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By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

Qualifiers from these regionals feed the North Mac sectional on Feb. 14

MT. ZION

A hotly-contested battle for a team regional plaque played out in Mt. Zion, where Mahomet-Seymour finished with a 105-100 edge over the second-place co-op team from Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm.
Urbana wasn’t far behind with 91 team points, followed by Champaign Central (84.5) and St. Joseph-Ogden (82) to round out the top five team finishes.

Mahomet-Seymour coach Jeff Castor had five sectional qualifiers on the day, in regional champion Sierra Tuttle (100), second-placers Jocelyn Deedrick (140) and Jaycee Weitekamp (170), and fourths from Lily Daniels (115) and Cailyn Jones (235).

“I’m very proud of my team,” Castor said. “The girls came to win and gave it their all. Westville and Urbana fought us all the way.  Couldn’t ask for a better group of girls. They have grown so much and can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings. We have a young team to build on and Bulldog Girls Wrestling has a bright future.”

Second-place Westville/G.-Ridge Farm also advanced five girls to the sectional round, in regional champions Kiley Knight (115) and Addison Briggs (190). Third-place Urbana had four qualifiers, led by regional champion Ricky Ivy (140).

Oakwood/Salt Fork (66) placed sixth, followed by Paris (57), Charleston (53.5), Robinson (49) and Unity (46) to round out the top 10 team finishes.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Sierra Tuttle (18-12) Mahomet-Seymour
105 Sandy Clark (19-6) Clinton
110 Madison Poll (20-6) St. Thomas More
115 Kiley Knight (25-9) Westville/G.-Ridge Farm
120 Delaney Ledbetter (11-5) Lawrenceville
125 Yariah Shaw (12-0) Danville
130 Sydney Cannon (34-0) Mt. Zion
135 Candice Wright (20-7) St. Joseph-Ogden
140 Ricky Ivy (41-1) Urbana
145 Natalie Beaumont (17-1) Cumberland
155 Taylor Owens (14-5) Oakwood/Salt Fork
170 ly’Jah Grant (16-1) Champaign Central
190 Addison Briggs (22-4) Westville/G.-Ridge Farm
235 Phoenix Molina (31-0) Unity

SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st- Sierra Tuttle (Mahomet-Seymour) 18-12,  d. Serenity Canady (Robinson) 11-4,  (F 1:28)
3rd- Charlee Emmerich (Effingham) 6-5, d. Janelle Willoughby (Mattoon) 4-5, (F 1:58)
105
1st- Sandy Clark (Clinton) 19-6, d. Madison Siler (Robinson) 14-4, (F 4:40)

3rd- Kaidence Eveland (Paris) 11-5, d. Charisma Badman (Eisenhower) 3-11, (D 14-8)

110
1st- Madison Poll (St. Thomas More) 20-6, d. Paisley Reed (Paris) 11-4, (MD 15-2)

3rd- Taylor Garner (Centennial) 9-8, d. Mackenzie Gound (Rantoul) 13-20, (F 1:11)

115
1st- Kiley Knight (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 25-9, d. Kate Wochner (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 19-8, (D 3-0)
3rd- Kami Sager (Fairfield) 4-14, d. Lily Daniels (Mahomet-Seymour) 15-19, (F 1:41)

120
1st- Delaney Ledbetter (Lawrenceville-Red HIll) 11-5, d. Morgan Krone-Smallhorn (Charleston) 24-5, (F 3:09)

3rd- Lainey Ehler (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 21-9,  d. Madison Alsip (SJ-Ogden) 16-13, (F 1:22)

125
1st- Yariah Shaw (Danville (H.S.) 12-0, d. Ainsley Freeman (SJ-Ogden) 25-6, (F 5:51)

3rd- Rita Grant (Central) 10-8, d. Leonie Dubson (Mattoon) 5-4, (F 0:45)

130
1st- Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion) 34-0, d. Ava Beldo (Tolono (Unity) 31-6, (F 1:17)

3rd- Londyn Grant (Central) 13-4, d. Laney Cook (Westville/G.-Ridge Farm) 23-10, (F 1:15)

135
1st- Candice Wright (SJ-Ogden) 20-7, d. Tamya Terry (Urbana) 24-10, (F 3:34)

3rd- Jasmyn Bennett (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 14-5, d. Miley Peach (Mt. Carmel) 6-11, (F 5:03)

140 

1st- Ricky Ivy (Urbana) 41-1, d. Jocelyn Deedrick (Mahomet-Seymour) 17-14,  (F 1:01)

3rd- Zaiyrah Bailey (Central) 11-10, d. Bayah Good (Paris) 9-8, (F 4:00)

145
1st- Natalie Beaumont (Cumberland) 17-1, d. McKenzie Miller (GCMS/Fisher) 25-5, . (F 3:16)

3rd- Makenna Roedl (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 22-12, d. Macee Hammond (Robinson) 19-6, (F 5:11)

155
1st- Taylor Owens (Oakwood-Salt Fork) 14-5, d. Maddie Wells (SJ-Ogden) 22-1, (F 5:08)
3rd- Lillien Roughton (Datur (Unity Christian) 12-9, d. Onisty Murphy (Central) 15-10, (F 0:21)
170 1st- Iy`Jah Grant (Central) 16-1,  d. Jaycee Weitekamp (Mahomet-Seymour) 20-6,  (TF-1.5 2:42 (19-3)

3rd- Summer Nichols (Cumberland) 16-6, d. Brinna Fox – Cook (Fairfield) 3-8, (F 0:39)

190
1st- Addison Briggs (Westville/G.-Ridge Farm) 22-4, d. Jocelyn Arreola (Urbana) 19-18,  (F 0:27)

3rd- Alexus Dodge (Charleston) 6-5, d. Ashlynn Blevins (Fairfield) 5-12, (F 1:02)

235
1st- Phoenix Molina (Tolono (Unity) 31-0, d. Lilly Disanto (Urbana) 37-6, (F 1:57)

3rd- Olivia Rosine (Charleston) 20-7,  d. Cailyn Jones (Mahomet-Seymour) 16-11, (TF 3:13)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Westville/G.-Ridge Farm 14, Mahomet-Seymour 13, Champaign Central 12
Most tech falls: 1 (tie) Cumberland, Mt. Zion, Champaign Central, Charleston
Most total match points: Urbana 103, Paris 98, Mahomet-Seymour 94

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Westville/G.-Ridge Farm’s Makenna Roedl, 4 falls in 13:58
Most tech falls least time: Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont, 1 tech in 1:40
Fastest fall: Unity Christian’s Lillien Roughton 0:11
Most team points: 28 (tie)- Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Taylor Owens, Lawrenceville’s Delaney Ledbetter, Unity’s Phoenix Molina
Most single-match points: Robinson’s Madison Siler 23
Most total match points: Cumberland’s Natalie Beaumont 41
Largest seed-place difference: Effingham’s Charlee Emmerich placed third as the No. 7 seed at 100 pounds.

GRANITE CITY

Edwardsville dominated the competition in securing the team regional title Saturday at Granite City, posting 222.5 team points and advancing nine girls to the sectional round.

Edwardsville coach Jon Wagner sent five wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in regional champions Maddy Allen (100), Emma Rogers (105), Adleigh DeWerff (110), Genevieve Dykstra (115) and Victoria White (190). Placing second for the Tigers were Allie Chong (120) and Brooklyn Alldredge (130), while Olive Linhorst (125) placed third and Geeta Jonardhan (170) placed fourth to qualify.

“The Tigers had an excellent tournament, with the girls battling real hard,” Wagner said. “The first round Saturday was real important as we won seven of eight semifinals. Adleigh DeWerff and Genevieve Dykstra had great performances winning their championships. Two girls also fought their way back through the wrestlebacks.

“The regional was very competitive, with girls from many different schools making it through to the sectional.”

Collinsville (136) placed second, led by regional champions Londyn Long (125), Addyson Bailey (135) and Leann Cory (145). Regional champ Te’Aja Young (130) led Cahokia (111) to a third-place finish, followed by Belleville West (108.5), Triad (108), Marion (95.5), Granite City (93), Waterloo (87.5), Freeburg (72) and Mascoutah (62.5) to round out the top 10 team finishes.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Maddy Allen (26-4) Edwardsville
105 Emma Rogers (28-6) Edwardsville
110 Adleigh DeWerff (28-4) Edwardsville
115 Genevieve Dykstra (29-2) Edwardsville
120 Alauni Muex (41-2) Marion
125 Londyn Long (43-4) Collinsville
130 Te’Aja Young (22-1) Cahokia
135 Addyson Bailey (31-13) Collinsville
140 Audrey Barnes (29-1) Granite City
145 Leann Cory (40-4) Collinsville
155 Grace Stratton (35-0) Freeburg
170 Demi Barnes (26-2) Granite City
190 Victoria White (29-0) Edwardsville
235 Beckah Burrelsman (18-9) Triad

SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st – Maddy Allen (Edwardsville) 26-4, d. Jhayla Lawson (Mascoutah) 16-9, (F 3:05)

3rd- Faith Husky (Johnston City) 16-8, d. Shaina Pierce (Pinckneyville) 9-12, (F 0:57)

105

1st- Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) 28-6, d. Brielle Becker (Freeburg) 22-4 (TF 2:57)

3rd- Shayla Garner (Mascoutah) 21-8, d. Morgan Adams (Benton) 16-12, (TF 3:30)

110

1st- Adleigh DeWerff (Edwardsville) 28-4, d. Ivana Torres (Collinsville) 32-10, (D 6-3)

3rd- Riley Weems (Belleville W) 26-9, d. Kishelle Gray (Marion) 32-13, (F 2:30)

115

1st- Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) 29-2, d. Baileigh Self (Althoff Cath) 29-3, (D 5-1)

3rd- Ma`Kayla Bonner (Granite City) 23-8, d. Trinity Phelps (Benton) 27-10, (F 1:03)

120

1st- Alauni Muex (Marion) 41-2, d. Allie Chong (Edwardsville) 22-5, (MD 10-2)

3rd- Catelyn Reese (Frankfort) 22-7, d. Kathleen Loyola (Carbondale) 30-12, (F 1:45)

125
1st- Londyn Long (Collinsville) 43-4, d. Dakota Bell (Cahokia) 19-5, (F 1:07)

3rd- Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) 20-6, d. Zoey Nelson (Mascoutah) 14-7, (F 1:05)

130

1st- Te`Aja Young (Cahokia) 22-1, d. Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville) 29-7, (TF-1.5 4:28 (17-2))

3rd- Lamia Irby (Belleville E) 17-6, d. Joelene Nappier-Feth (Marion) 37-6, (F 4:59)

135

1st- Addyson Bailey (Collinsville) 31-13, d. Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) 32-3, (F 1:18)

3rd- Makenna Steele (Triad) 23-4, d. Madelyn Edler (Waterloo) 28-12, (F 0:52)

140

1st- Audrey Barnes (Granite City) 29-1, d. Jariyah Powell (E St. Louis) 18-6, (F 1:55)

3rd- Alyssa Hardt (Belleville W) 27-9, d. Sophia Elkins (Highland) 21-10, (F 3:23)

145

1st- Leann Cory (Collinsville) 40-4, d. Kyla Ford (Carbondale) 25-6, (F 1:17)

3rd- Josselin Mateo (Murphysboro) 16-3, d. Adaliah Roth (Triad) 16-9, (F 0:36)

155

1st- Grace Stratton (Freeburg) 35-0, d. Nahima Mateo (Murphysboro) 21-4, (F 0:44)

3rd- Kaitlin Wood (Triad) 23-6, d. Addison mabry (Benton) 25-10, (F 0:54)

170

1st- Demi Barnes (Granite City) 26-2, d. Kira Thompson (O’Fallon) 9-1, (F 5:49)

3rd- Janylah Holman (Cahokia) 24-5, d. Geeta Jonardhan (Edwardsville) 17-16, (F 1:25)

190 

1st- Victoria White (Edwardsville) 29-0, d. Brooke Stellhorn (Belleville W) 20-2, (MD 10-1)

3rd- Izabell McBride (Waterloo) 18-4, d. Kamryn Brown (Cahokia) 24-11, (TF-1.5 2:31 (15-0)

235
1st- Beckah Burrelsman (Triad) 18-9, d. Andre`a Kirkpatrick (Belleville W) 27-6, (D 5-0)

3rd- Kiowa Quillen (Johnston City) 18-4, d. Gabrielle Conner (Cahokia) 10-8, (F 0:57)

 
Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Edwardsville 21, Marion 18, 17 by Collinsville, Triad and Belleville West
Most tech falls: Edwardsville 4, Marion 3
Most total match points: Edwardsville 281, Marion 229, Belleville West 171

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Triad’s Makenna Steele, 5 in 8:39
Most tech falls least time: Edwardsville’s Emma Rogers, 2 in 4:57
Fastest fall: Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler 0:13
Fastest tech fall: Althoff’s Baileigh Self 1:24
Most team points: Collinsville’s Addyson Bailey 32
Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Nyla Bryant 22, Marion’s Alauni Muex 22
Most total match points: Muex 61, Freeburg’s Aubrey Rutmanis 61
Largest seed-place difference: Cahokia’s Gabrielle Conner became a sectional qualifier by placing fourth at 235 as the No. 10 seed in the tournament.

 JACKSONVILLE REGIONAL

The closest race for a team regional title in Illinois played out in Jacksonville, where the Springfield co-op team edged Civic Memorial by a single team point, 126.5-125.5.

Springfield coach Cody Watts saw seven of his girls become sectional qualifiers, led by regional champions Phoenix Criss (105), Kimoreyee Ballard (140) and Abigail Kinison (235). Springfield also got third-place finishes from Alina Edwards (110), Alliyah Powell (130) and Tala Asad (135), and a fourth from Makenna Smith (170).

Sprinfield led all teams with four tech falls and tied for the second-most pins with ten.

Civic Memorial also advanced seven to the sectional meet, led by regional champions Chloe Rice (135) and Izabella Darr (155), and coach Jeremy Christeson also got seconds from Laila Earney (120), Claire Shaw (125) and Audrey Whipple (170), and fourths from Lillian McGuiggan (105) and Averi Lowe (110).

Glenwood (101) placed third, followed by Jacksonville (83.5) and Roxana (57) to round out the top five team finishes.

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Madelynn Murphy (19-5) Roxana
105 Phoenix Criss (25-7) Springfield co-op
110 Chloe Skiles (22-1) Roxana
115 Rilynn Younker (32-11) Litchfield-Mt. Olive
120 Olivia Jarrett (24-13) Glenwood
125 Aryanna Jones (19-8) Alton
130 Isabella Resendez (27-9) Glenwood
135 Chloe Rice (11-8) Civic Memorial
140 Kimoreyee Ballard (22-9) Sprinfield co-op
145 Leah Brammeier (22-9) Olympia
155 Izabella Darr (10-8) Civic Memorial
170 Brynn Swyers (15-6) Vandalia
190 Abigail Kinison (6-13) Sprinfield co-op
235 Madeleine Cooley (11-5) Jacksonville

SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
1st- Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) 19-5, d. Chloe Collins (Olympia) 27-4, (F 2:17)
3rd- Kadi Wilbern (Glenwood) 26-7, d. Haley Richter (Heyworth) 7-9, (F 0:58)
105
1st- Phoenix Criss (Springfield) 25-7, d. Alexia Gld. (PORTA) 23-8, (F 5:09)
3rd- Karsynn Vogel (Quincy) 20-6, d. Lillian Mcguiggan (Civic Memorial) 13-13, (F 2:55)
110
1st- Chloe Skiles (Roxana) 22-1, d. Leena Cavender (Jacksonville) 17-9, (F 0:36)
3rd- Alina Edwards (Springfield) 5-7, d. Averi Lowe (Civic Memorial) 14-13, (F 3:01)
115
1st- Rilynn Younker (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) 32-11, d. Asher Ronan (N Mac-Waverly) 15-5, (F 0:47)
3rd- Kaitlyn Knight (Jacksonville) 16-9, d. Lily Robinson (Olympia) 4-12, (F 0:33)
120
1st- Olivia Jarrett (Glenwood) 24-13, d. Laila Earney (Civic Memorial) 16-12, (F 1:57)
3rd- Lucie Eisenbarth (Rochester) 18-7, d. Baylie Boggs (Pleasant Plains-New Berlin) 9-12, (F 1:15)
125
1st- Aryanna Jones (Alton ()) 19-8, d. Claire Shaw (Civic Memorial) 13-13, (F 4:45)
3rd- Heaven Kennedy (N Mac-Waverly) 12-13, d. Lily Jones (Jacksonville) 13-13, (F 1:29)
130
1st- Isabella Resendez (Glenwood) 27-9, d. Aubree Murphy (Quincy) 23-5, (D 5-2)
3rd- Alliyah Powell (Springfield) 22-14, d. Sidney Ufert (Roxana) 14-8, (TF-1.5 3:29 (15-0)
135
1st- Chloe Rice (Civic Memorial) 11-8, d. Madison Brewer (Glenwood) 14-11, (F 2:38)
3rd- Tala Asad (Springfield) 17-9, d. Layla Garcia (Beardstown) 10-11, (D 8-6)
140 

1st- Kimoreyee Ballard (Springfield) 22-9, d. Elsie Dozier (Glenwood) 24-8, (F 4:54)
3rd- Amber Louderback (Camp Pt. Central) 19-4, d. Zoe Bloyd (Quincy) 24-5, (F 2:25)
145
1st- Leah Brammeier (Olympia) 22-9, d. Bailey Davis (Seymour) 3-1, (F 1:00)
3rd- Cali Fulcher (Heyworth) 19-22, d. Charlie Bono (Litchfield-Mt. Olive) 15-25, (D 9-4)
155
1st- Izabella Darr (Civic Memorial) 10-8, d. Violet Gray (Vandalia) 14-5, (D 8-6)
3rd- Skylee Howell (Jersey) 13-18, d. Libby Scheland (PORTA) 3-19, (F 0:54)
170
1st- Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) 15-6, d. Audrey Whipple (Civic Memorial) 19-10, (F 1:46)
3rd- Olivia Monroe (Jacksonville) 16-9, d. Makenna Smith (Springfield) 15-17, (F 3:40)
190
1st- Abigail Kinison (Springfield) 6-13, d. Violet Beck (Illinois School for the Visually Impaired co-op) 1-2, (F 1:49)
3rd- BYE
235
1st- Madeleine Cooley (Jacksonville) 11-5, Fr. over Abbie Heusing (Carlinville) 12-15 (F 1:53)
3rd- Mikayla Means (Southwestern) 3-13, d. Sophie Brown (Shelbyville) 1-1, (M. For.)

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Jacksonville 11; Civic Memorial, Glenwood, Springfield 10
Most tech falls: Springfield 4; Quincy, Jacksonville, PORTA, Civic Memorial 1
Most total match points: Springfield 173, Civic Memorial 106, Glenwood 82

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Jacksonville’s Kaitlyn Knight, 3 falls in 2:10
Fastest fall: Carlinville’s Mary Emmick 0:20
Fastest tech fall: Quincy’s Karsynn Vogel 2:00
Most team points: Civic Memorial’s Chloe Rice 27.5
Most single-match points: Springfield’s Kimoreyee Ballard 2, Jacksonville’s Leena Cavender 2
Most total match points: 39 (tie)- Springfield’s Alliyah Powell and Tala Asad, Camp Point Central’s Amber Louderback
Largest seed-place difference: Glenwood’s Olivia Jarrett and Olympia’s Lily Robinson; Jarrett won the regional title at 120 pounds as the No. 4 seed, and Robinson placed fourth and became a sectional qualifier at 115 as the No. 7 seed.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

The dual team state finals will take place at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington on Feb. 27-28.

ST. IGNATIUS SECTIONAL

WHEELING 33, DEERFIELD 31

No. 12 Wheeling (12-4) dominated the upper weights and won three pivotal swing matches in edging No. 13 Deerfield (18-3) 33-31. In all, Wheeling won eight of the 14 individual matches.

Wheeling will take on No. 7 Mahomet-Seymour (21-4) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington on Feb. 27.

Nobody stood taller after Wheeling’s win than David Perez, Nicholas Montesinos, and Eddie Juarez — Perez won a 7-5 decision at 120; Montesinos won 8-7 at 175, and Juarez won a 2-1 decision at 215 to set up a dual-clinching pin from Pablo Morales (285).

Wheeling coach Charlie Curran got a pair of pins from John Scanlon (157) and Pablo Morales (285), a tech fall from Astan Lokhov (190), a major decision from Damian Brito (165), and a straight decision win from Juan Escanuela (132).

Deerfield held a 3-2 advantage in falls behind pins from Danny Martinez (126), Adrian Cohen (144) and Alexander Shvartsman (150). Other Deerfield wins came from Jack Pechter (106), Jayme Cohen (113) and Ben Howard (138).

Wheeling will be making its third appearance in the state finals in program history and its first for Curran, having made it downstate under coach Neal Weiner in 2009 and 2017.

