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• District 230 girls take IHSA state crown

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA You can think about winning a team state title, set a goal to win a team state title, and dream about seeing it happen, but putting yourself in position to actually do it — well, that’s where the work comes in. The girls from the IHSA state champion District… The post District 230 girls take IHSA state crown appeared first on Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Offici...2025
• Girls IHSA state champions shine in Bloomington

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA Seven girls’ IHSA state champions went unbeaten this year, five of whom won state titles last season. Three more state champs only lost once all year. By class, two freshmen, one sophomore, three juniors and eight seniors were state champions. Seven girls became their school’s first-ever state champion in… The post Girls IHSA state champions shine in Bloomi...2025
• IC Catholic Prep takes the 2A crown

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA BLOOMINGTON — The four semifinalists at this year’s IHSA 2A Dual Team state tournament had won a combined 27 IHSA team state titles. Montini had won 16 state crowns, Washington had won six, and Mahomet-Seymour had five. The fourth team just joined the party. IC Catholic Prep won the… The post IC Catholic Prep takes the 2A crown appeared first on Illinois Wrestlin...2025
• Crystal Lake Central, IC Catholic win at 2A Wheeling Sectional

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA One program chasing its first dual team state trophy and another chasing its sixth emerged from this year’s 2A Wheeling Dual Team Sectional on Tuesday. Crystal Lake Central coach Justen Lehr has already guided his program to five top-four state finishes, including back-to-back second-place trophies in 2010 and 2011.… The post Crystal Lake Central, IC Catholic win...2025
• Schaumburg Girls Sectional loaded again in 2025

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA How brutal was the gauntlet of this year’s Schaumburg girls’ sectional? Look no further than the four wrestlers who reached the semifinals at 105 pounds. Heading into Schaumburg, those four girls had a combined record of 126-6. The group included two unbeaten semifinalists squaring off in Glenbard East’s Nadiia Shymkiv… The post Schaumburg Girls Sectional lo...2025
• Girls sectional roundups from New Trier, Geneseo, Highland

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA GIRLS SECTIONALS OVERVIEW Among girls’ sectional champions across Illinois on Saturday, there were five returning state champions who won sectional titles: Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis (110), Hononegah’s Angelina Cassioppi (120), Vandalia’s Sophie Bowers (125), Lockport’s Claudia Heeney (135), and Prairie Central’s Chloe Hoselton (235). Bartlett’s Emma Engels (120) was a...2025

• Celebrating the Life of Bud Grant
Hall of Fame head coach of the Vikings is only part of his story The passing of Bud Grant is an occasion to remember what a unique life he had as an athlete, Hall of Fame coach, standard bearer of the Minnesota Vikings franchise, and an icon of Minnesota sports. He was unique in having played professionally in two sports, basketball and football (both offense and defense), coached in two leagues-...2023
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• Remembering Mick Tingelhoff's Hall of Fame Career
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2025
"By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA PALATINE’S 4TH ANNUAL SALLY BERMAN GIRLS HOLIDAY CLASSIC One day after Palatine hosted the second longest-running tournament in the state of Illinois, the 69th Al Berman Boys Holiday Classic, tournament officials turned around to run the 4th Sally Berman Girls Holiday Classic."

2024
"All four primary members of the Purple People Eaters participated in the making of the film, so we’ll be hearing from Hall of Famers Carl Eller and Alan Page, should-be Hall of Famer Jim Marshall, and Gary Larsen about that era of Vikings football."

2023
"By the time Grant coached his first game for the Vikings, he already had Purple People Eaters- Carl Eller, Alan Page, Gary Larsen, and Jim Marshall on the roster."

2015
" Older fans will fondly reminisce about the days when the Vikings played in four Super Bowls between 1970-77, when quarterback Fran Tarkenton led the way and a dominate defensive front known as the "Purple People Eaters" featured two future Hall of Fame members in Alan Page and Carl Eller as well as Jim Marshall and Gary Larsen."

