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LRWC News Tuesday, March 22, 2005
HUNTER BARRY 3rd AT STATE ADDISON SHANNON TAKES 7th DANVILLE - This past weekend, Hunter Barry took the bronze at the Midget State Finals. Addison Shannon finished strong with a 7th place. Midget State is an off season tournament for 8, 9 & 10 yr olds that had placed in the top 4 at a previous qualifying tournament. Other LRWC members who qualified and competed were Heath Hougas and Jared Sarti. TYLER NESS QUALIFIES FOR STATE Tyler Ness will be wrestling this Friday in the 2005 IKWF State Finals at 215 lbs in the Senior Division. Congratulations Tyler! Fri/Sat, Mar 11-12 State Finals @ Rockford Info Rockford Area Info OFF SEASON LRWC Season ends with IKWF State. Thanks for being a part of LRWC. We look forward to next year. SUMMER CAMP LIST FREESTYLE & GRECO TOURNAMENTS FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENTS not updated yet let me know when they do (Mar 13 - Prophetstown, IL CANCELED) LRWC Qualify 12 to Sectionals  Congratulations! Good Luck at Sectionals. "The coaches were real impressed with how well the boys wrestled. The team did very good this weekend," said Coach Brian McTague. "We've had a very good season this year", added coach Steve Barry. Open Mat Wednesday No Practice Friday Sat, Mar 5, Sectionals at Princeton for 9 - 14 yr olds Directions to Princeton Top 3 advance to State Fri/Sat, Mar 11-12 State Finals @ Rockford Info Rockford Area Info Post Season There are LRWC wrestlers planning on going to camps, clinics & tournaments during the off season. If you are attending any, let us know so we can let others know when they inquire. Freestyle & Greco tournaments are recommended, not just Folkstyle. Learn by attending. SUMMER CAMP LIST Marathon Regional Seeting Meeting Coach McTague & Coach Shaw attended the LaSalle Regional seeting meeting last night, which lasted over 4 hours. Individual brackets will be available for viewing at Friday's practice. Wrestling Cards All wrestlers need to get their wrestling card from Coach McTague before the IKWF tournament weigh-ins. CONGRATULATIONS COACH MCTAGUE!!! Coach McTague helped coach a historic 5 state medal winners at this weekend’s High School State Finals. Capped by an exciting overtime championship victory by John Dergo, fellow teammates Burim Hajroja took 3^rd, Brenton Valentine, 4^th, Brandon Valentine 4^th and Stewart Jelm 6^th. All of these state medal winners started as youths with IKWF. LRWC members Bret Borgstrom and Ben Cryder were among the large Morris crowd in attendance. NO PRACTICE FRI, FEB 11^th Shabbona is having a Valentines Dance EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AT PRACTICE and on time for the rest of season REMIND DADS TO HELP MOVE MATS before and after practice Mon, Feb 21^st is President’s Day No School but will have practice Wear New Team Shirt to Competitions It’s part of our uniform OPEN MAT WEDNESDAY PRACTICE FRIDAY MINOOKA TOURNAMENT SUNDAY Registration Form (for reference) LRWC leaving Shabbona at 7:00 am Sun, Feb 6 (Optional on your own Weigh-In Sat from 8:30 - 10 am) Wrestling Starts Sun at 9 am Directions to Minooka UPDATED SCHEDULE with Regional & Sectional leave times FYI: IKWF 9-10 YR OLD DIVISION NAME HAS CHANGED FROM "JUNIOR" TO "MIDGET" Newspaper Articles Updated 10 Photos from Reed Custer dual added	TYLER NESS COMPETES AT IKWF STATE ROCKFORD - Tyler Ness made it to the final competition of the IKWF season in the Senior (13-14 yr old) Division. Tyler's bracket was redrawn and he was paired up with a tough LP opponent. Coach McTague said, "I was impressed. Tyler went after him with fire in his eyes but was unable to pull off a win." Tyler was the second LRWC member to attend the IKWF Finals in as many years. Monday, March 7, 2005 HUNTER BARRY IKWF WEST CHAMPION Hunter Barry is the 2005 IKWF West Sectional Champion. Hunter wrestled at 122 lbs in the Midget Division. Congratulations Hunter! LRWC Members Attending Midget State Hunter will be part of a group that will be traveling on their own to Midget State in Danville. Those also attending are Heath Hougas, Jared Sarti and Addison Shannon (anyone else going let us know). Good Luck at State. Midget State for 8-9-10 yr