Feature Stories

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tilghman’s Steve Johnston Boys Invitational in Paducah, Kentucky

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Badger Scramble in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

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

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

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

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

Title matches at Lake Geneva’s Badger Scramble

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Title matches at St. Charles West’s Krista Gurley Memorial (Illinois individuals)

105 – Mialee Copeland (Francis Howell, MO) D 7-5 Emma Rogers (Edwardsville)

110 – Adleigh DeWerff (Edwardsville) F 0:49 Allison Schimanski (Fort Zumwalt East, MO)

115 – Aila Wolk (Ste. Genevieve, MO) F 1:51 Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville)

120 – Lindsay Rampani (St. Clair, MO) F 2:36 Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville)

170 – Lexington Johnson (St. Charles West, MO) F 0:11 Izzy Appiah (Edwardsville)

190 – Victoria White (Edwardsville) F 1:39 Lilly Julius (Seckman, MO)

Hannibal Girls Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri

Zoe Bloyd and Karsynn Vogel claimed first-place finishes for Quincy Senior and Jaylin Robinson finished first for Belleville East at the 11-team Hannibal Girls Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri. Belleville East edged Quincy Senior 41-40.5 for fifth place.

Vogel (12-3) won the title at 105 by getting a pin in 1:00 over Hallsville, MO’s Isabella Davis in the final round of round robin matches. Bloyd (16-2) won in similar fashion of round robin matches at 140 with a fall in 2:35 over Palmyra, MO’s Kyndal Wilt. Robinson was a winner by fall in 1:29 over Pacific, MO’s Marissa Johnson to win the deciding match for first place at 155.

Belleville East’s Lamia Irby took third at 130 while Caitrin Melvin finished fourth at 140 and Alannah Anderson took fourth place at 155. Quincy Senior also received a fourth-place finish from Aubree Murphy (130).

Robinson tied for sixth in team points with 20 while Bloyd and Irby tied for ninth in team points with 18. And Bloyd was one of three in the invite who led all competitors with four pins.

Title matches at the Hannibal Girls Invitational (Illinois individuals)

105 – Karsynn Vogel (Quincy Senior) over Isabella Davis (Hallsville, MO), F 1:00 round robin

140 – Zoe Bloyd (Quincy Senior) over Kyndal Wilt (Palmyra, MO), F 2:35 round robin

155 – Jaylin Robinson (Belleville East) over Marissa Johnson (Pacific, MO), F 1:29 round robin

Hannibal Boys Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri

Belleville East’s Killian Rauch claimed first place and his team also had a runner-up and four third-place finishers to help them finish with 146 points as it claimed sixth place in the 10-team Hannibal Invitational in Hannibal, Missouri.

Rauch (23-6) won the title at 190 with a fall in 4:34 over Moberly, MO’s Landon Smith. Brady Jernigan also advanced to the finals for the Lancers and he took second at 157 after getting pinned in 0:36 by Hannibal, MO’s Peyton Pritchett. Rauch ranked third in most team points with 33.5, just 1.5 points behind the leader in that category, Pritchett.

Turning in third-place finishes for Belleville East were Jackson Schadegg (113), Micheall Gibson (144), Dakari Chaison (165) and Darrell Bibbs (285) while Hayden Kattenbraker (165) settled for fourth place.

Bibbs was one of four individuals who tied for first place for the most pins with four. Schadegg tied four others for second place for the largest seed-place difference, improving five spots after being seeded eighth and finishing in third place.

Union County Bryce Sheffer Duals in Morganfield, Kentucky

Triad went 2-2 with one of its losses coming on a tiebreaker as it took fifth place in the Bryce Sheffer Duals at Union County in Morganfield, Kentucky.

The Knights closed with a 54-21 win over North Posey, IN in the fifth-place meet after falling to hosts, who won the tournament championship. In its opener, Triad lost 43-42 to Oldham County, KY, who won on criteria. It followed that with a 50-30 win over Henderson County, KY.

Top performers for the Titans were Colin Crouch (3-1 at 120), Cole Pilliard (3-1 at 132), Will Kelly (3-1 at 138/144), Bryce Cast (3-1 at 150), Alec Gilomen (3-1 at 190) and Brody Smith (2-0 at 144). 

Midwest Shootout in Bettendorf, Iowa

Mercer County’s Eli Burns won a title and two Plainfield East athletes finished in the top-four at the 13-team Bettendorf Midwest Shootout in Bettendorf, Iowa. Mercer County (51) was tenth while Plainfield East (47) took 12th place.

Burns (33-5) was the lone Illinois finalist and took first place at 165 when he won a 5-1 decision over Bettendorf, IA’s Shannon Hughes. Leading Plainfield East were Nick Polzin (third at 144) and Camden McCloskey (fourth at 150). 

St. Charles Girls Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri

Granite City’s Demi Barnes took first place at the 24-team St. Charles Girls Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri to help her team to an eighth-place finish with 79 points. Waterloo also took part in the event and claimed 15th place with 62 points.

Barnes (11-1) recorded a fall in 0:27 over St. Charles, MO’s Violet Lewis to capture the title at 170. She tied three others to rank sixth in total team points with 28. 

Waterloo received third-place finishes from Lucy Baldwin (125) and Izabell McBride (190) and Granite City also got a third-place showing from Audrey Barnes (140). Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler was one of eight individuals who tied for first place for the most falls with four.

Rockwood Summit 141 Rumble in Fenton, Missouri

O’Fallon’s Liam Cardwell won a title and two of his teammates placed in the top four at Rockwood Summit’s 141 Rumble, which took place in Fenton, Missouri.

Cardwell claimed top honors at 120 when he recorded a fall in 5:02 over DeSoto, MO’s Deegan Francis. Gideon Gentille took third place at 132 and Triston Manrique finished fourth at 215.

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

Urbana Wrestling Invitational

Effingham not only won its first tournament title of the season at the 15-team Urbana Wrestling Invitational, it did so in style by scoring 187.5 points, which was 46.5 points ahead of Normal Community’s junior-varsity (141) while Limestone edged Richwoods 140.5-136 for third place.

Effingham’s best tournament showing this season prior to this competition was at the Marion Duals, where it went 4-1 and took third place in the 17-team small school division.

Coach Jeremy Patnaude’s champion Flaming Hearts had no champions and were led by five second-place finishers. They were Jonah LeDuc (24-6 at 106), Brendan Stewart (20-10 at 113), Jeremiah Giles (16-11 at 157), Keegan Woodall (13-13 at 190) and Jeremiah Lorton (28-3 at 285). Five other individuals finished in fifth place or better to help lead to the easy title victory.

1st – Effingham (187.5)

Beside their five second-place finishers, the Flaming Hearts received third-place efforts from Gabe Raddatz (144) and Gage Emmerich (175), fourths from Morgan Banning (120) and Mason Bushue (150) and a fifth-place showing from Cole Dulumback (132). Also scoring points were Christopher Hurley (138) and Ben McDowell (165).

“These guys really impressed me this weekend,” Patnaude said. “We are a fairly young team with a lot of heart.”

Cole Dulumback had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:11. Effingham ranked second in both total match points (177) and pins (18).  

Last season the Flaming Hearts made history with their wrestling program when senior Kaiden Stewart went 37-15 and not only became the school’s all-time wins leader with 122 victories but also the first individual from his school to win a match at the IHSA 1A Finals.

2nd – Normal Community junior-varsity (141)

While coach Trevor Kaufman’s Normal Community varsity team was competing nearby at Mahomet-Seymour’s Marty Williams Invitational, his Ironmen junior-varsity nipped Limestone by one-half point to capture second place.

Normal Community got titles from Bryce Kuhlman (17-5 at 106), Carson Yokel (15-12 at 126) and Victor Reyes (18-4 at 165) while Amarii Ollie (8-4 at 215) took second place and Aaron Brucker (113) and Reginald Luckett (285) finished third. Kuhlman and Yokel tied three others for the most team points with 28 while Reyes and three others were tied for sixth with 27.5 points.

3rd – Limestone (140.5)

Limestone fell one-half point behind runner-up Normal Community junior-varsity but beat out Richwoods by 4.5 points to claim third place.

Leading coach Tim Ricca’s third-place Rockets were champions Kaiden Capranica (10-10 at 113) and second-place finishers Kaleb Fuchs (9-5 at 120), Logan Keller (9-10 at 126), Ethan Flanigan (8-9 at 132) and Leo Vigneux (8-11 at 144). Other top finishers were Griffin Crow (165) and Sebastian Daniels (175), who took fourth, and Xavier Torrence (157), who was fifth.

Team scores

Effingham 187.5, Normal Community junior-varsity 141, Limestone 140.5, Richwoods 136, Heyworth 123, Danville 104, Crete-Monee 100, Urbana 80.5, Charleston 79.5, Dunlap 72, Lanphier 65, Riverton 48.5, Rochester 41, East Alton-Wood River 16, University High 13.5

Additional champions

120 – Emmet Roeder (24-8), Heyworth

132 – Harrison Lott (23-0), Riverton

138 – Trotter Titus (20-3), Charleston

144 – Leandre Huggins (5-3), Lanphier

150 – Gabe Robb (14-1), Richwoods

157 – Trevon Williams (23-4), Crete-Monee

175 – Josiah Williams, Danville

190 – Sean Martinez (12-5), Richwoods

215 – Jarrod Fulcher (29-6), Heyworth

285 – Dominic Jackson (22-1), Crete-Monee

Championship match results

106 – Bryce Kuhlman (Normal Community JV) F 1:35 Jonah LeDuc (Effingham)

113 – Kaiden Capranica (Limestone) F 5:32 Brendan Stewart (Effingham)

120 – Emmet Roeder (Heyworth) F 3:26 Kaleb Fuchs (Limestone)

126 – Carson Yokel (Normal Community JV) F 1:37 Logan Keller (Limestone)

132 – Harrison Lott (Riverton) TF 2:36 Ethan Flanigan (Limestone)

138 – Trotter Titus (Charleston) F 3:54 Aiden Andres (Urbana)

144 – Leandre Huggins (Lanphier) D 12-7 Leo Vigneux (Limestone)

150 – Gabe Robb (Richwoods) TF 3:24 Nate Godfery (Heyworth)

157 – Trevon Williams (Crete-Monee) F 0:26 Jeremiah Giles (Effingham)

165 – Victor Reyes (Normal Community JV) F 3:17 Jonnah Fonner (Urbana)

175 – Josiah Williams (Danville) D 6-2 Tristan Stamp (Heyworth)

190 – Sean Martinez (Richwoods) F 3:35 Keegan Woodall (Effingham)

215 – Jarrod Fulcher (Heyworth) F 3:24 Amarii Ollie (Normal Community JV)

285 – Dominic Jackson (Crete-Monee) D 3-2 Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham)

Third-place results

106 – Carlos Juarez (Danville) F 2:59 Angel Mojica (Crete-Monee)

113 – Aaron Brucker (Normal Community JV) F 2:56 Austin Barr (Rochester)

120 – Sebastian Adams (Rochester) F 3:40 Morgan Banning (Effingham)

126 – Colin Booker (Charleston) D 6-1 Kolton Johnston (Heyworth)

132 – Edwin Rutledge (Heyworth) F 1:21 Antoni Torbicki (Riverton)

138 – Joseph Nelson (Richwoods) F 1:52 Treton Shorts (Lanphier)

144 – Gabe Raddatz (Effingham) D 17-16 Jacob Kuhn (Charleston)

150 – Jaymion Cunningham (Danville) MD 15-4 Mason Bushue (Effingham)

157 – Anthony Steskal (Lanphier) MD 11-1 Cameron Garcia (Dunlap)

165 – Mason Reynolds (Riverton) D 9-6 Griffin Crow (Limestone)

175 – Gage Emmerich (Effingham) F 2:27 Sebastian Daniels (Limestone)

190 – Mathais Araya (Urbana) F 4:24 Charlie Shepherd (Urbana)

215 – Deandre Mance (Danville) D 3-2 Justin Swafford (Crete-Monee)

285 – Reginald Luckett (Normal Community JV) MD 14-3 Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River)

Statistics

TEAM: Richwoods had the most pins with 20 while Edwardsville was second with 18 and Danville was third with 13. Normal Community’s junior-varsity had the most wins by technical fall with four while Limestone and Riverton were next with three. Richwoods was first in total match points with 188 while Effingham was second with 177 and Dunlap ranked third with 160.

INDIVIDUAL: Effingham’s Cole Dulumback had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:11 as 10 others also recorded three pins. Riverton’s Harrison Lott was the only individual with three wins by technical fall, and did so in 6:31 while no one else had more than one. There was a five-way tie for the most team points with 28 between Normal Community J-V’s Bryce Kuhlman and Carson Yokel, Limestone’s Kaiden Capranica, Heyworth’s Jarrod Fulcher and Danville’s Josiah Williams. And Richwood’s Gabe Robb, Normal Community JV’s Victor Reyes, Charleston’s Trotter Titus and Crete-Monee’s Trevon Williams tied for sixth with 27.5 team points. Riverton’s Harrison Lott collected the most total match points with 53 while Crete-Monee’s Travonte Boyd was second with 48 and Richwoods’ Gabe Robb was third with 42. And three individuals had the largest seed-place difference with nine positions, Limestone’s Griffin Crow, Richwoods’ Joseph Nelson and Danville’s Josiah Williams.

Mahomet-Seymour Marty Williams Invitational

Naperville Central only had one champion, Nicolas Olvera, and one runner-up, Jacob Cochran, but it received 16 or more points from 11 other individuals and that helped it to capture top honors at Mahomet-Seymour’s 23-team Marty Williams Invitational with 399 points, which was 13.5 points ahead of runner-up Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher while the host Bulldogs beat out Fort Zumwalt North, MO 379.5-372 for third place.

Morris (302.5), Rochelle (297), Champaign Central (268), Rock Island (261.5), Bloomington (239) Peoria Notre Dame (230.5) rounded out the top-10 teams in the competition.

1st – Naperville Central (399)

Leading the way coach Noah Fitzenreider’s champion Redhawks were title winner Nicolas Olivera (31-8 at 175) and second-place finisher Jacob Cochran (36-3 at 138) while Dalton Meluch (120) and Paul Peradotti (190) took third place, Jake Moore (126), Calum Bohan (157) and Caelon Young (215) finished fourth and Vince Bern (150) and Reid Balis (157) took fifth.

In addition, Jayden Davis (285) was seventh, Jack Fitzgerald (132) and Chase Castro (175) took ninth, Rowen Patel (113) and Oscar Binkowski (165) finished 10th and Beau Berkowitz (106) and Mateo Bestiero (285) claimed 11th place. James Ball (144) also scored points while Josh Bern (126), Oliver Kukis (132) and Nate Sadowski (215) added wins for the Redhawks.

“The guys wrestled really well,” Fitzenreider said. “We are starting to hit our stride coming into the postseason.  I’m excited about the state series and I think our guys are going to be ready to make a run.”

2nd – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher (385.5)

Top performers for coach Josh Carter’s runner-up Falcons were champions Landen Lage (30-2 at 138) and Hudson Babb (33-0 at 157) and runner-up Bentley Fields (27-8 at 106) while Ian Rotramel (113) took third and Ethan Lowe (175) was fourth.

Camden Brucker (132) and Cooper Miller (165) placed fifth, Kaden Huster (120) and Nolan Lowe (144) finished sixth, Gage Martin (126) was seventh, Julian Rodriquez (106) took eighth, 

Isaac Rotramel (126) claimed ninth and Hunter Brandon (150) placed 10th.

3rd – Mahomet-Seymour (379.5)

Turning in the top performances for the third-place Bulldogs, who are coached by Rob Ledin, a 2025 recipient of a Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Illinois Chapter, were runner-up Marco Casillas (32-3 at 190), third-place finisher Weston Neutz (157) and fourth-place medalists Myles Hartzler (106), Justus Vrona (144) and Talon Decker (165).

In addition, Christopher Dill (175) finished fifth, Grant Morphew (113) placed seventh, Noah Meints (120), Liam Noonan (138), Garrett Waisath (150), Frank Watson (215) and Jose Torres (285) took eighth place, Dominic Gaudio (165) was ninth and Xavier Foster (126) finished 10th.

Additional champions

106 – Jackson Soney (34-1), Normal Community

113 – Owen Sater (29-5), Morris

120 – Paxton Valentine (24-3), Morris

126 – Tristan Porter (21-2), Mattoon

132 – Carsten Burkemper (30-5), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

144 – Garrett VerHeecke (36-0), Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana

150 – Carter Skoff (19-0), Morris

165 – Cole Aguirre (32-3), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

190 – Deacon Moran (33-1), Fort Zumwalt North, MO

215 – Keller Stocks (33-1), Mt. Zion

285 – Mitchell Clapp (21-2), Mattoon

Team scores

Naperville Central 399, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher 385.5, Mahomet-Seymour 379.5, Fort Zumwalt North, MO 372, Morris 302.5, Rochelle 297, Champaign Central 268, Rock Island 261.5, Bloomington 239, Peoria Notre Dame 230.5, Metamora 226.5, Normal Community 221.5, Mattoon 203, Rochester 180, Mt. Zion 174.5, Carbondale 145, Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana 130, Lincoln 110.5, Normal Community West 101.5, Centennial 78, Decatur Eisenhower 69, Belleville West 48, Deland-Weldon/ Bement/ Cerro Gordo/ Blue Ridge 29

Championship match results

106 – Jackson Soney (Normal Community) TF 4:59 Bentley Fields (Gibson City-M-S/ F)

113 – Owen Sater (Morris) F 2:36 Cooper Bye (Bloomington)

120 – Paxton Valentine (Morris) TF 6:00 Freddie Hernandez (Rochelle)

126 – Tristan Porter (Mattoon) TF 6:00 Rylan Poeta (Champaign Central)

132 – Carters Burkemper (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) F 3:37 Parker Barry (Morris)

138 – Landen Lage (Gibson City-M-S/ F) D 13-6 Jacob Cochran (Naperville Central)

144 – Garrett VerHeecke (Unity Christian/ A-0) D 5-2 Patrick Provost (Fort Zumwalt North, MO)

150 – Carter Skoff (Morris) M For Clinton VerHeecke (Unity Christian/ A-O)

157 – Hudson Babb (Gibson City-M-S/ F) F 1:44 Grady Neal (Metamora)

165 – Cole Aguirre (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) Inj 1:44 Carter Mayes (Normal Community)

175 – Nicolas Olvera (Naperville Central) D 14-10 Roman Villalobos (Rochelle)

190 – Deacon Moran (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) D 4-2 Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour)

215 – Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion) F 1:33 Jayden Lambert (Metamora)

285 – Mitchell Clapp (Mattoon) D 6-0 Brady Mullens (Peoria Notre Dame)

Third-place match results

106 – Angelo Parker (Rock Island) D 14-10 Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour)

113 – Ian Rotramel (Gibson City-M-S/ F) MD 10-0 Jaxtyn Howell (Mattoon)

120 – Dalton Meluch (Naperville Central) MD 11-1 Peyton Nowicki (Champaign Central)

126 – Aidan Lopez (Rochelle) D 11-4 Jake Moore (Naperville Central)

132 – Elliott Tanner (Champaign Central) SV 8-5 Ethan Cavallo (Normal Community)

138 – Talin Baker (Champaign Central) D 9-4 Brock Claypool (Morris)

144 – Connor Graham (Metamora) D 6-5 Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour)

150 – Drake Weston (Fort Zumwalt North, MO) F 1:57 Brenden Voight (Rochelle)

157 – Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour) D 8-1 Calum Bohan (Naperville Central)

165 – James Escobar (Rochester) F 4:09 Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour)

175 – Dray Neal (Lincoln) D 2-1 Ethan Lowe (Gibson City-M-S/ F)

190 – Paul Peradotti (Naperville Central) MD 10-1 Mark Aeschliman (Metamora)

215 – Rowan Stockwell (Rock Island) F 4:45 Caelon Young (Naperville Central)

285 – Mason Caraway (Normal Community) MD 9-0 Jaylen Raab (Bloomington)

Statistics

INDIVIDUAL – Morris’ Owen Sater and Carter Skoff tied for the most team points with 51.5 while Morris’ Paxton Valentine tied for third place with 51 team points with Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Cole Aguirre and Carsten Burkemper. Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana’s Garrett VerHeecke (50) ranked sixth, Normal Community’s Jackson Soney (49.5) was seventh, Mattoon’s Tristan Porter (49) ranked eighth and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher’s Hudson Babb and Mt. Zion’s Keller Stocks tied for ninth place with 48 team points.

Morris’ Paxton Valentine had the most total match points with 75 while Naperville Central’s Vince Bern was second with 73 and Rochelle’s Aidan Lopez was third with 70. There was a five-way tie for the most pins with four between Rochester’s Connor Broughton, Rock Island’s Emilio Guzman, Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Mason Maier, Morris’ Owen Sater and Unity Christian/ Argenta-Oreana’s Garrett VerHeecke. Naperville Central’s Vince Bern was the only individual who got four wins by technical fall. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher’s Kaden Huster and Fort Zumwalt North, MO’s Nick Rebstock had the largest seed-place difference of 18 spots.

TEAM – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher had the most pins with 22 followed by Fort Zumwalt North, MO with 19 and Mahomet-Seymour with 18. Fort Zumwalt North, MO had 13 victories by technical fall while Bloomington and Naperville Central both had 10. And Naperville Central scored the most total match points with 480 while Fort Zumwalt North, MO was second with 460 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher ranked third with 424 points.

Carmi-White County Invite

Carterville only had one champion but placed nine individuals in the top four at their weight classes to help it claim first place by a 158.5-147 margin over runner-up Robinson at the 17-team Carmi-White County Invite in Carmi.

Lawrence County co-op (Lawrenceville/ Red Hill) took third with 130.5 points while Mt. Carmel and Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op tied for fourth place with 121.5. Frankfort Community/ Christopher (96) co-op, Richland County (84.5) and Red Bud (76.5), Harrisburg (73.5), Carmi-White County (73) and Breese Central (70.5) were next in line in the invite. 

1st – Carterville (158.5)

Leading coach Daniel Alderman’s Lions were champion Terry Mick (23-8 at 175), runners-up Gavin Slack (20-11 at 150) and Hudson Bisching (18-17 at 157) and third-place finishers Isaac Wood (120), Austin Campbell (132), Carl Watkins (215) and Bryce Reimann (285).

Also for Carterville, Addison Mann (138) claimed fourth place while other scorers from the championship team were Grayson Slack (106), Braden Poskevich (113), Timothy Cupp (144), Cal Dunning (165) and Braeden Erwin (190).

“The coaching staff and myself, you are very proud of our team this week,” Alderman said. “Not just for winning the tournament. We challenged the wrestlers in practice and worked with them on putting a package together and executing. It all seemed to come together pretty solid this weekend. The coaching staff was very proud of the wrestlers, hard work and willingness to be coachable and trust the process they are putting into place.”

2nd – Robinson (147)

Top performers for coach Tanner Keeler’s second place Maroons were title winners Landon Cornwell (27-10 at 113) and Broady Kelly (35-2 at 138) and runners-up Gracen Elliott (27-9 at 120) and Reese Baker (9-7 at 190). Taking third place was Lenox Parker (175) while Tucker Hill (215) finished in fourth place.

