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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh wrestler Eric Hess has been sidelined from competition indefinitely due to issues stemming from his successful treatment of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hess, who has started all six of the Mountain Hawks’ duals this season at 165, is in his first season of eligibility for Lehigh. He was previously diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the spring of 2010 and successfully beat the disease enabling a return to competition. “It comes with deep sadness to give an update regarding my current state of health,” Hess said. “Recently I underwent a series of medical tests concerning several unexplained symptoms that have been occurring throughout this 2012-13 wrestling season.” The medical condition is termed hypoxemia or low blood oxygen, a lower than normal level of oxygen in your blood. “As many of you are aware, before attending Lehigh University I underwent several chemotherapy and radiation treatments to treat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” Hess said. “My doctors have reassured me that these symptoms are not caused by a recurrence of cancer, however they currently cannot give a definitive prognosis on my condition. My physicians and several specialists have placed me on an indefinite medical leave from the sport of wrestling.” Hess amassed a 155-14 career record wrestling for Benton High School and captured a pair of Pennsylvania AA state championships. After originally signing with Lehigh in 2010, he deferred his enrollment while receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hess returned to competition in April 2011, going 4-2 in freestyle at University Nationals. He enrolled at Lehigh in the fall of 2011 and deferred his eligibility, posting a 21-6 record while competing unattached in open tournaments. Hess won the 157-pound title at the UB Open in November 2011 and added three more runner-up finishes in his deferred year. This season, Hess posted a 3-3 mark as Lehigh’s starter at 165, with falls in each of his first two appearances in front of the home fans at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. “I will continue to meet with specialists to explore any and all options that could lead to a safe return to the sport,” Hess said. “It has been an honor to be a member of the Mountain Hawk family and it is my intention to continue to surround myself with the wonderful people who are involved with our program. Furthermore, I am confident that our team will continue down the path of success, on and off of the wrestling mat. Thank you for the support you have shown my family and myself, both in times of happiness and in times of distress. We are and always will be proud to be Mountain Hawks.” “The Lehigh wrestling program is deeply saddened by Eric’s news,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “Ultimately Eric’s health is the number one priority and although he may not be actively wrestling, he will remain a member of our wrestling family and integral part of our team. I have found Eric to be an amazing individual and a strong leader. His faith and commitment are an inspiration to all who know him and I feel very blessed to have him in our lives. Santoro continued, “Eric has become an extension of our family; our kids love him and we look forward to spending more time with him. We will always support him and keep his best interests in mind as we move forward. We are fortunate to have him be a part of the Lehigh tradition. True freshman Brian Brill is expected to take over at 165 for the Mountain Hawks, when they return to action at the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, December 29-30 in Evanston, Illinois.

The always entertaining duo of Cliff Fretwell and Lee Roper (Ropewell) chat up the Southern Scuffle and the state of wrestling in Georgia. Brian Muir sets lines for the Southern Scuffle and Midlands. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

The silver anniversary of the Dvorak Memorial Invitational looks to be a special event yet again at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Ill., come Saturday and Sunday. Thirty-two teams will assemble for what is the top in-season tournament in the Land of Lincoln. The field includes five teams in the Fab 50: No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio, No. 10 Montini Catholic, No. 24 Marmion Academy, No. 28 Marist, and No. 45 Glenbard North -- and 14 ranked individuals. Eight additional teams ranked in the top ten of either Illinois Class 3A (big-school) or Class 2A (medium school) will also be present. Wrestling will start on each day at 9:30 a.m. CT (10:30 ET). On Saturday morning, there will be two rounds of championship and one of consolation before a one hour break; after the break, at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT (4:30 ET), there will be a consolation round followed by a joint round that includes the quarterfinals. On Sunday morning, wrestling starts with a consolation round, then a joint round that includes the semifinals, and concluding with the consolation semifinals. Matches for first, third, fifth, and seventh will be conducted at 2 p.m. CT (3 ET). Illinois Matmen (link: http://www.playonsports.com/channels/illinois-matmen) will again provide a live video broadcast with commentary for the Sunday competition. The plan is to offer two streams, which will enable most semifinal matches to be broadcast, as well as championship and third-place matches. Below is a breakdown of all the weight classes (all schools are from Illinois unless noted): 106: The lone returning state placer in this weight class is Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy), who placed third last year and was sixth at the Preseason Nationals last month. However, the weight class favorite is L.J. Bentley (St. Edward, Ohio), a state qualifier and NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion who beat Bosco for seventh place at the Walsh Ironman earlier this month. Others to watch are Cadet freestyle runner-up Nick Lukanich (Marist) and Patrick Augustyn (Glenbard North). 113: Four wrestlers stand out here, led by state champion Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic), who was also a Junior Greco-Roman runner-up this summer and a Junior freestyle runner-up last summer. Other notables are two-time state placer Zac Denny (Machesney Park Harlem), who placed eighth at 120 in the Preseason Nationals; Cadet freestyle All-American Brian Rossi (Lockport), who placed third at state; and freshman A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy). 120: Three nationally ranked wrestlers anchor this extremely deep weight class. Leading the way is No. 6 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy) -- a two-time state champion, Cadet freestyle third place finisher, and 2010 Dvorak champion. Additional ranked wrestlers are No. 14 Josh Alber (Dakota), a two-time state champion and Super 32 Challenge runner-up, and No. 19 Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic), a two-time state placer who finished sixth at the Ironman earlier this month. Others to watch are two-time state placer Mark Duda (Marist), Preseason Nationals runner-up Stephen Polakowsky (Libertyville), and state placer Jon Marmolejo (Glenbard North) who also is a two-time Cadet Greco-Roman All-American. 126: Two-time state champion, and 2011 Junior freestyle All-American, Jered Cortez (Glenbard North) -- ranked No. 2 in the nation - is the clear favorite in this weight class. However, it is Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park Harlem) who has won the Dvorak before -- he did so last year at 113 pounds during a state title season. Others to watch include state runner-up Chris Walters (Iowa City West, Iowa), state placer David Kasper (Marist), two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Nicholas Gil (Crystal Lake South), and Cadet Greco-Roman champion Vince Turk (Montini Catholic). 132: Two nationally ranked wrestlers anchor this weight class, both having placed at the Ironman earlier this month. Three-time state champion and Super 32 champion this October Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) finished third in the Ironman, and is No. 3 nationally. 2011 state champion George Fisher (Marmion Academy) placed seventh at the Ironman after winning the Preseason Nationals, and is ranked No. 14 in the nation. A pair of two-time state placers is also present in this weight class -- Johnny Gosinski (Glenbard North) and Nick Nasenbenny (Plainfield Central). Another pair of wrestlers to watch are state placer Austin Strzelcyzk (Lockport) and Cadet freestyle All-American Jose Champagne (Montini Catholic). 138: Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) is the lone nationally ranked wrestler at No. 19 in the nation. He placed fourth at state last year and finished fifth at the Ironman. Two-time state placer Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic) ranks as the primary challenger to Heffernan, and took sixth at the Ironman for his second placement in that event. Others to watch include two-time state placer Kegan Wakefield (Iowa City West, Iowa), state placers Carver James (Dakota) and Robbie Mikenis (Lincoln Way Central), 2011 state placer Colton Gladwell (Washington), and Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Joey Gunther (Libertyville). 145: Only a junior, Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel) has already won two Dvorak championships. He is also a two-time state finalist, winning in 2011, and was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer. Despite being ranked No. 2 in the country, his third Dvorak title will not come without extreme challenge. That is because No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) is also present here. Bright won the Ironman earlier this month, is a three-time state placer (twice finishing runner-up), and a 2011 Cadet National freestyle champion. Two other state placers present in this weight class are Coord Wiseman (Barrington) and Michael Sepke (Montini Catholic). 152: The lead competitor in this weight class carries similarities to both Brill and Bright. Like Brill, Brian Murphy (Glenbard North) is a two-time Dvorak champion. Like Bright, Murphy is also a three-time state placer, twice finishing as runner-up; these two wrestlers are the best seniors in the United States yet to win a state title. This two-time Junior freestyle All-American is ranked No. 3 nationally and favored to win his third Dvorak title. However, an excellent St. Edward wrestler in No. 13 Markus Scheidel will provide a legit challenge; Scheidel is a two-time state placer and finished fourth at the NHSCA Junior Nationals. Others to watch include state qualifiers Tyler Schneider (Lincoln Way Central), also fourth at Preseason Nationals, and Luke Fortuna (Montini Catholic). 160: This seems to be a pretty open weight class with three wrestlers leading the field. Hunter Rollins (Hersey) placed fifth at state, Peter Andreotti (Marist) placed sixth at state, and sophomore Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic) was a state qualifier last year and a Cadet National double All-American during the summer. 170: Yet another weight without a nationally ranked wrestler. Three state placers are present -- third in the state Dan Rowland (Willowbrook), fifth in the state Alex Benoit (Marist), and sixth in the state Michael Maduko (Montini Catholic). Another wrestler to watch is Kayne McCallum (Libertyville) who placed seventh at Preseason Nationals. 182: Leading the way here, assuming he’s back healthy, is No.2 Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio). He is a two-time state champion and won titles at the NHSCA freshman, sophomore, and junior Nationals. Those behind Abounader include returning Dvorak runner-up Connor Swier (Neuqua Valley), state placer Jake Turk (Montini Catholic), Ethan Benoit (Marist), and Cadet freestyle All-American Tyler Johnson (Lockport). 195: A pair of nationally ranked wrestlers anchor what should be an extremely deep weight class. No. 9 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central) placed third at state last year and was a champion at the Preseason Nationals. No. 15 Blake Blair (Edwardsville) was a state runner-up last year. Others to note include Ironman runner-up Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio); state placer Josh Pruitt (Marist); two-time state qualifier Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa City West, Iowa); along with state qualifiers Sage Hecox (Machesney Park Harlem), Cody Snodgrass (Marmion Academy), and Anthony Ferraro (Montini Catholic). 220: Three state placers and two talented underclassmen lead the way in this weight class, which does not have a nationally ranked wrestler present. Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic) and David Denne (Mt. Carmel) placed fourth at state, Josh Hickey (Marist) finished sixth, Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio) was a Cadet freestyle All-American, and Lucas Warren (Marmion Academy) is a freshman sensation. 285: The lone state placer in this weight class is Andrew Geers (Neuqua Valley), who finished fourth at state. Two others here have qualified for state twice, Alex Fritz (Marmion Academy) and 2010 Dvorak champion Tom Howell (Marist).

With Christmas around the corner, it's time for the final episode of the podcast for 2012. That means Richard and John going over what's been a bizarre calendar year, highlighted by injuries, cancellations, and a ton of fight cards. It wasn't easy, but they choose the best of the best from the last 12 months, including the best fighter, submission, knockout, and more. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Along with Montini Catholic, ranked No. 10 in the nation this year, Glenbard North and Carl Sandburg are the power programs in the Land of Lincoln when looking at approximately the last decade. Carl Sandburg is the defending team state champion in Class 3A (big school), and have four state titles in the last eight seasons. Glenbard North won the Class 3A team state title in 2011, their first in program history, but have finished top three in nine of the last twelve years -- including each of the last four seasons. Last season in the team state semifinal, Carl Sandburg defeated Glenbard North 29-25. That result avenged a 28-25 semifinal victory by Glenbard North in 2011. In the early season, Carl Sandburg is undefeated in dual meet competition, while Glenbard North has had an uneven start as some of their wrestlers transition off of a state finals appearance in football. On Thursday night, these two teams rekindle their rivalry as No. 45 Glenbard North hosts to No. 15 Carl Sandburg for a dual meet. Below is a breakdown of the respective projected lineups (Glenbard North first). 106: Patrick Augustyn, sophomore vs. Christian Robertson, freshman 113: Ted Marko vs. Jim Pellegrino, senior. Pellegrino is a returning state qualifier. 120: Jon Marmolejo, junior vs. Jake Vales, senior. Marmolejo placed sixth at state last year, and was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up. Jered Cortez126: No. 2 Jered Cortez, junior vs. Brian Krasowski, freshman. Cortez is a two-time state champion and a 2011 Junior National freestyle All-American 132: Johnny Gosinski, senior vs. Tom Slattery, sophomore. Gosinski is a two-time state placer. 138: Nathan Chacone vs. John Pellegrino, junior. Pellegrino a returning state qualifier. 145: Tony Blum vs. Alante Walker, junior 152: No. 3 Brian Murphy, senior vs. Mitch Cook, senior. Murphy is a three-time state placer, finishing as runner-up each of the last two years, and a two-time Junior National freestyle All-American. Cook placed fourth in the state tournament last year. 160: Jimique Davis, sophomore vs. C.J. Brucki, senior Johntay Leggin 170: Colton Wagner, sophomore vs. No. 14 Colin Holler, senior. Wagner is a Cadet freestyle All-American, while Holler is a three-time state placer and a 2011 Cadet National freestyle champion. 182: Manseer Chatham/Dariun Lattimore vs. No. 5 Ricky Robertson, senior. Robertson finished second at state last year, and was fourth in both styles at the Junior Nationals this past summer. 195: Carlos Vargas vs. Bill Gore or Chris Pajak, both are seniors. Gore was a state qualifier last year. 220: TBD vs. Bill Gore or Chris Pajak, both are seniors 285: Kyle Neal vs. Robert Boyde, senior

Due to a computer bracketing issue at the start of the tournament on Friday, Dec. 7, the tournament had to be restarted in the computer. When that occurred, the designations for scoring and non-scoring (extra) wrestlers were not turned back on. Therefore, all wrestlers entered for a team scored team points, which should not have been the case. This error was recognized after the completion of the tournament, and revised team scores were published subsequent to the publication of the game story being posted on InterMat early on Sunday, Dec. 9. The revised top four team standings are the following, with Collinsville winning the tournament instead of Edmond North. 1. Collinsville, Okla. 215 2 (Tie). Edmond North, Okla. Allen, Texas 4. Tuttle, Okla. 194 The corrected team score results are reflected in the analysis used for this week's InterMat Fab50 national high school team rankings.

Drew Garcia of Detroit Catholic Central remains undefeated this season No. 12 Detroit Catholic Central clears four-day examination without a blemish After winning seven dual meets in four days, five of them over top fifteen teams in the state of Michigan, Detroit Catholic Central moves up four positions to 12th nationally. The stretch started on Wednesday night when they dominated Rochester, ranked 15th statewide per Michigan Grappler, and Rockford by 62-9 and 66-10 scores respectively. Then, on Friday afternoon they upended Davison -- ranked third statewide and previously part of the InterMat Fab 50 -- by a 44-23 score. Probably the key match in the dual meet was when 2011 state champion Logan Marcicki pinned Davison's Jordan Cooks, a state champion this past year, in the second period at 160 pounds. That result in the second match of the dual meet sparked a string of five consecutive Shamrocks victories and essentially sealed the dual meet. Davison was without two-time state champion Justin Oliver (130), who is out indefinitely due to injury. On Saturday, the Shamrocks traveled to Holland for the Tim Horn Duals. In the first three matches, they upended East Kentwood 74-6, then defeated Allegan -- ranked 13th statewide -- by a 54-16 score, and defeated Hartland -- ranked 11th statewide -- by a 55-16 score. This set up a dual match with No. 9 St. Johns, which ended in a 7-7 split with Detroit Catholic Central earning a 33-31 upset victory. That dual meet started at 135 pounds -- Michigan uses the "old" weight classes -- and not well for the Shamrocks. They forfeited to No. 7 (at 132) Jacob Schmitt, as No. 16 (at 126) Ken Bade was injured in earlier match; then No. 11 (at 138) Logan Massa earned a victory by disqualification at 140. DCC got on the board with a 5-1 decision victory for Chris Naubert at 145, before Josh Pennell and No. 2 (at 152) Ben Whitford answered back with decision victories at 152 and 160 to extend the Redwings advantage to 18-3. Drew Garcia responded with a 3-1 decision victory over Cadet double All-American Angus Arthur to reduce the DCC deficit to 18-6. No. 12 (at 195) Payne Hayden answered with a 12-4 major decision at 189, before DCC used pins from Jay Peterson and Bob Coe to reduce the deficit to 22-15 at the turn. Ian Parker gave St. Johns a 28-15 lead with a pin at 103 before consecutive pins from Zack Prater, Trevor Zdebski, and Evan Toth gave the Shamrocks the lead for good heading into the last match. No. 4 (at 126) Zac Hall needed a pin in order to win the dual meet for St. Johns, but all he could muster was an 11-8 decision over Myles Amine at 125. Fab 50 welcomes and adieus The third full weekend of high school wrestling was a full docket with big events across the country. Four new teams enter, and obviously four teams exit. Two of those teams enter based on success at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Tournament runners-up Poway, Calif. enter the rankings at No. 19, as the Titans had six wrestlers place in the top five. Pomona, Colo. joins the Fab 50 at No. 40 after placing fourth in the tournament, and also had six wrestlers place. Read recap. After an impressive Kansas City Stampede, in which they had a tournament-high seven wrestlers within the top eight, Park Hill, Mo. enters the Fab 50 at No. 36. The Trojans placed fourth in the tournament and were led by champion Ke-Shawn Hayes at 113 pounds, the No. 7 wrestler in the country defeated No. 4 Sean Russell (Collins Hill, Ga.) 3-1 in overtime. Read recap. Also joining the Fab 50 is Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa, after finishing second in the Battle of Waterloo dual meet tournament this weekend. The Hawks beat a solid Waverly-Shell Rock squad 32-28 to win Pool B on Friday and advance to the first-place round-robin on Saturday. There, they lost to No. 38 West Delaware Manchester 38-24, then beat previously ranked Davenport Assumption 32-22, and finally beat Linn-Mar 41-21 for the second time in nine days. West Delaware Manchester ended up with the title at the tournament, as they also earned a 42-28 victory over Linn-Mar and a 34-26 win over Davenport Assumption. The previous week, they beat No. 43 Bettendorf, Iowa 39-29 in the semifinal of the Five Seasons Duals, before losing to West Delaware Manchester 37-36 in the final. The high school also happens to be the alma mater of Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis and Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky, and is on the ranking board at No. 50 this week. Exiting the rankings this week are Davenport Assumption, Iowa; Shenendehowa, N.Y.; Davison, Mich.; and Omaha Burke, Neb. Shenendehowa was 21st at the Reno TOC with just two placers. Omaha Burke finished third at the Flatwater Fracas suffering a pair of dual meet losses, 36-33 to Cheyenne East, Neb. and 40-19 to Grand Island, Neb. Marmion Academy has relatively successful examination The Cadets, now ranked No. 24 nationally, swept three matches at their home quad meet on Saturday. In the opening match they defeated Plainfield Central, which is ranked No. 13 in Class 3A (big-school) per Illinois Matmen, by a 47-9 score. The second match was a 39-16 victory over Luxemburg-Casco, Wis., which is top ranked in Division II per Wisconsin Wrestling Online. Then, in the main event, they pulled off a 29-24 upset victory over Marist, which has now dropped to No. 28 in the Fab 50 (were No. 21 last week). The dual meet started at 160 pounds, which should have been an ominous sign for Marmion. It looked to be that when the Red Hawks opened up a 12-0 lead after a technical fall from state placer Peter Andreotti in his first week of competition after a football injury, a major decision from state placer Alex Benoit, and a decision from sophomore Ethan Benoit. However, Marmion bounced back with three upset victories to cut the deficit to 12-9 at the turn; Cody Snodgrass beat state placer Josh Pruitt 5-2, freshman Ethan Warren beat state placer Josh Hickey 7-4, and Alex Fritz beat two-time state qualifier Tom Howell 3-2. State placer Anthony Bosco tied up the dual meet with a 5-2 victory over Cadet freestyle runner-up Nick Lukanich. Then, Marmion jumped out to the lead with a decision victory from freshman A.J. Jaffe. No. 6 Johnny Jimenez extended the Cadets lead to 21-12 with a pin at 120 over two-time state placer Mark Duda. David Kasper countered with a pin for Marist to stop the bleeding, but it wouldn't last long as No. 14 George Fisher answered back with a technical fall of his own. Marist responded back with a pair of decisions from Mario Leveille and Matt Sears to cut the deficit to 26-24 before the last match, where Ricky DeMoss was the hero at 152 pounds for Marmion with a 7-2 victory over Jakada Hull. All this came two nights after No. 10 Montini Catholic hosted Marmion Academy, and came up with a 37-19 victory as the Broncos won nine of the fourteen matches. This dual meet also started at 160 pounds, and the Broncos started with four wins and led 22-3 at the turn. Key dynamics in the early portion of the dual were the season debut of state placer Michael Maduko yielding a 7-5 overtime victory at 170 pounds for Montini; Snodgrass failing to make weight at 195 for Marmion, which enabled John Embry to score a pin for the Broncos against a reserve; and Montini's Edgar Ruano earning an 8-2 victory at 285 pounds. After the turn, Marmion picked up wins from freshman Dylan Duncan at 106 pounds, No. 6 Jimenez at 120 by 9-3 decision over Vincent Turk, a forfeit for No. 14 Fisher at 132, and a 3-2 victory from Riley DeMoss in the finale at 152 over state qualifier Lucas Fortuna. Montini flexed No. 19 (at 120) Jordan Laster up to 126, where he scored a technical fall. The coming week in the Fab 50 Eleven nationally ranked teams, as well as 53 ranked individuals, feature in the 20th annual Beast of the East on Saturday and Sunday. Those teams include Blair Academy, N.J., and Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- the top two squads in the country. A full preview will be posted on Friday, with comprehensive coverage during and after the event. Five nationally ranked teams, led by No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio, are among those in the Dvorak Invitational on Saturday and Sunday north of Chicago. A full event preview will be posed mid-week. No. 7 Brandon, Fla. and No. 48 Pope, Ga., are among 24 squads competing the Kyle Maynard Duals on Saturday at Collins Hill, Ga. The event starts with eight pools of three teams each, two dual meets will be staged in that format. Afterwards, three tiers of 8-team brackets will be formed for the remaining three dual meets. Arguably the biggest individual match of the day could come in the pool stage with No. 3 Brooks Climmons (Pope) and No. 18 Chip Ness (Buford, Ga.) facing off at 182 pounds. While their football team, ranked No. 6 nationally in the most recent Rivals rankings and including two nationally ranked wrestlers, competes for a state title on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium, No. 14 Allen, Texas will continue their traveling ways with a trip to Buchanan High School outside of Fresno, Calif. for the Zinkin Classic on Friday and Saturday. Notable teams in the field include No. 13 Clovis, Calif., Clovis West, Calif., Gilroy, Calif., Lemoore, Calif., and Green Valley, Nev. The clear possible primo match in this tournament is at 160 pounds, where No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) and No. 3 Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.) are present. Last night, No. 32 South Plainfield, N.J., and No. 41 Bergen Catholic, N.J., competed in a dual meet, with South Plainfield winning eight weight classes in a 40-26 victory. Also, tomorrow evening, No. 45 Glenbard North, Ill., plays host to No. 15 Carl Sandburg, Ill. in dual meet competition. With the Indiana High School Athletic Association electing to eliminate the dual meet state tournament, the state coaches association (IHSWCA) stepped up to the plate to implement an unofficial state dual meet event. Even though the state tournament is a single-class event, the IHSWCA state dual meet invitation will be split into three enrollment-based classifications. The clear anchor team in the event at Westfield High School is No. 26 Perry Meridian, which competes in the 3A tournament. View pre-brackets. Track Wrestling will cover the event on Saturday. OPRF outlasts Carl Sandburg at Rex Whitlach Invitational The two top teams in Illinois' Class 3A convened at Hinsdale Central this past Friday and Saturday for the Rex Whitlach Invitational. After two days of competition, the pair of teams earned half the weight class titles and over 40 percent of the top three place finishers. They were also separated by less than ten points; No. 11 Oak Park River Forest outlasted No. 15 Carl Sandburg 286-1/2 to 278. Five wrestlers earned weight class titles for the team champion Huskies -- state runner-up Matt Rundell (120), state third Larry Early (132), state qualifier Johnny Gahagan (145), state third No. 18 Davonte Mahomes (160), and state qualifier Joe Ariola (182). They had one runner-up and two additional wrestlers take third place. The runner-up Eagles were led by a pair of weight class champions -- No. 14 Colin Holler (170), a three-time state placer, and No. 5 (at 182) Ricky Robertson, a Junior National double All-American who won the 195 pound weight class. Two additional wrestlers placed second, with another six earning third place. Other weight class champions were freshman Rudy Yates (Brother Rice), ranked No. 17 nationally, at 106; two-time state placer Zac Denny (Machesney Park Harlem) at 113; state champion Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park Harlem) at 126; state runner-up Cullen Cummings (Downers Grove North) at 138; Nate Higgins (Belleville West) at 152; state qualifier Luke Roth (Naperville Central) at 220; and two-time state third Brian Allen (Hinsdale Central), ranked No. 10 nationally, at 285. Hermiston outlasts field at Tri-State Invitational No. 39 Hermiston, Ore., outlasted a large field of excellent teams from the Pacific Northwest to win the Tri-State Invitational this past weekend hosted at Northern Idaho College in Cour d'Alene, Idaho. They scored 222 points led by four weight class champions in Isaac Aguilar (120), No. 16 Tyler Berger (138), Abraham Rodriguez (160), and Samuel Colbray (195). Second place with a pair of champions in Casey Cobb (113) and Michael Cook (126) was Kuna, Id. with 205 points. Third in the standings with 169-1/2 points was Mead, Wash. led by their lone champion Chandler Rodgers (170), who is ranked No. 11 nationally. Additional weight class champions were Cole Rohan (La Grande, Ore.) at 98 pounds, Alius De La Rosa (Post Falls, Idaho) at 106, Bryce Parson (Lewiston, Idaho) at 132, Joe Grable (Deer Park, Wash.) at 145, Izaec Quintanilla (North Central, Idaho) at 152, No. 12 (at 170) Ryan Christensen (Woodville, Wash.) at 182, Matt Hopkins (Tahoma, Wash.) at 220, and No. 19 Brandon Johnson (Lake Stevens, Wash.) at 285 Clash XI brackets unveiled The first day brackets for the Clash XI National High School Wrestling Duals to be held in Rochester, Minn. on December 28 and 29 were released on Sunday afternoon. Four eight-team brackets determine the second day round-robins of four teams that placed in the same position on the first day. The top seeds were No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn., No. 7 Brandon, Fla., No. 4 Apple Valley, Minn., and No. 15 Carl Sandburg, Ill. A full preview and analysis will be released after the Christmas holiday. All brackets are listed on http://www.clashmn.org.

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State picked up where it left off last season in Mid-American Conference duals with a 29-9 victory over Northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Flashes took 7-of-10 matches, including six straight from 149 to 197. "It was only our second dual so I was glad to see us wrestle as well as we did," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "We were a little sluggish at the beginning of matches. We've got to get going faster." Unlike some of his teammates, fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore (Berea, Ohio) was anything but sluggish, scoring three takedowns and pinning Parker Settecase all in 47 seconds. His 51st straight dual victory was the Flashes' sixth straight of the afternoon. "He pins people, Andrassy said. "That's what he talks about and that's what he does. And I can see more of his matches going like that." The string of victories began with redshirt freshman Nick Carr (South Fayette, Pa.), who overcame an early 3-2 deficit and topped Rob Jillard 10-4. Carr turned Jillard for a pair of back points and piled up 3:14 in riding time. Senior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) and sophomore Caleb Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) followed with 8-2 victories. Both controlled their matches throughout, building up over three minutes of riding time. Redshirt freshman Sam Wheeler (Copley, Ohio) made his first M.A.C. Center appearance a memorable one. Wheeler trailed 4-1 after two periods and 5-3 in the third, before a takedown and pin of Matt Mougin with 52 seconds left in the match. "If Sam wrestled the way he did in the third period more often, he'd be ranked a lot higher," Andrassy said. "But he's learning." Senior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) made it five straight wins with a 13-4 major decision over Bryan Loughlin. Just before the opening match, Newburg was presented with the Jerry Petrofes Scholarship. When he returned to the mat, the 184-pounder put up seven points in the opening period, behind a pair of turns. Senior Stevie Mitcheff (Lortain, Ohio) started the afternoon with a 10-0 shutout of Derek Elmore. Mitcheff had a takedown in each of the first two periods, before running away with things in the third with a reversal and three-point near fall. Off to a 1-0 start in conference duals, Kent State returns to action Dec. 29 at the Brute Invitational in Lock Haven, Pa. Results: 125 Steve Mitcheff (KSU) won by major decision over Derek Elmore (NIU) 10-0 133 Nick Smith (NIU) won by decision over Kyle Bauer (KSU) 7-3 141 Tyler Argue (NIU) won in tie breaker 1 over Lukas Kern (KSU) 7-6 149 Nicholas Carr (KSU) won by decision over Robert Jillard (NIU) 10-4 157 Mallie Shuster (KSU) won by decision over Andrew Morse (NIU) 8-2 165 Caleb Marsh (KSU) won by decision over Dan Burk (NIU) 8-2 174 Sam Wheeler (KSU) won by pin over Matt Mougin (NIU) 6:07 184 Casey Newburg (KSU) won by major decision over Bryan Loughlin (NIU) 13-4 197 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) won by pin over Parker Settecase (NIU) 0:47 285 Jared Torrence (NIU) won by decision over Keith Witt (KSU) 2-1

BLOOMSBURG -- Justin Grant (Easton/Easton)'s win at heavyweight rallied the Bloomsburg University wrestling team to an 18-15 win over the University at Buffalo Tuesday night at the Nelson Field House. The Huskies trailed by a score of 9-3 after the 149 pound weight class and still trailed 15-11 after 174 pounds, but scored a win by major decision at 197 before Grant's win at 285 pounds. Buffalo opened the night with a win at 125 pounds, before the Huskies' Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) scored a 9-4 win at 133 pounds. The Bulls then won the next two bouts before Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) scored a victory by technical fall, 22-6, to help cut the lead to 9-8. Bloomsburg's Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) put the Huskies on top for the first time after a win at 165 pounds making it 11-9. The visitors though scored wins at 174 and 184 to regain the lead at 15-11 heading to the final two matches. At 197 pounds Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) scored a win by major decision, 13-5, to tie the team score at 15-all heading to the final match. Grant then scored a 5-1 win to pull out the team win for Bloomsburg, 18-15. Bloomsburg improves to 7-2 with the win, while Buffalo falls to 0-3. The Huskies will be idle till Dec. 29 when it takes part in the Brute Invitational at Lock haven University. Results: 125: Mike Soria (UB) dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU), 6-4 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) dec. No. 18 Erik Galloway (UB), 9-4 141: Andrew Schutt (UB) dec. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU), 7-2 149: Blake Roulo (UB) dec. Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU), 2-1 157: No. 10 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) tech. fall Wally Maziarz (UB), 22-6, 5:48 165: No. 14 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) dec. No. 17 Mark Lewandowski (UB), 3-2 174: No. 17 John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU), 9-4 184: Tony Lock (UB) dec. Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU), 4-2 197: No. 18 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) maj. dec. Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 13-5 285: No. 19 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 5-1 MATCH-BY-MATCH PLAY-BY-PLAY 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) versus Mike Soria… Both wrestlers locked up at the head in the early going…Soria with a near takedown, but Boylan escapes. No score after one period…Soria down to start and quickly escapes to go up 1-0…Soria with a takedown with 40 seconds left in the period..On a restart Boylan with a caution…Boylan escapes with seven seconds left in the period. Soria leads 3-1 after two periods…Boylan down to start…Escapes quickly…Soria leads 3-2…Soria with a takedown with 1:02 left in the period to lead 5-2…Boylan with a reversal…Soria escapes for 6-4 lead...Boylan with near takedown with eight seconds left. Out of bounds. Soria wins 6-4 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) vs. Erik Galloway…Neither wrestler got an advantage in the opening two minutes…Both wrestlers had been warned for stalling…Takedown Wilcox with 25 seconds left in the period…Wilcox leads 2-0 after one period…the wrestlers start neutral for second period…Wilcox after a long time gets takedown. Galloway quickly out and cuts leads to 4-1…Wilcox turns near takedown by Galloway into takedown with 30 seconds left in second…Galloway out quickly…Takedown Wilcox and one stalling point awarded to Wilcox with two seconds left in period…Wilcox leads after two 9-2…Wilcox down to start third…Galloway awarded one point for stalling by Wilcox with 40 seconds left in the period…Galloway awarded a second point for stalling…Wilcox wins 9-4. 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) vs. Andrew Schutt…Buffalo's Schutt shoots first, but does not score 1:20 into the match…Schutt with a takedown followed by a quick escape from Rappo…Rappo with a hold of the leg that Schutt turns into a takedown and two point near fall…Schutt leads 6-1 after one period…Rappo down to start second…Rappo escapes 15 seconds into the period…No further scoring…Schutt leads 6-2 after two period…Schutt down to start…Schutt escapes one minute into the period to win 7-2. 149: Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) vs. Blake Roulo…The early going featured both wrestlers grabbing at the head but no scoring in the first period…Kitzis down to start second…Kitzis fighting to get out of the hold but Roulo holding on...Roulo with over a minute of riding time…Kitzis finally escapes with 30 seconds left in second…Second period ends with Kitzis leading 1-0..Roulo down but Kitzis lets him up to start period…tied at 1-1…neither wrestler able to get any good shots in…Roulo wins 2-1 on riding time. 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) vs. Wally Maziarz…..Hickman with the early offensive move, but does not score. Maziarz nearly comes back, but despite having a leg, can't get control of Hickman…Hickman with takedown with 26 seconds left in first…No further scoring. Hickman leads 2-0 after one…Neutral to start period…Hickman with a takedown down after getting a leg..Maziarz quickly out of the hold…Hickman leads 4-1 with 1:00 left…Hickman with takedown followed by Maziarz escape…Hickman with third takedown of period..leads 8-2…Maziarz with escape followed by Hickman takedown…Maziarz escape..10-4 lead for Hickman…Takedown for Hickman and two near fall points….Hickman then closed out with three takedowns to win by technical fall, 22-6 at 5:48. 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) vs. Mark Lewandowski….There was no scoring in the first period of the match…Veltre takes down to start the second…Veltre escapes to start the second…There was no further scoring in the period…Lewandowski starts third on the bottom…Lewandowski escapes 17 seconds into the period…In a wild scramble Veltre gets a scramble..Lewandoski with an escape…under 30 to go and Veltre leads 3-2…Veltre hangs on for 3-2 win. 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) vs. John-Martin Cannon…After a long scoring attempt by Smith, Cannon rolls into a takedown…Smith with an escape to make it 2-1. First period ends with Cannon up 2-1…Neutral to start the second…Cannon with a takedown 40 seconds into the period to lead 4-1…Smith escapes with a minute to go in the period..Cannon with a takedown with 18 seconds left in second….Second period ends with Cannon leading 6-2..Smith down to start the third… Smith an escape with a minute to go in the match...Cannon leads 6-3…Cannon with a takedown followed by Smith escape…With riding time Cannon wins 9-4. 184: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) vs. Tony Lock…Both wrestlers were locked at the head with neither wrestler getting any advantages for the first two minutes…Action moved to the edge of the mat but again no scoring with 32 seconds to go in the period…The period ended with no score…Petroski took bottom to start second…Petroski with an escape with 1:10 to go in the period….Lock with a takedown with 33 seconds left in the second…Lock leads 2-1…Petroski with an escape to tie score at 2-2…Period ends 2-2…Lock on bottom to start the third…Petroski with an illegal hold and Lock awarded one point….Lock with an escape to make it 4-2 in his favor…Lots of action on the edge of the mat but no scoring…under 30 seconds to go…Petroski unable to get a takedown…Lock wins 4-2. 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) vs. Angelo Malvestuto..coMalvestuto with a near takedown at edge of the mat, but ruled out of bounds…A big scramble results in Perry getting a takedown…Malvestuto with an escape with a minute to go in the period…The period ends with Perry leading 2-1…Neutral to start the second…With 16 seconds left in the second Perry with a big throw down to lead 4-1…The period ends with Perry leading 4-1…Malvestuto takes bottom to start the third…Some action at the edge of the mat, but no escape for Buffalo…Perry finally gets two back points on a wild scramble with Malvestuto with an escape…perry with a takedown…Malvestuto with an escape to put Perry on top 10-3…Perry escape…Malvestuto with an escape…Perry with another takedown..Malvestuto with an escape…but Perry has riding time for a 13-5 win. 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) vs. Justin Heiserman…Grant gets the first points with a takedown with 1:19 left in the first…For the rest of the period Grant worked Heiserman but no further scoring…Grant leads 2-0 after one period…Heiserman takes down to start…Grant adds to his riding time total by keeping Heiserman to the mat for the entire period…Neutral to start the third period…Grant works a takedown with 53 seconds left in the match…Heiserman with an escape…Grant wins 5-1 with 3:50 of riding time..

