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Girls conference roundups: Mid Suburban, Upstate 8, Central Suburban, Lake County
By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA
MID-SUBURBAN LEAGUE
The MSL is loaded with incredible talent.
There were 14 top-10 ranked girls competing inside the fieldhouse of the Forest View Educational Center on the campus of the District 214 offices in Arlington Heights on Saturday.
Two state runners-up, Sophia Ball and Madeline Hope Zereta-Lazarevic led a terrific group that can compete late into state finals weekend, and quite possibly find a way into the Grand March in Bloomington.
Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates are the class of the league, with Schaumburg already earning second place trophies at both the IWCOA dual-team state tournament, and most recently the 40-team Hawks Invite.
The Saxons won easily for the second time in two years with a whopping 297.0 points to division rival Hoffman Estates’ 225.5 points.
Wheeling was third (151.5) and Conant (115.5) and Hersey (75.) rounded out the top five on the final team scoreboard.
“To be a part or an amazing program and coaching staff from the very start of the sport of girls wrestling is something that I will always remember, and one that has given me so much fun,” said Schaumburg senior Madyson Meyer, who cruised to victory at 140 to further validate her No. 4 spot in the state polls.
Meyer was one of seven Saxons to claim a championship bracket, including Zerata-Lazarevic (38-0), state runner-up a year ago and now ranked No. 1 at 145.
Prospect senior Viola Pianetto (Prospect, 31-0) continued her stirring ride at 135 pounds after her defeat of No. 8 Sharon Oloranfemi (Schaumburg) via a pin at 3:59.
“I felt like my very first year in the sport last year went pretty well, but I realized there was so much more work that I had to do in order to make my senior year the best that it could be,” said the affable Pianetto, who went 2-2 at state last year and finished at 24-6.
Pianetto is currently ranked fifth at 135.
“My coaching staff, the coaches at Izzy Style, and my teammates both in the girls and boys program are giving me all the support and help that I need, so I feel like I will be ready for what is ahead of me,” Pianetto said.
1st place: Schaumburg (297.0 points)
Where to begin with the MSL champions?
Freshman Mia Phelps (26-11) came back from a 6-0 deficit in her final to pin Haydee Cruz (Wheeling) to win at 100, while teammate Justice Girod (105, 29-10) won her second-straight league crown.
Madyson Meyer and Anna Villarreal (120, 34-8) made it four out of the first six finals for the Saxons. After Zerefa-Lazarevic won easily at 145, Alya (170, 34-6) and Nadia Razzak (190, 38-3) crushed their opponents on the way to victory.
Reagan Paulson (110), Isabella Rivas (125) and Sharon Olorunfemi (135) were all second, Lauren Brehmer (130) and Maja Brzosko (235) each finished third, and teammate Shreya Gosain was fourth at 155.
2nd place: Hoffman Estates (225.5)
It’s no wonder that second place Hoffman Estates finished 70 points clear of third-place Wheeling, after riding the wave success of senior stars Sophia Ball (130, 32-1) and Abigail Ji (140, 32-5), plus ten teammates who finished in the top four.
Adinai Muktarbekova (105), Isabella Chiovari (170) and Anjali Gonzalez (235) were all second overall. The quartet of: Roselyn Cornier (100), Madeline Rakoci (110), Kamila Florencio (120) and Olivia Pelayo (125) finished third. Amani Gibson (115), Dayanara Elias-Mena (145) and Yasmin Bonilla (190) would each earn fourth-place medals.
3rd place: Wheeling (151.5 points)
Wheeling junior and sixth-ranked Elise Burkut (29-3) pinned her way to her title at 125 pounds, while sophomore teammate Nikol Orendarchuk (18-3) did the same at 155.
Haydee Cruz (115) and Krystal Diaz (145) were each second, with Mayali Suarez (115) and Layah Woods (135) third respectively.
Final team standings: Schaumburg 297.0, Hoffman Estates 225.5, Wheeling 151.5, Conant 115.5, Hersey 75.0, Elk Grove 61.0, Rolling Meadows 58.5, Fremd/Prospect 54.0 each, Palatine 47.0, Buffalo Grove 39.0, Barrington 14.0.
Mid-Suburban League tournament results:
100
1st: Mia Phelps (Schaumburg) 26-11, d. Haydee Cruz (Wheeling) 28-8, (F 5:07)
3rd: Roselyn Cornier (Hoffman Estates) 19-14, d. Linna Vo (Elk Grove Village) 15-8, (D 9-4)
5th: Kevelyn Price (Palatine) 17-14, d. Maria Rosales (Hersey) 0-8, (MD 13-3)
105
1st: Justice Girod (Schaumburg) 30-10, d. Adinai Muktarbekova (Hoffman Estates) 21-11, (F 1:06)
3rd: Emma Strohmeier (Hersey) 13-2, d. Itzel Bernal (Buffalo Grove) 4-13, (F 1:14)
5th: Andrea Cruz (Wheeling) 9-21, d. () , . (Bye)
110
1st: Valeria Pesantes (Elk Grove Village) 17-2, d. Reagan Paulson (Schaumburg) 21-10, (F 3:07)
3rd: Madeline Rakoci (Hoffman Estates) 14-14, d. Tiffany Enabe (Hersey) 5-8, (F 3:33)
5th: Jocelyn Juarez Cruz (Wheeling) 13-11, d. () , . (Bye)
115
1st: Madyson Meyer (Schaumburg) 37-2, d. Giselle Varelas (Conant) 19-15, (F 2:19)
3rd: Mayali Suarez (Wheeling) 13-18, d. Amari Gibson (Hoffman Estates) 13-17, (D 11-7)
5th: Ariana Jeloaiaca (Hersey) 4-9, d. Emily Laurent (Fremd) 2-15, (F 0:56)
120
1st: Anna Villarreal (Schaumburg) 34-8, d. Dalia Gondek (Hersey) 8-6, (F 1:51)
3rd: Kamila Florencio (Hoffman Estates) 13-8, d. Jac Lateano (Buffalo Grove) 7-6, (F 2:00)
5th: Alexis Thoma (Prospect) 3-15, d. Isabella Gomez (Wheeling) 20-13, (M. For.)
125
1st: Elise Burkut (Wheeling) 29-3, d. Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg) 34-6, (F 2:34)
3rd: Olivia Pelayo (Hoffman Estates) 23-8, d. Alianna Luna (Elk Grove Village) 15-8, (MD 10-0)
5th: Madeline Cefola (Fremd) 4-21, d. Lexi Gumino (Hersey) 4-3, (M. For.)
130
1st: Sophia Ball (Hoffman Estates) 32-1, d. Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant) 28-8, (MD 24-16)
3rd: Lauren Brehmer (Schaumburg) 15-15, d. Muneeba Butt (Rolling Meadows) 22-8, (F 1:55)
5th: Caroline Marogy (Buffalo Grove) 13-11, d. Mirna Rahmani (Wheeling) 12-16, (F 2:34)
135
1st: Viola Pianetto (Prospect) 31-0, d. Sharon Olorunfemi (Schaumburg) 35-8, (F 3:59)
3rd: Layah Woods (Wheeling) 27-10, d. Nora Bestor (Conant) 13-6, (D 5-3)
5th: Nuray Dzheenalieva (Hoffman Estates) 16-12, d. Nora Banty (Hersey) 5-10, (F 1:41)
140
1st: Abigail Ji (Hoffman Estates) 32-5, d. Ewa Krupa (Conant) 33-5, (F 1:32)
3rd: Lloyd Kowalczyk (Fremd) 20-10, d. Nicole Dziura (Barrington) 10-8, (F 1:34)
5th: Ava Hartman (Schaumburg) 16-12, d. Rebecca Howe (Prospect) 9-18, (F 4:14)
145
1st: Madeline Zerafa-Lazarevic (Schaumburg) 38-0, d. Krystal Diaz (Wheeling) 28-8, (F 1:32)
3rd: Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows) 26-10, d. Dayanara Elias-Mena (Hoffman Estates) 13-13, (D 6-0)
5th: Karimot Lawal (Palatine) 24-15, d. Susan Bilyal (Conant) 14-13, (For.)
155
1st: Nikol Orendarchuk (Wheeling) 18-3, d. Aiaishah Sanchez (Rolling Meadows) 28-9, (F 4:59)
3rd: Emily Bauer (Prospect) 20-11, d. Shreya Gosain (Schaumburg) 21-22, (MD 12-0)
5th: Sydnee Allen (Hoffman Estates) 12-9, d. Analiese Aberman (Conant) 27-14, (D 7-2)
170
1st: Alya Razzak (Schaumburg) 34-6, d. Isabella Chiovari (Hoffman Estates) 18-6, (MD 13-1)
3rd: Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows) 28-7, d. Simran Grd. (Conant) 11-9, (D 7-2)
5th: Amy Soto (Palatine) 9-12, d. Julitta Stolarczyk (Wheeling) 11-23, (F 3:36)
190
1st: Nadia Razzak (Schaumburg) 38-3, d. Aiva Wikar (Palatine) 27-9, (F 2:53)
3rd: Ava Adorni (Conant) 20-12, d. Yasmin Bonilla (Hoffman Estates) 13-14, (TF 4:42 (17-0)
5th: Ava Buchanan (Elk Grove Village) 10-16, d. Angie Pena (Buffalo Grove) 4-8, (For.)
235
1st: Jasmin Ocampo (Fremd) 20-3, d. Anjali Gonzalez (Hoffman Estates) 16-3, (F 1:25)
3rd: Maja Brzosko (Schaumburg) 16-7, d. Rafalia Karaskorda (Hersey) 12-5, (F 0:20)
5th: Aniaah Garcia (Palatine) 14-17, d. Alexsandra Cruz (Wheeling) 1-6, (F 0:39)
UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE
East Aurora would turn the tables on cross-town rival West Aurora and the rest of the UEC field when it took home its second-consecutive championship trophy on Saturday afternoon at host Streamwood.
The Lady Tomcats trailed West Aurora by a mere 1.5 points (152.0-150.5) just after the noon hour but then grabbed a lead they would not relinquish.
The 199 total points were enough to close out runner-up West Aurora (186) and third place West Chicago (164) in this newly formed 14-team conference. The UEC now has two divisions (East/West) which represent ten surrounding communities.
The Lady Tomcats, who last year finished ahead of Larkin (130.5) and third place West Chicago (123.5) claimed just one individual champion in senior Noreidy Ruiz (17-9) at 170. But the champs used four second-place medals and another four fourth-place finishes to help them outscore their closest rivals.
East Aurora would lead the tournament with 21 pins and 243 total match points as well.
Fans would be treated to a marvelous final at 105 pounds, where No. 2 Nadii Shymkiv (Glenbard East, 26-0) decisioned No. 6 Kameyah Young (West Aurora, 26-2) by a score of 5-2.
Shymkiv, third a year ago at state (105, 22-1) won the 105 title a week ago at the Hawk Girls Invite at Hoffman Estates.
The UEC boasts several high-profile stars including No. 4 Emma Engels (120) and No. 5 Lilly White (125) both crowned UEC champs along with their junior teammate Nora Cwik (110) whom Bartlett coach Matt Pancamo says will be one to watch during the postseason.
Junior Jasmine Rene (16-0) third a year ago at state (190) is now the top star at Streamwood and would deliver a UEC title at 190 pounds.
1st place: East Aurora (199.0 points)
The Lady Tomcats received terrific efforts from eight of its starters, including Joselyn Llanos (100), Brittany Chavarria (125), Ruby Becerra (130) and Yoheadi Contreras (155), who all earned second-place medals.
Chavarria in particular gave her club a major boost with a tourney-high four pins on the day, while collecting another tourney-high 55 match points.
Kassandra Reyes (110), Lupita Garcia (135), Brenda Escobedo (140) and Lilli Ortiz were all fourth in their weight divisions. Reyes would also record four pins on the day.
2nd place: West Aurora (186.0 points)
West Aurora cheered a trio of individual champions in Ruby Bolanos-Carbajal (100, 16-8), Lailonie Molina (115, 21-9) and Giselle Marin-Carrasco (140, 22-8) in addition to another three second-place wrestlers.
Kameyah Young (105), Diana Llanos (110) and Kayle Martinez (120) were all runners-up, and joined by third-place medal winner Alma Hernandez at 135.
3rd place: West Chicago (164.0 points)
Without a lone individual champion, third place West Chicago made up for it in a big way with nine top-four medal winners.
Batula Nasib (140), Olivia Halmaniak (170) and Ariana Bonilla (235) all finished second overall. Brissia Bucio (105), Sophia Newall (115) and Alana Smith at 145 were third, while Mackensie Szajda (120), Mia Orozco (130) and Annette Huesca (155) each finished fourth on the day.
Others earning championship trophies: Nadiia Shymkiv (Glenbard East, 105, 26-0), Norah Cwik (Bartlett, 110, 26-5), Emma Engels (Bartlett, 120, 33-3), Lilly White (Bartlett, 125, 31-3), Yannel Perez (Fenton, 130, 22-1), Maria Green (Glenbard East, 135, 29-3), Allison Garbacy (South Elgin, 145, 8-0), Danely Villagomez (Riverside-Brookfield, 155, 18-6), Jasmine Rene (Streamwood, 190, 16-0), Ariana Solideo (Fenton, 235, 27-3).
Final team standings: Aurora East 199.0, West Aurora 186.0, West Chicago 164.0, Glenbard East 157.5, Fenton 118.5, Bartlett 101.0, South Elgin 89.5,
Riverside-Brookfield 85.5, Glenbard South 82.0, Larkin 67.0, Elgin 47.0, Streamwood 45.0, Ridgewood 36.0, Elmwood Park 18.0.
Upstate Eight Conference tournament results:
100
1st: Ruby Bolanos-Carbajal (W Aurora) 16-8, d. Joselyn Llanos (E Aurora) 19-9, (F 4:37)
3rd: Susan Cruz (Larkin) 21-10, d. Andrea Jones (Glenbard E) 23-9, (D 11-7)
5th: Anni Romo (South Elgin) 3-5, d. Kahlynn Spurgeon (Bartlett) 15-13, (D 11-10)
105
1st: Nadiia Shymkiv (Glenbard E) 26-0, d. Kameyah Young (W Aurora) 26-2, (D 5-2)
3rd: Brissia Bucio (West Chicago) 26-5, d. Valerie Aligia (Glenbard S) 11-10, (F 5:30)
5th: Ashley Hammond (Larkin) 27-11, d. Angela Contreras (Fenton) 9-12, (F 1:58)
110
1st: Norah Cwik (Bartlett) 26-5, d. Diana Llanos (W Aurora) 20-10, (F 1:08)
3rd: Joselyn Honorato (Fenton) 22-7, d. Kassandra Reyes (E Aurora) 13-8, (F 0:44)
5th: Angela Marinelli (Glenbard E) 16-13, d. Monica Sanchez (West Chicago) 20-14, (TF 5:23 (20-3)
115
1st: Lailonie Molina (W Aurora) 21-9, d. Azucena Rodriguez (South Elgin) 8-2, (D 5-1)
3rd: Sophia Newell (West Chicago) 17-9, d. Alexandra Avila (Larkin) 13-12, (F 3:18)
5th: Zoey Sanchez (Streamwood) 11-6, d. Jelena Coyomani (E Aurora) 9-20, (F 3:11)
120
1st: Emma Engels (Bartlett) 33-3, d. Kaylee Martinez (W Aurora) 13-5, (TF 2:35 (15-0)
3rd: Kaila Stubbs (Glenbard E) 17-7, d. Mackensie Szajda (West Chicago) 25-9, (TF 1:05 (18-3)
5th: Maya Rangel (Elgin) 7-6, d. Crystal Chavez (South Elgin) 2-6, (F 2:45)
125
1st: Lilly White (Bartlett) 31-3, d. Gianna Mezzano (Ridgewood) 24-5, (F 1:50)
3rd: Britany Chavarria (E Aurora) 14-10, d. Nichole Castillo (Glenbard S) 19-12, (F 1:01)
5th: Frankie Abasta (R.-Brookfield) 13-9, d. Emily Pizano (Elgin) 14-9, (M. For.)
130
1st: Yannel Perez (Fenton) 22-1, d. Ruby Becerra (E Aurora) 23-8, (F 1:42)
3rd: Briana Anselmo (Elgin) 17-6, d. Mia Orozco (W Aurora) 10-14, (F 4:49)
5th: Elizabeth Moreno (Glenbard E) 12-13, d. Roxanna Santiago (West Chicago) 14-12, (F 3:25)
135
1st: Maria Green (Glenbard E) 29-3, d. Lucy Rodriguez (Fenton) 23-7, (F 1:35)
3rd: Alma Hernandez (W Aurora) 11-15, d. Lupita Garcia (E Aurora) 17-11, (F 2:25)
5th: Emily Anaya (R.-Brookfield) 16-11, d. Michelle Gallegos (West Chicago) 15-16, (F 5:40)
140
1st: Giselle Marin-Carrasco (W Aurora) 22-8, d. Batula Nasib (West Chicago) 23-9, (F 3:40)
3rd: Hannah Galvan (Glenbard S) 12-10, d. Brenda Escobedo (E Aurora) 19-11, (F 2:23)
5th: Rose McFadden (Ridgewood) 12-10, d. Jackie Diaz (South Elgin) 2-6, (F 1:18)
145
1st: Allison Garbacz (South Elgin) 8-0, d. Alex Arquillo (Glenbard S) 23-9, (F 2:34)
3rd: Alana Smith (West Chicago) 14-12, d. Lucia Sosa (Fenton) 16-11, (D 8-2)
5th: Alyssa Galarza (E Aurora) 23-10, d. Mary McFadden (Ridgewood) 5-8, (F 1:19)
155
1st: Danely Villagomez (R.-Brookfield) 18-6, d. Yoheadi Contreras (E Aurora) 17-13, (F 0:20)
3rd: Annette Huesca (West Chicago) 14-5, d. Natalie Koprowski (Bartlett) 6-16, (F 1:10)
5th: Camila Gonzalez (Glenbard E) 14-6, d. Rene Gomez (Streamwood) 2-10, (F 1:22)
170
1st: Noreidy Ruiz (E Aurora) 17-9, d. Olivia Halminiak (West Chicago) 24-9, (F 2:48)
3rd: Estefany Bejarano (R.-Brookfield) 12-9, d. Asia Lacey (Glenbard E) 16-10, (F 0:38)
5th: Reyna Equivel (W Aurora) 5-22, d. () , . (Bye)
190
1st: Jasmine Rene (Streamwood) 16-0, d. Jadelin Caballero (Larkin) 30-6, (F 0:25)
3rd: Nadine Spandiary (Glenbard E) 20-8, d. Lesley Castillo (R.-Brookfield) 15-8, (F 1:17)
5th: Angelina Dimas (E Aurora) 10-10, d. () , . (Bye)
235
1st: Ariana Solideo (Fenton) 27-3, d. Ariana Bonilla (West Chicago) 19-13, (F 1:21)
3rd: Sky Vazquez (Elmwood Park) 8-4, d. Lilli Ortiz (E Aurora) 17-9, (D 3-0)
5th: Sascha Hayes (R.-Brookfield) 3-6, d. Marianna Mendoza (Glenbard E) 2-9, (F 2:54)
CENTRAL SUBURBAN LEAGUE
New Trier stayed close to league rivals Evanston and Maine East during the early stages of the Central Suburban League tournament on Saturday in Winnetka, but when the home side took control it was all over for the rest of the field.
The Trevians won their second-straight CLS crown over Maine East (167.5-141), which was also runner-up a year ago. Evanston was third with 136 points followed by Maine South (127) and Vernon Hills (119) in fourth and fifth.
Once again it was New Trier’s No. 4-ranked Jillian Giller (140, 39-1) leading the way for the Trevians with her second consecutive CSL title. Giller got ample assistance from teammate Lola Bianco (21-5) who bagged her first league championship, and Bianco earned the most team points in the tournament with 28.
The Trevians claimed a tourney-high 135 total match points, while Maine East garnered the most pins on the day with 15.
Riley Moore (Highland Park), Lillian Garrett (Maine West) and Sophia Fortis (Maine South) are now two-time CSL champs. Fortis would share top honors with her brother (Tyler) who won the 285-title at the boys tournament.
1st place: New Trier (167.5 points)
In addition to the sensational success of Bianco and Giller, Sunny Aitzemkour (100) and Isabell Castro (105) brought home second-place medals with Zmorah Izenstark third at 125.
The quartet of Sofia Gomez (115), Molly Zeidler (120), Katelyn Parsawasdi (130) and Lindy Hamilton (170) all provided fourth place medals.
2nd place: Maine East (141.0 points)
Junior Eliana Badeen (13-2) earned herself a well-deserved second-straight CSL title at 105 to give the Demons their lone champion on the day, and five of her teammates would contribute with top-three medals.
Heba Killoul was second at 115, with the foursome of Evelyn Torres (100), Jeamilla Segovia (130), Daniela Velazquez (170) and Angie Wszolck (190) all adding team points after their third place finishes.
3rd place: Evanston (136.0 points)
The Wildkits were the early leaders over Maine East and New Trier before falling off the pace, however there was plenty to celebrate beginning with the 145-pound championship from senior Kennedy Murray, now 25-3.
Samantha Gipson (120) and Jereni Marshall (235) were both runners-up in their weight divisions while Oyetola Rachel Jacobs (115) earned a third-place medal. Evanston’s Aileen Trejo (135), Sophia Kiedrowski (155) and Fatime Gomez (190) were all fourth.
Others earning championship trophies: Leah Stringfellow (Glenbrook North, 100, 2-3), Lora Kashidova (Vernon Hills, 115, 13-9), Ariella Dobrin (Glenbrook North, 120, 35-1, Riley Moore (Highland Park,125, 17-6), Jessica Perez (Maine West, 130, 21-8), Aryna Latushkina (Vernon Hills, 135, 23-9), Lillian Garrett (Maine West, 155, 24-4), Dorothy Perez (Highland Park, 170, 12-6), Danai Kostarelou (Maine South, 190, 15-6), Sophia Fortis (Maine South, 235, 9-8).
Final team standings: New Trier 167.5, Maine East 141.0, Evanston 136.0,
Maine South 127.0, Vernon Hills 119.0, Deerfield 108.0, Highland Park 92.0, Maine West 71.5, Glenbrook North 60.0, Niles West 52.0, Glenbrook South 14.0, Niles North 12.0.
Central Suburban League tournament results:
100
1st: Leah Stringfellow (Glenbrook N) 20-3, d. Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier) 17-11, (MD 8-0)
3rd: Evelyn Torres (Maine East) 14-9, d. Veronica Foresta (Deerfield) 1-6, (F 0:40)
5th: Yuna Jung (Vernon Hills) 3-7, d. () , . (Bye)
105
1st: Eliana Badeen (Maine East) 13-2, d. Isabella Castro (New Trier) 17-14, (F 0:55)
3rd: Zoe Handler (Glenbrook N) 4-6, d. () , . (Bye)
110
1st: Lola Bianco (New Trier) 21-5, d. Hanna Lee (Vernon Hills) 18-7, (F 1:49)
3rd: Bella Esparza (Deerfield) 12-9, d. Yari Parrish (Niles West) 9-6, (F 3:07)
5th: Aphrodite Gineris (Maine South) 5-17, d. Liza Sarkees (Maine East) 4-11, (F 2:50)
115
1st: Lora Kashidova (Vernon Hills) 13-9, d. Heba Kiloul (Maine East) 16-11, (F 1:03)
3rd: Oyetola Rachael Jacobs (Evanston) 2-14, d. Sofia Gomez (New Trier) 4-13, (M. For.)
120
1st: Ariella Dobin (Glenbrook N) 35-1, d. Samantha Gipson (Evanston) 16-13, (F 2:22)
3rd: Grace Migasi (Maine South) 9-13, d. Molly Zeidler (New Trier) 14-17, (F 2:59)
5th: Maya Silverwood (Niles West) 7-10, d. Jimena Cisneros (Maine East) 9-11, (MD 14-6)
125
1st: Riley Moore (Highland Park) 17-6, d. Alyssa Gianola (Maine South) 17-7, (F 1:10)
3rd: Zmorah Izenstark (New Trier) 21-15, d. Nicole Szafraniec (Glenbrook South) 3-4, (F 3:44)
5th: Coco Herro (Evanston) 9-7, d. Stephanie Reyes (Maine East) 7-9, (F 0:25)
130
1st: Jessica Perez (Maine West) 21-8, d. Tessa Posner (Vernon Hills) 16-7, . (F 2:23)
3rd: Jeamilla Segovia (Maine East) 9-10, d. Katelynn Parsawasdi (New Trier) 3-4, (F 1:35)
5th: CC Brubaker (Deerfield) 12-7, d. Ari Uribe (Niles West) 1-3, (F 1:29)
135
1st: Aryna Latushkina (Vernon Hills) 23-9, d. Dany Esparza (Deerfield) 6-5, (F 0:27)
3rd: Zainab Nathani (Niles West) 6-13, d. Aileen Trejo (Evanston) 5-12, (F 5:51)
5th: Zlata Rybak (Maine East) 5-12, d. Sophia Soteropoulos (Maine South) 1-12, (F 3:11)
140
1st: Jillian Giller (New Trier) 39-1, d. Soila Orozco (Maine West) 16-7, (F 4:31)
3rd: Uli Persky (Deerfield) 5-10, d. () , . (Bye)
145
1st: Kennedy Murray (Evanston) 25-3, d. Lotus Alhyasat (Maine South) 11-9, (F 0:56)
3rd: Gabrielle Toney (Niles North) 12-9, d. Jennie Garcia (Deerfield) 7-9, (F 3:57)
155
1st: Lillian Garrett (Maine West) 24-4, d. Dana Holt (Highland Park) 21-3, . (D 3-1)
3rd: Elyanna de Leon (Vernon Hills) 12-8, d. Sophia Kiedrowski (Evanston) 10-11, (F 0:55)
5th: Natalie Rumpel (Deerfield) 13-7, d. Kamila Sosa (Maine East) 8-15, (TF 4:25 (17-2)
170
1st: Dorothy Perez (Highland Park) 12-6, . d. Helen Xiao (Deerfield) 8-5, (F 2:16)
3rd: Daniela Velazquez (Maine East) 8-4, d. Lindy Hamilton (New Trier) 11-14, (F 1:23)
5th: Sanaa Hudgins (Maine South) 8-12, d. Heather Goff (Evanston) 3-5, (F 3:02)
190
1st: Danai Kostarelou (Maine South) 15-6, d. Lexi Rosenthal (Highland Park) 12-4, . (F 3:31)
3rd: Angie Wszolek (Maine East) 8-7, d. Fatima Gomez (Evanston) 12-11, (F 0:20)
5th: Caroline Seidel (New Trier) 4-21, d. Leilani Flores (Niles West) 4-13, (DQ)
235
1st: Sophia Fortis (Maine South) 9-8, d. Jereni Marshall (Evanston) 10-10, (D 4-0)
LAKE COUNTY INVITE
Lakes Community brought plenty of pride and history back to its fans when it lifted the first ever girls state championship a year ago in Bloomington.
The Eagles, who shared top honors at last season’s Lake County Invitational along with Round Lake, watched another take the big prize when Warren outscored the 17-team field to earn this year’s Lake County title.
The Blue Devils collected 143.5 points on Friday at host Zion-Benton High School to outscore runner-up Grant (125) and host Zion-Benton (100).
“It was a terrific tournament that was run so well, thanks to Tony Clark, and it gave the fans some great matches to watch,” Zion-Benton coach Hal Lunsford said.
Round Lake stars Riley Kongkaeow and Ireland McCain, who are multi-state qualifiers and currently No. 5 in their respective weight divisions, are now the only two-time Lake County Invite champions following their wonderful efforts here.
Kongkaeow (100) is now 36-2, while her teammate McCain (37-4) became the first in the Panthers program to earn 100 career victories when she did so recently on Warren’s Senior Night.
2024 state qualifier, and No. 4 Gianna Arzer (Grayslake Central, 35-4) continued her wonderful junior campaign by adding another championship trophy following her win at 125 pounds.
120-pound champion Mary Minoque (Libertyville) recorded the fastest pin of the tournament at 23 seconds.
1st place: Warren (143.5)
Senior Erin Bush needed just under two and a half minutes to register a trio of pins en route to her 170-pound title and the lone individual title for champion Warren.
However, the Blue Devils would flood the second-place spot on the podium with five when the final whistle ended this tournament.
Aaliyah Vazquez (115), Alyssa Bentley (120), Jane Kelly (130), Ashley Fugelseth (155) and Kaylee Farias (235) all earned well-deserved second-place medals. Fugelseth collected a tourney-high 46 match points. Monica Colunga was third at 190, Natasha Flores fourth at 105.
In addition, the Blue Devils recorded 15 pins and earned 195 total match points.
2nd place: Grant (125.0 points)
Sophomore Jaidyn Hoffman (27-12) pinned her way to the 110-pound title for the Lady Bulldogs who would use five third-place medals from Brooklyn Eggins-Smith (100), American Camacho (115), Myla Reyes (125), Veronica Vera (135) and Cassidy Graham (145) to hold off third place Zion-Benton. Amaryllis Ramos was fourth overall at 155.
Vera recorded the quickest pin (16 seconds) on the day in her quarterfinal match.
Zion-Benton (100.0 points)
The Fighting Zee-Bees have a magnificent trio of stars in Emily Ortiz (130, 30-5), Grace Johnson (140, 33-5) and Naomi Foote (31-1) at 145, who all gave their hometown fans much to celebrate.
Foote, sixth a year ago downstate, is poised to go even further next month as the No. 2-rated 145-pounder squashed her rivals en route to her title.
Ortiz and Johnson, both returning state qualifiers, were equally lethal with Johnson pinning her way to victory. Ortiz is currently No. 7 in the state polls. Jazmine Medina (105) was second and Annaliese Mata fourth at 125 for the Zee Bees.
Others earning championship trophies: Riley Kongkaeow (Round Lake, 100, 36-2), Londyn Llyod (Antioch, 105, 11-10), Ireland McCain (Round Lake, 115, 37-4), Mary Minoque (Libertyville, 120, 6:00), Gianna Arzer (Grayslake Central, 125, 35-4), Alyson Alvarenga (Grayslake North, 135, 18-11), Gesselle Vazquez (Wauconda, 155, 15-3), Josie Blau (Antioch, 190, 20-16), Allison Poole (Grayslake Central, 235, 20-7).
Final team standings: Warren 143.5, Grant 125.0, Zion-Benton 100.00, Round Lake 91.0, Antioch 82.0, Lakes Community 78.5, Stevenson 76.0, Grayslake North 62.5, Wauconda 60.0, Lake Zurich 57.0, Mundelein 47.0, Grayslake Central 39.0, Libertyville 27.5, Lake Forest 27.0, Waukegan 16.0, Carmel Catholic 6.0, North Chicago 4.0.
Lake County Invitational results:
100
1st: Riley Kongkaeow (Round Lake) 36-2, d. Ester Migues-Gaytan (Grayslake North) 18-11, (TF 1:53 (20-3)
3rd: Brooklyn Eggins-Smith (Grant) 15-19, d. Timyra Caces (Lakes) 7-18, (F 1:52)
105
1st: Londyn LLoyd (Antioch) 11-10, d. Jazmine Medina (Zion Benton) 16-9, (MD 8-0)
3rd: April Stevens (Wauconda) 7-9, d. Natasha Flores (Warren ) 8-14, (F 5:02)
110
1st: Jaiydyn Hoffman (Grant) 27-12, d. Italia Cernas (Mundelein) 10-11, (F 1:12)
3rd: Haven Sylves (Lakes) 13-7, d. Athena Zappas (Stevenson) 9-16, (F 3:08)
115
1st: Ireland McCain (Round Lake) 37-4, d. Aaliyah Vazquez (Warren ) 23-5, (F 5:01)
3rd: America Camacho (Grant) 28-12, d. Georgia Hay (Lake Zurich) 12-5, (F 1:08)
120
1st: Mary Minoque (Libertyville) 6-0, d. Alyssa Bentley (Warren ) 28-8, (TF 6:00 (17-2)
3rd: Nastia Kobets (Stevenson) 13-6, d. Mirabelle Duboeuf (Lake Forest) 12-10, (F 2:14)
125
1st: Gianna Arzer (Grayslake Central) 35-4, d. Karina Lojowski (Stevenson) 21-4, (F 0:52)
3rd: Myla Reyes (Grant) 28-12, d. Annaliese Mata (Zion Benton) 8-14, (F 2:36)
130
1st: Emily Ortiz (Zion Benton) 30-5, d. Jane Kelly (Warren ) 31-8, (D 11-5)
3rd: Bree Hirsch (Lake Forest) 24-11, d. Brianna Perez (Round Lake) 26-14, (D 10-4)
135
1st: Alyson Alvarenga (Grayslake North) 18-11, d. Caitlin Ruley (Lake Zurich) 11-4, (F 1:08)
3rd: Veronica Vera (Grant) 19-12, d. Magdelyn Brough (Antioch) 19-19, (F 3:05)
140
1st: Grace Johnson (Zion Benton) 33-5, d. Khloe Heerdegen (Mundelein) 22-9, (F 5:41)
3rd: Sasha Johnson (Antioch) 19-18, d. Miranda Tellez (Grayslake Central) 18-12, (D 12-8)
145
1st: Naomi Foote (Zion Benton) 31-1, d. Christina Hasner (Lakes) 26-12, (F 1:08)
3rd: Cassidy Graham (Grant) 24-16, d. Briseida Mendoza (Wauconda) 11-8, (D 16-11)
155
1st: Gesselle Vazquez (Wauconda) 15-3, d. Ashley Fugelseth (Warren ) 19-14, (D 7-1)
3rd: Katherine Turcios (Waukegan) 7-4, d. Amaryllis Ramos (Grant) 20-10, (F 1:44)
170
1st: Erin Bush (Warren ) 25-6, d. Nancy Licona (Round Lake) 10-4, (F 1:14)
3rd: Kylee Brankin-Reyes (Lake Zurich) 8-7, d. Taylor Braden (Stevenson) 6-7, (F 5:27)
190
1st: Josie Blau (Antioch) 20-16, d. Joslin coon (Lakes) 8-10, (F 2:31)
3rd: Monica Colunga (Warren ) 0-3, d. () , . (Bye)
235
1st: Allison Poole (Grayslake North) 20-7, d. Kaylee Farias (Warren ) 17-11, (F 1:08)
3rd: Svenja Dealmonte (Mundelein) 6-6, d. Ashley Aguilar (North Chicago ) 1-7, (F 3:01)
SouthWest Suburban, Southwest Prairie, East Suburban Catholic and South Suburban Conference roundups
By Chris Walker – for the IWCOA
Carl Sandburg wins SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament
With 12 wrestlers finishing in fourth place or better, Carl Sandburg won Saturday’s SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament in Flossmoor with 269.5 points.
Competition was strong as expected with Lockport Township right on the heels of the Eagles with 252 points. Lincoln-Way East (220), Lincoln-Way West (218.5) and Homewood-Flossmoor (202.5) rounded out the top five teams. Lincoln-Way Central (135) was sixth followed by Bradley-Bourbonnais (82), Andrew (57) and Stagg (39).
1 – Carl Sandburg
Coach Clinton Polz’s Eagles had three champions to go along with three placewinners who took second, third and fourth. Rocco Hayes (113), Madden Parker (132) and Ryan Hinger (144) won titles while Anthony Hayes (106), Vince Gutierrez (150) and Malic Breish (215) took second place.
Oscar Kalman (120), Ahmad Alomari (175) and Omar Alhmoud (285) placed third and Tyson Bruce (126), Wyatt Hochgraber (165) and Chris Davis (190) took fourth. Laith Alomari (138) finished sixth while Davin Spencer (157) also contributed to the cause.
2 – Lockport Township
Justin Wardlow (150) brought home the lone title for coach Jameson Oster’s runner-up Porters while Liam Zimmerman (132), Jaedon Calderon (157) and Chris Miller (165) placed second. Anthony Sutton (113), Isaac Zimmerman (126), Naseem Jaber (138), Drew Silzer (190) and Bryson Melgoza (215) took third and Jake Kratz (285) was fourth. Caleb Russell (106), Anthony Diorio (144) and Christian Czerwinski (175) took fifth and Timmy O`Connor (120) placed sixth.
3 – Lincoln-Way East
Colton Zvonar (190) paced coach Collin McKillip’s third-place Griffins as their lone champion. Brayden Mortell (138), Kaidreaus Richardson (144) and Jackson Zaeske (175) placed second while Nathan Powers (106), Tyson Zvonar (132) and Christian Darnell (165) took third. Noah Ciolkosz (113), Joshua Theis (126), Connor Schultz (150) and Justin Powers (215) placed fifth and Alex Lizak (157) took sixth.
Coach Jim Sokoloski’s host Vikings had the most SWSC champions with four, and they were Davion Henry (106), Chazz Robinson (120), Jovan Vukajlovic (157) and RJ Robinson (175).
Coach Tyrone Byrd’s Lincoln-Way Central Knights had three reach the top of the podium, Jadon Zimmer (138) Jalen Byrd (165) and Aiden Hennings (285). And coach Brian Glynn’s Lincoln-Way West Warriors had two champions, Shane Stream (126) and Nate Elstner (215).
Hinger led all champions with 29.5 team points while Hennings and Wardlow were right behind with 29 points. Six individuals tied for fourth with 28 team points and they were Byrd, Hayes, Henry, Parker, RJ Robinson and Stream. Chazz Robinson and Zvonar tied with 27.5 points.
Also finishing in second place were Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn (113), Jimmy Talley (190) and Brandon Bavirsha (285), Andrew’s Nadeem Haleem (120) and Homewood-Flossmoor’s Adante Washington (126).
The closest title matches included Stream edging Washington 8-7 at 126, Parker getting past Zimmerman 11-9 at 132 and Vukajlovic prevailing over Calderon 5-4 at 157.
Others who took third place were Lincoln-Way Central’s Ethan Harvey (150) and Caden Harvey (157) and Lincoln-Way West’s Jack Strezo (144).
Bradley-Bourbonnais had four fourth-place finishers, Evan Johnson (106), Zach Hoffner (120), Cameron Borneman (150) and Kayden Roach (175). Also taking fourth were Lincoln-Way West’s Carter Dibenedetto (132), Henry Finley (138) and Charlie Stream (157), Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ethan Hamilton (113) and Jon Santiago (215) and Stagg’s Samer Suleiman (144).
Lockport Township’s Isaac Zimmerman had three pins in 5:46 to lead the way with the most pins in the least time. And the Porters’ Justin Wardlow had two wins by technical fall in 5:56 for the most of those in the least time. Lincoln-Way East’s Nathan Powers had the most match points with 47 while Wardlow collected 46. Homewood-Flossmoor’s Xavier Mohead and Lincoln-Way West’s Charlie Stream had the largest seed to place difference of four spots.
SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament
Team scores
1. Carl Sandburg 269.5, 2. Lockport Township 252, 3. Lincoln-Way East 220, 4. Lincoln-Way West 218.5, 5. Homewood-Flossmoor 202.5, 6. Lincoln-Way Central 135, 7. Bradley-Bourbonnais 82, 8. Andrew 57, 9. Stagg 39.
Place Matches
106
1st Place Match
Davion Henry (Homewood-Flossmoor) 30-6, Sr. over Anthony Hayes (Carl Sandburg) 21-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (21-4))
3rd Place Match
Nathan Powers (Lincoln-Way East) 24-10, Fr. over Evan Johnson (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 14-8, Fr. (Dec 17-11)
5th Place Match
Caleb Russell (Lockport Township) 8-22, Fr. over Charlie Tustin (Lincoln-Way West) 16-23, Fr. (Fall 0:44)
113
1st Place Match
Rocco Hayes (Carl Sandburg) 37-1, Sr. over Brady Glynn (Lincoln-Way West) 32-9, So. (MD 15-2)
3rd Place Match
Anthony Sutton (Lockport Township) 31-11, Jr. over Ethan Hamilton (Homewood-Flossmoor) 22-9, Fr. (Fall 1:47)
5th Place Match
Noah Ciolkosz (Lincoln-Way East) 24-15, Sr. over Jerry Donnelly (Andrew) 26-10, So. (Fall 5:47)
120
1st Place Match
Chazz Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor) 33-5, So. over Nadeem Haleem (Andrew) 29-5, Jr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match
Oscar Kalman (Carl Sandburg) 27-12, So. over Zach Hoffner (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 30-10, So. (Dec 7-6)
5th Place Match
Max Munn (Lincoln-Way West) 25-16, Jr. over Timmy O`Connor (Lockport Township) 18-9, Sr. (M. For.)
126
1st Place Match
Shane Stream (Lincoln-Way West) 31-11, So. over Adante Washington (Homewood-Flossmoor) 24-9, So. (Dec 8-7)
3rd Place Match
Isaac Zimmerman (Lockport Township) 30-11, Jr. over Tyson Bruce (Carl Sandburg) 25-14, Sr. (Fall 0:46)
5th Place Match
Joshua Theis (Lincoln-Way East) 19-19, So. over Alex Kedzior (Lincoln-Way Central) 2-9, So. (Fall 3:24)
132
1st Place Match
Madden Parker (Carl Sandburg) 32-8, Sr. over Liam Zimmerman (Lockport Township) 35-7, Sr. (Dec 11-9)
3rd Place Match
Tyson Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 34-6, Sr. over Carter Dibenedetto (Lincoln-Way West) 26-17, Jr. (MD 10-2)
5th Place Match
Roan Dukes (Homewood-Flossmoor) 25-13, Jr. over Dinero Garcia (Stagg) 13-15, Sr. (MD 14-5)
138
1st Place Match
Jadon Zimmer (Lincoln-Way Central) 37-6, So. over Brayden Mortell (Lincoln-Way East) 23-10, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Naseem Jaber (Lockport Township) 17-10, Jr. over Henry Finley (Lincoln-Way West) 16-11, Jr. (Fall 1:15)
5th Place Match
Andrew Clark (Homewood-Flossmoor) 5-7, Fr. over Laith Alomari (Carl Sandburg) 2-3, So. (Fall 3:02)
144
1st Place Match
Ryan Hinger (Carl Sandburg) 36-3, Sr. over Kaidreaus Richardson (Lincoln-Way East) 27-11, Jr. (Fall 2:25)
3rd Place Match
Jack Strezo (Lincoln-Way West) 22-18, Jr. over Samer Suleiman (Stagg) 21-6, So. (Dec 10-5)
5th Place Match
Anthony Diorio (Lockport Township) 24-19, Jr. over Nick Rociola (Andrew) 16-15, So. (TF-1.5 4:35 (19-3))
150
1st Place Match
Justin Wardlow (Lockport Township) 38-3, Jr. over Vince Gutierrez (Carl Sandburg) 21-10, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:13 (19-4))
3rd Place Match
Ethan Harvey (Lincoln-Way Central) 25-11, So. over Cameron Borneman (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 23-15, Sr. (Fall 3:56)
5th Place Match
Connor Schultz (Lincoln-Way East) 15-11, Sr. over Haden Anderson (Lincoln-Way West) 16-22, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:46 (17-0))
157
1st Place Match
Jovan Vukajlovic (Homewood-Flossmoor) 24-5, Sr. over Jaedon Calderon (Lockport Township) 27-12, So. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Caden Harvey (Lincoln-Way Central) 29-10, Sr. over Charlie Stream (Lincoln-Way West) 6-24, Sr. (Fall 1:59)
5th Place Match
Coen McGill (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 11-12, So. over Alex Lizak (Lincoln-Way East) 27-11, Sr. (M. For.)
165
1st Place Match
Jalen Byrd (Lincoln-Way Central) 39-5, Jr. over Chris Miller (Lockport Township) 30-13, Jr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Christian Darnell (Lincoln-Way East) 19-14, Sr. over Wyatt Hochgraber (Carl Sandburg) 24-15, Jr. (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
Angelo Jura (Andrew) 18-16, Jr. over Brennan Whitesell (Lincoln-Way West) 2-4, Jr. (Fall 0:27)
175
1st Place Match
RJ Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor) 32-6, Sr. over Jackson Zaeske (Lincoln-Way East) 34-7, Sr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Ahmad Alomari (Carl Sandburg) 32-11, Sr. over Kayden Roach (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 29-12, So. (Fall 3:07)
5th Place Match
Christian Czerwinski (Lockport Township) 19-19, So. over Jihad Suleiman (Stagg) 14-12, So. (Fall 1:04)
190
1st Place Match
Colton Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 26-6, So. over Jimmy Talley (Lincoln-Way West) 30-12, Jr. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Drew Silzer (Lockport Township) 19-5, Jr. over Chris Davis (Carl Sandburg) 22-17, Sr. (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
Xavier Mohead (Homewood-Flossmoor) 8-11, Sr. over Peter Rafacz (Stagg) 16-11, Jr. (Fall 2:41)
215
1st Place Match
Nate Elstner (Lincoln-Way West) 35-4, Sr. over Malic Breish (Carl Sandburg) 28-14, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Bryson Melgoza (Lockport Township) 22-20, Sr. over Jon Santiago (Homewood-Flossmoor) 10-13, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
5th Place Match
Justin Powers (Lincoln-Way East) 19-21, So. over Eli Wiggins (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 0-3, So. (Fall 1:59)
285
1st Place Match
Aiden Hennings (Lincoln-Way Central) 34-7, Jr. over Brandon Barvisha (Lincoln-Way West) 31-9, Sr. (MD 14-0)
3rd Place Match
Omar Alhmoud (Carl Sandburg) 23-16, Sr. over Jake Kratz (Lockport Township) 17-17, Sr. (Fall 5:15)
5th Place Match
Alecos Gerretse (Andrew) 5-25, Sr. over Idris Akeeb (Homewood-Flossmoor) 8-20, Jr. (Fall 3:21)
Yorkville continues streak of Southwest Prairie Conference titles
Advancing 10 wrestlers to the finals and producing four champions, Yorkville won the Southwest Prairie Conference title for the fourth consecutive year with 554 points on Saturday in Joliet.
Host and runner-up Joliet West finished with 488 points while Minooka was third with 422 and Plainfield South (365.5) and Oswego (338) rounded out the top five teams. The rest of the teams in the field were Joliet Central (323), Plainfield North (291), Bolingbrook (251.5), Plainfield Central (194.5), Plainfield East (176), Romeoville (168) and Oswego East (167.5).
1 – Yorkville
Dominic Recchia (138), Jack Ferguson (157), Luke Zook (175) and Ryder Janeczko (190) won titles to lead coach Jake Oster’s Foxes to the Southwest Prairie Conference championship while Ramsey Barton (106), Nathan Craft (126), Vincent Konecki (132), Donncha Souza (144), Donovan Rosauer (150) and Luke Chrisse (215) placed second.
Landon Jenkins (113), Maximus Delgado (150), Caleb Viscogliosi (165) and Xavion Ulloa (285) took third, Nolan Chrisse (120), Julius Cole (132) and Josh Stockl (144) placed fifth and Liam Fenoglio had to medical forfeit but placed eighth and delivered 18 team points. Others who were in on the title effort were Logan Cassell (106), John Petty V (113), Jaxson Kocur (120), Owen Middleton (165), Cameron Burke (215) and Avery Lane (285).
“We had a really good tournament with four champs and 14 guys in the top three,” Oster said. “Heading into regionals next week gives our guys confidence in themselves having seven of the regional teams in this tournament. The kids are working hard and improving to give themselves the best opportunity in these next few weeks. They get to focus a little on themselves and their individual goals these next few weeks before we chase down another team trophy.”
2 – Joliet West
Coach Awais Arain’s runner-up Tigers had four champions, Nicholas Murdock-Schey (106), Joseph Pedrosa (120), Adrian Hernandez (132) and Carson Weber (150) while Jakob Crandall (113) and Aiden Brown (157) placed second and Jacob Tyderek (190) took third. Logan Hudson (106), Joseph Jaburek (126), Marquan Godfrey (138), Andy Ruiz (144) and Zachary Cronk (175) placed fourth, Tristan Radeke (165) and Andre De Leon (215) took sixth while Andrew Klobnak (285) scored 17 team points and took 10th.
3- Minooka
Robbie Murphy (285) won a title for coach Michael Kimberlin’s third-place Indians while Noah Avina (120), Kaden Meyer (165) and Santino Capodice (190) took second. Cole Spivey (157) and AJ Frescura (175) placed third, Casey Janicki (126) and Ben Cyrkiel (150) took fifth, Justin Majewski (106) and Mason Vogt (138) placed sixth, Chase Musser (132) was seventh, Lucas Heap (113) and Justin Jones (215) placed ninth and Stephen Cameron (144) placed 10th.
Other SPC champions were Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis (113) and Aidan Durell (126), Oswego’s Brayden Swanson (144), Bolingbrook’s Tommy McDermott (165) and Joliet Central’s Charles Walker (215).
Zook had the most team points with 50 while Janeczko, Swanson and Weber tied for second with 49.5 points. Hernandez scored 48.5 points, Garbis and Murphy both got 48 points, Ferguson and Walker scored 47.5 points and Recchia collected 47 team points.
Also taking second place were Oswego East’s Braeden Grisham (138), Plainfield South’s Colin Bickett (175) and Romeoville’s Jamir Thomas (285).
Some of the closest title matches included Pedrosa over Avina 1-0 at 120, Durell edging Craft 13-12 at 126 and McDermott beating Meyer 7-4 at 165.
Additional third-place finishers were Oswego’s Aiden Ortiz (126) and Lazar Krstic (132), Plainfield South’s Drew Ritchie (106), Bolingbrook’s Isaac Harris (120), Oswego’s Aiden Ortiz (126) and Lazar Krstic (132), Plainfield Central’s Jack Bowen (138), Joliet Central’s Tremaine Cooper (144) and Oswego East’s Josh Edwards (215).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Joliet Central’s Liam Walsh (113), Aleck Allende (120) and Mark Bew (157), Plainfield South’s Sean Volf (132), Chase Pierceall (165) and Ian Portillo (285), Oswego’s Dillon Griffin (150) and Cooper Wynn (190) and Plainfield Central’s Anthony Minnito (215).
Oswego East’s Josh Edwards was the only individual who had four pins and Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis was the lone competitor to get four wins by technical fall and also had the most match points with 83. Bolingbrook’s Joshua Shanahan had the largest seed to place difference as he was seeded 11th and placed sixth at 190 pounds.
Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Yorkville 554. 2. Joliet West 488, 3. Minooka 422, 4. Plainfield South 365.5, 5. Oswego 338, 6. Joliet Central 323, 7. Plainfield North 291, 8. Bolingbrook 251.5, 9. Plainfield Central 194.5, 10. Plainfield East 176, 11. Romeoville 168, 12. Oswego East 167.5
Place matches
1st Place Match
Jack Ferguson (Yorkville) 40-2, Sr. over Aiden Brown (Joliet West) 26-13, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:28 (20-4))
3rd Place Match
Cole Spivey (Minooka) 16-15, Sr. over Mark Bew (Joliet Central) 16-8, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
5th Place Match
Cole Svara (Plainfield North) 7-7, Jr. over Ethan Essick (Oswego) 22-14, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
7th Place Match
Joaquin Gaskin (Bolingbrook) 11-15, So. over Brad Surwillo (Plainfield South) 10-10, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
9th Place Match
Christian Walsh (Oswego) 24-11, Fr. over Emiliano Ramirez (Plainfield Central) 10-18, Fr. (MD 14-5)
11th Place Match
Collin Speice (Oswego East) 2-14, So. over Colin Adams (Plainfield East) 7-17, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)
165
1st Place Match
Tommy McDermott (Bolingbrook) 29-6, Jr. over Kaden Meyer (Minooka) 31-6, So. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) 31-13, Jr. over Chase Pierceall (Plainfield South) 15-6, Jr. (MD 15-4)
5th Place Match
Raphael Tovar (Plainfield North) 16-13, Jr. over Tristan Radeke (Joliet West) 12-15, So. (Dec 8-1)
7th Place Match
Owen Middleton (Yorkville) 3-4, So. over Joseph Nino (Plainfield East) 15-16, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:47 (20-5))
9th Place Match
Kevin O`Grady (Oswego) 16-21, Sr. over Tyler Lewis (Romeoville) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 1:10)
11th Place Match
Aiden Machalski (Plainfield Central) 6-11, So. over Demetrius Walker-Hill (Oswego East) 8-5, Sr. (M. For.)
175
1st Place Match
Luke Zook (Yorkville) 40-2, Sr. over Colin Bickett (Plainfield South) 23-6, Sr. (Fall 0:21)
3rd Place Match
Aj Frescura (Minooka) 27-7, Sr. over Zachary Cronk (Joliet West) 27-10, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match
Robert Vogel (Plainfield East) 15-11, Jr. over Garrett Patnoudes (Oswego East) 15-10, So. (Fall 1:07)
7th Place Match
Christian Paige (Oswego) 14-11, So. over Jacob Reece (Plainfield North) 7-21, Jr. (Fall 1:30)
9th Place Match
Michael Laudadio (Plainfield Central) 6-15, Jr. over Connor Gualandi (Joliet Central) 6-21, Jr. (Fall 5:37)
190
1st Place Match
Ryder Janeczko (Yorkville) 28-5, Sr. over Santino Capodice (Minooka) 24-10, Jr. (Fall 1:35)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Tyderek (Joliet West) 22-13, Fr. over Cooper Wynn (Oswego) 24-12, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
5th Place Match
Hugh Callaghan (Plainfield East) 23-11, Jr. over Joshua Shanahan (Bolingbrook) 2-2, Sr. (Dec 8-2)
7th Place Match
Xavier Eggert (Joliet Central) 24-20, Sr. over Brady Mitchell (Plainfield North) 6-18, Sr. (Fall 0:43)
9th Place Match
Julius Pierscionek (Plainfield South) 8-19, Fr. over Nicholas Breier (Plainfield Central) 3-14, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
11th Place Match
isiah escobar (Romeoville) 16-5, Sr. over Charles Anderson – Medical Forfeit (Oswego East) 10-13, Jr. (DFF)
215
1st Place Match
Charles Walker (Joliet Central) 38-2, Sr. over Luke Chrisse (Yorkville) 35-7, Sr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Josh Edwards (Oswego East) 31-13, Sr. over Anthony Minnito (Plainfield Central) 24-7, Sr. (Fall 2:00)
5th Place Match
Jamal Jones Jr (Plainfield South) 15-13, Sr. over Andre De Leon (Joliet West) 21-9, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
7th Place Match
Mohamad Almadani (Romeoville) 13-7, Jr. over Cameron Burke (Yorkville) 5-6, Jr. (Fall 3:26)
9th Place Match
Justin Jones (Minooka) 2-2, Sr. over Colin Dominiak (Plainfield East) 14-17, Jr. (MD 11-2)
11th Place Match
Aiden Heiden (Oswego) 15-11, Sr. over Jayvyn Gray (Bolingbrook) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 0:48)
285
1st Place Match
Robbie Murphy (Minooka) 24-11, Jr. over Jamir Thomas (Romeoville) 20-2, Sr. (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
Xavion Ulloa (Yorkville) 17-13, Jr. over Ian Portillo (Plainfield South) 22-13, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
Jakub Kowal (Plainfield South) 12-4, Jr. over Liam Corona (Plainfield North) 16-17, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:34 (17-1))
7th Place Match
Avery Lane (Yorkville) 2-2, So. over Evan Patton (Joliet Central) 19-20, Jr. (DQ)
9th Place Match
Nathaniel Zeffeld (Bolingbrook) 2-2, Fr. over Andrew Klobnak (Joliet West) 10-23, So. (Fall 2:43)
11th Place Match
Antonio Montoya (Plainfield Central) 10-6, Sr. over Brodie Slou (Oswego) 17-12, Sr. (M. For.)
Marist captures East Suburban Catholic Conference championship
Behind six individual titles, Marist won the East Suburban Catholic Conference tournament title at Joliet Catholic Academy. The RedHawks scored 226.5 points, the hosts and two-time defending champion Hilltoppers took second place with 159.9 points and third-place Notre Dame College Prep collected 135 points.
St. Patrick (109), Marian Catholic (51), Carmel Catholic (37.5), Nazareth Academy (22.5) and Saint Viator (19) also competed.
1 – Marist
Michael Esteban (126), George Marinopoulos (132), Donavon Allen (144), Ethan Sonne (157), Will Denny (165) and Tommy O`Brien (215) won championships while Joe Bronske (113), Caden Campo (120), Johnathan Fields (138) and Kyle Herzog (190) placed second to lead coach Brendan Heffernan’s champion RedHawks to their first ESCC title since 2022.
Dylan Weber (113) and Jack Watson (285) took third while Elio Gil (106), Eddie Astorga (132), Sean Loughney (138), Thiago Estrada (144), Jack Lorenz (150), Ronin Haran (157) and Kevin Bartolotta (175) placed fourth. Logan Mishka (126), Tyrese Johnson (150), Dave Wolski (190) and Dan Mahoney (285) also helped the cause.
2 – Joliet Catholic Academy
Maddux Tindal (120), Dawson Mack (138) and Nico Ronchetti (190) won titles for coach Ryan Cumbee’s runner-up Hilltoppers and Jason Hampton (126), Elias Gonzalez (144) and Derrick Pomatto (215) took second. Placing third were Kane Robles (106), Matthew Laird (132) and Vince Tindal (157) while Elijah Watt (285) took fourth.
3 – Notre Dame College Prep
Ray Long (106) picked up the lone championship for coach Anthony Genovesi’s third-place Dons while Brady Krueger (132) and Deniz Ozturk (157) each placed second. John Sheehy (126) was one of six third-place finishers for the Dons and the others were John Carr (144), Joseph McCarthy (150), Dean Lazaris (165), Peter Escamilla (175) and Michael Keany (190). Taking fourth were Waide Moravek (113) and Ian McKendrick (215).
St. Patrick had three champions, Daniel Goodwin (113), Van Grasser (175) and Abraham Bonano (285), while Carmel Catholic’s David Farjado (150) also captured a title.
Mack led all competitors with 24 team points, O’Brien was next-best with 23 points and Bonano, Marinopoulos and Rochetti tied for third with 22 team points. Denny and Sonne scored 21.5 points, Allen had 21 while Esteban and Grasser collected 20 team points.
Other second-place finishers were St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig (106) and Andrew Rieger (150), Marian Catholic’s Joey Baranski (165) and Adrian Esparza (175) and Carmel Catholic’s Noah Breckenridge (285).
Two of the closest title matches were Goodwin winning 3-0 by sudden victory over Bronske at 113 and Long edging Koenig 8-6 at 106.
Also finishing in third place were Nazareth Academy’s Alek Ramos (120) and Sammy Swais (215) and St. Patrick’s Patrick Hulne (138). Additional fourth-place finishers were Marian Catholic’s Tristan Cooks (120), Chace Tankson (126) and Jadyn Thomas (190) and Saint Viator’s Caleb Jendras (165).
Marist’s Jack Watson had three pins in 3:52 to be the individual with the most pins in the least time. Marist’s Donavon Allen has two wins by technical in 7:01 for the most tech falls in the least time. St. Patrick’s Patrick Hulne had the most total match points with 56. The largest seed-place difference came from Marist’s Kyle Herzog, who took second as the seventh-seed at 190.
East Suburban Catholic Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Marist 226.5, 2. Joliet Catholic Academy 159.5, 3. Notre Dame College Prep 135, 4. St. Patrick 108, 5. Marian Catholic 51, 6. Carmel Catholic 37.5, 7. Nazareth Academy 22.5, 8. Saint Viator 19.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Ray Long (Notre Dame College Prep) 35-4, So. over Jack Koenig (St. Patrick) 38-5, So. (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match
Kane Robles (Joliet Catholic Academy) 25-12, Fr. over Elio Gil (Marist) 22-11, So. (Fall 1:00)
113
1st Place Match
Daniel Goodwin (St. Patrick) 38-3, Jr. over Joe Bronske (Marist) 16-18, Jr. (SV-1 3-0)
3rd Place Match
Dylan Weber (Marist) 10-8, Jr. over Waide Moravek (Notre Dame College Prep) 11-21, Sr. (TF-1.5 1:54 (18-1))
120
1st Place Match
Maddux Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 28-8, So. over Caden Campo (Marist) 22-18, Fr. (MD 13-2)
3rd Place Match
Alek Ramos (Nazareth Academy) 14-6, So. over Tristan Cooks (Marian Catholic) 7-12, Jr. (Fall 1:03)
126
1st Place Match
Michael Esteban (Marist) 28-6, Sr. over Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic Academy) 30-10, Jr. (Dec 10-3)
3rd Place Match
John Sheehy (Notre Dame College Prep) 35-6, Sr. over Chace Tankson (Marian Catholic) 17-10, Sr. (Fall 1:24)
132
1st Place Match
George Marinopoulos (Marist) 30-6, Sr. over Brady Krueger (Notre Dame College Prep) 28-15, Jr. (Fall 1:32)
3rd Place Match
Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic Academy) 22-7, So. over Eddie Astorga (Marist) 18-16, So. (MD 15-7)
138
1st Place Match
Dawson Mack (Joliet Catholic Academy) 19-14, Fr. over Johnathan Fields (Marist) 11-8, Fr. (Fall 0:52)
3rd Place Match
Patrick Hulne (St. Patrick) 34-11, So. over Sean Loughney (Marist) 12-4, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:39 (21-5))
144
1st Place Match
Donavon Allen (Marist) 21-5, Sr. over Elias Gonzalez (Joliet Catholic Academy) 24-17, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:01 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
John Carr (Notre Dame College Prep) 7-7, Jr. over Thiago Estrada (Marist) 10-6, Jr. (MD 14-5)
150
1st Place Match
David Farjado (Carmel Catholic) 12-1, Sr. over Andrew Rieger (St. Patrick) 28-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:24 (18-2))
3rd Place Match
Joseph McCarthy (Notre Dame College Prep) 13-13, Sr. over Jack Lorenz (Marist) 11-5, So. (Fall 0:54)
157
1st Place Match
Ethan Sonne (Marist) 27-9, So. over Deniz Ozturk (Notre Dame College Prep) 23-13, Sr. (Fall 1:46)
3rd Place Match
Vince Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 17-9, Sr. over Ronin Haran (Marist) 8-10, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:35 (17-2))
165
1st Place Match
Will Denny (Marist) 33-1, Sr. over Joey Baranski (Marian Catholic) 26-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:34 (19-4))
3rd Place Match
Dean Lazaris (Notre Dame College Prep) 22-16, Sr. over Caleb Jendras (Saint Viator) 23-12, So. (MD 13-5)
175
1st Place Match
Van Grasser (St. Patrick) 28-9, Jr. over Adrian Esparza (Marian Catholic) 12-8, Jr. (Fall 5:07)
3rd Place Match
Peter Escamilla (Notre Dame College Prep) 10-15, So. over Kevin Bartolotta (Marist) 13-17, Jr. (Inj. 1:43)
190
1st Place Match
Nico Ronchetti (Joliet Catholic Academy) 29-6, Sr. over Kyle Herzog (Marist) 11-9, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
3rd Place Match
Michael Keany (Notre Dame College Prep) 22-13, Sr. over Jadyn Thomas (Marian Catholic) 6-11, Sr. (Fall 3:48)
215
1st Place Match
Tommy O`Brien (Marist) 19-10, Jr. over Derrick Pomatto (Joliet Catholic Academy) 5-4, So. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Sammy Swais (Nazareth Academy) 16-5, Fr. over Ian McKendrick (Notre Dame College Prep) 11-22, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:09 (19-3))
285
1st Place Match
Abraham Bonano (St. Patrick) 20-18, Sr. over Noah Breckenridge (Carmel Catholic) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 1:19)
3rd Place Match
Jack Watson (Marist) 26-16, Jr. over Elijah Watt (Joliet Catholic Academy) 5-5, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
Oak Forest claims top honors in the South Suburban Conference
Oak Forest had nine who finished among the top-three placewinners, including five champions, to help it win the South Suburban Conference Tournament title at Shepard in Palos Heights.
Coach Shawn Forst’s champion Bengals finished with 213 points, distancing themselves from runner-up Evergreen Park, who scored 174.5 points. Lemont was third with 104.5 points while Bremen (84) and Oak Lawn (68.5) rounded out the top five in the 14-team field.
Reavis (66), Hillcrest (65.5), Argo (65.5), Shepard (60.5), Thornton Fractional North (57.5), Eisenhower (56.5), Richards (53.5), Tinley Park (47) and Thornton Fractional South (45.5) were the others who competed.
1 – Oak Forest
Jason Schickel (106), Jacob Sebek (113), Austin Perez (144), Blake Bussie (165) and Jason Janke (175) won titles to lead the first-place Bengals. James Mair (120) and Jose Montesino (285) placed second and Nathan Izguerra (190) and Andrius Vasilevskas (215) took third. Others who contributed to the championship effort were Hunter Kroll (126), Dylan McBride (132), Josh Schickel (138), Derek Rodriguez (150) and Brendan Boman (157)
2 – Evergreen Park
Brothers Jayden Cervantes (120) and Adrian Cervantes (126) won titles along with teammates Chance Woods (138) and David Johnson (150) to lead coach Ron Zimmerman’s runner-up Mustangs. Christian Ramirez (113) and Genesis Ward (215) both took second, Esau Rubalcava (144) placed third and Braden Mateja-Bates (106) and Ashton Gray (157) took fourth.
3 – Lemont
Lemont coach Egan Berta had five individuals place among the top five, including Cory Zator (132) who was his team’s lone champion. Judah Heeg (190) took second, Alex Powers (106) and Nico LoCoco (165) took third and Jullian Vallianatos (138) was fourth.
The remaining four champions came from four teams that were outside of the top three. They were Reavis’ William Swiercynski (157), Richards’ Mike Taheny (190), Tinley Park’s Sebastin Sanderson (215) and Bremen’s Marco Olvera (285).
Adrian Cervantes, Olvera, Perez and Zator led the champions for the most team points with 26. Janke, Johnson and Sanderson tied with 25.5 points, Sebek scored 24.5 points and Jayden Cervantes and Swiercynski both collected 24 team points.
Other second-place finishers were Argo’s Aldo Gutierrez (138) and Jacob Van Allen (144),
Shepard’s TaVayris Howard (150) and Aidan Hill (175), Reavis’ Andy Casmiro (106), Richards’ Amir Akilani (126), Bremen’s Izaiah Gonzalez (132), Oak Lawn’s Charles Shane (157) and Thornton Fractional South’s Titus Woodring (165).
The closest title matches featured Taheny prevailing over Heeg 4-1 by sudden victory at 190 and Swiercynski edging Shane 1-0 at 157.
Additional third-place finishers were Bremen’s Sean Unzueta (120) and Walter Hoevker (150), Thornton Fractional North’s Deshawn Jones (132) and Joseph Merritt (157), Hillcrest’s Amari Brown (113), Thornton Fractional South’s Adonis Wilson (126), Oak Lawn’s Johnathan Diaz (138), Eisenhower’s Edgar Juan (175) and Argo’s Remy Avalos (285).
Also finishing in fourth place were Hillcrest’s LeKeith Rogers (120), Derrione Collier (132) and Kiaven Sullivan (144), Shepard’s Kenny Banks (113) and Isaiah Martinez (165), Eisenhower’s Marvelous Akhalu (190) and Rayshawn Doles (215), Bremen’s Malachi Turner (126), Tinley Park’s David Albright (150), Oak Lawn’s Ayman Shaikh (175) and Reavis’ Daniel Ramirez (285).
Eisenhower’s Edgar Juan was the only individual who recorded four pins and he and Oak Lawn’s Ayman Shaikh tied for the biggest difference from seed to place with eight positions. Lemont’s Judah Heeg had two wins by technical fall in 3:14 for the most of those in the least time. Evergreen Park’s Esau Rubalcava collected the most total match points with 51 while Hillcrest’s Kiaven Sullivan scored 50 points.
South Suburban Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Oak Forest 213, 2. Evergreen Park 174.5, 3. Lemont 104.5, 4. Bremen 84, 5. Oak Lawn 68.5, 6. Reavis 66, 7. Hillcrest 65.5, 7. Argo 65.5, 9. Shepard 60.5, 10. Thornton Fractional North 57.5, 11. Eisenhower 56.5, 12. Richards 53.5, 13. Tinley Park 47, 14. Thornton Fractional South 45.5.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Jason Schickel (Oak Forest) 21-13, So. over Andy Casmiro (Reavis) 13-19 (Fall 2:11)
3rd Place Match
Alex Powers (Lemont) 23-15, Fr. over Braden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Park) 18-11, Jr. (Fall 3:56)
113
1st Place Match
Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest) 35-2, So. over Christian Ramirez (Evergreen Park) 20-5, Sr. (MD 13-0)
3rd Place Match
Amari Brown (Hillcrest) 20-10, Jr. over Kenny Banks (Shepard) 18-14, So. (Fall 3:57)
120
1st Place Match
Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Park) 27-2, Jr. over James Mair (Oak Forest) 23-14, Sr. (Fall 3:39)
3rd Place Match
Sean Unzueta (Bremen) 9-3, Jr. over LeKeith Rogers (Hillcrest) 11-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:16 (22-5))
126
1st Place Match
Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Park) 27-3, Jr. over Amir Akilani (Richards) 13-10 (Fall 1:30)
3rd Place Match
Adonis Wilson (Lansing (Thornton Fractional South), IL) 20-6, Sr. over Malachi Turner (Bremen) 20-9, Jr. (Fall 2:47)
132
1st Place Match
Cory Zator (Lemont) 32-8, Jr. over Izaiah Gonzalez (Bremen) 16-4, Jr. (Fall 1:37)
3rd Place Match
Deshawn Jones (Thornton Fractional North) 16-10, Jr. over Derrione Collier (Hillcrest) 15-10, Sr. (Fall 2:57)
138
1st Place Match
Chance Woods (Evergreen Park) 29-2, Jr. over Aldo Gutierrez (Argo) 23-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:38 (19-1))
3rd Place Match
Johnathan Diaz (Oak Lawn) 13-12, So. over Jullian Vallianatos (Lemont) 29-13, Sr. (Fall 3:24)
144
1st Place Match
Austin Perez (Oak Forest) 23-1, Jr. over Jacob Van Allen (Argo) 26-6, Sr. (Fall 1:27)
3rd Place Match
Esau Rubalcava (Evergreen Park) 24-9, So. over Kiaven Sullivan (Hillcrest) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 16-10)
150
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
David Johnson (Evergreen Park) 29-4, Sr. over TaVayris Howard (Shepard) 23-19, Sr. (Fall 0:33)
3rd Place Match
Walter Hoevker (Bremen) 18-14, Sr. over David Albright (Tinley Park) 19-15, Jr. (Dec 16-11)
157
1st Place Match
William Swiercynski (Reavis) 20-5 over Charles Shane (Oak Lawn) 14-8, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Joseph Merritt (Thornton Fractional North) 21-6, Sr. over Ashton Gray (Evergreen Park) 22-9, Sr. (Fall 0:22)
165
1st Place Match
Blake Bussie (Oak Forest) 26-15, Sr. over Titus Woodring (Thornton Fractional South) 29-5, Jr. (MD 11-3)
3rd Place Match
Nico LoCoco (Lemont) 23-14, Sr. over Isaiah Martinez (Shepard) 22-21, Jr. (Fall 1:20)
175
1st Place Match
Jason Janke (Oak Forest) 6-0, Jr. over Aidan Hill (Shepard) 21-8, Jr. (Fall 5:51)
3rd Place Match
Edgar Juan (Eisenhower) 12-2, Sr. over Ayman Shaikh (Oak Lawn) 19-13, Sr. (Fall 1:09)
190
1st Place Match
Mike Taheny (Richards) 29-1 over Judah Heeg (Lemont) 31-2, Jr. (SV-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Nathan Izguerra (Oak Forest) 3-1, Jr. over Marvelous Akhalu (Eisenhower) 15-14, Sr. (Fall 3:12)
215
1st Place Match
Sebastin Sanderson (Tinley Park) 31-2, Jr. over Genesis Ward (Evergreen Park) 23-5, Sr. (Fall 4:51)
3rd Place Match
Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest) 35-7, Jr. over Rayshawn Doles (Eisenhower) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 2:22)
285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Marco Olvera (Bremen) 12-4, Sr. over Jose Montesino (Oak Forest) 25-13, Sr. (Fall 4:00)
3rd Place Match
Remy Avalos (Argo) 17-5, Sr. over Daniel Ramirez (Reavis) 14-14 (Fall 3:00)
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To:Mick Torres,Curtis Herron
Thu, Jan 30 at 10:28 AM
Mick,
Here is Chris’ roundup of the SouthWest Suburban, Southwest Prairie, East Suburban Catholic and South Suburban Conference.
I have included pictures of three of the title teams: Carl Sandburg (SWSC), Yorkville (SPC) and Marist (ESCC).
Thanks for your help with this,
Curt
SouthWest Suburban, Southwest Prairie, East Suburban Catholic and South Suburban Conference roundups
By Chris Walker – for the IWCOA
Carl Sandburg wins SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament
With 12 wrestlers finishing in fourth place or better, Carl Sandburg won Saturday’s SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament in Flossmoor with 269.5 points.
Competition was strong as expected with Lockport Township right on the heels of the Eagles with 252 points. Lincoln-Way East (220), Lincoln-Way West (218.5) and Homewood-Flossmoor (202.5) rounded out the top five teams. Lincoln-Way Central (135) was sixth followed by Bradley-Bourbonnais (82), Andrew (57) and Stagg (39).
1 – Carl Sandburg
Coach Clinton Polz’s Eagles had three champions to go along with three placewinners who took second, third and fourth. Rocco Hayes (113), Madden Parker (132) and Ryan Hinger (144) won titles while Anthony Hayes (106), Vince Gutierrez (150) and Malic Breish (215) took second place.
Oscar Kalman (120), Ahmad Alomari (175) and Omar Alhmoud (285) placed third and Tyson Bruce (126), Wyatt Hochgraber (165) and Chris Davis (190) took fourth. Laith Alomari (138) finished sixth while Davin Spencer (157) also contributed to the cause.
2 – Lockport Township
Justin Wardlow (150) brought home the lone title for coach Jameson Oster’s runner-up Porters while Liam Zimmerman (132), Jaedon Calderon (157) and Chris Miller (165) placed second. Anthony Sutton (113), Isaac Zimmerman (126), Naseem Jaber (138), Drew Silzer (190) and Bryson Melgoza (215) took third and Jake Kratz (285) was fourth. Caleb Russell (106), Anthony Diorio (144) and Christian Czerwinski (175) took fifth and Timmy O`Connor (120) placed sixth.
3 – Lincoln-Way East
Colton Zvonar (190) paced coach Collin McKillip’s third-place Griffins as their lone champion. Brayden Mortell (138), Kaidreaus Richardson (144) and Jackson Zaeske (175) placed second while Nathan Powers (106), Tyson Zvonar (132) and Christian Darnell (165) took third. Noah Ciolkosz (113), Joshua Theis (126), Connor Schultz (150) and Justin Powers (215) placed fifth and Alex Lizak (157) took sixth.
Coach Jim Sokoloski’s host Vikings had the most SWSC champions with four, and they were Davion Henry (106), Chazz Robinson (120), Jovan Vukajlovic (157) and RJ Robinson (175).
Coach Tyrone Byrd’s Lincoln-Way Central Knights had three reach the top of the podium, Jadon Zimmer (138) Jalen Byrd (165) and Aiden Hennings (285). And coach Brian Glynn’s Lincoln-Way West Warriors had two champions, Shane Stream (126) and Nate Elstner (215).
Hinger led all champions with 29.5 team points while Hennings and Wardlow were right behind with 29 points. Six individuals tied for fourth with 28 team points and they were Byrd, Hayes, Henry, Parker, RJ Robinson and Stream. Chazz Robinson and Zvonar tied with 27.5 points.
Also finishing in second place were Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn (113), Jimmy Talley (190) and Brandon Bavirsha (285), Andrew’s Nadeem Haleem (120) and Homewood-Flossmoor’s Adante Washington (126).
The closest title matches included Stream edging Washington 8-7 at 126, Parker getting past Zimmerman 11-9 at 132 and Vukajlovic prevailing over Calderon 5-4 at 157.
Others who took third place were Lincoln-Way Central’s Ethan Harvey (150) and Caden Harvey (157) and Lincoln-Way West’s Jack Strezo (144).
Bradley-Bourbonnais had four fourth-place finishers, Evan Johnson (106), Zach Hoffner (120), Cameron Borneman (150) and Kayden Roach (175). Also taking fourth were Lincoln-Way West’s Carter Dibenedetto (132), Henry Finley (138) and Charlie Stream (157), Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ethan Hamilton (113) and Jon Santiago (215) and Stagg’s Samer Suleiman (144).
Lockport Township’s Isaac Zimmerman had three pins in 5:46 to lead the way with the most pins in the least time. And the Porters’ Justin Wardlow had two wins by technical fall in 5:56 for the most of those in the least time. Lincoln-Way East’s Nathan Powers had the most match points with 47 while Wardlow collected 46. Homewood-Flossmoor’s Xavier Mohead and Lincoln-Way West’s Charlie Stream had the largest seed to place difference of four spots.
SouthWest Suburban Conference Tom Lahey Tournament
Team scores
1. Carl Sandburg 269.5, 2. Lockport Township 252, 3. Lincoln-Way East 220, 4. Lincoln-Way West 218.5, 5. Homewood-Flossmoor 202.5, 6. Lincoln-Way Central 135, 7. Bradley-Bourbonnais 82, 8. Andrew 57, 9. Stagg 39.
Place Matches
106
1st Place Match
Davion Henry (Homewood-Flossmoor) 30-6, Sr. over Anthony Hayes (Carl Sandburg) 21-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (21-4))
3rd Place Match
Nathan Powers (Lincoln-Way East) 24-10, Fr. over Evan Johnson (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 14-8, Fr. (Dec 17-11)
5th Place Match
Caleb Russell (Lockport Township) 8-22, Fr. over Charlie Tustin (Lincoln-Way West) 16-23, Fr. (Fall 0:44)
113
1st Place Match
Rocco Hayes (Carl Sandburg) 37-1, Sr. over Brady Glynn (Lincoln-Way West) 32-9, So. (MD 15-2)
3rd Place Match
Anthony Sutton (Lockport Township) 31-11, Jr. over Ethan Hamilton (Homewood-Flossmoor) 22-9, Fr. (Fall 1:47)
5th Place Match
Noah Ciolkosz (Lincoln-Way East) 24-15, Sr. over Jerry Donnelly (Andrew) 26-10, So. (Fall 5:47)
120
1st Place Match
Chazz Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor) 33-5, So. over Nadeem Haleem (Andrew) 29-5, Jr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match
Oscar Kalman (Carl Sandburg) 27-12, So. over Zach Hoffner (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 30-10, So. (Dec 7-6)
5th Place Match
Max Munn (Lincoln-Way West) 25-16, Jr. over Timmy O`Connor (Lockport Township) 18-9, Sr. (M. For.)
126
1st Place Match
Shane Stream (Lincoln-Way West) 31-11, So. over Adante Washington (Homewood-Flossmoor) 24-9, So. (Dec 8-7)
3rd Place Match
Isaac Zimmerman (Lockport Township) 30-11, Jr. over Tyson Bruce (Carl Sandburg) 25-14, Sr. (Fall 0:46)
5th Place Match
Joshua Theis (Lincoln-Way East) 19-19, So. over Alex Kedzior (Lincoln-Way Central) 2-9, So. (Fall 3:24)
132
1st Place Match
Madden Parker (Carl Sandburg) 32-8, Sr. over Liam Zimmerman (Lockport Township) 35-7, Sr. (Dec 11-9)
3rd Place Match
Tyson Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 34-6, Sr. over Carter Dibenedetto (Lincoln-Way West) 26-17, Jr. (MD 10-2)
5th Place Match
Roan Dukes (Homewood-Flossmoor) 25-13, Jr. over Dinero Garcia (Stagg) 13-15, Sr. (MD 14-5)
138
1st Place Match
Jadon Zimmer (Lincoln-Way Central) 37-6, So. over Brayden Mortell (Lincoln-Way East) 23-10, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Naseem Jaber (Lockport Township) 17-10, Jr. over Henry Finley (Lincoln-Way West) 16-11, Jr. (Fall 1:15)
5th Place Match
Andrew Clark (Homewood-Flossmoor) 5-7, Fr. over Laith Alomari (Carl Sandburg) 2-3, So. (Fall 3:02)
144
1st Place Match
Ryan Hinger (Carl Sandburg) 36-3, Sr. over Kaidreaus Richardson (Lincoln-Way East) 27-11, Jr. (Fall 2:25)
3rd Place Match
Jack Strezo (Lincoln-Way West) 22-18, Jr. over Samer Suleiman (Stagg) 21-6, So. (Dec 10-5)
5th Place Match
Anthony Diorio (Lockport Township) 24-19, Jr. over Nick Rociola (Andrew) 16-15, So. (TF-1.5 4:35 (19-3))
150
1st Place Match
Justin Wardlow (Lockport Township) 38-3, Jr. over Vince Gutierrez (Carl Sandburg) 21-10, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:13 (19-4))
3rd Place Match
Ethan Harvey (Lincoln-Way Central) 25-11, So. over Cameron Borneman (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 23-15, Sr. (Fall 3:56)
5th Place Match
Connor Schultz (Lincoln-Way East) 15-11, Sr. over Haden Anderson (Lincoln-Way West) 16-22, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:46 (17-0))
157
1st Place Match
Jovan Vukajlovic (Homewood-Flossmoor) 24-5, Sr. over Jaedon Calderon (Lockport Township) 27-12, So. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Caden Harvey (Lincoln-Way Central) 29-10, Sr. over Charlie Stream (Lincoln-Way West) 6-24, Sr. (Fall 1:59)
5th Place Match
Coen McGill (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 11-12, So. over Alex Lizak (Lincoln-Way East) 27-11, Sr. (M. For.)
165
1st Place Match
Jalen Byrd (Lincoln-Way Central) 39-5, Jr. over Chris Miller (Lockport Township) 30-13, Jr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Christian Darnell (Lincoln-Way East) 19-14, Sr. over Wyatt Hochgraber (Carl Sandburg) 24-15, Jr. (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
Angelo Jura (Andrew) 18-16, Jr. over Brennan Whitesell (Lincoln-Way West) 2-4, Jr. (Fall 0:27)
175
1st Place Match
RJ Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor) 32-6, Sr. over Jackson Zaeske (Lincoln-Way East) 34-7, Sr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Ahmad Alomari (Carl Sandburg) 32-11, Sr. over Kayden Roach (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 29-12, So. (Fall 3:07)
5th Place Match
Christian Czerwinski (Lockport Township) 19-19, So. over Jihad Suleiman (Stagg) 14-12, So. (Fall 1:04)
190
1st Place Match
Colton Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 26-6, So. over Jimmy Talley (Lincoln-Way West) 30-12, Jr. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Drew Silzer (Lockport Township) 19-5, Jr. over Chris Davis (Carl Sandburg) 22-17, Sr. (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
Xavier Mohead (Homewood-Flossmoor) 8-11, Sr. over Peter Rafacz (Stagg) 16-11, Jr. (Fall 2:41)
215
1st Place Match
Nate Elstner (Lincoln-Way West) 35-4, Sr. over Malic Breish (Carl Sandburg) 28-14, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match
Bryson Melgoza (Lockport Township) 22-20, Sr. over Jon Santiago (Homewood-Flossmoor) 10-13, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
5th Place Match
Justin Powers (Lincoln-Way East) 19-21, So. over Eli Wiggins (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 0-3, So. (Fall 1:59)
285
1st Place Match
Aiden Hennings (Lincoln-Way Central) 34-7, Jr. over Brandon Barvisha (Lincoln-Way West) 31-9, Sr. (MD 14-0)
3rd Place Match
Omar Alhmoud (Carl Sandburg) 23-16, Sr. over Jake Kratz (Lockport Township) 17-17, Sr. (Fall 5:15)
5th Place Match
Alecos Gerretse (Andrew) 5-25, Sr. over Idris Akeeb (Homewood-Flossmoor) 8-20, Jr. (Fall 3:21)
Yorkville continues streak of Southwest Prairie Conference titles
Advancing 10 wrestlers to the finals and producing four champions, Yorkville won the Southwest Prairie Conference title for the fourth consecutive year with 554 points on Saturday in Joliet.
Host and runner-up Joliet West finished with 488 points while Minooka was third with 422 and Plainfield South (365.5) and Oswego (338) rounded out the top five teams. The rest of the teams in the field were Joliet Central (323), Plainfield North (291), Bolingbrook (251.5), Plainfield Central (194.5), Plainfield East (176), Romeoville (168) and Oswego East (167.5).
1 – Yorkville
Dominic Recchia (138), Jack Ferguson (157), Luke Zook (175) and Ryder Janeczko (190) won titles to lead coach Jake Oster’s Foxes to the Southwest Prairie Conference championship while Ramsey Barton (106), Nathan Craft (126), Vincent Konecki (132), Donncha Souza (144), Donovan Rosauer (150) and Luke Chrisse (215) placed second.
Landon Jenkins (113), Maximus Delgado (150), Caleb Viscogliosi (165) and Xavion Ulloa (285) took third, Nolan Chrisse (120), Julius Cole (132) and Josh Stockl (144) placed fifth and Liam Fenoglio had to medical forfeit but placed eighth and delivered 18 team points. Others who were in on the title effort were Logan Cassell (106), John Petty V (113), Jaxson Kocur (120), Owen Middleton (165), Cameron Burke (215) and Avery Lane (285).
“We had a really good tournament with four champs and 14 guys in the top three,” Oster said. “Heading into regionals next week gives our guys confidence in themselves having seven of the regional teams in this tournament. The kids are working hard and improving to give themselves the best opportunity in these next few weeks. They get to focus a little on themselves and their individual goals these next few weeks before we chase down another team trophy.”
2 – Joliet West
Coach Awais Arain’s runner-up Tigers had four champions, Nicholas Murdock-Schey (106), Joseph Pedrosa (120), Adrian Hernandez (132) and Carson Weber (150) while Jakob Crandall (113) and Aiden Brown (157) placed second and Jacob Tyderek (190) took third. Logan Hudson (106), Joseph Jaburek (126), Marquan Godfrey (138), Andy Ruiz (144) and Zachary Cronk (175) placed fourth, Tristan Radeke (165) and Andre De Leon (215) took sixth while Andrew Klobnak (285) scored 17 team points and took 10th.
3- Minooka
Robbie Murphy (285) won a title for coach Michael Kimberlin’s third-place Indians while Noah Avina (120), Kaden Meyer (165) and Santino Capodice (190) took second. Cole Spivey (157) and AJ Frescura (175) placed third, Casey Janicki (126) and Ben Cyrkiel (150) took fifth, Justin Majewski (106) and Mason Vogt (138) placed sixth, Chase Musser (132) was seventh, Lucas Heap (113) and Justin Jones (215) placed ninth and Stephen Cameron (144) placed 10th.
Other SPC champions were Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis (113) and Aidan Durell (126), Oswego’s Brayden Swanson (144), Bolingbrook’s Tommy McDermott (165) and Joliet Central’s Charles Walker (215).
Zook had the most team points with 50 while Janeczko, Swanson and Weber tied for second with 49.5 points. Hernandez scored 48.5 points, Garbis and Murphy both got 48 points, Ferguson and Walker scored 47.5 points and Recchia collected 47 team points.
Also taking second place were Oswego East’s Braeden Grisham (138), Plainfield South’s Colin Bickett (175) and Romeoville’s Jamir Thomas (285).
Some of the closest title matches included Pedrosa over Avina 1-0 at 120, Durell edging Craft 13-12 at 126 and McDermott beating Meyer 7-4 at 165.
Additional third-place finishers were Oswego’s Aiden Ortiz (126) and Lazar Krstic (132), Plainfield South’s Drew Ritchie (106), Bolingbrook’s Isaac Harris (120), Oswego’s Aiden Ortiz (126) and Lazar Krstic (132), Plainfield Central’s Jack Bowen (138), Joliet Central’s Tremaine Cooper (144) and Oswego East’s Josh Edwards (215).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Joliet Central’s Liam Walsh (113), Aleck Allende (120) and Mark Bew (157), Plainfield South’s Sean Volf (132), Chase Pierceall (165) and Ian Portillo (285), Oswego’s Dillon Griffin (150) and Cooper Wynn (190) and Plainfield Central’s Anthony Minnito (215).
Oswego East’s Josh Edwards was the only individual who had four pins and Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis was the lone competitor to get four wins by technical fall and also had the most match points with 83. Bolingbrook’s Joshua Shanahan had the largest seed to place difference as he was seeded 11th and placed sixth at 190 pounds.
Southwest Prairie Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Yorkville 554. 2. Joliet West 488, 3. Minooka 422, 4. Plainfield South 365.5, 5. Oswego 338, 6. Joliet Central 323, 7. Plainfield North 291, 8. Bolingbrook 251.5, 9. Plainfield Central 194.5, 10. Plainfield East 176, 11. Romeoville 168, 12. Oswego East 167.5
Place matches
1st Place Match
Jack Ferguson (Yorkville) 40-2, Sr. over Aiden Brown (Joliet West) 26-13, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:28 (20-4))
3rd Place Match
Cole Spivey (Minooka) 16-15, Sr. over Mark Bew (Joliet Central) 16-8, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
5th Place Match
Cole Svara (Plainfield North) 7-7, Jr. over Ethan Essick (Oswego) 22-14, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
7th Place Match
Joaquin Gaskin (Bolingbrook) 11-15, So. over Brad Surwillo (Plainfield South) 10-10, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
9th Place Match
Christian Walsh (Oswego) 24-11, Fr. over Emiliano Ramirez (Plainfield Central) 10-18, Fr. (MD 14-5)
11th Place Match
Collin Speice (Oswego East) 2-14, So. over Colin Adams (Plainfield East) 7-17, Jr. (Inj. 0:00)
165
1st Place Match
Tommy McDermott (Bolingbrook) 29-6, Jr. over Kaden Meyer (Minooka) 31-6, So. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) 31-13, Jr. over Chase Pierceall (Plainfield South) 15-6, Jr. (MD 15-4)
5th Place Match
Raphael Tovar (Plainfield North) 16-13, Jr. over Tristan Radeke (Joliet West) 12-15, So. (Dec 8-1)
7th Place Match
Owen Middleton (Yorkville) 3-4, So. over Joseph Nino (Plainfield East) 15-16, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:47 (20-5))
9th Place Match
Kevin O`Grady (Oswego) 16-21, Sr. over Tyler Lewis (Romeoville) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 1:10)
11th Place Match
Aiden Machalski (Plainfield Central) 6-11, So. over Demetrius Walker-Hill (Oswego East) 8-5, Sr. (M. For.)
175
1st Place Match
Luke Zook (Yorkville) 40-2, Sr. over Colin Bickett (Plainfield South) 23-6, Sr. (Fall 0:21)
3rd Place Match
Aj Frescura (Minooka) 27-7, Sr. over Zachary Cronk (Joliet West) 27-10, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match
Robert Vogel (Plainfield East) 15-11, Jr. over Garrett Patnoudes (Oswego East) 15-10, So. (Fall 1:07)
7th Place Match
Christian Paige (Oswego) 14-11, So. over Jacob Reece (Plainfield North) 7-21, Jr. (Fall 1:30)
9th Place Match
Michael Laudadio (Plainfield Central) 6-15, Jr. over Connor Gualandi (Joliet Central) 6-21, Jr. (Fall 5:37)
190
1st Place Match
Ryder Janeczko (Yorkville) 28-5, Sr. over Santino Capodice (Minooka) 24-10, Jr. (Fall 1:35)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Tyderek (Joliet West) 22-13, Fr. over Cooper Wynn (Oswego) 24-12, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
5th Place Match
Hugh Callaghan (Plainfield East) 23-11, Jr. over Joshua Shanahan (Bolingbrook) 2-2, Sr. (Dec 8-2)
7th Place Match
Xavier Eggert (Joliet Central) 24-20, Sr. over Brady Mitchell (Plainfield North) 6-18, Sr. (Fall 0:43)
9th Place Match
Julius Pierscionek (Plainfield South) 8-19, Fr. over Nicholas Breier (Plainfield Central) 3-14, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
11th Place Match
isiah escobar (Romeoville) 16-5, Sr. over Charles Anderson – Medical Forfeit (Oswego East) 10-13, Jr. (DFF)
215
1st Place Match
Charles Walker (Joliet Central) 38-2, Sr. over Luke Chrisse (Yorkville) 35-7, Sr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Josh Edwards (Oswego East) 31-13, Sr. over Anthony Minnito (Plainfield Central) 24-7, Sr. (Fall 2:00)
5th Place Match
Jamal Jones Jr (Plainfield South) 15-13, Sr. over Andre De Leon (Joliet West) 21-9, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
7th Place Match
Mohamad Almadani (Romeoville) 13-7, Jr. over Cameron Burke (Yorkville) 5-6, Jr. (Fall 3:26)
9th Place Match
Justin Jones (Minooka) 2-2, Sr. over Colin Dominiak (Plainfield East) 14-17, Jr. (MD 11-2)
11th Place Match
Aiden Heiden (Oswego) 15-11, Sr. over Jayvyn Gray (Bolingbrook) 0-4, Jr. (Fall 0:48)
285
1st Place Match
Robbie Murphy (Minooka) 24-11, Jr. over Jamir Thomas (Romeoville) 20-2, Sr. (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
Xavion Ulloa (Yorkville) 17-13, Jr. over Ian Portillo (Plainfield South) 22-13, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
Jakub Kowal (Plainfield South) 12-4, Jr. over Liam Corona (Plainfield North) 16-17, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:34 (17-1))
7th Place Match
Avery Lane (Yorkville) 2-2, So. over Evan Patton (Joliet Central) 19-20, Jr. (DQ)
9th Place Match
Nathaniel Zeffeld (Bolingbrook) 2-2, Fr. over Andrew Klobnak (Joliet West) 10-23, So. (Fall 2:43)
11th Place Match
Antonio Montoya (Plainfield Central) 10-6, Sr. over Brodie Slou (Oswego) 17-12, Sr. (M. For.)
Marist captures East Suburban Catholic Conference championship
Behind six individual titles, Marist won the East Suburban Catholic Conference tournament title at Joliet Catholic Academy. The RedHawks scored 226.5 points, the hosts and two-time defending champion Hilltoppers took second place with 159.9 points and third-place Notre Dame College Prep collected 135 points.
St. Patrick (109), Marian Catholic (51), Carmel Catholic (37.5), Nazareth Academy (22.5) and Saint Viator (19) also competed.
1 – Marist
Michael Esteban (126), George Marinopoulos (132), Donavon Allen (144), Ethan Sonne (157), Will Denny (165) and Tommy O`Brien (215) won championships while Joe Bronske (113), Caden Campo (120), Johnathan Fields (138) and Kyle Herzog (190) placed second to lead coach Brendan Heffernan’s champion RedHawks to their first ESCC title since 2022.
Dylan Weber (113) and Jack Watson (285) took third while Elio Gil (106), Eddie Astorga (132), Sean Loughney (138), Thiago Estrada (144), Jack Lorenz (150), Ronin Haran (157) and Kevin Bartolotta (175) placed fourth. Logan Mishka (126), Tyrese Johnson (150), Dave Wolski (190) and Dan Mahoney (285) also helped the cause.
2 – Joliet Catholic Academy
Maddux Tindal (120), Dawson Mack (138) and Nico Ronchetti (190) won titles for coach Ryan Cumbee’s runner-up Hilltoppers and Jason Hampton (126), Elias Gonzalez (144) and Derrick Pomatto (215) took second. Placing third were Kane Robles (106), Matthew Laird (132) and Vince Tindal (157) while Elijah Watt (285) took fourth.
3 – Notre Dame College Prep
Ray Long (106) picked up the lone championship for coach Anthony Genovesi’s third-place Dons while Brady Krueger (132) and Deniz Ozturk (157) each placed second. John Sheehy (126) was one of six third-place finishers for the Dons and the others were John Carr (144), Joseph McCarthy (150), Dean Lazaris (165), Peter Escamilla (175) and Michael Keany (190). Taking fourth were Waide Moravek (113) and Ian McKendrick (215).
St. Patrick had three champions, Daniel Goodwin (113), Van Grasser (175) and Abraham Bonano (285), while Carmel Catholic’s David Farjado (150) also captured a title.
Mack led all competitors with 24 team points, O’Brien was next-best with 23 points and Bonano, Marinopoulos and Rochetti tied for third with 22 team points. Denny and Sonne scored 21.5 points, Allen had 21 while Esteban and Grasser collected 20 team points.
Other second-place finishers were St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig (106) and Andrew Rieger (150), Marian Catholic’s Joey Baranski (165) and Adrian Esparza (175) and Carmel Catholic’s Noah Breckenridge (285).
Two of the closest title matches were Goodwin winning 3-0 by sudden victory over Bronske at 113 and Long edging Koenig 8-6 at 106.
Also finishing in third place were Nazareth Academy’s Alek Ramos (120) and Sammy Swais (215) and St. Patrick’s Patrick Hulne (138). Additional fourth-place finishers were Marian Catholic’s Tristan Cooks (120), Chace Tankson (126) and Jadyn Thomas (190) and Saint Viator’s Caleb Jendras (165).
Marist’s Jack Watson had three pins in 3:52 to be the individual with the most pins in the least time. Marist’s Donavon Allen has two wins by technical in 7:01 for the most tech falls in the least time. St. Patrick’s Patrick Hulne had the most total match points with 56. The largest seed-place difference came from Marist’s Kyle Herzog, who took second as the seventh-seed at 190.
East Suburban Catholic Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Marist 226.5, 2. Joliet Catholic Academy 159.5, 3. Notre Dame College Prep 135, 4. St. Patrick 108, 5. Marian Catholic 51, 6. Carmel Catholic 37.5, 7. Nazareth Academy 22.5, 8. Saint Viator 19.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Ray Long (Notre Dame College Prep) 35-4, So. over Jack Koenig (St. Patrick) 38-5, So. (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match
Kane Robles (Joliet Catholic Academy) 25-12, Fr. over Elio Gil (Marist) 22-11, So. (Fall 1:00)
113
1st Place Match
Daniel Goodwin (St. Patrick) 38-3, Jr. over Joe Bronske (Marist) 16-18, Jr. (SV-1 3-0)
3rd Place Match
Dylan Weber (Marist) 10-8, Jr. over Waide Moravek (Notre Dame College Prep) 11-21, Sr. (TF-1.5 1:54 (18-1))
120
1st Place Match
Maddux Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 28-8, So. over Caden Campo (Marist) 22-18, Fr. (MD 13-2)
3rd Place Match
Alek Ramos (Nazareth Academy) 14-6, So. over Tristan Cooks (Marian Catholic) 7-12, Jr. (Fall 1:03)
126
1st Place Match
Michael Esteban (Marist) 28-6, Sr. over Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic Academy) 30-10, Jr. (Dec 10-3)
3rd Place Match
John Sheehy (Notre Dame College Prep) 35-6, Sr. over Chace Tankson (Marian Catholic) 17-10, Sr. (Fall 1:24)
132
1st Place Match
George Marinopoulos (Marist) 30-6, Sr. over Brady Krueger (Notre Dame College Prep) 28-15, Jr. (Fall 1:32)
3rd Place Match
Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic Academy) 22-7, So. over Eddie Astorga (Marist) 18-16, So. (MD 15-7)
138
1st Place Match
Dawson Mack (Joliet Catholic Academy) 19-14, Fr. over Johnathan Fields (Marist) 11-8, Fr. (Fall 0:52)
3rd Place Match
Patrick Hulne (St. Patrick) 34-11, So. over Sean Loughney (Marist) 12-4, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:39 (21-5))
144
1st Place Match
Donavon Allen (Marist) 21-5, Sr. over Elias Gonzalez (Joliet Catholic Academy) 24-17, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:01 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
John Carr (Notre Dame College Prep) 7-7, Jr. over Thiago Estrada (Marist) 10-6, Jr. (MD 14-5)
150
1st Place Match
David Farjado (Carmel Catholic) 12-1, Sr. over Andrew Rieger (St. Patrick) 28-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:24 (18-2))
3rd Place Match
Joseph McCarthy (Notre Dame College Prep) 13-13, Sr. over Jack Lorenz (Marist) 11-5, So. (Fall 0:54)
157
1st Place Match
Ethan Sonne (Marist) 27-9, So. over Deniz Ozturk (Notre Dame College Prep) 23-13, Sr. (Fall 1:46)
3rd Place Match
Vince Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 17-9, Sr. over Ronin Haran (Marist) 8-10, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:35 (17-2))
165
1st Place Match
Will Denny (Marist) 33-1, Sr. over Joey Baranski (Marian Catholic) 26-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:34 (19-4))
3rd Place Match
Dean Lazaris (Notre Dame College Prep) 22-16, Sr. over Caleb Jendras (Saint Viator) 23-12, So. (MD 13-5)
175
1st Place Match
Van Grasser (St. Patrick) 28-9, Jr. over Adrian Esparza (Marian Catholic) 12-8, Jr. (Fall 5:07)
3rd Place Match
Peter Escamilla (Notre Dame College Prep) 10-15, So. over Kevin Bartolotta (Marist) 13-17, Jr. (Inj. 1:43)
190
1st Place Match
Nico Ronchetti (Joliet Catholic Academy) 29-6, Sr. over Kyle Herzog (Marist) 11-9, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
3rd Place Match
Michael Keany (Notre Dame College Prep) 22-13, Sr. over Jadyn Thomas (Marian Catholic) 6-11, Sr. (Fall 3:48)
215
1st Place Match
Tommy O`Brien (Marist) 19-10, Jr. over Derrick Pomatto (Joliet Catholic Academy) 5-4, So. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Sammy Swais (Nazareth Academy) 16-5, Fr. over Ian McKendrick (Notre Dame College Prep) 11-22, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:09 (19-3))
285
1st Place Match
Abraham Bonano (St. Patrick) 20-18, Sr. over Noah Breckenridge (Carmel Catholic) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 1:19)
3rd Place Match
Jack Watson (Marist) 26-16, Jr. over Elijah Watt (Joliet Catholic Academy) 5-5, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
Oak Forest claims top honors in the South Suburban Conference
Oak Forest had nine who finished among the top-three placewinners, including five champions, to help it win the South Suburban Conference Tournament title at Shepard in Palos Heights.
