Monday, November 20, 2017

2017 DGS Wrestling/D99 Special Olympics Basketball Fundrasier

Come out and join the Downers Grove South Wrestling program and the D99 Hoops Special Olympics Basketball program as they host a Pork Fundraiser on Sunday, December 3rd in the DGS Cafeteria from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM. Proceeds from the Pork Fundraiser will go directly to the DGS Wrestling and D99 Hoops Program for the 2017-2018 season. Tickets for the fundraiser are available for purchase below and prices are $5 for children (12 and under) and $10 for Adults (13 and over). The pork, which is donated by the IL Pork Association (IL Pork Association) will be smoked for 48 hours by "smoke master" and D99 Hoops Team 1 Head Basketball Coach Kevin Ahrens. Additional sides of pork beans, beans, cole slaw, potato salad, chips, mostaccoli, hot dogs (for kids), chips, desserts, and beverages will all be available for the low, low price of $10 for adults and $5 for children (12 and under).  We will make every attempt to stream the NFL games that Sunday, which would include the Chicago Bears game vs. the San Francisco 49'ers at 12:00 PM.  Otherwise, we will be showing highlights from the current and previous seasons of the DGS Wrestling and D99 Hoops programs on the big screen in the cafeteria.

The DGS Wrestling program consists of approximately 75 student athletes competing at the Freshmen, JVII/Sophomore, JV, and Varsity level. The DGS Wrestling program has won the West Suburban Conference Gold title in six of the last seven seasons and have had an All-State wrestler in eleven of the last twelve seasons. Proceeds from the Pork Fundraiser will go to providing food (healthy options) bins for the athletes for each of our meets, Varsity trip to Soddy Daisy Tournament in TN, off-season trips/training opportunities including Freestyle/Greco State and the WI Dells Team Duals Camp, and additional awards throughout the season and for our end of the year awards night. The DGS Wrestling program is coached by: Sean Lovelace, Jordan Delay, Sean Raddatz, Greg Maloney, Jerry Gates, Josh Edwards, Willie Anaya, Tim Noverini, and Andrew Hobus. 

 The D99 Hoops program consists of three teams, which compete in the Special Olympics Illinois organization (IL Special Olympics). The 50 plus members (20 student coaches) of the D99 program have a variety of special needs ranging from learning disabilities, physical disabilities,  Autism, intellectual disabilities and other areas of need.  Each year the D99 Hoops program participates in a full schedule of home and away games which lead up to the IL Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in which the D99 Hoops Team has been represented in each of the last six seasons, including a State Championship in 2014 and a runner-up finish in 2015, and a State Championship in 2017.  Proceeds from the Pork Fundraiser will go towards purchasing new uniforms/warm-ups, new basketballs, and their travel costs associated with the IL Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament which takes place in Normal, IL on the campus of Illinois State University. The D99 Hoops programs are coached by: Kevin Ahrens, Kim Jaros, Brett Wolf, Jack Cannon, Michele Geraghty, Immanuel Haley and Arthur Drenth. 

PURCHASE TICKETS
To purchase tickets for adults and children to the fundraiser on 12/3, please complete the "ADD TO CART" for each of the individuals who will be attending the Pork Fundraiser.  Please purchase tickets for each individual person attending fundraiser and PRINT YOUR RECEIPT when possible.

Tickets
 
 
We will also accept walk-ups from 12:00 PM-3:00 PM on Sunday, December 3rd for the same price.

Tickets also available for purchase from any member of the DGS Wrestling or D99 Hoops program prior to Sunday, December 4th.

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DONATIONS ACCEPTED
If you cannot attend the Pork Fundraiser, or wish to donate additional funds to the DGS Wrestling/D99 Programs, please click on the "DONATE" button TO THE RIGHT.  We greatly appreciate any and all donations for our programs!

If you have any questions on the 12/3 Pork Fundraiser or about the DGS Wrestling/D99 Hoops Programs, please use the contact info below:
Sean Lovelace- Head Wrestling Coach- slovelace@csd99.org
Kevin Ahrens- D99 Hopps Head Basketball Coach- kahrens@csd99.org

Downers Grove South High School located HERE
1436 Norfolk St.
Downers Grove, IL

Friday, June 2, 2017

2016-2017 DGS Wrestling Season Review

It was a great year for the 2016-2017 Downers Grove South Wrestling program!  Program numbers surged to over 90 wrestlers, which was an all-time high for the program.  The program not only broke records in terms of participation, but also laid the foundation for years to come with a very successful season on ALL levels.  We wanted to not only thank our wrestlers for their efforts on the season, but also the families of the wrestlers for their tireless support throughout the season (and off-season).

Below you will find the award winners from the 2016-2017 season:

2016-2017 DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH WRESTLING

TEAM RECORDS

Varsity:  17-7, 6-0 West Suburban Gold Champions
JV:  15-5, 6-0 West Suburban Gold Champions
Freshmen:  15-1, 6-0 West Suburban Gold Champions

2016-2017 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

Captains:  Jacob Chisholm and Sergio Villalobos
IHSA Sportsmanship Award:  Dylan Soto
Most Improved JV:  Nick Newell
Most Improved Varsity:  Jacob Holous
Academic All-Conference (SR 3.0):  Jacob Chisholm, Jacob Liaromatis, Cannon Bracket, Keven Gonzalez
IHSA Academic (JR/SR 3.5):  Kuba Diggory, Matthew Krauter, Jack Neumann
West Suburban Gold All-Conference:  Matt Straus, Dylan Knoch, Jacob Chisholm, Jeff Nugent, Jacob McAleer, Jacob Holous, Sergio Villalobos, Dylan Soto
Blue Collar Award:  Four years as a DGS Wrestler with at least 80% attendance each year
Dylan Soto, Jacob Chisholm, McKyla Kerr, Jacob Liaromatis, Matt Carlson

SOUTHSTRONG AWARDS
Community Strong:  McKyla Kerr
Physically Strong:  Jacob Chisholm
Technically Strong:  Jacob Holous
Mentally Strong:  Matt Straus

Iron Mustang:  100% attendance at morning and after school practices
Jacob Liaromatis (2x), Matt Straus (2x), Sergio Villalobos, Dylan Knoch

Most Outstanding Wrestler:  Sergio Villalobos

IHSA All-State:  Sergio Villalobos- 3rd Place- AAA 195 lbs