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State wrestler Kyven Gadson was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the first weekly award for Gadson, who is ranked No. 17 nationally at 197 pounds by Intermat. "It's exciting to see him receive such an honor," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "After a couple long, hard years, he really deserves it. He is working extremely hard, and he is very focused on continuing his success." The redshirt sophomore was crucial in the Cyclones' 22-18 comeback victory over North Dakota State on Sunday. With the Cyclones trailing 18-12, with just two matches remaining, Gadson won a 17-4 major decision over Bison 197 pounder Kallen Kleinschmidt. Gadson, of Waterloo, Iowa, remains perfect on the season at 6-0, including a 3-0 dual record. Gadson and the Cyclones will be back on the mat Dec. 29-30 at the 50th Anniversary of the Midland's Championships in Evanston, Ill.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- For the second straight day the Bucknell wrestling team faced a top-five opponent and for the second straight day Corey Lear and Tyler Lyster came away with wins. The Bison lost to No. 2 Oklahoma State by a 37-6 score Monday evening in front of 824 fans in Sojka Pavilion, but Lear and Lyster provided a couple of highlights one day after both won bouts against No. 5 Iowa in Madison Square Garden. Oklahoma State (7-0) led 24-0 by the time Lear took to the mat in the 165-pound weight class to go up against No. 3-ranked Tyler Caldwell, who entered the bout with a perfect 9-0 mark this year. The score was 0-0 after the first period. Caldwell took a 2-0 lead on a reversal in the second period, but a Lear escape and a penalty point for Caldwell locking his hands evened the score. Caldwell had the riding time point secured in the third period and was whistled for a stall warning. Shortly thereafter he began wrestling and Lear was able to score a reversal. He then held on to the 4-2 lead and ended up winning 4-3 after Caldwell's riding time point. Lear's win was his 11th straight overall and his second over a ranked opponent in as many days. Sunday he defeated No. 16 Nick Moore of Iowa. Lear is now a team-best 16-3 on the season and is a perfect 5-0 in duals. On Sunday Lyster followed Lear's decision over Moore with a pin. On Monday, he scored a decision in impressive fashion, defeating Darnell Bortz by a 4-2 score at 197 pounds. Lyster's points came on reversals in both the first and third periods. There was some controversy at the end of the bout as the Oklahoma State coaching staff wanted a late escape to be awarded, but it was not. Lyster, who won nine matches as a freshman in 2011-12, improved to 13-5 on the year. He is 9-2 in his last 11 bouts and 4-1 in duals this season. Bucknell (2-3) typically wrestles in Davis Gym, but Monday's match took place in beautiful Sojka Pavilion, which is the home of the Bison basketball teams. It was the fourth time Bucknell has wrestled in the facility, following a tri-meet with Iowa and Rutgers, the 2011 EIWA Championships and a dual with Nebraska. "Sojka Pavilion provides a great atmosphere," said Bucknell head coach Dan Wirnsberger. "LeValley beating (Kyle) Dake (for the 2011 EIWA Championships title) is one of my biggest memories. Corey getting the win tonight is right up there." Oklahoma State, which is one of the most storied programs in college wrestling with a record 34 national titles, posted pins in three of the first five bouts on Monday and had six victories overall by bonus points. The Cowboys did have six ranked grapplers in their lineup, including Caldwell. Sophomore Austin Miller, who lost 10-8 at 125, and senior Derrik Russell, who lost by a 5-2 score at 141, proved to be the Bison with the best chances at victories besides Lear and Lyster. Miller trailed 9-5 at one point during his bout before mounting a comeback. "I see us improving," said Wirnsberger after the match. "I don't know how many teams would take on Iowa and Oklahoma State on back-to-back days. It will only help us." Bucknell will now be idle until Jan. 6 when it wrestles at Michigan State and Central Michigan. 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Austin Miller (BU), 10-8 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (OSU) pinned Paul Petro (BU), 0:43 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. Derrick Russell (BU), 5-2 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) pinned Adam Healey (BU); 1:14 157: No. 8 Alex Dieringer (OSU) pinned Vincent Favia (BU), 1:15 165: No. 16 Corey Lear (BU) dec. No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU), 4-3 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) maj. dec. Stephen McPeek (BU), 26-11 184: No. 13 Chris Chionuma (OSU) tech. fall Robert Marchese (BU), 22-7 197: Tyler Lyster (BU) dec. Darnell Bortz (OSU), 4-2 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) maj. dec. Joe Stolfi (BU), 17-5

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team remains perfect on the weekend, picking up six bonus-point wins en route to defeating the Bucknell Bison, 37-6, on Monday inside Sojka Pavilion. "Overall, we had a pretty good showing," coach John Smith said. "I liked the bonus points and the pins. It was good to see us getting wins out of those close matches at 125 and 141. It was a good way to close our weekend." The Cowboys (7-0), dressed in new black singlets, collected three pins, beginning with Jon Morrison, who pinned Paul Petro in 43 seconds. This was the third match in a row that seventh-ranked Morrison did not give up any points. "It was a good weekend," Morrison said. "It was fun to come out and get to wrestle in Madison Square Garden yesterday. I got a pin tonight, and I want to keep building on that and stay aggressive. I came out and tried to force some action, and I put him away." Jordan Oliver and Alex Dieringer followed Morrison's lead, pinning their opponents in 1:14 and 1:15, respectively. Chris Perry captured his third win of the weekend, taking down Stephen McPeek 12 times to earn a 26-11 major decision. He was joined by Alan Gelogaev, who defeated Joe Stolfi, 17-5, in the final match of the night. Earning the team five points was Chris Chionuma, who seized a 22-7 technical fall over Robert Marchese in 6:41. Eddie Klimara started strong for the Cowboys, picking up his first career dual win with a 10-8 decision over Austin Miller. Julian Feikert also produced a win for the team defeating Derrick Russell, 5-2. OSU returns to action on New Year's Day when it competes in the Southern Scuffle hosted by Tennessee-Chattanooga. Results: 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Austin Miller (BU), 10-8 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (OSU) fall Paul Petro (BU), 0:43 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. Derrick Russell (BU), 5-2 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Adam Healey (BU); 1:14 157: No. 8 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Vincent Favia (BU), 1:15 165: No. 16 Corey Lear (BU) dec. No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU), 4-3 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Stephen McPeek (BU), 26-11 184: No. 13 Chris Chionuma (OSU) TF5 Robert Marchese (BU), 22-7 197: Tyler Lyster (BU) dec. Darnell Bortz (OSU), 4-2 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) MD Joe Stolfi (BU), 17-5