Coach Shawn Forst’s champion Bengals finished with 213 points, distancing themselves from runner-up Evergreen Park, who scored 174.5 points. Lemont was third with 104.5 points while Bremen (84) and Oak Lawn (68.5) rounded out the top five in the 14-team field.
Reavis (66), Hillcrest (65.5), Argo (65.5), Shepard (60.5), Thornton Fractional North (57.5), Eisenhower (56.5), Richards (53.5), Tinley Park (47) and Thornton Fractional South (45.5) were the others who competed.
1 – Oak Forest
Jason Schickel (106), Jacob Sebek (113), Austin Perez (144), Blake Bussie (165) and Jason Janke (175) won titles to lead the first-place Bengals. James Mair (120) and Jose Montesino (285) placed second and Nathan Izguerra (190) and Andrius Vasilevskas (215) took third. Others who contributed to the championship effort were Hunter Kroll (126), Dylan McBride (132), Josh Schickel (138), Derek Rodriguez (150) and Brendan Boman (157)
2 – Evergreen Park
Brothers Jayden Cervantes (120) and Adrian Cervantes (126) won titles along with teammates Chance Woods (138) and David Johnson (150) to lead coach Ron Zimmerman’s runner-up Mustangs. Christian Ramirez (113) and Genesis Ward (215) both took second, Esau Rubalcava (144) placed third and Braden Mateja-Bates (106) and Ashton Gray (157) took fourth.
3 – Lemont
Lemont coach Egan Berta had five individuals place among the top five, including Cory Zator (132) who was his team’s lone champion. Judah Heeg (190) took second, Alex Powers (106) and Nico LoCoco (165) took third and Jullian Vallianatos (138) was fourth.
The remaining four champions came from four teams that were outside of the top three. They were Reavis’ William Swiercynski (157), Richards’ Mike Taheny (190), Tinley Park’s Sebastin Sanderson (215) and Bremen’s Marco Olvera (285).
Adrian Cervantes, Olvera, Perez and Zator led the champions for the most team points with 26. Janke, Johnson and Sanderson tied with 25.5 points, Sebek scored 24.5 points and Jayden Cervantes and Swiercynski both collected 24 team points.
Other second-place finishers were Argo’s Aldo Gutierrez (138) and Jacob Van Allen (144),
Shepard’s TaVayris Howard (150) and Aidan Hill (175), Reavis’ Andy Casmiro (106), Richards’ Amir Akilani (126), Bremen’s Izaiah Gonzalez (132), Oak Lawn’s Charles Shane (157) and Thornton Fractional South’s Titus Woodring (165).
The closest title matches featured Taheny prevailing over Heeg 4-1 by sudden victory at 190 and Swiercynski edging Shane 1-0 at 157.
Additional third-place finishers were Bremen’s Sean Unzueta (120) and Walter Hoevker (150), Thornton Fractional North’s Deshawn Jones (132) and Joseph Merritt (157), Hillcrest’s Amari Brown (113), Thornton Fractional South’s Adonis Wilson (126), Oak Lawn’s Johnathan Diaz (138), Eisenhower’s Edgar Juan (175) and Argo’s Remy Avalos (285).
Also finishing in fourth place were Hillcrest’s LeKeith Rogers (120), Derrione Collier (132) and Kiaven Sullivan (144), Shepard’s Kenny Banks (113) and Isaiah Martinez (165), Eisenhower’s Marvelous Akhalu (190) and Rayshawn Doles (215), Bremen’s Malachi Turner (126), Tinley Park’s David Albright (150), Oak Lawn’s Ayman Shaikh (175) and Reavis’ Daniel Ramirez (285).
Eisenhower’s Edgar Juan was the only individual who recorded four pins and he and Oak Lawn’s Ayman Shaikh tied for the biggest difference from seed to place with eight positions. Lemont’s Judah Heeg had two wins by technical fall in 3:14 for the most of those in the least time. Evergreen Park’s Esau Rubalcava collected the most total match points with 51 while Hillcrest’s Kiaven Sullivan scored 50 points.
South Suburban Conference Tournament
Team scores
1. Oak Forest 213, 2. Evergreen Park 174.5, 3. Lemont 104.5, 4. Bremen 84, 5. Oak Lawn 68.5, 6. Reavis 66, 7. Hillcrest 65.5, 7. Argo 65.5, 9. Shepard 60.5, 10. Thornton Fractional North 57.5, 11. Eisenhower 56.5, 12. Richards 53.5, 13. Tinley Park 47, 14. Thornton Fractional South 45.5.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Jason Schickel (Oak Forest) 21-13, So. over Andy Casmiro (Reavis) 13-19 (Fall 2:11)
3rd Place Match
Alex Powers (Lemont) 23-15, Fr. over Braden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Park) 18-11, Jr. (Fall 3:56)
113
1st Place Match
Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest) 35-2, So. over Christian Ramirez (Evergreen Park) 20-5, Sr. (MD 13-0)
3rd Place Match
Amari Brown (Hillcrest) 20-10, Jr. over Kenny Banks (Shepard) 18-14, So. (Fall 3:57)
120
1st Place Match
Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Park) 27-2, Jr. over James Mair (Oak Forest) 23-14, Sr. (Fall 3:39)
3rd Place Match
Sean Unzueta (Bremen) 9-3, Jr. over LeKeith Rogers (Hillcrest) 11-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:16 (22-5))
126
1st Place Match
Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Park) 27-3, Jr. over Amir Akilani (Richards) 13-10 (Fall 1:30)
3rd Place Match
Adonis Wilson (Lansing (Thornton Fractional South), IL) 20-6, Sr. over Malachi Turner (Bremen) 20-9, Jr. (Fall 2:47)
132
1st Place Match
Cory Zator (Lemont) 32-8, Jr. over Izaiah Gonzalez (Bremen) 16-4, Jr. (Fall 1:37)
3rd Place Match
Deshawn Jones (Thornton Fractional North) 16-10, Jr. over Derrione Collier (Hillcrest) 15-10, Sr. (Fall 2:57)
138
1st Place Match
Chance Woods (Evergreen Park) 29-2, Jr. over Aldo Gutierrez (Argo) 23-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:38 (19-1))
3rd Place Match
Johnathan Diaz (Oak Lawn) 13-12, So. over Jullian Vallianatos (Lemont) 29-13, Sr. (Fall 3:24)
144
1st Place Match
Austin Perez (Oak Forest) 23-1, Jr. over Jacob Van Allen (Argo) 26-6, Sr. (Fall 1:27)
3rd Place Match
Esau Rubalcava (Evergreen Park) 24-9, So. over Kiaven Sullivan (Hillcrest) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 16-10)
150
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
David Johnson (Evergreen Park) 29-4, Sr. over TaVayris Howard (Shepard) 23-19, Sr. (Fall 0:33)
3rd Place Match
Walter Hoevker (Bremen) 18-14, Sr. over David Albright (Tinley Park) 19-15, Jr. (Dec 16-11)
157
1st Place Match
William Swiercynski (Reavis) 20-5 over Charles Shane (Oak Lawn) 14-8, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Joseph Merritt (Thornton Fractional North) 21-6, Sr. over Ashton Gray (Evergreen Park) 22-9, Sr. (Fall 0:22)
165
1st Place Match
Blake Bussie (Oak Forest) 26-15, Sr. over Titus Woodring (Thornton Fractional South) 29-5, Jr. (MD 11-3)
3rd Place Match
Nico LoCoco (Lemont) 23-14, Sr. over Isaiah Martinez (Shepard) 22-21, Jr. (Fall 1:20)
175
1st Place Match
Jason Janke (Oak Forest) 6-0, Jr. over Aidan Hill (Shepard) 21-8, Jr. (Fall 5:51)
3rd Place Match
Edgar Juan (Eisenhower) 12-2, Sr. over Ayman Shaikh (Oak Lawn) 19-13, Sr. (Fall 1:09)
190
1st Place Match
Mike Taheny (Richards) 29-1 over Judah Heeg (Lemont) 31-2, Jr. (SV-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Nathan Izguerra (Oak Forest) 3-1, Jr. over Marvelous Akhalu (Eisenhower) 15-14, Sr. (Fall 3:12)
215
1st Place Match
Sebastin Sanderson (Tinley Park) 31-2, Jr. over Genesis Ward (Evergreen Park) 23-5, Sr. (Fall 4:51)
3rd Place Match
Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest) 35-7, Jr. over Rayshawn Doles (Eisenhower) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 2:22)
285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Marco Olvera (Bremen) 12-4, Sr. over Jose Montesino (Oak Forest) 25-13, Sr. (Fall 4:00)
3rd Place Match
Remy Avalos (Argo) 17-5, Sr. over Daniel Ramirez (Reavis) 14-14 (Fall 3:00)
Orion, LeRoy, Rochester and out of state tournament roundup
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
Galesburg takes first at Orion’s 42nd annual Bob Mitton Invite
Galesburg held off challenges from Byron and Rockridge to capture the title at the 42nd annual Bob Mitton Invitational, a 24-team competition that took place in Orion. It was the team’s first invitational title of the season with their previous best showing a third-place finish at Metamora.
Coach Greg Leibach’s champion Silver Streaks claimed first place with 187 points, Byron was second with 180.5 points and Rockridge took third with 176 points. Others in the top-half of the field were Kewanee (168.5), Rock Falls (141.5), Marquette Academy (134), Riverdale (127.5), Clinton (123.5), Macomb (119.5), University High (105), Geneseo JV (104) and Orion (103.5).
1 – Galesburg
Winning championships for the first-place Silver Streaks were Josiah Carter (28-6 at 150) and Anthony Makwala (30-3 at 165) while Orlando Castellano (138) and Larry Randolph (285) placed second and Mason Taylor (175) took third place.
Landon Darst (120) was fourth and Jack Bernardi (157) finished fifth while others who scored points were Xaiden Seaton (126), Jeremie Kumeso (132), Caleb Johnson (144), Braiden Tucker (190) and Javier Tores (215). Also assisting the winning cause were Caiden Dougherty (144), Beaudry Fisk (150) and Landon Petty (215).
“Orion High School hosts a great event that we very much enjoy being a part of,” Leibach said “With the team race being decided by just 6.5 points, it was certainly a whole lineup effort. Whether or not they made the podium, each of our kids knows that their contributions were meaningful toward the team title. I am most proud of the handful of match victories against opponents that bested us earlier in the season. Hopefully our kids recognize those moments as evidence of their growth. Tough challenges are ahead, but this shared accomplishment will give us a dose of energy and momentum for the coming weeks.”
2 – Byron
Top performers for coach Mike Elsbury’s runner-up Tigers were first-place finishers Jackson Norris (21-2 at 120) and Will Julian (25-3 at 157) while Brody Stien (165) and Jared Claunch (285) took third place and Jarett Ross (215) finished fourth. Others who scored points were Dylan Dach (138), Aubin Oliver (144), Damien Palacios (126), Issac Alvarez (175), Cael O’Horo (150), Hunter King (132), Riley Boyer (190) and Aiden Salo (106). Norris tied two others for second place in team points with 32 and Julian tied Nate Lower for ninth with 29.5 team points.
3 – Rockridge
Leading the way for coach Lucas Smith’s third-place Rockets were champions Nate Lower (23-8 at 106) and Jude Finch (26-0 at 138) while Clayton Blumenstein (126) and Thomas Sowards (144) both took second and Preston Brunat (157) and Levi Junis (175) took fourth place. Finch tied for fifth in team points with 31.5 and Lower tied Julian for ninth with 29.5 team points.
Other champions were Clinton’s Brilley Carter (26-8 at 113), Rock Falls’ Adan Oquendo (16-3 at 126), Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright (35-2 at 132), Farmington/ Cuba’s Bradlee Ellis (30-3 at 144), Illini West’s Shawn Watkins (27-2 at 175), Orion’s Maddux Anderson (37-2 at 190), Marquette Academy’s Alex Schaefer (24-8 at 215) and Geneseo JV’s Josh Stahl (285).
Stahl led all competitors with 34 team points while Norris, Schaefer and Watkins tied for second with 32 points. Anderson and Finch collected 31.5 team points, Wainwright had 31 points, Ellis scored 30 points and Julian and Lower both finished with 29.5 team points.
Also finishing in second place were Kewanee’s Tyson Currie (113) and Alejandro Duarte (215), Macomb’s Ethan Hoyt (120) and Cohen Green (157), Marquette Academy’s Reily Leifheit (165) and Landyn Mcemery (175), Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille/ Ohio’s Aden Spinelli (106),
Polo/ Eastland/ Forreston/ Milledgeville’s Lucas Nelson (132), Riverdale’s Kolton Kruse (150) and Clinton’s Kristan Hibbard (190).
Two of the championship matches featured one-point decisions. Those were Oquendo edging Blumenstein 4-3 at 126 and Makwala getting past Leifheit 5-4 at 165.
Others who claimed third-place finishes were Rock Falls’ Scottie Hampton (106) and Logan Thome (132), Sherrard’s Kaden Dutton (157) and Jonathan Weakley (215), St. Bede Academy’s Michael Benge (113), Marquette Academy’s Koby Clark (120), University High’s Ruben Rivera (126), Farmington/ Cuba’s Chase Frye (138), Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille/ Ohio’s Caiden Heath (144), Kewanee’s Ben Taylor (150) and Mercer County’s Bodie Salmon (190).
Additional fourth-place finishers were Geneseo JV’s Kie Smith (132), Dominic Ritter (165) and Wyatt Neumann (190), University High’s Hayden Washum (144) and Josh Caraballo (150), Riverdale’s Ben Porter (106), Farmington/ Cuba’s Parker Zerfass (113), St. Bede Academy’s Max Moreno (126), Marquette Academy’s Beau Thompson (138) and Kewanee’s LeoCadio Gandarilla (285).
Fifth-place finishes were also posted by Rock Falls’ Logan Williamson (138), Tucker Ullrich (144) and Trail Stonitsch (165), University High’s Josh Butler (120) and Charlie Karun (190), Macomb’s Nic Parkins (132) and Jeshua McPheeters (175), Clinton’s Cayden Bostic (106), Camp Point Central/ Brown County/ Southeastern’s Jackson Buehler (113), Kewanee’s Hunter Vancil (126), Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille/ Ohio’s Jose Lopez (150), Monmouth-Roseville’s Alex Gandarilla (215) and Geneseo JV’s Brayden Franzen (285).
Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille/ Ohio’s Jose Lopez led all competitors with six falls, University High’s Ruben Rivera scored a tournament-high 79 match points and Geneseo JV’s Josh Stahl and Dominic Ritter placed 16 spots below their seeds, finishing first and fourth.
Orion Bob Mitton Invitational
Team Scores
1. Galesburg 187, 2. Byron 180.5, 3. Rockridge 176, 4. Kewanee 168.5, 5. Rock Falls 141.5, 6. Ottawa Marquette Academy 134, 7. Riverdale 127.5, 8. Clinton 123.5, 9. Macomb 119.5, 10. University High 105, 11. Geneseo JV 104, 12. Orion 103.5, 13. Sherrard 90.5, 14. Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille/ Ohio 88, 15. St. Bede Academy 77, 16. Camp Point Central/ Brown County/ Southeastern 72, 16. Farmington/ Cuba 72, 18. Mercer County 63.5, 19. Monmouth-Roseville 55.5, 20. Polo/ Eastland/ Forreston/ Milledgeville 54.5, 21. Illini West 38, 22. ROWVA/ Williamsfield 24.5, 23. Monmouth United 14.5, 23. Walther Christian 14.5.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Nate Lower (Rockridge) 23-8, Fr. over Aden Spinelli (Amboy/Ashton-Franklin Center/LaMoille/Ohio) 18-7, Fr. (Dec 10-4)
3rd Place Match
Scottie Hampton (Rock Falls) 19-11, So. over Ben Porter (Riverdale) 14-8, So. (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match
Cayden Bostic (Clinton) 26-9, Fr. over Paxton Buehler (Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern) 26-13, Fr. (Fall 2:15)
113
1st Place Match
Briley Carter (Clinton) 26-8, So. over Tyson Currie (Kewanee) 26-7, Sr. (Dec 15-8)
3rd Place Match
Michael Benge (St. Bede Academy) 22-12, Fr. over Parker Zerfass (Farmington/Cuba) 20-17, So. (Fall 2:29)
5th Place Match
Jackson Buehler (Camp Point Central co-op) 20-19, So. over Finley Sullivan (Riverdale) 22-10, Fr. (Fall 3:30)
120
1st Place Match
Jackson Norris (Byron) 21-2, Sr. over Ethan Hoyt (Macomb) 24-8, Jr. (Fall 2:24)
3rd Place Match
Koby Clark (Ottawa Marquette Academy) 24-9, So. over Landon Darst (Galesburg) 21-16, Fr. (Fall 3:26)
5th Place Match
Josh Butler (University High) 24-11, Sr. over Landon Peterson (Monmouth-Roseville) 22-12, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:27 (16-1))
126
1st Place Match
Adan Oquendo (Rock Falls) 16-3, Jr. over Clayton Blumenstein (Rockridge) 20-7, Jr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Ruben Rivera (University High) 32-6, Jr. over Max Moreno (St. Bede Academy) 27-7, Fr. (Fall 2:24)
5th Place Match.
Hunter Vancil (Kewanee) 24-8, Jr. over Kaleb Sovey (Orion) 24-16, Sr. (Fall 2:31)
132
1st Place Match
Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) 35-2, Jr. over Lucas Nelson (Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville) 33-5, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:20 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Logan Thome (Rock Falls) 29-6, Jr. over Kie Smith (Geneseo JV) 9-4, So. (Fall 4:30)
5th Place Match
Nic Parkins (Macomb) 24-12, Sr. over Chance DeSplinter (Kewanee) 18-11, Jr. (M. For.)
138
1st Place Match
Jude Finch (Rockridge) 26-0, Sr. over Orlando Castellano (Galesburg) 25-10, So. (TF-1.5 2:23 (16-0))
3rd Place Match
Chase Frye (Farmington/Cuba) 29-9, Fr. over Beau Thompson (Ottawa Marquette Academy) 25-10, So. (Dec 12-10)
5th Place Match
Logan Williamson (Rock Falls) 21-14, Sr. over Lain Taylor (Kewanee) 29-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:29 (20-2))
144
1st Place Match
Bradlee Ellis (Farmington/Cuba) 30-3, Jr. over Thomas Sowards (Rockridge) 22-5, So. (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match
Caiden Heath (Amboy co-op) 26-6, So. over Hayden Washum (University High) 23-10, So. (TF-1.5 4:41 (15-0))
5th Place Match
Tucker Ullrich (Rock Falls) 26-9, So. over Caleb Peterson (Walther Christian) 21-10, Sr. (Fall 4:43)
150
1st Place Match
Josiah Carter (Galesburg) 28-6, Sr. over Kolton Kruse (Riverdale) 36-4, Sr. (MD 17-9)
3rd Place Match
Ben Taylor (Kewanee) 29-2, Sr. over Josh Caraballo (University High) 30-12, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:28 (25-10))
5th Place Match
Jose Lopez (Amboy co-op) 13-12, So. over Paul Schenk (Camp Point Central co-op) 25-15, Sr. (Fall 2:35)
157
1st Place Match
Will Julian (Byron) 25-3, So. over Cohen Green (Macomb) 29-11, Sr. (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
Kaden Dutton (Sherrard) 27-13, Jr. over Preston Brunat (Rockridge) 17-12, Jr. (Dec 8-5)
5th Place Match
Jack Bernardi (Galesburg) 3-2, So. over Harrison Hill (Geneseo JV) 2-2, . (M. For.)
165
1st Place Match
Anthony Makwala (Galesburg) 30-3, Jr. over Reily Leifheit (Ottawa Marquette Academy) 29-4, So. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Brody Stien (Byron) 26-5, So. over Dominic Ritter (Geneseo JV) 4-3, So. (Fall 1:26)
5th Place Match
Trail Stonitsch (Rock Falls) 24-11, So. over Atsard Aplogan (Macomb) 26-14, Sr. (Fall 2:47)
175
1st Place Match
Shawn Watkins (Illini West) 27-2, Sr. over Landyn Mcemery (Ottawa Marquette Academy) 27-5, Fr. (Fall 1:03)
3rd Place Match
Mason Taylor (Galesburg) 27-10, Jr. over Levi Junis (Rockridge) 12-12, Fr. (Fall 2:28)
5th Place Match
Jeshua McPheeters (Macomb) 17-14, So. over Ace Lafollette (Kewanee) 28-9, Fr. (M. For.)
190
1st Place Match
Maddux Anderson (Orion) 37-2, Sr. over Kristan Hibbard (Clinton) 26-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:06 (17-1))
3rd Place Match
Bodie Salmon (Mercer County) 21-5, Sr. over Wyatt Neumann (Geneseo JV) 7-7, Jr. (Fall 1:02)
5th Place Match
Charlie Karun (University High) 29-16, Sr. over Tyler Hasenour (Riverdale) 4-3 (Dec 10-3)
215
1st Place Match
Alex Schaefer (Ottawa Marquette Academy) 24-8, So. over Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee) 31-3, Sr. (Fall 2:30)
3rd Place Match
Jonathan Weakley (Sherrard) 30-6, Jr. over Jarett Ross (Byron) 18-8, Sr. (Fall 3:03)
5th Place Match
Alex Gandarilla (Monmouth-Roseville) 27-7, Jr. over Aiden Fisher (Orion) 29-7, Sr. (M. For.)
285
1st Place Match
Josh Stahl (Geneseo JV) 5-0 over Larry Randolph (Galesburg) 26-7, Sr. (Fall 3:41)
3rd Place Match
Jared Claunch (Byron) 22-6, Sr. over LeoCadio Gandarilla (Kewanee) 19-8, Sr. (Dec 4-0)
5th Place Match
Brayden Franzen (Geneseo JV) 8-6, Sr. over Jahkei Jones (Rock Falls) 12-8, So. (M. For.)
Oregon wins title at LeRoy’s Randy Bowman Invitational
Oregon capped a run of success in regular season tournaments with the championship of the Randy Bowman Invitational, which took place in LeRoy. It scored 205 points to take top honors in the 22-team competition while Princeton took second place with 172 points and the hosts, LeRoy/ Tri-Valley co-op, claimed third by a 144-143 margin over Oakwood/ Salt Fork co-op.
This was Oregon’s fourth tournament where it finished first or second with its other title at Polo and runner-up finishes at Richmond-Burton and Stillman Valley. In addition, it took fifth place in the 60-team ABE’s Rumble in Springfield to close out the 2024 portion of its schedule.
The rest of the upper half of the field featured El Paso-Gridley (124.5), Shelbyville (97), Lawrence County co-op (95), Warrensburg-Latham/ Maroa-Forsyth co-op (92.5), Pittsfield (83.5), Auburn/ Franklin/ New Berlin co-op (83) and Eureka (73).
1 – Oregon
The lone title winner for coach Justin Lahman’s champion Oregon Hawks was Josiah Perez (29-4 at 113) while Preston LaBay (126) and Nelson Benesh (132) placed second. Claiming third-place finishes were Jackson Messenger (138), Andrew Young (175) and Landen Elder (215) while Landon Ege (126) and Ethan Mowry (157) took fourth. Finishing fifth were Isaiah Perez (120), Jayden Berry (150) and Briggs Sellers (285) while Jordan Lowe (106) took sixth.
Others who contributed to the championship cause were Boone Alderks (120), Leyton Kenney (165) and Seth Rote (190). Sellers was one of five individuals who had a tournament-high four falls. Isaiah Perez ranked third in match points with 23 while Berry tied for fourth in match points with 22. Ege and Sellers tied for second in seed to place difference by improving nine spots.
“The team had a great tournament this weekend against some tough competition,” Lahman said. “We love making the trip south to see some teams we don’t normally get to see during the regular season. This is a good test for the individuals before the postseason tournaments start.
“Everyone knew it was going to take a full six-minute match to beat some of these guys and they did just that. We still have a few guys working back into the lineup as we make our final preparations for the state series.”
2 – Princeton
The runner-up Princeton Tigers, who are coached by 2020 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Steve Amy, had four champions, Kane Dauber (33-2 at 132), Ace Christiansen (29-3 at 144), Casey Etheridge (32-2 at 165) and Cade Odell (23-1 at 285) while Jaydon Cooke (126) placed third, Augustus Swanson (120) took fourth place and Ian Morris claimed sixth place (215).
Christiansen led all competitors with 30 team points and tied four others for the most pins with four while Dauber and Etheridge tied with two others for seventh in most team points with 26.
3 – LeRoy/Tri-Valley
Leading the way for coach Brady Sant Amour’s third-place host Panthers were champion Brock Owens (32-7 at 157) and second-place finishers Bo Zeleznik (175) and Tate Sigler (285). Owens ranked third in most team points with 28.
Kobe Brent (150) took third place, Jake Baughman (113) claimed fourth and Gannon Pinkerton (190), who tied four others for the most pins with four, finished in fifth place.
Other Randy Bowman Invitational title winners were Oakwood/ Salt Fork’s Steven Uden (29-4 at 106), Mason Swartz (32-3 at 120) and Pedro Rangel (29-7 at 138), Warrensburg-Latham/ Maroa-Forsyth’s Kaden Roberts (32-1 at 126), Illini Bluffs’ Jackson Carroll (38-0 at 150), Shelbyville’s Tucker Kull (27-4 at 175), Pittsfield’s Tucker Cook (27-7 at 190) and El Paso-Gridley’s Ryden Barker (34-3 at 215).
Christiansen led all champions in team points with 30 while Uden was next with 29 and Owens took third with 28 points. Barker scored 27.5, Kull and Swartz collected 27 points and Dauber, Etheridge, Rangel and Roberts all finished with 26 team points.
Additional second-place finishers were El Paso-Gridley’s Tom Erwin (113) and Dominic Ricconi (190), Warrensburg-Latham/ Maroa-Forsyth’s Logan Roberts (120) and Charlie Wittmer (144), Lawrence County’s Kyler Guercio (106), Knoxville’s Gage Fox (138), Dwight/ Gardner-South Wilmington’s Dylan Crouch (150), Eureka’s Sam Hoffman (157), Shelbyville’s Ryne Peavler (165) and Pittsfield’s Bodine Marable (215).
Some of the closest title matches included Perez edging Erwin 5-4 at 113, Odell getting past Sigler 4-2 at 285 and Dauber defeating Benesh 9-6 at 132.
Also turning in third-place finishers were Oakwood/ Salt Fork’s Brayden Edwards (113) and Tyler Huchel (132), Auburn/ Franklin/ New Berlin’s Eli Hill (106), Illini Bluffs’ Barret Speck (120), Lawrence County’s Hudson Meek (144), Pittsfield’s Jake Oitker (157), Herrin’s Kolby Coffey (165), Knoxville’s Brydon Walters (190) and Shelbyville’s Andre Townsend (285).
Fourth-place finishes were also posted by Heyworth’s Trevor Soice (144) and Jarrod Fulcher (190), El Paso-Gridley’s Kole Petta (106), Shelbyville’s Bodee Fathauer (132), Lawrence County’s Cale Seitzinger (138), Ridgeview/ Lexington’s Judson Stover (150), Rantoul’s Darius Williams (165), Pittsfield’s Fisher McEuen (175), Herrin’s Logan Dirden (215) and Auburn/ Franklin/ New Berlin’s Ayden Williams (285).
And others who claimed fifth place finishes were Eureka’s Finn Hoffman (138) and Jaxon Klaus (144), Heyworth’s Hunter Bockelman (157) and Brody Simons (175), Deer Creek-Mackinaw’s Evan King (106), Herrin’s Brennan Jeralds (113), Oakwood/ Salt Fork’s Pedro Rangel (126), Lawrence County’s Dylan Aten (132), El Paso-Gridley’s Braden Gibson (165) and Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative/ Armstrong’s Landynn Balla (215).
Pittsfield’s Tucker Cook led all competitors with 70 total match points. There was a five-way tie for the most falls with four between Princeton’s Ace Christiansen, LeRoy/ Tri-Valley’s Gannon Pinkerton, Oakwood/ Salt Fork’s Pedro Rangel, Oregon’s Briggs Sellers and Heyworth’s Brody Simons. And Lawrence County’s Dylan Aten had the largest seed to place differential after taking fifth while seeded 20th at 132.
LeRoy/Tri-Valley Randy Bowman Invitational
Team scores
1. Oregon 205, 2. Princeton 172, 3, LeRoy/ Tri-Valley co-op 144, 4. Oakwood/ Salt Fork co-op 143, 5. El Paso-Gridley 124.5, 6. Shelbyville 97, 7. Lawrence County co-op 95., 8. Warrensburg-Latham/ Maroa-Forsyth co-op 92.5, 9. Pittsfield 83.5, 10. Auburn/ Franklin/ New Berlin co-op 83, 11. Eureka 73, 12. Heyworth 60.5, 13. Herrin 53, 14. Knoxville 47.5, 15. Illini Bluffs 45, 16. Rantoul 44, 17. Dwight/ Gardner-South Wilmington co-op 42.5, 18. Ridgeview/ Lexington co-op 23, 19. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 20.5, 20. Midwest Central/ Illini Central co-op 16.5, 21. Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative/ Armstrong co-op 14, 22. Peoria Heights 2.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Steven Uden (Oakwood/Salt Fork co-op) 29-4, So. over Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County co-op) 23-6, Fr. (Fall 0:58)
3rd Place Match
Eli Hill (Auburn/Franklin/New Berlin co-op) 15-4, Fr. over Kole Petta (El Paso-Gridley) 27-11, Fr. (Fall 2:33)
5th Place Match
Evan King (Deer Creek-Mackinaw) 21-11, Fr. over Jordan Lowe (Oregon) 21-14, Fr. (Dec 6-3)
113
1st Place Match
Josiah Perez (Oregon) 29-4, Jr. over Tom Erwin (El Paso-Gridley) 34-5, Fr. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Brayden Edwards (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 25-12, Sr. over Jake Baughman (LeRoy/Tri-Valley co-op) 21-16, Fr. (Fall 0:20)
5th Place Match
Brennan Jeralds (Herrin) 15-17, So. over Ashtin Allen (Auburn/F/NB) 10-15, Fr. (Fall 1:47)
120
1st Place Match
Mason Swartz (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 32-3, Fr. over Logan Roberts (Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth co-op) 35-2, Sr. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
Barret Speck (Illini Bluffs) 34-5, Fr. over Augustus Swanson (Princeton) 14-7, Jr. (MD 18-9)
5th Place Match
Isaiah Perez (Oregon) 27-7, Fr. over Nathan Owens (Illini Bluffs) 27-12, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:23 (23-6))
126
1st Place Match
Kaden Roberts (Warrensburg-Latham/M-F) 32-1, Sr. over Preston LaBay (Oregon) 21-4, Sr. (MD 11-2)
3rd Place Match
Jaydon Cooke (Princeton) 12-7, So. over Landon Ege (Oregon) 2-2, So. (Fall 1:39)
5th Place Match
Pedro Rangel (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 20-8, Fr. over Ben Graham (El Paso-Gridley) 17-17, Fr. (Fall 2:54)
132
1st Place Match
Kane Dauber (Princeton) 33-2, Fr. over Nelson Benesh (Oregon) 30-6, So. (Dec 9-6)
3rd Place Match
Tyler Huchel (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 29-6, Jr. over Bodee Fathauer (Shelbyville) 21-6, Jr. (MD 13-4)
5th Place Match
Dylan Aten (Lawrence County) 20-4, Sr. over Drayven Hamm (Auburn/F/NB) 24-14, Jr. (MD 16-7)
138
1st Place Match
Pedro Rangel (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 29-7, Sr. over Gage Fox (Knoxville) 33-9, Sr. (MD 9-1)
3rd Place Match
Jackson Messenger (Oregon) 24-12, Jr. over Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 24-7, Jr. (Fall 3:10)
5th Place Match
Finn Hoffman (Eureka) 22-5, Fr. over Trey Boston (Auburn) 22-11, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
144
1st Place Match
Ace Christiansen (Princeton) 29-3, Sr. over Charlie Wittmer (Warrensburg-Latham/M-F) 35-6, Jr. (Fall 5:16)
3rd Place Match
Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) 27-8, So. over Trevor Soice (Heyworth) 22-10, Jr. (Dec 8-2)
5th Place Match
Jaxon Klaus (Eureka) 8-5, Fr. over Parker Key (El Paso-Gridley) 28-11, Sr. (M. For.)
150
1st Place Match
Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) 38-0, Sr. over Dylan Crouch (Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington co-op) 32-2, Sr. (Dec 10-5)
3rd Place Match
Kobe Brent (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 33-6, Sr. over Judson Stover (Ridgeview/Lexington co-op) 18-7, Sr. (MD 19-5)
5th Place Match
Jayden Berry (Oregon) 25-14, So. over Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) 26-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:12 (22-6))
157
1st Place Match
Brock Owens (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 32-7, Sr. over Sam Hoffman (Eureka) 20-8, Jr. (Fall 1:59)
3rd Place Match
Jake Oitker (Pittsfield) 24-12, Jr. over Ethan Mowry (Oregon) 23-11, Sr. (M. For.)
5th Place Match
Hunter Bockelman (Heyworth) 23-17, Sr. over Brandon Almanza (Rantoul) 23-19, Jr. (M. For.)
165
1st Place Match
Casey Etheridge (Princeton) 32-2, Jr. over Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) 28-4, Jr. (MD 15-7)
3rd Place Match
Kolby Coffey (Herrin) 25-7, Sr. over Darius Williams (Rantoul) 22-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:51 (18-0))
5th Place Match
Braden Gibson (El Paso-Gridley) 19-10, So. over Shane Johnson (Warrensburg-Latham/M-F) 24-16, Sr. (Fall 1:44)
175
1st Place Match
Tucker Kull (Shelbyville) 27-4, Sr. over Bo Zeleznik (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 27-7, Sr. (MD 10-0)
3rd Place Match
Andrew Young (Oregon) 20-5, Sr. over Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield) 15-11, So. (Fall 2:56)
5th Place Match
Brody Simons (Heyworth) 28-13, Fr. over Gavin Bafia (Dwight/GSW) 19-13, Jr. (Fall 5:52)
190
1st Place Match
Tucker Cook (Pittsfield) 27-7, Sr. over Dominic Ricconi (El Paso-Gridley) 24-10, Sr. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Brydon Walters (Knoxville) 21-6, Jr. over Jarrod Fulcher (Heyworth) 24-14, So. (Fall 2:37)
5th Place Match
Gannon Pinkerton (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 21-16, Sr. over Ryker Gemberling (Deer Creek-Mackinaw) 29-10, So. (Fall 1:33)
215
1st Place Match
Ryden Barker (El Paso-Gridley) 34-3, Sr. over Bodine Marable (Pittsfield) 27-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:24 (17-1))
3rd Place Match
Landen Elder (Oregon) 20-17, Sr. over Logan Dirden (Herrin) 12-10, Sr. (Fall 3:41)
5th Place Match
Landynn Balla (Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative/Armstrong co-op) 27-9, Jr. over Ian Morris (Princeton) 19-9, Sr. (Fall 5:38)
285
1st Place Match
Cade Odell (Princeton) 23-1, Sr. over Tate Sigler (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 33-6, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Andre Townsend (Shelbyville) 29-5, Sr. over Ayden Williams (Auburn/F/NB) 25-8, Fr. (TF-1.5 5:14 (16-0))
5th Place Match
Briggs Sellers (Oregon) 24-13, Sr. over Jack Kerley (Warrensburg-Latham/M-F) 23-11, Jr. (Fall 0:35)
Lincoln claims championship at Rochester Rocket Invite
Lincoln had four champions and three second-place finishers to help it capture the title at the 18-team Rocket Invite in Rochester. This was the team’s initial invitational championship of the season and their previous top finish was seventh place at Morton.
Coach Justin Dietrich’s champion Railsplitters scored 242.5 to take top honors by 49 points over Seneca, who took second place with 193.5 points. The rest of the top-half of the field featured Rochester (165), Quincy Notre Dame (137), Jersey Community (131.5), Robinson (129), Hillsboro (105.5), East Alton-Wood River (78) and Southeast (75).
1 – Lincoln
Leading the way for Lincoln were champions Cort Pentecost (27-14 at 126), Karter Hild (27-12 at 132), Cam Bell (33-10 at 150) and Dawson McConnell (34-4 at 175) while Ayden Shaw (120), Lakin Adams (138) and Logan Wachendorf (285) claimed second place finishes. McConnell tied Seneca’s Jeremy Gagnon and East Alton-Wood River’s Drake Champlin for first place in most team points with 28.
The Railsplitters also got third-place efforts from Owen Thomas (113) and Aiden Frye (165) while Caleb Zirklebach (215) took fourth place and Ryne Metelko (157) and Soren Aukamp (190) finished fifth. Metelko was seeded 12th so his seven spot differential tied for second-best.
2 – Seneca
Top performers for coach Todd Yegge’s runner-up Fighting Irish were title winners Raiden Terry (35-1 at 113), Nick Grant (27-10 at 165) and Jeremy Gagnon (34-1 at 285) while Landen Venecia (190) placed second. Avery Phillips (138) took fourth, Chris Thompson (106), Wyatt Coop (120) and Sully Feldt (175) finished fifth and Chase Rod (150) settled for sixth.
Gagnon tied Champlin and McConnell for the most team points with 28 while Coop and Feldt tied two others for the most falls with four.
3 – Rochester
Turning in the best finishes for coach Brad Alewelt’s host Rockets, who claimed third place, were champions Pierce Bultmann (32-2 at 106) and Miles Carroll (28-3 at 120) as well as second-place finishers Conner Carroll (113), Drake Pfeiffer (150) and James Escobar (157).
Nic Mrozowski (138) and Connor Broughton (215) took third place, Carly Ho (113) and Colton Maltby (285) finished fourth and Justin Koch (215) placed sixth. Miles Carroll tied two others for the most wins by technical fall with three while Bultmann tied for fourth in team points with 27.5 and Miles Carroll tied for seventh with 26.5 team points.
Other Rocket Invite title winners were Quincy Notre Dame’s Cale Hilbing (29-10 at 144) and Bradi Lahr (32-4 at 157), Robinson’s Broady Kelly (18-2 at 138), Sacred Heart-Griffin’s Casen Lyons (190) and East Alton-Wood River’s Drake Champlin (31-1 at 215).
Also claiming second-place finishes were Jersey Community’s Maddox Williams (106), Jeremiah Farias (144) and Timothy Shea Herrera (175), Quincy Notre Dame’s Oliver Moore (132) and Ryan Darnell (215), Decatur Eisenhower’s Kayson Duffney (126) and Robinson’s Kahne Hyre (165)
There was a three-way tie for the most team points between Champlin, Gagnon and McConnell with 28 while Bultmann and Lyons tied for fourth with 27.5 points, Lahr was next-best with 27 team points, Miles Carroll and Hilbing tied with 26.5 points, Grant collected 26 team points and Ryan Darnell, Bell and Kelly tied for tenth with 25.5 points.
The closest championship match was a 215 where Champlin edged Darnell 9-8 while another tight title match was at 126 where Pentecost won a 13-10 decision over Duffney.
Additional third-place finishers were Jersey Community’s Hunter Hodge (120) and Nicholas Hartley (157), Hillsboro’s Blair Kuhl (132) and Seth Hubbart (175), Southeast’s Frank Kittrell (144) and Chris Hull (190), Robinson’s Grace Elliott (106), Springfield High’s Alan Rodriguez (126), Williamsville’s Matthew Miller (150) and East Alton-Wood River’s Michael Soto (285).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Hillsboro’s Kohl Fuller (106) and Kaden Long (165), Quincy Notre Dame’s Samuel Moore (120) and Abram Zanger (150), Robinson’s Ben Mullins (157) and Lenox Parker (175), Jersey Community’s Bodey Waltz (126), Taylorville’s Lincoln Coffey (132), East Alton-Wood River’s Tyler Adams (144) and Lanphier’s Jaylen Crowder (190). Moore had the largest seed-place difference, being seeded 12th and placing fourth.
Others who finished in fifth place were Pinckneyville’s James Epplin (113), Trevor Fath (165) and Daegan Eisenhauer (215), Riverton’s Harrison Lott (126), East Alton-Wood River’s Jamal Burgess (132), Southeast’s Brayden McBride (138), Hillsboro’s Gaven Vollintine (144), Springfield High’s Cody L Stevens (150) and Lanphier’s Derek Lawson (285)
Several fifth-place finishers also led in key statistics. Eisenhauer and McBride tied Seneca’s Wyatt Coop and Sully Feldt for first for the most falls with four while Lott and Stevens tied Rochester’s Miles Carroll for the most wins by technical fall with three. Stevens also had the most total match points with 71 while Lott was next with 68.
Rochester Rocket Invite
Team scores
1. Lincoln 242.5, 2. Seneca 193.3, 3. Rochester 165, 4. Quincy Notre Dame, 5. Jersey Community 131.5, 6. Robinson 129, 7. Hillsboro 105.5, 8. East Alton-Wood River 78, 9. Southeast 75, 10. Sacred Heart-Griffin 52, 11. Pinckneyville 48, 12. Springfield High 45.5, 13. Lanphier 44.5, 14. Taylorville 37.5, 15. Decatur Eisenhower 27, 15. Williamsville 27, 17. Riverton 14.5, 18. Illinois United 4.
Place matches
106
1st Place Match
Pierce Bultmann (Rochester) 32-2, So. over Maddox Williams (Jersey Community) 25-4, Fr. (Fall 1:56)
3rd Place Match
Grace Elliott (Robinson) 24-11, Fr. over Kohl Fuller (Hillsboro) 26-10, Fr. (Fall 2:24)
5th Place Match
Chris Thompson (Seneca) 24-11, Fr. over Jayce McMillon (Taylorville) 18-16, Fr. (Fall 1:18)
113
1st Place Match
Raiden Terry (Seneca) 35-1, So. over Conner Carroll (Rochester) 13-1, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
Owen Thomas (Lincoln) 13-25, Jr. over CARLY HO (Rochester) 1-2, So. (TF-1.5 3:44 (23-8))
5th Place Match
James Epplin (Pinckneyville) 10-9, Fr. over Alex Woudenberg (Springfield High) 5-23, Fr. (Fall 3:22)
120
1st Place Match
Miles Carroll (Rochester) 28-3, So. over Ayden Shaw (Lincoln) 20-11, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:14 (17-0))
3rd Place Match
Hunter Hodge (Jersey Community) 13-10, Jr. over Samuel Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 18-20, Fr. (Fall 0:54)
5th Place Match
Wyatt Coop (Seneca) 19-16, Jr. over Landon Bandy (Hillsboro) 18-15, So. (Fall 1:52)
126
1st Place Match
Cort Pentecost (Lincoln) 27-14, Sr. over Kayson Duffney (Decatur Eisenhower) 9-3, Sr. (Dec 13-10)
3rd Place Match
Alan Rodriguez (Springfield High) 15-16, Sr. over Bodey Waltz (Jersey Community) 18-9, Fr. (Dec 16-12)
5th Place Match
Harrison Lott (Riverton) 4-1, So. over Jacob Booher (Robinson) 23-14, Sr. (MD 13-3)
132
1st Place Match
Karter Hild (Lincoln) 27-12, Sr. over Oliver Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 7-1)
3rd Place Match
Briar Kuhl (Hillsboro) 19-14, Jr. over Lincoln Coffey (Taylorville) 16-21, So. (Fall 2:22)
5th Place Match
Jamal Burgess (East Alton-Wood River) 18-9, Sr. over Karson Beenenga (Southeast) 14-11, So. (Fall 3:25)
138
1st Place Match
Broady Kelly (Robinson) 18-2, Jr. over Lakin Adams (Lincoln) 21-14, Jr. (Dec 11-4)
3rd Place Match
Nic Mrozowski (Rochester) 24-10, So. over Avery Phillips (Seneca) 28-9, Jr. (Fall 1:57)
5th Place Match
Brayden McBride (Southeast) 7-3, Sr. over Austin Shull (Quincy Notre Dame) 13-14, Jr. (Fall 1:51)
144
1st Place Match
Cale Hilbing (Quincy Notre Dame) 29-10, So. over Jeremiah Farias (Jersey Community) 15-6, So. (TF-1.5 4:33 (17-2))
3rd Place Match
Frank Kittrell (Southeast) 21-8, Sr. over Tyler Adams (East Alton-Wood River) 18-14, Sr. (Fall 0:49)
5th Place Match
Gaven Vollintine (Hillsboro) 21-13, Sr. over Jeremy Judd (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 3-2, Fr. (Fall 0:55)
150
1st Place Match
Cam Bell (Lincoln) 33-10, So. over Drake Pfeiffer (Rochester) 22-4, Sr. (Dec 9-2)
3rd Place Match
Matthew Miller (Williamsville) 22-6, Jr. over Abram Zanger (Quincy Notre Dame) 12-5, So. (Fall 0:53)
5th Place Match
Cody L Stevens (Springfield High) 22-15, Sr. over Chase Rod (Seneca) 13-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (16-0))
157
1st Place Match
Bradi Lahr (Quincy Notre Dame) 32-4, Jr. over James Escobar (Rochester) 27-8, So. (MD 12-0)
3rd Place Match
Nicholas Hartley (Jersey Community) 18-6, Jr. over Ben Mullins (Robinson) 26-4, So. (Dec 9-5)
5th Place Match
Ryne Metelko (Lincoln) 23-18, Jr. over Cameron Judkins (Jersey Community) 11-10, Jr. (Fall 1:29)
165
1st Place Match
Nick Grant (Seneca) 27-10, Sr. over Kahne Hyre (Robinson) 25-6, Sr. (Fall 5:15)
3rd Place Match
Aiden Frye (Lincoln) 29-11, Sr. over Kaden Long (Hillsboro) 21-12, Sr. (MD 13-2)
5th Place Match
Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville) 23-12, Jr. over Trevor Tucker (Jersey Community) 14-9, So. (Fall 3:46)
175
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Dawson McConnell (Lincoln) 34-4, Sr. over Timothy Shea Herrera (Jersey Community) 17-7, Sr. (Fall 1:34)
3rd Place Match
Seth Hubbart (Hillsboro) 15-7, Sr. over Lenox Parker (Robinson) 15-8, Jr. (Fall 2:14)
5th Place Match
Sully Feldt (Seneca) 12-10, Sr. over peyton Grindstaff (Jersey Community) 10-7, So. (Fall 1:51)
190
1st Place Match
Casen Lyons (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 4-0, So. over Landen Venecia (Seneca) 23-7, Jr. (Fall 1:35)
3rd Place Match
Chris Hull (Southeast) 22-8, Jr. over Jaylen Crowder (Lanphier) 14-5 (Fall 5:24)
5th Place Match
Soren Aukamp (Lincoln) 29-11, Sr. over Olan Lentz (Hillsboro) 13-21, Jr. (MD 10-0)
215
1st Place Match
Drake Champlin (East Alton-Wood River) 31-1, Sr. over Ryan Darnell (Quincy Notre Dame) 35-6, Sr. (Dec 9-8)
3rd Place Match
Connor Broughton (Rochester) 20-12, Jr. over Caleb Zirklebach (Lincoln) 17-11, Jr. (Fall 5:18)
5th Place Match
Daegan Eishenhauer (Pinckneyville) 13-7, Sr. over Justin Koch (Rochester) 3-2, Jr. (Fall 0:19)
285
1st Place Match
Jeremy Gagnon (Seneca) 34-1, Sr. over Logan Wachendorf (Lincoln) 20-11, Sr. (Fall 3:30)
3rd Place Match
Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River) 20-9, Jr. over Colton Maltby (Rochester) 19-16, So. (Fall 1:03)
5th Place Match
Derek Lawson (Lanphier) 12-17, Sr. over Jessiah Lee (Robinson) 11-12, Jr. (Fall 2:50)
Out of state tournament roundups
Four from Illinois claim titles at Lueders Invite in Clinton, Iowa
While none of the nine teams from Illinois that participated in the 50th annual Bob Lueders Invitational in Clinton, Iowa finished better than fifth place, four of their individuals captured championships and eight others competed in title matches in the 21-team competition.
Lena-Winslow/ Stockton scored 161 points to finish fifth and Newman Central Catholic collected 145 points to claim sixth place. Others from east of the Mississippi River that were in the field were Rock Island, Sterling, Quincy Senior, United Township, Morrison, Erie/ Prophetstown and Fulton. Linn-Mar outscored Pleasant Valley 267-224 to claim top honors in the tournament.
Newman Central Catholic had two title winners, Briar Ivey (35-2 at 157) and Daniel Kelly (30-0 at 165) while Sterling’s Zyan Westbrook (26-2 at 132) and Lena-Winslow/Stockton’s Oliver McPeek (33-3 at 190) also claimed first-place finishes.
There were three championship matches that featured two individuals from Illinois schools. The closest of those came at 132 where Westbrook won 3-1 on a tiebreaker over a third finalist for Newman Central Catholic, Landon Blanton.
In the 157 finals, Ivey captured a 19-7 major decision over United Township’s Kayden Marolf and in the title match at 190, McPeek won by fall in 3:23 over Rock Island’s Rowan Stockwell.
Kelly was the lone Illinois champion who faced an Iowa opponent and he remained unbeaten in 30 matches with a victory by technical fall in 6:00 over Pleasant Valley’s Chase Cournoyer.
McPeek tied Linn-Mar’s Philip Jacobs for the most team points with 32 while Ivey tied for eighth with 29 points and Kelly was next-best with 28.5 team points.
The two leaders in team points, McPeek and Philips, were also the only two to record four falls. And Kelly tied for second place with two others for the most wins by technical fall with three.
Newman Central Catholic had a fourth finalist, Landon Near at 106, and he lost by fall in 0:44 to Davenport Assumption’s Rhyis Polenske.
Two other individuals from Lena-Winlow/ Stockton reached the finals, one was Eli Larson at 175, but he got pinned in 4:51 by Linn-Mar’s Philip Jacobs. The other was Jeremiah Luke at 215, but he lost by technical fall in 5:16 to Central DeWitt’s Chris Wrage.
Rock Island had another individual who advanced to the title mat, Antonio Parker at 144, but he dropped a 7-2 decision to a competitor from the host River Kings, Danny Peters.
Quincy Senior had one individual who reached the title mat, Eli Zanger at 285, but he dropped a 4-2 decision to Pleasant Valley’s Cary Cox.
Individuals from Illinois who captured third-place finishes were Lena-Winslow/ Stockton’s Arrison Bauer (144) and Erie/ Prophetstown’s Wyatt Goossens (157).
Illinois competitors who finished in fourth place were Lena-Winslow/ Stockton’s Mauricio Glass (138) and Morrison’s Brady Anderson (165).
Fifth-place finishers from Illinois schools were Newman Central Catholic’s Zhyler Hansen (126), Morrison’s Caleb Modglin (144) and Lena-Winslow/ Stockton’s John Mensendike (165).
