JOHNSTOWN, PA • In a highly anticipated bout at 132 pounds, it would be Chicago Mt. Carmel Catholic’s Seth Mendoza squaring off against Pennsylvania’s Jax Forrest of Bishop McCort in a number three versus number two showdown.  With Forrest being from Johnstown, and the event being held at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, it […] More

JOHNSTOWN, PA • For the featured female bout in the Who’s Number One event, Morgan Turner entered the gymnasium dressed in her red FloWrestling gear that was peeking through her Jordan Burroughs warm-up top.  As she moved to the mat, Turner would strut to her corner, take off her warm-up top, and then shuffle onto […] More

JOHNSTOWN, PA • Illinois has had a strong contingent of wrestlers who have represented the Land of Lincoln over the years at FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One competition, and this year, two more of Illinois’ finest will be on display Sunday, September 29, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to do it again.  Illinoisians Seth Mendoza and Domenic Munaretto have […] More

JOHNSTOWN, PA • Morgan Turner will be the lone Illinoisan female wrestler at this year’s Who’s Number One competition, and there may not be a more popular female wrestler in the Prairie State right now to do the honor.  Turner, who is coming back from winning her second U17 World medal, a bronze—she won a World […] More

BATAVIA • Batavia High School has re-named Tom Arlis as their head boys wrestling coach—yes, that Tom Arlis. Arlis, who had originally accepted the Batavia head coaching position in 2003 after a twenty-seven-year career—thirteen as the head coach—at Naperville North, stepped down as the Bulldogs’ lead dog in 2010 after a seven-year stint that saw him […] More

FARGO, ND • Valerie Hamilton did more than just win her first Fargo title at the USMC National Championships this summer. Inside of the FargoDome, the El Paso-Gridley native claimed her title at 145 pounds in dominant fashion and, in doing so, became the first Junior woman Triple Crown winner in the sport. In achieving this […] More

FARGO, ND • They are who the country thought they were, and they did not disappoint. The men’s Junior Greco-Roman team came into Fargo with a loaded team and aspirations of claiming the national championship trophy that has, for many years, been jokingly dubbed “The Illinois Trophy.” But Illinois, whose fourteen-consecutive year run of national titles […] More

SANTO DOMINGO. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • After a great opening Pan-American Greco-Roman tournament that resulted in gold, Medlin, who would now enter the Freestyle field at 65kg, was looking to double up his gold medals before returning stateside.  Already bandaged up after an intense championship bout a day earlier, Medlin would open his Freestyle run by shaking […] More

SANTO DOMINGO. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • Wyatt Medlin came into the Dominican Republic as a first-time UWW wrestler and, when he entered, he was untested and unscathed on the international level; however, by the end of his two-tournament performance, the Deer Creek native and Washington High School junior would be bandaged up, collect a perfect 9-0 performance, […] More

TULSA, OK • Illinois’ Junior Freestylers went 5-3 at the National Duals, which included both a true second finish in their Preliminary Pool D bracket, and a fifth-place finish overall. However, the bigger story inside of their tournament was the turnaround from wrestling Team Iowa in the Preliminary Pool D championship dual, versus wrestling against Iowa […] More

TULSA, OK• The nation’s most recognizable Greco state took to the National Duals with the one goal of becoming national champions. And even though the young men of Team Illinois would come up short of their goal, they did show that come Fargo, they will once again be in the mix for a title. Coming into […] More