Sunday, February 17, 2013
Oak Forest's Danny Swan won the 106-pound championship in the Class 2A state wrestling tournament at Champaign. Teammate Alec Brown placed fourth at 220.
Oak Forest sophomore Danny Swan will have plenty of time before he writes his wrestling swan song. For now, he can feel good about winning the Class 2A state championship in the 106-pound weight class. Swan edged Nkosi Moody of Rich Central 4-2 in a tense overtime thriller in the final on Saturday at Assembly Hall in Champaign. Swan was one of two Bengal individuals to return home with a medal hanging around his neck. Senior Alec Brown placed fourth in the 220-pound weight class. Brown won 3-of-4 matches before dropping a 5-2 decision to Montini's Edgar Ruano in the third-place match.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Watch: Oak Forest senior wrestling standout Alec Brown takes down a teammate during a final tuneup session for this weekend's Class 2A state tournament.
At Oak Forest High School, the question of what can Brown do for you comes with a ready-made answer. Just about anything. Senior Alec Brown boasts and 3.88 grade point average. He is an honor-roll student considering a career in engineering or physical therapy. He also is a two-sport standout and one of six individuals who will be representing the Bengals in the IHSA Class 2A state wrestling tournament this weekend in Champaign. And he is Southland Patch’s Athlete of the Month for January. Brown, a 220-pounder with a 37-3 record, reported to wrestling drills late. He had a good reason. He was the middle linebacker and defensive leader on the Oak Forest football team that posted a 10-2 record, tied for first place in the South Suburban Blue…
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Homewood-Flossmoor's Ricky Bullock outpolled 10 others in voting for Southland Patch's MVP, Jan. 28-Feb. 3. He is now eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month honors.
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9:56 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
my daughters 1st crush. Awww. We rooted for Danny @ home & watched live online. So Cool. VOTE DANNY for PATCH MVP ( he's already up 2pts, let's increase that !! ) more ›