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By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Lockport Township made history in 2024 when it used title wins from Claudia Heeney and Morgan Turner to score 58 points at the IHSA Finals, finishing just three points behind Lakes Community in the first year that the IHSA gave out trophies in the sport.

That was also the third time that a school won two individual state titles with Hononegah in 2022 and Homewood-Flossmoor in 2023 the other cases.

With Heeney winning her second title in three finals appearances last season, the Porters fell just short of claiming a second trophy, tying Hononegah for fourth with 40 points, 5.5 points behind third-place Kaneland.

With no program winning more than one trophy in the past two seasons, Lockport Township hopes to be the first to pull off that feat, although Hampshire may be able to follow up on its second-place finish to champion District 230 co-op from last season, and Batavia finished behind the Porters for third place in 2023.

The Porters were part of historic tournaments in Hoffman Estates in recent weekends and strong showings in both competitions give first-year coach Amier Khamis’ team hopes that it has what it takes to become the first program to capture two state trophies.

In the Conant Tournament, Lockport Township received title wins in the A bracket from junior Veronica Skibicki (120), senior Heeney (140), senior Myra Vicencio (170) and junior Rebekah Ramirez (235) while senior Sophie Kelner (190) claimed second place. Bella Romando (115) finished fourth and Kyleigh Green (130) took fifth as they all helped the team to a dominating performance in the 46-team competition. Heeney was one of three champions who also won a title at Conant in 2025.

The meet was not scored so there was no team champion, but the Porters definitely believed that they were the top-performing team in the A bracket since they had twice as many champions as the only other team that had two title winners in the bracket, Yorkville.

“It was a great day all around,” Khamis said. “I think we had some kids step up and beat some competitors that were ranked ahead of them. And so I just appreciate that the team came out and we learned from our lessons the past few weeks, and we really rallied together. I thought the support amongst each other was great. As a team, the team chemistry and everything was solid today. I get more excited each and every week for that state tournament. So I’m really, really looking forward to all that. Some of these kids that won today, they haven’t won a tournament all year and they had to beat some solid kids to get there, so I’m happy about that.

They’ve been pushing so hard every single week and it’s just effort and effort is what makes you great at this sport and I think that these kids are you know showcasing that. I know that we’ll be our strongest when it matters the most.”

That competition featured what is believed to be the largest one-day tournament in the history of the sport with 403 girls entered. More teams wanted to take part, but Conant had to deny them due to time and space constraints. To accommodate all of those who were involved, there were four brackets for most of the weight classes and as many as six at some of the weights.

The host Cougars made the most of the opportunity to have individuals in multiple brackets and as a result, they had seven title winners, four who placed second, two who took third and two who were fourth. Conant’s title winners were Ewa Krupa (135 B), Susan Bilyal (155 B), Jayiana Newcombe (145 C), Claudia Weglarz (170 C), Jocelyn Ocasion (110 D), Izabela Eisenmenger (170 D) and Brea Hoffman (125 D1). Jasmine Zavaleta, a senior who was an A bracket  champion last year, took second place at 130 in 3A.

Hinsdale South senior Callie Carr, who was an IHSA champion at 155 in 2025, extended her win streak to 61 matches over the past two seasons after winning the A title at 155. Glenbrook North co-op junior Ariella Dobin, a two-time IHSA medalist who was second at 120 last season, took first at 125. Both remained unbeaten and repeated as champions to join Heeney as the only ones in the field who were able to pull off that feat.

There were also three freshmen who won A bracket titles, Yorkville’s Savannah Turner (110), Wheaton Academy’s Catherine Diehl (130) and Grant’s Abby Quirk (135). 

Yorkville also got an A bracket title from junior Analiese Garretson (105) while other champions in the A bracket were Glenbard South junior Valerie Aliga (100), Metea Valley junior Janiya Moore (115), Oak Forest senior Iyobosa Odiase (145) and Palatine sophomore Irma Villa (190). Odiose was also a runner-up in last year’s Conant tournament. 

Additional second-place finishers in A were Metea Valley freshman Sonya Amin (100) and junior Alketa Picari (140), Ottawa Township juniors Ciara Bolf (105) and Lily Gwaltney (110), Lake Zurich sophomore Georgia Hay (115), Montini Catholic freshman Sarah Bell (120), Evanston Township sophomore Samantha Gipson (125), Palatine sophomore Evelyn Arreola (135), Rolling Meadows senior Janet Brindis (145), Yorkville sophomore Lauryn Trotter (155), Warren Township junior Hanna Bairstow (170) and Romeoville junior Henessis Villagrana (235).

There was a seven-way tie among the A champions for the most team points with 26 and those individuals were Aliga, Carr, Heeney, Odiase, Quirk, Skibicki and Villa while Diehl and Dobin tied for eighth with 25.5 points and Moore and Turner tied for tenth place with 24 team points.

Moore was the lone A competitor to have two wins by technical fall and also led everyone with 53 total match points while Dobin ranked second in A with 41 and Claudia Heeney was third in A with 35 match points. Champions in the A bracket who tied for the most pins with three were Aliga, Heeney, Odiase, Quirk, Skibicki and Villa. Among the A bracket champions, Quirk had the largest seed-place difference after improving five positions to take first place at 135.

The next weekend, 13 of the teams who competed at Conant returned to the same village to take part in the 39-team Hawks Tournament at Hoffman Estates, which had 384 entrants. 

While Lincoln-Way co-op was on hand for both competitions, coach Josh Napier’s team brought their full lineup for the Hawk Invite and easily captured the championship with 321.5 points while Lockport Township edged Schaumburg 238.5-231.5 for second place, Minooka took fourth with 221 points and Conant finished fifth with 201.5 points. 

The co-op of Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West only had one entrant in Conant’s A bracket, sophomore Aubrey Barnes, who took fifth and then was second at 120 at Hoffman Estates. Lincoln-Way also got Hawk titles from senior Zoe Dempsey (115) and junior Riley DePolo (170) while freshman Abby Kunz (140) also took second place.

 A year ago, the Hoffman Estates Hawk Invite had 361 competitors while Conant had 321. The Hawks Invite had a few more entrants this year with 384 while Conant expanded much more to exceed the 400 mark and wound up with 403 competitors. 

To put both of those tournaments into perspective, if you look at the next 10-biggest Illinois tournaments throughout the season, they averaged around 255 participants.

The runner-up Porters got titles for the second week in a row from Heeney (135) and Ramirez (235)  while Kelner (190) again took second place, Skibicki (120) placed third and Romando (115) and Vicencio (170) both finished fifth..

Three other individuals won titles both weekends that they competed in the two tournaments in Hoffman Estates, Dobin (125), Diehl (130) and Odiase (145).

Bell lost to Skibicki in the 120 A finals at Conant and one week later won the title at 120 over Barnes. Barrington sophomore Nicole Dziura took fifth at 140 A at Conant and then won a title at 140 in the Hoffman Estates Invite over Kunz. Zavaleta took second place both weekends, falling in the 130 finals to Diehl in both tournaments.

In one of the biggest title matches in the Hawk Invite, Glenbard East senior Nadiia Shymkiv, an IHSA runner-up last year at 105 and a three-time state medalist, won a 7-2 decision over last year’s IHSA 100 title winner, Rockford East sophomore Saya Hongmoungkhoune.

Additional senior champions in the Hawk Invite were Oak Forest’s Alexandra Sebek (100), Thornton Township co-op’s Ariel Woodfin (110), Minooka’s Abigail Underhill (155) and Schaumburg’s Nadia Razzak (190).

Others who took second place at Hoffman Estates’ Invite were Woodstock co-op seniors Eva Hermansson (100) and Brianna Crown (155), Newman Central Catholic junior Blair Grennan (110), Schaumburg senior Anna Villarreal (115), Glenbard West junior Karolina Konopka (125), Hononegah sophomore Bella Castelli (135), Minooka senior Ezra Rodriguez (145), Riverside-Brookfield senior Estefany Bejarano (170) and Shepard junior Karrine Jenkins (235).

Now the focus shifts to the upcoming IHSA state series where many of the competitors from both tournaments are likely to see each other once or twice with much bigger things at stake.

Lincoln-Way, which won the IWCOA Girls State Dual Team Championship over Schaumburg and also took first in tournament titles at Minooka, Hampshire and Oswego East, will be in the Schaumburg Sectional after competing in the Geneseo Sectional a year ago. That sectional will now be held at DeKalb.

In 2025, the Schaumburg Sectional began with 592 individuals who were entered in the Hinsdale South, Willowbrook and Hampshire Regionals. 

Meanwhile, The New Trier Sectional, which will be held this year at Phillips in Chicago, had 451 at its three regionals. The Geneseo Sectional had 387 in its three regionals and the Highland Sectional had 325 individuals in its three regionals.

One of the most-challenging regionals in this year’s Schaumburg Sectional will be at East Aurora, where Lincoln-Way and Lockport Township are both entered. 

Other schools that will compete at East Aurora who have won multiple tournament titles or placed in the top-four of competitions on three or more occasions are Upstate Eight Conference champion East Aurora as well as Joliet Central, Plainfield South, Metea Valley and Batavia.

Ten of the 14 A bracket champions at Conant hope to compete in the Schaumburg Sectional while two others look to advance to DeKalb and two more intend to qualify at Phillips.

In the Schaumburg Sectional, six of the Conant champions will take part in the East Aurora Regional, the Porters’ four title winners, Carr and Moore. Also at Schaumburg, Quirk and Villa will compete in the Hampshire Regional while Diehl and Aliga will participate in a regional at a location that’s still to be announced.  

The champions who will be in the Belvidere Regional of the DeKalb Sectional are Garretson and Turner. And the title winners who will be in the Phillips Sectional are Dobin and Odiase, who are in different regionals whose sites are still to be announced one week prior to the events.

Once again, it’s safe to say that whichever individuals and teams have the best opportunities to accomplish something special at this year’s IHSA Finals in Bloomington very likely won’t be apparent until the conclusion of the Schaumburg Sectional Tournament on February 14. 

Here’s a look at the champions and their weight classes at The Conant Tournament

100 A – Valerie Aliga, Glenbard South

Valerie Aliga lost both of her matches at the Hinsdale South Regional and finished last season with a 9-12 record. But after winning the 100 A title at the Conant Tournament by recording a fall in 1:30 over Metea Valley’s Sonya Amin in the finals, the Glenbard South junior improved to 15-4 after claiming her first invite title of the season and now looks to do what only one individual from her program achieved a year ago, which was to qualify for the Schaumburg Sectional and her ultimate goal is the become her school’s initial IHSA qualifier. The lone champion and finalist for coach Kenny Paoli’s Raiders, she also won her first two matches with pins, winning in 3:59 over Yorkville’s Danielle Turner in the semifinals. She was one of seven A bracket champions who tied for the most team points with 26.

“It feels nice,” Aliga said. “I didn’t do so hot last year, so it’s nice to come back. It’s just a lot of conditioning. Every time I step on the mat, I just tell myself I can win this. The other person’s good, but I can be just as good. It’s all about what you think walking on to the mat. I love being in wrestling and the team has grown a lot since my freshman year. I just love how even though there’s more of us now, we’re all still close-knit. It’s like we all know each other, we all have fun together, we all are able to root for each other. And even if one of us isn’t doing as well as the others, we’re still all there for each other, and I think that’s really great. It’s all about the grind. I’ve never done anything as hard as wrestling. It’s challenging, but it’s a good challenge. And it sets me up for other things, success in school and everything outside of wrestling.”

Amin moved to 21-12 in her freshman season and joined 115 A bracket champion Janiya Moore and 140 A runner-up Alketa Picari as finalists for coach Kevin Garbis’ Mustangs. She earned her spot on the title mat with a 6-1 decision over Downers Grove South’s Andrea Santos in the semifinals. Amin also was a runner-up at Fenton and at East Aurora. Turner claimed third place with a pin in 0:36 over Santos. And in the fifth-place match, Warren Township’s Natasha Flores won by fall in 3:06 over Ottawa Township’s Isabel Gwaltney.

105 A – Analiese Garretson, Yorkville

Analiese Garretson would like to buck the trend for Yorkville after it had no state qualifiers for the first time in 2025 after Yamilet Aguirre placed three-straight years in the IHSA Finals from 2022 to 2024, including being the state runner-up in 2023, and Natasha Markoutsis was one of the initial IHSA champions in 2022. The junior improved to 18-4 after recording a fall in 3:01 over Ottawa Township’s Ciara Bolf in the 105 A title match at Conant. She joined 110 A title winner Savannah Turner and 155 A runner-up Lauryn Trotter as A bracket finalists for coach Kevin Roth’s Foxes. Garretson went 29-14 last season and fell a bit shy of advancing to state from the Geneseo Sectional. She earned her spot on the title mat by winning an 8-4 decision over Hersey’s Emma Strohmeier in the semifinals and tied for 12th in team points in A with 22.

“It feels really good,” Garretson said. “I’ve put in a lot of work, so I’m glad to see it paid off. They’re doing really well and we’ve all been working hard. I definitely like the camaraderie. We all cheer each other on all the time. We’re always trying to help each other out to improve, and I definitely think that’s helped our program. I’ve done a lot of off-season work so far, but I’m always just trying to work on positions and perfecting each move. Our coaches do help a lot.

(Competing for Yorkville) It’s a lot of fun. The camaraderie, we all help each other out. We’re always trying to make sure we can all succeed. (Likes about wrestling) I like how competitive it is. It definitely helps you push yourself and achieve things you didn’t think you could.” 

Bolf, a junior who left the competition with an 11-7 record, joined 110 A runner-up Lily Gwaltney as finalists for coach Kevin Aughenbaugh’s Lady Pirates. She got pins in her first two matches, winning in 2:19 over Lake Park’s Reese Nicolas in the semifinals. Strohmeier claimed third place with a 7-3 decision over Nicolas. For fifth place, Rolling Meadows’ Lupe Nava Perez won by fall in 4:15 over Metea Valley’s Barbara Vargas.

110 A – Savannah Turner, Yorkville

Savannah Turner was one of three freshmen champions at the Conant Tournament and she had one of the toughest challenges of that trio since she had to win the 110 A title match over a junior who was a two-time IHSA qualifier who won 25 matches a year ago that also was coming off of an exciting semifinal win over another junior IHSA qualifier who won 25 matches last season. She improved to 18-6 with a pin in 2:29 over Ottawa Township’s Lily Gwaltney in the finals. Gwaltney, who qualified for state while at Streator Township, advanced to the title mat with a 15-13 decision in the semifinals over New Trier’s Sunny Aitzemkour, who also qualified to the IHSA Finals in 2025. Turner, who won by fall in 1:02 over Lake Zurich’s Kai Battulaga in the semifinals, joined 105 A champion Analiese Garretson and 155 A runner-up Lauryn Trotter as finalists for coach Kevin Roth’s Foxes. She tied for tenth in A bracket for team points with 24. 

“We’re doing amazing this season,” Turner said. “We’re all working really hard in practice and out of practice, so we’re all very content with each other. It’s because I train with my older sister, Danielle. Actually, she started a lot before me and then I saw how interesting it was. We all know what we want, and so we all train extremely hard for that. And I just put a lot of effort in and out of it with my grades, school, and I do multiple different practices, so I’ll continue with that. What I like about our team is that we all have a good friendship, so we’re all very around each other, and we’re just a very strong relationship in the sport and out of it. (Likes about wrestling) I’m excited about being able to see how strong girls can actually be because this used to just be a guy’s sport. So it’s really interesting being able to see the growth in it. And it’s just really fun to watch girls be able to dominate multiple people.”

Gwaltney, who was 17-3 after the tournament, joined 105 A runner-up Ciara Bolf as a finalist for coach Kevin Aughenbaugh’s Lady Pirates. The two-time state qualifier who went 25-8 last season while at Streator Township, got a pin prior to her wild semifinal victory over Aitzemkour, a champion at Palatine who was the lone Trevian that competed in the A bracket, moved to 19-3 after taking third place with a win by technical fall in 2:57 over Battulaga. For fifth place, Saint Viator’s Evalyn Idzik got a win by technical fall in 6:00 over Glenbard South’s Lashuna York.

115 A – Janiya Moore, Metea Valley  

Janiya Moore hopes that being able to compete in many tournament finals helps her to qualify for the IHSA Finals after going 43-6 last season and losing a 4-2 decision to fall one win shy of advancing to state from the Schaumburg Sectional. The Metea Valley junior improved to 32-3 after winning a 15-2 major decision over Lake Zurich’s Georgia Hay in the 115 A title match at Conant. She also won titles at Fenton, Oak Forest, J. Sterling Morton and Oswego East and placed second at Larkin, East Aurora and Hampshire. Moore joined A bracket runners-up Sonya Amin (100) and Alketa Picari (140) as finalists for coach Kevin Garbis’ Mustangs. She opened with two victories by technical fall, winning in 4:00 over Warren Township’s Aaliyah Vazquez in the semifinals. She led all competitors with 53 total match points, was one of two individuals who had two wins by technical fall and tied for tenth in the A bracket in team points with 24. 

“Last year I got third, so then it just feels really good knowing that I progressed throughout the last year and my freshman year,” Moore said. “I’m really glad that the girls are really trying to win and really trying to get better. (competing for Metea Valley) I’m so glad that we can just have fun overall. And I’m glad that we all get together and we’re cheering for each other when we’re having a match and we’re all together. And then if we lose, then we come for each other and say that it’s okay. Pretty much just working out and going to all my practices. I don’t really like missing any of my practices. So, just getting better and doing conditioning, stuff like that. (Likes about the sport) I think it’s just getting bigger and there’s more girls. And it’s actually getting known as a sport.”

Hay, who was 17-5 following the tournament, was the lone finalist in the A bracket for the Bears, who are coached by 2025 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Chad Hay, who’s Georgia’s father and also was Conant’s boys and girls head coach before taking over his current position at Lake Zurich. She opened with a decision and then won a 13-2 major decision over Lockport Township’s Bella Romando in the semifinals to reach the 115 A bracket title match. In the third-place match, Vazquez won by fall in 2:50 over Romando. And for fifth, Bloomington’s Autumn Starr captured a 15-3 major decision over Neuqua Valley’s Aleta Weigandt.

120 A – Veronica Skibicki, Lockport Township

Veronica Skibicki enjoyed a successful sophomore season in 2024-2025 which saw her go 39-17 for Lockport Township and become one of her team’s four qualifiers for the IHSA Finals, but she fell one win shy of  joining two-time state champion and three-time finalist Claudia Heeney as a medal winner. She wants to rejoin Sophie Kelner, Rebekah Ramirez and Heeney as state qualifiers and all to contend for medals, but first they’ll have to qualify once again from the Schaumburg Sectional. She won by fall in 4:43 over Montini Catholic’s Sarah Bell in the 120 A title match to win her first tournament title of the season and become one of four champions and five finalists for coach Amier Khamis’ Porters, whose other A bracket title winners were Heeney (140), Myra Vicencio (170) and Ramirez (235) while Kelner (190) placed second. She opened with a pin and won by fall in 2:34 over Hersey’s Soha Faisal in the semifinals. Skibicki tied six others in the A bracket, including Heeney, for the most team points with 26.

“Lockport’s been working really hard, and we have a new coach this year, so I think that’s been a big step up,” Skibicki said. “Our team grew a lot this year compared to all the other years I wrestled at Lockport. It’s amazing. I like how on my team, we’re all supportive and are really close together. I feel like I know my team is going to have my back like even if I have a tough match. I’m going out there alone but I know I have all my teammates there on the sidelines supporting me, they’re recording my match and then after my match, even if it’s a loss or a win, they’ve always got my back supporting me all the way and I really appreciate that.

I’ve been working a lot in the offseason and not only wrestling, but running cross country, so I get the endurance and weightlifting and getting my strength and a lot of offseason wrestling and wrestling with new people that will give me different feels, so I can get all those different perspectives. Honestly, I like the adrenaline of going out there and being able to wrestle is such a fun experience that I know I shouldn’t take for granted because a lot of people wish they could do that. And it’s a very physical sport and very mentally challenging. But I’m just so grateful that, it can push me to those limits, you know? It really makes me a better person overall, not just in the wrestling aspect, not just in the physical aspect, but overall as a person.”

Bell, a freshman who left Conant with a 19-7 record, was the lone competitor at the event for coach Sal Annoreno’s Broncos. She followed a victory by technical fall with a pin in 0:23 in the semifinals over Evanston Township’s Oyetola Rachael Jacobs, who went on to capture third place with a fall in 2:37 over Faisal. Lincoln-Way co-op’s Aubrey Barnes took fifth place by getting a pin in 0:54 over Buffalo Grove’s Jacqueline Lateano. And for seventh place, Romeoville’s Jayden Kurowski won a 12-9 decision over Round Lake’s Korrie Levandoski.

125 A – Ariella Dobin, Glenbrook North co-op

Ariella Dobin was part of an historic moment at last year’s IHSA Finals when she finished 45-2 after losing by fall in 5:11 in the 120 title match to Hononegah’s Angelina Cassioppi, who became the IHSA’s first four-time champion in the process. Now the Glenbrook North co-op junior, who also placed fourth at 120 in 2024, wants to make some history of her own by not only becoming a three-time medalist and two-time finalist but also becoming her program’s first IHSA champion. She remained unbeaten at 19-0 after winning the 125 A title at Conant by getting a win by technical fall in 2:33 over Evanston Township’s Samantha Gipson. She was the only competitor in the A bracket for coach Thomas McGovern’s co-op team, which includes athletes from Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South. Dobin also recorded pins in her first two matches, including winning in 1:43 over Buffalo Grove’s Caroline Marogy in the semifinals. She tied for eighth in the A bracket for most team points with 25.5. This was her fourth tournament  championship this season with the other titles at Maine East, Lane Tech and Bolingbrook.

“I’ve just had the mentality to just be aggressive, be on the attack, and I don’t care who’s in front of me. I’m going to wrestle everyone the same way and I’m going to try to impose my will,” Dobin said. “(Taking second place last season) That gave me a lot of motivation and I’ve worked really hard since then. Obviously, getting to the finals, that was an incredible experience. But falling short, that was kind of painful. Just like anybody, when you get second place, it doesn’t feel good. So I’ve just been fine-tuning all of my mistakes and getting ready for the season and the offseason. (Competing for Glenbrook North) I’m so excited. This year we’ve had 12 girls come out and we have about five girls competing at every tournament. And maybe those aren’t the biggest numbers, but that’s more than doubled since last year. I’m just so glad that we have a community now and that girls wrestling is growing, not just at Glenbrook North, but everywhere.There’s a lot of weight classes, that you don’t even know who is going to win them. There’s so many good girls and it;s going to be amazing to watch and going to really grow girls wrestling. I really love, no matter what, our team supports each other, win or lose, you know. Obviously wrestling is a tough sport. There’s a lot of nerves involved, you know, and it’s, like, hard in general, you know, coming to practice, like, getting the cardio, getting the strength training in, and we’ve just, like, been supporting each other all the way through and motivating each other. Even when it gets hard, it’s like, ‘you can do this, you’ve got this, it’s going to be worth it. I think the best thing about girls wrestling is that when you go out on the mat, you know, it’s hard, it’s gritty, it’s tough. But once you get off the mat, it’s like you’re all friends, you know, you’re just like any other like girls who like, you know, like pink, you like makeup, you like this and that. But it’s just like this crazy difference. But I think that’s what makes girls wrestling special.”

Gipson, a sophomore who went 16-14 last season and fell a bit short of advancing from the Round Lake Regional, moved to 21-5 following the Conant Invite. She was the only A bracket finalist for coach Rudy Salinas’ Wildkits. She won her opener by injury default and then got a pin in 0:44 over Mundelein’s Natalie Gonzalez in the semifinals. In the third-place match, Marogy won by fall in 2:54 over Gonzalez. For fifth place, Normal West’s Amelia McClure recorded a pin in 3:05 over Lake Park’s Elida Garcia Torres. And for seventh place, Oak Park and River Forest’s Michelle Kpekpe captured a 14-4 major decision over Romeoville’s M’Kya Harris.

130 A – Catherine Diehl, Wheaton Academy

Catherine Diehl continued her impressive freshman season for Wheaton Academy by improving to 29-1 after taking first place in the 130 A bracket at the Conant Invite by getting a victory by technical fall in 4:39 over Conant’s Jasmine Zavaleta. This was her fourth-straight tournament title with the others coming at Chicago High for Agricultural Sciences, Ottawa Township and Bolingbrook. Her lone defeat came in the title match of her first high school tournament, at Glenbard South. She was the lone competitor for coach Margaret Diehl’s Warriors. She opened with a quick fall and then recorded a pin in 1:08 in the semifinals over Round Lake’s Marissa Mayfield. Diehl tied for eighth place in the A bracket for the most team points with 25.5.

“(What she likes about wrestling) The community, I feel it’s really supportive and it’s great,” Diehl said “And I’ve made a lot of friends. I put all my faith in God for where my path is going. And I go to practice every day I can. And sometimes I work outside of school. I’ve changed my diet a lot to eat healthier. (Wheaton Academy) It’s an amazing place. I love my coaches, and all my teachers are super nice. It’s an amazing place, I really like it.  And my wrestling team and my coaches, Steve Aiello and Ethan Harsted, they really push our team to their limits. And there’s a lot of hardworking guys in the room and they’re great leaders.” 

Zavaleta, a senior who moved to 23-3 following her school’s tournament, qualified for the IHSA Finals last season and finished with a 38-13 record after coming up one victory shy of a medal at 130. A two-time state qualifier who has also won titles at Larkin and Palatine and placed second at Maine East this season, was the lone finalist in the A bracket for coach Brad Bessemer’s host Cougars. She also had a pin early in her opening match before needing just 0:36 to get a fall over Glenbard South’s Nichole Castillo in the semifinals. In the third-place match, Mayfield was a winner by fall in 3:56 over Castillo. For fifth place, Lockport Township’s Kyleigh Green got a pin in 5:57 over Hersey’s Minnie Santeler. And for seventh place, Evanston Township’s Aileen Trejo recorded a fall in 4:37 over Metea Valley’s Hala Elhelou.  

135 A – Abby Quirk, Grant

Abby Quirk was one of three freshmen champions at the Conant Invite but just because she’s new to the high school ranks doesn’t mean that the Grant athlete isn’t already very experienced. She was a winner by fall in 1:05 over Palatine’s Evelyn Arreola in the 135 A bracket title match to become the only champion and finalist in that bracket for coach Mark Jolcover’s Lady Bulldogs. She recently appeared in the finals at Palatine and took second place there. Quirk recorded falls in all three of her matches with her pin in 5:11 in the quarterfinals being the longest that she was on the mat. She advanced to the finals with a pin in 2:53 over Warren Township’s Jane Kelly and tied six others for first in the A bracket for team points with 26.

“I think it all just depends on the level,” Quirk said. “I started when I was in third grade, and last year, I won state for IK (WF) folkstyle, freestyle and I made a national team. My dad (Sean) is really the person who keeps me encouraged and keeps me getting better and drives me to do more things. He’s the head coach of the Fox Lake Wrestling Club and he founded it, too. (Likes about girls wrestling) I started with guys wrestling and it was very challenging but winning is a lot more fun than losing obviously but from the losses you also learn so much more than you do for the wins. The reason why I love wrestling so much is it teaches you so many life skills like discipline, it teaches you how to work past hard things and I think overall that wrestling is one of the sports that teaches you the most and it’s very challenging. (Being on the national team) It was so fun. It was such a privilege and I’m so thankful for it. Fox Lake is very passionate about wrestling. Fox Lake is known for wrestling. We drive to do more and we don’t take no for an answer, I guess. We work at it every day. We have no breaks besides Sunday. But really, I think it’s the coach. Our head coach is coach (Mark) Jolcover. And the head girls coach is Mike Gaughan and Calista Warmowski is another one of our coaches. Her brothers wrestled at Grant throughout their entire high school careers. And our coaches, I feel like they make Grant wrestling what it is because they put all their time and effort into us and they really work at getting us better.” 

Arreola, a sophomore who took first place at Fenton and left the competition with a 9-7 record, joined 190 champion Irma Villa as one of two finalists in the A bracket for the Pirates. She also got falls in her first two matches, winning in 2:38 over Riverside-Brookfield’s Angelica Solis in the semifinals. In the third-place match, Kelly won by fall in 0:54 over Solis. For fifth place, Lake Park’s Ava Burns got a pin in 0:41 over Ottawa Township’s Jaiyden Provance.

140 A – Claudia Heeney, Lockport Township

Claudia Heeney is putting the finishing touches on one of the greatest careers in the sport in IHSA history. After winning her fourth tournament of this season one week later at Hoffman Estates to improve to 31-3, the Lockport Township senior has a 140-7 career record and had only lost once in Illinois, to Freeport’s Cadence Diduch 12-2 in the 2023 IHSA 125 title match. She has the third-best winning percentage among three-time medalists behind two three-time unbeaten champions, Batavia’s Sydney Perry and Glenbard North’s Gabby Gomez. She’s one of 10 individuals who have competed in three or more IHSA title matches and looks to join Hononegah’s four-time champ Angelina Cassioppi as the second individual to compete in four title matches and those four as the only ones to win three or more titles. She went 46-2 and won the 135 title in 2025 over Prospect’s Viola Pianetto 6-0, was 21-1 and won the championship at 130 over Collinsville’s Taylor Dawson 4-2 in 2024 and went 42-0 before falling in the 2023 finals. She won the Conant Invite title at 140 in the A bracket with a fall in 1:55 over Metea Valley’s Alketa Picari. Heeney has won four titles this season with the other two at Minooka and Morris. She was one of four champions and five finalists in the A bracket for coach Amier Khamis’ Porters and she won her other two matches by fall, including in 4:53 over Warren Township’s Tyanna Jackson in the semifinals and she tied six others for the most team points with 26.  