olds Fri-Sun, Mar 18-20 at Danville must place top 4 in a qualifying tournament. Qualifiers & Info Monday, February 28, 2005 2005 LRWC SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS (1st row, l-r) Nick Kelly, Mitch Dite, Jake Hogan, (2nd row)Dean Fredericks, Nik Countryman, Heath Hougas, Dan Wissmiller, (3rd row) Hunter Barry, Tyler Ness, Jared Sarti, Addison Shannon (not pictured Zach Mitchell) Thursday, February 24, 2005 Sectional Director Announcements Tim Taylor, IKWF West Sectional Director, explained that the school and IKWF officials are going to be much stricter this year on the following. No Smoking on School Grounds Smokers cannot just step outside of the school or go to your car parked on school property to smoke. You must leave the property completely. School and IKWF officials will call the police with the first report of smoking. Sunday, February 20, 2005 CHAMPAIGN – John Dergo Wins IHSA State Saturday, February 5, 2005 PARENTS SIGN UP FOR CONCESSIONS or another job for last dual meet LAST DUAL MEET AT SHABBONA Mon, Feb 14^th vs Dwight, Seneca & Wilmington IF YOUR CHILD CAN-NOT-ATTEND WRITE HIS NAME ON SHEET Midgets, Novices & Seniors Weigh In after each practice to help determine Weight class for Regionals Tuesday, February 1, 2005 IKWF STATE TOURNAMENTS 3 Official Tournaments: Regionals, Sectionals & State Finals Sun, Feb 27, Regionals at LaSalle for all age groups SIGN UP at practice, $8 fee due Feb 21 9 - 14 yr olds must estimate Win-Loss Record & declare a Weight Weight Classes Directions to LaSalle Top 4 advance to Sectionals Sat, Mar 5, Sectionals at Princeton for 9 - 14 yr olds Directions to Princeton Top 3 advance to State Thu-Sat, Mar 10-12, State Finals for 11-14 yr olds IKWF State Finals Website Directions to Rockford	IKWF WEST PLACE WINNERS Great Job to all the place winners! Midget (9-10 yr old) Division: 1st Place, Hunter Barry, 122 lbs 3rd Place, Addison Shannon, 108 lbs 4th Place, Mitch Dite, 79 lbs 4th Place, Nik Countryman, 89 lbs Novice (11-12 yr old) Division: 4th Place, Heath Hougas, 66 lbs Senior (13-14 yr old) Division: 4th Place, Tyler Ness, 215 lbs LaSalle Regional Place Winners  In Midget (9-10 yr old), Nik Countryman 1st at 89 lbs, Addison Shannon 1st at 108 lbs, Hunter Barry 1st at 122 lbs, Nick Kelly 3rd at 79 lbs, Jared Sarti 3rd at 95 lbs, Jake Hogan 4th at 66 lbs, Zach Mitchell 4th at 70 lbs, and Mitch Dite 4th at 79 lbs. In Novice (11-12 yr old), Heath Hougas 3rd at 66 lbs Dean Fredericks 3rd at 70 lbs.  In Senior (13-14 yr old), Dan Wissmiller 3rd at 84 lbs and Tyler Ness 3rd at 215 lbs.   In Bantam (8 & under). Regional champions were Dan Fortin, Matthew Nix, Tyler Bordner and Dalton Ness. Jackson Shannon took 2nd.   In 3rd place were Dylan Thompson, Tony Menozi, Justin McTague, Luke Darin, and Triston Layne. Sportsmanship Poor sportsmanship by a wrestler or parent will result in an immediate ejection from the tournament. Wrestle Backs Wrestle backs to 3rd Place. Walk-overs at quarterfinals. Walkover means if you already beat someone you don't have to wrestle them again to advance in the consolation bracket. 2005 IKWF West Section Regionals List of teams attending PRACTICE MONDAY Regionals Sign Up & Fee Due Mon OPEN MAT WED PRACTICE FRIDAY REGIONALS SUNDAY Leave Shabbona 6:45 am Weigh-Ins 6:30 to 8:00 am Wrestling Starts 9:00 am Top 4 Midget, Novice & Senior Advance to Sectionals Directions to LaSalle EVERYONE SHOULD ATTEND REGIONALS Unlimited number at each weight class. Full roster of other clubs attend. Good gauge of improvement over season. Sign Up & Pay $8 fee by Feb 21^st Correction Top 4 at Regionals go to Sectionals (not 3) VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS Remember the program relies on volunteers & donations. Please donate outgrown shoes & singlets. OPTIONAL NON-IKWF TOURNAMENTS Any coach may take their child and offer to lead a group of parents and kids to a tournament (as long as it doesn't conflict with an LRWC scheduled tournament) Illinois Bantam Championships for U6 & U8 Sun, Feb 20 at Matteson Entry Form Midget State for 8-9-10 yr olds Fri-Sun, Mar 18-20 at Danville must place top 4 in a qualifying tournament. Qualifiers & Info

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