Deerfield was seeking its fifth trip downstate for coach Mark Pechter, who guided the program to the state finals in 2015, 2017, 2022 and 2023. The Warriors placed fourth in Illinois for Pechter in 2017 and second in state in 2022.

Dual results

106 – Jake Pechter (Deerfield) d. Tommy Katz (Wheeling) TF 16-1

113 – Jayme Cohen (Deerfield) d. Frankie Katz (Wheeling) D 11-6

120 – David Perez (Wheeling) d. Jorey Becker (Deerfield) D 7-5

126 – Danny Martinez (Deerfield) d. Christian Giron (Wheeling) F 1:36

132 – Juan Escanuela (Wheeling) d. Jack Jansen (Deerfield) D 10-4

138 – Ben Howard (Deerfield) d. Manny Lagunas (Wheeling) TF 15-0

144 – Adrian Cohen (Deerfield) d. Byron Arreola (Wheeling) F 1:25

150 – Alexander Shvartsman (Deerfield) d. Austin Berger (Wheeling) F 0:45

157 – John Scanlon (Wheeling) d. Angel Martinez (Deerfield) F 2:58

165 – Damian Brito (Wheeling) d. Caleb Padilla (Deerfield) MD 17-7

175 – Nicholas Montesinos (Wheeling) d. Jonathan Weissmueller (Deerfield) D 8-7

190 – Astan Lokhov (Wheeling) d. Walker Pesche (Deerfield) TF 15-0

215 – Eddie Juarez (Wheeling) d. Josh Dixon (Deerfield) D 2-1

285 – Pablo Morales (Wheeling) d. Daniel Cox (Deerfield) F 0:21

IC CATHOLIC PREP 60, ST. IGNATIUS 15

No. 1 IC Catholic Prep (16-2) won 11 of 14 matches to beat host St. Ignatius 60-15,  sending last year’s state champions back to Bloomington and the chance to repeat as the best team in Class 2A.
IC Prep and No. 4 Geneseo (14-6) square off in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington on Feb. 27.

IC Prep got falls from Drew Murante (113), Aiden Arnett (150), Joey Pontrelli (165), Brody Kelly (175) and Anthony Sebastian (285). The Knights also got tech fall wins from Kannon Judycki (120), Sam Murante (126), Dominic Pasquale (132), Frank Nitti (144), Jacob Alvarez (157) and Foley Calcagno (190).

IC Prep heads downstate for the fifth time in program history. The Knights also qualified in 2018, 2022 and 2023 in Class 1A.

St. Ignatius (11-5) got falls from Mike McMillan (106) and Melson Ngassa (215), and a straight decision win from Colton Huff (138). The Wolfpack was seeking its first trip to the team state finals for coach Ben Sanchez.

Dual results

106 – Mike McMillan (St. Ignatius) d. Ignacio Gildea (IC Catholic) F 2:42

113 – Drew Murante (IC Catholic) d. Eli Rodriguez (St. Ignatius) F 2:00

120 – Kannon Judycki (IC Catholic) d. Frank Valle (St. Ignatius) TF 19-3

126 – Sam Murante (IC Catholic) d. Alex Villanueva (St. Ignatius) TF 17-1

132 – Dominic Pasquale (IC Catholic) d. Pat Moroney (St. Ignatius) TF 17-2

138 – Colton Huff (St. Ignatius) d. Jack Hanrahan (IC Catholic) D 5-1

144 – Frank Nitti (IC Catholic) d. Luke Sanchez (St. Ignatius) TF 18-1

150 – Aiden Arnett (IC Catholic) d. Nino Capuano (St. Ignatius) F 2:26

157 – Jacob Alvarez (IC Catholic) d. Luca Capuano (St. Ignatius) TF 18-3

165 – Joey Pontrelli (IC Catholic) d. Gus Schaff (St. Ignatius) F 1:11

175 – Brody Kelly (IC Catholic) d. Ashok Chacko (St. Ignatius) F 1:23

190 – Foley Calcagno (IC Catholic) d. Colin Offen (St. Ignatius) TF 21-5

215 – Melson Ngassa (St. Ignatius) d. Anthony Keating (IC Catholic) F 1:20

285 – Anthony Sebastian (IC Catholic) d. Dave Reardon (St. Ignatius) F 1:40

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR SECTIONAL

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR 42, BLOOMINGTON 25

Host No. 7 Mahomet-Seymour (21-4) topped Bloomington (2-2) 42-25 behind a 9-3 edge in matches wrestled that included four falls, three major decisions and two straight decision wins.

The win sends coach Rob Ledin’s boys to a state quarterfinal dual against No. 12 Wheeling (12-4) at 5 p.m. in Bloomington, marking the program’s 23rd trip to the state finals.

Getting pins for Mahomet-Seymour were Myles Hertzler (106), Liam Noonan (138), Talon Dker (165) and Marco Casillas (190). Garrett Waisath (150), Weston Neutz (157) and Christopher Dill (175) earned majors while Gideon Hayter (132), Justus Vrona (144) won straight decisions. Mahomet-Seymour forfeited at 215 and 285 to end the dual.

Wins for Bloomington came from the lower-weight trio of Cooper Bye (113), Lincoln Steers (120) and Seville Dangerfield (126). Bye won by major decision, Steers won by fall, and Dangerfield won a straight decision. Preston Ifft (215) and Jaylen Raab (285) won by forfeit. Bloomington was seeking its fifth appearance at the state finals.

Ledin will lead Mahomet-Seymour to the state finals for the eighth time and fifth consecutive appearance. The Bulldogs have placed third and fourth downstate under Ledin.

Mahomet-Seymour also won four state trophies under coach Rob Porter, one under Tom Porter, and three under Bob Handlin. The Bulldogs won five state titles from 1983-89 under coach Marty Williams and won seven consecutive state trophies during that time.

Dual results

106 – Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-S) d. Angel Lopez (Bloomington) F 1:29

113 – Cooper Bye (Bloomington) d. Grant Morphew (Mahomet-S) MD 15-4

120 – Lincoln Steers (Bloomington) d. Alex Johnson (Mahomet-S) F 3:41

126 – Seville Dangerfield (Bloomington) d. Noah Meints (Mahomet-S) D 8-4

132 – Gideon Hayter (Mahomet-S) d. Jack Schweitzer (Bloomington) D 4-3

138 – Liam Noonan (Mahomet-S) d. Jose Agustin Castro (Bloomington) F 0:36

144 – Justus Vrona (Mahomet-S) d. Tyler Barlow (Bloomington) D 13-11

150 – Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-S) d. Brody Cabrera (Bloomington) MD 13-0

157 – Weston Neutz (Mahomet-S) d. Leighton Vandegraft (Bloomington) MD 14-1

165 – Talon Dker (Mahomet-S) d. Chris Rose (Bloomington) F 3:56

175 – Christopher Dill (Mahomet-S) d. Tyler Gardner (Bloomington) MD 11-3

190 – Marco Casillas (Mahomet-S) d. Zavian Turner (Bloomington) F 2:43

215 – Preston Ifft (Bloomington) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Jaylen Raab (Bloomington) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

GLENWOOD 41, MASCOUTAH 22

Posting an 8-5 edge in matches wrestled powered No. 3 Glenwood (21-7) to a 41-22 victory over No. 17 Mascoutah (12-2).

The win sends Glenwood to a state quarterfinal showdown against No. 9 Oak Forest (19-7) in Bloomington at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27. The state finals appearance will be the seventh in program history for Glenwood, and the first for first-year head coach Nick Anthony.

Titans coach Nick Anthony got pins from Cooper Clarke (106) and Cody Moss (285) in the win, plus tech falls from Pierce Bultmann (113) and Jaxon Ferguson (120), a major decision from Finnley Try (150), and straight decisions from Julian Rammelkamp (165) and Oluwafemi Balogun (190). Mascoutah forfeited at 132 to Glenwood’s AJ Williams.

Wins for Mascoutah coach Cole Witzig came by fall from Xavier Sonon-Hale (126), plus a tech fall from Brock Ross (157), major decisions from Macguire Leck (138) and Desi Wade (144) and a straight decision from Abel Faircloth (215).

Glenwood placed third in Illinois in 2024 and is making its third consecutive downstate appearance. Mascoutah was seeking its first state finals appearance.

Dual results

106 – Cooper Clarke (Glenwood) d. Braxton McCall (Mascoutah) F 2:00

113 – Pierce Bultmann (Glenwood) d. Jacob Martell (Mascoutah) TF 15-0

120 – Jaxon Ferguson (Glenwood) d. Logan Lott (Mascoutah) TF 15-0

126 – Xavier Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) d. Jake Tuxhorn (Glenwood) F 1:38

132 – Aj Williams (Glenwood) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

138 – Macguire Leck (Mascoutah) d. Eli Britton (Glenwood) MD 14-6

144 – Desi Wade (Mascoutah) d. Braden Monahan (Glenwood) MD 12-1

150 – Finnley Try (Glenwood) d. Adrian Nastas (Mascoutah) MD 15-7

157 – Brock Ross (Mascoutah) d. Pierce Helm (Glenwood) TF 16-0

165 – Jullian Rammelkamp (Glenwood) d. Sean Murphy (Mascoutah) D 13-9

175 – Elijah Smith (Glenwood) d. Jordan Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) SV-1 9-6

190 – Oluwafemi Balogun (Glenwood) d. Harrison Redenius (Mascoutah) D 5-2

215 – Abel Faircloth (Mascoutah) d. Mason Streb (Glenwood) D 5-0

285 – Cody Moss (Glenwood) d. Nygel Bowers (Mascoutah) F 1:55

EVERGREEN PARK SECTIONAL

OAK FOREST 57, RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD 11

Behind five falls and a 9-3 edge in matches wrestled, No. 9 Oak Forest (19-7) topped Riverside-Brookfield (10-9) 57-11 for coach Shawn Forst. The win sets up a state quarterfinal dual for Oak Forest against No. 3 Glenwood (21-7) at 7 p.m. in Bloomington on Feb. 27.

Oak Forest’s win featured falls from Roberto Rangel (113), Jacob Sebek (126), James Stadtler (144), Mike Rowe (157) and Ethan Copher (165); a tech fall from Austin Perez (150); a major decision from Shane Matthews (285), and straight decisions from Jason Schickel (106) and Nathan Izguerra (190).
R-B forfeited at 120 to Hunter Kroll and at 215 to Andrius Vasilevskas.

Oak Forest will be making its sixth appearance in the team state finals, and its fifth under the guidance of coach Shawn Forst.  Oak Forest made the trip downstate in 2009 under coach Bucky Randolph, and in 2014-15 and 2017-18 under Forst. Oak Forest placed third in state in 2014 and 2015.

Riverside-Brookfield got a tech fall win from Izaiah Gonzalez (132) and straight decision wins from Tony Lombardo (138) and Nick O’Connor (175) in the loss. The Bulldogs were seeking their fourth trip to the state finals for coach Nick Curby, who guided the program downstate in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

Dual results

106 – Jason Schickel (Oak Forest) d. Riley Cavaliere (R-B) D 8-5

113 – Roberto Rangel (Oak Forest) d. Miles Russell-Barnes (R-B) F 1:30

120 – Hunter Kroll (Oak Forest) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 – Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest) d. Jayden Tulian (R-B) F 1:42

132 – Izaiah Gonzalez (R-B) d. Josh Schickel (Oak Forest) TF 15-0

138 – Tony Lombardo (R-B) d. Dylan McBride (Oak Forest) D 5-2

144 – James Stadtler (Oak Forest) d. Kevin Callejas (R-B) F 3:52

150 – Austin Perez (Oak Forest) d. Aiden Veltman (R-B) TF 19-3

157 – Mike Rowe (Oak Forest) d. Elijah Rembis (R-B) F 2:51

165 – Ethan Copher (Oak Forest) d. Tony Salgado (R-B) F 0:56

175 – Nick O’Connor (R-B) d. Jason Janke (Oak Forest) D 5-4

190 – Nathan Izguerra (Oak Forest) d. Gerald Evans (R-B) D 8-1

215 – Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Shane Mathews (Oak Forest) d. Kevin Zuniga (R-B) MD 13-2

PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC 63, EVERGREEN PARK 14

No. 2 Providence Catholic (11-7) stormed to a 63-14 team victory over  No. 23 Evergreen Park (18-6), with the Celtics posting eight falls among an 11-3 edge in matches won. Providence also had three tech falls in the win.

The win puts Providence in a state quarterfinal dual against No. 5 Marian Central Catholic (9-7) at 5 p.m. in Bloomington on Feb. 27.

Providence falls against Evergreen Park came from Cole Lemberg (106), Christian Corcoran (113), Max Mandac (126), Luke Banas (144), Justus Heeg (157), Jasper Harper (165), Ameer Khalil (175) and Brayden McKay. Lucas Forsythe (132), Griffin Heeney (138) and Andrew Pellicci (150) all won by tech fall.

Evergreen Park got pins from Damian Perez (120) and Landon Robinson-Gwin (215), while Willie Johnson won by decision at 285. Coach Ron Zimmerman’s Mustangs were seeking the program’s second downstate berth.

Providence Catholic will make its 21st appearance at the team dual finals and its first for coach Donny Reynolds. The program has won 10 team state titles — six under coach Keith Healy, three under Tim Ruettiger, and one under Mike Polz. Providence returns to the finals for the first time since 2018.

Dual results

106 – Cole Lemberg (Providence) d. Brayden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Park) F 5:21

113 – Christian Corcoran (Providence) d. Ethan Brantley (Evergreen Park) F 0:25

120 – Damian Perez (Evergreen Park) d. Nathan Ortiz (Providence) F 1:24

126 – Max Mandac (Providence) d. Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Park) F 4:44

132 – Lucas Forsythe (Providence) d. Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Park) TF 18-3

138 – Griffin Heeney (Providence) d. Michael Chatman (Evergreen Park) TF 21-6

144 – Luke Banas (Providence) d. Lucas Landry (Evergreen Park) F 3:00

150 – Andrew Pellicci (Providence) d. Jacob Rubalcava (Evergreen Park) TF 20-3

157 – Justus Heeg (Providence) d. Esau Rubalcava (Evergreen Park) F 0:22

165 – Jasper Harper (Providence) d. Owen Brady (Evergreen Park) F 2:58

175 – Ameer Khalil (Providence) d. Kyle Croft (Evergreen Park) F 1:10

190 – Brayden McKay (Providence) d. James Templin (Evergreen Park) F 3:54

215 – Landon Robinson-Gwin (Evergreen Park) d. Henry Kalis (Providence) F 0:29

285 – Willie Johnson (Evergreen Park) d. Ryan Lenahan (Providence) D 7-2

By Chris Walker For The IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

MARIAN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 36, WASHINGTON 31

Marian Central Catholic had the distinct pleasure of being invited down to Washington in late January for its annual DubTown ThrowDown, one of the absolute coolest dual meets for a high school wrestler to experience. 

Within the theatrical atmosphere of the Five Points Washington Auditorium, and a boisterous crowd which included Lilija Stevens, the mayor of Washington, Marian won a 36-31 thriller over Washington and foreshadowed what a potential rematch in the state series would bring.

It would bring them to Sycamore 13 days later on Feb. 5 for the Class 2A Sycamore team dual sectional where Geneseo and Batavia would also be battling for a trip to the IHSA state dual tournament at Grossinger Arena in Bloomington on Feb. 27-28.

Once again, Washington and Marian went back and forth, seemingly matching each other blow for blow, and again it went down to the final few matches, with the Hurricanes once again getting past the Panthers in a dual that was tied at 18-18 midway through. Ultimately, the Hurricanes, coincidentally ranked No. 18, defeated the No. 4 Panthers, 37-33.

“When we wrestled them at the DubTown our 126 pounder was out and we had a back-up kid and their kid got sick, and so we didn’t see that match,” Washington coach Nick Miller said. “I will say they made a couple moves that we didn’t see coming and that’s the beauty of hindsight. It wasn’t much more than the coin flip. They won it and immediately were evens. 126, 132 and 138 was a real important stretch of the dual. We thought we could get all three but we had to control the flip and we knew that going in. And that ’75 was a great strategic move from (Jordan) Blanton and coach (Ryan) Prater.”

The 175 match was the second match of the dual after it kicked off at 165 with Washington’s Wyatt Medlin (University of Illinois) pinning Marian’s Josh Gawronski at 0:59.

Wrestling up a weight class, Marian’s Nic Astacio rose to the task, scoring a 13-4 major win over Wyatt Leman. It wasn’t just a huge early win for the Hurricanes but provided some early momentum as Dan French (190) followed with his 100th career win, a pin of Zane Heubi at 3:48, before Jimmy Mastny (215) earned a tech fall over Josh Hoffer in a big-time battle between Iowa State and University of Illinois recruits. 

“I do like bumping up,” Astacio said. “It’s very nice, even though I do prefer wrestling at 165, I’ll wrestle at 175, it’s a different feel, but I like that feel. I’ve bumped up a few times this year. I can’t remember off the top of my head when I did it last. I even bumped up my freshman year the entire time.”

Despite the weight difference, Astacio said the mental battle was bigger than the physical one.

“I mean, when bumping up like that there’s really not much difference, it’s just like my mentality is no matter what weight, I’m going out no matter who I’m going to wrestle,” he said. “It’s my match. I got to wrestle my match. It’s just wrestling my match.”

Washington needed someone to step up in a big way and halt the Hurricanes in their place and there wasn’t anyone better – or bigger – than Sean Thornton to do it as the 285-pounder made quick work of Owen Nevzri, securing a pin in 29 seconds to pull the Panthers to within 15-12.

Washington’s Symon Woods followed at 106, picking up a quick six points for an 18-15 lead when Marian’s Trent Zomok went down with an injury a few seconds into the match.

Marian’s Diego Martinez earned a 7-3 decision against Sage Davis at 113 to tie the match at 18-18.

A forfeit victory by Marian’s Hogan Rice at 120 followed by teammate Cam Spiniolas’ 12-4 major win over Micah Jackson at 126 gave the Hurricanes their first double-digit lead of the dual at 28-18.

Washington’s Lucas Bach pinned Gio Ferriolo at 0:42 to pick up a much-needed bonus-points win at 132 for the Panthers. Bach’s teammate, Logan Makiney, followed with a 4-3 decision over Zane Mochocki at 138 to pull the Panthers to within 28-27 with three matches remaining.

In the meantime, Marian’s Austin Hagevold was breathing normally, getting ready to battle Cayden Park at 144.

“Before a match I like to isolate myself from everyone else in a dark hallway and pace back and forth and just like to breathe and slow everything down,” he said. “And I know I’m really good at wrestling so I know I can hang with anybody and beat anybody if I just get my mind right so I just like to breathe.”

Park went the distance with Hagevold, but Hagevold managed his breathing which helped ensure that he’d come away victorious. 

“I wrestled him about two weeks ago and I pinned him in the second (period) so I knew it was definitely a match to win, and if I put him on his hands he would slow down,” Hagevold said. “And the coach came up and said if I win and get a decision it ices the dual so I wasn’t looking for big points, I was looking to control the match and make it a marathon.”

Freshman Brendan Nardin, who missed most of the season recovering from a knee injury,  followed with a pin of Grey Slatten at 150 midway through the first period to give the Hurricanes a 10-point cushion heading into the final bout at 157.

With the result of the 157 match not going to change the outcome of the dual, the Hurricanes surrendered a forfeit to Cruise Brolley.

“We were ranked like 19th or something and I think they were like three so it was nice to knock them off again,” Mastny said. “We don’t really think about rankings, just come out here and wrestle and prove we can beat them again, you know? I think they had another kid this time so we proved we could beat them again with their full lineup. Nick Astacio bumped up and getting bonus points was a big deal for us.”

Last year, the Hurricanes finished in third place in the state in Class 1A and now find themselves making a deep run in the state series in 2A, which included getting past a Washington program that was looking for a fourth consecutive state appearance. Marian also won the Class 1A state title in 2024.

“I mean, among our teammates there was no doubt,” Astacio said. “All of us were pretty confident in our matches, all of us were like, ‘Ok, we’re all going to go out and wrestle.’ Coaches are talking about how this is the time we need to be peaking and we are peaking. It’s one of the things we focus on and the same thing you talked about with momentum in the dual meets I learned it was very valuable since the beginning was momentum, that when you start winning those matches you got to pick it up. It’s like a snowball rolling down a hill. It keeps picking up snow, keeps picking up momentum and that will lead to more dual victories.”

Hagevold acknowledged that the goal of getting to state again has been something his teammates have talked about often, without any fear whatsoever regarding the leap in classes.

“We talked about it a lot,” he said. “We were at 1A and took third and we knew we were going to get bumped up. And we lost about four seniors, four real good seniors, and knew it was going to be tough but we wanted this, not just to prove to the state that we’re a great team no matter where we are. We’ve beaten some high 3A teams and we like to wrestle outside the state with dual teams. We have a high standard for ourselves and just like we want to compete at 2A and we showed that.”

After winning state titles in 2023 and 2024 and finishing second to IC Prep last year, Washington will have to wait at least another year for its 12th state appearance since 2014.

