2A roundups for Regionals that feed the Washington, Lincoln Individual Sectionals
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
REGIONALS THAT FEED THE WASHINGTON INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL
MORTON REGIONAL
Washington cruised to its 13th team regional title and advanced 10 wrestlers to sectional weekend for coach Nick Miller.
The Panthers finished with 228.5 team points to second-place Morton’s 169, followed by Richwoods in third with 132.5 points. Both Morton and Richwoods finished with eight sectional qualifiers apiece.
Washington got six individual regional titles from Symon Woods (37-5 at 106), Noah Woods (38-2 at 120), Michael Mendoza (28-14 at 138), Peyton Cox (33-4 at 144), Wyatt Medlin (41-3 at 157) and Josh Hoffer (42-3 at 215), and seconds from Micah Jackson (18-4 at 113), Logan Makiney (25-16 at 126), Wyatt Leman (31-17 at 190) and Sean Thornton (33-11 at 285).
“We don’t feel like we put our best performance out there today, but we have ten moving on to sectionals and won the team title by a solid point differential,” Miller said. “It’s back into the room and preparing our ten individuals for the coming weekend and shifting the rest to focus on team sectionals.”
Individual regional champions:
Other wrestlers winning regional titles at Morton were Morton’s Noah Harris (33-12 at 113), Harrison Dea (31-3 at 126), and Clay McKee (42-6 at 165), East Peoria’s Cooper Chester (28-9 at 132), Dalton Oakman (34-9 at 190) and Jose Del Toro (42-2 at 285), Metamora’s Grady Neal (36-5 at 150), and Dunlap’s Joseph Weeks (22-2 at 175).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE MORTON REGIONAL
106
1st – Symon Woods of Washington
2nd – Wensley Rahn of Peoria (Richwoods)
3rd – Kaleb Fuchs of Bartonville (Limestone)
113
1st – Noah Harris of Morton
2nd – Micah Jackson of Washington
3rd – Kaiden Capranica of Bartonville (Limestone)
120
1st – Noah Woods of Washington
2nd – Brody Watson of Morton
3rd – Christian Johnson of Bartonville (Limestone)
126
1st – Harrison Dea of Morton
2nd – Logan Makiney of Washington
3rd – Tyler Wieland of Peoria (Richwoods)
132
1st – Cooper Chester of East Peoria
2nd – Lincoln Yerby of Morton
3rd – Colton Boyer of Peoria (Richwoods)
138
1st – Michael Mendoza of Washington
2nd – Caiden Robison of Morton
3rd – Gabe Robb of Peoria (Richwoods)
144
1st – Peyton Cox of Washington
2nd – Rikyis Doss of Peoria (Richwoods)
3rd – Connor Graham of Metamora
150
1st – Grady Neal of Metamora
2nd – Colton Mosack of Dunlap
3rd – Chris Walker of Peoria (H.S.)
157
1st – Wyatt Medlin of Washington
2nd – Alex Martinez of Peoria (Richwoods)
3rd – Jacob Allen of Dunlap
165
1st – Clay Mckee of Morton
2nd – Jayden Schmick of Dunlap
3rd – Mark Aeschliman of Metamora
175
1st – Joseph Weeks of Dunlap
2nd – Colton Mckee of Morton
3rd – Gabe Martinez of Peoria (Richwoods)
190
1st – Dalton Oakman of East Peoria
2nd – Wyatt Leman of Washington
3rd – Ethan Dixon of Bartonville (Limestone)
215
1st – Josh Hoffer of Washington
2nd – Alec Del Toro of East Peoria
3rd – Benjamin Chaffer of Morton
285
1st – Jose Del Toro of East Peoria
2nd – Sean Thornton of Washington
3rd – Shaun Anderson of Peoria (Richwoods)
ROCKFORD EAST REGIONAL
Sycamore finished the day with 10 sectional qualifiers for coach Randy Culton. The Spartans topped second-place host Rockford East 205.5-186, with Burlington Central placing third with 127.5 points.
