Feb 21 – 22

Dylan Crouch and Gavin Bafia had tough competition this past weekend a the Sate Tournament.

Dylan Crouch

Dylan dominated his first opponent 15-1, then overcame a good competitor with a 7-4 victory.

His Semi finals match was fast paced and reminded me of a college wrestling match as each athlete countered the others position and attacks while adapting to their style as each minute passed in the period.
In the end Dylan lost to the returning and now two time State Champion.  Showing Fortitude and heart Dylan placed fifth and received All State honors for the second consecutive year!
Gavin Bafia

The experience Gavin took away from being a part of this historic event is priceless and will serve him well next season.

Feb 15

Competition was strong but our Dwight Trojan wrestlers prevailed.

In Highland IL our Girls team had a Strong showing when Addie Avilez in her first match came storming back to take a 17-15 lead before pinning her opponent.  She ran into the returning State Champ and didn’t advance.
Avery Crouch had a quick pin first round and dropped a very close match in the semi finals and Rose up to get Third place with another quick pin to Advance to her first IHSA State tournament in Bloomington on February 28& March 1st.
Our Boys team was in Coal City where Gavin Bafia went 2-1 in Friday and 2-1 on Saturday securing his first trip to Champagne as an IHSA State Qualifier after being an alternate last weekend he was let into Sectionals because a school at his weight did not attend and he shined with his opportunity to compete.
Dylan Crouch was 3-0 becoming the wrestler with the school record for most wins and winning his second Sectional tournament advancing to State for his Fourth consecutive time.  He had an explosive comeback scoring 8 unanswered points in the third period to win 8-4 in his finals match.
Come Cheer us on Thursday through Saturday at the State Farm center in Champaign IL

Feb 9

This weekend was packed with excitement and tough competition.  Jake Wilkey wrestled well and beat a Reed Custer athlete that he lost to a few weeks ago in overtime.

Gavin Bafia had a good day, winning his first match of the day 12-10.  He lost to the champion from Coal City but battles back to the match for 3rd place, losing 12-5 which was caused by one early move that cost him seven points.  Gavin will join us as an alternate for the Sectional tournament.
Dylan Crouch beat a good Peptone wrestler in the semi finals 9-7 then controlled his Finals match with a dominant 3rd period performance notching a 7-2 victory which secured his 4th Regional Championship ….
Congratulations Dylan!
Join us in Coal City on Friday night for Boys Sectionals.  Our Girls team is competing this weekend in Highland IL for their Sectional tournament

Jan 30

The few matches we had were hard fought and tough.

Gavin Bafia lost a tight one 7-6 to Morris and Dylan dropped his bout against Morris because he didn’t feel up to par.
Dylan persevered and overcame with  a technical fall over Plainfield South just minutes later.
The Girls wrestle on Saturday and the Boys are in Melrose Park for our conference tournament.

Jan 25

Dwight wrestling had five Athletes compete in a tough tournament and had three athletes with multiple wins= Jake Wilke, Gavin Bafia, and Dylan Crouch.  Gavin Bafia had many good matches falling one win short of a medal.  Dylan Crouch had a Strong semi final win,  then battled hard against Illini Bluff top ranked opponent and finished a bit short in the Finals.

Next week we have our last two dates for dual meet wrestling before the Regional tournament series begins.

Jan 24

We had a good crowd for their Senior night and our Kids club matches.

Dylan Crouch bumped up to 157 for a tough opponent and won 17-2 by Technical Fall in 3 minutes and 8 seconds, setting a new single season school record for the most Tech Falls at 16.  Jake Wilke had a Valiant performance going into Overtime by tieing the match where in the final second.  A technical violation cost him the match as he lost by one point in a nail-biter.

Jan 18

There was a ton of action this past weekend as Dwight wrestled well at the two day Comet classic tournament.

Some Highlights are Jake Wilke had two pins as he returned to the mat.  Gavin Bafia won a barn burner on Friday night coming from behind with 3 takedowns in the third period which included the final one with only two seconds to spare.  He continued that momentum battling to take third place out of 26 teams.
Dylan Crouch is dominating as he had a major decision, two technical falls, and a finals match that he won at the end, but kept his poise under pressure.