“I’m proud of them all,” Miller said. “After the meet was over and we were kind of walking around gathering things together to get ready and loaded on the bus, I was listening to conversations the seniors were having with underclassmen. Our group of seniors, a really large group of seven or eight seniors, and these kids talking, most of these guys were in the lineup as freshmen against Joliet Catholic Academy in the finals (2023). I feel for them not being able to finish the team way, but listening to their conversations with the underclassmen during a really tough moment showed how they continue to lead.”

Dual results

165: Wyatt Medlin (Washington) d. Josh Gawronski (Marian)  (F 0:59)

175: Nic Astacio (Marian) d. Wyatt Leman (Washington)  (MAJ 13-4)

190: Dan French (Marian) d Zane Heubi (Washington)  (F 3:48)

215: Jimmy Mastny (Marian) d Josh Hoffer (Washington)  (TF 18-3)

285: Sean Thornton (Washington) d. Owen Neuzil (Marian)  (F 0:29)

106: Symon Woods (Washington) d. Trent Zomor (Marian)  (INJ 0:03)

113: Diego Martinez (Marian) d. Sage Davis (Washington)  (D 7-3)

120: Hogan Rice (Marian) d. Unknown (Washington)  (FORF)

126: Cam Spiniolas (Marian) d. Micah Jackson (Washington)  (MAJ 12-4)

132: Lucas Bach  (Washington) d. Gio Ferriolo (Marian)  (F 0:42)

138: Logan Makiney (Washington) d. Zane Mochocki (Marian)  (D 4-3)

144: Austin Hagevold (Marian) d. Cayden Park (Washington)  (D 5-2)

150: Brendan Nardin (Marian) d. Grey Slatten (Washington)  (F 1:05)

157: Cruise Brolley (Washington) d. Unknown (Marian)  (FORF)

GENESEO 55, BATAVIA 16

Looking for its third trip to state in four years, No. 6 Geneseo won six straight matches and 11 overall to power its way past No. 13 Batavia, 55-16, in the other team dual at Sycamore.

“I asked the guys to battle and that’s what they do no matter what, win or lose, six minutes, we’re going to go out and battle with everybody we can battle and hopefully we come out on top,” Geneseo coach Tom Rusk said. “No matter what, they’re going to know they’re in for a fight.”

After Batavia’s Colin Peyton opened the dual with a tech fall victory over Dawson Hull at 106, Geneseo responded with victories in the next six matches to build a 32-6 lead.

Kye Weinzierl, who bumped up from 175 to 190 for the Maple Leafs, got a tech fall over Jack Brown.

“It’s something we’ve done in the duals if we think that we have an opportunity to score more points,” Weinzierl explained. “We’re going to put the guys in the right spots and that’s something that us as wrestlers trust our coaches to do and that’s something when we hear it from the coaches we’ll just go out there and wrestle.”

The weight might be different, but it’s still wrestling.

“Just going out and wrestling like it’s any other match and just doing what’s best for the team is the thought process,” Weinzierl said. “So going out there and trying to dominate.”

Colten Mooney (215), Josh Stahl (285), Tad Moore (113), Emmitt Hill (132) and Malaki Jackson (144) earned pins to lead the Geneseo charge.

“It was fun.” Hill said. “I didn’t do the best in regionals, but my team did so that’s good. So today I wrestled pretty hard, you know, it was fun out there, our team did good, so yeah.”

Hill was itching to return to the mats after losing twice in last Saturday’s Sterling regional. 

“I worked hard all week in practice so it was fun getting a good win out there,” he said. “I’ve done pretty good this season, but I’ve lost enough to know you got to work hard and come back and hope to (go against) the same dude and have a chance to beat him again. That’s what I’ve known from just losing, just got to keep working hard to get back, to get those wins.”

Harrison Hill (175) earned a tech fall win, Brycen Fohnestock (106), Landen Vincent (138) and Grady Hull (157) scored majors and Kie Smith (150) earned a 6-3 decision over Daniel Gonzalez for Geneseo’s other victories. 

“This is the third time going to state for me and it’s just a great experience,” Grady Hull said. “It’s so fun to be up there with the team and to have another dual like this, just another tough match. You get the crowd going and just have a fun time with it.”

Hull began his day watching his brother Dawson drop a 17-2 tech to Peyton at 165.

“It’s difficult watching because I’m one yelling at him, telling him exactly what to do as opposed to my other teammates I’m kind of sitting back and trying to learn some things myself sort of thing,” Grady Hull said. “We’ve always been training together. We have a mat in our basement so sometimes we’ll go down there and work on some things kind of a thing and he’s held me accountable for some things over time. I guess just being there for each other to hold each other accountable kind of a thing.”

The Maple Leafs advanced to state last year but didn’t place. They took fourth in 2023.

“Our program has been the same throughout my four years and growing up watching Geneseo wrestling, we hold ourselves to a high standard and maintain that everyday in practice and competition,” Weinzierl said. “And we set a very high standard for ourselves as wrestlers and our coaches do an amazing job of holding ourselves to that standard so we’re going to come into practice and work hard and wrestle tough every match.

“All the guys on the team just wrestle hard and tough, and wrestle six minutes every time and give their all. And that’s kind of the image we want to have at Geneseo and we did a great job of representing that tonight.”

Batavia was seeing sectional action for the first time in 20 years so its wrestlers weren’t even alive when the Bulldogs last won a regional when they captured the Class 2A St. Charles East Regional in 2006, which was also when there were just two classes. The Bulldogs became a part of the newly added 3A class during the 2008-2009 season, in which they placed third at the Wheaton North regional. Logan Arlis (113), Charlie Ryan (130) and Danny Watson (171) won regional titles that year for the Bulldogs under coach Tom Arlis.

Batavia picked up its second win at this year’s sectional when Kai Enos earned a 15-0 tech fall win at 120 to put an end to Geneseo’s six straight victories. Colin Johansen then followed at 126, pinning Phoenix Heller at 3:04. 

“I had kind of known going in we’d have our work cut out for us at upper weights so we had to get some matches,” Bulldogs coach Seth Winkle said. “When we weren’t getting those matches, we had to make an aggressive lineup move to give ourselves a chance. We haven’t been in this dual in a long time so go down swinging.”

Johansen most certainly did that. 

“We made a little move throwing a second year wrestler who started as a freshman, Winkle said. “He’s been a great JV guy all year as a sophomore. He fired us up and put some wind in our sails. Obviously it didn’t work overall, but it’s not something we regret and our kids were ready to take a big swing and Colin had about a minute-and-a-half notice so that was pretty cool.”

Battling tough 3A teams in the DuKane every year, like Wheaton North, Glenbard North and especially St. Charles East has certainly allowed the Bulldogs to enter the post-season battle-tested.

“We’re seeing tough teams throughout the season and it provides a lot of growth and learning opportunities,” Winkle said, “So to have it all come together at a regional and learn from all this tough competition throughout the year and apply what we worked on to get better in the room was pretty cool to see. We took some lumps during the year, but winning a regional was a big step and confidence booster.”

The Bulldogs will lose seven starters, six who are alive in the individual state tournament. 

“We lose a good number but have some pretty tough returners as well,” he said. “We have quite a few JV guys who we feel really good about going forward and developing for the off-season. We’ll try to get better every day and come back stronger and competitive.”

The efforts of their seniors should make a lasting impression.

“I speak highly of them and six are still fighting next week,” Winkle said. “Their contributions have been great and quite a few of them are in their first year in the lineup so they’ve seen success from working their butts off for so long. They’ve trusted the process and come through which is what a strong public program takes. Those guys develop over four years. The guys who come through our program, we definitely take pride in turning them into great young men, good members of society.”

While on the subject of impressions, both teams impressed one another.

“That’s a really well coached team with experience and poise,” Winkle said. “You could tell they were prepared and focused. We were proud to share the mat with them.”

Rusk said the Bulldogs won’t quit.

“What a solid, solid group of kids at Batavia,” Rusk said. “They battled, they never quit. They had a couple kids who didn’t have the records some of the kids have and those kids probably fought harder than the rest of the kids.”

Dual results

165: Colin Peyton (Batavia) d. Dawson Hull (Geneseo)  (TF 17-2)

175: Harrison Hill (Geneseo) d. Blake Vandeloo (Batavia)  (TF 20-4)

190: Kye Weinzierl (Geneseo) d. Jack Brown (Batavia)  (TF 21-6)

215: Colten Mooney (Geneseo) d. Jaden Lehman (Batavia)  (F 2:37)

285: Josh Stahl (Geneseo) d. Alex Linde-Marin (Batavia)  (F 1:27)

106: Brycen Fohnestock (Geneseo) d. Joey Calvillo (Batavia)  (MAJ 16-2)

113: Tad Moore (Geneseo) d. Nico Frechmann (Batavia)  (F 1:01)

120: Kai Enos (Batavia) d. Esref Onder (Geneseo)  (TF 15-0)

126: Colin Johansen (Batavia) d. Phoenix Heller (Geneseo)  (F 3:04)

132: Emmitt Hill (Geneseo) d. Ricardo Alfaro (Batavia)  (F 4:39)

138: Landen Vincent (Geneseo) d. Kyle Pasco (Batavia)  (MAJ 13-0)

144: Malaki Jackson (Geneseo) d. Elias Chaney (Batavia)  (F 0:54)

150: Kie Smith (Geneseo) d. Daniel Gonzalez (Batavia)  (D 6-3)

157: Grady Hull (Geneseo) d. Cole Hubbard (Batavia)  (MAJ 8-0)

By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

Hononegah 35, Grant 31

With its rich wrestling history, Hononegah has had a firm grip on the NIC-10 trophy and has sent dozens into the individual state tournament, celebrating ten state champions along the way.

The Indians nearly hit the jackpot a year ago with a second-place finish at the dual-team state championships, with a super-charged lineup that would say goodbye to several quality men, including four seniors with over 180 victories combined, three of which finished in the state’s top four.

On the surface, it would appear the losses the Indians incurred would harm their chances of another trip to Bloomington this month.

However, before a big crowd inside the intimate East Gym at host Grant High School, Brody Sendele and his mates stunned the home side and are now on their way to the ninth dual-team state tournament in program history.

“To be honest, I always felt we had the pieces in place to make another run at state,” said Sendele (38-3), whose tech fall of Casey Gipson (36-12) at 215 dashed the hopes of No. 6 Grant (23-5-0), which was looking to make its first state appearance since 2016.

“We lost some great talent, but we returned a lot of guys who were hungry to prove themselves,” Sendele said. “And along with Rocco and Bruno (Cassioppi) and Jackson Olson to provide leadership, the rest of the team put in the extra work to make sure this could all happen for us.”

Sendele would miss half the season a year ago with an injury, but would come back to finish second in state, and is now ranked No. 1 at 175. Along with the Cassioppis – Rocco (40-2) No. 1 at 150, and Bruno (36-4), No 2 at 165 – looked every bit the part of their lofty spots in the state polls.

“In a match like this against a great opponent like Grant, it was important for us to get as many bonus points when we could, but more importantly, stay away from pins, and tech-falls, while having a few guys step up to get us wins when we needed them the most,” continued Sendele, who moved up two weight classes to deliver the lethal blow to the Bulldogs.

Sectional qualifiers Brady Myatt (106, 33-9) and Larry Quirk (113, 28-15) would send the crowd into orbit when they opened the proceedings with a pin and a decision to give the Bulldogs an early 9-0 advantage.

Jackson Olson (28-8) fourth a year ago at state, countered with a pin, but a nicely played 12-8 decision from sophomore Jayce Glauser (29-5) over Kristian DeClercq put the Bulldogs up by 12-6.

That’s when the first of two heroes for the Indians stepped up according to Sendele.

Sophomore Isaiah Martinez (23-13), a first time sectional qualifier, took an early 3-0 lead with a take-down en route to a 4-1 victory over Breiydyn Hoffman to draw the visitors close at 12-9.

“Isaiah did a great job of turning the momentum around before their two hammers came up,” said Sendele.

The combined physical and emotional force put forth by Grant’s No. 4 Erik Rodriguez (138, 35-6) and No. 1 Vince Jasinski (144, 40-5) rattled the roof of the gym when each recorded thundering pins in just under 90 seconds combined to give the Bulldogs a 24-9 cushion.

Rocco Cassioppi registered his pin at 150, followed by a DQ victory from Evan Musil when an illegal throw and take-down from Grayson Lennon midway the second period drew the Indians within three, at 24-21.

“Quinton (Martinez) really came through for us when we needed it,” said Sendele of the 7-5 comeback decision from the freshman, who will be making his first sectional appearance in a week.

Martinez was trailing 1-0 after one period to Christopher Zander, but took a 6-2 lead into the third period where Zander drew closer (6-5) with a take-down near the edge.

With fans on both sides of the gym up on their feet, Martinez (20-6) grabbed an escape with just under one minute, and would hold on to level the score at 24-24.

Bruno Cassioppi gave the Indians its first lead of the night (30-24) with a pin at 175; Grant’s Xavier Arroyo, one of (11) sectional qualifiers for the Bulldogs, made it 30-27 after his 4-2 decision at 190.

Gipson, a state qualifier in 2025, bumped up one weight to 215 and Sendele moved up a pair of weight classes. The rest was history with a 10-2 major decision from Grant’s heavyweight Ajani Williams (28-14) making the final 35-31.

The Indians will face No. 4 St. Charles East (17-5-0) in a dual-team quarterfinal on Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m. in Bloomington at Grossinger Motors Arena.

Hononegah 35, Grant 31

106- Brady Myatt (GRT) won by forfeit.a

113- Larry Quirk (GRT) d. Logan Harris (HON) (D 2-0).

120- Jackson Olson (HON) d. Andrew Ocampo (GRT) (F 0:56).

126- Jayce Glauser (GRT) d. Kristian DeClercq (HON) (D 12-8).

132- Isaiah Martinez (HON) d. Breiydyn Hoffman (GRT) (D 4-1).

138- Erik Rodriguez (GRT) d. Maddox Franklin (HON) (F 0:52).

144- Vince Jasinski (GRT) d. Logan Person (HON) (0:30).

150- Rocco Cassioppi (HON) d. John Von Hoene (GRT) (F 1:39).

157- Evan Musil (HON) d. Grayson Lennon (GRT) (DQ).

165- Quinton Martinez (HON) d. Christopher Zander (GRT) (D 7-5).

175- Bruno Cassioppi (HON) d. Aaden Arroyo (GRT) (F 0:55)

190- Xavier Arroyo (GRT) d. Alex Martin Pecino (HON) (D 4-2).

215- Brody Sendele (HON) d. Casey Gipson (GRT) (TF 22-6).

285- Ajani Williams (GRT) d. Wyatt Kinney (HON) (MD 10-2).

Barrington 39, Loyola 38

With a huge contingent of Barrington fans alongside the Grant faithful on the same side of the gym, there was a sea of red shirts delivering support of the MSL champion Broncos (16-9-0), who were in search of its 8th trip downstate and their first since 2020.

Last year in the same Grant gym, No. 17 Barrington suffered a 41-24 defeat to Hononegah with a downstate berth on the line.

“Last year we were disappointed after that loss to Hononegah, but when it was over, we put it behind us and went to work as a team during the offseason,” said the Broncos three-year veteran, No. 3 Ryan Dorn (138).

“That loss was last year, so what was most important was we all wanted to get back here and make a run at getting to dual-team state,” said Barrington’s No. 2 Kaleb Pratt (120), himself a three-year man for head coach Dan Keller.

“We knew coming in that Loyola obviously has two unbelievable hammers (Niko Odiotti (106) and Kai Calcutt (215)) and had a bunch of dangerous guys in their lineup, and they have a great coach with Matt Collum,” began Keller.

“I was fortunate to learn a lot as an assistant under Tom Whalen while at Prospect, and his tactical genius and ability to map things out for big duals was second to none. So I knew if I used what he taught me, we would be in good shape tonight.

“Of course, the guys had to do their jobs, and that’s what they did.”

Loyola, regional champions for the first time since 1997, came prepared themselves. They bumped No. 1 Odiotti (29-2) from 106 to 113, and would parlay a major decision victory from Quentin Williams (24-12) at 106 into an early 10-0 advantage.

“I always felt that, as good as Barrington is, we had a chance to win tonight,” Collum said. “But they have some very good depth throughout their lineup, and that eventually was the difference.

Collum will lead eight of his men into the Barrington individual sectional next week.

“This is a great accomplishment for our team to win a regional for our program, and to have a chance to have continue on,” Calcutt said.

The No. 1 man at 215 pounds is on his way to North Carolina State in the fall.

“If you had told me four years ago that we would be here tonight, I would have said no way,” continued Calcutt, a three-year standout on the defensive line for the Ramblers state power football team.

“Coach (Collum) has changed the culture in our room, and he’s brought pride back into the sport of wrestling at Loyola. To me, he’s the reason for the success we’ve achieved.”

After Pratt (41-5) registered a 16-1 tech-fall at 120, Ramblers senior Gavin Pardilla (126, 31-7) slowed the Broncos with his 8-0 major decision victory to increase the Ramblers advantage to 14-5.

However, a three match Barrington explosion with Ryan Dorn in between teammates Matthew Blanke (132) and Jimmy Whitaker (144) put 17 points on the board to push the Broncos ahead at 22-14.

“Matthew (Blanke) really came through for us with a big tech-fall win for five points ,to really set the tone of us for the rest of the night,” Dorn said.

“Yeah, I thought Matthew’s win was huge, and so was (Daniel Blanke’s) pin,” Pratt said. “He bumped up two weights to 165.”

Pins from Loyola’s James Hemmila (23-4 at 150) and Daniel Malan (26-4 at 157) would stem the tide for the Ramblers, giving their club one last lead at 26-22.

“We knew the strength of Loyola, but we were always confident in our lineup, and how we pieced things together in advance of where they moved their guys around during the match,” said Keller.

MSL and regional champions Daniel Blanke (38-7) and Sam Cushman (32-10) needed just 92 seconds to record their pins at 165 and 175, and with the Broncos firmly ahead (34-26), Aaron Jafri (29-17) put the finishing touches on the contest with a 15-0 tech-fall triumph.

With its 13-point advantage, the Broncos would concede forfeits to Calcutt (32-2) and heavyweight Mike Maddex to make it a 39-38 victory.

“Obviously, I am extremely proud of this team,” Collum said. “They have always worked hard for  me and the staff, and many of them have been with us four years. So to see the  success we’ve had thus far is very satisfying.”

The Ramblers will send eight into sectionals, while the sectionl host Broncos have nine qualifiers.

Barrington 39, Loyola Academy 38

106- Quentin Williams (LOY) d. Diego Ramirez (BAR) (MD 11-3).

113- Niko Odiotti (LOY) d. Ismael Lopez (BAR) (F 3:32).

120- Kaleb Pratt (BAR) d. Daniel Myint (LOY) (TF 16-1).

126- Gavin Pardilla (LOY) d. Saul Ramirez (BAR) (MD 8-0).

132- Matthew Blanke (BAR) d. Michael Crawford (LOY) (TF 15-0).

138- Ryan Dorn (BAR) d. Mateo Hatzopoulos (LOY) (F 2:47).

144- Jimmy Whitaker (BAR) d. Sean Smylie (LOY) (F 0:54).

150- James Hemmila (LOY) d. Maddox Orozco (BAR) (F 1:55).

157- Daniel Matan (LOY) d. Michael Fiandaca (BAR) (F 1:45).

165- Daniel Blanke (BAR) d. Aleks Knapik (LOY)  (F 0:57).

175- Sam Cushman (BAR) d. Jack DeCrane(LOY) (F 0:37).

190- Aaron Jafri (BAR) d. Colton Pacholski (LOY) (TF 15-0).

215- Kai Calcutt (LOY) won by forfeit.

285- Mike Maddex (LOY) won by forfeit

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly
Dual team state finals will take place at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Feb. 27-28

3A OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST SECTIONAL

St. Charles East 75, Maine South 0

The No. 4 Saints (17-5) steamrolled Maine South 75-0 to earn the fifth berth in the state finals in St. Charles East history and the third for coach Jason Potter.

St. Charles East won a state title for Potter in 2023 and placed third in state in 2024. The Saints also placed third in 1997 under coach Mick Ruettiger and were state qualifiers under coach Steve Smerz in 2001.
The Saints will face No. 5 Hononegah (13-6) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington on Feb. 27.

St. Charles East got pins from Cooper Murray (215), Matt Medina (285), Dom Munaretto (120), Kaden Potter (132), Liam Aye (138) and Ben Guszkiewicz (190). Tech falls came from Will Difatta (113), Declan Sons (126), Gavin Woodmancy (144), Jayden Hernandez (150) and Anthony Kutrovatz (165). Max Aye (106) won by major decision and Maine South forfeited to the Saints’ Isaac Lenard at 157 pounds.

