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Grapplers solved by Sycamore, split Saturday excursion

KANELAND—While there were some encouraging duels on Thursday, “some” won’t get it done against Sycamore wrestling when “all” are needed.

December 8th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Wrestlers see some success in Saturday meet

KANELAND—The season opener featured a 45-34 loss to Wheaton-Warrenville South, a 34-28 win over the Pretzels of Freeport, and a 42-36 loss to Burlington Central.

December 1st, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Leadership key for KHS wrestling roster

KANELAND—It’s no small task; to ask a group of grapplers to perform after losing graduates like State-goers Jimmy Boyle and Kyle Davidson of a year ago.

November 23rd, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

KHS looking for HOF help

Kaneland’s Hall of Fame is looking for contact information concerning members of the 1977 volleyball team, 1979 girls’ basketball team, 1982 wrestling team and 1988 boys’ cross-country team.

October 29th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Winter sports awards, NIB-12 honors dished out

A look through Kaneland’s winter sports award winners.

April 14th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Three Kaneland High School wrestlers qualified to travel this past weekend to Springfield, Ill. to compete in the Team Illinois Freshman/Sophomore State Championships.

March 17th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Knights Wrestling Club headed to Rockford

KANELAND—Zach Parker and Tom Price had a productive enough sectional on Saturday to move on to the State Tournament this weekend.

March 10th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

State-qualifier Boyle takes fourth at elite meet

KANELAND—Senior Jimmy Boyle, who has been no slouch on the football field for Kaneland High School, now has something to remember his time as a wrestler by.

February 24th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Knights wrestling club in the “2nd season”

The Knights Wrestling Club (ages 5-14) will complete in the IKWF (Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation) Regional Meet on Saturday , Feb. 26, at Sycamore High School.

February 24th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Boyle breaks out at wrestling Sectional

KANELAND—It’s familiar territory for Knights heavyweight Jimmy Boyle.

Familiar but exceptional territory for the senior, who now goes to the IHSA Class 2A State tournament at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill., this weekend.

February 17th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS wrestlers execute winning combination, take 2nd place at regional

SYCAMORE—When KHS wrestling coach Monty Jahns mentioned that his team had an eye on the postseason and may be better equipped for tournament settings, he wasn’t kidding.

February 10th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Wrestling defeated by Marmion Academy

KANELAND—When you have evenings like Thursday against Marmion Academy, you have to look for bright spots.

February 3rd, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Knights Wrestling Club invade West Aurora, head to season’s end

KANELAND—Knights Wrestling Club celebrates 25 years of dedication.

The Knights Wrestling Club is the youth (5-14 year olds) wrestling organization that is a feeder program to and operates out of Kaneland High School.

February 3rd, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Kaneland wrestling earns fourth at NIB-12 showcase

ROCHELLE—Like KHS coach Monty Jahns said a week ago, Kaneland wrestling might just be a better tournament team than a dual team at this point.

January 27th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Davidson, Boyle key in KHS winning own Flott Invite

KANELAND—While the Knights sit with a dual record they’d no doubt like to improve, gatherings like the annual Margaret Flott Memorial Tournament hosted by KHS do a nice job of getting headed in the right direction.

January 20th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Photo gallery: 2011 Margaret Flott Invitational

Kyle Davidson (right) and Jimmy Boyle took home titles as the Knights placed first in their home invite with 203.5 points, well ahead of Marengo’s 148.65 and Prairie Central’s 129.
Photos by Ben Draper

January 20th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Wrestling trumps Rochelle, sees action in Spartanland

KANELAND—Kaneland wrestling earned an important Northern Illinois Big XII win and placed in the middle of the pack at the usual early-Jan. stop of the Sycamore Invite.

January 13th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Wrestling ends up sixth place at Flavin Invite

DEKALB—With an 8-13 dual meet record through the first half of the year, Kaneland High School wrestling might not look like it’s making strides.

January 6th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Grapplers take two in Wauconda, storm Flavin

KANELAND—Instead of a face-full of candy and other winter goodies, Kaneland spent Thursday and this past Tuesday introducing opponents to a face-full of mat.

December 30th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Grapplers take on four squads tough week

KANELAND—While Kaneland wrestling has nabbed some nice individual wins lately, the dual meet results that are desired are harder to come by.

December 23rd, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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DeKalb hands Kaneland grapplers Thursday loss

KANELAND—It’s unfortunate that the Kaneland wrestling squad ran into DeKalb on Thursday evening in Barb-ville, because lately DeKalb’s been running over everyone.

In a Northern Illinois Big XII matchup, DeKalb subdued Kaneland by a 39-27 score in a dual, dropping the Knights to 2-5.

December 16th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Photo Gallery: DeKalb 39, Kaneland 27 (Wrestling)

At DeKalb High School, Dec. 9, 2010.
Photos by Ben Draper

December 13th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Wrestling earns win over T.F South

KANELAND—On the first weekend of the season with tangible snow on the ground, the Knight wrestlers made opponent T.F. South feel like an ill-equipped car—no traction.

December 9th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Wrestling starts on mat in Freeport

KANELAND—With a full lineup after the end of football season, it was time to hit the mat for Kaneland wrestling on Saturday morning.

December 2nd, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Winter sports preview: Wrestlers look to increase 19-win total in 2010-11

KANELAND—With a solid core coming back for coach Monty Jahns’ third season at the helm and a program that thrives on aggressiveness, opponents will have to take short relief in the fact that the Knights are still waiting for athletes to get back from football.

November 18th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Wrestlers Boyle, Davidson nab one win each at State meet

The Kaneland High School wrestling program can be pleased that they not only sent two wrestlers to the Class 2A State meet at Assembly Hall in Champaign, but also had those grapplers get a win on the Illini mat.

February 25th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Kaneland wrestling sends Davidson, Boyle to Champaign

Every IHSA wrestler with high aspirations has a goal of visiting Champaign in February for the State tournament.

February 18th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Wrestlers boast two regional champs, five move on

Fortunately for Knights wrestling, offseason plans aren’t starting just yet.

Thanks to a fourth-place finish at Saturday’s regional at Belvidere High School, five Knight grapplers are scheduled to compete at this weekend’s sectional out at the home of the Sterling Golden Warriors.

February 11th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Kaneland wrestlers handle Hampshire, Marengo

Maple Park–Finishing their last regular season meet on Saturday, Kaneland is going at a pretty good clip to make something happen at Saturday’s packed regional.

February 4th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Grapplers take 3rd at final WSC meet

What better way to show the team-wide improvement from a year ago than at the 2010 Western Sun Conference wrestling meet this past Saturday.

January 28th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS wrestling defends home mat at Flott Invite

At the annual Flott Wrestling Invite on Saturday, the Knight grapplers saw plenty of first-place accolades come their way in an invite win.

January 21st, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Wrestlers exhibit strong Sycamore Invite showing

With the way Kaneland High School wrestling began the regular season, conventional wisdom would dictate that it would perform better in Saturday’s 34th Sycamore Invite than last year.

January 14th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued