HCCOACH

Hanover Central    39

Lowell                        29

Hanover Central  16-4 on the year.

Hanover Central 66      Whiting 9

Hanover Central 72      Westside 6

Hanover Central 66      Gavit      12

Hanover Central is now 15-4

HC went 6-3 at the Lafayette Jeff Broncho Duals on 12/28 and 12/29.

HC's season record is now 12-4.

Round 1: HC 22 Westfield 45

Round 2: HC 53 Crawfordsville 24

Round 3: HC 60 Pioneer 19

Round 4: HC 48 Kokomo 26

Round 5: HC 33 Lafayette Jeff 36

Round 6: HC 48 Cascade 36

Round 7: HC 45 Kankakee Valley 25

Round 8: HC 34 New Castle 45

Round 9: HC 60 Seeger 23

Hamover Central  65

Hammond Clark    9

Hanover Central is now 6-1

Hanover Central    69

Boone Grove                7

Hanover Central current record

5-1

Harvest Classic Champions  1st of 16

Cinderella finally prevails

Hanover edges McCutcheon to win Harvest Classic title for first time

December 5, 2010BY KEVIN O'KEEFE, POST-TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT

http://www.post-trib.com/sports/highschools/2945696,wrs-harvest-1205.article

 Font Size  Email  Bookmark  Black Text White TextST. JOHN -- Hanover Central wrestling coach Nick Petrov has been close before, but his Wildcats team could never get over the hump.

That is, until this year.

The Wildcats took top team honors in Saturday's 30th annual Robert Emerick Harvest Classic held at Lake Central. Hanover outscored second place McCutcheon 208-196.5.

"We've finished, third and fourth a few times. We've had stronger teams than today, but today, we finally won this thing," Petrov said. "We have a young group of kids and everyone believes in what we're doing here, everyone did their job today. Every wrestler, every win counts. Not that many points determine the difference between a championship and second place."

Freshman Steven Micic and Junior Paul Petrov got Hanover off to a great start with championships at 103 and 112 pounds. Micic had a 15-0 technical fall over Penn's Taylor Hart and Petrov outlasted Griffith's Brian Orzehowicz 7-2.

Lake Central junior and 2009 state champion Kyle Ayersman pinned Highland's Danny Rodriguez at 119 pounds in a rematch of last year's Harvest Championship. It was Ayersman's third Harvest weight class title, leading to being named the outstanding wrestler of the day.

"I'm pretty tired," Ayersman said. "The finals against Rodriguez was my toughest match of the day. I need to keep working hard, we've go some tough meets coming up."

Lake Central's Bradley Wartman also won a championship at 140 pounds, pinning Hanover's Rene DeSantiago at 2:52.

Highland had two champions -- sophomore Mark Maldonado at 152 and Eric Johnson pinned Hanover senior Brandon Bisping to win at 189.

Hobart also boasted two champions on the day -- Tony Vasquez had a 9-3 decision over Hanover's Sean Orzel at 125 pounds and senior Joe Peco outlasted McCutcheon's Danny Gutierrez to win a 5-1 decision at 171 pounds.

Griffith senior Collin Slagle won 130 pounds and Gavit senior Chris Padjzik pinned Lake Central's Mike Escobedo at 135 pounds. Kankakee Valley senior Dakota Dellahan had a hard-fought 4-1 decision over Penn's Josh Byler at 145 pounds.

A special award was given to Mike Roe, the voice of the Harvest Classic. He has announced every match in every one of the 30 years the tourney has existed.

Hanover Central     208

McCutcheon              196.5

Penn                            193

Lake Central             184

Hobart                        157

Griffith                       147.5

Highland                   126

Calumet                       98

Kankakee Valley       89.5

Morton                          67

Clark                              65

SB Washington            64.5

Gavit                              63

East Chicago                59

Lake Station                 52

Andrean                        16

Championship Matches:

103 -- Steven Micic (HC) tech. fall Taylor Hart (P) 15-0.

112 -- Paul Petrov (HC) d. Brian Orzechowicz (GR) 7-2.

119 -- Kyle Ayersman (LC) p. Danny Rodriguez (HI) 3:45.

125 -- Tony Vasquez (HO) d. Sean Orzel (HC) 9-3.

130 -- Collin Slagle (GR) d. Patrick Manning (HO) 5-2.

135 -- Chris Padjzik (GA) p. Mike Escobedo (LC) 3:11.

140 -- Brad Wartman (LC) p. Rene DeSantiago (HC) 2:52.

145 -- Dakota Dellahan (KV) d. Josh Byler (P) 4-0.

152 -- Mark Maldonado (HI) d. Caleb Medranos (MC) 11-2.

