AFC Raiders
Coach: James Jackson (3rd season)
2011 postseason: Placed 8th among 8 teams at 1A Stillman Valley Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Riley Stephens 120 Fr
John Hilliker 120 Fr
Nick Hahn 126 Sr
Kraig Hickey 126 So
Andrew LeFevre 132 Jr
Josh Kaecker 132 Jr
Jake Kaecker 138 Jr
Jake Chapman 138 So
Byron Howlett 145 Sr
Matt Nelson 152 Sr
Josh Page 160 Sr
Desmond Milligan 170 Sr
Storm Bresson 285 Jr
Coach’s outlook: I have high expectations for this team. We will be close in a lot of our duals, and I will be looking for some of my more inexperienced guys to step up and score points, or at the very least save points.
Amboy Clippers
Coach: Sam Jones (1st season)
2011 postseason: Placed 6th among 8 teams at 1A Stillman Valley Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Collin Doege 113 Fr
Christopher Jones 120 Fr
Colton Shaw 126 Sr
Trevor Ullrich 126 Jr
Broc Sorrels 132 So
Jason Bontz 138 So
Garrett Gerdes 138 So
Doug Lawrence 145 Sr
Chase Dibella 145 Sr
Skyelar Zimmerly 145 Fr
Nathan Schrock 152 Jr
Ryan Leffelman 152 Fr
Andrew Klein 160 Jr
Travis Westenfelt 170 Jr
Darius Decker 220 Sr
Coach’s outlook: Jones takes over a team that will have plenty of new faces in the lineup. Finding consistent performers in the heavier weights will be a key to the Clippers’ success.
Dixon Dukes
Coach: Chris Bishop (2nd season)
2011 postseason: Placed 5th among 8 teams in 2A Sycamore Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Jakob Johnson 106 Fr
Zach Morrison 113 Fr
Austin Rhodenbaugh 120 Sr
Trent Brinkmeier 126 So
Kylian Lally 132 So
Zach Lehman 138 Jr
Brenan Chacon 145 Jr
Tevin Johnson 152 Jr
Dane Schielein 160 So
Terry Thorpe 170
Emilio Gonzalez 182 Sr
Jon Shippert 195 Sr
Mark McPhillips 220 Sr
Mike Rick 285 Sr
Coach’s outlook: This year is looking up for us as we have nine returning varsity wresters in our starting lineup. We also have one returning state qualifier, Zach Lehman.
Erie-Prophetstown Panthers
Coach: Tod McCullough (15th season)
2011 postseason: Placed 2nd among 9 teams at 1A Rock Falls Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Brandon McCullough 106 Jr
Erin Bowling 106 Jr
Lexie Mallary 106 Fr
Mitch Mallary 113 Sr
Josh Bowling 113 Fr
Brian Taylor 126 Fr
Riley Salas 126 Jr
Steven Schellhorn 132 Jr
Quinton Spage 132 Jr
Conner Littrel 138 Jr
Chris Stanley 138 Jr
Jared Cole 138 Fr
Alex Cole 145 Sr
Zach Howard 145 So
Nick Stoddard 152 Sr
Dylan Brown 160 Sr
Seth Montgomery 160 So
Nick Williams 170 So
Matt McManus 170 So
Justin Reynolds 170 Jr
Dylan DeShane 182 Sr
Jimmy Greenlee 182 Jr
Johnathon Butts 195 Jr
Jace Bright 220 So
Easton Tarbill 285 Jr
Alan Kuhlmieir 285 Jr
Coach’s outlook: We’ve got 10 wrestlers who were in the varsity lineup last year, so it’s a mater of filling in the rest of the spots and we should be very competitive this season.
Fulton Steamers
Coach: Chris Grant (3rd season)
2011 postseason: Placed 4th among 9 teams at 1A Rock Falls Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Chris McDivitt 132 Jr
Weston Jones 132 Jr
Ethan Jones 138 So
Tristan Smith 145 Fr
Tyler Snyder 152 Sr
Ken Eshelman 160 Jr
Weslee Shuey 195 Jr
Matt Hartman 220 Sr
Coach’s outlook: The 2011-12 Fulton wrestling team is young with many new faces. We again have a good group of hard-working freshmen that will bring a lot of energy.
Morrison Mustangs
Coach: Gregg Dolan (5th season)
2011 postseason: Placed 3rd among 9 teams at 1A Rock Falls Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Phoenix Parks 106 Fr
Kyle Haan 120 Fr
Hunter Ferguson 120 Fr
Tylr Dolan 126 So
Zach Lyerla 132 Sr
Austin Keller 145 Fr
Brian Benson 145 Jr
Leather Lewis 152 Fr
Mark McDonnell 152 Sr
Tanner Rennie 160 Fr
Austin Shoup 160 Fr
Tommy Kohl 160 So
Justin Cronister 160 So
Nolan Dykema 160 Jr
Bobby Deter 170 Jr
Calvin Harridge 170 Jr
Jeremiah LeMarche 170 Jr
Julien Martin 182 So
Logan Kuehl 182 Sr
Jake Dobbins 182 Sr
Matt McDonnell 195 Sr
Mitch Butt 220 Sr
Ethan Pruis 285 Sr
Coach’s outlook: The Mustangs will be strong in the upper weights and need wrestlers in the lower weights to step up if they are to enjoy success as a team.
Newman Comets
Coach: Steve Davis (14th season)
2011 postseason: Won Class 1A state championship.