Athletes from Illinois who claimed sixth-place finishes were Erie/ Prophetstown’s Aidan Jepson (144) and Jordae Crow (175), Quincy Senior’s Clayton McClelland (113) and Sterling’s Landon Kenney (150).
Edwardsville boys second at Hickman Invite in Columbia, Missouri
Edwardsville went 4-for-4 on the title mat and finished in second place to Missouri power Hickman at the Hickman Boys Invitational, which took place in Columbia, Missouri. The host Kewpies finished with 379 points while coach Eric Pretto’s Tigers, who were the only one of the 21 teams that wasn’t from Missouri, scored 333.5 points to finish well ahead of Northwest (285).
This is the Tigers’ third-top five tournament finish of the season. They won the title at Francis Howell North and took fifth place at the Dvorak.
Winning championships for Edwardsville were Michael McNamara (30-5 at 106), Simon Schulte (26-9 at 190), Roman Janek (26-5 at 215) and Riley Steinkuehler (24-4 at 285).
In the 106 finals, McNamara was a winner by technical fall in 4:00 over Battle’s Finn Wilson. In the 190 title match, Schulte recorded a fall in 2:49 over Lee’s Summit North’s Tyler Andrade.
Janek won the 215 championship with a 7-1 decision over Republic’s Chase Hicks. And in the 285 title match, Steinkuehler captured a 10-3 decision over Northwest’s Evan Stamm.
McNamara ranked second in most team points with 45.5, which was 1.5 points behind the leader, Holt’s Chad Benwell. Janek tied one other individual for fourth in team points with 43.5 while Schulte collected 39.5 team points, which ranked him eighth in that category.
Janek and McNamara also tied five others for second place for the most pins with five and Janek accomplished his feat in only 3:05. McNamara also tied two others for the most combined pins and wins by technical fall with six.
The Tigers also received third-place finishes from Bryson Nuttall (120), Levi Wilkinson (126) and Blake Mink (144) while Chace Matheny (113) and Brendan Landau (175) finished fourth.
Logan Hiller (150) had the largest seed to place differential with 14 after being seeded 19th and placing fifth while Graham Taylor (165) and Dom Dykstra (215) finished in sixth place.
Belleville West boys third at Fort Zumwalt South Invite in Missouri
Belleville West’s boys had two champions and two second-place finishers to help them take third place at Fort Zumwalt South’s FZS Invitational in St. Peters, Missouri.
Coach Bob Dahm’s Maroons finished with 146.5 points, which was six ahead of fourth-place Eureka, MO and 10 points behind the hosts in a 16-team tournament which was won by Warrenton, MO with 170 points. Belleville West was the lone non-Missouri team in the field.
Winning championships for the Maroons were Ethan Hofmeister (14-2 at 190) and Justin Riley (24-8 at 215). In the finals, Hofmeister won with a fall in 5:01 over Pattonville’s Josh Schindler while Riley captured an 18-4 major decision over Fort Zumwalt West’s Christian Tucker.
Riley led all competitors with 58 total match points. He also tied two individuals for fourth place in most team points with 26 and also tied two for the most wins by technical fall with two.
Claiming second-place finishes for Belleville West were Alex Ramo (165) and Shamontae Matthews (285), who lost 8-5 by sudden victory in the 285 finals to Fort Zumwalt South’s Junior Rudd while Ramo got pinned in 0:54 by Troy Buchanan’s Blake Tharp in the 165 title match.
Also for the Maroons, Wyatt Dahm (106), Aiden Colbert (144) and Kadin Alexander (157) finished fourth while DeMario Walters (113) and Hollan Schaefer (126) placed sixth. Alexander had the second-largest seed to place difference after being seeded 11 and taking fourth.
Three champions, five finalists at MICDS Lewis Invite in St. Louis
Cahokia and Althoff Catholic both had a champion and a runner-up and Alton also had a title winner as the three joined Belleville East as the lone Illinois entrants in the 26-team Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School Eric Lewis Invitational, which took place in St, Louis.
Cahokia (169.5) took sixth, Althoff Catholic (129) was tenth, Alton (94) placed 12th and Belleville East (78.5) finished 15th in a competition that was won by Kirkwood, Missouri with 275.5 points.
In the only all-Illinois title match at 106, Cahokia’s Nathan Fisher (14-4) won 11-8 in sudden victory over Althoff Catholic’s Jacobi Cobbs. At 126, Althoff Catholic’s Dawson Hawthorne (22-0) remained unbeaten and captured a 17-6 major decision over Kirkwood’s Dylan Crupper.
At 150, Alton’s Brayden Drew (32-10) claimed an 11-6 decision over St. Pius X’s Owen Staat. And in the other title match involving an Illinois athlete at 120, Cahokia’s Jamarcus Agnew took second place after dropping a 4-0 decision to Kirkwood’s Wyatt Maxville.
Claiming third place were Cahokia’s Martez Willliams (190) and Demarco Clark (285), and finishing fourth was Belleville East’s Cartell Merriweather (165).
Placing fifth was Alton’s Austin Jones (106) and claiming sixth place were Althoff Catholic’s Ryan Hogue (150) and Austin Wilkinson (157) as well as Alton’s Marshall Skelton (138) and Cahokia’s Mark Norris (144)
Hawthorne ranked eighth in team points with 40 while Drew tied for ninth with 39 team points. Cahokia’s Williams tied two others for the most falls with five. Belleville East’s Merriweather ranked third in largest seed to place differential after placing fourth at 165 as the 28th-seed.
Boys tournament roundups: Lake County, Central Suburban, Mid-Suburban, Upstate Eight
By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA
LAKE COUNTY INVITE
Just prior to the start of the 2024-25 campaign, Grant head coach Mark Jolcover felt his club might have the chance to make some noise in the second half of the season if it stayed healthy, and kept a strong work rate and work ethic.
Fast forward to Saturday and Jolcovers’ men made him look like a prophet, as the Bulldogs won their first conference title since 2014, inside the McKay Center at host Lakes.
“I’m very proud of the boys,” Jolcover said. “It’s a step in the right direction because we’ve always believed in them, and believe in what we’re doing at Grant, so I’m not surprised with today’s result.”
Jolcover was a 2012 state qualifier for Shane Cook at Stevenson before going on to wrestle at the University of Northern Iowa.
This year’s Lake County Invite featured several high-profile men, beginning with the nationally-ranked duo from Warren, Caleb Noble and Aaron Stewart, who each easily won a second straight title.
Fans of the 285-pound weight class would have the opportunity to watch three of the best in the state in: No. 2 William Cole (Round Lake, 39-2), No. 6 Abisai Hernandez (Mundelein, 31-3) and No. 8 Anthony Soto (31-5) from Warren.
That’s the order the trio finished at Lakes, as a preview of three consecutive tournaments where these three behemoths will likely meet; in two weeks it will be the Grant regional, followed by the Barrington sectional.
Libertyville senior Caleb Baczek (27-1) won his second straight title, pinning his way to success in just over three and a half minutes at 215 pounds. A state qualifier two seasons ago, Baczek was sent packing at sectionals following a blood round defeat last season.
“The motivation from not advancing to state has been so intense for me,” Baczek said. “It has inspired me in so many ways to get downstate and take full advantage of being there.”
1st place: Grant (223.0 points)
The Bulldogs have a dependable, durable and dangerous duo at the lower weights in No. 9 Vince Jasinski (126, 36-6) and No. 10 Erik Rodriguez (138, 38-5) who each roared through their brackets en route to victory.
Aaden Arroyo (25-16) was also crowned 165-pound champion, while Sammy Mendez (132), Christian Wittkamp (175), Casey Gipson (190) were third, and Larry Quirk (113), Adrian Khi (144) fourth.
2nd place: Stevenson (181.5 points)
The Patriots, coming off an impressive Randy Conrad Invite championship a week ago despite not having a single individual champion, used a trio of second- and third-place medals to hold off Wauconda for the second spot here.
No. 8 Evan Mishels (113) was second, as was No. 5 Shawn Kogan (132) and Val Vihrov at 150, while Daniel Berdich (106), Marcelo Cantu (126) and Mikey Polyakov (138) were all third, and Phillip Boyko (175) fourth overall.
3rd place: Wauconda (180.0 points)
Third place Wauconda figures to be involved in a spirited regional race in two weeks at Deerfield where the No. 11 host Warriors, No. 10 Wheeling and the No. 18 Bulldogs will look to earn as many bonus points available to out race the other to victory.
The Bulldogs did quite well among their 3A rivals Saturday, falling just 1.5 points short of Stevenson for second place, while edging reigning Lake County Invite champion Warren by the same 1.5-point margin.
Two-time state runner-up (2A) Gavin Rockey (33-7) was the best on this day at 120, as was his teammate, No. 3 Mike Merevick (32-8) at 190.
“I spent a lot of time and energy on improving (in neutral),” Rockey said. “As a six-pounder it was easy to adapt against my opponents but now at 120 the guys are a lot stingier, so I’ve had to put the work in to be ready for it this season.” Rockey is currently ranked No. 5 in the state.
Wauconda’s Madden Gunn (106) and Brian Hart (144) were second overall, Nicholas Ruiz (113) third and Wyatt Boland fourth at 150.
Others who earned championship trophies: VInce DeMarco (Grayslake Central, 106, 37-1), Caleb Noble (Warren, 113, 32-3), Luis Medina (Zion-Benton, 132, 25-7),
Chase Nobiling (Antioch, 144, 33-7), David Fajardo (Carmel Catholic, 150, 12-1),
Justice Humphreys (Warren, 157, 13-5), Aaron Stewart (Warren, 175, 29-2), Caleb
Baczek (Libertyville, 215, 27-1), William Cole (Round Lake, 285, 39-2).
Final team standings: Grant 223.0, Stevenson 181.5, Wauconda 180.0, Warren 178.5, Antioch 136.5, Mundelein 121.0, Libertyville 112.0, Lake Zurich 101.0,
Zion-Benton 88.0, Grayslake Central 79.5, Carmel Catholic 53.5, Grayslake North 49.5, Round Lake 48.5, Waukegan 37.0, Lake Forest 31.0, Lakes 28.5.
Lake County Invitational results:
106
1st: Vince DeMarco (Grayslake (Central) 37-1, d. Maddon Gunn (Wauconda) 22-15, (F 1:06)
3rd: Daniel Berdich (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 28-12, d. Christian Saucedo (Mundelein (H.S.) 23-13, (F 3:13)
5th: Liam Perkins (Mundelein (Carmel) 16-6, d. Andrew Ocampo (Fox Lake (Grant) 16-14, (D 9-5)
7th: Brayden Sroka (Zion (Z.-Benton) 24-10, d. Joey Pacini (Lake Zurich) 7-13, (F 1:57)
113
1st: Caleb Noble (Gurnee (Warren) 32-3, d. Evan Mishels (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 22-7, (F 2:36)
3rd: Nicholas Ruiz (Wauconda) 27-14, d. Larry Quirk (Fox Lake (Grant) 9-19, (D 5-3)
5th: Collin Miltz (Lake Zurich) 19-16, d. Robert Puch (Lake Forest (H.S.) 10-19, (F 1:20)
7th: Noah Kwasiborski (Antioch) 10-26, d. Jeremiah Peskuski (Mundelein (H.S.) 8-23, (F 4:33)
120
1st: Gavin Rockey (Wauconda) 33-7, d. Jonathan Marquez (Gurnee (Warren) 26-11, (D 7-3)
3rd: Neftali Cernas (Mundelein (H.S.) 25-9, d. Tyler Wuh (Libertyville) 14-6, (F 5:13)
5th: Breiydyn Hoffman (Fox Lake (Grant) 13-20, d. Landon Harper (Grayslake (North) 15-15, (D 5-4)
7th: Charlie Biddle (Lake Forest (H.S.) 11-9, d. Andrew Chirinos (Waukegan (H.S.) 13-15, (MD 11-3)
126
1st: Vince Jasinski (Fox Lake (Grant) 36-6, d. Gavin Hanrahan (Antioch) 18-5, (F 3:48)
3rd: Marcelo Cantu (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 19-9, d. Jake Shafer (Libertyville) 21-16, (TF 3:24 (16-0)
5th: Kellen Oxborrow (Lake Zurich) 21-14, d. Cayden Webber (Lake Villa (Lakes) 10-9, (D 7-5)
7th: Luis Calderon (Gurnee (Warren) 16-17, d. Kyle Christophersen (Grayslake (Central) 14-18, (MD 9-1)
132
1st: Luis Medina (Zion (Z.-Benton) 25-7, d. Shawn Kogan (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 31-4, (F 4:15)
3rd: Sammy Mendez (Fox Lake (Grant) 16-9, d. Emilio Chavarria (Round Lake) 23-20, (F 3:30)
5th: Evan Glowinski (Gurnee (Warren) 12-12, d. Liam Harris (Wauconda) 19-18, (F 3:12)
7th: Liam Halloran (Grayslake (Central) 31-11, d. Evan Honegger (Lake Zurich) 19-15, (TB-1 9-7)
138
1st: Erik Rodriguez (Fox Lake (Grant) 38-5, d. Matthew Lucansky (Mundelein (Carmel) 32-4, (TF 6:00 (18-3)
3rd: Mikey Polyakov (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 27-11, d. Aidan Eisenberg (Grayslake (Central) 24-18, (F 5:24)
5th: Dylan Solesky (Zion (Z.-Benton) 26-11, d. Elliott Hibbard (Libertyville) 14-12, (MD 10-2)
7th: Lincoln Riemer (Lake Zurich) 16-14, d. Joshua Kubicki (Antioch) 24-14, (D 11-9)
144
1st: Chase Nobiling (Antioch) 33-7, d. Brian Hart (Wauconda) 29-12, (D 8-6)
3rd: Ethan Banda (Mundelein (H.S.) 9-2, d. Adrian Khi (Fox Lake (Grant) 16-20, (TF 1:50 (18-1)
5th: David Brown (Waukegan (H.S.) 20-8, d. Devitt Narens (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 21-14, (MD 13-3)
7th: Cooper Walsh (Lake Villa (Lakes) 16-17, d. Kyle Miron (Gurnee (Warren) 10-16, (M. For.)
150
1st: David Farjado (Mundelein (Carmel) 12-1, d. Valentin Vihrov (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 17-7, (F 3:58)
3rd: Dominic Garcia (Antioch) 24-4, d. Wyatt Roland (Wauconda) 28-15, (F 1:26)
5th: Nathan Flores (Fox Lake (Grant) 24-17, d. Gael Diaz (Mundelein (H.S.) 20-11, (D 4-3)
7th: Simon Castillo (Gurnee (Warren) 14-15, d. Jahir Gonzalez (Zion (Z.-Benton) 12-17, (F 1:50)
157
1st: Justice Humphreys (Gurnee (Warren) 13-5, d. Jacob Ronsman (Grayslake (North) 28-5, (D 4-3)
3rd: Kevin Hernandez (Mundelein (H.S.) 29-6, d. Grayson Lennon (Fox Lake (Grant) 21-21, (MD 10-0)
5th: Brody McKenna (Wauconda) 25-15, d. Warren Nash (Grayslake (Central) 23-13, (Inj. 0:00)
7th: Filip Kawalec (Lake Zurich) 15-15, d. Kosuke Hirata (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 13-20, (MD 12-3)
165
1st: Aaden Arroyo (Fox Lake (Grant) 25-16, d. William Lyle (Grayslake (Central) 32-10, (MD 14-5)
3rd: Nicholas Hermsen (Gurnee (Warren) 17-9, d. Ethan Trowbridge (Libertyville) 21-18, (D 12-9)
5th: Marcus Macias (Antioch) 24-12, d. Kacper Nalezny (Grayslake (North) 14-11, (F 4:29)
7th: Danny Koelper (Lake Zurich) 8-7, d. Kason Buse (Wauconda) 9-12, (F 5:08)
175
1st: Aaron Stewart (Gurnee (Warren) 29-2, d. Ben Vazquez (Antioch) 31-5, (TF 2:50 (20-2)
3rd: Christian Wittkamp (Fox Lake (Grant) 12-2, d. Philip Boyko (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 16-6, (F 1:36)
5th: James Scanio (Libertyville) 27-12, d. Francisco Yilmaz (Zion (Z.-Benton) 14-11, (F 3:55)
7th: Christian Cendajez (Wauconda) 13-9, d. Gavin Cafferkey (Grayslake (North) 21-17, (D 8-3)
190
1st: Mike Merevick (Wauconda) 32-8, d. Tyson Poyer (Zion (Z.-Benton) 27-10, (F 3:23)
3rd: Casey Gipson (Fox Lake (Grant) 31-10, d. Rocco DiCanio (Lake Zurich) 31-11, (F 1:42)
5th: Everett Ciezak (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 25-14, d. Lamero Ceaser (Waukegan (H.S.) 19-8, (F 5:55)
7th: William Nieves (Mundelein (H.S.) 21-12, d. Julian Ramos (Lake Villa (Lakes) 20-10, (Inj. 0:00)
215
1st: Caleb Baczek (Libertyville) 27-1, d. Owen Shea (Antioch) 32-7, (F 1:14)
3rd: Yaree Sandifer (Lake Forest (H.S.) 23-3, d. Maciej Szelazek (Lake Zurich) 26-11, (TF 4:54 (17-1)
5th: Brody Rudolph (Wauconda) 10-14, d. David Williams (Grayslake (North) 19-14, (F 3:38)
7th: Aiden Devine (Mundelein (H.S.) 4-3, d. Don Powyer (Gurnee (Warren) 13-15, (F 0:37)
285
1st: William Cole (Round Lake) 39-2, d. Abisai Hernandez (Mundelein (H.S.) 31-3, (D 3-0)
3rd: Anthony Soto (Gurnee (Warren) 31-5, d. Ivan Martinez (Waukegan (H.S.) 15-7, (F 3:49)
5th: Andrew Timmons (Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 11-5, d. Isaiah Tellado (Zion (Z.-Benton) 21-12, (F 0:39)
7th: Loomis Finnegan (Wauconda) 19-18, d. Ruslan Martin (Lake Forest (H.S.) 13-10, (M. For.)
CENTRAL SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Just like the Mid-Suburban League, the Central Suburban League would be a trendsetter as it hosted both the boys and girls tournaments under one roof to give fans the best of both worlds.
New Trier would proudly host the event and see its girls’ team win the team title. On the boys’ side it was Maine South hoisting the team trophy for the second straight year.
“It was great to have both finals going at the same time, as it created a really good atmosphere,” Maine South head coach, Kevin Hansen said.
Hansen’s club stayed within a few points of both Glenbrook South and Deerfield as the day went on, with GBS holding its largest advantage over the eventual champs (100.5-80.5) just after the noon hour.
But Maine South proved to have too much firepower as it went on to nearly triple its points total, eventually landing on a 234-198.5 victory over second-place Glenbrook South.
Deerfield, which will now turn its attention to hosting its own 2A regional, finished third with 196 points.
“We had eleven place-winners, all in the top four, and aside from our champions, it was some unsung work by Luke Gloetzner (157) and Aidan Swenson (165), who showed a lot of heart and guts to make the difference during a really long day,” Hansen said.
1st place: Maine South (234.0 points)
Hawks fans would celebrate four champions on the day: Brett Harman (126, 27-6), Jake Colleran (144, 29-6), Gavin Hoerr (150, 17-2) and Tyler Fortis (28-2, 16 pins) at 285.
“Tyler was dominant. He pinned his way through the tournament to repeat as CSL champ, and he really showed his athleticism, skill and tactical wisdom,” Hansen said of Fortis, who is ranked No. 3 in the state, and finished fifth a year ago.
Harmon would avenge an earlier loss to Adrian Cohen to earn a 10-6 decision over the Deerfield star to win the 126-pound title.
“This time Brett dictated the terms, and wrestled smart and aggressive,” Hansen said. “His level of focus was very good, and he continues to get a little better each time out.”
Hansen was quick to praise Gavin Hoerr for his championship effort.
“Gavin turned potentially dangerous moments into big points for himself, and it’s good to see him rounding into form at the perfect time of the season,” Hansen said.
The Hawks would also receive second place medals from Jack Handley (132) and Caden Ljubenko at 138, plus a third place finish Aiden Swanson at 165, while Erle Rosette (106), Luke Gloetzner (157) and Marty Greif (175) finished fourth.
2nd place: Glenbrook South (198.5 points)
Ermuun Urtnasan (120, 25-6) and Jacob Shannon (190, 15-10) gave the Titans two individual champions, with Kale Schrauth close by with his second place finish at 144.
Teammates Diego Arteaga (113) and Jack Ehlinger (175) were third, with Ehlinger recording a tourney-high five pins on the day. Chris Tranas (126) and Roman O’Campo (132) would provide fourth place medals.
3rd place: Deerfield (196.0 points)
No. 11 (2A) Deerfield watched its dynamic duo of Jackson Palzet (132, 41-1) and Jordan Rasof (138, 41-2) demolish the competition en route to their CLS titles.
No. 5 Palzet registered two of the quickest tech falls on the day (1:13, 1:51) in addition to adding a tourney-high 58 match points to the cause.
Rasof, a two-time state medal winner, is ranked No. 2 in his weight class, and recently reached 150 career victories.
Danny Martinez (120), Adrian Cohen (126) and Charlie Cross (157) all came through with second place medals while Alexander Shvartsman added a third at 144.
Others who won championship trophies: Charles Dominguez (Vernon Hills, 106, 24-9), Luca Burgio (Maine West, 113, 22-8), Tagg Miller (New Trier, 157, 31-3), Ilia Dvoryannikov (Vernon Hills, 165, 33-3), Shane Onixt (Glenbrook North, 28-3), Daniel Derbedyenyec (Highland Park, 215, 21-10).
Miller and Dvoryannikov are now two-time CSL champions. Onixt earned a tourney-high 28 team points, along with Maine South’s Tyler Fortis
Final team standings: Maine South 234.0, Glenbrook South 198.5, Deerfield 196.0, Maine West 147.0, Vernon Hills 114.5, Glenbrook North 114.0, New Trier 113.5, Highland Park 89.5, Niles North 71.0, Maine East 67.0, Evanston 64.5, Niles West 45.5.
Central Suburban League tournament results:
106
1st: Charles Dominguez (Vernon Hills) 24-9, d. Caleb Son (Glenbrook North) 14-16, (MD 13-4)
3rd: Jorey Becker (Deerfield) 29-14, d. Erle Rosete (Maine South) 20-15, (MD 10-1)
5th: Bo Mirza (Niles North) 10-19, d. Sergio Jaimes (Glenbrook South) 15-17, (SV-1 14-11)
113
1st: Luca Burgio (Maine West) 22-8, d. Alex Gudgeon (Highland Park) 12-6, (F 3:43)
3rd: Diego Arteaga (Glenbrook South) 20-12, d. Jairo Kish (Maine East) 16-16, (F 5:56)
5th: Dominic Cimino (Vernon Hills) 13-8, d. Troy Rotter (Deerfield) 14-10, (D 9-8)
120
1st: Ermuun Urtnasan (Glenbrook South) 25-6, d. Danny Martinez (Deerfield) 27-14, (D 3-1)
3rd: Logan Battersby (Maine West) 33-7, d. Tony lopez (Vernon Hills) 17-14, (TF 4:37 (16-0)
5th: Fayyaz Munshi (Niles West) 11-15, d. AJ Metallo (Glenbrook North) 7-24, (F 1:02)
126
1st: Brett Harman (Maine South) 27-6, d. Adrian Cohen (Deerfield) 35-8, (D 10-6)
3rd: Matthew Miralles (New Trier) 17-13, d. Chris Tranas (Glenbrook South) 3-5, (F 0:52)
5th: Brian Martinez (Highland Park) 9-14, d. John Moor (Maine East) 14-15, (MD 12-2)
132
1st: Jackson Palzet (Deerfield) 41-1, d. Jack Handley (Maine South) 17-10, (TF 3:27 (18-0)
3rd: Dulguun Nyamdavaa (Maine East) 26-9, d. Roman O`Campo (Glenbrook South) 9-7, (D 7-0)
5th: Ryan Georgopoulos (New Trier) 9-9, d. Gael Garcia (Niles North) 14-15, (D 6-4)
138
1st: Jordan Rasof (Deerfield) 41-2, d. Caden Ljubenko (Maine South) 24-7, (F 2:58)
3rd: Jordan Mokhtarian (Glenbrook North) 19-16, d. Chase Mulvaney (New Trier) 10-8, . (D 5-2)
5th: Benjamin Malmberg (Maine West) 24-20, d. Lucas Youmara (Niles West) 3-2, (M. For.)
144
1st: Jake Colleran (Maine South) 29-6, d. Kale Schrauth (Glenbrook South) 23-14, (F 2:57)
3rd: Alexander Shvartsman (Deerfield) 30-13, d. Zach Hempen (Niles North) 20-11, (TF 3:17 (23-3)
5th: Zach Weston (Evanston) 13-15, d. Sharjeel Saqibuddin (New Trier) 17-16, (MD 13-0)
150
1st: Gavin Hoerr (Maine South) 17-2, d. Ollie Quiros (Niles North) 28-7, (TF 4:46 (18-0)
3rd: Dylan Kroschel (Maine West) 27-10, d. Will Weedon (New Trier) 13-6, (MD 10-2)
5th: Aidan Minihane (Glenbrook South) 26-12, d. Noah Palzet (Deerfield) 4-4, (F 0:29)
157
1st: Tagg Miller (New Trier) 31-3, d. Charlie Cross (Deerfield) 34-9, (TF 2:07 (17-1)
3rd: Louis Avalos (Maine West) 22-11, d. Luke Gloetzner (Maine South) 11-11, (F 2:48)
5th: Ilan Ruderman (Glenbrook North) 19-11, d. Dominic Marino (Glenbrook South) 22-8, (M. For.)
165
1st: Ilia Dvoriannikov (Vernon Hills) 33-3, d. Peter Greco (Maine West) 31-6, (MD 14-2)
3rd: Aiden Swenson (Maine South) 11-9, d. Henry Hafner (Glenbrook North) 22-10, (F 3:37)
5th: Henry Downing (Glenbrook South) 27-9, d. Marcus Regalado (New Trier) 26-14, (F 3:36)
175
1st: Shane Onixt (Glenbrook North) 28-3, d. Eli Moore (Highland Park) 3-1, (F 1:24)
3rd: Jack Ehlinger (Glenbrook South) 8-5, d. Marty Greif (Maine South) 17-15, (F 1:54)
5th: Timur Arzumanov (Vernon Hills) 22-10, d. Tucker Kemnitz (New Trier) 17-16, (D 15-11)
190
1st: Jacob Shamoon (Glenbrook South) 15-10, d. Adnan Shkeir (Maine East) 26-7, (D 9-6)
3rd: Brian Henry (Evanston) 23-14, d. Anton Culiuc (Deerfield) 16-22, (D 14-8)
5th: Shiloh Martinez (Niles North) 20-12, d. Shane Blumberg (Vernon Hills) 18-17, (D 4-0)
215
1st: Daniel Derbedyenyev (Highland Park) 21-10, d. Marcel Debski (Maine West) 18-9, (D 4-3)
3rd: Thomas Leach (Maine South) 10-9, d. Michael Pryor (Evanston) 16-13, (F 3:00)
5th: Sain Urnabold (Glenbrook South) 23-14, d. Jonathan Keats (Vernon Hills) 13-18, (F 4:54)
285
1st: Tyler Fortis (Maine South) 28-2, d. Manny Olojo (Niles West) 17-5, (F 2:39)
3rd: Jeremy Marshall (Evanston) 30-5, d. Justin Lopez (Highland Park) 12-12, (F 1:44)
5th: Hunter Johnson (Glenbrook South) 24-10, d. Matthew Gasior (Glenbrook North) 5-9, (F 0:19)
MID-SUBURBAN LEAGUE
MSL East champion Hersey never let its closest challengers — and long time rivals Barrington and Schaumburg — out of its site on Saturday afternoon, as the top two teams from the MSL West looked to derail the Huskies effort to return back on top of the league after a one year absence.
At times inside the Forest View Educational Center on the campus of the District 214 offices in Arlington Heights, it would appear as if the two kingpins from the MSL West, along with some help from Fremd and Wheeling might have enough in the tank to dash the hopes of the Hersey faithful.
However, what Joe Rupslauk’s club has is plenty of depth, and that depth earned Hersey this year’s MSL team title.
Placing all 14 wrestlers in the top five, the Huskies amassed 247 overall points to the 194 runner-up Barrington totaled, and the 188 that Schaumburg would claim.
“On a day where we were the official host to both the boys’ and girls’ first-ever MSL conference championships, this is about as cool as it gets,” Rupslauk said after watching his lads lift its 11th MSL trophy in program history.
“Barrington, Schaumburg, Fremd, Wheeling – they’re all great teams and programs,” Rupslauk said. “But we knew that our non-conference schedule had prepared us for this weekend and the rest of the season, We knew if the guys went out and wrestled, we could bring home the MSL title.”
The most highly anticipated final of the tournament was easily at 144 pounds where No. 1 Evan Gosz (Fremd, 36-2) and No. 2 Max Mukhamedaliyev (Hersey, 35-6) were on a collision course to meet for the third time this season, with Gosz up 2-0 on the Huskies star.
The Huskies’ corner was not happy when Gosz was awarded a three-point take-down at the edge as the first period drew to an end, but Gosz made it 4-0 with a late second-period escape.
Mukhamedaliyev chose down to start the final period.
”I really thought Max would want to start the third in neutral, so I was happy to just ride him out,” said Gosz, who went on to win a 7-0 decision and become only the sixth four-time champ in the history of the MSL.
“Max is so dangerous, and we know what the other will do each time we meet,” Gosz said. “He’s just a great wrestler who I hope to meet in a state final.”
1st place: Hersey (247.0 points)
The league champions would use the success from first-time MSL champs Riddick Variano (126, 27-14), Elijah Garza (132, 33-8), and Frankie Tagoe (157, 24-14) to end the hopes its rivals.
Nolan Variano (138) and Max Mukhamedaliyev (144) were second, Cole Anselmi (113), Rodrigo Arceo (150), Jonathan Slump (190), Nick Larson (215) finished third, and Anthony Orozco (120) was fourth.
2nd place: Barrington (194.0 points)
The reigning MSL champions continue to get closer to having their starting lineup back healthy and in form, so the Broncos’ second place finish is something positive they can take with them going forward.
No. 5 Ryan Dorn (32-7) brought the Broncos fans to their collective feet when the sophomore shook-up the 120-pound field, beating Schaumburg’s No. 2-ranked Brady Phelps with a 4-1 sudden victory in their final.
Junior Clarence Jackson (31-7) who won a year ago at 285, needed extra time to defeat Dylan Berkowitz (Elk Grove, 13-4) in the final at 215. Daniel Blanke (150) was second, and the quintet of: Matthew Blanke (106), Saul Ramirez (126), Brennan O’Donnell (138), Silas Oberholter (157) and Sam Cushman (165) all placed third.
3rd place: Schaumburg (188.0 points)
The highlight of the day if you were a Saxons fan came from senior Callen Kirchner. Kirchner is ranked fourth in Illinois at 144 and he moved seamlessly to 150, where he pinned his way to a title.
The two-time state qualifier will now lead his club into the Lake Park regional in two weeks where he and his teammates will likely be considered the favorite to win a third consecutive regional crown.
The Saxons would collect a quartet of second place medals, two of which came in heart-breaking finals with Austin Phelps at 106, and his older brother Brady who entered the tournament as the No. 2 man at 120. Aj (126) and Aiden Quevedo (132) were runners-up as well for Schaumburg, while Sean Christoffes (175) was third, and Justin Cortes-Apolnar (144) was fourth overall.
Others earning championship trophies: Franke Katz (Wheeling, 106, 28-7), Oleksandr (Sasha) Havrylkiv (Buffalo Grove, 113, 25-1), Drew Fifield (Fremd, 138, 28-2), Evan Gosz (Fremd, 144, 36-2), Callen Kirchner (Schaumburg, 150, 37-5), Lucas Nance (Fremd, 165, 30-7), Trey Widlowski (Palatine, 175, 30-5), John Rappa (Rolling Meadows, 190, 35-2), Owen Jakubczak (Fremd, 285, 25-5).
Final team standings: Hersey 247.0, Barrington 194.0, Schaumburg 188.0, Fremd 177.0, Wheeling 175.5, Prospect 129.5, Conant 107.5, Palatine 104.0, Buffalo Grove 102.0, Rolling Meadows 89.0, Elk Grove 82.0 Hoffman Estates 24.5.
Mid-Suburban League tournament results:
106
1st: Frankie Katz (Wheeling) 28-7, d. Austin Phelps (Schaumburg (H.S.) 31-8, (D 20-16)
3rd: Matthew Blanke (Barrington) 27-12, d. Lucas Crandall (Palatine (Fremd) 26-10, (MD 10-1)
5th: TJ Emery (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 11-21, d. Faris Farah (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 6-9, (F 2:59)
7th: Ryu Yamazaki (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 10-23, d. () , . (Bye)
113
1st: Oleksandr Havrylkiv (Buffalo Grove) 25-1, d. Damian Ramos (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 26-10, (TF 2:43 (17-1)
3rd: Cole Anselmi (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 17-11, d. Zander Spatafore (Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 25-9, (D 11-4)
5th: Will Anderson (Barrington) 13-13, d. David Perez (Wheeling) 20-10, (MD 16-5)
7th: Jayden Garcia (Rolling Meadows) 12-12, d. Diego Bueno (Palatine (H.S.) 10-15, (F 1:49)
120
1st: Ryan Dorn (Barrington) 32-7, d. Brady Phelps (Schaumburg (H.S.) 34-3, (SV-1 4-1)
3rd: Luis Flores (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 29-9, d. Anthony Orozco (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 18-11, (D 7-0)
5th: Mykola Shamray (Buffalo Grove) 30-6, d. Trent Odachowski (Palatine (Fremd) 17-13, (D 7-1)
7th: Miguel Lopez (Wheeling) 26-13, d. Evan DeNardis (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 5-14, (F 4:16)
126
1st: Riddick Variano (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 27-14, d. AJ Quevedo (Schaumburg (H.S.) 21-5, (MD 17-4)
3rd: Saul Ramirez (Barrington) 19-18, d. Joey Romano (Wheeling) 32-9, (D 7-4)
5th: Max Duberstein (Palatine (Fremd) 7-13, d. Emmett Arens (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 16-17, (D 15-8)
7th: Anthoni Valladares (Buffalo Grove) 5-15, d. () , . (Bye)
132
1st: Elijah Garza (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 33-8, d. Aiden Quevedo (Schaumburg (H.S.) 28-12, (D 7-4)
3rd: Daniel Develyak (Palatine (H.S.) 19-5, d. Kacper Kosciarz (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 23-18, (F 2:48)
5th: Max Katz (Wheeling) 26-16, d. Nicasio Acino (Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 10-7, (D 8-5)
7th: Mike Goolish (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 16-19, d. Damien Ortega (Rolling Meadows) 14-18, (F 3:08)
138
1st: Drew Fifield (Palatine (Fremd) 28-2, d. Nolan Variano (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 22-12, (TF 2:38 (18-2)
3rd: Brennan O`Donnell (Barrington) 18-13, d. Matt Goolish (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 21-12, (D 10-4)
5th: Brody Hinkle (Schaumburg (H.S.) 20-13, d. Manny Lagunas (Wheeling) 14-17, (D 4-2)
7th: Miguel Allende (Palatine (H.S.) 7-10, d. Tyler Sobecki (Rolling Meadows) 12-24, (TF 3:58 (17-1)
144
1st: Evan Gosz (Palatine (Fremd) 36-2, d. Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 35-6, (D 7-0)
3rd: Victor Chevganov (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 30-8, d. Justin Cortes-Apolinar (Schaumburg (H.S.) 14-7, (F 4:00)
5th: Austin Berger (Wheeling) 25-14, d. Maddux Orozco (Barrington) 7-23, (D 14-8)
7th: Donovan Acosta (Palatine (H.S.) 18-9, d. Evan Sohl (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 2-3, (TF 4:00 (21-6)
150
1st: Callen Kirchner (Schaumburg (H.S.) 37-5, d. Daniel Blanke (Barrington) 24-9, (F 3:23)
3rd: Rodrigo Arceo (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 27-14, d. Tony Klikas (Buffalo Grove) 20-9, (D 1-0)
5th: Dominic Sponsel (Palatine (Fremd) 7-4, d. Matt DiMaria (Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 8-18, (D 13-6)
7th: Vlad Castaneda (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 14-21, d. Erwin Huckporti (Rolling Meadows) 7-14, (D 11-6)
157
1st: Frankie Tagoe (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 24-14, d. Bennett WestFen (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 34-9, (D 8-6)
3rd: Silas Oberholtzer (Barrington) 21-16, d. Dmytro Patykovskyi (Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 19-6, (D 3-2)
5th: John Scanlon (Wheeling) 28-13, d. Alan Allende (Palatine (H.S.) 22-12, (F 1:40)
7th:
Michael Marcello (Palatine (Fremd) 13-14, d. Koko Kachakov (Rolling Meadows) 7-13, (MD 14-6)
165
1st: Lucas Nance (Palatine (Fremd) 30-7, d. Joseph Quirk (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 15-10, (D 9-4)
3rd: Sam Cushman (Barrington) 16-19, d. Chris Chi (Buffalo Grove) 19-8, (F 2:44)
5th: Nicholas Montesinos (Wheeling) 30-10, d. Grant Moga (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 21-18, (For.)
7th: Jackson Spizzirri (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 21-18, d. Jayden Valentino (Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 8-7, (TF 2:39 (17-0)
175
1st: Trey Widlowski (Palatine (H.S.) 30-5, d. Josh Rappa (Rolling Meadows) 25-10, (D 5-1)
3rd: Sean Christoffel (Schaumburg (H.S.) 22-14, d. Gavin Payne (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 25-15, (F 5:50)
5th: Connor Moga (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 16-18, d. Sonny Tugs (Buffalo Grove) 23-17, (F 4:46)
7th: Danny Miranda (Wheeling) 11-11, d. Luigi D`Agostaro (Palatine (Fremd) 9-20, (MD 13-2)
190
1st: John Rappa (Rolling Meadows) 35-2, d. Jonny Dominguez (Wheeling) 30-7, (MD 20-8)
3rd: Jonathan Slump (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 16-20, d. Brock Wrede (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 23-18, (D 12-11)
5th: Michael Adeboye (Palatine (H.S.) 10-9, d. Jaiden Thorney (Hoffman Estates (Conant) 14-26, (D 16-10)
7th: Hakeem Coleman (Palatine (Fremd) 6-5, d. Josh Benson (Schaumburg (H.S.) 15-26, (D 13-7)
215
1st: Clarence Jackson (Barrington) 31-7, d. Dylan Berkowitz (Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 13-4, (TB-1 6-1)
3rd: Nick Larsen (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 17-22, d. Eddie Juarez (Wheeling) 27-7, (D 5-3)
5th: Christiano Marogy (Buffalo Grove) 18-19, d. Om Varma (Rolling Meadows) 15-23, (D 4-1)
7th: Matt Carver (Schaumburg (H.S.) 13-21, d. Connor Curran (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 7-9, (F 3:30)
285
1st: Owen Jakubczak (Palatine (Fremd) 25-5, d. Mikey Milovich (Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 24-6, (F 4:33)
3rd: Pablo Morales (Wheeling) 27-11, d. James Brouilette (Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 20-22, (SV-1 5-2)
5th: Harrison Lacaeyese (Arlington Heights (Hersey) 15-25, d. Chris Arciniega-Sanchez (Schaumburg (H.S.) 18-21, (MD 10-1)
7th: Jaylen Maiden (Palatine (H.S.) 21-10, d. Christopher Dupree (Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 3-10, (F 1:46)
UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE
West Aurora’s demolition of the 14-team Upstate Eight Conference field at host Elmwood Park on Saturday came largely thanks to an all-out bonus point-effort from the Blackhawks, leading to its near 300-point explosion.
The new UEC champions took the field by storm from the opening whistle, to an eventual 292-171.5 finish over second-place Glenbard East.
There were a handful of ‘must-see’ finals plus Part II between No 6 Fabian Ramirez (Elgin, 20-2) vs. No. 7 Gabe Inorio (Streamwood, 18-5) in the 170-pound final. Ramirez, who won earlier in the season (10-4) made it 2-0 in his favor following a fall at 2:41.
1st place: West Aurora (292.0 points)
The Blackhawks run to victory was possible due to its tourney-high six individual titles, from Gabriel Richmond (106, 21-6), Jack Platt (132, 30-15), Evan Matkovich (144, 37-5), Malan Hatfield (157, 20-9), Dayne Serio (165, 40-1), and Fernando Anaya (18-10) at 225 pounds, and another seven top-four medals.
Serio, No. 3 in the state currently, suffered his lone defeat of the season at the hands of No. 2 Royce Lopez (Warren) in his semifinal at the 58th annual Rex Whitlatch Invitational at Hinsdale Central.
Peter Kabene (126), Marcus Quintana (120), Alfonso Aguilar 285) were all runners-up, while Joseph Huicochea (120) Manny Chavez (170) finished third. Jeremiah Haynes (113) and Michael Huicochea (138) too fourth for the Blackhawks, who showed their collective strength with a tourney-high 17 pins, and an astounding 417 total match points.
2nd place: Glenbard East (171.5 points)
Glenbard East’s Ismael Chaidez (34-2) vs. No. 2/2A state runner-up Edgar Mosquera (Riverside-Brookfield, 30-3) in the 120-pound final was the headline act on Saturday, with the Rams’ junior claiming his biggest win of the season — an impressive 13-1 major decision triumph over Mosquera.
Chaidez came into the weekend as the No. 4 rated 120-pounder in 3A. Orlando Hoye (26-10) would join his teammate atop the victory stand at 190.
Lorenzo Rios (106), Cole Forsyth (113) and Shane Salerno (144) were all third-place medal winners, with Leo Mundinger (165) and Cooper Conliss (285) both third.
3rd place: West Chicago (145.5 points)
West Chicago’s Ryan Alvarado turned in a marvelous effort to win at 126 and move his record to a near-spotless 23-2. In one of the featured finals of the day, Wildcats junior Leo Rosas (26-4) beat Marcus Quintana (West Aurora, 36-5) in their 150-pound final via 9-6 sudden victory triumph, to claim his third major title of the season and second UEC crown.
The Wildcats watched Donavan Avila finish second at 138, and Emmanuel Rangel (113) and Brian Correa (132) third overall.
Others earning championship trophies: Nicholas Dillalo (South Elgin, 113, 27-0), Aamir Nieves-Allen (South Elgin, 138, 29-11), Fabian Ramirez (Elgin, 175, 20-2),
Thomas Klos (Fenton, 285, 27-3).
Final team standings: West Aurora 292.0, Glenbard East 171.5, West Chicago
145.5, Glenbard South 123.5, South Elgin 121.5, Bartlett 114.0, Fenton 112.0,
Riverside-Brookfield 107.5, Elgin/Streamwood 74.0 each, Aurora East/Larkin 62.0 each, Ridgewood 10.0, Elmwood Park 8.5.
Upstate Eight Conference tournament results:
106
1st: Gabriel Richmond (Aurora (West) 21-6, d. Lorenz Rios loud (Glenbard East) 28-6, (TF 4:19 (15-0)
3rd: Evan Hamilton (South Elgin) 20-16, d. Christian Sebastian (Aurora (East) 2-2, . (TF 2:00 (15-0)
5th: Santino Pignatelli (West Chicago) 11-15, d. Riley Cavalier (Riverside (BRKF) 1-3, (F 0:19)
113
1st: Nicholas Dilallo (South Elgin) 27-0, d. Cole Forsyth (Glenbard East) 21-8, (D 11-4)
3rd: Emanuel Rangel (West Chicago) 21-10, d. Jeremiah Haynes (Aurora (West) 19-13, (D 10-3)
5th: Jorge Lopez (Larkin) 12-11, d. Tristyn Santiago (Fenton) 11-12, (MD 16-4)
120
1st: Ismael Chaidez (Glenbard East) 34-2, d. Edgar Mosquera (Riverside (BRKF) 30-3, (MD 13-1)
3rd: Joseph Huicochea (Aurora (West) 26-15, d. Gabe Hernandez (Fenton) 21-6, (F 0:00)
5th: Uriel Nunez (Larkin) 5-7, d. Jonathan Antonio (West Chicago) 5-10, (M. For.)
126
1st: Ryan Alvarado (West Chicago) 23-2, d. Peter Kabene (Aurora (West) 21-15, (F 1:37)
3rd: Salvador Garcia (Larkin) 15-10, d. Jordan Quaid bowman (Glenbard South) 19-9, (D 7-6)
5th: Jayden Tulian (Riverside (BRKF) 13-14, d. Michael Aiello (Elmwood Park) 5-6, (F 1:29)
132
1st: Jack Platt (Aurora (West) 30-15, d. Nick Barton (Bartlett) 25-8, (F 5:10)
3rd: Brian Correa (West Chicago) 22-10, d. Jacob Godoy (Riverside (BRKF) 15-13, (MD 10-1)
5th: Mohamad Khater (Ridgewood) 27-13, d. Jayden Edgar gray (Elgin HS) 10-10, (MD 15-2)
138
1st: Aamir Nieves Allen (South Elgin) 29-11, d. Donavan Avila (West Chicago) 16-10, (TF 3:59 (19-3)
3rd: Cameron Engels (Bartlett) 27-7, d. Michael Huicochea (Aurora (West) 7-3, (F 2:00)
5th: Diego Myers (Glenbard South) 22-15, d. Rami Aljubor (Glenbard East) 16-22, (MD 13-1)
144
1st: Evan Matkovich (Aurora (West) 37-5, d. Shane Salerno (Glenbard East) 19-15, (TF 2:41 (17-0)
3rd: Jin Tai (Glenbard South) 28-6, d. Joaquin Ramriez (Aurora (East) 11-7, (D 9-8)
5th: Ricky Gutierrez-blanco (Riverside (BRKF) 22-12, d. Filip Szeszko (Bartlett) 18-18, (TF 4:09 (22-5)
150
1st: Leo Rosas (West Chicago) 26-4, d. Marcus Quintana (Aurora (West) 36-5, (SV-1 9-6)
3rd: Juan Cortes (Streamwood) 14-5, d. Joshua Dickeson (Fenton) 8-3, (F 0:00)
5th: Dane Henson (South Elgin) 19-19, d. Joseph Caputo (Bartlett) 21-17, (D 8-6)
157
1st: Malan Hatfield (Aurora (West) 20-9, d. David Miranda (Larkin) 16-7, (TF 4:22 (17-1)
3rd: Jose Honorato (Fenton) 19-11, d. Emilio Guzman (Elgin HS) 9-8, (MD 10-1)
5th: Lawrence Marcelo (Bartlett) 18-18, d. Joel Gallarza (Glenbard East) 16-17, (D 18-14)
165
1st: Dayne Serio (Aurora (West) 40-1, d. Logan Price (Glenbard South) 22-8, (TF 3:46 (17-1)
3rd: Leo Mundinger (Glenbard East) 22-14, d. Emmanuel Diaz (Aurora (East) 13-7, (F 0:00)
5th: Omar Diaz (Fenton) 23-7, d. Erick Bello (Bartlett) 15-14, (F 1:11)
175
1st: Fabian Ramirez (Elgin HS) 20-2, d. Gabe Inorio (Streamwood) 18-5, (F 2:41)
3rd: Manny Chavez (Aurora (West) 31-10, d. Reid Sebahar (Glenbard South) 27-13, (D 8-1)
5th: Nicholas O’Connor (Riverside (BRKF) 23-9, d. Evan Reichert (Glenbard East) 10-14, (F 1:44)
190
1st: Orlando Hoye (Glenbard East) 26-10, d. Matthew Elzy (Riverside (BRKF) 21-8, (F 5:32)
3rd: Jace Wolf (Streamwood) 21-2, d. Karl Pretzer (South Elgin) 24-16, (TF 2:00 (18-3)
5th: Landon Rodrigez (West Chicago) 15-17, d. Jake Jennings (Aurora (West) 11-24, (D 7-1)
215
1st: Fernando Anaya (Aurora (West) 18-10, d. Deremit Zamora (South Elgin) 26-8, (D 17-14)
3rd: Danny Langner (Glenbard South) 30-6, d. Montez Miller (Elgin HS) 6-4, (F 2:00)
5th: James Smrha (Bartlett) 25-9, d. Josiah Torres (Streamwood) 16-10, (TF 3:05 (16-0)
285
1st: Thomas Klos (Fenton) 27-3, d. Alfonso Aguilar (Aurora (West) 31-10, (F 0:54)
3rd: Cooper Conliss (Glenbard East) 22-12, d. Ambrose Davis (Glenbard South) 11-8, (D 8-7)
5th: Luis Alba (Bartlett) 13-7, d. Joey Alberts (Riverside (BRKF) 10-17, (F 0:00)
Boys conference roundup: ICE, Big 12, Mid-Illini
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
ICE CONFERENCE
Coal City dominated the 8-team field at this year’s ICE Conference Championships, as the Coalers sent all 14 wrestlers into the finals, and got nine individual conference champions and five runners-up in Wilmington.
Coal City topped second-place Reed-Custer 260.5-162.5, with Peotone (68) placing third followed by Lisle (64), Manteno (54), host Wilmington (52.5), Herscher (50.5) and Streator (31.5).
Coach Mark Masters got individual titles from returning state medalist Owen Petersen (113), Culan Lindemuth (120), Luke Munsterman (132), Aidan Kenney (144), Mason Garner (157), Brock Finch (165), returning state champion Landin Benson (175), John Keigher (215) and Alec Waliczek (285).
The Coalers also got seconds from Jason Piatak (106), state medalist Cooper Morris (126), Roberto Rodriguez (138), Noah Houston (150) and Cade Poyner (190).
“It was nice to get all fourteen guys into the finals,” Masters said. “We will see all of these teams again in two weeks so hopefully we can make some adjustments, get and stay healthy, and peak in the coming weeks.”
Reed-Custer was led by individual champions Colton Drinkwine (106) and Jeremy Eggleston (138), and second-placers Cole Harris (113), Kaeden Wood (120), Aiden Shultz (165), Nathan Vogler (175) and Dominic Alaimo (215). The Comets also went a perfect five-for-five on the third-place mat for coach Yale Davis, thanks to wins from Jayden Sanchez (126), Tanner Gullquist (132), Reed Newbrough (157), Will Garcia (190) and Christian Mounts (285).
Third-place Peotone got an individual title from Connor Pasch (150), a second from Laith Abunijmeh (157), thirds from Blake Anderson (120) and Dalton Sala (144) and a fourth-place finish from Marcus Baker (175).
Individual champions:
Lisle’s Alexander Ferrari (126) and Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne (190) also won individual ICE titles.
Notable finals matches:
Coal City’s Aidan Kenney won a 4-3 decision for the title at 144 against Lisle’s Johnny Consuegra-Lopez, and Lisle’s Alexander Ferrari won a tight battle at 126, earning a 4-2 decision against Coal City’s Cooper Morris.