 “We’ve been really putting the pieces together, chain wrestling and what not, I’ve seen a lot of improvement from the girls over the past two weeks,” Heeney said. “We’ve been training really hard in the room and are having really hard practices throughout the week, and I think our coach has a great plan for us, and I see us thriving in the next couple of years. We’ve been really capitalizing on when other girls make mistakes and being able to fight through the whole match, put people to their back when necessary and fight off  of our backs. We’ve been doing a really great job doing that and I think the girls are really just starting to put it together, so it’s really cool to see. (Conant’s tournament) It’s super cool to see how many girls are here and are even competing on the national level you see so many girls too and this is like a really big tournament for in-state so it’s really cool to see, especially when growing up there weren’t that many. The girls are growing up wrestling IKWF, and they’re coming in here, and they’re bulldozing people, and it’s really cool to see and it’s really helping grow the sport, and seeing these girls really push the pace, and it’s just really cool. (The Porters) We’re really tight-knit, we’re all friends and we hang out outside of the gym and inside. It’s really fun practices and we all keep each other motivated, even when we’re in our deepest depths. I think that we’ve got really something special going on here, and I’m sure the team culture will just grow to be more and more positive as the season goes. The best thing about girls wrestling, I would say, is the culture, the team atmosphere. I think it’s part of the reason it’s kind of like that is like we grew up all dealing with the same stuff, so I think it just makes it so much better to be able to speak to these girls who have shared the same experiences as you and bond over that.”

Picari, a junior who moved to 30-4 on the season, joined 115 champion Janiya Moore and 100 runner-up Sonya Amin as A bracket finalists for coach Kevin Garbis’ Mustangs. She went 35-11 last season and fell one victory shy of qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the Schaumburg Sectional. She advanced to the 140 A title match at Conant with a pin and then a win by technical fall in 2:45 over Highland Park’s Lexie Hoobler in the semifinals. Picari has won titles this season at Fenton, Larkin and Oswego East and also placed second at Hampshire. For third place, Jackson won by fall in 0:56 over Hoobler. In the fifth-place match, Barrington’s Nicole Dziura got a pin in 5:21 over Grant’s Annabelle Melton. And for seventh, Lake Zurich’s Kristyanna Apostol was a winner by fall in 4:53 over Downers Grove South’s Allison Garcia.

145 A – Iyobosa Odiase, Oak Forest 

Iyobosa Odiase was able to qualify for the IHSA Finals in both 2025, when she finished 36-10, and also in 2024, but both times the Oak Forest athlete was only able to win one match there. Now the senior hopes that the third time’s the charm for her as she hopes to make a third trip to Bloomington and become the fourth individual from her school to earn a medal at state, which was last done in 2025 when senior Isabel Peralta took sixth at 190. Iyobosa took first place at 145 in the A bracket of the Conant Tourney by recording a fall in 1:13 over Rolling Meadows’ Janet Brindis. She was the lone entrant in the A bracket for coach Jamie Hubbard’s Bengals. She also got pins in her first two matches, needing 2:56 to secure her win in the semifinals over Warren Township’s Ellery Brown. She tied six others for the most team points in the A bracket with 26. She lost to defending IHSA champs in title matches of two invites, Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont at her own Bengals Bash and Hinsdale South’s Callie Carr at Palatine. 

“I definitely just came in with a winning attitude,” Odiase said. “I didn’t try to look at the brackets or predict the outcome, I just came here to wrestle. I definitely try to focus on the basics most. Have a good double, have a good half. You know, work on the basics so in the future I can be the best at what I know. (About her team) We’ve worked on a lot of closeness. It’s a very new team, so we have to push each other and get the younger ones in a winning spirit, even though it’s their first year, for a lot of them. We definitely try to pass down our wisdom. I like everyone’s willingness to learn. I would say there’s no girl on the team that’s not coachable or that doesn’t take criticism and perfect it. (Likes most about girls wrestling) The community that it builds. There’s just so much support, and there’s so many places to go for college.”

Brindis, a senior who was 21-9 following the Conant Tournament, was the lone finalist in the A bracket  for coach Eric Kohlberg’s Mustangs. She followed a pin with a 5-2 decision over Ottawa Township’s Alivia Butler in the semifinals. Brindis went 31-13 last season and fell a bit short of qualifying for state from the Schaumburg Sectional. In the third-place match, Brown captured an 11-3 major decision over Butler. For fifth place, Metea Valley’s Jordyn Slager won by fall in 1:57 over Evanston Township’s Isabella Vernon. And for seventh place, Buffalo Grove’s Elizabeth Sequera claimed a 6-4 decision over Riverside Brookfield’s Emily Anaya. 

155 A – Callie Carr, Hinsdale South 

Callie Carr made history last season when she not only became the first medalist at Hinsdale South or for Hinsdale High School District 86 but also won an IHSA championship for her first state medal, when she capped a 39-0 junior season by taking first place at 155 with a 6-0 decision over Oswego’s Kiyah Chavez. As a result, she became just the 10th champion from 2023 to 2025 who won state titles for their first medals and was just the third junior to do so during that same time. Now the three-time state qualifier, who fell one win shy of medals at 155 in both 2024 and 2023, hopes to join 13 others who have won two or more state titles. She owned a 61-match winning streak and improved to 22-0 after taking first place in the 155 A bracket at Conant by recording a fall in 0:42 over Yorkville’s Lauryn Trotter. Carr was the lone A bracket competitor for coach Steve Matozzi’s Hornets. She opened with a quick fall and then won by injury default over Round Lake’s Myriah Jefferson in the semifinals. She tied six others for the most team points with 26. She’s also won titles at Antioch and Palatine this season.

“When I started, I was the only girl, so seeing it grow is insane sometimes but I do love it and I love my teammates and they’re great,” Carr said. (Winning the state title) “I was the first girl ever in history. I think the last state champ was Josh King, which wasn’t that long ago, but I never knew him. So I just think it’s great for the program to just kind of be like a trailblazer. And I hit 100 career wins last Wednesday. So it feels nice to be that leader. When we do only girl practices and the boys are at meets, It’s usually like I’ll show something and then we’ll all work on it together. And we just make sure that everybody has it down. (Likes about her team) I just think we’re all very scrappy and we’re really aggressive, and I think that makes us a good team, and a lot of the girls are new, and a lot of them are freshmen. I think my ultimate passion is definitely my grandpa, he’s been huge. Bob Dressel, he wrestled at OPRF. He’s always been at my tournaments and he’s here today.”

Trotter, a sophomore who moved to 20-4 following the Conant Tournament, joined title winners Analiese Garretson (105) and Savannah Turner (110) as one of three A bracket finalists for coach Kevin Roth’s Foxes. She recorded falls in her first two matches, winning in 1:57 over Bloomington’s Alicia Swank in the semifinals. In the third place match, Jefferson won by fall in 3:17 over Swank. For fifth place, Grayslake Central’s Maryia Razhkova won by injury default over Lake Zurich’s Caitlin Ruley. And for seventh place, Downers Grove South’s Natasha Myers was a winner by fall in 5:41 over Warren Township’s Haley Fugelseth.

170 A – Myra Vicencio, Lockport Township

Myra Vicencio picked a good time to turn in her best tournament finish of the season by joining 

Veronica Skibicki (120), Claudia Heeney (140) and Rebekah Ramirez (235) to give Lockport Township an invite-high four champions in the A bracket and with Sophie Kelner (190) taking second, Bella Romando (115) fourth and Kyleigh Green (130) fifth, coach Amier Khamis’ Porters would most likely have captured top honors if this had been a scored meet. With all of the other title winners beside Vicencio being returning IHSA qualifiers who had 39 or more victories last season and three-time finalist Heeney being a state champion for the second year in a row, the program hopes to claim its second state trophy in three years, assuming that most can qualify from the tough East Aurora Regional and then be among the fortunate who advance from the challenging Schaumburg Sectional. Vicencio improved to 21-9 after winning a 5-2 decision over Warren Township’s Hanna Bairstow in the 170 title match. The senior opened with a major decision and then won a 9-3 decision over Rolling Meadows’ Leilani Brindis in the semifinals.  

“I am very happy to be part of my team and help my team score and have us winning,” Vicencio said. “I think it’s very important for my team and me to bond together so we could be better in the future. In sectionals and regionals, I’m looking forward to wrestling really tough people so I could get even better and compete more. Hopefully in college, I could get even better. I love competing because with my teammates and me, competing together is always, it makes us even better as the days go by. Our team is really, really good. We have a bunch of supportive parents and supportive teammates and just friends being there. And I think that’s what helps all of us get through every tournament and match. It really helps your mindset a lot and it changes what you really think about the sport, and I really do like that.” 

Bairstow, who took first place at Mather and was 24-6 following the tournament, was the lone A bracket finalist for coach Nick Grujanac’s Blue Devils. The junior recorded pins in her first two matches, winning in 3:26 in the semifinals over Highland Park’s Lexi Rosenthal, who went on to claim third place by medical forfeit over Brindis. And in the fifth-place match, Palatine’s Aiva Wikar won by fall in 1:55 over Oak Park and River Forest’s Kayla George.

190 A – Irma Villa, Palatine 

Irma Villa captured her fifth title and advanced to a tournament finals for the sixth time in six attempts after winning the 190 A bracket title at Conant by recording a fall in 0:49 over Lockport Township’s Sophie Kelner. The Palatine sophomore, who improved to 23-1 after this title, also claimed first-place finishes at Fenton, Antioch, her own Berman Invite and Bolingbrook while taking second at Waukegan. She joined 135 runner-up Evelyn Arreola as one of two A bracket finalists for the Pirates after also getting pins in her first two matches, which included one in 3:40 in the semifinals over Yorkville’s Janiah Murray. Villa was one of seven individuals who tied for first in team points with 26. She hopes to become the second individual from Palatine to win a medal at the IHSA Finals, joining Jasmine Hernandez, who was third in 2023 and sixth in 2022.

“It feels really good,” Villa said. “I’ve been working hard. (Young wrestlers) It’s amazing. A lot of the girls are freshmen, and they’re new, and they don’t have much experience but they try and they don’t give up and they go to practice every day and they’ve helped to make the sport bigger. (Her team) They’re very kind, and they work hard. Even if they don’t have the most experience, they work and they try to get out there and wrestle and get more experience. (What she likes about the sport) A lot of things, my team, my coaches and being able to compete.”

Kelner, a senior who moved to 26-7 after becoming one of five finalists for coach Amier Khamis’ Porters, had four other top-four tournament finishes prior to Conant, taking first at Oswego East, second at Minooka, third at Morris and fourth at the Dan Gable Donnybrook in Iowa. A year ago, she was one of four Porters who qualified for the IHSA Finals and finished with a 42-14 record. Kelner followed a pin with a 2-1 decision in the semifinals over Larkin’s Jadelin Caballero, who bounced back from that setback to finish in third place by getting a pin in 2:51 over Murray. In the fifth-place match, Downers Grove South’s Zuza Cebulski won by fall in 4:42 over Evanston Township’s Fatima Gomez. And for seventh place, Lake Park’s Paige Washburn recorded a pin in 1:29 over Romeoville’s Mariyah Mani.

235 A – Rebekah Ramirez, Lockport Township 

Rebekah Ramirez capped a big day for Lockport Township at the Conant Tournament when she joined Veronica Skibicki (120), Claudia Heeney (140) and Myra Vicencio (170) as A bracket champions and runner-up Sophie Kellner (190) as one of five finalists for coach Amier Khamis’ Porters. The junior won a 7-3 decision over Romeoville’s Henessis Villagrana in the 190 finals to improve to 25-4 and capture her first tournament title of the season. She had also finished in third place at both the Ironman in Ohio and at Morris. A two-time IHSA qualifier, she went 43-11 last season after going 36-14 as a freshman and was a member of the team that claimed the initial second-place trophy in 2024 for coach Nathaniel Roth’s team that scored 58 points, which was just three points behind the first IHSA champions, Lakes Community. Ramirez won 3-0 in sudden victory in her initial match over Ottawa Township’s Juliana Thrush, a two-time state medalist, before recording a pin in 0:52 over Lake Zurich’s Ti’ara Saunders in the semifinals. 

“I think it’s pretty cool having that many girls in the finals,” Ramirez said. “No matter if it was the A bracket or the D bracket, I think all of us really wrestled tough. And I feel like we are pretty good at, win or lose, putting those matches behind you and focusing on the next one. I feel like that’s a big thing, especially in a tournament this long. (Competing for Lockport Township)

Probably the team atmosphere. I feel like we’re a really tight-knit team. Normally, we’re all just really close at practices or tournaments. We can all go out after. It’s fun just being up in the stands and cheering each other on and just having fun. The thing I like the most is probably just getting the opportunity to perform at these high-level tournaments. I feel like I get good exposure on the mat. I might have some tough matches, but I feel like that’s where you learn the most, getting the good competition. (Likes the most about wrestling) All of it. I love all of it. I love being able to go out and compete. I love the atmosphere of it. I love being able to learn things from different people and meeting people from different schools and getting the opportunity to go around and just do what I love.”

Villagrana, a junior who was the lone finalist in the A bracket for coach John Arlis’ Spartans, moved to 25-3 and advanced to her fourth tournament finals this season, capturing titles at Glenbard South and Oswego East and taking second at Minooka. An IHSA qualifier who went 22-10 last season, she recorded falls in her first two matches, winning in 2:54 in the semifinals over Lake Park’s Ameinah Hill, who wound up claiming third place by getting a pin in 2:39 over Saunders. In the fifth-place match, Thrush, a senior who placed sixth at 235 in the IHSA Finals in both 2025 and 2024 and went 35-7 last season, recorded a pin in 1:15 over Evanston Township’s Sophia Moreno.

Championship matches in the A bracket

100 – Valeria Aliga (Glenbard South) F 1:30 Sonya Amin (Metea Valley)

105 – Analiese Garretson (Yorkville) F 3:01 Ciara Bolf (Ottawa Township)

110 – Savannah Turner (Yorkville) F 2:29 Lily Gwaltney (Ottawa Township)

115 – Janiya Moore (Metea Valley) MD 15-2 Georgia Hay (Lake Zurich)

120 – Veronica Skibicki (Lockport Township) F 4:43 Sarah Bell (Montini Catholic)

125 – Ariella Dobin (Glenbrook North) TF 2:33 Samantha Gipson (Evanston Township)

130 – Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Academy) TF 4:39 Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant)

135 – Abby Quirk (Grant) F 1:05 Evelyn Arreola (Palatine)

140 – Claudia Heeney (Lockport Township) F 1:55 Alketa Picari (Metea Valley)

145 – Iyobosa Odiase (Oak Forest) F 1:13 Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows)

155 – Callie Carr (Hinsdale South) F 0:42 Lauryn Trotter (Yorkville)

170 – Myra Vicencio (Lockport Township) D 5-2 Hanna Bairstow (Warren Township)

190 – Irma Villa (Palatine) F 0:49 Sophie Kelner (Lockport Township)

235 – Rebekah Ramirez (Lockport Township) D 7-3 Henessis Villagrana (Romeoville)

Third-place matches in the A bracket

100 – Danielle Turner (Yorkville) F 0:36 Andrea Santos (Downers Grove South)

105 – Emma Strohmeier (Hersey) D 7-3 Reese Nicolas (Lake Park)

110 – Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier) TF 2:57 Kai Battulaga (Lake Zurich)

115 – Aaliyah Vazquez (Warren Township) F 2:50 Bella Romando (Lockport Township)

120 – Oyetola Rachael Jacobs (Evanston Township) F 2:37 Soha Faisal (Hersey)

125 – Caroline Marogy (Buffalo Grove) F 2:54 Natale Gonzalez (Mundelein)

130 – Marissa Mayfield (Round Lake) F 3:56 Nichole Castillo (Glenbard South)

135 – Jane Kelly (Warren Township) F 0:54 Angelica Solis (Riverside-Brookfield)

140 – Tyanna Jackson (Warren Township) F 0:56 Lexie Hoobler (Highland Park)

145 – Ellery Brown (Warren Township) MD 11-3 Alivia Butler (Ottawa Township)

155 – Myriah Jefferson (Round Lake) F 3:17 Alicia Swank (Bloomington)

170 – Lexi Rosenthal (Highland Park) M For Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows)

190 – Jadelin Caballero (Larkin) F 2:51 Janiah Murray (Yorkville)

235 – Ameinah Hill (Lake Park) F 2:39 Ti’ara Saunders (Lake Zurich)

Other bracket championship matches

100 B – Amadahy Torres (Kaneland) F 1:20 Brisa Jara (Lake Zurich)

100 C – Alyssa Lewis (Oak Forest) F 2:47 Kaylee Albovais (Grant)

100 D – Makayla Shane (Neuqua Valley) F 3:02 Bayaan Said (Glenbard South)

105 B – Ava Donahue (Yorkville) F 1:43 Gianna Storino (Hinsdale South) – round robin

105 C – Amelia Galarza (Lincoln-Way co-op) F 1:04 Aniyah Markowski (Larkin)

110 B – Camila Mendoza (Lockport Township) F 1:49 Analiz Torres (Romeoville) 

110 C – Sophie Orcasitas (Oak Forest) F 0:22 Anne Gutkowski (Vernon Hills)

110 D – Jocelyn Ocasio (Conant) F 1:07 Kimberly Castro (Grant)

115 B – Emily Mastropaolo (Fremd) D 6-2 Yolihuani Arteaga (Glenbrook North)

115 C – Krystal Rodriguez (Downers Grove South) F 0:58 Giselle Varelas (Conant)

115 D1 – Sophia Cook (Lake Zurich) F 3:13 Samantha Dyckman (Saint Viator)

115 D2 – Janice Kim (Romeoville) F 5:24 Sophia Petterson (Grant)

120 B – Veronica Vera (Grant) F 1:13 Brooklyn Jones (Conant)

120 C – Aubrey Veasquez (Oak Forest) F 1:37 Julianna Gonzalez (Downers Grove South) 

120 D – April Munoz (Elgin) F 1:51 Zoe Melau (Downers Grove South)

125 B – Myla Reyes (Grant) D 9-7 Dani Schedin (Lincoln-Way co-op)

125 C1 – Molly Zeidler (New Trier) F 0:29 Dayana Fields (Hinsdale South)

125 C2 – Mya Castillo (Warren Township) D 4-3 Chloe Scalf (Lockport Township)

125 D1 – Brea Hoffman (Conant) F 0:55 Lanna Concepcion (Downers Grove South)

125 D2 – Gracie Hansen (Lincoln-Way co-op) F 5:06 Lea Becker (Riverside-Brookfield)

130 B – Zmorah Izenstark (New Trier) F 4:21 Chloe Cervantes (Kaneland)

130 C – Carla Aloran (Neuqua Valley) F 0:16 Silvia Sayadian (Lake Park)

130 D1 – Yliana Campos (Larkin) F 0:29 Matilda Sales (Evanston Township)

130 D2 – Marta Liubenets (Downers Grove South) F 3:20 Sophia Glauser (Grant)

135 B – Ewa Krupa (Conant) F 1:59 Alanna Carlberg (Lake Zurich) 

135 C – Brooklyn Strelow (Oak Forest) F 1:06 Goobileg Erdenebat (Fremd)
135 D – Mia Diaz (Evanston Township) F 2:39 Luci Calderon (Downers Grove South)

140 B – Isabella Miller (Oak Park and River Forest) F 0:48 Megan Barry (Palatine) 

140 C – Aviana Froelich (Yorkville) F 4:24 Kerra Serrette (Buffalo Grove) – round robin

140 D – Sadie Fugelseth (Warren Township) F 2:35 Melany Slater (Vernon Hills)

145 B – Caitlyn Manier (Kaneland) F 0:24 Alexandra Olson (Fremd)

145 C – Jayiana Newcombe (Conant) F 4:52 Kiara Buchanan (Glenbard South)

155 B – Susan Bilyal (Conant) F 1:16 Evelyn Castro Juarez (Palatine)

155 C – Kate Bohms (Lincoln-Way co-op) F 2:40 Ivana Petrov (Hersey)

155 D – Sydney Kettering (Lincoln-Way co-op) F 1:54 Leah Grosskopf (Prospect)

170 B – Caliyah Campbell (Oak Park and River Forest) MD 10-0 Destiny Cardona (Highland Park)

170 C – Claudia Weglarz (Conant) F 1:35 Mariana Flores (Larkin)

170 D – Izabela Eisenmenger (Conant) F 2:44 Annalizette Gallegos (Larkin)

190 B – Sadie Kinsella (Kaneland) F 5:04 Ava Adorni (Conant)

190 C – Karsyn Robinson (Normal West) F 0:21 Deeanna Rothaug (Yorkville)

190 D – Aniyah Lopez (Plainfield Central) F 0:41 Ana Celerin (Niles West)

235 B – Aniaah Garcia (Palatine) F 2:53 Allison Alcantara Rodriguez (Rolling Meadows)

235 C – Leilany Ramirez-Chavez (Buffalo Grove) F 0:32 Toni Robertson (Lincoln-Way co-op)

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

WEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

Morton and host Addison Trail went toe-to-toe at this year’s West Suburban Conference tournament, with Addison Trail edging Morton 133-126.5 for the team title.

Glenbard West was a close third with 117 points in Addison.

Addison Trail coach Anthony Metallo sent four girls to the title mat and got an individual title from Brithany Mondragon (17-3 at 135) to spearhead the team win.

The Blazers got second-place finishes from Isabella Datil (14-5 at 105), Evolet Mata (21-5 at 125) and Drea Lazzara (16-9 at 130), thirds from Melina Valdez (21-8 at 100) and Sylvia Lupa (24-4 at 170), and a fourth from Madeline Beltran (10-4 at 190).

Addison Trail led the field with 18 pins, followed by Morton with 17.

York and Willowbrook tied for placed fourth with 107 points, followed by Downers Grove South (97), Lyons (95.5), Downers Grove North (89.5), Oak Park and River Forest (71.5), Hinsdale South (66.5) Leyden (54.5), Proviso West (31), Proviso East (15), Hinsdale Central (7).

WSC champions
100 Andaira Marron 27-1 (Morton)
105 Jhania Wickert-Harris 16-4 (Lyons)
110 Zoey Dodgers 22-0 (Leyden)
115 Angelina Manlapaz 8-2 (Willowbrook)
120 Karolina Konopka 35-2 (Glenbard W)
125 Charlie Dolan 21-1 (York)
130 Jahdi’yah Hibbler 25-4 (DG North)
135 Brithany Mondragon 17-3 (Addison Trail)
140 Isabella Miller 9-2 (OPRF)
145 Annabella Linton 9-5 (Morton)
155 Callie Carr 27-0 (Hinsdale S)
170 Anali Wilson 31-1 (Morton)
190 Zuza Cebulski 28-4 (DG South)
235 Daniyah Nixon 2-0 (Glenbard W)

Championship match results

100 Andaira Marron (Morton) F 1:23 Lillyana Iman (Glenbard W)
105 Jhania Wickert-Harris (Lyons) SV-1 9-6 Isabella Datil (A Trail)
110 Zoey Dodgers (Leyden) TF 2:00 Karla Munoz (Morton)
115 Angelina Manlapaz (Willowbrook) F 3:12 Ashley Uhler (Lyons)
120 Karolina Konopka (Glenbard W) D 12-6 Sabrina Bono (Leyden)
125 Charlie Dolan (York) F 2:50 Evolet Mata (A Trail)
130 Jahd’yah Hibbler (DG North) TF 4:00 Drea Lazzara (A Trail)
140 Isabella Miller (OPRF) TF 2:36 Gia Cozzani (Glenbard W)
145 Annabella Linton (Morton) F 2:29 Isabela Barajas (Willowbrook)
155 Callie Carr (Hinsdale S) F 1:20 Samantha Stillo (DG North)
170 Anali Wilson (Morton) F 3:15 Caliyah Campbell (OPRF)
190 Zuza Cebulski (DG South) D 4-1 Jimena Saenz (Willowbrook)
235 Daniyah Nixon (Glenbard W) F 0:56 Jaezya Gaiter (Proviso W)

Third-place match results

100 Melina Valdez (A Trail) F 1:46 Andrea Santos (DG South)
105 Andie Brown (York) F 1:43 Giana Storino (Hinsdale S)
110 Mariah Zalapa (Lyons) D 13-9 Nayeli Salgado (Willowbrook)
115 Caitlin Miko (Glenbard W) F 1:48 Naomi Venegas (Leyden)
120 Luissiana Guerrero (Morton) F 3:10 Evangeline Lopez (York)
125 Zoe Connelly (Lyons) F 2:29 Michelle Kpekpe (OPRF)
130 Olivia Hantosh (York) F 1:13 Londyn Franklin (Glenbard W)
135 Sophia Turek (Lyons) F 2:52 Valentina Gonzalez (DG North)
140 Nora Schinsky (York) F 5:26 Kaitlyn Kapral (DG North)
145 Naomi Burnett (DG North) F 1:33 Mira Novick (York)
155 Natasha Meyers (DG South) F 2:47 Nerissa Blue (OPRF)
170 Sylvia Lupa (A Trail) F 1:37 Sumaya Wallace-Delrio (DG South)
190 Melvina Allen (Hinsdale S) F 1:21 Madeline Beltran (A Trail)
235 Maryorith Huertas Duarte (Willowbrook) F 0:41 Sundus Saleh (Hinsdale C)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Addison Trail 18, Morton 17, York 15
Most tech falls: Lyons 3, Oak Park and River Forest 3
Most total match points: Lyons 207, York 176, Morton 155
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Glenbard West’s Caitlin Miko, 4 falls in 5:39
Most tech falls least time: OPRF’s Isabella Miller, 2 techs in 5:56
Fastest fall: Hinsdale South’s Melvina Allen 0:12
Fastest tech fall: Lyons’ Zoe Connelly 1:22
Most team points: 26 (3-way tie) Addison Trail’s Brithany Mondragon, Hinsdale South’s Callie Carr, Willowbrook’s Angelina Manlapaz
Most single-match points: Hinsdale South’s Giana Storino 23
Most total match points: Lyons’ Mariah Zalapa 50
Largest seed-place difference: Glenbard West’s Gia Cozzani placed second as the No. 11 seed at 140 pounds.

INTERSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE

LaSalle-Peru coach Nolan Keeney’s girls took this year’s Interstate 8 crown at host Ottawa, winning 161-126 over Ottawa thanks to five individual champions among 10 wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes.

Winning titles for the Lady Cavaliers were Kalista Frost (100), Emily Lowery (115), Kiely Domyancich (125), Audri Plut (145) and Marisa Eggersdorfer (155). Placing second were Sarah Lowery (110), Talia Pantoja (120), Emma Tomlinson (130) and Avalyn Edwall (140), and LaSalle-Peru got a third from Lily Higgins (235). Also placing as non-scoring wrestlers were Tegan Sebastian (2nd at 115) and Clare Domyancich (4th at 135).

Keeney’s team also led the field with 12 pins.
Kaneland (103.5) placed third at this year’s I-8 tournament, followed by Sycamore (88.5), Morris (77) and Rochelle (12).

Interstate 8 champions

100 Kalista Frost (18-6) LaSalle-Peru
105 Ciara Bolf (19-7) Ottawa
110 Lily Gwaltney (23-2) Ottawa
115 Emily Lowery (18-10) LaSalle-Peru
120 Angelina Gochis (21-2) Kaneland
125 Kiely Domyancich (24-2) LaSalle-Peru
130 Chloe Cervantes (12-7) Kaneland
135 Winter Beard (19-11) Sycamore
140 Ema Durst (24-0) Sycamore
145 Audri Plut (9-2) LaSalle-Peru
155 Marissa Eggersdorfer (19-3) LaSalle-Peru
170 Frankie McMurtry (24-6) Sycamore
190 Sadie Kinsella (21-5) Kaneland
235 Juliana Thrush (17-2) Ottawa

Championship match results

100 Kalista Frost (L-Peru) F 0:44 Amadahy Torres (Kaneland)
105 Ciara Bolf (Ottawa) MD 16-6 Ella West (Sycamore)
110 Lily Gwaltney (Ottawa) D 12-8 Sarah Lowery (L-Peru)
115 Emily Lowery (L-Peru) F 0:43 Tegan Sebastian (L-Peru)
120 Angelina Gochis (Kaneland) TF Talia Pantoja (L-Peru)
125 Kiely Domyancich (L-Peru) F 0:57 Zara Lugo (Morris)
130 Chloe Cervantes (Kaneland) F 1:59 Emma Tomlinson (L-Peru)
135 Winter Beard (Sycamore) F 2:55 Jaiyden Provance (Ottawa)
140 Ema Durst (Sycamore) TF 4:00 Avalyn Edwall (L-Peru)
145 Audri Plut (L-Peru) D 3-0 Caitlyn Manier (Kaneland)
155 Marissa Eggersdorfer (L-Peru) F 2:07 Nicolette Boelman (Morris)
170 Frankie McMurtry (Sycamore) MD 11-1 Alexis Zahlit (Kaneland)
190 Sadie Kinsella (Kaneland) F 1:10 Hailey Abromatis (Ottawa)
235 Juliana Thrush (Ottawa) F 5:02 Jasmine Enriquez (Sycamore)

Third-place match results

100 Isabel Gwaltney (Ottawa) Bye
105 Abbey Vignali (Morris) F 0:58 Amanda Pham (Kaneland)
110 Bye
115 Gabriella Strangis (Ottawa) Bye
120 Kaija Johnson (Morris) F 2:28 Addalyn Stebbins (Ottawa)
125 Cammyla Macias (Rochelle) F 1:35 Ahido Mendez-Mezo (Ottawa)
130 Aubrie Porras (Morris) F 1:52 Sidney Nanouski (Ottawa)
135 Brynn Dergo (Morris) F 2:49 Clare Domyancich (L-Peru)
140 Dawsynn Kettman (Ottawa) F 0:46 Marissa Sullivan (Morris)
145 Alivia Butler (Ottawa) F 1:22 Mira Roots (Sycamore)
155 Evalyn Sheahan (Morris) D 7-2 Reygan Behrends (Kaneland)
170 Bye
190 Bye
235 Lily Higgins (L-Peru) F 3:19 Kara Colles (Kaneland)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: LaSalle-Peru 12, Morris 8, Kaneland/Sycamore/Ottawa 5
Most tech falls: Ottawa 2, Kaneland/Sycamore 1
Most total match points: Ottawa 124, Kaneland 91, LaSalle-Peru 88
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Morris’ Brynn Dergo, 3 falls in 7:08
Fastest fall: Sycamore’s Ema Durst 0:26
Most team points: LaSalle-Peru’s Kiely Domyancich 22, Sycamore’s Winter Beard 22
Most single-match points: Durst 23, Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis 19, Ottawa’s Juliana Thrush 18
Most total match points: Gochis 33, Durst 29, Ottawa’s Jaiyden Provance 28

SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

Oak Forest topped the field for the fourth consecutive season at this year’s South Suburban Conference tournament, winning 165-148 over Oak Lawn. Coach Jamie Hubbard got individual titles from Alex Sebek (24-0 at 105), Sophia Orcasitas (25-6 at 110), Rain Scott (12-1 at 125) and Lyobosa Odiase (25-2 at 145).
The Bengals also got a second-place finish from Alyssa Lewis (2-1 at 100), and a third from Brooklyn Strelow (25-8 at 130).