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team defeated Buffalo, 39-3, Monday night at Alumni Arena. Iowa won nine of 10 bouts and scored bonus points in eights contests to improve to 10-0 for the third time in the last five years. "We had some excitement tonight but now it's important we continue to move forward," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "We've got to get two hands to the leg more at some weights. We need to finish stronger. It's needs to be quick, one move." The Hawkeyes' usual suspects delivered their familiar routine, but it was a freshman and an understudy that provided the excitement. Freshman Nathan Burak fought back from an early deficit to earn a major decision at 197, and sophomore Matt Gurule, filling in for top-ranked Matt McDonough at 125, earned a 15-10 shootout against returning NCAA qualifier Max Soria. Trailing 2-0 in the first, Burak turned a front headlock into three nearfall points to grab a 6-2 lead after one period. He extended his lead to 9-3 with a second period escape and takedown, and eventually added a third takedown and 2:36 of riding time to earn a 12-4 win. Gurule used a variety of scoring opportunities to earn a 15-10 win over Soria. He surrendered an early takedown but battled back within a point by stringing together one escape, one takedown and two nearfall points in the first. Soria opened the second period with an escape to reclaim his two-point edge, 7-5, but Gurule finished the frame with a pair of takedowns to take a 9-8 lead into the final period. He opened the third with a reversal and added two takedowns in the final minute to finish with an entertaining 15-10 win. The dual started at 141, where Mark Ballweg used four takedowns and piled up 2:50 of riding time to earn the first of Iowa's six major decisions. He scored one takedown in the first, two in the second and two in the third to top Andrew Schutt, 12-3. Michael Kelly and Derek St. John both dominated their respective third periods to earn major decisions at 149 and 157. Kelly fell behind 4-0 in the first but rallied to tie the score 8-8 entering the second. He opened the second frame with an escape and added two points for stalling before finishing the match with a five-point move to win 21-13. St. John scored one takedown in the first and two in the second before totaling 11 points in the third. He recorded four takedowns in the final frame and used three nearfall points at the end of the match to secure a 21-7 major decision. Mike Evans scored a takedown 35 seconds into the match and totaled six nearfall points by the end of the frame to cruise to a 14-1 major decision at 174. Ethen Lofthouse recorded five takedowns and 2:37 of riding time to earn a 12-4 win at 184. Bobby Telford (285) needed just 1:36 to earn his fourth pin of the season, and Tony Ramos (133) closed the dual with a fall in 4:22. Ramos has scored bonus points in all 10 wins this season - five major decisions and team-best five falls. Iowa returns to the mat Jan. 4 against No. 4 Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes and Buckeyes will meet at 7 p.m. "Jan. 4 against Ohio State looms large," said Brands. "It's next on the schedule and that's what we look for. We've got to get home, get back on campus, get to work and keep a good thing going." The Hawkeyes (10-0) will also send a limited number of participants to the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. NOTES: Attendance was 1,736... Iowa has started the season 10-0 three different times since Brands was named head coach (2008-09, 2009-10, 2012-13). Results: 141 - #11 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 12-3; 4-0 149 - Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 21-13; 8-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 21-7; 12-0 165 - Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. Nick Moore (IA), 8-3; 12-3 174- #7 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. John-Martin Cannon (UB), 14-1; 16-3 184 - #7 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Tony Lock (UB), 12-4; 20-3 197 - Nathan Burak (IA) major dec. Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 12-4; 24-3 285 - #5 Bobby Telford (IA) pinned Justin Heiserman (UB), 1:36; 30-3 125 - Matt Gurule (IA) dec. Max Soria (UB), 15-10; 33-3 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Erik Gallowy (UB), 4:27; 39-3

My weekly annotated compilation of notable wrestling results. Now with even more intelligent observations! Tournaments Sunday, Dec. 16: K. UndrakhbayarReno Tournament of Champions 141: The Citadel's seventh-ranked K. Undrakhbayar, known as "Ugi," beat fourth-ranked Michael Mangrum of Oregon State in the finals, 4-3. On his way to the title, he also beat WVU's 18th-ranked Nathan Pennesi. Pennesi placed third. 149: Boise State's fourth-ranked Jason Chamberlain claims another tournament title. Eleventh-ranked Scott Sakaguchi injury defaults out of the tournament after the third round. 157: R.J. Pena, ranked 10th for Oregon State, adds another gold medal to his collection beating 11th-ranked Wyoming Cowboy Andy McCulley, 11-6. 174: Twentieth-ranked Bryce Hammond of Bakersfield falls to fourth place. 184: Twelfth-ranked Boise State Bronco Jake Swartz wins title. 197: Fourth-ranked Wyoming standout Alfonso Hernandez captures the championship by beating 11th-ranked Taylor Meeks of Oregon State, 9-6. 285: A real rankings mess at heavyweight. I'll just list the places. 1st: Michigan State's 11th-ranked Mike McClure pins in the finals 2nd: The Citadel's 16th-ranked Odie Delaney gets a nice pin over Tyrell Fortune en route to the finals 4th: Boise State's ninth-ranked J.T. Felix 5th: Oho's 17th-ranked Jeremy Johnson, loses to Delaney in the semis 6th: Oregon State's sixth-ranked Chad Hanke falls to McClure in the semis, then defaults out. Dual Meets Sunday, Dec. 16: Grapple at the Garden Drexel 24, George Mason 19 Oklahoma State 41, Chattanooga 9 At 165, third-ranked Tyler Caldwell sticks 20th-ranked Josh Condon in the third period. Missouri 22, Cornell 12 Fourth-ranked 125-pounder Alan Waters of Missouri downs 10th-ranked Nahshon Garrett, 8-5. Surging sixth-ranked 133-pound Nate McCormick majors Cornell's eighth-ranked Nick Arujau, 11-3. Having previously tumbled from the rankings at 141, Mizzou's Nick Hucke earns a big win over Cornell's 10th-ranked Mike Nevinger, a returning All-American. Cornell's Chris Villalonga is ranked 20th at 149, and he keeps improving steadily. Here he beats 17th-ranked Drake Houdashelt. Kyle Dake does what he does best and shuts down a quality opponent. This time it is Mizzou's 13th-ranked Zach Toal, 4-0. At 184, second-ranked defending national champ Steve Bosak is back. He dominates eighth-ranked Mike Larson of Mizzou, 6-0. Iowa 42, Hofstra 0 Things don't get any better for Steve Bonanno. Here he gets in the way of Matt McDonough on the Iowa senior's path to becoming the 125 GOAT. McDonough gets the major, 10-2. The 141-pound weight class sees 11th-ranked Hawkeye Mark Ballweg best the tough 13th-ranked Luke Vaith of Hofstra, 3-2. Ohio State 30, Maryland 7 Ian Paddock in in the lineup at 149 for this dual. I'm not sure about you, but I'm pulling for this kid (young man really) big time. Maryland was without Josh "The Asperator" Asper. Fourteenth-ranked 125-pound Buckeye Nikko Triggas notches a nice win over 13th-ranked Shane Gentry of Maryland, 7-1. At 197, 10th-ranked Andrew Campolattano continues to grow into his massive potential. He beats 16th-ranked Christian Boley of Maryland, 6-3. Nebraska 22, Rutgers 10 Nineteenth-ranked 141-pounder Ridge Kiley beats 20th-ranked Scarlett Knight Trevor Melde, 3-0. Thirteenth-ranked 157-pound Rutgers senior Scott Winston falls by major to Brandon Wilbourn, 13-2. At 174, eighth-ranked Cornhusker Robert Kokesh continues to sparkle as he beats 10th-ranked Greg Zanetti, 6-2. Josh Ihnen continues to be excellent. His ranking is all the way up to No. 6 and deservedly so. He tops 14-ranked Dan Rinaldi of Rutgers, 4-0. Missouri 22, Bloomsburg 9 Two of the most underrated teams in the nations lock horns in this dual. 141-pound Husky Matt Rappo beats Nick Hucke of Mizzou, 7-5. Mizzou's Kyle Bradley earns a welcomed big win, beating seventh-ranked 157-pounder Frank Hickman, 3-2. Bloomsburg earned an upset of their own at 165 as Josh Veltre upended 13th-ranked Zach Toal, 7-4. In a nice high scoring heavyweight showdown, the No. 2 heavyweight in the nation Dom Bradley handles 19th-ranked Husky Justin Grant, 10-6. Iowa 34, Bucknell 9 165 is a weight class that has big implications for Iowa's hunt for a national title. Nineteenth-ranked Hawkeye Nick Moore's 5-2 loss to 16th-ranked Corey Lear is therefore not a good sign to Iowa's black clad devotees. Rutgers 22, Chattanooga 12 Twentieth-ranked 165-pound Moc Josh Condon will probably fall from the fringes of the rankings as he falls to Rutgers's Nick Visicaro, 11-8. Oklahoma State 21 Cornell 16 Seventh-ranked Cowboy Jon Morrison is looking good up a weight. Here he beats the eighth-ranked 133-pound wrestler, Nick Arujau, 5-0. The only difference I see between the 149-pound Jordan Oliver and the 133-pound version is that he is perhaps earning fewer pins at this weight. Other than that, he has been every bit as dominant. Oliver, who is ranked No. 1 at 149 pounds, majors Cornell's 20th-ranked Chris Villalonga, 11-3. In the super feature match of the week, top-ranked 165-pounder Kyle Dake locks horns with OSU's third-ranked Tyler Caldwell. Dake's amazing mat wrestling wins the day as he wins 4-1 on the strength of a reversal and riding time. It's time to start noticing dandy 13th-ranked OSU youngster Chris Chionuma. Here he narrowly loses to the No. 2 184-pounder in the country, Cornell's Steve Bosak, 4-3. Ohio State 38, Hofstra 3 Steve Bonanno's record has taken a beating this year as the returning All-American has wrestled on of the most brutal schedules I've ever seen. Here 19th-ranked Bonnano falls to 14th-ranked Buckeye Nikko Triggas, 1-0. At 141, second-ranked Hunter Stieber is looking fantastic. He majors 13th-ranked Pride wrestler Luke Vaith, 17-7. Maryland 18, Nebraska 17 Tenth-ranked Terp Jimmy Sheptock registers a huge win as he beats sixth-ranked 184-pounder Josh Ihnen. Edinboro 28, Clarion 12 Northwestern 26, Clarion 9 Not surprising that the No. 2 157-pounder in the nation, Jason Welch, beats Clarion's third-ranked James Fleming. What is surprising is the 10-1 score. Maybe Welch is stepping up his offense just a bit. Edinboro 22, Northwestern 15 The NU Wildcats journey to the other side of The Lakes to take on the Fighting Scots. At 133, fourth-ranked Scot A.J. Schopp majors 16th-ranked Levi Mele, 10-2. Tenth-ranked Wildcat Pierce Harger is really coming on this year and making his mark on the 165-pound weight class. Here he beats 18th-ranked Johnny Greisheimer, 5-3. At 285, seventh-ranked Mike McMullan edges 20th-ranked Ernest James of Edinboro, 3-2 Iowa State 22, North Dakota State 18 I'd like to mention, if I haven't done so already, North Dakota State is tough. Fifth-ranked 125-pound Bison Trent Sprenkle picks up an injury default win over ISU's Ryak Finch. Let's hope Finch is all right. 7-5 is the score of Seventeenth-ranked Boaz Beard's victory over 18th-ranked NDSU 184-pounder Mac Stoll. Indiana 19, Eastern Michigan 18 Purdue 34, SIU-Edwardsville 9 Saturday, Dec. 15: Penn State 42, Lock Haven 3 Friday, Dec. 14: Ohio State 27, Kent State 10 Fourth place at NCAAs last year, 10th-ranked 149-pound Buckeye Cam Tessari seems to be struggling a bit in his sophomore campaign. This dual sees him lose 10-3 to Kent's Nick Carr. Kenny Courts finally gets a collegiate victory he can hang his hat on. Here the Buckeye frosh upends 16th-ranked Casey Newburg with a double in overtime, 6-4. It apparently is now a law in Ohio that Dustin Kilgore must wrestle Andrew Campolattano once a week. Once upon a time I worked as a landscaper and for some elaborate jobs we would build restraining walls out of castle block. Kilgore looks exactly like one of those walls, only he has arms and legs. Needless to say, Campolattano struggles to get offense going against him. This time Kilgore, the 197-pound kingpin, wins 10-1. Chattanooga 27, Princeton 10 Thursday, Dec. 13: Northern Iowa 46, Ellsworth 9

RENO, Nev. -- The No. 11 ranked Oregon State wrestling team took the Reno Tournament of Champions name to heart as it became tournament champions for 2012 with 145 total points, Sunday in Nevada. The Beavers finished first out of 27 schools competing in the event and saw 157 pounder RJ Pena claim an individual title of his own, going 5-0 on the day. As a unit, OSU boasted eight wrestlers who finished in the top five out of their weight class and finished 26 points ahead of second place finisher and Pac-12 foe Boise State. Pena is the Orange and Black’s hottest wrestler, as he has now won two-straight 157 lb. championships dating back to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Nov. 30 –Dec. 1), and three all together during the 2012 season. The junior captain has also won 12 straight decisions since his streak started in Vegas last month. For Oregon State, this is its second top five finish at a tournament this year as OSU placed fourth with 98.5 points during the Las Vegas Invite. Also earning top five finishes within their individual weight class included Mike Mangrum (141 lbs.), Ty Vinson (184 lbs.) and Taylor Meeks (197 lbs.) who finished second, as well as Austin Morehead (174 lbs.) and Seth Thomas (165 lbs.) in third. Those wrestlers were followed by Alex Elder (165 lbs.) and Chad Hanke (HWT) who each placed fifth. A total of three OSU wrestlers had to bow out of the tournament due to medical forfeits, including Drew Van Anrooy (133 lbs.), Scott Sakaguchi (149 lbs.) and Hanke. Despite his early exit from the event, Hanke was still able to secure a top five finish in his weight class. The first place finish for Head Coach Jim Zalesky is his school’s highest in the Reno TOC since it switched to individual competition instead of a dual format in 2003. Oregon State now rests for two weeks before traveling to the Windy City for the Midlands Championships, which will be hosted by Northwestern University, Dec. 29-30.

