Girls tournament recaps: Kelly, Erie-Prophetstown, Lake Zurich
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
KELLY GIRLS INVITATIONAL
Wheeling led the pack at this year’s 14-team Kelly Girls Invitational, finishing with a 197-178.5 win over second-place Homewood-Flossmoor.
Individual champions Elise Burkut (28-2 at 125), Nikol Orendarchuk (16-2 at 155) and Jasmine Rene (16-0 at 235) led the way for the Wildcats, who had 10 girls finish in the top three of their weight classes.
The Wildcats also led all teams with 23 pins in the tournament.
Orendarchuk battled to a 4-2 decision win in her title match against Glenbard North’s Suzanne Stalley, and Rene won by fall in her final against Glenbard North’s Asreilla Wallace. Burkut won by fall in the finals against Homewood-Flossmoor’s London Gandy.
“Jasmine and Nikol both had to battle to win their brackets, while Elise made key technical adjustments that paid off in her matches,” Piltaver said.
“The girls wrestled well on Saturday. We’ve traveled quite a bit this season (DeKalb, Oak Forest, and Wisconsin, to name a few), so having the opportunity to wrestle in the city was a fun and exciting experience for our team.”
Morton (162.5) placed third, followed by host Kelly (100.5) and Glenbard North (96) to round out the top five team finishes.
Team scores
Wheeling 197, Homewood-Flossmoor 178.5, JS Morton 162.5, Kelly 100.5, Glenbard North 96, Bolingbrook 79, Back of the Yards 63, Ridgewood 51, Taft 50.5, Phoenix Military Academy 49.5, St. Ignatius 49, Mother McAuley 47, Cumberland 36, Niles North 36
1st- Wheeling (197)
In addition to titles from Burkut, Orendarchuk and Rene, Wheeling got second-place finishes from Haydee Cruz (17-6 at 105), Mayali Suarez (21-4 at 120) and Layah Woods (17-8 at 140), plus thirds from Victoria Pina Rodriguez (11-6 at 100), Jocelyn Juarez Cruz (11-8 at 110), Mirna Rahmani (10-4 at 130) and Julitta Stolarczyk (12-10 at 190).
“Haydee and Mayali faced some tough opponents in the finals as well,” Piltaver said. “It was especially rewarding to see the rest of our girls place individually. Many of them have shown tremendous improvement from earlier in the season, when they weren’t placing, to earning individual success now.
We’ve been runner-up in several tournaments this year, so it was great to finally come away with a team win. Our goal going into the tournament was simply to wrestle hard and perform to the best of our ability.
2nd- Homewood-Flossmoor (178.5)
Coach Scott Aronson got individual titles from Madelynn McClements (24-10 at 130) and Kendra Hayden (19-9 at 190), seconds from Dilailah Lopez (15-13 at 110), London Gandy (21-8 at 125) and Amara Nwoye (25-5 at 135), thirds from Taniyah Bradley (16-8 at 120) and Kennedy Dade (24-9 at 140), and fourths from Na’imah Lamon (20-13 at 155) and Rachel Nugin (24-15 at 170).
3rd- JS Morton (162.5)
The Mustangs got individual titles from Andaira Marron (20-1 at 100), Jordan Rodriguez (27-5 at 105) and Karla Munoz (20-8 at 110) for coach Fernando Arratia, plus a second from Anali Wilson (27-1 at 170), thirds from Victoria Vargas (24-7 at 115) and Annabella Linton (6-4 at 145), and fourths from Luissiana Guerrero (14-7 at 120), Fatima Martinez (18-14 at 125), and Rosa Ramirez (130).
Additional champions
115 Kelly’s Yazmine Garcia (14-3)
120 Bolingbrook’s Alejandra Flores (15-6)
135 Glenbard North’s Keagan Edwards (32-2)
140 Phoenix Military Academy’s America Cabrera (15-0)
145 St. Ignatius’ Giancarla Garduno (16-1)
170 Kelly’s Sara Martinez (19-3)
Additional runners-up
100 Phoenix Military Academy’s Jitzel Aranda (7-3)
115 Back of the Yards’ Yazmin Mendoza (12-4)
130 Taft’s Alicia Hoyou (2-1)
145 Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont (12-1)
155 Glenbard North’s Suzanne Stalley (30-5)
190 Back of the Yards’ Nyomi Ascencio (16-4)
235 Glenbard North’s Asreilla Wallace (29-5)
Notable matches
In the closest match of the championship round, St. Ignatius’ Giancarla Darduno (16-1) won a 10-7 decision in sudden victory overtime at 145 against Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont (12-1).