Team scores:
Coal City 260.5, Reed-Custer 162.5, Peotone 68, Lisle 64, Manteno 54, Wilmington 52.5, Herscher 50.5, Streator 31.5
ICE tournament results:
106
1st: Colton Drinkwine (Reed-Custer) 35-4, d. Jason Piatak (Coal City) 25-12, (D 8-1)
3rd: Sebastian Lara (Lisle) 20-11, d. Carter Webber (Manteno) 14-14, (F 2:57)
113
1st: Owen Petersen (Coal City) 31-2, d. Cole Harris (Reed-Custer) 26-11, (F 1:14)
120
1st: Culan Lindemuth (Coal City) 26-9, d. Kaaden Wood (Reed-Custer) 27-9, (F 0:25)
3rd: Blake Anderson (Peotone) 25-14, d. Kaden Shroyer (Herscher) 18-10, (F 3:46)
126
1st: Alexander Ferari (Lisle) 25-5, d. Cooper Morris (Coal City) 29-4, (D 4-2)
3rd: Jayden Sanchez (Reed-Custer) 29-9, d. Everett Osenga (Herscher) 10-4, (MD 16-5)
132
1st: Luke Munsterman (Coal City) 28-10, d. Oakley Rivera (Wilmington) 18-11, . (MD 12-2)
3rd: Tanner Gullquist (Reed-Custer) 11-20, d. Garritt Benstine (Streator.) 27-17, (Inj. 2:59)
138
1st: Jeremy Eggleston (Reed-Custer) 35-1, d. Roberto Rodriguez (Coal City) 21-4, (F 5:23)
3rd: Brady Anders (Manteno) 16-17, d. Jack Taylor (Lisle) 14-14, (TF-1.5 4:42 (16-1)
144
1st: Aidan Kenney (Coal City) 27-9, d. Johnny Consuegra-Lopez (Lisle) 19-8, (D 4-3)
3rd: Dalton Sala (Peotone) 11-17, d. Aiden Morenberg (Wilmington) 3-5, . (F 4:24)
150
1st: Connor Pasch (Peotone) 26-8, d. Noah Houston (Coal City) 21-9, (D 6-3)
3rd: Jacob Aalrust (Lisle) 5-9, d. Cayden Budimir (Manteno) 13-14, (F 1:14)
157
1st: Mason Garner (Coal City) 24-5, d. Laith Abunijmeh (Peotone) 14-11, (F 0:56)
3rd: Reed Newbrough (Reed-Custer) 21-14, d. Lucas Hetman (Manteno) 10-12, (MD 20-11)
165
1st: Brock Finch (Coal City) 23-6, d. Aiden Shultz (Reed-Custer) 23-12, (F 2:59)
3rd: Brayden Crews (Herscher) 13-7, d. Connor Harrod (Manteno) 2-18, (F 2:16)
175
1st: Landin Benson (Coal City) 28-2, d. Nathan Vogler (Reed-Custer) 26-10, (F 0:30)
3rd: Braidon Linnabury (Herscher) 15-8, d. Marcus Baker (Peotone) 6-16, (F 4:51)
190
1st: Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington) 31-4, .d. Cade Poyner (Coal City) 24-4, (F 3:59)
3rd: Will Garcia (Reed-Custer) 10-8, d. Franklin Jordan (Manteno) 11-15, (F 7:00)
215
1st: John Keigher (Coal City) 22-1, d. Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) 33-4, (D 13-7)
3rd: Aydan Radke (Streator.) 24-14, d. Carter Nunley (Manteno) 9-19, (F 3:41)
285
1st: Alec Waliczek (Coal City) 14-4, d. Matthew Stone (Herscher) 15-9, (F 1:05)
3rd: Christian Mounts (Reed-Custer) 11-22, d. Adam Westerhold (Streator.) 6-14, (D 4-1)
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Eight individual Big 12 champions led the pack for Normal Community, as coach Trevor Kaufman’s boys snared this year’s conference crown.
The Ironmen won the tournament with 225 points. Richwoods (152) placed second, followed by Peoria Notre Dame (105), Bloomington (81) and Champaign Central (67) to round out the top five in the 11-team field.
“I thought all of our kids wrestled tough today and we showed our strength of schedule and depth that we have in our program,” Kaufman said. “We also won the JV side of the tournament by 148 points so we were dominant at all levels.”
Normal Community got individual varsity titles from Jackson Soney (106), returning state medalist and top-ranked Caden Correll (113), Mason Soney (120), Cole Gentsch (126), Gavin Capodice (150), Victor Reyes (165), Jaren Frankowiak (175) and Cole Kretsinger (190). Luke Eganhouse (144) and Mason Caraway (215) placed second and Normal Community got thirds from Brayden Manning (132) and Ethan Cavallo (138), and a fourth from Justin Curtis (285).
“We had a few kids capture their first tournament of the year and we always love to give them some love,” Kaufman said of first-timers Mason Soney, Capodice, Reyes, Frankowiak, and Kretsinger.
“It’s our last tournament until regionals and it’s always awesome to see guys wrestling their best at the end. We have one more dual and then are ready to prep for regionals in a couple weeks.”
Second-place Richwoods had two conference champions in Rikyis Doss (144) and Shaun Anderson (285), plus second-place finishes from Wensley Rahn (106), Gabe Robb (138), Christopher Harris (150), Alex Martinez (157), Phoenix Wombacher (165) and Gabe Martinez (175), and fourths from Benjamin Owen (113) and Austin Webb (215).
Third-place Peoria Notre Dame got an individual title from state medalist Ian Akers (132), a second from Brady Mullens (285), thirds from Josh Stedwill (113), Remi Joesting (126), Sie Couri (165) and Joe Culp (215), and fourths from John Couri (157) and Bobby Stickelmaier (190).
Individual champions:
Other Big 12 conference champions included Champaign Central’s Ronald Baker III (138), Danville’s Josiah Williams (157) and Bloomington’s Kenner Bye (215).
Notable finals matches:
At 126, Normal Community’s Cole Gentsch and Champaign Central’s Talin Baker gave up nothing to each other, with Gentsch gutting out a 2-1 decision win for the title. Another close match played out at 165, where Normal Community’s Victor Reyes won a 4-3 for the title against Richwoods’ Phoenix Wombacher.
Individual statistics:
Normal Community’s Gavin Capodice posted the most pins (3) in the least time (8:34) of any wrestler present, and Centennial’s Owen Schoonover posted the fastest pin, in 30 seconds. Peoria Notre Dame’s Joe Culp had the most tech falls (2) in the least time (7:54) and Normal Community’s Caden Correll had the fastest tech fall, in 1:59. Capodice also finished with the most team points (24), while Bloomington teammates Brody Cabrera and Tyler Barlow tied for the most single-match points (23), and Normal West’s Donovan Lowery finished with the most total match points earned (51). Normal Community’s Ethan Cavallo provided the largest seed-place difference, as the No. 8 seed placed third at 138 pounds.
Team scores:
Normal Community 225, Richwoods 152, Peoria Notre Dame 105, Bloomington 81, Champaign Central 67, Danville 63.5, Normal West 49, Centennial 41.5, Peoria 24, Urbana 7, Peoria Manual 0
Big 12 tournament results:
106
1st: Jackson Soney (Normal Com) 35-4, d. Wensley Rahn (Richwoods) 22-4, (F 4:57)
3rd: Donovan Lowery (Normal W) 21-19, d. Austin Lechel (Champaign Cent) 16-14, (TF-1.5 5:21 (19-3)
113
1st: Caden Correll (Normal Com) 39-0, d. Dylan McGrew (Normal W) 31-7, (TF-1.5 1:59 (22-5)
3rd: Josh Stedwill (PND) 28-11, d. Benjamin Owen (Richwoods) 8-16, (F 0:59)
120
1st: Mason Soney (Normal Com) 25-9, d. Juvontae Williams (Danville) 14-7, (F 4:58)
3rd: Mosiah Rosas (Centennial) 10-15, d. () , . (Bye)
126
1st: Cole Gentsch (Normal Com) 38-4, d. Talin Baker (Champaign Cent) 22-3, (D 2-1)
3rd: Remi Joesting (PND) 30-9, d. Jack Schweitzer (Bloomington) 11-10, (MD 16-6)
132
1st: Ian Akers (PND) 37-2, d. Abram Rader (Normal W) 24-17, (MD 10-1)
3rd: Brayden Manning (Normal Com) 35-8, d. Malachi Hutchison (Champaign Cent) 12-4, (D 11-4)
138
1st: Ronald Baker III (Champaign Cent) 31-1, d. Gabe Robb (Richwoods) 21-6, (MD 15-6)
3rd: Ethan Cavallo (Normal Com) 27-16, d. Daetrell Bailey (Centennial) 7-10, (TF-1.5 4:12 (19-3)
144
1st: Rikyis Doss (Richwoods) 23-3, d. Luke Eganhouse (Normal Com) 22-9, (MD 16-2)
3rd: Dylan Pierson (Champaign Cent) 9-5, d. Kendrick Pittman (Danville) 8-15, (Inj. 0:47)
150
1st: Gavin Capodice (Normal Com) 28-16, d. Christopher Harris (Richwoods) 20-8, (F 3:50)
3rd: Chris Rose (Bloomington) 14-12, d. Chris Walker (Peoria) 2-2, (D 13-11)
157
1st: Josiah Williams (Danville) 27-2, d. Alex Martinez (Richwoods) 12-3, (D 7-2)
3rd: Brody Cabrera (Bloomington) 7-4, d. John Couri (PND) 21-21, (MD 23-10)
165
1st: Victor Reyes (Normal Com) 14-11, d. Phoenix Wombacher (Richwoods) 20-9, (D 4-3)
3rd: Sie Couri (PND) 25-15, d. Charles Pickett (Bloomington) 7-16, (F 3:27)
175
1st: Jaren Frankowiak (Normal Com) 34-8, d. Gabe Martinez (Richwoods) 22-1, (D 8-2)
3rd: Sargent Maubach (Peoria) 2-1, d. Jonnah Fonner (Urbana) 27-13, (F 3:46)
190
1st: Cole Kretsinger (Normal Com) 20-8, d. Sergio Baity (Centennial) 21-7, (F 0:42)
3rd: Tavares Upshaw Jr (Danville) 24-5, d. Bobby Stickelmaier (PND) 11-12, (F 0:35)
215
1st: Kenner Bye (Bloomington) 23-5, d. Mason Caraway (Normal Com) 31-11, (F 3:33)
3rd: Joe Culp (PND) 32-7, d. Austin Webb (Richwoods) 7-7, (D 4-2)
285
1st: Shaun Anderson (Richwoods) 18-6, d. Brady Mullens (PND) 22-13, (F 1:03)
3rd: David Williams (Bloomington) 3-3, d. Justin Curtis (Normal Com) 14-15, (F 3:03)
MID-ILLINI CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Washington won its 16th-consecutive Mid-Illini team title at Pekin on Saturday, thanks to seven individual champions, four runners-up, one third-placer and one fourth-place finisher.
Illinois’ 2A No. 2-ranked Washington posted 246.5 team points to win the tournament. Morton (146.5) placed second, followed by Canton (136), Dunlap (90.5), and East Peoria (88) to round out the top five team finishes.
Washington titles came from Symon Woods (106), Logan Makiney (120), state medalist Noah Woods (126), Michael Mendoza (138), state medalist Peyton Cox (144), returning state champion Wyatt Medlin (157) and state medalist Josh Hoffer (215).
Panthers coach Nick Miller also got second-place finishes from Micah Jackson (113), Cayden Park (132), Cruise Brolley (165) and Sean Thornton (285), who is ranked No. 5 in 2A and won a 2-1 decision in his semifinal match against East Peoria’s No. 1-ranked Jose Del Toro.
Braden Brown (175) took third for Washington and Wyatt Leman (190) placed fourth.
Second-place Morton got individual titles from Noah Harris (113) and Clay McKee (165), a second-place finish from Colton McKee (175), thirds from Brody Watson (120), Lincoln Yerby (132) and Gideon Snyder (190), and fourths from Ryan Siebenthal (106), William Webb (126), Carter Jones (144) and Ben Eichorn (150).
Third-place Canton was led by individual conference champion Connor Williams (285), who remained unbeaten at 29-0 on the season. Canton got seconds from Jaxsun Owens (106), Jacob Hardesty (120), Dylan Steele (126), Jack Jochums (138) and Daniel Kees (157), thirds from Alex Carrier (144) and Grady Smith (150), and a fourth from Garrett Sego (175).
Individual champions:
Other Mid-Illini champions included East Peoria’s Cooper Chester (132) and Dalton Oakman (190), Metamora’s Grady Neal (150), and Dunlap’s Joseph Weeks (175).
Notable finals matches:
The closest final score of any title match came when Washington’s Logan Makiney won a 4-2 decision for the title at 120 against Canton’s Jacob Hardesty.
Individual statistics:
East Peoria state medalist Jose Del Toro posted the most pins (3) in the least time (4:38) of any wrestler in the tournament, and Morton’s Clay McKee had the fastest pin, at 19 seconds. Washington’s Symon Woods had the most tech falls (2) in the least time (4:34) and teammate Josh Hoffer posted the fastest tech fall of the tournament, in 1:36.
Three wrestlers tied for the most team points scored (24) in East Peoria’s Dalton Oakman, Washington’s Michael Mendoza, and Canton’s Connor Williams. Washington’s Micah Jackson scored the most single-match points with 24, while Dunlap’s Jayden Schmick and Morton’s Ryan Siebenthal tied for the most total match points, with 44.
Canton’s Daniel Kees provided the largest seed-place difference when the No. 6 seed placed second at 157 pounds.
Team scores:
Washington 246.5, Morton 146.5, Canton 136, Dunlap 90.5, East Peoria 88, Limestone 69, Metamora 55.5, Pekin 34.5
Mid-Illini tournament results:
106
1st: Symon Woods (Washington) 35-5, d. Jaxsun Owens (Canton) 25-9, (TF-1.5 2:38 (20-3)
3rd: Kaleb Fuchs (Limestone) 25-9, d. Ryan Siebenthal (Morton) 23-20, (MD 14-3)
113
1st: Noah Harris (Morton) 31-11, d. Micah Jackson (Washington) 14-2, (TF-1.5 3:10 (22-4)
3rd: Kaiden Capranica (Limestone) 19-15, d. Kayne Hayes (Pekin) 13-16, (F 1:57)
120
1st: Logan Makiney (Washington) 24-15, d. Jacob Hardesty (Canton) 28-6, (D 4-2)
3rd: Brody Watson (Morton) 21-16, d. Christian Johnson (Limestone) 22-11, (F 1:18)
126
1st: Noah Woods (Washington) 36-2, d. Dyllan Steele (Canton) 27-2, (TF-1.5 1:48 (17-2)
3rd: Dalton Davis (Pekin) 10-14, d. William Webb (Morton) 2-2, (F 3:47)
132
1st: Cooper Chester (East Peoria) 26-9, d. Cayden Park (Washington) 14-22, (MD 10-0)
3rd: Lincoln Yerby (Morton) 20-15, d. Dakoda Hentz (Limestone) 14-10, (F 2:51)
138
1st: Michael Mendoza (Washington) 26-14, d. Jack Jochums (Canton) 27-7, (F 1:44)
3rd: Tristan Mosack (Dunlap) 25-14, d. Cole Brooks (East Peoria) 13-16, (MD 15-4)
144
1st: Peyton Cox (Washington) 31-4, d. Connor Graham (Metamora) 29-7, (TF-1.5 1:59 (16-0)
3rd: Alex Carrier (Canton) 24-11, d. Carter Jones (Morton) 19-15, (D 7-0)
150
1st: Grady Neal (Metamora) 29-3, d. Colton Mosack (Dunlap) 29-9, (MD 11-1)
3rd: Grady Smith (Canton) 18-19, d. Ben Eichorn (Morton) 15-7, (MD 9-1)
157
1st: Wyatt Medlin (Washington) 39-3, d. Daniel Kees (Canton) 20-17, (TF-1.5 1:50 (20-2)
3rd: Jacob Allen (Dunlap) 14-10, d. Lucas Gosch (Pekin) 18-11, (F 5:31)
165
1st: Clay Mckee (Morton) 32-4, d. Cruise Brolley (Washington) 28-12, (D 9-5)
3rd: Jayden Schmick (Dunlap) 28-9, d. Mark Aeschliman (Metamora) 20-16, (MD 19-8)
175
1st: Joseph Weeks (Dunlap) 18-2, d. Colton Mckee (Morton) 28-10, (D 9-4)
3rd: Braden Brown (Washington) 20-21, d. Garrett Sego (Canton) 18-21, (D 4-1)
190
1st: Dalton Oakman (East Peoria) 32-9, d. Ethan Dixon (Limestone) 29-6, (F 5:58)
3rd: Gideon Snyder (Morton) 11-4, d. Wyatt Leman (Washington) 29-16, (M. For.)
215
1st: Josh Hoffer (Washington) 39-3, d. Alec Deltoro (East Peoria) 33-8, (TF-1.5 1:36 (17-1)
3rd: Bruce Ryder (Limestone) 23-18, d. Carson Paustian (Dunlap) 22-11, (F 4:36)
285
1st: Connor Williams (Canton) 29-0, d. Sean Thornton (Washington) 32-10, (F 3:38)
3rd: Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) 40-2, d. Jaspher Williams (Dunlap) 16-15, (F 3:05)
Boys conference recaps: Chicago Public Schools, Chicagoland Christian, DuKane, DuPage Valley
By Chris Walker for the IWCOA
DUKANE CONFERENCE
St. Charles East won the DuKane Conference with 281.5 points.
“I am proud of the effort the boys put in over the weekend,” Saints coach Jason Potter said. “We have some work to do before regionals but I am excited for the next challenge. This was the fourth conference championship in a row for our program. Many people thought this was going to be a rebuilding year for the Saints and this title proves we are a strong program from top to bottom.”
Glenbard North (250.5) took second and Wheaton North (208.5) was third, followed by Batavia (194), Wheaton Warrenville South (119.5), Lake Park (89.5), Geneva (74.5) and host St. Charles North (39).
1st place: St. Charles East (281.5 points)
Dom Munaretto (120), Gavin Woodmancy (138), Logan Tatar (144) and Anthony Gutierrez (165) were among the four champions for the Saints. Liam Aye (126), Ryan McGovern (157), Rocco Lobrillo (190), Cooper Murray (215) and Matt Medina (285) took second. Declan Sons (113), Isaac Lenard (150) and Abraham Leidig (175) placed third, Nate Butcher (106) took fourth and Payton Lee (132) was fifth.
2nd place; Glenbard North (250.5 points)
The Panthers earned three titles and three second-place finishes. Vannak Khiev (106), Kalani Khiev (126) and Julian Holland (190) took home titles and Joseph Fitak (175), Angelo Gatses (144) and Treshon Williams (150) took second. Isaac Velasco (120), Trey Thompson (132), Rylan Kradle (157), Erik Esquivel (165) and Tyler Hvorick (215) took third and Ryan Makhlouf (113), Richard Morales (138) and Dylan Hendee (285) took fifth.
3rd place; Wheaton North (208.5 points)
Ryan Rosch (150) and Thomas Fulton (157) won conference titles to pace the Falcons and Rocco Maciellaio (120) and Julian Flores (165) both took second. Danny Hyde (106), Jacob Veltri (138) and Andrew Langas (144) took third, Lewis Vanderschoot (175), Milo Saenz (190), Nick Tortoriello (215) and Carl Givens (285) placed fourth, Caden Cahill (126) took fifth and Luke Edwards (113) and Elliot Conway (132) placed sixth.
Batavia was home to four other champions as Kai Enos (113), Jack Duraski (132), Jack Brown (175) and Asher Sheldon (215) all won conference titles. Joining them at the top of the award stand was Geneva’s Joe Pettit (285).
Wheaton Warrenville South’s Mason Monce had three pins in 2:47 as the wrestler with the most pins in the least time. Batavia’s Colin Peyton had two tech Fs in 7:18 for the most tech Fs in the least time. St. Charles East’s Don Munaretto and Glenbard North’s Julian Holland and Vannak Khiev tied for the most team points with 26. St. Charles East’s Declan Sons had the most single match points with 24. Wheaton North’s Andrew Langas had the most total match points with 51. The largest seed-place difference during the competition was delivered by St. Charles North’s Brogan Sons who placed fourth as the 7th seed at 144 pounds.
DuKane conference tournament results:
106
1st: Vannak Khiev (Glenbard N) 36-4, d. Rocco Valvano (WW South) 27-9, (F 3:09)
3rd: Danny Hyde (Wheaton N) 23-13, .d. Nate Butcher (St. Charles E) 11-16, (F 1:56)
5th: Joey Calvillo (Batavia) 11-18, .d. () , . (Bye)
113
1st: Kai Enos (Batavia) 31-6, .d. Sammy Sikorsky (Geneva) 26-9, (D 10-8)
3rd: Dlan Sons (St. Charles E) 19-11, d. Bryce Mensik (Lake Park) 19-2, (For.)
5th: Ryan Makhlouf (Glenbard N) 15-19, d. Luke Edwards (Wheaton N) 2-5, . (F 5:00)
7th: Troy Lomeli (WW South) 13-12, d. () , . (Bye)
120
1st: Dom Munaretto (St. Charles E) 43-1, d. Rocco Maciellaio (Wheaton N) 27-12, . (F 1:09)
3rd: Isaac Velasco (Glenbard N) 19-15, d. Elias Chaney (Batavia) 17-20, . (D 8-1)
5th: Michael Riggs (WW South) 23-13, d. George Driesbach (Geneva) 13-17, (F 0:43)
126
1st: Kalani Khiev (Glenbard N) 37-3, d. Liam Aye (St. Charles E) 27-15, (D 10-6)
3rd: Kyle Pasco (Batavia) 19-13, .d. Luca Rutili (Lake Park) 27-12, (F 4:28)
5th: Caden Cahill (Wheaton N) 18-19, .d. Matt Lisowski (WW South) 14-18, (F 3:18)
7th: Anthony Farinella (St. Charles N) 16-17, d. () , . (Bye)
132
1st: Jack Duraski (Batavia) 30-6, .d. Sergio Hernandez (Lake Park) 26-7, (Inj. 0:00)
3rd: Trey Thompson (Glenbard N) 28-13, d. Andrew Wendt (Geneva) 28-15, (MD 10-2)
5th: Payton Lee (St. Charles E) 15-15, d. Elliot Conway (Wheaton N) 9-15, . (TF 4:38 (23-3)
7th: Matt Vann (WW South) 11-21, d. () , . (Bye)
138
1st: Gavin Woodmancy (St. Charles E) 34-11, d. Nick Merola (Lake Park) 26-8, (D 2-1)
3rd: Jacob Veltri (Wheaton N) 22-15, .d. Daniel Gonzalez (Batavia) 4-8, . (D 9-7)
5th: Richard Morales (Glenbard N) 17-19, d. Ben Deasy (Geneva) 16-19, (MD 11-0)
144
1st: Logan Tatar (St. Charles E) 21-10, d. Angelo Gatses (Glenbard N) 18-20, (TF 4:00 (18-3)
3rd: Andrew Langas (Wheaton N) 22-12, .d. Brogan Sons (St. Charles N) 19-16, (D 15-12)
5th: Daithan Narayanan (WW South) 23-18, d. Cole Hubbard (Batavia) 21-14, . (M. For.)
7th: Anthony Vargas (Lake Park) 12-19, d. Muhammad Ali Shabbir (Geneva) 2-11, (TF 3:10 (18-3)
150
1st: Ryan Rosch (Wheaton N) 23-5, .d. Treshon Williams (Glenbard N) 25-10, (D 7-2)
3rd: Isaac Lenard (St. Charles E) 19-17, d. Liam O`Brien (St. Charles N) 24-9, (F 5:31)
5th: Michael Lacina (Batavia) 3-14, .d. Joey Sirmon (WW South) 15-18, (MD 14-5)
7th: Max Wala (Lake Park) 11-16, d. () , . (Bye)
157
1st: Thomas Fulton (Wheaton N) 30-4, .d. Ryan McGovern (St. Charles E) 35-9, (D 4-2)
3rd: Rylan Kradle (Glenbard N) 30-10, d. Chase Osborne (Batavia) 13-10, . (D 12-6)
5th: Reid Adler (WW South) 21-18, d. Doug Mejdrich (St. Charles N) 17-15, (F 3:25)
165
1st: Anthony Gutierrez (St. Charles E) 38-6, d. Julian Flores (Wheaton N) 22-8, . (TF 3:43 (18-1)
3rd: Erik Esquivel (Glenbard N) 17-20, d. Colin Peyton (Batavia) 22-19, . (MD 22-9)
5th: Noah Nau (WW South) 19-18, d. Elijah O`Donnell (Geneva) 11-12, (TF 5:22 (15-0)
7th: Shane Bigler (Lake Park) 10-27, d. () , . (Bye)
175
1st: Jack Brown (Batavia) 15-6, .d. Joseph Fitak (Glenbard N) 21-17, (TF 5:38 (16-1)
3rd: Abraham Leidig (St. Charles E) 27-15, d. Lewis Vanderschoot (Wheaton N) 14-9, . (MD 9-1)
5th: Damon Hill (St. Charles N) 9-10, d. Ben Menzer (WW South) 8-14, (F 1:17)
7th: Alex Gavrylyuk (Lake Park) 7-11, d. () , . (Bye)
190
1st: Julian Holland (Glenbard N) 33-10, d. Rocco Lobrillo (St. Charles E) 23-17, (F 1:27)
3rd: Mason Monce (WW South) 25-10, d. Milo Saenz (Wheaton N) 22-10, . (F 1:35)
5th: Antonin Svaboda (Lake Park) 12-21, d. Jason Stoffles (Batavia) 4-9, . (F 1:34)
215
1st: Asher Sheldon (Batavia) 25-4, .d. Cooper Murray (St. Charles E) 32-13, (D 4-1)
3rd: Tyler Hvorick (Glenbard N) 23-19, d. Nick Tortoriello (Wheaton N) 20-10, . (MD 13-5)
5th: Alec Worobec (WW South) 6-11, d. Tennyson Welage-Stein (Geneva) 14-14, (F 1:04)
285
1st: Joseph Pettit (Geneva) 32-2, d. Matt Medina (St. Charles E) 28-15, (D 7-0)
3rd: Ashton Kibbe (WW South) 27-9, d. Carl Givens (Wheaton N) 15-6, . (F 1:45)
5th: Dylan Hendee (Glenbard N) 22-19, d. Jeffrey Rustemi (Lake Park) 17-17, (D 7-1)
DUPAGE VALLEY CONFERENCE
By the slimmest of margins, DeKalb got past runner-up Naperville Central, 290.5 to 290, to win this year’s DVC.
Naperville North was third with 247.5 points, followed by Neuqua Valley (104.5), Waubonsie Valley (80.5) and Metea Valley (50).
1st place: DeKalb (290.5 points)
Leading the Barbs to victory were champions Jaden Bradley (106), Michael Hodge (144), Hudson Ikens (150), Cam Matthews (157) and Sean Kolkebeck (165). Placing second for the Barbs were Ayden Shuey (132), Elvis Mora (175), Nicholas Waddle (215) and Jeremiah Pineira (285). Taking third for the Barbs were Julian Hartwig (113), Owen Burgess (120), Tyler Daub (126), Alan Izaguirre (138) and Erick Rivas (190).
2nd place: Naperville Central (290 points)
The Redhawks produced five champions: Jacob Cochran (126), Vince Bern (132), Henry Rydwelski (175), Paul Peradotti (190) and William Erbeck (285). Taking second place for the Redhawks were Dalton Meluch (106), Jack Schwartz (113), Jake Moore (120), Stavros Gerousis (138) and Nicolas Olvera (165). In addition, Austin Schiltz (144) and CJ Bierman (150) placed third and Yusuf Sikander (157) and Nate Sadowski (215) took fourth.
3rd place: Naperville North (247.5 points)
Adam Beedon (113), Ryan Beedon (120), Ben Messier (138) and Tavkif Ibragimov (215) took home conference titles for the Huskies. Connor McDonald (126), Tyler Sternstein (150) and Brady Valle (190) placed second, Quinn Karstens (106), Kai Balice (132), Timothy Garmon (157), JT Hill (165) and Ben Reif (175) took third and Max Venecia (144) placed fourth.
Naperville North’s Tavkif Ibragimov had two pins in 2:29 as the wrestler with the most pins in the least time. Naperville Central’s Henry Rydwelski had two tech Fs in 5;16 for the most tech Fs in the least time. Ibragimov, DeKalb’s Sean Kolkebeck and Jaden Bradley and Naperville Central’s William Erbeck tied for the most team points with 26. Naperville North’s Timothy Harmon had the most total match points with 45. The largest seed-place difference during the competition was delivered by Naperville North’s Ben Reif who placed third as the 5th seed at 175 pounds.
DuPage conference results:
106
1st: Jaden Bradley (DeKalb) 29-11, d. Dalton Meluch (Naperville C) 27-14, (F 0:40)
3rd: Quinn Karstens (Naperville N) 14-15, d. () , . (Bye)
113
1st: Adam Beedon (Naperville N) 26-5, d. Jack Schwartz (Naperville C) 25-14, (D 12-8)
3rd: Julian Hartwig (DeKalb) 24-17, d. Mason Goldman (Waubonsie) 20-11, (D 9-4)
5th: Cardevion Gordon (Neuqua) 8-13, d. () , . (Bye)
120
1st: Ryan Beedon (Naperville N) 27-9, d. Jake Moore (Naperville C) 23-14, (SV-1 12-9)
3rd: Owen Burgess (DeKalb) 5-7, d. Eesh Bandla (Neuqua) 7-12, (F 2:26)
126
1st: Jacob Cochran (Naperville C) 33-9, d. Connor McDonald (Naperville N) 32-7, (MD 12-4)
3rd: Tyler Daub (DeKalb) 20-21, d. Riley Gallagher (Metea) 8-10, . (F 3:51)
5th: Marcus Diaz (Neuqua) 6-10, d. () , . (Bye)
132
1st: Vince Bern (Naperville C) 31-5, d. Ayden Shuey (DeKalb) 22-17, (SV-1 13-10)
3rd: Kai Balice (Naperville N) 19-13, d. Nathan Duffield (Waubonsie) 25-16, (SV-1 8-5)
5th: David Gold (Neuqua) 1-12, d. () , . (Bye)
138
1st: Ben Messier (Naperville N) 32-4, d. Stavros Gerousis (Naperville C) 28-16, (D 4-3)
3rd: Alan Izaguirre (DeKalb) 6-7, d. Viswaj Punyapu (Metea) 2-15, . (F 0:58)
144
1st: Michael Hodge (DeKalb) 30-15, d. Max Ridges (Neuqua) 8-14, (MD 13-3)
3rd: Austin Schiltz (Naperville C) 6-10, d. Max Venecia (Naperville N) 2-4, (D 8-5)
150
1st: Hudson Ikens (DeKalb) 27-9, d. Tyler Sternstein (Naperville N) 28-7, (D 7-6)
3rd: CJ Bierman (Naperville C) 27-10, d. Curtis Burke (Neuqua) 8-13, (MD 15-3)
5th: Lucas Lee (Metea) 1-12, .d. () , . (Bye)
157
1st: Cam Matthews (DeKalb) 24-11, d. Nick Pape (Neuqua) 15-6, (MD 13-4)
3rd: Timothy Garmon (Naperville N) 19-16, d. Yusuf Sikander (Naperville C) 15-15, (D 12-8)
5th: Lucas Marcoux (Metea) 9-13, .d. Desmond Stribley (Waubonsie) 9-10, (M. For.)
165
1st: Sean Kolkebeck (DeKalb) 28-7, d. Nicolas Olvera (Naperville C) 27-12, (F 2:52)
3rd: JT Hill (Naperville N) 18-13, d. Jackson Wasson (Metea) 9-13, . (F 3:54)
5th: Giuseppe Caprio (Neuqua) 3-13, d. Zander Allen (Waubonsie) 8-21, (MD 11-1)
175
1st: Henry Rydwelski (Naperville C) 38-3, d. Elvis Mora (DeKalb) 13-18, (TF 4:00 (17-1)
3rd: Ben Reif (Naperville N) 4-6, d. Isaiah Strange (Neuqua) 10-11, (MD 12-2)
5th: Lucas Pretkelis (Waubonsie) 18-15, d. () , . (Bye)
190
1st: Paul Peradotti (Naperville C) 32-4, d. Brady Valle (Naperville N) 18-20, (TF 5:22 (19-3)
3rd: Erick Rivas (DeKalb) 11-12, d. Trevor Martin (Waubonsie) 5-9, (D 6-5)
5th: Deividas Lewiton (Neuqua) 1-3, d. Tharun Anand (Metea) 0-15, . (MD 17-3)
215
1st: Tavkif Ibragimov (Naperville N) 28-6, d. Nicholas Waddle (DeKalb) 19-15, (F 1:06)
3rd: Jordan Hatchett (Waubonsie) 15-7, d. Nate Sadowski (Naperville C) 1-2, (F 2:26)
285
1st: William Erbeck (Naperville C) 34-1, d. Jeremiah Pineira (DeKalb) 22-16, (F 5:13)
3rd: Leonidas Hobson (Waubonsie) 23-15, d. () , . (Bye)
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Lane Tech won the Chicago Public Schools dual team championship on Saturday at Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School in Chicago.
Lane Tech defeated Sarah Goode STEM, 69-12, in the quarterfinals to get started. The Champions followed with a 76-6 win over Curie before they doubled up Taft in the title dual bout, 50-25.
Taft opened with a 64-18 victory over Crane before defeating Ag Science, 58-21, to advance to the finals.
AG Science rebounded to beat Curie, 46-36 in the third-place match.
Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (106), Alex Valentin (132), Vermaat VanderBrug (144) and Adrian Meza (215/285) all won their three matches to lead Lane Tech.
Bernardo Roque (113), Angel Rivera (126) and Evan Jocic (215) went undefeated on the day to lead Taft.
Maurice Bush (144) and Marquel Wilson (175) went 3-0 to lead Ag Science to third place.
Ag Science’s Marquel Wilson had three pins in 2:54 as the wrestler with the most pins in the least time. Taft’s Bernardo Roque had two tech Fs in 5:51 for the most tech falls in the least time. Ag Science’s Marquel Wilson and Maurice Bush tied Lane Tech’s Adrian Meza for the most team points with 18. Lane Tech’s Nasser Hammouche had the most single-match points with 27. Hammouche also had the most total match points with 44.
Roosevelt and Perspectives also competed and tied for eighth place with Sarah Goode STEM and Crane.
CPL championship dual team results:
Lane 50, Taft 25
120 David Ruiz (Taft) over Joaquin Salameda (Lane Tech) Fall 3:29
126 Angel Rivera (Taft) over Marcos Perez (Lane Tech) TF 18-2
132 Alex Valentin (Lane Tech) over Armani Vargas (Taft) TF 21-4
138 Abbas Abdulamir (Lane Tech) over Adrian Junco (Taft) Fall 1:32
144 Vermaat VanderBrug (Lane Tech) over Kevin Sanchez (Taft) Fall 1:16
150 Cole Calace (Lane Tech) over Jayden Villa (Taft) TF 17-2
157 Nasser Hammouche (Lane) over Dmyrtii Mykhniak (Taft) TF 17-1
165 Vernon Cole (Lane Tech) over Matthew Chyczewski (Taft) Fall 0:26
175 Jose Lagunas (Lane Tech) over Ricky Moore (Taft) Fall 0:23
190 Josh Taylor (Taft) over Eyob Abebe (Lane Tech) Dec 17-16
215 Evan Jocic (Taft) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 Adrian Meza (Lane Tech) over Eligiah Pagan (Taft) Fall 1:25
106 Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (Lane) over Leonardo Rodriquez (Taft) TF
113 Bernardo Roque (Taft) over Jose Curiel (Lane Tech) TF 19-2
CHICAGOLAND CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE
Marian Central Catholic won the Chicagoland Christian Conference meet with 225.5 points.
Wheaton Academy (188.5) took second, Hope Academy (163) was third and followed by Bishop McNamara (111), Harvest Christian Academy (21.5) and St. Edward (10). Alden-Hebron, Intrinsic Downtown, Northridge Prep, Schaumburg Christian and Universal also competed.
1st place: Marian Central Catholic (225.5 points)
Marian produced seven champions including Austin Hagevold (113), Brayden Teunissen (120), Nick Marchese (126), Andrew Alvarado (138), Vance Williams (150), Jimmy Mastny (190) and Dan French (215). Diego Martinez (106), Connor Cassels (157) and Kaleb Eckman (285) took second. Zach Wheadon (113), Zane Mochocki (132), Logan Juelabowiscz (150) and Josh Gawronski (165) were fourth.
2nd place: Wheaton Academy (188.5 points)
Lincoln Hoger (132) and Chasen Kazmierczak (157) won titles to lead the Warriors. Oscar Smith (126), Noah Camiola (150), Tyler Jones (165), Ian Tanacea (175) and Jeremy Johanik (215) each placed second. Buckley Kazmierczak (113), Nicolas Chiappetta (120) and Hezekiah Garcia (285) took third. Zion Willets (138) and Elijah Shin (144) took fourth.
3rd place: Hope Academy (163 points)
The Eagles had three individual champs in Indigo Berg (106), Ismael Martinez (175) and Roy Phelps (285). Josiah Willis (132) and Dylan Galvez (138) took second, Jonny Amador (126) and Arkail Griffin (165) were third and Tony Jones-Blakely (157), Ismael Montero (190) and Mastewal Evely (215) took fourth.
Others winning individual titles at the Chicagoland Conference meet were Harvest Christian Academy’s Max Mulhearn (106) and Northridge Prep’s Adam Haddad (165).
Bishop McNamara’s Drew Lowenstrom had three pins in 3:18 as the wrestler with the most pins in the least time. Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin had two tech Fs in 7:17 for the most tech Fs in the least time. Marian’s Austin Hagevold scored the most team points with 24. Wheaton Academy’s Elijah Shin and Bishop McNamara’s Alex Kostecka tied for the most single-match points with 23. Kostecka also tied Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin with most total match points with 42. The largest seed-place difference of the tournament came courtesy of Northridge Prep’s Javi Rodriguez, who placed second as the 7th seed at 144 pounds.
Chicagoland Christian conference results:
106
1st: Indigo Berg (Hope) 30-11, d. Diego Martinez (Marian) 9-11, (F 4:29)
3rd: Izzat Yousef (Universal) 3-5, d. Parker Provost (Bishop McNamara) 7-14, (F 1:16)
113
1st: Austin Hagevold (Marian) 32-7, d. Nolan Callahan (Hope) 32-8, (F 3:35)
3rd: Buckley Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 13-16, d. Zach Wheadon (Marian) 13-11, . (F 2:53)
120
1st: Brayden Teunissen (Marian) 26-3, d. Chase Moeschke (Bishop McNamara) 9-21, (F 0:22)
3rd: Nicolas Chiappetta (Wheaton Academy) 10-19, d. Will Foley (St. Edward) 5-9, (F 3:02)
126
1st: Nick Marchese (Marian) 22-11, d. Oscar Smith (Wheaton Academy) 12-7, (F 2:54)
3rd: Jonny Amador (Hope) 2-1, .d. Ismail Ayash (Universal) 8-4, (D 8-2)
132
1st: Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Academy) 25-5, d. Josiah Willis (Hope) 30-9, (F 2:26)
3rd: Blake Arseneau (Bishop McNamara) 17-10, d. Zane Mochocki (Marian) 10-25, (TF 2:27 (19-4)
138
1st: Andrew Alvarado (Marian) 17-7, d. Dylan Galvez (Hope) 23-13, (F 4:25)
3rd: Alex Kostecka (Bishop McNamara) 22-15, d. Zion Willets (Wheaton Academy) 8-11, (F 1:32)
144
1st: Max Mulhearn (Harvest Christian) 29-6, d. Javi Rodriguez (Northridge) 15-9, (D 12-6)
3rd: Trevor Torres (Bishop McNamara) 14-20, d. Elijah Shin (Wheaton Academy) 13-16, (F 2:58)
150
1st: Vance Williams (Marian) 30-5, d. Noah Camiola (Wheaton Academy) 7-19, (F 1:30)
3rd: Noah Fields (Intrinsic) 2-1, d. Logan Juelabowiscz (Marian) 8-12, . (F 0:22)
157
1st: Chasen Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 26-4, d. Connor Cassels (Marian) 15-22, (TF 4:15 (18-3)
3rd: Caleb Linneman (Alden-Hebron) 18-7, d. Tony Jones-blakely (Hope) 19-13, (F 1:43)
165
1st: Adam Haddad (Northridge) 29-2, d. Tyler Jones (Wheaton Academy) 23-2, (D 8-1)
3rd: Arkail Griffin (Hope) 36-2, d. Josh Gawronski (Marian) 12-13, (TF 4:58 (18-2)
175
1st: Ismael Martinez (Hope) 10-3, d. Ian Tanacea (Wheaton Academy) 4-8, (F 3:01)
3rd: Mason Wagner (Northridge) 18-12, d. Cullen Bramer (Bishop McNamara) 6-19, (F 2:00)
190
1st: Jimmy Mastny (Marian) 41-1, d. Ethan Pfeiffer (Bishop McNamara) 20-9, (F 1:51)
3rd: Logan Crowell (Alden-Hebron) 18-5, d. Ismael Montero (Hope) 20-21, (D 4-1)
215
1st: Dan French (Marian) 28-11, d. Jeremy Johanik (Wheaton Academy) 23-5, (D 8-1)
3rd: Drew Lowenstrom (Bishop McNamara) 10-12, d. Mastewal Evely (Hope) 23-16, (F 1:40)
285
1st: Roy Phelps (Hope) 34-3, d. Kaleb Eckman (Marian) 20-14, (D 5-0)
3rd: Hezekiah Garcia (Wheaton Academy) 19-12, d. Kian Bramer (Bishop McNamara) 20-13, (F 0:47)
Girls conference roundups: DuKane, CPL, South Suburban, West Suburban
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
DUKANE CONFERENCE
Batavia rolled to the team title at this year’s DuKane meet, sending 10 girls to the title mat and eight individual conference champions to the podium at St. Charles North. Batavia won 312.5-199.5 over second-place Glenbard North and St. Charles North placed third with 180.5 points.
“It’s fun to watch our goofy, fun-loving kids go out and start to wrestle their best at this time of year,” Batavia coach Scott Bayer said. “We had quite a few strong individual accomplishments and heroines tonight, but ten girls earned a spot in the first place match, and eight came away with individual titles.”
The Bulldogs got titles from returning IHSA state medalist Lily Enos (100), Eli Landgrebe (120), Natalie Lenart (125), Yasmin Lopes (135), Annabelle Guthke (145), Caoimhe Mitchell (155), Emma Abbate (170) and Jamie Gabriel (190). Nylah Novcek (110) and Mackenzie Harried (130) placed second and Batavia got thirds from Sarah Zuziak (115) and Lizzy Beling (140), and fourths from Miracle Jackson (105), Lyn Codo-Prim (135) and Kinzer Mikesell (170).
Among non-scoring wrestlers, Batavia got a fifth from Avalon Besesto (145), and a sixth from Eva Trpkovski (115).
Enos, Mitchell, and Abbate all won the second DKC titles of their careers, and a slew of first-time conference champions got it done for the Bulldogs.
“Eli Landgrebe has had two great weeks in a row,” Bayer said. “Natalie Lenart – after falling short last season, it was great to see her reach the top of the podium this year, and Yasmin put in tons of work in the offseason and reminded me she was 0-2 here last year. Funny how that works.”
The closest finish of any finals match came when Batavia’s Anabelle Guthke won a tiebreak match 2-1 against Lake Park’s Joscelin Ritthamel at 145 pounds.
“It was great to see Anabelle win a super competitive OT match against a ranked opponent to avenge a loss from last week,” Bayer said. “She also notched her 30th win of the season.”
Batavia’s Jamie Gabriel entered the DuKane meet at less than her best but she gutted out the day to win her first DKC title.
“(Gabriel) couldn’t get a practice in all week, but our trainers helped get her to a place where she could make the decision to compete with a nagging injury from last week to get her name onto the wall,” Bayer said. “It also bears mentioning that two of our champs this year were winless here last season, and have made huge strides in the offseason.
“Our girls fought through a very tough competitive schedule and their hard work is starting to pay off. Coach Alvarado and I are hard on them, but we love them and are very proud of them for putting faith in themselves and their training.”
In addition to medal-winners Novcek, Harried, Zuziak, Beling, Jackson, Codo-Prim, Mikesell and Besesto, “…non-place winners Eva Trpkovski and Avalon Bisesto also wrestled tough despite falling short of the awards platform,” Bayer said.
Nylah Novcek (110) and Mackenzie Harried (130) placed second and Batavia got thirds from Sarah Zuziak (115) and Lizzy Beling (140), fourths from Miracle Jackson (105), Lyn Codo-Prim (135) and Kinzer Mikesell (170), a fifth from Avalon Besesto (145), and a sixth from Eva Trpkovski (115).
Second-place Glenbard North got individual titles from Keagan Edwards (130) and Asreilla Wallace (235), seconds from Jasmin Hernandez (120) and Suzanne Stalley (140), and thirds from Cristal Jacinto (105), Anna Gonzalez (110), Gianna Tammo (190) and Gi Nascimento (235).
Third-place St. Charles East got individual titles from Sydney Stieb (110) and Eliza Diaz (115) a second from Olivia Bordenave (170), and thirds from Natalia Santelli (130), Olivia Pearson (135) and Addison Wolf (145).
Individual champions:
Other individual DuKane Conference champions were St. Charles North’s Skyler Stewart (105), and Lake Park’s Ava Burns (140).
Notable finals matches:
Stewart and Wheaton Warrenville South’s Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez tangled in the wildest finals match, with Stewart winning a 17-15 decision for the title at 105. The closest finish in any title match came at 145, where Batavia’s Anabelle Guthke won 2-1 in an overtime tie-break against Lake Park’s Joscelin Ritthamel.
Individual statistics:
St. Charles East’s Olivia Pearson finished the tournament with the most falls (3) in the least time (5:08), and Batavia’s Natalie Lenart posted the fastest tech fall in 2:00. Glenbard North’s Suzanne Stalley had the fastest pin, at 29 seconds, and St. Charles North’s Skyler Stewart finished with the most total match points, with 38. Batavia’s Caoimhe Mitchell provided the largest seed-place difference of the tournament, as the No. 3 seed placed first at 155 pounds.
Four wrestlers tied for the most single match points with 21, in St. Charles East’s Addison Wolf, Lake Park’s Joscelin Ritthamel, Batavia’s Miracle Jackson, and St. Charles North’s Skyler Stewart. Seven girls tied for the most team points scored with 26, in Batavia’s Eli Landgrebe, Jamie Gabriel, Caoihme Mitchell, Emma Abbate, and Yasmin Lopes, and St. Charles East’s Sydney Stieb and Eliza Diaz.
Team scores:
Batavia 312.5, Glenbard North 199.5, St. Charles East 180.5, Lake Park 169.5, Wheaton Warrenville South 95, Wheaton North 93, Geneva 37, St. Charles North 23.5
DuKane Results:
100
1st: Lily Enos (Batavia) 38-3, Jr. d. Izzy Paz (Wheaton N) 16-5, . (MD 13-1)
3rd: Reese Nicolas (Lake Park) 15-22, Fr. d. Kayla Hassell (Geneva) 5-6, . (F 4:48)
5th: Maria Mino (WW South) 3-9, Fr.
105
1st: Skyler Stewart (SC North) 3-0, Fr. d. Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez (WW South) 20-5, Jr. (Dec 17-15)
3rd: Cristal Jacinto (GB North) 24-9, Jr. d. Miracle Jackson (Batavia) 19-22, So. (F 2:31)
5th: Dalilah Herrera (Wheaton N) 5-6, d. Bailynn Dunham (SC East) 12-8, Jr. (Dec 9-8)
110
1st: Sydney Stieb (SC East) 25-7, Fr. d. Nylah Novack (Batavia) 8-20, Fr. (F 1:08)
3rd: Anna Gonzalez (GB North) 14-12, Sr.
115
1st: Eliza Diaz (SC East) 12-11, Jr. d. Jocelyn Ocasio (Lake Park) 19-13, Fr. (F 5:27)
3rd: Sarah Zuziak (Batavia) 12-18, Jr. d. Mei Schmadeke (Wheaton N) 4-6, . (F 1:24)
5th: Jordyn Kennedy (GB North) 12-15, Jr. d. Eva Trpkovski (Batavia) 8-15, Fr. (F 0:37)
120
1st: Eli Landgrebe (Batavia) 23-17, So. d. Jasmin Hernandez (GB North) 7-22, Jr. (F 1:34)
125
1st: Natalie Lenart (Batavia) 27-12, Jr. d. Jiana Forbes (Wheaton N) 8-7, . (F 3:02)
3rd: Sommer Kibbe (WW South) 16-7, Jr. d. Sofia Sclorzano (SC East) 4-7, So. (F 0:36)
5th: Ezri Incrocci (GB North) 7-12, Jr.
130
1st: Keagan Edwards (GB North) 36-5, Jr. d. Mackenzie Harried (Batavia) 26-16, Sr. (MD 12-0)
3rd: Natalia Santelli (SC East) 9-7, So. d. Rebecca Samson (Lake Park) 7-14, Sr. (F 0:32)
135
1st: Yasmin Lopes (Batavia) 26-7, So. d. Heidi Bourne (WW South) 14-9, Jr. (F 2:53)
3rd: Olivia Pearson (SC East) 18-12, Fr. d. Lyn Codo-Prim (Batavia) 7-7, Sr. (F 3:59)
5th: Angie Kuykendall (GB North) 11-13, So. d. Katelyn Wray (Geneva) 3-10, . (F 2:38)
7th: Laila Cuadra (SC East) 4-10, Fr.
140
1st: Ava Burns (Lake Park) 28-6, Jr. d. Suzanne Stalley (GB North) 29-13, Fr. (MD 11-0)
3rd: Lizzy Beling (Batavia) 21-19, Jr. d. ava hoppe (Geneva) 6-6, . (F 0:52)
5th: Sarah Oeltgen (SC East) 2-2, .d. Emily Anteles (Wheaton N) 4-9, . (MD 10-0)
145
1st: Anabelle Guthke (Batavia) 31-9, Jr. d. Joscelin Ritthamel (Lake Park) 33-6, Sr. (TB-1 2-1)
3rd: Addison Wolf (SC East) 23-7, Sr. d. Nermina Rustemi (Lake Park) 2-2, . (TF-1.5 4:40 (21-4))
5th: Avalon Bisesto (Batavia) 7-8, So.
155
1st: Caoimhe Mitchell (Batavia) 27-12, So. d. Giovanna Sampognoro (Lake Park) 24-15, . (F 5:24)
3rd: Michelle Rojas-Tellez (WW South) 12-7, Jr. d. Jada Lenard (SC East) 7-8, Jr. (F 1:43)
5th: Gabriella Giunti (GB North) 7-13, Fr.
