Girls regional recaps: Hampshire, Glenbard West
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Qualifiers from these regionals feed the Schaumburg sectional on Feb. 14
HAMPSHIRE
In the first two years of regional competition in girls wrestling in Illinois, Wheeling finished fifth in regional competition two years ago and was a team regional runner-up last year.
So maybe it was just a matter of time.
Coach Tony Piltaver’s girls snared the program’s first team regional title at Hampshire, posting 175.5 points and advancing six wrestlers to the sectional round.
For Piltaver and a program that continues to rise, the team regional win went beyond his sectional qualifiers alone.
“While six girls advanced to the sectional round, this championship was truly a team effort,” he said.
“The title would not have been possible without contributions from every athlete in our lineup, those who traveled to support their teammates, our managers who keep the program organized, the boys’ team that pushes us to improve every day, and the rest of the Wheeling coaching staff back at the high school.”
Wheeling’s boys’ team also won a team regional title this season.
Wheeling’s Elise Burkut (135) and Jasmine Rene (235) won regional titles. Burkut placed second in Illinois at 125 last year, while Rene finished fourth at 190.
Also earning sectional advancement for Wheeling were third-placer Mayali Suarez (120) and fourth-placers Layah Woods (145), Nikol Orendarchuk (155) and Essenze Reid (170).
“All of our girls competed with determination over the last two days,” Piltaver said. “After facing strong competition in several major tournaments this season, it was rewarding for the team to see everything come together and earn the regional title.”
While Wheeling won the team title by more than 20 team points, only eight points separated the second- through fifth-place teams. Huntley (153) placed second, followed by Hampshire (149.5), McHenry (148) and Woodstock (145.5).
Grant (129), Lake Zurich (112), Hersey (87.5) Jacobs (82) and Rolling Meadows (80) rounded out the top 10 team finishes.
Hampshire led all teams with four regional champions, Huntley and McHenry had two champions apiece, while Jacobs, Grant, Barrington and South Elgin had one each.
Five regional champs from Hampshire will enter the Schaumburg sectional without a loss on their season records, in Wheeling’s Rene, Hampshire’s Stella Piazza (115) and Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (120), McHenry’s Natalie Corona (32-0), and South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz (155).
Nidelea-Polanin placed third at 115 downstate last year, while South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz was fourth at 145. Other regional champions who are also returning state medal-winners include Huntley’s Aubrie Rohrbacher, who placed sixth at 130, and Hampshire’s Samantha Diehl, who placed third at 190.
Crystal Lake South’s Annalee Aarseth, who placed second in Illinois at 110 last year, placed second to Piazza at 115 on Saturday.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Janiah Slaughter (30-2) Huntley
105 Annabelle Mueller (35-4) Hampshire
110 Julia Felton (23-4) Jacobs
115 Stella Piazza (22-0) Hampshire
120 Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (19-0) Hampshire
125 Elise Burkut (38-3) Wheeling
130 Aubrie Rohrbacher (36-4) Huntley
135 Abby Quirk (24-5) Grant
140 Nicole Dziura (29-4) Barrington
145 Natalie Corona (32-0) McHenry
155 Allison Garbacz (35-0) South Elgin
170 Madalynn Sima (33-3) McHenry
190 Samantha Diehl (33-3) Hampshire
235 Jasmine Rene (31-0) Wheeling
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Janiah Slaughter (Huntley) 30-2, d. Eva Hermansson (Woodstock) 35-6, (F 5:14)
Kaylee Albovias (Grant) 24-7, d. Melanie Granda (B Central) 24-8, (F 4:45)
105
Annabelle Mueller (Hampshire) 35-4, d. Charlotte Nold (St. Viator) 13-1, (M. For.)