Dual results

215 – Cooper Murray, SC East d. Jake Rioch, Maine South F 0:16

285 – Matt Medina, SC East d. Matthew Correa, Maine South F 1:40

106 – Maximus Aye, SC East d. Erle Rosete, Maine South MD 14-3

113 – Will Difatta, SC East d. Nicholas Karlesky, Maine South TF 22-5

120 – Dom Munaretto, SC East d. Ryan Ready, Maine South F 0:45

126 – Dlan Sons, SC East d. Luke Baum, Maine South TF 16-1

132 – Kaden Potter, SC East d. Donato Coloia, Maine South F 1:08

138 – Liam Aye, SC East d. Luciano De La Pasqua, Maine South F 1:34

144 – Gavin Woodmancy, SC East d. George Dilorenzo, Maine South TF 15-0

150 – Jayden Hernandez, SC East d. Martin Lydon, Maine South TF 22-6

157 – Isaac Lenard, SC East d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

165 – Anthony Kutrovatz, SC East d. Chris Kuminga, Maine South TF 16-1

175 – Asher Van Der Molen, SC East d. George Arvanitis, Maine South MD 13-1

190 – Ben Guszkiewicz, SC East d. Daniel Egan, Maine South F 3:15


Oak Park and River Forest 63, Conant 6

No. 9 Oak Park and River Forest (10-2) earned the 15th trip to the state finals in its program history, downing Conant 63-6 for first-year head coach Jason Renteria.

Oak Park and River Forest will take on No. 17 Barrington (15-8) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. on February 27, at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

OPRF is making its third consecutive appearance at the dual team state finals. The Huskies won two state titles for coach Mike Powell in 2009 and 2014, and two more for coach Paul Collins in 2015 and 2016. The program also finished second in state 1988, 2012, 2018 and 2019.

OPRF won 12 of 14 matches against Conant, getting seven pins, three tech falls and two straight decisions in the win. Pins came from Lucas Albrecht (215), Pierre Nelson (285), Michael Rundell (113), Jamiel Castleberry (126), Zev Koransky (144), David Ogunsanya (157) and Jeremiah Hernandez (165).
OPRF got tech falls from Jordan Dezara (106), Isaiah Gibson (138) and Jack Skoglund (150), and decision wins from Zachary Chasson (120) and Alex Cohen (132).

Conant won a pair of decisions from Jackson Spizzirri (175) and Tarik Yursever (190). The Cougars were seeking the program’s eighth downstate berth for coach Andrew Guilde and the first since 2017 under coach Chad Hey. Conant placed second in state for long-time coach Jim Cartwright three times (1983, 1996, 2000) and placed fourth in 2003 under coach John Kane.

Dual results

215 – Lucas Albrecht, (OPRF) d. Jaiden Thorney, (Conant) F 1:48

285 – Pierre Nelson, (OPRF) d. Evan Mueller, (Conant) F 3:13

106 – Jordan Dezara, (OPRF) d. Jax Bryson, (Conant) TF 17-1

113 – Michael Rundell, (OPRF) d. Brian Hoffman, (Conant) F 0:16

120 – Zachary Chasson, (OPRF) d. Andres Justicia, (Conant) SV-1 10-7

126 – Jamiel Castleberry, (OPRF) d. Connor Willis, (Conant) F 1:48

132 – Alex Cohen, (OPRF) d. Emmett Arens, (Conant) D 9-2

138 – Isaiah Gibson, (OPRF) d. Oscar Luberda, (Conant) TF 18-3

144 – Zev Koransky, (OPRF) d. Jake Gizel, (Conant) F 1:10

150 – Jack Skoglund, (OPRF) d. Elliot Kang, (Conant) TF 22-3

157 – David Ogunsanya, (OPRF) d. Jaewon Willhite, (Conant) F 0:07

165 – Jeremiah Hernandez, (OPRF) d. Sultan Imanaliev, (Conant) F 1:33

175 – Jackson Spizzirri, (Conant) d. Zachary Michaud, (OPRF) D 6-3

190 – Tarik Yurtsever, (Conant) d. Daniel Solano, (OPRF) D 9-8

3A MAHOMET-SEYMOUR SECTIONAL

Edwardsville 36, Lincoln-Way West 28

An 8-6 edge in matches won and a 12-10 edge in bonus points made the difference as No. 11 Edwardsville (12-2) won 36-28 over No. 12 Lincoln-Way West (17-6) on Thursday.

Edwardsville coach Eric Pretto will lead his squad to its second consecutive state finals appearance and the 6th downstate berth in program history. The Tigers will take on No. 3 Montini (14-3)  on Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

The Tigers (12-2) have won downstate hardware twice, placing fourth in Illinois in 2006 and 2009 under coach Jon Wagner.

Pretto got pins from Michael McNamara (106), Robert Edington (157) and Braylon Hill-Lomax (285), while Lincoln-Way West’s pins came from Carter DiBenedetto (126), Jack Strezo (150) and Jon Wilkey (165).
Edwardsville got a tech fall from Simon Schulte (190) and a major decision win from Chace Mathney (113), and Lincoln-Way West got a major decision at 132 from Brady Glynn (132).

A 3-2 edge in swing matches went Edwardsville’s way. The Tigers got straight decision wins from Tim Swaim (120), Ryan Richie (144) and Roman Janek (215), and Lincoln-Way West got decision wins from Leyton Bartley (138) and Max Herman (175).

Lincoln-Way West coach Brian Glynn was seeking to guide his program to its third state finals appearance. The Warriors placed third in Illinois for Glynn in 2017.

Dual results

106 – Michael McNamara (Edwardsville) d. Michael Scott, (LW West) F 2:00

113 – Chace Mathney (Edwardsville) d. Kellan Hack, (LW West) MD 11-0

120 – Timothy Swaim (Edwardsville) d. Charlie Strezo, (LW West) D 7-1

126 – Carter DiBenedetto, (LW West) d. Bryson Nuttall (Edwardsville) F 1:30

132 – Brady Glynn, (LW West) d. Sean Monroe (Edwardsville) MD 17-7

138 – Leyton Bartley, (LW West) d. Xander Humphrey (Edwardsville) SV-1 8-5

144 – Ryan Richie (Edwardsville) d. Shane Stream, (LW West) D 3-0

150 – Jack Strezo, (LW West) d. Ian Trauernicht (Edwardsville) F 2:34

157 – Robert Edington (Edwardsville) d. Evan Gutierrez, (LW West) F 0:57

165 – Jon Wilkey, (LW West) d. Kenneth Jamison (Edwardsville) F 1:37

175 – Max Herman, (LW West) d. George Ostrom (Edwardsville) D 4-2

190 – Simon Schulte (Edwardsville) d. Cameron Moskos, (LW West) TF 18-3

215 – Roman Janek (Edwardsville) d. Jimmy Talley, (LW West) D 7-3

285 – Braylon Hill-Lomax (Edwardsville) d. Brayden Shaub, (LW West) F 3:37

3A MARMION ACADEMY SECTIONAL

Montini 35, Marist 28

No. 3 Montini (14-3) beat No. 7 Marist (13-7) 35-28 to punch its ticket to the program’s 26th trip to the dual team state finals. Montini advanced downstate for the third consecutive season and for the first time under first-year head coach Sal Annoreno.

Montini will face No. 11 Edwardsville (12-2) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.
The Broncos have won 16 dual team state titles since 2000, eight of which have come under long-time coach Mike Bukovsky. The Broncos have placed second three times (2007, 2017, 2024), and third three times (1996, 1998, 2025).

Montini won nine of the 12 matches wrestled, forfeiting to Marist at 106 and 138. The only pins of the dual came from the Broncos’ Sam Swais (215) and Marist’s Jacob Crawford (150). Montini got tech falls from Allen Woo (120) and Bobby Ruscitti (126), and Marist also got a pair of tech fall wins from Tommy Fidler (157) and Ethan Sonne (165). Montini’s Santino Tenuta (175) posted the lone major decision of the dual.

The remaining five matches wrestled were all won by straight decisions, and Montini won all five from Kam Luif (144), AJ Tack (190), Gavin Ericson (285), Erik Klichurov (113) and Mikey Malizzio (132).

Marist was seeking its third trip downstate under coach Brendan Heffernan, who guided the Redhawks to a second-place finish in Illinois in 2014.

Marist reached the state finals nine times in its history, winning state titles in 1982 and 1987 under long-time coach Mark Gervais.

Dual results
144 – Kam Luif, (Montini) d. Jaxon Jorgensen, (Marist) D 8-5

150 – Jacob Crawford, (Marist) d. Landon Waggoner, (Montini) F 5:30

157 – Thomas Fidler, (Marist) d. Will Konder, (Montini) TF 19-3

165 – Ethan Sonne, (Marist) d. Myles Monis, (Montini) TF 15-0

175 – Santino Tenuta, (Montini) d. Jonathan Fields, (Marist) MD 15-2

190 – AJ Tack, (Montini) d. Ronin Haran, (Marist) D 11-6

215 – Sam Swais, (Montini) d. Tommy O`Brien, (Marist) F 3:22

285 – Gavin Ericson, (Montini) d. Jack Watson, (Marist) D 8-3

106 – Crue Hatchell, (Marist) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Erik Klichurov, (Montini) d. Elio Gil, (Marist) D 4-2

120 – Allen Woo, (Montini) d. Colin Phelan, (Marist) TF 19-3

126 – Bobby Ruscitti, (Montini) d. Dylan Weber, (Marist) TF 16-1

132 – Mikey Malizzio, (Montini) d. Te`Jon Beals, (Marist) D 4-0

138 – Axel Rodriguez, (Marist) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Marmion Academy 46, Mount Carmel 23

The 2025 state champs are headed back downstate to defend their title.

No. 2-ranked Cadets from Marmion Academy (13-3) won 46-23 over No. 13 Mount Carmel (6-5), advancing to the dual team finals for the 11th time overall and the third time under head coach Anthony Cirrincione.

Marmion has won six state finals trophies, having placed second three times (2013, 2016, 2023) and third twice (2014, 2019).

The Cadets will face No. 1 Joliet Catholic Academy (14-1) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington.

With an overall 9-4 edge in matches wrestled and a 19-8 edge in bonus points earned, Marmion finished with a 3-1 edge in pins, getting falls from Joey Favia (285), James Morrison (113) and Nicholas Garcia (138). Mount Carmel got its pin from Liam Kelly (190).

Marmion had all three of the dual’s tech falls, from Ashton Hobson (165), Vincenzo Testa (215) and Aidan McClure (132). Mount Carmel led 2-1 in major decisions, getting majors from Jaxon Gineris (157) and Brody Koselke (126). Marmion got a major from Zach Stewart (150).

Each team won a single simple decision; Marmion from Daniel Skura (175) and Mount Carmel from Sebastian Garcia (106). Marmion forfeited at 120 to Mount Carmel’s Luke Erwinski.

Mount Carmel was seeking its 17th trip to the state finals for coach Alex Tsirtsis, who guided the program to state titles in 2022 and 2024, and a second-place finish in 2020.

The Caravan won three state titles (1992-94) under coach Bill Weick. Mount Carmel also placed second twice (1998, 2002) and fourth once (1996) under Weick and placed third in 2016 under coach John Kading.

Dual results

144 – Demetrios Carrera, (Marmion) d. George Hollendonor, (Mt. Carmel) F 2:35

150 – Zach Stewart, (Marmion) d. Justin Williamson, (Mt. Carmel) MD 12-4

157 – Jaxon Gineris, (Mt. Carmel) d. Grayson Garcia, (Marmion) MD 17-4

165 – Ashton Hobson, (Marmion) d. Daniel Lynch, (Mt. Carmel) TF 17-0

175 – Daniel Skura, (Marmion) d. Kellan Breen, (Mt. Carmel) D 9-3

190 – Liam Kelly, (Mt. Carmel) d. Joseph Ruggerio, (Marmion) F 0:16

215 – Vincenzo Testa, (Marmion) d. Kenneth Segerson, (Mt. Carmel) TF 18-2

285 – Joseph Favia, (Marmion) d. Landin Carter, (Mt. Carmel) F 0:41

106 – Sebastian Gracia, (Mt. Carmel) d. Caden Morrison, (Marmion) D 5-1

113 – James Morrison, (Marmion) d. Daniel Macatangay, (Mt. Carmel) F 2:40

120 – Luke Erwinski, (Mt. Carmel) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 – Brody Koselke, (Mt. Carmel) d. Brody Page, (Marmion) MD 11-2

132 – Aidan McClure, (Marmion) d. William Grafton-Hodgetts, (Mt. Carmel) TF

138 – Nicholas Garcia, (Marmion) d. Francis Burke, (Mt. Carmel) F 1:04

Joliet Catholic Academy 63, Yorkville 5

No. 1 Joliet Catholic (14-1) rolls into the dual team state finals thanks to a dominating sectional win over No. 8 Yorkville (17-6). Coach Ryan Cumbee’s squad won 13 of 14 matches featuring four pins, five tech falls, two major decisions and two straight decisions in a 63-5 win.

The Hilltoppers will be making their fifth consecutive trip to the state finals and will take on No. 2 defending state champion Marmion (13-3) in a state quarterfinal dual on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Bloomington. 

Cumbee has guided Joliet Catholic to three dual team state trophies; the Hilltoppers won the state title in 2022, placed second in 2023, and took third in 2025.

Yorkville was seeking its eighth trip downstate and its third under coach Jake Oster, who guided the program to a fourth-place finish in 2023 and a second-place finish in 2024.

Dual results

144 – Adante Washington, (Joliet Cath) d. Vincent Konecki (Yorkville) TF 25-8

150 – Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) d. Aurelio Munoz, (Joliet Cath) TF 17-2

157 – Dawson Mack, (Joliet Cath) d. Donncha Souza (Yorkville) MD 13-4

165 – Nolan Vogel, (Joliet Cath) d. Maximus Delgado (Yorkville) TF 19-3

175 – Vince Skedel, (Joliet Cath) d. Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) D 8-5

190 – Aidan Bishop, (Joliet Cath) d. Brock Janeczko (Yorkville) D 2-1

215 – Ryker Czubak, (Joliet Cath) d. Avery Lane (Yorkville) TF 18-3

285 – Daniel Dalach, (Joliet Cath) d. Drevon White (Yorkville) F 3:04

106 – Kane Robles, (Joliet Cath) d. Leo Richmond (Yorkville) F 0:34

113 – Colton Schultz, (Joliet Cath) d. Ryan Fals (Yorkville) TF 17-2

120 – Finn McDermott, (Joliet Cath) d. Landon Jenkins (Yorkville) F 1:27

126 – Lukas Foster, (Joliet Cath) d. alexander andel (Yorkville) TF 19-4

132 – Adonis Washington, (Joliet Cath) d. Rocky Delgado (Yorkville) F 1:23

138 – Lincoln Mack, (Joliet Cath) d. Jaxson Kocur (Yorkville) MD 13-4

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly
Dual team state finals will take place at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Feb. 27-28

1A Oregon Team Sectional

Lena-Winslow/Stockton 50, Wheaton Academy 21

Long-time head coach Kevin Milder will take his boys from No. 2 Lena-Winslow/Stockton (31-3) to the team state finals for the fifth time in program history, after topping Wheaton Academy (16-10) 50-21 at Oregon and improving to 31-3 in duals this season.

Milder guided the program to state title wins in 2017 and 2019, a second-place finish in 2012, and a third-place finish in 2023.

Milder’s squad will take on No. 6 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher (26-2) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington.

Lena-Winslow/Stockton took nine of 14 matches in the win, including seven wins by fall. Milder got pins from Keller Otto (120), Brandon White (126), Mauricio Glass (138), Sam Sikora (157), Mark Detwiler (165), Eli Larson (190) and Oliver McPeek (215). The team also got a tech fall from Arrison Bauer (144) and a straight decision win from Jeremiah Luke (285).

Wheaton Academy coach Steve Aiello was seeking his program’s first trip to the state finals. The Warriors (16-10) got a pin from Elliot Hardy (106), a tech fall from Lincoln Hoger (150), a major decision win from Zion Kaunley (113), and straight decision wins from Oscar Smith (132) and Tyler Jones (175).

Dual results

106 – Elliot Hardy, (Wheaton Ac) d. Reece Hartzell, (L-W/Stockton) F 1:08

113 – Zion Kaunley, (Wheaton Ac) d. Carson Hill, (L-W/Stockton) MD 10-2

120 – Keller Otto, (L-W/Stockton) d. Danny Shin, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:29

126 – Brandon White, (L-W/Stockton) d. Buckley Kazmeirzak, (Wheaton Ac) F 3:15

132 – Oscar Smith, (Wheaton Ac) d. Huntlee Burris, (L-W/Stockton) D 6-3

138 – Mauricio Glass, (L-W/Stockton) d. Eli Shin, (Wheaton Ac) F 3:30

144 – Arrison Bauer, (L-W/Stockton) d. Nico Chiappetta, (Wheaton Ac) TF 15-0

150 – Lincoln Hoger, (Wheaton Ac) d. Tegan Arnold, (L-W/Stockton) TF 15-0

157 – Sam Sikora, (L-W/Stockton) d. Joey Guidi, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:59

165 – Mark Detwiler, (L-W/Stockton) d. Noah Daniels, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:59

175 – Tyler Jones, (Wheaton Ac) d. John Mensendike, (L-W/Stockton) D 7-2

190 – Eli Larson, (L-W/Stockton) d. Joseph Senneses, (Wheaton Ac) F 1:03

215 – Oliver McPeek, (L-W/Stockton) d. Ian De Souza, (Wheaton Ac) F 1:45

285 – Jeremiah Luke, (L-W/Stockton) d. Hezzy Garcia, (Wheaton Ac) D 14-8

Dixon 57, Morrison 20

No. 5 Dixon (16-4) and coach Micah Hey earned the program’s second trip to the team state finals with a 57-21 win over No. 21 Morrison (23-10) at Oregon. Former coach Chris Bishop took the program downstate in 2017 and placed third.

Dixon (16-4) won 10 of 14 matches against No. 21 Morrison (23-10), with seven pins coming from Doolan Long (132), Charlie Connors (144), Adam Staples (165), Blake Dingley (175), Dawson Kemp (215), Dylan Bopes (285), and Riley Paredes (113). The Dukes also got a tech fall from Preston Richards (150) and a major decision win from Jack Ragan (120). Morrison forfeited at 106 to Dixon’s Gage Heath.

Morrison coach Tom Drosopoulos got tech fall wins from Patrick Schaefer (138) and Caleb Modglin (157) and a major decision win at 190 from Noah Stout. Dixon forfeited at 126 to Morrison’s Eli Modglin.
Dixon will square off against No. 9 Althoff Catholic (17-0) at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

132 – Doolan Long, (Dixon) d. Jaken Updike (Morrison) F 1:23

138 – Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) d. Channing Sarver, (Dixon) TF 18-3

144 – Charlie Connors, (Dixon) d. Randy Gerlach (Morrison) F 0:21

150 – Preston Richards, (Dixon) d. Mason Grismore (Morrison) TF 19-4

157 – Caleb Modglin (Morrison) d. Neomiah Holloway, (Dixon) TF 16-0

165 – Adam Staples, (Dixon) d. Conrad Eichman (Morrison) F 2:59

175 – Blake Dingley, (Dixon) d. Ethan Bush (Morrison) F 1:14

190 – Noah Stout (Morrison) d. Seth Shaffer, (Dixon) MD 11-1

215 – Dawson Kemp, (Dixon) d. Caleb Carroll (Morrison) F 0:35

285 – Dylan Bopes, (Dixon) d. Corbin Allen (Morrison) F 0:43

106 – Gage Heath, (Dixon) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Riley Paredes, (Dixon) d. Landon Rubright (Morrison) F 1:44

120 – Jack Ragan, (Dixon) d. Cael Wright (Morrison) MD 14-6

126 – Eli Modglin (Morrison) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

1A Taylorville Team Sectional

Althoff Catholic 50, Lawrenceville 23

Coach Emanuel Brooks will take No. 9 Althoff Catholic (17-0) downstate for the third time in program history after the Crusaders’ 50-23 win over Lawrenceville (11-6) at Taylorville. Althoff placed fourth in state in 2018 for former coach Josh Harper.

Brooks’ boys earned a 9-5 edge in matches won and got bonus points in all nine wins. Pins came from Jaxon Lynn (126), Dawson Hawthorne (132), Colton Stearns (138) and Stephen Ache (215), and the Crusaders got tech fall wins from Nathan Fisher (120), Landon Weidler (157), Ryan Hogue (165) and Pierre Walton (175). Lawrenceville forfeited at 113 to Althoff’s Prudence Sniker (113).

Lawrenceville coach Cody Bobe got tech falls from James O’Dell (106), Cale Seitzinger (150), and Jude DeCausey (285), and major decision wins from Hudson Meek (144) and Malikye Williams (190).

Lawrenceville was after its third trip to the state finals since 1984. The program placed third in state in ’84 and fourth in ’85, and last qualified in 1996 for former coach Jim Dunn. The program placed second in state twice, in 1939 and 1940 for coach Bob Emmons, who also guided the program to a third-place finish in 1942.

