Out of state and downstate roundup
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
Marmion Academy wins Dan Gable Donnybrook title, six individuals take top honors
It was certainly an historic weekend for Illinois boys teams at the Dan Gable Donnybrook in Coralville, Iowa as it not only had the team champion but three of the top-four placing teams in addition to having six individual champions and five second-place finishers.
Marmion Academy captured the championship of the 37-team tournament with 351 points, placing it 47 points ahead of runner-up Shakopee, Minnesota. Montini Catholic (272.5) took third place, Joliet Catholic Academy (263) placed fourth, Lincoln-Way West (249.5) finished fifth and Mount Carmel (240) took eighth place.
Other Illinois teams in the field were Marian Central Catholic (17th, 175.5), Lockport Township (19th, 169.5), Huntley (21st, 162), Antioch (26th, 138) and DeKalb (29th, 85).
Marmion Academy and Montini Catholic had two champions apiece while Mount Carmel and Marian Central Catholic each had one title winner.
Winning titles for coach Anthony Cirrincione’s champion Cadets were Nicholas Garcia (132) and Zach Stewart (138). Garcia, top-ranked at 132 in Class 3A in Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly rankings, won state titles the last two seasons after taking fourth in 2023 and Stewart, who is top-ranked at 138 in 3A, took second last season after winning a state title in 2024. They also won titles at their own tournament and Marmion is the top-ranked team in Class 3A.
Capturing championships for coach Mike Bukovsky’s third-place Broncos were Erik Klichurov (113) and Bobby Ruscitti (126). Klichurov, who placed third at state last year, is ranked fourth at 113 in 3A while Ruscitti is ranked fourth at 126 in 3A and Montini is second to Marmion in 3A.
Taking first place for coach Alex Tsirtsis’ Caravan was Liam Kelly (165) and claiming top honors for the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes, led by co-coaches Ryan Prater and Jordan Blanton, was Jimmy Mastny (190). Kelly, a state champion last season, is top-ranked at 165 in Class 3A while Mastny, a two-time state champion, is top-ranked at 190 in Class 2A.
Second-place finishers were Montini Catholic’s Allen Woo (120), Joliet Catholic Academy’s Jason Hampton (132), Lockport Township’s Justin Wardlow (157), Huntley’s Radic Dvorak (165) and Lincoln-Way West’s Jimmy Talley (215).
All are ranked in Class 3A with Wardlow top-ranked at 157, Hampton second at 132, Woo fourth at 120, Dvorak fourth at 165 and Talley 10th at 215. Woo is a two-time state champion, Wardlow has placed second at state three times, Hampton is a three-time medalist who was third last year and second in 2024 and Dvorak took fourth last year at state.
There were two all-Illinois title matches with Garcia claiming a 14-9 decision over Hampton at 132 and Kelly getting a victory by technical fall in 5:21 over Dvorak at 165.
Both of the title matches involving Montini Catholic were decided by decisions with Klichurov winning 8-3 over Waukee Northwest, Iowa’s Carew Christensen at 113 and Ruscitti prevailing 7-1 over Don Bosco, Iowa’s Hendrix Schwab at 126.
Stewart also captured a title with a victory by technical fall in 3:07 over Basehor-Linwood, Kansas’ Cael Puderbaugh at 138 while Mastny won his championship with a 17-4 major decision over Creighton Preparatory School, Nebraska’s JT Smith at 190.
In the other title matches involving Illinois athletes, Odessa Missouri’s Jet Brown claimed a 4-0 decision over Wardlow at 157, Iowa City West, Iowa’s Alexander Pierce captured a 10-2 major decision over Woo at 120 and Bettendorf, Iowa’s Lincoln Jipp was a winner by fall in 3:22 over Talley at 215.
It was quite an improvement from last season when 10 Illinois teams competed and Lockport Township’s Justin Wardlow was the only champion from his state. And the only second-place finishers were JCA’s Luke Hamiti and Kane Robles and Marmion Academy’s Mateusz Nycz.