Oak Forest led the field in pins (20) and total match points (166), and tied with Eisenhower for the most tech falls with two.

Host Shepard (116) placed third, followed by Tinley Park (106.5), Hillcrest (96.5), Thornton Fractional South (84.5), Reavis (82), Evergreen Park (73), Eisenhower (62), Bremen (49), Lemont (46.5), Argo (29.5), Thornton Fractional North (27), and Richards (7).

South Suburban Conference champions
100 Elizabeth Bisonaya (26-6) Oak Lawn
105 Alex Sebek (24-0) Oak Forest
110 Sophia Orcasitas (25-6) Oak Forest
115 Alyshae Martinez (30-7) Shepard
120 Gianna A. Dominguez (17-3) Argo
125 Rain Scott (12-1) Oak Forest
130 Journey Jackson (20-4) Oak Lawn
135 Amelia Quinlan (25-7) Bremen
140 Rylee Hernandez (23-8) Tinley Park
145 Lyobosa Odiase 25-2) Oak Forest
155 Melissa Nance (22-8) Hillcrest
170 Lilith Merikort (11-3) Evergreen Park
190 Jordyn Coleman-Harrison (24-2) Hillcrest
235 Karrine Jenkins (31-4) Shepard

Championship match results

100 Elizabeth Bisonaya (Oak Lawn) D 4-0 Alyssa Lewis (Oak Forest)
105 Alex Sebek (Oak Forest) TF 4:22 Dakodia Kelly (TF South)
110 Sophia Orcasitas (Oak Forest) F 1:53 Shaniya Tharp (TF South)
115 Alyshae Martinez (Shepard) F 5:12 Eliana Caudillo (Oak Lawn)
120 Gianna A. Dominguez (Argo) TF 4:50 Martina Drab (Shepard)
125 Rain Scott (Oak Forest) F 0:14 Molly O’Connor (Lemont)
130 Journey Jackson (Oak Lawn) D 10-4 Mila Rocush (Shepard)
135 Amelia Quinlan (Bremen) F 2:26 Abigail Harris (Tinley Pk)
140 Rylee Hernandez (Tinley Pk) F 4:51 Marlen Morelos (Eisenhower)
145 Lyobosa Odiase (Oak Forest) F 1:03 Isabella Torres (Evergreen Pk)
155 Melissa Nance (Hillcrest) F 3:27 Lily Fish (Reavis)
170 Lilith Merikort (Evergreen Pk) D 9-7 Phoebe Heyboer (Eisenhower)
190 Jordyn Coleman-Harrison (Hillcrest) MD 11-0 Bianca Ocampo (Oak Lawn)
235 Karrine Jenkins (Shepard) F 3:07 Hailey Canvin (Reavis)

Third-place results

100 Daniella Almazan (Shepard) F 3:03 Iris Cardenes (Evergreen Pk)
105 Taniya Moss (Hillcrest) MD 13-2 Ariana Baier (Lemont)
110 Ariana Caudillo (Oak Lawn) F 3:48 Thi Van (Reavis)
115 Aracely Stevens (TF South) F 0:51 Delaney McManus (Lemont)
120 Aracely Torres (Bremen) F 3:19 Arabella Montoya (Oak Lawn)
125 Jayden Melendez (Tinley Pk) D 8-4 Abibatu Mogaji (TF South)
130 Brooklyn Strelow (Oak Forest) F 0:43 Maylee Novak (Tinley Pk)
135 Faith Goines (Hillcrest) D 11-6 Jazmin Miramontes (Oak Lawn)
140 Jazriah Willis (Hillcrest) MD 15-4 Julyssa Gonzalez (Reavis)
145 Viviana Esparza (Tinley Pk) F 1:20 Amy Galvan Suarez (Reavis)
155 Ariyah Bradford (TF North) F 1:02 Layla Ross (Evergreen Pk)
170 Nataly Romero (Oak Lawn) F 3:20 Olamide Osinowo (Tinley Pk)
190 Lucia Terrazas (TF South) MD 14-1 Ezra Velez (Reavis)
235 Naomi Vega (Oak Lawn) F 5:21 Tamera Gibbs (Hillcrest)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Oak Forest 20, Oak Lawn 14, Tinley Park 13
Most tech falls: Oak Forest 2, Eisenhower 2
Most total match points: Oak Forest 166, Hillcrest 146, Oak Lawn 140

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Oak Forest’s Rain Scott, 3 falls in 1:56
Most tech falls least time: Oak Forest’s Alex Sebek, 2 tech falls in 7:09
Fastest fall: Richards’ Rose Taheny 0:11
Fastest tech fall: Lemont’s Molly O’Connor 1:37
Most team points: 26 (3-way tie) Hillcrest’s Melissa Nance, Shepard’s Alyshae Martinez, Oak Forest’s Rain Scott
Most single-match points: Argo’s Gianna A. Dominguez 25
Most total match points: Hillcrest’s Taniya Moss 47

By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA

LAKE COUNTY GIRLS INVITE

The 2026 Lake County Girls Invite, delayed until Monday night at host Zion-Benton, would provide plenty of back-and-forth challenges on the leaderboard with several lead changes keeping fan interest at a high level.

With over one dozen returning state qualifiers all throughout the weight divisions, it was no surprise that seven teams found their way into the top five – all chasing eventual tourney champion Antioch.

The Sequoits would open a 10.5 lead midway through the semi-finals, and see their advantage shrink by three (103.5-95.0) to Warren before slowly pulling away from the field.

The Sequoits would end with 132.0 overall points, 12 more than Stevenson (120.5) who would edge both Lake Zurich and Warren and their 120.0 points, with Grant (117.0) fifth.

“The girls worked very hard this season leading up to this tournament,” Antioch head coach Roland Vazquez said. “Many of the same girls at this tournament will also compete at regionals so it was a good measuring tool to see where everyone is at.

“Our team stepped up to the challenge, and came home with the hardware. It was not an easy task to accomplish to win here with such great competition that we have in Lake County.”

1st: Antioch (132.0)

2025 state qualifiers Sasha Johnson (140, 32-6) and Josie Blau (170, 31-6) won their second straight Lake County Invite crowns, while 2025 champ London Lloyd was second at 105 pounds.

Dylylah Patterson (125) finished second, with the trio of Alyana Cotton (115), Magdelyn Brough (130) and Rylee Dunlavy (145) all earning fourth-place medals.

The Sequoits amassed a tourney-best 218 total match points along the way.

“Sasha Johnson is a returning sectional qualifier, who has a goal of getting downstate,” Vazquez said. “She has been very focused during the past couple of weeks, understanding that the state series is approaching, and tonight she brought her ‘A’ game and was able to pull off a win against a very good opponent.

“Josie (Blau) is also a 2025 sectional qualifier whose goal is to make it to state. She also has been working hard, and her determination to win another Lake County Invite title against a great opponent (Warren’s Hanna Bairstow) helped her finish a very close match for the win.”

2nd: Stevenson (120.5)

Stevenson would claim a tourney-high three individual champions on this night in Athena Zappas (115, 27-1), Karina Lojowski (135, 24-1) and Isabel Hilinski (115, 15-4). Zappas would share top honors for the most team points (26) with Gianna Arzer (26-0) from Grayslake Central.

Nastasia Kobets (120) was second, Kaylee Sanchez (170) and Oluwakanyinsola Akinwale fourth at 190 pounds.

3rd: Lake Zurich/Warren (120.0)

Lake Zurich head coach Chad Hay — himself a two-time state champion while at Sandwich and a four-year letter winner at the University of Illinois — led the Conant boys program to a pair of dual-team state tournament appearances, and is now in charge of the Bears’ girls program.

On Monday night, Hay would watch three of his girls, including daughter (Georgia, 120, 24-7) bring back individual championship trophies.

Bayasgalan Battulaga (110, 23-8) and Ti’ara Saunders (230, 22-4) would join their teammates atop the podium, and Alanna Carlberg (135) and Kristyanna Apostol (140) were both fourth overall.

The Bears registered the most pins (17) as a team.

Warren, the 2025 Lake County Invite champions, collected seven top four medals during the course of the action.

Aaliyah Vazquez (115), Tyanna Jackson (140), Ellery Brown (145) and Hanna Bairstow (170) were all second, while senior Jane Kelly earned a third place medal at 135 pounds. Makaylee Welch (155) Kylie Motley (235) were both fourth.

Final Team Results:

Antioch 132.0, Stevenson 120.5, Lake Zurich/Warren 120.0 each, Grant 117.0, Grayslake Central 105.5, Zion-Benton 87.0, Lakes Community 67.0, Grayslake North 59.5, Round Lake 59.0, Waukegan 48.5, Lake Forest 38.0, Mundelein 36.5, Libertyville 25.5, Carmel Catholic 20.5, North Chicago 18.0, Wauconda 17.0.

Additional individual champions:

Kaylee Albovias (100, Grant), Jazmine Medina (105, Zion-Benton), Mary Minogue (125, Libertyville), Gianna Arzer (130, Grayslake Central), Miranda Tellez (145, Grayslake Central), Joslin Coon (190, Lakes Community).

Championship match results:

100- Kaylee Albovias (Grant) d. Ester Migues-Gaytan (Grayslake North) (F 3:16).

105- Jazmine Medina (Zion-Benton) d. Londyn Lloyd (Antioch) (D 5-4).

110- Bayasgalan Battulaga (Lake Zurich) d. Arelis Claudio (Zion-Benton) (F 1:51).

115- Athena Zappas (Stevenson) d. Aaliyah Vazquez (Warren) (F 0:34).

120- Georgia Hay (Lake Zurich) d. Nastasia Kobets (Stevenson) (D 6-0).

125- Mary Minogue (Libertyville) d. Dylyah Patterson (Antioch) (F 0:14).

130- Gianna Arzer (Grayslake Central) d. Emily Ortiz (Zion-Benton) (F 4:00).

135- Karina Lojowski (Stevenson) d. Abby Quirk (Grant) (MD 17-3).

140- Sasha Johnson (Antioch) d. Tyanna Jackson (Warren) (D 15-9).

145- Miranda Tellez (Grayslake Central) d. Ellery Brown (Warren) (D 5-2).

155- Isabel Hilinski (Stevenson) d. Myriah Jefferson (Round Lake) (F 3:27).

170- Josie Blau (Antioch) d. Hanna Bairstow (Warren) (D 8-7).

190- Joslin Coon (Lakes Community) d. Yareli Macias (Round Lake) (F 2:24).

235- Ti’ ara Saunders (Lake Zurich) d. Ashley Aguilar (North Chicago) (F 1:16).

Third place match results:

100- Esther Vega (Waukegan) d. Addison Sroka (Zion-Benton) (F 0:15).

105- Lauren Anderson (Grayslake North) d. Alejandra Hernandez (Round Lake) (F 1:28).

110- Kimberly Castro (Grant) d. Valeria Gonzalez (Grayslake North) (MFFT).

115- Osmairi Medina Alvarado (Lakes Community) d. Alyana Cotton (Antioch) (F 0:46).

120- Veronica Vera (Grant) d. Mirabelle Duboeuf (Lake Forest) (D 6-0).

125- Haley Ramos (Carmel Catholic) d. Natalie Gonzalez (Mundelein) (F 1:41).

130- Bree Hirsch (Lake Forest) d. Magdelyn Brough (Antioch) (FFT).

135- Jane Kelly (Warren) d. Alanna Carlberg (Lake Zurich) (F 0:38).

140- Annabelle Melton (Grant) d. Kristyanna Apostol (Lake Zurich) (F 0:59).

145- Christina Hasner (Lakes Community) d. Rylee Dunlavy (Antioch) (F 1:38).

155- Maryia Razhkova (Grayslake Central) d. Makaylee Welch (Warren) (F 1:02).

170- Kaylee Sanchez (Stevenson) d. Analis Huizar (Mundelein) (F 3:10).

190- Jaidyn Collins (Grayslake Central) d. Oluwakanyinsola Akinwale (Stevenson) (F 1:32).

230- Jacklyn Linaves (Waukegan) d. Kylie Motley (Warren) (F 0:23).

LAKE COUNTY BOYS INVITE

It was the fight for the big trophy that was expected, with Stevenson and host Grant each taking turns holding the lead only to see the other grab it back all throughout an exciting day in Fox Lake at Benedetti Field House.

The reigning Lake County Invite champions from Grant would trail the Patriots by just six points before the noon hour, then hold the lead first by 11.5 points (175.0-164.5) and then by a scant three points (181.5-178.0) that would disappear just ahead of the final session.

The Patriots would take the lead for good (198.5-195.5) then slowly increase their advantage until the final whistle saw Shawn Kogan (132)  and his teammates finish with 230.0 overall points – 14 more than the Bulldogs’ 216.0.

Wauconda finished third with 140.5 points.

“This is easily the most talented and deep team that I’ve been around in my four years at Stevenson,” said Kogan (23-4), twice a state qualifier and this year the No. 5 man in the state at 132 pounds.

“We have a dynamic group from 106-144, and the guys after that have shown they compete against high-level opponents, which we’ve seen throughout the year,” Kogan said. “I’m confident our upper weight guys will come through when we need them the most.

“We all want to win the first regional team title in program history this weekend at Fremd, so that will be the focus in the room next week.”

1st: Stevenson (230.0)

Joining Kogan atop the podium was Marcelo Cantu (24-7) at 126-pounds, but terrific work from Evan Mishels (120) and Mikey Polyakov (138) to earn second place medals would help the cause.

So would the quartet of third-place medals from Stefan Vihrov (106), Daniel Berdich (113), Valentin Vihrov (144) and Philip Boyko at 175.

Freshman Stefan Vihrov recorded a tourney-high three tech-falls, 75 total match points, and his 23 single match points tied him with No. 1 Caleb Noble (Warren) who won his third straight league crown.

Mundelein senior Ethan Banda (155, 31-5) scored the quickest tech-fall of the day in just 51 seconds.

2nd: Grant (216.0)

Despite falling short to its rivals from Stevenson, last year’s Lake County champs managed to collect ten top five medals on the day, led by the two first-place trophies won by Jace Glauser (120, 26-5) and No. 3 Erik Rodriguez (32-6) at 138.

“This is a really great team to be around, everyone has bought into what is needed to be successful, and the culture that coach (Mark) Jolcover and his staff has instilled in us has really helped our program turn around,” opined Rodriguez, who was third a year ago at state.

No. 1 Vince Jasinski (144) was second overall, as were Brady Myatt (106), John Von Hoene (150) and Xavier Arroyo at 175.

Breiydyn Hoffman (126), Casey Gipson (190) and Ajani Williams (285) would all chip in with third place medals, Larry Quirk fourth at 113.

3rd: Wauconda (140.5)

No. 11 Wauconda (14-7-0) who will travel to the Wheeling’s 2A regional Saturday, would watch No. 6 Brian Hart (157, 35-6) win his first major of the season.

Finn Loomis (215) was third, Nicholas Ruiz (120), Mason Porten (126) fourth, and Liam Harris fifth at 138.

Additional individual champions:

Dominic DeMarco (106, Grayslake Central), Caleb Noble (113, Warren), Chase Nobiling (144, Antioch), Warren Nash (150, Grayslake Central), Brian Hart (157, Wauconda), Royce Lopez (165, Warren), Daniel Hernandez (175, Mundelein), Aaron Stewart (190, Warren), Rocco DiCanio (215, Lake Zürich), Owen Shea (285, Antioch).

Championship match results:

106- Dominic DeMarco (Grayslake Central) d. Brady Myatt (Grant) (D 8-5).

113- Caleb Noble (Warren) d. Vince DeMarco (Grayslake Central) (TF 23-8).

120- Jayce Glauser (Grant) d. Evan Mishels (Stevenson) (TF 20-2).

126- Marcelo Cantu (Stevenson) d. Krish Sahu (Grayslake Central) (D 7-1).

132- Shawn Kogan (Stevenson) d. Alexander Osborne (Libertyville) (F 1:22).

138- Erik Rodriguez (Grant) d. Mikey Polyakov (Stevenson) (FFT).

144- Chase Nobiling (Antioch) d. Vince Jasinski (Grant) (F 1:00).

150- Warren Nash (Grayslake Central) d. John Von Hoene (Grant) (TF 18-2).

157- Brian Hart (Wauconda) d. Ethan Banda (Mundelein) (F 3:14).

165- Royce Lopez (Warren) d. Pierce Adams (Libertyville) (TF 18-3).

175- Daniel Hernandez (Mundelein) d. Xavier Arroyo (Grant) (D 4-3).

190- Aaron Stewart (Warren) d. James Scanio (Libertyville) (F 0:43).

215- Rocco DiCanio (Lake Zürich) d. Yaree Sandifer (Lake Forest) (D 5-4).

285- Owen Shea (Antioch) d. Nolan Lopez (Warren) (F 1:15)

Third-place match results:

106- Stefan Vihrov (Stevenson) d. Mateo Marin (Round Lake) (TF 16-1).

113- Daniel Berdich (Stevenson) d. Larry Quirk (Grant) (F 5:18).

120- Brayden Sroka (Zioń-Benton) d. Nicholas Ruiz (Wauconda) (D 8-3).

126- Breiydyn Hoffman (Grant) d. Mason Porten (Wauconda) (D 8-5).

132- Emilio Chavarria (Round Lake) d. Josh Kubicki (Antioch) (D 9-5).

138- Jacob Smith (Antioch) d. Jake Shafer (Libertyville) (TF 19-4).

144- Valentin Vihrov (Stevenson) d. Trevor Hengl (Grayslake Central) (F 5:13).

150- Wyatt Roland (Wauconda) d. Kingsley Chen (Stevenson) (MD 16-4).

157- Gavin Cafferkey (Grayslake North) d. Aidan Eisenberg (Grayslake Central) (D 10-4).

165- Michael Vincic (Mundelein) d. Filip Kawalec (lake Zurich) (TF 15-0).

175- Philip Boyko (Stevenson) d. William Lyle (Grayslake Central) (F 1:25).

190- Casey Gipson (Grant) d. Jaxon James (Stevenson) (MD 15-3).

215- Finn Loomis (Wauconda) d. Pearce Estrada (Warren) (F 2:46).

285- Ajani Williams (Grant) d. David Williams (Grayslake North) (7-2).

HARVARD GIRLS OPEN

Homewood-Flossmoor would dominate up-and-down the weight classes, outscoring its closest rival by over 100 points en route to taking home the big trophy from the Harvard Girls Open.

“We are very excited about how our regular season ended,” began a proud H-F head coach Scott Aronson, whose club went 12-2-0 in dual-meet action.

“We have ten girls who finished their regular season with more than twenty-five wins, with eight of our girls finishing in third place, or higher.

“What is most exciting for me as head coach is the fact that none of these girls walked into our room with any previous experience, and the fact that just two will be graduating says a lot about the future of H-F girls wrestling.

“I attribute our success to a deep connection this group of girls have with each other, a culture of hard work, and a desire to work hard, and a dedication to offseason training. My hope that our success this season translate into some post-season magic.”

1st: Homewood-Flossmoor (242.5)

The team champions would celebrate the title runs of Amirat Toheeb-Lawal (115) and Kennedy Dade (140), who were supported nicely by teammate Kendra Hayden’s second-place finish at 190.

Ri’ Anna Giles (105), Dilailah Lopez (110), London Gandy (125), Amara Nwoye (135) and Denise Brown (145) were all third.

Lopez and Brown would both claim a tourney-best five pins, while Na’ imah Lamon (155) and Olivia Haywood (170) were fourth overall.

2nd: Woodstock (135.5)

No. 9 Eva Hermanson (100), along with Ava Kok (140), Brianna Crown (155) and Allison Hill (230) were all third, while Danica LaTessa (120) finished fourth.

Aubree Hanson (110), Tayler Menzel (135) and Lydia Weidner (145) would add fifth place medals.

3rd: Huntley (115.0)

No. 3 Aubrie Rohrbacher, a two-time state medal winner, was second at 130 along with teammate Grecia Garcia at 135.

Isabelle Singer (120) was third, Eliana Gonzalez (140) fourth overall.

Final team results:

Homewood-Flossmoor 242.5, Woodstock 135.5, Huntley 115.0, Harvard 104.5, Hononegah 91.0, Richmond-Burton 89.5, Freeport 84.5, Hampshire 78.0, 

Harlem 75.5, Moline 68.0, Belvidere North 66.5, Jacobs 50.0, Fulton 46.0, Rock Falls/St. Viator 42.0 each, Marengo 40.0, McHenry 39.0, Seneca 31.5, Plano 29.0, Rockford East 28.0, Montini Catholic 23.0, Byron 19.5.

Additional individual champions:

Kali Declercq (100, Hononegah), Aaliyah Guichon (105, Jacobs), Saya Hongmoungkhoune (110, Rockford East), Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (120, Hampshire), Samantha Greisen (125, Seneca), Kerby Germann (130, Fulton), Bella Castelli (135, Hononegah), Ithandehui Rosas (145, Harvard), Bella Martins (155, Freeport), Linda Villa (170, Hononegah), Samantha Diehl (190, Hampshire), Jarithsie Mercado (230, Harvard).

Championship match results:

100- Kali Declercq (Hononegah) d. Mya Olejiniczak (Harlem) (D 9-7).

105- Aaliyah Guichon (Jacobs) d. Ariyana Calmese (Freeport) (F 0:32)

110- Saya Hongmoungkhoune (Rockford East) d. Evalyn Idzik (St. Viator) (F 1:56).

115- Amirat Toheeb-Lawal (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Tessa Fosdick (Fulton) (F 5:24).

120- Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (Hampshire) d. Sarah Bell (Montini Catholic) (F 1:09).

125- Samantha Greisen (Seneca) d. Ryleigh Eriks (Rock Falls) (F 0:59).

130- Kerby Germann (Fulton) d. Aubrie Rohrbacher (Huntley) (F 4:37).

135- Bella Castelli (Hononegah) d. Grecia Garcia (Huntley) (TF 15-0).

140- Kennedy Dade (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. April Martinez (Plano) (F 3:53).

145- Ithandehui Rosas (Harvard) d. Emily Taylor (Belvidere North) (F 3:48).

155- Bella Martins (Freeport) d. NaJeyah Wallace (Freeport) (F 0:08).

170- Linda Villa (Hononegah) d. Allison Schultz (Richmond-Burton) (MD 17-5).

190- Samantha Diehl (Hampshire) d. Kendra Hayden (Homewood-Flossmoor) (F 2:23).

230- Jarithsie Mercado (Harvard) d. Savannah Trevino (Belvidere North) (F 3:53).

Third-place match results:

100- Eva Hermansson (Woodstock) d. Angelina McGuirk (Moline) (MD 11-0).

105- Ri’ Anna Giles (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Nevaeh Ovalle (Harvard) (F 1:22).

110- Dilailah Lopez (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Lily Olejniczak (Harlem) (F 2:51).

115- Rylie Dach (Byron) d. Brea Balles (Freeport) (TF 22-7).

120- Isabelle Singer (Huntley) d. Breanna Warren (Richmond-Burton) (D 14-8).

125- London Gandy (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Danica LaTessa (Woodstock) (D 8-1).

130- Aryanna Geiger (Jacobs) d. Madison Heneks (Harlem) (D 7-2).

135- Amara Nwoye (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Brooklyn Peterie (Richmond-Burton) (F 1:42).

140- Ava Kok (Woodstock) d. Eliana Gonzalez (Huntley) (F 0:34).

145- Denise Brown (Homewood-Flossmoor) d. Ashlyn Fargher (Rock Falls) (F 3:39).

155- Brianna Crown (Woodstock) d. Na’ imah Lamon (Homewood-Flossmoor) (TF 20-2).

170- Charlie Brown (Marengo) d. Olivia Haywood (Homewood-Flossmoor) (F 3:06).

190- Tatiana Cuellar (Moline) d. Lily Wurster (Freeport) (F 4:54).

230- Allison Hill (Woodstock) d. Jakeria Wilson (Moline) (F 2:42).

Boys recaps: Western Big 6, Big 12, Mid-Illini, MV duals

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

WESTERN BIG 6

Geneseo coach Tom Rusk got six individual titles and three second-place finishes as his Maple Leafs took the Western Big 6 title with 211 points. Rock Island was second with 176 points.

The win marked Geneseo’s second consecutive conference title and its fifth out of the last six. The Maple Leafs got individual titles from Malaki Jackson (144), Grady Hull (157), Izaac Gaines (165), Kye Weinzierl (175), Harrison Hill (190) and Colten Mooney (215), seconds from Tad Moore (113), Landen Vincent (138) and Josh Stahl (285), a third from Brycen Fahnestock (106), and fourths from Emmitt Hill (132) and Kie Smith (150).

Quincy (163) placed third, followed by Moline (108.5), Galesburg (81.5) East Moline United (72.5), Sterling (62), and Alleman (30).

Additional champions
106 Angelo Parker (Rock Island)
113 Clayton McClelland (Quincy)
120 Wyatt Boeing (Quincy)
126 Cael Lyons (Sterling)
132 Derik Lohmeyer (Quincy)
138 Housseyn Ndiaye (Moline)
150 Brody Baker (Quincy)
285 King Johnson (Quincy)

Championship match results
106 Angelo Parker (Rock Island) F 3:41 Griffin Finch (Quincy)
113 Clayton McClelland (Quincy) F 1:36 Tad Moore (Geneseo)
120 Wyatt Boeing (Quincy) F 1:06 Ibrahim Ehsani (Moline)
126 Cael Lyons (Sterling) F 0:27 Tennyson Hampton (Alleman)
132 Derik Lohmeyer (Quincy) F 4:21 Henry Miller (Rock Island)
138 Housseyn Ndiaye (Moline) D 11-5 Landen Vincent (Geneseo)
144 Malaki Jackson (Geneseo) F 1:26 Parker Stannke (Rock Island)
150 Brody Baker (Quincy) F 1:40 Ian McGowan (Rock Island)
157 Grady Hull (Geneseo) F 3:44 Jack Bernardi (Galesburg)
165 Izaac Gaines (Geneseo) F 3:26 Anthony Makwala (Galesburg)
175 Kye Weinzierl (Geneseo) F 3:26 DeAnthony Simpson (Moline)
190 Harrison Hill (Geneseo) D 11-4 Cale Johnson (Galesburg)
215 Colten Mooney (Geneseo) D 1-0 Rowan Stockwell (Rock Island)
285 King Johnson (Quincy) TB 3-2 Josh Stahl (Geneseo)

Third-place match results
106 Brycen Fahnestock (Geneseo) TF 4:00 Logan Henson (United)
113 Matthew Hoss (Moline) TF 2:41 Evan Jones (Sterling)
120 Angelo Matute (Alleman) F 0:56 Dakarion King (United)
126 Jimy Obedi (Rock Island) F 4:37 David McDermott (Moline)
132 Landon Darst (Galesburg) D 10-4 Emmitt Hill (Geneseo)
138 Maricio Parker (Rock Island) D 7-6 Caleb Flint (United)
144 Xavier Marolf (United) F 3:48 Rennie Lilo (Quincy)
150 Emmanuel Arreola (Sterling) F 5:32 Kie Smith (Geneseo)
157 Dominic Eygabroad (Rock Island) MD 9-1 Ethan Paul (Quincy)
165 Ramadane Gani (United) MD 14-5 Roman Lilo (Quincy)
175 Mason Taylor (Galesburg F 1:52 Travis Kinkead (United)
190 Kylan Mitchell (Rock Island) D 12-10 Truman Marner (Alleman)
215 Stanlee Golden (Moline) F 5:51Brady McCray (Sterling)
285 Emilio Guzman (Rock Island) F 3:46 Alijah Martin (Moline)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Quincy 18, Rock Island 14, Geneseo 14
Most tech falls: Geneseo 5, Moline 3, Rock Island 3
Most total match points: Geneseo 308, Rock Island 278, Moline 238
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Galesburg’s Mason Taylor, 3 falls in 4:02
Most tech falls least time: Moline’s Matthew Hoss, two techs in 7:16
Fastest fall: Geneseo’s Kye Weinzierl 0:15
Fastest tech fall: Geneseo’s Izaac Gaines 1:17
Most team points: 24 (6-way tie) Quincy’s Clayton McClelland, Brody Baker, Wyatt Boeing, Derik Lohmeyer; Sterling’s Cael Lyons, Geneseo’s Kye Weinzierl
Most single-match points: Sterling’s Emmanuel Arreola 24
Most total match points: Moline’s Matthew Hoss 56
Largest seed-place difference: Galesburg’s Landon Darst placed third as the No. 8 seed at 132 pounds.

BIG 12

Normal Community cruised to its fourth consecutive Big 12 team title, posting 218.5 points thanks to six individual champions among the eight wrestlers that Ironmen coach Trevor Kaufman sent to the title mat. Four more Ironmen placed third to round out a field of 11 wrestlers placing in the top four of their weight classes. Kaufman’s squad led all team with 15 pins and five tech falls.

Winning titles for Normal Community were Bryce Kuhlman (106), Jackson Soney (113), Mason Soney (120), Carter Mayes (165), Amarii Ollie (215) and Mason Caraway (285). Runner-up finishes came from Carson Yokel (126) and Daniel Bourbulas (190), and the Ironmen got thirds from Ethan Cavallo (132), Austin Chiese (150), Victor Reyes (157) and Travis Collins (175).

Bloomington (138.5) placed second, 4.5 points ahead of third-place Peoria Notre Dame (134). Champaign Central (130.5) was fourth, followed by Richwoods (87), Normal Community West (53), Champaign Centennial (43) and Danville (34).

Additional champions
126 Rylan Poeta (Champaign Central)
132 Remi Joesting (PND)
138 Talin Baker (Champaign Central)
144 Tyler Barlow (Bloomington)
150 Gabe Robb (Richwoods)
157 Trae Griffiths (Champaign Central)
175 Josiah Williams (Danville)
190 Sergio Baity (Champaign Centennial)

Championship match results
106 Bryce Kuhlman (Normal Com) MD 13-0 Austin Lechel (Central)
113 Jackson Soney (Normal Com) F 2:39 Cooper Bye (Bloomington)
120 Mason Soney (Normal Com) TF 4:14 Jacob Payne (Normal W)
126 Rylan Poeta (Central) F 3:13 Carson Yokel (Normal Com)
132 Remi Joesting (PND) D 7-5 Elliott Tanner (Central)
138 Talin Baker (Central) TF 4:15 Jack Bartoletta (PND)
144 Tyler Barlow (Bloomington) D 10-5 Malachi Hutchison (Centennial)
150 Gabe Robb (Richwoods) TF 5:31 Brody Cabrera (Bloomington)
157 Trae Griffiths (Central) F 1:06 Leighton Vandegraft (Bloomington)
165 Carter Mayes (Normal Com) F 2:46 Alijah Atkins (PND)
175 Josiah Williams (Danville) F 3:56 Alex Martinez (Richwoods)
190 Sergio Baity (Centennial) TF 2:59 Daniel Bourbulas (Normal Com)
215 Amarii Ollie (Normal Com) F 1:31 Thomas Baker (PND)
285 Mason Caraway (Normal Com) F 1:22 Brady Mullens (PND)

Third-place match results
106 Tomie Couri (PND) MD 11-1 Carlos Juarez (Danville)
113 Donovan Lowery (Normal W) D 13-6 Jesus DeLaCruz (PND)
120 Freddie Couri (PND) MD 17-3 Ayden Chunn (Central)
126 Seville Dangerfield (Bloomington) F 3:13 Nathan Ortiz (Richwoods)
132 Ethan Cavallo (Normal Com) MD 12-4 Jack Schweitzer (Bloomington)
138 Kencey Purdle (Peoria) F 1:23 Joseph Nelson (Richwoods)
144 Nehemie Mbangi (Central) MD 12-2 Griffin McGrew (Normal W)
150 Austin Chiesi (Normal Com) D 8-3 Lazerrick Zander (Centennial)
157 Victor Reyes (Normal Com) F 0:59 Luke Alwan (PND)
165 Chris Rose (Bloomington) fft. Cole Smith (Normal W)
175 Travis Collins (Normal Com) D 4-0 Tyler Miller (PND)
190 Sean Martinez (Richwoods) F 2:41 Zavian Turner (Bloomington)
215 Preston Ifft (Bloomington) F 2:48 Michael Kimbrough (Richwoods)
285 Jaylen Raab (Bloomington) F 1:17 Jordan Bair (Richwoods)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Normal Comm. 15, Champaign Central 11, Bloomington 8, PND 8
Most tech falls: Normal Comm. 5, Richwoods 4, Bloomington 3
Most total match points: Normal Comm. 287, Bloomington 237, Richwoods 216

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Normal Community’s Carter Mayes, 3 falls in 4:52
Most tech falls least time: Champaign Centennial’s Sergio Baity, 2 tech falls in 4:51
Fastest fall: Normal West’s Griffin McGrew 0:25
Fastest tech fall: Centennial’s Baity 1:52
Most team points: Normal Community’s Mayes 26
Most single-match points: Normal Community’s Austin Chiesi 23
Most total match points: Normal Community’s Chiesi 48
Largest seed-place difference: Bloomington’s Seville Dangerfield, who placed third at 126 as the No. 6 seed.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUPER DUALS

Host Civic Memorial swept the competition at this year’s Mississippi Valley Super Duals, winning five duals on the day.

Coach Jeremy Christeson’s Eagles beat Mascoutah (45-24), Jerseyville (62-10), Waterloo (64-16) Highland (80-0) and Triad (49-23) in going 5-0.

Mascoutah went 4-1 on the day, with wins over Waterloo (40-32), Highland (82-0), Triad (48-21) and Jerseyville (62-17). Waterloo went 3-2 via wins over Triad (40-35), Jerseyville (66-18) and Highland (77-5).
Triad went 2-3, Jerseyville went 1-4, and Highland went 0-5 in duals on the day.

In non-forfeit matches, Civic Memorial got a perfect 5-0 day from Avery Jaime (138). Going 4-0 in matches wrestled were Cody Wiedner (106), Knox Verbais (150), and James Wojcikiewicz (165). Greg Harkey (144) and Hudson Davis (285) went 3-0 in matches wrestled. The Eagles got a 4-1 performance from Tristian Ward (175), 3-1 days from John Smith (113) and Kevahn Flannigan (215),
while Zach Vandeford (126) and Harper Davis (190) went 3-2 in the tournament.

Civic Memorial led the field in pins with 26, followed by Waterloo with 20 and Mascoutah with 16. Mascoutah led the way in tech falls with 10, followed by Civic Memorial and Triad with six techs apiece.

Unbeaten in matches wrestled:
113 Matthew Deutch (4-0) Waterloo
120 Colin Crouch (4-0) Triad
126 Xavier Sonon-Hale (5-0) Mascoutah
132 Konnor Stephens (4-0) Waterloo
157 Brock Ross (3-0) Mascoutah
175 Joran Sonon-Hale (4-0) Mascoutah
190 Harrison Redenius (5-0) Mascoutah
215 Jaxon Mathenia (4-0) Waterloo

Notable
At 175, Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale won a pair of close matches in going 4-0 on the day; he won 13-11 over Triad’s Cohen Albatt, and 7-6 over Civic Memorial’s Tristian Ward.
Mascoutah’s Redenius went 5-0 and won a sudden-victory 4-1 decision along the way at 190 over Triad’s Alec Gilomen.

Statistics
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Waterloo’s Matthew Deutch, 4 in 2:37
Most tech falls least time: Mascoutah’s Xavier Sonon-Hale, 4 in 13:54
Fastest fall: Civic Memorial’s Jaime Avery 0:19
Fastest tech fall: Civic Memorial’s Cody Wiedner 1:08
Most team points: 30 (4-way tie) Civic Memorial’s Knox Verbais and Greg Harkey, Mascoutah’s Brock Ross, Waterloo’s Matthew Deutch
Most single-match points: X. Sonon-Hale, 21
Most total match points: X. Sonon-Hale 77

MID-ILLINI CONFERENCE

Washington rolled to the team title at this year’s Mid-Illini Conference tournament, scoring 211 points built on five individual champions, four second-placers, two third- and two fourth-place finishes.
Panthers coach Nick Miller got titles from Symon Woods (106), Sage Davis (113), Logan Makiney (138), Wyatt Medlin (165) and Josh Hoffer (215), seconds from Micah Jackson (120), Cruise Brolley (157), Wyatt Leman (175) and Sean Thornton (285), thirds from Sebastian Howe (150) and Zane Heubi (190), and fourths from Braden Hartnett (132) and Cayden Park (144).
Washington led the field with 11 pins and 6 tech falls.

Morton (149) placed second, followed closely by Canton (146.5), East Peoria (98.5), Metamora (85), Pekin (60.5), Limestone (42.5), and Dunlap (32.5).

Additional champions
120 Dylan Steele (Canton) 
126 Maddux Steele (Canton)
132 Harrison Dea (Morton)
144 Connor Graham (Metamora)
150 Cooper Chester (E Peoria)
157 Grady Neal (Metamora)
175 Colton Mckee (Morton)
190 Mark Aeschliman (Metamora)
285 Connor Williams (Canton)

Championship match results
106 Symon Woods (Wash) F 3:31 Tucker Brown (E Peoria)
113 Sage Davis (Wash) F 3:29 Kaiden Capranica (Limestone)
120 Dylan Steele (Canton) MD 8-0 Micah Jackson (Wash)
126 Maddux Steele (Canton) F 5:04 Noah Harris (Morton)
132 Harrison Dea (Morton) D 6-3 Jacob Hardesty (Canton)
138 Logan Makiney (Wash) MD 11-2 Lincoln Yerby (Morton)
144 Connor Graham (Metamora) F 3:24 Brody Watson (Morton)
150 Cooper Chester (E Peoria) F 1:44 Grady Smith (Canton)
157 Grady Neal (Metamora) fft. Cruise Brolley (Wash)
165 Wyatt Medlin (Wash) TF 2:14 Jayden Schmick (Dunlap)
175 Colton Mckee (Morton) D 7-4 Wyatt Leman (Wash)
190 Mark Aeschliman (Metamora) D 16-9 Dalton Oakman (E Peoria)
215 Josh Hoffer (Wash) F 1:46 Benjamin Chaffer (Morton)
285 Connor Williams (Canton) F 3:12 Sean Thornton (Canton)

Third-place mat results
106 Evan Bierma (Morton) F 2:28 Rhett Larson (Canton)
113 Elliott Grove (Metamora) F 3:21 Braxton Shemansky (Pekin)
120 Ryan Siebenthal (Morton) MD 10-1 Kaleb Fuchs (Limestone)
126 Jaxson Cornelius (E Peoria) F 1:19 Logan Keller (Limestone)
132 Kade Scheiber (Metamora) D 21-18 Braden Hartnett (Wash)
138 Lincoln Hawkins (Pekin) F 3:40 Jireh Hedges (Canton)
144 Cole Brooks (E Peoria) D 10-7 Cayden Park (Wash)
150 Sebastian Howe (Wash) D 4-0 Eathan Bridgeman (Pekin)
157 Alex Carrier (Canton) D 9-4 Ben Eichorn (Morton)
165 Daniel Kees (Canton) D 6-0 Collin Jones (Morton)
175 Colton Mosack (Dunlap) TF 1:48 Sebastian Daniels (Limestone)
190 Zane Heubi (Wash) TF 4:23 Elijah Sering (Pekin)
215 Bradyn Haynes (Pekin) F 1:00 Ryland Russell (Canton)
285 Keegan Barnes (E Peoria) F 1:54 Mason Waller (Pekin)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Washington 11, East Peoria, Pekin, Morton 9 each
Most tech falls: Washington 6, Canton 5, Morton 4
Most total match points: Washington 285, Morton 201, Canton 196

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Pekin’s Bradyn Haynes 3 falls in 1:31
Most tech falls least time: Dunlap’s Colton Mosack 2 tech falls in 4:17
Fastest fall: Haynes 0:15
Fastest tech fall: Canton’s Jacob Hardesty 1:27
Most team points: Metamora’s Grady Neal 23.5
Most single-match points: Metamora’s Kade Scheiber 21, Hardesty 21
Most total match points: Washington’s Cayden Park 42
Largest seed-place difference: Morton’s Brody Watson placed second as the No. 6 seed at 144 pounds.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CONFERENCE

Yorkville and Minooka tangled for this year’s Southwest Prairie Conference title, with Yorkville winning the crown 220.5-209.

The Foxes got individual titles from Landon Jenkins (120), Donovan Rosauer (150) and Caleb Viscogliosi (175) to lead a pack of 12 wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes.

Yorkville coach Jake Oster also got second-place finishes from Nathan Craft (132), Nolan Chrisse (138), Donncha Souza (157 and Xavion Ulloa (285), thirds from Vincent Konecki (144) and Maximus Delgado (165), and fourths from Leo Richmond (106), Brook Janeczko (190) and Avery Lane (215).

The 12-team field saw Joliet West place third with 196.5 points, followed by Plainfield South (109), Plainfield North (106.5), Oswego (92.5), Plainfield East (70.5), Plainfield Central (70), Bolingbrook (65.5), Oswego East (38.5), Joliet Central (35.5) and Romeoville (35).

Yorkville led the field with 13 pins and was second in both tech falls (7) and total match points (346).
Minooka led all teams with 10 tech falls and 444 total match points.

Additional SPC champions
106 Julian Medina (Bolingbrook)
113 Nick Murdock-schey (Joliet West)
126 Aidan Durell (Plainfield North)
132 Maddux Tindal (Minooka)
138 Aiden Ortiz (Oswego)
144 Dillon Griffin (Oswego)
157 Mason Vogt (Minooka)
165 Kaden Meyer (Minooka)
190 Chase Pierceall (Plainfield South)
215 Jacob Tyderek (Joliet West)
285 Robbie Murphy (Minooka)

Championship match results
106 Julian Medina (Bolingbrook) F 1:11 Casey Koerner (Joliet W)
113 Nick Murdock-schey (Joliet W) D 4-2 Brian Tejeda (Plainfield E)
120 Landon Jenkins (Yorkville) F 3:02 Pedro Hernandez (Romeoville)
126 Aidan Durell (Plainfield N) TF 3:48 Jakob Crandall (Joliet W)
132 Maddux Tindal (Minooka) TF 5:58 Nathan Craft (Yorkville)
138 Aiden Ortiz (Oswego) SV-1 4-1 Nolan Chrisse (Yorkville)
144 Dillon Griffin (Oswego) MD 12-4 Camden McCloskey (Plainfield E)
150 Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) D 4-1 Coehn Weber (Joliet W)
157 Mason Vogt (Minooka) TF 4:59 Donncha Souza (Yorkville)
165 Kaden Meyer (Minooka) MD 13-1 Aiden Brown (Joliet W)
175 Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) MD 10-1 Tristan Radeke (Joliet W)
190 Chase Pierceall (Plainfield S) D 11-6 Santino Capodice (Minooka)
215 Jacob Tyderek (Joliet W) D 7-1 Jack Nowicki (Plainfield N)
285 Robbie Murphy (Minooka) D 3-0 Xavion Ulloa (Yorkville)

Third-place match results
106 Justin Majewski (Minooka) MD 17-5 Leo Richmond (Yorkville)
113 Jackson Roberts (Minooka) F 1:16 Giovanni Contreras (Joliet C)
120 Jayden Mizelle (Plainfield C) TF 3:21 Nolan O’Grady (Oswego)
126 Casey Janicki (Minooka) F 2:41 Drew Ritchie (Plainfield S)
132 Sebastian Nevarez (Oswego E) TF 5:06 Blessing Zuze (Joliet C)
138 Brody Rangel (Plainfield C) F 0:16 Giovanni Baker (Joliet W)
144 Vincent Konecki (Yorkville) F 3:26 Kyle McCormick (Plainfield S)
150 Ben Cyrkiel (Minooka) D 13-8 Joaquin Gaskin (Bolingbrook)
157 Diego Segura (Bolingbrook) D 9-5 Israel Booth (Joliet W)
165 Maximus Delgado (Yorkville) D 7-3 Geno Vargas (Bolingbrook)
175 Emiliano Ramirez (Plainfield C) D 4-2 Tommy McClimon (Minooka)
190 James Koulis (Joliet W) F 1:44 Brock Janeczko (Yorkville)
215 Mason Bucon (Plainfield S) F 1:40 Avery Lane (Yorkville)
285 Liam Corona (Plainfield N) D 9-8 Holden Reible (Oswego)

Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Yorkville 13, Minooka 11, Plainfield North 11, Joliet West 11, Plainfield South 11
Most tech falls: Minooka 10, Yorkville 7, Joliet West 5
Most total match points: Minooka 444, Yorkville 346, Joliet West 320
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Minooka’s Jackson Roberts, 3 falls in 3:49
Most tech falls least time: Minooka’s Maddux Tindal, 3 techs in 8:52
Fastest tech fall: Tindal, 0:57
Most team points: Bolingbrook’s Julian Medina 25.5, Plainfield North’s Aidan Durell 25.5
Most single match points: Plainfield South’s Julius Pierscionek, 28
Most total match points: Plainfield East’s Nick Polzin, 64
Largest seed-place difference: Minooka’s Tommy McClimon, No. 9 seed placed fourth at 175 pounds.

SOUTHLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

A single point decided the team champion at this year’s Southland Athletic Conference tournament, as Rich Township edged Thornton 168-167.

Thornton earned a 13-12 edge in wrestlers who finished in the top six of their weight classes but Rich Township had four individual champions to Thornton’s two and posted a 14-12 edge in pins for the tournament. Each team had two tech falls in the hard-fought battle.

Rich Township coach Alex Pell got individual titles from Caleeb Jones (120), Kyrin King (126), Carl Jeffries (132) and Tristin King (150) to lead the Raptors to their third consecutive SAC title.

Rich Township also got second-place finishes from Alphonso Clark (138), Orlando Hughes (157), Joshua Johnson (165), Nicholas Parker (190) and Joshua Madison (215), thirds from Dontrell Nieves (106) and David Maldonado (144), and a fifth from Malachi Rowser (285).

Crete-Monee (118.5) finished third at this year’s SAC meet, followed by Kankakee (117.5) and Bloom Township (75).

Crete-Monee tied Rich Township with four individual champions, Kankakee had three, and Bloom had one individual champion.

Additional champions
106 Angel Mojica (Crete-Monee)
113 Adrian Valadez (Thornton)
138 Ethan Dudley (Crete-Monee)
144 Julio Bastida (Bloom)
157 Trevon Williams (Crete-Monee)
165 Mark Bew (Thornton)
175 Charles Hill (Kankakee)
190 Marquan Riley (Kankakee)
215 Jacob Vinardi (Kankakee)
285 Dominic Jackson (Crete-Monee)

Additional runners-up
106 Kayden Miller (Thornton)
113 Kaliph Whitlow (Kankakee)
120 Colyer Bland (Crete-Monee)
126 Joseph Mendez (Bloom)
132 Deonte Theus (Kankakee)
144 Emmanual Adedeji (Thornton)
150 Christian Cossia (Thornton)
175 Brandon Dumas (Thornton)
285 Vincent Marshall (Thornton)

Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Rich Township 14, Thornton 12, Crete-Monee 9
Most tech falls least time: Rich Township, two in 6:11
Most total match points: Rich Township 232, Thornton 206, Kankakee 122

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins leas time: Thornton’s Mark Bew, three falls in 3:13
Fastest tech fall: Crete-Monee’s Trevon Williams 1:48
Fastest fall: Rich Township’s Kyrin King 0:15
Most team points: 22 (3-way tie) Bew, Crete-Monee’s Dominic Jackson and Ethan Dudley
Most single match points: Thornton’s Kayden Miller 22
Most total match points: Rich Township’s Alphonso Clark 43
Largest seed-place difference: Bloom’s Julio Bastida won the title at 144 pounds as the No. 5 seed.

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

Lockport Township coach Jameson Oster sent eight wrestlers to the title mat and got four individual champions in winning this year’s Tom Lahey SWSC tournament.

Lockport posted 228 points, followed by Lincoln-Way East (199), Lincoln-Way West (198.5), Carl Sandburg (167.5), Lincoln-Way Central (113.5), host Homewood-Flossmoor (110.5), Andrew (65.5), Bradley-Bourbonnais (63) and Stagg (13.5).

The Porters got individual titles from Noe Hernandez (106), Anthony Sutton (120), Evan Curry (150), and Justin Wardlow (157), second-place finishes from Isaac Zimmerman (132), Naseem Jaber (144), Chris Miller (175) and Drew Silzer (190), a third from Ethan Robledo (285), and a fourth from Xavier Briseno (215).
Lockport led the field with eight tech falls, was second with 11 pins, and was first in total match points with 324.

Lincoln-Way West tied Lockport with four individual champions; Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way Central had two champions each; and Sandburg and Homewood-Flossmoor had one champion apiece.

Additional SWSC champions
113 Kyle Hayes, Sandburg

126 Chazz DiBenedetto, Homewood-Flossmoor
132 Brady Glynn, Lincoln-Way West
138 Shane Stream, Lincoln-Way West
144 Kaidge Richardson, Lincoln-Way East
165 Max Herman, Lincoln-Way West
175 Jalen Byrd, Lincoln-Way Central
190 Colton Zvonar, Lincoln-Way East
215 Jimmy Talley, Lincoln-Way West
285 Aiden Hennings, Lincoln-Way Central

Notable
Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn won a wild match for the title at 132, winning a 16-15 decision against Lockport’s Isaac Zimmerman, and on the third-place mat at 138 pounds, Lincoln-Way East’s JT Theis won a 12-11 decision against Lincoln-Way Central’s Eric Hoselton.

Championship match results
106 Noe Hernandez (Lockport) TF 4:59 Cullen Parks (B-Bourbonnais)
113 Kyle Hayes (Sandburg) F 3:50 Kellan Hack (LW West)
120 Anthony Sutton (Lockport) TF 5:01 Charlie Strezo (LW West)
126 Chazz Robinson (H-F) inj. Carter DiBenedetto (LW West)
132 Brady Glynn (LW West) D 16-15 Isaac Zimmerman (Lockport)
138 Shane Stream (LW West) D 7-0 Oscar Kalman (Sandburg)
144 Kaidge Richardson (LW East) TF 4:08 Naseem Jaber (Lockport)
150 Evan Curry (Lockport) F 2:39 Nicholas Rociola (Andrew)
157 Justin Wardlow (Lockport) MD 13-4 Brady Ritter (Sandburg)
165 Max Herman (LW West) TF Obaida Hasan (Sandburg)
175 Jalen Byrd (LW Central) MD 13-1 Chris Miller (Lockport)
190 Colton Zvonar (LW East) F 3:43 Drew Silzer (Lockport)
215 Jimmy Talley (LW West) fft. Justin Powers (LW East)
285 Aiden Hennings (LW Central) F 1:11 Gage LaDere (LW East)

Third-place match results
106 Michael Scott (LW West) inj. Timmy Lorimer (LW East)
113 Dino Dajani (LW East) TF 3:37 Ben Jurkovic (Andrew)
120 Nathan Powers (LW East) D 8-4 Brandon Kalman (Sandburg)
126 Zayne Salah (Sandburg) inj. Razi Perez (B-Bourbonnais)
132 Ethan Hamilton (H-F) D 5-1 Macartan Parker (Sandburg)
138 JT Theis (LW East) D 12-11 Eric Hoselton (LW Central)
144 Marcus Beach-Larrieu (H-F) TF 5:47 Dylan Wrobel (LW Central)
150 Melyson Vrapi (Sandburg) F 4:42 Henry Maier (H-F)
157 Max Mularz (LW East) MD 8-0 Samer Suleiman (Stagg)
165 Zachary Ankarlo (LW East) F 0:40 Angelo Jura (Andrew)
175 Kayden Roach (B-Bourbonnais) F 5:09 Adrian Askar (Sandburg)
190 Xavier Pratt (H-F) D 9-5 Evan Vogt (LW Central)
215 Wyatt Hochgraber (Sandburg) MD 10-0 Xavier Briseno (Lockport)
285 Ethan Robledo (Lockport) F 5:12 Khalan Clemens (B-Bourbonnais)

Statistics
TEAM: Lincoln-Way East led all teams with 14 pins with Lockport next with 11 pins and Lincoln-Way Central with 10. Lockport’s eight tech falls led the field, followed by Lincoln-Way West with six and Lincoln-Way East with five. Lockport also led the way in total match points with 324, followed by Lincoln-Way East with 310 and Lincoln-Way West with 272.

INDIVIDUAL: LW Central’s Aiden Hennings had the most pins in the least time with three in 1:59, followed by LW East’s Zachary Ankario with three falls in 2:52. LW West’s Max Herman posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 7:36, followed by LW East’s Kaidge Richardson with three in 10:54.
LW Central’s Hennings also had the fastest fall in 12 seconds, with teammate Eric Hoselton next with a fall in 24 seconds.

There was a four-way tie for the most team points scored (28) between Sandburg’s Kyle Hayes, LW Central’s Hennings, LW East’s Colton Zvonar and Homewood-Flossmoor’s Chazz Robinson.
Hermann led the way in single-match points with 22, and in total match points with 63. Richardson was next in total match points with 54, followed by Lockport’s Justin Wardlow with 49.

The largest seed-place difference came from Lockport’s Ethan Robledo, who was seeded No. 6 and placed third at 285 pounds.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT CONFERENCE

Top-ranked Coal City dominated the field at this year’s Illinois Central Eight tournament, sending all 14 wrestlers to the title mat and winning 12 individual titles.

Coal City scored 276 points and led the field in pins (20) and total match points (235).
Reed-Custer (112) placed second, followed by Herscher (94), Lisle (82.5), Wilmington (50), Manteno (48.5), Peotone (46) and Streator (20.5).

Wiinning titles for Coalers coach Mark Masters were Jake Munsterman (106), Tyson Price (120), Owen Petersen (126), Cooper Morris (132), Luke Munsterman (138), Max Christensen (144), Brody Widlowski (150), Aidan Kenney (157), Mason Garner (165), Brock Finch (175), Cade Poyner (215) and Payton Vigna (285). Placing second for Coal City were Ryder Gill (113) and Evan Greggain (190).

Additional champions
113 Colton Drinkwine, Reed-Custer
190 Logan VanDuyne, Wilmington

Notable
The closest decision of the final round came on the title mat at 285, with Coal City’s Payton Vigna winning a 5-4 decision over Wilmington’s Will Wilson.

Championship match results
106 Jake Munsterman (Coal City) F 1:39 Sebastian Lara (Lisle)
113 Colton Drinkwine (Reed-Custer) F 0:59 Ryder Gill (Coal City)
120 Tyson Price (Coal City) F 4:20 Kaden Shroyer (Herscher)
126 Owen Petersen (Coal City) F 5:07 Jonah Young (Peotone)
132 Cooper Morris (Coal City) F 1:53 Jayden Sanchez (Reed-Custer)
138 Luke Munsterman (Coal City) F 0:35 Rylan West (Reed-Custer)
144 Max Christensen (Coal City) F 5:29 Johnny Consuegra-Lopez (Lisle)
150 Brody Widlowski (Coal City) TF 1:48 Owen Bollino (Herscher)
157 Aidan Kenney (Coal City) F 3:00 Ibraheem Harb (Lisle)
165 Mason Garner (Coal City) F 3:20 Reed Newbrough (Reed-Custer)
175 Brock Finch (Coal City) F 1:37 Nathan Vogler (Reed-Custer)
190 Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington) TF 5:22 Evan Greggain (Coal City)
215 Cade Poyner (Coal City) TF 4:26 Colton Carson (Herscher)
285 Payton Vigna (Coal City) D 5-4 Will Wilson (Wilmington)

Third-place match results
106 Carter Webber (Manteno) D 9-4 Jimmy O’Connor (Peotone)
113 Zachary Maglione (Herscher) F 1:58 Hector Estrada (Peotone)
120 Jakub Lichaj (Reed-Custer) TF 5:57 Sebastian Rafacz (Lisle)
126 Alexander  Ferari (Lisle) F 1:34 Gage Clark (Herscher)
132 Garritt Benstine (Streator) D 10-7 Ethan Punzalan (Manteno)
138 Everett Osenga (Herscher) F 3:26 Jesus Martinez (Streator)
144 Alexander Mendez (Herscher) D 10-4 Oakley Rivera (Wilmington)
150 Arrone Vinceslao (Lisle) MD 11-3 Wayde Beachy (Peotone)
157 Kayden Budimir (Manteno) TF 4:36 Jordan Karmide (Peotone)
165 Bequer Zamarripa (Lisle) BYE
175 Tim Powlick (Wilmington) F 1:41 Zohaib Khan (Lisle)
190 Shaun Chantome (Manteno) TF 2:40 Aiden Shultz (Reed-Custer)
215 Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) TF 4:00 Franklin Jordan (Manteno)
285 Christian Mounts (Reed-Custer) BYE

Statistics
TEAM: Coal City led all teams with 20 pins on the day, followed by Reed-Custer with six and Peotone with five. Manteno posted five tech falls to lead the field, followed by Herscher with four and Coal City with three. Coal City’s 235 total match points led the way, followed by Herscher with 173 and Manteno with 155.

INDIVIDUAL: Including varsity and jayvee competitors, Coal City’s Jaxon Trofimchuck had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:41, followed by Reed-Custer’s Braydon Pratscher with three pins in 2:55. Manteno’s Carter Webber posted the most tech falls in the least time with two in 4:17, followed by Herscher’s Alexander Mendez with two techs in 8:33. Reed-Custer’s Nolan Wilkins had the fastest fall in 14 seconds, followed by Coal City’s Brody D’Orazio with a fall in 16 seconds. Manteno’s Webber posted the fastest tech fall in 1:25, followed by Lisle’s Alexander Ferari with a tech in 1:37.

Coal City’s Ryker Long, Gabriel Hamilton, and Reed-Custer’s Braydon Pratscher tied for the tournament lead with 24 team points, followed by Coal City’s Roberto Rodriguez with 23.5.

Manteno’s Brady Anders scored the most single-match points with 25, followed by Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne with 23. Herscher’s Mendez scored the most total match points with 49, followed by Wilmington’s Oakley Rivera with 46.

SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE

Oak Forest won its second consecutive SSC team title and its third in the last four years, out-pointing second-place Evergreen Park 225.5-207.

Eleven of coach Shawn Forst’s wrestlers finished in the top four of their weight classes, led by individual champions Roberto Rangel (113), Austin Perez (150) and Jason Janke (175).

The Bengals sent nine wrestlers to the championship mat and got runner-up finishes from Jason Schickel (106), Hunter Kroll (120), Jacob Sebek (126), Dylan McBride (138), Nathan Izguerra (190) and Andrius Vasilevskas (215). Oak Forest also got fourths from Derek Rodriguez (157) and Shane Matthews (285).

Oak Forest led the field with 21 pins in the tournament and posted the most total match points with 299.
Evergreen Park led all teams with five individual champions. Lemont had three champions, while Oak Lawn, Shepard, and Tinley Park had one apiece.

Lemont (98) placed third, followed by Shepard (92.5), Oak Lawn (85.5), Reavis (76.5), Thornton Fractional North (76), Argo (54), Richards (45.5), Tinley Park (45), Eisenhower (43), Thornton Fractional South (41), Hillcrest (36.5) and Bremen (16).

Additional SSC champions
106 Alex Powers, Lemont
120 Damian Perez, Evergreen Park
126 Cory Zator, Lemont
132 Adrian Cervantes, Evergreen Park
138 Michael Chatman, Evergreen Park
144 Khalid Eid, Oak Lawn
157 Essau Ruvacalba, Evergreen Park
165 Aiden Hill, Shepard
190 Judah Heeg, Lemont
215 Sebastian Sanderson, Tinley Park
285 Willie Johnson, Evergreen Park

Championship match results
106 Alex Powers (Lemont) F 4:23 Jason Schickel (Oak Forest)
113 Roberto Rangel (Oak Forest) F 2:32 Andy Casmiro (Reavis)
120 Damian Perez (Evergreen Pk) F 1:32 Hunter Kroll (Oak Forest)
126 Cory Zator (Lemont) MD 14-2 Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest)
132 Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Pk) F 1:10 Amir Akilani (Richards)
138 Michael Chatman (Evergreen Pk) D 8-2 Dylan McBride (Oak Forest)
144 Khalid Eid (Oak Lawn) D 4-1 Lucas Landry (Evergreen Pk)
150 Austin Perez (Oake Forest) TF 5:38 Brandon Leech (Shepard)
157 Essau Ruvacalba (Evergreen Pk) D 7-5 David Albright (Tinley Pk)
165 Aiden Hill (Shepard) F 5:31 Larry Watson (Hillcrest)
175 Jason Janke (Oak Forest) MD 21-8 Titus Woodring (TF South)
190 Judah Heeg (Lemont) F 1:43 Nathan Izguerra (Oak Forest)
215 Sebastian Sanderson (Tinley Pk) MD 11-3 Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest)
285 Willie Johnson (Evergreen Pk) F 5:19 Dan Ramirez (Reavis)

Third-place match results
106 Brayden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Pk) F 2:00 Aden Long (Oak Lawn)
113 Ibrohim Mahmadov (Richards) F 3:08 Edwin Gomez (TF North)
120 Amari Brown (Hillcrest) F 3:36 David Guerra (Argo)
126 Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Pk) TF 2:48 Henry Eckardt (Shepard)
132 Malachi Turner (Bremen) D 22-16 Deshawn Jones (TF North)
138 Melik Robinson (TF North) TF 5:48 Romeo Gonzalez (Oak Lawn)
144 Gio Romero (Argo) MD 13-2 Tyrese Howard (Shepard)
150 Skylar A. Phipps (Argo) D 10-3 Leonel Flores (Richards)
157 Joe Massey (Shepard) F 1:11 Derek Rodriguez (Oak Forest)
165 Derrick Sparkman (TF North) F 0:36 Owen Brady (Evergreen Pk)
175 Michael Starzyk (Argo) D 9-5 Vincent DelliColli (Lemont)
190 Rayshawn Doles (Eisenhower) F 3:30 Reggie Miller (TF South)
215 Landon Robinson-Gwin (Evergreen Pk) SV-1 6-3 Andrew Cetera (Oak Lawn)
285 Lavar Davis (Eisenhower) TF 5:15 Shane Mathews (Oak Forest)

Statistics
TEAM: Oak Forest led all teams with 21 pins, followed by Evergreen Park with 19 and Reavis with 10. Lemont led the field with four tech falls, followed by Oak Lawn and Oak Forest with three apiece. Oak Forest posted 299 total match points to lead the way, followed by Evergreen Park with 256 and Lemont with 253.

INDIVIDUAL: TF South’s Reggie Miller posted the most pins in the least time with four in 5:30, followed by Oak Forest’s Derek Rodriguez with four falls in 11:36. Lemont’s Judah Heeg had the fastest tech fall in 1:20, followed by teammate Cory Zator with a tech in 1:39.

Eisenhower’s Rayshawn Doles posted the fastest fall in 22 seconds, followed by Bremen’s Malachi Turner with a pin in 24 seconds.

Shepard’s Aiden Hill and Evergreen Park’s Damian Perez and Willie Johnson tied for the most team points scored with 26. Oak Forest’s Austin Perez, Bremen’s Malachi Turner, and Richards’ Ibrohim Mahmadov tied for the most single-match points with 22 apiece.

Lemont’s Vincent DelliColli led the field with 55 total match points, followed by Argo’s Gio Romero and Oak Forest’s Jason Janke with 54 apiece. The largest seed-place difference came from Eisenhower’s Lavar Davis, as the No. 10 seed placed third at 285 pounds.

By Chris Walker – for the IWCOA

UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE (GIRLS)

East Aurora may have had only a single individual champion, but the Tomcats had 13 girls place to win the Upstate Eight Conference Tournament at West Aurora with 203 points.

There was a much more competitive race for second place as West Chicago narrowly got past West Aurora, 166 to 166.5. Glenbard South (134), Fenton (107), Glenbard East (101) and Riverside-Brookfield (90) were next in line in the competition.

1st: East Aurora 203

Lilli Ortiz brought home the crown at 235 to lead coach Ryan Mick’s Tomcats as their lone champion. Joselyn Llanos (110), Ayelen Higuera (130) and Lupita Garcia (145) came up short in the finals to place second and Jelena Coyomani (120), Valentina Barboza (125), Isabel Velasco (135) and Jaylene Dealba (190) battled back to take third. Carmen Garcia (100) and Vanessa Tesillos (115) took fourth, Annette Santiago (105) and Guadalupe Casiano (155) placed fifth and Olena Ftoma (170) took sixth while Carolina Ascencio (140) also contributed to the title effort.

2nd: West Chicago 166

Brissia Bucio captured the title at 105 to lead coach Jonathon Juarez’ Wildcats, who received second-place finishes from Mackensie Szajda (120), Batula Nasib (140) and Olivia Halminiak (170) while Karina Diaz (115) and Ariana Bonilla (235) took third. Alina Fernandez (155) and Weni Koudi (190) finished fourth, Allison Rocha (100) and Michelle Gallegos (130) placed fifth and Amy Borja (145) was sixth.

3rd: West Aurora 166.5

The Blackhawks, who are coached by Steve Wallace, produced the most individual champions with three. They were Melissa Melgar (100), Aiyanah Sylvester (120) and Maren Minarcik (145). They had five total in the finals with Ruby Bolanos-Carbajal (105) and Lailonie Molina (125) placing second. Aaliyah Walker (130), Kiveni (Tiffany) Manungu (170) and Jayda Chism (235) took fourth and Raysa Castaneda (140) was sixth.

Final team scores

East Aurora 203, West Chicago 166, West Aurora 165.5, Glenbard South 134, Fenton 107, Glenbard East 101, Riverside-Brookfield 90, Bartlett 70, South Elgin 68, Ridgewood 52, Larkin 51, Streamwood 27, Elgin 24, Elmwood Park 18

Additional conference champions

110 Norah Cwik, Bartlett

115 Matylda Piskorz, Fenton 

125 Giselle Castillo, Fenton 

130 Lilly White, Bartlett 

135 Evie DeSantis, Glenbard South 

140 Maria Green, Glenbard East 

155 Allison Garbacz, South Elgin 

170 Estefany Bejarano, Riverside-Brookfield 

190 Jadelin Caballero, Larkin

Championship match results

100 Melissa Melgar (West Aurora) F 1:20 Karla Sarabia (Glenbard East)

105 Brissia Bucio (West Chicago) F 3:15 Ruby Bolanos-Carbajal (West Aurora)

110 Norah Cwik (Bartlett) F 3:57 Joselyn Llanos (East Aurora)

115 Matylda Piskorz (Fenton) F 4:30 Vivian Aliga (Glenbard South)

120 Aiyanah Sylvester (West Aurora) F 3:50 Mackensie Szajda (West Chicago)

125 Giselle Castillo (Fenton) F 5:47 Lailonie Molina (West Aurora)

130 Lilly White (Bartlett) Inj. Ayelen Higuera (East Aurora)

135 Evie DeSantis (Glenbard South) F 4:44 Gianna Mezzano (Ridgewood)

140 Maria Green (Glenbard East) D 7-5 Batula Nasib (West Chicago)

145 Maren Minarcik (West Aurora) MD 13-4 Lupita Garcia (East Aurora)

155 Allison Garbacz (South Elgin) TF 4:35 Danely Villagomez (Riverside-Brookfield)

170 Estefany Bejarano (Riverside-Brookfield) F 1:02 Olivia Halminiak (West Chicago)

190 Jadelin Caballero (Larkin) UTB 3-2 Ariana Solideo (Fenton)

235 Lilli Ortiz (East Aurora) UTB 4-3 Sky Vazquez (Elmwood Park) 

Third-place match results

100 Valerie Aliga (Glenbard South) F 3:24 Carmen Garcia (East Aurora)

105 Anni Romo (South Elgin) F 1:08 Valeria Guzman (Elgin)

110 Kai Zamora (Fenton) F 1:53 Lashuna York (Glenbard South)

115 Karina Diaz (West Chicago) F 0:48 Vanessa Tesillos (East Aurora)

120 Jelena Coyomani (East Aurora) F 3:16 Tessa Yannias (Glenbard East)

125 Valentina Barboza (East Aurora) F 2:30 Lea Becker (Riverside-Brookfield)

130 Nichole Castillo (Glenbard South) F 5:13 Aaliyah Walker (West Aurora)

135 Isabel Velasco (East Aurora) F 0:56 Iyonna White (Glenbard East)

140 Rose McFadden (Ridgewood) F 0:56 Melanie Nava (Bartlett)

145 Emily Anaya (Riverside-Brookfield) F 1:40 Mary McFadden (Ridgewood)

155 Kate Costello (Glenbard South) F 5;07 Alina Fernandez (West Chicago)

170 Annalizette Gallegos (Larkin)) F 5:27 Kiveni (Tiffany) Manungu (West Aurora)

190 Jaylene Dealba (East Aurora) F 1:57 Weni Koudi (West Chicago)

235 Ariana Bonilla (West Chicago) F 0:55 Jayda Chism (West Aurora)

Statistics

TEAM: East Aurora led all teams with 21 pins, followed by West Chicago and West Aurora, which each had 19. Glenbard South followed with 18 pins and Fenton had 13 to round out the top five teams. South Elgin had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 7:27. West Aurora had the lone other tech fall in 4:57.

The Blackhawks also had the most total match points with 215 while the Tomcats were closely behind with 211 and the Raiders had 197.

INDIVIDUAL: Larkin’s Annalizette Gallegos had the most pins in the least time with five pins in 10:12. West Chicago’s Allison Rocha had four pins in 4:04 and West Aurora’s Aaliyah Walker had four in 8:26. Riverside-Brookfield’s Estefany Bejarano had the fastest fall in 10 seconds while West Chicago’s Allison Rocha had a pin in 13 seconds and her teammate Ariana Bonilla had one in 14 seconds. South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz had the quickest tech fall in 2:52.

Fenton’s Matylda Piskorz and Giselle Castillo, Bartlett’s Lilly White and Norah Cwik, West Aurora’s Aiyanah Sylvester, Riverside-Brookfield’s Estefany Bejarano, Glenbard South’s Evie DeSantis and West Chicago’s Brissia Bucio had the most team points as the eight individuals scored 26 points each. East Aurora’s Annette Santiago had the most total match points with 44 and South Elgin’s Maddy Radke had the most single match points with 20. West Aurora’s Raysa Castaneda was a no. 10 seed who placed sixth. Her climb of four spots was the most significant seed-place differential in the tournament, allowing her to join select company with East Aurora’s Annette Santiago (9-5-4), Larkin’s Annalizette Gallegos (7-3-4) and Glenbard East’s Leah Montes (10-6-4).

DUPAGE VALLEY CONFERENCE (BOYS)

Naperville Central had 14 wrestlers place, including seven who won titles, to score 280.5 points and capture the DuPage Valley Conference Tournament title in DeKalb.

The Redhawks withstood their biggest competition from crosstown rival, Naperville North, which was a distant second with 236 points, while the host Barbs placed third with 205 points.

1st: Naperville Central 280.5

Coach Noah Fitzenreider’s champion Redhawks advanced 10 individuals to the finals, and won seven of those matches. Winning DVC titles were Dalton Meluch (120), Jake Moore (126), Jacob Cochran (138), Staviros Gerousis (144), Reid Balis (157), Oscar Binkowski (165) and Nicolas Olvera (175) while Vince Bern (150), Paul Peradotti (190) and Caelon Young (215) placed second. Tyler Intoccia (106) was third and Rowen Patel (113), Jack Fitzgerald (132) and Jayden Davis (285) took fourth.

2nd: Naperville North 236

Michael Arredondo (132), J.T. Hill (190) and Tavfik Ibragimov (215) won titles to lead coach Tom Champion’s Huskies to second place. Cam Krueger (106), Archer Biag (126), Max Venecia (144) and Jake Johnson (285) placed second while Hank Burresh (113), Adrien Flores (138), Kai Balice (150), Alex Realmuto (165) and David Hurrle (175) were third and Antonis Rasoulis (120) and Dorian Berdizza (157) took fourth place.

3rd: DeKalb 205

The host Barbs, coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Sam Hiatt, took third place and had three champions, Julian Hartwig (106), Matthew Frykman (113) and Cam Matthews (150) while Sam Howard (120) and Ayden Shuey (132) took second place. Tyler Daub (126), Midaris Chappelle (144), Mario Cosme (215) and Nick Waddle (285) finished third, Hayes Halstead (138) and Darius Russell (190) were fourth and Murdock Hernandez (157) and Malik Warren (165) took fifth place.

Final team scores:

Naperville Central 280.5, Naperville North 235, DeKalb 205, Waubonsie Valley 111, Neuqua Valley 97, Metea Valley 65.5

Additional champion:

285 – Leonidas Berrios (Waubonsie Valley)

Championship match results

106 Julian Hartwig (DeKalb) F 0:57 Cam Krueger (Naperville North)

113 Matthew Frykman (DeKalb) F 4:33 Alan Macias (Metea Valley)

120 Dalton Meluch (Naperville Central) F 1:37 Sam Howard (DeKalb)

126 Jake Moore (Naperville Central) TF 5:07 Archer Biag (Naperville North)

132 Michael Arredondo (Naperville North) D 13-6 Ayden Shuey (DeKalb)

138 Jacob Cochran (Naperville Central F 1:46 Marcus Diaz (Neuqua Valley)

144 Staviros Gerousis (Naperville Central) F 1:12 Max Venecia (Naperville North)

150 Cam Matthews (DeKalb) D 10-5 Vince Bern (Naperville Central)

157 Reid Balis (Naperville Central) F 3:17 Ronin Brom (Neuqua Valley)

165 Oscar Binkowski (Naperville Central) D 9-8 Giuseppe Caprio (Neuqua Valley)

175 Nicolas Olvera (Naperville Central) TF 4:50 Lucas Marcoux (Metea Valley)

190 J.T. Hill (Naperville North) F 6:00 Paul Peradotti (Naperville Central)

215 Tavfik Ibragimov (Naperville North) D 1-0 Caelon Young (Naperville Central)

285 Leonidas Berrios (Waubonsie Valley) F 1:00 Jake Johnson (Naperville North)

Third-place match results

106 Tyler Intoccia (Naperville (Central)

113 Hank Burresh (Naperville North) F 2:57 Rowen Patel (Naperville Central)

120 Cardevion Gordon (Neuqua Valley) F 3:16 Antonis Rasoulis (Naperville North)

126 Tyler Daub (DeKalb) TF 2:34 Adam Loos (Metea Valley)

132 Nathan Duffield (Waubonsie Valley) D 12-9 Jack Fitzgerald (Naperville Central)

138 Adrien Flores (Naperville North) F 1:53 Hayes Halstead (DeKalb)

144 Midaris Chappelle (DeKalb) TF 3:25 Christopher Lopez (Waubonsie Valley)

150 Kai Balice (Naperville North) MD 15-1 Desmond Stribley (Waubonsie Valley)

157 Owen Greenfield (Waubonsie Valley) F 1:53 Dorian Berdizza (Naperville (North)

165 Alex Realmuto (Naperville North) D 15-9 Chase Nailos (Waubonsie Valley)

175 David Hurrle (Naperville North) D 6-2 Lucas Pretkelis (Waubonsie Valley)

190 Rolando Luna-Ramos (Waubonsie Valley) TF 6:00 Darius Russell (DeKalb)

215 Mario Cosme (DeKalb) F 4:22 Jamarion Lee (Waubonsie Valley)

285 Nick Waddle (DeKalb) F 1:13 Jayden Davis (Naperville Central)

Statistics

TEAM: Naperville Central led all teams with 12 pins, followed by DeKalb with 10 and Naperville North with nine. DeKalb posted the most tech falls in the least time with five in 15:30, followed by Naperville Central with four in 16:33. The Redhawks also led the field with 212 total match points, a handful more than DeKalb’s 207 while Naperville North was third with 183.

INDIVIDUAL: Naperville Central’s Staviros Gerousis was one of eight individuals with two pins and he accomplished the feat in the least amount of time in 2:01. His teammate, Jacob Cochran, was right behind him with two in 2:04 and was followed by DeKalb’s Nick Waddle, who got a pair in 2:29. Cochran also posted the fastest fall in 18 seconds while DeKalb’s Hayes Halstead had the fastest tech fall in 1:59 followed by Naperville Central’s Dalton Meluch, who had a tech fall in 2:13. 

Naperville Central’s Jacob Cochran, Staviros Gerousis and Reid Balis, DeKalb’s Matthew Frykman and Julian Hartwig, Naperville North’s T.J. Hill and Waubonsie Valley’s Leonidas Berrios all tied for the most team points with 26 each. Naperville Central’s Nicolas Olvera had the most single match points with 22, followed by Waubonsie Valley’s Mark Romiti and Rolando Luna-Ramos who each had 20. 

DeKalb’s Midaris Chappelle led all wrestlers by plenty in the most total match points category with 55, which was 17 more than Waubonsie Valley’s Nathan Duffield’s 38 which were the second-most. Naperville North’s Adrien Flores and Alex Realmuto tied for the largest seed-place difference as both were seeded No. 5 and placed third for a differential of two.

DUKANE CONFERENCE (BOYS)

St. Charles East sent 13 wrestlers to the finals to wrap up the team competition early. The Saints won seven individual titles and had six second-place finishes to score 295.5 points in the tournament at Wheaton North..

1st: St. Charles East 295.5

Dom Munaretto (120) became a four-time conference champion to lead the Fighting Saints, who are coached by 2025 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jason Potter. Additional title winners were Kaden Potter (132), Liam Aye (138), Jayden Hernandez (150), Isaac Lenard (157), Cooper Murray (215) and Matt Medina (285). Placing second were Maximus Aye (106), Will Difatta (113), Declan Sons (126), Gavin Woodmancy (144), Luciano Litro (165) and Asher Van Der Molen (175). Hazen Murray (190) delivered a few team points for the Saints by placing sixth. 

2nd: Wheaton North 209

Julian Flores, who placed second the past two years at 165, won a title at 175 and Ryan Rosch (190) joined him on the awards stand as a conference champion for coach Tim Walker’s runner-up Falcons. Rocco Macellaio (138), Jay Doherty (150) and Andrew Langas (157) placed second for the host Falcons. Danny Hyde (126), Caden Cahill (132) and Evan Madiol (144) were third, Dylan Le (113) and Nick Tortoriello (285) took fourth, Luke Edwards (120) was fifth and Dominic Macellaio (106) and Jacob Veltri (165) claimed sixth.

3rd: Wheaton Warrenville South 197.5

Rocco Valvano (106) and Jack Bashore (113) won championship matches to lead coach Matt Jaanosek’s Tigers while Michael Riggs (132) and Foster Yarbrough (215) placed second. Daithan Narayanan (150) and Evan Vliek (285) battled back to win third place. Joey Sirmon (144) and Noah Nau (157) were fourth while Matthew Lisowski (126), Reid Adler (165), Jacob Magana (175) and Gregory Heavey (190) took fifth and Troy Lomeli (120) placed sixth.

Final team scores:

St. Charles East 295.5, Wheaton North 209, Wheaton Warrenville South 197.5, Glenbard North 197, Batavia 142.5, Lake Park 83.5, Geneva 64.5, St. Charles North 28

Additional champions:

126 Vannak Khiev, Glenbard North

144 Nicholas Merola, Lake Park

165 Erick Esquivel, Glenbard North 

Championship match results

106 Rocco Valvano (Wheaton Warrenville South) F 1:34 Maximus Aye (St. Charles East)

113 Jack Bashore (Wheaton Warrenville South HS) MD 12-4 Will Difatta (St. Charles East) 

120 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East) TF 3:09 Kai Enos (Batavia)

126 Vannak Khiev (Glenbard North) D 4-0 Declan Sons (St. Charles East)

132 Kaden Potter (St. Charles East) F 2:43 Michael Riggs (Wheaton Warrenville South)

138 Liam Aye (St. Charles East) D 9-1 Rocco Macellaio (Wheaton North)

144 Nicholas Merola (Lake Park) D 8-3 Gavin Woodmancy (St. Charles East)

150 Jayden Hernandez (St. Charles East) F 5:58 Jay Doherty (Wheaton North)

157 Isaac Lenard (St. Charles East) F 0:42 Andrew Langas (Wheaton North)

165 Erick Esquivel (Glenbard North) D 7-1 Luciano Litro (St. Charles East)

175 Julian Flores (Wheaton North) D 13-6 Asher Van Der Molen (St. Charles East)

190 Ryan Rosch (Wheaton North) TF 3:58 Jack Brown (Batavia) 

215 Cooper Murray (St. Charles East) F 0:48 Foster Yarbrough (Wheaton Warrenville South)

285 Matt Medina (St. Charles East) F 1:42 Mark Atkins (Geneva)

Third-place results

106 Dominic Melody (Glenbard North) D 10-3 Joey Calvillo (Batavia)

113 Jadiel Castillo (Glenbard North) D 10-5 Dylan Le (Wheaton North)

120 Lukas Thompson (Glenbard North) MD 13-2 Liam Lovelace (Lake Park)

126 Danny Hyde (Wheaton North) D 9-2 Colin Johansen (Batavia)

132 Caden Cahill (Wheaton North) F 2:00 Emiliano Castillo (St. Charles North)

138 Trey Thompson (Glenbard North) F 4:00 Elias Chaney (Batavia)

144 Evan Madiol (Wheaton North) D 10-9 Joey Sirmon (Wheaton Warrenville South)

150 Daithan Narayanan (Wheaton Warrenville South) TF 4:37 Hudson VonQualen (St. Charles North)

157 Cole Hubbard (Batavia) F 2:42 Noah Nau (Wheaton Warrenville South)

165 Colin Peyton (Batavia) F 5:16 David Rueth (Geneva)

175 Xavier Smiley (Glenbard North) F 5:04 Jacob Magana (Wheaton Warrenville South)

190 Joseph Fitak (Glenbard North) MD 11-1 Alexander Gavrylyuk (Lake Park)

215 Tyler Hvorick (Glenbard North) MD 13-3 Antonin Svoboda (Lake Park)

285 Evan Vliek (Wheaton Warrenville South) Inj. 3:46 Nick Tortoriello (Wheaton North)

Statistics

TEAM: Wheaton North and Glenbard North tied for most pins with 15 apiece, but the Falcons got it done in the least amount of time (19:59) compared to the Panthers (30:57). Wheaton Warrenville South and St. Charles East both had 14 pins. St. Charles East had the most tech falls in the least amount of time with five in 18:49. Wheaton North had four in 12:38 and Wheaton Warrenville South had three in 14:28. Glenbard North led the field with 343 match points while Wheaton North and St. Charles East both posted 276 points, tying for second, and Wheaton Warrenville South was fourth with 266.

INDIVIDUAL: Wheaton North’s Caden Cahill and Glenbard North’s Xavier Smiley were the lone individuals to have three pins. Cahill got it done the quickest, needing just 3:02 while Smiley had his three opponents frowning in 7:09. St. Charles East’s Jayden Hernandez was the only wrestler on Saturday to earn more than a single tech fall win as he got a pair in 9:07. Cahill also had the fastest fall in 20 seconds, as he was one of seven wrestlers to earn wins by fall in under a half minute. Glenbard North’s Vannak Khiev’s 22-second pin was second-fastest. Glenbard North’s Trey Thompson had a 39-second tech fall which was the quickest on the day while Wheaton North’s Danny Hyde got one in 46 seconds as the only two to do so in under a minute.

St. Charles East’s Jayden Hernandez had the most team points with 25 while his teammates, Kaden Potter, Isaac Lenard, Cooper Murray and Matt Medina each had 24 along with Glenbard North’s Vannak Khiev. Batavia’s Colin Peyton scored the most single match points with 23 while St. Charles East’s Jayden Hernandez and Wheaton Warrenville South’s Michael Riggs each had 22. Riggs also had the largest seed-place differential in the tournament as the six-seed placed second for a differential of four.

By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA

CENTRAL SUBURBAN LEAGUE (BOYS)

It was a day for the Deerfield Warriors fans to enjoy as Marc Pechter’s men ran out to a big early lead and never looked back en route to claiming the 2026 CLS crown.

The Warriors amassed 253.0 total points, 76 more than second-place Glenbrook South (177.0) who edged 2025 champion Maine South (173.5) by 3.5 points.

Niles North (121.0) was fourth, Glenbrook North (119.0) fifth.

“Our guys wrestled tough today – winning some close matches to help us prepare for the state series which begins next weekend at our own regional,” said Pechter.

“Our hope is to be peaking at the right time.”

The Warriors placed seven in the finals – coming away with three individual champions, beginning with the freshmen duo of Jake Pechter (106, 38-3, 16 pins, 13 tech-falls) and Jayme Cohen (113, 30-9, 14 pins) with Alex Shvartsman (32-7, 26 pins) adding the third title at 144.

Ermuun Urtnasan (126, Glenbrook South), Gavin Hoerr (150, Maine South), and Daniel Derbedyenyev (190, Highland Park) won for the second consecutive year, as has Maine South senior Brett Harman (132, 32-4) whose t-fall victory over No. 3 (class 2A) Adrian Cohen (Deerfield, 39-2) was the most impressive victory on the day.

Conference champions:

106- Jake Pechter (Deerfield)

113- Jayme Cohen (Deerfield)

120- Alex Gudgeon (Highland Park)

126- Ermuun Urtnasan (Glenbrook South)

132- Brett Harman (Maine South)

138- Emmett Mazukelli (Maine South)

144- Alex Shvartsman (Deerfield)

150- Gavin Hoerr (Maine South)

157- Henry Hafner (Glenbrook North)

165- Rodrigo Salinas (Evanston)

175- Marty Greif (Maine South)

190- Daniel Derbedyenyev (Highland Park)

215- Sain Uranbold (Glenbrook South)

285- Jeremy Marshall (Evanston)

Championship match results:

106- Jake Pechter (Deerfield) d. Erle Rosete (Maine South) (TF 17-1).

113- Jayme Cohen (Deerfield) d. George Georgiev (Maine South) (F 5:02).

120- Alex Gudgeon (Highland Park) d. Jorey Becker (Deerfield) (MFFT).

126- Ermuun Urtnasan (Glenbrook South) d. Danny Martinez (Deerfield) (MD 8-0).

132- Brett Harman (Maine South) d. Adrian Cohen (Deerfield) (MD 17-4).

138- Emmett Mazukelli (Maine South) d. Ben Howard (Deerfield) (D 6-3).

144- Alex Shvartsman (Deerfield) d. Hafid Alicea (Maine West) (F 3:53).

150- Gavin Hoerr (Maine South) d. Nathan Eiduk (Niles North) (TF 16-0).

157- Henry Hafner (Glenbrook North) d. Will Weedon (New Trier) (F 0:45).

165- Rodrigo Salinas (Evanston) d. Jonathan Weissmueller (Deerfield) (TF 17-1).

175- Marty Grief (Maine South) d. Nicholas Marcus (Niles North) (D 10-3).

190- Daniel Derbedyenyev (Highland Park) d. Tommy Tures (New Trier) (F 0:50).

215- Sain Uranbold (Glenbrook South) d. Timur Arzumanov (Vernon Hills) (F 3:26).

285- Jeremy Marshall (Evanston) d. Daniel Cisneros (Maine East) (F 1:24).

Third-place match results:

106- Lincoln Curley (Maine West) d. Nurmukhamet Taiirov (Maine East) (D 13-8).

113- Jairo Kish (Maine South) d. Charles Dominguez (Vernon Hills) (D 4-2).

120- Diego Arteaga (Glenbrook South) d. Jacob Badal (Niles North) (F 0:52).

126- A.J. Metallo (Glenbrook North) d. Brian Martinez (Highland Park) (F 2:56).

132- Roman Ocampo (Glenbrook South) d. Oliver Michie (Glenbrook North) (D 4-2).

138- Ethan Sandal (Vernon Hills) d. Carter Gibbs (Glenbrook North) (TF 19-3).

144- Josh Edelheit (Glenbrook South) d. Travis Leonardson (New Trier) (D 7-5).

150- Joey Marquardt (Glenbrook South) d. Isaac Johnson (Glenbrook North) (D 11-10).

157- Andrew Garcia (Maine East) d. Aiden Lacoste (Deerfield) (MD 13-3).

165- Jacob Becker (Vernon Hills) d. George Kaup (New Trier) (D 8-2).

175- Diego Lopez (Evanston) d. Danny St. John (Deerfield) (TF 21-5).

190- Art Bytyqi (Evanston) d. Jacob Shamoon (Glenbrook South) (D 13-6).

215- Brooks Tyler (Evanston) d. Marcel Debski (Maine West) (D 2-1).

285- Cooper Kemnitz (New Trier) d. Treydius Palmer (Niles North) (D 13-7).

Statistics: 

Deerfield led the field with (18) pins, while Maine South was the best at tech-falls with seven, with senior Gavin Hoerr adding three to the final total. The Hawks would register (321) total match points also.

Henry Hafner (Glenbrook North), and Jayme Cohen from Deerfield would both register three pins, with David Okon having the quickest pin (18 seconds) on the day.

Hafner and Cohen led the field with 28 total team points, Oliver Michie (132) from Glenbrook North led with a tourney-high 61 total match points.

CENTRAL SUBURBAN LEAGUE (GIRLS)

It was a memorable day for Maine East wrestling, which lifted its first-ever CSL championship trophy in program history following its 39.5-point advantage (211.0-172.5) over second place Maine South.