Althoff Catholic will take on No. 5 Dixon (16-4) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results
106 – James O`Dell (Lawrenceville) d. Karson Fowler, (Althoff Cath) TF 15-0

113 – Prudence Snider, (Althoff Cath) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

120 – Nathan Fisher, (Althoff Cath) d. Kyler Guercio (Lawrenceville) TF 19-2

126 – Jaxon Lynn, (Althoff Cath) d. Drew Seitzinger (Lawrenceville) F 4:42

132 – Dawson Hawthorne, (Althoff Cath) d. Dayton Ledbetter (Lawrenceville) F 0:37

138 – Colton Stearns, (Althoff Cath) d. Jude Shick (Lawrenceville) F 0:37

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrenceville) d. robbie Schallert, (Althoff Cath) MD 12-1

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrenceville) d. John Taylor, (Althoff Cath) TF 18-3

157 – Landon Weidler, (Althoff Cath) d. Daniel Kiser (Lawrenceville) TF 19-2

165 – Ryan Hogue, (Althoff Cath) d. Tucker Waldrop (Lawrenceville) TF 16-1

175 – Pierre Walton, (Althoff Cath) d. Nick Morehead (Lawrenceville) TF 17-2

190 – Malikye Williams (Lawrenceville) d. Austin Wilkinson, (Althoff Cath) MD 10-1

215 – Stephen Ache, (Althoff Cath) d. Leroy Werich (Lawrenceville) F 0:51

285 – Jude DeCausey (Lawrenceville) d. Braden Bush, (Althoff Cath) TF 16-0

Vandalia 46, Murphysboro 23
No. 3 Vandalia (28-2) won nine of 14 matches against No. 3 Murphysboro (22-8) to punch its ticket to the team state finals for the 25th time in program history. Only Montini and its 26 state finals appearances stands ahead of Vandalia for the most appearances in Illinois history.

Vandalia is seeking its third consecutive team trophy, having placed fourth in 2024 and second in state last season. The program has won 11 team state trophies, including a state title in 1996 under coach Glenn Exton.

First-year Vandalia head coach Pat Myers got pins from Brody Matthews (138), Dade Kleinik (150), Dillon Hinton (165) and Cole Yarborough (175) in the win, and tech fall wins from Preston Waughtel (120) and Max Philpot (132). Ross Miller (190) and Elijah Mabry (144) won straight decisions, and Cooper Galoway (106) won by forfeit.

Murphysboro was seeking its fourth team state finals appearance overall under coach Shea Baker, who took the Red Devils downstate in 2016 and 2025, placing third in Illinois in 2016. The Red Devils got pins from Caybren Hubbard (215) and Jace Witzman (157), a tech fall from Drevan Bramlett (113), and a straight decision wins from Julien Tanner (285) and Paxton Pyatt (120).

Vandalia will face No. 17 Chicago Hope Academy (17-12) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) d. Braxton Dunn (Vandalia) F 1:04

285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) d. Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) D 4-0

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) d. Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) TF 17-1

120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) d. riley Hinton (Vandalia) D 11-6

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) d. Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) TF 18-2

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) d. Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) TF 18-0

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) d. Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) F 3:55

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) d. Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) D 8-7

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) d. Sayvair Williams (Murphysboro) F 0:33

157 – Jace Witzman (Murphysboro) d. Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) F 2:43

165 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) d. Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) F 2:33

175 – Cole Yarborough (Vandalia) d. Phoenix Hickam (Murphysboro) F 2:00

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) d. Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) D 8-2

1A Canton Team Sectional

Olympia 40, PORTA 33

No. 8 Olympia (19-5) heads to the team dual state finals for the 11th time in program history, after its 40-33 win over No. 13 PORTA (26-6) in Canton. It will mark the second consecutive finals appearance for coach Josh Collins.

Collins’ boys earned an 8-6 edge in matches won, forfeiting the final match of the dual. The Spartans got pins from Caleb Peters (215), Darian Holloway (285), Brandon Gaither (113) and Kenzer Burrell (138), tech falls from Tucker Garey (126) and Carter Knobloch (132), and straight decision wins from Kaden Collins (157) and Connor Collins (106).

Olympia won three state trophies for former coach Mike Manahan, placing third in 1999, fourth in 2000 and second in ’01. Former coach Pete Cleary led the program to a third-place finish in 2017.
Long-time PORTA coach Jeff Hill got pins from Logan Baker (165), Caleb Peters (215), Kainin Fillbright (120), a tech fall from Justin Zimmerman (190) and a major decision win from Zach Bryant (150). Olympia forfeited at 144 to PORTA’s Hunter King at 144.

PORTA was seeking its 11th state finals appearance under Hill’s guidance. Hill guided his program to a state title in 2010, a second-place finish in 2014, and fourths in 2005, 2009 and 2013.
Olympia will face No. 1 Coal City (39-0) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

150 – Zach Bryant, (PORTA) d. Austin Kisner, (Olympia) MD 14-4

157 – Kaden Collins, (Olympia) d. Jamarion Thomas, (PORTA) D 12-5

165 – Logan Baker, (PORTA) d. Kayden Thomas, (Olympia) F 1:59

175 – Caleb Cass, (PORTA) d. Jacob Cassel, (Olympia) F 0:52

190 – Justin Zimmerman, (PORTA) d. Isaac Warnock, (Olympia) TF 15-0

215 – Caleb Peters, (Olympia) d. Jayden Minor, (PORTA) F 1:19

285 – Darian Holloway, (Olympia) d. JJ Dyson, (PORTA) F 2:47

106 – Connor Collins, (Olympia) d. Coyt Rademaker, (PORTA) D 8-4

113 – Brandon Gaither, (Olympia) d. Jon Blankenship, (PORTA) F 2:59

120 – Kainin Fillbright, (PORTA) d. Ryan Ballinger, (Olympia) F 2:56

126 – Tucker Garey, (Olympia) d. Landon Webb, (PORTA) TF 15-0

132 – Carter Knobloch, (Olympia) d. Ryan McCoy, (PORTA) TF 15-0

138 – Kenzer Burell, (Olympia) d. Jaxen Feagans, (PORTA) F 3:53

144 – Hunter King, (PORTA) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher 57, Canton 20

No. 6 GCMS/Fisher coach Josh Carter will take the co-op program to its fourth state finals appearance after winning 57-20 over host No. 16 Canton (17-7). Carter’s boys are chasing a third state finals trophy, as the program placed fourth in state in 2017 for coach Ryan Birt, second in 2010, and fourth again in 2015 for Carter.

GCMS/Fisher (26-2) won 10 of 14 matches against Canton (17-7) and earned bonus points throughout.  Falls came from Hunter Brandon (150), Ethan Lowe (175), Sam Manson (190), Jaxon Wright (215), Bentley Fields (106), Ian Rotramel (113), and Landen Lage (138). Carter also got tech fall wins from Hudson Babb (157), Cooper Miller (165) and Nolan Lowe (144).

Canton’s wins came by fall from Connor Williams (285), Dyllan Steele (120) and Maddux Steele (126), and by sudden-victory decision at 132 from Jacob Hardesty.

Canton coach Zach Crawford was seeking the program’s second trip to the state finals, having taken the Little Giants downstate in 2023.

GCMS/Fisher will face No. 2 Lena-Winslow/Stockton (31-3) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results
150 – Hunter Brandon, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Grady Smith (Canton) F 0:00

157 – Hudson Babb, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Alex Carrier (Canton) TF 16-0

165 – Cooper Miller, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Daniel Kees (Canton) TF 18-1

175 – Ethan Lowe, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Eli Piper (Canton) F 1:14

190 – Sam Manson, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Alex Webster (Canton) F 3:16

215 – Jaxon Wright, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Johnny Nidiffer (Canton) F 1:23

285 – Connor Williams (Canton) d. Carson Sexton, (GCMS/Fisher) F 1:10

106 – Bentley Fields, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Dash Shepler (Canton) F 2:34

113 – Ian Rotramel, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Dean Bruketta (Canton) F 1:23

120 – Dyllan Steele (Canton) d. Kaden Huster, (GCMS/Fisher) F 3:11

126 – Maddux Steele (Canton) d. Gage Martin, (GCMS/Fisher) F 1:29

132 – Jacob Hardesty (Canton) d. Camden Brucker, (GCMS/Fisher) SV-1 4-1

138 – Landen Lage, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Kole VanMiddlesworth (Canton) F 1:37

144 – Nolan Lowe, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Ayden Stewart (Canton) TF 16-0

Canton’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for uc – 132

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

Stillman Valley

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton co-op won its eighth regional title since 2012 after collecting 236.5 points, which was 77.5 ahead of runner-up Oregon, at the 11-team Stillman Valley Regional. The PantherHawks had six champs and four other qualifiers for the Byron Individual Sectional.

Title winners for the PantherHawks, who are coached by 2020 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Milder, were Carson Hill (113), Brandon White (126), Arrison Bauer (144), Eli Larson (190), Oliver McPeek (215) and Jeremiah Luke (285) while Keller Otto (120), Mauricio Glass (138), Sam Sikora (157) and John Mensendike (170) took second place. Huntlee Burris (132) lost a 4-3 decision in the third-place match to miss out on advancing to the sectional.

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton, which is ranked second, beat Wheaton Academy 50-21 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional. As a result, it advances to the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals in Bloomington and meets Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher co-op in the quarterfinals on February 27. The team hopes that it will be assured of its fifth state trophy, which includes 1A titles in 2017 and 2019, second place in 2012 and third place in 2023. 

Oregon (159) was ranked 12th while Byron, an honorable mention selection, beat out West Carroll 133-125 for third place. Stillman Valley (111.5), Dakota/ Orangeville co-op (88), Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville co-op (65.5), Galena/ East Dubuque co-op (54), Winnebago (54), Durand/ Pecatonica co-op (46) and Boylan Catholic (13.5) rounded out the field.

Additional regional champions were Oregon’s Josiah Perez (120), Jack Benesh (132) and Nelson Benesh (138), West Carroll’s Connor Knop (157) and Jonner Smith (165), Winnebago’s Cam Whitehead (106), Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville’s Kaenyn McCarren (150) and Byron’s Brody Stien (175).

Regional champions

106 – Cam Whitehead (Winnebago) 31-4 

113 – Carson Hill (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 28-17

120 – Josiah Perez (Oregon) 39-0

126 – Brandon White (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 28-9 

132 – Jack Benesh (Oregon) 24-5

138 – Nelson Benesh (Oregon) 38-4

144 – Arrison Bauer (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 42-3 

150 – Kaenyn McCarren (Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville) 22-5

157 – Connor Knop (West Carroll) 26-0

165 – Jonner Smith (West Carroll) 33-1

175 – Brody Stien (Byron) 41-1

190 – Eli Larson (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 42-1

215 – Oliver McPeek (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 41-2

285 – Jeremiah Luke (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 38-3

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Carter Paulson (Stillman Valley) 31-7; Aiden Salo (Byron) 30-12

113 – Jordan Lowe (Oregon) 20-10; Carter Mancilla (Dakota) 19-14 

120 – Keller Otto (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 31-16; Parker McGlinn (Winnebago) 19-8

126 – Isaiah Perez (Oregon) 33-7; Connor Higgins (Galena/ East Dubuque) 24-5

132 – Hunter King (Byron) 24-11; Jack McIntyre (West Carroll) 29-6

138 – Mauricio Glass (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 32-11; Guillermo Kalata (Stillman Valley) 14-13

144 – Harlan Kinney (Dakota/ Orangeville) 19-14; Jordan Donahue (Galena/ East Dubuque) 19-13

150 – Cole Herrell (West Carroll) 27-6; Cael O`Horo (Byron) 24-15

157 – Sam Sikora (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 34-11; Dylan Dach (Byron) 22-15 

165 – Ethan Waugh (Stillman Valley) 30-4; Brannick Alexander (Dakota/ Orangeville) 21-8

175 – John Mensendike (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 37-7; Jay Pearson (Dakota/ Orangeville) 24-10

190 – Will Julian (Byron) 34-6; Micah Stringini (Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville) 33-9

215 – Jacksyn Windham (Oregon) 22-15; Dermot Dolan (Durand/ Pecatonica) 14-3

285 – Riley Boyer (Byron) 16-14, Trey Jones (Durand/ Pecatonica) 28-10

Individual statistics

Most team points: Arrison Bauer, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 28; Jonner Smith, West Carroll 28; Connor Knop, West Carroll 27.5; Jack Benesh, Oregon 26.5; Kaenyn McCarren, Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville 25.5; Jeremiah Luke, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 24; Nelson Benesh, Oregon 23.5; Oliver McPeek, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 23; Cam Whitehead, Winnebago 23; Brody Stien, Byron 22.5

Most total match points: Brody Stien, Byron 56; Jack Benesh, Oregon 51; Dylan Dach, Byron 50

Most pins: Jonner Smith, West Carroll 3 (in 4:41), Brannick Alexander, Dakota/ Orangeville 3; Arrison Bauer, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 3; Dermot Dolan, Durand/ Pecatonica 3; Guillermo Kalata, Stillman Valley 3; Micah Stringini, Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville 3

Most technical falls: Brody Stien, Byron 3 (in 7:20)

Largest seed-place difference: Xander Bell, Stillman Valley 3; Gavin Sinkiawic, Dakota/ Orangeville 3

Team statistics

Most total match points: Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 270; Stillman Valley 257; Byron 243

Most pins: Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 18; Oregon 12; Stillman Valley 11

Most technical falls: Byron 5; Winnebago 5

Princeton

Dixon captured its third regional title and first since 2019 when it had five champions, three runners-up and a third-place finisher to help it claim top honors at the Princeton Regional with 221 points, which was 44 points ahead of runner-up Sandwich, who beat out Marquette Academy 177-172 for second place in the 11-team competition at Prouty Gym in Princeton.

Top performers for coach Micah Hey’s first place Dukes were title winners Riley Paredes (106), Doolan Long (126), Charlie Connors (144), Dawson Kemp (215) and Dylan Bopes (285) as well as second-place finishers Jack Ragan (120), Preston Richards (150) and Blake Dingley (175) and also Seth Shaffer (190), who took third while Adam Staples (165) claimed fourth place.

Dixon, which defeated first-time regional winner Morrison 57-20 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional, advanced to the IHSA Dual Team Finals for the second time and faces Althoff Catholic in the quarterfinals on February 27. Its other appearance was in 2017 when coach Chris Bishop led the program to third place in Class 2A. The Dukes came into the regional ranked fifth while Sandwich was 20th and Marquette Academy was 25th and Kewanee and the host Tigers were both honorable mention selections.

Princeton, which had four title winners, got past Kewanee 145-139.5 for fourth place while the remainder of the field included Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille co-op (63), Mendota (60), ROWVA/ Williamsfield co-op (49.5), Saint Bede Academy (29.5), Putnam County/ Hall co-op (26) and Somonauk/ Leland co-op (18). 

Additional champions were Princeton’s Augustus Swanson (113), Kane Dauber (138), Casey Etheridge (165) and Eli Berlin (190), Marquette Academy’s Wesley Janick (120), Koby Clark (132) and Brysen Manly (157) and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder (150) and Joshua Kotalik (175).

Note: Curt’s full story on the Princeton Regional will appear in the next few days with more news about Dixon qualifying for the IHSA Dual Team Finals at Thursday’s Oregon Sectional.

Regional champions

106 – Riley Paredes (Dixon) 33-1 

113 – Augustus Swanson (Princeton) 42-1

120 – Wesley Janick (Marquette Academy) 28-2

126 – Doolan Long (Dixon) 30-10  

132 – Koby Clark (Marquette Academy) 29-7

138 – Kane Dauber (Princeton) 23-2 

144 – Charlie Connors (Dixon) 37-4

150 – Cooper Corder (Sandwich) 36-1 

157 – Brysen Manly (Marquette Academy) 24-13

165 – Casey Etheridge (Princeton) 41-5

175 – Joshua Kotalik (Sandwich) 41-5 

190 – Eli Berlin (Princeton) 36-10

215 – Dawson Kemp (Dixon) 33-8 

285 – Dylan Bopes (Dixon) 27-5

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Aden Spinelli (Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille) 25-2; Dakota Harmon (Marquette Academy) 31-11

113 – Connor Eggers (Marquette Academy) 23-13; Kegan Miller (ROWVA/ Williamsfield) 26-9

120 – Jack Ragan (Dixon) 34-5; Connor Blanchard (Sandwich) 22-16

126 – Logan Huenefeld (Marquette Academy) 29-13; Dom Urbanski (Sandwich) 22-23

132 – Max Moreno (Saint Bede Academy) 35-7; Corbin Brown (Princeton) 32-13 

138 – Jaxson Blanchard (Sandwich) 30-7; Beau Thompson (Marquette Academy) 29-12 

144 – Lain Taylor (Kewanee) 36-7; Caiden Heath (Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille) 23-8

150 – Preston Richards (Dixon) 35-6; Dontel Wommack (Kewanee) 27-12

157 – Gavin Evans (Mendota) 29-8; Jack Forth (Sandwich) 27-18

165 – Reily Leifheit (Marquette Academy) 31-4; Brayden Johnson (Kewanee) 28-16

175 – Blake Dingley (Dixon) 28-15; Ace Lafollette (Kewanee) 30-11

190 – Kai Kern (Sandwich) 26-14; Seth Shaffer (Dixon) 26-18 

215 – Alex Schaefer (Marquette Academy) 26-2; Kaden Clevenger (Sandwich) 30-10 

285 – Airies Simmons (Kewanee) 21-5; Justin Doden (Putnam County/ Hall) 19-16 

Individual statistics

Most team points: Eli Berlin, Princeton 28; Kane Dauber, Princeton 28; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 26.5; Wesley Janick, Marquette Academy 26; Dylan Bopes, Dixon 24; Dawson Kemp, Dixon 24; Joshua Kotalik, Sandwich 24; Doolan Long, Dixon 24; Riley Paredes, Dixon 24; Augustus Swanson, Princeton 24

Most total match points: Trayvon Rucker, Mendota 46; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 42; Charlie Connors, Dixon 38

Most pins: Augustus Swanson, Princeton 3 (in 2:09); Eli Berlin, Princeton 3; Connor Blanchard, Sandwich 3; Kaden Clevenger, Sandwich 3: Kane Dauber, Princeton 3; Justin Doden, Putnam County/ Hall 3; Caden Heath, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 3; Dakota Harmon, Marquette Academy 3; Dawson Kemp, Dixon 3; Joshua Kotalik, Sandwich 3; Brayden Johnson, Kewanee 3; Ace Lafollette, Kewanee 3; Doolan Long, Dixon 3; Kegan Miller, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 3

Most technical falls: Tommy DeRidder, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 1 (in 2:00); Jayden Carreon, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 1; Charlie Connors, Dixon 1; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 1; Connor Eggers, Marquette Academy 1; Landyn Greenhagen, Kewanee 1; Logan Huenefeld, Marquette Academy 1; Maks Niedzwiedz, Saint Bede Academy 1; Kingston Peterson, Kewanee 1; Preston Richards, Dixon 1; Aden Spinelli, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 1; Allister Swanson, Princeton 1; Lain Taylor, Kewanee 1; Dom Urbanski, Sandwich 1

Largest seed-place difference: Ty Florschuetz, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Kewanee 259; Sandwich 243; Dixon 209

Most pins: Dixon 22, Kewanee 18; Sandwich 17

Most technical falls: Kewanee 3; Dixon 2; Marquette Academy 2; ROWVA/ Williamsfield 2; Sandwich 2

Riverdale

Morrison had five champions to help it capture its first regional title in the program’s long history when it scored 165.5 points at the Riverdale Regional while Rockridge edged Newman Central Catholic 150-149.5 for second place in the 12-team competition in Port Byron.

Coach Tom Drosopoulos’ first place Mustangs were led by champions Cael Wright (120), Eli Modglin (126), Patrick Schaefer (138), Caleb Modglin (150) and Noah Stout (190). Mason Grismore (144) and Caleb Carroll (215) took fourth and fell shy of trips to the Byron Sectional. 

Riverdale (135) took fourth place while Rock Falls (124.5), Sherrard (123), Mercer County (110.5), Fulton (105.5), Erie/ Prophetstown co-op (97.5), Alleman (51.5), Orion (42) and Quad Cities Christian School (-1) were the other teams that were in the regional tournament. 

Morrison, which was ranked 21st, fell to Dixon 57-20 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional. Newman Central Catholic (22nd) and Rockridge (23rd) were ranked in the top-25 while Riverdale, Rock Falls and Mercer County were all honorable mention selections.

Additional title winners were Rockridge’s Nate Lower (106) and Thomas Sowards (157), Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright (132) and Jake Schradeya (215), Newman Central Catholic’s Landon Near (113), Rock Falls’ Josiah Tarbill (144), Mercer County’s Eli Burns (165),

Alleman’s Jordan Thompson (175) and Erie/ Prophetstown’s Caleb Reymer (285).