A year ago, Klichurov took third place at 106 while Ruscitti was 17th at 120. The other four Illinois champions did not participate in last year’s competition. Three of the other second-place finishers also made progress from a year ago when Hampton placed fourth at 126, Dvorak took sixth at 157 and Talley finished seventh at 190. Woo also did not take part in last year’s event.
Mastny led all competitors with the most team points with 55, edging Bettendorf, Iowa’s Lincoln Jipp, who was second with 54 points. Other Illinois leaders in that category were Stewart (tied for 3rd, 53), Garcia (tied for 6th, 52.5) and Kelly (tied for 6th, 52.5).
Mastny also led everyone in the field with the most falls in the least time with four in 5:20, which was 1:41 better than LaCrosse Aquinas, Wisconsin’s Waylon Hargrove, who ranked second and only four others also recorded four falls.
Other placewinners for the champion Cadets were Aidan McClure (3rd at 126), Demetrios Carrera (3rd at 144), Luke Boersma (3rd at 215), Colton Wyller (5th at 106), Joseph Favia (5th at 285), Caden Morrison (7th at 106), Preston Morrison (7th at 113), Logan Conover (11th at 138), Ethan Bell (15th at 106), Brody Page (19th at 120), Grayson Garcia (19th at 150) and Adam Kopcio (22nd at 144) while Alex Korpan (157) also won two matches.
“The Cadets wrestled well this weekend and won the tournament without two big contributors to the lineup,” Cadets coach Anthony Cirrincione said. “Nicholas Garcia and Zach Stewart led the charge as champions, with Luke Boersma and Aidan McClure placing third and Joey Favia and Colton Wyller placing fifth. Now we set our sights on Ironman in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.”
Also turning in third-place finishes were Mount Carmel’s Sebastian Gracia (106) and Huntley’s Colin Abordo (120) while others who finished in fourth place were Antioch’s Chase Nobiling (150) and Owen Shea (285) and Mount Carmel’s Brody Koselke (126).
Additional top-12 placers for third place Montini Catholic were Kam Luif (4th at 144), Mikey Malizzio (5th at 132), Jack Bell (6th at 113) and Isaac Mayora (7th at 138).
Coach Ryan Cumbee’s fourth-place Hilltoppers, who are ranked fourth in 3A, also had five fifth-place finishers, Colton Schultz (113), Lukas Foster (126), Adante Washington (138), Dawson Mack (150), Nolan Vogel (157) while Adonis Washington (7th at 126) and Daniel Dalach (11th at 285) also placed in the top-12.
Coach Brian Glynn’s fifth-place Warriors, who are fifth-ranked in 3A, also received top-12 finishes from Max Herman (5th at 165), Brady Glynn (6th at 132), Max Munn (6th at 150), Shane Stream (8th at 138), Michael Scott (10th at 106) and Bryce Neville (12th at 157).
Others who were in the top-12 for Mount Carmel, who’s ranked sixth in Class 3A, were Justin Williamson (5th at 144), Jaxon Gineris (9th at 150), George Hollendonor (10th at 138) and Francis Blake (11th at 106).
Additional finishers in the top-12 for Marian Central Catholic, who’s ranked 12th in 2A, were Austin Hagevold (6th at 126), Hogan Rice (9th at 113), Dan French (9th at 215), Diego Martinez (10th at 113) and Nic Astacio (11th at 165).
Lockport Township, who is ranked ninth in 3A, had three other top-12 placers, Evan Curry (7th at 150), Chris Miller (7th at 175) and Anthony Sutton (12th at 120).
Also placing in the top-12 for Huntley were Gavin Nischke (8th at 150) and Waylon Theobald (11th at 190). Others in the top-12 for Antioch were Dominic Garcia (6th at 157) and Haydren Gomez (12th at 106). And DeKalb’s top-12 placer was Malik Warren (11th at 157).
Five from Illinois tied five others to rank second in wins by technical fall with three, with Joliet Catholic Academy’s Kane Robles (106) doing that feat the quickest in 6:01. Others who had three wins by technical fall were Garcia, Hagevold, Kelly and Malizzio. Creighton Preparatory School, Nebraska’s JT Smith was the only individual to capture four victories by technical fall.
