Girls regional recaps: Mt. Zion, Granite City, Jacksonville
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Qualifiers from these regionals feed the North Mac sectional on Feb. 14
MT. ZION
A hotly-contested battle for a team regional plaque played out in Mt. Zion, where Mahomet-Seymour finished with a 105-100 edge over the second-place co-op team from Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm.
Urbana wasn’t far behind with 91 team points, followed by Champaign Central (84.5) and St. Joseph-Ogden (82) to round out the top five team finishes.
Mahomet-Seymour coach Jeff Castor had five sectional qualifiers on the day, in regional champion Sierra Tuttle (100), second-placers Jocelyn Deedrick (140) and Jaycee Weitekamp (170), and fourths from Lily Daniels (115) and Cailyn Jones (235).
“I’m very proud of my team,” Castor said. “The girls came to win and gave it their all. Westville and Urbana fought us all the way. Couldn’t ask for a better group of girls. They have grown so much and can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings. We have a young team to build on and Bulldog Girls Wrestling has a bright future.”
Second-place Westville/G.-Ridge Farm also advanced five girls to the sectional round, in regional champions Kiley Knight (115) and Addison Briggs (190). Third-place Urbana had four qualifiers, led by regional champion Ricky Ivy (140).
Oakwood/Salt Fork (66) placed sixth, followed by Paris (57), Charleston (53.5), Robinson (49) and Unity (46) to round out the top 10 team finishes.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Sierra Tuttle (18-12) Mahomet-Seymour
105 Sandy Clark (19-6) Clinton
110 Madison Poll (20-6) St. Thomas More
115 Kiley Knight (25-9) Westville/G.-Ridge Farm
120 Delaney Ledbetter (11-5) Lawrenceville
125 Yariah Shaw (12-0) Danville
130 Sydney Cannon (34-0) Mt. Zion
135 Candice Wright (20-7) St. Joseph-Ogden
140 Ricky Ivy (41-1) Urbana
145 Natalie Beaumont (17-1) Cumberland
155 Taylor Owens (14-5) Oakwood/Salt Fork
170 ly’Jah Grant (16-1) Champaign Central
190 Addison Briggs (22-4) Westville/G.-Ridge Farm
235 Phoenix Molina (31-0) Unity
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st- Sierra Tuttle (Mahomet-Seymour) 18-12, d. Serenity Canady (Robinson) 11-4, (F 1:28)
3rd- Charlee Emmerich (Effingham) 6-5, d. Janelle Willoughby (Mattoon) 4-5, (F 1:58)
105
1st- Sandy Clark (Clinton) 19-6, d. Madison Siler (Robinson) 14-4, (F 4:40)
3rd- Kaidence Eveland (Paris) 11-5, d. Charisma Badman (Eisenhower) 3-11, (D 14-8)
110
1st- Madison Poll (St. Thomas More) 20-6, d. Paisley Reed (Paris) 11-4, (MD 15-2)
3rd- Taylor Garner (Centennial) 9-8, d. Mackenzie Gound (Rantoul) 13-20, (F 1:11)
115
1st- Kiley Knight (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 25-9, d. Kate Wochner (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 19-8, (D 3-0)
3rd- Kami Sager (Fairfield) 4-14, d. Lily Daniels (Mahomet-Seymour) 15-19, (F 1:41)
120
1st- Delaney Ledbetter (Lawrenceville-Red HIll) 11-5, d. Morgan Krone-Smallhorn (Charleston) 24-5, (F 3:09)
3rd- Lainey Ehler (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 21-9, d. Madison Alsip (SJ-Ogden) 16-13, (F 1:22)
125
1st- Yariah Shaw (Danville (H.S.) 12-0, d. Ainsley Freeman (SJ-Ogden) 25-6, (F 5:51)
3rd- Rita Grant (Central) 10-8, d. Leonie Dubson (Mattoon) 5-4, (F 0:45)
130
1st- Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion) 34-0, d. Ava Beldo (Tolono (Unity) 31-6, (F 1:17)