170
1st: Emma Abbate (Batavia) 29-7, Sr. d. Olivia Bordenave (SC East) 14-10, Sr. (F 3:27)
3rd: Paige Washburn (Lake Park) 8-3, So. d. Kinzer Mikesell (Batavia) 5-15, Fr. (F 5:28)
190
1st: Jamie Gabriel (Batavia) 25-15, So. d. Aimee Escalante-Papp (Lake Park) 17-15, Fr. (F 3:16)
3rd: Gianna Tammo (GB North) 15-19, So.
235
1st: Asreilla Wallace (GB North) 29-9, So. d. Iana Victory (Wheaton N) 13-5, . (Dec 9-3)
3rd: Gi Nascimento (GB North) 3-1
CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE
Phoenix Military Academy snared its second consecutive Chicago Public League title, posting a 230.5-177 edge over second-place Kelly. Lane (139.5) placed third, Rickover Naval Academy (138) took fourth and Cure (122.5) rounded out the top five team finishes in the 26-team tournament.
Phoenix coach Daniel Curin’s girls went a perfect seven-for-seven on the title mat, getting individual conference titles from Jitzel Aranda (100), Diana Lopez-Jimenez (115), Mia Thomas (120), Marisol Castro-Duran (125), Ariel Foreman (135), America Cabrera (140) and AJ Grant (145). The Firebirds also got a third from Jocelyn Quiroz-Rosales (130), a fourth from Alexia Ramos (155), a fifth from Kyla Blackmon (110) and a sixth from Vianney Becerra (135).
“I think the team performed phenomenally this weekend,” Phoenix coach Naydelin Ramos Ariza said. “Their hard work and dedication to achieving these wins, both as individuals and as a team for the second year in a row, truly paid off this weekend.
“It’s accomplishments like these that inspire and motivate other girls to continue growing in this sport. It takes a village to accomplish something like this, so I want to give coach (Jesus) Lua, our other head coach, the credit he deserves. He ensures they’re training hard and teaches them valuable skills.
“Sharing in their success is a privilege, and we feel honored to have supported them in achieving their goals, because we do this for them. Working with them has been incredibly rewarding, and we are beyond proud of their success. We’re excited to see what else these girls will accomplish this season.”
Second-place Kelly got a CPL title from Sara Martinez Lopera (170) and runner-up finishes from Annie Aguliar-Cruz (105), Yazmine Garcia (115), Leylani Behena (130), Liana Andrade (155) and N’Dyia Mahon-Godfrey (190).
Third-place Lane was led by a pair of individual champions in Sofia Guerrero (105) and Nyah Lovis (130) and a second-place finish from Zabby Badru (135).
Individual champions:
Other girls winning individual CPL titles were Curie’s Giselle Arambula (110), Rickover Naval Academy’s Camila Martinez-Gonzalez (155), Lindblom’s Ashyia Scott (190), and Rickover’s Jasmine Mejia (235).
Notable finals matches:
The title match at 120 was decided by a single point, when Phoenix Military Academy’s Mia Thomas won an 8-7 decision over Taft’s Jennifer Arenas.
Individual statistics:
Back of the Yards’ Evelyna Perez posted the most pins (5) in the least time (5:30), and Lane’s Sofia Guerrero finished with the most tech falls (2) in the least time (9:31). Lane’s Nyah Lovis had the fastest tech fall at 55 seconds.
Phoenix Military Academy’s Diana Lopez-Jimenez and teammate Ariel Foreman tied for the most team points scored with 29.5, and Agricultural Science’s Elena Haugh scored the most single match points with 21. Crane’s Simone Dyer finished with the most total match points with 58. Phillips’ Kayla Nolan provided the largest seed-place difference with the No. 15 seed placed fourth at 135 pounds.
Team scores:
Phoenix Military Academy 230.5, Kelly 177, Lane 139.5, Rickover Naval Academy 138, Curie 122.5, Back of the Yards College Prep, Taft 82.5, Agricultural Science 74.5, Crane Medical Prep 72, ITW Speer Academy 71, Lindblom 69, Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville 48, Mather 43.5, Westinghouse 43, Clark 29, Lake View 28, Washington 28, Chicago Academy 27, Fenger 27, Little Village 22.5, King 21, Hancock 19, Phillips 19, Hubbard 15, Corliss 7, CVS 0, Kenwood 0, Morgan Park 0, Noble UIC 0, South Shore International College Prep 0
CPL Girls championship results:
100
1st: Jitzel Aranda (Phoenix Military) 13-6, d. Evelin Martinez (Curie) 16-3, (MD 10-0)
3rd: Adali Cruz (Speer) 11-4, d. Dakota Perez (Rickover) 24-9, (F 4:24)
5th: Jaden Concepcion (Chicago Academy) 6-5, d. Valerie Martinez (BOTYards) 12-11, (F 3:40)
105
1st: Sofia Guerrero (Lane) 24-5, d. Annie Aguilar-Cruz (Kelly) 14-4, (F 0:40)
3rd: Elizabeth Castrejon (Rickover) 17-10, d. Chloe Arana (Washington) 11-4, (D 8-7)
5th: Melani Martinez (Curie) 6-2, d. Giana Romero (Chicago Academy) 7-3, (For.)
110
1st: Giselle Arambula (Curie) 23-1, d. Carmen Jackson (Agricultural Science) 18-3, (F 4:56)
3rd: Hannah Chong (Crane) 10-4, d. Litzy Estrada-A. (Rickover) 26-14, (MD 9-1)
5th: Kyla Blackmon (Phoenix Military) 11-12, d. Nuti Ho (Mather) 10-2, (M. For.)
115
1st: Diana Lopez-Jimenez (Phoenix Military) 23-2, d. Yazmine Garcia (Kelly) 19-9, (F 1:21)
3rd: Danita Palmore (Lindblom) 24-10, d. Lauren Guerrero (Lane) 21-17, (F 3:24)
5th: Kimani Glasper (Westinghouse) 15-3, d. Andrea Wells (Crane) 8-6, (F 0:46)
120
1st: Mia Thomas (Phoenix Military) 23-5, d. Jennifer Arenas (Taft) 31-7, (D 8-7)
3rd: Simone Dyer (Crane) 8-7, d. Yashlin Giron (Speer) 8-7, (F 4:28)
5th: Valezka Avila (Hancock College Prep) 8-4, d. Miriam Orduno (Mather) 10-12, (F 1:37)
125
1st: Marisol Castro-Duran (Phoenix Military) 16-5, d. Raynisha Sims (Lake View) 17-3, (D 5-1)
3rd: Nakya Scott (Lindblom) 13-3, d. Tyhesia Goss (CMA-Bronzeville) 16-3, (F 1:17)
5th: Emmely Munoz (BOTYards) 15-5, d. Itzel Jimenez (Washington) 11-4, (F 3:21)
130
1st: Nyah Lovis (Lane) 33-5, d. Leylani Bahena (Kelly) 19-7, (TF-1.5 0:55 (17-2)
3rd: Jocelyn Quiroz-Rosales (Phoenix Military) 10-6, d. Deyton Montes (Agricultural Science) 14-6, (F 2:48)
5th: Paola Ramirez (Rickover) 14-9, d. Mariana Tamayo (BOTYards) 6-8, (F 2:18)
135
1st: Ariel Foreman (Phoenix Military) 19-2, d. Zabby Badru (Lane) 32-7, (F 0:21)
3rd: Jayla Bowie (Michele Clark Academic Prep) 9-4, d. kayla Nolan (Phillips) 7-4, (F 2:58)
5th: Layla Zbiec (Taft) 13-14, d. Vianney Becerra (Phoenix Military) 6-9, (F 0:16)
140
1st: America Cabrera (Phoenix Military) 15-3, d. Harmoni Puckett (King) 5-2, (F 4:29)
3rd: Evelyna Perez (BOTYards) 16-7, d. Theresa Sewell (Fenger) 8-5, (F 1:19)
5th: Liliana Monserrat Dimas (Kelly) 14-9, d. Imyjah Jackson (Lane) 6-21, (F 2:30)
145
1st: AJ Grant (Phoenix Military) 22-2, d. Zoe Gonzalez (Curie) 18-4, (F 1:12)
3rd: Isabelle Mejia (Rickover) 26-12, d. Abigail Dominguez (BOTYards) 13-7, (F 5:15)
5th: Evelyn Rodriguez (Taft) 12-13, d. Natalia Cordova (Lane) 10-18, (F 3:19)
155
1st: Camila Martinez-Gonzalez (Rickover) 27-7, d. Liana Andrade (Kelly) 8-4, (D 9-3)
3rd: Cecilia Colon (Westinghouse) 11-2, d. Alexia Ramos (Phoenix Military) 8-5, (F 1:17)
5th: Jazlynn Bracamontes (Hubbard) 11-7, d. Carina Cirilo (Curie) 9-5, (For.)
170
1st: Sara Martinez Lopera (Kelly) 22-0, d. Mia Johnson (CMA-Bronzeville) 10-4, (F 0:24)
3rd: Elena Haugh (Agricultural Science) 18-5, d. Dorca Morales (Crane) 11-4, (TF-1.5 5:28 (21-6)
5th: Julissa Az (Mather) 25-4, d. Marisol Valencia (Curie) 11-12, (F 0:00)
190
1st: Ashyia Scott (Lindblom) 11-1, d. N`Dyia Mahon-Godfrey (Kelly) 23-3, (F 1:32)
3rd: Layla Moreland (Lane) 7-7, d. Nyomi Ascencio (BOTYards) 9-6, (F 1:36)
5th: Aileen Galvez (Speer) 11-5, d. Emily Nieto (Westinghouse) 13-5, (F 5:47)
235
1st: Jasmine Mejia (Rickover) 29-2, d. Rim Ayouchi (Taft) 19-6, (F 0:30)
3rd: Laura Sofia Martinez Lopera (Kelly) 8-4, d. Areli Espinosa (Speer) 9-6, (F 3:44)
5th: Mavis Marchan (Little Village) 11-2, d. Leana Ruiz (Agricultural Science) 7-6, (F 3:19)
Open 110
1st: Kyra Martin (CMA-Bronzeville) 10-3, d. Mariah Brady (Westinghouse) 5-6, (F 0:46)
3rd: Liliana Flores (Kelly) 5-12, d. Nataly Espin-Sanchez (Kelly) 7-7, (MD 17-3)
5th: Honesty Nash (Westinghouse) 1-6, d. () , . (Bye)
Open 115-120
1st: AD Garcia (Curie) 6-5, d. Tuyet Tran (Mather) 7-11, (F 0:18)
3rd: Victoria Rivera (Rickover)
Open 145-155
1st: Susana Cardona (BOTYards) 3-6, d. Celeste Lazcano (Mather) 4-7, (F 0:45)
3rd: Isabel Emeterio (Kelly) 5-7, d. Natalia Mena (Curie) 2-6, (F 5:58)
Open 170
1st: Bryana Diaz (Kelly) 4-8, d. Sophia Haycock (Mather) 8-2, (F 3:23)
3rd: Andrea Hernandez (Little Village)
Open 190
1st: Dazheana Boines (CVS)
2nd: Tanesha Esteban (Speer)
3rd: Jayna Turner (Lindblom)
Round 1: Tanesha Esteban (Speer) 6-5, d. Dazheana Boines (CVS) 1-1, (F 2:27)
Round 2: Dazheana Boines (CVS) 1-1, d. Jayna Turner (Lindblom) 6-5, (F 1:25)
Round 3: Jayna Turner (Lindblom) 6-5, d. Tanesha Esteban (Speer) 6-5, (F 3:28)
Open 235
1st: Esmerelda Bustamante (Speer) 11-0, d. Dayrin Tirado (Speer) 5-5, (F 2:57)
3rd: Esther Delcid (Kelly) 6-5, d. Julia Augello (Rickover) 7-6, (F 1:15)
5th: Sheekinah Miller (CVS) 0-2, d. Aryanna Hamiton (CVS) 0-2, (DFF)
SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Oak Forest had three individual conference champions among its seven placewinners to win this year’s 14-team South Suburban Conference tournament at Shepard.
Oak Forest posted 153.5 points to win the team title, followed by host Shepard (109.5), Eisenhower (107), Hillcrest (102.5) and Tinley Park (98) to round out the top five team finishes.
Oak Forest coach Jamie Hubbard got titles from Marjorie Rodriguez (115), Iyobosa Odiase (145) and Isabel Peralta (190), seconds from Brooklyn Strelow (125) and Adri Bille (155), a third from Riona Jurik (130), and fourths from Raquel Ruiz (100), Sophia Orcasitas (110) and Madison Willis (170).
“Overall, the team has progressed well over the season and they’re ready to compete in state series,” Oak Forest coach Jamie Hubbard said.
Shepard only entered seven girls in the tournament to Oak Forest’s 13, but Astros coach Scott Richardson got individual titles from Sofia Perez (105), Mila Rocush (130), and Kassandra Lee (170), and seconds from Daniella Almazan (100) and Karrine Jenkins (235) to lead the way to a second-place team finish.
Third-place Eisenhower got a second-place finish from Christine Velasco (130) and five third-place finishes from Jocelyn Baez (105), Melanie Cervantes (115), Marlen Morelos (140), Phoebe Heyboer (190) and Mercedes Palacios (235).
Individual champions:
Other girls winning SSC titles were Oak Lawn’s Felix Morales (100) and Charvelle McLain (155), Thornton Fractional South’s Dakodia Kelly (110), Abitatu Mogaji (120) and Quincy Onyiaorah (135), Lemont’s Molly O’Connor (125) and Rowyn Page (235), and Hillcrest’s Christiara Finley (140).
Notable finals matches:
There was no shortage of points scored when Oak Lawn’s Felix Morales and Shepard’s Daniella Almazan squared off at 100 pounds, with Morales winning an 18-12 decision. In another hard-fought finals match, TF South’s Dakodia Kelly won a 13-10 decision at 110 against Evergreen Park’s Riley Osborn.
Individual statistics:
Oak Forest’s Marjorie Rodriguez posted the most pins (3) in the least time (2:59) to lead all wrestlers, Hillcrest’s Taniya Moss had the fastest pin at 13 seconds, and Hillcrest’s Christiara Finley had the fastest tech fall win at 2:00.
There was a three-way tie for the most team points scored (26) between Oak Forest’s Rodriguez, teammate Isabel Peralta, and Lemont’s Molly O’Connor, and Tinley Park’s Rylee Hernandez posted the most single-match points with 20, and the most total match points with 47. Hillcrest’s Sydney West provided the largest seed-place difference as the No. 7 seed placed second at 170 pounds.
Team scores:
Oak Forest 153.5, Shepard 109.5, Eisenhower 107, Hillcrest 102.5, Tinley Park 98, Thornton Fractional South 92, Lemont 86, Oak Lawn 69, Bremen 59, Reavis 51, Thornton Fractional North 37, Evergreen Park 33, Argo 8, Richards 0
SSC tournament results:
100
1st: Felix Morales (Oak Lawn) 10-5, d. Daniella Almazan (Shepard) 13-7, (D 18-12)
3rd: Bailey Galvez Suarez (Reavis) 5-6, d. Raquel Ruiz (Oak Forest) 5-13, (MD 10-1)
105
1st: Sofia Perez (Shepard) 17-6, d. Ariana Baier (Lemont 25-7, (F 1:21)
3rd: Jocelyn Baez (Eisenhower) 4-4, d. Thi Van (Reavis) 12-10, (SV-1 6-3)
110
1st: Dakodia Kelly (TF South) 28-8, d. Riley Osborn (Evergreen Park) 15-6, (D 13-10)
3rd: Jayden Melendez (Tinley Park) 26-6, d. Sophia Orcasitas (Oak Forest) 22-19, (F 5:54)
115
1st: Marjorie Rodriguez (Oak Forest) 33-8, d. Shaniya Tharp Thomas (TF South) 21-13, (F 0:57)
3rd: Melanie Cervantes (Eisenhower) 24-8, d. Tamara Harris (TF North) 2-2, (F 2:48)
120
1st: Abitatu Mogaji (TF South) 20-8, d. Juliana Adamski (Tinley Park) 23-8, (F 1:57)
3rd: Emma Lappay (Lemont 18-17, d. Esmeralda Sanchez Nave (Eisenhower) 7-9, (F 1:31)
125
1st: Molly O`Connor (Lemont 35-4, d. Brooklyn Strelow (Oak Forest) 27-10, (F 4:18)
3rd: Journey Jackson (Oak Lawn) 23-7, d. Madison Monreal (Tinley Park) 23-11, (D 4-1)
130
1st: Mila Rocush (Shepard) 25-5, d. Cristine Velasco (Eisenhower) 6-3, (F 0:28)
3rd: Riona Jurik (Oak Forest) 2-1, d. Shan`drea Jones (Midlothian (Bremen) 11-12, (F 2:34)
135
1st: Quincy Onyiaorah (TF South) 16-1, d. Amelia Quinlan (Midlothian (Bremen) 20-8, (F 0:36)
3rd: Nadaliee Miller (Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 7-8, d. Leslie Lopez (Reavis) 10-11, (F 3:37)
140
1st: Christiara Finley (Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 19-0, d. Shaniah West (Midlothian (Bremen) 15-12, (TF-1.5 2:00 (18-3)
3rd: Marlen Morelos Perez (Eisenhower) 18-12, d. Abigail Harris (Tinley Park) 17-15, (F 3:40)
145
1st: Iyobosa Odiase (Oak Forest) 2-0, d. Ariyah Bradford (TF North) 2-1, (F 2:47)
3rd: Rylee Hernandez (Tinley Park) 15-13, d. Melissa Nance (Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 16-9, (F 2:41)
155
1st: Charvelle Mclain (Oak Lawn) 27-5, d. Adri Bille (Oak Forest) 1-1, (F 1:11)
3rd: Lily Fish (Reavis) 17-3, d. Ayejonae Bartholomew (Midlothian (Bremen) 11-7, (F 0:32)
170
1st: Kassandra Lee (Shepard) 11-5, d. Sydney West (Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 9-9, (TF-1.5 2:31 (18-1)
3rd: Olamide Osinowo (Tinley Park) 12-10, d. Madison Willis (Oak Forest) 1-2, (F 0:16)
190
1st: Isabel Peralta (Oak Forest) 3-0, d. Jordyn Harrison-Coleman (Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 15-8, (F 4:59)
3rd: Phoebe Heyboer (Eisenhower) 22-8, d. Lili Meierkort (Evergreen Park) 13-11, (D 7-4)
235
1st: Rowyn Page (Lemont 33-10, d. Karrine Jenkins (Shepard) 17-9, (F 3:24)
3rd: Mercedes Palacios (Eisenhower) 6-1, d. Elly Candelas (Reavis) 5-2, (D 7-6)
WEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Glenbard West took the team title at this year’s 14-team West Suburban Conference meet, winning 166-145.5 over second-place Morton. Downers Grove North (123) finished third, followed by Downers Grove South (87) and Proviso West (84) to round out the top five team finishes.
Glenbard West got individual titles from Khloe Perez (115) and Valentina Fantoni (125), seconds from Nydia Jotzat (135) and Miyalinna DeJesus (155) and Thanh Dinh (235), thirds from Jivona Brown (105), Karolina Konopka (120) and Daniyah Nixon (190), and fourths from Lilyana Iman (100) and Gia Cozzani (145).
“This year marked the first time each school on both sides of the conference had participants, showing exactly how popular girls wrestling has become,” Glenbard West coach Alberto Guevara said. “The West Suburban Conference has done an incredible job of supporting girls wrestling and showcasing our girls on a separate platform from the boys.”
The Hilltoppers won their first-ever WSC tournament title with Saturday’s win. Afterwards, Guevara tipped his hat to a core of seniors that have been instrumental to Glenbard West’s program.
“Miyalinna DeJesus (155) has been with us since our inception of girls wrestling at Glenbard West and she’s helped shape our program to what we have today,” Guevara said. “She lost in the finals to all-world Callie Carr from Hinsdale South, but has had a great season so far. Additionally, we had seniors Nydia Jotzat and Jivona Brown take second and third, respectively. Our team is led by the seniors in the room setting examples of hard work and this particular class is very special.”
Second-place Morton got titles from Andaira Marron (100) and Violet Mayo (145), seconds from Hope Donnamario (105) and Monica Garcia (120), thirds from Brianna Carbajal (115) and Isabella Sanchez (155), and fourths from Karla Munoz (110) and Annabella Linton (140).
Downers Grove North’s Natalia Cruz (130) and Zahriah Gaines (235) won titles for the third-place Trojans, who also got seconds from Ella Matheu (110) and Jahdi’yah Hibbler (145), thirds from Valentina Gonzalez (125) and Alyssa Andreen (170), and a fourth from Kaitlyn Kapral (135).
Individual champions:
Other West Suburban Conference champions included Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers (105) and Sabrina Bono (120), Proviso East’s Regina Jones (110), Lyons’ Sofia Turek (135), York’s Clara Fitzer (140), Hinsdale South’s Callie Carr (155), Proviso West’s Zykoria Henry (170), and Downers Grove South’s Zuzia Cebulski (190).
Notables:
Among wrestlers with 10 or more matches wrestled this season, three of them left the conference meet with their unbeaten records intact in Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers (16-0 at 105), Glenbard West’s Khloe Perez (30-0 at 115), and Hinsdale South’s Callie Carr (28-0 at 155).
Individual statistics:
Downers Grove North’s Valentina Gonzalez posted the most pins (4) in the least time (3:55) of any wrestler, and Addison Trail’s Madeline Beltran had the fastest pin of the tournament, in 9 seconds. Proviso East’s Regina Jones had the most tech falls (2) in the least time (9:06) and Leyden’s Zoey Dodgers had the fastest tech fall, at 3:27.
Four wrestlers tied for the most team points scored (26) in Hinsdale South’s Callie Carr, Glenbard West teammates Valentina Fantoni and Khloe Perez, and Downers Grove North’s Natalia Cruz. There was a three-way tie for the most single-match points scored (21) among Downers Grove South’s Julianna Gonzalez, Morton’s Andaira Marron and Proviso West’s Tia Teague.
Proviso East’s Jones scored the most total match points with 48, and Morton’s Isabella Sanchez provided the largest seed-place difference as the No. 9 seed placed third at 155 pounds.
Team scores:
Glenbard West 166, Morton 145.5, DG North 123, DG South 87, Proviso West 84, Lyons Township 69, Leyden 68.5, Oak Park and River Forest 59, Addison Trail 54.5, Willowbrook 42, Proviso East 37, York 35, Hinsdale Central 27, Hinsdale South 26
West Suburban Conference tournament results:
100
1st: Andaira Marron (Morton) 24-6, d. Jhania Wickert-Harris (Lyons) 13-4, (TF-1.5 4:26 (20-5)
3rd: Isabella Datil (Addison Trail) 14-10, d. Lillyana Iman (Glenbard W) 21-9, (D 14-7)
105
1st: Zoey Dodgers (Leyden) 16-0, d. Hope Donnamario (Morton) 18-6, (TF-1.5 3:27 (15-0)
3rd: Jivona Brown (Glenbard W) 14-6, d. Tori Ooms (DG South) 14-12, (F 1:36)
110
1st: Regina Jones (Maywood (Proviso East) 15-7, d. Ella Matheu (DG North) 5-2, (F 4:59)
3rd: Tia Teague (Proviso W) 3-1, .d. Karla Munoz (Morton) 13-18, (MD 21-7)
115
1st: Khloe Perez (Glenbard W) 30-0, d. Ashley Uhler (Lyons) 11-4, (F 2:55)
3rd: Brianna Carbajal (Morton) 22-14, d. Daisy Trujillo (Willowbrook) 21-6, (F 4:51)
1st: Sabrina Bono (Leyden) 18-3, d. Monica Garcia (Morton) 26-6, (MD 11-3)
3rd: Karolina Konopka (Glenbard W) 29-6, d. Brithany Mondragon (Addison Trail) 18-3, (F 1:37)
125
1st: Valentina Fantoni (Glenbard W) 25-7, d. Marija Neskovic (Hinsdale C) 15-9, (F 0:10)
3rd: Valentina Gonzalez (DG North) 9-6, d. Anahi Banuelos (OPRF) 8-13, (F 0:38)
130
1st: Natalia Cruz (DG North) 12-2, d. Michelle Kpekpe (OPRF) 13-13, (F 1:25)
3rd: Eman Fukah (DG South) 14-7, d. Anika Gonzalez (Proviso W) 4-2, . (F 3:07)
135
1st: Sofia Turek (Lyons) 14-4, d. Nydia Jotzat (Glenbard W) 24-7, (F 2:55)
3rd: Allison Flores-Morales (Willowbrook) 22-9, d. Kaitlyn Kapral (DG North) 6-5, (F 5:00)
140
1st: Clara Fitzer (York) 10-2, d. Jaqueline Soun (Proviso W) 2-1, . (F 2:32)
3rd: Julissa Ramirez (Leyden) 6-5, d. Annabella Linton (Morton) 13-16, (F 1:28)
145
1st: Violet Mayo (Morton) 30-9, d. Jahdi`yah Hibbler (DG North) 11-3, (F 1:45)
3rd: Madeline Beltran (Addison Trail) 21-6, d. Gia Cozzani (Glenbard W) 22-11, (F 1:20)
155
1st: Callie Carr (Hinsdale S) 28-0, d. Miyalinna DeJesus (Glenbard W) 24-3, (F 0:36)
3rd: Isabella Sanchez (Morton) 7-3, d. Natasha Myers (DG South) 2-2, (F 1:57)
170
1st: Zykoria Henry (Proviso W) 3-0, .d. Ava Griseta-Urbina (DG South) 12-12, (F 1:26)
3rd: Alyssa Andreen (DG North) 9-7, d. Jazilah Gatlin (Willowbrook) 23-9, (F 2:41)
190
1st: Zuzia Cebulski (DG South) 14-5, d. Kemaria Freeman (OPRF) 13-9, (F 5:37)
3rd: Daniyah Nixon (Glenbard W) 18-10, d. Chole Black (Hinsdale C) 14-6, (F 5:03)
235
1st: Zahriah Gaines (DG North) 5-1, d. Thanh Dinh (Glenbard W) 11-9, (F 0:33)
Girls tournament roundups: I8, Mid-Illini, Anna-Jonesboro
INTERSTATE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kaneland’s six conference champions, one runner-up, and 10-of-10 wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes earned the Knights this year’s Interstate 8 title.
Kaneland finished with 163 points to second-place Ottawa’s 111. Morris (100) finished third, LaSalle-Peru (62) was fourth, followed by Sycamore (61) and Rochelle (45.5) to round out the six-team field.
The Knights didn’t win last year’s I8 team title and this year it was a focal point.
“Last year we sent Angelina (Gochis) to the boys event and chose to sit some girls and we fell short,” Kaneland coach Josh West said. “Interstate 8 conference champion was a goal we set last year. It feels good to accomplish that. The girls are wrestling well, peaking at the right time. An all around solid effort by our girls today,”
Earning individual titles for Kaneland were returning IHSA state champion Angelina Gochis (110), Brooklyn Scheaffer (130), Dyani Torres (135), Caitlyn Manier (155), Carly Duffing (170) and Sadie Kinsella (190). Thalia Paton (115) placed second and the Knights got three fourths from Adeline Coady (120), Chloe Cervante (140) and Reygan Behrends (145).
“(Gochis) and (Sheaffer) were able to pull away from the field,” West said. “Both were in control from start to finish. Thalia Paton wrestled well, and Dyani Torres dug herself into a little bit of a hole, down 7-0, but crawled back, got three takedowns, and fished with a fall. It was a great full-match effort by Dyani.
“At 155 and 170, Caitlyn Manier and Carly Duffing both wrestled well, taking home first place. Carly is coming back from injury so we are glad to have her back on the mat. And Sadie Kinsella sealed the deal for us tonight. She beat a ranked wrestler in the finals 8-0, she wrestled smart and controlled the match. She was able to fight off any attacks and come out with a win.
“Overall, we were very happy to come out as conference champs. We have a fairly tough regional so we will see how things play out but I’m proud of the team we have. They continue to work hard, are extremely coachable, and give all they can. As their coach, that’s all I can ask for.”
Second-place Ottawa got titles from Chloe Carmona (120) and returning IHSA state-placer Juliana Thrush (235), seconds from Isabel Gwaltney (100), Ciara Bolf (120), Ava Weatherford (140) and Alivia Butler (145), thirds from Evy Grady (110) and Lexi Swain (125), fourths from Brie Grady (100) and Savannah Frederickson (110), a fifth from Alexis Rogers (140), and a sixth from Jaiyden Provance (135).
Third-place host Morris got individual conference titles from Ellie Evans (100) and Zara Lugo (125), seconds from Maggie Gordon (110), Kaliyah Schmaedeke (125) and Morgan Congo (190), thirds from Makensi Martin (115), Brooklyn Bankowski (120), Dulce Xique (135), Olyve Haven (140), Savannah Vignali (145), and Nicolette Boelman (155), a fourth from Aubrie Porra (130) and fifths from Tessa Neikirk (135) and Mia Garcia (145).
Individual champions:
Other girls winning individual I8 titles were LaSalle-Peru’s Kiely Domyancich (115), Sycamore’s Ema Durst (140), and Rochelle’s returning IHSA state-placer Dempsey Atkinson (145).
Individual statistics:
Ottawa’s Chloe Carmona posted the most pins (3) in the least time (5:03) of any wrestler in the tournament, while LaSalle-Peru’s Kalista Frost had the fastest pin at 14 seconds, and Rochelle’s Dempsey Atkinson had the fastest tech fall at 2:59. Kaneland’s Dyani Torres Ottawa’s Carmona tied for the most team points scored with 26, Rochelle’s Atkinson scored the most single match points with 19, and Morris’ Dulce Xique scored the most total match points with 40. Val Munoz (115), and Mary Rodriguez (155).
Team scores: Kaneland 163, Ottawa 111, Morris 100, LaSalle-Peru 62, Sycamore 61, Rochelle 45.5
I8 tournament results:
100
1st: Ellie Evans (Morris) d. Isabel Gwaltney (Ottawa) (F 0:44)
3rd: Kalista Frost (L.-Peru) d. Brie Grady (Ottawa) (F 0:14)
110
1st: Angelina Gochis (Kaneland) d. Maggie Gordon (Morris) (F 1:58)
3rd: Evy Grady (Ottawa) d. Savannah Frederickson (Ottawa) (F 1:19)
115
1st: Kiely Domyancich (L.-Peru) d. Thalia Paton (Kaneland) (F 1:34)
3rd: Makensi Martin (Morris) d. Val Munoz (Ottawa) (F 5:24)
120
1st: Chloe Carmona (Ottawa) d. Ciara Bolf (Ottawa) (F 2:25)
3rd: Brooklyn Bankowski (Morris) d. Adeline Coady (Kaneland) (F 0:37)
5th: Amelia Buckley (L.-Peru)
125
1st: Zara Lugo (Morris) d. Kaliyah Schmaedeke (Morris) (D 13-8)
3rd: Lexi Swain (Ottawa) d. Emma Tomlinson (L.-Peru) (F 5:25)
130
1st: Brooklyn Sheaffer (Kaneland) d. Gretchyn Dunbar (Sycamore) (F 2:46)
3rd: Ruby Davis (L.-Peru) d. Aubrie Porras (Morris) (F 0:46)
135
1st: Dyani Torres (Kaneland) d. Cammyla Macias (Rochelle) (F 5:40)
3rd: Dulce Xique (Morris) d. Clare Domyancich (L.-Peru) (F 3:55)
5th: Tessa Neikirk (Morris) d. Jaiyden Provance (Ottawa) (F 2:24)
140
1st: Ema Durst (Sycamore) d. Ava Weatherford (Ottawa) (F 1:59)
3rd: Olyve Havens (Morris) d. Chloe Cervantes (Kaneland) (F 1:08)
5th: Alexis Rogers (Ottawa) d. Avalyn Edwall (L.-Peru) (F 3:09)
145
1st: Dempsey Atkinson (Rochelle) won by tech Fd. Alivia Butler (Ottawa) (TF 19-3)
3rd: Savannah Vignali (Morris) d. Reygan Behrends (Kaneland) (F 5:50)
5th: Mia Garcia (Morris)
155
1st: Caitlyn Manier (Kaneland) d. Avelina McMurtry (Sycamore) (F 1:05)
3rd: Nicolette Boelman (Morris) won by injury defaultd. Mary Rodriguez (Ottawa) (Inj. 0:00)
170
1st: Carly Duffing (Kaneland) d. Winter Beard (Sycamore) (F 0:50)
190
1st: Sadie Kinsella (Kaneland) d. Morgan Congo (Morris) (MD 8-0)
235
1st: Juliana Thrush (Ottawa)
MID-ILLINI CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Canton had seven individual conference champions and one third-place winner at this year’s inaugural Mid-Illini Conference Tournament.
Canton coach Zach Crawford’s first order of business was to tip his hat to those that made it possible.
“I’d just like to first thank our activities director, Brad Hulet, for helping to make a girls conference sport into reality,” Crawford said. “Without his support, I’m not sure this event would’ve happened this season. I’d also like to thank all the administrators in the Mid-Illini Conference for their support of girls wrestling as we continue to watch it blossom in down state Illinois and across the country.”
Canton outpointed second-place East Peoria 154-94, while Dunlap and Pekin finished tied for third with 64 points apiece.
Winning titles for Canton were LT Diephus (100), Shayla Schielein (105), Abella Brown (110), Chloe Hedges (115), returning state runner-up Kinnley Smith (130), Kennedy Smith (145) and returning state medalist Katelyn Marvel (155). Annalee Haschmeyer (120) placed third for Canton.
“Our girls wrestled extremely well,” Crawford said. “They stayed true to their styles of wrestling and wrestled with intent and a true love for the sport. They are having a great year with an immense amount of success. As we prepare for the postseason next week, I’m confident that they will continue to wrestle with that same attitude.”
Crawford also has a pair of veterans to which he expressed a debt of gratitude.
“Our two seniors, Kinnley Smith (130) and Katie Marvel (145) were part of the inaugural season for girls wrestling in Illinois and it’s bittersweet to coach them for the last time in our home gym. Their leadership throughout their high school careers will be greatly missed but they will leave behind a legacy in Canton wrestling that will continue to help inspire young girls to wrestle.”
Second-place East Peoria had a pair of champions in Taylor Sutton (135) and Dezyrae Murray (170), and the Raiders got seconds from Izabella Paranto (125), Kendra Painter (130) and Ava Jatkowski (155). Third-place Dunlap got a title from Alyssa Craig (235), a pair of second-place finishes from Paeyton Dickerson (120) and Olivia Curtis (140), and thirds from Aerith Adams (110) and Lucy Whitman (125).
Other girls winning conference titles were Pekin’s Violet Pennington (120), Metamora’s Mylee Edwards (125), Morton’s Karen Canshola (140), and Washington’s Gracie VanQuakebeke (190).
Notable finals matches:
The day’s closest title match came at 110, where Canton’s Abella Brown won a 1-0 decision against Metamora’s Kaydence Klein.
Pekin’s Alyssa Artman finished with the most pins (2) in the least time (1:31), while Metemora’s Mylee Edwards had the fastest tech fall in 3:03. Artman also posted the fastest pin at 27 seconds and Edwards had the fastest tech fall at 3:03. Morton’s Karen Canchola finished with the most single match points with 20, Pekin’s Violet Pennington had the most total match points with 23, and Pennington also provided the largest see-place difference in the tournament, as the No. 4 seed won the title at 120 pounds.
Team scores: Canton 154, East Peoria 94, Dunlap 64, Pekin 64, Washington 53, Metamora 42.5, Morton 42.5, Limestone 6
Mid-Illini results:
100
1st: LT Diephuis (Canton) 28-5, So.
105
1st: Shayla Schielein (Canton) 25-8, So. d. Grace Aeschliman (Metamora) 7-8, Jr. (F 1:00)
110
1st: Abella Brown (Canton) 12-6, So. d. Kaydence Klein (Metamora) 5-6, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd: Aerith Adams (Dunlap) 9-6, So.
115
1st: Chloe Hedges (Canton) 29-9, Fr. d. Madizyn Megrant (Pekin) 12-4, So. (F 2:57)
3rd: Bopah Than (Washington) 0-5, Sr.
120
1st: Violet Pennington (Pekin) 2-0, So. d. Paeyton Dickerson (Dunlap) 7-8, Fr. (F 3:17)
3rd: Annalee Haschemeyer (Canton) 21-12, Fr. d. Natalyn Simpson (Morton) 3-14, . (F 3:45)
125
1st: Mylee Edwards (Metamora) 5-3, Jr. d. Izabella Paranto (East Peoria) 6-15, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:03 (19-3))
3rd: Lucy Whitman (Dunlap) 1-9, Jr.
130
1st: Kinnley Smith (Canton) 35-3, Sr. d. Kendra Painter (East Peoria) 1-4, Fr. (F 1:34)
3rd:
135
1st: Taylor Sutton (East Peoria) 16-7, Jr. d. Zoey Brandt (Pekin) 8-8, Jr. (F 1:27)
140
1st: Karen Canchola (Morton) 21-2, .d. Olivia Curtis (Dunlap) 13-5, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:11 (20-4))
3rd: Isabella Randolph (Washington) 1-10, Fr.
145
1st: Kennedy Smith (Canton) 26-11, So.
155
1st: Katelyn Marvel (Canton) 12-7, Sr. d. Ava Jatkowski (East Peoria) 10-9, Jr. (F 1:52)
3rd: Alyssa Artman (Pekin) 7-10, Fr. d. Bethany Marshall (Washington) 3-6, Sr. (F 1:04)
170
1st: Dezyrae Murray (East Peoria) 15-4, So. d. Grace Mordhorst (Washington) 10-6, Jr. (F 1:37)
3rd: Keira Minassian (Morton) 9-8, .d. Tahlia Hostetter (Limestone) 7-11, Jr. (F 3:29)
190
1st: Gracie VanQuakebeke (Washington) 9-4, Sr.
235
1st: Atalyssa Craig (Dunlap) 7-4, Fr.
ANNA-JONESBORO TOURNAMENT
Edwardsville snared the title of Saturday’s 25-team Anna-Jonesboro Tournament, posting a 206-119 edge over the second-place team from Caldwell County, Kentucky. Thornton (92) placed third in Anna, followed by Marion (75) and Vandalia (66) to round out the top five team finishes.
Returning state medalist Holly Zugmaier was one of four Tigers to win an individual title, along with Emma Rogers (100), Allie Chong (120), and Lydia Blind (140). Coach Jon Wagner also got seconds from Genevieve Dykstra (110), Olive Linhorst (130) and Abbrey Dewerff (155), a third from Gianna Linhorst (115), and fourths from Brooklyn Aldrich (125) and Angie Nunez (235).
Second-place Caldwell County, KY, got a pair of second-place finishes from Sophie Parrish (100) and Kamyra Dickey (105), plus thirds from Lexi Gobin (135) and Virginia Stewart (235), and fourths from Aniyaree Wilson (115), Keirli Herran (140) and Payten Simmons (190).
Third-place Thornton was led by individual champion Jalah Wilson (130), and the Wildcats also got thirds from Ariel Woodfin (100), Shutara Freeman (140) and Sionna Stampley (190), and a fourth from Trinity Jones (145).
Individual champions:
It was a steady parade of returning IHSA state medal winners scaling the awards stand in Anna, with individual titles also coming from host Anna-Jonesboro’s returning state medalist Zoee Sadler (105), Litchfield’s returning state medalist Rilynn Younker (110), Carbondale’s Delaney Measimer (115), Vandalia’s returning state champion Sophie Bowers (125), Cumberland’s returning state runner-up Natalie Beaumont (145) and Summer Nichols (170), Unity’s Anna Vasey (155) and returning state runner-up Phoenix Molina (235), and Goreville’s Krista McBride (190).
Notable finals matches:
Vandalia’s returning state champion Sophie Bowers topped Jacksonville’s returning state 6th-placer Alexis Seymour by fall at 125, and the closest finals match finish took place when Edwardsville’s Allie Chong won 10-7 over Marion’s Alauni Muex at 120 pounds.
Team scores:
Edwardsville 206, Caldwell County KY 119, Thornton 92, Marion 75, Vandalia 66, Triad 64, Frankfort 63, Unity 60.5, Cumberland 51, Civic Memorial 47, Carbondale 47, Litchfield 43, Murphysboro 43, Anna-Jonesboro 41, Ohio County KY 40, Jacksonville 31.5, Paducah Tilgham KY 27, Carterville 25, Goreville 22, Robinson 19, Jersey 18, Trico 18, Johnston City 17, Benton 11, Sparta 4
Anna-Jonesboro tournament results:
100
1st: Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) d. Sophie Parrish (Caldwell County) (F 0:00)
3rd: Ariel Woodfin (Thornton) d. Claire Crouch (Triad) (F 0:00)
105
1st: Zoee Sadler (A.-Jonesboro) d. Kamyra Dickey (Caldwell County) (F 0:00)
3rd: Josselyn Allen (Jerseyville (Jersey) d. Hope Carl (Paducah Tilghman) (F 0:00)
110
1st: Rilynn Younker (Litchfield) d. Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) (MD 16-4)
3rd: Haydyn Williamson (A.-Jonesboro) d. Vida Folis (Marion) (F 0:00)
115
1st: Delaney Measimer (Carbondale ) d. Kendall Moss-Smith (Bethalto (Civic Memorial) (F 0:00)
3rd: Gianna Linhorst (Edwardsville) d. Aniyaree Wilson (Caldwell County) (F 0:00)
120
1st: Allie Chong (Edwardsville) d. Alauni Muex (Marion) (Dec 10-7)
3rd: Sophia Bechelli (Frankfort) d. Cloe Graumenz (Triad) (Dec 12-11)
125
1st: Sophie Bowers (Vandalia) d. Alexis Seymour (Jacksonville ) (F 0:00)
3rd: Gabby Mason (Murphysboro) d. Brooklyn Aldrich (Edwardsville) (MD 9-0)
130
1st: Jalah Wilson (Thornton) d. Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) (F 0:00)
3rd: Talynn Clark (Ohio County) d. Alicia Dominguez (Bethalto (Civic Memorial) (F 0:00)
135
1st: Holly Zugmaier (Edwardsville) d. Charlie Bono (Litchfield) (MD 13-1)
3rd: Lexi Gobin (Caldwell County) d. Gabriella Reynolds (Paducah Tilghman) (F 0:00)
140
1st: Lydia Blind (Edwardsville) d. Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) (Dec 11-6)
3rd: Shutara Freeman (Thornton) d. Keirli Herran (Caldwell County) (F 0:00)
145
1st: Natalie Beaumont (Cumberland) d. Kyla Ford (Carbondale ) (MD 15-2)
3rd: Melissa Comerford (Marion) d. Trinity Jones (Thornton) (F 0:00)
155
1st: Vasey (Unity) d. Abbrey Dewerff (Edwardsville) (F 0:00)
3rd: Nahima Mateo (Murphysboro) d. Macee Hammond (Robinson) (F 0:00)
170
1st: Summer Nichols (Cumberland) d. Lily Browning (Frankfort) (F 0:00)
3rd: Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) d. Kaitlin Wood (Triad) (MD 11-3)
190
1st: Krista McBride (Goreville) d. Madie Ramaker (Trico) (Dec 7-3)
3rd: Sionna Stampley (Thornton) d. Payten Simmons (Caldwell County) (F 0:00)
235
1st: Phoenix Molina (Unity) d. Gracey Simmons (Vandalia) (F 0:00)
3rd: Virginia Stewart (Caldwell County) d. Angie Nunez (Edwardsville) (F 0:00)
Marist captures championship at the Illini Classic
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
Will Denny, Michael Esteban and George Marinopoulos remember 2022 all too well.
That’s when the Marist seniors were freshmen and they were already good enough to be in the starting lineup along with another freshman, Ricky Ericksen, and all placed in the top four on a team that won the Illini Classic and later advanced to the Class 3A Dual Team Finals as one of the favorites after it qualified 11 individuals for the IHSA 3A Finals, where they had five all-staters, including Esteban, while Denny fell one win shy of a medal.
But the RedHawks’ hopes of winning their first IHSA championship since IWCOA Hall of Fame coach Mark Gervais led the program to its lone dual team title in 1987 were dashed when they suffered a 34-33 defeat to Lockport Township in the quarterfinals.
Now as seniors, those four are celebrating their first Illini Classic team title since 2022 and are hoping that they can get back to the Dual Team Finals for the first time since 2022 and compete for a title as they last did in 2014 when Brendan Heffernan’s team fell 31-22 to Oak Park and River Forest in the Class 3A championship dual meet.
Denny (165), Esteban (126) and Marinopoulos (132) joined senior Donavon Allen (144) as champions while Ericksen (190) had to settle for second after taking a medical forfeit in his title match with Marian Central Catholic’s Jimmy Mastny (190). That group led the way as Marist claimed top honors with 274 points while Clovis North of Fresno, California made a nice debut by taking second with 255 points.
St. Charles East edged Yorkville 199.5-198.5 for third place and Carl Sandburg (178), Lincoln-Way West (163), Lincoln-Way East (157.5), Marian Central Catholic (151), Hersey (141), Providence Catholic (119.5), Schaumburg (107), Stevenson (101), Lincoln-Way Central (96) and Minooka (94.5) were next in line in the 24-team competition that took place over two days at Lincoln-Way Central in New Lenox.
Yorkville had three Illini Classic champions, Jack Ferguson (157), Luke Zook (175) and Luke Chrisse (215). Other title winners were Carl Sandburg’s Rocco Hayes (113), St. Charles East’s Dom Munaretto (120), Providence Catholic’s Justus Heeg (150), Lincoln-Way West’s Brandon Bavirsha (285) and Clovis North, CA’s Tyler Sweet (106) and Leo Maestas (138).
Mastny led all competitors with 34 team points while Zook, Munaretto and Maestas tied for second with 33.5 points. Denny, Hayes, Heeg and Sweet all had 32 team points, Marinopoulos collected 31 points and Allen and Chrisse both scored 30 team points.
Munaretto captured his third-straight Illini Classic title while Denny, Esteban, Hayes and Marinopoulos won championships for the second year in a row and Ferguson and Zook were title winners for the second time in three years. Hayes advanced to finals for the fourth time and Denny made his third finals appearance while Allen moved up from second a year ago to first.
Others who took second place were Notre Dame College Prep’s Ray Long (106) and John Sheehy (126), Marian Central Catholic’s Austin Hagevold (113) and Brayden Teunissen (120), Hersey’s Elijah Garza (132) and Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (144), Lincoln-Way Central’s Jadon Zimmer (138), Yorkville’s Donovan Rosauer (150), St. Charles East’s Anthony Gutierrez (165), Lincoln-Way East’s Jackson Zaeske (175), Lincoln-Way West’s Nate Elstner (215) and Clovis North, CA’s Markez Del Bosque (157) and Jackson Reilly (285).
Three of the closest title matches featured Marinopoulos winning 2-1 by an ultimate tiebreaker over Garza at 132, Bavirsha prevailing 2-1 over Reilly by an overtime tiebreaker at 285 and Sweet edging Long 12-10 at 106.
Third-place finishers were Carl Sandburg’s Madden Parker (132) and Ryan Hinger (144), Providence Catholic’s Christian Corcoran (106), Schaumburg’s Brady Phelps (120), Lincoln-Way West’s Shane Stream (126), St. Charles East’s Gavin Woodmancy (138), Marian Central Catholic’s Vance Williams (150), Marist’s Ethan Sonne (157), Lincoln-Way Central’s Jalen Byrd (165), Minooka’s AJ Frescura (175), Hinsdale Central’s Zachary Kruse (190), DePaul College Prep’s Hunter Wahtola (285) and Clovis North, CA’s Jacob Rodriguez (113) and Ross Cinfel (215).
Finishing in fourth place were St. Charles East’s Ryan McGovern (157), Cooper Murray (215) and Matt Medina (285), Minooka’s Noah Avina (120) and Kaden Meyer (165), Lincoln-Way East’s Tyson Zvonar (132) and Colton Zvonar (190), Marist’s Roberto Rangel (106), Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn (113), Marian Central Catholic’s Nick Marchese (126), Lyons Township’s Jack Kutchek (138), Hersey’s Rodrigo Arcoe (150), Carl Sandburg’s Ahmad Alomari (175) and Clovis North, CA’s Elijah Ornelas (144).
Other top finishers for coach Brendan Heffernan’s champion RedHawks were Joe Bronske (sixth at 113), Caden Campo (sixth at 120), Tommy O’Brien (sixth at 215), Jack Watson (sixth at 285) and Kevin Bartolotta (eighth at 175) while Jonathan Fields (138) and Jack Lorenz (150) also contributed points to the cause.
“It’s a fun weekend,” Heffernan said. “It’s really cool to see these guys and even cooler to see how many of them are helping kids and helping the Illinois wrestling community to continue to get stronger. We always talked about how much fun it would be to have a tournament like this and then Brian and Tyrone, kudos to them for putting it together and they’ve kept it consistent every year. They have great officiating and great teams here and the competition is really good. And these kids know that it means a lot to these coaches to do well here, so they enjoy having success here, as well.
Marist, which is top-ranked in Class 3A, outscored Joliet Catholic Academy 226.5-159.5 for first in the East Suburban Catholic Conference tournament in Joliet. The RedHawks will compete in the Downers Grove South Regional and the Hinsdale Central Sectional in the individual series.
Carl Sandburg’s Brady Ritter and Stevenson’s Evan Mishels scored the most total match points with 82 while Denny ranked third with 74 points. Ritter was also the only individual who won four matches by technical fall while Marian Central Catholic’s Vance Williams, DePaul College Prep’s Hunter Wahtola, Marist’s Roberto Rangel and Clovis North’s Hunter Cabral all tied for first place for the most pins with four.
Two former University of Illinois head coaches, 1987 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Mark Johnson and 2017 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jim Heffernan, once again handed out medals to those who advanced to the awards stand at the Illini Classic, which remains as a truly unique competition and it has been hosted by all of three of the schools in the Lincoln-Way district, Central, East and West, since its inception with two U of I graduates, former East and now Central’s coach Tyrone Byrd and West’s coach Brian Glynn, who were also both inducted into the IWCOA Hall of Fame in 2020, being the driving forces.
Other Illinois letter winners who are head coaches and their teams took part at the latest edition of the Illini Classic include Marist’s Brendan Heffernan, Clovis North’s Gabe Flores, St. Charles East’s Jason Potter, Carl Sandburg’s Clinton Polz, Marian Central Catholic’s Ryan Prater, Providence Catholic’s Donald Reynolds, Schaumburg’s Mike LeVanti, Stevenson’s Shane Cook, Lyons Township’s Griff Powell, DePaul College Prep’s Patrick Heffernan, Hinsdale Central’s Conrad Polz, St. Rita of Cascia’s Ryan Klinger, Riverside-Brookfield’s Nicholas Curby and Bishop McNamara’s Jacob Kimberlin.
Here are the champions and the medalists from the Illini Classic, which took place at Lincoln-Way Central in New Lenox:
106 – Tyler Sweet, Clovis North
Tyler Sweet became the first of two individuals from Fresno, California’s Clovis North to win an Illini Classic title when he claimed a 12-10 decision over Notre Dame College Prep’s Ray Long in the 106 title match. Sweet (25-3), a freshman who was one of four finalists for coach Gabe Flores’ Broncos, won his first three matches by fall, advancing to the finals with a pin in 3:48 over Providence Catholic freshman Christian Corcoran in the semifinals.