Garcia had the most total match points of anyone in the competition with 93 while Hampton ranked second with 81, Kelly tied for third with 76 and Hagevold edged Stewart 75-74 for fifth place in that category.
Joliet Catholic Academy’s Colton Schultz was second in largest seed-place difference with 20 positions while Lockport Township’s Evan Curry and JCA’s Adonis Washington tied for third place after improving 19 positions and Mount Carmel’s Brody Koselke tied for fifth after finishing 18 spots better than he was seeded.
Championship matches at the Boys Dan Gable Donnybrook (involving Illinois athletes)
113 – Erik Klichurov (Montini Catholic) over Carew Christensen (Waukee Northwest, IA), D 8-3
120 – Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West, IA) over Allen Woo (Montini Catholic), MD 10-2
126 – Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic) over Hendrix Schwab (Don Bosco, IA), D 7-1
132 – Nicholas Garcia (Marmion Academy) over Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic Academy), D 14-9
138 – Zach Stewart (Marmion Academy) over Cael Puderbaugh (Basehor-Linwood, KS), TF 3:07
157 – Jet Brown (Odessa, MO) over Justin Wardlow (Lockport Township), D 4-0
165 – Liam Kelly (Mount Carmel) over Radic Dvorak (Huntley), TF 5:21
190 – Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central Catholic) over JT Smith (Creighton Preparatory, NE), MD 17-4
215 – Lincoln Jipp (Bettendorf, IA) over Jimmy Talley (Lincoln-Way West), F 3:22
Third-place matches at the Boys Dan Gable Donnybrook (involving Illinois athletes)
106 – Sebastian Gracia (Mount Carmel) over Knox Ayala (Fort Dodge, IA), D 1-0
120 – Colin Abordo (Huntley) over Cruzer Dominguez (Creighton Preparatory, NE), DQ
126 – Aidan McClure (Marmion Academy) over Brody Koselke (Mount Carmel), MD 8-0
144 – Demetrios Carrera (Marmion Academy) over Kam Luif (Montini Catholic), Inj
150 – Calvin Miller (Shakopee, MN) over Chase Nobiling (Antioch), D 8-6
215 – Luke Boersma (Marmion Academy) over Kane Willey (Iowa City High, IA), D 7-1
285 – Tyson Martin (LaCrosse Aquinas, WI) over Owen Shea (Antioch), TF 3:41
Final team standings
1 Marmion Academy 351, 2. Shakopee, MN 304, 3. Montini Catholic 272.5. 4. Joliet Catholic Academy 263, 5. Lincoln-Way West 249.5, 6. Dan Bosco, IA 246.5, 7. Waukee Northwest, IA 244, 8. Mount Carmel 240, 9. Creighton Preparatory, NE 235.5, 10. Decorah, IA 227, 11. Odessa, MO 223.5, 12. Fort Dodge, IA 219.5, 13. Bondurant-Farrar, IA 191.5, 13. Waverly-Shell Rock, IA 191.5, 15. Bettendorf, IA 188.5, 16. Staley, MO 176.5, 17. Marian Central Catholic 175.5, 18. Waukee, IA 175, 19. Lockport Township 169.5, 20. Linn-Mar, IA 165.5, 21. Huntley 162, LaCross Aquinas, WI 160, 23. Hortonville, WI 158.5, 24. Apple Valley, MN 149, 25. Basehor-Linwood, KS 145.5, 26. Antioch 138, 27. Iowa City West, IA 132, 28. Iowa City High, IA 102, 29. DeKalb 85, 30. Albert Lea Area, MN 83, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, IA 75, 32. Wilmot Union, WI 73, 33. Ankeny, IA 60.5, 34. Freedom, WI 60, 35. Paola, KS 53.5, 36. Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorewood, WI 42, 37. Iowa City Liberty, IA 19.
Gochis repeats at Dan Gable Donnybrook champion, Dempsey also captures title
Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis repeated as a champion at the Girls Dan Gable Donnybrook in Coralville, Iowa and Lincoln-Way co-op’s Zoe Dempsey also won a title after taking second place to Gochis a year ago while Lockport Township’s Claudia Heeney settled for second place in the competition which featured 45 teams, including seven from Illinois.
