Class 1A Regional roundups

By Curt Herron

Coal City wins Reed-Custer title, advances 14 to own sectional

Coal City, top-ranked all season in Class 1A, will be represented by 14 competitors when it hosts a sectional this weekend. The Coalers had eight champions and 11 finalists to finish with 286.5 points to easily take top honors at the Reed-Custer Regional in Braidwood. The host Comets (161) beat out Clifton Central (142) for second place.

Winning titles for coach Mark Masters’ champion Coalers were Culan Lindemuth (106), Brody Widlowski (113), Jake Piatak (132), Brant Widlowski (138), Mataeo Blessing (145), Derek Carlson (170), Braiden Young (182) and Joey Breneman (195). 

Host Reed-Custer had two champions, Kody Marschner (220) and Gunnar Berg (285). The other title winners were Dwight’s Dylan Crouch (120), Peotone’s Micah Spinazzola (126), Bishop McNamara’s Luke Christie (152) and Manteno’s Carter Watkins (160).

Sectional qualifiers from the Reed-Custer Regional

106: 1. Culan Lindemuth (35-9), Coal City; 2. Blake Arseneau (25-8), Bishop McNamara; 3. Kyler Hahn (21-11), Seneca.

113: 1. Brody Widlowski (32-1), Coal City; 2. Landon Dooley (34-8), Wilmington; 3. Ethan Othon (38-9), Seneca.

120: 1. Dylan Crouch (30-7), Dwight; 2. Aidan Kenney (26-13), Coal City; 3. Maxymilian Lichaj (16-14), Reed-Custer.

126: 1. Micah Spinazzola (35-10), Peotone; 2. Jackson Jeck (25-8), Bishop McNamara; 3. Brock Finch (32-12), Coal City.

132: 1. Jake Piatak (4-0), Coal City; 2. Sam Begler (6-1), Reed-Custer; 3. Santino Izzo (34-13), Peotone.

138: 1. Brant Widlowski (18-1), Coal City; 2. Jeremy Eggleston (34-8), Reed-Custer; 3. Gage Poyner (38-10), Clifton Central.

145: 1. Mataeo Blessing (38-3), Coal City; 2. Gianni Panozzo (37-11), Clifton Central; 3. Ian Kreske (33-15), Peotone.

152: 1. Luke Christie (29-3), Bishop McNamara; 2. Marco Spinazzola (33-3), Peotone; 3. Landin Benson (19-3), Coal City.

160: 1. Carter Watkins (27-6), Manteno; 2. Landon Markle (12-1), Reed-Custer; 3. Jack Poyner (33-11), Coal City.

170: 1. Derek Carlson (32-5), Coal City; 2. Rex Pfeifer (39-5), Reed-Custer; 3. Collin Wright (37-11), Seneca.

182: 1. Braiden Young (35-1), Coal City; 2. Hunter Hull (31-6), Clifton Central; 3. Dominic Alaimo (27-17), Reed-Custer.

195: 1. Joey Breneman (36-5), Coal City; 2. Chris Peura (41-6), Seneca; 3. Hunter Hayes (26-8), Wilmington.

220: 1. Kody Marschner (34-1), Reed-Custer; 2. Drake Dearth (33-7), Coal City; 3. Alex Cardenas (33-10), Peotone.

285: 1. Gunnar Berg (36-4), Reed-Custer; 2. Michael Gonzalez (22-6), Coal City; 3. Noah Gomez (41-8), Clifton Central.

Yorkville Christian has seven champions, easily wins Plano Regional

Yorkville Christian began its quest to repeat as Class 1A champions by claiming eight first-place finishes and qualifying 13 individuals for the Oregon Sectional after scoring 268 points to win the Plano Regional title. Wheaton Academy (181.5) was second and Sandwich (167) took third.

Winning titles for coach Mike Vester’s champion Mustangs, who are ranked second, were Aiden Larsen (106), Ty Edwards (120), Noah Dial (132), Grason Johnson (138), Tyler Martinez (160), Jackson Gillen (170) and Christopher Durbin (182).

Other champions were Wheaton Academy’s Oscar Smith (113), Will Hupke (126) and Taggart Kazmierczak (145), Sandwich’s Nolan Bobee (152), Lisle’s Joe Raineri (195), Plano’s Eliyas Peray (220) and St. Francis’ Jaylen Torres (285).

Sectional qualifiers from the Plano Regional

106: 1. Aiden Larsen (13-7), Yorkville Christian; 2. Ryan Hsu (24-8), Lisle; 3. Vince Hefke (10-4), Aurora Central Catholic.

113: 1. Oscar Smith (24-14), Wheaton Academy; 2. Jack Forth (11-8), Sandwich; 3. Eli Foster (12-21), Yorkville Christian.

120: 1. Ty Edwards (39-6), Yorkville Christian; 2. Lincoln Hoger (35-4), Wheaton Academy; 3. Alexander Ferari (28-8), Lisle.

126: 1. Will Hupke (35-3), Wheaton Academy; 2. Kadin Kern (31-6), Sandwich; 3. Tristan Gleason (8-7), Yorkville Christian.

132: 1. Noah Dial (31-8), Yorkville Christian; 2. Miles Corder (39-9), Sandwich; 3. Tyler Jones (29-12), Wheaton Academy.

138: 1. Grason Johnson (29-12), Yorkville Christian; 2. Sy Smith (30-16), Sandwich; 3. Chasen Kazmierczak (33-11), Wheaton Academy.

145: 1. Taggart Kazmierczak (37-1), Wheaton Academy; 2. Drew Torza (31-14), Yorkville Christian; 3. Ethan Waters (12-5), Aurora Central Catholic.

152: 1. Nolan Bobee (32-15), Sandwich; 2. John Issac Gray (6-11), Yorkville Christian; 3. Caidan Ronning (32-16), Plano.

160: 1. Tyler Martinez (37-4), Yorkville Christian; 2. Gio Diaz (30-11), Plano; 3. Josh Lehman (25-13), Sandwich.

170: 1. Jackson Gillen (37-4), Yorkville Christian; 2. Bryce Decker (34-13), Sandwich; 3. Caden Smith (21-8), Wheaton Academy.

182: 1. Christopher Durbin (24-13), Yorkville Christian; 2. Richie Amakiri (37-9), Plano; 3. Jeremy Johanik (22-13), Wheaton Academy.

195: 1. Joe Raineri (29-5), Lisle; 2. Jeremy Loomis (32-8), Yorkville Christian; 3. Cesar Garcia 19-21), Sandwich.

220: 1. Eliyas Peray (24-13), Plano; 2. Jackson Mehochko (20-19), Yorkville Christian; 3. Muhammad Hassan (9-9), Lisle.

285: 1. Jaylen Torres (16-1), St. Francis; 2. Alex Diaz (34-5), Plano; 3. Angil Serrano (3-1), Mendota.

Riverdale rolls to championship at its own regional

Thanks to five champions and four other finalists, Riverdale easily captured the championship of its own regional tournament in Port Byron with 219 points while Orion (166) finished second and Rockridge (125.5) placed third.

