Lowell Wrestling Club: Latest News

ATTENTION ALL LWC WRESTLERS!

If you are planning to wrestle at the Griffith tourney next weekend, you MUST weigh-in Tuesday OR email your:

Name:

Year of birth:

USA Card number:

Weight: 

to Coach John Alessia or Maria Finger by no later than Tuesday!!

The Griffith tournament director is requiring everyone who is participating to pre-register for this event. We will pre-register for you BUT we need you to weigh-in Tuesday evening at practice or email your information. There will be NO walk-up registrations at this tournament!

John Alessia's email address:  jalessia@tricreek.k12.in.us

or

Maria Finger's email address:  MARIA.FINGER@ATT.NET

Now that the Devils' football season has ended, we are starting up our yearly "Friday night LIVE" sessions!! This special session will feature one-hour of LIVE wrestling and the traditional games of dodgeball with parents/wrestlers (only kids with USAW cards are allowed to participate for liability reasons; please no siblings, friends or anyone without a wrestling card).

The 1st "FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE" session will be this Friday, Dec. 11th at 6pm.

LIVE wrestling: 6pm-7pm

Dodgeball: 7pm-8pm

Place: Lowell High School Wrestling room; enter via door 17 

We hope to see everyone there!!! 

The Lowell Middle School wrestling team upped their record to 10-0 with a 117-9 victory over Clark Middle School (Lake Central). In addition, this past Saturday, LMS captured its 2nd straight Merrillville Super Duals title by defeating Portage-Willowcreek, Lake Central-Grimmer, and Merrillville-Pierce.

The team is on a history setting pace and is pursuing consecutive seasons with an undefeated record. (Last year's squad was 13-0)

LMS faces Grimmer Middle School (Lake Central) at home on Wednesday (12/9), 5pm and also travels to the tough LMSAC tournament at Griffith on Saturday (12/12) where they are defending champions. 

LMS finishes the season next week at Highland (12/14) and at Crown Point-Taft (12/15).

The Lowell Middle School wrestling team defeated Griffith Middle School, 80-37 in dual meet action on Monday night. LMS moves to 4-0 on the season.

Winners:

Colton Cummings

Clark Smith

Drew Hughes

Jake Tucker

Brandon Arena

Isaac James

Alex Mavros

Jake Roop

Kenny Hughes

Derek Pearman

Reese Mitsch

Jeff Allen

Joe Reed 

LMS 87  Wilbur Wright (Munster) 36 

The Lowell Middle School wrestling team improved their record to 3-0 with a victory over Wilbur Wright Middle School (Munster) on Wednesday evening. The middle school wrestlers will participate in the "King of the Jungle" tournament at Taft Middle School in Crown Point this Saturday, start time is 9am. On Monday, LMS hosts Griffith in the middle school gym at 5pm. Please come out and support these wrestlers and enjoy some great action!

The Lowell Wrestling Club (LWC) has announced sign-ups for the 2009-2010 season.  There will be two (2) opportunities to sign-up and whoever signs up during these two periods will receive a FREE club t-shirt.

1st Sign-up: Tuesday, October 20th. 6pm-8pm

2nd Sign-up: Wednesday, October 28th. 6pm-8pm

Both sign-ups will be held in the lobby of the MAIN office at the high school; enter from the NORTH side of the high school by the hard top canopy.

The fee for the wrestling club this year will be: $100.00

This includes the USA Wrestling card/insurance, over 4 months of instruction, and an end of the year celebration/party. 

Club apparel will also be available for ordering but will NOT be included in the club fee; this includes singlets. If you sign-up during one of the above periods, you will receive a FREE club t-shirt.

The Lowell Wrestling Club executive board will meet on Sunday evening, October 11th and will announce here at our web site the 2009 sign-up date/times for all wrestlers later that evening.

Please make periodic checks here for further information. 

May 28, 2009

Dear wrestlers and parents:

I commend you on your very successful and bright season last year. Lowell wrestling is on the rise at every single level of the program. At the club level, the Lowell Wrestling Club took home three state trophies: Folkstyle State Runner-up (Peewee-Novice), Folkstyle State third place (Schoolboy-Junior), and Freestyle State Champs!!! The LMS squad had an undefeated season and finished in 3^rd place at the State Tournament. The LHS program ended the season with two IHSAA state placers.

To win a team state title, it takes a great effort by a lot of people. It takes a level of commitment that is hard to match. With this letter you should find either the middle school or high school training schedule for the summer. The middle school has six practices over the summer and is also invited to participate in our summer camp. These practices will be run by the high school coaching staff as well as the middle school coaching staff. It is important for you to get to know the high school staff as well as the athletes that you will one day compete with.

The high school has three lifts a week and one practice time depending on your weight class. We are teaming with the football team for lifting. If you are a football player, you will follow the lift time as scheduled by football. If not, you will follow the time on our schedule.

While none of these are mandatory, they are strongly recommended. Our success or failure is dependent on our participation in these activities. Remember, the 5 P’s of athletics are: Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.

I look forward to a great summer of training and improvement.

RDP

Joe Willmann

Head Wrestling Coach Lowell High School

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Middle School Schedule/Practice Times:

Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23 + July 7, 14, 21--all 9am-1030am, LHS Wrestling room, enter through Door 17.

We will be traveling to Sheridan, IL for the Martinez Elite summer camp on two separate weekends.

1st weekend: June 26, 27, and 28th (Fri, Sat, and Sun.)

2nd weekend: July 17, 18, and 19th (Fri, Sat, and Sun.)

Please download an application at www.martinezwrestling.com

(Click on Summer Camp)

If you are interested in attending ONE or BOTH of these camps, please notify Coach Tucker via email or at home (696-2003). The fee is 110.00 dollars per wrestler and 50.00 for Dads who want to attend with their son.

This camp is an excellent opportunity for the Lowell Middle School wrestlers to workout, spend some time together, and bond. This is the training ground for championship seasons and this camp has provided that for LMS over the years. If you are a middle school wrestler, PLEASE seriously consider attending one of these weekends.

The Lowell Wrestling Club (LWC) competed in the small team division at the ISWA Freestyle State Finals in Indianapolis and came away with 1st place!

Wrestlers earning crucial points for the club were Drew Hughes, Jake Tucker, Nathan Cleveland, Kenny Hughes, and Alex Mavros.

In addition to winning 1st place in Freestyle, the LWC also earned 2nd/3rd place finishes earlier this year at the ISWA Folkstyle State Finals. All three award-plaques will be displayed in the LHS Wrestling room for all to see.

Congratulations on a banner year!

Jake Tucker and Drew Hughes won their weight classes at the ISWA Greco-Roman State Finals in Indianapolis. Both will be looking to achieve "TRIPLE CROWN" honors as Tucker was also the Folkstyle State Champ and Hughes was the Middle School State Champ. IF they win first place at the Freestyle State Finals next weekend, they will earn the coveted and prestigious title. (TRIPLE CROWN CHAMP!)

Other Lowell medalists were:

Jake Roop at Schoolboy 105lbs: 4th place (An awesome day!)

Alex Mavros at Schoolboy 91lbs: 7th place (Finished the day with a great victory!)

Kenny Hughes: 8th place (Some very tough matches)

ISWA Greco-Roman State Finals Results for Lowell WC / CIA

Novice-75 - Drew Hughes' place is 1st.
Match #1 Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) over Cael McCormick (Yorktown) Dec 2-2,1-0,4-4
Match #2 Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) over Alston Bane (Red Cobra) Dec 4-0,6-0
Match #3 Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) over Brad Laughlin (Yorktown) TF 6-0,6-0

Novice-80 - Jake Tucker's place is 1st.
Match #1 Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) over Jackson Chastain (Red Cobra) Fall 0:33
Match #2 Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) over Austin Bethel (Paws Elite) Dec 3-2,6-0
Match #3 Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) over Jay Franko (Jimtown) Fall 0:08

Schoolboy/girl-91 - Alex Mavros' place is 7th.
Match #1 Chandler Carroll (Yorktown) over Alex Mavros (Lowell WC) Fall 0:43
Match #2 Gerald Dycus (INDY SOUTHSIDE) over Alex Mavros (Lowell WC) Fall 0:21
Match #3 Alex Mavros (Lowell WC) over Justin Wilding (Noblesville) TF 7-0,6-0

Schoolboy/girl-105 - Jake Roop's place is 4th.
Match #1 Jake Roop (Lowell WC) over Clay Sichting (Contenders) TF 7-1,8-2
Match #2 Aidan Kenny (perry meridian) over Jake Roop (Lowell WC) Fall 1:00
Match #3 Jake Roop (Lowell WC) over Chapman Johnson (Center Grove WC) ID
Match #4 Tylor Willms (PENN KINGSMEN) over Jake Roop (Lowell WC) Fall 0:21

Schoolboy/girl-112 - Kenny Hughes' place is 8th.
Match #1 Isaiah Bradley (Muncie Southside) over Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) Dec 3-0,4-0
Match #2 Alex Sparks (Humphrey wrestling) over Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) Dec 2-0,6-0
Match #3 Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) and Michael Andrews (TEAM JEFF) for 7th/8th place.

Seven (7) Lowell wrestlers traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete in the Asics USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals. The matches were held on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa at the UNI-DOME. More than 2, 700 wrestlers from all over the United States grappled for All-American honors (Top 8). A record number of All-Americans for Lowell Wrestling (4) was earned this past weekend!

Nathan Cleveland, a Junior at Lowell High School, competed at 215lbs and claimed the National Championship by pinning his opponent in the finals! Nathan placed 3rd at High School state this season.

Kurt Monix, a Senior at Lowell High School, won his first two matches and lost his next two. Kurt's final match had a controversial ending. Kurt was a state placewinner at High School state this season. We hope to see Kurt wrestle in college!

Mitch Roadruck, an 8th grader at Lowell Middle School, won his first two matches and then lost to the eventual National Champion. Mitchell wrestled well and is gearing up for high school competition next year.

Kenny Hughes, a 7th grader at Lowell Middle School, won his first match and unfortunately lost his next two. Kenny battled hard but couldn't pull off the victories. He'll be back with a vengence, no doubt.

Drew Hughes, a 6th grader at Lowell Middle School, was crowned National Runner-up and lost a very close match in the finals. Drew wrestled great all weekend and is now a 3x USAW All-American having placed in this tournament 3 straight years!

Lucas Finger, an elementary school student in Lowell, earned 8th place and All-American honors! This is the 2nd year in a row that Lucas has placed in this tournament! Well done, Lucas!

Jake Tucker, a 6th grader at Lowell Middle School, earned 3rd place and All-American honors. Jake lost only 1 match all weekend to the eventual National Champ.

