Posts by Mick Torres
Throwback Thursday – 1996
Another gem from the archives of Coach Dale Eggert! Many thanks!
1996 IHSA Individual State Wrestling Championships
Class A Brackets | Class AA Brackets
Throwback Thursday – 1995
1995 IHSA Individual State Championships
Class A Brackets | Class AA Brackets
Throwback Thursday – 1994
Coach Eggert (Libertyville) is providing us once again this week with his coaches’ edited 1994 IHSA Individual State Championships! Thanks Coach!
1994 IHSA Individual State Championship
Class A Brackets | Class AA Brackets
Friday Flashback – 1991 IKWF State Championships
Here’s a bonus this week from Rob Sherrill… the 1991 IKWF State Championship bouts.
Lower Weight Title Bouts: 70 – 105 lbs.
Upper Weight Title Bouts: 112 – HWT
Throwback Thursday – 1993
This year’s SportsChannel broadcast had been edited by Coach Eggert to highlight just the great action from these Individual Championships. Enjoy!
Class A Individual Brackets | Class AA Individual Brackets
Throwback Thursday – 1992
1992 IHSA Individual Wrestling Championships
Class A Brackets: https://www.ihsa.org/archive/wr/PDF-Brackets/State%20Wrestling%201992-A.pdf
Class AA Brackets: https://www.ihsa.org/archive/wr/PDF-Brackets/State%20Wrestling%201992-AA.pdf
| 103 | Class A | 3:15 | Frank Moyes (Lawrenceville) vs. Ryan Metcalfe (Yorkville) |
| Class AA | Lindsey Durlacher (Buffalo Grove) vs. Corey Frazier (Proviso East) | ||
| 112 | Class A | 10:00 | Jose Villareal (Plano) vs. Jeff Castor (Mahomet-Seymour) |
| Class AA | Mike Renella (Naperville North) vs. Derrick Noble (Mundelein-Carmel) | ||
| 119 | Class A | 15:41 | Jesse Kennedy (Prophetstown) vs. Trevor Elliott (Sandwich) |
| Class AA | Ralph Ruis (St. Laurence) vs. Keith McCoy (Providence Catholic) | ||
| 125 | Class A | 21:20 | Mike Mena (Sterling Newman) vs. Jeremy Castro (Savanna) |
| Class AA | Mickey Griffin (Marian Catholic) vs. Oswaldo Quintanilla (Waubonsie Valley) | ||
| 130 | Class A | 30:34 | Joel Stockwell (Port Byron-Riverdale) vs. Shawn Lawrence (Plano) |
| Class AA | Kevin Haynes (Rock Island) vs. Frank Laccone (DeKalb) | ||
| 135 | Class A | 36:30 | Todd Graham (Sandwich) vs. David Duyvejonck (Taylor Ridge-Rockridge) |
| Class AA | Joe Widlowski (Providence Catholic) vs. Steve Williams (Mt. Carmel) | ||
| 140 | Class A | 45:35 | Matt McDonnell (Sterling Newman) vs. John Lieb (Monticello) |
| Class AA | Eric Siebert (LaSalle-Peru) vs. Ernest Benion (Romeoville) | ||
| 145 | Class A | 57:00 | Scott Brewer (Kaneland) vs. Matt Hughes (Hillsboro) |
| Class AA | Roger Pascual (Palatine-Fremd) vs. Terry Dantzler (Bremen) | ||
| 152 | Class A | 1:06:23 | Eric Johnson (Bismarck-Henning) vs. Mark Hughes (Hillsboro) |
| Class AA | Joe Williams (Mt. Carmel) vs. Cordell Dedmond (Freeport) | ||
| 160 | Class A | 1:17:10 | Tim Koester (Taylor Ridge-Rockridge) vs. Corey Christenson (Normal-U-High) |
| Class AA | Jevon Herman (St. Charles) vs. John Kading (Glenbard South) | ||
| 171 | Class A | 1:24:40 | D.J. McDaniel (Sherrard) vs. Tim Deaton (Pinckneyville) |
| Class AA | Alex Strobl (Lake Zurich) vs. Tom Manzella (Providence Catholic) | ||
| 189 | Class A | 1:32:49 | Ryan Scoville (Lisle) vs. Bobby Olsen (Plano) |
| Class AA | Mike Vakos (Naperville North) vs. Tony Esposito (Conant) | ||
| 275 | Class A | 1:43:25 | Tom Sondgeroth (Mendota) vs. Erick Smith (Jacksonville ISD) |
| Class AA | Andy Edmondson (Sterling) vs. Will Lepsi (Lyons Township) |
1992 Dual Team Championships
Class A: Harvard vs. Normal (U-High)
Class AA: Naperville North vs. Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
Friday Flashback – 1991
Phew! Thank you Dale Eggert (Libertyville) for coming through for the IWCOA this week!