“We wrestled great as a team today,” Culton said. “Sending ten (sectional qualifiers) with such a young team is a great feeling. Having seven champs is unreal and all seven will be returning next year, plus nine of our ten sectional qualifiers. Winning regionals was great, but the true test starts this Friday.”
In winning the program’s 12th team regional title, Sycamore had seven regional champions in Rockford, in Carson West (37-4 at 106), Charlie Olson (19-7 at 113), Michael Olson (34-11 at 120), Tyler Lockhart (36-8 at 126), Jayden Dohogne (41-6 at 138), Cooper Bode (35-9 at 175) and Collin Hughes (28-7 at 285). The Spartans got second-place finishes from Douglas Gemberling (165) and Clyde Nott (215) and a third from Cole Kleiser (150).
Rockford East also advanced 10 to the sectional, while Burlington Central advanced seven.
Individual regional champions:
Other regionals champs in Rockford were Rockford East’s Cameron Terronez (24-6 at 132), Dana Wickson (29-5 at 150) and Ty Smart (34-10 at 157), Belvidere North’s Dominick Girardin (30-11 at 144) and Andrew Bucci (27-10 at 165), Burlington Central’s Michael Junitz (34-12 at 190) and Woodstock North’s David Randecker (22-9 at 215).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE ROCKFORD EAST REGIONAL
106
1st – Carson West of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Oscar Nelson of Burlington (Central)
3rd – Tyler Gentry of Rockford (East)
113
1st – Charlie Olson of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Eduardo Vences of Burlington (Central)
3rd – Sebastian Abwe of Rockford (East)
120
1st – Michael Olson of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Aiden Nebiu of Belvidere (North)
3rd – David Wyruchowski of Burlington (Central)
126
1st – Tyler Lockhart of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Taqi Baker of Woodstock (H.S.)
3rd – Bryson Teunissen of Belvidere (North)
132
1st – Cameron Terronez of Rockford (East)
2nd – Austin Lee of Burlington (Central)
3rd – Geren Stapleton of Belvidere (North)
138
1st – Jayden Dohogne of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Donald Cannon of Rockford (East)
3rd – Landyn White of Woodstock (H.S.)
144
1st – Dominick Girardin of Belvidere (North)
2nd – Landon VanAcker of Belvidere (H.S.)
3rd – Cole McGuire of Burlington (Central)
150
1st – Dana Wickson of Rockford (East)
2nd – Gabe Sarnella of Woodstock (H.S.)
3rd – Cole Kleiser of Sycamore (H.S.)
157
1st – Ty Smart of Rockford (East)
2nd – Logan Wisner of Woodstock (H.S.)
3rd – Leeland Sanchez of Harvard
165
1st – Andrew Bucci of Belvidere (North)
2nd – Douglas Gemberling of Sycamore (H.S.)
3rd – Ayden Dobler of Woodstock (H.S.)
175
1st – Cooper Bode of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Malachi Cannon of Rockford (East)
3rd – Jonah Chavez of Burlington (Central)
190
1st – Michael Junitz of Burlington (Central)
2nd – Kevin Salas of Harvard
3rd – Ismail Bilolo of Rockford (East)
215
1st – David Randecker of Woodstock (North)
2nd – Clyde Nott of Sycamore (H.S.)
3rd – Etungano Kakozi of Rockford (East)
285
1st – Collin Hughes of Sycamore (H.S.)
2nd – Eddie Esguerra of Rockford (East)
3rd – Everett Flannery of Woodstock (H.S.)
DIXON REGIONAL
Geneseo ran away with a team regional title at Dixon, sending 10 wrestlers through to the Washington Individual Sectional in winning the program’s 10th team regional title per IHSA records. Coach Jon Murray’s boys scored 225.5 team points and had five individual champions in Malaki Jackson (24-5 at 150), Grady Hull (33-7 at 157), Zachary Montez (37-0 at 165), Kyle Weinzieri (38-2 at 175) and Owen King (21-4 at 285). Geneseo also got seconds from Tim Sebastian (126), Izaac Gaines (144) and Colten Mooney (215) and thirds form Landen Vincent (120) and Devan Hornback (132).