3rd- Londyn Grant (Central) 13-4, d. Laney Cook (Westville/G.-Ridge Farm) 23-10, (F 1:15)
135
1st- Candice Wright (SJ-Ogden) 20-7, d. Tamya Terry (Urbana) 24-10, (F 3:34)
3rd- Jasmyn Bennett (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 14-5, d. Miley Peach (Mt. Carmel) 6-11, (F 5:03)
140
1st- Ricky Ivy (Urbana) 41-1, d. Jocelyn Deedrick (Mahomet-Seymour) 17-14, (F 1:01)
3rd- Zaiyrah Bailey (Central) 11-10, d. Bayah Good (Paris) 9-8, (F 4:00)
145
1st- Natalie Beaumont (Cumberland) 17-1, d. McKenzie Miller (GCMS/Fisher) 25-5, . (F 3:16)
3rd- Makenna Roedl (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 22-12, d. Macee Hammond (Robinson) 19-6, (F 5:11)
155
1st- Taylor Owens (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 14-5, d. Maddie Wells (SJ-Ogden) 22-1, (F 5:08)
3rd- Lillien Roughton (Datur (Unity Christian) 12-9, d. Onisty Murphy (Central) 15-10, (F 0:21)
170 1st- Iy`Jah Grant (Central) 16-1, d. Jaycee Weitekamp (Mahomet-Seymour) 20-6, (TF-1.5 2:42 (19-3)
3rd- Summer Nichols (Cumberland) 16-6, d. Brinna Fox – Cook (Fairfield) 3-8, (F 0:39)
190
1st- Addison Briggs (Westville/G.-Ridge Farm) 22-4, d. Jocelyn Arreola (Urbana) 19-18, (F 0:27)
3rd- Alexus Dodge (Charleston) 6-5, d. Ashlynn Blevins (Fairfield) 5-12, (F 1:02)
235
1st- Phoenix Molina (Tolono (Unity) 31-0, d. Lilly Disanto (Urbana) 37-6, (F 1:57)
3rd- Olivia Rosine (Charleston) 20-7, d. Cailyn Jones (Mahomet-Seymour) 16-11, (TF 3:13)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Westville/G.-Ridge Farm 14, Mahomet-Seymour 13, Champaign Central 12
Most tech falls: 1 (tie) Cumberland, Mt. Zion, Champaign Central, Charleston
Most total match points: Urbana 103, Paris 98, Mahomet-Seymour 94
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Westville/G.-Ridge Farm’s Makenna Roedl, 4 falls in 13:58
Most tech falls least time: Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont, 1 tech in 1:40
Fastest fall: Unity Christian’s Lillien Roughton 0:11
Most team points: 28 (tie)- Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Taylor Owens, Lawrenceville’s Delaney Ledbetter, Unity’s Phoenix Molina
Most single-match points: Robinson’s Madison Siler 23
Most total match points: Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont 41
Largest seed-place difference: Effingham’s Charlee Emmerich placed third as the No. 7 seed at 100 pounds.
GRANITE CITY
Edwardsville dominated the competition in securing the team regional title Saturday at Granite City, posting 222.5 team points and advancing nine girls to the sectional round.
Edwardsville coach Jon Wagner sent five wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in regional champions Maddy Allen (100), Emma Rogers (105), Adleigh DeWerff (110), Genevieve Dykstra (115) and Victoria White (190). Placing second for the Tigers were Allie Chong (120) and Brooklyn Alldredge (130), while Olive Linhorst (125) placed third and Geeta Jonardhan (170) placed fourth to qualify.
“The Tigers had an excellent tournament, with the girls battling real hard,” Wagner said. “The first round Saturday was real important as we won seven of eight semifinals. Adleigh DeWerff and Genevieve Dykstra had great performances winning their championships. Two girls also fought their way back through the wrestlebacks.
“The regional was very competitive, with girls from many different schools making it through to the sectional.”