NEW YORK -- The University of Iowa wrestling team swept a pair of duals Sunday at the inaugural Grapple at the Garden inside Madison Square Garden. Iowa won 18-of-20 matches to shutout Hofstra, 42-0, and top Bucknell, 34-9. The Hawkeyes totaled 10 major decisions and received pins from Derek St. John, Mike Evans, Ethen Lofthouse and Bobby Telford to earn their eighth and ninth dual wins this season. "We did some good things when we put ourselves in good positions," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "Most guys wrestled well and put themselves in good positions, and those who didn't need to make the adjustment before we get to Buffalo. Now we look forward." Top-ranked Matt McDonough opened The Grapple with a 10-2 major decion over No.18 Steve Bonanno of Hofstra at 125. McDonough scored three takedowns in the first, rode out the second and scored an escape and takedown in the final seconds of the third to earn his 36th straight win. Tony Ramos (133) scored a pair of major decisions to improve to 9-0 this season - all bonus point victories. He totaled six takedowns and used 2:33 of riding time to win the opener, 14-4, and added nine more takedowns, one reversal and 4:03 of riding time to earn a 23-9 win in the matinee. Mark Ballweg (141) earned his third straight win over a ranked opponent when he got to the legs of Hofstra's ninth-ranked Luke Vaith with 38 seconds left in the match. Ballweg trailed 1-0 entering the third but opened with an escape to tie the match. He then fought off a single leg attack as time expired to earn a 3-2 win. He later added his team-high sixth major decision with a 12-3 win over Bucknell's Derrik Russell. Michael Kelly (149) kept his dual record unblemished with a pair of major decisions at 149. Kelly scored a five-point move at the end of the first period to cruise to a 14-2 over Hofstra's Matt Spataro, and piled up six takedowns and 3:48 of riding time to defeat Bucknell's Adam Healey, 14-5. Top-rated Derek St. John used six takedowns, one reversal and 4:10 of riding time to earn a 16-4 major decision in the opener. In the matinee, Iowa's 157-pounder built a 4-1 and was getting nearfall points when he flattened Vincent Favia of Bucknell in 4:53. Mike Evans (174) scored a takedown as time expired to shutout Hofstra' Jermaine John, 8-0. He then earned his first pin of the season when he flattened Bucknell's Stephen McPeek in 2:53. Bobby Telford (285) wrestled through a scoreless first period against Hofstra's Paul Snyder before scoring a takedown and getting nearfall counts prior to earning the fall (4:53). He then opened his match against Bucknell's Joe Stolfi with a pair takedowns and eventually added 4:15 of riding time to earn a 6-1 decision. Nick Moore (165), Ethen Lofthouse (184), Nathan Burak (197) and Matt Gurule (125) also earned wins for the Hawkeyes. Moore scored a 12-4 major decision over Hofstra's Nick Terdick, and Lofthouse earned a first-period pin over Hostra's Victor Pozsonyi. Burak and Gurule celebrated the trip to New York by earning their first career dual victories. Burak scored a 10-3 decision over Hofstra's Tim Murphy. Gurule earned a 6-5 win over Bucknell's Austin Miller. In Iowa's two losses, Moore surrendered a pair of third period takedowns to drop a 5-2 decision to Bucknell's No. 12 Cory Lear, and Burak got caught on his back by Bucknell's Tyler Lister. The Hawkeyes (9-0) return to the mat tomorrow at the University of Buffalo (0-1). Iowa takes on the Buffalo Bulls inside Alumni Arena at 6 p.m. (CT). NOTES: Attendance was 9,034... Iowa has shutout three opponents this season -- Cumberland (52-0), SIU-Edwardsville (49-0) and Hofstra (42-0)... Matt McDonough has won 36 straight matches... Mark Ballweg has won his last 23 bouts at 141 pounds... Tony Ramos has scored bonus points in all nine matches this season... four Hawkeyes improved to 9-0 (Ramos, Ballweg, St. John, Bobby Telford). #5 IOWA 42, Hofstra 0 125 - #1 Matt McDonough (IA) major dec. #18 Steve Bonanno (HU) 10-2; 4-0 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. Jamie Franco (HU), 14-4; 8-0 141 - #11 Mark Ballweg (IA) dec. #9 Luke Vaith (HU), 3-2; 11-0 149 - Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Matt Spataro (HU), 14-2; 15-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Cody Ruggirello (HU), 16-4; 19-0 165 -- #19 Nick Moore (IA) major dec. NickTerdick (HU), 12-4; 23-0 174- #7 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. Jermaine John (HU), 8-0; 27-0 184 - #7 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Victor Pozsonyi (HU), 2:39; 33-0 197 - Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Tim Murphy (HU), 10-3; 36-0 285 - #5 Bobby Telford (IA) pinned Paul Snyder (HU), 4:35; 42-0 #5 IOWA 34, Bucknell 9 125 - Matt Gurule (IA) dec. Austin Miller (B), 6-5; 3-0 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. Paul Petrov (B), 23-9; 7-0 141 - #11 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Derrik Russell (B), 12-3; 11-0 149 - Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Adam Healey (B), 14-5; 15-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Vincent Favia (B), 4:53; 21-0 165 -- #12 Corey Lear dec. #19 Nick Moore (IA), 5-2 (B); 21-3 174- #7 Mike Evans (IA) pinned Stephen McPeek (B), 2:53; 27-3 184 - #7 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Robert Marchese (B), 14-3; 31-3 197 - Tyler Lyster (B) pinned Nathan Burak (IA), 3:39; 31-9 285 - #5 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. Joe Stolfi (B), 6-1; 34-9

RENO, Nev. -- Michigan State wrestling took third place at the Reno Tournament of Champions today, finishing with 107. 5 team points and also placed eight individual wrestlers in the event. No. 11 Michael McClure led the Spartans with a first place finish at heavyweight and went 5-0 in the tournament. McClure opened the tournament with two shutout decisions, posting a 9-0 major decision over Brendan TerWee of Stanford and a 6-0 decision over Peter Anqiuano of Grand Canyon. The Holland, Mich., native then notched back-to-back decisions over two nationally ranked wrestlers in the top-10. McClure defeated No. 9 J.T. Felix of Boise State, 4-2 and followed that up with a 5-2 decision over No. 6 Chad Hanke of Oregon State. In the championship match, McClure pinned No. 16 Odie Delaney of The Citadel in 3:40. At 125 pounds, Brenan Lyon took home fourth place after falling to Mitchell Loftstead of Southern Oregon, 14-1. Lyon lost two Tyler Iwamara of Cal State in the semifinals before coming back through the consolation bracket to finish in fourth. Josh Heinzer also competed at 125 pounds and went 2-2 in the tournament. Sophomore Brandon Fifield took fourth place at 133 pounds and fell to Sam Speno of NC State, 3-0 in the third-place match. Fifield won his first two matches by fall and pinned Zach Zehner of Wyoming in 1:58 before eventually losing to Brian Owen of Boise State in the semifinals, 4-0. Dan Osterman place went 4-1 and placed second at 149 pounds. Osterman pinned Brutus Scheffel of West Virginia in 4:40 to advance to the finals but dropped a close 4-1 decision to No. 4 Jason Chamberlain of Boise State. Nick Proctor and Ryan Watts both placed at 165 pounds, Proctor finished in second place and Watts took fourth. Robert Nash also competed at 165 and went 3-2. Proctor squared off against Watts in the semifinals and used a 3-1 decision to advance. Proctor then lost to Nigel Jones of NC State, 13-4 in the finals. At 174 pounds, Jordan Wohlfert went 3-2 and fell to Scotty Bacon of Boise State in the consolation round, 5-2. John Rizqallah took home third place at 184 pounds and defeated Kody Reed of Montana State-Northern, 6-2, in the third-place match. Rizqallah lost to eventual champion No. 12 Jake Swartz of Boise State in the semifinals, 11-4. Luke Jones placed fifth at 197 pounds and Nick McDiarmid went 3-2 for the Spartans. Jones earned a fall over Josh Manu of Missouri Valley in 3:40 in the fifth-place match. The Spartans return to action following the holiday break on Friday, Jan. 4 and will take on Purdue at Jenison Field House at 7 p.m. The Spartans also host both Bucknell and Lindsey Wilson on Sunday, Jan. 6.

New York, N.Y. -- Drexel wrestling defeated George Mason 24-19 for their second conference win of the season in the Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Drexel improved to 4-5 overall, while Mason fell to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in CAA duals. Freshman Jacob Goodwin started out the day for the Dragons by recording the first collegiate pin in the history of Madison Square Garden in the 125 bout at 1:04 against Mason's Rich Lavorato. The early pin put Drexel up 6-0 over the Patriots. Mason tied the meet up with a win-by-fall in the 133 match, but Drexel came back with a 6-1 decision by Frank Cimato in the 141 match to put the Dragons up 9-6. Mason rallied with wins in the 149 and 157 bouts to take a 13-9 lead, but then a 9-8 win at 165 from Connor Moran brought Drexel within one point to put the score at 13-12. Kevin Matyas then added a 5-0 decision at 174 that gave the Dragons a 15-13 lead over the Patriots. Drexel would not trail again for the remainder of the dual. Bryan Sternlieb also recorded a win-by-fall against Mason's Corey Smith at 4:56 in his match at 184 and Brandon Palik added a 4-3 decision at 197 to secure a Drexel victory. The Dragons will return to the mats on Saturday, December 29 when they will compete at the BRUTE Invitational in Lock Haven, Pa. Results: 125: Jacob Goodwin (D) WBF Rich Lavorato (GM) @ 1:04 133: Zach Isenhour (GM) WBF Clayton Lutzow (D) @1:56 141: Frank Cimato (D) DEC Sahid Kargbo (GM) 6-1 149: Greg Flournoy (GM) MAJ Nicholas Maccini (D) 10-2 157: Jaaziah Bethea (GM) DEC Noel Blanco (D) 13-9 165: Connor Moran (D) DEC Ty Knepp (GM) 9-8 174: Kevin Matyas (D) DEC Ryan Hembury (GM) 5-0 184: Bryan Sternlieb (D) WBF Corey Smith (GM) @ 4:56 197: Brandon Palik (D) DEC Matt Meadows (GM) 4-3 285: Jake Kettler (GM) WBF Jon Max Wright (D) @ 4:11