Gochis, who received the Outstanding Wrestler Award at last year’s tournament, was a winner by technical fall in 4:08 over Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center, Iowa’s Grace Storjohann in the 120 finals. Gochis, who’s coached by Josh West, is a two-time defending IHSA champion.
Dempsey recorded a fall in 2:33 over Mount Vernon, Iowa’s Kiersten Swart in the 115 title match. Dempsey, who’s coached by Joshua Napier, is a two-time IHSA medalist who took third place last season.
A year ago, Gochis and Dempsey were the only girls from Illinois that got to the Donnybrook title mat and they met for the 110 championship, which Gochis claimed with a win by technical fall.
Dempsey tied three Iowans for the most team points with 56 while Gochis tied for eighth place in that category with 53.5 points. Dempsey also tied nine others for the most falls with five.
Heeney lost to one of the three first-place finishers from the team champion, Raccoon River-Northwest, Iowa as Calista Rodish won a 6-1 decision in the 140 title match. Heeney, a two-time defending IHSA champion and three-time state finalist, suffered the fifth loss of her career but has only lost one match in Illinois and has two defeats to someone from this state.
Lincoln-Way co-op was the top scoring team for Illinois, tying for 11th place with 210 points while Lockport Township took 14th place with 200.5 points. DeKalb (22nd, 153.5), Huntley (27th, 115) and Kaneland (31st, 93.5), Glenbrook North (44th, 13.5) and Montini Catholic (45th, 10) were the other Illinois teams in the field.
The Lincoln-Way co-op had five other top-12 finishers, Ella Giertuga was fifth at 145, Mckenzie Steinke finished sixth at 100, Kate Bohms placed eighth at 145, Caleigh Nicholson took tenth at 130 and Riley DePolo finished 11th at 190.
Additionally for Lockport Township, Sophie Kelner finished fourth at 190, Veronica Skibicki was sixth at 120 and Rebekah Ramirez placed ninth at 235.
DeKalb had four top-12 medal winners as Alex Gregorio-Perez claimed third place at 100, Aarianna Bloyd placed seventh at 235, Kayden Johnson finished eighth at 130 and Larisza Gomez Guevara took ninth at 110.
Huntley was led by Aubrie Rohrbacher, who finished fourth at 130, and Janiah Slaughter, who took fifth place at 105. And Kaneland had another top-12 medal winner, Sadie Kinsella who took ninth place at 190.
Huntley was led by Aubrie Rohrbacher, who placed fourth at 130, and Janiah Slaughter, who took fifth place at 105. And Kaneland also got a ninth-place finish from Sadie Kinsella at 190.
Gregoria-Perez, Rohrbacher and Kelner all advanced to the semifinals, with the first two losing in the match to eventual champions from Denver, IA.
Illinois had the only two individuals who had three wins by technical fall as Glenbrook North’s Leah Stringfellow pulled off that feat in 9:40 while Gochis achieved her victories in 13:17. Their two schools also tied three others for the most victories by technical fall with three.
Not surprisingly, those two also scored the most total match points with Stringfellow finishing with 86 and Gochis collecting 78 points.
Lincoln-Way co-op’s Steinke and Bohms tied for fifth place for the largest seed-to-place difference with 17 positions..