Rochelle (138.5 points) had seven sectional qualifiers in placing second, and host Dixon (131.5) finished third and advanced five.
Individual regional champions:
Also winning regional titles were Freeport’s Treyden Diduch (31-5 at 106), Dixon’s Jack Ragan (36-4 at 113), Rock Island’s Merrick Stockwell (25-9 at 120), Rochelle’s Xavier Villalobos (36-5 at 126), Sterling’s Zyan Westbrook (32-2 at 132), Dixon’s Charlie Connors (29-5 at 138), Rock Island’s Antonio Parker (37-4 at 144), Rochelle’s Roman Villalobos (35-8 at 190) and Rochelle’s Kaiden Morris (43-2 at 215)
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE DIXON REGIONAL
106
1st – Treyden Diduch of Freeport (H.S.)
2nd – Riley Paredes of Dixon (H.S.)
3rd – Angelo Parker of Rock Island (H.S.)
113
1st – Jack Ragan of Dixon (H.S.)
2nd – Freddie Hernandez of Rochelle
3rd – Evan Jones of Sterling (H.S.)
120
1st – Merrick Stockwell of Rock Island (H.S.)
2nd – Aidan Lopez of Rochelle
3rd – Landen Vincent of Geneseo
126
1st – Xavier Villalobos of Rochelle
2nd – Tim Sebastian of Geneseo
3rd – Cael Lyons of Sterling (H.S.)
132
1st – Zyan Westbrook of Sterling (H.S.)
2nd – Lucas Nelson of Polo
3rd – Devan Hornback of Geneseo
138
1st – Charlie Connors of Dixon (H.S.)
2nd – Orlando Castellano of Galesburg (H.S.)
3rd – Elijah King of Rock Island (H.S.)
144
1st – Antonio Parker of Rock Island (H.S.)
2nd – Izaac Gaines of Geneseo
3rd – Caleb Johnson of Galesburg (H.S.)
150
1st – Malaki Jackson of Geneseo
2nd – Josiah Carter of Galesburg (H.S.)
3rd – Jayden Weidman of Dixon (H.S.)
157
1st – Grady Hull of Geneseo
2nd – Donavyn Fernandez of Freeport (H.S.)
3rd – Tatum Allen of Sterling (H.S.)
165
1st – Zachary Montez of Geneseo
2nd – Grant Gensler of Rochelle
3rd – Anthony Makwala of Galesburg (H.S.)
175
1st – Kye Weinzierl of Geneseo
2nd – gage tate of Sterling (H.S.)
3rd – Mason Taylor of Galesburg (H.S.)
190
1st – Roman Villalobos of Rochelle
2nd – Rowan Stockwell of Rock Island (H.S.)
3rd – Will Howell of Dixon (H.S.)
215
1st – Kaiden Morris of Rochelle
2nd – Colten Mooney of Geneseo
3rd – Israel Goodman of Freeport (H.S.)
285
1st – Owen King of Geneseo
2nd – Larry Randolph of Galesburg (H.S.)
3rd – Oswaldo Navarro of Sterling (H.S.)
KANELAND REGIONAL
Yorkville Christian stood atop the field at day’s end in Maple Park, as coach Mike Vester’s Mustangs scored 240.5 team points to win the third team regional title in the program’s six-year history. Yorkville Christian won the 1A state title in 2022 and placed second in 2023 under Vester.
The Mustangs advanced 13 wrestlers to this year’s Washington Individual Sectional. Vester got individual regional titles from Ryan Festerling (27-4 at 106), Aiden Larsen (37-3 at 120), Ryan Alaimo (31-12 at 132), Isaac Gray (33-9 at 165) and Jackson Allen (29-3 at 190), and six second-place finishes from Christian Sandoval (113), Nico Harris (126), Adrian Wadas-Luis (138), Austin Wadas-Luis (150), Robby Nelson (157) and Hayden Wheeler (285). Placing third and advancing were Tyler Gleason (175) and Xander Oliver (215).
