Deerfield Wrestling Notches 15th Straight Conference Title

DEERFIELD, IL — A long, sustained run of excellence continues this season for the Deerfield High School varsity wrestling team. Earlier this week, the Warriors captured their 15th straight CSL North Conference championship following a win over Highland Park.

Amazingly, before the streak began in 2009, Deerfield hadn't won a conference championship since 1968, according to coach Marc Pechter. Since the 2008-2009 season, the Warriors are 74-1 in conference dual meets.

"This is a great testament to the resiliency of our wrestlers," Pechter told Patch. "There are a lot of obstacles including; illness, injury, skin issues, making weight, and the overall demanding nature of the sport that could have affected the outcome of even one of these meets over the last 15 years."

Varsity Dual Meet Scores

• Deerfield 50, Vernon Hills 21
• Deerfield 75, Niles North 6
• Deerfield 65, Maine West 10
• Deerfield 74, Maine East 6
• Deerfield 66, Highland Park 10

Deerfield will look to continue its winning ways in the coming weeks with the regional and state championships. Last season, the Warriors won the regional and finished second in the state.

"Winning conference was just one of our goals," Pechter said. "We have a lot more to accomplish."

Assisting Pechter this season has been coaches Aaron Cohen, Robert Allen, Dan Kim, Matthew Ornoff, Tony Spagnoli and Todd Cohen.

DEERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 2022-2023 VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM:

SENIORS

• Aiden Cohen
• Garvin Crews
• Grant Goldsmith
• Caden Goodman
• William Holtz
• Jordan Meyers
• Renzo Morgan
• Joshua Rasof
• Charles Sandberg
• Evan Valenzuela

JUNIORS

• Luca Davila
• Cole Degodny
• Nikhil Datta Devarapalli
• Max Drumke
• Christopher Mauer
• Luke Reddy
• Kevin Sabau
• Samuel Schiltz
• Joseph Shaffer
• James Xiao

SOPHOMORES

• Charlie Cross
• Ariel Oberfeld
• Jackson Palzet
• Jordan Rasof
• Justin Sanger
• Vincent Serwan

FRESHMEN

• Jayden Palzet
• Noah Palzet