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  Boys Wrestling State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Des Plaines (Maine West) (25-0)

 School Information
Name: Maine West High School
City: Des Plaines
City Population: 55,000
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1871
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Columbia Blue/Gold/White
Conference: Central Suburban North
Superintendent: Dr. C. Steven Snider
Principal: Dr. Paul Leathem
Athletic Director: David A. Winter
Head Coach: Mark Egan
Assistant Coaches: Jim Harrier, Phil Chikowski, Dave Berendt, Hal Wittkamp
Captains: Tony Ganas, Tom Mietus, Joe Weber, Bill Kopecky
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Aurora (Waubonsie Valley), 28-25, in Sectional Final

 Roster

Wt.  Name                     Ht.    Age  Yr.
103  Joe Waski                5-4     17  Jr.
112  Nick Katz                5-7     16  So.
112  Matt Koulentes           5-4     17  Jr.
119  Dan Hanley               5-7     17  Jr.
119  Todd Prace               5-7     17  Jr.
125  Evan Gallien             5-8     17  Jr.
125  Tony Ganas               5-9     18  Sr.
125  Willie Nelson            5-9     16  So.
130  Dan Kwon                 5-6     18  Sr.
135  Brock Brondsema          5-9     16  So.
135  Mike Kopecky             5-7     16  So.
140  Tom Mietus               5-10    17  Jr.
145  Joe Weber                5-9     17  Jr.
152  Joe Gentile              5-9     17  Jr.
160  Vito Gargano             5-9     17  Jr.
171  Bill Kopecky             5-11    17  Jr.
189  Mike Fitzgerald          6-2     18  Sr.
215  Troy Paulson             6-0     17  Jr.
215  Pat Payne                6-2     18  Sr.
275  Ryan Paulsen             6-3     18  Sr.
275  Mike Sauceda             6-3     18  Sr.
 Statistics
Name W-L TD PF-PA Joe Waski (103) 42-3 86 9-0 Nick Katz (112) 3-0 4 1-0 Matt Koulentes (112) 33-17 57 13-3 Dan Hanley (119) 34-13 57 12-1 Todd Prace (119) 0-1 2 0-0 Evan Gallien (125) 0-0 0 0-0 Tony Ganas (125) 51-3 114 15-0 Willie Nelson (125) 2-1 5 2-1 Dan Kwon (130) 35-13 113 11-1 Brock Brondsema (135) 3-1 3 2-1 Mike Kopecky (135) 39-12 62 20-0 Tom Mietus (140) 49-5 106 18-2 Joe Weber (145) 49-7 118 23-0 Joe Gentile (152) 13-15 36 3-3 Vito Gargano (160) 1-8 11 0-1 Bill Kopecky (171) 51-3 85 27-0 Mike Fitzgerald (189) 42-11 85 18-1 Troy Paulson (215) 4-2 3 1-1 Pat Payne (215) 36-9 83 9-1 Ryan Paulsen (275) 9-6 11 7-5 Mike Sauceda (275) 29-3 29 24-0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 11/26 Roselle (Lake Park) W 35 22 12/5 Skokie (Niles West) W 41 7 12/6 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 49 11 12/6 Tinley Park (H.S.) W 45 6 12/6 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 57 9 12/12 Waukegan W 72 6 12/19 Highland Park W 46 10 12/20 Niles (Notre Dame) W 45 24 12/20 Elgin (H.S.) W 65 14 12/20 Elk Grove Village (E.G.) W 64 0 1/3 Aurora (West) W 40 24 1/3 St. Charles W 30 24 1/9 Skokie (Niles North) W 59 9 1/16 Deerfield W 64 8 1/17 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 64 7 1/17 Wilmette (Loyola) W 72 3 1/17 Arlington Heights (Hersey) W 40 18 1/24 Cary (C.-Grove) W 56 6 1/24 Libertyville W 34 21 1/24 Palatine (Fremd) W 56 6 1/29 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) W 65 6 1/30 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 50 15 Des Plaines (Maine West) Regional *2/10 Park Ridge (Maine South) W 55 15 Skokie (Niles West) Sectional *2/24 Libertyville W 39 24 *2/24 Hoffman Estates (Conant) W 37 32
 Head Coach Mark Egan
Year W-L 1994 18-5 1995 14-6 1996 22-2 1997 24-1 1998 25-0 School Years No. W-L At Des Plaines (Maine West) 1994-98 5 103-14 Total 5 103-14
For Des Plaines (Maine West)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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