• Chuck Foreman and Jim Marshall Advance in Senior Hall of Fame Selection Committee Vote

Set Number: X21107 Foreman’s case has been neglected for decades; Marshall getting yet another look Earlier this month, former Minnesota Vikings Chuck Foreman and Jim Marshall were chosen among a group of 182 senior nominees for selection into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Both made the initial cut from 182 to 60 senior candidates earlier this month. And yesterday, both of them advanced...2024
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• IWCOA Frosh-Soph Regional results for Granite City, Heyworth, Sterling, Lake Zurich Sectionals

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA IWCOA regionals at Althoff Catholic and Springfield Southeast, feeding the Granite City Sectional on March 2 Althoff Catholic Regional Edwardsville led all schools with eight sectional qualifiers, led by regional champions KJ Jamison (132) and Braylon Hill-Lomax (215), while two other schools also had two regional champions apiece, in… The post IWCOA Frosh-Soph R...2024
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2015

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• 2A roundups for regionals that feed the Hinsdale South, Crystal Lake Central Sectionals

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA REGIONALS THAT FEED THE HINSDALE SOUTH INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD REGIONAL Coach Nick Curby’s Bulldogs won the program’s seventh team regional title at home, posting 227.5 team points and advancing 12 wrestlers to the Hinsdale South Individual Sectional on Feb. 14. Riverside-Brookfield had six individual regional champions in Miles Russell-Barnes… ...2025
• 2A roundups for Regionals that feed the Washington, Lincoln Individual Sectionals

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA REGIONALS THAT FEED THE WASHINGTON INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL MORTON REGIONALWashington cruised to its 13th team regional title and advanced 10 wrestlers to sectional weekend for coach Nick Miller. The Panthers finished with 228.5 team points to second-place Morton’s 169, followed by Richwoods in third with 132.5 points. Both Morton and… The post 2A roundups for Region...2025
• Girls conference roundups: DuKane, CPL, South Suburban, West Suburban

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA DUKANE CONFERENCE Batavia rolled to the team title at this year’s DuKane meet, sending 10 girls to the title mat and eight individual conference champions to the podium at St. Charles North. Batavia won 312.5-199.5 over second-place Glenbard North and St. Charles North placed third with 180.5 points. “It’s… The post Girls conference roundups: DuKane, CPL, South S...2025
• Tournament recaps from Dec. 15: Pontiac, PORTA, Washington, Marion

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA ‘The Munch’ Boys Pontiac Invitational Morton and Olympia went at each other at Pontiac’s 20-team ‘The Munch’ Invitational, and Morton came out on top thanks to a key factor that plays out in every close tournament finish.“The difference in the tournament was we scored bonus points in 32 matches,” Morton… The post Tournament recaps from Dec. 15: Pontiac, PORT...2024
• Girls’ tournament roundup: Normal, Fremd, Rockford E, Niles W

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA NCHS Wrestling Girls Invitational Schaumburg hit the ground running this season.The Saxons were dominant at this year’s 29-team Normal Community Girls Invitational, topping the field by 88.5 team points on Nov. 24. Schaumburg won 227.5-139 over second-place Plainfield South, with Joliet Central (128) taking third, Homewood-Flossmoor (126.5) fourth, and… The post ...2024
• Chuck Foreman and Jim Marshall Advance in Senior Hall of Fame Selection Committee Vote
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• IWCOA Girls Sectional Place-Winners
By Gary Larsen Evanston Sectional Championship match results: 95 – Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier) over Aphrodite Gineris (Maine South) (F 1:45) 100 – Lidia Basave (Proviso East) (Bye) 105 – Eliana Badeen (Maine East) (Bye) 110 – Lola Bianco (New Trier) over Victoria Rivera (Rickover Academy) (F 1:12 115 – Regina Jones (Proviso East) over… The post IWCOA Girls Sect...2024
• IWCOA Frosh-Soph Regional results for Granite City, Heyworth, Sterling, Lake Zurich Sectionals
2024
• IWCOA Frosh-Soph Regional results for Evanston, Naperville C, Thornton, Shepard Sectionals
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA Sixteen regionals throughout Illinois took place Saturday and Sunday, kicking off this year’s 28th Annual IWCOA Freshman/Sophomore and Girls state championships, which will take place March 9-10 at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. Eight girls sectional tournaments will take place March 2-3. Here are the weekend’s results… The post IWCOA Frosh-...2024
• 2A dual sectional results from Brother Rice, Rochelle, Taylorville