Regional champions

106 – Nate Lower (Rockridge) 36-2 

113 – Landon Near (Newman Central Catholic) 37-3 

120 – Cael Wright (Morrison) 39-7

126 – Eli Modglin (Morrison) 40-3 

132 – Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) 41-3

138 – Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) 25-16 

144 – Josiah Tarbill (Rock Falls) 33-11 

150 – Caleb Modglin (Morrison) 39-4 

157 – Thomas Sowards (Rockridge) 35-6 

165 – Eli Burns (Mercer County) 41-5 

175 – Jordan Thompson (Alleman) 25-15

190 – Noah Stout (Morrison) 40-7 

215 – Jake Schradeya (Riverdale) 33-13

285 – Caleb Reymer (Erie/ Prophetstown) 35-7 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Tyler Grennan (Newman Central Catholic) 25-10; Coltin Hartman (Fulton) 32-9

113 – Boston Morford (Mercer County) 28-10; Hudson Price (Fulton) 33-7 

120 – Javen Reyes (Newman Central Catholic) 29-11; Ben Porter (Riverdale) 34-14

126 – Zhyler Hansen (Newman Central Catholic) 31-6; Tennyson Hampton (Alleman) 33-7

132 – Landon Blanton (Newman Central Catholic) 36-4; Clayton Blumenstein (Rockridge) 35-7 

138 – Jaqavon Avant-Orr (Riverdale) 12-10; Tucker Ullrich (Rock Falls) 32-6 

144 – Noah Wetzell (Erie/Prophetstown) 36-10; Klay Goodnight (Rockridge) 32-13 

150 – Tristan Hovey (Erie/ Prophetstown) 24-6; Andrew Knox (Sherrard) 32-15

157 – Eli Boswell (Mercer County) 29-13; Quinn Zimmerman (Sherrard) 30-15 

165 – Ryan Lower (Rockridge) 38-4; Kaden Dutton (Sherrard) 32-15

175 – Mason Kuebel (Fulton) 31-7; Gideon Heist (Sherrard) 33-13

190 – Cooper Thomas (Sherrard) 34-10; Matthew Clemen (Newman Central Catholic) 30-17

215 – John Holland (Erie/ Prophetstown) 21-6; Jonathan Weakley (Sherrard) 34-8 

285 – Tanner McKeag (Rockridge) 35-10; Henry Schradeya (Riverdale) 19-12

Individual statistics

Most team points: Eli Modglin, Morrison 28; Landon Near, Newman Central Catholic 27.5; Noah Stout, Morrison 27; Josiah Tarbill, Rock Falls 27; Jake Schradeya, Riverdale 26; Thomas Sowards, Rockridge 26; Dean Wainwright, Riverdale 26; Patrick Schaefer, Morrison 25.5; Caleb Modglin, Morrison 25; Nate Lower, Rockridge 24; Jordan Thompson, Alleman 24

Most total match points: Klay Goodnight, Rockridge 52; Tucker Ullrich, Rock Falls 50; Hudson Price, Fulton 46

Most pins: Lane Weber, Mercer County 3 (in 4:33); Wiley Bladsell, Fulton 3; Kaden Dutton, Sherrard 3; Gideon Heist, Sherrard 3; Eli Modglin, Morrison 3; Henry Schradeya, Riverdale 3; Jonathan Weakley, Sherrard 3; Quinn Zimmerman, Sherrard 3

Most technical falls: Excequiel Ocampo, Mercer County 2 (in 9:21)

Largest seed-place difference: Lucas Dunbar, Riverdale 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Newman Central Catholic 295; Morrison 255; Fulton 234

Most pins: Sherrard 16; Fulton 15; Rockridge 15

Most technical falls: Newman Central Catholic 5

Richmond-Burton

Wheaton Academy had two title winners and nine other sectional qualifiers to help it claim its first regional championship after scoring 184.5 points in the Richmond-Burton Regional while Marengo edged Johnsburg 177-174.5 for second in the 11-team tournament in Richmond.

Winning titles for coach Steve Aiello’s champion Warriors were Lincoln Hoger (144) and Tyler Jones (165) while Elliot Hardy (106), Buckley Kazmierzak (126), Eli Shin (138) and Hezzy Garcia (285) placed second and Zion Kaunley (113), Massimo Chan (120), Joey Guidi (150), Joseph Senneses (190) and Ian De Souza (215) finished in third place.

Richmond-Burton (120), Plano (101), North Boone (70), Harvest Christian (36.5), Alden-Hebron (26.5), Genoa-Kingston (10), Aurora Central Catholic (6) and St. Edward (0) completed the field. 

Wheaton Academy, who fell 50-21 to Lena-Winslow/ Stockton co-op in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional, was an honorable mention selection in the 1A rankings while Johnsburg  was ranked 19th and Marengo and Richmond-Burton were honorable mention selections.

Host Richmond-Burton had four title winners, Lelan Nelson (126), Maxwell Martin (157), Shane Falasca (215) and Breckin Campbell (285). Additional regional champions were Johnsburg’s Tanner Hansen (150), Duke Mays (175) and Jackson Hjorth (190), North Boone’s Drew Patel (113) and Gabe Marella (120), Plano’s Wyatt Crowe (106), Harvest Christian’s Brennan O’Donnell (132) and Marengo’s Mitchell Aukes (138). 

Regional champions

106 – Wyatt Crowe (Plano) 29-14

113 – Drew Patel (North Boone) 27-9 

120 – Gabe Marella (North Boone) 30-5 

126 – Lelan Nelson (Richmond-Burton) 27-5

132 – Brennan O`Donnell (Harvest Christian) 34-2

138 – Mitchell Aukes (Marengo) 38-3 

144 – Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Academy) 39-5 

150 – Tanner Hansen (Johnsburg) 32-12

157 – Maxwell Martin (Richmond-Burton) 33-6

165 – Tyler Jones (West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 39-2

175 – Duke Mays (Johnsburg) 34-6

190 – Jackson Hjorth (Johnsburg) 22-8 

215 – Shane Falasca (Richmond-Burton) 27-8

285 – Breckin Campbell (Richmond-Burton) 29-7 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Elliot Hardy (Wheaton Academy) 16-9; Elijah Ancog (Johnsburg) 19-14

113 – Kai Surdick (Johnsburg) 22-18; Zion Kaunley (Wheaton Academy) 22-17

120 – Chase Vogel (Johnsburg) 31-6; Massimo Chan (Wheaton Academy) 20-15

126 – Buckley Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 22-18; Grant Price (Marengo) 16-24

132 – Wyatt Franckowiak (Richmond-Burton) 33-9; Chase Davis (Johnsburg) 38-8

138 – Eli Shin (Wheaton Academy) 28-15; Micah Klos (Johnsburg) 22-17

144 – Max Mulhearn (Harvest Christian) 29-11; Owen Ostler (Marengo) 22-13

150 – Logan Boley (Marengo) 23-14; Joey Guidi (Wheaton Academy) 23-18 

157 – Kainoa Ancog (Johnsburg) 33-8; Hunter Boley (Marengo) 29-10

165 – Gavin Baros (Marengo) 17-7; Dylan Falasca (Richmond-Burton)) 19-14

175 – Conner Sacco (Marengo) 19-7; Colton Crowell (Alden-Hebron) 12-16

190 – Frankie Solis (Marengo) 35-7; Joseph Senneses (Wheaton Academy) 23-22

215 – Owen Bills (Marengo) 17-5; Ian De Souza (Wheaton Academy) 32-16

285 – Hezzy Garcia (Wheaton Academy) 32-7; Christian Allen (North Boone) 29-13

Individual statistics

Most team points: Breckin Campbell, Richmond-Burton 28; Wyatt Crowe, Plano 24; Lelan Nelson, Richmond-Burton 24; Mitchell Aukes, Marengo 23.5; Lincoln Hoger, Wheaton Academy 23.5; Tyler Jones, Wheaton Academy 23; Duke Mays, Johnsburg 23; Hezzy Garcia, Wheaton Academy 22; Drew Patel, North Boone 22; Maxwell Martin, Richmond-Burton 21; Brennan O’Donnell, Harvest Christian 21

Most total match points: Chase Davis, Johnsburg 47; Hunter Boley, Marengo 46; Gavin Baros, Marengo 39; Isaac Nevarez, Plano 39

Most pins: Breckin Campbell, Richmond-Burton 3 (in 3:25); Colton Crowell, Alden-Hebron 3;

Joey Guidi, Wheaton Academy 3; Micah Klos, Johnsburg 3

Most technical falls: Chase Davis, Johnsburg 2 (in 10:14)

Largest seed-place difference: Gavin Baros, Marengo 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Johnsburg 258, Marengo 248; Wheaton Academy 208

Most pins: Wheaton Academy 17; Marengo 15; Johnsburg 12

Most technical falls: Marengo 4; Johnsburg 3 

Auburn Regional 

Defending state runner-up Vandalia had 10 champions, two runners-up and a third-place finisher as it easily claimed top honors in the Auburn Regional with 275 points, placing it well ahead of second place Hillsboro (115.5) and third place Litchfield/ Mt. Olive co-op (109.5). 

Shelbyville (105.5), Auburn/ Pawnee co-op (99), Taylorville (78), Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill co-op (77), Carlinville (29.5), North Mac/ Waverly co-op (23), Illinois School for the Visually Impaired/ Bluffs/ Illinois School for the Deaf/ Routt/ Winchester co-op (11) and Meridian (0) were next.

Top performers for coach Pat Myers’ champion Vandals were title winners Riley Hinton (120), Preston Waughtel (126), Max Philpot (132), Brody Matthews (138), Eli Mabry (144), Dade Kleinik (150), Dillon Hinton (157), Noah Langston (175), Ross Miller (190) and Dominic Swyers (285). Taking second were Kaden Daugherty (106) and Zayne Zinkgraf (165) and placing third was Cooper Galloway (113). 

Vandalia, which is ranked third, became one of six schools in IHSA history to win 30 or more regional titles, achieving that impressive feat in the last 31 seasons. The Vandals defeated Murphysboro 46-23 in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional to advance to the IHSA Finals in Bloomington on February 27 where they’ll meet Chicago Hope Academy. 

Additional regional title winners were Litchfield/ Mt. Olive’s Braxton Kieffer (165) and Tristan Staggs (215), Auburn/ Pawnee’s Eli Hill (106) and Hillsboro’s Kohl Fuller (113).

Regional champions

106 – Eli Hill (Auburn/ Pawnee) 30-8

113 – Kohl Fuller (Hillsboro) 34-2

120 – Riley Hinton (Vandalia) 19-6

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) 21-0 

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) 28-2

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) 30-9

144 – Eli Mabry (Vandalia) 31-6

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) 26-6 

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 35-3 

165 – Braxton Kieffer (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 32-4

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) 27-13

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) 33-7

215 – Tristan Staggs (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 35-4

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) 27-13

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Kaden Daugherty (Vandalia) 29-9; Landon Maxedon (Shelbyville) 19-17

113 – Caidyn Pillischafske (Taylorville) 16-15; Cooper Galloway (Vandalia) 11-15

120 – Landon Bandy (Hillsboro) 30-5; Jayce McMillon (Taylorville) 16-14

126 – Vincent Moore (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 34-3; Elijah Scott (Auburn/ Pawnee) 27-14

132 – Bodee Fathauer (Shelbyville) 20-5; Owen Mcdaniel (North Mac/ Waverly) 21-20

138 – Briar Kuhl (Hillsboro) 30-9; Thayden Bailey (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 14-24

144 – Drayven Hamm (Auburn/ Pawnee) 34-12; Johnathan Kirkbride (Shelbyville) 10-4

150 – Trey Boston (Auburn/ Pawnee) 29-8; Lincoln Coffey (Taylorville) 23-12

157 – Gavin Shomaker (Hillsboro) 21-15; Lucas Frieden (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 14-10

165 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) 16-4; Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) 28-7 

175 – Jake Ator (Pittsfield) 16-14; Draven Jones (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 19-21

190 – Jayden Ellinger (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 33-12; Bodine Marable (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-8

215 – Hayden Mudgette (Shelbyville) 28-5; Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-7

285 – Taven Agney (Shelbyville) 6-2; Liam Davis (Taylorville) 18-8

Individual statistics

Most team points: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 28; Tristan Staggs, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 26; Kohl Fuller, Hillsboro, 24; Dillon Hinton, Vandalia, 24; Noah Langston, Vandalia, 24; Ross Miller, Vandalia, 24; Max Philpot, Vandalia, 24; Dade Kleinik, Vandalia, 23.5; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 23.5; Preston Waughtel, Vandalia, 23.5

Most total Match points: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 47; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 43; Jayden Ellinger, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 36

Most pins: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 3 (in 3:57); Draven Jones, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Johnathan Kirkbride, Shelbyville 3

Most technical falls: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 2 (in 8:21)

Largest seed-place difference: Thayden Bailey, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Kyle Fay, Auburn/ Pawnee, 3

Team statistics

Most pins: Vandalia 20; Hillsboro 13; Pittsfield co-op 11

Most technical falls: Vandalia 6, Auburn/ Pawnee 2, Shelbyville 2

Most total match points: Vadalia 291, Auburn/ Pawnee 167, Taylorville 158  

East Alton-Wood River Regional

Althoff Catholic prevailed in a three-way battle of state-ranked teams thanks to six champions and five other sectional qualifiers at the East Alton-Wood River Regional as the ninth-ranked Crusaders took first place with 236 points while 18th-ranked Freeburg was second with 203.5 and 11th-ranked Roxana claimed third with 190.5.

The rest of the field included Salem (133), Red Bud (65), Sparta/ Steeleville co-op (41.5), East Alton-Wood River (38), Breese Central (32.5), Metro-East Lutheran (21), Dupo (20) and Southwestern (14).

Winning titles for coach Emanuel Brooks’ champion Crusaders were Jacobi Cobbs (113), Nathan Fisher (120), Dawson Hawthorne (132), Colton Stearns (138), Landon Weidler (157) and Pierre Walton (165). Claiming second place were Karson Fowler (106), Jaxon Lynn (126) and Stephen Ache (215) while Robbie Schallert (144) and Austin Wilkinson (190) took third place and Aidan Delisle (175) finished fourth and just missed advancing.

“I was very proud of my boys Saturday,” Brooks said. “My squad overcame a lot of adversity early. Things were not going our way to start the tournament and we were not performing well. Luckily myself and my assistant coach, Corey Ford, were able to make some adjustments and the boys mentally got it together. This helped us to finish strong as a team and secure our second regional title in a row. We had been dealing with sickness and injuries the last three weeks of the season. Fortunately, everyone got healthy right in time for the postseason. Our studs like Walton, Hawthorne, Cobbs, Fisher, Lynn, Stearns and Weidler handled business. Others like Fowler, Schallert and Wilkinson came up big, as well. Senior 215-pounder Stephen Ache might have had the biggest upset win for us and likely was the difference in us winning the title. Now the fun starts!”

Althoff Catholic repeated as a regional champion for the first time since 2017 and 2018, which capped a run of four-straight regionals for coach Josh Harper, who led the program to its only trophy for a fourth-place finish in 2018. This was the tenth regional title for the Belleville school. The Crusaders beat Lawrence County co-op 50-23 in the Taylorville Sectional on Thursday and advanced to the IHSA Dual Team Finals and meet Dixon in the quarterfinals on February 27.

Additional regional title winners were Freeburg’s Eli Schaefer (106), Dane Olmstead (215) and Jack Amann (285), Roxana’s Brandon Green, Jr. (144), Logan Riggs (150) and Lyndon Thies (175), Salem’s Rylan Moore (126) and Red Bud’s Daniel Jackson (190).

Regional champions

106 – Eli Schaefer (Freeburg) 29-11 

113 – Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff Catholic) 36-1

120 – Nathan Fisher (Althoff Catholic) 17-7

126 – Rylan Moore (Salem) 38-5

132 – Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff Catholic) 34-1

138 – Colton Stearns (Althoff Catholic) 14-4 

144 – Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) 25-1 

150 – Logan Riggs (Roxana) 35-7

157 – Landon Weidler (Althoff Catholic) 33-2

165 – Pierre Walton (Althoff Catholic) 36-1

175 – Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 38-1

190 – Daniel Jackson (Red Bud) 37-1 

215 – Dane Olmstead (Freeburg) 32-4 

285 – Jack Amann (Freeburg) 38-4 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Karson Fowler (Althoff Catholic) 24-11; Mason Davis (Roxana) 18-14 

113 – Trey Skelton (Roxana) 32-12; Eli Quartz (Freeburg) 27-12

120 – Brayden Hendrix (Roxana) 22-16; Kameron Rasul (Salem) 28-16

126 – Jaxon Lynn (Althoff Catholic) 30-6; Landon Fausz (Red Bud) 27-12

132 – Devon Jensen (Freeburg) 19-9; Miles Dennis (Metro-East Lutheran) 21-12

138 – Broden Becker (Freeburg) 24-19; Isiah Findley (Salem) 27-16

144 – Lukas Quartz (Freeburg) 33-8; Robbie Schallert (Althoff Catholic) 24-14

150 – Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) 37-5; Braxton Glodo (Sparta/ Steeleville) 26-8

157 – Tyler Nolan (Red Bud) 32-10; Nathan Raban (Freeburg) 18-11

165 – Cooper Kisgen (Freeburg) 21-17; Killian Merrill (Salem) 35-11

175 – Colt Hess (Freeburg) 30-13; Kyler King (Salem) 31-16

190 – Mason Crump (Roxana) 15-8; Austin Wilkinson (Althoff Catholic) 17-10

215 – Stephen Ache (Althoff Catholic) 17-7; Robert Horton (Roxana) 28-14

285 – Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River) 20-9; Braxton Barnett (Dupo) 20-7

Individual Statistics

Most Team Points: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 28, Logan Riggs, Roxana 28; Dawson Hawthorne, Althoff Catholic 27.5; Jacobi Cobbs, Althoff Catholic 24; Nathan Fisher, Althoff Catholic 24; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 24; Dane Olmstead, Freeburg 24; Eli Schaefer, Freeburg 24; Landon Weidler, Althoff Catholic 24; Colton Stearns, Althoff Catholic 23.5; Lyndon Thies, Roxana 23.5

Most total match points: Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 49; Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 46; Robbie Schallert, Althoff Catholic 43

Most pins: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 3 (in 2:25); Braxton Barnett, Dupo 3; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 3; Logan Riggs, Roxana 3

Most technical falls: Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 2 (in 6:11); Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 2

Largest seed-place difference: Rylee McClellan, Roxana 3; Caeden Miraglia, Salem 3

Team statistics

Most total match points: Althoff Catholic 300; Salem 262; Freeburg 256

Most pins: Roxana 18; Althoff Catholic 16; Salem 14

Most technical falls: Althoff Catholic 5; Roxana 5; Freeburg 3; Salem 3

Herrin Regional

Murphysboro had eight champions to help it win the Herrin Regional by a 279-211 margin over second-place Benton while Frankfort Community/ Christopher co-op (130.5) took third place.

Carterville (113.5), Herrin (111.5), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado co-op (85), Carmi-White County (83.5), Johnston City (79), Anna-Jonesboro (74), Harrisburg (73.5) and Goreville/ Dongola/ Vienna co-op (15) completed the field.

Title winners for coach Shea Baker’s champion Red Devils were Drevan Bramlett (113), Paxton Pyatt (120), Sergio Garcia (126), Jackson Graff (132), Lemar Treshansky (144), Logan Tanner (190), Caybren Hubbard (215) and Julien Tanner (285). Second-place finishers were Jeret Edwards (138), Haegan Hughes (157) and Maxon Stearns (165) while Jace Witzman (150) finished fourth and failed to advance..

Murphysboro, which qualified last year for the IHSA Dual Team Finals for the third time, won two-straight regional titles for the first time since 2015-2016. The fourth-ranked Red Devils lost 46-23 to third-ranked Vandalia on Thursday in the Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.

Also winning regional championships were Benton’s Braxton Tittle (106), Peyton Robinson (150) and Derek Wilkey (157), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado’s Trevor Fath (165) and Jonathan Ramaker (175) and Harrisburg’s Rocko Neal (138).