Capturing titles for coach Myron Keppy’s champion Rams, who are ranked third, were Dean Wainwright (42-1), Tharren Jacobs (113), Brock Smith (138), Collin Altensey (160) and Zac Bradley (182). While coach Zach Nelson’s runner-up Chargers only had one champion, Phillip Dochterman (220), they will also send nine individuals to the sectional.

Other regional champions were Erie/Prophetstown’s Wyatt Goossens (120) and Jase Grunder (152), Rockridge’s Jude Finch (126) and Reese Finch (145), Fulton’s Zane Pannell (170) and Braiden Damfoff (285), Alleman’s Adam Jacks (132) and Sherrard’s Walker Anderson (195). 

Sectional qualifiers from the Riverdale Regional

106: 1. Dean Wainwright (42-1), Riverdale; 2. Connor Knop (25-7), West Carroll; 3. Josiah Tarbill (28-9), Rock Falls.

113: 1. Tharren Jacobs (37-7), Riverdale; 2. Kaleb Sovey (30-14), Orion; 3. Pierce Findlay (23-16), Sherrard.

120: 1. Wyatt Goossens, (40-5), Erie/Prophetstown; 2. Aaron Meenen (32-6), Rock Falls; 3. Luke Moen (37-9), Orion.

126: 1. Jude Finch (38-3), Rockridge; 2. Brady Grennan (6-1), Newman Central Catholic; 3. Cole Perkins (15-9), Orion.

132: 1. Adam Jacks (35-9), Alleman; 2. Kolton Kruse (34-13), Riverdale; 3. Camden Pruis (34-12), Morrison.

138: 1. Brock Smith (46-1), Riverdale; 2. Carter Rude (40-4), Newman Central Catholic; 3. Bryan Blumenstein (17-11), Rockridge.

145: 1. Reese Finch (37-7), Rockridge; 2. Ben Fosdick (38-7), Fulton; 3. Mason Anderson (38-8), Orion.

152: 1. Jase Grunder (44-2), Erie/Prophetstown; 2. Eli Hinde (31-4), Riverdale; 3. Brady Anderson (31-17), Morrison.

160: 1. Collin Altensey (47-1), Riverdale; 2. Ryan Lower (39-6), Rockridge; 3. Nolan Loete (11-6), Orion.

170: 1. Zane Pannell (44-1), Fulton; 2. Alex Watson (44-4), Riverdale; 3. Tyler Morrisey (36-13), Rockridge.

182: 1. Zac Bradley (38-10), Riverdale; 2. Aiden Fisher (37-11), Orion; 3. Luke Otten (33-15), Erie/Prophetstown.

195: 1. Walker Anderson (36-2), Sherrard; 2. Maddux Anderson (36-10), Orion; 3. Peyton Pirog (25-18), Alleman.

220: 1. Phillip Dochterman (30-7), Orion; 2. Iyezaha Hill (19-13), Riverdale; 3. Kamden Weinert (17-17), Rockridge.

285: 1. Braiden Damhoff (30-13), Fulton; 2. Jacob Hosler (16-15), Rock Falls; 3. Noah Parr (18-12), Orion.

Lena-Winslow/Stockton edges Dakota for Polo Regional title

The team title of the Polo Regional at Eastland in Lanark wasn’t resolved until the final seconds of the last match. Lena-Winslow/Stockton picked up four points when Henry Engel held off a determined challenge from Princeton’s Cade Odell in a 9-4 decision at 285 that was boosted by late nearfall points after Odell made a late attempt to rally for the win.  As a result, the PantherHawks won the title by a 203-200 margin over Dakota in a regional featuring five of the top nine teams in Class 1A, including Oregon (149), Stillman Valley (128.5) and Dixon (120). L-W/S also won a regional title last year and this is its seventh championship since 2012.

Winning titles for coach Kevin Milder’s PantherHawks, who are ranked fourth, were Arrison Bauer (120), Garrett Luke (152), Jared Dvorak (160), Griffin Luke (182) and Henry Engel (285) and two others advanced to the Oregon Sectional. Coach Matt Jacobs’ runner-up Indians, who are ranked fifth, had six champs, TJ Silva (126), Phoenix Blakely (132), Jason Bowers (138), Case Rockey (170), Thomas Bowman (195) and Noah Wenzel (220), also qualified seven.

The other three regional champions were Polo/Milledgeville/Forreston/Eastland’s Josiah Perez (106), Amboy’s Landon Blanton (113) and Princeton’s Augie Christiansen (145).

Editor’s note: Curt Herron’s complete story on the Polo Regional will be posted later.

Sectional qualifiers from the Polo Regional

106: 1. Josiah Perez (30-3), Polo/Milledgeville/Forreston/Eastland; 2. Augustus Swanson (38-6), Princeton; 3. Michael Pannerale (29-13), Stillman Valley.

113: 1. Landon Blanton (38-8), Amboy; 2, Ayden Rowley (19-9), Dixon; 3. Mack Jones (25-12), Stillman Valley.

120: 1. Arrison Bauer (33-14), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 2. Preston LaBay (19-22), Oregon; 3. Gavin Kramer (24-11), Dixon.

126: 1. TJ Silva (31-2), Dakota; 2. Henry Hildreth (19-7), Stillman Valley; 3. Lucas Nelson (34-10), Polo/Milledgeville/Forreston/Eastland.

132: 1. Phoenix Blakely (35-1), Dakota; 2. Wyatt Doty (35-3), Polo/Milledgeville/Forreston/

Eastland; 3. Ace Christiansen (38-10), Princeton.

138: 1. Jason Bowers (31-9), Dakota; 2. Lane Halverson (34-8), Oregon; 3. Cade Hey (29-9), Dixon.

145: 1. Augie Christiansen (42-3), Princeton; 2. Seth Stevens (27-7), Oregon; 3. Aiden Livingston (24-6), Stillman Valley.

152: 1. Garrett Luke (46-2), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 2. Jack Seacrist (28-3), Stillman Valley; 3. Grant Stender (40-8), Oregon.

160: 1. Jared Dvorak (42-5), Lena-Winslow/Stockton;  2. Garrett Vincent (25-10), Dakota; 3. Anthony Bauer (38-9), Oregon.

170: 1. Case Rockey (27-10), Dakota; 2. Steven Kitzman (28-8), Dixon; 3. Gabe Eckerd (32-7), Oregon.

182: 1. Griffin Luke (44-1), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 2. Kyle Jones (35-6), Byron; 3. Andrew Forcier (35-6), Stillman Valley.

195: 1. Thomas Bowman (23-12), Dakota; 2. Jace Phillips (25-12), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 3. Josh Harris (32-8), Byron.

220: 1. Noah Wenzel (35-3), Dakota; 2. Mike Haas (37-8), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 3. Jared Claunch (27-12), Byron.

285: 1. Henry Engel (41-5), Lena-Winslow/Stockton; 2. Cade Odell (27-8), Princeton; 3. Shaun DeVries (30-7), Dixon.