RENO, Nev. -- Boise State finished second at the Reno Tournament of Champions led by Jason Chamberlain and Jake Swartz who each won their respective weigh classes. The Broncos were one of two teams to field multiple individual champions. Both Chamberlain and Swartz entered the tournament with the pressure of being the No. 1 seed but each held off the field, winning five-straight matches to take the title. Chamberlain started the day with two major decisions before taking care of business with decisions the rest of the way. His closes match came in the final when he defeated Dan Osterman, 4-1. Swartz recorded one fall and one major decision on his way to the championship where he shut out Ty Vinson of Oregon State, 4-0. The four-point margin was the closest of the tournament for the redshirt junior. Brian Owen collected three wins at 133 pounds, including a victory over No. 8 Devon Lotito to advance to the championship where he faced two-time All-American Ryan Mango. In the championship, Owen was defeated by a 10-6 decision. Redshirt freshman Chris Castillo was a part of his first tournament lineup for Boise State and proved worthy with a third-place finish. Castillo won three-consecutive matches at 157 pounds before losing a 3-2 decision to No. 9 Andrew McCulley of Wyoming. The native of Zillah, Wash., then rebounded with two decisions to take third place. J.T. Felix (285) was coming off a run at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and finished with a 5-2 record, Sunday. His only losses were to No. 14 Mike McClure and Tyrell Fortune in the third-place bout. Scott Bacon (174) was the final Bronco to finish in the top five. Bacon went 6-2 on the day to finish fifth, racking up a fall and a major decision along the way. Travis Himmelman (141) and Cody Dixon (197) finished with winning records. Himmelman went 4-2 while Dixon went 3-2. Redshirt freshmen Holden Packard and Rami Haddadin each tallied 1-2 records at 165 pounds and 125 pounds, respectively. Boise State will not wrestle again until the new year, Jan. 5 when they try to avenge a loss earlier this season against Oregon State. The match will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.

NEW YORK -- The No. 7 Missouri Tigers Wrestling program traveled to Madison Square Garden Sunday for the inaugural Grapple at the Garden. Mizzou won both duals on the day to improve to a perfect 7-0, defeating No. 8 Cornell 22-12 and No. 25 Bloomsburg with a 22-9 final. The event featured fourteen universities, six of which are ranked in the top-25 in the nation. The Tigers got off to a fast start against Cornell with wins in the first three weight classes of 125, 133 and 141 pounds. Junior Alan Waters, tabbed No. 2 in the country, remained perfect in 2012 with his second win against Cornell's Nahshon Garrett this year. Waters tallied a quick takedown and a three-point near fall en route to his fifteenth win on the year. Nathan McCormick added four team points after he took his match by major decision 11-3 over No. 8 Naryman Arujau. Possibly the biggest win came at 141, when senior Nicholas Hucke defeated tenth-ranked Mike Nevinger by decision, 9-7. Hucke and Nevinger scrambled around for about 20 seconds before the Mizzou senior managed a takedown. Before Nevinger could escape, Hucke had added back points as well as three nearfall points. A reversal in the third period after Hucke started in the down position to start sealed the match. Hucke had lost his last two matches against unranked opponents coming in to the bout. Hucke's decision gave the Tigers a 10-0 lead over the Big Red after three matches. Cornell closed the Mizzou lead to one point, 10-9, after three straight decisions at 149, 157 and 165 pounds. No. 20 Chris Villalonga took care of Mizzou's No. 16-ranked sophomore Drake Houdashelt 2-1 in overtime in a bout that didn't have much action to offer. Jesse Shanaman also squeaked out a victory over Kyle Bradley, 3-2. Missouri's Zach Toal (No. 10) rematched against Kyle Dake, the top-seeded 165-pounder in the nation. Dake continued his dominance with a 4-0 win over Toal. Cornell's three-time NCAA Champion was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for this year's event. Toal and Dake had previously faced off in Las Vegas on December 1, with Dake taking the match by major decision, 14-3. Senior Todd Porter ended Cornell's run with a 4-3 decision over Marshall Peppelman. After a shocking Steve Bosak 6-0 victory over Mizzou's Mike Larson (No. 6), the Tigers solidified their sixth win of the year after No. 10 Brent Haynes pinned Jace Bennett at 4:42. The huge win for Haynes leaves the senior five wins shy of hitting the 100-career wins milestone. Dom Bradley rounded out the win with a decision over Stryker Lane, 7-1. Coming in to 2012-13, many polls had Cornell and Mizzou as a tie for No. 7 in the nation. Mizzou's also met up with the No. 25 Bloomsburg Huskies at Madison Square Garden. The Tigers took the dual 22-9 to improve to 7-0 after the two duals in The Big Apple. As has been the case every dual this year, Waters kicked off the dual with a win at 125 pounds. Unlike the majority of Waters' matches, only one point was scored in his bout with Sean Boylan. Waters improves to 16-0 after taking the 1-0 decision. McCormick also followed suit with a 5-2 decision over Nick Wilcox. The senior grappler took a 4-1 first period lead and held strong through the final four minutes. At 141, Hucke dropped the match 7-5 to Matt Rappo after his big win earlier in the day against Nevinger of Cornell. Hucke fell behind 6-3 in the third, and cut the deficit to one with a reversal. An illegal move by the senior grappler gave Rappo a 7-5 lead which would eventually be the final. Houdashelt and Kyle Bradley avenged themselves after tough one-point losses against Cornell. Houdashelt took shot after shot, especially in the third period against Simon Kitzis. Houdashelt won by major decision after accumulating six takedowns in the bout against the Huskies redshirt sophomore. Bradley took on Frank Hickman, ranked seventh in the nation by Intermat. Bradley started in the down position in the second period and after an escape, managed a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Hickman escaped late in the second, as well as in the third period, but Bradley held strong for a 3-2 victory. Toal faced off against Josh Veltre Jr. at 165, and the No. 10 grappler couldn't get much going. Veltre rode three takedowns to a 7-4 decision, with Toal only scoring on escapes. The only other loss for the Tigers came at 197, where Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (No. 15) proved too much for sophomore Johnny Eblen and won by decision, 4-2. Todd Porter improved to 2-0 in New York City after a 5-2 win over Chris Smith. With 22 seconds remaining, Porter added two points via the takedown to put the match away. Mike Larson also responded well after a tough loss earlier in the day with a 6-1 victory over Andre Petroski. Larson capitalized in the second period with a reversal followed by a two-point nearfall. After Eblen's loss at 197, Dom Bradley once again finished off the dual for the Tigers. Bradley capitalized on many shots today after stressing more shots in practice after returning from the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, and defeated No. 15 Justin Grant. Bloomsburg's heavyweight did manage to take down Bradley at 20 seconds in to the second period. That was the first takedown Bradley has fallen victim to all year. The match ended with Bradley holding the advantage, 10-6. Mizzou, now 7-0, will have a little more than a week off before their next showcase at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. on New Year's Day. Stay tuned during the holidays for everything Mizzou Wrestling on Facebook and Twitter, and also right here on MUTigers.com. Missouri defeated Cornell 22-12 125 - No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) over No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) Dec 8-5 133 - No. 6 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) over No. 8 Naryman Arujau (Cornell) Maj 11-3 141 - No. 24 Nicholas Hucke (Missouri) over No. 10 Michael Nevinger (Cornell) Dec 9-7 149 - No. 20 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) over No. 16 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) Dec 2-1 157 - Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) over No. 29 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) Dec 3-2 165 - No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) over No. 10 Zach Toal (Missouri) Dec 4-0 174 - No. 17 Todd Porter (Missouri) over Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) Dec 4-3 184 - Steve Bosak (Cornell) over No. 6 Mike Larson (Missouri) Dec 6-0 197 - No. 10 Brent Haynes (Missouri) over Jace Bennett (Cornell) Pin 4:42 285 - No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) over Stryker Lane (Cornell) Dec 7-1 Missouri defeated Bloomsburg 22-9 125 - No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) over Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg) Dec 1-0 133 - No. 6 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) over No. 19 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg) Dec 5-2 141 - Matthew Rappo (Bloomsburg) over No. 24 Nicholas Hucke (Missouri) Dec 7-5 149 - No. 16 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) over Simon Kitzis (Bloomsburg) Maj 17-5 157 - No. 29 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) over No. 7 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg) Dec 3-2 165 - Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg) over No. 10 Zach Toal (Missouri) Dec 7-4 174 - No. 17 Todd Porter (Missouri) over Chris Smith (Bloomsburg) Dec 5-2 184 - No. 6 Mike Larson (Missouri) over Andre Petroski (Bloomsburg) Dec 6-1 197 - No. 15 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) over Johnny Eblen (Missouri) Dec 4-2 285 - No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) over No. 15 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) Dec 10-6

The pairings were released for The Clash National High School Wrestling Duals XI. The event takes place Dec. 28-29 at the UCR Regional Sports Center in Rochester, Minn. Pool A (Friday 12/28 afternoon) No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. vs. Kimball Area, Minn. Lake Stevens, Wash. vs. Collins Hill, Ga. No. 33 Blue Springs, Mo. vs. Port Washington, Wis. Rochester Mayo, Minn. vs. No. 12 Oak Par River Forest, Ill. Pool B (Friday 12/28 afternoon) No. 7 Brandon, Fla. vs. Burnsville, Minn. Prior Lake, Minn. vs. Jefferson, Ga. No. 21 Marist, Ill. vs. Rapid City Central, S.D. Thompson, Ala. vs. No. 14 Simley, Minn. Pool C (Friday 12/28 morning) No. 4 Apple Valley, Minn. vs. Arrowhead, Wis. Pierre, S.D. vs. Bound Brook, N.J. No. 30 Kearney, Mo. vs. Hastings, Minn. Zubratta-Mazeppa, Minn. vs. No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill. Pool D (Friday 12/28 morning) No. 15 Carl Sandburg, Ill. vs. Forest Lake, Minn. Green Valley, Nev. vs. No. 46 Pope, Ga. No. 43 Vacaville, Calif. vs. Owatonna, Minn. Corona del Sol, Ariz. vs. No. 18 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. Morning matches occur at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. Central Time Afternoon matches occur at 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m, and 8:00 p.m. Central Time Opening round winners are guaranteed a top four bracket finish, which means they wrestle in the afternoon on Saturday 12/29. Fifth through eighth place teams wrestle on Saturday morning. Teams are assigned a round-robin on Saturday with those that finish in the same place on Friday.