“Our team energy was very good from the start,” coach Mike Vester said. “We had a few guys who battled illnesses the whole week and were able to jump in and help the team secure the regional title and move on to sectionals as well.
We had a huge win in the finals at 106 with our freshman RJ Festerling beating a really tough returning state qualifier (ranked #6) from Morris to kick off the medal matches. Aiden Larsen dominated his finals match with a first period pin and is really clicking on all cylinders! Ryan Alaimo, Isaac Gray and Jackson Allen also snagged titles with pins in their 1st place matches so that was great for them and huge for the team.”
Plano (180) finished with nine sectional qualifiers in placing second and third-place Morris (122.5) had six.
Individual regional champions:
Others winning regional titles in Maple Park were Morris’ Paxton Valentine (36-6 at 113), Brock Claypool (36-3 at 126) and Carter Skoff (43-2 at 144), Kaneland’s Alex Gochis (38-0 at 138), and Plano’s Antoine Gilford (150), Caidan Ronning (35-0 at 157), Luis Ballesteros (35-2 at 175) and Tyler Mast (30-9 at 285).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE KANELAND REGIONAL
106
1st – Ryan Festerling, jr. of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
2nd – Owen Sater of Morris
3rd – Gianni Verucchi of LaSalle (L.-Peru)
113
1st – Paxton Valentine of Morris
2nd – Christian Sandoval of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Giovanni Hernandez of Ottawa (Twp.)
120
1st – Aiden Larsen of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
2nd – Brandon Anderson of Morris
3rd – Camden Skipper of Maple Park (Kaneland)
126
1st – Brock Claypool of Morris
2nd – Nico Harris of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Ryley Soloff of Plano
132
1st – Ryan Alaimo of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
2nd – Jesus Martinez of Streator (Twp.)
3rd – John Havron of Maple Park (Kaneland)
138
1st – Alex Gochis of Maple Park (Kaneland)
2nd – Adrian Wadas-luis of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Reegan Kellett of LaSalle (L.-Peru)
144
1st – Carter Skoff of Morris
2nd – Trevion Gilford of Plano
3rd – Jack Gruber of Maple Park (Kaneland)
150
1st – Antione Gilford of Plano
2nd – Austin Wadas-Luis of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Charley Clifford of LaSalle (L.-Peru)
157
1st – Caidan Ronning of Plano
2nd – Robby Nelson of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Zachary Pocivasek of LaSalle (L.-Peru)
165
1st – John `isaac` Gray of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
2nd – Oscar Cervantes of Plano
3rd – Caden Vanik of Maple Park (Kaneland)
175
1st – Luis Ballesteros of Plano
2nd – Apollo Gochis of Maple Park (Kaneland)
3rd – Tyler Gleason of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
190
1st – Jackson Allen of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
2nd – Prince Amakiri of Plano
3rd – Wes Weatherford of Ottawa (Twp.)
215
1st – Rider Larson of Plano
2nd – Malachi Congo of Morris
3rd – Xander Oliver of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
285
1st – Tyler Mast of Plano
2nd – Hayden Wheeler of Yorkville (Y. Christian)
3rd – Eric Mateika of LaSalle (L.-Peru)
REGIONALS THAT FEED THE LINCOLN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONAL
CIVIC MEMORIAL REGIONAL
In one of the tightest battles for a team regional title anywhere in Illinois on Saturday, Glenwood edged host Civic Memorial 199.5-197 for coach Jerod Bruner. The Titans had four individual champions among its 11 wrestlers qualifying for this year’s Lincoln Individual Sectional.
“It was a great day of wrestling as we snagged another regional title, and kudos to Bethalto for taking us down to the wire,” Bruner said.