160 -- Ethan Dale (MC) d. Tony Rodreguez (HO) 8-1

171 -- Joe Peco (HO) d. Danny Gutierrez (MC) 5-2

189 -- Eric Johnson (HI) p. Brandon Bisping (HC) 3:30.

215 -- Matt SUmmer (MC) tech. fall Gelen Robinson (LC) 22-6.

Hwt. -- Blake Ford (MC) d. Tyler Van Lul (CA) 3-1.

Third-place Matches:

103 -- Nate Reitz (GR) d. Dylan Duron (EC) 4-0.

112 -- Matt Lechowicz (LC) d. Sarah Hildebrant (P) 9-1.

119 -- Jose Rodriguez (CA) d. Tommy Varner (P) 12-6.

125 -- Justin Agee (CA) d. William Howell-Bey 5-0.

130 -- Greg Wyland (P) d. Lucas Hager (HC) 3-2.

135 -- Alex Metz (HO) p. Elijah Knight (MO) 5:40.

140 -- RJ Dressel (P) d. Zach Johansen (HO) 9-6.

145 -- Tom Comacho (HO) d. Blaise Filas (HC) 9-5.

152 -- JAkar Bufford (EC) d. Tyler Schott (HC) 18-9.

160 -- Josh Green (MO) d. Phillip Treely (P) 8-0.

171 -- Nelson Martinez (CL) p. Damien Gomez (EC) 4:00.

189 -- Rodney Graves (MC) p. Jack Blount (GR) 2:36.

215 -- Joe Anguiano (HC) p. Orlando Salas (LS) 4:47. Hwt. --

Gabe Miller (P) won by default over Pat Biancardi (LC).

I didn?t say they could beat the best teams in the state. I said they could wrestle with the best team in the state. My understanding is that Penn is planning to send more than one team to multiple competitions on the same dates. For example this weekend they are  sending one team to Franklin and one to the Harvest Classic at Lake Central. Most of those young men we wrestled at North Newton would  be starters on many teams in our state. I was complementing the Penn program for their successes. I feel this is great for our state and wrestling.

Nick Petrov

Hanover Central Wrestling

Hanover Central runner  up

Hanover Central 64  South Newton 15

Hanover Central 77 Frontier 12

Hnaover Central 54 Twin Lakes 15

Hanover Central 72 North Newton 3

Hanover Central31 Penn(JV) 34

Hanover Central Champions

103 Stevan Micic        5-0

112 Paul Petrov           5-0

140 Rene DeSantiago 5-0

What a nice job the coaches are doing at Penn. Their JV team can wrestle with anyone. Good luck to you and your program.

http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/052010aaa.html

SIUE Wrestling Inks Three Standouts for 2010-2011 Season

Strengthens Team's Depth

May 20, 2010

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville wrestling Coach David Ray continues to strengthen the depth on his team with the addition of three new student-athletes to the lineup.

The Cougars have added Cole Brandt (Avon, Ind.), John Petrov (Cedar Lake, Ind.) and Tyler Rice (Pinckneyville) to next season's roster. Brandt and Petrov signed National Letters of Intent while Rice has accepted an offer of admission.

Brandt is a projected 174- or 184-pounder for the Cougars. A two-time IHSAA state qualifier for Avon High School, he posted a 33-4 record his senior season and won the sectional, regional, and county tournaments while being ranked as high as No. 2 in the state of Indiana.

He also won the county, conference and sectional titles as a junior. A gold medalist at the 2009 Disney Duals, Brandt placed fourth at 189 pounds at the 2010 Asics Folkstyle Nationals.

"Cole is a very strong and talented student-athlete," said Ray. "He will add a solid foundation to the wrestling program. Cole has Division I All-American capabilities if he stays focused in the classroom and concentrates on improving every year. I expect to see great things from Cole in the future."

Petrov completed his prep career at Hanover Central High School with a 153-22 record. A three-time IHSAA state qualifier and three-time sectional tournament champion, Petrov placed sixth during the 2010 state tournament.

A projected 125-pounder for the Cougars, he was named honorable mention Academic All-State. He also was named the team's Most Valuable Wrestler and team captain as a senior.

"John not only has a lot of wrestling experience but comes from a high school and family rich with tradition and success," Ray said. "John's dad is the high school coach at Hanover Central and NCAA champion Andrew Howe, of the University of Wisconsin, graduated from there. John knows what it takes to be successful at the Division I level. It all comes down to making the commitment and sacrifice to reach his goals. John will be a positive influence at 125. I definitely see John making a big contribution to the team's success in the next 4-5 years."