This week we saw how unreliable 30 year-old VHS tapes and a 25 year-old VCR can be! We had to skip 1990. If anyone has a copy of SportsChannel’s 1990 broadcast, please email: micktorres@yahoo.com
Click HERE for the 1991 Individual Chicago SportChannel Broadcast
1991 IHSA Individual State Tournament Brackets: Class A | Class AA
| 103 | AA | 2:14 | Mark Bybee (St. Laurence) vs. Jacob Hey (Dixon)* |
| 103 | A | Jerome Reyes (Rock Island Alleman) vs. Rod Monis (Montini) | |
| 112 | AA | 7:25 | Matt Hayes (Rolling Meadows) vs. Mike Renella (Naperville North)* |
| 112 | A | Corey Daker (Manito-Forman) vs Jeff Castor (Mahomet-Seymour) | |
| 119 | AA | Mike Baumann (Libertyville) vs. Roger Harris (Cahokia) | |
| 119 | A | 18:20 | Trevor Elliott (Sandwich) vs. Matt Atilano (Sterling Newman)* |
| 125 | AA | Juan Puente (Gordon Tech) vs. Frank Laccone (DeKalb) | |
| 125 | A | Mike Mena (Sterling Newman) vs. David Duyvejonck (Taylor Ridge-Rockridge) | |
| 130 | AA | 27:10 | Kelly Hamill (Belvidere) vs. Steve Williams (Mt. Carmel)* |
| 130 | A | Thad Davidson (Litchfield) vs. Jason Mitsdarffer (Herscher)* | |
| 135 | AA | 36:25 | Raphael Wilson (Waubonsie Valley) vs. Mike Eierman (St. Laurence)* |
| 135 | A | Gabe Dietz (Prophetstown) vs. Jason Bever (Evergreen Park)* | |
| 140 | AA | Terry Dantzler (Bremen) vs Mike Collins (Marist) | |
| 140 | A | 50:06 | Dan Limon (Plano) vs. Jason High (Clinton)* |
| 145 | AA | Dan Walters (Oak Lawn) vs. Joe Williams (Mt. Carmel) | |
| 145 | A | Matt Hughes (Hillsboro) vs. Lenny Popp (Harvard) | |
| 152 | AA | 53:12 | Jevon Herman (St. Charles) vs. John Kading (Glenbard South)* |
| 152 | A | Corey Christenson (Normal U-High) vs. Michael Leyden (Harvard)* | |
| 160 | AA | 1:08:50 | Alex Strobl (Lake Zurich) vs. Joe Wier (Belleville East)* |
| 160 | A | Jim Belcher (Prophetstown) vs. Steve Wood (Harvard)* | |
| 171 | AA | Tom Buenik (Morton) vs. Tom Lehn (Antioch)* | |
| 171 | A | 1:27:34 | Brian Gurley (Luther North) vs. Rob Felstead (Sandwich)* |
| 189 | AA | Adam Sutherland (Galesburg) vs. Will Lepsi (Lyons Township) | |
| 189 | A | Rob Meyer (Pittsfield) vs. Juan Molina (Tolono-Unity) | |
| 275 | AA | 1:37:08 | Jim McDonough (Mt. Carmel) vs. Greg Stec (Lyons Township)* |
| 275 | A | Eric Smith (Jacksonville ISD) vs. Curt Tomac (Plano) |
Throwback Thursday – 1989
Between 1987 – 1991, Chicago-area sports broadcasting brought us the IHSA State Individual and Dual Team Wrestling Championships. Many wrestling fans, like our own Rob Sherrill, recorded these broadcasts on VHS tape and stored them away … for days like today!
The conversion from VHS to YouTube is never perfect.
The quality is poor, but the memories are golden!
In 1989, Chicago SportsVision became SportsChannel. Perhaps in an effort to cut back from the 10-hour 1988 marathon, SportsChannel chose to only feature one of the two championship Individual and Dual Team contests. Most of the featured matches were of Class AA competitors. This protocol would continue for the next two years.