Marian Central Catholic takes top honors at Richmond-Burton

With seven champions and three other finalists leading the way, Marian Central Catholic easily won the tite at the Richmond-Burton Regional in Richmond with 218 points while the host school took second place with 148 points and Marengo finished third with 129 points.

Winning titles for the eighth-ranked Hurricanes, who are co-coached by Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater, were Austin Hagevold (106), Andrew Alvarado (113), Vance Williams (132), Nick Davidson (138), Charlie Fitzgerald (145), Ethan Struck (152) and Max Astacio (160). Marian Central Catholic has the second-highest total of qualifiers for the Oregon Sectional with 11.

“The Marian Central Hurricanes ran away with the regional championship. First-year co-head coaches Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater were proud of the team effort that saw seven champions, three seconds and one third-place finish,”  Prater and Blanton said.

“The team wrestled awesome but understand there is more work to do. They are excited to get back in the room and prepare for a very big challenge at the Oregon individual Sectional. Everyone is wrestling at their best and will continue to improve over the coming weeks. The focus is on the individual tournaments the next couple weeks then we will shift our focus to Lena-Winslow and the dual team sectional and state series.”

Other champions were North Boone’s Gavin Ekberg (120) and Ethan Delgado (285), Marengo’s Connor Sacco (170) and Eddie Solis (195), Harvard’s Gabe Sanchez (182) and Riley Vest (220)

and Richmond-Burton’s Emmett Nelson (126).

Sectional qualifiers from the Richmond-Burton Regional

106: 1. Austin Hagevold (18-11), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Owen Vail (21-11), Harvard; 3. Kyan Gunderson (34-9), Richmond-Burton.

113: 1. Andrew Alvarado (15-8), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Shayden McNew (13-11), Genoa-Kingston; 3. Reymundo Romo (19-6), Harvard.

120: 1. Gavin Ekberg (30-12), North Boone; 2. Josh Gawronski (9-13), Marian Central Catholic; 3. Kristian Gersch (22-9), Richmond-Burton.

126: 1. Emmett Nelson (40-1), Richmond-Burton; 2. Kaden Harman (28-10), Marian Central Catholic; 3. Jacob Calhoun (25-5), Johnsburg.

132: 1. Vance Williams (36-6), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Marques Merida (35-5), Harvard; 3. Landon Johnson (24-10), Johnsburg.

138: 1. Nick Davidson (28-14), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Logan Miller (38-7), Marengo; 3. Nate Madula (23-15), Richmond-Burton.

145: 1. Charlie Fitzgerald (34-10), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Brody Rudkin (34-7), Richmond-Burton; 3. Mason Lampe (29-10), Marengo. 

152: 1. Ethan Struck (32-12), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Brady Brewick (20-3), Genoa-Kingston; 3. Isaac Jones (30-15), Richmond-Burton.

160: 1. Max Astacio (37-7), Marian Central Catholic; 2. Gregory Baker (18-27), Marengo; 3. Dominick Dickens (21-21), Richmond-Burton.

170: 1. Connor Sacco (26-18), Marengo; 2. Xander Gleissner (17-16), Genoa-Kingston; 3. Connor Cassels (4-13), Marian Central Catholic.

182: 1. Gabe Sanchez (34-6), Harvard; 2. Alex Reyna (37-9), Richmond-Burton; 3. Devin Storti (15-29), Marengo.

195: 1. Eddie Solis (35-8), Marengo; 2. Julian Torres (25-12), Genoa-Kingston; 3. CJ Ameachi (21-14), Johnsburg.

220: 1. Riley Vest (28-9), Harvard; 2. Hunter Smith (31-10), Marengo; 3. Colin Kraus (27-18), Richmond-Burton.

285: 1. Ethan Delgado (26-13), North Boone; 2. Kaleb Eckman (3-2), Marian Central Catholic; 3. Jesse Armbrust (5-12), Alden-Hebron.

LeRoy/Tri-Valley edges Unity to win own regional championship

On a day where the outcome of three Class 1A regionals were determined in one of the last few matches, the LeRoy Regional championship was among those. LeRoy/Tri-Valley got a title decision from Jacob Bischoff at 220 to give the hosts a 224.5-222.5 advantage over Unity for the team title while St. Joseph-Ogden edged Olympia 114-111 for third place.

Winning titles for coach Brady Sant Amour’s champion Panthers, who are ranked 10th, were Brady Mouser (106), Connor Lyons (145), Ethan Conaty (160) and Bischoff (220) while two others took second and four took third to give them 10 qualifiers for the Clinton Sectional.

Coach Logan Patton’s runner-up Rockets, who are ranked 15th, won six championships. Their title winners were Hunter Shike (126), Kaden Inman (138), Ryan Rink (152), Kyus Root (170), Hunter Eastin (182) and Nick Nosler (195). Unity, which took third place at state both last year and in 2020, has nine sectional qualifiers. The other champions were Lutheran School Association Decatur’s Clinton VerHeecke (113) and Garrett VerHeecke (120), St. Joseph-Ogden’s Holden Brazelton (132) and Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin’s Hunter Wilson (285).

Sectional qualifiers from the LeRoy/Tri-Valley Regional

106: 1. Brady Mouser (40-2), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 2. Ryan Ballinger (29-17), Olympia; 3. Travis McCarter (33-11), Unity.

113: 1. Clinton VerHeecke (42-0), Lutheran School Association Decatur; 2. Logan Roberts (33-5), Warrensburg-Latham; 3. Kobe Brent (34-8), LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

120: 1. Garrett VerHeecke (37-3), Lutheran School Association Decatur; 2. Kaden Roberts (34-9), Warrensburg Latham; 3. Mateo Martinez (29-17), Olympia.

126: 1. Hunter Shike (34-13), Unity; 2. Brock Owens (33-12), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 3. Preston Bettinger (23-15), Monticello.

132: 1. Holden Brazelton (42-2), St. Joseph-Ogden; 2. Cayden Poole (38-6), Clinton; 3. Colton Prosser (29-10), LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

138: 1. Kaden Inman (33-13), Unity; 2. Gavin Ridings (32-13), Monticello; 3. Jack Green (24-10), LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

145: 1. Connor Lyons (30-8), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 2. Will Winter (23-3), Clinton; 3. Halen Daly (32-16), Unity.

152: 1. Ryan Rink (34-14), Unity; 2. Bentley Wise (39-7), Olympia; 3. Bo Zeleznik (22-10), LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

160: 1. Ethan Conaty (33-13), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 2. Thayden Root (33-15), Unity; 3. Kelton Graden (32-17), Olympia.

170: 1. Kyus Root (43-5), Unity; 2. Tyson Brent (37-4), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 3. August Christhilf (30-10), The High School of Saint Thomas More.

182: 1. Hunter Eastin (43-4), Unity; 2. Logan Thoms (21-9), Clinton; 3. Hunter Ketchum (8-9), St. Joseph-Ogden.

195: 1. Nick Nosler (45-2), Unity; 2. Brody Cuppernell (36-4), The High School of Saint Thomas More; 3. Walker Allen (30-10), Warrensburg-Latham.