Rice is coming off his most successful prep season with a 35-6 record as a senior at Pinckneyville High School. A projected 184-pounder, Rice posted a career record of 96-34. He placed sixth at 171 pounds at the 2010 IHSA state championships.

As a junior, he finished 30-7 with all seven losses coming against state-ranked wrestlers. Rice earned letters in wrestling for four seasons, in football for three seasons, and in track and field for two seasons.

"Tyler is a hard worker. He is very disciplined and wants to be successful whenever he steps on the wrestling mat to compete," Ray said. "His track record shows he wants to get better, to make the commitment, and to be the best he can be. Every year in high school his record improved. Tyler will add needed depth in the upper weights. His goal is clear: to be the best wrestler on the team at his weight class."

-siue cougars-

By Nate Ulrich - Times Columnist | Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:00 am | No Comments Posted

Font Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizeIf there was ever a shiny, polished trophy designated for Northwest Indiana's greatest "wrestling family," it would go to the Petrov clan of Cedar Lake.

You simply can't miss them at wrestling functions in the Region. They're too visible, too intense and too good to blend in with the crowds. When it comes to local meets, they're as omnipresent as singlets and funky odors.

Hanover Central senior John Petrov, the middle child of Nick and Bessie's three boys, recently bolstered his family's wrestling legacy by signing a national letter of intent to continue his career at the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. He's expecting to start for the Cougars as a 125-pound freshman.

How is this different than any other college commitment, you might ask?

Well, George, the oldest Petrov boy, graduated from Hanover Central in 2007 and went on to wrestle for Purdue University. And Hanover Central sophomore Paul, the youngest Petrov boy, is the most talented of the bunch and certainly will attract several suitors from Division I programs in the near future.

But there's a twist to this tale: Nick, who's Hanover Central's wrestling coach, swears he doesn't send his boys to college for wrestling. He sends them for a more important reason, one that he and Bessie hammer home with the same passion they display during their boys' mat adventures.

"The most important thing is that my boys get a good college education," Nick said. "If wrestling is the tool that gives us the opportunity to get that education, to help us with that, that's awesome because after wrestling is over, there's probably not a lot of things they're gonna be able to do with wrestling, except to teach other kids about the sport. But the life lessons that come along with it should help them have good character and be better people."

Sounds too good to be true, huh? Like pure coach speak, right? With the Petrovs, though, it's a genuine answer.

For example, John wants to become an elementary school teacher, maybe even a principal one day. About 60 percent of his tuition at SIU-Edwardsville will be covered by his scholarship, but John said he would have declined the Cougars' offer and chosen another school if the academics were not a good fit. Fortunately for Cougars wrestling coach David Ray, John will be able to major in elementary education at SIU-Edwardsville, whose campus is about a 25-minute drive from downtown St. Louis.

"I'm going to school to become an elementary teacher," said John, who has a 3.4 grade-point average. "I'm not going to school to be a wrestler. (Elementary education is) what brought me there in the first place. If they didn't have that, then I wouldn't have gone there."

The Petrovs might be the area's greatest "wrestling family," but they're also just a great family, wrestling or no wrestling.

This column solely represents the writer's opinion. Reach him at nate.ulrich@nwi.com.

Posted in Nate-ulrich on Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:00 am Updated: 7:00 am. | Tags: Commentary, Hanover Central High School, Hanover Central Wildcats, Prep Wrestling, College Sports, Prep Sports, Columnists

Dave,

I would like to see the weight  classes stay the same. No change.

Nick Petrov

Hanover Central Wrestling

Reed-Custer Comet Classic

1. WILMINGTON 202.5, 2. REED-CUSTER 178, 3. LEROY 177.5, 4. PORTA 170, 5. HANOVER CENTRAL 146, 6. KELLY 101.5, 7. TINLEY PARK 83, 8. PEOTONE 82.5, 9. CLIFTON CENTRAL 78.5, 10. MANTENO 74, 11. UPLIFT 55.5, 12. DWIGHT 53.5, 13. EL PASO 48, 14. RIDGEWOOD 43, 15. BREMEN 33, 16. HERSCHER 31, 17. STREATOR 25.

Hanover Central results only

Championship matches

103 -- Paul Petrov (HC) d. Cristian Martinez (S) 20-8.

125 -- John Petrov (HC) p. Billy Chancey (RC) 5:28.

135 -- Takil Agnew (Por) p. Rene DeSantiago (HC) 5:54.

215 -- Brandon Keaton (HC) d. Alex Peterson (W) 6-4.

5th place matches

145 -- Nathan Brown (HC) d. Colin Ingells (CC) 7-5.

171 -- Hassan Abdullah (TP) p. Brandon Bisping (HC) 3:14.