“Our seniors have worked extremely hard to make this program what it is today, and they will leave a lasting mark on our program, and Maine East high school,” began a proud Lizeth Torres, the Lady Demons head coach.

“This season, every girl in our program played a role in our success by helping prepare those who were in our lineup, and overall the girls competed with great focus, and composure, and it was the support for one another that was evident from start-to-finish.”

The league champions would place 12 of 14 in their respective weight divisions, and would pin 19 on the day, while recording a tourney-high 158 total match points.

The Lady Demons would celebrate a trio of individual titles: Evelyn Torres (100, 24-8),  Eliana Badeen (105, 19-8) and Alena Oshana (130, 37-4) – who all were praised afterwards by their head coach.

“(Evelyn) who is just a sophomore, is a hard working athlete, who shows great dedication every day in the room, while Eliana, one of our senior captains, has been a leader both on and off the mat, and has a great work ethic that allows her to compete with confidence and toughness.

“Alena Oshana is also one of our senior captains, and its the way that she leads by example through her dedication, discipline, work ethic and mental toughness that sets her apart as she has been an important leader within the program.”

No.1 Arielle Dobin (125, Glenbrook North, 27-0) continues to roll along, while Maine South sophomore, Sophia Fortis (230, 16-2) earned her second straight CSL crown.

Conference champions:

100- Evelyn Torres (Maine East), 

105- Eliana Badeen (Maine East)

110- Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier)

115- Annika Lee (Maine South)

120- Oyetola Rachael Jacobs (Evanston)

125- Ariella Dobin (Glenbrook Co-op), 

130- Alena Oshana (Maine East)

135- Sarah Al Radi (Niles West)

140- Gabrielle Toney (Niles North)

145- Lexie Hoobler (Highland Park)

155- Destiny Cardona (Highland Park)

170- Lexi Rosenthal (Highland Park)

190- Fatima Gomez (Evanston)

230- Sophia Fortis (Maine South)

Championship match results:

100- Evelyn Torres (Maine East) d. Mia Moyano (Deerfield) (F 0:32).

105- Eliana Badeen (Maine East) d. Katelyn Gallegos (Maine South) (F 0:48).

110- Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier) d. Anne Gutkowski (Vernon Hills) (F 0:46).

115- Annika Lee (Maine South) d. Kyra Rivera (Evanston) (F 2:13).

120- Oyetola Rachael Jacobs (Evanston) d. Belinda Esparza (Deerfield) (F 2:47).

125- Ariella Dobin (Glenbrook Co-op) d. Grace Migasi (Maine South) (F 1:10).

130- Alena Oshana (Maine East) d. Samantha Gipson (Evanston) (F 3:15).

135- Sarah Al Radi (Niles West) d. Riley Moore (Highland Park) (F 2:21).

140- Gabrielle Toney (Niles North) d. Madeleine Mauer (Deerfield) (F 1:49).

145- Lexie Hoobler (Highland Park) d. Madison Mauer (Deerfield) (F 5:40).

155- Destiny Cardona (Highland Park) d. Isabella Vernon (Evanston) (F 3:18).

170- Lexi Rosenthal (Highland Park) d. Esther Kim (Deerfield) (F 1:25).

190- Fatima Gomez (Evanston) d. Angie Wszolek (Maine East) (F 1:04).

230- Sophia Fortis (Maine South) d. Lyric Walton (Maine East) (F 1:01).

Third-place match results:

100- Samari De Jesus (Maine South) d. Khadija Hussain (Niles West) (F 2:53).

105- Isabella Castro (New Trier) d. Paige Alde (Maine West) (F 3:12).

110- Dana Bong (Glenbrook South) d. Andrea Reyes (Maine East) (F 4:52).

115- Nour Al Radi (Niles West) d. Romina Sosa (Maine East) (F 1:42).

120- Crystalia Psyhogios (Maine South) d. Lian Basa (Niles North) (F 5:10).

125- Molly Zeidler (New Trier) d. Zlata Rybak (Maine East) (F 2:00).

130- Zmorah Izenstark (New Trier) d. Elyanna De Leon (Vernon Hills) (F 2:54).

135- Nicolę Szafraniec (Glenbrook Co-op) d. Aileen Trejo (Evanston) (F 3:28).

140- Dorothy Perez (Highland Park) d. Addison Barnes (Maine South) (F 0:49).

145- Mesk Al Shammari (Maine East) d. Mia Shefi (New Trier) (F 3:13).

155- Natalie Rumpel (Deerfield) d. Liya Sandor (Niles North) (F 1:15).

170- Kee’ Mora Arterberry (Maine East) d. Nicole Okzersik (Niles West) (F 0:32).

190- Alexa Kirchen (Deerfield) d. Caroline Seidel (New Trier) (F 2:30).

230- Jessica Ahn (Niles North) d. Sophia Moreno Solis (Evanston) (F 0:56).

Statistics: 

Lyric Walton (Maine East, 230) recorded the fastest pin on the day (0:11 seconds), while Maine South freshman Samari De Jesus (100) quickest tech-fall at 4:17. Alena Oshana (ME, 130) total match points (31) two more than De Jesus.

MID-SUBURBAN LEAGUE (BOYS)

Barrington won the MSL title after it claimed five individual champions, and a total of 13 top five medal winners to cruise past the competition Saturday afternoon in Arlington Heights.

One year after the Broncos finished second at this tournament behind eventual league champion Hersey, Dan Keller’s men were never threatened on their way to amassing 276.0 overall points,  77 more than runner-up Wheeling, who will the favorite to win its own class 2A regional this weekend.

Hersey was third with 183.0 points, Prospect (144.5) fourth, and Fremd (142.5) fifth.

“We’ve been working on the little details – trying to clean things up, and right now, I feel if we stay healthy, we’ll be in a good spot going forward,” said Keller of a No. 16-rated Broncos club that will compete for the Fremd regional team title along with No. 14 Stevenson on Saturday at host Harper Community College.

“I like where we’re at right now, everyone is putting in the extra work to get ready for the last couple of weeks of the season, and with a really good mix of experience, and young guys on our roster, I feel like we’ll be ready for the challenge ahead of us,” said Jimmy Whitaker.

The Broncos’ senior missed nearly all of last season to a broken collarbone, but has come back stronger than ever, taking home the 144-pound title while moving his overall record to 36-7, which would include his 100th career victory on this day.

Teammates Kaleb Pratt (120, 37-5), Ryan Dorn (132, 32-5), Daniel Blanke (150, 34-9) and Sam Cushman (175, 28-10) all made it to the top of the podium, Dorn for the second consecutive time.

Conference champions: 

106- Will Bousk (Fremd)

113- Lucas Crandall (Fremd)

120- Kaleb Pratt (Barrington)

126- Oleksandr (Sasha) Havrylkiv (Hersey)

132- Ryan Dorn (Barrington)

138- Aiden Quevado (Schaumburg)

144- Jimmy Whitaker (Barrington)

150- Daniel Blanke (Barrington)

157- Anthony Klikas (Buffalo Grove)

165- Frank Tagoe (Hersey)

175- Sam Cushman (Barrington)

190- Lucas Nance (Fremd)

215- Ilya Pilshchikov (Palatine)

285- Pablo Morales (Wheeling)

Championship match results

106- Will Bousk (Fremd) d. Sam Ejnik (Buffalo Grove) (TF 17-0).

113- Lucas Crandall (Fremd) d. Frankie Katz (Wheeling) (MD 11-2).

120- Kaleb Pratt (Barrington) d. Mykola Shamray (Buffalo Grove) (MD 16-3).

126- Sasha Havrylkiv (Hersey) d. Saul Ramirez (Barrington) (MD 16-3).

132- Ryan Dorn (Barrington) d. Zander Spatafore (Elk Grove) (F 0:46).

138- Aiden Quevedo (Schaumburg) d. Matthew Blanke (Barrington) (TF 17-2).

144- Jimmy Whitaker (Barrington) d. Nolan Variano (Hersey) (F 2:47).

150- Daniel Blanke (Barrington) d. Dmytro Patykovskyi (Hoffman Estates) (F 1:05).

157- Anthony Klikas (Buffalo Grove) d. Daniel Derediyak (Palatine) (D 17-15).

165- Frank Tagoe (Hersey) d. Nicholas Montesinos (Wheeling) (D 7-3).

175- Sam Cushman (Barrington) d. Joseph Quirk (Prospect) (D 13-6).

190- Lucas Nance (Fremd) d. John Rappa (Rolling Meadows) (TF 19-4).

215- Ilya Pilshchikov (Palatine) d. Eddie Juarez (Wheeling) (F 1:54).

285- Pablo Morales (Wheeling) d. James Brouilette (Prospect) (F 5:57).

Third-place match results:

106- Diego Ramirez (Barrington) d. Tommy Katz (Wheeling) (TF 17-0).

113- Carlo Difalco (Prospect) d. Dunamis Philip (Palatine) (D 12-7).

120- Cole Anselmi (Hersey) d. David Perez (Wheeling) (TB 9-8).

126- Bryan Sanchez (Schaumburg) d. Dino Adamo (Rolling Meadows) (D 10-8).

132- Emmett Arens (Conant) d. Juan Escanuela (Wheeling) (TF 17-1).

138- Kyle Lochner (Hersey) d. Manny Lagunas (Wheeling) (F 5:05).

144- Brody Hinkle (Schaumburg) d. Byron Arreola (Wheeling) (F 3:42).

150- Honorio Yin (Hersey) d. Johnny Khurshedov (Buffalo Grove) (MD 14-3).

157- Dominic Sponsel (Fremd) d. Nolan Zuniga (Schaumburg) (D 6-3).

165- Gavin Payne (Prospect) d. Karl Bep A Nyam (Palatine) (F 3:44).

175- Sonny Tugs (Buffalo Grove) d. Victor Gallegos (Hersey) (D 7-1).

190- Alexander Krotoszyński (Buffalo Grove) d. Brock Wrede (Prospect) (D 4-1).

215- Christiano Marogy (Buffalo Grove) d. Domenic Nudo (Barrington) ( 7-2).

285- Hakeem Coleman (Fremd) d. Jacari Travis (Palatine) (F 4:51).

Statistics:

Barrington would lead the field with (21) pins, Schaumburg was next (16) while Fremd claimed the most tech-falls (6) with 106-pound champ Will Bousk earning three, and 190-pound champ Lucas Nance two.

Hersey was first on the day with the most total match points (350) with Barrington right there with 340.

Wheeling sophomore Astan Lokhov (190) needed just 25 seconds to claim the fastest pin of the tournament, with Anthony Klikas of Buffalo Grove registering the quickest tech-fall at 1:09.

No. 2 Oleksandr (Sasha) Havrylkiv (30-4) fourth a year at state as a freshman, won the 126-pound title easily, and in doing so, collected a tourney-high (59) total match points.

MID-SUBURBAN LEAGUE (GIRLS)

Schaumburg won for the third consecutive year on Saturday inside the spacious field house at the Forest View Educational Center, but it wasn’t easy for Matt Gruszka’s club.

The Saxons would keep both Conant and Wheeling at bay for most of the day, until finally opening up some distance from its rivals to collect 290.5 overall points.

Conant, with its three individual champs Giselle Varelas (115, 33-6), Jasmine Zavaleta (130, 32-4) and Ewa Krupa (135, 20-2), were second with 222.o points, while Wheeling (212.0) was third overall behind the 230-pound title from No. 2 Jasmine Rene, now 28-0.

“Our conference tournament keeps getting tougher each year. Conant and Wheeling have really good teams, so we knew it would be a battle throughout the day,” said Gruszka.

“Our girls had a great semifinal round, and created some distance in the team score, with Makenzi Aguilar (100) and Justice Girod (110) winning their third MSL titles.

“Nadia (Razzak, 36-1) avenged her only loss of the season in her final with Irma Villa (Palatine, 31-2). But for us, the big final for us was the one in which Isabella Rivas won at 125 pounds.”

Rivas (33-3) would take an early lead against No. 2, and 2025 state runner-up Elise Burkut (34-3) before holding off a furious fight from the Wheeling senior to win in stunning fashion with a 6-4 decision.

“It feels amazing to win my first conference championship on the same day we won our third straight MSL team title as well,” said an emotionally-drained Rivas, who was mobbed by her teammates after this sensational six-minute contest.

Conference champions:

100- Makenzi Aguilar (Schaumburg)

105- Valeria Pesantes (Elk Grove)

110- Justice Gould (Schaumburg) 

115- Giselle Varelas (Conant)

120- Kamila Florencio (Hoffman Estates)

125- Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg)

130- Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant)

135- Ewa Krupa (Conant)

140- Nicole Dzuira (Barrington)

145- Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows)

155- Sydnee Allen (Hoffman Estates)

170- Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows)

190- Nadia Razzak (Schaumburg)

230- Jasmine Reno (Wheeling)

Championship match results:

100- Makenzi Aguliar (Schamburg) d. Victoria Pena Rodriguez (Wheeling) (F1:22).

105- Valeria Pesantes (Elk Grove) d. Emma Strohmeier (Hersey) (TF 19-2).

110- Justice Girod (Schaumburg) d. Jocelyn Ocasio (Conant) (F 0:57).

115- Giselle Varelas (Conant) d. Anna Villareal (Schaumburg) (F 5:03).

120- Kamila Florencio (Hoffman Estates) d. Mayali Suarez (Wheeling) (F 4:40).

125- Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg) d. Elise Burkut (Wheeling) (D 6-4).

130- Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant) d. Minnie Santeler (Hersey) (F 0:25).

135- Ewa Krupa (Conant) d. Ava Hartman (Schaumburg) (D 9-2).

140- Nicole Dziura (Barrington) d. Sharon Olorunfemi (Schaumburg) (TB 7-6).

145- Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows) d. Layah Woods (Wheeling) (D 5-0).

155- Sydnee Allen (Hoffman Estates) d. Nikol Orendarchuk (Wheeling) (F 3:56).

170- Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows) d. Maja Brzosko (Schaumburg) (F 1:57).

190- Nadia Razzak (Schaumburg) d. Irma Villa (Palatine) (D 4-0).

230- Jasmine Reno (Wheeling) d. Olivia Furlan (Schaumburg) (MD 12-0).

Third-place match results:

100- Vivian Nguyễn (Hoffman Estates) d. A’shira Manuel (Hersey) (F 2:39).

105- Haydee Cruz (Wheeling) d. Roselyn Cornier (Hoffman Estates) (F 1:49).

110- Sherylin Garcia (Palatine) d. Yerelin Nava Perez (Rolling Meadows) (F 3:01).

115- Dasia Dantzler (Rolling Meadows) d. Nikita Variano (Hersey) (F 1:48).

120- Brooklyn Jones (Conant) d. Alexandra Lexi Gumino (Hersey) (F 0:19).

125- Soha Faisal (Hersey) d. Caroline Marogy (Buffalo Grove) (D 13-6).

130- Lauren Brehmer (Schaumburg) d. Rebecca Howe (Prospect) (D 3-1).

135- Evelyn Arrola (Palatine) d. Goobileg Erdenebat (Fremd) (F 1:23).

140- Kerra Serrette (Buffalo Grove) d. Otylia Moore (Elk Grove) (F 1:37).

145- Elizabeth Sequera (Buffalo Grove) d. Emily Fowler (Schaumburg) (F 1:09).

155- Layla McHenry (Schaumburg) d. Susan Bilyal (Conant) (MD 12-1).

170- Essenze Reid (Wheeling) d. Claudia Weglarz (Conant) (F 0:41).

190- Ava Adorni (Conant) d. Jonila Ilazi (Rolling Meadows) (F 2:29).

230- Leilany Ramirez-Chavez (Buffalo Grove) d. Aniaah Garcia (Palatine) (F 2:45).

Statistics:

Conant had the most pins (24) followed closely by Schaumburg (23) and Wheeling with 20, with the Wildcats earning the most total match points of all with 183.

The fastest pin (8 seconds) went to Reagan Paulson from Schaumburg, quickest tech-fall to Yanelli Omellas (1:47) from Barrington.

Hoffman Estates individual champions: Sydnee Allen and Kamila Florencio would tie for the most team points with 30, with another teammate, Vivian Nguyen recording the most total mach points of the day with 37.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

CHICAGOLAND CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE

Marian Central Catholic snared the team title at this year’s Chicagoland Christian Conference meet, 215-180.5 over Chicago Hope Academy, sending eight wrestlers to the title mat and getting individual titles from Dean Martinez (106), Hogan Rice (113), Zane Mochocki (138), Brendan Nardin (150) and Dan French (215).

Coaches Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater also got seconds from Austin Hagevold (144), Nic Astacio (165), and Josh Gawronski (175), thirds from Zach Wheadon (120), Noah Cerny (157) and Sam Sarfo (190), and a fourth from Camden Spiniolas (132).

“A great weekend for us, highlighted by an entire team effort,” Blanton said. “Notably freshmen Hogan Rice (113) and Brendan Nardin (150) winning titles along with  sophomore Zane Mochocki (138), and junior Diego Martinez (106). And senior leader Dan French (215) with a championship performance.”
Chicago Hope also had five champions on the day, Wheaton Academy had three champs, and McNamara had one.

Wheaton Academy (154.5) placed third, followed by McNamara (119), Northridge Prep (97.5), Chicago Christian (20), Harvest Christian, Alden-Hebron. Intrinsic Charter-Downtown, Christian Heritage Academy, and St. Edward.

Additional conference champions
120 Nolan Callahan, Chicago Hope Academy
126 Obadiah Willis, Chicago Hope Academy
132 Jeremiah Lawrence, Chicago Hope Academy
144 Lincoln Hoger, Wheaton Academy
157 Dylan Galvez, Chicago Hope Academy
165 Tyler Jones, Wheaton Academy
175 Arkail Griffin, Chicago Hope Academy
190 Tristin Golden, McNamara
285 Hezzy Garcia, Wheaton Academy

Championship match results
106 Diego Martinez (Marian) TF 3:26 Elliot Hardy (Wheaton Ac)
113 Hogan Rice (Marian) F 2:34 Evan Johnson (McNamara)
120 Nolan Callahan (Hope Ac) TF 3:33 Patrick Manio (Northridge)
126 Obadiah Willis (Hope Ac) F 1:56 Buckley Kazmeirzak (Wheaton Ac)
132 Jeremiah Lawrence (Hope Ac) D 5-2 Brennan O`Donnell (Harvest Ch)
138 Zane Mochocki (Marian) D 16-9 Alex Kostecka (McNamara)
144 Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Ac) D 4-2 Austin Hagevold (Marian)
150 Brendan Nardin (Marian) TF 1:59 Javier Rodriguez (Northridge)
157 Dylan Galvez (Hope Ac) F 3:45 Cole Kimberlin (McNamara)
165 Tyler Jones (Wheaton Ac) TF 4:18 Nic Astacio (Marian)
175 Arkail Griffin (Hope Ac) F 0:52 Josh Gawronski (Marian)
190 Tristin Golden (McNamara) F 0:37 Martin Rodriguez (Hope Ac)
215 Dan French (Marian) F 1:14 Ian De Souza (Wheaton Ac)
285 Hezzy Garcia (Wheaton Ac) F 0:09 Alex Barstatis (Wheaton Ac)

Third-place match results
106 Michael Magallon (Northridge) F 1:41 Danny Shin (Wheaton Ac)
113 Zion Kaunley (Wheaton Ac) F 0:48 Jonathan Andreson (Wheaton Ac)
120 Zach Wheadon (Marian) F 1:07 Jonathan Nelson (Intrinsic)
126 Julian Liu (Chicago Ch) F 4:49 Sky Shang (Northridge)
132 Blake Arseneau (McNamara) D 14-10 Camden Spiniolas (Marian)
138 Eli Shin (Wheaton Ac) F 2:44 Patrick Kopecky (Northridge)
144 Chance Woods (Hope Ac) TF 5:08 George McShane (Northridge)
150 Santori Knight (Hope Ac) inj. Logan Klein (Alden-H.)
157 Noah Cerny (Marian) F 3:24 Noah Fields (Intrinsic)
165 Ismael Martinez (Hope Ac) M. Fft. Caleb Acevedo (Intrinsic)
175 Cullen Bramer (McNamara) MD 18-10 Torsten Karlson (Wheaton Ac)
190 Sam Sarfo (Marian) F 4:00 Ezra Luthardt (Northfield (Ch Heritage Ac)
215 Mastewal Evely (Hope Ac) D 7-1 Mason Hemenover (McNamara)
285 Kian Bramer (McNamara) D 7-4 Thomas Suter (Northridge)

Statistics
TEAM: Marian Central Catholic finished with 17 pins to lead the field, followed by Chicago Hope Academy with 13 and Northridge Prep with 12. Marian also led the tournament with six tech falls to five each from Wheaton Academy and Hope. Marian scored 311 total match points to lead the way, followed by Wheaton Academy with 252 and Hope with 234.

INDIVIDUAL: Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu had the most pins in the least time with three in 7:22, followed by McNamara’s Tristin Golden with two falls in 55 seconds. McNamara’s Blake Arseneau had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 2:34, followed by Hope’s Nolan Callahan with two pins in 9:09.
Wheaton Academy’s Hezzy Garcia posted the fastest fall in nine seconds, followed by Northridge Prep’s Sky Shang with a fall in 17 seconds. Northridge Prep’s George McShane had the fastest tech fall in 37 seconds followed by McNamara’s Arseneau with a tech in 1:11.

Marian’s Brendan Nardin scored the most team points with 23.5, and there was a three-way tie for the most single-match points with 23 among Arseneau and Intrinsic’s Noah Fields and Caleb Acevedo. McNamara’s Cullen Bramer finished with the most total match points with 60, followed by Arseneau with 54 and Marian’s Zane Mochocki with 39.

Marian’s Brendan Nardin provided the largest seed-place difference as the No. 8 seed won the title at 150 pounds.

NIC-10 CONFERENCE

Hononegah sent 10 wrestlers to the title mat and got seven individual titles as it rolled to its third consecutive NIC-10 title with 249.5 points at host Auburn.

Coach Tyler Demoss got individual titles from Kristian DeClerq (120), Jackson Olson (126), Rocco Cassioppi (150), Bruno Cassioppi (165), Brody Sendele (175), Alex Martin Pecino (190) and Harrison Kinney (215). Hononegah also got seconds from Logan Harris (113), Isaiah Martinez (132) and Evan Musil (144), thirds from Ronan Quimby (157) and Wyatt Kinney (285), and a fourth from Logan Person (138).
All 13 of Hononegah’s entered wrestlers finished in the top four of their weight classes and the team’s 20 pins were the most in the field.

Freeport (169) placed second, followed by Rockford East (151.5), Harlem (134), Belvidere North (71), Belvidere (62), Guilford (46.5), Jefferson (37),  Boylan Catholic (19.5), and Auburn (3).

Additional NIC-10 champions
106 Jace Scribner, Rockford East
113 Treyden Diduch, Freeport
132 Bryson Teunissen, Belvidere North
138 Izayah Olejniczak, Harlem
144 Landon VanAcker, Belvidere
157 Ty Smart, Rockford East
285 Antonio Osorio-Pasillas, Jefferson

Championship match results
106 Jace Scribner (Rockford E) TF 1:33 Logyn Dal Collo (Harlem)
113 Treyden Diduch (Freeport) D 7-3 Logan Harris (Hononegah)
120 Kristian DeClerq (Hononegah) F 4:30 Dominic Angileri (Guilford)
126 Jackson Olson (Hononegah) F 2:54 Robert Cory (Harlem)
132 Bryson Teunissen (Belvidere N) TF 3:21 Isaiah Martinez (Hononegah)
138 Izayah Olejniczak (Harlem) F 3:15 Chris Burgos (Rockford E)
144 Landon VanAcker (Belvidere) D 4-0 Evan Musil (Hononegah)
150 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) TF 3:00 Dana Wickson (Rockford E)
157 Ty Smart (Rockford E) md. fft. Sajjad Abdulrazzaq (Freeport)
165 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah) TF 2:31 Andrew Bucci (Belvidere N)
175 Brody Sendele (Hononegah) TF 1:18 Jakhari Randle (Freeport)
190 Alex Martin Pecino (Hononegah) D 5-2 Charles Faulkner (Harlem)
215 Harrison Kinney (Hononegah) F 2:20 Chandler Jack (Harlem)
285 Antonio Osorio-Pasillas (Jefferson) D 8-2 Kareem Odeh (Freeport)

Third-place match results
106 Collin Mirtl (Belvidere) F 2:52 Yehezqel Nyatangi (Freeport)
113 Sebastian Abwe (Rockford E) F 2:49 Landon Chambers (Belvidere N)
120 Jaydee Doke (Harlem) F 0:58 David Cannon (Rockford E)
126 Jaylen Lowe (Freeport) D 8-4 Aiden Neblu (Belvidere N)
132 Victor Onofre (Rockford E) TF 4:24 Mecose Johnson (Jefferson)
138 Thomas Olson (Freeport) F 3:18 Logan Person (Hononegah)
144 Blake Slusser (Freeport) F 3:56 Mario Mendez (Harlem)
150 Mathias Rada (Freeport) F 3:05 Miles Himes (Guilford)
157 Ronan Quimby (Hononegah) MD 10-1 Max Brzozowski (Boylan)
165 Jayden Wright (Freeport) TF 4:00 Peyton Lawrence (Harlem)
175 Xander Luangphakdy (Rockford E) F 1:01 David Hendrickson (Belvidere)
190 Jeremiah Childress (Guilford) F 1:28 Connor Chouinard (Jefferson)
215 Israel Goodman (Freeport) F 5:06 Etungano Kakozi (Rockford E)
285 Wyatt Kinney (Hononegah) F 0:32 Benjamin Prochnicki (Belvidere)

Statistics
TEAM: Hononegah finished with the most pins in the tournament with 20, followed by Freeport with 17 and Rockford East with 14. Rockford East led the field with five tech falls in 12:28, followed by Hononegah with five techs in 14:03 and Belvidere North with four techs in 12:10. Rockford East finished with the most total match points with 341, followed by Hononegah with 308 and Freeport with 294.

INDIVIDUAL: Hononegah’s Wyatt Kinney had the most pins in the least time with three falls in 2:09, followed by Rockford East’s Xander Luangphakdy with three pins in 5:09. Rockford East’s Jace Scribner had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 3:29, followed by Belvidere North’s Bryson Teunissen with two techs in 6:46.

Hononegah’s Rocco Cassioppi posted the fastest fall in 18 seconds, followed by Belvidere’s Benjamin Prochnicki with a fall in 27 seconds. Rockford East’s Ty Smart posted the fastest tech fall in 52 seconds, followed by Hononegah’s Brody Sendele with a tech fall in 1:18.

There was a four-way tie for the most team points scored (24) among Hononegah’s Kristian DeClercq, Harrison Kinney, Jackson Olson, and Harlem’s Izayah Olejniczak. Rockford East’s Ty Smart posted the most single-match points with 41, followed by Harlem’s Peyton Lawrence with 25. Lawrence scored the most total-match points with 53, followed by Teunissen with 47.

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

No. 6 Marist edged No. 1 Joliet Catholic at this year’s eight-team East Suburban Catholic Conference meet, 236-200, led by five individual champions, four runners-up, and all 14 of its scoring wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes.

Winning titles for Marist coach Brendan Heffernan were Elio Gil (106), Jaxon Jorgensen (144), Tommy Fidler (150), Ethan Sonne (157), and Jonathan Fields (165). The Redhawks also got seconds from Dylan Weber (126), Te’Jon Beals (132), Ronin Haran (175) and Tom O’Brien (215), thirds from Crue Hatchell (113), Axel Rodriguez (138), Jacob Crawford (150), and Jack Watson (285), and fourths from Rocco Maharas (106), Aiden Weber (113), Colin Phelan (120), Joe Bronske (138), Marty McMeel (175) and Collin Coffey (190).

Marist led all teams with nine wrestlers in the finals. Joliet Catholic had eight in the finals, St. Patrick and Notre Dame had four finalists each, and Saint Viator sent two to the title mat.

Marist lost 30-28 to Joliet Catholic in their dual meeting this year, but earned a 18-14 edge in pins at the ESCC meet and an edge in total match points, 291-270.

Additional ESCC champions
113 Jack Koenig, St. Patrick
120 Ray Long, Notre Dame
175 Van Grasser, St. Patrick
190 Jaxon Penovich, Saint Viator
285 Sean Cook, Notre Dame

Notable
The lone overtime match of the final round came on the third-place mat at 215, where Saint Viator’s Colton Schneider won a sudden-victory decision, 3-0 over Notre Dame’s Connor Moynihan.
The closest final score of the tournament came on the title mat at 113, where St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig won an 11-10 decision over Joliet Catholic’s Colton Schultz.