In the finals at 170, Kelly’s Sara Martinez (19-3) handed Morton’s Anali Wilson (27-1) her first loss of the year, winning by fall at 0:37.
Morton’s Jordan Rodriguez (27-5) won a 3-0 decision in the finals at 105 against Wheeling’s Haydee Cruz (17-6), and in the finals at 155 Wheeling’s Nikol Orendarchuk (16-2) won a 4-2 decision over Glenbard North’s Suzanne Stalley (30-5).
Statistics
TEAM: Wheeling finished with the most pins in the tournament with 23, followed by Morton with 21 and Homewood-Flossmoor with 19. Homewood-Flossmoor and Phoenix Military Academy tied for the most tech falls with three apiece. Morton scored the most total match points with 245 followed by Homewood-Flossmoor with 236 and Wheeling with 172.
INDIVIDUAL: Bolingbrook’s Kamila Torres had the most pins in the least time with five in 5:22, followed by Mother McAuley’s Holly Rowan with four pins in 6:41, and Morton’s Annabella Linton with four pins in 8:03. Back of the Yards’ Nyomi Ascencio had the fastest fall in 12 seconds, followed by Homewood-Flossmoor’s Natalia Coleman with a fall at 15 seconds and Cumberland’s Summer Nichols with a fall at 18 seconds.
Phoenix Military Academy’s Jitzel Aranda had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 8:58, followed by teammate America Cabrera with a tech at 1:18 and Bolingbrook’s Anaya Campbell with a tech at 2:00. Cabrera’s tech was the fastest recorded by any wrestler.
Bolingbrook’s Campbell scored the most single-match points with 22, and scored the most total match points with 54. Homewood-Flossmoor’s Madelynn McClements finished second with 40 total match points, followed by Taft’s Jennifer Arenas and Wheeling’s Jocelyn Juarez Cruz and Burkut with 38 apiece.
Five girls tied for the most team points scored with 26, in Kelly’s Yazmine Garcia and Sara Martinez Lopera, Wheeling’s Elise Burkut and Jasmine Rene, and Morton’s Andaira Marron.
The largest seed-place difference came from Taft’s Alyssa Martel, who was seeded 12th but placed fourth at 115 pounds.
Championship match results
100 Anaira Marron (Morton) F 1:15 Jitzel Aranda (Phoenix)
105 Jordan Rodriguez (Morton) D 3-0 Haydee Cruz (Wheeling)
110 Karla Munoz (Morton) F 3:25 Dilailah Lopez (H-F)
115 Yazmine Garcia (Kelly) F 1:33 Yazmin Mendoza (BOTY)
120 Alejandra Flores (Bolingbrook) TF 2:53 Mayali Suarez (Wheeling)
125 Elise Burkut (Wheeling) F 3:05 London Gandy (H-F)
130 Madelynn McClements (H-F) TF 2:22 Alicia Hoyou (Taft)
135 Keagan Edwards (Glenbard N) MD 11-1 Amara Nwoye (H-F)
140 America Cabrera (Phoenix) F 2:32 Layah Woods (Wheeling)
145 Giancarla Darduno (St. Ignatius) SV-1 10-7 Natalie Beaumont (Cumberland)
155 Nikol Orendarchuk (Wheeling) D 4-2 Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard N)
170 Sara Martinez Lopera (Kelly) F 0:37 Anali Wilson (Morton)
190 Kendra Hayden (H-F) F 2:27 Nyomi Ascencio (BOTY)
235 Jasmine Rene (Wheeling) F 3:18 Asreilla Wallace (Glenbard N)
Third-place match results
100 Victoria Pina Rodriguez (Wheeling) F 0:29 Daisy VillaGonzalez (Glenbard N)
105 Kamila Torres (Bolingbrook) F 0:44 Lila Vazquez (St Ignatius)
110 Jocelyn Juarez Cruz (Wheeling) F 5:23 Destiny Hills (Kelly)
115 Victoria Vargas (Morton) F 3:28 Alyssa Martel (Taft)
120 Taniyah Bradley (H-F) F 2:46 Luissiana Guerrero (Morton)
125 Holly Rowan (McAuley) F 1:20 Fatima Martinez (Morton)
130 Mirna Rahmani (Wheeling) F 0:37 Rosa Ramirez (Morton)
135 Gianna Mezzano (Ridgewood) F 2:31 Liliana Monserrat Dimas (Kelly)
140 Kennedy Dade (H-F) F 0:32 Rose McFadden (Ridgewood)
145 Annabella Linton (Morton) F 5:18 Mary McFadden (Ridgewood)
155 Liana Andrade (Kelly) F 1:40 Na’imah Lamon (H-F)
170 Summer Nichols (Cumberland) F 2:20 Rachel Nugin (H-F)
190 Julitta Stolarczyk (Wheeling) F 2:46 Zoe Mpukuta (Glenbard N)
235 Madilyn Gonzalez (McAuley) F 1:33 Cynthia Rios (Bolingbrook)
ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN GIRLS TOURNAMENT
The Erie-Prophetstown Tournament hosted by Erie saw 25 teams square off on Saturday, and Freeport finished atop the field at day’s end.