1989 Individual State Championships – https://youtu.be/1vKXZSg0XYI
Class AA Brackets : Class A Brackets
| ** Feature Match | |||
| 103 | 6:50 | Class AA | Joe Esparza (Joliet Central) vs. Bill Walsh (Mt. Carmel) ** |
| Class A | Mike Mena (Sterling Newman) vs. Parr Schoolman (Clifton Central) | ||
| 112 | 17:00 | Class AA | Jeff Mirabella (Elgin) vs. Andy Gardner (Springfield-Lanphier)** |
| Class A | Jason Gonski (Kankakee-McNamara) vs. ThaDavidson (Litchfield) | ||
| 119 | 30:52 | Class AA | Shannyn Gillespie (Evanston) vs. Abby Myers (Cahokia)** |
| Class A | Daryl Grennan (Sterling Newman) vs. Todd VanLue (Harvard) | ||
| 125 | 43:05 | Class AA | Ken Gerdes (Providence) vs. Chuck Wagner (Oak Lawn) |
| Class A | Brett Camden (Mahomet-Seymour) vs. Jeff McCombs (Sandwich)** | ||
| 130 | 56:43 | Class AA | Shelly Resendez (Homewood-Flossmoor) vs. Terrell Sandifer (Thornton)** |
| Class A | Jason Heinold (Mahomet-Seymour) vs. Mike Putts (Peotone) | ||
| 135 | 1:11:38 | Class AA | Stan Valle (Notre Dame) vs. Joey Gilbert (Andrew)** |
| Class A | James Heinold (Mahomet-Seymour) vs. Mark Edwards (Kaneland) | ||
| Joey Gilbert becomes first Class AA 4X State Champ | |||
| 140 | 1:24:05 | Class AA | Mike Palazzo (Glenbard North) vs. George Hoffman (Joliet Central)** |
| Class A | Dan Barclay (Clinton) vs. Steve Wood (Harvard) | ||
| 145 | 1:36:15 | Class AA | Sean Bormet (Providence) vs. Jim Czajkowski (St. Laurence)** |
| Class A | Steve Kelly (Sterling Newman) vs. Pat O’Connor (Glasford Illini Bluffs) | ||
| 152 | 1:47:55 | Class AA | Paul Andreotti (Marist) vs. Mike Frecking (Warren)** |
| Class A | Aaron Fancher (Mahomet-Seymour) vs. Sean McKeon (Tolono-Unity) | ||
| 160 | 2:00:02 | Class AA | Darnell Thomas (Cahokia) vs. Bill Guide (Mt. Carmel)** |
| Class A | Terry Bagwell (Tolono-Unity) vs. Eric Bloch (Argenta-Oreana) | ||
| 171 | 2:14:03 | Class AA | Kip Hennelly (Downers Grove South) vs. Tuhan Waller (Thornwood) |
| Class A | Steve Rusk (Orion) vs. Roy VanDeVeer (Mahomet-Seymour)** | ||
| 189 | 2:25:26 | Class AA | Sherif Zegar (Oak Lawn) vs. Mike McClarence (Providence)** |
| Class A | Pat O’Neal (Port Byron-Riverdale) vs. Chris Steadman (Richmond-Burton) | ||
| 275 | 2:47:10 | Class AA | Kevin Nolan (Marist) vs. Jim Remsey (Rockford East)** |
| Class A | Steve Weekly (Sandwich) vs. Sean Hickerson (Orion) |
1989 Dual Team State Championships – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roygSem4JE0
0:00 – Class A Summary Only – Mahomet-Seymour vs. Tolono (Unity)
9:58 – Class AA – Providence Catholic vs. DeKalb
Friday Flashback – 1988
Between 1987 – 1991, Chicago-area sports broadcasting brought us the IHSA State Individual and Dual Team Wrestling Championships. Many wrestling fans, like our own Rob Sherrill, recorded these broadcasts on VHS tape and stored them away … for days like today!
The conversion from VHS to YouTube is never perfect.
The quality is poor, but the memories are golden!