Winning individual regional titles for Glenwood were Tyler Clarke (35-9 at 120), Maizon Milestone (29-15 at 165), Elijah Smith (38-8 at 175) and Cody Moss (32-5 at 285). Milestone’s 11-8 sudden victory decision in the finals against Civic Memorial’s James Wojcikiewicz added high-drama to Glenwood’s 2.5-point team win.
John Villar (138) and Mason Streb (215) placed second for the Titans, who got five third-place wins from sectional qualifiers Cooper Clarke (106), Jaxon Ferguson (113), AJ Williams (126), Drew Moffit (132) and Braden Monahan (144).
Monahan’s sudden victory win on the third-place had his teammates and Glenwood fans going wild for the sophomore.
“The team was hyped and that match was my takeaway from today,” Bruner said. “Braden was a pudgy 165-pound freshman who decided through over a hundred off-season workouts that he would qualify at 144 as a sophomore. He made a huge contribution to Glenwood’s 2025 regional title.”
Civic Memorial finished with eight sectional qualifiers while third-place Triad (129.5) had six.
Individual regional champions:
Other wrestlers winning individual regional titles in Bethalto were Rochester’s Pierce Bultmann (37-2 at 106) and Conner Carroll (21-2 at 113), Civic Memorial’s Avery Jaime (33-10 at 126), Bradley Ruckman (132), Knox Verbais (37-6 at 150) and Tristian Ward (22-11 at 215), Triad’s Braden Rowe (29-6 at 138) and Brody Smith (19-8 at 144), Jacksonville’s Joe Reif (39-5 at 157) and Highland’s Ashton Zobrist (39-5 at 190).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE CIVIC MEMORIAL REGIONAL
106
1st – Pierce Bultmann of Rochester
2nd – Maddox Williams of Jerseyville (Jersey)
3rd – Cooper Clarke of Chatham (Glenwood)
113
1st – Conner Carroll of Rochester
2nd – Colin Crouch of Troy (Triad)
3rd – Jaxon Ferguson of Chatham (Glenwood)
120
1st – Tyler Clarke of Chatham (Glenwood)
2nd – Will Kelly of Troy (Triad)
3rd – Miles Carroll of Rochester
126
1st – AVERY JAIME of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
2nd – Dashawn Armstrong of Jacksonville (H.S.)
3rd – Aj Williams of Chatham (Glenwood)
132
1st – BRADLEY RUCKMAN of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
2nd – Jordan Kholian of Jacksonville (H.S.)
3rd – Drew Moffit of Chatham (Glenwood)
138
1st – Braden Rowe of Troy (Triad)
2nd – John Vallar of Chatham (Glenwood)
3rd – Nic Mrozowski of Rochester
144
1st – Brody Smith of Troy (Triad)
2nd – NATHEN HERRIN of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
3rd – Braden Monahan of Chatham (Glenwood)
150
1st – KNOX VERBAIS of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
2nd – Drake Pfeiffer of Rochester
3rd – Jacob Perez of Troy (Triad)
157
1st – Joe Reif of Jacksonville (H.S.)
2nd – Tyson Rakers of Highland
3rd – Nicholas Hartley of Jerseyville (Jersey)
165
1st – Maizon Milestone of Chatham (Glenwood)
2nd – JAMES WOJCIKIEWICZ of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
3rd – Liam Kobbeman of Highland
175
1st – Elijah Smith of Chatham (Glenwood)
2nd – KEVAHN FLANAGAN of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
3rd – Timothy Shea Herrera of Jerseyville (Jersey)
190
1st – Ashton Zobrist of Highland
2nd – LUKE McCOY of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
3rd – Nicholas Woelfel of Jerseyville (Jersey)
215
1st – TRISTIAN WARD of Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
2nd – Mason Streb of Chatham (Glenwood)
3rd – Connor Broughton of Rochester
285
1st – Cody Moss of Chatham (Glenwood)
2nd – Aiden Surratt of Jacksonville (H.S.)