Aaliyah Guichon (Jacobs) 19-5, d. Valeria Guzman (Elgin) 10-5, (MD 16-4)
110
Julia Felton (Jacobs) 23-4, d. Alexa Colin-Garcia (McHenry) 30-6, (MD 11-1)
Azucena Rodriguez (S Elgin) 13-3, d. Evalyn Idzik (St. Viator) 37-13, (D 7-4)
115
Stella Piazza (Hampshire) 22-0, d. Annalee Aarseth (CL South) 24-2, (F 1:40)
Georgia Hay (Lake Zurich) 31-8, d. Donna Garcia (Huntley) 15-11, (TF 5:45)
120
Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (Hampshire) 19-0, d. Isabelle Singer (Huntley) 35-11, (F 1:25)
Mayali Suarez (Wheeling) 36-9, d. Alexandra Lexi Gumino (Hersey) 28-13, (F 4:56)
125
Elise Burkut (Wheeling) 38-3, d. Myla Reyes (Grant) 27-5, (TF-1.5 3:03 (15-0)
Ruby Gavina (Dundee-Crown) 33-9, d. Caroline Marogy (Buffalo Grove) 22-10, (F 1:12)
130
Aubrie Rohrbacher (Huntley) 36-4, d. Aryanna Geiger (Jacobs) 16-6, (F 1:54)
Madelyn Peterie (R-Burton) 30-4, d. Hannah Olsen (Woodstock) 32-13, (D 4-3)
135
Abby Quirk (Grant) 24-5, d. Grecia Garcia (Huntley) 32-10, (F 4:00)
Brooklyn Peterie (R-Burton) 20-11, d. Alanna Carlberg (Lake Zurich) 21-18, (F 4:37)
140
Nicole Dziura (Barrington) 29-4, d. Annabelle Melton (Grant) 25-6, (F 3:47)
Kristyanna Apostol (Lake Zurich) 26-14, d. Jatziry Godoy (Wauconda) 24-11, (F 1:43)
145
Natalie Corona (McHenry) 32-0, d. Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows) 30-12, (F 1:42)
Ithandehui Rosas (Harvard) 30-4, d. Layah Woods (Wheeling) 32-15, (F 4:23)
155
Allison Garbacz (S Elgin) 35-0, d. Cait Jones (CL Central) 15-3, (F 1:37)
Caitlin Ruley (Lake Zurich) 13-5, d. Nikol Orendarchuk (Wheeling) 30-7, (D 4-1)
170
Madalynn Sima (McHenry) 33-3, d. Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows) 36-8, (F 4:39)
Brianna Crown (Woodstock) 35-9, d. Essenze Reid (Wheeling) 6-3, (F 2:25)
190
Samantha Diehl (Hampshire) 33-3, d. Irma Villa (Palatine) 32-3, (F 1:52)
Jadelin Caballero-Flores (Larkin) 28-4, d. Brooklynn Anderson (McHenry) 30-5, (D 8-3)
235
Jasmine Rene (Wheeling) 31-0, d. Allison Hill (Woodstock) 26-11, (F 0:18)
Ti`ara Saunders (Lake Zurich) 28-5, d. Nala Hernandez (McHenry) 22-11, (F 4:14)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Wheeling 26, Woodstock 21, Huntley 21
Most tech falls: Hampshire 3, Lake Zurich 3
Most total match points: Wheeling 252, Woodstock 241, Lake Zurich 219
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Huntley’s Aubrie Rohrbacher, 4 falls in 6:19
Most tech falls least time: Lake Zurich’s Georgia Hay, 3 techs in 14:29
Fastest fall: Jacobs’ Nicole Baginski 0:13
Fastest tech fall: Hampshire’s Stella Piazza 1:41
Most team points: 32 (tie) – Rohrbacher and McHenry’s Madalynn Sima
Most single-match points: Hay 24
Most total match points: Hampshire’s Amelia Nidelea-Polanin 77
Largest seed-place difference: Elgin’s Valeria Guzman placed fourth as the No. 12 seed at 105 pounds.
GLENBARD WEST
Schaumburg won its third consecutive team regional title Saturday at Glenbard West, further cementing coach Matt Gruszka’s program as one of the premier programs in Illinois.
The Saxons posted 231.5 team points to win the crown. Conant (175) was second, followed by West Chicago (119), Glenbard North (110.5) and Bartlett (103) to round out the top five finishes.
Schaumburg had eight sectional qualifiers and got individual regional titles from Isabella Rivas (125), Sharon Olorunfemi (135), Emily Fowler (145) and Nadia Razzak (190), who placed fifth in state at 190 last year.
“I thought our champions had a really good day,” Gruszka said. “Isabella Rivas won a very tough 125 bracket. Sharon Olorunfemi at 135 is starting to look back in form. Emily Fowler at 145 wrestled very tough to win her bracket and Nadia Razzak looked dominant in her wins in the 190 bracket.”
Gruszka also got third-place finishes from qualifiers Makenzi Aguilar (100), Anna Villareal (115) and Maja Brzosko (170), and a fourth from Ava Hartman (140).
Hoffman Estates (100.5), Glenbard West (92), Glenbard East (89), Lake Park (77.5) and Downers Grove North (75) completed the top 10 team finishes in the 26-team field.
All three of Glenbard East’s sectional qualifiers were regional champions, Glenbard North had two regional champs, and Leyden, Willowbrook, Bartlett, and Hoffman Estates each had one.
Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers (110) finished as the lone unbeaten wrestler emerging from Glenbard West’s regional, one year after placing fifth in Illinois at 105 pounds. Multiple-time state medal-winner Nadia Shymkiv (105) of Glenbard East also won a regional title in Glen Ellyn.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Karla Sarabia (39-6) Glenbard East
105 Nadia Shymkiv (32-2) Glenbard East
110 Zoey Dodgers (26-0) Leyden
115 Angelina Manlapaz (15-2) Willowbrook
120 Karolina Konopka (39-2) Glenbard West
125 Isabella Rivas (37-3) Schaumburg
130 Lily White (33-3) Bartlett
135 Sharon Olorunfemi (36-5) Schaumburg
140 Maria Green (40-1) Glenbard East
145 Emily Fowler (23-17) Schaumburg
155 Suzanne Stalley (38-7) Glenbard North
170 Dayanara Elias-Mena (9-2) Hoffman Estates
190 Nadia Razzak (40-1) Schaumburg
235 Asreilla Wallace (38-6) Glenbard North
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Karla Sarabia (Glenbard E) 39-6, d. Valerie Aliga (Glenbard S) 27-9, (D 16-13)
Makenzi Aguilar (Schaumburg) 34-7, d. Lillyana Iman (Glenbard W) 30-12, (F 3:21)
105
Nadiia Shymkiv (Glenbard E) 32-2, d. Brissia Bucio (WEGO) 31-7, (D 5-0)
Roselyn Cornier (Hoffman Es) 26-9, d. Isabella Datil (Addison Trail) 14-8, (MD 10-0)
110
Zoey Dodgers (Leyden) 26-0, d. Valeria Pesantes (Elk Grove) 19-2, (F 1:05)
Norah Cwik (Bartlett) 32-8, d. Sydney Stieb (SC East) 41-5, (MD 17-6)
115
Angelina Manlapaz (Willowbrook) 15-2, d. Giselle Varelas (Conant) 36-7, (TF-1.5 5:06 (18-2)
Anna Villarreal (Schaumburg) 33-10, d. Caitlin Miko (Glenbard W) 32-16, (F 2:30)
120
Karolina Konopka (Glenbard W) 39-2, d. Sarah Bell (Montini) 30-9, (F 0:43)
Sabrina Bono (Leyden) 28-4, d. Kamila Florencio (Hoffman Es) 23-6, (M. For.)
125
Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg) 37-3, d. Charlie Dolan (York) 26-2, (F 3:53)
Giselle Castillo (Fenton) 24-1, d. Valentina Solorzano (SC East) 26-16, (TF 3:53)
130
Lilly White (Bartlett) 33-3, d. Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant) 35-5, (F 3:24)
Keagan Edwards (Glenbard N) 44-3, d. Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Ac) 32-3, (D 9-6)
135
Sharon Olorunfemi (Schaumburg) 36-5, d. Ava Burns (Lake Park) 36-8, (F 4:28)
Ewa Krupa (Conant) 24-3, d. Evie DeSantis (Glenbard S) 28-9, (F 0:31)
140
Maria Green (Glenbard E) 40-1, d. Brithany Mondragon (Addison Trail) 20-4, (F 0:35)
Batula Nasib (WEGO) 30-8, d. Ava Hartman (Schaumburg) 26-10, (D 9-4)
145
Emily Fowler (Schaumburg) 23-17, d. Melanie Nava (Bartlett) 13-17, (F 3:25)
Naomi Burnett (DG North) 13-10, d. Jayiana Newcombe (Conant) 22-13, (F 1:02)
155
Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard N) 38-7, d. Sydnee Allen (Hoffman Es) 30-2, (F 4:41)
Susan Bilyal (Conant) 29-10, d. Samantha Stillo (DG North) 27-13, (F 3:48)
170
Dayanara Elias-Mena (Hoffman Es) 9-2, d. Claudia Weglarz (Conant) 29-14, (F 2:46)
Maja Brzosko (Schaumburg) 33-12, d. Olivia Halminiak (WEGO) 32-13, (F 2:54)
190
Nadia Razzak (Schaumburg) 40-1, d. Ava Adorni (Conant) 27-10, (F 0:59)
Paige Washburn (Lake Park) 5-1, d. Tiana Fraser (York) 25-14, (F 3:09)
235
Asreilla Wallace (Glenbard N) 38-6, d. Sky Vazquez (Elmwood Park) 18-3, . (F 1:09)
Ameinah Hill (Lake Park) 28-11, d. Ariana Bonilla (WEGO) 8-3, (F 2:21)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Schaumburg 36, Conant 25, West Chicago 24
Most tech falls: 3 (tie) – Lake Park Conant, St. Charles East
Most total match points: Schaumburg 288, Conant 220, West Chicago 211
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Schaumburg’s Maja Brzosko, 5 falls in 19:44
Most tech falls least time: St. Charles East’s Sydney Stieb, 3 techs in 11:01
Fastest fall: Lake Park’s Ava Burns 0:13
Fastest tech fall: Elk Grove’s Valeria Pesantes 1:24
Most team points: Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers 31.5
Most single-match points: Fenton’s Giselle Castillo 24
Most total match points: Steib 57
Largest seed-place difference: Lake Park’s Paige Washburn placed third as the No. 11 seed at 190 pounds