3rd – Lawrence County (130.5)

Turning in the best showings for coach Cody Bobe’s Lawrence County co-op team were champions Dalton Baker (24-7 at 106), Kyler Guercio (22-7 at 120) and Cale Seitzinger (30-6 at 150), runner-up Nick Morehead (24-9 at 175) and third-place finisher Drew Seitzinger (126). 

Team scores

Carterville 158.5, Robinson 147, Lawrence County (Lawrenceville/ Red Hill) co-op 130.5, Mt. Carmel 121.5, Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op 121.5, Salem 111.5, Frankfort Community/ Christopher co-op 96, Richland County 84.5, Red Bud 76.5, Harrisburg 73.5, Carmi-White County 73, Breese Central 70.5, Fairfield 46.5, Centralia 31, Marshall 28, Metro-East Lutheran 21, Goreville/ Dongola/ Vienna co-op 12

Additional champions

126 – Rylan Moore (34-5), Salem

132 – Hudson Anderton (35-6), Frankfort Community/ Christopher

144 – Jude Wirey (20-2), Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine

157 – Tyler Nolan (27-8), Red Bud

165 – Killian Merrill (28-10), Salem

190 – Danny Jackson (32-1), Red Bud

215 – Braxton Welge (15-2), Harrisburg

285 – Carter Pyatt (26-6), Mt. Carmel

Championship match results

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) F 1:35 Carter Poole (Fairfield)

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) F 0:40 Ryder Jakul (Breese Central)

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) TF 6:00 Gracen Elliott (Robinson)

126 – Rylan Moore (Salem) TF 4:33 Landon Fausz (Red Bud)

132 – Hudson Anderton (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) Inj Kaeden Davis (Richland County)

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) TF 4:52 Emmitt Cooley (Mt. Carmel)

144 – Jude Wirey (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 3:00 Samuel Dial (Richland County)

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) MD 17-9 Gavin Slack (Carterville)

157 – Tyler Nolan (Red Bud) D 6-3 Hudson Bisching (Carterville)

165 – Killian Merrill (Salem) F 0:49 Oliver Hoke (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine)

175 – Terry Mick (Carterville) D 13-9 Nick Morehead (Lawrence County)

190 – Danny Jackson (Red Bud) F 1:25 Reese Baker (Robinson)

215 – Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) F 3:45 Laeden Vargas (Carmi-White County)

285 – Carter Pyatt (Mt. Carmel) MD 13-5 Gentry Michels (Richland County)

Third-place results

106 – Hunter Fitts (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) TF 5:39 Budda Loucks (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

113 – Conner Crowder (Harrisburg) F 0:52 Gunner Fitts (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine)

120 – Isaac Wood (Carterville) F 2:31 Kameron Rasul (Salem)

126 – Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) F 4:54 Declyn Paddock (Richland County)

132 – Austin Campbell (Carterville) F 1:52 Kadin Melahn (Mt. Carmel)

138 – Owen Griffin (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 5:34 Addison Mann (Carterville)

144 – Kevan Moore (Salem) F 0:41 Carson Sloss (Mt. Carmel)

150 – Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) SV 6-3 Isaiah Hall (Mt. Carmel)

157 – Cole Littlejohn (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) F 3:52 Julian Wyant (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

165 – Anakin Ricklefs (Breese Central) MD 11-3 Ryan Maddox (Harrisburg)

175 – Lenox Parker (Robinson) F 5:17 Finn Lathrop (Richland County)

190 – Luke Monaghan (Centralia) F 5:00 Grant Downing (Metro-East Lutheran)

215 – Carl Watkins (Carterville) F 2:55 Tucker Hill (Robinson)

285 – Bryce Reimann (Carterville) F 1:28 Quentin Riley (Frankfort Community/ Christopher)

Statistics

TEAM – Carterville, Mt. Carmel and Robinson all recorded 15 pins. Robinson was the only team to collect four wins by technical fall while Carterville, Lawrence County, Mt. Carmel, Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine and Salem all had three. And Carterville had the most total match points with 315 while Mt. Carmel collected 271 points and Lawrence County scored 269 points.

INDIVIDUALS – Lawrence County’s Dalton Baker, Red Bud’s Danny Jackson, Harrisburg’s Braxton Welge and Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine’s Jude Wirey tied for first for the most team points with 26. Salem’s Rylan Moore was fifth with 25.5 points, Robinson’s Broady Kelly and Mt. Carmel’s Carter Pyatt tied for sixth with 25 points and Frankfort Community/ Christopher’s Hudson Anderton was eighth with 24.5 team points. Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine’s Owen Griffin was the only competitor with five falls. Lawrence County’s Kyler Guercio, Robinson’s Broady Kelly and Carterville’s Isaac Wood tied for first for wins by technical fall with two. 

Breese Central’s Anakin Ricklefs had the most total match points with 68 while Lawrence County’s Cale Seitzinger was second with 59 and Kyler Guercio was third with 52. And Carterville’s Austin Campbell had the largest seed-place difference of 10 positions after being seeded 13th and finishing third at 132.

Little Illini Conference Tournament

The Lawrence County co-op of Lawrenceville and Red Hill won the title of the Little Illini Conference Tournament with 177.5 points while Robinson claimed second place with 161.5 points. Richland County (131), Mt. Carmel (114), Paris (81.5) and Marshal (27) were next in line in the six-team competition which took place at Richland County in Olney.

Lawrence County got titles from Dalton Baker (21-7 at 106), Kyler Guercio (19-7 at 120), Drew Seitzinger (19-11 at 126), Hudson Meek (27-6 at 144), Cale Seitzinger (26-6 at 150), Daniel Kiser (22-10) at 157), Nick Morehead (23-8 at 175) and Malikeye Williams (26-6 at 190) while Grayson Allender (113) and Tucker Waldrop (165) took third place.

Robinson’s title winners were Landon Cornwell (27-10 at 113) and Broady Kelly (34-2 at 138) while Gracen Elliott (26-9 at 120), Connor Schrader (20-5 at 150), Lenox Parker (10-4 at 175), Reese Baker (7-7 at 190) and Tucker Hill (20-12 at 215) finished second and Drew Bledsoe (126), Edison Armijos (132) and Kellen Poole (157) claimed third place.

Richland County got first-place finishes from Kaeden Davis (14-4 at 132), Zander Schrader (23-3 at 215) and Gentry Michels (19-8 at 285) while Hayden Hazel (20-5 at 113) and Samuel Dial (15-9 at 144) placed second and Landyn Jones (138) and Finn Lathrop (175) were third.

The other champion was Paris’ Joshua Lamour (20-0 at 165). Additional runners-up were Mt. Carmel’s Kadin Melahn (13-11 at 132), Emmitt Cooley (21-7 at 138), Dakota Woods (8-14 at 165) and Paris’ Gage Wright (13-2 at 126), Garret Rigdon (18-2 at 157) and Logan Curl (16-4 at 285). Others who took third were Mt. Carmel’s Carson Sloss (144), Isaiah Hall (150), Paul-Ray Garrett (190), Jackson Kling (215) and Carter Pyatt (285) and Paris’ Christian Perez (120).

Richland County’s Gentry Michels had the most team points with 24 while Richland County’s Kaeden Davis and Zander Schrader and Lawrence County’s Daniel Kiser tied for second place with 22 team points. Richland County’s Finn Lathrop had the most total match points with 46 and was the only individual in the event with two wins by technical fall. Gentry Michels and Robinson’s Kellen Poole were the only two competitors with three pins and Gentry Michels and Mt. Carmel’s Kadin Melahn both improved four positions from where they were seeded.

Robinson had the most pins with 12 while Mt. Carmel and Richland County each had 10. Richland County had four victories by technical fall while Paris had three. Mt. Carmel had the most total match points with 162 while Robinson edged Lawrence County 146-145 for second.

Team scores

Lawrence County 177.5, Robinson 161.5, Richland County 131, Mt. Carmel 114, Paris 91.5, Marshall 27 

Championship match results

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) – no opponent

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) D 6-1 Hayden Hazel (Richland County)

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) D 9-5 Gracen Elliott (Robinson)

126 – Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) F 3:06 Gage Wright (Paris) 

132 – Kaeden Davis (Richland County) F 1:29 Kadin Melahn (Mt. Carmel)

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) TF 1:29 Emmitt Cooley (Mt. Carmel)

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) MD 12-0 Samuel Dial (Richland County)

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) SV 9-6 Connor Schrader (Robinson)

157 – Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) F 5:12 Garret Rigdon (Paris)

165 – Joshua Lamour (Paris) F 3:38 Dakota Woods (Mt. Carmel)

175 – Nick Morehead (Lawrence County) D 10-4 Lenox Parker (Robinson)

190 – Malikye Williams (Lawrence County) TF 5:42 Reese Baker (Robinson)

215 – Zander Schrader (Richland County) F 4:12 Tucker Hill (Robinson)

285 – Gentry Michels (Richland County) F 1:27 Logan Curl (Paris)

Unity takes first place at Illini Prairie Conference Duals

Unity went 7-0 and capped things off with a 44-36 victory over St. Joseph-Ogden to take first place in the eight-team Illini Prairie Conference Duals Tournament in St. Joseph. 

Coach Logan Patton’s champion Rockets had an 8-6 edge in victories with four of those being pins, two were wins by technical fall, one was a forfeit and the other was a major decision while coach Bill Gallo’s runner-up Spartans countered with six falls.

The champion Rockets also won 54-24 over Monticello, 55-20 over Pontiac, 60-21 over IVC, 65-9 over Prairie Central, 77-6 over Rantoul and 72-10 over Saint Thomas More.

Monticello was third, Pontiac placed fourth, Illinois Valley Central claimed fifth, Prairie Central took sixth, Rantoul finished seventh and the High School of Saint Thomas More was eighth.

Leading the way for champion Unity were Hunter Shike (7-0 at 144/150), Hayden Smith (7-0 at 144/150), Chason Daly (7-0 at 215), Abram Davidson (6-0 at 165/175), Sam Hollett (5-0 at 132/138), AJ Daly (3-0 at 138), Devin Glik (3-0 at 157), Josh Heath (3-0 at 175), Vincent Abon (6-1 at 106), Bradley Smith (6-1 at 175/190) and Ben Mullins (4-1 at 157/165).

Top performers for the 6-1 runner-up Spartans were Levi Lee (7-0 at 106/113), Ben Wells (7-0 at 113/120), Vance McComas (7-0 at 190), Cam Wagner (7-0 at 285), Nathan Daly (6-1 at 150), Coy Hayes (6-1 at 165), Camden Getty (5-1 at 126), Liam Carter (5-1 at 215), George Hale (5-2 at 120/126), Aiden Hundley (5-2 at 138) and Alex Vaughn (5-2 at 157).

Turning in the best showings for coach Andy Moore’s 5-2 third-place Sages were Nick Litchfield (7-0 at 132), Aiden Komnick (5-0 at 120), Will Osborne (4-0 at 144), Drake Weeks (5-2 at 150), and Owen Prather (4-2 at 113).

Leaders for fourth-place 4-3 Pontiac were Jack Voights (7-0 at 126), Brayden Quas (7-0 at 157), Lucas Maier (7-0 at 175/190), Blaine Keurh (3-0 at 132/138), Drayden Ramsey (3-0 at 138), Hunter McCullough (4-1 at 285), Noah Davis (3-1 at 138/144) and Blaze Quas (4-2 at 144).

Fifth-place 3-4 Illinois Valley Central was led by Nicholas Malagon (3-0 at 120), Hunter Toliver (6-1 at 132), Malikai Bremer (5-2 at 215) and Graysen Rockey 4-2 at 285).

Sixth-place Prairie Central’s leaders were Andrew Patino (6-1 at 113/120), Treyton Zimmerman (5-2 at 106) and Elijah Mowery (5-2 at 190).

Rantoul’s top performers were Brandon Almanza (4-1 at 165/175), Michael Anthony (4-1 at 215/285) and Tyler Seals (3-1 at 165).

And best efforts for Saint Thomas More were turned in by Jamir Woods (6-1 at 126) and Yasua Walker (5-2 at 132).

Unity’s Chason Daly and Hunter Shike, Monticello’s Nick Litchfield and St. Joseph-Ogden’s Cam Wagner all led the way with 42 team points while St. Joseph-Ogden’s Levi Lee and Ben Wells had 41 team points and Pontiac’s Lucas Maier had 40 team points. Unity’s Chason Daly and Hunter Shike both recorded six falls. Pontiac’s Braden Oppermen and Lucas Maier and Unity’s AJ Daly all had two wins by technical fall. And Pontiac’s Lucas Maier had 77 total match points while St. Joseph-Ogden’s Alex Vaughn had 68 match points.

Unity collected the most team points with 427 while St. Joseph-Ogden was second with 415. St. Joseph-Ogden had the most pins with 36 while Unity had 34. Pontiac had the most wins by technical fall with seven while Unity had six. And Unity edged St. Joseph-Ogden for the most total points 409-408.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

NORMAL INVITATIONAL

In the four seasons prior to Monday’s 27-team Normal Invitational, Joliet Central had finished 9th, 3rd, 12th and 3rd again at the formidable tournament.

This year, the Steelwomen put their collective foot down.

Joliet Central coach Marcus McCullum’s girls took the team title in Normal, 192-139 over Homewood-Flossmoor, getting individual titles from Valerie Ruiz-Flores (115) and Izabel Barrera (135) to lead the way.

“The girls have really been trying to step it up a notch as the season ends,” McCullum said. “They showed great pose and wrestled well against a good field. We now go back to clean up our mistakes as we go into conference and regional play. The team has been working hard all season to get to this point. We look forward to the postseason.”

1st- Joliet Central (192)
In addition to titles from Barrera (24-2 at 135) and Ruiz-Flores (15-7 at 11), McCullum got seconds from Ariadna Arciniega (12-6 at 100), Alisa Carter (19-2 at 105) and Shaila Aguirre (14-6 at 110), a third from Emma Guethle (19-6 at 140), a fourth from Leilani Robles (2-2 at 155), fifths from Bella Patino (4-1 at 120), Yaretzi Arenas (11-10 at 135) and Jewel Mister (4-1 at 190), and a sixth from Jaylin Ingram (11-8 at 145).

“Izabel Barrera and Valerie Ruiz-Flores were our champs and key to the team title run on Monday,” McCullum said. “I was impressed with how they kept pushing the pace throughout the day. My other placers did a good job staying on the mats as long as they could. Overall, I think the team wrestled well with a good attitude.”

2nd- Homewood-Flossmoor (139)
Vikings coach Scott Aronson got a trio of runner-up finishes from Kennedy Dade (27-11 at 140), Olivia Haywood (21-15 at 155) and Kendra Hayden (22-11 at 190), a third from London Gandy (25-9 at 125), fifths from Diilailah Lopez (19-14 at 110) and Amara Nwoye (31-7 at 130), and sixths from Mariah Perkins (3-3 at 115) and Taniyah Bradley (19-11 at 120).

3rd- Collinsville (124)
Coach Adam Gillespie got titles from London Long (28-4 at 125) and Leann Cory (29-3 at 145), a third from Ivana Torres (21-9 at 110), fourths from Jazelle Young (16-14 at 115) and Emma Ford (18-12 at 120), and a sixth from Jaylah Harris (12-13 at 130).

Team scores
Joliet Central 192, Homewood-Flossmoor 139, Collinsville 124, Mahomet-Seymour 95.5, Galesburg 92, Normal Community West 86.5, East Peoria 81.5, Pekin 76.5, Washington 74.5, Ottawa 72, Urbana 55, Plainfield South 52.5, Unity 52, Metamora 44, Bloomington 42.5, Moline 42, Olympia 41.5, Lemont 38, Morris 38, Peoria Notre Dame 36, Mt. Zion 28, PORTA 23, Heyworth 20, Clinton 17, Rochester 17, Mackinaw-Deer Creek 7, Pontiac 6

SM-state medalist; SQ-state qualifier
Additional champions
100 Chloe Collins (Olympia) 
105 SQ Tessa Donaldson (Pekin) 
110 Lily Gwaltney (Ottawa) 
120 Ava Mayer (Pekin) 
130 SM Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion) 
140 Rickasia Ivy (Urbana) 
155 Alicia Swank (Bloomington) 
170 Grace Mordhorst (Washington) 
190 Karsyn Robinson (Normal Community West) 
235 SM Phoenix Molina (Unity)

Notable
The Normal field at 235 featured girls that placed third, fourth, and sixth in Illinois last year. Third-place state medalist Phoenix Molina of Unity topped fourth-place medalist Lillian Disanto of Urbana by fall in Monday’s title match, while sixth-place medalist Juliana Thrush of Ottawa won by fall for third place against Ubana’s Violet Porter. Disanto won by fall over Thrush in their semifinal match, with Molina pinning Porter in the other semifinal.

Championship match results
100 Chloe Collins (Olympia) F 3:55 Ariadna Arciniega (Joliet C)
105 Tessa Donaldson (Pekin) Med Fft. Alisa Carter (Joliet C)
110 Lily Gwaltney (Ottawa) MD 11-2 Shaila Aguirre (Joliet C)
115 Valerie Ruiz-Flores (Joliet C) F 3:33 Ciara Bolf (Ottawa)
120 Ava Mayer (Pekin) F 3:05 Amyah Pruitt (Galesburg)
125 Londyn Long (Collinsville) F 0:45 Calliope Willman (Metamora)
130 SM Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion) F 1:14 Ava Beldo (Unity)
135 Izabel Barrera (Joliet C) F 2:36 Sammy Baker (Notre Dame)
140 Rickasia Ivy (Urbana) TF Kennedy Dade (H-F)
145 Leann Cory (Collinsville) F 2:21 Taylor Sutton (E Peoria)
155 Alicia Swank (Bloomington) TF Olivia Haywood (H-F)
170 Grace Mordhorst (Washington) D 10-3 Jaycee Weitekamp (Mahomet)
190 Karsyn Robinson (Normal W) F 4:49 Kendra Hayden (H-F)
235 SM Phoenix Molina (Unity) F 1:25 SM Lillian Disanto (Urbana)

Third-place match results
100 Amie Fuentes (Plainfield S) F 1:37 Sierra Tuttle (Mahomet)
105 Ariana Baier (Lemont) Med Fft Alexia Glover (PORTA)
110 Ivana Torres (Collinsville) F 1:20 Kaydence Klein (Metamora)
115 Autumn Starr (Bloomington) F 3:57 Jazelle Young (Collinsville)
120 Lucie Eisenbarth (Rochester) D 12-6 Emma Ford (Collinsville)
125 London Gandy (H-F) F 1:40 Izy Paranto (E Peoria)
130 Dai Driana Wilford (Galesburg) F 4:51 Molly O’Connor (Lemont)
135 Kyah Kaonohi (E Peoria) F 3:14 Brynn Dergo (Morris)
140 Emma Guethle (Joliet C) F 5:01 Zola Burdette (Plainfield S)
145 Diem Bryan (Mahomet) BYE
155 Alyssa Artman (Pekin) F 3:36 Leilani Robles (Joliet C)
170 Jasmine Dillard (Galesburg) F 1:06 Alisa Reyes (Washington)
190 Tatiana Cuellar (Moline) F 2:19 Brooke Knee (E Peoria)
235 SM Juliana Thrush (Ottawa) F 3:01 Violet Porter (Urbana)

Statistics
TEAM: Joliet Central finished with the most pins (22) of any team in the tournament, followed by Homewood-Flossmoor with 18 and Collinsville with 16. H-F posted the most tech falls in the least time with two in 5:24, followed by Peoria Notre Dame with two techs in 536. Joliet Central led in total match points with 196, followed by H-F with 191.

INDIVIDUAL: Homewood-Flossmoor’s Amara Nwoye posted the most pins in the least time with four falls in 4:27, followed by Normal West’s Arian Sabu with four pins in 4:42. Notre Dame’s Lesley DeLaCruz had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 5:36, followed by Urbana’s Rickasia Ivy with two techs in 8:48.

Morris’ Nicolette Boelman posted the fastest fall in 8 seconds, followed by Plainfield South’s Sammie Ntone with a fall in 9 seconds. DeLaCruz had the fastest tech fall in 1:23, followed by Washington’s Paytyn Dykes with a tech fall in 1:37.

Normal West’s Kitzia Racey and Mahomet-Seymour’s Jaycee Weitekamp tied for the most single-match points with 22, followed by East Peoria’s Taylor Sutton with 20. DeLaCruz led the way in total match points with 59, followed by Ivy and Olympia’s Chloe Collins with 48 total match points each.
The largest seed-place difference came from Joliet Central’s Izabel Barrera, as the No. 15 seed won the title at 135 pounds.

RANTOUL GIRLS TOURNAMENT

Bradley-Bourbonnais captured the title of Rantoul’s 15-team girls tournament on Monday, winning 127-80 over second-place Champaign Central.

The Boilermakers’ 15 pins and 150 total match points led the field for coach Max Schumer, who got individual titles from Aubrianna Rapier (135), Sophia Domont (140), Alexis McCullough (170) and Kaylee Morris (235).

The mission for the girls program in the fifth year of IHSA girls wrestling in Illinois is clear for Schumer and assistant coach Mickey Spiwak.

“Bradley-Bourbonnais is in its second official year as a girls program,” Schumer said. “The girls are trying to make a stand in the state of Illinois, as a program that takes this sport seriously and wants to be known to other teams as a dominant force in the sport.

“Our girls work really hard and have great leadership in Sommer Boswell, Aubrianna Rapier, Kylie Rapier, and Sophia Domont.  They hold the rest of the team accountable and have a very high standard.”

St. Joseph-Ogden (76.5) finished third, followed by Oakwood/Salt Fork (61) and Robinson (51.5) to round out the top five finishes.

1st- Bradley-Bourbonnais (127)
In addition to titles from Rapier, Domont, McCullough and Morris, the Boilermakers got a second from Leighlah Duda (190), thirds from Rihanna Randall (105) and Mya Robinson (170), a fourth from Kylie Rapier (155), a fifth from Ember McGarvey (145) and a sixth from Alyssa Larios (155).

McGarvey had two tech falls and led the field in single-match points with 21. She was also second in total match points with 41.

Aubrianna Rapier has won four individual tournament titles this season “and she has led the charge when it comes to introducing girls wrestling to our school,” Schumer said. “She is adamant about striving for a state title and continuing her wrestling career post-high school.”

Domont put in a ton of off-season work “and it’s really nice to see all that hard work pay off,” Schumer said. “(McCullough) shows not only resilience and determination in the face of the challenges associated with this sport, but compassion and love for her teammates as well…(Morris) is a first year wrestler

who has been an essential part of this team at the 235 weight class.  We have not seen many girls in this sport be as physically dominant.”

2nd- Champaign Central (80)
Maroons coach Tristan Birt got an individual title from Londyn Grant (130), a runner-up finish from Jasmine Palestino (145), thirds from Rita Grant (125), Ashley Alquicira (135) and Zaiyrah Bailey (140), and a fifth from Onisty Murphy (155).

3rd- St. Joseph-Ogden (76.5)
Spartans coach Bill Gallo got an individual title from Maddie Wells (155), seconds from Ainsley Freeman (125), Sophia Douglas (130) and Candice Wright (135), and fourths from Madison Alsip (120) and Taylor Vaughn (145).

Team scores
Bradley-Bourbonnais 127, Champaign Central 80, St. Joseph-Ogden 76.5, Oakwood/Salt Fork 61, Robinson 51.5, Charleston 40, St. Thomas More 39.5, Rantoul 36.5, Kankakee 29, Ottawa Marquette 20, Unity Christian 18, Danville 16.5, Effingham 9, Mount Carmel 9, Lawrence County 6.5

Additional champions
100 Jasmine Johnson (Rantoul) 
105 Lily Deibel (Ottawa Marquette) 
115 Lainey Ehler (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 
120 Kate Wochner (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 
125 Yariah Shaw (Danville) 
130 Londyn Grant (Champaign Central) 
145 Claire Simons (St. Thomas More)  
190 Alexus Dodge (Charleston) 
 
Notable
In the finals at 115, Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Lainey Ehler and St. Thomas More’s Madison Poll locked horns to a near-stalemate, with Ehler ultimately coming away with a 1-0 decision win for the title.
Not to be outdone, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Maddie Wells and Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Taylor Owens wrestled all the way to sudden victory, with Wells winning 3-0 in overtime to secure the title at 155 pounds.

Championship match results
100 Jasmine Johnson (Rantoul) F 3:26 Serenity Canady (Robinson)
105 Lily Deibel (Ottawa Marq) F 1:19 Madison Siler (Robinson)
115 Lainey Ehler (Oakwood/SF) D 1-0 Madison Poll (St. Thomas)
120 Kate Wochner (Oakwood/SF) F 1:43 Morgan Krone-Smallhorn (Charleston)
125 Yariah Shaw (Danville) F 3:32 Ainsley Freeman (SJ-Ogden)
130 Londyn Grant (Champaign C) F 0:22 Sophia Douglas (SJ-Ogden)
135 Aubrianna Rapier (B-Bourbonnais) F 3:01 Candice Wright (SJ-Ogden)
140 Sophia Domont (B-Bourbonnais) F 4:32 Tamira Welch (Kankakee)
145 Claire Simons (St. Thomas) F 0:32 Jasmine Palestino (Champaign C)
155 Maddie Wells (SJ-Ogden) SV-1 3-0 Taylor Owens (Oakwood/SF)
170 Alexis McCullough (B-Bourbonnais) F 2:54 ly’Jah Grant (Champaign C)
190 Alexus Dodge (Charleston) F 0:11 Leighlah Duda (B-Bourbonnais)
235 Kaylee Morris (B-Bourbonnais) F 2:45 Olivia Rosine (Charleston)

Third-place match results
100 Charlee Emmerich (Effingham) F 2:57 Dasia McCracken (Robinson)
105 Rihanna Randall (B-Bourbonnais) F 1:22 Veronica Mendoza (Rantoul)
115 Mackenzie Gound (Rantoul) F 1:18 Aubrie Norgaard (B-Bourbonnais)
120 Delaney Ledbetter (Lawrenceville) TF Madison Alsip (SJ-Ogden)
125 Rita Grant (Champaign C) F 2:21 Vanessa Arellano (Kankakee)
130 Miley Peach (Mt. Carmel) F 0:48 Julie Roberts (Unity Ch)
135 Ashley Alquicira (Champaign C) F 3:23 Andrea Echevarria (Rantoul)
140 Zaiyrah Bailey (Champaign C) D 5-0 Sarah Renaker (Oakwood/SF)
145 Macee Hammond (Robinson) TF Taylor Vaughn (SJ-Ogden)
155 Lillien Roughton (Unity Ch) F 2:50 Kylie Rapier (B-Bourbonnais)
170 Mya Robinson (B-Boubonnais) fft. Jade Quinn-Brown (Kankakee)
190 Sofia Perez (Kankakee) BYE
235 Kinley Kocher (Robinson) BYE

Statistics
TEAM: Bradley-Bourbonnais posted the most pins with 15, followed by Champaign Central and St. Joseph-Ogden with nine pins each. Robinson led the way in tech falls with three, followed by Bradley-Bourbonnais with two. Bradley-Bourbonnais also led the way in total match points with 150, followed by St. Joseph-Ogden with 95.

INDIVIDUAL: Oakwood/Salt Fork’s Kate Wochner posted the most pins in the least time with four in 9:44, followed by St. Thomas More’s Claire Simons with three in 2:51. Robinson’s Macee Hammond had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 6:14, followed by Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Ember McGarvey with two in 8:33.

Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Aubrianna Rapier and Charleston’s Alexus Dodge tied for the fastest fall in 11 seconds, while Rantoul’s Jasmine Johnson posted the fastest tech fall in 2:19.

Simons scored the most team points with 26, followed by St. Joseph-Ogden’s Maddie Wells with 21.5. McGarvey scored the most single-match points with 21, followed by St. Thomas More’s Madison Poll with 19. Danville’s Yariah Shaw posted the most total match points with 46, followed by McGarvey with 41.

618 Scramble

One day after placing third at the Normal Invitational, Collinsville claimed the crown at this year’s 15-team 618 Girls Scramble, at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville.

Coach Adam Gillespie’s girls had five individual 618 champions and one second-placer among a group of eight girls who placed in the top four of their weight classes.

Collinsville won 153-119 over Belleville West, followed by Triad (111), Waterloo (94) and Edwardsville (90.5) to round out the top five finishes.

Winning titles for the Kahoks were Ivana Torres (110), Jaezelle Young (115), Emma Ford (120), Londyn Long (125) and Addyson Bailey (135).

“They had their most dominant performance of the season,” Gillespie said of his girls. “The first-place finish was a tribute to all the hard work these athletes bring into the room every day.”

Collinsville has finished in the top three in six tournaments this season, including two team titles. The Kahoks also finished with an 8-1 record in dual meets this year.

“I am so insanely proud of this team for the way they have come together and pushed themselves in the pursuit of victory,” Gillespie said. “Every day they look for reasons and ways to get better and be the best teammates to each other. I am a very lucky coach to coach this team and cannot wait to see what the postseason holds for them.

“They have done a tremendous job of putting Collinsville on the map as a wrestling town. They all take pride in wearing the purple and white and representing CHS.”

1st- Collinsville (153)
In addition to titles from Torres, Young, Ford, Long and Bailey, the Kahoks got a second from Harlee Hart (100), a third from Jaylah Harris (130), and a fourth from Neveah Hamer-Burries (235).

Hart’s second-place finish was her highest of the year, Torres has now finished in the top three of five tournaments, and Young “had an outstanding performance at both the 618 invite as well as the SWC tournament,” Gillespie said.

“Emma (Ford) has taken a massive leadership role on this team this season and it was amazing to see all of her hard work finally pay off.”

Long won her fifth tournament title of the season in Edwardsville and leads the team in points with 259.5. 34 of her 37 wins this year have been by fall.

“Londyn has been a huge leader for this team, she is a prime example of what selfless service looks like,” Gillespie said. “She takes the time both in and out of season to make sure that those around her know the importance of not taking any reps off and pushing their limits so they don’t crack under the pressure of a live match.”

Gillespie noted the growth that Harris has taken in her first season on the mat, sees Bailey hitting her groove, and despite the absence of Leann Cory (145) from the lineup, Gillespie applauded her contributions this year.

“Leann Cory is on an incredible run this year,” Gillespie said. “She has placed top two at every tournament she has competed in this year to include a second-place finish at Wonder Woman. She has brought home three championships for the Kahoks this year and 253.5 team points.

“Leann has been an incredible leader to have in the room, she has been beyond selfless with her schedule ensuring she is in the room ready to train any time she gets the opportunity. She has been an incredible example of what a Kahok wrestler is to all of the underclassmen and new wrestlers in our line up.” 

2nd- Belleville West (119)
Maroons coach Mech Spraggins got an individual title from Andre’a Kirkpatrick (235), a second from Riley Weems (110), thirds from Alyssa Hardt (140) and Moriah Lampley (155), and fourths from Kendyll Otten (125), Ja’yla Hurst (135), Akiya Jett (145) and Ineta Grubbs (155).

3rd- Triad (111)
Triad coach Lucas Bernal got an individual title from Adaliah Roth (145), seconds from Makenna Steele (135) and Kaitlin Woods (155), thirds from Daisy Smith (120), Addi Wilson (190) and Beckah Burrelsman (235), and a fourth from Amelia Branson (190).

Team scores
Collinsville 153, Belleville West 119, Triad 111, Waterloo 94, Edwardsville 90.5, Freeburg 85, Civic Memorial 81, Roxana 49.5, East St. Louis 48.5, O’Fallon 44.5, Vandalia 26, Alton 22, Highland 18, Jersey 3, Southwestern 0

Additional champions
100 Tamari Price (Civic Memorial)
105 Madelyn Murphy (Roxana)
130 Sidney Ufert (Roxana)
140 Jariyah Powell (East St. Louis)
155 Grace Stratton (Freeburg)
170 Kira Thompson (O’Fallon)
190 Izabel McBride (Waterloo)

Championship match results
100 Tamari Price (Civic Mem) F 2:43 Harlee Hart (Collinsville)
105 Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) D 11-7 Emma Rogers (Edwardsville)
110 Ivana Torres (Collinsville) D 6-2 Riley Weems (Belleville W)
115 Jaezelle Young (Collinsville) F 3:19 Hailey Buckingham (Edwardsville)
120 Emma Ford (Collinsville) F 1:41 Laila Earney (Civic Mem)
125 Londyn Long (Collinsville) F 1:23 Aryanna Jones (Alton)
130 Sidney Ufert (Roxana) D 7-5 Gretchen Taylor (Edwardsville)
135 Addyson Bailey (Collinsville) F 0:54 Makenna Steele (Triad)
140 Jariyah Powell (E St. Louis) F 2:45 Sophia Elkins (Highland)
145 Adaliah Roth (Triad) F 1:35 Patience Anderson (E St. Louis)
155 Grace Stratton (Freeburg) F 2:12 Kaitlin Wood (Triad)
170 Kira Thompson (O’Fallon) F 1:22 Brynn Swyers (Vandalia)
190 Izabel McBride (Waterloo) F 4:46 Geetanjali Janardhan (Edwardsville)
235 Andre’a Kirkpatrick (Belleville W) F 3:13 Kennedy Downs (Edwardsville)

Third-place match results
100 Carmen Cormier-Russel (O’Fallon) BYE
105 Brielle Becker (Freeburg) F 3:23 Lillian McGuiggan (Civic Mem)
110 Aubrey Rutmanis (Freeburg) F 1:08 Natalie Crook (Waterloo)
115 Riley Lay (Freeburg) D 8-7 Kylie Frober (O’Fallon)
120 Daisy Smith (Triad) F 1:27 Samantha Suhre (Edwardsville)
125 Lucy Baldwin (Waterloo) D 6-0 Kendyl Otten (Belleville W)
130 Jaylah Harris (Collinsville) F 1:56 Bryleigh Marshall (Civic Mem)
135 Madelyn Edler (Waterloo) F 5:24 Ja’yla Hurst (Belleville W)
140 Alyssa Hardt (Belleville W) F 0:56 Nevaeh Gentelin (Waterloo)
145 Elise Byman (Freeburg) F 1:34 Akiya Jett (Belleville W)
155 Moriah Lampley (Belleville W) F 2:10 Ineta Grubbs (Belleville W)
170 Audrey Whipple (Civic Mem) F 2:32 Tiffany Ramirez (Waterloo)
190 Addi Wilson (Triad) F 3:29 Ameila Branson (Triad)
235 Beckah Burrelsman (Triad) md. fft. Neveah Harner-Burries (Collinsville)

Statistics
TEAM: Collinsville led the pack with 18 pins, followed by Belleville West with 16 and Triad with 14. Belleville West and Civic Memorial led the way with two tech falls apiece, and Collinsville posted the most total match points with 149, followed by Belleville West with 132 and Triad with 115.

INDIVIDUAL: Collinsville’s Londyn Long had the most pins in the least time with three falls at 2:25, followed by O’Fallon’s Kira Thompson with three falls in 2:31. Edwardsville’s Emma Rogers had the fastest tech fall in 1:11 and there was a two-way tie for the fastest pin in 19 seconds, between Vandalia Brynn Swyers and East St. Louis’ Xanaiya Gibson-McAlister.

Long, Thompson, and Triad’s Adaliah Roth tied for the most team points with 26 each. Ford, O’Fallon’s Kylie Frober and East St. Louis’ Jariyah Powell tied with 20 for the most single-match points. Roxana’s Madelyn Murphy scored the most total match points with 37, followed by Ford with 36.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

2026 AARON DUDLEY MEMORIAL GIRLS INVITE

Despite having only one individual champion, Plainfield South used its depth to secure the 26-team 2026 Aaron Dudley Memorial Girls Invite at Oswego East. The Cougars edged Wheaton Warrenville South 158-156.5 for the team crown. The squads were followed by Downers Grove North (143.5) in third, Berwyn-Cicero Morton (127) in fourth and Aurora Metea Valley (119) in fifth. 

“This tournament was one of my favorites as a coach, not for the number of girls we put on top of the podium, but for the resilience and grit we saw from our girls on the backsides of brackets,” Cougars coach Tom Redmon said. “So many important advancement points in the consolations really powered our win on Saturday after a very tight team race with an incredible Wheaton-Warrenville South squad.”

1st: Plainfield South 158

Layla Spann brought home the crown in the 170 weight class for the Cougars’ lone individual champion. Amie Fuentes (100), Kayla Ochotorena (115) and Kimyra Patrick (190) placed third in their classes. Three other girls finished fifth for the Cougars: Yuliana Manrique (125), Zola Estes (140) and Sammie Ntone (235).

“A lot of girls could’ve hung their heads after some disappointing losses, but were able to pick themselves up and put the team first to make sure we finished the day in the best position possible,” Redmon said. “As a coach, I couldn’t be more proud of that kind of performance at this stage of the season — just a great day all around.”

2nd: Wheaton Warrenville South 156.5

Heidi Bourne (135) and Louisa Enslen (145) won their weight classes to help the Tigers to a second-place overall finish. Adding to the Tigers’ points were three second-place finishers: Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez (100), Sommer Kibbe (120) and Michelle Rojas-Tellez (170). Mayes Jynelle rallied for a third-place finish at 235. 

3rd: Downers Grove North 143.5

The Trojans were led by Jahdi’yah Hibbler, who earned the crown at 130. Samantha Stillo placed third at 155, followed by fourth-place efforts by Kaitlyn Kapral (140), Alena Mossman (145) and Hanna Long (190). 

Final team scores: 

Plainfield South 158; Wheaton Warrenville South 156.5; Downers Grove North 143.5; Berwyn-Cicero Morton 127; Aurora Metea Valley 119; Palatine 103; Sandwich 96; Romeoville 94; Winnetka New Trier 79; Franklin Park-Northlake Leyden 78.5; Oswego East 77; Oswego 66; Aurora Waubonsie Valley 65; Deerfield 62; St. Charles East 58.5; Round Lake 50; Elgin 49.5; Normal Community West 47; Naperville North 46.5; Plainfield North 42.5; Naperville Neuqua Valley 37; Crystal Lake South 29; Crystal Lake Central 28; Aurora Central Catholic 0; Cary-Grove 0; Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 0. 

Additional champions:
100 Andaira Marron (Berwyn-Cicero Morton); 105 Sydney Stieb (St. Charles East); 110 Zoey Dodgers (Franklin Park-Northlake Leyden); 115 Janiya Moore (Aurora Metea Valley); 120 Sabrina Bono (Franklin Park-Northlake Leyden); 125 Ava Kus (Aurora Waubonsie Valley); 140 Alketa Picari (Aurora Metea Valley); 155 Makayla Hill (Oswego); 190 Irma Villa (Palatine); 235 Henessis Villagrana (Romeoville).

Statistics: 

Champion Plainfield South posted the most pins in the least time with 26 in 63:24, while Aurora Metea Valley had the most tech falls in the least time with six in 21:16. Plainfield South also scored the most total match points with 306.

Individually, Zmorah Izenstark of Winnetka New Trier had the most pins in the last time with five in 5:25 and also had the fastest fall at 0 seconds. Makayla Hill (Oswego) and Heidi Bourne (Wheaton Warrenville South) tied for the most team points with each earning 32. 

Championship match results:

100: Andaira Marron (Morton) F 2:26 Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez (WWSouth)

105: Sydney Stieb (SC East) TF Valveria Guzman (Elgin)

110: Zoey Dodgers (Leyden) F 3:05 Sunny Aitzemkour (New Trier)

115: Janiya Moore (Metea V) D 4-1 Annalee Aarseth (CL South)

120: Sabrina Bono (Leyden) F 3:47 Sommer Kibbe (WWSouth)

125: Ava Kus (Waubonsie V) F 2:42 Fatima Martinez (Morton)

130: Jahdi`yah Hibbler (DG North) TF Marissa Mayfield (Round Lake) 

135: Heidi Bourne (WWSouth) F 5:10 Joslynn Sheets (Oswego)

140: Alketa Picari (Metea V) TF Quinn Janssens (Oswego East)

145: Louisa Enslen (WWSouth) TF Ella Cooper (Oswego East)

155: Makayla Hill (Oswego) F 3:08 Cait Jones (Crystal Lake Central)

170: Layla Spann (Plainfield S) F 1:07 Michelle Rojas-Tellez (WWSouth)

190: Irma Villa (Palatine) F 0:34 Karsyn Robinson (Normal West)

235: Henessis Villagrana (Romeoville) F 0:35 Aniaah Garcia (Palatine)

Third-place match results:

100: Amie Fuentes (Plainfield S) F 1:29 Sonya Amin (Metea V) 

105: KeYi Wang (Naperville North) F 2:00 Kachi Tijerina (SC East)

110: Karla Munoz (Morton) F 4:22 Jessica Rios (Sandwich)

115: Kayla Ochotorena (Plainfield S) F 5:06 Naomi Venegas (Leyden)

120: Aleta Weigandt (Neuqua V) F 3:06 M`Kya Harris (Romeoville)

125: Molly Zeidler (New Trier) F 3:27 Samantha De La Torre (Romeoville)

130: Zmorah Izenstark (New Trier) F 1:15 Izzy Smith (Naperville North)

135: Evelyn Arrola (Palatine) F 1:00 Sophia Contreras (Waubonsie V)

140: Alexia Cather (Sandwich) D 11-5 Kaitlyn Kapral (DG North)

145: Jazmin Rios (Sandwich) F 1:52 Alena Mossman (DG North)

155: Samantha Stillo (DG North) D 8-1 Geness Ceballos (Morton)

170: Aiva Wikar (Palatine) D 5-4 Aayliah Villanueva (Plainfield North)

190: Kimyra Patrick (Plainfield S) F 4:14 Hannah Long (DG North)

235: Mayes Jynelle (WWSouth) F 0:29 Yoselin Amador (Round Lake)

MARY KELLY INVITATIONAL

A deep roster propelled St. Laurence to the top of the 33-team event at Mahomet-Seymour as the Vikings edged second-place LaSalle-Peru 225.5-218.5. Nina Nesci (120) placed first to claim the Vikings lone individual crown. Cecelia Riccordino (100) and Elise Brown (235) earned second-place finishes while Amelia Pazmino placed third for the Vikings, who had 12 wrestlers earn points. 

“This is our third first-place finish as a team and fourth time in the top 3 this year,” St. Laurence coach Arturo Nesci said. “The girls have been taking the feedback from week to week and improving every time they step on the mats. They are very coachable and excited about the growth of girls wrestling. We are fighting some injuries and some back ups stepped up to fill holes, but should be ready to go for regionals.”  

Rounding out the top five were St. Joseph-Ogden with 165 points, Ft. Zumwalt North with 159.5 and host Mahomet-Seymour with 157.5.

1st: St. Laurence 225.5

Aside from Nesci, Riccordino, Brown and Pazmino, the Vikings didn’t have another top-four finisher. But they did have three wrestlers place fifth, including Jenayah Velazquez (130), Delia Humphrey (155) and Avery Evans (170).

2nd: LaSalle-Peru 218.5

Sarah Lowery led the way for the Lady Cavaliers, taking the crown in the 110 weight class. Kiely Domyancich (125) and Marisa Eggersdorfer (155) each took second in their respective classes, while Kalista Frost (100) and Mackenzie Miller (135) both brought in third-place finishes. Avalyn Edwall (140) placed fourth in her class. 

3rd: St. Joseph-Ogden 165

Maddie Wells claimed the Spartans lone first-place finish by winning the 155 weight class. Sophia Douglas (130) placed third, while Candice Wright (135) finished fourth.

Final team scores:
St. Laurence 225.5; LaSalle-Peru 218.5; St. Joseph-Ogden 165; Ft. Zumwalt North 159.5; Mahomet-Seymour 157.5; Bradley-Bourbonnais 150; Benton 135; Morris 129; Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm 123; Oakwood/Salt Fork 114; Urbana 111; Carbondale 88; Litchfield/Mt. Olive 74.5; Champaign Central 70.5; Metamora 66.5; Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher 65; Charleston 55; Danville 51.5; St. Thomas More 48; Rantoul 39.5; Peoria Manual 38.5; Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 37; Deland-Weldon/Bement 37; Decatur Eisenhower 35.5; Mattoon 31.5; Rochester 31; Mt. Zion 30; Clinton 22.5; Rochelle 21; Putnam County/Hall 18; Peoria Notre Dame 17.5; Centennial 16; Taylorville 8.

Additional champions:
100 Jasmine Johnson (Rantoul); 105 Grace Aeschliman (Metamora); 115 Rilynn Younker (Litchfield/Mt. Olive); 125 Yariah Shaw (Danville); 130 Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion); 135 Aubrianna Rapier (Bradley Bourbonnais); 140 Rickasia Ivy (Urbana); 145 McKenzie Miller (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher); 170 Jaycee Weitekamp (Mahomet-Seymour); 190 Zanasia Simmons (Peoria Manual); 235 Lillian Disanto (Urbana).

Statistics: 

LaSalle-Peru posted the most pins in the least time with 25 in 60:54, while Urbana had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 5:58. Additionally, event champion St. Laurence scored the most match points with 228. 

Individually, Lillian Disanto of Urbana had the most pins in the least time with five in 5:46. Elise Brown (St. Laurence), Claire Simmons (St. Thomas More) and Lillien Roughton (Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana) all tied for fastest fall in 12 seconds. Yariah Shaw (Danville) earned a tournament-high 51.5 team points, while Rickasia Ivy (Urbana) led with 69 total match points. Lillian Longtin (Bradley Bourbonnais) provided the largest seed-place difference, placing sixth in the 145 class after entering as a 16-seed. 