John Petrov 125 was OW for the tournement

Hanover Central 39

Lowell                    30

Hanover Central 15-5

Wrestling

Lake County Wrestling Championship

AT CLARK

1. MUNSTER 284.5, 2. LAKE CENTRAL 228. 5, 3. CALUMET 209, 4. HOBART 206, 5. HANOVER CENTRAL 167.5, 6. GRIFFITH 155.5, 7. HIGHLAND 113, 8. E.C. CENTRAL 97.5, 9. LEW WALLACE 87, 10. LAKE STATION 80, 11. RIVER FOREST 79, 12. ANDREAN 78.5, 13. BISHOP NOLL 71, 14. HAMMOND 67, 15. CLARK 66.5, 16. WEST SIDE 63.5, 17. WHITING 58, 18. GAVIT 55, 19. ROOSEVELT 35.

Championship matches

103 -- Paul Petrov (HC) d. Collin Slagle (Gr) 14-8. 112 -- Kyle Ayersman (LC) d. Danny Rodriguez (Hi) 7-1. 119 -- Marc Escobedo (LC) p. Shawn Siokos (Gr) 1:40. 125 -- John Petrov (HC) p. Bryan Smith (LC) 2:26. 130 -- Mike Clark (Ca) d. Zeke Escobedo (A) 9-2. 135 -- Brad Wartman (LC) p. Clint Boelt (Mu) 4:50. 140 -- Frankie Porras (Ho) d. Victor Rodriguez (ECC) 12-5. 145 -- Matt Beck (Gr) p. Jack Hammons (LS) 4:30. 152 -- Alex Surma (Mu) p. Nicholas Hill (WS) 3:40. 160 -- Danny Johnson (Mu) p. Deparis Williams (Ha) 1:54. 171 -- Joe Peco (Ho) d. Eric Johnson (Hi) 6-1. 189 -- Nathan Fowler (Ca) d. Cal Posey (Ho) 9-4. 215 -- Jack Seaman (Mu) d. Vlade Nacovski (LC) 5-4. Hwt. -- Patrick Biancardi (LC) d. Andrew Hicks (LS) 6-0.

Southmont has never been in this super dual. I think it is Seeger you are thinking about. The 10th team this year is Kokomo. Last year North Newton was in, but did not come back.

Crown Point                277

Hanover Central       219

SB Washington          187

Knox                              150

Ham. Morton             120

Lew Wallace               113.5

Lake Station                 99

Ham. High                   49

Championship matches

103 Paul Petrov  HC  dec. Colton Saroff  CP  7-2

112 Chris Murphy HM  fall Tim Bricco HC 1:20

119 Danny Bradley KN fall Anthony Hawkins  7:41

125 John Petrov HC dec. Dusty Schurg CP  7-2

130 Jason Tsirtsis CP fall Derek Fowler 3:37

135Dallas Schurg CP  fall  Chance Martin KN 1:22

140Josh Flamme CP  fall Devan Biddle KN  1:26

145 Eric Roach CP fall David Fisher SBW 4:50

152 Tommy Rehn CP dec. Jack Hammons LS 6-4

160 Chris Hammons LS fall Marcus Cooper-Longoria HC 1:53

171 Jimmy Krause KN fall Brandon Mihalic HM 2:40

189 Tyler Kral CP fall  Diego Perez HM 0:56

215 Eric McDaniel SBW fall Brandon Keaton HC 2:23

285 Josh Swope CP dec. George Amaya LS 4-2

Hanover Central  54

Hammond Clark  12

Hanover Central 7-0

Hanover Central  49

Boone Grove          15

Bob Emerick Harvest Classic

AT LAKE CENTRAL

1. PENN 274 1/2, 2. LAKE CENTRAL 192, 3. McCUTCHEON 178, 4. CALUMET 159, 5. HANOVER CENTRAL 140, 6. KANKAKEE VALLEY 135 1/2, 7. HOBART 116, 8. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 115, 9. GRIFFITH 100 1/2, 10. HIGHLAND 84, 11. MORTON 67, 12. E.C. CENTRAL 53 1/2, 13. GAVIT 45 1/2, 14. LAKE STATION 44, 15. ANDREAN 38, 16. CLARK 30.