Championship match results
106 Elio Gil (Marist) MD 19-5 Kane Robles (Joiet Catholic)
113 Jack Koenig (St. Patrick) D 11-10 Colton Schultz (Joliet Catholic)
120 Ray Long (Notre Dame) fft. Daniel Goodwin (St. Patrick)
126 Lukas Foster (Joliet Catholic) D 9-5 Dylan Weber (Marist)
132 Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic) TF 4:40 Te’Jon Beals (Marist)
138 Adante Washington (Joliet Catholic) MD 10-1 Patrick Hulne (St. Patrick)
144 Jaxon Jorgensen (Marist) D 7-3 Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic)
150 Tommy Fidler (Marist) F 1:12 Tommy Fitzsimmons (Notre Dame)
157 Ethan Sonne (Marist) F 5:12 Nolan Vogel (Joliet Catholic)
165 Jonathan Fields (Marist) TF 2:43 Joey Cameron (Carmel)
175 Van Grasser (St. Patrick) F 5:38 Ronin Haran (Marist)
190 Jaxon Penovich (St. Viator) F 1:29 Jeramy Hamm (Notre Dame)
215 Ryker Czubak (Joliet Catholic) F 3:12 Tom O’Brien (Marist)
285 Sean Cook (Notre Dame) D 4-1 Wynn Philippi (St. Viator)

Third-place match results
106 Thomas Emery (St. Viator) TF 1:49 Rocco Maharas (Marist)
113 Crue Hatchell (Marist) fft. Aiden Weber (Marist)
120 Finn McDermott (Joliet Catholic) D 7-0 Colin Phelan (Marist)
126 Calvin Stahl (St. Patrick) F 3:43 Aleksander Ramos (Nazareth)
132 Dean Angelo III (St. Patrick) D 8-3 Josh Jimenez (St. Patrick)
138 Axel Rodriguez (Marist) fft. Joe Bronske (Marist)
144 Antonio Reyes (St. Patrick) F 2:51 Brady Krueger (Notre Dame)
150 Jacob Crawford (Marist) D 9-5 Aurelio Munoz (Joliet Catholic)
157 Danny Mandujano (Carmel) F 3:40 Colin Walsh (Notre Dame)
165 Andrew Rieger (St. Patrick) D 8-5 Michael Centracchio (Notre Dame)
175 Vince Skedel (Joliet Catholic) MD 12-1 Marty McMeel (Marist)
190 Aidan Bishop Joliet Catholic) D 10-3 Collin Coffey (Marist)
215 Colton Schneider (St. Viator) SV-1 3-0 Connor Moynihan (Notre Dame)
285 Jack Watson (Marist) MD 11-0 Daniel Dalach (Joliet Catholic)

Statistics
TEAM: Marist led the field with 18 pins, followed by Joliet Catholic with 14 and St. Patrick with 10. St. Patrick posted the most tech falls with five, followed by Notre Dame, Marist, and Joliet Catholic with two tech falls apiece. Marits led all teams with 291 total match points, followed by Joliet Catholic with 270 and St. Patrick with 222.

INDIVIDUAL: St. Patrick’s Antonio Reyes had the most pins in the least time with three in 7:56, followed by Marist’s Jack Watson with two pins in 1:32. Notre Dame’s Brady Krueger had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 4:46, followed by St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig with a tech fall in 1:43. Saint Viator’s Jaxon Penovich posted the fastest fall in 15 seconds, followed by Watson with a pin in 16 seconds. Krueger had the fastest tech fall in 1:01 followed by Koenig with his tech in 1:43.

Joliet Catholic’s Jason Hampton scored the most team points with 23.5, St. Patrick’s Dean Angelo had the most single-match points with 24, and Saint Viator’s Thomas Emery posted the most total match points with 52.

The largest seed-place difference came from Joliet Catholic’s Daniel Dalach, as the No. 7 seed placed fourth at 285 pounds.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lane sent three individual champions to the awards stand to win this year’s Chicago Public League Championships, hosted by Whitney Young. The Champions posted 169 points to win the team title.
Taft (153.5) placed second with two CPL champions, Amundsen (139) finished third, followed by Curie (135), Kelly (132), Hancock (116), Agricultural Science (99.5), Kenwood (95.5), Noble/UIC (93) and Sullivan (86.5) to round out the top 10 team finishes in the 53-team field.

Lane coach Matthew Yan got titles from Jose Curiel (113), Joaquin Salameda (132) and Fenton Pratt (150), thirds from Joe Siprut (144) and Harrison Yankellow (157), a fourth from Angel Santana (138), fifths from Logan Gabriana (126) and Adam Sanchez (190) and a sixth from Apolo Abney (215).

Lane led all teams with four tech falls, led all teams in total match points with 328, and was second in pins with 21.

Hubbard (86) placed 11th on Saturday, followed by Crane (70.5) Goode STEM Academy (60), Corliss (59.5) Rickover Naval Academy (58.5), Clark (54), Payton/Jones Co-op (53.5), Solorio (52), ITW Speer (50), Kennedy (42.5), Phillips (42.5), Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville (41), Golder (39.5), King (39), Little Village (38), Phoenix Military Academy (38), Senn (34), Chicago Academy (32), Morgan Park (31.5), Dyett (27), Schurz (27), South Shore International College Prep (26), Clemente (24), Hyde Park (23), Horizon/Southwest (20), Lindblom (19), Back of the Yards (17), Comer (16), Englewood STEM (16), Lake View (16), Westinghouse (13), Mather (12), Fenger (10), Marshall (10), Roosevelt/Von Stueben Co-op (10), Foreman (6.5), Simeon (6), DuSable (3), Bogan (0), Chicago Vocational (0), Bowen (0), Perspectives/Leadership (0), Washington (0).

Additional champions
106 Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft)
120 Bernardo Roque (Taft)
126 Jeremy Powell (Ag Science)
138 Alonte Lorek (Horizon/SW) 
144 Jayden Veal (Goode STEM)
157 Lennon Ojeda (Senn)
165 Anton Kurbatov (Lake View)
175 Malakai Davis (Hancock)
190 Kameron Love (Kenwood)
215 Thomas Davis (Goode STEM)
285 Dameon Norman (Kenwood)

Notable

The day’s closest finals matches came at 106 and 113. First, Taft’s Dreyton Pedregosa won a 12-10 decision for the title at 106 against Sullivan’s Mohammed Zia Nadre.

On the title mat at 113, Lane’s Jose Curiel won a 13-12 decision against Kennedy’s Josue Tankson.

On the third-place mat, Taft’s Angel Rivera won a 4-3 decision at 126 over Little Village’s Jovanni Harris.

Championship match results

106 Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft) D 12-10 Mohammed Zia Nadre (Sullivan)
113 Jose Curiel (Lane) D 13-12 Josue Tanskon (Kennedy)
120 Bernardo Roque (Taft) TF 1:34 Benito Chavez (Little Village)
126 Jeremy Powell (Ag Science) F 4:18 Donald Bunton (Perspectives)
132 Joaquin Salameda (Lane) TF 4:58 Tray Harrison (Comer)
138 Alonte Lorek (Horizon/SW) fft. Randy Lazaro (Schurz)
144 Jayden Veal (Goode STEM) D 11-7 Maurice Bush (Ag Science)
150 Fenton Pratt (Lane) F 4:31 Davion Hall (Simeon)
157 Lennon Ojeda (Senn) F 3:12 Damian Chavez (Taft)
165 Anton Kurbatov (Lake View) F 3:42 Grant Smith (Corliss)
175 Malakai Davis (Hancock) F 0:44 Willem Johnston (Mather)
190 Kameron Love (Kenwood) D 7-3 Sami Marrero (Horizon/SW)
215 Thomas Davis (Goode STEM) TF 3:42 Daniel Smith (Little Village)
285 Dameon Norman (Kenwood) D 4-1 Justin Powell (Hyde Park)

Third-place match results
106 Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez (Lindblom) TF 1:35 Wilson Paz (Lake View)
113 Christian Sebastian (Little Village) fft. Tommy Lam (Mather)
120 Moneeb Alsakka (Sullivan) F 4:37 Daniel Garcia (Hubbard)
126 Angel Rivera (Taft) D 4-3 Jovanni Harris (Little Village)
132 Alejandro Salas (Golder) F 4:00 Angel Ceballos (Solorio)
138 David Bahena (Little Village) F 2:51 Angel Santana (Lane)
144 Joe Siprut (Lane) inj. Lorenzo Harris (Marshall)
150 Leovardo Juarez (Kelly) MD 15-4 Lloyd Johnson (Morgan Park)
157 Harrison Yankellow (Lane) F 3:28 Jacob Burnariu (Hubbard)
165 Christian Vega (Kennedy) TF 4:57 Celvin Bung (Mather)
175 Nicholas Jungman (Kennedy) F 5:30 Christopher Russell (Corliss)
190 Dmyrtii Mykhniak (Taft) F 1:37 Sylvester Staples (Ag Science)
215 Dantrell Frazier (Simeon) F 4:35 Dontrell Anderson (Perspectives)
285 Charles Harris (Sullivan) F 2:45 Eligiah Pagan (Taft)

Statistics
TEAM: Taft led the field with 22 pins, followed by Lane with 21 and 18 from Curie and Amundsen. Lane posted the most tech falls with four, followed by three apiece from Payton/Jones Co-op, Rickover Naval Academy and Agricultural Science. Lane posted the most total match points with 328, followed by Curie with 298 and Amundsen with 289.

INDIVIDUAL: Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville’s Dwight McNeil posted the most pins in the least time with six falls in 15:16, followed by Simeon’s Dantrell Frazier with six pins in 18:38. Solorio’s Angel Ceballos posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 10:44, followed by Lane’s Joe Siprut with three techs in 10:45. UIC’s Martez Burden and Phillips’ Jacob Reames tied for the fastest fall in nine seconds, followed by Little Village’s Daniel Smith with a pin in 10 seconds. Payton/Jones Co-op’s Louis Ceffalo had the fastest tech fall in 1:12, followed by Hubbard’s Daniel Garcia and Phillips’ Andrew Price, who each posted a tech fall in 1:27.

Taft’s Aiden Lombardi posted the most team points with 34, and Golder’s Ubaldo De Paz had the most single-match points with 34. Amundsen’s Owen Shields was next with 29 single-match points. Dyett’s Zimblist Griffin had the most total match points with 98, followed by Lane’s Joe Siprut with 96.
The largest seed-place difference came from Morgan Park’s Lloyd Johnson, as the No. 25 seed placed fourth at 150 pounds.

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

Edwardsville boys win SCW Martin Family Invite in St. Charles, Missouri

Edwardsville’s boys had four title winners, three runners-up and four third-place finishers to help them capture the title at the 18-team Martin Family Invitational at St. Charles West in St. Charles, Missouri with 261 points, which was 19.5 more than second place Seckman, MO.

Jersey Community also took part in the event and placed ninth place with 81 points. The Tigers, who are coached by Eric Pretto, also won a tournament title at Francis Howell North in Missouri.

Title winners for the champion Tigers were Hayden Hilmes (175), Simon Schulte (190), Roman Janek (215) and Braylon Hill-Lomax (285). Claiming second-place finishes were Michael McNamara (113), Bryson Nuttall (126) and George Ostrom (175).

Hilmes (16-6) won a 15-3 major decision over his teammate Ostrom (6-6) in the 175 title match. Schulte (26-7) took first place at 190 by winning a 5-0 decision over St. Clair, MO’s Adam Folks.

Janek (20-4) claimed first at 215 with a fall in 0:30 over Seckman, MO’s Asher Bunting and Hill-Lomax (26-7) got a pin in 1:55 over Eureka, MO’s Noah McCollum in the 285 title match.

McNamara (25-5) was edged 6-4 by Lutheran High of St. Charles, MO’s Caleb Dyer for the 113 title and Nuttall (17-8) got pinned in 3:22 by Ste. Genevieve, MO’s Brody Winters for first at 126.

Janek tied two other individuals to lead all competitors with 30 team points while Hill-Lomax tied for fourth with 29.5 points and Schulte ranked 10th in team points with 28 team points.

Claiming third-place finishes were Timothy Swaim (120), Sean Monroe (132), Ian Trauernicht (144) and Ryan Richie (150). Others who added team points were Xander Humphrey (138), Robert Eddington (157) and Kenneth Jamison (165) and Chace Matheny (120) placed fifth.

Jersey Community received third-place finishes from Maddox Williams (106) and Nicholas Hartley (157) while Bo Allison (113) took fourth place.

Xander Humphrey had the second largest seed-place difference of nine after being seeded 16th and taking seventh at 138. And George Ostrom ranked third in seed-place difference after being seeded eighth and placing second at 175. Edwardsville had the most pins with 23 and ranked second in total match points with 290.

Title matches of St. Charles West’s Martin Family Invitational (Illinois individuals)

113 – Caleb Dyer (Lutheran High St. Charles, MO) D 6-4 Michael McNamara (Edwardsville)

126 – Brody Winters (Ste. Genevieve, MO) F 3:22 Bryson Nuttall (Edwardsville)

175 – Hayden Hilmes (Edwardsville) MD 15-3 George Ostrom (Edwardsville)

190 – Simon Schulte (Edwardsville) D 5-0 Adam Folks (St. Clair, MO)

215 – Roman Janek (Edwardsville) F 0:30 Asher Bunting (Seckman, MO)

285 – Braylon Hill-Lomax (Edwardsville) F 1:55 Noah McCollum (Eureka, MO)

Marion girls win Tilghman’s Steve Johnston Invite in Paducah, Kentucky

Marion scored 155 points to easily capture the title at the 11-team Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational at Paducah Tilghman in Paducah, Kentucky. 

The Wildcats, who had three champions, three runners-up and two others who placed third, finished 42 points ahead of runner-up Union County, KY. Carterville (88), who also had a title winner, was fourth, Johnston City (52) took seventh, Anna-Jonesboro (43) finished eighth, Sparta (24) was 10th and Herrin (23.5) took 11th.

Champions for Marion, who’s coached by Lukus Cullum and Darren Lindsey and also won their own tournament this season, were Alauni Muex (120), Addison Arnold (132) and Sofia Hernandez-Pina (185) while Joelene Nappier-Feth (126), Daisjha Cooper (145) and Brooklyn Phemister (152) finished second. 

Others in the top five for the champion Wildcats were Kishelle Gray (107) and Vida Follis (114), who placed third, Natalie Davis (165), who finished fourth, and Eris Johnson (132), who took fifth place. Alice Miller (120), DJ Tucker-Lester (138) and Grace Nall (138) also contributed to the team championship effort.

Muex (30-2) won by fall in 4:14 over McCracken County, KY’s Eelynn Hayden in the 120 finals. Arnold (22-7) got a pin in 1:42 over Fort Campbell, KY’s Hannah Porter for the 132 title. And Hernandez-Pina (22-9) won by fall in 4:38 over Anna-Jonesboro’s June Markham in the round robin to determine the 185 champion.

Nappier-Feth (29-3) lost by fall in 4:43 to Union County, KY’s Brailey Jackson in the 126 finals. Cooper (18-9) got pinned in 1:25 by Union County, KY’s Emma Cheatham in the 145 title match. And Phemister (18-12) lost by fall in 0:40 to Union County, KY’s Jacelyn Smith in the 152 finals.

Carterville got a title from Jacee Mardirosian (138) while Johnston City received second-place finishes from Tatym Cruz (107) and Kenni Lafollete (114) while Anna-Jonesboro was led by its second-place finish from June Markham (185).

Mardirosian (25-1) won the title at 138 with a fall in 3:08 over Daviess County, KY’s Kaylee Klee. Cruz (12-3) got pinned in 4:58 by McCracken County, KY’s Jillian Conn in the 107 title match. And Lafollete (17-6) lost by fall in 3:19 to Union County, KY’s Tanya Bacon in the 114 finals.

There was a seven-way tie for the most team points with 24 between Addison Arnold, Jacee Mardirosian and Alauni Muex and also four individuals from Union County, KY. Kenni Lafollete. Joelene Nappier-Feth and Brooklyn Phemister tied for ninth place with 20 team points. 

Additional third-place finishers were Carterville’s Lizzy Morehead (120) and Marlie Loyd (185), Herrin’s Makayla Bush (132), Sparta’s Lilly Severson (145), Anna-Jonesboro’s Bianca Timmons (165) and Johnston City’s Kiowa Quillen (235). 

Also finishing in fourth place were Carterville’s Kylie Davie (107) and Creighton Goetz (126), Anna-Jonesboro’s Jozilyn Kerr (145) and Lyra Casper (152), Johnston City’s Faith Husky (100) and Sparta’s Ruthie Orella (120).

Herrin’s Makayla Bush was one of three individuals in the tournament that captured a win by technical fall and tied Marion’s Vida Follis and one other individual for third place in total match points with 38. Marion finished with the most pins with 19 and was second in total match points with 151, nine behind first-place Fort Campbell, KY while Carterville was third with 106 points.

Title matches at the Steve Johnston Memorial Girls Invitational (Illinois individuals)

107 – Jillian Conn (McCracken County, KY) F 4:58 Tatym Cruz (Johnston City)

114 – Tanya Bacon (Union County, KY) F 3:19 Kenni Lafollete (Johnston City)

120 – Alauni Muex (Marion) F 4:14 Eelynn Hayden (McCracken County, KY)

126 – Brailey Jackson (Union County, KY) F 4:43 Joelene Nappier-Feth (Marion)

132 – Addison Arnold (Marion) F 1:42 Hannah Porter (Fort Campbell, KY)

138 – Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) F 3:08 Kaylee Klee (Daviess County, KY)

145 – Emma Cheatham (Union County, KY) F 1:25 Daisjha Cooper (Marion)

152 – Jacelyn Smith (Union County, KY) F 0:40 Brooklyn Phemister (Marion)

185 – Sofia Hernandez-Pina (Marion) F 4:38 June Markham (Anna-Jonesboro), round robin

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton takes first at River Valley Invite in Spring Green, Wisconsin 

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton got titles from Arrison Bauer, Eli Larson, Oliver McPeek, John Mensendike, Sam Sikora and Brandon White to help it claim top honors at the River Valley Boys and Girls Invite in Spring Green, Wisconsin by a 262-196 margin over Reedsburg Area, WI.

The PantherHawks, who are coached by 2020 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Milder, are ranked second by Illinois Best Weekly behind defending IHSA champion Coal City in Class 1A. They also took first at Erie/ Prophetstown and placed second to the Coalers at ABE’s Rumble. 

White claimed an 18-12 decision over Reedsburg Area, WI’s Braden Hale-Toomey for first place in round robin competition at 126 while Bauer pulled out an 11-10 decision over River Valley, WI’s Mason Schulte in the 144 title match 

Sikora won a 10-2 major decision over Cuba City/ Benton/ Southwestern, WI’s Jackson Droessler for the 157 championship and Mensendike won by technical fall in 5:52 over Burlington, WI’s Carson Cramer in the 175 finals.

Larson was a winner by technical fall in 3:42 over River Valley, WI’s Blake Brickl in round robin competition at 190 and McPeek won by technical fall in 2:35 over Burlington, WI’s Elijah Meeks in the 215 title match.

Claiming second-place finishes for the PantherHawks were Mauricio Glass (138) and Mark Detwiler (165). 

Glass lost a 15-4 major decision to Burlington, WI’s Patrick Skrundz in the 138 title match and Detwiler dropped a 10-1 major decision to Cuba City/ Benton/ Southwestern, WI’s Landon Busch in the 165 finals.

Taking third place were Carson Hill (113), Sawyer McPeek (165) and Jeremiah Luke (285) while Reece Hartzell (106) and Keller Otto (120) finished in fourth place. 

Claiming fifth place were Huntlee Burris (132), Tegan Arnold (150) and Duncan Nevel (175) while Reece Demeter (150) took sixth place.

The program’s four girls all placed in the top-five, runner-up Taylor Nevel (107),  third-place finishers Karah Arnold (114) and Leilah Kornfeind (145) and Serena Gunday (120), who took fifth. Nevel lost an 18-4 major decision to Oregon, WI’s Peyton Longley in the 107 title match.

Eli Larson and Oliver McPeek were two of the three individuals in the field to capture three victories by technical fall. Lena-Winslow/ Stockton ranked first in wins by technical fall with 11, which was five more than any other team had, and was also second in pins with 16. 

Title matches at the River Valley Boys and Girls Invite (Illinois individuals)

126 – Brandon White (L-W/S) D 18-12 Braiden Hale-Toomey (Reedsburg Area, WI) round robin

138 – Patrick Skrundz (Burlington, WI) MD 15-4 Mauricio Glass (L-W/S)

144 – Arrison Bauer (L-W/S) D 11-10 Mason Schulte (River Valley, WI)

157 – Sam Sikora (L-W/S) MD 10-2 Jackson Droessler (Cuba City/ Benton/ Southwestern, WI)

165 – Landon Busch (Cuba City/ Benton/ Southwestern, WI) MD 10-1 Mark Detwiler (L-W/S)

175 – John Mensendike (L-W/S) TF 5:52 Carson Cramer (Burlington, WI)

190 – Eli Larson (L-W/S) TF 3:42 Blake Brickl (River Valley, WI) round robin

215 – Oliver McPeek (L-W/S) TF 2:35 Elijah Myers (Burlington, WI)

107 – Peyton Longley (Oregon, WI) MD 18-4 Taylor Nevel (L-W/S) Girls division

Tilghman’s Steve Johnston Boys Invitational in Paducah, Kentucky

Marion’s Evan Francis (190) and Johnston City’s Jace Weaver (138) were champions in the 15-team Steve Johnston Memorial Invitational at Paducah Tilghman in Paducah, Kentucky. Marion (fourth, 121.5), Johnston City (eighth, 83), Herrin (ninth, 76) and Anna-Jonesboro (12th, 49.5) all had top-four finishers in the competition.

Francis (30-2) won by medical forfeit over Calloway County, KY’s Lane Parrish in the 190 finals. Weaver (27-5) won a 12-5 decision over Tell City, IN’s Silas Knapp in the 138 finals. Marion’s Max Wade (23-5) took second at 120 after losing by fall in 3:05 to Tell City, IN’s Kasyn Ingle.

Francis tied Ohio County, KY’s Hunter Roberts for the most team points of all competitors with 28 while Weaver ranked sixth with 25.5 team points.   

Marion also got a third-place showing from John Walters (165) and a fourth-place finish from Anthony Meux (157), Johnston City also got fourths from Elijah Miller (144) and Joseph Hercules (285), Herrin received third-place finishes from Brennan Jeralds (120) and Gabe Eldridge (138) and Anna-Jonesboro got a third-place effort from Jase Holshouser (144). Eldridge ranked third in total match points with 54.

Title matches at the Steve Johnston Memorial Boys Invitational (Illinois individuals)

120 – Kasyn Ingle (Tell City, IN) F 3:05 Max Wade (Marion)

138 – Jace Weaver (Johnston City) D 12-5 Silas Knapp (Tell City, IN)

190 – Evan Francis (Marion) M For Lane Parrish (Calloway County, KY)

Badger Scramble in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Chase Nobiling and Dominic Garcia won titles while four others placed fourth or better to help Antioch take third at the 15-team Badger Scramble in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with 187 points.

Nobiling (22-5) recorded a fall in 4:28 over Kenosha Indian Trail, WI’s Myles Leggett in the 144 title match while Garcia (27-3) claimed a 13-4 major decision over Kaukauna, WI’s Jacksyn Thorpe in the 150 championship.

Haydren Gomez (106) and Owen Shea (285) took second place, Cole Sanflippo (120) was third, Colin Arquilla (190) finished fourth and Jacob Smith (138) took fifth place for coach John Ridle’s Sequoits in a tournament that was easily won by Kaukauna, WI with 368.5 points.

Shea (23-5) was edged 2-1 by Kaukauna, WI’s Nehemiah Lendobeja in the 285 title match while Gomez (21-14) lost by fall in 4:40 to Kaukauna, WI’s Jakob Bailey in the 106 finals. Shea was one of eight individuals who tied for first place in pins with four. 

Title matches at Lake Geneva’s Badger Scramble

106 – Jakob Bailey (Kaukauna, WI) F 4:40 Haydren Gomez (Antioch)

144 – Chase Nobiling (Antioch) F 4:28 Myles Leggett (Kenosha Indian Trail, WI)

150 – Dominic Garcia (Antioch) MD 13-4 Jacksyn Thorpe (Kaukauna, WI)

285 – Nehemiah Lendobeja (Kaukauna, WI) D 2-1 Owen Shea (Antioch)

St. Charles West Krista Gurley Girls Tournament in St. Charles, Missouri

Adleigh DeWerff and Victoria White won titles and four others took second place to help Edwardsville’s girls to a fourth-place finish at the Krista Gurley Memorial Girls Tournament at St. Charles West in St. Charles, Missouri. 

The hosts edged the Tigers 197.5-193.5 for fourth place while Ste.Genevieve. MO beat out Seckman, MO 231-228 for top honors in the 17-team competition.

DeWerff (21-4) recorded a fall in 0:49 over Fort Zumwalt East, MO’s Allison Schmanski to win the title at 110. And White (22-0) remained unbeaten after taking first place at 190 with a pin in 1:39 over Seckman, MO’s Lilly Julius.

Second-place finishers for the Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, were Emma Rogers (105), Genevieve Dykstra (115), Brooklyn Alldredge (120) and Izzy Appiah (170).

Rogers (19-5) dropped a 7-5 decision to Francis Howell, MO’s Mialee Copeland in the 105 title match and Dykstra (23-2) lost by fall in 1:51 to Ste. Genevieve, MO’s Aila Wolk in the 115 finals. Alldredge (19-5) got pinned in 2:36 by St. Clair, MO’s Lindsay Rampani in the 120 title match and Appiah lost by fall in 0:11 to St. Charles West, MO’s Lexington Johnson in the 170 finals.

Kennedy Downs (235) claimed third place while Maddy Allen (100), Hailey Buckingham (115), Geeta Janardhans (170) and Angie Nunez (235) all finished in fourth place.

DeWerff tied for fifth place or the most team points with 28 while White tied for 11th with 26 team points. Rogers was one of three competitors who led the way with two victories by technical fall. 

Title matches at St. Charles West’s Krista Gurley Memorial (Illinois individuals)

105 – Mialee Copeland (Francis Howell, MO) D 7-5 Emma Rogers (Edwardsville)

110 – Adleigh DeWerff (Edwardsville) F 0:49 Allison Schimanski (Fort Zumwalt East, MO)

115 – Aila Wolk (Ste. Genevieve, MO) F 1:51 Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville)

120 – Lindsay Rampani (St. Clair, MO) F 2:36 Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville)

170 – Lexington Johnson (St. Charles West, MO) F 0:11 Izzy Appiah (Edwardsville)

190 – Victoria White (Edwardsville) F 1:39 Lilly Julius (Seckman, MO)

Hannibal Girls Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri

Zoe Bloyd and Karsynn Vogel claimed first-place finishes for Quincy Senior and Jaylin Robinson finished first for Belleville East at the 11-team Hannibal Girls Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri. Belleville East edged Quincy Senior 41-40.5 for fifth place.

Vogel (12-3) won the title at 105 by getting a pin in 1:00 over Hallsville, MO’s Isabella Davis in the final round of round robin matches. Bloyd (16-2) won in similar fashion of round robin matches at 140 with a fall in 2:35 over Palmyra, MO’s Kyndal Wilt. Robinson was a winner by fall in 1:29 over Pacific, MO’s Marissa Johnson to win the deciding match for first place at 155.

Belleville East’s Lamia Irby took third at 130 while Caitrin Melvin finished fourth at 140 and Alannah Anderson took fourth place at 155. Quincy Senior also received a fourth-place finish from Aubree Murphy (130).

Robinson tied for sixth in team points with 20 while Bloyd and Irby tied for ninth in team points with 18. And Bloyd was one of three in the invite who led all competitors with four pins.

Title matches at the Hannibal Girls Invitational (Illinois individuals)

105 – Karsynn Vogel (Quincy Senior) over Isabella Davis (Hallsville, MO), F 1:00 round robin

140 – Zoe Bloyd (Quincy Senior) over Kyndal Wilt (Palmyra, MO), F 2:35 round robin

155 – Jaylin Robinson (Belleville East) over Marissa Johnson (Pacific, MO), F 1:29 round robin

Hannibal Boys Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri

Belleville East’s Killian Rauch claimed first place and his team also had a runner-up and four third-place finishers to help them finish with 146 points as it claimed sixth place in the 10-team Hannibal Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri.

Rauch (23-6) won the title at 190 with a fall in 4:34 over Moberly, MO’s Landon Smith. Brady Jernigan also advanced to the finals for the Lancers and he took second at 157 after getting pinned in 0:36 by Hannibal, MO’s Peyton Pritchett. Rauch ranked third in most team points with 33.5, just 1.5 points behind the leader in that category, Pritchett.

Turning in third-place finishes for Belleville East were Jackson Schadegg (113), Micheall Gibson (144), Dakari Chaison (165) and Darrell Bibbs (285) while Hayden Kattenbraker (165) settled for fourth place.

Bibbs was one of four individuals who tied for first place for the most pins with four. Schadegg tied four others for second place for the largest seed-place difference, improving five spots after being seeded eighth and finishing in third place.

Union County Bryce Sheffer Duals in Morganfield, Kentucky

Triad went 2-2 with one of its losses coming on a tiebreaker as it took fifth place in the Bryce Sheffer Duals at Union County in Morganfield, Kentucky.

The Knights closed with a 54-21 win over North Posey, IN in the fifth-place meet after falling to hosts, who won the tournament championship. In its opener, Triad lost 43-42 to Oldham County, KY, who won on criteria. It followed that with a 50-30 win over Henderson County, KY.

Top performers for the Titans were Colin Crouch (3-1 at 120), Cole Pilliard (3-1 at 132), Will Kelly (3-1 at 138/144), Bryce Cast (3-1 at 150), Alec Gilomen (3-1 at 190) and Brody Smith (2-0 at 144). 

Midwest Shootout in Bettendorf, Iowa

Mercer County’s Eli Burns won a title and two Plainfield East athletes finished in the top-four at the 13-team Bettendorf Midwest Shootout in Bettendorf, Iowa. Mercer County (51) was tenth while Plainfield East (47) took 12th place.

Burns (33-5) was the lone Illinois finalist and took first place at 165 when he won a 5-1 decision over Bettendorf, IA’s Shannon Hughes. Leading Plainfield East were Nick Polzin (third at 144) and Camden McCloskey (fourth at 150). 

St. Charles Girls Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri

Granite City’s Demi Barnes took first place at the 24-team St. Charles Girls Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri to help her team to an eighth-place finish with 79 points. Waterloo also took part in the event and claimed 15th place with 62 points.

Barnes (11-1) recorded a fall in 0:27 over St. Charles, MO’s Violet Lewis to capture the title at 170. She tied three others to rank sixth in total team points with 28. 

Waterloo received third-place finishes from Lucy Baldwin (125) and Izabell McBride (190) and Granite City also got a third-place showing from Audrey Barnes (140). Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler was one of eight individuals who tied for first place for the most falls with four.

Rockwood Summit 141 Rumble in Fenton, Missouri

O’Fallon’s Liam Cardwell won a title and two of his teammates placed in the top four at Rockwood Summit’s 141 Rumble, which took place in Fenton, Missouri.

Cardwell claimed top honors at 120 when he recorded a fall in 5:02 over DeSoto, MO’s Deegan Francis. Gideon Gentille took third place at 132 and Triston Manrique finished fourth at 215.