Championship match results:

100: Jasmine Johnson (Rantoul) Inj. 0:00 Cecelia Riccordino (St. Laurence)

105: Grace Aeschliman (Metamora) F 1:33 Reaghan Jones (Ft. Zumwalt North) 

110: Sarah Lowery (LaSalle-Peru) F 4:36 Blanca Partida (Ft. Zumwalt North)

115: Rilynn Younker (Litchfield/Mt. Olive) F 1:32 Kiley Knight (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm)

120: Nina Nesci (St. Laurence) F 1:09 Kathleen Loyola (Carbondale)

125: Yariah Shaw (Danville) F 5:03 Kiely Domyancich (LaSalle-Peru)

130: Sydney Cannon (Mt. Zion) F 0:20 Sophia Douglas (St. Joseph-Ogden)

135: Aubrianna Rapier (B-Bourbonnais) F 1:14 Mackenzie Miller (LaSalle-Peru)

140: Rickasia Ivy (Urbana) TF 4:08 Charlie Bono (Litchfield/Mt. Olive)

145: McKenzie Miller (GCMS/Fisher) MD 13-3 Kyla Ford (Carbondale)

155: Maddie Wells (St. Joseph-Ogden) F 2:17 Marisa Eggersdorfer (LaSalle-Peru)

170: Jaycee Weitekamp (Mahomet-Seymour) MD 20-9 Ella Irwin (Putnam Co./Hall)

190: Zanasia Simmons (Peoria Manual) F 1:43 Addison Briggs (Westville/G-Ridge Farm)

235: Lillian Disanto (Urbana) F 2:49 Olivia Rosine (Charleston)

Third-place match results:

100: Kalista Frost (LaSalle-Peru) // Sierra Tuttle (Mahomet-Seymour)

105: Amelia Pazmino (Burbank St. Laurence) D 7-2 Abbey Vignali (Morris)

110: Madison Poll (St. Thomas More) F 3:02 Taylor Garner (Centennial)

115: Trinity Phelps (Benton) F 2:51 Lainey Ehler (Oakwood)

120: Morgan Krone-Smallhorn (Charleston) F 2:23 Lucie Eisenbarth (Rochester)

125: Calliope Willman (Metamora) M For. Zara Lugo (Morris)

130: Sophia Douglas (SJ-Ogden) // Londyn Grant (Champaign C)

135: Mackenzie Miller (LaSalle-Peru) // Candice Wright (SJ-Ogden)

140: Makenna Roedl (Westville/G-R) // Avalyn Edwall (LaSalle-Peru)

145: Diem Bryan (Mahomet-Seymour) F 2:33 Claire Simons (St. Thomas

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155: Taylor Owens (Fithian Oakwood) F 1:01 Lillien Roughton (Unity Christian)

170: Alexis McCullough (B-Bourbonnais) F 1:22 Payton Paluch (Ft. Zumwalt

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190: Lexie Desett (Benton) // Joceline Arreola (Urbana)

235: Olivia Rosine (Charleston) // Kaylee Morris (B-Bourbonnais)

2026 CANTON GIRLS INVITATIONAL

Host Canton powered its way to the 33-team 2026 Canton Girls Invitational with a 136-103 edge over second-place E Peoria. Glenwood finished third with 94 points, while Jacksonville (83.5) and Springfield Coop (82) rounded out the top five. The Little Giants scored first-place crowns from Abella Brown (100), Annalee Haschemeyer (110), and Chloe Hedges (115), while placing six total in the top four.  

1st: Canton 136

In addition to Brown, Haschemeyer and Hedges, the Little Giants had a second-place finish from Kennedy Smith at 145. Third-place finishes came from Lt Diephuis at 105 and Khloe Wright at 120. 

2nd: E Peoria 103

The Raiders’ highest finishes included two third-place efforts. Taylor Sutton placed third at the 145 class, while Bella Spampanato matched her at the 235 class. Fourth-place finishes came from Dezyrae Murray at 155 and Mallory Feldhaus at 170.

3rd: Glenwood 94

The Titans were placed by Elsie Dozier, who came away with the crown at 140. Three others landed top-four finishes, including Kadi Wilbern, who took second at 100. In addition, Isabella Resendez (130) placed third and Olivia Jarrett (115) placed fourth. 

Final team scores: 

Canton 136; E Peoria 103; Glenwood 94; Jacksonville 83.5; Springfield Coop 82; Erie-Prophetstown 80; Pekin 71.5; Washington 70; Peoria Richwoods 61.5; Unity 55; Dunlap 51.5; Olympia 48; Streator 47; Bloomington 46; Prairie Central 43; Knoxville 42; ROWVA 42; Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington 41; Metamora 40; Macomb 29; Bartonville Limestone 27.5; PORTA 26; Beardstown 24.5; Morton 24; Farmington 22; Rock Falls 22; St. Thomas More 18; Midwest Central 17; Camp Point Central/Brown Co. 13; Heyworth 13; North Mac/Waverly 7; Pontiac 4; Illini West 0; Deer Creek-Mackinaw 0.

Additional champions:
105 Tessa Donaldson (Pekin); 120 Yurithdzy Vilchis (Prairie C); 125 Calliope Willman (Metamora); 130 Ava Beldo (Unity); 135 Avery Crouch (Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington); 145 Leah Brammeier (Olympia); 155: Alicia Swank (Bloomington); 170 Grace Mordhorst (Washington); 190 Marley Clark (Peoria Richwoods); 235 Phoenix Molina (Unity).

Statistics: 

E Peoria posted the most pins in the least time with 13 in 23:47, while Beardstown and Peoria Richwoods tied for the most tech falls with one in 2:00. E Peoria also had the most total match points with 116. 

Individually, Madison Brewer of Glenwood had the most pins in the least time with four in 5:35, while Leah White of Peoria Richwoods and Daisy Gill of Beardstown tied for the most tech falls in the last time with one in 2:00. Beardstown’s Layla Garcia, Springfield Coop’s Lily Walden, and Knoxville’s Adalynn Powell each had the fastest fall in 16 seconds. 

Nine wrestlers tied for earning the most team points of 28. They were: Phoenix Molina (Unity); Leah Brammeier (Olympia); Yurithdzy Vilchis (Prairie C); Avery Crouch (Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington); Chloe Hedges (Canton); Grace Mordhorst (Washington); Calliope Willman (Metamora); Marley Clark (Peoria Richwoods); and Elsie Dozier (Glenwood).

Dozier also finished with the largest seed-place difference, going from a 10-seed to champion at the 140 weight class. 

Championship match results:

100: Abella Brown (Canton) MD 13-5 Kadi Wilbern (Glenwood)

105: Tessa Donaldson (Pekin) F 1:06 Phoenix Criss (Springfield Coop) 

110: Annalee Haschemeyer (Canton) D 9-5 Rozlyn Mosher (Erie-Prophetstown)

115: Chloe Hedges (Canton) F 1:29 Lyndsey Brewer (Farmington)

120: Yurithdzy Vilchis (Prairie C) F 1:27 Ava Mayer (Pekin)

125: Calliope Willman (Metamora) F 3:03 Ryleigh ErikFs (Rock Falls)

130: Ava Beldo (Tolono (Unity) MD 12-0 Daisy Gil (Beardstown) 

135: Avery Crouch (Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington) F 1:12 Michelle Naftzger (Erie-Prophetstown)

140: Elsie Dozier (Glenwood) D 18-12 Kimoreyee Ballard (Springfield Coop)

145: Leah Brammeier (Olympia) F 1:53 Kennedy Smith (Canton)

155: Alicia Swank (Bloomington) F 2:23 Alyssa Artman (Pekin)

170: Grace Mordhorst (Washington) F 1:44 Olivia Monroe (Jacksonville)

190: Marley Clark (Peoria Richwoods) F 4:48 Patience Riggs (ROWVA) 

235: Phoenix Molina (Unity) F 0:17 Madeleine Cooley (Jacksonville)

Third-place match results:

100: Chloe Collins (Olympia) F 0:54 Ariel Sipes (PORTA)

105: Lt Diephuis (Canton) MD 10-2 Alexia Glover (PORTA)

110: Autumn Starr (Bloomington) F 4:59 Addison Yacko (Streator/Woodland)

115: Kaitlyn Knight (Jacksonville) F 3:18 Olivia Jarrett (Glenwood)

120: Khloe Wright (Canton) F 0:33 Paeyton Dickerson (Dunlap) 

125: Ayden Grawe (Erie-Prophetstown) D 7-6 Makiya Baker (Prairie C)

130: Isabella Resendez (Glenwood) MD 11-0 Robin Stephens (Erie-Prophetstown)

135: Harmony Morgan (Streator/Woodland) F 0:27 Arryia Foster (Springfield Coop)

140: Olivia Curtis (Dunlap) F 3:13 Amber Louderback (Camp Point Central/Brown Co.)

145: Taylor Sutton (E Peoria) F 5:04 Dru Hyde (Macomb)

155: Talhia Hostetter (Bartonville Limestone) F 5:00 Dezyrae Murray (E Peoria)

170: Brooklyn Groves-Watson (Peoria Richwoods) F 1:43 Mallory Feldhaus (E Peoria)

190: Avery Lundgren (Macomb), Bye

235: Bella Spampanato (E Peoria) F 2:51 London Roberts (Knoxville)

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Marmion Academy topped the field at this year’s 16-team CCL tournament, sending eight wrestlers to the title mat and winning six individual championships for coach Anthony Cirrincione.

The defending 3A state champion Cadets had 13 wrestlers place in the top six of their weight classes in out-pointing defending 2A state champion IC Catholic Prep 294-248. Providence Catholic (182.5) placed third followed by Loyola Academy (172) and Mt. Carmel (168) to round out the top five team finishes.

“The boys wrestled well, competing hard and listening well,” Cirrincione said. “We went in expecting a good performance and the boys delivered.”

No. 2 3A Marmion got titles from a stable of state medal winners in No. 3 Preston Morrison (28-6 at 113), No. 1 Nicholas Garcia (38-2 at 132), No. 1 Zach Stewart (16-1 at 138), No. 2 Demetrios Carrera (28-4 at 144), No. 2 Ashton Hobson (19-1 at 150) and No. 2 Joey Favia (32-4 at 285).

No. 2 Carrera won the outstanding wrestler award after surviving a bracket that included No. 3 3A Justin Williamson of Mt. Carmel, No. 4 3A Kam Luif of Montini, and No. 1 2A Jack Hogan of IC Prep.
Carrera won 11-2 over Hogan in their semifinal match before topping Williamson in a 6-5 decision for the title.

Morrison, Stewart, and Hobson were dominant in winning titles, with . A pair of state champs in Garcia and IC Prep’s Max Cumbee squared off in the finals with Garcia winning a 4-2 decision. Favia won 4-1 in his final at 285 over No. 2 Hunter Wahtola of DePaul College Prep.

1st- Marmion Academy (294)
In addition to their six champions, Marmion got runner-up finishes from No. 2 Colton Wyller (30-7 at 106) and No. 6 Aidan McClure (26-7 at 126), plus a third from Vincenzo Testa (18-3 at 190), a fourth from Grayson Garcia (18-14 at 157), and fifths from Brody Page (25-10 at 120), Daniel Skura (7-17 at 165) and Luke Boersma (29-10).

“Colton Wyller wrestled the number one-ranked kid (Loyola’s Niko Odiotti) to an overtime match, and Aidan McClure competed hard against a number one (Montini’s Bobby Ruscitti) as well,” Cirrincione said. “Grayson Garcia upset higher-ranked wrestlers, Vincenzo Testa took and knows the adjustments he needs to make to get what he is looking for at the end of the season.

“Overall, we came out healthy, wrestled hard, and still have room for improvement, which is exciting down the stretch run.”

2nd- IC Catholic Prep (248)
No. 1 Class 2A Knights Danny Alcocer sent three wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in No. 2 Kannon Judycki (21-8 at 120), No. 1 Brody Kelly (40-4 at 175) and No. 3 Foley Calcagno (33-7 at 190). The Knights also got seconds from No. 1 Max Cumbee (34-7 at 132) and No. 2 Aiden Arnett (32-10 157), thirds from No. 2 Drew Murante (28-11 at 113) and No. 3 Anthony Sebastian (31-9 at 285), and fourths from No. 2 Mike Bird (27-13 at 106), No. 7 Jack Hanrahan (26-14 at 138), No. 7 Jacob Alvarez (23-16 at 150) and No. 9 Joey Pontrelli (24-16 at 165).

3rd- Providence Catholic (182.5)

No. 2 Class 2A Celtics coach Don Reynolds got an individual title from No. 1 Justus Heeg (42-1 at 157), seconds from No. 1 Christian Corcoran (28-9 at 113), No. 1 Tommy Banas (36-7 at 138) and No. 3 Jasper Harper (27-11 at 165), thirds from Andrew Pellicci (22-11 at 150) and No. 5 Ameer Khalil (32-13 at 175), a fourth from Lucas Forsythe (23-20 at 132), a fifth from Max Mandac (30-14 at 126), and a sixth from Luke Banas (28-17 at 144).

Team scores
Marmion Academy 294, IC Catholic Prep 248, Providence Catholic 182.5, Loyola Academy 172, Mount Carmel 168, Montini Catholic 164.5, Brother Rice 117.5, St. Ignatius 63, St. Rita 54.5, St. Laurence 41.5, DePaul 40.5, St. Francis 25, Fenwick 24, De La Salle 19, Leo 7, Aurora Central Catholic 0

Additional champions
106 No. 1 Niko Odiotti (27-2) Loyola
126 No. 1 Bobby Ruscitti (36-0) Montini
165 No. 1 Liam Kelly (25-2) Mt. Carmel
215 No.1 Kai Calcutt (30-2) Loyola

Additional runners-up
120 No. 4 Allen Woo (29-8) Montini
144 No, 3 Justin Williamson (17-6) Mt. Carmel
150 No. 8 James Hemmila (20-5) Loyola
175 No. 6 AJ Tack (23-10) Montini
190 Colin Goggin (10-3) Brother Rice
215 Melson Ngassa (29-7) St. Ignatius
285 No. 2 Hunter Wahtola (28-2) DePaul

Championship match results
106 Niko Odiotti (Loyola) SV-1 8-5 Colton Wyller (Marmion)
113 James Morrison (Marmion) MD 12-3 Christian Corcoran (Providence)
120 Kannon Judycki (IC Prep) F 5:24 Allen Woo (Montini)
126 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini) D 8-3 Aidan McClure (Marmion)
132 Nicholas Garcia (Marmion) D 4-2 Max Cumbee (IC Prep)
138 Zach Stewart (Marmion) MD 9-0 Tommy Banas (Providence)
144 Demetrios Carrera (Marmion) D 6-5 Justin Williamson (Mt. Carmel)
150 Ashton Hobson (Marmion) F 2:45 James Hemmila (Loyola)
157 Justus Heeg (Providence) MD 16-5 Aiden Arnett (IC Prep)
165 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel) F 1:07 Jasper Harper (Providence)
175 Brody Kelly (IC Prep) F 5:56 AJ Tack (Montini)
190 Foley Calcagno (IC Prep) F 0:48 Colin Goggin (Brother Rice)
215 Kai Calcutt (Loyola) F 1:15 Melson Ngassa (St. Ignatius)
285 Joseph Favia (Marmion) D 4-1 Hunter Wahtola (DePaul)

Third-place match results
106 Sebastian Gracia (Mt. Carmel) TF 5:56 Mike Bird (IC Prep)
113 Drew Murante (IC Prep) MD 20-7 Daniel Macatangay (Mt. Carmel)
120 Justin Forbes (De La Salle) D 7-6 Daniel Myint (Loyola)
126 Brody Koselke (Mt. Carmel) fft. Gavin Pardilla (Loyola)
132 Mikey Malizzio (Montini) D 2-0 Lucas Forsythe (Providence)
138 Colton Huff (St. Ignatius) D 10-3 Jack Hanrahan (IC Prep)
144 Kam Luif (Montini) D 7-3 Jack Hogan (St. Rita)
150 Andrew Pellicci (Providence) D 5-4 Jacob Alvarez (IC Prep)
157 Daniel Malan (Loyola) inj. Grayson Garcia (Marmion)
165 Jonathan Harris (Brother Rice) D 5-4 Joey Pontrelli (IC Prep)
175 Ameer Khalil (Providence) D 4-1 Otis Davis (Brother Rice)
190 Vincenzo Testa (Marmion) TF 3:57 Kevin May (Montini)
215 Xavier Bitner (St. Laurence) MD 11-3 Dan Costello (Brother Rice)
285 Anthony Sebastian (IC Prep) D 5-3 Gavin Ericson (Montini)

Statistics
TEAM: IC Catholic Prep led all teams present with 21 pints, followed by Marmion with 20 and Mt. Carmel with 13. Providence posted the most tech falls in the least time with seven tech falls in 19:27, followed by Montini with seven in 22:39. IC Catholic also led the field with 386 total match points, followed by Mt. Carmel with 356 and Marmion with 344.

INDIVIDUAL: Marmion’s Luke Boersma posted the most pins in the least time with four in 16:02, followed by IC Prep’s Foley Calcagno with three pins in 6:07. Loyola’s Gavin Pardilla had the most tech falls in the least time with two techs in 4:35, followed by Brother Rice’s Jonathan Harris with two falls in 5:05.

St. Rita’s James Bansley posted the fastest fall in 19 seconds, followed by Mt. Carmel’s Landin Carter with a fall in 28 seconds. Providence Catholic’s Justus Heeg posted the fastest tech fall in 59 seconds, followed by Montini’s AJ Tack with a tech fall in 1:36.

IC Prep’s Brody Kelly posted the most team points with 30, and Loyola’s Kai Calcutt and Mt. Carmel’s Liam Kelly followed with 29.5 points apiece. Heeg also posted the most single-match points with 27, followed by teammate AJ Mendez and Brother Rice’s Oliver Davis with 24 apiece.

Heeg led all wrestlers with 60 total match points, followed by IC Prep’s Drew Murante with 57.
The largest seed-place difference came from IC Prep’s Foley Calcagno, who was seeded No. 12 and won the title at 190 pounds.


CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE DUAL TEAM TOURNAMENT

Lane left no doubt where the best dual team in the Chicago Public League resides.
Coach Matt Yan’s Champions won 69-12 over Corliss, 51-21 over Crane, and then 46-20 in the CPL title dual against Taft to claim the top prize at this Saturday’s 8-team CPL Dual Team Championship.

“This season has been a learning year for a lot of our guys who are new to the lineup,” Yan said. “We’re oddly experienced and young at the same time.

“We have seniors making up half the lineup, while the other half is all guys who are new to varsity — two freshmen, four sophomores and two juniors. So it’s been a tough transition for the newcomers, but a welcome one.

“We are 23-9 in dual meets, which is a testament to the work these guys have put in during the offseason.”

Going a perfect 3-0 on the day for Lane were Alexis Rodriguez (120), Angel Santana (138), Joe Siprut (144), Harrison Yankellow (157), and Jose Lagunas (175). Jose Curiel (113) and Apollo Abney (215) went 2-0 for Lane, and going 2-1 were Logan Gabriana (126) and Adam Sanchez (190).
Lane’s title-dual win over Taft included a few individual reversals of fortune since Lane won 42-30 over Taft in their December dual meeting.

Yankellow lost by 6-3 decision to Taft’s Damian Chavez in a December dual but turned the tide in a 13-2 major decision win Saturday. At 215, Abney avenged a December loss to Taft’s Tyler Shoessow with an 8-3 decision win.

“Harrison’s dominant win was the standout performance for me,” Yan said. “He’s really improved this season. Fenton Pratt, our senior at 150, also won an 8-3 match that could have gone either way. He beat that same kid (Taft’s Anthony Miller) 9-8 in the first dual with a score in the last 20 seconds.

“Our boys really brought it in the finals, and we had more of our regular starters in the lineup this time. Joe Siprut’s pin at 144 was huge, and Logan Gabriana (126) was able to limit their state qualifier (Taft’s Bernardo Roque) to a technical fall.

“Our other seniors really stepped up and secured wins, including two pins by Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (106) and Jose Curiel (113). It was really a total team effort. “

Agricultural Science won 48-31 over Crane in the third-place dual, Noble/UIC won 42-36 over Noble/ITW Speer for fifth place, and Hancock placed seventh Saturday.

Statistics
TEAM: Taft led all teams with 20 pins, followed by Noble/UIC and Lane with 17 apiece. Hancock, Crane and Lane each posted three tech falls.

Lane scored the most team points with 166, followed by Taft with 160 and Noble/UIC with 131. Lane also had the most total match points with 281, followed by Crane with 212 and Taft with 210.

INDIVIDUAL: Noble/Speer’s Gael Martinez-Cabrera posted the most pins in the least time with three falls in 2:50, followed by Agricultural Science’s Maurice Bush with three falls in 4:33. Hancock’s Nicholas Anguiano had the most tech falls in the least time with two techs in 5:23, followed by Taft’s Angel Rivera with a tech in 1:43.

Noble/UIC’s Malik Allen posted the fastest fall in 23 seconds, followed by Lane’s Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan with a fall at 26 seconds. Taft’s Rivera had the fastest tech fall at 1:43 followed by Hancock’s Anguiano with a tech at 2:16.

Taft’s Taje Oussama finished with the most single-match points with 21, followed by Anguiano and Rivera with 20 apiece. Lane’s Joe Siprut finished with the most total match points with 49, followed by Anguiano with 42 and Crane’s Deniko Fox with 36.

Championship dual result: Lane 46, Taft 20

120 – Alexis Rodriguez (Lane) d. Gabriel Palacios (Taft) F 2:26

126 – Bernardo Roque (Taft) d. Logan Gabriana (Lane) TF 17-1

132 – Yehor Shymko (Taft) d. Joaquin Salameda (Lane) F 0:46

138 – Angel Santana (Lane) d. Kevin Sanchez (Taft) D 7-4

144 – Joe Siprut (Lane) d. Oussama Taje (Taft) F 3:07

150 – Fenton Pratt (Lane) d. Anthony Miller (Taft) D 8-3

157 – Harrison Yankellow (Lane) d. Damian Chavez (Taft) MD 11-2

165 – Isaac Mendez (Lane) d. Ryan Ridgeway (Taft) D 4-1

175 – Jose Lagunas (Lane) d. Joel Flores (Taft) F 2:31

190 – Dmyrtii Mykhniak (Taft) d. Adam Sanchez (Lane) D 18-14

215 – Apolo Abney (Lane) d. Tyler Schoessow (Taft) D 8-3

285 – Eligiah Pagan (Taft) d. Henry Ferrell (Lane) F 2:34

106 – Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (Lane) d. Weston Amato (Taft) F 0:26

113 – Jose Curiel (Lane) d. Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft) F 1:54

3rd place dual: Agricultural Science 48, Crane 31

120 – Brayden Burrell (Crane) d. Charlie Bradley (Ag Science) TF 18-0

126 – Elijah Sawyers (Ag Science) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

132 – Jeremy Powell (Ag Science) d. Danny Lau (Crane) F 4:58

138 – James Gregory (Ag Science) d. Isaac Dumas (Crane) F 5:04

144 – Deniko Fox (Crane) d. Arthor Gardunio (Ag Science) TF 17-1

150 – MAURICE BUSH (Ag Science) d. Mauricio Caterino (Crane) F 0:37

157 – Franklin Pennix (Ag Science) d. Jason Lin (Crane) F 3:45

165 – Tayfun Mcelwain (Crane) d. Dennis Diviney (Ag Science) F 1:23

175 – Adrian Del Villar (Crane) d. Jamir Johnson (Ag Science) F 1:42

190 – Sylvester Staples (Ag Science) d. Jasper Korotko (Crane) F 0:34

215 – Donovan Kenerson (Ag Science) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Musa Hamadeh (Ag Science) d. Markius Woods (Crane) Inj 2:33

106 – Christian Kim (Crane) d. Jessie Greene (Ag Science) Inj 2:52

113 – James Kirk (Crane) d. Zachary Thomas (Ag Science) D 10-3

5th place dual: Noble/UIC 42, Speer 36

120 – Benjamin Flores (UIC) d. Adrian Ortiz (Speer) F 1:56

126 – Leonardo Zapien (UIC) d. George Pineda (Speer) F 3:02

132 – Julian Collins Jr (UIC) d. Dajuan Reed (Speer) F 1:18

138 – Ethan Mandujano (Speer) d. Marcellus Blount (UIC) F 1:17

144 – Luis Cruz (Speer) d. Kendrian Walker (UIC) F 2:32

150 – Deonte Thomas (UIC) d. Luis Donis Corleto (Speer) F 4:33

157 – Andy Del Lano (Speer) d. Demetrius Douglas (UIC) F 2:15

165 – Gael Martinez-Cabrera (Speer) d. Vince Chiorlu (UIC) F 0:55

175 – Samuel Vargas (Speer) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 – Briant Long (UIC) d. Brylon McKay McCorvey (Speer) F 0:43

215 – Malik Allen (UIC) d. Yovany Amaya Berrios (Speer) F 4:36

285 – Kavon Grant (UIC) d. Jonathan Rosa (Speer) F 0:43

106 – Double Forfeit

113 – Dyllan Ornelas (Speer) d. Idonije Manuel (UIC) F 1:10

By Rob Sherrill for the IWCOA

A way-too-early look ahead at the state tournament

A season that has flown by finds us just over one week away from the regionals – the start of the postseason. So we decided to take a first glance at what the state tournament fields could look like, both in the team state series and the individual stats series.