Below is the match results:

ASICS USAW Kids Folkstyle Nationals Results for Lowell Wrestling Club:

Intermediate 50 - Lucas Finger's place is 8th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jason Hamilton (Cedar valley mat club) (Pin 1:33)
Quarterfinal - Jace Koelzer (Olathe South Falcons) won in overtime over Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) (OT 9-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Gunnar Nelson (Iron Mustangs) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Cevion Severado (Purler Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) (Dec 5-2)
7th Place Match - Hunter Lefevre (Brandon Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) (Maj 12-0)

Novice 75 - Drew Hughes's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Aric Becker (New Prague) (Pin 2:30)
Champ. Round 2 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Kelvin Yde (North Lake) (Maj 10-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by decision over Jacob Silzer (Tinley Park Bulldogs) (Dec 5-0)
Quarterfinal - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by decision over Johnathon Doyle (Gomez Wrestling Academy) (Dec 8-5)
Semifinal - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by decision over Zachary Akers (Indians Elite) (Dec 4-1)
1st Place Match - Griffin Parriott (New Prague) won by decision over Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) (Dec 2-0)

Novice 80 - Jake Tucker's place is 3rd and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by decision over Weston Cracraft (X-Factor Elite) (Dec 13-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Logan Kass (New Prague) (Pin 2:14)
Champ. Round 3 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jacob Hawkins (Harlem Cougars) (Pin 2:03)
Quarterfinal - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Christian Bahl (Forest Lake Rangers) (Maj 10-2)
Semifinal - Nick Reenan (Best Trained) won by decision over Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) (by Fall)
Cons. Semi - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Blake Rypel (Red Cobra Wrestling) (Maj 8-0)
3rd Place Match - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by decision over Christian Bahl (Forest Lake Rangers) (Dec 9-6)

Schoolboy/girl 105 - Kenny Hughes DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Dylan Riggle (Flat Earth) (Maj 8-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Fulco (Force) won by decision over Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Quade Zupko (Chisago Lakes Wildcats) won by decision over Kenny Hughes (Lowell WC) (Dec 5-2)

Schoolboy/girl 112 - Mitch Roadruck DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Mitch Roadruck (LOWELL) won by decision over Josh Selly (Montgomery-Lonsdale/LeCenter) (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Mitch Roadruck (LOWELL) won by major decision over Alexander Drevs (X-Factor Elite) (Maj 14-5)
Champ. Round 3 - Colin Holler (Eagle 1) won by pin over Mitch Roadruck (LOWELL) (Pin 1:16)
Cons. Round 4 - Rivera Zachary (Simley Wrestling) won by decision over Mitch Roadruck (LOWELL) (Dec 6-0)

ASICS USAW Jr./Cad. Folkstyle Nationals Results for Lowell Red Devils

Junior 160 - Kurt Monix DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Kurt Monix (Lowell Red Devils) won by tech fall over Jacob Victor (Coon Rapids Mat Bandits) (TF 17-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Kurt Monix (Lowell Red Devils) won by major decision over Ryan Rozell (Granite City Wrestling Club) (Maj 11-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Cobretti Forsythe (New Lisbon) won by pin over Kurt Monix (Lowell Red Devils) (Pin 5:02)
Cons. Round 4 - Zak Laird (East High Scarlets wrestling) won by disqualification over Kurt Monix (Lowell Red Devils) (DQ)

Junior 215 - Nathan Cleveland's place is 1st and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Cleveland (Lowell Red Devils) won by decision over Ryan Fank (Cedar Hawk Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Cleveland (Lowell Red Devils) won by decision over Mason Anklam (X-Factor Elite) (Dec 5-0)
Quarterfinal - Nathan Cleveland (Lowell Red Devils) won by decision over Alex Polizzi (G`s unit) (Dec 7-6)
Semifinal - Nathan Cleveland (Lowell Red Devils) won by decision over Cody Krumwiede (Waverly Area Wrestling club) (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match - Nathan Cleveland (Lowell Red Devils) won by pin over David Lindell (NRHEG) (Pin 1:31)

Please come and celebrate the success of our kids this season!

LWC End of Season party: Sunday, March 22, at 1pm.

Lowell Middle School

The 2009 State Finals was a tremendous experience for the Lowell Wrestling Club. 25 members traveled to compete and 9 wrestlers placed! The state tournament is a very difficult place to wrestle where the best grapplers from all over the state try to earn a medal in the Top 8. I want to congratulate all of the parents and wrestlers who took the time and money to drive to INDY for this event. Our pursuit of taking our program to the highest level will not become a reality without dedicated parents who are willing to sacrifice their time and money in order for their child to gain valuable experience. Our LWC parents are doing just that! I am so proud to be a part of the LWC and I am very proud of each wrestler who competed, whether they medaled or not; the fact that they participated is HUGE!

LWC Medalists: (Top 8)

Olivia Guertin-State Champion  

Aiden Sneed-3rd place

Christopher Blissmer-State Runner-up

John "Spider" Alessia-State Runner-up

Lucas "Rock Star" Finger-7th place

Ryan Bottos-7th place

Drew Hughes-3rd place

Jake Tucker-State Champion

Issac James-5th place

Below is the results from www.trackwrestling.com

PeeWee/Bantam/Intermediate/Novice Folkstyle State Finals Results for Lowell WC at Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN

PEE-WEE: Girls Division-Olivia Guertin-1st place 

PEE-WEE 40 - Tyler Gorman's DNP. He scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Fuqua (Franklin WC) won by pin over Tyler Gorman (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:45)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Gorman (Lowell WC) won by decision over Skylar Martin (Boone Grove) (Dec 14-9)
Cons. Round 2 - Zacharhyia Masterson (Plymouth WC) won by pin over Tyler Gorman (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:38)

PEE-WEE 45 - Aiden Sneed's place is 3rd and has scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) won by pin over Kole James (Tell City Wrestling Club) (Pin 1:32)
Quarterfinal - Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) won by decision over Zackary Atkinson (Bison Elite) (Dec 8-5)
Semifinal - Kameron Salazar (Wawasee) won by major decision over Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Semi - Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) won by decision over Matthew Koontz (Bloomington South) (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match - Aiden Sneed (Lowell WC) won by major decision over KT Hartness (Tell City Wrestling Club) (Maj 13-3)

PEE-WEE 50 - Christopher Blissmer's place is 2nd and has scored 26.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Blissmer (Lowell WC) won by decision over Evan Birch (South Gibson WC) (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal - Christopher Blissmer (Lowell WC) won by decision over Dalen Clements (Monrovia WC) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal - Christopher Blissmer (Lowell WC) won by decision over Ranson Coons (Tippy Valley) (Dec 8-4)
1st Place Match - Preston Teusch (Huntington County) won by major decision over Christopher Blissmer (Lowell WC) (Maj 13-3)

BANTAM 50 - Steve Hoover DNP. He scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Steve Hoover (Lowell WC) won by decision over Garrett Bowers (Raider WC) (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Steve Hoover (Lowell WC) won by pin over Dax Medvesik (Avon WC) (Pin 1:53)
Champ. Round 3 - Andrew Roth (Lawrenceburg Wrestling) won by major decision over Steve Hoover (Lowell WC) (Maj 12-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Jakob Sheets (Contenders WC) won by major decision over Steve Hoover (Lowell WC) (Maj 10-0)

BANTAM 50 - John Alessia, III's place is 2nd and has scored 27.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) won by injury default over Chanler Balsmeyer (Raider WC) (Inj.)
Champ. Round 2 - John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) won by decision over Seth Johnson (Normonco) (Dec 6-0)
Champ. Round 3 - John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) won by decision over Isaac Smith (FC Highlanders) (Dec 8-4)
Quarterfinal - John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) won by pin over Zach Burford (Boone Grove) (Pin 58:00)
Semifinal - John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) won by decision over Raymond Rioux (Contenders WC) (Dec 2-0)
1st Place Match - Demi Allen (Red Cobra) won by pin over John Alessia, III (Lowell WC) (Pin 2:30)

BANTAM 50 - Travis Finger's DNP. He scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Travis Finger (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Slates (Penn Kingsmen) won by decision over Travis Finger (Lowell WC) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Travis Finger (Lowell WC) won by pin over Dylan Benfield (Indy Southside) (Pin 1:56)
Cons. Round 3 - Brice Coleman (Warren WC) won by pin over Travis Finger (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:22)

BANTAM 60 - Richard Bisping's DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Rethlake (Columbia City) won by pin over Richard Bisping (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:55)
Cons. Round 1 - Richard Bisping (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Zachary Bellini (Bloomington South) won by pin over Richard Bisping (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:20)

BANTAM 70 - Beau Deyoung's DNP. He scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Branden Pittman (Plymouth WC) won by pin over Beau Deyoung (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:49)
Cons. Round 1 - Beau Deyoung (Lowell WC) won by decision over Austin Booker (Perry Meridian W C) (Dec 9-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Andy Campbell (Hoosier Elite) won by decision over Beau Deyoung (Lowell WC) (Dec 7-4)

INTERMEDIATE 50 - Lucas Finger's place is 7th and has scored 13.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by pin over Isaac Ebeyer (Whiteland WC) (Pin 1:17)
Champ. Round 2 - Spencer Penrose (Bloomington South) won by pin over Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:51)
Cons. Round 2 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by pin over Brett Alvarado (Martinsville Artesian) (Pin 0:42)
Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by decision over Matt Gerst (ECS Select) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Trey Lane (Contenders WC) won by pin over Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) (Pin 2:57)
7th Place Match - Lucas Finger (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Grant Stapleton (Lawrenceburg) (Maj 13-0)

INTERMEDIATE 60 - Riley Guertin's DNP. He scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Riley Guertin (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brian Spears (CIA) won by pin over Riley Guertin (Lowell WC) (Pin 2:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Riley Guertin (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Riley Guertin (Lowell WC) won by decision over Jack Helms (Noblesville WC) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Diego Newcomb (Warsaw) won by pin over Riley Guertin (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:15)

INTERMEDIATE 70 - Justin Miner's DNP. He scored 10.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Justin Miner (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Justin Miner (Lowell WC) won by tech fall over Gabriel Schlosser (Panther) (TF 15-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Tanner Demien (Northwood) won by pin over Justin Miner (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:37)
Cons. Round 4 - Justin Miner (Lowell WC) won by pin over Trever Watson (none) (Pin 2:30)
Cons. Round 5 - Carson Brewer (Avon WC) won by pin over Justin Miner (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:43)

INTERMEDIATE 70 - Dawson Hornickel's DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Dawson Hornickel (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tucker Schank (Raider WC) won by pin over Dawson Hornickel (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:18)
Cons. Round 2 - Dawson Hornickel (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Reed Nowling (Columbus East) won by pin over Dawson Hornickel (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:45)

INTERMEDIATE 75 - Randy Sneed's DNP. He scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Randy Sneed (Lowell WC) won by pin over Selena Hernandez (Bison Elite) (Pin 0:20)
Champ. Round 2 - Prestyn Balsmeyer (Raider WC) won by pin over Randy Sneed (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:25)
Cons. Round 2 - Randy Sneed (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Vogt (Lawrenceburg) won by decision over Randy Sneed (Lowell WC) (Dec 6-1)