3rd – Landon Busch of Troy (Triad)
BLOOMINGTON REGIONAL
Lincoln coach Justin Dietrich saw seven of his wrestlers reach the regional title mat and four Railsplitters came away with individual championships in Cort Pentecost (32-15 at 126), Karter Hild (31-14 at 132), Aiden Frye (35-12 at 165) and Dawson McConnell (37-4 at 175).
Lincoln advanced 11 to Friday’s Lincoln Individual Sectional, getting second-place finishes from Ayden Shaw (120), Ryne Metelko (157) and Caleb Zirklebach (215) and thirds from Owen Thomas (113), Cam Bell (150), Soren Aukamp (190) and Logan Wachendorf (285).
“It was our first-ever back-to-back regional championship and our third in six years,” Dietrich said. “They’ve wrestled well at the end of the season and have big goals still to achieve.”
Lincoln scored 193 points to second-place Bloomington’s 150; Normal Community West finished third with 121.5 points.
Individual regional champions:
Other regional champs in Bloomington were Normal West’s Donovan Lowery (24-19 at 106), Dylan McGrew (32-7 at 113) and Jaxxon Long (17-6 at 144), Eisenhower’s Kayson Duffney (28-3 at 120), Bloomington’s Tyler Barlow (22-14 at 138), Chris Rose (17-12 at 150), Kenner Bye (27-5 at 215) and David Williams (6-3 at 285), Springfield’s Cody L. Stevens (28-15 at 157), and Springfield Southeast’s Chris Hull (27-8 at 190).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE BLOOMINGTON REGIONAL
106
1st – Donovan Lowery of Normal (Community West)
2nd – Jamarius Meyrick of Decatur (MacArthur)
3rd – Angel Lopez of Bloomington (H.S.)
113
1st – Dylan McGrew of Normal (Community West)
2nd – Caidge Smith of Springfield (Lanphier)
3rd – Owen Thomas of Lincoln
120
1st – Kayson Duffney of Decatur (Eisenhower)
2nd – Ayden Shaw of Lincoln
3rd – Tristan Green of Decatur (MacArthur)
126
1st – Cort Pentecost of Lincoln
2nd – Jack Schweitzer of Bloomington (H.S.)
3rd – Griffin McGrew of Normal (Community West)
132
1st – Karter Hild of Lincoln
2nd – Martavious Johnson of Decatur (Eisenhower)
3rd – Abram Rader of Normal (Community West)
138
1st – Tyler Barlow of Bloomington (H.S.)
2nd – Mason Wood of Normal (Community West)
3rd – Brenden Turnbo of Decatur (MacArthur)
144
1st – Jaxxon Long of Normal (Community West)
2nd – Frank Kittrell of Springfield (Southeast)
3rd – Kyndell Johnson of Springfield (Lanphier)
150
1st – Chris Rose of Bloomington (H.S.)
2nd – Bryce Bryant of Springfield (H.S.)
3rd – Cam Bell of Lincoln
157
1st – Cody L Stevens of Springfield (H.S.)
2nd – Ryne Metelko of Lincoln
3rd – Brody Cabrera of Bloomington (H.S.)
165
1st – Aiden Frye of Lincoln
2nd – Tyler Gardner of Bloomington (H.S.)
3rd – Cayden Smith of Springfield (Lanphier)
175
1st – Dawson McConnell of Lincoln
2nd – Shamar Brownlee of Springfield (H.S.)
3rd – Daniel Aguas of Bloomington (H.S.)
190
1st – Chris Hull of Springfield (Southeast)
2nd – Oliver Record-Frank of Springfield (H.S.)
3rd – Soren Aukamp of Lincoln
215
1st – Kenner Bye of Bloomington (H.S.)
2nd – Caleb Zirklebach of Lincoln
3rd – Lamarian Rainey of Springfield (Lanphier)
285
1st – David Williams of Bloomington (H.S.)
