Congratulations to the Bolingbrook Jr. Raiders Wrestling Club for defending their title at the Wolves Dual in Crystal Lake.

Dual Weights
55, 58, 62, 66, 70,74,79,84,89,95,101, 108, 115, 122, 138, 147, 156, HWT

Matthew Aguirre, Ashton Breen, Dylan Burnoski, Shawn Carrier, Javin Estrada, Baylor Fernandes, Frankie Fisher, Nick Gantt, Tyler Krestel, Azael Martinez, Fidel Mayora, Elias Medina, Angel Mendez, Carsen Moreno, Troy Mutz, David Ochoa, Vince Ochoa, James Pierandozzi, Jacob Ramos, Matthew Ramos, Juwan Robinson, Corey Sapp, Nain Vasquez, Alex Villar,

YOU ALL MAKE US PROUD!!!

I want to congratulate all of our wrestlers who competed yesterday at the Plainfield Open. This was our 1st event of the official IKWF season, and our boys came to compete. We brought 45 wrestlers to this event and 30 of them made it to the finals and 21 came home with 1st place honors. Here is the list of PWC Open Champions (alphabetical order)Devin Aguirre, Rylan Breen, Javen Estarda, Baylor Fernandes, Jean-Luc Guerra, Colin Kacena, Tyler Krestel, Michael Major, Robert Major, David Mayora, Fidel Mayora, Troy Mutz, Vince Ochoa, Mason Patrick, James Pierandozzi, Marcus Poe, Jacob Ramos, Mathew Ramos, Juwan Robinson, Josh Vazquez, and Nain Vazquez. Here are your runner ups Jalen Aguirre, Dylan Burnoski, Shawn Carrier, Frankie Fisher, Gavin Jones, Jesse Palomar, Corey Sapp, KJ Whitaker, and Joey Yates. I was impressed by our wrestlers this weekend, and looking forward to this season. Go RAIDERS!

The Raiders began the season with an impressive showing at one of the toughest youth events in the country. Wrestlers from 39 states make the trip to Tulsa in November and January to compete in the Roller Series. This year was one of the toughest Kick Offs I can remember. 11 Junior Raiders made the trip, 3 made the finals and 2 others can home with All American honors. Michael Major made it to the finals in the 52lb weight class (6 & under) in his 1st trip to Tulsa, he fell behind in the 1st period and could not recover from a 5-0 deficit, he went 3-1 in the tournament and came home with an eagle. Ronald Tucker made it to the finals and lost a close 4-2 match in overtime in the HWT weight class (12& Under), This was Ronald’s 4th Eagle in the past 3 years. Fidel Mayora made it to the finals in the 100lb (12&under) and lost a close match 2-0 to the USA Preseason National Champion, Fidel was challenged for true 2nd and lost a 3-1 decision, Fidel went 3-2 on the weekend and also came home with an eagle. Rounding out the action was Dyaln Burnoski 84lb weight class (12&under) came home with a 5th place finish and lost to the eventual champion in a thrilling overtime match in the semi finals 5-3. Anthony Talaganov placed 6th in the HWT division (12&under). Although 6 others did not place, they battled to the finish and some were a match from getting on the podium. I was very pleased with the effort our boys gave. Go Raiders!

I would like to congratulate the wrestlers who competed in the USA Preseason Nationals event in Iowa this weekend. In what has become one of the toughest kick off events, this year certainly proved that a title was going to be hard earned.Three of our seven wrestlers that made the trip made it to the finals. Leading the way was Aidan Scholwin pulled off a thrilling 7-6 victory and secured the title in the final seconds, this was Aidan “Spider” Scholwins 3rd national title in 2 years. Matt Ramos also made it to the finals and lost a close 0-3 match to Logan Ashton (one of the top kids in the nation), in the finals. Finally Jimmy Pierandozzi made it to the finals in a loaded bracket and lost to the #1 kid in the nation for his age and weight 1-2. I was very proud of the way our boys battled this weekend. Next up ………..Tulsa Kick Off!

I’d like to recognize those wrestlers who competed in the Chasing the Dream Tournament in Champaign Illinois this past Saturday. Champions included the Villar brothers AJ and Alex, the Major brothers Michael and Robert, Marcus Poe, and Jean Luc Guerra. Congratulations to theses boys on there 1st place finishes. Go Raiders!