Since state qualifying at both levels occurs at the sectional level, this will be a 30,000-foot view from each sectional, in each of the three classifications, based on the rankings through matches of Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Since the top-ranked team in each regional wins the team title – and advances to the dual-team sectionals – about 90% of the time, we’ve identified which Top 25 team is the highest-ranked in the regional in which it competes. However, as you can see from looking at the team sectional breakdowns, a team not in the top 25 will win at least one regional in each of the three classifications, as of Jan. 20. So spots are still available. Which team, and which regionals, will those be? We’ll find out on Jan. 31.

The individual breakdowns provide a similar road map. In each classification, we’ve identified the ranked wrestlers, including honorable mentions, within each sectional at each of the 14 weight classes. If you want to see what the state tournament field at the State Farm Center is most likely to look like, here’s your first glance at it. These represent our best information regarding which weight class a wrestler is likely to compete at, based on their match history. Wrestlers who are injured or have yet to wrestle a match are not included.

Four wrestlers qualify for the state tournament from each sectional at each weight class. So, as you can see, some weight classes at some sectionals are stacked, based on the rankings, while others are so thin that four ranked wrestlers have not yet been discovered. We’ve identified those weight classes where spots are available – which means that one or more unranked wrestlers will break through to earn a state tournament berth. Not on this list? It may not mean anything right now. Rather, it will mean a great deal on Feb. 14, when the individual sectionals conclude. Expect, also, that some movement between weight classes will occur to fill those gaps.

So, for your reading pleasure, here’s our best guess at where things stand at the moment. How much will they change? Probably not a lot, but they’re guaranteed to change some. And that’s what makes the daily flyover so much fun.

CLASS 1A

CLASS 2A

CLASS 3A

By Chris Walker for the IWCOA

In just the fourth Clint Arlis Invitational tournament ever at Batavia, Hononegah junior Rocco Cassioppi won his third consecutive title while helping the Indians win the invite for the second time on Saturday.

Hononegah outscored runner-up Lincoln-Way East, 217-187.

Washington was third with 150.5, Hersey took fourth with 142.5 and Maine South was fifth with 135 to round out the top five team performances.

Downers Grove North (119.5) took sixth and was followed by Batavia (116), Iowa-Grant/Highland (107), Wheaton North (106), Plainfield North (98.5), Bolingbrook (69), McHenry (65), York (59), Harlem (52), Lemont (36), Oswego East (36.5), Vernon Hills (33) and Jacobs (25). 

Hononegah had 10 placers, including four champions: Logan Harris (113), Rocco Cassioppi (150), Bruno Cassioppi (165) and Brody Sendele (175).

“Just a lot of guys trying their absolute hardest,” Bruno Cassioppi said. “No one was giving up in any matches, we’re always the guys first back on the line, trying to score points, whether that be bonus points or getting back in the match.”

Harris is just a sophomore but already a key part of the Hononegah wrestling family.

“We’re like a family here and Logan is a great kid obviously,” Bruno Cassioppi said. “He loves working hard. He gets extra practices in, of course, so we’re going to build him up as much as we can because he’s great person to have. He definitely loves the sport, which is really cool.”

Kristian DeClercq (120) and Jackson Olson (126) fell short in their respective title matches, placing second for the Indians. 

Evan Musil (144) was fourth, Logan Person (138) took fifth and Alex Martin Pecino (190) and Isaiah Martinez (132) placed sixth.

JT Theis (138) and Max Mularz (157) won titles to lead the Griffins to second place in their first appearance in the tournament.

Colton Zvonar (190) and Justin Powers (215) placed second for the Griffins while Kaidreaus Richardson (150) and Ryan Stingily (85) bounced back from losses to take third place. Additionally, the Griffins received a pair of fifth-place finishes from Timmy Lorimer (106) and Salah Dajani (113) while Zachary Ankarlo (165) took sixth.

Washington’s Symon Woods (106), Josh Hoffer (215) and Sean Thornton (285) went home as champions while helping the team take third place.

Logan Makiney (132) took second for the Panthers while Cruise Brolley (157) and Wyatt Leman (175) placed third.

106 – Symon Woods, Washington

The finish line is nearing for Woods who is now a senior at Washington.

“It’s gone by so fast,” he said. “I can’t believe it’s almost done. Tough times, you know, it was a long four years but also quick, too. I had some guys keep me in my place for sure. Everyone is looking to get better so it’s always going to be harder and harder every year, but I focus on what I want and that’s what I wanted.”

Woods would win the 106 title via three straight tech falls, getting past Lincoln-Way East’s Timmy Lorimer, Batavia’s Joey Calvillo and finally Bolingbrook freshman Julian Medina in the finals.

“I was just ready to go, ready to wrestle and just another tournament to get ready for February,” Woods said. “I did (wrestle the way I wanted to) for the most part, but there are some things that I’ve got to work on in the room and even out of the room, but it’s keep my head up, moving forward, that’s what I want.”

As Woods pushes himself toward a strong final finish, he’s also pushing his team which is ranked no. 4 in Class 2A and currently just behind IC Catholic, Providence Catholic and Glenwood.

“We have some really good guys all around,” Woods said. “We’re looking to come together as a team for sure.”

Calvillo earned an 18-5 major decision over Lemont’s Alex Powers to take third, and Lorimer won by fall over Jacobs’ Travis Wilgosiewicz to take fifth.

113 – Logan Harris, Hononegah

Call him Underhook Harris!

This sophomore discovered how devastating his underhook could be early on this season and he’s continued to utilize it to get excellent results, including joining three of his teammates as champions on Saturday.

Harris outscored Iowa-Grant/Highland sophomore Griffin Wineski, 11-5, in the 113 final.

After opening with a bye, Harris blanked Washington’s Sage Davis, 7-0, in the quarterfinals and won by tech fall over Downers Grove North’s Carter Walter in the semifinals.

“I was just getting to my underhook, really,” Harris said. “That is kind of my gimmick right now. So in my first tournament I won my first match and lost my second match, but during my second match I realized that the underhook was very easy to get to so I just started using it from there.”

Harris couldn’t have imagined high school wrestling would be as enjoyable of an experience as it’s been. Of course, being a key contributor to one of the elite programs in the state definitely helps.

“Jackson (Olson/126), Bruno (Cassioppi/165) and Brody (Sendele/175), all those guys are all absolutely terrific as leaders,” Harris said. “Honestly, I couldn’t have done what I did without them. They’re everything to the team. Sometimes during practice they lead it, know what I mean? Like the coaches kind of sit off on the sidelines sometimes. It’s amazing. I didn’t imagine it would be like this.”

Vernon Hills’ Charles Dominguez blanked Walter, 6-0, to take third place, and Lincoln-Way East’s Salah Dajani pinned Tyson Rivard (3:25) for fifth.

120 – Kai Enos, Batavia

Enos, the top-ranked kid at 120 in Class 2A, acknowledged that his start left something to be desired as he fought to a 7-5 victory over Hersey’s Cole Anselmi in his quarterfinal match after opening with a bye.

“My first match I started out a little slow,” Enos said. “I thought I could just get to my shots better. I got to my offense, but was slow in the first match, but in my second and third match,  I picked it up. I made a few mistakes, but then really cleaned it up in the last match.”

Enos piled on the points in a 14-0 major decision over Wheaton North’s Luke Edwards in the semifinals before defeating Hononegah’s Kristian DeClercq, 9-5, in the finals.

“I mean, there’s definitely room for improvement so I guess at this point in the season we just got to keep training as hard as we can and just work on what we need to work on,” Enos said.  “We need to go back and look at our film, see where we’re making mistakes and just improve upon it and make sure we don’t do it again.”

Anselmi won by fall over Downers Grove North’s Damian Garcia (5:43) to take third place, and Harlem’s Jaydee Doke won by fall over Edwards (1:43) to take fifth.

126 – Oleksandr Havrylkiv, Hersey

Havrylkiv was talking about practice after coming away with the title at 126.

“I didn’t really care about this tournament,” he said. “My goal is state so this is just practice.”

Havrylkiv, ranked second in Class 3A at 126, picked up victories over a pair of highly ranked opponents, including the no. 3 and no. 5 ranked guys in his weight class in 3A. He defeated Plainfield North’s Aidan Durell by an 11-6 decision in the semifinal and earned a 6-1 decision over Hononegah’s Jackson Olson to take the 126 title. Durell is ranked fifth and Olson is third. 

“I trained hard and I just work hard and practice every day,” he said. “I was analyzing these kids to prepare for them so I could beat them. I feel good.”

Durell outscored Lemont’s Cory Zator, 10-9, to bounce back and take third place, and over on the fifth-place mat, Jacobs senior Ben Arbotante pinned Wheaton North’s Daniel Hyde (4:56).

132 – Brett Harman, Maine South

Harman picked up a tech fall win over McHenry’s Nate Hunt and another win by fall over Wheaton North’s Caden Cahill (3:21) to earn his spot in the championship round where he defeated Washington’s Logan Makiney, 7-1.

Hersey’s Joe Romano earned a 7-1 decision over Batavia’s Kyle Pasco to take third place, and Wheaton North’s Caden Cahill won by fall over Rockton Hononegah’s Isaiah Martinez (1:26) to take fifth.

138 – JT Theis, Lincoln-Way East

Battling illness recently, Theis simply wasn’t feeling that great. He hasn’t necessarily been thrilled with his wrestling either so getting a chance to re energize and return to action worked wonders for the Frankfort area senior.

“I was sick, and coming off this sickness I’ve been working hard the past week and wanted to get back on course,” he said. “I’m feeling pretty good. I didn’t miss any competitions but I was losing a lot and it really got in my head so I was working really hard.”

Theis, like the rest of the Griffins, hadn’t been to Batavia previously. 

“I had not been to this tournament before,” he said. “It was a great tournament. I would love to come back. I had a great time.”

Made even greater by his success.

“I got great practice partners, great guys pushing me all around and great coaches,” he said. “So I’ve been working hard and our coaching staff really gets us to peak at the right time, right before the state series, so we’re doing good.”

Maine South’s Emmett Mazukelli slipped past Batavia Elias Chaney, in a battle among seniors for third place, 8-7, while for fifth place Hononegah’s Logan Person was awarded fifth place as Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Hayden Aultman had a medical forfeit.

144 – Jack Colleran, Maine South

Colleran wrestled four matches, including his 14-3 major decision win over McHenry’s Ryan Johnston in the 144 finale. 

After opening with a pin of Plainfield North’s Anthony Parton (0:46), Colleran got a tech fall over Washington’s Cayden Park and a 10-0 major decision over Hersey’s Nolan Variano.

Variano earned a 13-2 major decision against Hononegah’s Evan Musil to capture third place, and Downers Grove North’s Alex Hengles had a 17-0 tech fall win over Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Max Kelley for fifth.

150 – Rocco Cassioppi, Hononegah

For some the third time is the charm. For Cassioppi, the third time resulted in his third title as Cassioppi earned a tech fall against Maine South’s Gavin Hoerr to win at Batavia for the third time in as many tries.

Cassioppi won here at 126 last season and was the champion at 106 during his freshman season in 2024.

On Saturday, he pinned Lincoln-Way East’s Kaidreaus Richardson (1:22), Wheaton North’s Jay Doherty (0:30) and Oswego East’s Noah Snow (2:25) en route to the title match at 150.

Richardson defeated Hersey’s Honorio Yin, 9-4, to take third place, and Doherty earned a 14-3 major decision over Snow to take fifth.

157 – Max Mularz, Lincoln-Way East

Mularz pinned his first two opponents: Maine South’s Josh Nelligan (1:02) and Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Bryar Yelinek (2:24) before he went the distance in the semifinal, beating Washington’s Cruise Brolley, 10-6.

Maine South’s Caden Ljubenko delivered a similar challenge in Mularz’s title match and once again Mularz stood strong, earning the 5-3 decision.

Washington’s Cruise Brolley pinned Bolingbrook’s Diego Segura (3:27) to take third place, and Downers Grove North’s Billy Rausch earned an 11-0 major over York’s Benji Gorny to take fifth.

165 – Bruno Cassioppi, Hononegah

This year’s Most Outstanding Wrestler honors went to Cassioppi who finished his day by earning a tech fall over Iowa-Grant/Highland senior Jaxon Busse.

“A lot of it was mental for me,” he said. “I wasn’t able to wrestle here last year because of an injury. I won my freshman year, but last year with the injury, coming back, just showing that I still got it. They had me as a third seed so it was a little bit of a prove-myself moment, so it was really good.”

Cassioppi earned a tech fall over Downers Grove North’s Griff Lockwood to get started, pinned Maine South’s Chris Kumiga in 46 seconds and scored an 11-2 major decision against Hersey’s Frank Tagoe to advance to the finals.

Tagoe won a hard fought battle between seniors for third place, earning a 4-3 decision over York’s Jackson Hanselman, who was coming off a title last Saturday at the 50th Sycamore Invitational. Then in the fifth-place match, Batavia’s Colin Peyton finished strong with a 10-8 win against Lincoln-Way East’s Zachary Ankarlo.

175 – Brody Sendele, Hononegah

Just because he doesn’t always smile, doesn’t mean Sendele isn’t having a good time.

The junior, who improved to 30-3 on the season after scoring a 17-5 major decision over Iowa-Grant/Highland’s Brock Hinderman to win the title at 175, received some playful teasing from his teammates and others who attempted to get him to crack a smile at the awards podium after the invite concluded.

“The environment we have is a very good one, we try to make it fun,” Sendele said. “That’s the most important thing, is having fun.”

Wins on the road to the title for Sendele included a tech fall against Hersey’s Victor Gallegos, a really quick pin of Harlem’s Charles Faulkner in the quarterfinals and another tech fall in the semifinals against Washington’s Wyatt Leman.

“I was pushing the pace and getting my stuff in, and I was just like taking over the match, basically doing what I do,” Sendele said. “Just progressively getting better throughout the year, every day trying to get a little bit better each day. There’s always room for improvement so that’s just what we’re trying to do.”

Leman defeated Wheaton North’s Julian Flores, 9-6, to take third place, and Hersey’s Gallegos received a medical forfeit victory over Faulkner to take fifth.

190 – Ryan Rosch, Wheaton North

Rosch, who didn’t wrestle in the 50th Sycamore Invitational a week ago, looked well rested as he pinned Hersey’s Drew Frank (1:27) and earned a major decision over Downers Grove North’s Jack Helsdon before winning his title match, 19-12, over Lincoln-Way East’s Colton Zvonar.

Batavia’s Jack Brown earned a 12-3 major decision over Helsdon for third place, and York’s Beau Walker nearly did the same for fifth place, outscoring Hononegah’s Martin Pecino, 12-5.

215 – Josh Hoffer, Washington

For the second straight season, Hoffer is the 215-pound champion.

The University of Illinois recruit earned a tech fall over Lincoln-Way East’s Justin Powers. Last year, Hoffer doubled up Marmion’s Joey Favia, in the final, 4-2.

“I just keep moving, like having more committed attack, not just faking, and pulling on guys’ heads,” he said. “It was just being more committed and level changes and stuff like that.”

Since he’s heading to Champaign to wrestle after he graduates later this spring, Hoffer had special interest in the history behind the Clint Arlis Invitational which was shared before the finals when Clint’s dad, Tom, the former Batavia boys head wrestling coach, who is now an assistant coach, addressed the wrestlers and fans in the stands. 

The late Clint Arlis was a three-time state qualifier and two-time conference champion for the Bulldogs who continued his wrestling career at the University of Illinois where he was teammates with Mike Poeta, the current Illinois coach.

Poeta and Artis were roommates, teammates and great friends. 

Poeta shared a video message, “…what he did at U of I was nothing short of amazing. He worked so incredibly hard. He was so dedicated and turned himself into a starter at U of I, and not just the guy in the weight class, but a guy to be feared at the weight class,” Poeta said. “He had a very successful senior year and the last guy I want to see on the other side of that line was Clint Arlis because I knew he was going to bring it. He was all heart and heart is what embodies Clint. And (a few years ago) we started the Clint Arlis Heart Award and it goes to the hardest working guy on the team who I see in the future being a superstar, a guy that is a huge contributor to the program, and I get a goosebumps even thinking about who got it last year and who gets it this year because they’re such special kids and getting an award based on such a special guy.”

“It was kind of cool seeing how a (University of) Illinois guy came through this tournament and wrestled there, Hoffer said. “I think the guys that did well here they wrestled hard and kept wrestling through positions, and I think some of the guys had tough matches against tough kids, but I think they came back and bounced back.”

All four of Hoffer’s wins came via tech fall. Before he finished off Powers, he built substantial leads to get past Jacobs’ Lucas Retzler (21-6), Vernon Hills’ Timur Arzumanov (22-5) and Downers Grove North’s Nate Ilona (22-6).

Downers Grove North’s Nate Olona earned an 11-2 major to get past Plainfield North’s Jack Nowicki and take third place, and Harlem’s Chandler Jack received a medical forfeit win for fifth over Arzumanov.

285 – Sean Thornton, Washington

Thornton finished strong for Washington as he joined teammates Symon Woods (106) and Josh Hoffer (215) as champions. Washington competed without its two-time state champion, Wyatt Medlin.

After opening with an 11-0 major decision over Hononegah’s Wyatt Kinney, Thornton proceeded to pin McHenry’s Marc Walsh (1:53) to advance to the finals.

Downers Grove North’s Colin Murphy took Thornton the distance, but Thornton was able to prevail in the low-scoring clash, 2-1.

Lincoln-Way East’s Ryan Stingily recorded a 13-5 major decision over Plainfield North’s Liam Corona to take third place, and Walsh pinned York’s Arthur Verwoerdt (0.57) to place fifth.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

BATAVIA INVITATIONAL

It’s not very often that a half-point decides the team title of a tournament but that’s what happened at Friday’s 19-team Batavia Invitational, as East Aurora finished with a 182-181.5 edge over host Batavia to claim the crown.

East Aurora coach Ryan Mick sent three wrestlers to the title mat, had 10 total wrestlers finish in the top six of their weight classes, and the Tomcats led the 19-team field with 28 pins at this year’s Batavia Invitational.

Mick needed every bit of that from his girls and then some.

And while an individual title from Jaylene DeAlba (190) and runner-up finishes from Joselyn Llanos (110) and Lupita Garcia (145) keyed the team win, girls from up and down Mick’s lineup had to step up to get it done.

Girls like captain Valentina Barboza at 125 pounds.

“I would be remiss if I didn’t speak about (Barboza’s) performance Friday.,” Mick said. “She has been dealing with a nagging injury and dropped her first match of the tournament. She battled back to the fifth place match. She had to dig deep and pull off a big takedown in overtime to clinch us the tournament.

“She knew what we needed for the team and she made sure she took care of that. I was extremely proud of her. I know she’s going to give me everything she has every match and seeing her and all of my girls dig deep and overcome adversity is the greatest thing about this sport. It shows them that anything is possible as long as you keep on pushing yourself and you never settle.”

The District 230 co-op team that won last year’s team state title placed third with 154.5 points, followed by a tie for fourth between West Aurora and McHenry with 151 points each.

1st- East Aurora (182)
In addition to a title from DeAlba (23-5) and seconds from Llanos (24-5) and Garcia (23-7), the Tomcats got a third-place finish from Lilli Ortiz (19-3 at 235), a fourth from Jelena Coyomani (22-9 at 120), a fifth from Barboza (28-5 at 125), and sixths from Carmen Garcia (100), Lilian Beto Tecaxco (145), Guadalupe Casiano (155) and Olena Ftoma (170).

“As they have been doing for us all season, my top girls showed up and helped carry us,” Mick said. “Joselyn Llanos wrestled a great tournament, Jaylene DeAlba is coming on very strong here at the end of the season and wrestling well, and Lilli Ortiz has been competing with some of the top girls at her weight class all season and continued that on Friday. I have high hopes for them as we get to the best part of the season.

“I was thrilled with the way we competed on Friday. We had a few girls stepping up filling in spots for us as we have been bit by the injury bug and they all showed up and wrestled hard and scored points for us. This tournament has always been very competitive so I knew coming in we were going to need to wrestle well.”

2nd- Batavia (181.5)
Coach Scott Bayer got individual titles from state medalist Lily Enos (28-2 at 100) and Audrey Sheldon (32-4 at 155), plus seconds from Natalie Lenard (30-7 at 125), Norah Stoodley (20-9 at 140) and Caoimhe Mitchell (4-1 at 170), a third from Eli Landgrebe (23-14 at 115), fifths from Kinzer Mikesell (18-18 at 170) and Jamie Gabriel (18-5 at 190), and a sixth from Liaden Anderson (115).
Batavia led all teams in total match points with 163.

3rd- District 230 (154.5)
Last year’s team state champion, made up of girls from Andrew, Carl Sandburg, and Stagg, got individual titles from state medalist Jade Hardee (27-5 at 110) and Piper Booe (24-3 at 115). Coach Liz Short also got fourths from state qualifier Tatum De La Vega (19-5 at 105), Isabella De La Vega (19-7 at 135) and Busola Dinan (13-8 at 155), a fifth from Anastasia Dvorak (12-3 at 130), and sixths from Hala Salem (13-6 at 125) and Talah Hamed (18-11 at 140).