Eight girls placed in the top ix for coach Brad Parsons, punctuated by individual titles from Kaiya Galindo (120) and NaJeyah Wallace (155). Galindo tied for most team points scored by any wrestler in the tournament with 28, and Wallace tied for the fastest pin posted at 11 seconds.
“Their dedication and hard work have been evident all season, and it culminated beautifully in this tournament,” Parsons said. “Each wrestler put in a phenomenal effort, it’s always a pleasure seeing Freeport Pretzels on the podium. They showcased incredible teamwork and determination throughout the event.”
1st- Freeport (135)
In addition to titles from Galindo (24-4) and Wallace (21-6), Freeport got second-place finishes from Bella Martins (16-9 at 155), Nalani Isaac (18-8 at 170), and Lily Wurster (11-7 at 190), a third from Brea Balles (26-6 at 115), and a fifth-place finish from Ariyana Calmese (17-13 at 105) and Caydance Fellows (17-9 at 170).
“Overall, the team has shown remarkable growth this year, with each member stepping up to support one another and improve their skills,” Parsons said. “It’s been a joy to watch them develop both as athletes and individuals.”
2nd- East Peoria (116)
Raiders coach Josh Prichard got an individual title from Bella Spampanato (7-2 at 235), thirds from Taylor Sutton (12-5 at 145), Dezyrae Murray (14-5 at 155) and Mallory Feldhaus (10-7 at 170), a fourth from Shauna Dvorak (9-8 at 155), and sixths from Kayla Berkel (7-6 at 140) and Brooke Knee (1-3 at 190).
3rd- Belvidere/Belvidere North (111)
The team made up of girls from Belvidere and Belvidere North high schools got a title from Emily Taylor (15-3 at 145) for coach Justin Barber, along with a runner-up finish from Savannah Trevino (13-5 at 235), a fourth from Rowan Cello (12-5 at 130), fifths from Lillian Davis (14-4 at 110) and Samantha Garnhart (6-7 at 135), and sixths from Addison Ramirez (9-7 at 115) and Kaylee Snow (7-9 at 120).
Team scores:
Freeport 135, East Peoria 116, Belvidere-B. North 111, Dunlap 107, Erie-Prophetstown 105, Westville 98.5, ROWVA 86.5, Washington 81.5, Lena-Winslow-Stockton 65.5, Fulton 55, Harlem 52, Olympia 49.5, Seneca 48.5, Newman Central Catholic 48, Kewanee 47.5, Knoxville 44, Moline 44, Litchfield-Mt. Olive 43, Sherrard 34.5, Princeton 34, Rock Falls 22, Illini West 21, Mercer County 20, Heyworth 9.5, Mendota 0
Additional champions
100 Chloe Collins, Olympia
105 Taylor Nevel, Lena-Winslow-Stockton
110 Blair Grennan, Newman
115 Rilynn Younker, Litchfield-Mt. Olive
125 Samantha Greisen, Seneca
130 Kerby Germann, Fulton
135 Emma Ziegler, Washington
140 Michelle Naftzger, Erie-Prophetstown
170 Grace Mordhorst, Washington
190 Patience Riggs, ROWVA
235 Bella Spampanato, East Peoria
Additional runners-up
100 Mya Olenjiniczak, Harlem
105 Kyra Cardine, Mercer County
110 Rozlyn Mosher, Erie-Prophetstown
115 Tessa Fosdick, Fulton
120 Paeyton Dickerson, Dunlap
125 Ryleigh Eriks, Rock Falls
130 Madison Heneks, Harlem
135 Jasmyn Bennett, Westville
140 Haiden Lavarier, Seneca
145 Aaliyah Swearingen, Kewanee
Notable matches
In the title match at 105, Lena-Winslow-Stockton’s Taylor Nevel won a 3-0 decision against Mercer County’s Kyra Cardine.