INTERMEDIATE 95 - Kyle Novak's DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Novak (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Hammond (Whiteland WC) won by pin over Kyle Novak (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:47)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Novak (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Joshua Gunderson (Highland WC) won by pin over Kyle Novak (Lowell WC) (Pin 2:51)

INTERMEDIATE 112 - Noah Pitrowski's DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Radtke (Yorktown) won by pin over Noah Pitrowski (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:45)
Cons. Round 1 - Noah Pitrowski (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Pavan (Elwood WC) won by decision over Noah Pitrowski (Lowell WC) (Dec 5-2)

NOVICE 60 - Colton Cummings's DNP. He scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Henke (Viking WC) won by pin over Colton Cummings (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:55)
Cons. Round 1 - Colton Cummings (Lowell WC) won by decision over Michael Aguilar (Munster Wrestling) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Keaten Fisher (Martinsville Artesian) won by pin over Colton Cummings (Lowell WC) (Pin 2:01)

NOVICE 75 - Matthew Itczak's DNP. He scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Itczak (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Itczak (Lowell WC) won by pin over Dillon Alma (Columbia City) (Pin 0:24)
Champ. Round 3 - Ross McDonough (Center Grove) won by decision over Matthew Itczak (Lowell WC) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Devan Wallace (Reitz) won by major decision over Matthew Itczak (Lowell WC) (Maj 17-4)

NOVICE 75 - Ryan Bottos's place is 7th and has scored 21.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Szhantrayle Roberson (Team Quest) won by decision over Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Noah Kitt (Huntington County) (Pin 0:56)
Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Mike Land (Lawrenceburg) (Pin 0:17)
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Noah Hostettler (ECS Select) (Pin 2:03)
Cons. Round 5 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Devan Wallace (Reitz) (Pin 1:26)
Cons. Round 6 - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Elliott Molloy (Danville Wrestling) (Pin 3:16)
Cons. Round 7 - Tyler Griffith (Wawasee) won by pin over Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:38)
7th Place Match - Ryan Bottos (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jake Kriech (Franklin WC) (Pin 1:43)

NOVICE 75 - Drew Hughes's place is 3rd and has scored 33.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Devan Wallace (Reitz) (Pin 0:21)
Champ. Round 3 - Tyler Griffith (Wawasee) won by pin over Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:55)
Cons. Round 4 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Matthew Griesmer (Unattached) (Pin 2:40)
Cons. Round 5 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Matthew James (CIA) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jordan Amacker (Decatur WC) (Pin 1:53)
Cons. Round 7 - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jake Kriech (Franklin WC) (Pin 0:27)
Cons. Semi - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by major decision over Alston Bane (Red Cobra) (Maj 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Drew Hughes (Lowell WC) won by pin over Tyler Griffith (Wawasee) (Pin 4:00)

NOVICE 80 - Jake Tucker's place is 1st and has scored 36.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Joe Allbright (Mt. Vernon PAWS) (Pin 1:29)
Champ. Round 3 - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Connor Gaskill (Red Cobra) (Pin 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Tony Busse (Decatur WC) (Pin 2:46)
Semifinal - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by pin over Daniel Hesch (Mishawaka WC) (Pin 2:16)
1st Place Match - Jake Tucker (Lowell WC) won by decision over Brock Morgan (Team Champion) (Dec 5-4)

NOVICE 85 - Trevor Asher's DNP. He scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Asher (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jackson Mills (Unattached) (Pin 1:51)
Champ. Round 2 - Darden Schurg (CIA) won by pin over Trevor Asher (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:34)
Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Asher (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jeffrey Cmehil (Saint Michael) (Pin 0:56)
Cons. Round 3 - Gage Garpow (One on One) won by pin over Trevor Asher (Lowell WC) (Pin 3:02)

NOVICE 90 - Darion Hornickel's DNP. He scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Darion Hornickel (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Burk Van Horn (Franklin WC) won by major decision over Darion Hornickel (Lowell WC) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Darion Hornickel (Lowell WC) won by pin over Dustin Hochstedler (Penn Kingsmen) (Pin 3:40)
Cons. Round 3 - Dylan Hart (DELPHI) won by pin over Darion Hornickel (Lowell WC) (Pin 1:52)

NOVICE 90 - Michael Blissmer DNP.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Blissmer (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jordan Marion (Perry Meridian W C) won by pin over Michael Blissmer (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:52)
Cons. Round 2 - Conner Haines (Perry Meridian W C) won by decision over Michael Blissmer (Lowell WC) (Dec 10-9)

NOVICE 95 - Isaac James's place is 5th and has scored 21.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ryshen Dow (CIA) won by decision over Isaac James (Lowell WC) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Isaac James (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Isaac James (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jalen Harvey (Fighting Irish WC) (Pin 1:37)
Cons. Round 3 - Isaac James (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jamie Sherfick (Penn Kingsmen) (Pin 0:22)
Cons. Round 4 - Isaac James (Lowell WC) won by pin over Tommy Copeland (Whiteland WC) (Pin 1:17)
Cons. Round 5 - Isaac James (Lowell WC) won by pin over Jack Michel (Raider WC) (Pin 1:36)
Cons. Semi - Jose Champagne (CIA) won by decision over Isaac James (Lowell WC) (Dec 8-2)
5th Place Match - Isaac James (Lowell WC) won by pin over Ryshen Dow (CIA) (Pin 1:25)

NOVICE 112 - Austin Slivka's DNP. He scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Austin Slivka (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Randy Scott (Mooresville) won by pin over Austin Slivka (Lowell WC) (Pin 0:53)
Cons. Round 2 - Austin Slivka (Lowell WC) received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Austin Slivka (Lowell WC) won by pin over Dylan Todd (ECS Select) (Pin 2:29)
Cons. Round 4 - Cory Klem (South Gibson WC) won by pin over Austin Slivka (Lowell WC) (Pin 3:25)

On Saturday and Sunday, the Lowell Wrestling Club showed up in great numbers, easily outnumbering any other club! At Hobart, the LWC had approximately 15-20 wrestlers and at Munster we had over 30 wrestlers! Beau DeYoung wrestled at North Newton and captured 1st place!

A great weekend of wrestling! Congratulations to all who participated!

If you plan on wrestling at the Peewee/Bantam/Intermediate/Novice Folkstyle State Finals this weekend, please register at:

www.trackwrestling.com

All Bantam/Intermediates will wrestle Saturday

All Peewee/Novice will wrestle Sunday

****PLEASE NOTE: Practice this week is for STATE FINALS participants ONLY! If you are not going to STATE this weekend, you are not allowed to practice. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

The LWC TEAM photos will be taken on Friday, February 27th at 6pm. Please meet at the LHS Wrestling room. We will take a TEAM photo and also individual photos for those who are interested?

Please wear your RDP Red Singlet. IF you don't have one, you can wear any RED singlet or a red t-shirt/shorts.

We will wrestle LIVE after the pics! Dodgeball will follow!

A record number of Lowell Middle School wrestlers traveled to New Castle, IN for the IHSWCA Middle School Championsip. Grades 6, 7, 8 were combined for a chance to win each weight division. LMS was coming off an undefeated season and faired very well downstate. Drew Hughes earned 1st place at 75lbs and his buddy Jake Tucker took 3rd in the same division. Kenny Hughes finished 4th after losing a close 2-0 match with Jack Bolin for the pool finals. Zach Mroczkowski put on an unbelievable performance; with 63 wrestlers in his bracket, he finished 2nd in a close finals match.

Thanks so much for everyone who traveled down and competed. It was a great experience!

IHSWCA Middle School State Championship Results for Lowell MS

Middle School-75 - Drew Hughes's place is 1st.
Match #1 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Gabriel Adler (Mater Dei) FF
Match #2 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Josh Davis (Reitz) Dec 4-2,0-0
Match #3 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Jacob Strickland (Brown County Eagles) Fall 1:39
Match #4 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Preston Mantel (Zionsville MS) Dec 0-1,1-0,2-0
Match #5 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #6 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Jacob Cottey (Perry Meridian) Dec 2-0,2-0,2-0
Match #7 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Josh Davis (Reitz) Dec 2-4,0-0
Match #8 Drew Hughes (Lowell MS) over Bailey Lahue (CORYDON) Dec 1-1,3-1

Middle School-75 - Jake Tucker's place is 3rd.
Match #1 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Ethan Petrig (North Posey) Fall 0:30
Match #2 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Garrett Pepple (Kendallville MS) FF
Match #3 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Jake Sinkovics (John Young MS) Dec 14-3,0-0
Match #4 Bailey Lahue (CORYDON) over Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,3-0,6-2
Match #5 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Dj Smith (FRANKLIN MS) Fall 0:54
Match #6 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Kayla Miracle (Batchelor MS) Dec 2-0,0-2,1-0
Match #7 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #8 Bailey Lahue (CORYDON) over Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,3-0,6-2
Match #9 Jake Tucker (Lowell MS) over Josh Davis (Reitz) Dec 6-2,6-0,4-2

Middle School-85 - Trevor Asher DNP.
Match #1 Trevor Asher (Lowell MS) over Eli Housel (Edgewood WC) Dec 2-0,4-3,3-1
Match #2 Cory O`neal (Southwestern (Hanover)) over Trevor Asher (Lowell MS) Fall 0:57
Match #3 Trevor Asher (Lowell MS) over Jared Coats (Delta MS) TF 9-1,9-1
Match #4 Michael Thomas (Center Grove MS Central) over Trevor Asher (Lowell MS) Fall 2:20

Middle School-90 - Joshua Bottos DNP.
Match #1 Jordan Lile (Red Cobra) over Joshua Bottos (Lowell MS) Dec 0-0,1-0,2-0
Match #2 Kyler Fleener (Perry Meridian) over Joshua Bottos (Lowell MS) Dec 4-1,0-0

Middle School-90 - Darion Hornickel DNP.
Match #1 Brody Boles (Paul Hadley MS) over Darion Hornickel (Lowell MS) Fall 0:40
Match #2 Grant Martsolf (John Young MS) over Darion Hornickel (Lowell MS) Fall 0:18

Middle School-90 - Alexander Mavros DNP.
Match #1 Devin Childers (Tippy Valley) over Alexander Mavros (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,2-1
Match #2 Alexander Mavros (Lowell MS) over Ryan Torrance (FRANKLIN MS) FF
Match #3 Chandler Moore (Southmount Middle) over Alexander Mavros (Lowell MS) Dec 4-2,0-0

Middle School-90 - Matthew Starcevich DNP.
Match #1 Matthew Starcevich (Lowell MS) over Chris McCallough (Southport) Fall 0:52
Match #2 Benjamin Harvey (Doe Creek MS) over Matthew Starcevich (Lowell MS) Fall 0:13
Match #3 Levi Hill (Seymour MS) over Matthew Starcevich (Lowell MS) Fall 1:50