Roster
Name WT YR
Drew Rosengren 106 Fr
Andrew Kobbeman 113 So
Jake Snow 120 So
Garrett Webb 120 Sr
Brandon Ahlgrim 120 Fr
Bryce Ivey 126 So
Maxx Hubbard 132 Sr
Brent Gross 138 Sr
Stephen Adamecz 145 Jr
Brian Bahrs 152 Jr
Dillan Heffelfinger 160 Fr
Jacob Monier 160 So
Jason Desmarais 170 Sr
Jade Dowd 170 Sr
R.J. Troye 195 Sr
Nyle Nestor 220 So
Jake Walls 285 Sr Coach’s outlook: We’ll be pretty solid as long as we fill out our weight classes. Returning state champs we’ve got a pretty big target, so we’re really going to have to push every time we go out.
Oregon Hawks
Coach: Brian Kaskavage (2nd season)
2011 postseason: Placed 4th among 8 teams at 1A Stillman Valley Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Ricky Rowe 120 Jr
Mahali Granados 126 Sr
Jake Kenney 126 Jr
Bailey Hoover 132 Jr
Kevin Greene 138 Jr
Doug Shaw 152 Sr
Brandon Sklavanitis 170 Jr
Joey Diehl 182 Jr
Jake Fassler 220 Sr
Colby Dace 285 Jr
Coach’s outlook: We are excited about the season, as the majority of our lineup has varsity experience. We are returning 4 of 5 sectional qualifiers from last season.
Polo Marcos
Coach: Justin Zigler
2011 postseason: Placed 7th among 8 teams in 1A Stillman Valley Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Paul Smith 120 Fr
A.Vincer 126 -
Devin Steen 138 Jr
Jake Phillips 145 Fr
Wes Ackeberg 152 Sr
Austin Steen 152 Sr
Zach Hagemann 160 Jr
Kenyon Janicke 170 Sr
Dalton Haenitsch 182 Jr
Dylan Hensky 195 -
Brandon Imel 285 Sr
Coach’s outlook: The Marcos are thin in numbers but do have some quality wrestlers who will have the opportunity to advance in the postseason.
Rock Falls Rockets
Coach: Derick Cox (1st season)
2011 postseason: Placed 6th among 9 teams at 1A Rock Falls Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Carlos Gutierrez 106 Jr
Gage Butler 106 Fr
Bain Britt 113 Fr
Donavan Beder 113 Fr
Charlie Gilkey 113 Sr
Chip Devers 113 Jr
Devon Riggens 120 Sr
Kris Garapolo 120 Fr
Cayden Erickson 120 Fr
Jose Cervantes 132 Sr
Tiburcio Cervantes 132 Jr
Zac Muntean 132 So
Cody Clapper 132 So
Albert Cook 132 Fr
Robbie Fowkes 132 Fr
Devin Kuhlemeir 132 Fr
Anthony Garcia 138 Sr
Josh Cunniff 145 So
Corey Johnson 145 Jr
Roberto Arellano 152 Jr
Nick Bolthouse 160 Fr
Lucas Newburgh 160 So
Christian Torres 160 Fr
Matt Mammosser 160 Fr
Roman Luevano 170 Jr
Kyle Trump 182 Sr
Shawn Skinner 195 Jr
Dominic Lerma 195 Jr
Derek Dingman 220 Sr
James Sodaro 220 So
Josiah Torres 220 Jr
Rudy Luevano 285 Sr
Coach’s outlook: As a team we are excited to be joining the Big Northern Conference this season. With depth at each weight class and nine wrestlers returning from the regional lineup a year ago, the squad is looking at being competitive as a dual meet team and as individuals.
Sterling Golden Warriors
Coach: Charlie Bishop (4th season)
2011 postseason: Placed 2nd among 7 teams at 2A Rock Island Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Isaac Anderson 106 Fr
David Hoefke 106 Fr
Branden Cater 113 Sr
Nate Anderson 113 So
Yessenia Cano 113 Jr
Kyle Kaye 120 Sr
Gabi-Diaz-Morales 120 Jr
Dan Hugunin 120 Sr
Alex Lopez 120 So
Austin Olalde 120 Fr
Christian Aguilar 132 Jr
Dalton Shoffner 132 Jr
Bruno Rodriguez 138 Sr
Jordan ManMeter 138 Jr
Quinten Castro 145 Sr
Juan Torres 152 Sr
Keagan Bryant 152 Jr
Treaven Barron 152 So
Andrew Garcia 160 Jr
Bryant Lilly 160 So
Darrious Young 160 Sr
Danaan Gillihan 170 Fr
Brandon Rhinhart 170 Jr
Josh Villareal 195 Jr
Trever Zinke 220 Sr
Will Canalas 220 So
Tye Ekquist 220 Fr
Curtis Lilly 285 jr
Coach’s outlook: The Golden Warriors came up just short in their quest for a regional title last season, but return a host of veteran performers from that team. If they can fill some holes in the lineup, they can be in the hunt for regional and conference titles.
West Carroll Thunder
Coach: Jeff McIntyre (4th season)
2011 postseason: Placed 5th among 8 teams in 1A Stillman Valley Regional.
Roster
Name WT YR
Donald Sipe 106 Fr
Tony Pacas 106 Fr
Sam Quintana 113 Sr
Jeff Casey 120 So
Payton Nevills 126 Sr
Austin Schomer 126 Fr
Earnest Walls 132 Jr
Zach Hartman 138 Jr
Devin Saunders 138 So
Morgan Hartman 145 Jr
Josh Sullivan 145 So
Cody Yenney 152 Jr
Matt Ross 160 Jr
Nate Hartman 160 Jr
Ryan Kerr 170 Sr
Jacob Klein 182 Jr
Jacob Carey 182 So
Brandon Anderson 220 So
Coach’s outlook: This year our team is inexperienced in the lower weights and lacking numbers in the upper weights so the middle of our lineup will have to do the scoring for us to win dual meets. We will be strong from 120-182 with quality kids and experience.