Championship matches of the Girls Dan Gable Donnybrook (involving Illinois athletes)
115 – Zoe Dempsey (Lincoln-Way co-op) over Kiersten Swart (Mount Vernon, IA), F 2:33
120 – Angelina Gochis (Kaneland) over Grace Storjohann (Aplington-Parkersburg/ Grundy Center, IA), TF 4:08
140 – Calista Rodish (Raccoon River-Northwest, IA) over Claudia Heeney (Lockport Township), D 6-1
Third-place matches at the Girls Dan Gable Donnybrook (involving Illinois athletes)
100 – Alex Gregorio-Perez (DeKalb) over Piper Phillips (Mason City, IA), F 1:44
130 – Ellie Hancock (Raccoon River-Northwest, IA) over Aubrie Rohrbacher (Huntley), D 3-1
190 – Reagan Haynes (Algona, IA) over Sophie Kelner (Lockport Township), F 1:46
Final team standings
1 Raccoon River-Northwest, IA 381.5, 2. Basehor-Linwood, KS 320.5, 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie, IA 318, 4. South Tama, IA 315, 5. Ankeny, IA 270, 6. Algona, IA 262.5, 7. Linn-Mar, IA 257.5, 8. Decorah, IA 237, 9.Omaha Westside Girls, NE 216, 10. Apple Valley, MN 214.5, 11. Lincoln-Way co-op 210, 11. Mount Vernon, IA 210, 13. Williamsburg, IA 206, 14. Lockport Township 200.5, 15. Waverly-Shell Rock, IA 190.5, 16. Mason City, IA 180, 17. Liberty, MO 171, 18. Denver, IA 165, 19. Fort Dodge, IA 164, 20. Milton, WI 163.5, 21. New Hampton, IA 159.5, 22. DeKalb 153.5, 23.Bettendorf, IA 149.5, 24. Iowa City High, IA 148, 25. Aplington-Parkersburg/ Grundy Center, IA 134, 26. Clinton, IA 119, 27. Huntley 115, 28. Hortonville, WI 114.5, 29. Solon, IA 108, 30. Central DeWitt, IA 98, 31.Kaneland 93.5, 32.West Marshall, IA 90, 33. Waukon, IA 84, 34. Marion, IA 82, 35. Charles City, IA 77, 36.Freedom, WI 70, 37. Wahlert Catholic, IA 64, 38. Don Bosco, IA 63.5, 39. Iowa City West, IA 63, 40. North Polk, IA 55, 41. Lee`s Summit, MO 54, 42. Mid-Prairie, IA 51, 43. Albert Lea, MN 19.5, 44. Glenbrook North 13.5, 45. Montini Catholic 10.
Benton edges Marion for title at own Neal Wilson Invite
Benton edged Marion 38-37 in the championship dual meet to go 5-0 and win the title of its own 10-team Neal Wilson Invite, a dual team competition named for the Rangers coach who led the program to their only appearance in the IHSA Dual Team Finals in 2009. Benton’s Kaden Blades received the invite’s Outstanding Wrestler Award.
“Our team is still trying to find itself after losing some key seniors last season but they’ve stepped up well and are finding ways to win,” Rangers coach Aaron Robinson said. “Our senior leaders Peyton Robinson, Zane Stanley, Kaden Blades, and Tyson Wilson have come out wrestling really well alongside junior Braxton Tittle and junior Derek Wilkey. We’re still a few weeks away from getting everyone back to our lineup but in the short term we’re reaching our goals. I’ve been really proud of our guys.”
Coach Darren Lindsey’s Marion Wildcats went 3-2 and took second place after losing one-point duals to the Rangers and LeRoy/Tri-Valley. Marion hosts its own dual meet tournament this weekend that involves 22 teams, so there will be both large and small school divisions. Salem (4-1) took third place while LeRoy/Tri-Valley (3-2) claimed fourth place..
Frankfort Community (4-1) finished fifth and was led by Hudson Anderton (126) and Lucas Parker (144), who both went 5-0 and had four pins with Parker also getting a win by technical fall. Harrisburg (2-3) claimed sixth place with Rocko Neal (138) going 5-0 and capturing his 100th career victory in his final match. Pinckneyville (1-4) took eighth place and received 5-0 efforts from Trevor Fath (165), Johnny Ramaker (175) and Wade Rees (215).
Edwardsville boys win title at Francis Howell North Tournament in Missouri
Edwardsville had three champions and five second-place medalists as well as two individuals who took third and two more who finished fourth to help it claim top honors at the nine team Francis Howell North Tournament in Saint Charles Missouri with 199 points, which was 52 points ahead of runner-up Lafayette of Wildwood, Missouri.
“Today, some of the guys finally got tested, and it revealed some truths about what we need to work on to keep getting better,” Tigers coach Eric Pretto said. “I tell the guys to just take care of business and the score will take care of itself. It’s nice to win, but our main focus right now is continuing to get better every day.”