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA All rankings courtesy of Rokfin’s Illinois Matmen rankings, as compiled by Rob Sherrill. 2A Brother Rice Team Dual Sectional Riverside-Brookfield 42, Hinsdale South 33 Riverside-Brookfield (18-6) went 8-6 in matches won against No. 20 Hinsdale South (8-4) to advance downstate for the third time for coach Nick Curby, who… The post 2A dual sectional results from Br...2024

• Mundelein captures Marchese title at Hoffman Estates

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA Every scoring wrestler for Mundelein who posted any team points whatsoever was obviously vital to the Mustangs’ winning their second consecutive team title at Hoffman Estates’ Mickey Marchese Memorial tournament. But it was Mundelein’s Celso Cabrera and Abisai Hernandez who provided some late high-drama moments and pivotal bonus points to… The post Mundelein...2023
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• 3rd time’s the charm for Riverside-Brookfield at Fenton

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA Riverside-Brookfield coach Nick Curby has quietly been building his wrestling program the old-fashioned way — slowly turning raw freshmen into quality varsity wrestlers. The Bulldogs have a kids’ club feeder system that figures to bear fruit down the road. But for now, Curby has a battalion of juniors that… The post 3rd time’s the charm for Riverside-Brookf...2023
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• A documentary on the Purple People Eaters is coming soon

Photo by James Flores/Getty Images Already looking forward to it! There is a new documentary coming soon about the Minnesota Vikings, and this one should help those of us that missed out on watching one of the greatest personnel units in team history to have a greater understanding of just how good they were. Winter State Entertainment has wrapped up production on Purple People Eaters, a d...2024
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2024

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• District 230 girls take IHSA state crown
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• Girls IHSA state champions shine in Bloomington
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• IC Catholic Prep takes the 2A crown
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• Crystal Lake Central, IC Catholic win at 2A Wheeling Sectional
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• Boys tournament recap for Dec. 14: Walther, Niles W, DG South, Hoffman E, Prospect, Beat the Streets

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOAWALTHER CHRISTIAN HOGER/TUOMI INVITATIONAL In one of the tightest races for a team title anywhere in Illinois, Peotone, Mather, and the team from Seaholm, Michigan went down to the wire at this year’s 15-team Walther Christian Hoger/Tuomi Invitational. Ultimately, Peotone had enough to get it done, 186.5-183 over Mather. Seaholm… The post Boys tournament recap for...2024
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• Lakes’ girls take the title at Dundee-Crown

By Gary Larsen Girls wrestling programs around Illinois continue to grow, with more schools each year striving incrementally towards filling a complete lineup. Lakes coach Devin Tortorice is fighting that good fight, as the Lake Villa school of less than 1,300 students works its way toward growing its girls wrestling program. But for now, the… The post Lakes’ girls take the title at Dundee-C...2024
• Tournament roundups: Seneca, Sterling, Plainfield North

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA Seneca’s Irish Invite Whenever you can send nine wrestlers to the title mat in a 17-team field, odds are you’re in the driver’s seat of a tournament. And Central kept its hand on the wheel on Saturday, winning six individual titles and seeing 12 wrestlers finish in the top… The post Tournament roundups: Seneca, Sterling, Plainfield North appeared first on Illinoi...2023
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2023

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2015

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