SC – state champion; SM – state medalist; SQ – state qualifier

Additional champions
105 Larisza Gomez Guevara (35-4) DeKalb
120 Aiyanah Sylvester (20-1) West Aurora
125 SQ Molly O’Connor (27-4) Lemont
130 Keagan Edwards (36-2) Glenbard North
135 Grecia Garcia (25-7) Huntley
140 SQ Quinn Janssens (18-2) Oswego East
145 SQ Natalie Corona (25-0) McHenry
170 Madalynn Sima (24-3) McHenry
235 SQ Aarianna Bloyd (25-7) DeKalb

Additional runners-up
100 SQ Jade Weiss (14-13) DeKalb
105 Janiah Slaughter (24-2) Huntley
115 Nikia Variano (27-9) Hersey
120 Gracie Meluch (17-4) Naperville Central
130 SM Aubrie Rohrbacher (25-3) Huntley
135 Ava Burns (28-6) Lake Park
155 Suzanne Stalley (33-6) Glenbard North
190 Brooklyn Anderson (23-3) McHenry
235 Asreilla Wallace (32-6) Glenbard North

Team scores
East Aurora 182, Batavia 181.5, District 230 154.5, West Aurora 151, McHenry 151, DeKalb 131, Huntley 111, Yorkville 110, Glenbard North 93, Hersey 84.5, St. Charles East 75, Lyons 71, Lake Park 59, Harlem 52, Naperville Central 52, Jacobs 41, Lemont 39, Oswego East 33, Ottawa Marquette 16.5

Championship match results
100 Lily Enos (Batavia) F 1:34 Jade Weiss (DeKalb)
105 Larisza Gomez Guevara (DeKalb) F 2:39 Janiah Slaughter (Huntley)
110 Jade Hardee (D 230) F 1:44 Joselyn Llanos (E Aurora)
115 Piper Booe (D 230) F 2:21 Nikia Variano (Hersey)
120 Aiyanah Sylvester (W Aurora) F 0:35 Gracie Meluch (Naperville C)
125 Molly O’Connor (Lemont) F 3:32 Natalie Lenart (Batavia)
130 Keagan Edwards (Glenbard N) D 5-0 Aubrie Rohrbacher (Huntley)
135 Grecia Garcia (Huntley) F 4:59 Ava Burns (Lake Park)
140 Quinn Janssens (Oswego E) F 1:22 Norah Stoodley (Batavia)
145 Natalie Corona (McHenry) F 0:51 Lupita Garcia (E Aurora)
155 Audrey Sheldon (Batavia) F 5:49 Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard N)
170 Madalynn Sima (McHenry) F 1:32 Caoimhe Mitchell (Batavia)
190 Jaylene DeAlba (E Aurora) F 5:31 Brooklyn Anderson (McHenry)
235 Aarianna Bloyd (DeKalb) D 9-2 Asreilla Wallace (Glenbard N)

Third-place match results
100 Melissa Melgar (W Aurora) F 0:37 Danielle Turner (Yorkville)
105 Sydney Stieb (SC East) D 13-9 Tatum De La Vega (D 230)
110 Julia Felton (Jacobs) F 1:18 Savannah Turner (Yorkville)
115 Eli Landgrebe (Batavia) D 5-3 Frieda Hernandez (DeKalb)
120 Alexandra Lexi Gumino (Hersey) F 4:41 Jelena Coyomani (E Aurora)
125 Lailonie Molina (W Aurora) F 3:16 Soha Faisal (Hersey)
130 Aryanna Geiger (Jacobs) F 0:53 F 0:53 Madison Heneks (Harlem)
135 Kara Zimmerman (DeKalb) D 6-1 Isabella De La Vega (D 230)
140 Olivia Pearson (SC East) F 1:18 Aviana Froelich (Yorkville)
145 Maren Minarcik (W Aurora) F 3:05 August Pulli (Lyons)
155 Lauryn Trotter (Yorkville) F 0:21 Busola Dinan (D 230)
170 Tiffany Manungu (W Aurora) F 0:50 Leah Osorio (Hersey)
190 Janiah Murray (Yorkville) F 0:13 Deeanna Rothaug (Yorkville)
235 Lilli Ortiz (E Aurora) F 3:18 Nala Hernandez (McHenry)

Statistics
TEAM: East Aurora finished with the most pins with 28, followed by West Aurora with 26 and McHenry with 24. St. Charles East had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 5:17, followed by Harlem with two tech falls in 9:11. Batavia finished with the most total match points with 163, followed by McHenry with 156 and West Aurora with 150.

INDIVIDUAL: District 230’s Anastasia Dvorak posted the most pins in the least time with five falls in 5:01, followed by St. Charles East’s Sophia Rivas with five falls in 6:27. St. Charles East’s Sydney Stieb posted the fastest tech fall in 1:17, followed by D 230’s Jade Hardee with a tech fall in 3:25.

DeKalb’s Larisza Gomez Guevara scored the most team points with 32, while Lyons’ Jhania Wickert-Harris and St. Charles East’s Stieb tied for the most single-match points with 19. Wickert-Harris also tied with Harlem’s Mylee Turnmire for the most total match points with 43.

Lyons’ Sofia Turek and Hersey’s Soha Faisal tied for the largest seed-place difference in the tournament. Turek was seeded No.16 and placed fifth at 135, and Faisal was seeded No. 15 and placed fourth at 125.

HOFFMAN ESTATES

The District 210 Lincoln-Way Co-op team has been a runaway train this season,

having won the IWCOA dual team state title for a second straight year, and won team titles in tournaments at Minooka, Antioch and Oswego East.

Saturday’s Hawk Invite hosted by Hoffman Estates presented yet another opportunity for the D 210 girls to shine, and shine they did.

Coach Josh Napier’s girls led the 39-team field with 39 pins, five tech falls, and 384 total match points to win their second straight Hawk Invite title.

D 210 posted a 321.5-238.5 edge over second-place Lockport, followed by Schaumburg (231.5), Minooka (221) and Conant (201.5) to round out the top five team finishes.

“The team wrestled really well once again. It feels like they hit their stride about a month ago and haven’t looked back since,” Napier said. “We were really excited about this tournament, we know how many good teams and wrestlers would be there and we couldn’t wait to bump into that tough competition at this point in the season.”

Individual titles came from Zoe Dempsey (34-2 at 115) and Riley Depolo (26-5 at 170) to lead the pack.
“It was great to see Zoe Dempsey win the title,” Napier said. “This was her last regular season tournament ever and I would say she did some of her best wrestling of her career this weekend. Her shots looked clean and her motor was going from start to finish in each match.”

Dempsey and Depolo both won by fall on the title mat.

“We are really excited for Riley Depolo,” Napier said. “She is really starting to put things together in her second year. We can’t wait to see what she does this postseason.

“It’s always fun to compete against the schools in this one. We have developed friendships and rivalries with a lot of these schools,” Napier said. “The entire lineup contributed in this one. Freshman Abby Kunz at 140 fell just short of an individual title and girls like first-year wrestler Brianna Palomares at 190 found themselves on the podium. It was great to finish on top in the end and bring home some championship hardware.”

1st- Lincoln-Way District 210 (321.5)
In addition to titles from returning state medalist Dempsey and Depolo, Napier got a pair of seconds from Aubrey Barnes (29-8 at 120) and Abby Kunz (30-6 at 140), a third from state qualifier Ella Giertuga (27-5 at 145), fourths from Emmy Hoselton (32-6 at 105) and Liv Clumpner (31-6 at 135), fifths from McKenzie Steinke (28-5 at 100), Georgia Erhardt (24-10 at 105), Caleigh Nicholson (26-10 at 125), and sixths from Grace Spangler (28-9 at 110) and Kate Bohms (27-12 at 145). Also scoring team points for D 210 were Dani Schedin (130), Avery Holeman (155), Brianna Palomares (190) and Jalyssa Venegas (235).

“There’s still a lot of wrestling left to do this year, but we are a few short weeks away from regionals, so the girls are locked in and ready to put themselves in the best position to succeed,” Napier said.

2nd- Lockport (238.5)
The Porters got individual titles from state champion Claudia Heeney (31-3 at 135) and state qualifier Rebekah Ramirez (29-4 at 235) for coach Ameir Khamis, plus a second from state qualifier Sophie Kelner (29-7 at 190), a third from Veronica Skibicki (22-11 at 120), and fifths from Bella Romando (25-14 at 115) and Myra Vicencio (24-10 at 170). Also scoring points for the Porters were Julia Hernandez (100), Alaina Churnovic (105), Chloe Scalf (125), Heidy Castillo Sanchez (130), Katherine Martinez (145) and Dakota Obbish (155).

3rd- Schaumburg (231.5)
Coach Matt Gruszka got an individual title from state medalist Nadia Razzak (33-1 at 190), a second-place finish from Anna Villareal (27-8 at 115), a third from Isabella Rivas (30-3 at 125), a fourth from Layla McHenry (26-10 at 155), a fifth from Ava Hartman (21-7 at 135) and a sixth from Makenzi Aguilar (29-6 at 100). Also scoring team points for the Saxons were Catherine Franco (105), Justice Girod (110), Elena Nikola (120), Lauren Brehmer (130), state qualifier Sharon Olorunfemi (140), Emily Fowler (145), Maja Brzosko (170) and Olivia Furlan (235).

SC – state champion; SM – state medalist; SQ – state qualifier
Additional champions
100 Alex Sebek (4-0) Oak Forest
110 SM Nadia Shymkiv (29-2) Glenbard East
110 SQ Ariel Woodfin (17-2) Thornton
120 Sarah Bell (24-7) Montini
125 SM Ariella Dobin (24-0) Glenbrook North
130 SQ Catherine Diehl (34-1) Wheaton Academy
140 Nicole Dziura (22-4) Barrington
145 SQ Iyobosa Odiase (7-0) Oak Forest
155 Abigail Underhill (28-7) Minooka

Additional runners-up
100 Eva Hermansson (27-3) Woodstock co-op
105 SC Saya Hongmoungkhoune (13-1) Rockford East
110 SQ Blair Grennan (23-2) Newman CentralCatholic
125 SQ Karolina Konopka (30-2) Glenbard West
130 SQ Jasmine Zavaleta (29-4) Conant
135 SM Bella Castelli (13-1) Hononegah
145 Ezra Rodriguez (26-3) Minooka
155 Brianna Crown (24-7) Woodstock co-op
170 Estefany Bejarano (4-1) Riverside-Brookfield
235 Karrine Jenkins (30-4) Shepard

Team scores
Lincoln-Way Co-op 321.5, Lockport 238.5, Schaumburg 231.5, Minooka 221, Conant 201.5, Woodstock Co-op 171, Oak Forest 162, Glenbard East 119, West Chicago 114.5, Shepard 108.5, Maine South 105, Downers Grove South 100, Thornton 100, Glenbard West 95.5, Bartlett 84, Hononegah 83, Hoffman Estates 81, Plainfield East 74, Glenbard South 73, Riverside-Brookfield 71, Maine East 68.5, Bolingbrook 67.5, Grayslake Central 66.5, Oak Park and River Forest 65.5, Grayslake North 64, Wheaton North 64, Glenbrook North 58.5, Barrington 54.5, Rockford East 46, Montini 43, Saint Viator 41, Newman Central Catholic 38.5, Wheaton Academy 38, Dundee-Crown 32, Fremd 31, Plainfield Central 25.5, Genoa-Kingston 20.5, Vandalia 19, Loyola Academy 16

Notable
A pair of returning state medalists squared off on the title mat at 105, with last year’s state runner-up at 105, Glenbard East’s Nadia Shymkiv, taking on last year’s state champion at 100, Rockford East’s Saya Hongmoungkhoune, with Shymkiv winning by 7-2 decision.


Championship match results
100 Alex Sebek (Oak Forest) MD 12-0 Eva Hermansson (Woodstock)
105 Nadia Shymkiv (Glenbard E) D 7-2 Saya Hongmoungkhoune (Rockford E)
110 Ariel Woodfin (Thornton) F 1:09 Blair Grennan (Newman C)
115 Zoe Dempsey (D 210) F 2:39 Anna Villareal (Schaumburg)
120 Sarah Bell (Montini) Med. Fft. Aubrey Barnes (D 210)
125 Ariella Dobin (Glenbrook N) F 3:50 Karolina Konopka (Glenbard W)
130 Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Ac) D 14-8 Jasmine Zavaleta (Conant)
135 Claudia Heeney (Lockport) F 1:13 Bella Castelli (Hononegah)
140 Nicole Dziura (Barrington) F 4:25 Abby Kunz (D 210)
145 Iyobosa Odiase (Oak Forest) F 0:58 Ezra Rodriguez (Minooka)
155 Abigail Underhill (Minooka) SV-1 6-3 Brianna Crown (Woodstock)
170 Riley Depolo (D 210) F 1:55 Estefany Bejarano (R-Brookfield)
190 Nadia Razzak (Schaumburg) F 5:00 Sophie Kelner (Lockport)
235 Rebekah Ramirez (Lockport) F 1:43 Karrine Jenkins (Shepard)

Third-place match results
100 Kali Declercq (Hononegah) TF 6:00 Karla Sarabia (Glenbard E)
105 Brissia Bucio (WEGO) Med. Fft. Emmy Hoselton (D 210)
110 Norah Cwik (Bartlett) F 0:37 Marian Nordsell (Minooka)
115 Giselle Varelas (Conant) F 5:39 Annika Lee (Maine S)
120 Veronica Skibicki (Lockport) F 1:24 Brooklyn Jones (Conant)
125 Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg) Med. Fft. Rain Scott (Oak Forest)
130 Lilly White (Bartlett) Fft. Sabina Charlebois (Minooka)
135 Ewa Krupa (Conant) F 1:01 Liv Clumpner (D 210)
140 Maria Green (Glenbard E) F 0:32 Victoria Marquez (Grayslake N)
145 Ella Giertuga (D 210) D 5-4 Miranda Tellez (Grayslake C)
155 Sydnee Allen (Hoffman Es) F 3:18 Layla McHenry (Schaumburg)
170 Addison Davis (Minooka) F 3:14 Olivia Halminiak (WEGO)
190 Jen Serna (Plainfield E) F 3:40 Mia Lemberg (Minooka)
235 Sophia Fortis (Maine S) F 2:12 Miniyai Adams (Thornton)

Statistics
TEAM: Lincoln-Way D 210 led all teams with 39 pins in the tournament, followed by Lockport with 38 and Conant with 32. D 210 also led the field with five tech falls, followed by Oak Forest and Hononegah with four apiece. D 210’s 384 total match points were the most by any team, followed by Woodstock Co-op’s 321 and Lockport’s 281.

INDIVIDUAL: Thornton’s Ariel Woodfin finished with the most pins in the least time, with five falls in 3:19, followed by Lockport’s Claudia Heeney with five falls in 7:01. Lincoln-Way’s Zoe Dempsey posted the most tech falls in the least time with three techs in 5:49, followed by teammate Caleigh Nicholson’s two tech falls in 3:56.

The fastest fall came in at 10 seconds, a time shared by Schaumburg’s Sharon Olorunfemi, OPRF’s Isabella Miller and Riverside-Brookfield’s Lea Becker. Nicholson posted the fastest tech fall in 58 seconds, followed by West Chicago’s Brissia Bucio with a tech in 1:01.

Lockport’s Heeney, Thornton’s Woodfin, and Montini’s Sarah Bell shared the lead for the most team points scored with 43, followed by Dempsey with 41.5. Glenbard East’s Aislynn Reif had the most single-match points with 26, followed by Maine East’s Evelyn Torres with 22. Dempsey also posted the most total match points with 85, followed by two girls with 57 total match points in Heeney and Glenbrook North’s Ariella Dobin.

The largest seed-place difference came from Riverside-Brookfield’s Estefany Bejarano, as the No. 23 seed placed second at 170 pounds.

CPL GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Thirty-four teams squared off at this year’s Chicago Public League Championships tournament, with Lane taking the team crown 226-188.5 over second-place Curie.

One day later on Sunday, Lane also won the CPL Dual Team Championship, 54-30 over second-place Curie.

In Saturday’s tournament, Lane finished with a 226-188.5 edge over Curie. Kelly (135) placed third followed by Agricultural Science (117) and Noble/ITW Speer (116.5) in the top five.

Lane coach Liam Cummins got a pair of individual titles from Zabby Badru (35-1 at 140) and Layla Moreland (26-8 at 155) to lead a group of 11 girls to finish in the top six of their weight classes.

“Our girls continue to wrestle for one another and it results in them being successful,” Cummins said. “The city title was something we worked every single day for over the last year. I am grateful for all of the efforts of our wrestlers.”

Lane had girls step up throughout its lineup and no one more so than Moreland.

“Layla Moreland, one of our city champions, was the most crucial piece of our success this weekend,” Cummins said. “She had a comeback pin to win in the finals and crucial victories in the duals on Sunday. We are excited to continue training and prepare for the State series.”

In other results from Sunday’s CPL dual meet, Rickover Naval Academy won 43-42 over Noble/ITW Speer in the third-place dual; Kelly won 35-18 over Little Village for fifth place, and Back of the Yards won 48-18 over Hancock in the seventh-place dual.

1st- Lane (226)
In addition to titles from Badru and Moreland, Cummins got seconds from Imyjah Jackson (21-12 at 130), Allison Gutierrez (20-6 at 135) and Mumtaz Abdul Malik (14-7 at 145), thirds from Sofia Guerrero (34-2 at 100), Kenaiece Barrett (26-11 at 170) and Akyah Thomas (12-3 at 190), a fourth from Lauren Guerrero (30-11 at 115), a fifth from Oliwia Wodjak (15-13 at 125), and a sixth from Irene Romero (11-7 at 110). Lane led all teams with 27 pins in the tournament.

2nd- Curie (188.5)
Condors coach Yahya Muhammad got an individual title from Giselle Arambula (23-1 at 105), seconds from Joselyn Flores (11-5 at 140) and Carina Cirilo (5-2 at 235), thirds from Gymaria Brown (23-3 at 115) and Zoe Gonzalez (7-2 at 145), a fourth from Yaretzi Avila Calixto (14-6 at 130), a fifth from Ana Garcia (11-8 at 190) and a sixth from AD Garcia (10-7 at 120).

3rd- Kelly (135)
Lady Trojans coach Jazzmine Seely got individual titles from Liliana Monserrat Dimas (15-5 at 135) and state medalist Sara Martinez Lopera (19-3 at 170), seconds from Destiny Hills (9-9 at 110), Yazmine Garcia (14-2 at 115) and Liana Andrade (8-3 at 155), and a sixth from Csani Wilson (190).

Team scores
Lane 226, Curie 188.5, Kelly 135, Agricultural Science 117, Noble/ITW Speer 116.5, Taft 95, Little Village 86, Back of the Yards 79, Rickover Naval Academy 78.5, Phoenix Military Academy 77, Goode STEM Academy 73.5, Crane Medical Prep 71, Mather 63, Noble/Golder 49.5, Hancock 47.5, Lake View 38, Chicago Academy 30, Westinghouse 29, Corliss 23, Clark 22, Kenwood 22, Bowen 20, South Shore International College Prep 17, Morgan Park 16, Phillips 16, Lindblom 13, Amundsen 10, Dyett 9.5, Senn 6, Horizon/Southwest 4, Hubbard 4, Foreman 0, Hyde Park 0, Schurz 0

SC – state champion; SM – state medalist; SQ – state qualifier
Additional champions
100 Adali Cruz (24-3) Speer
110 SQ Carmen Jackson (23-1) Agricultural Science
115 Danita Palmore (20-3) Agricultural Science
120 Hannah Chong (16-1) Crane
125 Kendra Chatman (20-2) Goode
130 Layla Zbiec (11-2) Taft
145 SQ America Cabrera (21-0) Phoenix
190 Julissa Az (19-3) Mather
235 SQ Esmerelda Bustamante (26-1) Speer

Additional runners-up
100 Jitzel Aranda (11-4) Phoenix
105 J Colbert (14-2) Lake View
120 Shealanay Williams (11-8) Agricultural Science
125 Jennifer Arenas (20-8) Taft
170 SQ Elena Haugh (18-3) Agricultural Science
190 Nyomi Ascencio (23-8) Back of the Yards

Championship match results
100 Adali Cruz (Speer) F 5:51 Jitzel Aranda (Phoenix)
105 Giselle Arambula (Curie) inj. J Colbert (Lake View)
110 Carmen Jackson (Ag Sci) F 1:12 Destiny Hills (Kelly)
115 Danita Palmore (Ag Sci) D 7-6 Yazmine Garcia (Kelly)
120 Hannah Chong (Crane) F 3:29 Shealanay Williams (Ag Sci)
125 Kendra Chatman (Goode) F 1:24 Jennifer Arenas (Taft)
130 Layla Zbiec (Taft) F 4:31 Imyjah Jackson (Lane)
135 Liliana Monserrat (Kelly) F 2:51 Allison Gutierrez (Lane)
140 Zabby Badru (Lane) F 2:26 Joselyn Flores (Curie)
145 America Cabrera (Phoenix) F 1:07 Mumtaz Abdul Malik (Lane)
155 Layla Moreland (Lane) F 2:26 Liana Andrade (Kelly)
170 Sara Martinez (Kelly) F 2:17 Elena Haugh (Ag Sci)
190 Julissa Az (Mather) F 4:57 Nyomi Ascencio (BOTY)
235 Esmerelda Bustamante (Speer) F 0:42 Carina Cirilo (Curie)

Third-place match results
100 Sofia Guerrero (Lane) F 0:47 Maelaya Brown (Crane)
105 Jaden Concepcion (Chicago Ac) F 2:54 Camila Ramirez (Little Village)
110 Tamya Gates (Golder) F 0:19 Camrynn Collier (Corliss)
115 Gymaria Brown (Curie) F 2:26 Lauren Guerrero (Lane)
120 Elitzua Sandoval (Goode) F 3:14 Paige Finnegan (Rickover)
125 Sharyah Harris (Bowen) F 2:27 Isabelle Matthews (Ag Sci)
130 Kenya Louis (Kenwood) F 0:23 Yaretzi Avila Calixto (Curie)
135 Kylie Kowalisyn (Taft) F 2:26 Kayla Nolan (Phillips)
140 Evelyna Perez (BOTY) F 3:08 Heaven Rodriguez (Hancock)
145 Zoe Gonzalez (Curie) F 4:37 Neriah Treadway (Hancock)
155 Dorca Morales (Crane) F 3:51 Daiana Lopez (Curie)
170 Kenaiece Barrett (Lane) F 1:20 Midna Lozoya (Rickover)
190 Akyah Thomas (Lane) F 2:39 Tanesha Esteban (Speer)
235 Danalys Marchan (Little Village) F 2:22 Yolianie Hernandez (Golder)

Statistics
TEAM: Lane led all teams with 27 pins, followed by Curie with 22, while Kelly and Back of the Yards posted 15 pins apiece. Taft’s two tech falls led the field. Curie finished with the most total match points with 213, followed by Lane with 194 and Kelly with 150.

INDIVIDUAL: Noble/Golder’s Tamya Gates posted the most pins in the least time with four falls in 3:34, followed by Taft’s Kylie Kowalisyn with four falls in 5:00. Taft’s Alyssa Martel had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 7:16, and Goode’s Kendra Chatman posted the fastest tech fall in 2:00.

Lane’s Zabby Badru, Phoenix’s America Cabrera, and Crane’s Hannah Chong tied for the most team points scored with 30 apiece. Curie’s AD Garcia scored the most total match points with 46, followed by Taft’s Martel with 44. Curie’s Giselle Arambula and Golder’s Gates tied for the most single-match points with 21.
The largest seed-place difference came from Lane’s Allison Gutierrez, as the No. 14 seed placed second at 135 pounds.

By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA

PHILLIPS ELITE 2026

1st: Notre Dame (148.5)

With its first team away at the Illini Classic, the Dons were able to parlay two individual champions from Colin Walsh (157, 7-2) and John Duffy (215, 5-0) and 21 pins to edge St. Ignatius by a mere 1.5 points to lift the championship trophy.

“We sent a few guys with varsity experience, along with some jayvee guys to compete at the Phillips (tournament), and I thought it proved to be valuable experience to get them matches at the varsity level,” said Dons head coach, Anthony Genovesi.

“Colin (Walsh) and John (Duffy) are both good kids who are always looking to improve their game. I thought it was also good to see three of our guys get a feel of a blood round. Although we came out on the wrong end, it was good to get them there.

“We had five guys overall who placed, and of the eleven who wrestled, all but one of them won a match. It was a good day for our kids.”