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

Urbana Wrestling Invitational

Effingham not only won its first tournament title of the season at the 15-team Urbana Wrestling Invitational, it did so in style by scoring 187.5 points, which was 46.5 points ahead of Normal Community’s junior-varsity (141) while Limestone edged Richwoods 140.5-136 for third place.

Effingham’s best tournament showing this season prior to this competition was at the Marion Duals, where it went 4-1 and took third place in the 17-team small school division.

Coach Jeremy Patnaude’s champion Flaming Hearts had no champions and were led by five second-place finishers. They were Jonah LeDuc (24-6 at 106), Brendan Stewart (20-10 at 113), Jeremiah Giles (16-11 at 157), Keegan Woodall (13-13 at 190) and Jeremiah Lorton (28-3 at 285). Five other individuals finished in fifth place or better to help lead to the easy title victory.

1st – Effingham (187.5)

Beside their five second-place finishers, the Flaming Hearts received third-place efforts from Gabe Raddatz (144) and Gage Emmerich (175), fourths from Morgan Banning (120) and Mason Bushue (150) and a fifth-place showing from Cole Dulumback (132). Also scoring points were Christopher Hurley (138) and Ben McDowell (165).

“These guys really impressed me this weekend,” Patnaude said. “We are a fairly young team with a lot of heart.”

Cole Dulumback had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:11. Effingham ranked second in both total match points (177) and pins (18).  

Last season the Flaming Hearts made history with their wrestling program when senior Kaiden Stewart went 37-15 and not only became the school’s all-time wins leader with 122 victories but also the first individual from his school to win a match at the IHSA 1A Finals.

2nd – Normal Community junior-varsity (141)

While coach Trevor Kaufman’s Normal Community varsity team was competing nearby at Mahomet-Seymour’s Marty Williams Invitational, his Ironmen junior-varsity nipped Limestone by one-half point to capture second place.

Normal Community got titles from Bryce Kuhlman (17-5 at 106), Carson Yokel (15-12 at 126) and Victor Reyes (18-4 at 165) while Amarii Ollie (8-4 at 215) took second place and Aaron Brucker (113) and Reginald Luckett (285) finished third. Kuhlman and Yokel tied three others for the most team points with 28 while Reyes and three others were tied for sixth with 27.5 points.

3rd – Limestone (140.5)

Limestone fell one-half point behind runner-up Normal Community junior-varsity but beat out Richwoods by 4.5 points to claim third place.

Leading coach Tim Ricca’s third-place Rockets were champions Kaiden Capranica (10-10 at 113) and second-place finishers Kaleb Fuchs (9-5 at 120), Logan Keller (9-10 at 126), Ethan Flanigan (8-9 at 132) and Leo Vigneux (8-11 at 144). Other top finishers were Griffin Crow (165) and Sebastian Daniels (175), who took fourth, and Xavier Torrence (157), who was fifth.

Team scores

Effingham 187.5, Normal Community junior-varsity 141, Limestone 140.5, Richwoods 136, Heyworth 123, Danville 104, Crete-Monee 100, Urbana 80.5, Charleston 79.5, Dunlap 72, Lanphier 65, Riverton 48.5, Rochester 41, East Alton-Wood River 16, University High 13.5

Additional champions

120 – Emmet Roeder (24-8), Heyworth

132 – Harrison Lott (23-0), Riverton

138 – Trotter Titus (20-3), Charleston

144 – Leandre Huggins (5-3), Lanphier

150 – Gabe Robb (14-1), Richwoods

157 – Trevon Williams (23-4), Crete-Monee

175 – Josiah Williams, Danville

190 – Sean Martinez (12-5), Richwoods

215 – Jarrod Fulcher (29-6), Heyworth

285 – Dominic Jackson (22-1), Crete-Monee

Championship match results

106 – Bryce Kuhlman (Normal Community JV) F 1:35 Jonah LeDuc (Effingham)

113 – Kaiden Capranica (Limestone) F 5:32 Brendan Stewart (Effingham)

120 – Emmet Roeder (Heyworth) F 3:26 Kaleb Fuchs (Limestone)

126 – Carson Yokel (Normal Community JV) F 1:37 Logan Keller (Limestone)

132 – Harrison Lott (Riverton) TF 2:36 Ethan Flanigan (Limestone)

138 – Trotter Titus (Charleston) F 3:54 Aiden Andres (Urbana)

144 – Leandre Huggins (Lanphier) D 12-7 Leo Vigneux (Limestone)

150 – Gabe Robb (Richwoods) TF 3:24 Nate Godfery (Heyworth)

157 – Trevon Williams (Crete-Monee) F 0:26 Jeremiah Giles (Effingham)

165 – Victor Reyes (Normal Community JV) F 3:17 Jonnah Fonner (Urbana)

175 – Josiah Williams (Danville) D 6-2 Tristan Stamp (Heyworth)

190 – Sean Martinez (Richwoods) F 3:35 Keegan Woodall (Effingham)

215 – Jarrod Fulcher (Heyworth) F 3:24 Amarii Ollie (Normal Community JV)

285 – Dominic Jackson (Crete-Monee) D 3-2 Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham)

Third-place results

106 – Carlos Juarez (Danville) F 2:59 Angel Mojica (Crete-Monee)

113 – Aaron Brucker (Normal Community JV) F 2:56 Austin Barr (Rochester)

120 – Sebastian Adams (Rochester) F 3:40 Morgan Banning (Effingham)

126 – Colin Booker (Charleston) D 6-1 Kolton Johnston (Heyworth)

132 – Edwin Rutledge (Heyworth) F 1:21 Antoni Torbicki (Riverton)

138 – Joseph Nelson (Richwoods) F 1:52 Treton Shorts (Lanphier)

144 – Gabe Raddatz (Effingham) D 17-16 Jacob Kuhn (Charleston)

150 – Jaymion Cunningham (Danville) MD 15-4 Mason Bushue (Effingham)

157 – Anthony Steskal (Lanphier) MD 11-1 Cameron Garcia (Dunlap)

165 – Mason Reynolds (Riverton) D 9-6 Griffin Crow (Limestone)

175 – Gage Emmerich (Effingham) F 2:27 Sebastian Daniels (Limestone)

190 – Mathais Araya (Urbana) F 4:24 Charlie Shepherd (Urbana)

215 – Deandre Mance (Danville) D 3-2 Justin Swafford (Crete-Monee)

285 – Reginald Luckett (Normal Community JV) MD 14-3 Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River)

Statistics

TEAM: Richwoods had the most pins with 20 while Edwardsville was second with 18 and Danville was third with 13. Normal Community’s junior-varsity had the most wins by technical fall with four while Limestone and Riverton were next with three. Richwoods was first in total match points with 188 while Effingham was second with 177 and Dunlap ranked third with 160.

INDIVIDUAL: Effingham’s Cole Dulumback had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:11 as 10 others also recorded three pins. Riverton’s Harrison Lott was the only individual with three wins by technical fall, and did so in 6:31 while no one else had more than one. There was a five-way tie for the most team points with 28 between Normal Community J-V’s Bryce Kuhlman and Carson Yokel, Limestone’s Kaiden Capranica, Heyworth’s Jarrod Fulcher and Danville’s Josiah Williams. And Richwood’s Gabe Robb, Normal Community JV’s Victor Reyes, Charleston’s Trotter Titus and Crete-Monee’s Trevon Williams tied for sixth with 27.5 team points. Riverton’s Harrison Lott collected the most total match points with 53 while Crete-Monee’s Travonte Boyd was second with 48 and Richwoods’ Gabe Robb was third with 42. And three individuals had the largest seed-place difference with nine positions, Limestone’s Griffin Crow, Richwoods’ Joseph Nelson and Danville’s Josiah Williams.

Mahomet-Seymour Marty Williams Invitational

Naperville Central only had one champion, Nicolas Olvera, and one runner-up, Jacob Cochran, but it received 16 or more points from 11 other individuals and that helped it to capture top honors at Mahomet-Seymour’s 23-team Marty Williams Invitational with 399 points, which was 13.5 points ahead of runner-up Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher while the host Bulldogs beat out Fort Zumwalt North, MO 379.5-372 for third place.

Morris (302.5), Rochelle (297), Champaign Central (268), Rock Island (261.5), Bloomington (239) Peoria Notre Dame (230.5) rounded out the top-10 teams in the competition.

1st – Naperville Central (399)

Leading the way coach Noah Fitzenreider’s champion Redhawks were title winner Nicolas Olivera (31-8 at 175) and second-place finisher Jacob Cochran (36-3 at 138) while Dalton Meluch (120) and Paul Peradotti (190) took third place, Jake Moore (126), Calum Bohan (157) and Caelon Young (215) finished fourth and Vince Bern (150) and Reid Balis (157) took fifth.

In addition, Jayden Davis (285) was seventh, Jack Fitzgerald (132) and Chase Castro (175) took ninth, Rowen Patel (113) and Oscar Binkowski (165) finished 10th and Beau Berkowitz (106) and Mateo Bestiero (285) claimed 11th place. James Ball (144) also scored points while Josh Bern (126), Oliver Kukis (132) and Nate Sadowski (215) added wins for the Redhawks.

“The guys wrestled really well,” Fitzenreider said. “We are starting to hit our stride coming into the postseason.  I’m excited about the state series and I think our guys are going to be ready to make a run.”

2nd – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher (385.5)

Top performers for coach Josh Carter’s runner-up Falcons were champions Landen Lage (30-2 at 138) and Hudson Babb (33-0 at 157) and runner-up Bentley Fields (27-8 at 106) while Ian Rotramel (113) took third and Ethan Lowe (175) was fourth.

Camden Brucker (132) and Cooper Miller (165) placed fifth, Kaden Huster (120) and Nolan Lowe (144) finished sixth, Gage Martin (126) was seventh, Julian Rodriquez (106) took eighth, 

Isaac Rotramel (126) claimed ninth and Hunter Brandon (150) placed 10th.

3rd – Mahomet-Seymour (379.5)

Turning in the top performances for the third-place Bulldogs, who are coached by Rob Ledin, a 2025 recipient of a Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Illinois Chapter, were runner-up Marco Casillas (32-3 at 190), third-place finisher Weston Neutz (157) and fourth-place medalists Myles Hartzler (106), Justus Vrona (144) and Talon Decker (165).

In addition, Christopher Dill (175) finished fifth, Grant Morphew (113) placed seventh, Noah Meints (120), Liam Noonan (138), Garrett Waisath (150), Frank Watson (215) and Jose Torres (285) took eighth place, Dominic Gaudio (165) was ninth and Xavier Foster (126) finished 10th.

Additional champions

106 – Jackson Soney (34-1), Normal Community

113 – Owen Sater (29-5), Morris

120 – Paxton Valentine (24-3), Morris

126 – Tristan Porter (21-2), Mattoon

132 – Carsten Burkemper (30-5), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

144 – Garrett VerHeecke (36-0), Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana

150 – Carter Skoff (19-0), Morris

165 – Cole Aguirre (32-3), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

190 – Deacon Moran (33-1), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

215 – Keller Stocks (33-1), Mt. Zion

285 – Mitchell Clapp (21-2), Mattoon

Team scores

Naperville Central 399, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher 385.5, Mahomet-Seymour 379.5, Fort Zumwalt North, MO 372, Morris 302.5, Rochelle 297, Champaign Central 268, Rock Island 261.5, Bloomington 239, Peoria Notre Dame 230.5, Metamora 226.5, Normal Community 221.5, Mattoon 203, Rochester 180, Mt. Zion 174.5, Carbondale 145, Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana 130, Lincoln 110.5, Normal Community West 101.5, Centennial 78, Decatur Eisenhower 69, Belleville West 48, Deland-Weldon/ Bement/ Cerro Gordo/ Blue Ridge 29

Championship match results

106 – Jackson Soney (Normal Community) TF 4:59 Bentley Fields (Gibson City-M-S/ F)

113 – Owen Sater (Morris) F 2:36 Cooper Bye (Bloomington)

120 – Paxton Valentine (Morris) TF 6:00 Freddie Hernandez (Rochelle)

126 – Tristan Porter (Mattoon) TF 6:00 Rylan Poeta (Champaign Central)

132 – Carters Burkemper (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) F 3:37 Parker Barry (Morris)

138 – Landen Lage (Gibson City-M-S/ F) D 13-6 Jacob Cochran (Naperville Central)

144 – Garrett VerHeecke (Unity Christian/ A-0) D 5-2 Patrick Provost (Fort Zumwalt North, MO)

150 – Carter Skoff (Morris) M For Clinton VerHeecke (Unity Christian/ A-O)

157 – Hudson Babb (Gibson City-M-S/ F) F 1:44 Grady Neal (Metamora)

165 – Cole Aguirre (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) Inj 1:44 Carter Mayes (Normal Community)

175 – Nicolas Olvera (Naperville Central) D 14-10 Roman Villalobos (Rochelle)

190 – Deacon Moran (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) D 4-2 Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour)

215 – Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion) F 1:33 Jayden Lambert (Metamora)

285 – Mitchell Clapp (Mattoon) D 6-0 Brady Mullens (Peoria Notre Dame)

Third-place match results

106 – Angelo Parker (Rock Island) D 14-10 Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour)

113 – Ian Rotramel (Gibson City-M-S/ F) MD 10-0 Jaxtyn Howell (Mattoon)

120 – Dalton Meluch (Naperville Central) MD 11-1 Peyton Nowicki (Champaign Central)

126 – Aidan Lopez (Rochelle) D 11-4 Jake Moore (Naperville Central)

132 – Elliott Tanner (Champaign Central) SV 8-5 Ethan Cavallo (Normal Community)

138 – Talin Baker (Champaign Central) D 9-4 Brock Claypool (Morris)

144 – Connor Graham (Metamora) D 6-5 Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour)

150 – Drake Weston (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) F 1:57 Brenden Voight (Rochelle)

157 – Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour) D 8-1 Calum Bohan (Naperville Central)

165 – James Escobar (Rochester) F 4:09 Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour)

175 – Dray Neal (Lincoln) D 2-1 Ethan Lowe (Gibson City-M-S/ F)

190 – Paul Peradotti (Naperville Central) MD 10-1 Mark Aeschliman (Metamora)

215 – Rowan Stockwell (Rock Island) F 4:45 Caelon Young (Naperville Central)

285 – Mason Caraway (Normal Community) MD 9-0 Jaylen Raab (Bloomington)

Statistics

INDIVIDUAL – Morris’ Owen Sater and Carter Skoff tied for the most team points with 51.5 while Morris’ Paxton Valentine tied for third place with 51 team points with Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Cole Aguirre and Carsten Burkemper. Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana’s Garrett VerHeecke (50) ranked sixth, Normal Community’s Jackson Soney (49.5) was seventh, Mattoon’s Tristan Porter (49) ranked eighth and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher’s Hudson Babb and Mt. Zion’s Keller Stocks tied for ninth place with 48 team points.

Morris’ Paxton Valentine had the most total match points with 75 while Naperville Central’s Vince Bern was second with 73 and Rochelle’s Aidan Lopez was third with 70. There was a five-way tie for the most pins with four between Rochester’s Connor Broughton, Rock Island’s Emilio Guzman, Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Mason Maier, Morris’ Owen Sater and Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana’s Garrett VerHeecke. Naperville Central’s Vince Bern was the only individual who got four wins by technical fall. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher’s Kaden Huster and Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Nick Rebstock had the largest seed-place difference of 18 spots.

TEAM – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher had the most pins with 22 followed by Fort Zumwalt North, MO with 19 and Mahomet-Seymour with 18. Fort Zumwalt North, MO had 13 victories by technical fall while Bloomington and Naperville Central both had 10. And Naperville Central scored the most total match points with 480 while Fort Zumwalt North, MO was second with 460 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher ranked third with 424 points.

Carmi-White County Invite

Carterville only had one champion but placed nine individuals in the top four at their weight classes to help it claim first place by a 158.5-147 margin over runner-up Robinson at the 17-team Carmi-White County Invite in Carmi.

Lawrence County co-op (Lawrenceville/ Red Hill) took third with 130.5 points while Mt. Carmel and Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op tied for fourth place with 121.5. Frankfort Community/ Christopher (96) co-op, Richland County (84.5) and Red Bud (76.5), Harrisburg (73.5), Carmi-White County (73) and Breese Central (70.5) were next in line in the invite. 

1st – Carterville (158.5)

Leading coach Daniel Alderman’s Lions were champion Terry Mick (23-8 at 175), runners-up Gavin Slack (20-11 at 150) and Hudson Bisching (18-17 at 157) and third-place finishers Isaac Wood (120), Austin Campbell (132), Carl Watkins (215) and Bryce Reimann (285).

Also for Carterville, Addison Mann (138) claimed fourth place while other scorers from the championship team were Grayson Slack (106), Braden Poskevich (113), Timothy Cupp (144), Cal Dunning (165) and Braeden Erwin (190).

“The coaching staff and myself, you are very proud of our team this week,” Alderman said. “Not just for winning the tournament. We challenged the wrestlers in practice and worked with them on putting a package together and executing. It all seemed to come together pretty solid this weekend. The coaching staff was very proud of the wrestlers, hard work and willingness to be coachable and trust the process they are putting into place.”

2nd – Robinson (147)

Top performers for coach Tanner Keeler’s second place Maroons were title winners Landon Cornwell (27-10 at 113) and Broady Kelly (35-2 at 138) and runners-up Gracen Elliott (27-9 at 120) and Reese Baker (9-7 at 190). Taking third place was Lenox Parker (175) while Tucker Hill (215) finished in fourth place.

3rd – Lawrence County (130.5)

Turning in the best showings for coach Cody Bobe’s Lawrence County co-op team were champions Dalton Baker (24-7 at 106), Kyler Guercio (22-7 at 120) and Cale Seitzinger (30-6 at 150), runner-up Nick Morehead (24-9 at 175) and third-place finisher Drew Seitzinger (126). 

Team scores

Carterville 158.5, Robinson 147, Lawrence County (Lawrenceville/ Red Hill) co-op 130.5, Mt. Carmel 121.5, Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op 121.5, Salem 111.5, Frankfort Community/ Christopher co-op 96, Richland County 84.5, Red Bud 76.5, Harrisburg 73.5, Carmi-White County 73, Breese Central 70.5, Fairfield 46.5, Centralia 31, Marshall 28, Metro-East Lutheran 21, Goreville/ Dongola/ Vienna co-op 12

Additional champions

126 – Rylan Moore (34-5), Salem

132 – Hudson Anderton (35-6), Frankfort Community/ Christopher

144 – Jude Wirey (20-2), Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine

157 – Tyler Nolan (27-8), Red Bud

165 – Killian Merrill (28-10), Salem

190 – Danny Jackson (32-1), Red Bud

215 – Braxton Welge (15-2), Harrisburg

285 – Carter Pyatt (26-6), Mt. Carmel

Championship match results

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) F 1:35 Carter Poole (Fairfield)

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) F 0:40 Ryder Jakul (Breese Central)

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) TF 6:00 Gracen Elliott (Robinson)

126 – Rylan Moore (Salem) TF 4:33 Landon Fausz (Red Bud)

132 – Hudson Anderton (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) Inj Kaeden Davis (Richland County)

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) TF 4:52 Emmitt Cooley (Mt. Carmel)

144 – Jude Wirey (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 3:00 Samuel Dial (Richland County)

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) MD 17-9 Gavin Slack (Carterville)

157 – Tyler Nolan (Red Bud) D 6-3 Hudson Bisching (Carterville)

165 – Killian Merrill (Salem) F 0:49 Oliver Hoke (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine)

175 – Terry Mick (Carterville) D 13-9 Nick Morehead (Lawrence County)

190 – Danny Jackson (Red Bud) F 1:25 Reese Baker (Robinson)

215 – Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) F 3:45 Laeden Vargas (Carmi-White County)

285 – Carter Pyatt (Mt. Carmel) MD 13-5 Gentry Michels (Richland County)

Third-place results

106 – Hunter Fitts (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) TF 5:39 Budda Loucks (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

113 – Conner Crowder (Harrisburg) F 0:52 Gunner Fitts (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine)

120 – Isaac Wood (Carterville) F 2:31 Kameron Rasul (Salem)

126 – Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) F 4:54 Declyn Paddock (Richland County)

132 – Austin Campbell (Carterville) F 1:52 Kadin Melahn (Mt. Carmel)

138 – Owen Griffin (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 5:34 Addison Mann (Carterville)

144 – Kevan Moore (Salem) F 0:41 Carson Sloss (Mt. Carmel)

150 – Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) SV 6-3 Isaiah Hall (Mt. Carmel)

157 – Cole Littlejohn (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 3:52 Julian Wyant (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

165 – Anakin Ricklefs (Breese Central) MD 11-3 Ryan Maddox (Harrisburg)

175 – Lenox Parker (Robinson) F 5:17 Finn Lathrop (Richland County)

190 – Luke Monaghan (Centralia) F 5:00 Grant Downing (Metro-East Lutheran)

215 – Carl Watkins (Carterville) F 2:55 Tucker Hill (Robinson)

285 – Bryce Reimann (Carterville) F 1:28 Quentin Riley (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

Statistics

TEAM – Carterville, Mt. Carmel and Robinson all recorded 15 pins. Robinson was the only team to collect four wins by technical fall while Carterville, Lawrence County, Mt. Carmel, Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine and Salem all had three. And Carterville had the most total match points with 315 while Mt. Carmel collected 271 points and Lawrence County scored 269 points.

INDIVIDUALS – Lawrence County’s Dalton Baker, Red Bud’s Danny Jackson, Harrisburg’s Braxton Welge and Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine’s Jude Wirey tied for first for the most team points with 26. Salem’s Rylan Moore was fifth with 25.5 points, Robinson’s Broady Kelly and Mt. Carmel’s Carter Pyatt tied for sixth with 25 points and Frankfort Community/ Christopher’s Hudson Anderton was eighth with 24.5 team points. Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine’s Owen Griffin was the only competitor with five falls. Lawrence County’s Kyler Guercio, Robinson’s Broady Kelly and Carterville’s Isaac Wood tied for first for wins by technical fall with two. 

Breese Central’s Anakin Ricklefs had the most total match points with 68 while Lawrence County’s Cale Seitzinger was second with 59 and Kyler Guercio was third with 52. And Carterville’s Austin Campbell had the largest seed-place difference of 10 positions after being seeded 13th and finishing third at 132.

Little Illini Conference Tournament

The Lawrence County co-op of Lawrenceville and Red Hill won the title of the Little Illini Conference Tournament with 177.5 points while Robinson claimed second place with 161.5 points. Richland County (131), Mt. Carmel (114), Paris (81.5) and Marshal (27) were next in line in the six-team competition which took place at Richland County in Olney.

Lawrence County got titles from Dalton Baker (21-7 at 106), Kyler Guercio (19-7 at 120), Drew Seitzinger (19-11 at 126), Hudson Meek (27-6 at 144), Cale Seitzinger (26-6 at 150), Daniel Kiser (22-10) at 157), Nick Morehead (23-8 at 175) and Malikeye Williams (26-6 at 190) while Grayson Allender (113) and Tucker Waldrop (165) took third place.

Robinson’s title winners were Landon Cornwell (27-10 at 113) and Broady Kelly (34-2 at 138) while Gracen Elliott (26-9 at 120), Connor Schrader (20-5 at 150), Lenox Parker (10-4 at 175), Reese Baker (7-7 at 190) and Tucker Hill (20-12 at 215) finished second and Drew Bledsoe (126), Edison Armijos (132) and Kellen Poole (157) claimed third place.

Richland County got first-place finishes from Kaeden Davis (14-4 at 132), Zander Schrader (23-3 at 215) and Gentry Michels (19-8 at 285) while Hayden Hazel (20-5 at 113) and Samuel Dial (15-9 at 144) placed second and Landyn Jones (138) and Finn Lathrop (175) were third.

The other champion was Paris’ Joshua Lamour (20-0 at 165). Additional runners-up were Mt. Carmel’s Kadin Melahn (13-11 at 132), Emmitt Cooley (21-7 at 138), Dakota Woods (8-14 at 165) and Paris’ Gage Wright (13-2 at 126), Garret Rigdon (18-2 at 157) and Logan Curl (16-4 at 285). Others who took third were Mt. Carmel’s Carson Sloss (144), Isaiah Hall (150), Paul-Ray Garrett (190), Jackson Kling (215) and Carter Pyatt (285) and Paris’ Christian Perez (120).

Richland County’s Gentry Michels had the most team points with 24 while Richland County’s Kaeden Davis and Zander Schrader and Lawrence County’s Daniel Kiser tied for second place with 22 team points. Richland County’s Finn Lathrop had the most total match points with 46 and was the only individual in the event with two wins by technical fall. Gentry Michels and Robinson’s Kellen Poole were the only two competitors with three pins and Gentry Michels and Mt. Carmel’s Kadin Melahn both improved four positions from where they were seeded.

Robinson had the most pins with 12 while Mt. Carmel and Richland County each had 10. Richland County had four victories by technical fall while Paris had three. Mt. Carmel had the most total match points with 162 while Robinson edged Lawrence County 146-145 for second.

Team scores

Lawrence County 177.5, Robinson 161.5, Richland County 131, Mt. Carmel 114, Paris 91.5, Marshall 27 

Championship match results

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) – no opponent

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) D 6-1 Hayden Hazel (Richland County)

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) D 9-5 Gracen Elliott (Robinson)

126 – Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) F 3:06 Gage Wright (Paris) 

132 – Kaeden Davis (Richland County) F 1:29 Kadin Melahn (Mt. Carmel)

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) TF 1:29 Emmitt Cooley (Mt. Carmel)

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) MD 12-0 Samuel Dial (Richland County)

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) SV 9-6 Connor Schrader (Robinson)

157 – Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) F 5:12 Garret Rigdon (Paris)

165 – Joshua Lamour (Paris) F 3:38 Dakota Woods (Mt. Carmel)

175 – Nick Morehead (Lawrence County) D 10-4 Lenox Parker (Robinson)

190 – Malikye Williams (Lawrence County) TF 5:42 Reese Baker (Robinson)

215 – Zander Schrader (Richland County) F 4:12 Tucker Hill (Robinson)

285 – Gentry Michels (Richland County) F 1:27 Logan Curl (Paris)

Unity takes first place at Illini Prairie Conference Duals

Unity went 7-0 and capped things off with a 44-36 victory over St. Joseph-Ogden to take first place in the eight-team Illini Prairie Conference Duals Tournament in St. Joseph. 

Coach Logan Patton’s champion Rockets had an 8-6 edge in victories with four of those being pins, two were wins by technical fall, one was a forfeit and the other was a major decision while coach Bill Gallo’s runner-up Spartans countered with six falls.

The champion Rockets also won 54-24 over Monticello, 55-20 over Pontiac, 60-21 over IVC, 65-9 over Prairie Central, 77-6 over Rantoul and 72-10 over Saint Thomas More.

Monticello was third, Pontiac placed fourth, Illinois Valley Central claimed fifth, Prairie Central took sixth, Rantoul finished seventh and the High School of Saint Thomas More was eighth.

Leading the way for champion Unity were Hunter Shike (7-0 at 144/150), Hayden Smith (7-0 at 144/150), Chason Daly (7-0 at 215), Abram Davidson (6-0 at 165/175), Sam Hollett (5-0 at 132/138), AJ Daly (3-0 at 138), Devin Glik (3-0 at 157), Josh Heath (3-0 at 175), Vincent Abon (6-1 at 106), Bradley Smith (6-1 at 175/190) and Ben Mullins (4-1 at 157/165).

Top performers for the 6-1 runner-up Spartans were Levi Lee (7-0 at 106/113), Ben Wells (7-0 at 113/120), Vance McComas (7-0 at 190), Cam Wagner (7-0 at 285), Nathan Daly (6-1 at 150), Coy Hayes (6-1 at 165), Camden Getty (5-1 at 126), Liam Carter (5-1 at 215), George Hale (5-2 at 120/126), Aiden Hundley (5-2 at 138) and Alex Vaughn (5-2 at 157).

Turning in the best showings for coach Andy Moore’s 5-2 third-place Sages were Nick Litchfield (7-0 at 132), Aiden Komnick (5-0 at 120), Will Osborne (4-0 at 144), Drake Weeks (5-2 at 150), and Owen Prather (4-2 at 113).

Leaders for fourth-place 4-3 Pontiac were Jack Voights (7-0 at 126), Brayden Quas (7-0 at 157), Lucas Maier (7-0 at 175/190), Blaine Keurh (3-0 at 132/138), Drayden Ramsey (3-0 at 138), Hunter McCullough (4-1 at 285), Noah Davis (3-1 at 138/144) and Blaze Quas (4-2 at 144).

Fifth-place 3-4 Illinois Valley Central was led by Nicholas Malagon (3-0 at 120), Hunter Toliver (6-1 at 132), Malikai Bremer (5-2 at 215) and Graysen Rockey 4-2 at 285).

Sixth-place Prairie Central’s leaders were Andrew Patino (6-1 at 113/120), Treyton Zimmerman (5-2 at 106) and Elijah Mowery (5-2 at 190).

Rantoul’s top performers were Brandon Almanza (4-1 at 165/175), Michael Anthony (4-1 at 215/285) and Tyler Seals (3-1 at 165).

And best efforts for Saint Thomas More were turned in by Jamir Woods (6-1 at 126) and Yasua Walker (5-2 at 132).

Unity’s Chason Daly and Hunter Shike, Monticello’s Nick Litchfield and St. Joseph-Ogden’s Cam Wagner all led the way with 42 team points while St. Joseph-Ogden’s Levi Lee and Ben Wells had 41 team points and Pontiac’s Lucas Maier had 40 team points. Unity’s Chason Daly and Hunter Shike both recorded six falls. Pontiac’s Braden Oppermen and Lucas Maier and Unity’s AJ Daly all had two wins by technical fall. And Pontiac’s Lucas Maier had 77 total match points while St. Joseph-Ogden’s Alex Vaughn had 68 match points.

Unity collected the most team points with 427 while St. Joseph-Ogden was second with 415. St. Joseph-Ogden had the most pins with 36 while Unity had 34. Pontiac had the most wins by technical fall with seven while Unity had six. And Unity edged St. Joseph-Ogden for the most total points 409-408.