Wilmington Boys Wrestling — 2007-08
Name: Wilmington High School
City: Wilmington
City Population: Wilmington
County: Will
Enrollment: 531
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Conference: Interstate Eight
Superintendent: Jay Plese
Principal: Joe Hermes
Athletic Director: Keith Miller
Head Coach: Rob Murphy
Assistant Coaches: Ed VanDuyne, Mark Shell, Robbie Murphy, Josh Peters
Trainer: Bryce Davis
Captains: Tom Fritz, Ryan Nash, Jeff Goodwin, Steve Cotham, Mike Busby
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Vandalia, 30-29, in State Championship Match
Wt. Name Ht. Age Yr.
103 Alex Jones 5-9 15 So.
112 Garth Cartwright 5-10 17 Jr.
112 Blake Olson 5-10 14 Fr.
119 Mike Busby 5-10 18 Sr.
119 Ryan Nash 5-8 17 Sr.
119 Ben Storbeck 5-10 15 So.
125 Ty Kane 5-10 15 Fr.
125 Dan Shultz 5-10 16 Jr.
125 John VanDuyne 5-10 17 Jr.
130 Steve Heino 5-8 17 Jr.
135 Zack Boyle 5-10 17 Jr.
135 Jeff Goodwin 6-3 18 Sr.
135 Lonnie Wilkins 5-10 15 Fr.
140 Bryan Evans 5-10 17 Jr.
145 Justin Gruca 5-8 16 So.
145 Jake Murphy 5-11 17 Jr.
152 Jeremy Bailey 5-10 15 Fr.
160 Tom Courtney 5-10 17 Jr.
160 Steve Liaramatis 5-10 15 Fr.
171 Tom Fritz 6-0 18 Sr.
189 Steve Cotham 5-10 18 Sr.
215 Brandon Norris 6-2 17 So.
215 Dino Saracco 5-10 16 So.
285 Alfonso Dingillo 6-1 17 Jr.
285 Bob Obrien 5-10 16 So.
Name W-L TD PF-PA
OPPONENT TOTALS ()
TEAM TOTALS () 440-162 972 202-37
Alex Jones (103) 33-10 87 12-3
Garth Cartwright (112) 34-8 57 17-3
Blake Olson (112) 8-2 20 1-0
Mike Busby (119) 9-13 24 4-5
Ryan Nash (119) 17-7 44 8-2
Ben Storbeck (119)
Ty Kane (125) 2-2 1 1-1
Dan Shultz (125)
John VanDuyne (125) 41-1 106 15-1
Steve Heino (130) 38-4 79 22-0
Zack Boyle (135) 5-10 10 5-4
Jeff Goodwin (135) 28-5 44 18-1
Lonnie Wilkins (135)
Bryan Evans (140) 26-11 50 9-1
Justin Gruca (145) 3-0 7 2-0
Jake Murphy (145) 38-6 101 16-0
Jeremy Bailey (152) 36-7 126 8-1
Tom Courtney (160) 21-16 22 13-2
Steve Liaramatis (160) 2-6 10 1-0
Tom Fritz (171) 43-2 92 14-0
Steve Cotham (189) 15-19 29 9-6
Brandon Norris (215)
Dino Saracco (215) 13-18 22 8-2
Alfonso Dingillo (285) 28-14 41 19-5
Bob Obrien (285) 0-1 0 0-0
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
12/5 Chicago (St. Rita) L 30 33
12/5 Kankakee (McNamara) W 49 27
12/11 Manteno W 54 9
12/11 Dwight W 61 10
12/12 Morris W 46 17
12/18 Westmont W 50 27
12/18 Peotone W 59 12
12/29 Robinson W 66 12
12/29 Vandalia W 47 23
12/29 Argenta (A.-Oreana) W 51 21
12/29 Bismarck (B.-Henning) W 54 22
1/8 Seneca W 63 3
1/8 Sandwich W 50 15
1/10 Lombard (Montini) L 9 48
1/10 Clifton (Central) W 66 9
1/15 Plano W 55 13
1/15 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) W 59 9
1/17 Lisle (Sr.) W 37 24
1/17 Herscher W 78 6
1/19 Bloomington (H.S.) W 50 18
1/19 Chicago (Marist) W 42 19
1/19 Richton Park (Rich South) W 71 9
1/22 Coal City W 62 6
1/23 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 77 3
Lisle (Sr.) Sectional
*2/19 Fairbury (Prairie Central) W 51 25
Year W-L
Wilmington
1994-95 7-14
1995-96 14-7
1996-97 11-10
1997-98 17-7
1998-99 17-5
1999-00 14-7
2000-01 18-3
2001-02 20-4
2002-03 20-3
2003-04 19-3
2004-05 18-6
2005-06 22-4 (2nd)
2006-07 25-3 (1st)
2007-08 23-2
14 yrs. 245-78
2002-A 30 36 0-1 (20-4) DNP Rob Murphy
L 30 36 Roxana
2006-A 100 88 2-1 (22-4) 2nd Rob Murphy
W 36 22 Orion
W 49 21 Lisle (Sr.)
L 15 45 Dakota
2007-A 104 74 3-0 (25-3) 1st Rob Murphy
W 29 28 Harvard
W 45 17 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)
W 30 29 Vandalia