Long (33-4), a sophomore who won a title at Leyden, took second at Niles West and was third at the Dvorak and Conant, was one of two finalists for coach Anthony Genovesi’s Dons. He followed two wins by technical fall with a pin in 3:18 over Schaumburg junior Austin Phelps in the semifinals. For third place, Corcoran (29-11) captured a 7-0 decision over Marist sophomore Roberto Rangel (19-4), who tied for first with three others for the most pins with four. In the fifth-place match, Phelps (29-7) was a winner by technical fall in 4:58 over Stevenson freshman Daniel Berdich (24-11). And for seventh place, Clovis North freshman Lucas Mendez (18-10) claimed a 9-8 decision over Yorkville junior Ramsey Barton (15-14).
113 – Rocco Hayes, Carl Sandburg
Rocco Hayes feels fortunate that his brothers Louie and Sammie have set such a high bar for him and that he has been able to follow in their footsteps with a memorable career at Carl Sandburg. Now the Eagles senior hopes that he can improve upon third-place finishes at 106 the last two years by doing something both Louie and Sammie achieved, taking part in the Grand March at the IHSA Finals, and ultimately become a state champ as Louie did in 2016.
Hayes improved to 33-1 and advanced to the title match at the Illini Classic for the fourth time and repeated as a champion when he won a 12-6 decision over Marian Central Catholic’s Austin Hagevold for the 113 championship. The lone title winner and finalist for coach Clinton Polz’s fifth-place Eagles, he won his first two matches with quick pins before earning his spot in the finals with a fall in 2:29 over Lincoln-Way West sophomore Brady Glynn. The three-time state qualifier also won a title at Conant and his lone loss was to Warren Township’s Caleb Noble, the 2024 IHSA 3A champion at 106, in a tiebreaker in the finals at Hinsdale Central.
“Just hard work and just putting in the work in the room obviously was the reason why I won this tournament,” Hayes said. “But I didn’t wrestle the way that I wanted to in the championship and there’s obviously a lot of work to do to make sure that I’m on top in March. I come from a good wrestling family and we were born to wrestle. And I’m just super thankful for God to have this opportunity to go out there and compete every day, being healthy and going out there and win. (His older brothers) They were such good role models for me and they set the standard for me. And my job is to also do that for my younger brothers. It’s always been a family thing for me.”
Hagevold (29-6), a junior who finished fourth at 106 in Class 1A last season and also won a title at Marmion Academy, was one of three finalists for coach Ryan Prater’s Hurricanes, who are the defending IHSA Class 1A champions. He opened with two wins by technical before claiming a 5-3 decision in the semifinals over Clovis North freshman Jacob Rodriguez (11-3), who went to claim third place by capturing an 11-7 decision over Glynn (28-8). For fifth place, Stevenson junior Evan Mishels (19-7) won a 13-2 major decision over Marist junior Joe Bronske (18-7). Mishels tied Carl Sandburg’s Brady Ritter for the most total match points with 82. And for seventh place, Lincoln-Way East senior Noah Ciolkisz (21-13) was a winner by technical fall in 4:25 over Providence Catholic freshman Nate Ortiz (20-7).
120 – Dom Munaretto, St. Charles East
Dom Munaretto got to experience the great thrill of winning an IHSA Class 3A championship at 106 as a freshman and then the heartbreak of a second-place finish in 3A at 113 last season. But the St. Charles East junior is more focused on things this season after the close call last year and also thanks to winning the U17 World Championships in Freestyle at 51 kg in Amman, Jordan in August, two years after he took first at 45 kg in the same event. He clearly showed where he’s at now in the 120 finals, which was a clash of two-time state finalists and one-time IHSA champions where he won by technical fall in 4:37 over Marian Central Catholic senior Brayden Teunissen to claim his third-straight Illini Classic title and improve to 39-1 this season and 143-4 in his career. It was a rematch of the 2023 Class 3A state title match at 106, which Munaretto won with a 19-7 major decision.
Munaretto, the lone champion and one of two finalists for coach Jason Potter’s third-place Fighting Saints, opened with a first-minute fall and got a win by medical forfeit before earning his spot in the Illini Classic finals for the third-straight year with a pin in 1:22 over Minooka senior Noah Avina. He tied Yorkville’s Luke Zook and Clovis North’s Leo Maestas for the second-most team points with 33.5, which was .5 point behind Marian Central Catholic’s Jimmy Mastny. This was his third championship of the season, adding to titles at the Dvorak and the Cheesehead.
“I work really hard for these moments so it’s really great to be able to capitalize on them and achieve this,” Munaretto said. “I won a World title this summer and I don’t know if I could have done that if I didn’t lose that state final. Everything happens for a reason. That loss in the state finals is really what kept me going in the practice room. It’s something you keep in the back of your head when the going gets tough in practice. My dad (Bob) had me on a bit of a training plan for lifting and I was going all over the place for practices, just getting prepared. (His dad) He’s always put me in the best position to succeed. I always say that you’re a product of what you’re surrounded with and he’s put me in the right surroundings so I could be successful. He’s the one that finds me a lot of these places that I go to practice and a lot of these partners that make me better. I lift with him four days a week and he just keeps me going.”
Teunissen (23-3), who won the IHSA 1A title at 120 last season over two-time champion Tyson Waughtel after taking second to Munaretto in 3A at 106 in 2023, was one of three finalists for coach Ryan Prater’s Hurricanes, who won the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team championship in 2024. A title winner at the Dvorak who took second at Detroit Central Catholic, he claimed wins by technical fall in his first two matches and then he earned his spot on the 120 title mat with a 3-2 victory by overtime tiebreaker in the semifinals over Schaumburg senior Brady Phelps, a three-time 3A medalist who was fourth at 120 last year and an Illini Classic champion in 2023. Phelps (31-2), who hopes to become the Saxons’ first four-time medal winner and its third to take part in the Grand March, claimed third place with a 16-3 major decision over Avina (20-11). For fifth place, Riverside-Brookfield senior Edgar Mosquera (26-2), who finished second in Class 2A at 113 last year at state, won by fall in 4:49 over Marist freshman Caden Campo (21-17). And for seventh place, St. Rita junior Jack Hogan (28-6), who took third place in Class 2A at 106 last season, captured a 4-2 decision over Clovis North senior Alijah Ortiz (11-10).
126 – Michael Esteban, Marist
Michael Esteban started a successful run for Marist that kicked off with consecutive titles from him and George Marinopoulos and four championships in seven matches which included first-place efforts from Donavon Allen and Will Denny for coach Brenden Heffernan’s champion RedHawks, who won the Illini Classic for the first time since 2022. The Marist senior captured a 10-2 major decision over Notre Dame College Prep’s John Sheehy in the 126 title match.
Esteban (25-6), who placed second in Class 3A at 126 a year ago after finishing sixth at 113 in 2022, repeated as an Illini Classic champion along with teammates Marinopoulos and Denny, with the latter winning his third-straight title in the tournament. Esteban, whose best previous tournament finish was a second at Marmion Academy, kicked off his title run with a pair of wins by technical fall before earning his spot on the 126 title mat, making him one of five on his team to reach the finals, with a 7-2 decision over Hersey senior Riddick Variano.
“We don’t have a full lineup here,” Esteban said. “We’re always working hard in practice and us captains as seniors are leading the team to a championship. I’m just keeping my control, just pace, and always just hand fighting with kids, that’s what I do. We go with everyone, no matter what weight, sometimes I scrap with Ricky (Ericksen), our 190. We love to spread our faith with each other, like going to church together. We all take Christianity and being Catholic very seriously and I think creates our bond even more. We’re all honest with each other, so if I’m doing a move wrong, somebody will tell me. I’m looking forward to it. I have no regrets, it’s my senior year and I want to leave and go to Michigan State with the team title for my high school.”
Sheehy (32-5), a senior who was one of two finalists for coach Anthony Genovesi’s Dons, took fourth in Class 2A at 113 last season. A title winner at Niles West and Leyden who also placed second at Conant, he needed 12 seconds to get a fall in his opener and then he won a 7-1 decision in the quarterfinals over Marian Central Catholic sophomore Nick Marchese before earning his spot on the 126 title mat with a 12-3 major decision in the semifinals over Lincoln-Way West sophomore Shane Stream (27-10), who went on to claim third place with an 8-6 win in a tiebreaker over Marchese (20-10). For fifth place, St. Charles East junior Liam Aye (24-13) won by medical forfeit over Variano (25-15). And for seventh place, Lyons Township senior Roger Martinez (24-9) claimed a 9-7 decision over Oswego junior Aiden Ortiz (26-13).
132 – George Marinopoulos, Marist
George Marinopoulos was one of three individuals from Marist who repeated as Illini Classic champions and one of four title winners overall that helped their team claim top honors for the first time since his freshman season of 2022. A three-time qualifier for the IHSA Class 3A Finals, the senior hopes that he can accomplish what his brother Peter did twice, which was earning a medal in Champion, which he did with second-place finishes at 195 in both 2023 and 2022.
Marinopoulos (28-5) captured a title in perhaps the most-dramatic fashion of anyone in the tournament when he prevailed 2-1 by ultimate tiebreaker over Hersey senior Elijah Garza in the 132 championship match. After opening with a victory by technical fall, he won by fall in the quarterfinals before getting another pin, in 1:39, over Carl Sandburg senior Madden Parker. The RedHawks senior’s previous-best finish was second place at Marmion Academy.
“I think I could have got to my offense better, but I was just a little hurt,” Marinopoulos said. “We’ve been doing a ton of tournaments and travelling all over. It definitely pushes us and shows us what we can fix and what we need to work on and also what we do good. In the room when we watch those matches, for every bad thing that we find, we have to look for two good things. Ever since we were freshmen, we’ve kind of all bonded and we have a great team chemistry. Seeing the seniors that were ahead of us and how close they were, that kind of got us to be closer. And they’re always at my house hanging out. I’ve got to give a lot of credit to Michael Esteban and Will Denny, they’re always in the room with me, working on stuff, and our coach, Ryan Egan, we’re always in the room working with each other.”
Garza (29-8), one of two finalists for coach Joseph Rupslauk’s Huskies, hopes to advance to the IHSA Finals after getting there for the only time in 2023. After recording a fall in his opener, he captured two one-point decisions to reach the 132 title mat, getting past Lyons Township junior Griff Powell 4-3 in the quarterfinals and prevailing 11-10 over Stevenson junior Shawn Kogan in the semifinals before falling by a point in the finals. In the third-place match, Parker (28-8) won a 7-0 decision over Lincoln-Way East senior Tyson Zvonar (30-5), a three-time IHSA 3A qualifier who hopes to claim his first medal. For fifth place, Kogan (29-3) was a winner by fall in 1:11 over Lincoln-Way West junior Carter Debenedetto (23-14). And for seventh, Clovis North junior Bryce Pasvogel (18-7) captured a 5-2 win by sudden victory over St. Rita senior Nino Protti (24-8).
138 – Leo Maestas, Clovis North
Leo Maestas entered the Illini Classic as a bit of an unknown since he competed for Fresno, California’s Clovis North but he made his presence felt after becoming one of two champions, three finalists and 12 individuals who placed eighth or better for coach Gabe Flores’ Broncos, who took second place. Maestas (23-3) won by fall in 0:53 over Lincoln-Way Central sophomore Jadon Zimmer in the 138 title match after earning his spot in the finals with a victory by technical fall in 2:46 over St. Charles East sophomore Gavin Woodmancy. He won his first two matches with first-period pins. He tied for second place in most team points along with Dom Munaretto and Luke Zook with 33.5, which was one-half point the leader in that category, Jimmy Mastny.
“It’s real fun to be able to come out here and compete and get different looks from everybody,” Maestas said. “It’s awesome, it’s a great opportunity. (Gabe Flores) He’s a great coach, he was there at the Division I level so he knows what he’s talking about. I listen to him and he tells me what to do and I just do it. I like how we’re all a family. We all care about each other a lot and we all look out for each other.”
Zimmer (32-7) was the lone finalist for coach Tyrone Byrd’s host Knights. Zimmer, who won a title at North Montgomery, Indiana earlier this month, claimed wins by technical fall in his first two matches before capturing a 14-5 major decision over Yorkville senior Dominic Recchia to advance to the 138 title mat. In the third-place match, Woodmancy (28-11) was a winner by technical fall in 4:34 over Lyons Township senior Jack Kutchek (17-8). For fifth place, Carl Sandburg sophomore Brady Ritter (29-9), who tied for first place for the most total match points with 82, won by technical fall in 4:58 over Recchia (16-9). And for seventh, Lincoln-Way East senior Brayden Martell (20-9) got a pin in 3:04 over Providence Catholic freshman Luke Banas.
144 – Donavon Allen, Marist
Donavon Allen figured to have one of the toughest matchups in the finals of the Illini Classic among all of the four Marist competitors who won championships for their team when the senior faced Hersey senior Maksim Mukhamedaliyev in the 144 title match. Allen placed third at 138 in Class 3A last season while Mukhamedaliyev took third at 132 in 3A last year after placing sixth at 126 in 2023. In the clash of three-time state qualifiers, Allen captured a 10-5 decision.
Allen (18-5), who won his first tournament title of the season, was the third of four champions and one of the five finalists for coach Brendan Heffernan’s Redhawks, who won the Illini Classic for the first time since 2022 with 274 points, which was 19 better than runner-up Clovis North. Allen, who took second in last year’s Illini Classic, won each of his initial three matches with victories by technical fall, with the third one coming in 5:24 over Carl Sandburg senior Ryan Hinger. He tied three others, including teammate Will Denny, for second place in most wins by technical falls with three and he also tied for sixth place for the most match points with 67.
“We’re really just kind of buying into it, everything that our coaches are saying, we’re dialing in,” Allen said. “We’re definitely getting much better and improving on our game every single day. And our coaches, they hold us to high expectations. We just buy into it and listen to what they say and everything that’s coming out of their mouth is true. We’ve been getting really close with team bonding. We’re a very close group and we just grind with each other. We bond through grinding. We’re seeing each other progress and uplifting each other with positive words and motivation for each other.”
Mukhamedaliyev (32-5), who won a title at Washington and also took second at Barrington and the Dvorak, was one of two finalists for coach Joseph Rupslauk’s Huskies. He advanced to the 144 title mat with three pins, winning with a fall in 3:19 in the semifinals over Oswego senior Brayden Swanson. In the third-place match, Hinger (32-3), who took fourth at 138 in 3A last season, captured an 11-3 major decision over Clovis North’s Elijah Ornelas (22-8). For fifth place, Schaumburg senior Cal Kirchner (33-5) won by fall in 3:04 over Swanson (27-7). And for seventh place, Lincoln-Way East junior Kaidge Richardson (24-10) claimed a 7-3 decision over DePaul College Prep senior Max Rosen (23-5).
150 – Justus Heeg, Providence Catholic
Justus Heeg entered the season as perhaps the only freshman in Illinois who had a high school title to his credit. The Providence Catholic athlete continued to add to his resume featuring title wins at Barrington and the Dvorak and a second-place finish at the Cheesehead when he won top honors at the Illini Classic, which took place at another New Lenox school, Lincoln-Way Central. He captured the 150 with a win by technical fall in 3:40 over Yorkville sophomore Donovan Rosauer, his third victory by technical fall, making him one of five who did that.
Heeg (35-3), the lone finalist for coach Donald Reynolds’ Celtics, claimed victories in his first two matches by technical fall before earning his spot in his fourth tournament finals of the season by recording a pin in 1:49 over Hersey senior Rodrigo Arcoe. Last season, Heeg won the Minnesota State High School League Class AA title at 133 to cap a 44-9 season as an eighth grader for Simley and also helped it win the AA Dual Team championship. He ranked in the top-10 in a few other categories at the Illini Classic, including tying for fifth place for the most team points with 32 and also tying for sixth place for the most total match points with 67.
“This is definitely a big boost to my confidence after coming up with the tough loss at the Cheesehead,” Heeg said. “I try to be the biggest leader that I can in the room. As soon as I start picking up the pace, everybody else starts picking up the pace and we all start flourishing.”
Rosauer (31-6), who was one of four finalists for coach Jake Oster’s fourth-place Foxes and a member of last year’s team that finished second in the IHSA 3A Dual Team Finals, turned in his best tournament finish of the season after opening with a first-period fall and then getting a win by technical before earning his spot on the title mat with an 11-8 win by sudden victory over Marian Central Catholic senior Vance Williams in the semifinals. Williams (27-4), who finished second in Class 1A at 132 in 2024 and 2023 after placing fourth at 132 in 2022, bounced back from his semifinal loss to take third place with a fall in 5:08 over Arcoe (23-13). For fifth place, Oswego junior Dillon Griffin (28-8) won a 12-8 decision over Lincoln-Way Central sophomore Ethan Harvey (21-10). And for seventh, Carl Sandburg senior Vince Gutierrez (18-9) was a winner by technical fall in 5:18 over DePaul College Prep senior Drew Gerstung (25-9).
157 – Jack Ferguson, Yorkville
Jack Ferguson began a stretch where Yorkville got title wins from three seniors who were all state medalists last season, with Luke Zook and Luke Chrisse being the other title winners. Those three and another senior who won a state medal, Ryder Janeczko, are some top returners from coach Jake Oster’s team that finished second in Class 3A in the Dual Team Finals, the program’s best state finish since 2012. Twelve individuals who were part of that team helped the Foxes to a fourth-place finish, just one point behind third place St. Charles East.
Ferguson (35-2) who took fifth place at 150 last year at state, became his team’s first title winner when he claimed top honors at 157 by capturing a 10-3 decision over Clovis North senior Markez Del Bosque. After opening with a win by technical fall and then claiming his initial 10-3 decision of the two-day event, Ferguson earned his spot on the 157 title mat in dramatic fashion, winning 10-7 by sudden victory over Hersey junior Frankie Tagoe in the semifinals.
This was the second time that he had won an Illini Classic title with the other being in 2023 and it was his second major tourney title of the season with the other one being at the Dvorak.
“The team aspect is fun, too,” Ferguson said. “A lot of people just focus on the individual but having a good team is important, as well. (The team taking second at state) That was cool and it was an awesome experience. And for the guys that didn’t have that individual success, they got to have success with the team. I came up short at individual state so it was nice to get to the finals as a team. I’ve grown up with these kids my whole life and wrestling in the kids club and that’s something that a lot of other teams don’t get. So we just have that chemistry. This is my last year and I’m glad that it’s with this group of guys.”
Del Bosque (25-6), one of four finalists for coach Gabe Flores’ second-place Broncos, made his way to his finals matchup with Ferguson by opening with a fall and then winning an 8-2 decision over Marist sophomore Ethan Sonne before capturing a 10-1 major decision over St. Charles East senior Ryan McGovern in the semifinals. Two individuals that Del Bosque defeated met for third place where Sonne (25-9) was a winner by fall in 4:16 over McGovern (29-8). For fifth place, St. Rita junior Micah Spinazzola (20-6) got a pin in 2:00 over Tagoe. And for seventh place, Lincoln-Way East senior Alex Lizak (25-9), who took first place in last year’s Illini Classic, was a winner by technical fall in 2:41 over Providence Catholic freshman Jasper Harper (29-10).
165 – Will Denny, Marist
Will Denny joined the distinguished list of Marist state champions last season when claimed top honors at the IHSA Class 3A Finals at 150 with a 15-7 major decision over Barrington’s Rhenzo Augusto to become just the 12th individual from his program to accomplish that feat. He’s hoping to finish his successful career as a two-time champion, something that’s happened just one other time at the school with a rich history under Mark Gervais and Brendan Heffernan, and it was achieved by 2012 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Paul Andreotti in 1988 and 1989.
Denny seems to be well on his way to making more history this season after repeating as a champion at the Illini Classic while appearing in a title match for the third year in a row when he got a win by technical fall in 3:40 over St. Charles East senior Anthony Gutierrez in the 165 title match to improve to 30-1 on the season. This was his third major title of the season, adding to firsts at Marmion Academy and Crown Point, Indiana and his lone defeat came in the title match at the Ironman. He also hopes to become one of 10 three-time medalist for his program, with his first all-state honors in 2023 with a fourth at 145. He opened with two victories by technical fall and got a pin in 1:44 over Minooka sophomore Kaden Meyer in the semifinals to become one of five finalists and four champions for the RedHawks, who won their first Illini Classic since 2022.
“(The good competition) It benefits me in every way, not just my wrestling, I believe that it better tests me mentally,” Denny said. “I’ve been through tough times mentally, and it’s not always easy. It’s fun winning, but it’s not the easiest thing that you can do, there’s a lot of things that go into it mentally. So I think travelling around and getting different feels, even working out with other coaches, that’s a huge part. (Winning a state title) I won’t take any credit for that, I’ll give all of that credit to all of the coaches that I’ve had that have helped me along the way and to all of the partners that I’ve had. This job can’t be done alone and there’s been a lot of people that have helped me, and not just wrestling coaches, but also training coaches and doctors. Coach Heff says it all of the time that no one has a schedule like we do, the strength in it. Every one of the guys on the team and every single one of the coaches plays a big part in that. There’s no doubt in my mind that we have a really good chance at it. This is where we peak, we like to say.”
Gutierrez (32-6) also would like to make some history in his senior season with a first IHSA title and a third state medal. He took fourth last season in 3A at 165 after placing sixth at 160 in 2023. This was his second major finals appearance, with the other being the Dvorak.He got pins in the first period of his his first two matches before winning a 13-9 decision over Lincoln-Way Central junior Jalen Byrd in the semifinals to become one of two finalists for the Fighting Saints, who are coached Jason Potter, who is one of this year’s inductees into the IWCOA Hall of Fame. In the third-place match, Byrd (35-5) won by technical fall in 5:33 over Meyer (27-5). For fifth place, Yorkville junior Caleb Viscogliosi (27-12) captured a 5-4 decision over Lincoln-Way West senior DJ Freeman (24-10). And in the seventh-place match, Hersey junior Grant Moga (20-15) recorded a fall in 3:59 over Providence Catholic freshman Brayden McKay (24-13).
175 – Luke Zook, Yorkville
Luke Zook and four of his Yorkville teammates had the great fortune last season of not only winning medals at the IHSA Class 3A Finals but one week later they were able to claim second place at the IHSA Class 3A Dual Team Finals when their team defeated Naperville Central and Libertyville before falling to Mount Carmel in the title meet. Zook, a senior, and three of those teammates are back, seniors Luke Chrisse, Jack Ferguson and Ryder Janeczko, giving coach Jake Oster’s Foxes plenty of confidence that they can not only all finish higher individually at state but also possibly get their program back to the dual team finals for the third year in a row and maybe even claim a third-straight trophy, adding to a fourth-place finish they won in 2023.
Zook (35-2) won the Illini Classic title at 175 with a fall in 1:28 over Lincoln-Way East senior Jackson Zaeske to claim first place in the tourney for the second time in three years. Zook placed fifth at 175 a year ago after taking third at 170 in 2023, making the three-time state qualifier the lone two-time medalist of the four returning all-staters. Two of those 2024 state medalists, Ferguson and Chrissie, joined Zook as champions at the Classic, giving Yorkville three title winners and four finalists as it took fourth place with 198.5 points, which was just one point behind third-place St. Charles East. Zook opened with a fall in 23 seconds, followed that with a win by technical fall in 3:08 and then recorded a pin in 0:43 over Carl Sandburg senior Ahmad Alomari in the semifinals. This was Zook’s first title of the season, with his other top efforts being a second at the Cheesehead and third at the Dvorak. He finished tied for second place with Dom Munaretto and Clovis North’s Leo Maestas for the most team points with 33.5.
Zaeske (31-6), the lone finalist for coach Collin McKillip’s Griffins, opened with a victory by technical fall before advancing due to a medical forfeit in the quarterfinals. He earned his spot on the 175 title mat by claiming an 8-5 decision over Minooka senior AJ Frescura in the semifinals. Zaeske, who was a state qualifier in 2022, posted his best finish of the season, improving on a sixth-place effort at the Dvorak. In the third-place match, Frescura (25-7) captured a 5-1 decision over Alomari (28-10). For fifth place, Clovis North senior Hunter Cabral (21-8), who tied three other individualss for the most pins with four, was a winner by fall in 3:42 over St. Charles East senior Abe Leidig (24-13). And for seventh place, Schaumburg senior Sean Christoffel (18-13) recorded a pin in 3:43 over Marist junior Kevin Bartolotta.
190 – Jimmy Mastny, Marian Central Catholic
Jimmy Mastny captured his fourth tournament title of the season as the Marian Central Catholic sophomore improved his record to 38-1 and the 2024 IHSA Class 1A champion at 157 now has a career record of 70-2 after capturing the 190 championship at the Illini Classic when Marist senior Ricky Ericksen was forced to injury default in 3:38 in the title match. Mastny has also claimed tournament championships at Marmion Academy, the Dvorak and Detroit Central Catholic with his lone defeat coming at the Ironman, where he settled for third place.
Mastny was the lone champion and one of three finalists for coach Ryan Prater’s Hurricanes, who made history last season by winning the IHSA Class 1A championship with a 34-27 victory over defending champion Coal City to claim the school’s first state title and its second trophy. He opened with two falls before recording his third pin in 5:35 in the semifinals over Hinsdale Central senior Zachary Kruse. He led all competitors in the field with 34 team points.
“This is a good gauge, right before the state series,” Mastny said. “Our team did really good. We had three finalists and one champ and a guy took third and one took fourth and we had a couple of our good guys who were out. We have a couple of weeks to change everything.”
Ericksen (26-7) was one of five finalists for coach Brendan Heffernan’s champion RedHawks, who won the Illini Classic for the first time since 2022. The other four finalists, Michael Esteban, George Marinopoulos, Donavon Allen and Will Denny, all won titles. Ericksen, who was the state runner-up to Mount Carmel’s Colin Kelly in Class 3A at 175 last season, is a three-time state qualifier. He also took second at Marmion Academy’s invite. He opened with a first-minute pin before winning his next two matches by technical fall, needing 5:02 over Yorkville senior Ryder Janeczko in the semifinals. In the third-place match, Kruse (33-3) won by fall in 0:21 over Lincoln-Way East sophomore Colton Zvonar (22-6). For fifth, Clovis North senior Jackson Cinfel (8-4) won by medical forfeit over Janeczko (23-6). And for seventh, Lincoln-Way West junior Jimmy Talley (26-11) won a 10-0 major decision over Lyons Township senior Will Pleviak (18-8).
215 – Luke Chrisse, Yorkville
Luke Chrisse capped a run of three titles in five championship matches for Yorkville at the Illini Classic and that along with a fourth finalist as well as four others who placed eighth or better helped coach Jake Oster’s Foxes to claim a fourth-place finish in the competition with 198.5 points, which was one point behind third-place St. Charles East. After Donovan Rosauer took second place at 150, Jack Ferguson claimed the title at 150, Luke Zook added a championship at 175 and Chrisse completed the run of success by finishing in first place at 215 when he captured a 12-3 major decision over Lincoln-Way West senior Nate Elstner. All three of the Foxes’ champions are seniors who won medals last season at the individual state finals.
Chrisse (31-6) took fifth at 190 in the IHSA Class 3A Finals last season to become one of five medalists for his team and then he helped Yorkville to a second-place finish at the IHSA Class 3A Dual Team Finals. He won his first title of the season with his previous best finishes being a third at the Dvorak and a fourth at the Cheesehead. He opened his title run with a victory by technical fall and then recorded a first-period fall before claiming a 7-1 decision over St. Charles East junior Cooper Murray in the semifinals. He tied for tenth place in team points with 30.
“I feel like we did pretty good,” Chrisse said. “We’ve all put in a lot of hard work in the practice room and I think it paid off today. We had three champs and a runner-up and three or four other medalists. I feel like all of us get along great together and we keep each other pushing hard. (Winning the title) I think it’s promising for state and shows me that I can compete with the best of the best, so I’m excited to see how state goes.”
Elstner (30-4), one of two finalists for coach Brian Glynn’s Warriors, won his first three matches with pins in the opening period, recording a fall in 1:33 over Clovis North senior Ross Cinfel in the semifinals. It was the third finals appearance this season for Elstner, who won titles at Marmion Academy and Hinsdale Central. He’s hopeful that he can qualify for the IHSA Finals for the first time. For third, Cinfel (19-5) claimed a 12-4 major decision over Murray (29-12). In the fifth-place match, Marian Central Catholic junior Dan French (25-10) was a winner by fall in 3:44 over Marist junior Tommy O’Brien (16-9). And for seventh, Lincoln-Way Central junior Aiden Hennings (30-7) won an 11-0 major decision over Carl Sandburg senior Malic Breish (25-13).
285 – Brandon Bavirsha, Lincoln-Way West
Brandon Bavirsha didn’t seem to be too fazed when learning that his last name had been misspelled in the tournament results. But whenever an individual captures a title at the Illini Classic, it’s a good bet that people will know what his name is as he heads into the postseason and the Lincoln-Way West senior is obviously feeling a whole lot better about his postseason prospects after winning the championship at 285 in dramatic fashion, beating Clovis North junior Jackson Reilly 2-1 by an ultimate tiebreaker to cap a day where his Warriors finished in sixth place with 163 points, edging Lincoln-Way East by 5.5 points for district bragging rights.
Bavirsha (27-8), one of two finalists and the lone champion for coach Brian Glynn’s Warriors, was involved in thrillers on both days of the competition. He won 4-1 by sudden victory in his opener against Lyons Township junior Jimmy Hillman and then captured a 5-3 decision over Marist junior Jack Watson before earning his spot on the 285 title mat with a 2-1 win by ultimate tiebreaker over Minooka junior Robbie Murphy in the semifinals. His best previous finishes this season were thirds at Marmion Academy and at Hinsdale Central. Now Bavirsha hopes that this dramatic title run provides a boost that he hopes results in his initial trip to the IHSA Finals.
“I got the one-seed but yesterday I went into an overtime match with a kid that I’ve pinned before plenty of times, so it was like, ‘I need to pick my stuff up tomorrow’.” Bavirsha said. “I had three total overtime matches. Every single year since my freshman year, my partner has been a heavyweight. So I know how to face them and how to out-last them. That’s basically how I win my matches, just be smart and don’t give a takedown in the first, or I’m going to lose. Coach (Brian) Glynn is an extremely tough coach, but he’s being tough on us to make us better. We don’t give up. Every single person on the team gives it every single thing that they can. If they lose, they lose, but at least they left it on the mat.”
Reilly (11-7) was one of the four finalists for the team from Fresno, California that was making its debut in the Illinois Classic after another school in its district, Clovis, had participated previously and won the championship a year ago. After opening with a fall, he won a pair of 7-2 decisions, beating St. Charles East junior Matt Medina in the semifinals to earn his spot in the finals and was one of 12 individuals who placed eighth or better for coach Gabe Flores’ Broncos, who scored 255 points to finish in second place, 19 points behind champion Marist. In the third place match, DePaul Catholic Prep sophomore Hunter Wahtola (24-7), one of four who tied for first place with four falls, captured a 7-3 decision over Medina (25-14). For fifth place, Murphy (21-11) claimed a 5-4 decision over Watson (23-15). And for seventh, Providence Catholic senior Mike Sisk (24-12) also prevailed in a one-point decision, 4-3, over Hillmann (21-13).
Illini Classic team scores
1. Marist 274, 2. Clovis North, CA 255, 3. St. Charles East 199.5, 4. Yorkville 198.5, 5. Carl Sandburg 178, 6. Lincoln-Way West 163, 7. Lincoln-Way East 157.5, 8. Marian Central Catholic 151, 9. Hersey 141, 10. Providence Catholic 119.5, 11. Schaumburg 107, 12. Stevenson 101, 13. Lincoln-Way Central 96, 14. Minooka 94.5, 15. Notre Dame College Prep 88, 16. Lyons Township 87.5, 17. DePaul College Prep 73.5, 18. Oswego 66.5, 19. Hinsdale Central 47, 20. St. Rita of Cascia 38.5, 20. Riverside-Brookfield 38.5, 22. Bishop McNamara 23.5, 23. Shepard 17.5, 24. Reavis 8.
Illini Classic place matches
106
1st Place Match
Tyler Sweet (Clovis North, CA) 25-3, Fr. over Ray Long (Notre Dame College Prep) 33-4, So. (Dec 12-10)
3rd Place Match
Christian Corcoran (Providence Catholic) 29-11, Fr. over Roberto Rangel (Marist) 19-4, So. (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match
Austin Phelps (Schaumburg) 29-7, Jr. over Daniel Berdich (Stevenson) 24-11, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:58 (16-0))
7th Place Match
Lucas Mendez (Clovis North, CA) 18-10, Fr. over Ramsey Barton (Yorkville) 15-14, Jr. (Dec 9-8)
113
1st Place Match
Rocco Hayes (Orland Park (Carl Sandburg)) 33-1, Sr. over Austin Hagevold (Marian Central Catholic) 29-6, Fr. (Dec 12-6)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Rodriguez (Clovis North, CA) 11-3, Fr. over Brady Glynn (Lincoln-Way West) 28-8, So. (Dec 11-7)
5th Place Match
Evan Mishels (Stevenson) 19-7, Jr. over Joe Bronske (Marist) 18-17, Jr. (MD 13-2)
7th Place Match
Noah Ciolkisz (Lincoln-Way East) 21-13, Sr. over Nate Ortiz (Providence Catholic) 20-7, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:25 (24-5))
120
1st Place Match
Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East) 39-1, Jr. over Brayden Teunissen (Marian Central Catholic) 23-3, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:37 (17-2))
3rd Place Match
Brady Phelps (Schaumburg) 31-2, Sr. over Noah Avina (Minooka) 20-11, Sr. (MD 16-3)
5th Place Match
Edgar Mosquera (Riverside-Brookfield) 26-2, Sr. over Caden Campo (Marist) 21-17, Fr. (Fall 4:49)
7th Place Match
Jack Hogan (St. Rita of Cascia) 28-6, Jr. over Alijah Ortiz (Clovis North, CA) 11-10, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
126
1st Place Match
Michael Esteban (Marist) 25-6, Sr. over John Sheehy (Notre Dame College Prep) 32-5, Sr. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Shane Stream (Lincoln-Way West) 27-10, So. over Nick Marchese (Marian Central Catholic) 20-10, So. (TB-1 8-6)
5th Place Match
Liam Aye (St. Charles East) 24-13, Jr. over Riddick Variano (Hersey) 25-15, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
7th Place Match
Roger Martinez (Lyons Township) 24-9, Sr. over Aiden Ortiz (Oswego) 26-13, Jr. (Dec 9-7)
132
1st Place Match
George Marinopoulos (Marist) 28-5, Sr. over Elijah Garza (Hersey) 29-8, Sr. (UTB 2-1)
3rd Place Match
Madden Parker (Carl Sandburg) 28-8, Sr. over Tyson Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 30-5, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match
Shawn Kogan (Stevenson) 29-3, Jr. over Carter Dibenedetto (Lincoln-Way West) 23-14, Jr. (Fall 1:11)
7th Place Match
Bryce Pasvogel (Clovis North, CA) 18-7, Jr. over Nino Protti (St. Rita of Cascia) 24-8, Sr. (SV-1 5-2)
138
1st Place Match
Leo Maestas (Clovis North, CA) 23-3, Sr. over Jadon Zimmer (Lincoln-Way Central) 32-7, So. (Fall 0:53)
3rd Place Match
Gavin Woodmancy (St. Charles East) 28-11, So. over Jack Kutchek (Lyons Township) 17-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:34 (20-3))
5th Place Match
Brady Ritter (Carl Sandburg)) 29-9, So. over Dominic Recchia (Yorkville) 16-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:58 (17-1))
7th Place Match
Brayden Mortell (Lincoln-Way East) 20-9, Sr. over Luke Banas (Providence Catholic) 9-12, Fr. (Fall 3:04)
144
1st Place Match
Donavon Allen (Marist) 18-5, Sr. over Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (Hersey) 32-5, Sr. (Dec 10-5)
3rd Place Match
Ryan Hinger (Carl Sandburg) 32-3, Sr. over Elijah Ornelas (Clovis North, CA) 22-8, Fr. (MD 11-3)
5th Place Match
Cal Kirchner (Schaumburg) 33-5, Sr. over Brayden Swanson (Oswego) 27-7, Sr. (Fall 3:04)
7th Place Match
Kaidge Richardson (Lincoln-Way East) 24-10, Jr. over Max Rosen (DePaul College Prep) 23-5, Sr. (Dec 7-3)
150
1st Place Match
Justus Heeg (Providence Catholic) 35-3, Fr. over Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) 31-6, So. (TF-1.5 3:40 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Vance Williams (Marian Central Catholic) 27-4, Sr. over Rodrigo Arcoe (Hersey) 23-13, Sr. (Fall 5:08)
5th Place Match
Dillon Griffin (Oswego) 28-8, Jr. over Ethan Harvey (Lincoln-Way Central) 21-10, So. (Dec 12-8)
7th Place Match
Vince Gutierrez (Carl Sandburg) 18-9, Sr. over Drew Gerstung (DePaul College Prep) 25-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:18 (17-1))
157
1st Place Match
Jack Ferguson (Yorkville) 35-2, Sr. over Markez Del Bosque (Clovis North, CA) 25-6, Sr. (Dec 10-3)
3rd Place Match
Ethan Sonne (Marist) 25-9, So. over Ryan McGovern (St. Charles East) 29-8, Sr. (Fall 4:16)
5th Place Match
Micah Spinazzola (St. Rita of Cascia) 20-6, Jr. over Frankie Tagoe (Hersey) 20-14, Jr. (Fall 2:00)
7th Place Match
Alex Lizak (Lincoln-Way East) 25-9, Sr. over Jasper Harper (Providence Catholic) 29-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:41 (17-1))
165
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Will Denny (Marist) 30-1, Sr. over Anthony Gutierrez (St. Charles East) 32-6, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:40 (19-4))
3rd Place Match
Jalen Byrd (Lincoln-Way Central) 35-5, Jr. over Kaden Meyer (Minooka) 27-5, So. (TF-1.5 5:33 (16-0))
5th Place Match
Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) 27-12, Jr. over DJ Freeman (Lincoln-Way West) 24-10, Sr. (Dec 5-4)
7th Place Match
Grant Moga (Hersey) 20-15, Jr. over Brayden McKay (Providence Catholic) 24-13, Fr. (Fall 3:59)
175
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Luke Zook (Yorkville) 35-2, Sr. over Jackson Zaeske (Lincoln-Way East) 31-6, Sr. (Fall 1:28)
3rd Place Match
AJ Frescura (Minooka) 25-7, Sr. over Ahmad Alomari (Carl Sandburg) 28-10, Sr. (Dec 5-1)
5th Place Match
Hunter Cabral (Clovis North, CA) 21-8, Sr. over Abe Leidig (St. Charles East) 24-13, Sr. (Fall 3:42)
7th Place Match
Sean Christoffel (Schaumburg) 18-13, Sr. over Kevin Bartolotta (Marist) 11-16, Jr. (Fall 3:43)
190
1st Place Match
Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central Catholic) 38-1, So. over Ricky Ericksen (Marist) 26-7, Sr. (Inj. 3:38)
3rd Place Match
Zachary Kruse (Hinsdale Central) 33-3, Sr. over Colton Zvonar (Lincoln-Way East) 22-6, So. (Fall 0:21)
5th Place Match
Jackson Cinfel (Clovis North, CA) 8-4, Sr. over Ryder Janeczko (Yorkville) 23-6, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
7th Place Match
Jimmy Talley (Lincoln-Way West) 26-11, Jr. over Will Pleviak (Lyons Township) 18-8, Sr. (MD 10-0)
215
1st Place Match
Luke Chrisse (Yorkville) 31-6, Sr. over Nate Elstner (Lincoln-Way West) 30-4, Sr. (MD 12-3)
3rd Place Match
Ross Cinfel (Clovis North, CA) 19-5, Sr. over Cooper Murray (St. Charles East) 29-12, Jr. (MD 12-4)
5th Place Match
Dan French (Marian Central Catholic) 25-10, Jr. over Tommy O`Brien (Marist) 16-9, Jr. (Fall 3:44)
7th Place Match
Aiden Hennings (Lincoln-Way Central) 30-7, Jr. over Malic Breish (Carl Sandburg) 25-13, Sr. (MD 11-0)
285
1st Place Match
Brandon Barvisha (Lincoln-Way West) 27-8, Sr. over Jackson Reilly (Clovis North, CA) 11-7, Jr. (TB-1 2-1)
3rd Place Match
Hunter Wahtola (DePaul College Prep) 24-7, So. over Matt Medina (St. Charles East) 25-14, Jr. (Dec 7-3)
5th Place Match
Robbie Murphy (Minooka) 21-11, Jr. over Jack Watson (Marist) 23-15, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
7th Place Match
Mike Sisk (Providence Catholic) 24-12, Sr. over Jimmy Hillmann (Lyons Township) 21-13, Jr. (Dec 4-3)
Roundup for Kewanee, Quincy Senior, Geneseo, 618 Girls Scramble and out-of-state tournaments
By Curt Herron for the IWCOA
Kewanee edges Morrison to win own Invitational title
There was quite the battle for the team championship at the Kewanee Invitational between the host Boilermakers and Morrison and although the latter owned advantages in champions (4-3), top-six finishers (11-10) and individuals in the top-10 in team points (3-2), Kewanee prevailed in the category that counts the most, team scores, as it got past Morrison 237.5-231 to claim top honors in the 18-team competition while Sherrard claimed third place with 161 points.
Rounding out the rest of the top-half of the field were Fulton (129.5), St. Bede Academy (120), Farmington/Cuba (116), Monmouth-Roseville (110), Eureka (96) and Rockford Auburn (83.5).
This was the second invite title for Kewanee, which also claimed first place at Seneca and second place at PORTA while Morrison surpassed its best previous tournament finish, which was fourth place at Erie/Prophetstown. The Boilermakers hope to turn in another strong tournament showing when they compete this weekend at Orion’s Bob Mitton Invitational.
1 – Kewanee
Leading the way for coach Charley Eads’ champion Boilermakers were title winners Hunter Vancil (17-4 at 126), Alejandro Duarte (23-2 at 215) and Leocadio Gandarilla (14-3 at 285) as well as second-place finishers Tyson Currie (113), Kingston Peterson (120), Chance DeSplinter (132) and Ace Lafollette (175). Joey McGuire (165) took third, Douglas Swearingren (190) was fourth and Lain Taylor (138) finished fifth. Others who contributed to the winning cause were Dontel Wommack (144) and Brayden Johnson (157). Juan Zepeda (285) also took third and Waylan Lambert (165) was sixth for the Boilermakers JV. Duarte tied three others for the most team points with 30 while Zepeda was one two competitors who had four pins.
“We did well, we know that we can improve in some aspects to make us stronger in the future,” Eads said. “We had an excellent performance overall. I am proud of how they wrestled throughout the tournament. We even had a couple of JV kids in the tournament that won a few matches. We are excited for the upcoming few weeks of wrestling.”
2 – Morrison
Top performers for coach Tom Drosopoulos’ second place Mustangs were champions Cael Wright (30-1 at 106), Levi Milder (22-8 at 157), Brady Anderson (24-6 at 165) and Noah Stout (23-5 at 175) in addition to runners-up Caleb Modglin (144), Carson White (150) and Caleb Carroll (190). Patrick Schaefer (126) placed fourth, Randy Gerlach (120) and Kamden White (132) both took fifth and Landon Rubright (113) finished sixth. Zach Milder (138) and Trevor Tipton (285) also helped their team to make a run at the title. Wright scored 30 team points to tie him with three others for first place in that category.
3 – Sherrard
Turning in the best showings for coach Jeff Garrett’s third-place Tigers were first-place finisher Cooper Thomas (23-9 at 190) and runner-up Jonathan Weakley (215). Jacob Fratzke (132), Quinn Zimmerman (150) and Kaden Dutton (157) took third, Luke Werner (113) and Andrew Knox (144) were fourth and Abby Weber (106) placed sixth. Thomas tied three others for the most team points with 30 while Dutton was one of two competitors who recorded four falls.
Other champions were Rockford Auburn’s Tyrone Sims (13-1 at 113) and Arshoun Island (7-4 at 150), Monmouth-Roseville’s Landon Peterson (19-8 at 120), Knoxville’s Gavyn Stevens (23-8 at 132), Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Lucas Nelson (26-4 at 138) and Farmington/Cuba’s Bradlee Ellis (26-2 at 144).
For the champions, Duarte, Nelson, Thomas and Wright tied for the most team points with 30 while Ellis, Milder and Sims were right behind them with 29.5 points. Gandarilla, Peterson, Stevens and Stout were next-best with 28 team points.
Also claiming second-place finishes were Fulton’s Hudson Price (106), Easton Spooner (126) and Skylier Crooks (165), Eureka’s Finn Hoffman (138) and Sam Hoffman (157) and Mendota’s Angil Serrano (285).
The closest title matches were Anderson edging Crooks 7-6 at 165, Stout beating Lafollette 1-0 at 175 and Gandarilla getting past Serrano 4-3 at 285.
Additional third-place finishers were St. Bede Academy’s Michael Benge (113), Max Moreno (126) and Garrett Connelly (190), Monmouth-Roseville’s Keegan Smith (175) and Alex Gandarilla (215), Eureka’s Conner Knapp (106), Mendota’s Gavin Stevenson (120),
Farmington/Cuba’s Chase Frye (138) and Rockford Auburn’s Xzavier Lindhe (144).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Fulton’s Victor Jackson (120) and Grady Gillan (215), Farmington/Cuba’s Austin Brewer (132) and Dillon Durbin (157), Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Micah Stringini (165) and Ethan Dewey (175), St. Bede Academy’s Jameson Daley (106), Knoxville’s Gage Fox (138), Monmouth-Roseville’s Gybanhi Mendoza Velverde (150) and ROWVA/Williamsfield’s Ayden Sanders (285).
Others who finished in fifth place were Farmington/Cuba’s Jayden Schmider (106) and Parker Zerfass (113), Fulton’s Wiley Blasdell (157) and Daniel Holman (215), Knoxville’s Gunnar Johnson (126), Monmouth-Roseville’s Alejandro Morales (144), Monmouth United’s Ryker Trego (150), ROWVA/Williamsfield’s Preston Schroeder (165), St. Bede Academy’s Jack Maschmann (175), Eureka’s Ashton Helberg (190) and Putnam County/Hall’s Elijah Leota (285).
Also turning in sixth-place showings were Streator Township/Woodland’s Sebastian Flores (120) and Aydan Radke (215), ROWVA/Willamsfield’s Brady Rickey (132) and Alrec Robinson (138), Fulton’s Brayden Powell (150) and Jeff Kane (190), Manual’s Aydon Doss (126),
Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Jaidyn McKinney (144), Mendota’s Gavin Evans (157), Rockford Auburn’s Jaxon Olivencia (175) and Monmouth-Roseville’s Sailas Cung (285).
Xzavier Lindhe was the only one in the tournament who had two victories by technical fall and he also had the most total match points with 71 while Juan Zepeda had the largest seed to place difference with six after being seeded ninth and finishing third.
Team scores
1. Kewanee 237.5, 2. Morrison 231, 3. Sherrard 161, 4. Fulton 129.5, 5. St. Bede Academy 120, 6. Farmington/Cuba 116, 7. Monmouth/Roseville 110, 8. Eureka 96, 9. Rockford Auburn 83.5, 10. Knoxville 69, 11. Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville, 12. ROWVA/Williamsfield 59, 13. Mendota 56, 14. Monmouth United 36, 15. Manual 28, 15. Putnam County/Hall 28, 17. Streator Township/Woodland 17.5, Peoria Heights 0.
Kewanee Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Cael Wright (Morrison) 30-1, Fr. over Hudson Price (Fulton) 23-11, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
3rd Place Match
Conner Knapp (Eureka) 11-7, Fr. over Jameson Daley (St. Bede Academy) 11-9, Fr. (Fall 3:20)
5th Place Match
Jayden Schmider (Farmington/Cuba) 13-16, Fr. over Abby Weber (Sherrard) 5-13, Sr. (Fall 1:17)
113
1st Place Match
Tyrone Sims (Rockford Auburn) 13-1, So. over Tyson Currie (Kewanee) 20-5, Sr. (Fall 4:34)
3rd Place Match
Michael Benge (St. Bede Academy) 15-10, Fr. over Luke Werner (Sherrard) 19-12, Jr. (Fall 4:34)
5th Place Match
Parker Zerfass (Farmington/Cuba) 16-14, So. over Landon Rubright (Morrison) 23-12, Fr. (Fall 1:57)
120
1st Place Match
Landon Peterson (Monmouth-Roseville) 19-8, Fr. over Kingston Peterson (Kewanee) 17-7, Jr. (Fall 5:43)
3rd Place Match
Gavin Stevenson (Mendota) 23-12, So. over Victor Jackson (Fulton) 16-13, Fr. (MD 16-7)
5th Place Match
Randy Gerlach (Morrison) 12-22, Fr. over Sebastian Flores (Streator Township/Woodland) 7-8, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
126
1st Place Match
Hunter Vancil (Kewanee) 17-4, Jr. over Easton Spooner (Fulton) 26-12, Fr. (Dec 10-7)
3rd Place Match
Max Moreno (St. Bede Academy) 20-5, Fr. over Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) 18-10, So. (MD 13-0)
5th Place Match
Gunnar Johnson (Knoxville) 11-15, Sr. over Aydon Doss (Manual) 8-17, Jr. (For.)
