Glenbard North wrestling team takes third at state tournament

BLOOMINGTON – Only two teams in each wrestling class finish the season with a dual meet victory.

Amazingly, Glenbard North has been one of those two in nine of the past 15 years after the Panthers secured another third-place trophy at the IHSA dual team state tournament last Saturday. It was the program’s eighth third-place showing since 2000. They also won a state title in 2011 and were the runner-up in 2001 and 2005.

Glenbard North ended the one-day Class 3A event with a 42-24 victory over Lockport.

Kirk Johansen and Austin Gomez both tallied pins at 106 and 113-pounds, respectively, while Michael Milan (126), Colton Wegner (182) and Kyle Neal (285) also registered falls. Patrick Augustyn was a 3-2 winner at 120, Phil Partipilo picked up a 9-3 decision at 132, Jimique Davis notched a 5-2 victory at 170 and Dillon Warnecke was a 6-4 winner at 220.

In the preceding match, the Panthers dropped a 34-24 decision to Sandburg in the semifinals.

Luke Greenberg had a second period pin at 195 while Gomez, Milan, Anthony Marre and Eric Gatti also were victorious.

Glenbard North opened the tournament with a 42-19 decision over Prospect in the quarterfinals.

Johansen, Gomez, Milan and Marre all had pins. Also notching wins were Partipilo, Tom Czernek, Greenberg, Warnecke and Neal.