Middle School-95 - Jake Roop DNP.
Match #1 Jake Roop (Lowell MS) over Austin Wheeler (Center Grove MS Central) Fall 2-0,4-1,3:13
Match #2 Tommy Forte (CIA) over Jake Roop (Lowell MS) Fall 2:19
Match #3 Joshua King (Indy Southside Rebels) over Jake Roop (Lowell MS) Dec 9-0,0-0

Middle School-102 - Kenny Hughes's place is 4th.
Match #1 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Wesley Corey (Hamilton Southeastern JHS) Fall 0:51
Match #2 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #3 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Brant Larson (Doe Creek MS) Fall 0:24
Match #4 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Corey Bellis (Patriot WC) Fall 0:32
Match #5 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Adam Gordon (Delta Eagles) Dec 7-0,0-0
Match #6 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Riley Newkirk (Belzer) Dec 3-0,3-2
Match #7 Jack Bolin (Nortridge MS) over Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,0-0
Match #8 Jack Bolin (Nortridge MS) over Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,0-0
Match #9 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) over Ryan Negrelli (Merrillville Pierce) Fall 1:31
Match #10 Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #11 Nick Ward (Beech Grove) over Kenny Hughes (Lowell MS) Dec 4-1,0-0

Middle School-110 - Mitch Roadruck DNP.
Match #1 Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) over Darren O`risky (North Posey) Fall 4-0,2:27
Match #2 Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) over Mathew Mastison (Evansville Harrison WC) Fall 5-0,0-0,0:44
Match #3 Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) over Sam Marsicano (Jasper WC) Fall 5-0,2:25
Match #4 Alex Sparks (TEAM HUMPHREY) over Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) Fall 0:45
Match #5 Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #6 Luke Decker (CIA) over Mitch Roadruck (Lowell MS) Dec 0-0,3-0,3-0

Middle School-110 - Derek Pearman DNP.
Match #1 Derek Pearman (Lowell MS) over Andrew Stagg (Mater Dei) Dec 2-0,9-1,0-1
Match #2 Derek Pearman (Lowell MS) over Grant Brescher (Jasper WC) Fall 2-0,1:18
Match #3 Marshall Holwager (Jennings County MS) over Derek Pearman (Lowell MS) Dec 6-0,2-3,3-2
Match #4 Joey Mammolenti (Grissom MS) over Derek Pearman (Lowell MS) TF 7-0,8-0

Middle School-117 - Zachary Mroczkowski's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Austin Wethington (Indian Creek) Fall 3:59
Match #2 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Jared McMurry (Northridge MS) Fall 0:55
Match #3 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Joe Domogalik (Indy West) Fall 0:46
Match #4 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Gabe Estes (Red Cobra) Fall 2:27
Match #5 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Jonathon Fidler (Avon MS) Fall 2-0,5-0,3:16
Match #6 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Guy Birchel (CIA) Dec 0-0,3-0,2-0
Match #7 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Evan Smiley (Beech Grove) Dec 0-2,3-2,5-2
Match #8 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) received a bye.
Match #9 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Evan Smiley (Beech Grove) Dec 2-0,2-3,2-5
Match #10 Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) over Robbie Elsea (Doe Creek MS) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #11 Neal Molloy (Danville MS) over Zachary Mroczkowski (Lowell MS) Dec 2-0,3-0

Middle School-160 - Jeff Cummins DNP.
Match #1 Cody Bellis (Patriot WC) over Jeff Cummins (Lowell WC) Fall 2-1,7-5,3:53
Match #2 Jeff Cummins (Lowell WC) over Brandon Gasser (Carroll Cougars WC) Fall 3:20
Match #3 Ty Webster (Northridge MS) over Jeff Cummins (Lowell WC) Fall 0-0,1:41

Middle School-160 - Ryan Patterson DNP.
Match #1 Ryan Patterson (Lowell MS) over Miles Prieboy (Batchelor MS) Dec 9-0,0-0
Match #2 Nathan Vincent (New Prairie) over Ryan Patterson (Lowell MS) Dec 9-5,0-0
Match #3 Austin Neibarger (CIA) over Ryan Patterson (Lowell MS) Fall 0:53

There were 35+ Lowell Wrestlers that competed at Portage this past Sunday! Another great turn-out for the Lowell Wrestling Club! Close to 600 wrestlers turned out and it was a packed house!

Congratulations to all of the kids, parents, and coaches who participated in making Lowell Wrestling better in the future!

Our Team Mom, Maria Finger, was unable to attend due to her boys being sick; we didn't get an accurate count of LWC members who wrestled. Please email Coach Tucker if you are not listed below...

LWC wrestlers at Portage:

John "Spider" Alessia

Brandon Arena

Trevor Asher

Richard Bisping

Christopher Blissmer

Michael Blissmer

Josh Bottos

Ryan Bottos

Colton Cummings

Jeff Cummins

Jacob Cummins

Jimmy Curry

Matt Greismer

Olivia Guertin

Riley Guertin

"Mean" Steve Hoover

Darion Hornickel

Dawson "Tank" Hornickel

Drew Hughes

Kenny Hughes

Isaac James

Austin Kimbrell

Deion Komosa

Jason Komosa

Steve Matalin

Alex Mavros

Zack Mroczkowski

Derek Pearman

Joe Reed

Jake Roop

Luke Scott

Austin Slivka

Randy Sneed

Aiden Sneed

Jake Tucker

There is NOT a local tournament next weekend due to the Middle School State Championships held in New Castle, IN. Many of our middle school boys who were part of the undefeated team this past season will be competing this Sunday. You can follow their progress at www.trackwrestling.com

The High School Semi-State is being held this Saturday at Merrillville High School where Lowell High has qualified 4 wrestlers. Please check them out if you have the opportunity! The action starts at 9am...

Forty (40) Lowell Wrestlers showed up in great numbers at Chesterton on Super Sunday! The Lowell Wrestling Club was by far the largest contingent of kids at the tournament! Way to go!

The following wrestlers participated:

Lucas "Rock Star" Finger: 1st place

Travis Finger: 3rd place

Richard Bisping: 4th place

Tyler Gorman: unknown placing?

Justin Miner: 1st place

Matt Itczak: 4th place

Riley Guertin: 6th place

Olivia Guertin: 3rd place

Colton Cummings: 3rd place

Christopher Blissmer: 1st place

Jimmy Curry: unknown placing?

Brandon Arena: unknown placing?

Austin Slivka: unknown placing?

Mikey Blissmer: 3rd place

"Mean" Steve Hoover: 1st place

John "Spider" Alessia: 1st place

Ryan Bottos: 3rd place

Josh Bottos: 3rd or 5th place?

Darion Hornickel: 3rd place

Dawson Hornickel: DNP

Matt Starcevich: 1st place

Sebastian Zagarena: 4th place

Joe Reed: 4th place

Steve Matalin: 4th place

Derek Pearman: 1st place

Deion Komosa: 2nd place

Lucas Scott: 6th place

Jason Komosa: 5th place

Kenny Hughes: 1st place

Drew Hughes: 1st place

Mitch Roadruck: 3rd place

Zack Mroczkowski: 5th place

Randy Sneed: 4th place

Aiden Sneed: 1st place

Jake Tucker: 2nd place

Noah Pitrowski: 1st place

Jeff Cummins: unknown placing?

Jacob Cummins: unknown placing?

Austin Kimbrell: unknown placing?

Logan Missal: unknown placing?

Congratulations to ALL of the participants!

Please notify TEAM MOM Maria Finger before you leave any tourney so she can document your placing and we will try to get the results on the web site.

Next week? PORTAGE Tourney at Portage H.S. Weigh-ins-6am-8am

Go to http://iswa.com/Portage%20WEB.pdf for more information!

What a turn-out for the first Indiana tournament! I had folks from all over the region telling me "you guys from Lowell are all over the place!"

Way to go! Congratulations to all of the kids who participated. Remember what Gold Medalist Dan Gable said "Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy".

Participating wrestlers:

Johnny "Spider" Alessia: 1st place

Brandon Arena: 4th place

Trevor Asher: 2nd place

Richard Bisping: 3rd place

Christopher Blissmer: 1st place

Josh Bottos: 5th place

Ryan Bottos:3rd place

Trevor Cross: 2nd place

Hunter Cross: 4th place

Colton Cummings: 2nd place

Jeff Cummins: 3rd place

Jacob Cummins: 3rd place

Lucas Finger: 2nd place

Travis Finger: 2nd place

Tyler Gorman: 1st place

Riley Guertin: 2nd place

Darion Hornickel: 4th place

Dawson Hornickel: 4th place

"Mean" Steve Hoover: 1st place

Drew Hughes: 1st place

Kenny Hughes: 1st place

Isaac James: 5th place

Steve Matalin: 2nd place (at Chesterton)

Alex Mavros: 2nd place

Bradley Miley: 4th place

Justin Miner: 4th place

Kyle Novak: 4th place

Noah "Crusher" Pitrowski: 2nd place

Jake Roop: 4th place

Randy Sneed: 3rd place

Aiden Sneed: 2nd place

Matt Starcevich: 2nd place

Jake Tucker: 1st place

Lucas Scott: 3rd place

Olivia Guertin: 3rd place

Timmy "Bulldog" VanBaber: 5th place

Austin Kimbrell: 4th place

Derek Pearman: 2nd place

Zack Mroczkowski: 1st place

Matt Itczak: Placing unknown*

Jason Komosa: Placing unknown*

Deion Komosa: Placing unknown*

Sebastian Zagarena: Placing unknown*

*I will post as soon as I find out the placing...

We hope to see EVERYONE at Chesterton this Sunday! Be there between 6am-8am for registration/weigh-ins.

Great job!

The officials at Chesterton have rescheduled their tournament for Feb. 1st. We will be attending this tournament instead of traveling to Illinois.

---LWC Staff

The Varsity will host the NCC tourney on Saturday morning. The mats will have to be moved out of the wrestling room therefore there will be NO FRIDAY NIGHT "LIVE" practice at LHS this Friday (January 16th).

Thanks!

-The LWC staff

The Lowell Wrestling Club faced the Griffith Wrestling Club in a friendship meet designed to add more mat time to each wrestler's experience level.  Approximately 25 LWC members gained valuable experience by wrestling against other club kids.

The meet was a wonderful success and a special thanks goes out to the volunteer parent-coaches that helped out matside. The LWC appreciates your efforts! Also a special thanks to the Griffith Wrestling Club and their coaching staff!

Assisting at the meet by coaching and administrating:

Mr. Hornickel, Mr. James, Mr. Blissmer, Mr. Guertin, and Mr. Sneed.

Great job!

The Lowell Wrestling Club came out in full force this past Sunday by attending the Medieval Classic held at Lincolnway Central H.S. in New Lenox, IL. The LWC crowned 9 champions and 3 runner-ups!!!

Participating wrestlers:

John "Spider" Alessia: Champion w/bracket board.

Christopher Blissmer: Runner-up

Mikey Blissmer: 4th place

Richard Bisping: Runner-up

Jimmy Curry: Champion w/bracket board.