2nd – Derek Lawson of Springfield (Lanphier)
3rd – Logan Wachendorf of Lincoln
MAHOMET SEYMOUR REGIONAL
Host Mahomet-Seymour advanced 12 wrestlers to next week’s Lincoln Individual Sectional, posting 223 team points to also win the team regional title. Winning individual regional titles for coach Rob Ledin were Gideon Hayter (32-14 at 113), Talon Decker (35-12 at 150), AJ Demos (35-10 at 165), Marco Casillas (44-3 at 175), Brock VanDeveer (33-7 at 190) and Phil Daniels (28-13 at 285). Placing second for the Bulldogs were Justus Vrona (138), Colton McClure (144) and Noah Daniels (215), and Liam Noonan (126), Niko Truax (132) and Nino Caballero (157) placed third.
Saturday’s team title marked the 40th regional championship in Mahomet-Seymour’s program history.
“It was a great team win today,” Mahomet-Seymour coach Rob Ledin said. “We finally put our best lineup on the mat and it showed.”
Champaign Central (147) placed second and had eight sectional qualifiers and Mattoon (145.5) also had eight qualifiers in placing third.
Individual regional champions:
Other regional champions at Mahomet-Seymour were Centennial’s Owen Schoonover (15-12 at 106), Danville’s Juvontae Williams (16-6 at 120) and Josiah Williams (27-2 at 157), Champaign Central’s Talin Baker (29-4 at 126) and Ronald Baker III (36-1 at 138), Urbana’s Emiliano Bedolla (34-5 at 132), and Mattoon’s Ben Capitosti (42-4 at 144) and Mitchell Clapp (34-8 at 215).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE MAHOMET-SEYMOUR REGIONAL
106
1st – Owen Schoonover of Champaign (Centennial)
2nd – Austin Lechel of Champaign (Central)
3rd – Carlos Juarez of Danville (H.S.)
113
1st – Gideon Hayter of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Ayden Chunn of Champaign (Central)
3rd – Emmett Hench of Rantoul
120
1st – Juvontae Williams of Danville (H.S.)
2nd – Trotter Titus of Charleston
3rd – Vincent Gibson of Mattoon
126
1st – Talin Baker of Champaign (Central)
2nd – Tristan Porter of Mattoon
3rd – Liam Noonan of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
132
1st – Emiliano Bedolla of Urbana (H.S.)
2nd – Malachi Hutchison of Champaign (Central)
3rd – Niko Truax of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
138
1st – Ronald Baker III of Champaign (Central)
2nd – Justus Vrona of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
3rd – Brody Goonan of Mattoon
144
1st – Ben Capitosti of Mattoon
2nd – Colton McClure of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
3rd – Dylan Pierson of Champaign (Central)
150
1st – Talon Decker of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Wyatt Buck of Rantoul
3rd – Brayden Dailey of Mattoon
157
1st – Josiah Williams of Danville (H.S.)
2nd – Mario Nieto of Champaign (Central)
3rd – Nino Caballero of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
165
1st – AJ Demos of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Ean Freeman of Mattoon
3rd – Aidan Walker of Champaign (Central)
175
1st – Marco Casillas of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Blaine Howell of Mattoon
3rd – Harley Schultz of Rantoul
190
1st – Brock VanDeveer of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Sergio Baity of Champaign (Centennial)
3rd – Tavares Upshaw Jr of Danville (H.S.)
215
1st – Mitchell Clapp of Mattoon
2nd – Noah Daniels of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
3rd – Moses Kim of Champaign (Centennial)
285
1st – Phil Daniels of Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
2nd – Drew Owen of Rantoul
3rd – Remi Bryant of Charleston
WATERLOO REGIONAL
Marion won the team regional title at Waterloo, edging second-place host Waterloo 185.5-173.5 for the team crown. Mascoutah (148) finished third in the team standings.