220: 1. Jacob Bischoff (37-7), LeRoy/Tri-Valley; 2. Nathaniel Gnaden (37-8), Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin; 3. Owen Birt (37-8), St. Joseph-Ogden.

285: 1. Hunter Wilson (45-2), Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin; 2. Dawson Thayer (31-10), Clinton; 3. Robert Vavrik (26-6), The High School of Saint Thomas More.

Auburn edges Vandalia for title of its regional tournament

The Auburn Regional went right down to the wire as the hosts got a pin from Cole Edie in the 285 title match to edge Vandalia by a 207-205.5 margin for the team championship. Litchfield took third place with 146.5 points.

Four others joined Edie as title winners for coach Matt Grimm’s champion Trojans, who are ranked 11th, had eight sectional qualifiers. The other title winners for the host team were Joey Ruzic (120), Dresden Grimm (138), Joey Barrow (170) and Skylar Fay (182). Coach Jason Clay’s runner-up Vandals had 11 sectional qualifiers as well as three champions, Dillon Hinton (132), Logan Nance (152) and Eric McKinney (160). 

“It was a great battle with Vandalia all the way down to the heavyweight match,” Auburn coach Matt Grimm said. “Vandalia was up by 4 1/2 points and we had our anchor, Cole Edie, and he sealed the deal like he has done all year. It was a great atmosphere all day long. The kids stepped up and made it happen.”

Other regional title winners were Litchfield’s Vinny Moore (106) and Alex Powell (113), Shelbyville’s Calvin Miller (126) and Kaz Fox (145), Sacred Heart-Griffin’s Cory West (195) and Mt. Zion’s Remington Hiser (220).

Sectional Qualifiers from the Auburn Regional

106: 1. Vinny Moore (35-5), Litchfield; 2. Drayven Hamm (31-14), Auburn; 3. Joel Noble (23-14), Pittsfield.

113: 1. Alex Powell (38-4), Litchfield; 2. Mason Gray (33-11), Mt. Zion; 3. Dominick Bone (10-3), Vandalia.

120: 1. Joey Ruzic (44-2), Auburn; 2. Bodee Fathauer (16-5), Shelbyville; 3. Pierson Wilkerson (33-13), Vandalia.

126: 1. Calvin Miller (40-3), Shelbyville; 2. Braxton Kieffer (23-13), Litchfield; 3. Parker Ray (24-16), Vandalia.

132: 1. Dillon Hinton (40-5), Vandalia; 2. Ethan Dyer (25-20), Taylorville; 3. Shay Westhoff (12-20), Litchfield.

138: 1. Dresden Grimm (32-2), Auburn; 2. Owen Miller (37-8), Vandalia; 3. Hunter Law (9-7), Litchfield.

145: 1. Kaz Fox (36-8), Shelbyville, 2. Rylyn Owens (25-15), Mt. Zion, 3. Quinten Chizmar (17-18), Auburn.

152: 1. Logan Nance (36-12), Vandalia; 2. Zander Wells (27-9), Hillsboro; 3. Ryne Peavler (34-10), Shelbyville.

160: 1. Eric McKinney (44-2), Vandalia; 2. Will Fox (29-6), Shelbyville; 3. Jake Schwartz (36-3), Carlinville.

170: 1. Joey Barrow (34-13), Auburn; 2. Justin Proctor (28-16), Vandalia; 3. Vincent Fiore (28-13), Mt. Zion.

182: 1. Skylar Fay (37-10), Auburn; 2. Seth Kenter (30-14), Litchfield; 3. Kaden Tidwell (27-15), Vandalia.

195: 1. Cory West (31-1), Sacred Heart-Griffin; 2. William Blue (37-6), Taylorville; 3. Wyatt Dothager (35-12), Vandalia.

220: 1. Remington Hiser (35-8), Mt. Zion; 2. Clinton Lovens (26-14), Auburn; 3. Jayden Rosetto (20-16), Vandalia.

285: 1. Cole Edie (41-2), Auburn; 2. Andre Townsend (26-16), Shelbyville; 3. Aiden Ledbetter (17-10), Mt. Zion.

Canton wins Macomb Regional, claims first title since 2009

For the third time in school history and the first time since 2009, Canton captured a regional championship. The Little Giants, who are ranked 13th, had five title winners and qualified 10 individuals for the Clinton Sectional to help them claim the title at the Macomb Regional with 226 points while PORTA beat out Illini Bluffs 161-157 for second place.

Winning titles for coach Zach Crawford’s champion Little Giants were John Davis (120), Trevor Hedges (126), Danny Murphy (160), Joseph Norton (170) and Asa Reed (285). The lone first-place finisher for coach Jeff Hill’s runner-up Bluejays, who are ranked 14th, was Bryar Lane (182), a senior who’s 45-3 who couldn’t compete last season after undergoing heart surgery.

Coach Shawn O’Connor’s third-place Tigers had four champions, Hunter Robbins (106), Ian O’Connor (132), Jackson Carroll (138) and Paul Ishikawa (145). Other regional champions were Macomb’s Carter Hoge (152) and Max Ryner (195), Farmington’s Keygan Jennings (113) and Beardstown’s Owen O’Hara (220).

Sectional qualifiers from the Macomb Regional

106: 1. Hunter Robbins (28-1), Illini Bluffs; 2. Maddux Steele (36-6), Canton; 3. Zach Bryant (29-19), PORTA.

113: 1. Keygan Jennings (29-1), Farmington; 2. Paul Schenk (37-10), Camp Point Central; 3. Jack Jochums (30-15), Canton.

120: 1. John Davis (36-3), Canton; 2. Avery Speck (36-12), Illini Bluffs; 3. Hunter King (24-20), PORTA.

126: 1. Trevor Hedges (41-2), Canton; 2. Bradlee Ellis (35-8), Farmington; 3. Mike Minor (19-9), PORTA.

132: 1. Ian O’Connor (42-6), Illini Bluffs; 2. Bradi Lahr (36-6), Quincy Notre Dame; 3. Jonny Marquez (35-8), Beardstown.

138: 1. Jackson Carroll (42-6), Illini Bluffs; 2. Evan Carel (24-7), Warsaw; 3. Bryan Gil (29-16), Beardstown.

145: 1. Paul Ishikawa (44-0), Illini Bluffs; 2. Joseph Friday (31-17), Camp Point Central; 3. Wesley Chaney (26-19), Canton.

152: 1. Carter Hoge (42-6), Macomb; 2. Hunter Bolton (36-12), Camp Point Central; 3. Mason Brock (32-14), Illini Bluffs.

160: 1. Danny Murphy (3-0), Canton; 2. Conner Griffin (33-11), Camp Point Central; 3. Memo Hernandez (17-10), Beardstown.

170: 1. Joseph Norton (44-1), Canton; 2. Rese Shymansky (33-3), Farmington; 3. Shawn Watkins (24-7), Illini West.

182: 1. Bryar Lane (45-3), PORTA; 2. Taylin Scott (32-13), Quincy Notre Dame; 3. Aden Greene (20-14), Canton.

195: 1. Max Ryner (45-2), Macomb; 2. Ryan Darnell (27-7), Quincy Notre Dame; 3. Logan Peterson (18-23), PORTA.

