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30 | January 25, 2018 | The glencoe anchor sports<br />
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Ryan, Trevs impress at conference meet<br />
Todd Marver<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
New Trier, Glenbrook<br />
North, Highland Park and<br />
Glenbrook South wrestling<br />
tuned up for the postseason,<br />
at the Central Suburban<br />
League conference<br />
tournament.<br />
With regionals quickly<br />
looming and a start date<br />
of Feb. 3, area wrestling<br />
teams honed their skill<br />
Saturday, Jan. 20, at Maine<br />
West in the conference<br />
tournament.<br />
New Trier placed the<br />
highest of the four CSL<br />
schools in the 22nd Century<br />
Media coverage area<br />
with a third-place score of<br />
222.5. New Trier senior<br />
Patrick Ryan, took home<br />
the title in the 145-point<br />
weight class and remained<br />
undefeated with a 38-0<br />
record. He was also presented<br />
with the Elias<br />
George Outstanding Wrestler<br />
award at the end of the<br />
event.<br />
“It’s an honor that the<br />
coaches voted me recognizing<br />
the hard work our<br />
team has put in this year,”<br />
Ryan said. “I’m super glad<br />
to have partners in the<br />
wrestling room who coach<br />
me to get better like Jack<br />
Tangen, Bayne Kiser and<br />
Russell Sanchez because<br />
without good practice partners<br />
it’s really hard to improve<br />
individually, so I’m<br />
just really glad that I’ve<br />
got those guys to push me<br />
every day.”<br />
Ryan defeated Highland<br />
Park senior Alex Rosenbloom<br />
(25-2) in the championship<br />
match on a 7-3<br />
decision.<br />
“I was expecting a competitive<br />
match in the finals,”<br />
Ryan said. “I think<br />
the difference was my<br />
conditioning during the<br />
match. As far as something<br />
that I can work on, I really<br />
think that my takedown<br />
finishes could be cleaner.<br />
Just working on my technique.<br />
I need to improve<br />
riding guys in the top position<br />
and just trying to<br />
get all those things right<br />
for regionals in a couple<br />
weeks.”<br />
Ryan looks to keep his<br />
personal and team success<br />
going deep in the postseason.<br />
Ryan competed at<br />
state the past two years.<br />
New Trier’s Jack Tangen applies pressure to Vernon<br />
Hills’ Aris Herrera NG. Tangen defeated Herrera NG via<br />
fall in the 152-pound weight class Saturday, Jan. 20, in<br />
Des Plaines. photos by Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media<br />
“The goal is to stay undefeated<br />
and win a state<br />
title,” he said. “In the long<br />
term as a team, we want<br />
to win the team regional.<br />
I would say we’re an underdog<br />
right now, but in<br />
our wrestling room we<br />
have the mentality that we<br />
should be hanging in there<br />
with those teams. We’re<br />
just going to wrestle hard<br />
and see how it goes out.<br />
Hopefully we go out with<br />
a regional title and I hope<br />
to be able to end my career<br />
with a state title.”<br />
Rosenbloom looks forward<br />
to a potential rematch<br />
with Ryan at the<br />
Barrington Sectional on<br />
Feb. 9-10. His Giants<br />
placed sixth at the CSL<br />
conference tournament<br />
with a score of 118.5.<br />
“I was wrestling the top<br />
guy in the state,” he said. “I<br />
know I’m a top guy in the<br />
state. He just took advantage<br />
of all of my mistakes.<br />
When I stopped wrestling<br />
that’s when he took advantage<br />
and took me down. It<br />
was a tough loss, but it’s<br />
good I have the film. I’ll be<br />
able to look over it. I’ll see<br />
him in three weeks. Hopefully,<br />
I’ll be able to get him<br />
New Trier’s Russell Sanchez takes down Maine West’s<br />
Nick Hernandez. Sanchez defeated Hernandez via fall<br />
in the 170-pound weight class.<br />
in three weeks.”<br />
Like Ryan, Rosenbloom<br />
also competed at state the<br />
past two seasons and looks<br />
to keep his success going<br />
deep in the postseason.<br />
“I want to place in state,”<br />
Rosenbloom said. “That’s<br />
top six, so placing at state<br />
is the goal. I think with my<br />
talent if I’m on I shouldn’t<br />
have a problem. I think it’s<br />
going to be there and I just<br />
have to wrestle my best<br />
and keep on working hard<br />
for the next three weeks. I<br />
think it’ll come.”<br />
Rosenbloom was Highland<br />
Park’s lone wrestler<br />
to place either first or second<br />
at the conference tournament,<br />
while the Trevians<br />
had four additional wrestlers<br />
to finish either first or<br />
second in their respective<br />
weight classes. Michael<br />
Miralles (16-9) placed<br />
second in the 113-pound<br />
weight class, Jack Tangen<br />
(35-1) took home the title<br />
in the 152-pound weight<br />
class, Russell Sanchez (24-<br />
13) placed second in the<br />
170-pound weight class<br />
and Jimmy McDermed<br />
(23-9) took home the title<br />
in the 285-pound weight<br />
class.<br />
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