Collinsville (136) placed second, led by regional champions Londyn Long (125), Addyson Bailey (135) and Leann Cory (145). Regional champ Te’Aja Young (130) led Cahokia (111) to a third-place finish, followed by Belleville West (108.5), Triad (108), Marion (95.5), Granite City (93), Waterloo (87.5), Freeburg (72) and Mascoutah (62.5) to round out the top 10 team finishes.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Maddy Allen (26-4) Edwardsville
105 Emma Rogers (28-6) Edwardsville
110 Adleigh DeWerff (28-4) Edwardsville
115 Genevieve Dykstra (29-2) Edwardsville
120 Alauni Muex (41-2) Marion
125 Londyn Long (43-4) Collinsville
130 Te’Aja Young (22-1) Cahokia
135 Addyson Bailey (31-13) Collinsville
140 Audrey Barnes (29-1) Granite City
145 Leann Cory (40-4) Collinsville
155 Grace Stratton (35-0) Freeburg
170 Demi Barnes (26-2) Granite City
190 Victoria White (29-0) Edwardsville
235 Beckah Burrelsman (18-9) Triad
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st – Maddy Allen (Edwardsville) 26-4, d. Jhayla Lawson (Mascoutah) 16-9, (F 3:05)
3rd- Faith Husky (Johnston City) 16-8, d. Shaina Pierce (Pinckneyville) 9-12, (F 0:57)
105
1st- Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) 28-6, d. Brielle Becker (Freeburg) 22-4 (TF 2:57)
3rd- Shayla Garner (Mascoutah) 21-8, d. Morgan Adams (Benton) 16-12, (TF 3:30)
110
1st- Adleigh DeWerff (Edwardsville) 28-4, d. Ivana Torres (Collinsville) 32-10, (D 6-3)
3rd- Riley Weems (Belleville W) 26-9, d. Kishelle Gray (Marion) 32-13, (F 2:30)
115
1st- Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) 29-2, d. Baileigh Self (Althoff Cath) 29-3, (D 5-1)
3rd- Ma`Kayla Bonner (Granite City) 23-8, d. Trinity Phelps (Benton) 27-10, (F 1:03)
120
1st- Alauni Muex (Marion) 41-2, d. Allie Chong (Edwardsville) 22-5, (MD 10-2)
3rd- Catelyn Reese (Frankfort) 22-7, d. Kathleen Loyola (Carbondale) 30-12, (F 1:45)
125
1st- Londyn Long (Collinsville) 43-4, d. Dakota Bell (Cahokia) 19-5, (F 1:07)
3rd- Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) 20-6, d. Zoey Nelson (Mascoutah) 14-7, (F 1:05)
130
1st- Te`Aja Young (Cahokia) 22-1, d. Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville) 29-7, (TF-1.5 4:28 (17-2))
3rd- Lamia Irby (Belleville E) 17-6, d. Joelene Nappier-Feth (Marion) 37-6, (F 4:59)
135
1st- Addyson Bailey (Collinsville) 31-13, d. Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) 32-3, (F 1:18)
3rd- Makenna Steele (Triad) 23-4, d. Madelyn Edler (Waterloo) 28-12, (F 0:52)
140
1st- Audrey Barnes (Granite City) 29-1, d. Jariyah Powell (E St. Louis) 18-6, (F 1:55)
3rd- Alyssa Hardt (Belleville W) 27-9, d. Sophia Elkins (Highland) 21-10, (F 3:23)
145
1st- Leann Cory (Collinsville) 40-4, d. Kyla Ford (Carbondale) 25-6, (F 1:17)
3rd- Josselin Mateo (Murphysboro) 16-3, d. Adaliah Roth (Triad) 16-9, (F 0:36)
155
1st- Grace Stratton (Freeburg) 35-0, d. Nahima Mateo (Murphysboro) 21-4, (F 0:44)
3rd- Kaitlin Wood (Triad) 23-6, d. Addison mabry (Benton) 25-10, (F 0:54)
170
1st- Demi Barnes (Granite City) 26-2, d. Kira Thompson (O’Fallon) 9-1, (F 5:49)
3rd- Janylah Holman (Cahokia) 24-5, d. Geeta Jonardhan (Edwardsville) 17-16, (F 1:25)
190