RENO, Nev. -- Behind tournament titles from sophomore Tyler Cox and senior Alfonso Hernandez, the University of Wyoming wrestling team finished fourth in the team race at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Cox earned his first tournament crown of the season Sunday, besting CSU Bakersfield’s Tyler Iwamura in the 125-pound title tilt. Cox worked for a 6-5 decision over Iwamura to push his tournament record to 5-0. It was Cox’s second victory over Iwamura this season after the UW wrestler beat him in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1. Hernandez took on ninth-ranked Taylor Meeks of Oregon State in the title match at 197 pounds, and it was Hernandez coming away with a 9-6 decision. The fourth-ranked UW wrestler won his third tournament of the year, and 20th match of the season after going 5-0 through the bracket. Sophomore Andy McCulley went to the title match at 157 pounds but fell to Oregon State’s RJ Pena in an 11-6 decision to finish second. McCulley went 4-1 and now has 18 wins for the season. Other placewinners for Wyoming included true freshman Drew Templeman at 125 pounds, who was sixth; junior Kyle Komata at 141 pounds, who finished sixth, and sophomore Shane Woods at 184 pounds, who earned fifth-place honors. Templeman competed unattached and Komata competed as a non-scorer. The Cowboys tallied 94.5 team points, trailing Oregon State (145), Boise State (119) and Michigan State with 107.5. "Overall, I thought it was a poor team effort," Wyoming coach Mark Branch said. "I was hoping we’d be a different team after the win at Oklahoma (on Dec. 7), and thought I’d see some drastic differences but we were lackluster. We didn’t perform as a team. I thought we’d be in the title race because I was optimistic we’d be a better team. When you have guys go 0-2 and not score points, that’s not acceptable. I hate to be negative about the guys who did wrestle well. Some guys had good tournaments. They didn’t look outstanding but wrestled hard. "Templeman got his first taste of real college wrestling, so this was a good experience for him. Komata was a pleasant surprise. He found a way to win some tough matches and that was big for him. He just earned another opportunity to be a starter. There were positives, but I thought I was going to see a different team. I was hoping we’d build off the momentum and it didn’t happen." The Cowboys have a break over the holidays but pick it back up Jan. 4, 2013, when they travel to Orem, Utah, to square off against Western Wrestling Conference foe Utah Valley.

The top two teams in New Jersey (other than Blair Academy) will do battle in an early season showdown on Tuesday night. South Plainfield won the Group 3 team title last year, and was crowned the No. 1 team overall by The Star-Ledger, while Bergen Catholic won the non-public Class A (big-school) team championship. Three-time undefeated state champion Anthony Ashnault leads No. 32 South Plainfield (Photo/Rob Preston)Last year's dual meet started at 160 pounds, and Bergen Catholic jumped out to a 24-0 lead, before South Plainfield won the last seven matches of the dual meet to win 34-24. Similar to last year, South Plainfield is stacked through the middle and a bit suspect down low and up top, while Bergen Catholic is the more balanced team but with less superstars. Host South Plainfield enters the dual meet ranked No. 32 in the InterMat Fab 50, and has four nationally ranked wrestlers. Half of the Tigers' projected lineup is seniors. Visiting Bergen Catholic enters the match ranked No. 40 nationally, and will start four highly credentialed freshmen but only at most three seniors. The following is a breakdown of the dual meet based on projected lineups. The Bergen Catholic wrestler is listed first in each matchup. 106: No. 1 Nick Suriano, freshman vs. Ryan Walsh, sophomore. Suriano enters his high school career having already won three Super 32 Challenge titles: two in the middle school division, and this year's title coming at 106 in the high school division. 113: Tyler Casamenti, junior vs. Dan Hedden, freshman. Casamenti is a two-time state qualifier. 120: Matt Rose or Colin Hanley, both sophomores vs. Ray Jazikoff, junior 126: Troy Schaafsma, junior vs. No. 18 Corey Stasenko, senior. Schaafsma was a state alternate (fourth at the regional) last year, while Stasenko placed sixth in the 145 pound weight class at state and was also a 2011 Super 32 Challenge placer. 132: J.P. Ascolese, junior vs. No. 8 Scott Delvecchio, senior. Ascolese was a regional qualifier last year, while Delvecchio was a state champion. Delvecchio also placed fourth in the Super 32 Challenge two months ago. 138: Danny Delsorenzi, freshman vs. No. 2 Anthony Ashnault, senior. Delsorenzi was a runner-up at what is an equivalent to their junior high state tournament, while Ashnault is a three-time state champion and yet to lose a match in high school. Ashnault twice earned double All-American honors as a Cadet and was fourth in Junior freestyle last summer. 145: Joseph Grello, freshman vs. No. 18 Troy Heilmann, senior. Grello was a junior high state champion and went undefeated in both styles at the Schoolboy National Duals. Heilmann is a three-time state placer, having finished runner-up at state each of the last two years. He also placed fifth in the Super 32 Challenge two months ago. 152: Zach Spira or David Brennan, junior or sophomore vs. Dylan Painton, senior. Painton is an underrated wrestler, who is finally at an optimal weight class having been stuck above the big four (was five) the last couple years for South Plainfield. 160: Gianni Hallick, senior vs. Inan Sikel, junior. Sikel was a regional qualifier last year for the Tigers. 170: Kevin Mulligan, freshman vs. Colin Lynch or Jordan Handweyer, junior or sophomore. Mulligan was a junior high state champion last year. 182: No. 7 Johnny Sebastian, junior vs. Xavier Wilson, sophomore. Sebastian is a two-time state placer, winning state last year at 160 pounds. 195: Christian Jenco, junior vs. Lucio Avelar or Luigi Gerardi, both juniors. Jenco was third in both styles at this summer's Cadet Nationals, and placed third in the Super 32 Challenge two months ago. 220: Phil Rigglioso or Tyler McGilligan, senior or junior vs. Tori Russell, senior. Russell was a state qualifier last year for South Plainfield. 285: Carmine Goldsack, senior vs. Tyler Calderone, senior. Goldsack was a state qualifier last year for the Crusaders.

NEW YORK CITY -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team is 2-0 on the weekend after sweeping its competition at the inaugural Grapple at the Garden event in Madison Square on Sunday, defeating Tennessee-Chattanooga, 41-9, and No. 8 Cornell, 21-16. “We had two good matches,” coach John Smith said. “We wrestled well today, and the bonus points made the difference in the lop-sided score against Chattanooga and the outcome against Cornell.” To begin the day, the Cowboys (6-0) took on the Mocs of Tennessee-Chattanooga and picked up four falls in a row between the 149 and 174 weight classes, which included Dallas Bailey in the 157 slot. Against No. 8 Cornell, OSU won five of the bouts with four coming with bonus points attached. Highlighting the day for the Cowboys were Jon Morrison, Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry, each snatching two wins on the day. No. 7 Morrison shut out both UTC’s Marvin Lopez, 13-0, and No. 17 Nick Arujua of Cornell, 5-0. Oliver, ranked No. 2 nationally, pinned Jared Presley from UTC shortly into the second period after racking up 24 points in the first. He went on to win by major decision against No. 18 Chris Villalonga of Cornell. Top-ranked Chris Perry earned the Cowboys 12 points with his two falls over Jake Young of Chattanooga and Duke Pickett from Cornell. “It was a good experience getting to wrestle in Madison Square Garden,” Perry said. “The first match felt pretty good. The second match, I felt like I didn’t wrestle as well even though I got a pin. I started out slow and didn’t get the scores that I wanted on my feet, but it was good to get a couple of wins today.” Perhaps the most anticipated match of the day came against Cornell at 165 pounds where No. 3 Tyler Caldwell took on No. 1 Kyle Dake of Cornell. The two battled the full seven minutes, but Dake came out on top, 4-1. “At 165, there just wasn’t enough,” Smith said. “We gave up an easy reversal, and the momentum changed at that point. Tyler will be OK. He’ll bounce back.” Others crucial to the Cowboys win against the Big Red were No. 9 Alex Dieringer at 157 pounds and No. 4 heavyweight Alan Gelogaev, each securing major decisions over their opponents in their only bouts of the day. The Cowboys travel to Lewisburg, Pa., tomorrow to take on Bucknell Bison at 6 p.m. CT. Fans can follow the action through live play-by-play on trackwrestling.com. No. 2 Oklahoma State 41, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 9 125: No. 9 Nick Soto (UTC) fall Eddie Klimara (OSU), 6:29 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD Marvin Lopez (UTC), 13-0 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. Dean Pavlou (UTC), 5-3 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Jared Presley (UTC), 4:11 157: Dallas Bailey (OSU) fall Trey Stavrum (UTC), 0:25 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) fall No. 20 Josh Condon (UTC), 6:15 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Jake Young (UTC), 4:48 184: No. 13 Chris Chionuma (OSU) MD John Shrader (UTC), 18-9 197: Niko Brown (UTC) dec. Austin Schafer (OSU), 5-4 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) won by forfeit Kevin Malone (UTC) No. 2 Oklahoma State 21, No. 8 Cornell 16 125: No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (CU) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 9-3 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 8 Nick Arujua (CU), 5-0 141: No. 10 Mike Nevinger (CU) MD Julian Feikert (OSU), 16-6 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 20 Chris Villalonga (CU), 11-3 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD Chris Dowdy (CU),10-2 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (CU) dec. No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU), 4-1 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Duke Pickett (CU), 5:54 184: No. 2 Steve Bosak (CU) dec. No. 13 Chris Chionuma (OSU), 5-3 197: Jace Bennett (CU) dec. Zach White (OSU), 10-3 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) MD Stryker Lane (CU), 14-3

AMES, Iowa -- No. 18 Matt Gibson (8-2, 2-1) sealed the first dual win of the season, 22-18 for Iowa State (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) over North Dakota State (2-4, 0-0 WWC). The Cyclones were down 18-16 heading into the final match of the day at 285 pounds. "It’s good to get a win,” head coach Kevin Jackson said. "Obviously it was a lot tighter than we’d like it to be, but any time you give up 12 bonus points, it makes it tough to win.” Iowa State won its final four matches of the day, as they were pitted in an 18-6 hole through the first six matches of the dual. At 174 pounds, redshirt freshman Tanner Weatherman started the four-match win streak with a 3-1 decision over NDSU’s Kurtis Julson. "Our heavyweights came through for us with Boaz Beard winning, Kyven Gadson getting bonus points and Matt Gibson finishing it all off,” Jackson said.” Gibson, a redshirt senior from Vallejo, Calif., pinned (4:07) the Bison’s Evan Knutson to score the Cyclones six points and the dual win. With the win, Gibson improved his season record to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in dual meets. No. 18 Boaz Beard and No. 17 Kyven Gadson followed suit, notching wins at both 184 pounds and 197 pounds. Beard improved his record on the year to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in dual meets with a 7-5 decision over No. 18 Mac Stoll. Gadson, a Waterloo, Iowa native, continued his winning ways scoring a major decision, 17-4 over NDSU’s Kallen Kleinschmidt to cut the Bison’s lead in the dual to 18-16. With the win, the redshirt sophomore improved his record on the year to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in dual meets. Iowa State notched two more wins in the dual at 141 pounds and 157 pounds. No. 17 Luke Goettl (6-3, 1-2) defeated NDSU’s Mark Erikson 10-3 at 141 pounds. Redshirt freshmen Logan Molina (10-6, 1-2) defeated NDSU’s Hayden Zillmer 8-6 to notch his 10th victory of the season. With the win, Molina is now tied with redshirt sophomore Mike Moreno for the team lead in wins at 10. "We still didn’t wrestle our best, and we didn’t compete at the level we’re capable of,” Jackson said. "I see a tighter connection with our team. I see a bonding going on with some more cheering for each other and guys kind of pulling together and building this team and this program.” Iowa State will be back in action at the 50th Anniversary of the Midland’s Championships in Evanston, Ill. on Dec. 30-31. Results: 125: No. 5 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) injury default over No. 20 Ryak Finch (ISU), 3:53 133: Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 6-2 141: No. 17 Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 10-3 149: Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 5-4 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Hayden Zillmer (NDSU), 8-6 165: No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) WBF over No. 19 Mike Moreno (ISU), (4:43) 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 3-1 184: No. 17 Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. N0. 18 Mac Stoll (NDSU), 7-5 197: No. 17 Kyven Gadson (ISU) mdec. Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU), 17-4 285: No. 18 Matt Gibson (ISU) WBF over Evan Knutson (NDSU), 4:07