Patrick Haugh (138) helped the cause with his second-place finish, and the Dons got a third from John Pacyna (106) and a fourth from Dominick Yale (120).

The Dons will begin to prepare for the ESCC conference tournament this Friday, January 23 at nearby St. Patrick.

2nd: St. Ignatius (147.0)

The Wolfpack were the returning 2025 team champion here in Lisle, and would come close to bringing home the big trophy again.

Nino Capuano (150, 22-6) was St. Ignatius’ lone individual champion, but the club claimed a trio of second-place medals.

Frank Valle (113), Pat Maroney (132) and Colin Often (190) did just that, with teammates Luke Sanchez third at 144 and Chinadu Madu fourth at 285.

Sophomore Gus Scheff (157) would record the fastest pin on the day (13 seconds) along with Dylan Crump from Proviso East.

Next up for the Wolfpack will be a triangular at nearby De La Salle this Thursday.

3rd: Sullivan (119.5)

The Sullivan Redskins watched two of their men win individual titles in Mohammed Zia (106, 16-4) and Charles Harris (25-3) at 285.

Moneeb Alsakka (120) and Mohsen Malicky (144) were second overall.

Additional individual champions:

Andrian Valadez (113, Thornton), Benito Chavez (120, Little Village), Jeremy Powell (126 AG Science), Alejandro Salas (132, Noble/Golder), Randy Lazaro (138, Schurz), Maurice Bush (144, AG Science), Grant Smith (165, Corliss), Brandon Dumas (175, Thornton), Sylvester Staples (190, AG Science).

Additional runners-up:

Wilson Paz (106, Lake View), Abel Alvarado (126, Lake View), Julian Chavez (150, Back of the Yards), Roderick Johnson (157, Phillips), Charles Barry (165, Proviso East), Nicholas Jungman (175, Kennedy), Malik Allen (215, Noble/UIC), Martaveon Howard (285, Proviso East).

Championship match results:

106- Mohammed zia Nadre (Sullivan) d. Wilson Paz (Lake View) (F 1:29).

113- Andrian Valadez (Thornton) d. Frank Valle (St. Ignatius) (MD 12-4).

120- Benito Chavez (Little Village) d. Moneeb Alsakka (Sullivan) (F 3:39).

126- Jeremy Powell (AG Science) d. Abel Alvarado (Lake View) (F 3:37).

132- Alejandro Salas (Noble/Golder) d. Pat Maroney (St. Ignatius) (D 15-8).

138- Randy Lazzaro (Schurz) d. Patrick Haugh (Notre Dame) (SV 6-3).

144- Maurice Bush (AG Science) d. Mohsen Maliky (Sullivan) (F 1:21).

150- Nino Capuano (St. Ignatius) d. Julian Chavez (Back of the Yards) (F 1:21).

157- Colin Walsh (Notre Dame) d. Roderick Johnson (Phillips) (D 3-1).

165- Grant Smith (Corliss) d. Charles Barry (Proviso East) (F 5:59).

175- Brandon Dumas (Thornton) d. Nicholas Jungman (Kennedy) (F 1:38).

190- Sylvester Staples (AG Science) d. Colin Offen (St. Ignatius) (F 3:43).

215- John Duffy (Notre Dame) d. Malik Allen (Noble/UIC) (F 1:45).

285- Charles Harris (Sullivan) d. Martaveon Howard (Proviso East) (F 2:59).

Third-place match results:

106- John Pacyna (Notre Damę) d. Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez (Lindbloom) (F 1:35).

113- Josue Tankson (Kennedy) d. Tommy Lam (Mather) (F 0:52).

120- Benjamin Flores (Noble/UIC) d. Dominick Yale (Notre Dame) (TF 17-0).

126- Leonardo Zapien (Noble/UIC) d. Jovanni Harris (Little Village) (D 4-0).

132- Jeremy Catching (Phillips) d. Jaylen Smith (Thornton) (D 7-1).

138- Alonte Lorek (Horizon) d. David Bahena (Little Village) (TF 17-2).

144- Luke Sanchez (St. Ignatius) d. Leonardo Juarez (Kellly) (D 11-10).

150- Marcus Freeman (CMA Bronzeville) d. Peter Martin (Amundsen) (F 3:30).

157- Habibullo Begov (Kennedy) d. Christian Laws (Corliss) (F 0:27).

165- Anton Kurbatov (Lake View) d. Christian Vega (Kennedy) (D 10-3).

175- Ethan Munoz (Back of the Yards) d. Danny Quizhpi (Mather) (F 3:34).

190- Braeden Carlson (Joliet Catholic) d. Isreal Paul (CMA Bronzeville) (F 3:26).

215- Daniel Smith (Little Village) d. Mikel Robinson (Hyde Park) (F 1:42).

285- Justin Powell (Hyde Park) d. Chinadu Madu (St. Ignatius) (F 1:22).

Final Team Results:

Notre Dame 148.5, St. Ignatius 147.0, Sullivan 119.5, AG Science 102.0, Little Village 94.0, Thornton 91.5, Noble/UIC 80.5, Kennedy 80.0, Lake View 76.0, Proviso East 73.5, Joliet Catholic Academy 59.0, Corliss 55.5, CMA Bronzeville 54.5, Back of the Yards 53.5, Kelly 53.0, Payton 40.0, Hyde Park/Schurz 38.0, Horizon 34.5, Amundsen 34.0, Mather 33.0, Noble/Golder 30.0, Phoenix Military 25.5, Lindbloom 23.0.

Statistics:

Leonardo Juarez from Kelly recorded the fastest tech-fall (1:35) with AG Science sophomore Jeremy Powell earning the most match points with 65.

Little Village would have the most total match points with 292.

MELICHAR WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

Despite its small size relative to several larger tournaments happening over the weekend, the 14-team field at Lisle’s Melichar Tournament featured several state-ranked wrestlers all throughout the weight divisions.

It was good to be an Evergreen Park fan on Saturday, as Mustangs fans watched a team led by four state-ranked men help Ron Zimmermans’ men collect nearly 250 points, and inspire a second consecutive team title in Lisle.

The Mustangs earned 241.5 team points in 2025, and on Saturday they bagged 252 overall points, 69.5 more than runner-up Hinsdale South (183.5) with Northridge Prep third with 150.5.

(We finally have everyone healthy, and back in the lineup where they should be,” said Zimmerman, whose club won last year over second-place Glenbard East, which competed instead at the UEC Conference tournament this year.

“Senior Brayden Mateja-Bates (106) is a three-year starter, and captain, and today, his tilts were working nicely for him in his final,” continued Zimmerman. “Sophomore Michael Chatman at 138 has been on a roll the last three weeks, going 15-0 during that time.

“Our third of six individual champions, Essa Ruvalcaba (157) is a junior, and second-year guy on our varsity, while senior Owen Brady had a tech-fall in his semifinal, and a big pin in his final at 165. Kyle Croft (175) who is a junior, wrestled physical all day, and recorded a big throw in his semifinal victory.

“Last but not least, senior Willie Johnson (285) has had an amazing three-week stretch as well, going 15-1.”

1st: Evergreen Park (252.0)

The Mustangs registered 15 pins and seven tech-falls during the course of the day, and amassed a tourney-best 267 total match points. Eleven wrestlers earned medals for Evergreen Park.

The aforementioned six individual champs — Mateja-Bates (24-13), Chatman (21-4), Ruvalcava (10-2), Brady (22-11), Croft (23-13) and Johnson (24-10) went bonus-point crazy with their 15 pins on the day. They recorded a combined 12 tech-falls and pins on their way to the top of the podium.

The group also received plenty of help from its teammates: Adrian Cervantes (132) who finished second, as well as Jayden Cervantes who was third at 126.

Ethan Brantley (113), Jacob Ruvalcaba (150) and James Templin (190) all were fourth.

Next up for the Mustangs will be the South Suburban Conference tournament, hosted this year by Shepard High School, this Saturday, January 24.

They will also host a class 2A regional the following weekend as part of the Hinsdale South sectional.

2nd: Hinsdale South (183.5)

The Hornets recorded a tourney-best 19 pins, and would celebrate three individual champions.

Alexander Schuetz (120, 22-4), Benjamin Miller (190, 21-5) and Jonathan Mansker (215, 18-8) would climb atop the podium, and for Miller it was his second Melichor title after winning during his freshman season at 157 pounds.

Miller won earlier in the season at the Hornets Invite.

Sahil Malik (113) and James Cardenas (285) were second, George McShane (144) third, and Owen Miller (138) and Noah Koehler (157) were both fourth.

The Hornets were 2024 Melichor team champions.

3rd. Northridge Prep (150.5)

The Knights earned eight top-five medals, which included a pair of second-place medals from Patrick Kopecky at 138 and Javier Rodriguez at 150.

The trio of Patrick Manio (120), Joe Kopecky (132) and Thomas Suter (285) were third, while Michael Magallon (106), Lucas Landry (144) and Nick Belcore (215) all would finish fourth.

Rodriguez was a class 1A state qualifier last season.

Additional individual champions:

Emilio Fortiz (113, Nazareth), Alexander Fereri (126, Lisle), Brennan O’Donnell (132, Harvest-Westminster Academy), Jayden Veal (144, Goode), Skylar A. Phipps (150, Argo).

Additional runners-up:

Richie Gulli (120, Nazareth), Alek Ramos (126, Nazareth), Landon VanAcker (144, Belvidere), Ibraheem Harb (157, Lisle), Bequer Zamarripa (165, Lisle), David Hendrickson (175, Belvidere), Joshua Lewis (190, Walther Christian), Thomas Davis (215, Goode).

Final Team Results

Evergreen Park 252.0, Hinsdale South 183.5, Northridge Prep 150.5, Lisle 126.5, Nazareth 118.0, Argo 90.5, Chicago Goode 79.0, Genoa-Kingston 61.0, Belvidere 

55.5, Westmont 43.0, Harvest Westminster Academy 31.5, Walther Christian 30.0,

Christian Heritage Academy 20.0. 

Championship match results

106- Brayden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Park) d. Luke Jimenea (Westmont) (TF 17-0).

113- Emilio Fortez (Nazareth) d. Sahil Malik (Hinsdale South) (TF 19-3).

120- Alexander Schuetz (Hinsdale South) d. Richie Gulli (Hinsdale South) (MD 12-1).

126- Alexander Ferari (Lisle) d. Alek Ramos (Nazareth) (F 3:22).

132- Brennan O’Donnell (Harvest-Westminster) d. Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Park) (D 8-4).

138- Michael Chatman (Evergreen Park) d. Patrick Kopecky (Northridge Prep) 

MD 12-0).

144- Jayden Veal (Goode) d. Landon VanAcker (Belvidere) (D 3-2).

150- Skylar A. Phipps (Argo) d. Javier Rodriguez (Northridge Prep) (F 2:30).

157- Essa Ruvalcaba (Evergreen Park) d. Ibraheem Harb (Lisle) (D 6-3).

165- Owen Brady (Evergreen Park) d. Bequer Zamarripa (Lisle) (F 1:25).

175- Kyle Croft (Evergreen Park) d. David Hendrickson (Belvidere) (F 3:34).

190- Benjamin Miller (Hinsdale South) d. Joshua Lewis (Walther Christian) (TF 18-1).

215- Jonathan Mansker (Hinsdale South) d. Thomas Davis (Goode) (F 1:06).

285- Willie Johnson (Evergreen Park) d. James Cardenas (Hinsdale South) (D 5-4).

Third-place match results

106- Sebastian Lara (Lisle) d. Michael Magallon (Northridge Prep) (TF 16-1).

113- Eduardo Garcia (Goode) d. Ethan Brantley (Evergreen Park) (F 2:00).

120- Patrick Manio (Northridge Prep) d. Sebastian Rafacz (Lisle) (F 0:25).

126- Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Park) d. Ardan Baglaev (Westmont) (MD 19-5).

132- Joe Kopecky (Northridge Prep) d. Joaquin Fortiz (Nazareth) (F 2:42).

138- Owen Miller (Hinsdale South) d. Isaiah Poole (Goode) (F 4:52)

144- George McShane (Northridge Prep) d. Lucas Landry (Evergreen Park) (Inj.)

150- Anthony Gum (Genoa-Kingston) d. Jacob Ruvalcaba (Evergreen Park) (Inj.)

157- Dan Vazquez (Argo) d. Noah Koehler (Hinsdale South) (D 6-3).

165- Hunter Wendt (Genoa-Kingston) d. Josh Bollinger (Nazareth) (F 3:29).

175- Michael Starzyk (Argo) d. Kaden Sosnowski (Genoa-Kingston) (F 1:45).

190- Ezra Luthardt (Christian Heritage Academy) d. James Templin (Evergreen 

Park) (F 0: 24).

215- Wilson Wunder (Lisle) d. Nick Belcore (Northridge Prep) (F 4:45).

285- Thomas Suter (Northridge Prep) d. Dilan Bustillos (Argo) (F 3:50).

UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

West Aurora would bag seven individual champions and place 13 across the weight classes to demolish the field in Bensenville, at the UEC Conference tournament hosted by Fenton.

The 294.0 points scored by the Blackhawks would eclipse the 292.00 it collected a year ago to give Andrew Plata’s club a second consecutive league championship.

“We have a good group of guys who are working hard, and have been pushing the pace each week, but we have to keep the intensity up and continue to work hard to get ourselves ready for regionals,” said Plata.

“I like our room, we have really good depth,” senior Dayne Serio said. “It’s great to win this UEC title, but we all know there’s more that we want ahead of us.”

Serio (30-4) is ranked third at 175 in 3A and was voted the outstanding wrestler at this year’s UEC tournament. He placed sixth a year ago at state, is a strong contender for a state title this season, and will join his brother Dominick – a state runner-up a year ago – at Ohio University in the fall.

All seven individual Blackhawks champions registered either a tech-fall or a pin, to help give the club a tourney-best 20 pins, and 12 tech-falls over the course of the day.

They also led the field with 437 total match points.

Gabe Richmond, Jack Platt, Evan Matkovich, Malan Hatfield, and Serio are now two-time UEC champs as well.

1st: West Aurora (294.0)

Richmond (113, 26-4) and Platt (138, 22-9) won titles before an upper-weight explosion by the Blackhawks put them in the driver’s seat.

Evan Matkovich (150, 24-9), Malan Hatfield (157, 25-7), Marcus Quintana (165, 22-4), Serio, and heavyweight Alfonso Aguilar (22-10) all won titles. 

Hatfield would have a tourney-best three tech-falls.

Donovan Johnson (106) and Eric Castillo (120) were second, Jeremiah Haynes (126) third, while Michael Huicochea (144), Jesuovic Uz-Ikelegbe (190) and Miguel Guerrero (215) all contributed with fourth-place medals.

Uz-Ikelegbe registered four pins on the day.

2nd: South Elgin (178.0)

Logan Dilallo could not have flashed a bigger smile after taking home his first UEC title of the season following a well played 19-9 decision over Gus Saletta (Bartlett, 22-5) in the 144-pound final.

“It feels great to win here and it’s an amazing way to continue my final year at South Elgin,” began Dilallo, who took time off from the sport to compete in MMA.

“I had to come back for my senior year, and to be a part of the South Elgin team, and to be with my brother Nick,” continued Dilallo, now 21-6.

Nick Dilallo has been on the injured list all season, and Storm head coach James Gloudeman has his fingers crossed his 2025 state qualifier at 113 will return in time for the postseason.

Not to be forgotten was the work from freshman Leo Salas (18-9) who won the 106-pound title with a 8-5 decision over West Aurora freshman Donovan Johnson.

Alejandro Facio (285) was second on the day, with Evan Hamilton (120), Connor Ignacio (138), Dane Henson (165) and Landree Dracousis (190) adding points with their third place medals.

Justin Bayna (132) and Tommy Visvardis (150) were fifth.

3rd: Glenbard East (131.5)

No. 7 Ismael Chaidez (31-4) is now a three-time UEC champ following his masterful effort in the 126-pound weight class.

“I’m bigger, stronger, and have a much better gas tank compared to last season, and I can feel from the extra work that I put in during the offseason that I can score points in a variety of ways,” says Chaidez, who won at Geneva last weekend.

Teammate Orlando Hoye (15-1, 190) won his second UEC crown, and in doing so, also recorded the most total match points (67) in the tournament.

Evan Reichert (215) was second, Nick Greenfield (106) third, and Lance Padieanos (120) fourth overall.

Additional individual champions:

Jace Serpa (120, West Chicago), Izaiah Gonzalez (132, Riverside-Brookfield), Victor Juarez (215, Elgin).

Additional runners-up:

Ulises Vega (113, West Chicago), Emanuel Rangel (126, West Chicago), Brian Correa (132, West Chicago), Jayden Edgar (138, Elgin), Gus Saletta (144, Bartlett), Cameron Engels (150, Bartlett), Cesar Munoz (157, West Chicago), Omar Diaz (165, Fenton), Nick O’Connor (175, Riverside-Brookfield), Emmanuel Diaz (190, East Aurora), Evan Reichert (215, Glenbard East).

Final Team Results:

West Aurora 294.0, South Elgin 178.0, Glenbard East 131.5), West Chicago 130.0, Bartlett 128.5, Riverside-Brookfield 97.0, Fenton 92.0, East Aurora 79.5, Elgin/Glenbard South 76.0, Streamwood 60.0, Larkin 36.0, Ridgewood 20.0, Elmwood Park 0.0.

Championship match results:

106- Leo Salas (West Aurora) d. Donovan Johnson (West Aurora) (D 8-5).

113- Gabe Richmond (West Aurora) d. Ulises Vega (West Chicago) (TF 18-3).

120- Jace Serpa (West Chicago) d. Eric Castillo (West Aurora) (TF 19-4).

126- Ismael Chaidez (Glenbard East) d. Emanuel Rangel (West Chicago) (F 1:25).

132- Izaiah Gonzalez (Riverside-Brookfield) d. Brian Correa (West Chicago) (F 5:59).

138- Jack Platt (West Aurora) d. Jayden Edgar (Elgin) (F 2:15).

144- Logan Dilallo (South Elgin) d. Gus Saletta (Bartlett) (MD 19-9).

150- Evan Matkovich (West Aurora) d. Cameron Engels (Bartlett) (F 4:50).

157- Malan Hatfield (West Aurora) d. Cesar Munoz (West Chicago) (TF 20-5).

165- Marquis Quintana (West Aurora) d. Omar Diaz (Fenton) (F 4:00).

175- Dayne Serio (West Aurora) d. Nick O’Connor (Riverside-Brookfield) (TF 17-0).

190- Orlando Hoye (Glenbard East) d. Emmanuel Diaz (East Aurora) (TF 24-8).

215- Victor Juarez (Elgin) d. Evan Reichart (Glenbard East) (MD 15-4).

285- Alfonso Aguilar (West Aurora) d. Alejandro Facio (South Elgin) (F 0:44).

Third-place match results:

106- Nick Greenfield (Glenbard East) d. James Kowalski (Bartlett) (F 5:52).

113- Luis Martinez (Streamwood) d. Miles Russell-Barnes (Riverside-Brookfield)

(F 2:27).

120- Evan Hamilton (South Elgin) d. Lance Padiernos (Glenbard East) (F 4:25).

126- Jeremiah Hayes (West Aurora) d. Sal Garcia (Larkin) (F 3:01).

132- Rene Reyna (Fenton) d. Joseph Caputo (Bartlett) (MD 17-7).

138- Connor Ignacio (South Elgin) d. Mohammed Khater (Ridgewood) (D 10-5).

144- Jin Tai (Glenbard South) d. Michael Huicochea (West Aurora) (F 5:09).

150- Ruben Kassman (Glenbard South) d. Aiden Veltman (Riverside-Brookfield)

(F 1:23).

157- Emilio Guzman (Elgin) d. Jorge Farias (East Aurora) (TF 17-1).

165- Dane Henson (South Elgin) d. Armani Meola (East Aurora) (F 3:48).

175- Dereck Mazariegos (Fenton) d. Kevin Sanchez (East Aurora) (D 7-1).

190- Landree Dracousis (South Elgin) d. Jesuovie Uz-Ikelegbe (West Aurora) 

(D 11-10).

215- Amar Dzananovic (Bartlett) d. Miguel Guerrero (West Aurora) (F 1:18).

285- Chase Paduch (Bartlett) d. Ambrose Davis (Glenbard South) (F 3:27).

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

REED-CUSTER COMET CLASSIC

Despite not having any wrestlers reach the championship mat, No. 9 Olympia’s depth got the job done at Reed-Custer’s 28-team Comet Classic. The Spartans took the team title, 195-180 over Chicago Hope Academy, followed by Althoff Catholic (169.5), Yorkville Christian (163.5) and Wheaton Academy (142.5) in the top five.

Olympia coach Josh Collins had nine wrestlers finish in the top six of their weight classes and the Spartans got a lift from a tournament-leading 24 pins and 492 total match points in Braidwood.

“Overall, the team wrestled very well this weekend,” Collins said. “We had a few setbacks in the semifinal rounds, but were able to bounce back on the back side, ending up with nine placers and securing the first-place spot as a team.”

Olympia also won a tournament title at Unity this season, and placed third at Civic Memorial, fourth at Princeton, and sixth at Abe’s Rumble.

“I continue to be proud of this team, their continued growth, and their never-quit mentality,” Collins said. “As a team we have goals to finish on the podium at both the individual state and dual-team state level. We will keep putting in the work for the next few weeks to make sure we are ready for the postseason.”

1st- Olympia (195)
Five Spartans fought back for third-place for Olympia in No. 4 Connor Collins (29-5 at 106), No. 5 state medalist Brandon Gaither (28-7 at 113), Kenzer Burrell (26-14 at 138), No. 9 Austin Kisner (22-7 at 150) and No. 5 Darian Holloway (34-4 at 285). Collins also got a fourth from Caleb Peters (21-10 at 190), fifths from Carter Knobloch (26-13 at 132) and No. 9 Kaden Collins (33-8 at 157), and a sixth from Tucker Garey (28-7 at 126).

2nd- Chicago Hope Academy (180)
The No. 17 Eagles only entered eight wrestlers and half of them won individual titles for coach Dan Willis: No. 2 Obadiah Willis (30-3 at 126), No. 3 state medalist Jeremiah Lawrence (17-2 at 132), No. 1 state qualifier Chance Woods (32-1 at 138) and No. 4 state medalist Arkail Griffin-Edwards (32-1 at 175). Hope Academy also got a third from state qualifier Dylan Galvez (29-6 at 157), and fourths from state qualifier Nolan Callahan (12-3 at 120) and state qualifier Santori Knight (11-2 at 150).
Willis, Woods, and Griffin-Edwards also won tournament titles at Rich Township this year, and Knight won a title at Sullivan.

3rd- Althoff Catholic (169.5)
Coach Emanuel Brooks’ No. 13 Crusaders got individual titles from No. 4 state qualifier Jacobi Cobbs (28-1 at 113), No. 8 Landon Weidler (25-2 at 157) and No. 1 state champion Pierre Walton (28-0 at 165), a second from No. 2 state medalist Dawson Hawthorne (26-1 at 132), and a fourth from Jaxon Lynn (25-5 at 126).