1st- Victoria White (Edwardsville) 29-0, d. Brooke Stellhorn (Belleville W) 20-2, (MD 10-1)
3rd- Izabell McBride (Waterloo) 18-4, d. Kamryn Brown (Cahokia) 24-11, (TF-1.5 2:31 (15-0)
235
1st- Beckah Burrelsman (Triad) 18-9, d. Andre`a Kirkpatrick (Belleville W) 27-6, (D 5-0)
3rd- Kiowa Quillen (Johnston City) 18-4, d. Gabrielle Conner (Cahokia) 10-8, (F 0:57)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Edwardsville 21, Marion 18, 17 by Collinsville, Triad and Belleville West
Most tech falls: Edwardsville 4, Marion 3
Most total match points: Edwardsville 281, Marion 229, Belleville West 171
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Triad’s Makenna Steele, 5 in 8:39
Most tech falls least time: Edwardsville’s Emma Rogers, 2 in 4:57
Fastest fall: Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler 0:13
Fastest tech fall: Althoff’s Baileigh Self 1:24
Most team points: Collinsville’s Addyson Bailey 32
Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Nyla Bryant 22, Marion’s Alauni Muex 22
Most total match points: Muex 61, Freeburg’s Aubrey Rutmanis 61
Largest seed-place difference: Cahokia’s Gabrielle Conner became a sectional qualifier by placing fourth at 235 as the No. 10 seed in the tournament.
JACKSONVILLE REGIONAL
The closest race for a team regional title in Illinois played out in Jacksonville, where the Springfield co-op team edged Civic Memorial by a single team point, 126.5-125.5.
Springfield coach Cody Watts saw seven of his girls become sectional qualifiers, led by regional champions Phoenix Criss (105), Kimoreyee Ballard (140) and Abigail Kinison (235). Springfield also got third-place finishes from Alina Edwards (110), Alliyah Powell (130) and Tala Asad (135), and a fourth from Makenna Smith (170).
Sprinfield led all teams with four tech falls and tied for the second-most pins with ten.
Civic Memorial also advanced seven to the sectional meet, led by regional champions Chloe Rice (135) and Izabella Darr (155), and coach Jeremy Christeson also got seconds from Laila Earney (120), Claire Shaw (125) and Audrey Whipple (170), and fourths from Lillian McGuiggan (105) and Averi Lowe (110).
Glenwood (101) placed third, followed by Jacksonville (83.5) and Roxana (57) to round out the top five team finishes.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Madelynn Murphy (19-5) Roxana
105 Phoenix Criss (25-7) Springfield co-op
110 Chloe Skiles (22-1) Roxana
115 Rilynn Younker (32-11) Litchfield-Mt. Olive
120 Olivia Jarrett (24-13) Glenwood
125 Aryanna Jones (19-8) Alton
130 Isabella Resendez (27-9) Glenwood
135 Chloe Rice (11-8) Civic Memorial
140 Kimoreyee Ballard (22-9) Sprinfield co-op
145 Leah Brammeier (22-9) Olympia
155 Izabella Darr (10-8) Civic Memorial
170 Brynn Swyers (15-6) Vandalia
190 Abigail Kinison (6-13) Sprinfield co-op
235 Madeleine Cooley (11-5) Jacksonville
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st- Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) 19-5, d. Chloe Collins (Olympia) 27-4, (F 2:17)
3rd- Kadi Wilbern (Glenwood) 26-7, d. Haley Richter (Heyworth) 7-9, (F 0:58)
105
1st- Phoenix Criss (Springfield) 25-7, d. Alexia Gld. (PORTA) 23-8, (F 5:09)