Championship matches

103 -- Paul Petrov (HC) d. Mikey Witous (P) 3-0. 112 -- Kyle Ayersman (LC) maj dec. Danny Rodriguez (High) 9-1. 119 -- Tyler Chapple (P) d. Bryan Smith (LC) 9-2. 125 -- Alex Gregory (P) d. John Petrov (HC) 4-3. 130 -- Mike Clark (Cal) maj dec. Trevor Manspeaker (P) 12-3. 135 -- Brad Wartman (LC) d. Ben Sokol (P) 3-1. 140 -- Frankie Porras (H) maj dec. Grant Anglemeyer (P) 11-2. 145 -- Victor Rodriguez (EC) d. Dustin Schulz (KV) 17-11. 152 -- Brandon Miller (MC) d. Pat Davenport (P) 10-7. 160 -- Austin Kunze (P) d. Malcolm White (SBW) 9-7. 171 -- Cheney Dale (MC) d. Andy Wiseman (P) 7-5. 189 -- Nate Fowler © d. Nick Berdine (KV) 6-2. 215 -- Vlade Nacovski (LC) p. Matt Summer (MC) 1:27. Hwt. -- Blake Ford (MC) p. Nick Johnson (P) 3:38.

Third-place matches

103 -- Collin Slagle (GR) p. Darnel Johnson (SBW) 2:47. 112 -- Brian Orzechowicz (GR) tech fall Chris Murphy (M) 17-1. 119 -- Kyle Chadwick (KV) d. Shawn Siokos (G) 5-1. 125 -- Marc Escobedo (LC) p. DeVaughn (SBW) 4:24. 130 -- Derek Fowler (SBW) p. Alex Huizar (MC) 4:42. 135 -- Zeke Escobedo (A) d. Chris Pajdzik (GAV) 11-5. 140 -- Aaron Kearney (KV) d. David Fisher (SBW) 6-4. 145 -- Mike Hummer (P) d. Ethan Dale (MC) 5-0. 152 -- Brandon Miller (MC) d. Pat Davenport (P) 10-7. 160 -- Jack Hammons (LS) d. Eddie Jennings © 11-4. 171 -- Brandon Bisping (HC) maj dec. Joe Peco 11-3. 189 -- Lorenzo Motton (MC) p. Seth Basler (LC) 2:39. 215 -- Patrick Marlatt (KV) p. Brandon Keaton (HC) 2:27. Hwt. -- Pat Biancardi (LC) d. Tyler VanLul © 3-2 OT.

Hanover Central 5-0 on the day

North Newton Invite Champs

Hanover Central  70    South Newton 10

Hanover Central  60     Frontier 18

Hanover Central  42    Twin Lakes 21

Hanover Central  52     River Forest  27

Hanover Central  51     Rennselear   19

Hanover Central Champs

103 Paul Petrov

112 Tim Bricco

125 John Petrov

140 Rene  De Santiago

160 Marcus Cooper-Longoria

215 Brandon Keaton

All 5-0 on the day  

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Varsity

North Newton Super Duals  11/28/2009 8:30 AM North Newton HS Team tournament

Harvest Classic 12/05/2009 8:30 AM Lake Central HS Individual Tournament

Boone Grove 12/8/2009 6:00 PM Hanover Central HS Dual meet

Hammond Clark 12/10/2009 6:00 PM Hammond Clark HS Dual meet

Carnahan Invite 12/19/2009 9:00 AM Crown Point HS Individual tournament

Broncho Duals 12/29-12/30/2009  9:00 AM Lafayette Jeff HS Team tournament

Whiting Super Duals 1/07/2010 5:00 PM Whiting HS Team tournament

Lake County Tournament 1/9/2010 9:00 AM Hammond Clark HS Individual tournament

Lowell 1/13/2010 6:30 PM Hanover Central HS Dual Meet

Reed-Custer Invite 1/16/2010 9:00 AM Reed-Custer HS Individual tournament

North Newton 1/21/2010 6:00 North Newton High School  HS Dual meet

IHSAA Sectionals 1/30/2010 TBA Crown Point HS Individual tournament

IHSAA Regionals 2/6/2010 TBA LaPorte HS Individual tournament

IHSAA Semi-State 2/13/2010 TBA Merrillville HS Individual tournament

IHSAA State Championships 2/19-2/20/2010 TBA Conseco Fieldhouse-Indianapolis Individual tournament

JV

Crown Point JV Invite 11/21/2009 9:00 AM Crown Point HS Team tournament

Crown Point Freshman Tournament 11/30/2009 6:00 PM Crown Point HS Individual tournament

Broncho Duals JV 12/29-12/30/2009  9:00 AM Lafayette Jeff HS Team tournament

Crown Point Freshman Tournament 1/18/2010 6:00 PM Crown Point HS Individual tournament

Hanover Central      45

North Newton          30

Hanover Central        14-6

Hanover Central    60

Westside                    19

Hanover Central    63

Whiting                      12

Hanover Central    63

Gavit                          13

Hanover Central record 13-6