220: 1. Owen O’Hara (32-1), Beardstown; 2. Ethan Ladd (43-5), Macomb; Grant Kessler (18-8), Canton.

285: 1. Asa Reed (28-6), Canton; 2. Issak Espenschied (36-11), PORTA; 3. Aidan Brunier (24-9), Quincy Notre Dame.

Cahokia captures championship at Roxana Regional

With seven champions leading the way and 11 individuals headed for the Carterville Sectional, Cahokia took first place in the Roxana Regional with 224.5 points while the hosts were second with 199 points and Red Bud a distant third with 101.5 points. The top two teams had 12 of the 14 regional champions.

Winning titles for coach Emanuel Brooks’ champion Comanches, who are ranked 16th, were Ja’Marcus Agnew (106), Nicholas Scott (120), Kendrick Williams (160), Nick Deloach, Jr. (170), J’Ramuel Holman (182), Issac Phipps (195) and Jason Dowell (285). Claiming first-place finishes for coach Rob Milazzo’s runner-up Shells, who are ranked 17th, were Brandon Green, Jr. (126), Logan Riggs (132), Llyndon Thies (138), Braden Johnson (152) and James Herring (220). Roxana will send 10 individuals to the sectional.

The other two regional champions were Caryle’s Tyson Waughtel (113) and Metro-East Lutheran’s Elijah Schlessinger (145).

Sectional qualifiers from the Roxana Regional

106: 1. Ja’Marcus Agnew (19-9), Cahokia; 2. Jack Ford (14-15), Red Bud; 3. Aiden Doolen, Salem.

113: 1. Tyson Waughtel (43-1), Carlyle; 2. Miles Dennis (12-10), Metro-East Lutheran.

120: 1. Nicholas Scott (20-16), Cahokia; 2. Leyton Cobine (25-8), Roxana; 3. Hunter Hooten (24-23), Red Bud.

126: 1. Brandon Green, Jr. (30-3), Roxana; 2. Tyler Adams (25-14), East Alton-Wood River; 3. Aaron Orella (17-11), Sparta.

132: 1. Logan Riggs (30-12), Roxana; 2. Demerious Mcgill (31-13), Cahokia; 3. Zach Manning (29-10), Red Bud.

138: 1. Llyndon Thies (38-8), Roxana; 2. Josue Cosme-Lopez (15-14), Sparta; 3. Kody Harlan (13-14), Cahokia.

145: 1. Elijah Schlessinger (33-2), Metro-East Lutheran; 2. Trevor Gihring (31-14), Roxana; 3. Anthony Winters (14-21), Cahokia.

152: 1. Braden Johnson (26-11), Roxana; 2. Trevor Faith (17-11), Sparta; 3. Alex Wolter (24-17), Red Bud.

160: 1. Kendrick Williams (25-15), Cahokia; 2. Mitch Fleming (18-12), Red Bud; 3. Paxton Osmoe (17-15), Roxana.

170: 1. Nick Deloach, Jr. (37-7), Cahokia; 2. Kyle Kelly (27-19), Pinckneyville; 3. Robert Watt (28-17), Roxana.

182: 1. J’Ramuel Holman (8-1), Cahokia; 2. Ty Carter (30-7), Red Bud; 3. Kannon King (4-2), Salem.

195: 1. Issac Phipps (23-7), Cahokia; 2. 2. Jonah Tanner (23-24), Pinckneyville; 3. Wyatt Hamilton (3-15), Red Bud.

220: 1. James Herring (32-5), Roxana; 2. Drake Champlin (41-5), East Alton-Wood-River; 3. Quinterrous Jones (27-20), Cahokia.

285: 1. Jason Dowell (36-8), Cahokia; 2. Chase Allen (22-7), Roxana; 3. Ricky Eastern (3-3), Althoff Catholic.

El Paso-Gridley wins championship at the Pontiac Regional

Boosted by four champions and four others who qualified for the Clinton Sectional, El Paso-Gridley claimed top honors at the Pontiac Regional with 201 points while Tremont (169) took second place and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher (146) placed third.

Winning titles for coach Zachary Zvonar’s champion Titans, who are ranked 19th, were Tyler Roth (138), Dax Gentes (160), Ethan Whitman (170) and Cody Langland (182). Coach TJ Williams’ runner-up Turks, who are ranked 20th, also had four first-place finishers, Konnor Martin (113), Payton Murphy (120), Bowden Delaney (126) and Mason Mark (132). Tremont, which placed second at state a year ago, was hoping to advance to the dual team finals for the fourth-straight year of that competition.

Other champions were Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley’s Carson Maxey (145) and Aiden Sancken (195), Pontiac’s Aidan Scholwin (106), Eureka’s Derrick Wiles (152) and University High’s Isaiah Im (220).

Sectional qualifiers from the Pontiac Regional

106: 1. Aidan Scholwin (34-4), Pontiac; 2. Charlie Flores (33-15), Hoopeston Area; 3. Gage Martin (21-12), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

113: 1. Konnor Martin (26-3), Tremont; 2. Drayden Ramsey (20-20), Pontiac; 3. Wyatt Strait (21-26), Prairie Central.

120: 1. Payton Murphy (33-2), Tremont; 2. Logan Gibson (36-9), El Paso-Gridley; 3. Shawn Schlickman (26-8), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

126: 1. Bowden Delaney (39-3), Tremont; 2. Aiden Bell (30-11), Hoopeston Area; 3. John Traub (30-19), Prairie Central.

132: 1. Mason Mark (39-5), Tremont; 2. Rasiah Jones (29-18), Hoopeston Area; 3. Parker Key (16-13), El Paso-Gridley.

138: 1. Tyler Roth (17-4), El Paso-Gridley; 2. Ceaser Espinoza (34-10), Hoopeston Area; 3. Judson Stover (26-22), Ridgeview.

145: 1. Carson Maxey (33-4), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley; 2. Waylon Melick (28-12), El Paso-Gridley; 3. Josh Caraballo (32-12), University High.

152: 1. Derrick Wiles (32-11), Eureka; 2. Caeden Lopshire (24-9), Ridgeview; 3. Ayden Larkin (36-12), Hoopeston Area.

160: 1. Dax Gentes (45-1), El Paso-Gridley; 2. Gage Sweckard (37-10), Deer Creek-Mackinaw; 3. Angel Zamora (36-9), Hoopeston Area.

170: 1. Ethan Whitman (36-9), El Paso-Gridley; 2. Dillon Wiles (4-1), Eureka; 3. Owen Steidinger (8-8), Prairie Central.

182: 1. Cody Langland (37-6), El Paso-Gridley; 2. TJ Conner (37-6), Tremont; 3. Connor Steidinger (37-10), Prairie Central.

195: 1. Aiden Sancken (29-2), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley; 2. Parker Duffy (29-15), El Paso-Gridley; 3. Joe Hunt (25-17), University High.

220: 1. Isaiah Im (34-11), University High; 2. Landon Wierenga (31-9), Eureka; 3. Cohen Kean (18-12), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley.

