Little Huskies Wrestling Club
A Proud Tradition of Champions
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The Little Huskies Wrestling Club is located in Oak Park, IL. It is the youth wrestling feeder program of the 2009 State Champion OPRF Huskies. To learn more about the OPRF high school wrestling team, go to www.oprfwrestling.com.
LITTLE HUSKIES STEPPIN' UP!
The LHWC is a wrestling organization consisting of children through the 8th grade. Many of the Little Huskies join the Oak Park & River Forest High School wrestling program when they become freshmen at OPRF. This year (2011-2012) the LHWC put 18 guys(!) onto the OPRF freshman team. They are already off to a terrific start - the freshman team even won a 9-team sophomore tournament recently. We are very proud of them, as we are of ALL of our former Little Huskies!
FOR LITTLE HUSKIE FAMILES
If you're looking for wrestling gear, while you can get some things at local sporting goods stores like Sports Authority, a great local source is www.wrestlinggear.com which is in Elmhurst. They have some limited store hours but great service and delivery from their website.
FOR LITTLE HUSKIE FAMILES
If you're looking for wrestling gear, while you can get some things at local sporting goods stores like Sports Authority, a great local source is www.wrestlinggear.com which is in Elmhurst. They have some limited store hours but great service and delivery from their website.
BREAKING NEWS: ELLIS WINS!
Ellis Coleman, former OPRF state champ AND former Little Huskie, defeated Joe Betterman in the 60 kg. Greco-Roman final at the US Olympic Trials in Iowa City on Sunday, April 22nd. Ellis will represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, accompanied by his longtime coach, Mike Powell. CONGRATULATIONS!
(thanks to Jonna Borgdorff for the photo!)
HUSKIES ROLL AT STATE!
We had 10 Little Huskies Novice and Senior wrestlers make it through Sectionals to qualify for the State Championship Tournament - AND SEVEN LITTLE HUSKIES MEDALLED AT STATE!
This was an outstanding year for our program. Special thanks to Doc for helping our club take the Little Huskies program to the next level.
NOW...it continues.
If you are interested in continuing your growth as a wrestler, older Little Huskies are allowed to participate in the "off season" Greco and Freestyle practices, held every Tuesday and Thursday in the room from 6:00 - 8:30 PM. See Coach Matt McDermott or Coach Mike Powell to see if it is appropriate for you and how to sign up. If you wrestled in the state tournament (regionals/sectionals/finals), we already have your USAW wrestling card so you just need to let us know.
GO TO THE PHOTO GALLERY PAGE TO SEE PHOTOS OF OUR LITTLE HUSKIES AT THE STATE FINALS IN ROCKFORD!
This was an outstanding year for our program. Special thanks to Doc for helping our club take the Little Huskies program to the next level.
NOW...it continues.
If you are interested in continuing your growth as a wrestler, older Little Huskies are allowed to participate in the "off season" Greco and Freestyle practices, held every Tuesday and Thursday in the room from 6:00 - 8:30 PM. See Coach Matt McDermott or Coach Mike Powell to see if it is appropriate for you and how to sign up. If you wrestled in the state tournament (regionals/sectionals/finals), we already have your USAW wrestling card so you just need to let us know.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at Littlehuskieswrestling@yahoo.com or call Matt at 847-917-8286. On weekdays, please call only between 5 and 9 pm.
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HUSKIES MEDAL AT WORLDS
There are many measures of a successful
wrestling program, but
at the 2011
Cadet and Junior World Championships
four (4) American wrestlers won medals.
Two of them are from OPRF.
Both of them were Little Huskies first:
Ellis Coleman (Bronze, Greco, 66kg):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW8Mf3IL4zA
Sammy Brooks (Bronze, Freestyle, 85 kg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcCSiLlsTV8
HUSKIE MAKES ALL-AMERICAN!
Andrew Matticks, 12, competed at the USA Wrestling Kids Greco-Roman and Freestyle National Championships in Farmington, Utah on June 28-29, 2011.
Matticks placed 2nd in Greco-Roman and 3rd in Freestyle for the 105-pound Novice division. These finishes named him to the USA Wrestling Kids National Team and earned him "All-American" status in both styles.
Matticks placed 2nd in Greco-Roman and 3rd in Freestyle for the 105-pound Novice division. These finishes named him to the USA Wrestling Kids National Team and earned him "All-American" status in both styles.
THREE LITTLE HUSKIES
TAKE TOP PLACES
AT NORTHERN PLAINS TOURNEY
Three Little Huskies wrestlers traveled to the Northern Plains Regional Tournament, held June 16-18 in the Wisconsin Dells. They returned with some SERIOUS hardware!
Andrew Borgdorff, Schoolboy 136
Greco 3rd, Freestyle 4th
Andrew Matticks, Novice 105
Greco 1st, Freestyle 3rd
Gabriel Townsell, Schoolboy 105
Greco 2nd, Freestyle 2nd
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
FOUR LITTLE HUSKIES
ADVANCE
TO STATE FINALS!
Past, present and future Little Huskie State Qualifiers (and one minivan badly in need of washing...) at the Rockford Metroplex.
Four Little Huskies Novice and Senior wrestlers advanced from the Central Chicago Sectionals at Mt. Carmel HS to the State championship tournament in Rockford!!
Kevin Davis, Novice 84 pounds
Joshua Mitchell, Senior, 177 pounds
Riley State, Senior, 215 pounds
David Beacom, Senior, 275 pounds