Travis Finger: Champon w/bracket board.

Lucas "Rock Star" Finger: Runner-up

Matt Starcevich: Champion w/bracket board

Jake Tucker: Champion w/bracket board

Drew Hughes: Champion w/bracket board

Darion "D-Train" Hornickel: Champion w/bracket board

Dawson "Tank" Hornickel: 3rd place

Derek Pearman: 4th place

Zach Mroczkowski: Champion w/bracket board

Kenny Hughes: Champion w/bracket board

Congratulations to all of the hard-working kids and parents!!!

The Lowell Wrestling Club separated their forces for two tough tournaments this past weekend in Illinois. Lowell wrestlers excelled at Braidwood, IL and also at the Midwest Classic held in Chicago Hts, IL.

At Braidwood, IL the following wrestlers participated:

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the both clubs, the friendship meet between Griffith and Lowell has been changed to Tuesday, January 13th at 7pm. ( 1 week later).

We apologize for the inconvenience!

-LWC Staff

The Lowell Wrestling Club was represented at Oak Forest High School in Illinois on Sunday. Participating for the LWC was:

Lucas Finger-DNP. Faced some tough competition!

Travis Finger-3rd place. Getting stronger!

Noah "Crusher" Pitrowski-1st place. He "crushes" the competition!

"Mean" Steve Hoover-1st place. Too mean for any opponent!

Also representing both the LWC and CIA at Bloom Trail High School was:

Mitch Roadruck-2nd place, lost 9-4 to a top-notch kid!

(2) Two other Lowell wrestlers represented CIA at the Crosstown tourney:

Clark Smith-3rd place, wrestled up in weight all day.

Nick Wineland-3rd place, showing improvement.

Congratulations to ALL of the Lowell Wrestlers!

The Borderwars National Duals were held this past Sunday in Battle Creek, Michigan. All of the action was held at the spacious Kellogg Arena. Johnny Alessia, Drew and Kenny Hughes, Zach Mroczkowski and Jake Tucker all competed for TEAM INDIANA vs. teams from Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and others!

Johnny Alessia competed at 45lbs for TEAM INDIANA Blue and went undefeated on the day!

Drew Hughes and Jake Tucker competed at 70lbs and 75lbs for TEAM INDIANA Gold and both boys went undefeated on the day!

Zach Mroczkowski competed for Indiana's RED COBRA Middle School team filling a vacant spot at 125lbs! Zach wrestled well all day and represented the Lowell Wrestling Club with class and sportsmanship! 

Kenny Hughes wrestled for the Indiana National Middle School Team and met some of the best competition in the country!

Team Indiana Gold finished 3rd.

Team Indiana Blue finished 5th.

Indiana National Middle School Team finished 3rd.

This Friday, January 2nd at 6pm, we will be holding an OPEN PRACTICE for both the White and Blue groups. We will LIVE wrestle and play dodgeball at the end of the workout!

Come join us!

-Coach Tucker

Due to the dual meet between the Lowell Red Devils and the Griffith Panthers held at LHS, there will be no WHITE practice tonight.

Please come out and support the LHS varsity team! 

The dual meet will be held in the fieldhouse NOT the main gym.

The next regularly scheduled practice will not be held until Monday, December 29th for the BLUE group at 6pm...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!

-Coach Tucker and the LWC staff

The 3rd annual FORCE CHALLENGE 3 had over 900 wrestlers attend at Plainfield South High School in Joliet, IL this past Sunday. Braving the cold, chilling weather was:

Zach Mroczkowski-1st place (plaque) Wrestled awesome!

Derek Pearman-1st place (plaque) Beat two very good wrestlers in the Semi's and Finals!

Travis Finger-2nd place (medal) Showed good energy and strength!

Lucas Finger-DNP, had a rough day, will be back strong!

Mitch Roadruck-3rd place (medal) Lost 8-7 and Lost 7-6 to two very good wrestlers! 2-2 on the day in a RR.

Steve Matalin-4th place (medal) Pinned a tough opponent, showing improvement!

Jake Tucker-2nd place (medal) Lost 9-7 to Peter Perich (Multi-Illinois State Champ) Defeated Jack Diana 6-4 in the semi's, (Multi-Illinois state placer)

Congratulations to all of the LWC members who fought hard in Illinois! Keep up the good work!

The Lowell Middle School wrestling team recently completed their season by handily defeating Crown Point (Taft) 96-22 and finishing with an undefeated/untied record!

LMS was 15-0 in dual meets and captured titles at the Merrillville Super Duals and the LMSAC tournament!

Congratulations!

The Tri-Creek School Corporation has cancelled ALL after school activities for Tuesday, Dec. 16th due to inclement weather.

NO WHITE practice will be held tonight!!!!

-LWC Staff

Due to a conflict in scheduling between the varsity wrestling team and the middle school wrestling team, there will be no BLUE practice on Wednesday evening...all of the coaches will be unavailable for club practice due to being at the meets with Highland (away) and with Crown Point (home).

Thanks for understanding! 

All BLUE group wrestlers may attend the white practice on Thursday if they choose to do so...

It was a history-making day for Lowell Wrestling! LMS Wrestlers took the TITLE at the LMSAC Conference Tournament held at Griffith High School this past Saturday. LMS outdistanced the 2nd place team, Merrillville, by more than 50 points!

LMS had EIGHT (8) individual champions and THREE (3) runner-ups!

Team Standings:

Lowell

Merrillville

Kahler (Lake Central)

Grimmer (Lake Central)

Griffith

Munster

Clark (Lake Central)

Highland

LMSAC Champions from Lowell Middle School:

75lbs-Drew Hughes (Undefeated this season at 75lbs)

80lbs-Jake Tucker (Undefeated this season)

90lbs-Josh Bottos

105lbs-Mitch Roadruck

110-Andrew Roadruck

115-Derek Pearman (Undefeated this season)

125-Zach Mroczkowski

170lbs-Ryan Patterson (Undefeated this season and a 2x Conference Champ---Ryan weighs 161lbs and has wrestled "up" all year!)

LMSAC Runner-ups from Lowell Middle School:

70lbs-Clark Smith (Lost by 2pts in the finals!)

95lbs-Alex Mavros

100lbs-Kenny Hughes (Lost to a wrestler he defeated during the season)

Blue practice is cancelled for Monday, December 15th. Please attend the LMS Wrestling dual meet vs. Highland starting at 5pm (home meet). All Blue practice wrestlers are welcome to attend the white group on Tuesday!

 Much Thanks!!!

-----LWC Staff

The undefeated LMS Wrestling Team scored 103 points vs. Lake Central-Clark Middle School on Monday night. The final score was 102-18. LMS won 18 of 21 matches!

Great job, LMS Wrestlers!

Next up? Grimmer Middle School at home tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5pm in the gymnasium!

This past Saturday, the Lowell Middle School wrestling team captured the coveted team title at the Merrillville Super Duals. The team defeated Chesterton, Crown Point, Merrillville, and Portage to finish 4-0 for the day!

LMS has never won this event. Congratulations to all of the boys and the coaches/managers for a job well-done!

LMS moves to 9-0 on the season for dual meets.

Due to the moving of mats for the LHS tournament on Saturday, the LWC will NOT have practice this Friday, Dec. 5th.

Much Thanks!

Danville, IL   Drew Hughes tore through the bracket at Novice 70lbs in Danville, Illinois to win the USAW Winter Nationals-Dominator Series. Drew was barely tested throughout the day, his closest match was 4-0.

Kenny Hughes earned 4th place by working his way back in the consolations and lost 6-2 in the 3rd place match at Schoolboy 105lbs. Kenny looked very strong all day.

Jake Tucker wrestled 8 matches in one of the largest brackets (29 wrestlers) of the tournament winning 11-6 in the 5th place match at Novice 80lbs.

Derek Pearman and Darion Hornickel also wrestled and gave great efforts! Pearman dominated his first opponent but ran into a Pennsylvania champ and later lost in the consolations. Hornickel lost his first match but went into Overtime in his 2nd match and gave a tremendous effort but fell short.

The fact that ALL of these boys wrestled as the "younger" in a USAW Dominator Series national competition and still excelled is very impressive! Next year, as the older in their respective divisions, we expect even bigger things!!

Great Job, boys!!!!

Placings:

Drew Hughes: Champion w/bracket board and plaque

Kenny Hughes: 4th place w/USAW medal

Jake Tucker: 5th place w/USAW medal

The Lowell Middle School wrestling team wrestled at the Taft invite in Crown Point this past Saturday. LMS dominated the tournament and crowned far more champs than any other school! No team score was kept. Schools participating were: Grimmer, Kahler, Taft, River Forest, East Chicago and Clark (St. John) middle schools.

LMS travels to Griffith on Tuesday to square off vs. the Panthers! The meet starts at 5pm. The LMS team looks to stay undefeated on the season!

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday and the coaches leaving town, etc. there will be NO PRACTICE on Wednesday, Nov. 26th.  Please tell your friends in the club! We would appreciate it.

Thank you.

-LWC Staff

Eight (8) Lowell Middle School wrestlers earned 1st place honors at the Lake Central Individual Invite on Saturday. TEN (10) teams with over 400 wrestlers participated in the event held for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students. LMS placed more wrestlers than any other school!

Congratulations boys! RDP!

Medalists: (Champions and Runner-ups: Medals were given to 1st/2nd place; Ribbons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th place)

Drew Hughes (Runner-up)-6th grader

Jake Tucker (Champion)-6th grader

Trevor Asher (Runner-up)-6th grader

Matt Starcevich (Runner-up)-6th grader

Josh Bottos (Runner-up)-7th grader

Jake Roop (Runner-up)-7th grader

Kenny Hughes (Champion)-7th grader

Drew Roadruck (Champion)-8th grader

Mitch Roadruck (Champion)-8th grader

Derek Pearman (Champion)-7th grader

George Fields (Runner-up)-8th grader

Zack Mroczkowski (Champion)-8th grader

Chris Fields (Runner-up)-7th grader

Dalton Corning (Runner-up)-8th grader

Dalton Belt (Champion)-8th grader

Ryan Patterson (Champion)-8th grader

Jeff Cummins (Runner-up)-8th grader

Next up? The LMS team will be facing Hobart (away-5pm) on Tuesday; at Merrillville on Wednesday (5pm). First home meet=Wed. Nov. 19th-5pm.

Starting next week (Monday, November 10th), each group will be practicing TWICE A WEEK. Coach Willmann has assigned Mondays and Wednesdays to the BLUE GROUP. Tuesdays and Thursdays to the WHITE GROUP. Fridays will be "Live Wrestling" and Dodgeball after the Devils' football team completes the season.

BLUE GROUP: Mondays and Wednesdays-6pm-730pm

WHITE GROUP: Tuesdays and Thursdays-6pm-715pm

Fridays: LIVE WRESTLING and Dodgeball (As soon as the Devils football team completes their season)

Questions?

jwillmann@tricreek.k12.in.us

Coach Joe Willmann has announced that there will be TWO (2) separate groups for training this season.