285: 1. Aydin Cornell (15-7), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley; 2. Tyson Cramer (30-15), Pontiac; 3. Nas King (15-11), Manual. 

Oakwood/Salt Fork captures championship at Lawrenceville

Oakwood/Salt Fork sent seven individuals to the title mat and captured four championships to help it claim top honors at the Lawrenceville Regional with 212.5 points while Robinson was second with 184.5 points and Westville placed third with 164 points.

Winning titles for coach Mike Glosser’s champion Comets were Brayden Edwards (106), Pedro Rangel (126), Reef Pacot (145) and Bryson Capansky (152). Capturing championships for coach Tanner Keeler’s runner-up Maroons were Broady Kelly (113), Jared Hermann (170) and Craig Markello (220).

Others who won titles were Cumberland’s Hank Warfel (120) and Owen McGinnis (138), 

Westville’s Hayden Weaver (132) and Craig Johnson (182), Lawrenceville’s Brian Seed (160) and Nathan Blackwell (195) and Fairfield’s Payton Allen (285).

Sectional qualifiers from the Lawrenceville Regional

106: 1. Brayden Edwards (27-6), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 2. Jesse Irelan (17-10), Westville; 3. Anthony Granfeldt (33-8), Fairfield.

113: 1. Broady Kelly (33-6), Robinson; 2. Tyler Huchel (31-8), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 3. Roger Kiser (24-21), Lawrenceville.

120: 1. Hank Warfel (33-7), Cumberland; 2. Jack Ajster (21-11), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 3. Isaac Foster (37-9), Lawrenceville.

126: 1. Pedro Rangel (28-6), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 2. Ian Rosborough (32-7), Oblong; 3. Garyson McBride (17-7), Westville.

132: 1. Hayden Weaver (24-5), Westville; 2. Carter Chambliss (15-8), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 3. Baker Moon (29-13), Effingham.

138: 1. Owen McGinnis (40-5), Cumberland; 2. Scotty Cuff (35-6), Fairfield; 3. Lenox Parker (24-21), Robinson.

145: 1. Reef Pacot (41-2), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 2. Braydon Olmstead (35-11), Cumberland; 3. Draegon Johnson (30-15), Robinson.

152: 1. Bryson Capansky (37-8), Oakwood/Salt Fork; 2. Kahne Hyre (36-9), Robinson; 3. Houston Bryant (20-10), Westville.

160: 1. Brian Seed (40-5), Lawrenceville; 2. Joey Farrar (38-8), Mt. Carmel; 3. Talan Keoughan (35-7), Fairfield.

170: 1. Jared Hermann (37-2), Robinson; 2. Jacob Pyle (Westville), 3. Malikye Williams (12-10), Lawrenceville.

182: 1. Craig Johnson (17-1), Westville; 2. David Staller (39-8), Robinson; 3. Austin Hargrave (34-6), Oblong.

195: 1. Nathan Blackwell (36-6), Lawrenceville; 2. Brandon Thacker (24-5), Oblong; 3. Doug Myers (18-19), Oakwood/Salt Fork.

220: 1. Craig Markello (21-3), Robinson; 2. Tre Ramirez (23-5), Westville; 3. Mason Rayborn (30-18), Mt. Carmel.

285: 1. Payton Allen (44-0), Fairfield; 2. Dalton Woods (36-10), Robinson; 3. Noah Carl (19-4), Cumberland.

Chicago Hope Academy easily captures own regional title

Chicago Hope Academy had five champions, 10 finalists and one third-place finisher to help it win the championship of its own regional on Chicago’s Near West side with 218 points while Phoenix Military Academy (164) and Golder College Prep (107) took the next two spots.

Winning titles for coach Dan Willis’ champion Eagles were Samuel Amador (138), Bryan Gonzalez (145), Tristan Phipps (170), Alex Garcia (220) and Roy Phelps (285). The team is tied for the second-most qualifiers at the Coal City Sectional with 11, behind the host Coalers, who have 14, and is tied with IC Catholic Prep.

Phoenix Military Academy also had five champions. Winning titles for coach Daniel Curin’s runner-up Firebirds were Elijah Torres (106), Jose Lua (120), Vin Moreno (132), Jimmy Lua (152) and Jules Rodriguez (160). Others who took first place were Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville’s Justin Soria (126) and Sean Brown (195), Phillips’ Andrew Price (113) and 

Golder College Prep’s Jose Puga (182).

Sectional qualifiers from the Chicago Hope Academy Regional

106: 1. Elijah Torres (14-12), Phoenix Military Academy.

113: 1. Andrew Prince (11-10), Phillips; 2. Alexis Mendoza, Intrinsic Schools.

120: 1. Jose Lua (36-3), Phoenix Military Academy; 2. Jorge Rios (18-28), Chicago Hope Academy; 3. Ahmed Mahfuz, Phillips.

126: 1. Justin Soria (13-11), Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville; 2. Liam Drysch (8-9), Golder College Prep; 3. Yuet Pan Ngai (3-6), Intrinsic Schools.

132: 1. Vin Moreno (37-3), Phoenix Military Academy; 2. Sammy Saez (29-5), Chicago Hope Academy; 3. Moses Pittman (11-8), King.

138: 1. Samuel Amador (17-19), Chicago Hope Academy; 2. Bryan Maldonado (8-7), Phoenix Military Academy; 3. Sikai Wu (5-8), Intrinsic Schools.

145: 1. Bryan Gonzalez (5-4), Chicago Hope Academy; 2. Jubenal Villasenor (13-4), Golder College Prep; 3. Alex Morales (4-4), Phoenix Military Academy.

152: 1. Jimmy Lua (34-6), Phoenix Military Academy; 2. Tony Jones-Blakely (16-20), Chicago Hope Academy; 3. Jacob Jackson (10-9), King.

160: 1. Jules Rodriguez (18-17), Phoenix Military Academy; 2. Ismael Martinez (21-11), Chicago Hope Academy; 3. Caleb Gordon (13-8), Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville.

170: 1. Tristan Phipps (20-9), Chicago Hope Academy; 2. Tyler Saylor (2-1), Tilden; 3. Damien Barnes (12-4), Crane Medical Prep.

182: 1. Jose Puga (6-6), Golder College Prep; 2. Giovanni Vargas Cortez (18-7), Noble Academy; 3. Mastewal Evely (9-17), Chicago Hope Academy.

195: 1. Sean Brown (22-2), Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville; 2. Uriah Martin-Velez (24-18), Chicago Hope Academy; 3. Kaleb Abney (26-9), Phoenix Military Academy.

220: 1. Alex Garcia (23-13), Chicago Hope Academy; 2. Caleb McCrainie (4-5), Golder College Prep; 3. Brendyn Shields (2-1), Phoenix Military Academy.

285: 1. Roy Phelps (24-14), Chicago Hope Academy; 2. Jovani Hernandez-Rodriguez (6-8), Golder College Prep; 3. Romeille Rushing (12-9), Noble Academy.