3rd- Karsynn Vogel (Quincy) 20-6, d. Lillian Mcguiggan (Civic Memorial) 13-13, (F 2:55)
110
1st- Chloe Skiles (Roxana) 22-1, d. Leena Cavender (Jacksonville) 17-9, (F 0:36)
3rd- Alina Edwards (Springfield) 5-7, d. Averi Lowe (Civic Memorial) 14-13, (F 3:01)
115
1st- Rilynn Younker (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) 32-11, d. Asher Ronan (N Mac-Waverly) 15-5, (F 0:47)
3rd- Kaitlyn Knight (Jacksonville) 16-9, d. Lily Robinson (Olympia) 4-12, (F 0:33)
120
1st- Olivia Jarrett (Glenwood) 24-13, d. Laila Earney (Civic Memorial) 16-12, (F 1:57)
3rd- Lucie Eisenbarth (Rochester) 18-7, d. Baylie Boggs (Pleasant Plains-New Berlin) 9-12, (F 1:15)
125
1st- Aryanna Jones (Alton ()) 19-8, d. Claire Shaw (Civic Memorial) 13-13, (F 4:45)
3rd- Heaven Kennedy (N Mac-Waverly) 12-13, d. Lily Jones (Jacksonville) 13-13, (F 1:29)
130
1st- Isabella Resendez (Glenwood) 27-9, d. Aubree Murphy (Quincy) 23-5, (D 5-2)
3rd- Alliyah Powell (Springfield) 22-14, d. Sidney Ufert (Roxana) 14-8, (TF-1.5 3:29 (15-0)
135
1st- Chloe Rice (Civic Memorial) 11-8, d. Madison Brewer (Glenwood) 14-11, (F 2:38)
3rd- Tala Asad (Springfield) 17-9, d. Layla Garcia (Beardstown) 10-11, (D 8-6)
140
1st- Kimoreyee Ballard (Springfield) 22-9, d. Elsie Dozier (Glenwood) 24-8, (F 4:54)
3rd- Amber Louderback (Camp Pt. Central) 19-4, d. Zoe Bloyd (Quincy) 24-5, (F 2:25)
145
1st- Leah Brammeier (Olympia) 22-9, d. Bailey Davis (Seymour) 3-1, (F 1:00)
3rd- Cali Fulcher (Heyworth) 19-22, d. Charlie Bono (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) 15-25, (D 9-4)
155
1st- Izabella Darr (Civic Memorial) 10-8, d. Violet Gray (Vandalia) 14-5, (D 8-6)
3rd- Skylee Howell (Jersey) 13-18, d. Libby Scheland (PORTA) 3-19, (F 0:54)
170
1st- Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) 15-6, d. Audrey Whipple (Civic Memorial) 19-10, (F 1:46)
3rd- Olivia Monroe (Jacksonville) 16-9, d. Makenna Smith (Springfield) 15-17, (F 3:40)
190
1st- Abigail Kinison (Springfield) 6-13, d. Violet Beck (Illinois School for the Visually Impaired co-op) 1-2, (F 1:49)
3rd- BYE
235
1st- Madeleine Cooley (Jacksonville) 11-5, Fr. over Abbie Heusing (Carlinville) 12-15 (F 1:53)
3rd- Mikayla Means (Southwestern) 3-13, d. Sophie Brown (Shelbyville) 1-1, (M. For.)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Jacksonville 11; Civic Memorial, Glenwood, Springfield 10
Most tech falls: Springfield 4; Quincy, Jacksonville, PORTA, Civic Memorial 1
Most total match points: Springfield 173, Civic Memorial 106, Glenwood 82
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Jacksonville’s Kaitlyn Knight, 3 falls in 2:10
Fastest fall: Carlinville’s Mary Emmick 0:20
Fastest tech fall: Quincy’s Karsynn Vogel 2:00
Most team points: Civic Memorial’s Chloe Rice 27.5
Most single-match points: Springfield’s Kimoreyee Ballard 2, Jacksonville’s Leena Cavender 2
Most total match points: 39 (tie)- Springfield’s Alliyah Powell and Tala Asad, Camp Point Central’s Amber Louderback
Largest seed-place difference: Glenwood’s Olivia Jarrett and Olympia’s Lily Robinson; Jarrett won the regional title at 120 pounds as the No. 4 seed, and Robinson placed fourth and became a sectional qualifier at 115 as the No. 7 seed.