In the barnburner of the medal round on the third-place mat, Princeton’s Rylee Backes won a wild, 21-16 decision at 105 against ROWVA’s Jaylynn Elmore.
Statistics
TEAM: East Peoria, Freeport and Erie-Prophetstown tied for the most pins with 16 apiece, followed by Belvidere/Belvidere North with 14 and Dunlap with 13. Seneca posted the most tech falls with three, with two techs apiece from Erie-Prophetstown, Litchfield-Mt. Olive, and Dunlap.
Belvidere/Belvidere North’s 171 total match points led the field, one ahead of Erie-Prophetstown’s 170, followed by Dunlap with 165.
INDIVIDUAL: Sherrard’s Sophia Bradarich posted the most pins in the least time in the tournament with five in 8:35, and she tied with Freeport’s NaJeyah Wallace for the fastest pin, in 11 seconds. Seneca’s Samantha Greisen had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 5:12, while Olympia’s Brynlee Hereford had the fastest tech fall in 2:00.
There was a six-way tie for the most team points scored with 28, between Erie-Prophetstown’s Michelle Naftzger, Newman Central Catholic’s Blair Grennan, Fulton’s Kerby Germann, Olympia’s Chloe Collins, and Freeport’s Kaiya Galindo and NaJeyah Wallace.
Litchfield-Mt. Olive’s Rilynn Younker scored the most single-match points with 23, followed by Seneca’s Samantha Greisen and Princeton’s Rylee Backes with 21 apiece. Erie-Prophetstown’s Ayden Grawe finished with the most total match points with 55, followed by Seneca’s Greisen with 51 and Litchfield-Mt. Olive’s Younker with 44.
The largest seed-place difference came from Freeport’s Nalani Isaac, as the No. 10 seed at 170 placed second.
Championship match results
100 Chloe Collins (Olympia) F 3:30 Mya Olejiniczak (Harlem)
105 Taylor Nevel (LWS) D 3-0 Kyra Cardine (Mercer Co)
110 Blair Grennan (Newman C) F 3:00 Rozlyn Mosher (EP)
115 Rilynn Younker (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) F 1:09 Tessa Fosdick (Fulton)
120 Kaiya Galindo (Freeport) F 4:39 Paeyton Dickerson (Dunlap)
125 Samantha Greisen (Seneca) F 2:58 Ryleigh Eriks (Rock Falls)
130 Kerby Germann (Fulton) F 0:38 Madison Heneks (Harlem)
135 Emma Ziegler (Washington) F 1:55 Jasmyn Bennett (Westville)
140 Michelle Naftzger (EP) F 3:00 Haiden Lavarier (Seneca)
145 Emily Taylor (Belvidere/B North) F 3:57 Aaliyah Swearingen (Kewanee)
155 NaJeyah Wallace (Freeport) F 0:11 Bella Martins (Freeport)
170 Grace Mordhorst (Washington) F 3:29 Nalani Isaac (Freeport)
190 Patience Riggs (ROWVA) MD 10-1 Lily Wurster (Freeport)
235 Bella Spampanato (E Peoria) D 7-3 Savannah Trevino (Belvidere/B North)
Third-place match results
100 Lynorah Hansen (Newman C) F 2:48 Angelina McGuirk (Moline)
105 Rylee Backes (Princeton) D 21-16 Jaylynn Elmore (ROWVA)
110 Karah Arnold (LWS) F 1:34 Marissa Brown (ROWVA)
115 Brea Balles (Freeport) D 7-3 Kiley Knight (Westville)
120 Sophia Bradarich (Sherrard) F 1:18 Lauren Walker (Knoxville)
125 JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee) F 3:39 Emma Smith (LWS)
130 Laney Cook (Westville) F 0:58 Rowan Cello (Belvidere/B North)
135 Kyah Kaonohi (E Peoria) F 0:24 Lucy Whitman (Dunlap)
140 Charlie Bono (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) D 11-5 Makenna Roedl (Westville)
145 Taylor Sutton (E Peoria) D 4-0 Leah Brammeier (Olympia)
155 Dezyrae Murray (E Peoria) F 0:14 Shauna Dvorak (E Peoria)
170 Mallory Feldhaus (E Peoria) F 1:51 Avalena Wunderlich (Princeton)
190 Addison Briggs (Westville) F 2:24 Atalyssa Craig (Dunlap)
235 Destiny Kaeding (Dunlap) F 5:02 London Roberts (Knoxville)
NSC LAKE ZURICH SCRAMBLE
The eight teams from the North Suburban Conference got together for a scramble on Friday at Lake Zurich, with girls from Warren, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Stevenson, Mundelein, Waukegan and Zion-Benton.