Title winners for coach Eric Pretto’s Tigers, who are ranked 15th in Class 3A by Illinois Best Weekly, were Ignacio Figueroa (106), Ryan Richie (150) and Braylon Hill-Lomax (285) while Michael McNamara (113), Kenneth Jamison (165), Hayden Hilmes (175), Simon Schulte (190) and Roman Janek (215) all took second place.
Schulte had the third-most team points with 22 while Figueroa, Hilmes, Jamison, Janek and Richie tied for fifth place with 18 team points.
Timothy Swaim (126) and Bryson Nuttall (132) claimed third place and Chace Mathney (120) and Robert Edington (157) settled for fourth place. And Colton Madison (126) also took fourth for the Edwardsville junior-varsity.
Richie was one of two individuals who recorded four falls and he did so in the least time of 7:06. Hill-Lomax, Hilmes, Jameson, Janek and Schulte tied for third-place in pins with three.
Championship matches at the Francis Howell North Tournament (Illinois athletes)
106 – Ignacio Figueroa (Edwardsville) over Omran Ghuneim (Lafayette, MO), D 7-0 round robin
113 – Wyatt Dannegger (Francis Howell North, MO) over Michael McNamara (Edwardsville), MD 14-1 rr
150 – Ryan Richie (Edwardsville) over Gage Starnes (Lebanon, MO), F 2:26
165 – Austin Amos (Troy Buchanan, MO) over Kenneth Jamison (Edwardsville), TF 2:00 rr
175 – Cole Dillon (Francis Howell North, MO) over Hayden Hilmes (Edwardsville), MD 13-0
190 – Carter Welsh (Lafayette, MO) over Simon Schulte (Edwardsville), F 5:33 rr
215 – Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO) over Roman Janek (Edwardsville), TF 1:26
285 – Braylon Hill-Lomax (Edwardsville) over Mason Jones (Lebanon, MO), F 3:15
Third-place matches at the Francis Howell North Tournament (Illinois athletes)
120 – Dale Maxville (Kirkwood, MO) over Chance Mathney (Edwardsville) MD 15-2
126 – Timothy Swaim (Edwardsville) over Colton Madison (Edwardsville JV), D 6-1
132 – Bryson Nuttall (Edwardsville) over Grady Huntley (Eureka, MO), D 6-4
157 – Kayden Hole (Carthage, MO) over Robert Edington (Edwardsville), TF 3:38
Final team standings
1 Edwardsville 199, 2. Lafayette, MO 147, 3. Jackson, MO 117, 4. Francis Howell North, MO 89, 5. Lebanon, MO 85, 6. Eureka, MO 66, 7. Troy Buchanan, MO 63, 8. Carthage, MO 45, 9. Kirkwood, MO 22.
Nine champions at Notre Dame Girls Tournament in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Nine individuals won titles while nine others took second place for girls teams from Anna-Jonesboro, Carterville, Johnston City and Pinckneyville and the boys team from Anna-Jonesboro at the girls and boys Notre Dame tournaments in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Winning girls titles were Carterville’s Creighton Goetz (130) and Jacee Mardirosian (145), Pinckneyville’s Brylee Russell (105) and Eloise Hester-Kelly (140), Anna-Jonesboro’s Haydyn Williamson (115) and Johnston City’s Kiowa Quillen (235). Mardirosian tied two others for the most team points with 24 while Williamson was fourth with 22 points.
Second-place finishers were Anna-Jonesboro’s Elizabeth Hill (105), Kinley Leek (125), Izzy Giron (130) and June Markham (190) and Johnston City’s Faith Husky (100), Tatym Cruz (115), Kenni Lafollette (120) and Jetlin Kellermeier (140).
There were four instances where the top two finishers were from Illinois. Russell won by fall in 0:48 over Hill at 105, Williamson got a pin in 3:53 over Cruz at 115, Goetz was a winner by fall over Giron in 3:20 at 130 and Hester-Kelly got a pin in 2:35 over Kellermeier at 140.
Taking third place were Carterville’s Kylie Davie (105), Emily Hawkins (110) and Sophie Wagner (135), Pinckneyville’s Shaina Pierce (100), Aryana Speith (115) and Camlon Varner (130) and Anna-Jonesboro’s Lyra Casper (155).
