Deerfield Wrestling Nation

Calling all Deerfield Wrestling alumni, family, and friends — we need your support to help keep our proud tradition strong. Your donations help provide opportunities, equipment, travel, and experiences for our athletes both on and off the mat. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference and helps continue the legacy of Deerfield Wrestling. Thank you for always supporting our program! 🤼‍♂️💙

Donate Here:

Deerfield High School: Takedown the Distance—Support Deerfield Wrestling’s Trip to Knockout Tournament! Omella: Payments, forms and signatures, all in one place

It was truly meaningful to witness the presentation of The Joey Zinsky Memorial Scholarship to Jonathan Weissmuller by Joey’s loving grandparents, Barb and Mike Levey.
This scholarship honors the memory of their devoted and deeply loved grandson, Joey, whose tremendous heart, kindness, and caring spirit touched so many lives. Through this scholarship, Joey’s legacy of compassion, generosity, and love will continue to inspire and support others for years to come.
Congratulations to Jonathan on this special honor, and heartfelt thanks to Barb and Mike for keeping Joey’s beautiful memory alive in such a meaningful way.

Parent meeting tonight!!!

Congrats to Alex Shvartsman for taking 2nd Place at Greco state this morning 💪

The Deerfield wrestling community is saddened to share the passing of Hall of Fame Coach Tom Halford, the founding head coach of Deerfield High School wrestling.

Coach Halford led the program from 1959–1971, building a strong foundation that continues to impact the program today. During his tenure, his teams achieved three top-7 finishes at the state tournament (5th, 6th, and 7th) in an era before dual team state competition. He coached 18 state qualifiers, including 2 state champions, 3 runners-up, 4 third-place finishers, and 1 fourth-place finisher, along with four district championship teams.
He coaches Ted Parker and Dan Sherman and Sherman went on to become a 1973 NCAA Champion for University of Iowa.
A former NCAA All-American at the University of Iowa, Coach Halford was known not only for his success on the mat, but for developing athletes of strong character, discipline, and integrity. He later served as the Physical Education Department Chair, continuing to shape generations of students beyond wrestling.

Coach Halford’s legacy lives on through the countless athletes and individuals he influenced. He will be deeply missed and always remembered.

This Sunday Coach Pechter will be inducted in the Hall of Fame. You are more than welcome to come. Please click the link below for tickets and schedule. https://iwcoa.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iwcoa/event.jsp?event=170&

For those of you who are interested and want to go to the banquet to see Coach Pechter be inducted in the Hall of Fame click here for all the information to purchase tickets

https://iwcoa.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iwcoa/event.jsp?event=170&



2026 Hall of Fame Banquet © 2026 Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA). IWCOA is a non-profit, tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.