Warren finished with the most pins in the field with 23, followed by Lake Zurich with 12 and Zion-Benton with 10. Stevenson, Libertyville and Waukegan each posted a tech fall.
Warren also led the field with 134 total match points, followed by Zion-Benton with 107 and Lake Zurich with 90.
Statistics
Individuals: Warren’s Grace Ciszek posted the most pins in the least time with two in 2:05, followed by teammate Tyanna Jackson with two pins at 2:30 and Waukegan’s Esther Vega with two at 2:43. Stevenson’s Nastasia Kobets posted the fastest tech fall at 2:20, followed by Libertyville’s Mary Minogue tech fall at 2:53, and Waukegan’s Maribell Chavez with a tech at 3:29.
Warren’s Jane Kelly posted the fastest pin at 28 seconds, followed by Lake Zurich’s Brisa Jara with a fall at 30 seconds and Mundelein’s Khloe Heerdegen with a pin at 33 seconds.
Six girls tied for the most team points scored with 20 apiece, in Warren’s Jackson, Ciszek and Sadie Fugelseth, and Zion-Benton’s Jazmine Medina and Emily Ortiz, and Mundelein’s Gabriella Goodson.
Libertyville’s Minogue led the field with 19 single-match points, followed by 18 apiece from Stevenson’s Kobets, Zion-Benton’s Medina, and Waukegan’s Maribell Chavez. Minogue also led in total match points with 28, followed by Kobets with 24 and Medina with 23.
Championship match results
100 Esther Vega (Waukegan) F 1:31 Natasha Flores (Warren)
105 Jazmine Medina (Zion-Benton) F 5:26 Imani Rodriguez (Warren)
110 Kai Battulaga (Lake Zurich) F 0:55 Eshha Thakur (Stevenson)
115 Athena Zappas (Stevenson) D 3-2 Aaliyah Vazquez (Warren)
120 Nastasia Kobets (Stevenson) TF Naleah Parham (Warren)
125 Mary Minogue (Libertyville) F 1:47 Layla Sapozhnikov (Stevenson)
130 Emily Ortiz (Zion-Benton) F 0:58 Bree Hirsch (Lake Forest)
135A Grace Ciszek (Warren) F 0:52 Katherine Turcios (Waukegan)
135B Jane Kelly (Warren) F 2:25 Masserati Valenzuela (Zion-Benton)
140 Tyanna Jackson (Warren) F 1:13 Khloee Heerdegen (Mundelein)
145-55 Ellery Brown (Warren) F 1:43 Ivanka Piatova (Stevenson)
155 Caitlin Ruley (Lake Zurich) F 3:19 Makaylee Welch (Warren)
170 Hanna Bairstow (Warren) F 0:41 Kaylee Sanchez (Stevenson)
235 Ti’ara Saunders (Lake Zurich) F 0:39 Jacklyn Linaves (Waukegan)
Third-place match results
100 Caitlin Kilroy (Stevenson) BYE
105 Noemi Escobar (Mundelein) F 0:52 Eliana Martinez (Waukegan)
110 BYE
115 Georgia Hay (Lake Zurich) BYE
120 Anneliese Mata (Zion-Benton) D 11-10 Sophia Alchin (Stevenson)
125 Natalie Gonzalez (Mundelein) D 7-2 Nathaly Tenorio (Zion-Benton)
130 Uylana Krylova (Stevenson) F 0:49 Ariana Teran (Warren)
135A Alanna Carlberg (Lake Zurich) F 2:50 Sarish Sheikh (Stevenson)
135B Aleyna Unat (Lake Zurich) BYE
140 Anna Apostol (Lake Zurich) F 1:32 Vivianna Ruiz (Waukegan)
155 Jessica Ivanyuk (Stevenson) BYE