Giron had the most total match points in the tournament with 43 while Goetz was second with 31 and they were the only ones in the field to get a win by technical fall. Hester-Kelly was the only individual in the competition to record four falls and she improved four spots from her seed, tying to others for first place in seed to place difference.
The four girls teams finished all in a row from third through sixth in the eight-team event. Carterville edged Pinckneyville 67-64 for third place while Anna-Jonesboro nipped Johnston City 57.5-56 for fifth place.
Anna-Jonesboro’s boys had three champions, J.R. Wright (113), Zach Orange (132) and Jase Holshouser (144) while Zane Plummer (126) placed second and Titus Dover (175) took third place. Holshouser tied five others for the most team points with 24. The Wildcats finished fourth in the eight-team boys tournament with 102 points, which was one-half point behind Kelly, Missouri, who took third place..
Championship matches at the Notre Dame Girls Tournament (Illinois athletes)
100 – Riley Harrell (Kennett, MO) over Faith Husky (Johnston City), F 2:19 round robin
105 – Brylee Russell (Pinckneyville) over Elizabeth Hill (Anna-Jonesboro), F 0:48 rr
115 – Haydn Williamson (Anna-Jonesboro) over Tatym Cruz (Johnston City), F 3:53
120 – Ja’Marria Rogers (Kennett, MO) over Kenni Lafollete (Johnston City), MD 10-1 rr
125 – Heather Jones (Kennett, MO) over Kinley Leek (Anna-Jonesboro), F 3:23
130 – Creighton Goetz (Carterville) over Izzy Giron (Anna-Jonesboro), F 3:20 rr
140 – Eloise Hester-Kelly (Pinckneyville) over Jetlin Kellermeier (Johnston City), F 2:35 rr
145 – Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) over Madilynn Hager (Notre Dame, MO), F 2:00
190 – Autumn Bunton (Dexter, MO) over June Markham (Anna-Jonesboro), F 0:24
235 – Kiowa Quillen (Johnston City) over Evanie Miller (Dexter, MO), F 0:16
Championship matches at the Notre Dame Boys Tournament (Illinois athletes)
113 – J.R, Wright (Anna-Jonesboro) over Aiden Weigel (Herculaneum, MO), F 0:54
126 – Lee Furnace (Principia, MO) over Zane Plummer (Anna-Jonesboro), TF 2:36
132 – Zach Orange (Anna-Jonesboro) over Prestyn Tidwell (Dexter, MO), F 1:32 rr
144 – Jase Holshouser (Anna-Jonesboro) over Luke Asinger (Herculaneum, MO), F 2:43
Final Girls team standings
1 Kennett, MO 113, 2. Dexter, MO 88, 3. Carterville 67, 4. Pinckneyville 64, 5. Anna-Jonesboro 57.5, 6. Johnston City 56, 7. Notre Dame, MO 26, 8. Kelly, MO 21.
Andrew at Cliff Keen Independence Invitational in Iowa
Andrew scored 176.5 points and finished in 13th place at the Cliff Keen Independence Invitational, a 33-team competition which took place in Independence, Iowa. The Thunderbolts were the one of three teams in the competition that weren’t from Iowa.
The top finisher for Andrew was Nadeem Haleem, who lost in the 138 semifinals to the eventual champion, Gavin Landers of Denver, Iowa, but then won two matches to finish in third place. Landers had the most team points in the competition with 48.
Haleem recorded five wins by technical fall, which was one more than the next-best total in that category. He also collected the most total match points with 110, which was 23 more the second-best total in that regard.
Another T-Bolt advanced to the semifinals at 132, Gerald Donnelly, but he lost his next two matches to claim sixth place. Other top finishers for Andrew were Nicholas Rociola (10th at 150), Mason Rohe (11th at 120) and Abraham Akhal (12th at 157), who also tied for fourth for the largest seed-place difference of 19 positions. And Laith Raham had the most single match points of any competitor with 26.
The Thunderbolts easily scored the most total match points with 692 while Alburnett, IA was a distant second with 549. And Andrew also led all teams with the most wins by technical fall with 13, which was two more than Alburnett collected.