Blue group: Advanced & Experienced wrestlers

White group: Beginners

More details will be announced later...(practices times/days)

Stay tuned....

Sign-ups: There will be TWO (2) sign-up sessions for the Lowell Wrestling Club.

1st Session: Monday, October 20th, at Lowell High School (outside of wrestling room)

2nd Session: Tuesday, October 28th, at Lowell High School (outside of wrestling room)

Both sign-up sessions will be held from 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Sign-up fee is $95.00 and includes your mandatory USA Wrestling Card and over 4-months of wrestling instruction.

The 2008-09 Razorback season is approaching. We will announce the date for sign-ups soon. As of right now, we will most likely have sign-ups in late October or early November. Please check back to this site in early October to check for the exact time/date.

-Coach Tucker

In the midst of the sweltering heat and humidity with absolutely no air conditioning all weekend long, Ten (10) Lowell Razorback wrestlers survived the (2nd) Martinez Elite Wrestling camp this past weekend. It was perhaps one of the most grueling camps that we have attended. All of the parents can very proud of the efforts put forth by our BIG HOGS!!!

Camp Wrestlers:

Mitch Roadruck

Kenny Hughes

Drew Hughes

Mikey Blissmer

Christopher Blissmer

Lucas Finger

Ryan Patterson

Zak Mroczkowski

Derek Pearman

Jake Tucker

It was a wonderful summer for Lowell Wrestling! Thanks to all of the Razorback parents for their support in helping your son become a better wrestler!

-Coach Tucker

Jake Tucker, a 5th grader, earned Runner-up honors at the U.S. Army's Midwest Nationals held in Bloomington, Illinois. Jake went 3-1 on the day and lost a close match in the finals for the 5th/6th grade division championship.

Great job, Jake!

Seven (7) Two-hour sessions in 2 1/4 days pushed our brave Razorback wrestlers to the brink but they all survived and excelled.

Congratulations to all of the Lowell Razorback wrestlers who impressive everyone with their manners, work-ethic, and dedication! They were bruised and battered on the last day but they never quit!

I am very proud of our boys. It was very difficult to get through an intensive camp such as this one but all made it through and can be proud of their efforts!

Way to go!

Participating wrestlers in the Martinez Elite Summer Wrestling camp-June 27, 28, & 29th.

Mitch Roadruck

Josh Bottos

Ryan Bottos

Ryan Patterson

Jake Roop

Matt Starcevich

Lucas Finger

Jake Tucker

Matt Itczak

Michael Garza (thru Griffith WC)

Our next Martinez Elite Summer Wrestling Camp is scheduled for the weekend of July 18, 19, & 20th. We will meet at Casey's--6:15am. This camp is extremely intense, if you attend, be ready to work very hard vs. some of Illinois' best wrestlers!

-Coach Tucker

The Lowell Razorbacks welcome new Head Wrestling Coach for Lowell High School-Joe Willmann!

We are very excited and eager to work with you for many years to come!

Congratulations Joe!

-Razorback Board of Directors

THREE (3) Razorback wrestlers competed at the ISWA Freestyle State Finals in Indianapolis.

Jake Tucker won the Novice 70lbs division state title.

Mitch Roadruck placed 8th in the Schoolboy 98lb division.

Johnny "Spider" Alessia went 2-2 and his losses came vs. the Champion and Runner-up in his Bantam division. (A Murderous Draw!)

 Great job by these kids!

Jake Tucker, a member of the Lowell Razorback Wrestling Team and the Rick Larsen Wildcat Wrestling Club placed 4th at the ISWA Greco-Roman State Finals held in Indianapolis, IN.

Congratulations Jacob!

The Lowell Razorbacks traveled out to Cedar Falls, Iowa to wrestle in the USA Folkstyle Nationals. All-Americans for Lowell were: Drew Hughes, Scott Pitrowski, and Lucas Finger.

Noah Pitrowski became only the 2nd Razorback Wrestler ever to earn a National Championship! Congratulations "Crusher"! (Ethan Winel in 2003 was our other National Champ)

Participating Lowell Razorback Wrestlers:

Jake Tucker-DNP: All placers at Novice 75 were 2nd year novices...just a meat grinder! He'll be back next year to give it a run as a 2nd year Novice.

Scott Pitrowski-5th place, Schoolboy 210. Beat a kid that he lost to earlier in the day. Scott is a first year wrestler! He also won Folkstyle State.

Drew Hughes-6th place as a first year Novice! The heart of a lion! Drew, I am very proud of you, kid!

Kenny Hughes-DNP: Had a good run, went 4-2. He'll be back also, Kenny was a first year in schoolboy.

Mitch Roadruck-DNP: Wrestled and Battled hard, he'll be back too! (first year in schoolboy)

Lucas Finger-8th place: Way to go! "Small but Mighty" (first year Midget)

Noah Pitrowski-Bantam 75lbs ++, wrestled a kid much heavier than him for the 2 out of 3 series...he pinned the kid both times!
Derek Pearman and Matt Starcevich: DNP-Both of these guys fought their butts' off and they are both beginning wrestlers but gained some valuable experience and have bright futures ahead of them!

Kurt Monix and Nathan Cleveland, both former Lowell Razorbacks finished 4-2 in the Junior division and both lost in the match to medal! Way to go guys!

Next up? John "Spider" Alessia, Drew Hughes, and Jake Tucker will compete for INDY ELITE in Kingsport, Tennessee for the AAU Elementary school Nationals this weekend.

Huntington, IN: Scott Pitrowski, an 8th grader at Lowell Middle School and a member of the Razorback Wrestling Team, won the ISWA Folkstyle State Championship for the 210lbs weight class for Schoolboys. Scott defeated the reigning middle school champion enroute to his title!

Kenny Hughes, a 6th grader at Lowell Middle School and a Lowell Razorback Wrestler, captured Runner-up honors in the Schoolboy division at 91lbs by pinning his way to the finals.

Participating Lowell Razorbacks: Mitchell Roadruck, Joshua Bottos, Zak Mroczkowski, & Charlie Mavros.

 Former Lowell Razorback wrestler, Nathan Cleveland, captured the Junior ISWA Folkstyle State Championship at 189lbs. Cleveland, a Sophomore at Lowell High School, pinned a current high school state placer and defeated another enroute to his title! Other former Razorbacks to place at the State Finals:

Nicholas Lenzo: 3rd place, Jake Lamb: 5th place, and Kurt Monix: 3rd place.

For both weekends of state, the Lowell Razorback Wrestling Team had 27 current or former members participate! That is an outstanding effort by the kids in Lowell!

The Lowell Razorbacks will be holding an end-of-the-year celebration next Wednesday evening, March 19th, from 6pm-8pm at the Triple Crown Baseball and Softball Academy located at 2208 US 41 in Schererville, Indiana.

The Academy is a sports-complex so it is advisable to bring a folding chair for your comfort.

The Razorbacks will be providing Pizza and Drinks! We hope everyone can make it for this event!

Lets celebrate a great folkstyle season!

Drew Hughes won a classic battle against a former state champion in the finals on Saturday to win the ISWA Folkstyle State Championship! Stevan Micic cruised to the title by dominating his opponents throughout the bracket! Ironically, both Razorback State Champions won their title-matches on the same mat!

Way to go boys! You made us proud!

The Lowell Razorbacks had many state placers as well.

Christopher Blissmer-Peewee 45lbs, 8th place

"Mean Steve" Hoover-Bantam 45lbs, 6th place

John "Spider" Alessia-Bantam 45lbs, 7th place

Will Staggs-Bantam 70lbs, 8th place

Alex Mavros-Novice 85lbs, 6th place

Also competing at the State Tournament were: Riley Guertin, Nick Winland, Lucas Finger, Ryan Bottos, Matt Itczak, Trevor Asher, Mikey Blissmer, Matt Starcevich, Jake Tucker, Jake Roop & Austin Slivka.

The Lowell Razorbacks will be heading to the ISWA state finals the next two (2) weekends.

First (this weekend), all Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, and Novice wrestlers will compete at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. (Weigh-ins Friday, 6pm-9pm Indy time at Ben Davis High School)

Second (next weekend), all Schoolby, Cadet, and Junior wrestlers will compete at Huntington North High School in Huntington, Indiana. (Weigh-ins Thursday-Remote sites)

For information/details about these events go to:

www.iswa.com and click on ISWA events.

For information about this weekend's state finals, go to the below address:

http://www.iswa.com/2007%20Folkstyle%20State%20Finals%201.pdf

The Lowell Razorbacks are gearing up for the ISWA State Finals. Next weekend is the state finals for Pee wee, Bantam, Midget, and Novice wrestlers in Indianapolis. In Two (2) weeks, the state finals for Schoolboy, Cadet, and Juniors is being held in Huntington, IN.

The Big Hogs warmed up by wrestling at Munster on Saturday and at Jimtown on Sunday!

Participating wrestlers at Munster:

John "Spider" Alessia, Mikey Blissmer, Christopher Blissmer, Josh Bottos, Ryan Bottos, Jeff Cummins, Jacob Cummins, Lucas Finger, Travis Finger, Riley Guertin, "Mean Steve" Hoover, Drew Hughes, Kenny Hughes, Charlie Mavros, Alex Mavros, Zak Mroczkowski, Ryan Patterson, Derek Pearman, Noah "Crusher" Pitrowski, Scott Pitrowski, Mitch Roadruck, Jake Roop, Will Staggs, Matt Starcevich, Jake Tucker, and Nicholas Winland.

Participating wrestlers at Jimtown:

John "Spider" Alessia, "Mean Steve" Hoover, Riley Guertin, Jeff Cummins, Jacob Cummins, Lucas Finger, Drew Hughes, Nicholas Winland, and Kenny Hughes. Winland, a newcomer to the Razorbacks, achieved his very first win! Congratulations Nick!!

It is extremely important for coaches/parents to monitor all weight issues and inspect each wrestler's skin for possible red flags at the state weigh-in. We need to be FRESH going into the state finals, not beat-up, bruised, or battered. The next two weeks will focus on drilling and conditioning but we will still LIVE wrestle as well.

Munster, Indiana played host to many wrestlers from around the area this past weekend. FOUR (4) Razorbacks earned medals including:

Jacob Cummins-Runner-up honors! Aggressive and Tough!

Riley Guertin-3rd place! Lost two teeth during one match! Riley is one tough customer!

Nicholas Winland-4th place! Getting good experience!

Jeff Cummins-1st place, Champion! Improving at every practice!

Joe Rebesco-Wrestled hard all day! Thanks for representing the Razorbacks with class, Joe!

Way to go boys! We are very proud of your efforts!

The Lowell Razorbacks go "HOG WILD" at North Newton on Sunday; Crown NINE (9) Champions! Everyone wrestled very well and had a great day of competition.

