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

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 • Lily Enos has been wrestling at a high-level all year, but despite her dedication and training and efforts, she has found herself coming up short of her goals. During the high school season, she placed third at the state championships, and this past spring at the World Team Trials, she placed second. However, […] 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

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

TULSA, OK • Illinois’ finest ladies took the mats this past week and came away with a great deal of success, some areas for improvement, and a fourth-place finish at the National Duals inside of Cox Business Convention Center. For the Ladies of Illinois, three would come out of the National Duals unscathed. Gabriella Gomez (115) […] More

TULSA, OK • The ladies of Illinois came into Pool D as the number-one seed—and deservingly so. However, a tight match in the final of their pool against a solid Team California Blue that resulted in a 35-31 loss, Illinois will have to regroup as they still enter the “Gold and Silver” Pool, on Friday, needing […] More

TULSA, OK• Team Illinois came into the Greco-Roman National Duals with solid group of young men who have all wrestled in high-level matches and been in high-level duals—and, so far, all of their experience has shown as Illinois cleanly moved through their Preliminary Pool D bracket on Wednesday with very little drama and very little […] More