Regional champions

106 – Braxton Tittle (Benton) 42-2 

113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) 34-6

120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) 43-4

126 – Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) 40-7 

132 – Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) 30-14 

138 – Rocko Neal (Harrisburg) 28-3

144 – Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) 25-9 

150 – Peyton Robinson (Benton) 32-11

157 – Derek Wilkey (Benton) 38-6

165 – Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 29-4 

175 – Jonathan Ramaker (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 33-1

190 – Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) 28-8 

215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) 40-7

285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) 42-3

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Jack Smith (Anna-Jonesboro) 31-10; Dylan Combs (Carmi-White County) 18-11 

113 – Cameron Urbaniak (Herrin) 29-6; Zayden Butcher (Benton) 31-13

120 – Isaac Wood (Carterville) 26-11; Zane Stanley (Benton) 40-7

126 – Hudson Anderton (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 39-8; Kingston Palmer (Benton) 13-10

132 – Braden Berndt (Herrin) 20-11; Austin Campbell (Carterville) 21-14

138 – Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) 32-14; Jace Weaver (Johnston City) 31-7

144 – Lukas Parker (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 28-6; Kaden Blades (Benton) 41-5

150 – Michael Minor (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 17-9; Gavin Slack (Carterville) 25-12

157 – Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) 24-17; Julian Wyant (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 32-16

165 – Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro) 35-6; Bryson Aaron (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 25-8

175 – Kobe Cali (Benton) 26-4; Terry Mick (Carterville) 27-10

190 – Dominick Khoshaba (Herrin) 22-14; Juan Salazar (Johnston City) 26-11

215 – Wade Rees (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 28-7; Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) 20-3

285 – Joeseph Hercules (Johnston City) 27-12; Bryce Reimann (Carterville) 18-8

Individual statistics

Team points: Julien Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Logan Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Derek Wilkey, Benton 28; Lemar Treshansky, Murphysboro 27.5; Peyton Robinson, Benton 27; Caybren Hubbard, Murphysboro 26; Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro 26; Trevor Fath, Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado 25; Rocko Neal, Harrisburg 24; Braxton Tittle, Benton 24

Most total match points: Brendon Jones, Benton 69; Zane Stanley, Benton 57; Jace Witzman, Murphysboro 56

Most pins: James Flores, Benton, 4 (in 15:06)

Most technical falls: Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro, 3 (in 10:30)

Largest seed-place difference: James Flores, Benton 6

Team statistics

Most total match points: Murphysboro 387; Benton 368; Carterville 246

Most pins: Benton 21; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 17; Murphysboro 17

Most technical falls: Murphysboro 10; Benton 7; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 3

Robinson Regional

The Lawrence County co-op of Lawrenceville and Red Bud had three champions and 10 qualifiers to win the title of the Robinson Regional with 229 points while Oakwood/ Salt Fork co-op took second with 208.5 points despite having seven champions and host Robinson was  third with 152 points. This was the program’s first regional title since 1998.

Oakwood/ Salt Fork was ranked tenth while Lawrence County was an honorable mention selection. The runner-up Comets finished ahead of Lawrence County at Cumberland’s Skull and Crossbones and ABE’s Rumble. Oakwood/ Salt Fork had also won regional titles the past three seasons.

Cumberland (129.5), Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm co-op (124), Richland County (108.5). Effingham (99.5), Paris (83.5), Mt. Carmel (81.5), Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op (72), Fairfield (31) and Marshall (24) were the other teams in the competition.

Winning regional titles for coach Cody Bobe’s Lawrence County co-op team were Dalton Baker (106), Cale Seitzinger (150) and Nick Morehead (175) while Kyler Guercio (120), Hudson Meek (144), Daniel Kiser (157) and Jude DeCausey (215) claimed second place and Grayson Allender (113), Drew Seitzinger (126) and Malikye Williams (190) finished in third place. Lawrence County fell 50-23 to Althoff Catholic in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.

Oakwood/ Salt Fork got titles from Steven Uden (113), Weston Frazier (120), Pedro Alberto Rangel (126), Mason Swartz (132), Devin Ehler (138), Tyler Huchel (144) and Jamison Chambliss (190). Additional regional champions were Cumberland’s Owen McGinnis (157) and Max Strader (215), Paris’ Joshua Lamour (165) and Mt. Carmel’s Carter Pyatt (285).

Regional champions

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) 26-6 

113 – Steven Uden (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-6 

120 – Weston Frazier (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 33-3

126 – Pedro Alberto Rangel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 25-12

132 – Mason Swartz (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-5

138 – Devin Ehler (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 39-1 

144 – Tyler Huchel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 34-5 

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 33-6

157 – Owen McGinnis (Cumberland) 33-7

165 – Joshua Lamour (Paris) 26-0

175 – Nick Morehead (Lawrence County) 28-9 

190 – Jamison Chambliss (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 31-2 

215 – Max Strader (Cumberland) 29-10 

285 – Carter Pyatt (Mt. Carmel) 30-6

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Jonah LeDuc (Effingham) 29-9; Kason Cramer (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 17-17 

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) 32-11; Grayson Allender (Lawrence County) 22-10

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) 24-8; Gracen Elliott (Robinson) 32-11

126 – Declyn Paddock (Richland County) 19-9; Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 25-13

132 – Sawyer Welbaum (Cumberland) 37-6; Kaeden Davis (Richland County) 19-5

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) 40-3; Vance Johnson (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 23-8

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) 29-7; Jude Wirey (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) 25-5 

150 – Isaiah Hall (Mt. Carmel) 21-14; Connor Schrader (Robinson) 25-8

157 – Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) 24-12; Liam Hughes (Westville./ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 26-13

165 – Kellen Poole (Robinson) 24-22; Daniel Nichols (Cumberland) 32-11

175 – Lenox Parker (Robinson) 18-7; Gage Emmerich (Effingham) 11-11

190 – Ethan Miller (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 32-4; Malikye Williams (Lawrence County) 29-7

215 – Jude DeCausey (Lawrence County) 19-8; Zander Schrader (Richland County) 28-3

285 – Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham) 34-6; Logan Curl (Paris) 21-6

Individual statistics

Most team points: Carter Pyatt, Mt. Carmel 28; Max Strader, Cumberland 28; Weston Frazier, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Joshua Lamour, Paris 27.5; Owen McGinnis, Cumberland 27.5; Nick Morehead, Lawrence County 27.5; Mason Swartz, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Steven Uden, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Devin Ehler, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27; Tyler Huchel, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27

Most total match points: Liam Hughes, Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm 52; Joshua Lamour, Paris 52; Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 51

Most pins: Jessiah Lee, Robinson 4 (in 11:05), Daniel Nichols, Cumberland 4

Most technical falls: Gage Emmerich, Effingham 2 (in 6:28); Gracen Elliott, Robinson 2; Broady Kelly, Robinson, 2

Largest seed-place difference: Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 7

Team statistics

Most total match points: Lawrence County 335; Robinson 295; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 288

Most pins: Lawrence County 17; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 16; Cumberland 16

Most technical falls: Robinson 6; Lawrence County 5; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 5

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

DEER CREEK-MACKINAW

Olympia won its 17th team regional title in program history in dominant fashion for coach Josh Collins, posting 292.5 team points at Deer Creek-Mackinaw.

Eureka (117.5) placed second, followed by Illinois Valley Central (106.5), El Paso-Gridley (105), Tremont (104), Deer Creek-Mackinaw (95), Illini Bluffs (94), Knoxville (79.5), Normal University (48), Midwest Central (24), Manual (23) and Peoria Heights (19).

Olympia advanced 13 wrestlers to the sectional round, including seven individual regional champions. Winning titles for the Spartans were Connor Collins (106), Brandon Gaither (113), Tucker Garey (126), Kenzer Burrell (138), Kaiden Collins (157), Caleb Peters (190) and Cole Maness (215).

Second-place sectional qualifiers for Olympia were Ryan Ballinger (120) and Darian Holloway (285), and third-placers Carter Knobloch (132), Austin Kisner (150), Kayden Thomas (165) and Isaac Warnock (175).
Eureka had four sectional qualifiers, led by regional champs Finn Hoffman (144) and Sam Hoffman (150). Illinois Valley Central also advanced four, led by regional champs Maison Toliver (165) and Owen Moser (175).

Tremont advanced five to the sectional meet, El Paso-Gridley advanced four, and Deer Creek-Mackinaw advanced five, led by a regional champion in Joey Humphries (285). Knoxville advanced two wrestlers to the sectional.

Illinis Bluffs had a pair of regional champs in Liam Major (120) and Barrett Speck (132) among its four sectional qualifiers.

Regional champions
106 Connor Collins, Olympia 34-5
113 Brandon Gaither, Olympia 33-7
120 Liam Major, Illini Bluffs 27-8
126 Tucker Garey, Olympia 34-7
132 Barret Speck, Illini Bluffs 38-3
138 Kenzer Burrell, Olympia 33-14
144 Finn Hoffman, Eureka 34-6
150 Sam Hoffman, Eureka 34-14
157 Kaiden Collins, Olympia 38-8
165 Maison Toliver, Illinois Valley Central 19-4
175 Owen Moser, Illinois Valley Central 35-9
190 Caleb Peters, Olympia 26-10
215 Cole Maness, Olympia 23-17
285 Joey Humphries, Deer Creek-M. 38-5

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Dawson Ohl, Deer Creek-M. 15-14; Luke McAllister, and 14-10

113 Kole Petta, E.P.-Gridley 34-5; Ben Marshall, Deer Creek-M. 21-14

120 Ryan Ballinger, Olympia 23-13; Evan King, Deer Creek-M. 22-18

126 Hunter Toliver, Illinois Valley Central 16-5; Nathan Owens, Illini Bluffs 24-13

132 Henry Watson, Eureka 36-8; Carter Knobloch, Olympia 32-15

138 Ogdan Parker, Illini Bluffs 27-13; Gavin Stoker, Tremont 25-16

144 Lucas Darmer, Knoxville 22-16; Trip Pitts, Tremont 18-14

150 Draven Geltz, Tremont 19-16; Austin Kisner, Olympia 27-9

157 Nolan Whitman, E.P.-Gridley 23-11; Will Vicary, Tremont 15-5

165 Gavin Alliss, Eureka 22-12; Kayden Thomas, Olympia 17-19

175 Caleb Greer, Deer Creek-M. 23-9; Isaac Warnock, Olympia 29-18

190 Braden Gibson, E.P.-Gridley 22-6; James Long, Knoxville 34-8

215 Malikai Bremer, Illinois Valley Central 17-12; Bryson Foster, E.P.-Gridley 21-20

285 Darian Holloway, Olympia 38-4; Ben Buis, E.P.-Gridley 32-8

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Olympia 26, Tremont 14, Normal University 11, Eureka 11
Most tech falls: Olympia 3, Illinis Bluffs 3
Most total match points: Olympia 292, Deer Creek-M. 162, E.P.-Gridley 157

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Tremont’s Will Vicary, 3 falls in 2:40
Most tech falls least time: E.P.-Gridley’s Kole Petta, 2 techs in 6:49
Fastest fall: Tremont’s Nicky Weber 0:16
Fastest tech fall: Illinois Valley Central’s Maison Toliver 1:01
Most team points: Olympia’s Kaden Collins and Cohen Maness 28
Most single-match points: Deer Creek-M.’s Evan King and Knoxville’s Donovan Anthony 21
Most total match points: Deer Creek-M.’s Evan King 57

RIDGEVIEW

The boys from Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher dominated the field in winning the co-op’s 7th team regional title at Ridgeview on Saturday, advancing all 14 wrestlers to the sectional round.

Coach Josh Carter marched eight wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in regional champions Bentley Fields (106), Cam Brucker (132), Landen Lage (138), Nolan Lowe (144), Hunter Brandon (150), Hudson Babb (157), Sam Manson (190) and Jaxon Wright (215).

Placing second for GCMS/Fisher were sectional qualifiers Ian Rotramel (113), Gage Martin (126), Cooper Miller (165) and Carson Sexton (285). Also advancing were third-placers Kaden Huster (120) and Ethan Lowe (175).

Unity (159) placed second, followed by St. Joseph-Ogden (142.5), LeRoyTri-Valley (118.5), Heyworth (117.5), Monticello (99), Hoopeston Area/Milford (77), Clinton (63), Ridgeview (51), Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin/Armstrong (33), DeLand-Weldon/Bement-Cerro Gordo-Blue Ridge (23), and St. Thomas More (21.5).

Regional champions
106 Bentley Fields, GCMS/Fisher 36-8
113 Ben Wells, S.J.-Ogden 40-6
120 Emmett Roeder, Heyworth 33-9
126 Aiden Bell, H Area/Milford 35-1
132 Camden Brucker, GCMS/Fisher 36-9
138 Landen Lage, GCMS/Fisher 38-2
144 Nolan Lowe, GCMS/Fisher 37-9
150 Hunter Brandon, GCMS/Fisher 38-10
157 Hudson Babb, GCMS/Fisher 41-1
165 Abram Davidson, Unity 41-6
175 Tristan Stamp, Heyworth 40-4
190 Sam Manson, GCMS/Fisher 19-12
215 Jaxon Wright, GCMS/Fisher 24-9
285 Cam Wagner, S.J.-Ogden 28-6

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 Dylan Warner, H Area/ Milford 20-11; Hayden Hageman, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 29-12

113 Ian Rotramel, GCMS/Fisher 30-13; Jake Baughman, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 28-11

120 Briley Carter, Clinton 9-2; Kaden Huster, GCMS/Fisher 22-6

126 Gage Martin, GCMS/Fisher 30-11; Kellan Lamb, Monticello 25-19

132 Nick Litchfield, Monticello 29-8; Ethan Haas, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 16-6

138 AJ Daly, Unity 35-12; Weston Hicks, Monticello 20-19

144 Hayden Smith, Unity 36-12; Devan Roberson, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 23-16

150 Devin Glik, Unity 24-17; Nathan Daly, S.J.-Ogden 31-12

157 Ben Mullins, Unity 33-14; Logan Stout, Heyworth 38-8

165 Cooper Miller, GCMS/Fisher 37-10; Coy Hayes, S.J.-Ogden 38-8

175 Josh Heath, Unity 36-11; Ethan Lowe, GCMS/Fisher 33-15

190 Vance McComas, S.J.-Ogden 28-17; Earl Kelnhofer, H Area/Milford 29-12

215 Jackson Ritch, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 26-14; Jarrod Fulcher, Heyworth 37-8

285 Carson Sexton, GCMS/Fisher 32-12; Landynn Balla, BHRA/Armstrong 32-8

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: GCMS/Fisher 22, Monticello 15, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 14
Most tech falls: GCMS/Fisher 10, SJ-Ogden 6, 4 each from Unity and Heyworth
Most total match points: GCMS/Fisher 373, SJ-Ogden 297, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 280

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Ridgeview’s Carter Ludwig, 3 falls in 3:44
Most tech falls least time: H Area/Milford’s Aiden Bell, 3 techs in 9:19
Fastest fall: Monticello’s Weston Hicks 0:12
Fastest tech fall: GCMS/Fisher’s Landen Lage and Hunter Brandon 1:27
Most team points: Unity’s Abram Davidson 27.5
Most single-match points: Davidson and GCMS/Fisher’s Jaxon Wright 22
Most total match points: Bell 50
Largest seed-place difference: Monticello’s Kellan Lamb placed third as the No. 10 seed at 126 pounds.

PORTA

Host PORTA won its 22nd team regional title overall on Saturday, 21 of which have come under coach Jeff Hill, who has guided the program to five state finals trophies that includes a 2010 team state title.

The Bluejays posted 189.5 points, with four regional champions leading a group of nine sectional qualifiers. Winning titles for PORTA were Coyt Radamaker (106), Kainin Fillbright (120), Jaxen Feagans (138) and Justin Zimmerman (165).

Zach Bryant (144), Hunter King (150) and Caleb Cass (175) placed second to advance, along with third-place Logan Baker (157).

Mt. Zion (158.5) placed second, followed by Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth (155), Rochester (138), Williamsville (85.5), Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana (75), Sacred Heart-Griffin (52.5), Pleasant Plains/Pleasant Hill (38), St. Teresa (30) and Riverton (28).

Regional champions
106 Coyt Radamaker, PORTA 36-6

113 Austin Barr, Rochester 18-6
120 Kainin Fillbright, PORTA 36-8
126 Zayden Mansfield, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 34-9
132 Harrison Lott, Riverton 33-1
138 Jaxen Feagans, PORTA 35-10
144 Garrett VerHeecke, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 42-0
150 Clinton VerHeecke, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 39-0
157 Charlie Wittmer, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 40-4
165 Justin Zimmerman, PORTA 32-2
175 Carson Thornton, Mt. Zion 27-3
190 Casen Lyons, Sacred Heart-Griffin 37-2
215 Keller Stocks, Mt. Zion 41-2
285 Cash Thomas, Pleasant Plains 12-0

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 Harrison Kolba, Rochester 33-10; Manny Penaranda, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 26-19

113 Rhett Wilson, Williamsville 19-11; Jon Blankenship, PORTA 18-16

120 Taygan Gossard, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 33-11; Tyler Matthews, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 19-18

126 Miles Carroll, Rochester 30-4; Maison Chandler, Mt. Zion 25-14

132 Sammy Toth, Mt. Zion 22-7; Dwaine Goforth, St. Teresa 22-2

138 Vincent Baker, Mt. Zion 34-10; Francisco Lopez Banderas, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 32-14

144 Zach Bryant, PORTA 35-6; Travon Street, Mt. Zion 24-6

150 Hunter King, PORTA 24-14; Connor Misner, Mt. Zion 27-20

157 Jovonis Lunford, Sacred Heart-Griffin 29-10; Logan Baker, PORTA 35-9

165 James Escobar, Rochester 35-4; Rylyn Owens, Mt. Zion 26-13

175 Caleb Cass, PORTA 19-9; Owen Alderson, Williamsville 14-16

190 Sam Shaw, Williamsville 20-6; Brody York, St. Teresa 14-7

215 Connor Broughton, Rochester 28-9; Graham Blackwell, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 30-15

285 Evan Ashmore, Mt. Zion 23-8; Colton Maltby, Rochester 28-10

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: PORTA 15, Mt. Zion 14, W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 13
Most tech falls: PORTA 5, Mt. Zion 4, W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 3
Most total match points: W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 260, PORTA 259, Mt. Zion 247

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Williamsville’s Owen Alderson, 4 falls in 10:23
Most tech falls least time: PORTA’s Coyt Radamaker, 2 techs in 4:20
Fastest fall: Rochester’s Colton Maltby 0:15
Fastest tech fall: Williamsville’s Sam Shaw 0:40
Most team points: Mt. Zion’s Carson Thornton 28
Most single-match points: Rochester’s James Escobar 23
Most total match points: W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth’s Francisco Lopez Banderas 41
Largest seed-place difference: Anderson placed third as the No. 7 seed at 175 pounds.

CAMP POINT CENTRAL

Canton captured its 6th team regional title and its fourth consecutive title for coach Zach Crawford. The Little Giants (234) had five regional champions and 11 total sectional qualifiers to lead the 12-team regional field.

Canton got titles from Dyllan Steele (120), Maddux Steele (126), Jacob Hardesty (132), Daniel Kees (165) and Connor Williams (285), seconds from Rhett Larson (106) and Alex Carrier (157), and thirds from Dean Bruketta (113), Jireh Hedges (138), Ayden Stewart (144) and Grady Smith (150).

Host Central (149.5) placed second, followed by Quincy Notre Dame (149), Beardstown (138), Farmington (127), Monmouth-Roseville (57), Macomb (52), Illini West (49), Monmouth United (44), Warsaw (27), Seymour (20), and Abingdon-Avon (9).

Regional champions
106 Isaac Showalter, Farmington 37-0
113 Jack Welch, Central 35-7

120 Dyllan Steele, Canton 25-0

126 Maddux Steele, Canton 29-4
132 Jacob Hardesty, Canton 30-4
138 Landon Peterson, M.-Roseville 34-1

144 Bradlee Ellis, Farmington 36-1
150 Cale Hilbing, Notre Dame 32-5
157 Bradi Lahr, Notre Dame 40-3
165 Daniel Kees, Canton 28-9
175 Gunner Looker, Beardstown 38-4
190 Matayo Renteria, Illini West 24-15
215 Logan Haverback, Beardstown 29-10
285 Connor Williams, Canton 33-1

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 Rhett Larson, Canton 16-8; Jordan Friday, Central 29-12

113 Bryan Islas, Beardstown 28-9; Dean Bruketta, Canton 16-20

120 Ethan Hoyt, Macomb 32-6; Greyson Steele, Central 31-15

126 Josh Collins, Central 13-10; Ian Winner of Farmington 13-20

132 Case Hughes, Central 24-15; Alex Armenta, Beardstown 17-5

138 Charlie Welch, Central 14-6; Jireh Hedges, Canton 22-13

144 Austin Shull, Notre Dame 30-13; Ayden Stewart, Canton 20-10

150 Chase Frye of Farmington 10-1; Grady Smith, Canton 15-9

157 Alex Carrier, Canton 28-10; Charlie Scarber, Seymour 9-1

165 Maddox Medrano, Beardstown 39-5; Abram Zanger, Notre Dame 23-9

175 Jeshua McPheeters, Macomb 35-9; Grant Hamilton, Central 30-19

190 Payton McCoy, Beardstown 20-14; Roan Van Cleave, Notre Dame 14-8

215 Stormy Guthrie, Illini West 12-6; Dawson Stafford, Notre Dame 19-23

285 Caleb Zook, Notre Dame 28-15; Sailas Cung, M.-Roseville 19-5

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Canton 19, Notre Dame 16, Farmington 15
Most tech falls: Canton 6, Central 3
Most total match points: Canton 371, Beardstown 190, Notre Dame 186

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Canton’s Connor Williams, 3 falls in 2:02
Most tech falls least time: Canton’s Jacob Hardesty, 2 techs in 5:29
Fastest fall: Williams 0:19
Fastest tech fall: Central’s Case Hughes 1:06
Most team points: 28 – Beardstown’s Gunner Looker, Farmington’s Bradlee Ellis, Monmouth-Roseville’s Landon Peterson
Most single-match points: 23 – Canton’s Ayden Stewart, Beardstown’s Alex Armenta
Most total match points: Stewart 70, Hardesty 57

By Chris Walker for the IWCOA

COAL CITY REGIONAL

The defending Class 1A state champs still pack a wallop as evidenced by its debut showing in the state series, more than doubling the score of its nearest competitor, Bishop McNamara.

