Author: Mike Garofola

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen A quick glance in the history section of the East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) wrestling archives is almost all in red ink

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen When Joey Bianchini made the decision to attend IC Catholic Prep instead of following in the footsteps of his older

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen The field at the 63rd annual Berman Holiday Wrestling Classic was hit by a stunning full day performance by Minooka, which led

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen When you say Hinsdale Central wrestling – the first thing that comes to mind is its heavyweights. So much so, that

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen The tried and the tested delivered for Barrington when their club needed it Saturday afternoon as its top seniors provided

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen Barrington’s premier 152-pounder needs little introduction to fans who subsist on a regular diet of Illinois Matmen, IKWF, and any

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen The term ‘meteoric rise’ is vastly overused in sport – but there’s no doubting that Savion Haywood rocketed onto the wrestling

If you want to see articles like this all season long, please consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign. By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen At first, it was only

By MIKE GAROFOLA Illinois Matmen With the constant chants of ‘Let’s Go Nepo’ followed by ‘Let’s Go Nikita’ or even ‘Nikita Nepomnyashchiy’ cascading down from