Anna-Jonesboro wins championship at own regional

Anna-Jonesboro had three champions and seven sectional qualifiers to help it claim the title at its own Class 1A regional in Anna with 179.5 points while Murphysboro was second with 167.5 points and Harrisburg (153) and Frankfort Community (148) were next in line.

Winning titles for coach Chase Hargrave’s champion Wildcats were Drew Sadler (106), Daniel Dover (126) and Drew Holshouser (152). Taking firsts for coach Shea Baker’s runner-up Red Devils were Bryce Edwards (132), Dayton Hoffman (170) and Franklin Eovaldi (285).

Other champions were Carmi-White County’s Caleb Seibers (160) and Nelson Rider (195), Goreville’s Briley Lehmen (113), Harrisburg’s Tony Keene (120), Benton’s Mason Tieffel (138), Herrin’s Blue Bishop (145), Frankfort Community’s Conner Henson (182) and Carterville’s Riley Bradford (220). 

Sectional qualifiers from the Anna-Jonesboro Regional

106: 1. Drew Sadler (44-2), Anna-Jonesboro; 2. Jackson Graff (34-8), Murphysboro; 3. Rocko Neal (33-8), Harrisburg.

113: 1. Briley Lehmen (27-7), Goreville; 2. Kaiden Richards (37-10), Murphysboro; 3. Avery Henderson (22-19), Harrisburg.

120: 1. Tony Keene (40-1), Harrisburg; 2. Jeremiah Pulliam (24-11), Goreville; 3. Brett Smith (29-15), Anna-Jonesboro.

126: 1. Daniel Dover (40-6), Anna-Jonesboro; 2. Aiden Unthank (26-14), Harrisburg; 3. Kobe Cali (36-12), Benton.

132: 1. Bryce Edwards (38-8), Murphysboro; 2. Anthony Hernandez (35-12), Benton; 3. Kahmari Terry (21-8), Harrisburg.

138: 1. Mason Tieffel (45-1), Benton; 2. TJ Macy (23-5), Anna-Jonesboro; 3. Spencer Crotser (15-23), Carterville.

145: 1. Blue Bishop (42-1), Herrin; 2. Liam Fox (36-10), Murphysboro; 3. Gavin Mann (40-8), Frankfort Community.

152: 1. Drew Holshouser (28-12), Anna-Jonesboro; 2. Connor Dean (33-13), Benton; 3. Jacob Grob (28-15), Carterville.

160: 1. Caleb Seibers (23-6), Carmi-White County; 2. Elijah Mohring (26-9), Carterville; 3. Jaden Smilanich (26-14), Frankfort Community.

170: 1. Dayton Hoffman (34-1), Murphysboro; 2. Colin Hughey (30-5), Trico; 3. Rayshaun Cannon (26-14), Anna-Jonesboro.

182: 1. Conner Henson (37-9), Frankfort Community; 2. Brendan Hicks (27-19), Harrisburg; 3. Isaac King (16-7), Carmi-White County.

195: 1. Nelson Rider (28-4), Carmi-White County; 2. Brandon Turner (34-12), Frankfort Community; 3. Gavin Hedger (28-13), Benton.

220: 1. Riley Bradford (44-4), Carterville; 2. Jude Beers (26-5), Johnston City; 3. Asher Rockwell (21-25), Goreville.

285: 1. Franklin Eovaldi (26-19), Murphysboro; 2. Zechariah Miller (36-8), Carterville; 3. Eddie Dahmer (16-20), Anna-Jonesboro.

St. Laurence captures first place at own regional

St. Laurence had nine sectional qualifiers and three champions to help it take the title of its own regional in Burbank with 150.5 points while Nazareth Academy (133.5) and Perspectives Leadership Academy (118) were next-best in the field.

Winning titles for coach Marcel Cook’s champion Vikings were Jacob Sellers (152), Henry Coughlin (160) and Xavier Bitner (195). St. Laurence also won a regional title last season, the first regional that the school won since 1990, the year that it won the Class AA championship.

Other champions were Perspectives Leadership Academy’s Donald Bunton (120), Nicario Bella (126) and Maurice Bush (132), Nazareth Academy’s Charlie Dvorak (106), Andrew Fowler (145) and Gabriel Kaminski (220), Harlan’s Kingston Sawyers (113) and Joel Stokes (170), Hyde Park’s Anthony Westbrook (138) and Wilhelm Lord (182) and Leo’s Nicholas Armour (285). 

Sectional qualifiers from the St. Laurence Regional

106: 1. Charlie Dvorak (19-10), Nazareth Academy; 2. Amarie Franklin (14-6), Hyde Park; 3. Henry Manning (14-13), St. Laurence.

113: 1. Kingston Sawyers (25-5), Harlan; 2. Jaylen Hood (9-2), Bowen; 3. Nathan Martinez (13-19), St. Laurence.

120: 1. Donald Bunton (20-6), Perspectives Leadership Academy; 2. Chris Mathis (9-5), Leo; 3. Polo Sawyers (15-3), Harlan.

126: 1. Nicario Bella (11-12), Perspectives Leadership Academy; 2. Eduardo Arias, St. Laurence (9-10); 3. Christopher Mondragon-Garcia (2-5), Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Chicago.

132: 1. Maurice Bush (22-6), Perspectives Leadership Academy; 2. Antonio Crump (19-5), Hyde Park; 3. Cavontae Boines (2-1), Harlan.

138: 1. Anthony Westbrook (14-5), Hyde Park; 2. Ben Lukes (11-15), Nazareth Academy; 3. Jose Duran (16-17), Westmont.

145: 1. Andrew Fowler (23-11), Nazareth Academy; 2. Ron Tyler (26-6), Bowen; 3. Joseph Barnett (18-18), St. Laurence.

152: 1. Jacob Sellers (8-1), St. Laurence; 2. Alex Dvorak (13-17), Nazareth Academy; 3. Jeremiah Selders, Perspectives Leadership Academy.

160: 1. Henry Coughlin (22-20), St. Laurence; 2. Grant Smith (5-5), Corliss; 3. Javon Smith (6-7), Bowen.

170: 1. Joel Stokes (15-10), Harlan; 2. Jack Claussen (10-9), St. Laurence; 3. Kejuan Doby (5-9), Perspectives Leadership Academy.

182: 1. Wilhelm Lord (21-1), Hyde Park; 2. Scott Creviston (17-8), Nazareth Academy; 3. Damien Torres (10-18), St. Laurence.

195: 1. Xavier Bitner (20-10), St. Laurence; 2. Mivontae Russell (18-11), Perspectives Leadership Academy; 3. Nolan Daly (10-4), Nazareth Academy.

220: 1. Gabriel Kaminski (24-0), Nazareth Academy; 2. Rafael Castrejon (22-9), Westmont; 3. Scott Thomas (25-6), Perspectives Leadership Academy.

285: 1. Nicholas Armour (19-5), Leo; 2. Antoine Arnold (17-2), Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Chicago; 3. Angel Ortiz (17-10), Westmont.

Kewanee wins own regional for first title of the season

Kewanee picked a great time to capture its first tournament title of the season by claiming top honors at the regional tournament that it hosted. The Boilermakers have the most qualifiers at the Clinton Sectional with 11 after scoring 232.5 points, placing them well ahead of Mercer County (172) and Knoxville (167) in the final team standings.