Behind 11 regional champion wins, a pair of runner-up battles and a third-place victory, the Coalers advanced all 14 weight classes while scoring 329 points.

Jake Munsterman (106), Owen Petersen (126), Cooper Morris (132), Luke Munsterman (138), Max Christensen (144), Brody Widlowski (150), Aidan Kenney (157), Mason Garner (165), Brock Finch, (175), Cade Poyner (215) and Payton Vigna (285) won regional titles to lead the way for Coal City. In addition, Gavin Roudis (113) and Evan Greggain (190) took second and Tyson Price (132) was third for the Coalers.
It was the 19th team regional title in Coal City’s program history and the 9th for coach Mark Masters, who has guided the program to two state titles and eight total state finals trophies.

Bishop McNamara scored 126.5 points to take second. The Fightin’ Irish didn’t have a champion, but Blake Arseneau (132), Alex Kostecka (138), Cole Kimberlin (157) and Kian Bramer (285) all placed second and Evan Johnson (113) was third.

Reed-Custer was third with 126.5, just getting past the 122.5 from Seneca to snag third place. Clifton Central was fifth with 114. Colton Drinkwine (113) won a title for Reed-Custer, Raiden Terry (120) won one for Seneca.

The other seven teams among the large field included Herscher (84.5), Pontiac (82.5), Manteno (81.5), Peotone (58), Wilmington (51), Dwight (26) and Prairie Central (16.5).

Logan VanDuyne (190) had the lone title for Wilmington. 

Regional champions:

106- Jake Munsterman, Coal City, 40-3

113- Colton Drinkwine, Reed-Custer, 30-4

120- Raiden Terry, Seneca, 35-3

126- Owen Petersen, Coal City, 37-4

132- Cooper Morris, Coal City, 39-3

138- Luke Munsterman, Coal City, 37-5

144- Max Christensen, Coal City, 39-5

150- Brody Widlowski, Coal City, 30-1

157- Aidan Kenney, Coal City, 40-1

165- Mason Garner, Coal City, 34-4

175- Brock Finch, Coal City, 33-1

190- Logan VanDuyne, Wilmington, 35-3

215- Cade Poyner, Coal City, 39-3

285- Payton Vigna, Coal City, 32-9

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Carter Webber, Manteno, 21-13, Jimmy OConnor, Peotone, 23-11.

113- Gavin Roudis, Coal City, 24-7, Evan Johnson, Bishop McNamara, 24-9.

120- Cole Harris, Reed-Custer, 32-9, Tyson Price, Coal City, 18-7.

126- Jonah Young, Peotone, 8-8, Jack Voigts, Pontiac, 34-7.

132- Blake Arseneau, Bishop McNamara, 26-8 ,Jayden Sanchez, Reed-Custer, 33-12.

138- Alex Kostecka, Bishop McNamara, 25-11, Abraham Eggenberger, Herscher, 27-7.

144- Evan Cox, Clifton Central, 34-9, Alexander Mendez, Herscher, 32-14.

150- Giona Panozzo, Clifton Central, 28-8, Chase Rod, Seneca, 27-9.

157- Cole Kimberlin, Bishop McNamara, 16-8, Brayden Quas, Pontiac, 30-6.

165- Lucas Hetman, Manteno, 26-9, Reed Newbrough, Reed-Custer, 28-14.

175- Lucas Maier, Pontiac, 36-3, Gavin Bafia, Dwight, 31-11.

190- Evan Greggain, Coal City, 30-8, Landen Venecia, Seneca, 31-7.

215- Dominic Alaimo, Reed-Custer, 34-9, Colton Carson, Herscher, 38-11.

285- Kian Bramer, Bishop McNamara, 19-17, Josh McCurry, Clifton Central, 29-11.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Coal City 24, Clifton Central 16, Bishop McNamara 15

Most tech falls: Coal City 8, Seneca 5, Reed-Custer 4, Clifton Central 4

Most totals match points: Coal City 339, Seneca 242 Clifton Central 235, Bishop McNamara 233, Herscher 231

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Coal City’s Cade Poyner, 3 falls in 2:24, Seneca’s Colton Angeloff, 3 falls in 2:40, Coal City’s Jake Munsterman, 3 falls in 3:23

Most tech falls least time: Coal City’s Gavin Roudis, 2 techs in 7:23, Reed-Custer’s Colton Drinkwine, 2 techs in 8:00, Coal City’s Max Christensen, 2 techs in 8:06, Coal City’s Luke Munsterman, 2 techs in 8:25, Seneca’s Chris Thompson, 2 techs in 9:04

Fastest fall: Pontiac’s Hunter McCullough 0:15, Coal City’s Brody Widlowski 0:15, Coal City’s Cade Poyner 0:15, Manteno’s Franklin Jordan 0:15, Coal City’s Jake Munsterman 0:20

Fastest tech fall: Reed-Custer’s Collin Bryant 2:14, Coal City’s Max Christensen 2:33, Coal City’s Gavin Roudis 2:36

Most team points: Coal City’s Jake Munsterman 28, Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne 28, Coal City’s Aidan Kenney 28, Coal City’s Cade Poyner 28, Coal City’s Brody Widlowski 27.5

Most single-match points: Herscher’s Alexander Mendez 29, Reed-Custer’s Nathan Vogler 24, Prairie Central’s Benjamin Bartlett 23

Most total match points: Herscher’s Alexander Mendez 47, Coal City’s Max Christensen 44, Clifton Central’s Colton Vaughn 42

Largest seed-place differential: Peotone’s Thomas Raschke placed fourth at 138 as the No. 11 seed.

CHICAGO MILITARY ACADEMY-BRONZEVILLE REGIONAL

Lucky number 7 is the basis for many myths and folklore.

As for wrestling, it proved to be lucky number for Phillips which had 7 regional champions and used their strong performances to win the C. Military Academy-Bronzeville Regional with 188 points. 

Jameel Ross (106), Oluwatimileyin Ishola (120), Andrew Price (126), Jeremy Catching (132), 

Tyran Pritchett (190), Charleston Rice (215) and Kaleb Billingslea (285) all won titles for Phillips. Kalvin Moore (144) and Roderick Johnson placed second and Trevon Morgan (175) was third.

Corliss was second with 145.5 points. Ja`karyon Williams (113), Amaje Long (150), Grant Smith (165) and Christopher Russel (175) led the way for Corliss. Christian Laws (157) and Isreal Kirkman (285) placed second and Damarion Ambrose (144) was third.

Leo was third with 112.5 points. Leading the way for Leo was regional champion Vandell Dudley (138). Leo has six wrestlers advancing, including Robert Nickson (126) and Khamari Carter (190) who took second and Ayden Bright (150), Jubril Kannike (215) and Roman Maddox (285) who placed third.

Host C. Military Academy-Bronzeville placed fourth with 96 points with Marcus Freeman (144) leading the way by winning a regional title. Damon Harris (175) and Cody Steele (215) took second and Demien Flores (126), Ramzy Inusah (138) and Isreal Paul (190) placed third.

DuSable was fifth with 37.5 points.

Other teams in action included St. Francis De Sales (35), Dyett (34.5), Chicago Christian (33), Bowen (17), Fenger (10), Harlan (4) and Englewood STEM (0).

Regional champions:

106- Jameel Ross, Phillips, 6-0

113- Ja`karyon Williams, Corliss, 16-4

120- Oluwatimileyin Ishola, Phillips, 12-7

126- Andrew Price, Phillips, 31-5

132- Jeremy Catching, Phillips, 33-7

138- Vandell Dudley, Leo, 3-0

144- Marcus Freeman, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 18-5

150- Amaje Long, Corliss, 19-4

157- Cory Underwood, DuSable, 15-4

165- Grant Smith, Corliss, 24-1

175- Christopher Russel, Corliss, 18-2

190- Tyran Pritchett, Phillips, 8-1

215- Charleston Rice, Phillips, 33-5

285- Kaleb Billingslea, Phillips, 7-1

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- none

113- Demond Smith, Fenger, 7-4.

120- Elijah Bell, DuSable, 3-13.

126- Robert Nickson, Leo, 1-1, Demien Flores, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 12-8.

132- Julian Liu, Chicago Christian, 2-1, Caliph Gregory, Dyett, 4-2.

138- Isaac Liu, Chicago Christian, 1-1, Ramzy Inusah, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 7-5.

144- Kalvin Moore, Phillips, 18-2, Damarion Ambrose, Corliss, 15-6.

150- Christopher Thomas, DuSable, 12-8, Ayden Bright, Leo, 13-6.

157- Christian Laws, Corliss, 21-4, Mario Tolbert, St. Francis De Sales, 8-12.

165- Roderick Johnson, Phillips, 27-8, Jamion Simmons, Bowen, 6-3.

175- Damon Harris, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 4-9, Trevon Morgan, Phillips,  1-1.

190- Khamari Carter, Leo, 13-10, Isreal Paul, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 13-5.

215- Cody Steele, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 5-6, Jubril Kannike, Leo, 10-7.

285- Isreal Kirkman, Corliss, 9-7, Roman Maddox, Leo, 4-9.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Leo 11, Phillips 10, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville 10, Corliss 10

Most tech falls: Phillips 3, Chicago Christian 2, Leo 2

Most totals match points: Phillips 181, Leo 163, Corliss 159

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: DuSable’s Cory Underwood, 3 falls in 4:52, Leo’s Ayden Bright, 3 falls in 5:35

Most tech falls least time: Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu, 2 techs in 4:49, Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett, 2 techs in 7:19

Fastest fall: Phillips’ Kaleb Billingslea 0:12, Corliss’ Israel Kirkman 0:23, Leo’s Jubril Kannike 0:30, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville’s Israel Paul 0:30

Fastest tech fall: Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett 1:22

Most team points: Phillips’ Andrew Price 24, DuSable’s Cory Underwood 24, Corliss’ Amaje Long 24

Most single-match points: Corliss’ Grant Smith 24, Corliss’ Lorenzo Flower 23, Leo’s Vandell Dudley 21

Most total match points: Leo’s Vandell Dudley 47, Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett 42, Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu 41

Largest seed-place differential: DuSable’s Cory Underwood won a regional title at 157 as the No. 6 seed.

SULLIVAN REGIONAL

Chicago Hope Academy made a big statement in its bid to return its team to state again after capturing nine individual titles at the Sullivan Regional and rolling to a huge victory with 215.5 points. Runner-up Sullivan had 153 and Noble/Golder was third with 132.
The day marked Hope Academy’s 8th team regional title overall and its 7th under head coach Dan Willis.

Champions for the Eagles included, Nolan Callahan (120), Obadiah Willis (126), Jeremiah Lawrence (132), Chance Woods (138), Santori Knight (150), Dylan Galvez (157), Ismael Martinez (165), Arkail Griffin (175), Mastewal Evely (215). The team’s lone other wrestler, Martin Rodriguez (190), placed second.

Sullivan’s three champions were Mohammed Zia Nadre (106),  Benito Goudy (113) and Charles Harris (285). Sullivan had nine wrestlers qualify to the sectional. 

Horizon/Southwest Chicago (80), Clemente (49.5), Clark (37) and Marshall (26) also wrestled with Lorenzo Harris (144) winning a title for Marshall and Sami Marrero (190) doing the same for Horizon/Southwest Chicago.

Regional champions:

106- Mohammed Zia Nadre, Sullivan, 20-4

113- Benito Goudy, Sullivan, 1-0

120- Nolan Callahan, Chicago Hope Academy, 18-4

126- Obadiah Willis, Chicago Hope Academy, 37-3

132- Jeremiah Lawrence, Chicago Hope Academy, 24-2

138- Chance Woods, Chicago Hope Academy, 39-2

144- Lorenzo Harris, Marshall, 18-3

150- Santori Knight, Chicago Hope Academy, 19-3

157- Dylan Galvez, Chicago Hope Academy, 35-6

165- Ismael Martinez, Chicago Hope Academy, 27-9

175- Arkail Griffin, Chicago Hope Academy, 39-1

190- Sami Marrero, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 16-2

215- Mastewal Evely, Chicago Hope Academy, 25-16

285- Charles Harris, Sullivan, 29-3

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Jayden Romero, Noble/Golder, 18-11.

113- Julian Arreola, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 5-13.

120 – Moneeb Alsakka, Sullivan, 26-7, Samuel Cruz, Clemente, 18-4.

126- Kori Barnett, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 6-12, Micah Machin, Clemente, 14-7.

132- Alejandro Salas, Noble/Golder, 27-7, Fahim Amini, Sullivan, 9-17.

138- Alonte Lorek, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 20-6, Malachi Dudley, Noble/Golder, 2-9

144- Liam Drysch, Noble/Golder, 17-6, Maher Almeshaal, Sullivan, 12-7.

150- Samiollah Muradi, Sullivan, 17-16, Jayden Mendez, Noble/Golder, 5-5.

157- Shaider Perez, Sullivan, 20-15.

165- Darius Williams, Noble/Golder, 9-14, Kamerion Jones, Clark, 14-8.

175- Aldo De Paz, Noble/Golder, 5-3, Lavell Levy, Clark, 12-7.

190- Martin Rodriguez, Chicago Hope Academy, 18-12, Thomas Collins, Clark, 9-3.

215- David Abiona, Sullivan, 16-17, Ruben Amador, Noble/Golder, 16-14.

285- Damien Rivera, Noble/Golder, 8-4, Terry Walker, Marshall, 10-6.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Chicago Hope Academy 13, Noble/Golder 11, Sullivan 8

Most tech falls: Chicago Hope Academy 4

Most totals match points: Chicago Hope Academy 160, Clemente 137, Noble Golden 103

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Noble/Golder’s Jayden Mendez, 2 falls in 1:18, Sullivan’s Moneeb Alsakka, 2 falls in 1:23, Horizon/Southwest Chicago’s Sami Marrero, 2 falls in 1:54

Most tech falls least time: Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin, 2 techs in 3:09, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santon Knight, 2 techs in 4:59.

Fastest fall: Chicago Hope Academy’s Mastewal Evely 0:13, Sullivan’s Mohammed Zia Nadre 0:19, Horizon/Southwest Chicago’s Sami Marrero 0:26

Fastest tech fall: Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 1:09, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 1:36, Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 2:00

Most team points: Chicago Hope Academy’s Mastewal Evely 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Ismael Martinez 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Chance Woods 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Obadiah Willis 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Nolan Callahan 24.

Most single-match points: Noble/Golder’s Malachi Dudley 22, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 20, Clemente’s Micah Machin 20, Clemente’s Nicky Duran 19

Most total match points: Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 37, Clemente’s Samuel Cruz 36, Clemente’s Micah Machin 36, Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 35, Clemente’s Eric Roman 35

Largest seed-place differential: Noble/Golder’s Darius Williams placed second at 165 as the No. 7 seed. 

WALTHER CHRISTIAN REGIONAL

Yorkville Christian dominated the Walther Christian Regional in Melrose Park as the Mustangs won 11 individual titles en route to a big team victory with 288.5 points.

Davin Torza (106), Phoenix Senodenos (113), Christian Sandoval (120), Jackson Witt (132), Adrian Wadas-Luis (144), Austin Wadas-Luis (150), Tyler Gleason (165), Kenny Fox (175), Dominic Loomis (190), Jackson Allen (215) and Hayden Wheeler (285) all won titles for the Mustangs.
It was Yorkville Christian’s 5th consecutive team regional title for coach Mike Vester.

All 14 wrestlers advanced for the Mustangs as Ryan Festerling, Jr. (126) and Ryan Alaimo (138) took second and Myles Holland (157) placed third.

Distant runner-up St. Francis scored 154.5 points with eight sectional qualifiers, including  Paul Coco (138) and Chase Siguenza (157) who earned titles. Santino Pignatelli (120), Alex Swiatek (150) ,August Eggleston (165) and James Reitmann (175) placed second and Bobby DeLa Cruz (144) and Bryan Martinez (190) were third.

Lisle was third with 135.5. The Lions sent five to the finals with Alexander Ferari (126) winning their lone title. Also advancing after placing second were, Sebastian Lara (106),  Johnny Consuegra-Lopez (144), Ibraheem Harb (157) and Wilson Wunder (215). Taking third place for the Lions were Sebastian Rafacz (120), Jackson Buchelt (150) and Bequer Zamarripa (165).

Other teams included Westmont (63.5), Walther Christian (58), Ida Crown (57), Chicago Academy (29), Foreman (27), Universal (14) and Christian Heritage Academy (6).

Regional champions:

106- Davin Torza, Yorkville Christian, 34-9

113- Phoenix Senodenos, Yorkville Christian, 24-4

120- Christian Sandoval, Yorkville Christian, 26-19

126- Alexander Ferari, Lisle, 28-2

132- Jackson Witt, Yorkville Christian, 8-4

138- Paul Coco, St. Francis, 21-8

144-Adrian Wadas-Luis, Yorkville Christian, 34-12

150- Austin Wadas-Luis, Yorkville Christian, 33-14

157- Chase Siguenza, St. Francis, 11-1

165- Tyler Gleason, Yorkville Christian, 33-11

175- Kenny Fox, Yorkville Christian, 23-19

190- Dominic Loomis, Yorkville Christian, 8-3

215- Jackson Allen, Yorkville Christian, 42-5

285- Hayden Wheeler, Yorkville Christian, 33-12

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Sebastian Lara, Lisle, 22-9, Luke Jimenea, Westmont, 26-8.

113- Caleb Novick, Ida Crown, 7-6, Laith Hamdan, Chicago Academy, 9-3.

120- Santino Pignatelli, St. Francis, 9-10, Sebastian Rafacz, Lisle, 14-17.

126- Ryan Festerling, Jr., Yorkville Christian, 27-15, Conner San Juan, Foreman, 8-6.

132- Ardan Baglaev, Westmont, 31-10, Santiago Vasquez, Walther Christian, 17-21.

138- Ryan Alaimo, Yorkville Christian, 15-5, Abdelrahman Tlig, Chicago Academy, 10-3.

144- Johnny Consuegra-Lopez, Lisle, 22-7, Bobby DeLa Cruz, St. Francis, 11-10.

150- Alex Swiatek, St. Francis, 6-8, Jackson Buchelt, Lisle, 7-4.

157- Ibraheem Harb, Lisle, 25-9, Myles Holland, Yorkville Christian, 21-9.

165- August Eggleston, St. Francis, 8-7, Bequer Zamarripa, Lisle, 17-17.

175- James Reitmann, St. Francis, 17-9, Steven Rodriguez, Walther Christian, 21-11.

190- Terrel Washington, Foreman, 19-5, Bryan Martinez, St. Francis, 9-12.

215- Wilson Wunder, Lisle, 14-16, Ayden Starck, Ida Crown, 13-2.

285- Rafael Castrejon-Tello, Westmont, 30-8, James Almond, Walther Christian, 13-18.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Yorkville Christian 19, St. Francis 11, Lisle 9

Most tech falls: Yorkville Christian 5, Lisle 4, St. Francis 2

Most totals match points: Yorkville Christian 304, Lisle 151, St. Francis 145

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Ida Crown’s Ayden Starck, 3 falls in 5:03, Chicago Academy’s Abdelraham Tlig, 3 falls in 5:53

Most tech falls least time: Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval, 2 techs in 9:59

Fastest fall: Ida Crown’s Ayden Starck 0:10, Yorkville Christian’s Phoenix Senodenos 0:25, Walter Christian’s Steven Rodriguez 0:36, Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen 0:37 (twice)

Fastest tech fall: St. Francis’ Chase Siguenza 2:21, St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez 2:42, Lisle’s Johnny Consuegra-Lopez 3:42

Most team points: Yorkville Christian’s Dominic Loomis 25, Yorkville Christian’s Adrian Wadas-Luis 24, Yorkville Christian’s Austin Wadas-Luis 24, Yorkville Christian’s Tyler Gleason 24, Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen 24, St. Francis’ Paul Coco 24, Yorkville Christian’s Kenny Fox 23.5

Most single-match points: Yorkville Christian’s Davin Torza 23, Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval 21, Yorkville Christian’s Dominic Loomis 21, Yorkville Christian’s Kenny Fox 20

Most total match points: Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval 38, Yorkville Christian’s Davin Torza 38, St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez 33

Largest seed-place differential: St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez placed third at 190 as the No. 6 seed and Walter Christian’s Xander Martinez placed fourth at 215 as the No. 7 seed.