132
1st Place Match
Gavyn Stevens (Knoxville) 23-8, Fr. over Chance DeSplinter (Kewanee) 13-7, Jr. (Fall 4:37)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Fratzke (Sherrard) 20-7, Sr. over Austin Brewer (Farmington/Cuba) 13-7, So. (MD 20-6)
5th Place Match
Kamden White (Morrison) 23-10, So. over Brady Rickey (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 14-12, So. (TF-1.5 3:22 (21-6))
Cons. Champ Match
Jermain McKnight (Kewanee JV) 3-1, Fr. over Michael Mecina (Manual) 1-2, Jr. (Fall 0:22)
138
1st Place Match
Lucas Nelson (Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville) 26-4, Sr. over Finn Hoffman (Eureka) 21-5, Fr. (Fall 2:26)
3rd Place Match
Chase Frye (Farmington/Cuba) 24-8, Fr. over Gage Fox (Knoxville) 28-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-2))
5th Place Match
Lain Taylor (Kewanee) 21-7, Fr. over Alrec Robinson (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 11-10, So. (Fall 0:28)
Cons. Champ Match
La`Darius Green (Manual) 6-12, Fr. over Keaton Finley (Putnam County/Hall) 1-2, Fr. (Fall 1:27)
144
1st Place Match
Bradlee Ellis (Farmington/Cuba) 26-2, Jr. over Caleb Modglin (Morrison) 27-5, So. (Fall 2:49)
3rd Place Match
Xzavier Lindhe (Rockford Auburn) 12-4, Jr. over Andrew Knox (Sherrard) 21-13, So. (Fall 4:26)
5th Place Match
Alejandro Morales (Monmouth-Roseville) 16-9, Sr. over Jaidyn McKinney (Polo co-op) 21-8, Sr. (Fall 1:48)
Cons. Champ Match
Gavin Allis (Eureka) 10-10, Jr. over Levi Pearson (Knoxville) 16-14, Fr. (Fall 4:00)
150
1st Place Match
Arshoun Island (Rockford Auburn) 7-4, Sr. over Carson White (Morrison) 14-12, Jr. (Fall 0:22)
3rd Place Match
Quinn Zimmerman (Sherrard) 24-9, Fr. over Gybanhi Mendoza Velverde (Monmouth-Roseville) 16-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-1))
5th Place Match
Ryker Trego (Monmouth United) 14-17, So. over Brayden Powell (Fulton) 10-12, Fr. (Fall 1:13)
Cons. Champ Match
Joey Peters (Farmington/Cuba) 7-11, Sr. over Nicholas Del Pilar (St. Bede Academy) 1-9, Fr. (Fall 0:17)
157
1st Place Match
Levi Milder (Morrison) 22-8, Jr. over Sam Hoffman (Eureka) 19-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 1:59 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Kaden Dutton (Sherrard) 20-12, Jr. over Dillon Durbin (Farmington/Cuba) 13-9, So. (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match
Wiley Blasdell (Fulton) 17-18, So. over Gavin Evans (Mendota) 18-14, Jr. (DQ)
Cons. Champ Match
Elijah Mitchell (Kewanee JV) 2-1, So. over Brax Kim (St. Bede Academy) 1-2, Jr. (Fall 2:24)
165
1st Place Match
Brady Anderson (Morrison) 24-6, Jr. over Skylier Crooks (Fulton) 29-8, Sr. (Dec 7-6)
3rd Place Match
Joey McGuire (Kewanee) 17-6, Sr. over Micah Stringini (Polo co-op) 20-10, So. (Fall 3:42)
5th Place Match
Preston Schroeder (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 20-7, Sr. over Waylan Lambert (Kewanee JV) 2-3, Sr. (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Champ Match
Shawn Mcglown (Knoxville) 13-20, So. over Jayden Montgomery (Monmouth-Roseville) 1-13, So. (Fall 1:11)
175
1st Place Match
Noah Stout (Morrison) 23-5, Fr. over Ace Lafollette (Kewanee) 21-6, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Keegan Smith (Monmouth-Roseville)) 16-12, Fr. over Ethan Dewey (Polo co-op) 14-15, So. (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match
Jack Maschmann (St. Bede Academy) 12-10, Sr. over Jaxon Olivencia (Rockford Auburn) 3-8, So. (Fall 4:10)
Cons. Champ Match
John Armstrong (Knoxville) 6-23, Sr. (Bye)
190
1st Place Match
Cooper Thomas (Sherrard) 23-9, Jr. over Caleb Carroll (Morrison) 13-14, So. (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place Match
Garrett Connelly (St. Bede Academy) 14-11, Sr. over Douglas Swearingen (Kewanee) 18-10, Jr. (Fall 3:03)
5th Place Match
Ashton Helberg (Eureka) 13-14, Fr. over Jeff Kane (Fulton) 23-5, Jr. (MFFL)
Cons. Champ Match
Alex Tucker (Putnam County/Hall) 2-1, So. over Zach Schmidt (Mendota) 0-3, So. (Fall 1:29)
215
1st Place Match
Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee) 23-2, Sr. over Jonathan Weakley (Sherrard) 24-5, Jr. (Fall 1:41)
3rd Place Match
Alex Gandarilla (Monmouth-Roseville) 21-5, Jr. over Grady Gillan (St. Bede Academy) 15-4, Sr. (Dec 20-18)
5th Place Match
Daniel Holman (Fulton) 30-11, Sr. over Aydan Radke (Streator Township/Woodland) 7-9, Sr. (UTB 3-2)
Cons. Champ Match
Cayden Sanders (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 9-11, Sr. over Vann Olcott (Monmouth United) 14-20, Fr. (Fall 0:23)
285
1st Place Match
Leocadio Gandarilla (Kewanee) 14-3, Sr. over Angil Serrano (Mendota) 13-7, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Juan Zepeda (Kewanee JV) 4-1, Jr. over Ayden Sanders (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 18-13, Sr. (Fall 0:37)
5th Place Match
Elijah Leota (Putnam County/Hall) 3-2, Sr. over Sailas Cung (Monmouth-Roseville) 14-10, Jr. (Fall 0:46)
Cons. Champ Match
Zach Giese (Monmouth United) 2-14, Fr. over Tyler Barbee (Streator Township/Woodland) 1-12, Sr. (Fall 1:16)
Quincy Senior claims first title of the season at its invite
Quincy Senior easily won the title of its own Quincy Invitational with 242.5 points while Mascoutah took second with 196.5 points and Roxana finished third with 159 points. The Blue Devils’ best previous finish was second place last month at Mascoutah’s Dale Breckel Invite.
Others in the top-half of the 18-team field were Palmyra, Missouri (142.5), Jacksonville (127.5), East Peoria (109), Pittsfield (102.5), Cahokia (101) and Pekin (101).
1 – Quincy Senior
Top performers for coach Phil Neally’s champion Blue Devils were first-place finishers Clayton McClelland (23-13 at 113), Evan Wakefield (21-13 at 132) and Cale Mixer (17-12 at 144) as well as runners-up Derik Lohmeyer (120), Wyatt Boeing (126) and Cooper Kamm (138). Taking third place were Gunnar Derhake (165), Jayden Wilson (175) and King Johnson (285), placing fourth were Griffin Finch (106) and Eli Roberts (150) and finishing fifth were Alex Wells (190) and Ben Schelp (215) while Jamison Knapp (157) also contributed to the cause. Charles Ray (126) was fifth and Roman Lilo (144) and Eli Zanger (285) placed sixth for the Blue Devils’ J-V entrants.
2 – Mascoutah
Leading the way for coach Chris Lindsay’s second-place Indians were title winners Xavier Sonon-Hale (33-5 at 106), Brock Ross (33-2 at 150) and Jordan Sonon-Hale (28-8 at 157) and runners-up Marcus Nobles (132) and Sean Murphy (165). Macguire Leck (126) and Desi Wade (138) took third, Truett Blount (175) finished fourth and Jayden Wilkinson (144) was fifth.
3 – Roxana
Individuals with the best finishes for coach Rob Milazzo’s third-place Shells were champions Lyndon Thies (29-2 at 175) and Robert Watt (28-2 at 190) and second-place finisher Chloe Skiles (106). Logan Riggs (144) took third, Kaden Carlisle (138) and Trevor Gihring (157) were fourth while Madelyn Murphy (106) and Savion Hall (126) placed sixth.
Other tournament champions were East Peoria’s Alec Del Toro (30-7 at 215) and Jose Del Toro (35-1 at 285), Decatur Eisenhower’s Kayson Duffney (14-1 at 120), Jacksonville’s Deshawn Armstrong (7-0 at 126) and Palmyra, Missouri’s Tyler Spicknall (26-5 at 138) and Brayden Pillars (30-2 at 165).
Watt led all competitors with 32 team points while Alec Del Toro, Pillars, Thies and Wakefield tied for second with 30 points. Ross collected 29.5 team points while Jose Del Toro, Jordan Sonon-Hale, Barnes and Spicknall tied for seventh place with 28 points.
Also taking second place were Pittsfield’s Tucker Cook (190) and Bodine Marable (215), Pekin’s Aydyn Artman (144), Alton’s Brayden Drew (150), Jacksonville’s Joe Reif (157), Illini West’s Shawn Watkins (175), East Peoria’s Keegan Barnes (285) and Palmyra, MO’s Blake Rife (113).
Some of the closest titles matches included McClelland over Rife 4-3 by ultimate tiebreaker at 113, Xavier Sonon-Hale beating Skiles 10-7 by sudden victory at 106, Jordan Sonon-Hale edging Reif 7-5 at 157 and Jose Del Toro getting past teammate Barnes 1-0 at 285.
Others who claimed third place were Quincy Notre Dame’s Oliver Moore (132), Bradi Lahr (157) and Ryan Darnell (190), Cahokia’s Nathan Fisher (106), Pekin’s Kayne Hayes (113), Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Paul Schenk (150), Warsaw/Hamilton’s Malachi McKune (215) and Palmyra, MO’s Emmett Lorenson (120).
Additional fourth-place finishers were Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Jackson Buehler (113), Cahokia’s Jamarcus Agnew (120), Decatur Eisenhower’s Martavious Johnson (132), Quincy Notre Dame’s Cale Hilbing (144), Pittsfield’s Waylon White (165), East Peoria’s Dalton Oakman (190), Pekin’s Bradyn Haynes (215), Jacksonville’s Aiden Surratt (285) and Palmyra, MO’s Luke Lawson (126).
Fifth-place showings were also turned in by Cahokia’s Kindall Williams (165) and Demarco Clark (285), Alton’s Austin Jones (106), Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins (120), Pittsfield’s Joel Noble (132), Warsaw/Hamilton’s Kai Humphry (138), East Peoria’s Isaiah Rivera (150), Macomb’s Cohen Green (157) and Jacksonville’s Brock Meyer (175).
Sixth-place efforts were also posted by Alton’s Charlie St. Peters (120) and Marshall Skelton (138), Pittsfield’s Jake Oitker (157) and Fisher McEuen (175), Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Josh Collins (132), Pekin’s Ethan Bridgeman (150), Jacksonville’s Kaleb Miller (165), East Peoria’s Gabe Del Toro (190) and Palmyra, MO’s Colby Jones (215).
East Peoria’s Keegan Barnes and Roxana’s Robert Watt both recorded six falls, Jacksonville’s Deshawn Armstrong and Quincy Notre Dame’s Bradi Lahr and Austin Shull all had three wins by technical fall, Armstrong also led everyone with 88 match points while Palmyra, MO’s Brayden Pillars had 76 and Lahr had 75 points and East Peoria’s Gabe Del Toro was seeded 23rd and finished sixth for a differential of 17 places.
Team scores
1. Quincy Senior 242.5, 2. Mascoutah 196.5, 3. Roxana 159, 4. Palmyra, Missouri 142.5, 5. Jacksonville 127.5, 6. East Peoria 109, 7. Pittsfield 102.5, 8. Cahokia 101, 8. Pekin 101, 10. Alton 88, 11. Quincy Notre Dame 79.5, 12. Warsaw/Hamilton 73.5, 13. Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern 67.5, 14. Quincy Senior JV 65.5, 15. Decatur Eisenhower 61, 16. Illini West 27.5, 17. Macomb 22.5, 18. Highland 5.
Quincy Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Xavier Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 33-5, Fr. over Chloe Skiles (Roxana) 14-5, Fr. (SV-1 10-7)
3rd Place Match
Nathan Fisher (Cahokia) 11-4, So. over Griffin Finch (Quincy Senior) 15-18, Fr. (Fall 3:05)
5th Place Match
Austin Jones (Alton) 20-12, Fr. over Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) 11-8, So. (TF-1.5 3:59 (15-0))
7th Place Match
Paxton Buehler (Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern) 24-8, Fr. over Kaiden McGee (Jacksonville) 10-14, Fr. (Fall 1:38)
9th Place Match
Curtis Johnson (Cahokia (H.S.)) 0-3, Fr. (Bye)
113
1st Place Match – round robin
Clayton McClelland (Quincy Senior) 23-13, Fr. over Blake Rife (Palmyra, MO) 20-8, Fr. (UTB 4-3)
Third Place Match – round robin
Kayne Hayes (Pekin) 13-11, Jr. over Jackson Buehler (Camp Point Central co-op) 18-16, So. (Fall 1:35)
120
1st Place Match
Kayson Duffney (Decatur Eisenhower) 14-1, Sr. over Derik Lohmeyer (Quincy Senior) 21-17, Fr. (MD 14-2)
3rd Place Match
Emmett Lorenson (Palmyra, MO) 21-8, Fr. over Jamarcus Agnew (Cahokia) 9-4, Jr. (Fall 3:28)
5th Place Match
Lincoln Hawkins (Pekin) 16-10, Fr. over Charlie St. Peters (Alton) 17-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-0))
7th Place Match
Hunter Hayes (Jacksonville) 22-9, Jr. over Eli Carel (Warsaw/Hamilton) 9-9, So. (Fall 1:11)
9th Place Match
Charlie Welch (Camp Point Central co-op) 20-12, So. over Jimmy Derian (Quincy Senior JV) 3-4, So. (Fall 2:24)
11th Place Match
Samuel Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 15-14, Fr. over Eli Bruening (Quincy Notre Dame) 15-16, Fr. (Fall 2:25)
13th Place Match
Preston Newell (Mascoutah) 5-20, Jr. (Bye)
126
1st Place Match
Deshawn Armstrong (Jacksonville) 7-0, Jr. over Wyatt Boeing (Quincy Senior) 25-12, Jr. (MD 15-6)
3rd Place Match
Macguire Leck (Mascoutah) 25-13, Jr. over Luke Lawson (Palmyra, MO) 16-15, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match
Charles Ray (Quincy Senior JV) 5-2, Fr. over Savion Hall (Roxana) 10-14, So. (TF-1.5 3:08 (18-0))
7th Place Match
Jomal Dandridge (Alton) 7-22, Jr. over Cian Myers (Quincy Notre Dame) 6-11, Fr. (M. For.)
9th Place Match
Case Hughes (Camp Point Central co-op) 18-13, So. over Dalton Davis (Pekin) 7-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:24 (18-3))
11th Place Match
Quintez Willis (Cahokia) 1-7, Fr. over Logan Borrowman (Pittsfield) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
132
1st Place Match
Evan Wakefield (Quincy Senior) 21-13, Sr. over Marcus Nobles (Mascoutah) 17-10, Jr. (Fall 2:44)
3rd Place Match
Oliver Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 18-3, Sr. over Martavious Johnson (Decatur Eisenhower) 11-5, Fr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
Joel Noble (Pittsfield) 18-12, Jr. over Josh Collins (Camp Point Central co-op) 22-12, Fr. (Fall 1:25)
7th Place Match
Marquez Singleton (Alton) 11-16, Sr. over Angel Ortiz (East Peoria) 2-4, Jr. (Dec 5-0)
9th Place Match
Austin Olps (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-14, Fr. over Evan Smith (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, Jr. (Fall 1:42)
11th Place Match
Abel Jimenez (Quincy Senior JV) 3-3, Fr. over Emmanuel Burrell (Cahokia) 2-6, So. (Dec 19-12)
13th Place Match
Joe Poor (Palmyra, MO) 5-9, Fr. over Demarco Cochran (Macomb) 1-14, So. (For.)
15th Place Match
Oliver Bruns (Quincy Notre Dame) 2-6, Fr. (Bye)
138
1st Place Match
Tyler Spicknall (Palmyra, MO) 26-5, Jr. over Cooper Kamm (Quincy Senior) 25-15, So. (Dec 14-11)
3rd Place Match
Desi Wade (Mascoutah) 29-8, So. over Kaden Carilsle (Roxana) 18-10, Sr. (Dec 11-8)
5th Place Match
Kai Humphry (Warsaw/Hamilton) 18-6, Sr. over Marshall Skelton (Alton) 25-11, Sr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
Austin Ragar (Quincy Senior JV) 6-10, Jr. over Lucas Ludwig (Quincy Notre Dame) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 2:21)
9th Place Match
Austin Shull (Quincy Notre Dame) 9-11, Jr. over Tyler Hughes (Jacksonville) 15-12, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
11th Place Match
Ethan Paul (Quincy Senior JV) 2-4, Fr. over Jack Bush (Decatur Eisenhower) 9-9, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:18 (25-9))
13th Place Match
Tucker Pines (Pittsfield) 14-9, Fr. over Zoe Bloyd (Quincy Senior JV) 1-5, Fr. (Fall 0:38)
15th Place Match
Jeremiah McCaskill (Cahokia) 2-9, Fr. over Cole Brooks (East Peoria) 12-13, Jr. (For.)
144
1st Place Match
Cale Mixer (Quincy Senior) 17-12, Jr. over Aydyn Artman (Pekin) 16-7, Sr. (Fall 3:03)
3rd Place Match
Logan Riggs (Roxana) 23-8, Jr. over Cale Hilbing (Quincy Notre Dame) 23-10, So. (Fall 2:19)
5th Place Match
Jayden Wilkinson (Mascoutah) 20-13, Jr. over Roman Lilo (Quincy Senior JV) 7-6, Fr. (Dec 9-4)
7th Place Match
Jacksyn Holderfield (Macomb) 12-10, Jr. over Liam Kilgore (East Peoria) 9-11, So. (TF-1.5 3:08 (19-3))
9th Place Match
Mark Norris (Cahokia) 10-7, Jr. over Wesley Ortiz (Jacksonville) 17-11, Fr. (Fall 2:44)
11th Place Match
Elijah Raymer (East Peoria) 2-4, So. over Landyn Seal (Pittsfield) 3-10, Fr. (Fall 1:44)
13th Place Match
Kevonte Banks (Decatur Eisenhower) 8-7, So. over Jacob Hull (Pittsfield) 1-23, So. (Fall 0:51)
15th Place Match
Nhymeir Dawson (Decatur Eisenhower) 3-13, Fr. over Peyton Wright (Highland) 0-6, Fr. (M. For.)
150
1st Place Match
Brock Ross (Mascoutah) 33-2, Jr. over Brayden Drew (Alton) 27-10, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:34 (16-0))
3rd Place Match
Paul Schenk (Camp Point Central co-op) 22-11, Sr. over Eli Roberts (Quincy Senior) 22-10, Sr. (Fall 5:39)
5th Place Match
Isaiah Rivera (East Peoria) 12-12, Jr. over Ethan Bridgeman (Pekin) 8-15, Jr. (Fall 3:40)
7th Place Match
Jordyn Phelps (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, Jr. over John Harper (Jacksonville) 15-15, So. (M. For.)
9th Place Match
Pharell Holman (Cahokia) 5-6, So. over Colton Cross (Roxana) 4-11, Jr. (Fall 1:13)
11th Place Match
Aidan Burwell (East Peoria) 5-17, Jr. over Armond Kennedy (Cahokia) 1-4, Fr. (Fall 1:32)
13th Place Match
William Stevens IV (Roxana) 5-6, So. over Blaine Mock (Quincy Senior JV) 0-5, Fr. (Fall 0:47)
15th Place Match
Ryan Turnbaugh (Quincy Notre Dame) 7-7, So. (Bye)
157
1st Place Match
Jordan Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 28-8, Jr. over Joe Reif (Jacksonville) 26-5, Jr. (Dec 7-5)
3rd Place Match
Bradi Lahr (Quincy Notre Dame) 27-4, Jr. over Trevor Gihring (Roxana) 26-6, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
5th Place Match
Cohen Green (Macomb) 25-10, Sr. over Jake Oitker (Pittsfield) 16-11, Jr. (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match
John Sullivan (Mascoutah) 10-6, Sr. over Michael Young (Decatur Eisenhower) 10-7, Fr. (MD 12-4)
9th Place Match
Keaton Jones (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-18, So. over Ethan Prim (Warsaw/Hamilton) 9-13, Jr. (Fall 3:30)
11th Place Match
Mason Marlow (Pekin) 6-10, So. over Ashton Spratt (Cahokia) 1-4, So. (Fall 1:05)
13th Place Match
Markus Dunn (Cahokia) 1-7, So. over Darion Phiffer (Cahokia) 3-8, So. (Fall 0:15)
15th Place Match
Jamison Knapp (Quincy Senior) 0-5, So. (Bye)
165
1st Place Match
Brayden Pillars (Palmyra, MO) 30-2, Sr. over Sean Murphy (Mascoutah) 31-8, So. (TF-1.5 4:33 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
Gunnar Derhake (Quincy Senior) 27-11, Sr. over Waylon White (Pittsfield) 22-7, Sr. (Fall 3:22)
5th Place Match
Kindall Williams (Cahokia) 12-5, Sr. over Kaleb Miller (Jacksonville) 20-12, Sr. (Fall 1:38)
7th Place Match
Wyatt Durham (East Peoria) 12-16, Jr. over Joey Cavanaugh (Alton) 12-13, Sr. (Fall 4:36)
9th Place Match
Jake Ator (Pittsfield) 5-2, Fr. over Mason Collins (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-19, Sr. (Fall 2:43)
11th Place Match
Rylee McClellan (Roxana) 3-4, Fr. over Ryder Rodhouse (Pittsfield) 7-7, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:37 (22-7))
13th Place Match
Jordan Leonard (Warsaw/Hamilton) 6-15, So. over Trace Holmes (Pekin) 4-14, Jr. (Dec 11-5)
15th Place Match
Millie Bassett (Quincy Senior JV) 3-5, Fr. over Leighton Lambert (Macomb) 6-15, So. (Fall 1:17)
175
1st Place Match
Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 29-2, Jr. over Shawn Watkins (Illini West) 22-2, Sr. (Fall 1:56)
3rd Place Match
Jayden Wilson (Quincy Senior) 14-12, Jr. over Truett Blount (Mascoutah) 15-14, Sr. (MD 17-7)
5th Place Match
Brock Meyer (Jacksonville) 19-12, Fr. over Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield) 12-8, So. (Fall 0:34)
7th Place Match
Alexander Waller (Pekin) 10-12, Fr. over Jeshua McPheeters (Macomb) 13-13, So. (For.)
9th Place Match
Destry Bergman (Quincy Senior JV) 4-2, Fr. over Levi Merioles (Alton) 11-18, Sr. (Fall 2:47)
11th Place Match
Kale Weiman (Palmyra, MO) 7-9, Fr. over Aiden Reynolds (Macomb) 4-15, So. (Fall 3:31)
13th Place Match
Ashton White (Warsaw/Hamilton) 4-19, Fr. over Johnny Powell (Macomb) 3-9, So. (For.)
15th Place Match
Zakhi Nicholson (Cahokia) 0-5, Fr. (Bye)
190
1st Place Match
Robert Watt (Roxana) 28-2, Sr. over Tucker Cook (Pittsfield) 20-7, Sr. (Fall 1:38)
3rd Place Match
Ryan Darnell (Quincy Notre Dame) 28-6, Sr. over Dalton Oakman (East Peoria) 29-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:54 (17-2))
5th Place Match
Alex Wells (Quincy Senior) 22-18, So. over Gabe Del Toro (East Peoria) 6-5, Fr. (Fall 5:55)
7th Place Match
Henley Snow (Palmyra, MO) 7-7, So. over Chris McGough (Quincy Senior JV) 3-4, So. (Fall 1:18)
9th Place Match
Kaiden Ridenbark (Pittsfield) 7-3, So. over Kaleb McGlothlin (Pekin) 10-7, So. (Fall 3:12)
11th Place Match
Jesse Davidsmeyer (Pittsfield) 4-4, Sr. over Martez Williams (Cahokia) 13-8, So. (Fall 1:19)
13th Place Match
Logan Baker (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, So. over William Woosley (Alton) 12-15, So. (Fall 3:03)
15th Place Match
Hayden Greenia (Jacksonville) 11-16, Fr. over Chase Yelton (Illini West)) 10-12, Jr. (Fall 0:57)
17th Place Match
Able Faircloth (Mascoutah) 11-19, So. over Pierre Taylor (Cahokia) 1-7, So. (Fall 1:08)
215
1st Place Match
Alec Del Toro (East Peoria) 30-7, Jr. over Bodine Marable (Pittsfield) 21-4, Jr. (Fall 2:19)
3rd Place Match
Malachi McKune (Warsaw/Hamilton) 15-8, Sr. over Bradyn Haynes (Pekin) 20-11, Fr. (Fall 1:26)
5th Place Match
Ben Schelp (Quincy Senior) 10-16, Jr. over Colby Jones (Palmyra, MO) 10-15, Fr. (Fall 2:31)
7th Place Match
Robert Horton (Roxana) 9-11, Jr. over Payden Wilson (Quincy Senior JV) 2-4, Fr. (Fall 0:50)
9th Place Match
Liam Heise (Jacksonville) 13-19, Fr. over Jacob Brooks (Alton) 14-11, Jr. (Fall 3:08)
11th Place Match
M`lyk Berry (Cahokia) 5-9, Fr. over Daniel Williams (Cahokia) 0-4, So. (Fall 0:46)
13th Place Match
Keshon Wright (Decatur Eisenhower) 5-8, Jr. (Bye)
285
1st Place Match
Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) 35-1, Sr. over Keegan Barnes (East Peoria) 17-7, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
King Johnson (Quincy Senior) 26-14, Jr. over Aiden Surratt (Jacksonville) 28-7, Sr. (Dec 11-7)
5th Place Match
Demarco Clark (Cahokia) 15-5, Sr. over Eli Zanger (Quincy Senior JV) 5-3, Fr. (Fall 0:33)
7th Place Match
Kavon Newby (Alton) 14-14, Jr. over Brodey Renier (Highland) 8-9, Fr. (Fall 2:34)
9th Place Match
Ace Harper (Palmyra, MO) 23-10, So. over Hunter Waters (Pittsfield) 4-3, Fr. (Fall 0:39)
11th Place Match
Cayden Scott (Decatur Eisenhower) 3-8, Sr. over Caden Davidsmeyer (Pittsfield) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 1:12)
13th Place Match
Mason Waller (Pekin) 5-12, So. over Alex Crites (Mascoutah) 2-20, So. (Fall 0:13)
15th Place Match
Cooper Hildebrand (Quincy Senior JV) 1-5, So. over Conway VanFleet (Macomb) 6-14, Jr. (Fall 3:14)
17th Place Match
Elijah Terpstra (Pittsfield) 4-10, Fr. (Bye)
Geneseo captures own invite for fourth championship of the season
Geneseo held off strong challenges from Huntley and Joliet Catholic Academy to claim top honors at its own Geneseo Wrestling Invitational when it scored 241 points while Huntley took second place with 228.5 and JCA finished in third place with 218.5 points.
It was the second title in two weeks for the Maple Leafs, who are coached by 2023 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Murray. Their last previous first place finish was at Morton after they collected titles at Rockford East and Lincoln last month.
Other teams that filled out the top-half of the 20-team competition were Civic Memorial (170), Moline (164), IC Catholic Prep (157.5), Loyola Academy (135), Morton (128), Plainfield North (108.5) and York (106.5).
1 – Geneseo
The first-place Maple Leafs received championships from Izaac Gaines (28-2 at 144), Zachary Montez (30-0 at 165), Kye Weinzierl (30-2 at 175) and Owen King (17-2 at 285) while Grady Hull (157) claimed second place. Devan Hornback (132) finished fourth, Aaron Betcher (190) and Colten Mooney (215) were fifth and Tim Sebastian (126) took sixth. Other contributors who helped the hosts win their own invitational were Brycen Fahnestock (106), Elliott Kreiner (113), Lincoln Barnett (138) and Malaki Jackson (150).
2 – Huntley
Leading the way for coach B.J. Bertelsman’s runner-up Red Raiders were champions Cameron Abordo (25-11 at 120) and Radic Dvorak (34-3 at 157) while Colin Abordo (113), Dylan Cerny (190) and Wyatt Theobald (215) finished in second place. Gavin Nischke (138) took fourth and Cael Saldana (106) and Vlad Maluhin (144) placed fifth.
3 – Joliet Catholic Academy
Top performers for the third-place Hilltoppers, who are coached by 2025 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Cumbee, were title winners Jason Hampton (28-9 at 126) and Nico Ronchetti (27-6 at 190) while Kane Robles (106) and Dawson Mack (138) took second place. Finishing in third were Maddux Tindal (120), Matthew Laird (132) and Elias Gonzalez (144) while Derrick Pomatto (215) claimed sixth place.
Others who captured championships were Loyola Academy’s Niko Odiotti (18-2 at 106) and Kai Calcutt (24-0 at 215), Civic Memorial’s Bradley Ruckman (29-3 at 132) and Knox Verbais (29-6 at 150), Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis (22-2 at 113) and IC Catholic Prep’s Jacob Alvarez (21-14 at 138).
Ronchetti led all competitors with 34 team points while Calcutt was second with 33.5 and Dvorak ranked third with 33 team points. Next in line were Odiotti with 32.5, King with 32 points and Garbis, Hampton and Ruckman tied with 31.5 team points. Montez scored 30.5 points and Cameron Abordo and Verbais both finished with 30 team points.
Also claiming second-place finishes were IC Catholic’s Kannon Judycki (120) and Max Cumbee (126), Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright (132), Loyola Academy’s Danny Malan (144), York’s Jackson Hanselman (150), Civic Memorial’s James Wojcikiewicz (165), Lincoln’s Dawson McConnell (175) and Oak Forest’s Jose Montesino (285).
Some of the closest title matches included Weinzierl getting past McConnell 7-4 in sudden victory at 175, Cameron Abordo defeating Judycki 6-5 at 120, Hampton edging Cumbee 5-4 at 126 and Ruckman beating Wainwright 4-3 at 132
Additional third-place finishers were IC Catholic Prep’s Mike Bird (106) and Isaac Barrientos (175), Morton’s Noah Harris (113) and Caiden Robison (138), York’s Mondo Martinelli (126) and Mikey Grazzini (215), Riverdale’s Kolton Kruse (150) and Jake Baustian (285), United Township’s Kayden Marolf (157), Marian Catholic’s Joey Baranski (165) and Civic Memorial’s Luke McCoy (190).
Others who finished fourth were Moline’s Collin Ledbetter (120), Jaxson Soliz (165) and DeAnthony Simpson (175), Loyola Academy’s Gavin Pardilla (126) and August Close (190), Morton’s Ryan Siebenthal (106), Oak Forest’s Jacob Sebek (113), Belvidere North’s Dominick Girardin (144), IC Catholic Prep’s Joey Pontrelli (150), York’s Benjamin Gorny (157), Oak Forest’s Andrius Vasilevskas (215) and Civic Memorial’s Hudson Davis (285).
Fifth-place finishes were also posted by Moline’s David McDermott (113), Housseyn Ndiaye (132) and Hassan Ndiaye (157), Rich Township’s Kyrin King (120), Civic Memorial’s Avery Jaime (126), United Township’s Xavier Marolf (138), Dunlap’s Colton Mosack (150), Oak Forest’s Blake Bussie (165), East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson (175) and Plainfield North’s Liam Corona (285).
Sixth-place efforts were also turned in by Granite City’s Jace Brown (120), Adrian Mendez (132) and Eli Miller (175), York’s Tommy Conners (113) and Frank Nitti (144), Moline’s Jack Sibley (150) and Nehemiah Lenzen (285), Plainfield North’s Andrew Stahl (106), Dunlap’s Tristan Mosack (138), East St. Louis’ Nez Smith (157), Morton’s Clay Mckee (165) and United Township’s Tiyendoutote Dokambire (190).
IC Catholic Prep’s Isaac Barrientos, Moline’s Jaxson Soliz and and JCA’s Maddux Tindal all recorded four falls, Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis was the only individual to capture four wins by technical fall, IC Catholic Prep’s Mike Bird collected 97 match points while Garbis had 80 and Loyola Academy’s August Close was seeded 28th but finished fourth for a 24-place difference.
Team scores
1. Geneseo 241, 2. Huntley 228.5, 3. Joliet Catholic Academy 218.5, 4. Civic Memorial 170, 5. Moline 164, 6. IC Catholic Prep 157.5, 7. Loyola Academy 135, 8. Morton 128, 9. Plainfield North 108.5, 10. York 106.5, 11. Oak Forest 101, 12. Riverdale 75.5, 13. United Township 70, 14. East St. Louis 57, 15. Dunlap 54, 16. Granite City 52, 17. Lincoln 44, 18. Marian Catholic 42, 19. Rich Township 37, 20. Belvidere North 30.
Geneseo Wrestling Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Niko Odiotti (Loyola Academy) 18-2, Fr. over Kane Robles (Joliet Catholic Academy) 24-11, Fr. (MD 21-9)
3rd Place Match
Mike Bird (IC Catholic Prep) 20-15, Fr. over Ryan Siebenthal (Morton) 20-17, So. (Fall 2:56)
5th Place Match
Cael Saldana (Huntley) 24-13, Fr. over Andrew Stahl (Plainfield North) 16-13, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
113
1st Place Match
Maddox Garbis (Plainfield North) 22-2, Sr. over Colin Abordo (Huntley) 32-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Noah Harris (Morton) 27-11, So. over Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest) 30-3, So. (Fall 1:57)
5th Place Match
David McDermott (Moline) 8-10, Fr. over Tommy Conners (York) 17-19, So. (Fall 4:49)
120
1st Place Match
Cameron Abordo (Huntley) 25-11, Jr. over Kannon Judycki (IC Catholic Prep) 19-15, So. (Dec 6-5)
3rd Place Match
Maddux Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 26-8, So. over Collin Ledbetter (Moline) 23-9, So. (Fall 1:14)
5th Place Match
Kyrin King (Rich Township) 21-8, So. over Jace Brown (Granite City) 19-12, So. (Dec 11-7)
126
1st Place Match
Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic Academy) 28-9, Jr. over Max Cumbee (IC Catholic Prep) 7-4, So. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Mondo Martinelli (York) 38-4, Sr. over Gavin Pardilla (Loyola Academy) 20-3, Jr. (Dec 6-2)
5th Place Match
Avery Jaime (Civic Memorial) 25-10, So. over Tim Sebastian (Geneseo) 20-15, Sr. (Dec 11-6)
132
1st Place Match
Bradley Ruckman (Civic Memorial) 29-3, Sr. over Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) 31-2, Jr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic Academy) 19-6, So. over Devan Hornback (Geneseo) 29-5, Sr. (Fall 5:08)
5th Place Match
Housseyn Ndiaye (Moline) 13-8, So. over Adrian Mendez (Granite City) 19-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:10 (18-2))
138
1st Place Match
Jacob Alvarez (IC Catholic Prep) 21-14, Fr. over Dawson Mack (Joliet Catholic Academy) 16-9, Fr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Caiden Robison (Morton) 31-9, Sr. over Gavin Nischke (Huntley) 26-13, So. (Dec 15-9)
5th Place Match
Xavier Marolf (United Township) 18-6, Jr. over Tristan Mosack (Dunlap) 22-12, Sr. (Fall 2:54)
144
1st Place Match
Izaac Gaines (Geneseo) 28-2, So. over Danny Malan (Loyola Academy) 19-3, Jr. (MD 13-1)
3rd Place Match
Elias Gonzalez (Joliet Catholic Academy) 23-16, Sr. over Dominick Girardin (Belvidere North) 20-7, Sr. (Dec 10-3)
5th Place Match
Vlad Maluhin (Huntley) 5-3, Sr. over Frank Nitti (York) 32-4, Jr. (M. For.)
150
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Knox Verbais (Civic Memorial) 29-6, Fr. over Jackson Hanselman (York) 35-7, Jr. (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match
Kolton Kruse (Riverdale) 33-3, Sr. over Joey Pontrelli (IC Catholic Prep) 16-14, So. (Dec 12-9)
5th Place Match
Colton Mosack (Dunlap) 26-7, So. over Jack Sibley (Moline) 14-8, Sr. (MD 16-7)
157
1st Place Match
Radic Dvorak (Huntley) 34-3, So. over Grady Hull (Geneseo) 26-6, Jr. (MD 12-0)
3rd Place Match
Kayden Marolf (United Township) 15-4, Sr. over Benjamin Gorny (York) 29-14, Jr. (Fall 1:46)
5th Place Match
Hassan Ndiaye (Moline) 22-15, So. over Nez Smith (East St Louis) 22-13, Jr. (Fall 4:46)
165
1st Place Match
Zachary Montez (Geneseo) 30-0, Sr. over James Wojcikiewicz (Civic Memorial) 27-8, So. (MD 14-3)
3rd Place Match
Joey Baranski (Marian Catholic) 25-6, Sr. over Jaxson Soliz (Moline) 22-15, Jr. (Fall 1:26)
5th Place Match
Blake Bussie (Oak Forest) 23-13, Sr. over Clay Mckee (Morton) 34-7, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
175
1st Place Match
Kye Weinzierl (Geneseo) 30-2, Jr. over Dawson McConnell (Lincoln ) 26-4, Sr. (SV-1 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Isaac Barrientos (IC Catholic Prep) 21-14, Fr. over DeAnthony Simpson (Moline) 26-10, Jr. (Fall 1:07)
5th Place Match
Corey Robinson (East St Louis) 23-11, So. over Eli Miller (Granite City) 22-12, Fr. (UTB 13-12)
190
1st Place Match
Nico Ronchetti (Joliet Catholic Academy) 27-6, Sr. over Dylan Cerny (Huntley) 23-10, Sr. (Fall 1:15)
3rd Place Match
Luke McCoy (Civic Memorial) 11-4, Jr. over August Close (Loyola Academy) 10-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:00 (18-1))
5th Place Match
Aaron Betcher (Geneseo) 12-6, Sr. over Tiyendoutote Dokambire (United Township) 8-12, Jr. (Dec 9-3)
215
1st Place Match
Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy) 24-0, Jr. over Wyatt Theobald (Huntley) 25-12, Sr. (Fall 1:45)
3rd Place Match
Mikey Grazzini (York) 24-8, Sr. over Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest) 29-6, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
5th Place Match
Colten Mooney (Geneseo) 25-11, So. over Derrick Pomatto (Joliet Catholic Academy) 3-3, So. (Dec 9-8)
285
1st Place Match
Owen King (Geneseo) 17-2, Sr. over Jose Montesino (Oak Forest) 19-12, Sr. (Fall 2:55)
3rd Place Match
Jake Baustian (Riverdale) 20-9, Sr. over Hudson Davis (Civic Memorial) 18-12, Jr. (Fall 3:12)
5th Place Match
Liam Corona (Plainfield North) 14-14, Jr. over Nehemiah Lenzen (Moline) 3-14, Jr. (Fall 1:41)
Edwardsville takes first in 618 Girls Wrestling Scramble
Edwardsville continued its tournament success when it took first place at the 618 Girls Wrestling Scramble at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville. The Tigers scored 193.5 points to easily win the title, finishing 88 points ahead of runner-up Collinsville, who had 105 points.
Freeburg edged Belleville West 69-68.5 for third place. Others in the top half of the 16-team competition were Vandalia (66.5), Roxana (62), Triad (62) and Civic Memorial (61).
1 – Edwardsville
The Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, earlier won invites at Granite City, Pontiac and Oswego East. They had four champions, five second-place finishers and three individuals who took third place and three more who claimed fourth place.
Finishing in first place were Emma Rogers (100), Genevieve Dykstra (110), Gianna Linhorst (115) and Holly Zugmaier (135) while Brooklyn Alldredge (125), Olive Linhorst (130), Jaylynn Parker (140), Abbrey DeWerff (155) and Angie Nunez (235) settled for second place.
Taking third place were Hailey Buckingham (110), Emily Rogers (125) and Lydia Blind (140) and finishing fourth were Liliana Houbion (115), Alexandra Chong (120) and Zinnia Allen (170). Others who contributed for the Tigers were Sammi Suhre (125), Madison Aldrich (130), Alex Simpson (135), Arabella Kirbach (140), Abigail Hayes (170) and Isabella Appiah (190).
2 – Collinsville
Leading the way for coach Jordan May’s runner-up Kahoks were title winners Londyn Long (120), Addyson Bailey (130) and Tashieya Taylor (145) as well as runner-up Claire Dudley (105) and fourth-place finisher Emma Ford (110).
3 – Freeburg
Top performers for coach Dan Quartz’s third-place Lady Midgets were champion Aubrey Raban (140), runner-up Aubrey Rutmanis (115) and third-place finisher Grace Stratton (155).
Additional 618 Scramble title winners were Vandalia’s Sophie Bowers (125), Brynn Swyers (170) and Gracey Simmons (235), Roxana’s Chloe Skiles (105), O’Fallon’s Kira Thompson (155) and Belleville West’s Brooke Stelhorn (190).
Raban led all of the champions in most team points with 28 while Stelhorn was next with 27.5 points and Bailey and Thompson tied for third with 26 team points. Bowers had 25.5 points, Long scored 24 team points, Zugmaier collected 23 points and Dykstra, Linhorst, Skiles, Stratton, Swyers and Taylor all finished with 22 team points.
Also finishing in second place were Roxana’s Madelyn Murphy (100) and Emma Gischer (170), Belleville West’s Jala Singleton (110), Mt. Vernon’s Deziare Jones (120), East St. Louis’ Jariyah Powell (135), Civic Memorial’s Audrey Whipple (145) and Highland’s Nina Landmann (190).
Only two of the title matches weren’t decided by fall and just one of the championships was settled by a decision, and that was at 100, where Rogers claimed a 7-4 victory over Murphy.
Others who claimed third-place were Civic Memorial’s Kendall-Moss Smith (115) and Alicia Dominguez (130), Triad’s Cloe Graumenz (120) and Harmony Martin (145), Robinson’s Serenity Canady (100), Mt. Vernon’s Lily Davis (105), O’Fallon’s Scarlett Gentille (135), Belleville West’s Ju’Bri Edwards (170), Highland’s Sophia Elkins (190) and Waterloo’s Mya Phasey (235).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Belleville West’s Zaniyla Cooper (105), Alyssa Hardt (140) and Andre’a Kirkpatrick (190), Robinson’s Dasia McCracken (100) and Macee Hammond (155), Triad’s Alina Ayran (130) and Belle Jarnagin (235), Civic Memorial’s Claire Shaw (125), Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler (135) and Mt. Vernon’s Daniya Musgrave (145).
Freeburg’s Grace Stratton was the only individual in the competition to record five pins and needed only 2:05 to accomplish that feat and she also had the quickest fall in 10 seconds. The champion Tigers had the top two scorers in total match points with Holly Zugmaier leading the way with 40 points and Lydia Blind next-best with 35 points.
Team scores
1. Edwardsville 193.5, 2. Collinsville 105, 3. Freeburg 69, 4. Belleville West 68.5, 5. Vandalia 66.5, 6. Roxana 62, 6. Triad 62, 8. Civic Memorial 61, 9. O’Fallon 42, 10. Mt. Vernon 40, 11. Waterloo 39, 12. Robinson 28, 13. East St. Louis 24, 14. Highland 20, 15. Alton 8, 16. Jersey Community 6.
618 Girls Wrestling Scramble place matches
100
1st Place Match
Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) won by decision over Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Serenity Canady (Robinson) won by fall over Dasia McCracken (Robinson) (Fall 3:04)
105
1st Place Match
Chloe Skiles (Roxana) won by fall over Claire Dudley (Collinsville) (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Lily Davis (Mt. Vernon) won by fall over Zaniyla Cooper (Belleville West) (Fall 2:27)
110
1st Place Match
Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) won by fall over Jala Singleton (Belleville West) (Fall 4:26)
3rd Place Match
Hailey Buckingham (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Emma Ford (Collinsville) (Maj 9-0)
115
1st Place Match
Gianna Linhorst (Edwardsville) won by fall over Aubrey Rutmanis (Freeburg) (Fall 0:42)
3rd Place Match
Kendall Moss-Smith (Civic Memorial) won by fall over Liliana Houbion (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:17)
120
1st Place Match
Londyn Long (Collinsville) won by fall over Deziare Jones (Mt. Vernon) (Fall 0:37)
3rd Place Match
Cloe Graumenz (Triad) won by decision over Alexandra Chong (Edwardsville) (Dec 4-2)
125
1st Place Match
Sophie Bowers (Vandalia) won by fall over Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:41)
3rd Place Match
Emily Rogers (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Claire Shaw (Civic Memorial) (Maj 10-0)
130
1st Place Match
Addyson Bailey (Collinsville) won by fall over Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Alicia Dominguez (Civic Memorial) won by fall over Alina Ayran (Triad) (Fall 2:51)
135
1st Place Match
Holly Zugmaier (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Jariyah Powell (East St. Louis) (Maj 14-0)
3rd Place Match
Scarlett Gentille (O`Fallon) won by fall over Madelyn Edler (Waterloo) (Fall 1:16)
140
1st Place Match
Aubrey Raban (Freeburg) won by fall over Jaylynn Parker (Edwardsville) (Fall 2:47)
3rd Place Match
Lydia Blind (Edwardsville) won by fall over Alyssa Hardt (Belleville West) (Fall 3:07)
145
1st Place Match
Tashieya Taylor (Collinsville) won by fall over Audrey Whipple (Civic Memorial) (Fall 3:00)
3rd Place Match
Harmony Martin (Triad) won by fall over Daniya Musgrave (Mt. Vernon) (Fall 1:02)
155
1st Place Match
Kira Thompson (O`Fallon) won by fall over Abbrey DeWerff (Edwardsville) (Fall 3:59)
3rd Place Match
Grace Stratton (Freeburg) won by fall over Macee Hammond (Robinson) (Fall 0:31)
170
1st Place Match
Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) won by fall over Emma Gischer (Roxana) (Fall 3:52)
3rd Place Match
Ju`Bri Edwards (Belleville West) won by fall over Zinnia Allen (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:23)
190
1st Place Match
Brooke Stelhorn (Belleville West) won by fall over Nina Landmann (Highland) (Fall 2:35)
3rd Place Match
Sophia Elkins (Highland) won by fall over Andre`a Kirkpatrick (Belleville West) (Fall 1:24)
235
1st Place Match – round robin
Gracey Simmons (Vandalia) won by fall over Angie Nunez (Edwardsville) (Fall 3:46)
3rd Place Match – round robin
Mya Phasey (Waterloo) won by fall over Belle Jarnagin (Triad) (Fall 1:21)
Springfield High wins Springfield City Tournament title
Springfield High went 3-0 to win the round robin tournament for Springfield schools while Lanphier, Sacred Heart-Griffin and Southeast went 1-2 and finished in that order. Springfield High won 52-23 over Lanphier, 45-33 over Sacred Heart-Griffin and 45-29 over Southeast. Lanphier beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 40-36 and Sacred Heart-Griffin won 38-33 over Southeast.
Turning in 3-0 records for coach Sean Kenny’s champion Senators were Reaghan Madura (113), Bryce Bryant (150), Cody L Stevens (157) and Shamar Brownlee (190) and Eli Taylor (126/132) went 2-0. Alan Rodriguez (126/132), Julian Pagliara (165), Oliver Record-Frank (175) and Jackson O’Connor (215/285) all went 2-1.
Lanphier beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 40-36 and Sacred Heart-Griffin won 38-33 over Southeast. Going 3-0 for the runner-up Lions were Phoenix Criss (106) and Jaylen Crowder (175) while Ella Miloncus (126), Leandre Hughes (138), Kyndell Johnson (144) and Derek Lawson (285) all went 2-1.
Posting 3-0 records for the third-place Cyclones were Albert Eck (120) and Destin Lathon (165) while Bosco Hyde (106), Cooper Balen (150) and Jowan Davis (215) went 2-1. Turning in 3-0 efforts for the fourth-place Spartans were Karson Beenenga (132), Brayden McBride (138), Frank Kittrell (144) and Gabe Lobmaster (215) while Jameson Britt (120) and Chris Hull (190) went 2-1.
Out of state tournaments
Waterloo boys second at St. Charles Invitational in Missouri
Waterloo’s boys scored 206.5 points to take second place in the St. Charles Invitational, finishing ahead of Warrenton, Missouri, who placed third with 175 points. Mexico, Missouri won the title of the 28-team competition that was held in St. Charles, Missouri with 240 points.
Top performers for coach Chase Guercio’s Bulldogs were title winners Jackson Deutch (190) and Jaxson Mathenia (215) and second-place finishers Matthew Deutch (106), Konnor Stephens (132) and Drew Glowacki (285). Claiming third place were Bladen Sease (157) and Vince Goodman (175) while Ty Kinzinger (138) took sixth.
Jackson Deutch (22-7) won the 190 title with a fall in 5:37 over Benton, MO’s Kaden Lee. Mathenia (25-2) took first at 215 with a win by technical fall in 5:08 over Ft. Zumwalt West’s Christian Tucker. Matthew Deutch lost by technical fall to Mexico, MO’s Carlos Juarez Ramirez at 106, Stephens lost by technical fall to Fulton, MO’s Cole Blattner at 132 and Glowacki got pinned by STEAM Academy at MSB, MO’s Reggie Thomas at 285.
Mathenia finished in a three-way tie for the most team points with 32.5 while Jackson Deutch tied three others for fourth in team points with 32. Mathenia tied one other for the most wins by technical fall with three while Goodman tied four others for the most pins with four.
In the girls tournament at the same school, Granite City took seventh place with 95 points and Waterloo also competed. Leading the way for the Warriors was Demi Barnes, who took second at 170 after losing by fall in 1:50 to Wright City, MO’s Caelyn Hanff in the finals. Makayla Bonner (110) took third, Briana Ramirez (105) finished fourth, Audrey Barnes (135) placed fifth and Taylor Duncan (100) and Chloe West (155) were sixth. Leading the way for Waterloo was Izabell McBride (190), who took fifth place.
There was another invitational held in St. Charles, Missouri and it took place at St. Charles West. In that event, Krista McBride was the lone entrant for the Goreville/Dongola/Vienna co-op and she took second place at 190 after losing by fall in 0:31 to St. Charles West, MO’s Lexington Johnson in the finals.
Richmond-Burton boys finish second at Warriors Duals in Wisconsin
Richmond-Burton went 4-1 and took second place at the Warriors Duals in Muskego, Wisconsin after falling 44-27 to Germantown, Wisconsin in the deciding meet of round robin competition.
Coach Tony Nelson’s Rockets, who were the only team in the 16-team field from Illinois, claimed wins over Stoughton (59-18), Mukwonago (58-23), Slinger (40-30) and host Muskego (45-36). The team now has six top-three finishes in tournaments this season, winning titles at their own invite, Glenbrook South and Palatine and placing third at Rockford East and Princeton.
Posting 5-0 records for the runner-up Rockets were Lelan Nelson (106), Adam Glauser (120), Emmett Nelson (144) and Breckin Campbell (190) while Clayton Madula (126), Shane Falasca (215) and Colin Kraus (285) went 4-1 and Blake Livdahl (175) posted a 2-1 record.Glauser tied five others for the most team points with 30 while Emmett Nelson tied for third in most total match points with 65.
O’Fallon boys take fourth place in 141 Rumble 2025 in Missouri
O’Fallon’s boys collected 126.5 points to claim a fourth-place finish at the 15-team 141 Rumble 2025, which took place at Rockwood Summit in Fenton, Missouri.
Gavin Gentille (28-4) captured a title at 215 while Jayden Wiegand (113) and Logan Thomas (157) finished in second place to lead the way for the Panthers, who were the lone Illinois team in the tournament. Kyle Kujawa (165) and Triston Manrique (190) finished fourth, Ahmed Al Janabi (150) and Payton Chanerl (175) were fifth and Maddox Noles (175) took sixth.
Gentille captured a 6-4 decision over Festus, MO’s Dylan Johnson in the 215 title match. Wiegand lost by fall in 4:58 to DeSoto, MO’s Landon Tomlinson in the 113 finals and Thomas got pinned in 3:20 by Northwest, MO’s Kaleb Belcher in the 157 title match.
Chanerl was the only competitor in the tournament who recorded four falls. Al Janabi ranked second in most match points with 64, tied one other individual for the second-best total of wins by technical fall with three and also tied for second in largest seed to place difference after finishing in fifth place after being seeded 15th at 150.