SQ-state qualifier
Additional champions
106 No. 6 SQ Coyt Rademaker (34-4) PORTA
120 No. 7 state medalist Raiden Terry (27-3) Seneca
144 No. 8 state medalist Lincoln Hoger (25-4) Wheaton Academy
150 No. 3 state medalist Cooper Corder (30-1) Sandwich
190 No. 2 2A, 3A state medalist Jaxon Penovich (34-5) Saint Viator
215 No. 9 SQ Sebastian Sanderson (5-0) Tinley Park
285 No. 7 2A Wynn Philippi (28-10) Saint Viator

Additional runners-up
106 Thomas Emery (32-6) Saint Viator
113 No. 7 Phoenix Senodos (22-4) Yorkville Christian
120 No. 9 Wesley Janick (20-2) Ottawa Marquette
126 No. 3 Aiden Bell (32-1) Hoopeston Area/Milford
132 No. 2 Dawson Hawthorne (26-1) Althoff
138 Jaxson Blanchard (27-6) Sandwich
144 No. 4 state medalist Zach Bryant (29-5) PORTA
150 No. 7 Caleb Modglin (33-4) Morrison
157 No. 10 Logan Baker (28-7) PORTA
165 No. 4 Tyler Jones (24-2) Wheaton Academy
175 Kayden Roach (27-5) Bradley
190 No. 6 SQ Logan VanDuyne (21-1) Wilmington
215 No. 6 state medalist Dominic Alaimo (29-6) Reed-Custer
285 Pablo Morales (22-4) Wheeling

Team scores
Olympia 195, Chicago Hope Academy 180, Althoff Catholic 169.5, Yorkville Christian 163.5, Wheaton Academy 142.5, PORTA 138, Sandwich 133, Reed-Custer 132.5, Wheeling 127.5, Saint Viator 123, Bradley 120, Ottawa Marquette 117, Morrison 116.5, Seneca 85.5, Winnebago 72.5, Plano 71, Clifton Central 67.5, Wilmington 63.5, Tinley Park 55.5, LaSalle-Peru 50, Hoopeston Area/Milford 49.5, Joliet Central 49, Herscher 42, Kankakee 35, Manteno 34.5, Peotone 31.5, Bremen 28, Dwight 16

Notable
In the finals at 106, PORTA’s Coyt Rademaker won a 5-4 decision over Saint Viator’s Thomas Emery.
At 126, Hope Academy’s Obadiah Willis (30-3) won a 6-4 decision for the title against Hoopeston Area/Milford’s Aiden Bell (32-1), handing Bell his first loss of the season.
The title match at 132 saw Hope Academy’s Jeremiah Lawrence (17-2) win 4-2 over Althoff’s Dawson Hawthorne (26-1), giving Hawthorne his first loss of the year.
Another doozy took place in the finals at 144, where Wheaton Academy’s Lincoln Hoger (25-4) won a 5-4 ultimate tie-break decision over PORTA’s Zach Bryant (29-5).

Championship match results
106 Coyt Rademaker (PORTA) D 5-4 Thomas Emery (St. Viator)
113 Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff) Med. Fft. Phoenix Senodenos (Y’ville Ch)
120 Raiden Terry (Seneca) MD 14-4 Wesley Janick (Marquette)
126 Obadiah Willis (Hope) D 6-4 Aiden Bell (Hoopeston)
132 Jeremiah Lawrence (Hope) D 4-2 Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff)

138 Chance Woods (Hope) MD 18-6 Jaxson Blanchard (Sandwich)

144 Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Ac) UTB 5-4 Zach Bryant (PORTA)

150 Cooper Corder (Sandwich) TF 4:28 Caleb Modglin (Morrison)

157 Landon Weidler (Althoff) F 3:47 Logan Baker (PORTA)
165 Pierre Walton (Althoff) TF 4:44 Tyler Jones (Wheaton Ac)

175 Arkail Griffin (Hope) TF 6:00 Kayden Roach (Bradley)

190 Jaxon Penovich (St. Viator) F 1:11 Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington)
215 Sebastian Sanderson (Tinley Pk) D 9-4 Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer)
285 Wynn Philippi (St. Viator) F 3:29 Pablo Morales (Wheeling)

Third-place match results

106 Connor Collins (Olympia) TF 1:51 Cam Whitehead (Winnebago)
113 Brandon Gaither (Olympia) D 9-3 Colton Drinkwine (Reed-Custer)
120 Kainin Fillbright (PORTA) F 4:25 Nolan Callahan (Hope)
126 Eli Modglin (Morrison) TF 6:00 Jaxon Lynn (Althoff)
132 Koby Clark (Marquette) TF 3:14 Shane Downs (Plano)

138 Kenzer Burell (Olympia) D 11-4 Beau Thompson (Marquette)

144 Evan Cox (Clifton Central) MD 17-5 Adrian Wadas-Luis (Y’ville Ch)

150 Austin Kisner (Olympia) D 6-3 Santori Knight (Hope)

157 Dylan Galvez (Hope) Med. Fft. Gunner Varland (Seneca)
165 Reily Leifheit (Marquette) D 7-4 Nicholas Montesinos (Wheeling)

175 Joshua Kotalik (Sandwich) Med. Fft. Tyler Gleason (Y’ville Ch)

190 Johnny Strauss (Winnebago) MD 25-13 Caleb Peters (Olympia)
215 Jackson Allen (Y’ville Ch) F 1:27 Colton Schneider (St. Viator)
285 Darian Holloway (Olympia) F 3:10 Hezzy Garcia (Wheaton Ac)

Statistics
TEAM: Olympia finished with the most pins in the tournament with 24, followed by Yorkville Christian with 22 and Reed-Custer with 19. Sandwich led the field in tech falls with 10, followed by Althoff Catholic with nine, and two teams tied with seven tech falls apiece in Wheaton Academy and Yorkville Christian. Olympia posted the most total match points with 492, followed by Sandwich with 416 and Althoff Catholic with 381.

INDIVIDUAL: LaSalle-Peru’s Beau Lawrence led all wrestlers with five pins in 12:41, followed by Olympia’s Carter Knobloch and Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen, who each posted four falls in 4:24. Sandwich’s Cooper Corder posted the most tech falls in the least time with four techs in 10:48, followed by Althoff’s Pierre Walton with four techs in 14:23.

Morrison’s Caleb Carroll and Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne tied for the fastest fall at 11 seconds, followed by Yorkville Christian’s Kenny Fox with a fall in 14 seconds. Corder posted the fastest tech fall in 1:00, followed by Olympia’s Brandon Gaither with a tech fall at 1:21.

Saint Viator’s Jaxon Penovich scored the most team points with 32, followed by Althoff’s Landon Weidler and Saint Viator’s Wynn Philippi with 31.5 apiece.

Olympia’s Caleb Peters posted the most total match points with 91, followed by Corder with 80. The largest seed-place difference came from Winnebago’s Johnny Strauss, who was seeded No. 22 and placed third at 190 pounds.

KANELAND’S MARGARET FLOTT INVITATIONAL

Kaneland’s 17-team Margaret Flott Invitational saw Wheaton Warrenville South snatch the team title, 190-138 over Plainfield South, with eight of coach Matt Janosek’s boys finishing in the top three of their weight classes.

Freeport (134.5) finished third followed by Crystal Lake South (122.5) and Waubonsie Valley (109.5) in the top five.

Michael Riggs (27-10 at 132) won an individual title for WW South and six other Tigers placed third to lead the pack.

“I’m proud of the way the boys competed this weekend.  It was great to see Michael Riggs win his first varsity tournament beating a tough wrestler from Waubonsie Valley (Nathan Duffield) for the third time this season. He wrestles hard through all positions and keeps up a high pace.

“Our team had a tough semifinal round, but it was great to see the boys battle back to try and get the next best thing. Also, it was great to see this group break through and finish a tournament as we have finished second at two other tournaments this season.”

The Tigers placed second in tournaments at Niles West and at their own Ed Ewoldt tournament this year, and were fourth at Geneva and 12th at Granite City.

1st- Wheaton Warrenville South (190)
In addition to Riggs’ title, Janosek got third-place finishes from Rocco Valvano (34-2 at 106), Joey Sirmon (21-11 at 144), Noah Nau (26-13 at 157), Reid Adler (21-13 at 165), Foster Yarbrough (10-6 at 215) and Brandon Mayes (8-3 at 285), and a fourth from Matthew Vann (20-20 at 138).
The Tigers also led the field with 25 pins and six tech fall wins.

“This group is extremely hard working and have made some great strides from last season as a result of the work they put in last spring, summer, and this fall,” Janosek said. “This season they have been improving each week on the mat and continue to get stronger as a team. They have represented our philosophy of out-work, out-tough, out-believe.”

2nd- Plainfield South (138)
Four individual champions scaled the podium for Plainfield South in Drew Ritchie (10-7 at 126), Kyle McCormick (19-9 at144), Chase Pierceall (22-5 at 190) and Mason Bucon (26-7 at 215). Coach Dan Saracco’s Cougars also got a second from Jakub Kowal (10-4 at 285), and a fourth from Allen Cortez (15-14 at 106)

3rd- Freeport (134.5)
Coach Nathan Arendt got five runner-up finishes from Jaylen Lowe (18-15 at 126), Thomas Olson (25-12 at 138), Blake Slusser (25-11 at 144), Mathias Rada (20-15 at 150) and No. 9 Sajjad Abdulrazzaq (23-14 at 157), and a fourth from Israel Goodman (23-9 at 215).

Team scores
Wheaton Warrenville South 190, Plainfield South 138, Freeport 134.5, Crystal Lake South 122.5, Waubonsie Valley 109.5, Plainfield Central 95.5, Addison Trail 89.5, Leyden 69.5, Buffalo Grove 63.5, Romeoville 59, JS Morton 57.5, Deerfield 56.5, Woodstock North 49, Kaneland 47, St. Charles North 46.5, Ottawa Township 33.5, Bloom Township 33

Additional champions
106 Christopher Talbert (22-10) Crystal Lake South
113 No. 9 Logan Aarseth (21-4) Crystal Lake South
120 No. 8 state medalist Nikolas Duarte (17-2) Addison Trail
138 Nathan Randle (27-1) Crystal Lake South
150 Hudson VonQualen (4-0) St. Charles North
157 Anthony Klikas (17-6) Buffalo Grove
165 Aiden Marrello (30-2) Crystal Lake South
175 Santiago Moya (28-4) Morton
285 Leonidas Berrios (28-4) Waubonsie Valley

Additional runners-up
106 Logan Ferguson (10-12) Addison Trail
113 Danny Huerta (23-5) Leyden
120 No. 10 Mykola Shamray (25-4) Buffalo Grove
132 Nathan Duffield (23-9) Waubonsie Valley
165 Tyler Lewis (13-5) Romeoville
175 Apollo Gochis (28-9) Kaneland
190 Erick Worwa (24-3) Leyden
215 David Randecker (24-5) Woodstock North

Notable
A trio of two-point decisions took place in the final round of wrestling in Maple Park. In the title match at 215, Plainfield South’s Mason Bucon won 6-4 over Woodstock North’s David Randecker.
On the third-place mat, first Plainfield Central’s Jayden Mizelle won 7-5 over
Woodstock North’s Olin Wiedel at 120 pounds, and then Romeoville’s Hector Villagrana won 10-8 against Waubonsie Valley’s Lucas Pretkelis at 175.

Championship match results
106 Christopher Talbert (CL South) TF 2:07 Logan Ferguson (A Trail)
113 Logan Aarseth (CL South) TF 2:49 Danny Huerta (Leyden)
120 Nikolas Duarte (A Trail) D 4-0 Mykola Shamray (Buffalo Grove)
126 Drew Ritchie (Plainfield S) D 10-5 Jaylen Lowe (Freeport)
132 Michael Riggs (WW South) D 17-11 Nathan Duffield (Waubonsie)

138 Nathan Randle (CL South) F 3:16 Thomas Olson (Freeport)

144 Kyle McCormick (Plainfield S) MD 9-0 Blake Slusser (Freeport)

150 Hudson VonQualen (SC North) F 5:03 Mathias Rada (Freeport)

157 Anthony Klikas (Buffalo Grove) inj. Sajjad Abdulrazzaq (Freeport)
165 Aiden Marrello (CL South) TF 2:34 Tyler Lewis (Romeoville)

175 Santiago Moya (Morton) TF 5:30 Apollo Gochis (Kaneland)

190 Chase Pierceall (Plainfield S) MD 10-2 Erick Worwa (Leyden)
215 Mason Bucon (Plainfield S) D 6-4 David Randecker (Woodstock N)
285 Leonidas Berrios (Waubonsie) F 1:26 Jakub Kowal (Plainfield S)

Third-place match results
106 Rocco Valvano (WW South) F 1:19 Allen Cortez (Plainfield S)
113 Troy Rotter (Deerfield) F 2:26 Mayson Munson (Ottawa)
120 Jayden Mizelle (Plainfield C) D 7-5 Olin Wiedel (Woodstock N)
126 Alezander Bautista (A Trail) D 6-2 Liam Thompson (Plainfield C)
132 Jack Jansen (Deerfield) Med. Fft. Nicolas Jaramillo (JS Morton)

138 Brody Rangel (Plainfield C) D 11-7 Matthew Vann (WW South)

144 Joey Sirmon (WW South) F 1:04 Julio Bastida (Bloom Twp.)

150 Colten Heltsley (Kaneland) F 1:51 Desmond Stribley (Waubonsie)

157 Noah Nau (WW South) MD 14-1 Owen Greenfield (Waubonsie)
165 Reid Adler (WW South) F 1:45 Doug Mejdrich (SC North)

175 Hector Villagrana (Romeoville) D 10-8 Lucas Pretkelis (Waubonsie)

190 Ty Sabin (Plainfield C) D 7-4 Wes Weatherford (Ottawa)
215 Foster Yarbrough (WW South) F 0:55 Israel Goodman (Freeport)
285 Brandon Mayes (WW South) F 1:26 Giuliano Salazar (Romeoville)

Statistics
TEAM: Team champion Wheaton Warrenville South led all teams in pins with 25, followed by Waubonsie Valley with 13 and Plainfield Central with 11. The Tigers led the field with six tech falls, followed by Crystal Lake South with five, and WW South also scored the most total match points with 377, followed by Crystal Lake South with 266 and Addison Trail with 225.

INDIVIDUAL: WW South’s Brandon Mayes had the most pins in the least time with four falls in 8:01. Waubonsie Valley’s Jamarion Lee was next with three falls in 2:49. Freeport’s Israel Goodman posted the fastest fall in 15 seconds, followed by Plainfield South’s Jakub Kowal with a fall in 17 seconds.

WW South’s Joey Sirmon posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 15:29, followed by Deerfield’s Jack Jansen with two tech falls in 4:54. Addison Trail’s Nikolas Duarte had the fastest tech fall in 57 seconds, followed by Kaneland’s Colten Heltsley with a tech in 1:08.

Waubonsie Valley’s Leonidas Berrios and Crystal Lake South’s Nathan Randle tied for the most team points scored with 28, followed by Buffalo Grove’s Anthony Klikas with 27.5. Crystal Lake South’s Ricardo Briones posted the most single-match points with 23, followed by Romeoville’s Hector Villagrana and Freeport’s Mathias Rada with 21 apiece. Romeoville’s Villagrana also led the field with 62 total match points, followed by Addison Trail’s Alezander Bautista with 58.

The largest seed-place difference came from St. Charles North’s Hudson VonQualen, as the No. 10 seed won an individual title at 150 pounds.


ILLINI CLASSIC

The team title of this year’s 20-team Illini Classic went to the boys from Clovis, California on Saturday in New Lenox.

Clovis was dominant in posting a 322.5-227.5 win over second-place No. 6 Marist, followed by No. 15 Stevenson (189.5), No. 4 St. Charles East (184) and No. 11 Lincoln-Way West (183.5) to round out the top five finishes.

Clovis sent nine wrestlers to the title mat and had five individual champions to lead the field, and its 23 pins were the most by any team present.

1st- Clovis, CA (322.5)
Clovis had five champions in Michael Bernabe (18-2 at 113), Zander Schaefer (18-5 at 144), James Curoso (19-3 at 165), Lolomanaia Clark (17-5 at 190) and Andrew Arroyo (26-2 at 285), plus seconds from Anthony Garza (19-2 at 120), Raymond Rivera (18-4 at 138), Dylan Tirapelle (17-7 at 157) and Adan Castillo (20-3 at 215), a third from Tobias Nabors (16-4 at 150), a fourth from Abdul Mirjan (15-10 at 157), and fifths from Phillip Green (22-13 at 120) and Jaden Garcia (16-8 at 132).

2nd- Marist (227.5)
Redhawks coach Brendan Heffernan got titles from No. 8 state qualifier Elio Gil (20-8 at 106) and No. 2 state qualifier Ethan Sonne (24-3 at 157), a second from No. 5 state qualifier Tommy Fidler (30-8 at 150), a third from No. 5 Axel Rodriguez (27-8 at 138), fourths from Eddie Astorga (17-11 at 126), No. 7 Jaxon Jorgensen (6-2 at 144) and No. 10 Tom O’Brien (26-13 at 215), and fifths from Ronin Haran (26-14 at 165) and Jack Watson (21-11 at 285).

3rd- Stevenson (189.5)
Stevenson coach Shane Cook got runner-up finishes from Stefan Vihrov (24-7 at 106), No. 5 state qualifier Shawn Kogan (22-4 at 132), state qualifier Valentin Vihrov (144) and No. 7 Phillip Boyko (22-7 at 175), thirds from No. 6 state qualifier Daniel Berdich (21-3 at 113), Evan Mishels (24-9 at 120) and state qualifier Marcelo Cantu (20-7 at 126).

Team scores
Clovis, CA 322.5, Marist 227.5, Stevenson 189.5, St. Charles East 184, Lincoln-Way West 183.5, Minooka 177.5, Lincoln-Way Central 158.5, Sandburg 144.5, Yorkville 144.5, Deerfield 130, Notre Dame 114.5, Marian Central 111, Lyons Township 92, Hinsdale Central 64.5, East Moline United 56, Niles North 54.5, Andrew 50, Andrew 50, Schaumburg 43, McNamara 37, Oswego 32

SQ – state qualifier
Additional champions
120 state champion Dom Munaretto (35-0) St. Charles East
126 SQ Declan Sons (22-14) St. Charles East
132 No. 3 SQ Adrian Cohen (35-1) Deerfield
138 No. 2 state medalist Griff Powell (35-3) Lyons Township
150 No. 3 state medalist Donovan Rosauer (35-2) Yorkville
175 No. 4 SQ Jalen Byrd (37-3) Lincoln-Way Central
215 No. 1 (190)  state champion Jimmy Mastny (41-1) Marian Central

Additional runners-up

113 No. 4 Hogan Rice (27-10) Marian Central
126 Carter DiBenedetto (29-8) Lincoln-Way West
165 No. 7 Kaden Meyer (19-5) Minooka
190 Santino Capodice (16-6) Minooka
285 No. 4 SQ Robbie Murphy (21-2) Minooka

Notable
In the finals at 138, Lyons Township’s Griff Powell won a 1-0 decision over Raymond Rivera of Clovis, California.

On the third-place mat at 126, Stevenson’s Marcelo Cantu won a 4-3 decision over Marist’s Eddie Astorga, and at 138 Marist’s Axel Rodriguez won a 5-3 decision over Lincoln-Way West’s Shane Stream. Another close third-place match took place at 190, where Yorkville’s Brock Janeczko won a 2-1 decision over Notre Dame’s Jeramy Hamm.

The wildest third-place match occurred at 175 pounds, with Sandburg’s Adnan Askar winning a 13-12 decision over Yorkville’s Caleb Viscogliosi.

Championship match results
106 Elio Gil (Marist) TF 2:00 Stefan Vihrov (Stevenson)
113 Michael Bernabe (Clovis) F 4:56 Hogan Rice (Marian C)
120 Dom Munaretto (SC East) D 7-1 Anthony Garza (Clovis)
126 Declan Sons (SC East) F 3:25 Carter DiBenedetto (LW West)
132 Adrian Cohen (Deerfield) D 9-6 Shawn Kogan (Stevenson)

138 Griff Powell (Lyons) D 1-0 Raymond Rivera (Clovis)

144 Zander Schaefer (Clovis) F 4:20 Valentin Vihrov (Stevenson)

150 Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) D 7-2 Tommy Fidler (Marist)

157 Ethan Sonne (Marist) MD 12-1 Dylan Tirapelle (Clovis)
165 James Curoso (Clovis) TF 4:22 Kaden Meyer (Minooka)

175 Jalen Byrd (LW Central) F 1:24 Philip Boyko (Stevenson)

190 Lolomanaia Clark (Clovis) TF 4:30 Santino Capodice (Minooka)
215 Jimmy Mastny (Marian C) TF 5:07 Adan Castillo (Clovis)
285 Andrew Arroyo (Clovis) F 3:23 Robbie Murphy (Minooka)

Third-place match results
106 Jake Pechter (Deerfield) TF 4:13 Michael Scott (LW West)
113 Daniel Berdich (Stevenson) D 7-1 Kyle Hayes (Sandburg)
120 Evan Mishels (Stevenson) D 7-2 Ray Long (Notre Dame)
126 Marcelo Cantu (Stevenson) D 4-3 Eddie Astorga (Marist)
132 Maddux Tindal (Minooka) D 9-4 Brady Glynn (LW West)

138 Axel Rodriguez (Marist) D 5-3 Shane Stream (LW West)

144 Austin Hagevold (Marian C) F 3:53 Jaxon Jorgensen (Marist)

150 Tobias Nabors (Clovis) F 1:45 Ben Cyrkiel (Minooka)

157 Brady Ritter (Sandburg) TF 4:46 Abdul Mirjan (Clovis)
165 Max Herman (LW West) D 11-6 Nicholas Astacio (Marian C)

175 Adnan Askar (Sandburg) D 13-12 Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville)

190 Brock Janeczko (Yorkville) D 2-1 Jeramy Hamm (Notre Dame)
215 Cooper Murray (SC East) F 1:30 Tom O’Brien (Marist)
285 Sean Cook (Notre Dame) F 1:38 Jimmy Hillman (Lyons)

Statistics

TEAM: Clovis led all teams with 23 pins in the tournament, followed by Lincoln-Way Central with 22 and Lincoln-Way West with 21. Stevenson’s 11 tech falls led the field, followed by Marist with 10. Marist also finished with the most total match points with 473, followed by Clovis with 465.

INDIVIDUAL: Clovis’ Tobias Nabors had the most pins in the least time with four falls in 5:13, followed by Lincoln-Way Central’s Jalen Byrd with four falls in 6:54. Sandburg’s Wyatt Hochgraber posted the fastest fall in 14 seconds, followed by Lincoln-Way West’s Jimmy Talley with a fall in 24 seconds.
Marist’s Elio Gil posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 6:10, followed by Deerfield’s Jake Pechter three tech falls in 10:31. Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn had the fastest tech fall in 1:04 followed by East Moline United’s Caleb Flint with a tech fall in 1:20.

Byrd and Clovis’ Michael Bernabe tied for the lead in team points with 34, while Notre Dame’s Peter Escamilla and St. Charles East’s Kaden Potter tied for the most single-match points with 23. Clovis’ Phillip Green posted the most total match points with 77.

There was a two-way tie for the largest seed-place difference between Hinsdale Central’s Jonathan Martinez and teammate Henry Milburn. Martinez was seeded No. 17 and placed eighth at 144 pounds, and Milburn was seeded No. 14 and placed fifth at 190 pounds.