponents, no more so than his Sectional Final pin against a returning All-Stater from Wheeling. He graduated from Trinity University majoring in Elementary Education. Track actually became his 3rd sport as he didnt make the Regional starting lineup. He became a varsity starter from halfway through his sophomore year. and was a member of the wrestling and cross country teams. It is for future Libertyville High School wrestlers entering grades 7, 8, 9, 10. incoming 6th graders are welcome to join if they wrestled on Oak Grove's team last season or was a member of a competitive club last winter. He coached for two years as a volunteer on the LHS Wrestling staff. Dec 17 (Fri) 3:30 PM. The thing Matt had going for himself was tremendous accomplishments in his only varsity sport. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer. Cole Matulenko began his state tournament with a first period pin over Joliet West. Caleb Baczek also competed but lost to Marmion and Quincy. He was a great teammate, always supportive, always hard working. His senior year was his first time in the varsity lineup. Libertyville's road to the title started off with 120-pounder Caelan Riley (33-3) pinning Warren's Jose Ordonez for first place at 120 pounds. The Libertyville wrestlers won a hard fought 41-30 win over conference title contender Warren on December 2. In the finals the #1 state ranked Marist wrestler, also #23 in the nation, Cole got the first takedown sending his opponent to his back, getting the pin in 31 seconds, a new 195 state finals fastest pin record. Mopping mats doesnt win you the Newsom award. Read More Wrestling Wed, Jun 1, 2011 Head Varsity Coach: Dale Eggert (45th year in LHS Wrestling, 36th as Head Varsity Coach) Coach Eggert is a 1974 graduate of Libertyville High School. Here are the wrestlers who have won the Newsom award since Roger Evans became the wrestling program's first winner in 1958 . I think I snuck up on some people. He finished in the final 8 of the state his senior year, missing All-State honors by one match. Brian was a 3 year Varsity starter, two time State Qualifier, and an All-Stater placing 4th his senior year. But he was the only 285 we had so thats where he went. and was a member of the wrestling and football teams. Matt was a 3 year varsity starter. Here are the, instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Lake County, Illinois He came back to Libertyville as an assistant coach the next three years, 1999-2001. Orion Moran (126) and Hunter Hill (132) took 4ths. Carmel. And like his two wrestling Newsom predecessors, he mopped the mats before practice more times than he didnt. A couple of finalists earned All-State honors. Gomez didnt sit back while weighing college options. West Liberty, WV ASRC "Academic Sports & Recreation Complex". Lake Forest hadn't been a top division for nearly two decades when Roy took over. Luke Berktold (120) finished 5th. "I thought we would be in trouble without three regulars in our lineup, but the guys fought hard, had the lead for awhile, but we showed ourselves pretty well against a very good team tonight," said Bertelsman, who threw plenty of praise toward his sophomore heavyweight, Markos Mihalopoulos, who was a state qualifier this season. He went 43-5 his senior year and placed 5th in State, his second All-State finish. Bobby Callen over Wapotish (Barrington)* 16-11. Coach Seeger is a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials (IWCOA) Hall of Fame. "I just wanted to fine-tune myself for the state series, and I think we did well as a team too," said Riley. Get a chance to watch edited Libertyville Varsity Wrestling meets. He has coached in the Libertyville Wrestling program for over 40 years, the last 30 years as the varsity head coach. Here are the wrestlers who have won the Newsom award since Roger Evans became the wrestling program's first winner in 1958 . Jeremy Schreiber over Wallace (Waukegan)** 3-2. Brandon didnt come into highschool with a tremendous amount of strength. "The kids gave a great effort, we were overmatched. He qualified for the Fargo Greco-Roman Nationals twice, qualified in Freestyle once, winning matches each time there. He is in his second year of his fourth stint as an LHS assistant coach (1992-1993, 1999-2001, 2005-2012. The other dates are June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22. He went out for Wrestling for a couple of reasons;he liked it and he figured in order to stay in shape for Track, it didnt matter if he ran or wrestled, they would both keep him in shape. He won 3 Conference Championships, 3 Regional Championships, and 2 Sectional Championships. He has coached wrestling in the past at Lake Forest, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, and Antioch. Baysingar (48-2), state runner-up at 126 last weekend in Champaign, was one of seven Knights who recorded pins over the Vikings, who took an early lead when state runner-up Wiley Jessup (43-6) and third-place medal winner Evan Gosz (113, 43-4) put 10 points on the board for coach Jeff Keskes' club until their league rival ran away for good. Thecoaches vote, then send the ballots to a Coaches Committee. Libertyvilles Austin Gomez, left, finished second in the 182-pound weight class at Barringtons Moore-Prettyman Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. I think it comes down to Austin having a lot of experience in wrestling over the years, Eggert said. "We won the coin flip and got the draw that we wanted at 195 and that helped a lot," said Libertyville coach Dale Eggert, who recorded his 619th career dual-meet victory. This tournament was wrestled in the standard folkstyle format.This 95-pound round 2 match was between Matteo Carlsen of Libertyville [R] and Yusef Hasan of Arlington Cardinals Wrestling Club [G].The result was a fall (1:51).2023 Triple Threat Folkstyle Tournament: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGQVUuBRUb9dImi8Eh17GoKoKVQ_wYmJvSocial