Title winners for coach Charley Eads’ champion Boilermakers were Benjamin Taylor (126), William Taylor (138), Max Kelly (152) and Jaxson Hicks (160). This is the second-straight year that Kewanee has won a regional title. 

“All year long we have struggled to fill our complete team,” Eads said. :”Even at regionals we still were not at our strongest point. These student athletes have worked hard and chose the perfect time to win their first tournament of the season. We have been close all year and look forward to the individual and team state series,”

Three teams had three title winners and another had one. Champions for Peoria Notre Dame were Ian Akers (106), Chase Daugherty (145) and Brady Mullens (220).Taking first place for Mercer County were Kale Stirn (113), Ethan Monson (120) and Gavin Minteer (182). And title winners for Knoxville were Gage Fox (132), Jaxin Johnson (170) and William Stowe (285).

The regional’s other champion was St. Bede Academy’s Ryan Migliorini (195).

Sectional qualifiers from the Kewanee Regional

106: 1. Ian Akers (36-3), Peoria Notre Dame; 2. Caleb Dillard (16-7), Monmouth-Roseville; 3. Kingston Peterson (31-13), Kewanee.

113: 1. Kale Stirn (21-6), Mercer County; 2. Hunter Johnson (31-11), Knoxville; 3. Chance DeSplinter (25-12), Kewanee.

120: 1. Ethan Monson (38-3), Mercer County; 2. Eddie Couri (29-14), Peoria Notre Dame; 3. Adam Scalf (31-10), Knoxville.

126: 1. Benjamin Taylor (34-11), Kewanee; 2. Alejandro Morales (23-17), Monmouth-Roseville; 3. Horatio Erwin (5-6), Knoxville.

132: 1. Gage Fox (33-11), Knoxville; 2. Landon Mason (16-9), Kewanee; 3. Sean Ryan (18-8), Peoria Notre Dame.

138: 1. William Taylor (39-3), Kewanee; 2. Cody Baker (12-11), Mercer County; 3. Mitchell Parrish (25-8), Knoxville.

145: 1. Chase Daugherty (28-5), Peoria Notre Dame; 2. Joe Wall (26-20), Knoxville; 3. Parker DeBord (20-14), Kewanee.

152: 1. Max Kelly (37-8), Kewanee; 2. Jake McElwee (32-9), Monmouth United; 3. Eli Burns (31-16), Mercer County.

160: 1. Jaxson Hicks (38-7), Kewanee; 2. Jay Raymond (27-15), Monmouth-Roseville; 3. Daylin Estabrook (15-17), Mercer County.

170: 1. Jaxin Johnson (28-6), Knoxville; 2. Bodie Salmon (23-5), Mercer County; 3. Jackson Hawkins (30-16), Kewanee.

182: 1. Gavin Minteer (21-10), Mercer County; 2. Alejandro Duarte (32-8), Kewanee; 3. Jake Migliorini (32-17), St. Bede Academy.

195: 1. Ryan Migliorini (34-9), St. Bede Academy;, 2. Issac Coleman (18-14), Peoria Heights; 3. Nathaniel Rodriguez (24-18), Mercer County.

220: 1. Brady Mullens (6-3), Peoria Notre Dame; 2. Douglas Swearingen (23-20), Kewanee; 3. Darien Jones (8-11), Peoria Heights.

285: 1. William Stowe (38-5), Knoxville; 2. Mike McLaughlin (25-15), Peoria Notre Dame; 3. Payton Coppla (26-14), Mercer County.

IC Catholic Prep has eight champs, wins Walther Christian Regional

IC Catholic had eight individuals who won titles and three others who also earned trips to the Coal City Sectional to help the team capture top honors at the Walther Christian Regional in Melrose Park with 252 points while DePaul College Prep placed second with 177.5 points.

Winning titles for coach Jason Renteria’s champions Knights, who are ranked 18th and qualified for dual team state last season, were Saul Trejo (120), Omar Samayoa (126), KC Kekstadt (132), Bryson Spaulding (138), Joseph Gliatta (152), Foley Calcagno (182), Vinny Gonzalez (220) and Isaiah Gonzalez (285).

Other champions were DePaul College Prep’s Oliver Chapman (106) and Matthew Brendel, (145), Northridge Prep’s Jon Suter (160) and Michael Kopecky (170), Walther Christian’s Caleb Peterson (113) and Sullivan’s Keshawn Walker (195).

Sectional qualifiers from the Walther Christian Regional

106: 1. Olver Chapman (19-12), DePaul College Prep; 2. Gabriel Klein (18-5), Ida Crown; 3. Mohammad Zia Nadre (19-8), Sullivan.

113: 1. Caleb Peterson (30-11), Walther Christian; 2. Johnny Cunningham (13-3), DePaul College Prep; 3. Breyon Wallace (18-14), Rickover Naval Academy.

120: 1. Saul Trejo (5-2), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Nabiel Rosario (26-9), DePaul College Prep; 3. Nathaniel Sales (21-7), Rickover Naval Academy.

126: 1. Omar Samayoa (8-0), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Max Rosen (36-9), DePaul College Prep; 3. Bartosz Luberda (23-7), Chicago Academy.

132: 1. KC Kekstadt (7-1), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Drew Gerstung (19-16), DePaul College Prep; 3. Justin Hernandez (24-5), Rickover Naval Academy.

138: 1. Bryson Spaulding (8-3), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Alex Johnson (24-7), DePaul College Prep; 3. Andrew Rieger (33-12), Walther Christian.

145: 1. Matthew Brendel (14-17), DePaul College Prep; 2. Alejandro Olvera (26-6), Rickover Naval Academy; 3. Justin Grace (5-6), IC Catholic Prep.

152: 1. Joseph Gliatta (5 -2), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Adonai Zora-Awni (21-10), Rickover Naval Academy); 3. Adam Haddad (20-7), Northridge Prep.

160: 1. Jon Suter (19-2), Northridge Prep; 2. Nate Brown (7-4), IC Catholic Prep; 3. Andrew Brendel (22-15); DePaul College Prep.

170: 1. Michael Kopecky (20-2), Northridge Prep; 2. Millo Benmelech (12-6), Ida Crown; 3. Isiah Lockhart (16-12), Sullivan.

182: 1. Foley Calcagno (9-2), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Steven Kopecky (22-3), Northridge Prep; 3. Osmar Mora (19-8), Rickover Naval Academy.

195: 1. Keshawn Walker (22-3), Sullivan; 2. John Goggin (4-3), IC Catholic Prep; Mason Wagner (15-11), Northridge Prep.

220: 1. Vinny Gonzalez (10-3), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Ian McKendrick (20-22), DePaul College Prep; 3. Nathan Betancourt (18-11), Northridge Prep.

285: 1. Isaiah Gonzalez (10-1), IC Catholic Prep; 2. Abdul Ahad Ahmadi (21-6), Sullivan; 3. Kevin Guyten (7-7), Chicago Academy.