East-West All Star Match

[Grapplemaniac]

This is another thread that was lost. I remember that the lineup was posted but can't recall the entire team. Could someone please post the latest lineup? Also, post the date, time & location for the benefit of myself & other wrestling enthusiasts. Thanks.

[Tom Blaha]

Thursday, March 8th at 7pm at meramec College. Take I-44 west to Big bend exit go right and you will run into the college. Please come out and support Illinois. It is $5.00 to get in and usually a good night of wrestling. Lets see how we stack up with Missouri.

Not exactly sure who is wrestling 145 because we had a kid drop out so we are making phone calls. Neither team had a 103 so we are using to 112's.


112 Nick Grehek
O’Fallon High School
37-5 State Qualifier
Coach Glen Exton

112 Kory Stassi
Civic Memorial High School
28-10 Sectional Qualifier
Coach Steve Bradley

119 Christian Rice
O’Fallon High School
35-11 State Qualifier
Coach Glen Exton

125 Brian Sanchez
Roxana High School
31-11 State Qualifier
Coach Rob Milazzo

130 Wade Lowe
Alton High School
46-1 4x State Qualifier 5th in 05, 3rd I 07
Coach Eric Roberson

135 Matt Beasley
Edwardsville High School
28-12 2x State Qualifier
Coach Jon Wagner

140 Justin Straub
Collinsville High School
36-2 2x State Qualifier

145 Zach Lomax
Carbondale High School
37-7 Sectional Qualifier
Coach Denis Ragan

Scott McQuiston
Mascoutah High School
38-6 State Qualifier
Coach Chris Lidsay

Daniel Yuraitis
Quincy Notre Dame High School
36-5 State Qualifier
Coach Ken Mansell

152 Kyle Reid
Belleville East High School
35-5 2x State Qualifier 6th in07
Coach Maurice Brown

160 Jimmy Perez
Mascoutah High School
44-3 4x State Qualifier
Coach Chris Lindsay

171 Brett grant
Civic Memorial High School
36-7 State qualifier
Coach Steve Bradley

189 Scott Penny
Granite City High School
49-3 3 X State Qualifier 3rd in 06 & 07
Allen Kirgan

215 Martin Smith
Quinncy Sr High School
43-3 State Qualifier
Phil Neally

285 Ryan Whited
Jerseyville High School
38-6 State Qualifier
Frank Speidel

Coaches: John Wagner (Edwardsville High School) Tom Blaha (Collinsville High School)

[Mr. White]

Is Vito Krischke(I know I butchered that) wrestling 130? I'd like to see him and Lowe go at it.

[Grapplemaniac]

Tuesdays Post Dispatch listed Miles Bolin from Ft. Zumwalt West as the probable opponent for Lowe. This meet always has several last minute changes to the lineups.

[wrestlingdude1]

Why doesn't Grahek or Stassi wrestle 112.

[BKANDK]

Why doesn't Grahek or Stassi wrestle 112.
I believe they are both wrestling 112 - Grehek against Knott -- Stassi against Bunch.

Neither team had a 103 with Kraeger getting hurt (I'm not sure what happened to Brock Summers from MO at 103).

[Mr.Esterhouse]

Back in the mid-eighties this was a freestyle match. Is it still, or has it gone to folkstyle?

[Mr. White]

Back in the mid-eighties this was a freestyle match. Is it still, or has it gone to folkstyle?
It's folkstyle

[Mr.Esterhouse]

Does anyone know when it switched over?

[GrappleFan1]

I know for a fact that from the late 70's until '86 this was folkstyle. I can't speak to the late 80's or early 90's, because I didn't see any of them, but it would seem absurd to have the "best" seniors in high school (folkstyle) compete in freestyle.

[Mr.Esterhouse]

I know in 1985 it was freestyle. I competed in it.

[Mr.Esterhouse]

Unless I'm losing my mind. I remember Kip Kristoff wrestled a kid named Sisson (sp?) who was very good and I think won by 1. And Copache Tyler wrestled a 2 timer from Missouri named Jackson at 185 and lost 9-10.

[Mr.Esterhouse]

Heck, maybe it was folkstyle...too long ago.