Mustangs Hoist Alumni Cup Once Again!!!

DGS Wrestling Summer Update

In what seems to have developed into a year round endeavor for some wrestlers, the wrestling "off-season" has finally come to an end.  Some wrestlers began wrestling as early as last September and wrestled through July.  Others began at the beginning of November with the start of the season and wrestled on and off through mid-July.  It is often very humbling to see these young athletes working as hard as they do while trying to balance everything else going on in their life.  I wanted to take the time to recognize all of the DGS Wrestlers for their time and effort this off-season.  Their efforts will no doubt pay dividends when the 2015-2016 season arrives.  Here are some of the highlights from the summer:

WORLD WRESTLING CAMP: Wisconson Dells, WI- TEAM CAMP CHAMPIONS


MIDWEST NATIONALS:  Bloomington, IL

• Amhir Hooks- 3rd Place
• Zach Muller- 1st Place
• Tyler Bachara- 3rd Place
• Dylan Knoch- 4th Place

CADET FREESTYLE AND GRECO NATIONAL DUALS: York, PA-  HWT Zach Muller- 12-0- All-American in both styles and member of two National Championships for Team IL.

AAU SCHOLASTIC DUALS (DISNEY DUALS): Orlando, FL- HWT Zach Muller wrestlers for IL Outsiders

FARGO CADET AND JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Fargo, ND

• Sergio Villalobos- 2-2 at 195 Cadet Freestyle and 2-2 at 195 in Cadet Greco
• McKyla Kerr- 5th Place in Cadet Freestyle at 172- ALL-AMERICAN
• McKyla Kerr- 4th Place in Junior Freestyle at 172- ALL-AMERICAN
• Zach Muller- 5th Place at 285 in Cadet Greco- ALL-AMERICAN
• Zach Muller- 2nd Place at 285 in Cadet Freestyle- NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

OFF-SEASON POINTS AWARD WINNERS:  

DGS WRESTLING MMA SHORTS:  (SO) Sergio Villalobos, (SO) Keiran Burke, (JR) McKyla Kerr, (SR) Calum Bonds, (FR) Jeff Nugent, (JR) Jacob Chisholm

WRESTLING GEAR.COM GIFT CARDS:  Most points in class

Freshman and below:  Jeff Nugent

Sophomore:  Sergio Villalobos

Junior/Senior:  Calum Bonds

Congrats to all and enjoy a well deserved break.  Good luck to all of the wrestlers who will be playing football, soccer, and cross country for the Mustangs this fall.  Bring the wrestling mentality with you to your other sports and you cannot fail!  

DGS Wrestling Spring Update

It was a busy Spring for the Mustang Wrestling program as we once again had a full Freestyle and Greco season as well as hosting two Freestyle events in the Field House at DGS and traveled to both the Freestyle and Greco State Tournaments.  Below you will find the highlights for the Spring.  

SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH- IL FREESTYLE CLUB CUP- At Downers Grove South 

In what has become the premier dual Freestyle event in the Spring, Downers Grove South once again hosted the IL Freestyle Club Cup.  Twelve teams, including Suburban Sprawl (DGS, DGN, Barrington, Rolling Meadows) participated in a freestyle dual format for the 6th year of the tournament and the fifth year that DGS has hosted.  It was a great event that saw many IL state placers and champions as well as many Fargo qualifiers and All-Americans battling throughout the day.  Team Poeta (coached by 3X NCAA All-American Mike Poeta) won the tournament going 4-0 on the day and winning the 6th Annual IL Freestyle Club Cup.  Suburban Sprawl, which consisted of nearly 3/4 wrestlers from DGS took 6th place in the loaded field going 2-2 on the day in duals.  

SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH- FREESTYLE DEVELOPMENTAL- At Downers Grove South 

One hundred kids from grades 1st through 12th gathered for a Freestyle Developmental tournament where kids wrestled three Freestyle matches on the day.  It was the perfect tune-up for the IL Freestyle State Tournament.  