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Click Here for the 1988 IHSA Individual Wrestling Finals: https://youtu.be/hD0_UWw1WJ0
…scroll down for DUAL TEAM FINALS
This week’s feature year: 1988
Class AA Individual Finals
98 – 4:30 – Sean Kegal (Johnsburg) vs. Jeff Mirabella (Elgin)
105 – 14:45 – Andy Gardner (Springfield-Lanphier) vs. Darren Cowan (Geneseo)
112 – 25:15 – Brett Janis (Lake Park) vs. Matt Bartlett (St. Charles)
119 – 44:00 – Pete Schulte (OPRF) vs. Sam Geraci (Lake Park)
126 – 1:13:35 – Ryan Schafer (Sterling) vs. Greg Rosenbloom (Highland Park)
132 – 1:25:35 – Joey Gilbert (Andrew) vs. William Gay (Rock Island)
138 – 1:44:07 – Armando Sanders (Waubonsie Valley) vs. T.C. Dantzler (Thornwood)
145 – 1:58:30 – Tom Hugunin (Romeoville) vs. Paul Andreotti (Marist)
155 – 2:10:50 – Toby Willis (Morgan Park) vs. Jim Kossakowski (Elgin-Larkin)
167 – 2:25:47 – Dan Ritchie (Pekin) vs. Felix McLin (Proviso East)
185 – 2:39:30 – Bob Gwiasda (Hoffman Estates) vs. Mike Manganiello (Mt. Carmel)
275 – 2:52:25 – Larry Love (Thornton) vs. Nick Moss (Hoffman Estates)
Class A Individual Finals
98 – 3:11:48 – Randy Bull (Lisle) vs. Mark Olbrich (Harvard)
105 – 3:23:10 – Ramon Olalde (Sterling Newman) vs. Robbie Rash (Fulton)
112 – 3:33:55 – Jake Davidson (Litchfield) vs. Brett Camden (Mahomet-Seymour)
119 – 3:48:23 – Bob Mena (Sterling Newman) vs. Mike Sheehy (Elgin – St. Edward)
126 – 4:00:10 – Greg Alber (Dakota) vs. Kevin Tassone (Richmond-Burton)
132 – 4:12:03 – Steve Stender (Stillman Valley) vs. Rick Cunningham (Illini Bluffs)
138 – 4:30:20 – Steve Kelly (Sterling Newman) vs. Razmic Khelghatian (Lisle)
145 – 4:41:25 – Sean Eggenberger (Sandwich) vs. Craig Gharst (Mahomet-Seymour)
155 – 4:53:15 – Steffond Jones (Chicago Luther South) vs Brad Stockstill (Mt. Olive)
167 – 5:08:20 – Jehad Hamdan (Lemont) vs. Mike Novak (Mahomet-Seymour)
185 – 5:21:30 – Pat O’Neal (Mt. Olive) vs. Johan Lerch (Taylor Ridge-Rockridge)
275 – 5:34:00 – Tim Holderer (Mahomet-Seymour) vs. Herb Porter (Argenta-Oreana)
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1988 IHSA Dual Team Championships
Click Here for the 1988 Class AA and A Championships
https://youtu.be/A7Z3dN3xEFc
0:23 – Class AA – Providence Catholic vs. Oak Park River Forest
1:48:45 – Class A – Mahomet-Seymour vs. Harvard
Throwback Thursday Feature
Between 1987 – 1991, Chicago-area sports broadcasting brought us the IHSA State Individual and Dual Team Wrestling Championships. Many wrestling fans, like our own Rob Sherrill, recorded these broadcasts on VHS tape and stored them away … for days like today!
The conversion from VHS to YouTube is never perfect.
The quality is poor, but the memories are golden!
Click HERE for FIVE HOURS of IHSA Wrestling on the IWCOA YouTube Channel! https://youtu.be/obYQVl0DpC4
This week’s feature year:
1987 (The 50th year of the IHSA State Wrestling Championships)
1987 Individual State Title Matches
Class A Individual Brackets; Class AA Individual Brackets
98 – 12:00 – Matthew Bartlett (St. Charles) vs. Ken Gerdes (Providence Catholic)
105 – 23:00 – Brett Janis (Lake Park) vs. Neil Kohlberg (Wheeling)
112 – 49:00 – Ben Morris (Fenton) vs. Sam Geraci (Lake Park)
“Maybe the greatest state final match in the first 50 years of this State Tournament!” – Rob Sherrill
119 – 1:07 – Phil Johns (Canton) vs. Booker Hobson (Joliet West)
126 – 1:27 – Joe Cascone (St. Laurence) vs. William Gay (Rock Island)
132 – 1:39 – Joey Gilbert (Andrew) vs. Tim Chaplin (Joliet Central)
138 – 1:53 – John Sehnert (Barrington) vs. Dennis Vesey (Rock Island)
145 – 2:05 – Ken Thompson (Bloom) vs. Geoff Woodcock (Waubonsie Valley)
155 – 2:18 – Jay White (Stagg) vs. Tom Blaha (Tinley Park)
167 – 2:31 – Tim Driscoll (Waubonsie Valley) vs. Eric Schultz (Tinley Park)
185 – 2:43 – Steve Hughes (Stagg) vs. Kirk Mammen (Urbana)
275 – 2:55 – Jim Wormsley (Dundee-Crown) vs. Carl Pressley (Conant)
1987 Dual Team State Championship
3:06 – Chicago (Marist) vs. Naperville North