Winel signs with...

[MR TWISTER]

Ethan Winel (Montini Catholic-Lombard, IL) has given his verbal commitment to wrestle for coach Chris Bono at the University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga - 197lbs.

Also recruited by: Ohio State, Northern Illinois, Old Dominion, Indiana, Cornell and Emery Riddle.

[Maximus]

Ethan Winel (Montini Catholic-Lombard, IL) has given his verbal commitment to wrestle for coach Chris Bono at the University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga - 197lbs.

Also recruited by: Ohio State, Northern Illinois, Old Dominion, Indiana, Cornell and Emery Riddle.

Twist, I gotta ask... where did this kid rank on the Illinois' Top Recruited list???:D

(just playin with ya Twister)

[MR TWISTER]

Twist, I gotta ask... where did this kid rank on the Illinois' Top Recruited list???:D

(just playin with ya Twister)

19th. :rolleyes: He is listed in the best of the rest behind wrestlers he has not beaten.

In our opinion he kinda fell off at the end of the year but is still recruitable as was proven by his signing with UTC. Fagiano, Brantley, Bruce, Ward, Schoen and Penny were all big men that placed higher than him. Also he was not a force during the off season. In fact I believe he was a no show so he was not going to get a top ten ranking from Intermat.

We do have him preseason ranked 4th in the state behind some of the aboved named wrestlers. 189 and especially 215 is loaded with national level wrestlers and if you want to make a name for yourself all you got to do is beat one of them. It seems that Winel needs to bump off Scott Penny (who cost him twice at state) or Jerome Ward or Jon Schoen.

We study and re-study these h.s. rankings many times over Maximus. Everyone is acountable for their performance on the mat in h.s. and not being at certain tounament can kill you in state or national rankings.

Take a moment and look at who is on the National teams and who is ranked high and who is not. Tell me what name is missing? Ethan Winel should be your answer.

National Dual Team
189 Scott Penny
215 Joe Fagiano (GR only)
215 DJ Bruce (FS only)
275/215 Christian Brantley
275 Peter Kowalczuk (Gr only)
Jack Danilkowicz (GR only)
Jordan Johnson (FS only)

Fargo Freestyle All Americans171 lbs. - Jordan Blanton, 8th Place
189 lbs. - Jerome Ward, 3rd Place
215 lbs. - DJ Bruce, 7th Place


Illinois State Freestyle Results
189 lbs.
1st – J.Ward fall S.Penny 3-1, 1:00
3rd – J.Vetter dec C.Iverson 0-3, 4-0, 4-3
5th – A.Grubba fall E.Wahrman 3-5, 0:19
215 lbs.
1st – D.Bruce dec C.Brantley 5-2, 3-3
3rd – J.Fagiano dec M.Corsello 6-0, 5-0
5th – A.Head win by forfeit
275 lbs.
1st – J.Danilkowicz dec B.Brooks 2-1, 2-0 (Previous Dec.)
3rd – J.Esparza fall P.Kowalczuk 7-0, 0:30 (Previous Dec.)
5th – E.Rettke win by injury default C.Dunning

Maximus, you of all people should be able to appreciate what summer freestyle / Greco does for ones ability (and in h.s. your rankings as well) and status with the rankers. I like Winel but I can't rank him over All Americans and year round wrestlers until he beat them on the mat.

Does Winel have a chance to increase his rankings.? Of course. He wrestles for Montini which means he will face at some point all of the studs like Brantley (dual, Dvorak), Schoen(dual), Fagiano (state), Ward (dual, Dvorak, state) and Penny (state). All one can ask for is an opportunity and Winel has one. He should do well this year and now that college is settled he can concentrate on winning late in the year.



Just wait. Your boy will be here next year and you will see clearer how the game is played.
(Just playin with ya Larry Bird)

[Maximus]

We do have him preseason ranked 4th in the state behind some of the aboved named wrestlers. 189 and especially 215 is loaded

"Loaded" isn't the word for it. Double-A in Illinois is insanely tough. Our two class system has a lot to do with that. ALL the weight classes are damn tough IMO... It's a dog fight week in and week out.

I've skimmed over the rankings and I think they look pretty good. I know it isn't easy.

Keep us informed with the college signings. I, for one, like to know where our Illinois guys are going:)

[MR TWISTER]

"Loaded" isn't the word for it. Double-A in Illinois is insanely tough. Our two class system has a lot to do with that. ALL the weight classes are damn tough IMO... It's a dog fight week in and week out.

I've skimmed over the rankings and I think they look pretty good. I know it isn't easy.

Keep us informed with the college signings. I, for one, like to know where our Illinois guys are going:)

Illinois h.s wrestling is kinda like baseball. You can win the long 162 game season and not do squat in the playoffs because you are tired ala Minnesota Twins. Or you can win the post season after barely getting in like theSt Louis Cardinals. One thing I learned from my son's career is no matter how good you are it is an honor just to put your singlet on and make it to the sectional much less the state finals. This may be the toughest state tournament in the country. My son's All State certificate has a special place in our trophy room because it was hard earned. I bet a lot of other kids feel that way. The IKWF is just a warm up Maximus. Trust me on that.

Yeah I plan on talking with admin about starting the 2007 college signings page up. If he can leave last year's up and start a new one for the class of '07 it would be great. He has a lot to do to keep the site on point but I am sure he will get around to it.

[admin]

Yeah I plan on talking with admin about starting the 2007 college signings page up. If he can leave last year's up and start a new one for the class of '07 it would be great. He has a lot to do to keep the site on point but I am sure he will get around to it.
It's already on my list of things to get done. I'll let you all know when it's ready.

[William Hannon]

Stuck the kid from moeller in the first period at disney duals.I dont remember the boys name but you will find him listed under Champion of The walsh Jesuit Ironman last year.

[Mainefan]

He can see Schoen and Fagiano at Dvorak.

[matador]

Winel pinned Schoen last year in the Montini Marist dual. I believe Fagiano beat Winel in Freestyle this Summer.

[Bub]

Stuck the kid from moeller in the first period at disney duals.I dont remember the boys name but you will find him listed under Champion of The walsh Jesuit Ironman last year.
He then lost to Winterhalter from Dakota, he needs to be more consistant to be top ranked.