IL GRECO STATE TOURNAMENT- LOCKPORT HS

Freshman Sergio Villalobos (Cadet-195) and Sophomore Zach Muller ( Cadet-285) both won Greco State Titles and for the first time in Mustang history, the team boasted multiple State Champions in either of the international styles (Freestyle/Greco).  Muller and Villalobos dominated the competition and were largely untested on the day.  Each of them will compete in the Cadet Greco National Championships in Fargo, ND in July.  Freshman Keiran Burke also participated in the Greco State tournament.  

IL FREESTYLE STATE TOURNAMENT- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Nine Mustangs participated in the Freestyle State Tournament which is one of the most competitive high school freestyle tournaments in the nation.  IL is consistently among the top in the nation in producing dual team and individual national champions, so placing at this tournament is no small feat.  Freshman Sergio Villalobos took 3rd at Cadet 195.  Villalobos was on his way to the finals when in the process of tech falling his opponent he slipped of the top of him and ended up being caught on his back.  Sophomore Zach Muller dominated the competition at Cadet 285 and took 1st place becoming the first Mustang to win Freestyle State since Willie Anaya back in 2012.  Muller's title earned him a trip to Fargo where he will compete in the Cadet National Championships in July.  Villalobos would go on to compete in the Southeast Regional in Atlanta in Freestyle where he would pin his way through the tournament also earning a spot in the Cadet National Championships with Muller.  

Other Mustangs who participated in the tournament were current 8th grader Jeff Nugent, FR-Kuba Diggory, SO-Jacob Liaromatis, SO- Jacob Chisholm, JR-Calum Bonds, JR- Cormac Burke.  

SUNDAY, MAY 31- CAR WASH FUNDRAISER

In what could go down as one of the coldest days in late Mat history, 35 Mustangs gathered to wash cars in the parking lot adjacent to Cozzi Corner and Advanced Auto Parts at 75th and Lemont.  While battling the sun was a concern in 2014, battling the cold and wind was the major concern this year.  However, at the end of the day, because of the efforts of the Mustangs and the parents that were there to help, the DGS Wrestling program was able to raise some funds that will help with many initiatives for the 2015-2016 season.  

2015 SUMMER CAMPS

• DGS Summer Camps begin the week of Monday, June 15th.  
• Please go here to register:  DGS Summer Camps
• The DGS Wrestling Program will also be taking over 20 wrestlers to the World Wrestling Camp Team Camp held in the Wisconsin Dells where we will not only compete in duals, but also be in technique sessions from all-time greats such as Terry Brands and Dennis Hall.  

Three Mustangs Garner All-American Honors

Future Mustangs Shine in Youth State Tournaments!!!

Johnson Places 6th at 2015 IHSA State Tournament!!!!

Johnson Qualifies for 2015 IHSA State Tournament

Mustangs take 2nd at IHSA Regional

Mustangs Win WSC Gold on All Levels!!!!!

One of the goals for the 2014-2015 DGS Wrestling program was to grow at all levels throughout the season.  On Friday, January 23rd, the Mustangs swept Leyden on all levels to clinch conference titles on the Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity levels.  It was a great conference season for the Mustangs and a great way to finish the regular season.

The next day, the West Suburban Conference held tournaments for the Sophomore, JV, and Freshmen levels.  Here is how the Mustangs did: 

FRESHMAN TOURNAMENT- LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

TEAM- 3RD PLACE

1ST PLACE- Anthony Martinez (170), Antonio Cook (195)

2ND PLACE- Cole Campagna (132), David Lee (160)

3RD PLACE- Dante Reed (92),Keiran Burke (138), Jacob Holous (152) Mike Rezek (182)

4TH PLACE- Jack Neuman (126), Brendan Laude (220)

SOPHOMORE TOURNAMENT- YORK HIGH SCHOOL

2ND PLACE- Matt Kowalski (220)

3RD PLACE- Jacob McAleer (145)

JV TOURNAMENT- HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL 

1ST PLACE- Cormac Burke (126)

2ND PLACE- Patrick Azer (120), Eli Brassel (145)

3RD PLACE- Aldo Lara (126)

4TH PLACE- Jeff Gonzalez (160)
5TH PLACE- Jacob Liaromatis (132), Deante Washington (170)

DGS Wrestling Holiday Update