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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Fifth Annual Wine vs. Beer Tasting Match-up Coming April 26

Tosa Wrestling Club fundraiser will feature the music of Liam Ford and a silent auction at Wauwatosa Woman's Club.

The Tosa Wrestling Club will host the fifth annual Wine vs. Beer Tasting Match-up on Friday, April 26th at the Wauwatosa Woman’s Club from 6 to 9 p.m. Liam Ford, two-time winner of the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards and two-time nominee (2010 and 2011) for Best Americana Band, will headline the Wine vs. Beer Tasting Match-up.  Formerly with the band, The Big Bang Theory, Ford is an accomplished performer known for his dynamic vocals and high energy.  In addition to entertainment, the evening will include wines and beers from around the world, along with appetizers by Bunzel’s Catering.  Coffee and soda also will be available. The event will feature a silent auction with hotel and restaurant offerings, golf packages, and especially …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Three Tosa Wrestlers at WIAA Individual State Meet

Three athletes from Wauwatosa made it through last week's sectionals.

Three wrestlers from the Wauwatosa East/West co-op qualified for the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, beginning Thursday at the Kohl Center in Madison. Wauwatosa sophomore Marcus Morrow (36-7) meets Jordan Gundrum of West Bend East (43-1) at 145 pounds. Freshman Zach Miller (39-5) meets Hunter Hayes of Portage (23-7) 120 pounds. Junior Kai Castaneda (41-2) meets Ben Hornickle of Burlington (33-3) at 113 pounds. Preliminaries begin at 3 p.m. Thursday and finals are at 6 p.m. Saturday. The entire event will be streamed online at FoxSportsWisconsin.com. 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Photo Gallery: East's Michael Meade Takes It to the Limit in Mat Matchup

Tosa's only qualifier grapples to a close 2-OT loss in first round, wins first consolation round.

Micheal Meade of East High, the only Wauwatosa wrestler to qualify for the WIAA state tournament, took his first opponent, Charles Mulnix of Racine Horlick, to double overtime in the first round Thursday in the 132-pound weight class (Division 1), but in the end lost 7-6. Meade then advanced in the first consolation round Friday morning by defeating Cody Dolata of Waterford in a 10-6 decision, but fell to Ryan Stalsberg of Holmen, 7-5, in the Friday afternoon round.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Contribute Your State Wrestling Photos to Our Patch Gallery

Milwaukee-area Patches have dozens of wrestlers at the tournament. We want to see your photos of your favorites.

A whopping 42 athletes from 14 Milwaukee-area Patch schools will compete at the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, and we want to see your photos of each and every one of them! Starting today, users can upload photos of their favorite state qualifiers to our Patch gallery. Whether they're action shots or behind-the-scenes photos, share them here. Be sure to check back Sunday because Patch will have a photographer at the tournament and she'll be contributing her shots to this gallery as well. And don't forget to wish your favorite wrestler luck in the comments below. For Division 1, 2 and 3 tournament previews, including schedules, ticket information and the tournament "by the numbers," click here. Brackets and results, once they …

Sharon B

5:00 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

GMC Athlete of the Month: Billy Holz, Menomonee Falls

The freshman is 27-3 at 113 pounds and ranked among the top 15 in the state.

Menomonee Falls freshman Billy Holz was the winner of Patch's Greater Metro Conference Athlete of the Month poll for December, and that's not the only thing he's won. Holz is ranked No. 13 in the state at 113 pounds with a 27-3 mark. His only losses have been to wrestlers ranked seventh or better, according to his father, Bill. Look for a poll to honor the January GMC Athlete of the Month coming up in early February. For now, get to know Billy Holz: Who is your wrestling role model? Jesse Thielke What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod? None If you could change 1 rule about your sport, what would it be? Make a figure four to the head legal again. Something about you almost nobody knows is ... I started wrestling when I lived in …

Robert Schneider

2:21 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Nice job Billy! Keep up the good work. Good luck at tournaments!   more ›

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