Participating Wrestlers:

Christopher Blissmer-PW-45, Champion! He's ready for state!

John "Spider" Alessia-Btm-45, Champion! Defeated fellow "Hog" Travis Finger in the mud!

"Mean" Steve Hoover-Btm-45, Runner-up! Lost to a heavier kid (6lbs) in a blocked bracket.

Travis Finger-Btm-45, Runner-up! A tight one with "Spider".

Noah "Crusher" Pitrowski-Btm, Champion!  Sheer Terror on the mat!

Will Staggs-Btm, 4th place. He'll answer the call and be ready in two (2) weeks. 

Lucas Finger-Midget, Champion! Good finals match! A real energizer bunny!

Ryan Bottos-Midget, Champion! A real "Muscle Man".

Austin Slivka-Novice, 4th place. Increasing his speed and taking kids down!

Mikey Blissmer-Novice, 5th place. Keep working Mikey!

Matt Starcevich-Novice, DNP. Wrestled Blissmer in a barn burner of a match! Matt is the "Most Improved" wrestler this year!

Trevor Asher-Novice, 5th place, 2-1 on the day! Trevor is the "cradle-king".

Drew Hughes-Novice, Champion! Tech-fall/Pinned his way to the title! Rev'ing his engine for state!

Jake Tucker-Novice, Champion! 12-2 finals victory! He looks good...REAL good.

Josh Bottos-Novice, 3rd place. Josh is one dangerous wrestler! Look for him to do well the rest of the year!

Mitch Roadruck-Schoolboy, 4th place. Lost by 2 to Sam Ferdig in the semi's.

Kenny Hughes-Schoolboy, Champion! Defeated Sam Ferdig, 9-0 in the finals! Kenny looks AWESOME.

Ryan Patterson-Schoolboy, Runner-up! Ryan is aggressive and improving every day!

Scott Pitrowski-Schoolboy, Champion! Big Boy has some moves!

Tommy Mcfarlane-Schoolboy, 3rd place. Wrestled some tough kids all day, way to go Tommy!

Joe Reed-Schoolboy, 3rd place. Way to wrestle, Joe! You are looking like a monster out there!

 Next week? At Munster Folkstyle Tournament! Please register at www.trackwrestling.com

Lowell Razorback Team Photo! Please be prompt, we will set up for the TEAM PICTURE at 6pm on February 21st (Thursday). Please wear your BLUE Razorback Singlet. If you don't have a BLUE Razorback Singlet, please wear another "Blue" singlet if you have one OR wear a Razorback T-Shirt/Sweatshirt for the picture.

Mr. Adam Slivka will be taking our photo for the web site. He will also take individual photos, so if you would like for him to email a picture to you, please let him know by providing your email address. We are not hiring a professional firm to take pictures, Mr. Slivka has done great work for us in the past...free of charge!

The Indiana Middle School State Championships are considered by many the most competitive wrestling tournament in the state, including the high school series. Wrestlers have ONE (1) day to go through brackets as large as 40 or 50 competitors often returning home after midnight.

NINE (9) middle school wrestlers (All Lowell Razorbacks)traveled to New Castle, Indiana to challenge themselves! 

Charlie Mavros, an 8th grader at Lowell Middle School and Zak Mroczkowski, a 7th grader at LMS both wrestled to a top 8 finish. The ISWA only awards the TOP 6 but both Charlie and Zak would both have wrestled for 7/8th place if the bracket would have allowed for it. That's a tremendous job by both boys! Mavros defeated local rival, Grimmer's Escobedo, to avenge an earlier loss at the Conference Tournament. Mroczkowski lost a heartbreaker by 1pt in the quarter-finals and showed the whole state that he is to be reckoned with!

Other wrestlers competing were Kenny Hughes (6th grader), Derek Pearman (6th grader), Mitch Roadruck (7th grader), Josh Bottos (6th grader), Alex Mavros (6th grader), Scott Pitrowski (8th grader), and Ryan Patterson (7th grader). Hughes, Roadruck, and Bottos all had winning records in the tournament.

The tournament pits 6th, 7th, and 8th graders against each other in each weight class!

Way to go, Fellas! We are proud of you for giving a good effort! The underclassmen will have another chance to strike gold next year!

A special thanks goes out to Coaches: Roadruck, Hughes, and Bilka for making the trip to New Castle and coaching the boys!

Email Coach Tucker for any omissions.

The Portage folkstyle tourney finished up around 2:30pm, plenty of time to return home for the SuperBowl. There was some great action and the RAZORBACKS wrestled very well!

Participating Wrestlers:

Christopher Blissmer- 2nd place, PW. (Very Aggressive!)

Johnny "Spider" Alessia-1st place, Champion! Btm. (Pinned a tough wrestler!)

Travis Finger-1st place, Champion! Btm. (So STRONG)

Will Staggs-1st place, Champion! Btm. (Two weeks in a row---Champion!)

Lucas Finger-1st place, Champion! Midget. (Quick like a CAT!)

Matt Itzcak-6th place. Midget. (Two close matches!)

Ryan Bottos-1st place, Champion! Midget. (Dominating Effort)

Mikey Blissmer-6th place, Novice. (Tough bracket)

Matt Starcevich-4th place, Novice. (Great match in the Semi's)

Trevor Asher-3rd place, Novice. (Competitive with a tough Tyler Griffith)

Drew Hughes-1st place, Champion! Novice. (4-0 win over Jake Sinkovics in finals)

Jake Tucker-1st place, Champion! Novice. (Defeated Darden Schurg by Fall)

Josh Bottos-4th place, Novice. (Great Effort in a brutal bracket!)

Alex Mavros-5th place, Novice. (Lost a tough one to C.J. Alexander!)

Stevan Micic-1st place, Champion! Novice. (Never broke a sweat!)

Jake Roop-3rd place, Novice. (2 pins! This kid is coming on!)

Kenny Hughes-1st place, Champion! (Tearing it up and getting ready for State!) 

Mitchell Roadruck-6th place, SB. (Tough Bracket, wrestled hard all day!)

Derek Pearman-4th place, SB. (Wrestled hard all day long)

Zak Mroczkowski-3rd place, SB. (lost in the Semi's---a close one)

Ryan Patterson-1st place, Champion! SB. (Ryan is coming on STRONG!)

Joe Reed-4th place, SB. (Way to go Joe, keep on working hard!)

*If I missed someone (I apologize) please email me at shntucker@sbcglobal.net

Next week? Most wrestlers get the weekend off. Please attend the high school Semi-State at Merrillville High School on Saturday. The middle school wrestlers will be wrestling at MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE in New Castle, IN. Good Luck!

No practice tonight! Feb 1st, Friday.

 School was cancelled today.

 -Coach Tucker

TWO (2) hours of wrestling action in Griffith provided much needed experience for many Razorbacks! Thanks to everyone who made the trip. It was a lot of fun!

Coach Walls from Griffith has given us an "open" invitation to travel back up on the next THREE (3) Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the main gym. Over the next three weeks, other teams will be wrestling Griffith but any Razorback(s) that wishes to wrestle are invited also!

A special thanks to the coaches and parents at Griffith for providing a nice atmosphere for wrestling!

Participating Wrestlers:

Christopher Blissmer

Steven "Mean Steve" Hoover

John "Spider" Alessia

Mikey Blissmer 

Will Staggs

Matt Itzcak

Jacob Cummins

Isaac James

Austin Slivka

Drew Hughes

Jake Tucker

Kenny Hughes

Derek Pearman

Jeff Cummins

Any wrestler omitted, please email Coach Tucker!

-Coach Tucker

The Lowell Razorbacks wrestled tough all day at Merrillville High School! Five (5) Champions were crowned! Jacob Cummins wrestled his first match ever and showed that he has a lot of heart! Will Staggs won a big title and Isaac James garnered Runner-up honors. The Razorbacks will travel to Griffith High School this Wednesday for exhibition matches. Start time is 7pm in the main gym!

Participating wrestlers:

Christopher Blissmer-4th place, PW. Good Job Today!

John "Spider" Alessia-1st place, Btm. Champion! Spider won a nailbiter vs. fellow Razorback Steven Hoover.

Steven Hoover-2nd place, Btm. "Mean" Steve wrestled well but lost a tight one to his buddy, "Spider".

Jacob Cummins-3rd place, Btm. A bloody nose in his 1st match ever... didn't stop this freight train!

Will Staggs-1st place, Btm. Champion! A great day for Will! An even better day for Daddy! :-)

Travis Finger-2nd place, Btm. A close loss in O.T.

Lucas Finger-2nd place, Midget. Defeated a wrestler 12lbs heavier than him!

Mikey Blissmer-4th place, Novice. Lost a close match for 3rd place.

Trevor Asher-3rd place, Novice. Wrestled with great effort all day!

Drew Hughes-1st place, Champion! Novice. Dominated all opponents!

Isaac James-2nd place, Novice. Lost to a tough C.J. Alexander of Hobart in the finals.

Austin Slivka-5th place. Novice. Getting better on his feet.

Jake Tucker-1st place. Novice, Champion! Defeated his good buddy Darden Schurg in the 1st round, 6-4 O.T.

Phillip Whitman-6th place. Learning more every day!

Mitchell Roadruck-4th place, SB. A tough loss for 3rd place.

Kenny Hughes-1st place. SB, Champion! Defeated Munster's Slosser and an Illinois stud enroute to the title.

Zack Mroczkowski-2nd place. SB, Lost to a tough opponent in the Finals. Zack is getting tough!

Ryan Patterson-4th place. SB, Wrestled heavier kids all day, a good effort from Ryan!

Next week? At Portage High School!

On Wednesday, January 30th, (Time to be announced-tentatively 6pm) the Lowell Razorbacks will be heading up to Griffith High School for a friendship "Dual Meet" vs. the Griffith Wrestling Club. As in years past, this is a great opportunity for our wrestlers to get some much-needed mat time and experience by being able to wrestle in several exhibition matches. I HIGHLY recommend that all Razorbacks attend this event. It is great for improving your skills!

I will announce the exact start time of the event before the January 30th meet date.

-Coach Tucker

The Lowell Razorbacks wrestled well at Chesterton on Sunday! The Duneland tourney provided full wrestlebacks which made for a long day but many wrestlers were able to get an extra match in. A great job by everyone, including the coaches who went from mat-to-mat all day long! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication!

 Participating Wrestlers:

Christopher Blissmer -3rd place. (fought hard!)

Travis Finger-1st place, Champion! (Strong like bull!)

Lucas Finger-3rd place. (Had a difficult bracket)

John "Spider" Alessia-2nd place. (Best wrestling yet!)

Steven Hoover-2nd place. (Tough bracket)

Brandon King-DNP. (Keep working hard!)

Matt Itzcak-DNP. (Showing good aggressiveness)

Austin Slivka-6th place. (Victim of a poor call!)

Jake Roop-DNP. (Improving every week)

Will Staggs-2nd place. (Best wrestling yet!)

