Friars 15/16 Season Off And Running!

The Fenwick Wrestling Team opened the season over the Thanksgiving holiday and have already competed in 8 duals! The Friars are a young team with many sophomores and juniors in the lineup. The challenge throughout the year will be overcoming forfeits in the lower weights.

The season opener was a Tuesday night Tri against Brother Rice and Chicago HS Ag Sci (CHAS) on the south side. After dropping the opener to Brother Rice, the Friars bounced back to defeat CHAS. The dual came down to the heavyweight match, where the team called upon sophomore and 2nd year wrestler Liam Mahon. Trailing by 4 pts, the Friars were in need of a fall to secure the win. Mahon delivered the pin-fall and helped earn the Friars first dual victory of the season!

On Wednesday, the Friars returned to the south side to take on class 2A state favorites Mt Carmel. The Caravan dominated a Friar squad who was missing many starters. Coach Anthony Poro knew his team would be put to the test, but says this is what he was looking for. "It is important for us to get CCL teams back on the schedule. It helps our boys see what we are striving to become. We will dual Mt Carmel, Providence, Marmion, and anyone else that will have us, " Poro said. One highlight of the night came on the JV level with freshman Brian Ziech defeating Donovan Corn. Corn wrestled for the successful Harvey Twister WC in 8th grade while Ziech competed for the Friar WC. Both were IKWF state qualifiers. Ziech was ahead on points when he pinned Corn in the 3rd period.

After taking Thanksgiving off, the Friars returned to action Saturday competing in the Glenbard West Dual Tournament. There, the Friars placed 5th overall. Leading the way were sophomores Adam Aguilar and Liam Mahon, who each went 4-1 on the day. Junior Sean McGee went 2-2.

Next up, the Friars will compete in the Hinsdale South Individual Tournament on Saturday starting at 9:00am. The Fr/So team will return to CHAS on Saturday for duals against Marist and St Rita as well as rematches against Mt Carmel, Br Rice, and CHAS.