Jan 11

Saturday, January 11-   It was a good day developing our less experienced athletes at the Hawk Classic at Prairie Central showing us where they need to focus their efforts as well as we saw our experienced wrestlers shine.
Avery Crouch had a solid performance.  She chain wrestled with the tournament outstanding wrestler countering several of his moves and thrived the rest of the day, finishing with two pins.
Gavin Bafia had a slow start and then picked up steam beating a kid with only two losses this season and placing Fifth.
Dylan Crouch added to his tech fall quest for the school record and resiliently claimed a first place title.
Next event is 1/17&18 at Reed Custer High School for the Comet Classic two day tournament.

Jan 7

Wrestling: Dwight wrestling had a showdown with Kaneland on Tuesday January 7.  We started by honoring Dylan Crouch and David Gomez for their dedication to the team and sport. Senior Dylan Crouch had a Major decision shutting down his opponent with a 10-0 victory. Tysen Walker battled well with a win by pin. Addy Avilez aggressively pinned her opponent. Gavin Bafia had a high scoring match and secured the pin to win!

Dec 27

Dylan Crouch and Gavin Bafia had a solid performance in four matches today.  They both finished the day with 3 wins and one loss.  Addie has a strong match against Sandwich in her first meet.

We will be back in action on January 7th for Senior night at Dwight.

Dec 14

Dwight competed valiantly in th 20 team Munch invitational on December 14 in Pontiac.

Avery Crouch battled resiliently in her three bouts with a commanding victory in her second match after dropping a close match with an eventual place medalist.
Her Brother Dylan Crouch Dominated the field of competitors culminating in a 15-0 Technical Fall over Evergreen Parks undefeated senior which Dylan’s performance earned him outstanding wrestler of the upper weight classes!
Addie Alvarez, Dillan Warren, and Gavin Bafia showed a lot of heart and determination with full effort in the tournament.
We host Pontiac and Wilmington for our second home trip meet of the season this Thursday at 5:30.  Come check out the action!

Dec 10

Dwight HS wrestled against Streator first round tonight with a few kids out sick.

Addie Alvarez started us off with a win by Forfeit and Dylan Crouch followed with a very quick first period technical fall.
Then Addie Alvarez and Avery Crouch both won their exhibition matches with a pin.
Dylan Crouch had a win by a major decision over Gibson city…10-2.  Gavin Bafia at 190 had a solid match with win by a pin with only three seconds left.
Come check out your Dwight Trojans on Thursday night as we host our first home meet of the season.

Dec 7

We have been on the road this week going where the good competition is.

Gavin Bafia had one match that he lost due to a few penalty points against a Senior with many years of experience from Chicago Hope.  He, Dillan Warren, and Adilynn Alvarez all had wins via Forfeit they received during the evening.
Dylan Crouch had some good competition bumping up to 157 lbs against Chicago Hope and shut out his solid opponent 11-0.
Against Lisle, Dylan put three moves together to win by pin with a cradle to advance his record to 7-0!

Dec 5

Trojan Wrestling headed South for a battle against two good size programs. Adilynn Alvarez fought hard in a match that made her opponent earn every point against Urbana. Dylan Crouch had two more technical falls tonight with the second one happening in the first period!

We travel to Chicago tomorrow to wrestle Lisle and Chicago Hope.

Dec 4

Dwight Trojan Wrestling Team started the season against Herscher and Dylan Crouch had a technical fall at 150 lbs while Adilynn Alvarez started her season off with the Trojans first pin of the year!

They then competed against Heyworth who has a solid team.  Dylan Crouch notched another win by Technical Fall.
Lastly we wrestled the host Prairie Central and Dwight won three of our four bouts. Gavin Bafia earned his first victory of the season as did Freshman Dillan Warren. Dylan Crouch was consistent with a third win by Technical Fall of the young season.
Tomorrow night Dwight travels to Urbana for a double dual.
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