Get the preview of the upcoming week, a recap of this past week, and an update on our Alumni.
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Get the preview of the upcoming week, a recap of this past week, and an update on our Alumni.
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On Saturday, Lockport hosted its annual 10-team mega-quad, and came out with a 2-1 record on the day, pushing their season record to 17-3 already. The Porters, currently ranked 4th, were able to pick up victories over #11 Wheaton North and #12 Rockton-Hononegah before dropping their final dual of the day, against #5 Lyons Township, 37-34.
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The 4th ranked Lockport Porters visited Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday night and continued their winning ways, cruising to a 56-15 victory over the host Vikings. Lockport came out on top in 10 of 14 weights, getting bonus points in 9 of those 10 wins.
Lockport had no trouble cruising to a controlling 42-15 victory Thursday night, defeating the 3rd ranked team in 2A, Lincoln-Way West. Lockport did not trail in the team score once during the dual meet, which looked close on paper, but was anything but on the mat. The Porters split the first six matches with West, but went on an 8-0 tear to close the night out with a major victory.
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Lockport came out and dominated a Stagg lineup that was short a few starters, winning by a 61-12 score on Wednesday night.
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Get the preview of the upcoming week, a recap of this past week, and an update on our Alumni.
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The Lockport Porters 4th ranked 3A team came up just short in the finals of the Fox “Ron Sauer” Duals, held at Fox Senior High School, in Arnold, Missouri, falling to Holt, Missouri, in the final dual by a 38-34 decision. The Porters went 6-1 as a team in the two-day tournament for the third consecutive year.
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#4 Lockport picked up their first conference win over Joliet West, 38-37, in a surprisingly tight dual meet Thursday night. Lockport pushes their team record to 4-1 with the win.
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Get the preview of the upcoming week, a recap of this past week, and an update on our Alumni.
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The 3A #6 ranked Lockport wrestling team had a 2-1 showing at their home Lockport Duals today to bring their season record to 3-1. The Porters picked up a 52-27 win over Belleville West and a 65-4 win over Minooka before falling 41-24 to Mt. Carmel, the #2 ranked team in 2A and #36 in InterMat’s national team rankings.
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Wednesday night marked the first night of competition of the 2015-16 season for the Lockport Porters wrestling team. Head coach Josh Oster’s squad, ranked 6th in the state to start the season, won eleven of fourteen bouts to roll to the 46-12 victory over West Aurora. The dual meet also served as a fundraiser for JDRF, and it raised over $1000 in donations.
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Check out what's in store for the Porters this upcoming week - including a fundraising dual on Wednesday and the Lockport Quad on Saturday. Also, see what our alumni who are active at the collegiate level have been up to this week.
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Senior Shayne Oster's White Team started the night evenly with junior Abdullah Assaf's Maroon Team, but quickly pulled away, winning 8 of the 12 varsity level intrasquad matches of the night to come out on top of a 37-16 final score.
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We want to take this time to wish Carolyn Dietz the best of luck at this weekend's IHSA Girl's Swimming and Diving State Finals Tournament. Carolyn, a diver, qualified for state after taking second in last weekend's sectional tournament. Although she placed second in the sectional, she still had the fourth-highest total dive scores in the entire state for the weekend. By qualifying, Carolyn is now a 4-time state qualifier!
Carolyn is also a four-year member of the wrestling program as a stat-girl, but has been around the program even longer, having two older brothers who both had successful careers on the mat for Lockport.
Carolyn has been a tremendous asset to the program since she's been involved, and we wish her the best of luck this weekend as she hopes to bring home her first state medal!
For those who have never seen, take a look at Carolyn's skills in the video below.
Thursday night will be the first look at the Porters who are ranked 6th preseason by Illinois Best Weekly. Wrestling begins at 5:30 with the Maroon and White dual starting between 6:30-7.
We will get to see several returning starters from last years 4th place team along with some newcomers including 5 freshman wrestling in the Maroon and White dual.
Get a quick recap of the first week of the season, new team news, as well as a short season preview. Additionally, we have alumni updates as our former wrestlers continue their careers on the college and international levels. Hopefully, we'll do a weekly preview and alumni recaps every week! Dual meets will each have their own write-up, so long as Sealy isn't being lazy (Since Sealy is writing this, he can say that - even in third person).
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November is Diabetes Awareness month and the Lockport Wrestling team will be using their first dual of the year to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research! Join us on Wednesday, November 25 to help end Type 1 Diabetes.
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Shayne Oster is entering his senior year with one less thought on his mind. As we start the season on Monday Shayne has verbally committed to continue his academic and wrestling career at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Shayne chose Northwestern over Stanford University, University of Michigan and North Carolina State University.
Shayne said of the recruiting process. "The recruiting process was a great experience for me. It allowed me to see the different methodologies employed by college programs and decide which was the right fit for me. I was fortunate enough to visit some of the greatest universities in the country and learn about what makes them special. Being able to see such a wide range of schools helped me to decide where I would like to spend the next five years of my life. It's important to explore all your opportunities because this decision affects the rest of your life."
When asked why Northwestern Shayne added. "A lot of different factors went into my decision to choose Northwestern. First and foremost was the fact that I would receive a world-class education which would prepare me for life after college. I believe that the wrestling program at Northwestern is a perfect fit for me because we have a similar approach to training. They are very serious about working hard and improving everyday, but they also know that sometimes athletes need a break from the grind in order to recover. They also know the importance of having fun as well as working hard. Another major factor for me was staying close to home and my family. My family has always been very close so the fact that they can come and see me wrestle often is very important to me. Ultimately the decision came down to the feeling I got when I was on campus. It just felt like the right place for me to spend the next five years of my life as well as to set me up for the fifty years of my life."
Shayne has a career record of 117-28 and has been a 3x State Qualifier and 2x Placer, placing 3rd as a Sophomore at 126 lbs. and a State Champion as a Junior at 138 lbs. Shayne is currently 11th All-time in Career wins at Lockport needing 43 wins this year to top his former drill partner Brian Rossi for the record.
Shayne is also an accomplished freestyle wrestler having earned 2 All-American finishes in his career and is currently ranked 17th in the Country by Flowrestling.
In addition to wrestling Shayne is an ACES PE Leader, involved in Special Olympics and Best Buddies along with excelling in the classroom where he is currently ranked 6th in his class of 850.
Check out the newest seven Lockport wrestlers that will be continuing their wrestling careers at the collegiate level this upcoming season.
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