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  • ‘Dan’-ger Zone

    Goress wins state title for 1st KHS wrestling crown in 20 years KANELAND—Kaneland last saw one of its wrestlers crowned an individual state champion before current KHS senior Dan Goress was born.

    • Posted 117 days ago
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  • Success at 1st postseason stop

    KHS grapplers have fine 2nd-place showing in Sycamore KANELAND—If it weren't for the hosts, KHS could brag even more. But KHS isn't the bragging type of team; it is more the diligent worker-type.

    • Posted 131 days ago
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  • Wrestlers drop regular season finale

    Kaneland—There would be no repeat of last year's final regular season stop.

    • Posted 132 days ago
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  • Knights grab 5th on NIB-12 mat

    Kaneland’s 145-pound entry, Dan Goress, wins NIB-12 bracket SYCAMORE—Seeing what the rest of the Northern Illinois Big XII Conference can offer provides a nice opportunity.

    • Posted 143 days ago
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  • Wrestlers take down Morris, host Flott

    KANELAND—Fourth time is a charm for local wrestlers. For the fourth straight season, KHS wrestling was crowned king of its own mat at the Margarett Flott Memorial Tournament held in Maple Park on Saturday.

    • Posted 146 days ago
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  • Grapplers open 2013 with dual win

    Wrestlers battle through Sycamore Invite field, stifle Rochelle KANELAND—Nothing like a tough Sycamore Invite and a Northern Illinois Big XII battle against a familiar foe to measure your team’s progress.

    • Posted 159 days ago
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  • KHS earns split at usual Flavin stop

    DeKalb gathering lifts KHS; sees dual mark at 10-11 KANELAND—A usual late-December stop offered a glimpse as to what caliber the Knight wrestling squad is at right now.

    • Posted 166 days ago
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  • Knights take 2 of 3 in Woodstock quadrangular

    KANELAND—Work never seems done for the Kaneland High School wrestling unit.

    • Posted 173 days ago
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  • Wrestlers tussle with Yorkville in losing effort

    Knights also face 3 foes in home weekend quad KANELAND—You can have a plan to be aggressive on the wrestling mat, but unless it manifests during mat time, no win is automatic. Kaneland's meet against visiting Yorkville had some...

    • Posted 180 days ago
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  • Tough week for Knight matmen

    KANELAND—If a team is going to have a difficult week, it is much better to have them in early December than in February.

    • Posted 186 days ago
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  • Knights power through

    Wrestlers slammed by Sycamore, split Saturday triangular KANELAND—Area teams know when they've been on a mat with the Sycamore Spartans—the KHS grapplers are no different.

    • Posted 194 days ago
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  • 3’s a welcome crowd

    Wrestlers get on right side of mat with sweep at KHS KANELAND—Coaches and wrestlers have often said the Knights tend to be a different tournament team than a dual team.

    • Posted 201 days ago
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  • Winter Sports Preview: Grapplers count on experienced core

    KANELAND—Last year brought a handful of success for Kaneland High School wrestling.

    • Posted 209 days ago
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  • Kaneland High School Honor Roll

    High and regular honor rolls announced.

    • Posted 474 days ago
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  • All-stater Gust caps KHS wrestling’s Champaign trip

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—As the 2011-12 wrestling season rolled on, it became apparent that this was a season that many Knights could be proud of.

    • Posted 481 days ago
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  • State of excellence: Wrestlers bring 4 to Champaign

    STERLING—You’d have to go back to 1994 to revisit the last time Kaneland High School wrestling had more than three State qualifiers.

    • Posted 488 days ago
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  • Wrestling sends seven to Sterling Sectional

    DEKALB—When it comes time for postseason wrestling, a preferred mentality is “survive and advance.”

    • Posted 495 days ago
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  • It pays to pin: Kaneland grapplers edge Batavia

    KANELAND—A roller coaster of emotions set upon the Kaneland wrestling mat at the end of Friday evening’s clash between the Knights and Batavia.

    • Posted 502 days ago
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  • KHS wrestlers take third at NIB-12

    Gust, Goress secure conference bragging rights STERLING—If looking for incremental improvements that could go a long way, look at this year’s Northern Illinois Big XII conference meeting.

    • Posted 509 days ago
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  • Grapplers go 2-3 at storied Flavin Invite

    DEKALB—Kaneland’s wrestling roster made its usual stop in a first-time locale as 2011 drew to a close.

    • Posted 530 days ago
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  • Winter sports awards, NIB-12 honors dished out

    A look through Kaneland's winter sports award winners.

    • Posted 796 days ago
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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.

    • Posted 859 days ago
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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.

    • Posted 887 days ago
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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.

    • Posted 901 days ago
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  • 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...

    • Posted 943 days ago
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