Marion coach Darren Lindsey’s Wildcats won the second team regional title in program history per the IHSA website, thanks to 10 wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight classes. Lindsey got an individual regional title from Riddick Cook (32-5 at 113) and seven second-place finishes from Rigdon Meacham (113), Max Wade (126), Nate Page (144), Caden Frey (150), Tate Miller (165), Evan Francis (190) and Bryan Madinger (215). Justin Murphy (157) and Logan Black (285) placed third to advance to this year’s Lincoln Individual Sectional.
“We don’t have any superstars, just a bunch of scrappers,” Lindsey said. “We knew going into the regional that we would need everyone to hold serve and win, with everyone on the team contributing.”
Marion opened an early 50-point lead thanks to bonus points and advancement, but Lindsey knew Waterloo and Mascoutah would close that gap with their championship wins. Both schools had four individual champs to Marion’s one, but Marion’s seven runners-up and two third-place wrestlers earned the Wildcats the team title.
Lindsey applauded the guts shown by flu-ridden freshman Nate Page (144) in placing second, plus the effort put forth by football player-turned-wrestler Logan Black (285) in placing third.
Both Waterloo and Mascoutah each finished with seven sectional qualifiers.
Individual regional champions:
Others winning regional titles at Waterloo were Mascoutah’s Xavier Sonon (38-5 at 106), Macguire Leck (34-14 at 126), Brock Ross (41-3 at 150), and Jordan Sonon-Hale (36-9 at 157), Mt. Vernon’s Jack Clark (31-13 at 113) and Dillon White (37-0 at 144), Waterloo’s Konnor Stephens (35-11 at 132), Ty Kinzinger (23-9 at 138), Jackson Deutch (33-9 at 190) and Jaxson Mathenia (37-2 at 215), East St. Louis’ Pierre Walton (35-4 at 165) and Corey Robinson (35-12 at 175), and Cahokia’s Demarco Clark (28-7 at 285).
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS FROM THE WATERLOO REGIONAL
106
1st – Xavier Sonon Hale of Mascoutah
2nd – Nathan Fisher of Cahokia (H.S.)
3rd – Matthew Deutch of Waterloo (H.S.)
113
1st – Jack Clark of Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
2nd – Rigdon Meacham of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Ethan Clark of East St. Louis (Sr.)
120
1st – Riddick Cook of Marion (H.S.)
2nd – Jamarcus Agnew of Cahokia (H.S.)
3rd – Bradley O`Dell of Carbondale (H.S.)
126
1st – Macguire Leck of Mascoutah
2nd – Max Wade of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Ayden Swan of Carbondale (H.S.)
132
1st – Konnor Stephens of Waterloo (H.S.)
2nd – Cameron Haake of Centralia (H.S.)
3rd – Jon Oliver of Carbondale (H.S.)
138
1st – Ty Kinzinger of Waterloo (H.S.)
2nd – Desi Wade of Mascoutah
3rd – Xavier Toliver-Cook of Carbondale (H.S.)
144
1st – Dillon White of Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
2nd – Nate Page of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Joe Prideaux of Carbondale (H.S.)
150
1st – Brock Ross of Mascoutah
2nd – Caden Frey of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Jon Martin of Carbondale (H.S.)
157
1st – Jordan Sonon-Hale of Mascoutah
2nd – Bladen Sease of Waterloo (H.S.)
3rd – Justin Murphy of Marion (H.S.)
165
1st – Pierre Walton of East St. Louis (Sr.)
2nd – Tate Miller of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Sean Murphy of Mascoutah
175
1st – Corey Robinson of East St. Louis (Sr.)
2nd – Thomas Imboden of Carbondale (H.S.)
3rd – Truett Blount of Mascoutah
190
1st – Jackson Deutch of Waterloo (H.S.)
2nd – Evan Francis of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Martez Williams of Cahokia (H.S.)
215
1st – Jaxson Mathenia of Waterloo (H.S.)
2nd – Bryan Madinger of Marion (H.S.)
3rd – Connor Daly of Carbondale (H.S.)
285
1st – Demarco Clark of Cahokia (H.S.)
2nd – Drew Glowacki of Waterloo (H.S.)
3rd – Logan Black of Marion (H.S.)