channels:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.wrestling.spotInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.wrestling.spot/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewrestlingspotTwitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlingspot1Apparel Shop:The Wrestling Spot: https://thewrestlingspot.com/If you like what you see, support the creation of more http://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingspot wrestling content by donating some spare change:PayPal - https://paypal.me/anndersonproductionsVenmo - https://account.venmo.com/u/anndersonproductionsCash App - https://cash.app/$anndersonproductionsOr just use the 'Thanks' button below the video to offer 'Super Thanks'. em="wrestling" + '@' + em; He won the State Greco-Roman tournament and won 3 matches in the National Greco-Roman tournament. Had he not developed so much physically, he would have had a tough time winning anything. Cole Matulenko won the 195 title. Assistant Coach: Roy Seeger (14 years in LHS Wrestling). He was a top shot putter for the Track team although he wasnt able to compete his senior year because of the shoulder injury. In the semifinals he beat Belleville East 6-2. He took 2nd in the Frosh-Soph State his sophomore year. Caleb Christensen (285) finished 3rd. He is a recent graduate of Marquette University and is working for an engineering company. "Every week he's getting a little better," said Mundelein coach Craig Stocker. For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Paddock Publications, Inc. is an Employee-Owned Company. This wasnt a tight race. After the surgery, hecontinued to come in to practices to give support to the upper weight wrestlers and always supported us in the meets. 5 Libertyville wrestlers finished in the top four at their weights in the Sectional Tournament (February 10/11) to qualify for the State Tournament (February 16-18). St. Bob Billberg was a 1962 Waukegan High School graduate, an All-American wrestler, and a 15-year head wrestling coach at Libertyville High School. Skin Condition Evaluation Form. Libertyville High School began its wrestling program in 1956. There shouldnt be a scheduling problem unless I make it to the wrestling finals, and then I might miss my baseball spring trip. Libertyville vs. Stevenson Watch Live Stream HD: https://bit.ly/3GMwJ7s. Despite qualifying 10 wrestlers for the Sectional Tournament, we finished behind Warren in the team standings, 195-178. Most of my losses this season have come on my mental lapses, he said. Libertyville over St. Charles East 36-30 (a number of wins) He won 4 varsity matches as a 95 pound freshman at 103. Libertyville Wrestling @libertyvillewrestling7036 597 subscribers 42 videos Get a chance to watch edited Libertyville Varsity Wrestling meets. Highlights of Gomezs season include a championship at Prospects Mudge-McMorrow Invitational, second place at Barringtons Moore-Prettyman Invitational and a perfect 6-0 record with six pin falls in the prestigious 32-team Don Flavin Invitational in DeKalb. He attended UW-Lacrosse and was a two-time NCAA D-III National Qualifier and a D-III Scholastic All-American graduating in Exercise Sport Science. Tom was also an All-Conference Academic team member and a member of the National Honor Society. Coach Cleary is a 2017 LHS graduate, on the wrestling, football, and lacrosse teams. He was one of the top freshmen wrestlers his first year but didnt get any varsity time. 2 talking about this. QUESTIONS Contact I know it wont sink in for real probably until after the season is over. Very similar to his time at Lake Forest, Roy took Mundelein to the upper division of the conference and regionals. The Class of 2000 had some outstanding one or two sport athletes. He scored a technical fall (17-2) in the quarterfinals over Mt. Due to his job responsibilities at a family business in Arlington Heights, and the addition of two children to his family, Roy had to give up his Lake Forest head coaching position. He was a 3 time NCAA Division III Qualifier, 4th as a junior, and National Champion as a senior. He is the president of American Escrow in Arlington Hts. Sectional Consolation Semis.2. Stevenson standout Lorenzo Frezza closed out the meet with a technical fall at 126 to account for the final score. Regional Semifinals.9. "We came home from state with three state medals (Charlie Fifield, 46-6, 4th at 145) and we have a terrific core of guys back next season so we'll continue to work hard to get back in this sectional sooner than later.". After three successful season at Libertyville, Mundelein asked Roy to be their new head coach. He graduated from Indiana University, majoring in business. He was a starting defensive tackle for the football team. Beginning in the 2021 season, Matt has taken an assistant coaching position for LHS Wrestling. Assistant Coach: Ryan Cleary(2nd year in LHS Wrestling). Website Manager. He didnt go out for Baseball any more as he was so active in Spring Wrestling. Lezama was proud to comeback against Tsakiris, who eliminated Lezama in the blood round of the individual state tournament this past weekend in Champaign, and gave his team hope late in its dual. Others winning matches were Brian Furlong, Orion Moran, Hunter Hill, and Antonio Kelly. "We've grown a lot this year, and we're going to continue to grow and get better.". The Libertyville wrestlers began the season with a triangular with McHenry and Antioch on Wednesday, November 23. Liberty women's wrestling prepares for nationals. He went out for track (shot and discus) in the spring, mostly to help build himself up physically. By remaining on this website, you indicate your consent. At that time he moved from a full time wrestling coach to a volunteer position. Dual.5. The end product was "Libertyville High School Athletic History: The First 100 Years (1918-2017)." It's a 359-page book that mentions more than 1,800 former Libertyville athletes and includes . Coach Strychalski is a 2006 graduate of Libertyville H.S.
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