Ryan Bottos-1st place, Champion! (Strong and Tough)

Mikey Blissmer-3rd place. (Turned on the Engine!)

Drew Hughes-1st place, Champion! (Dominant!)

Jake Tucker-2nd place. (Lost 4-2 in the finals)

Matt Starcevich-3rd place. (Great job Matt!)

Trevor Asher-5th place. (Very close losses)

Mitchell Roadruck-DNP. (Murderous Bracket!)

Kenny Hughes-3rd place. (Lost a tough one to Slosser)

Josh Bottos-3rd place. (Very competitive bracket)

Derek Pearman-4th place. (Nice Improved Wrestling!) 

Cody Robinson-DNP. (Showed good improvement!)

Zak Mroczowski-1st place, Champion! (Pinned Escobedo!)

IF someone was omitted accidentally, please email me at shntucker@sbcglobal.net

Next Sunday? At Crown Point High School! See you there!

Christopher Blissmer, a 1st year PeeWee, won his very first match (ever) on Sunday in Lake Station! He placed 2nd! Way to go, Christopher! 

All of the Razorbacks wrestled hard during the day. Congratulations to the medal winners and the champs (who received "Champion" t-shirts).

Participating Razorback Wrestlers:

 Christopher Blissmer: 2nd place.

 Travis Finger: 2nd place.

Steven Hoover: 2nd place.

Lucas Finger: 2nd place.

John "Spider" Alessia: 1st place, Champion!

Mikey Blissmer: 3rd place.

Isaac James: 2nd place.

Austin Slivka: 2nd place.

Matt Starcevich: 4th place.

Brandon King: 4th place.

Matt Itczack: 4th place.

Drew Hughes: 1st place, Champion!

Jake Tucker: 1st place, Champion!

Trevor Asher: 4th place. 

Alex Mavros: 3rd place.

Kenny Hughes: 2nd place.

Derek Pearman: 3rd place.

Mitch Roadruck: 3rd place.

Zak Mroczowski: 2nd place. 

Charlie Mavros: 1st place, Champion!

Next Week? We travel to Chesterton High School!

It was a full day of wrestling for the Lowell Razorbacks in Kankakee, Illinois! Among the great Illinois clubs represented were the Harvey Twisters, Orland Park Pioneers, Lincoln-Way WC, and many others.

Participating Razorbacks:

Steven Hoover: Champion (Looked Awesome! Pinned his way through the bracket)

Travis Finger: 2nd place (Bumped up to Bantam; Avenged last week's loss at Crosstown with a sweet win!)

Lucas Finger: 2nd place (Lost a tough one in the finals, battled hard the entire match!)

John "Spider" Alessia: Champion (Defeated 2 Harvey Twisters! Great Battles for Spider!)

Mikey Blissmer: 4th place (Great Headlock in finale)

Austin Slivka: 5th place (Went 2-1 for the day; lost a close one in the opener; Stuck his next 2 opponents!)

Jake Tucker: 5th place (Lost to National Champ Walter White, 11- 6, a barn burner in the 1st match; Went 2-1 for the day, Bumped up to Novice Division)

Alex Mavros: Champion (Pinned his way to the title! His signature head stack!)

Derek Pearman: 3rd place (Lost to a very talented kid in the Semi's; Came back with a big PIN!)

Zak Mroczowski: 5th place (Went 2-1 on the day; Pinned his last 2 opponents)

Tommy McFarlane: 2nd place (Lost to a tough Twister in the finals; Great Effort!)

Charlie Mavros: 2nd place (Lost to an Illinois State Champ in the finals)

Jeff Cummins: 6th place (Had a meatgrinder of a bracket; Showed great enthusiasm and heart!)

A good day of wrestling! Next up? VEGA FOLKSTYLE TOURNAMENT at Lake Station High School. The Indiana Season Begins! Great job!

The Lowell Razorbacks took the Crosstown Classic by storm and wrestled like champions! 17 Hogs competed and we came away with 7 champions and numerous medalists!

What a day for the Lowell Razorbacks! Nice Work!

 Participating Razorbacks:

Travis Finger- 4th place (Bumped up to Bantam)

Lucas Finger- 2nd place

Ryan Bottos- Champion!

Josh Bottos- Champion!

Alex Mavros- 3rd place

Charlie Mavros-Champion!

Drew Hughes-Champion! (Bumped up to Novice)

Kenny Hughes-Champion!

Jake Tucker-2nd place (Bumped up to Novice)

Derek Pearman-3rd place

Mikey Blissmer-3rd place

Ryan Patterson-Champion!

Zak Mroczowski-2nd place

Mitchell Roadruck-Champion!

Tommy McFarlane-2nd place

Jake Roop-4th place

Trevor Asher-2nd place

 Round Robin Format: Everyone wrestled 3 times!

The Lowell Razorbacks traveled to Plainfield South High School in a snow storm in order to test their skills against many Illinois grapplers. Travis Finger had no problem in winning 1st place and Jake Tucker lost in the finals to take 2nd. A very good day of wrestling for all of those who attended. Great job!

 Participating wrestlers:

Travis Finger-1st place w/trophy & bracket board

Lucas Finger-2nd place (after a real battle in the finals)

Mikey Blissmer-5th place (2-1 on the day, great job!)

John "Spider" Alessia-3rd place (wrestled hard!)

Mitchell Roadruck-5th place (2-1 on the day, Nice Work)

Jake Tucker-2nd place (bumped up-novice; lost 10-5 in finals)

The stomach flu and Strep struck many Razorbacks hoping to wrestle at the Braves Classic but that didn't stop Mitch Roadruck, Drew Hughes, Lucas Finger & Travis Finger from winning titles at Waubonsie High School in Aurora, Illinois. Mike Blissmer and Zak Mroczowski traveled out there but came home early due to weather conditions.

We are very proud of the Razorbacks for doing a fine job once again in Illinois!

Participating Wrestlers:

Mitch Roadruck, 1st place (Trophy)

Drew Hughes, 1st place (Trophy-Bumped up)

Lucas Finger, 1st place (Trophy)

Travis Finger, 1st place (Trophy)

Mikey Blissmer and Zak Mroczowski DNF.

Next week: Plainfield South High School

Lucas and Travis Finger both came away with championship medals this past Sunday in Illinois. The Razorbacks traveled to Neuqua Valley High School and looked very impressive! Jake Tucker captured a championship after bumping up to the Novice Division! Derek Pearman reached the finals and came away with an impressive 2nd place medal.

Keep up the great work!

Participating Razorbacks:

Travis Finger-1st place, bracket board/trophy.

Lucas Finger-1st place, bracket board/trophy.

Johnny "Spider" Alessia-2nd place, cradled 1st opponent.

Drew Hughes-3rd place, bumped up to Novice Division.

Jake Tucker-1st place, bracket board/trophy (bumped up).

Kenny Hughes-5th place, faced National Champ 1st round.

Derek Pearman-2nd place, faced Montini Wrestler in final.

Zak Mroczowski-3rd place, looked good!

Mitch Roadruck-5th place, 2-1 on the day.

Due to LHS having a tournament on Saturday, the Razorbacks must practice at LMS (Lowell Middle School) this Friday because of the removal of the mats from the LHS wrestling room. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Practice@LMS, this Friday: 6pm-730pm, park on the Southside of the building.

Due to Lowell Middle School vs. CP Wheeler this Thursday, Matt Abad and Greg Larsen will hold practice at the wrestling room (normal time). Thanks for stepping up you guys!

We appreciate it!

In order to wrestle in Illinois for the month of December, you MUST pre-pay with Coach Roadruck by no later than December 1st!!!

You must let him know which tournament you are going to attend and pre-pay for that tournament. Coach Roadruck must have a head-count and $$$$$ prior to December 1st so he can send it out to the tournament directors.

Please visit the "CALENDAR" tab to see the Illinois tournaments in December.

$75.00 covers all FIVE (5) Illinois tournaments in December! See Coach Roadruck!

Thanks!

-Coach Tucker

NO PRACTICE next Tuesday, Nov. 20th 2007. The varsity wrestling team has added a dual meet with Benton Central so the R'back practice is cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. We will have practice again on Tuesday, November 27th. The varsity team would love for everyone to come out and support the wrestlers vs. Benton Central.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

-Coach Tucker

Battle Creek, Michigan: Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Razorback Wrestler Drew Hughes won the 2007 Border Wars National Championship on Sunday in the 9/10yr old division. Drew also finished a very impressive 2nd place in the 11/12yr old division by barely losing a 2pt match in the finals.

Alex Mavros placed 4th in the 11/12yr old division after wrestling very hard all day long.

Mitch Roadruck and Jake Tucker also wrestled at the Nationals but were unable to place in their divisions.

Congratulations to all of the Razorbacks for wrestling with heart and intensity!

Five (5) Lowell Razorbacks competed at the Border Wars Wrestling Tournament in Peru, IN Sunday. Alex Mavros swept through the field and came away with a Border Wars title. Drew Hughes barely broke a sweat enroute to winning the 9 & 10 division and the 11 & 12 division. Hughes also defeated Blake Rypel (2nd in state) in an exhibition match. Jake Tucker captured two titles, winning the 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 divisions by defeating both Blake Rypel and Tyler Griffith (5th in state). Mitch Roadruck responded from a tough first round loss with a victory over a very strong kid. Mitch earned 2nd place in a round-robin affair. Charlie Mavros met two very strong wrestlers and fought extremely hard in his matches. Charlie came home with 3rd place.

Lowell Razorback Champs/Placers:

Alex Mavros, Champion of 11/12 division. (85lbs-undefeated)

Drew Hughes, Dbl Champion of 9/10 & 11/12 division. (67lbs and 71lbs-undefeated)

Jake Tucker, Dbl Champion of 9/10 & 11/12 division. (75lbs and 75lbs-undefeated)

Mitch Roadruck, 2nd place of 11/12 division. (90lbs)

Charlie Mavros, 3rd place of 13/14 division. (100lbs)

The Lowell Razorbacks will be participating next in the USA Wrestling's Winter Nationals held in Danville, Illinois. A special thanks to Coach Richard Neal for attending the tournament to help coach the wrestlers.

Great Job Boys!

-Coach Tucker

Mitch Roadruck, a 7th grader at Lowell Middle School and a member of the Lowell Razorback Wrestling Team won the Indianapolis BORDER WARS invitational.

 Great Job Mitch!!

Attention: ALL RAZORBACKS!

Coach Roadruck will be emailing our names/weights in for the club after Thursday's practice. If you want to be pre-registered for the Merrillville tourney, you MUST attend practice Thursday night and weigh-in.

-Coach Tucker

Don Bales, A.D. at LHS, has canceled ALL athletic events for tonight due to impending weather.

No Razorback Practice Today! (Tuesday, January 29th)

Please meet at Griffith High School's main gym tomorrow night for exhibition matches. Start time is 7pm. Be there by 6:45pm.

-Coach Tucker