Class 3A Sectional roundups from Conant, Joliet Central, Barrington
By Chris Walker for the IWCOA
3A SECTIONALS OVERVIEW
Eight state champions are back again looking to repeat in 2025, and all won sectional titles throughout the state on Saturday: Warren’s Caleb Noble (106 last year/113 this season) and Aaron Stewart (157/175), Marmion’s Nicholas Garcia (113/126) and Zach Stewart (138/144), Mt. Carmel’s Seth Mendoza (126/138), Marist’s Will Denny (150/165) and Loyola’s Kai Calcutt (215/215).
Rockton Hononegah is returning four wrestlers who placed a year ago: Rocco Cassioppi (106) and Thomas Silva ( 132) took second in the state last February. Bruno Cassioppi (113) and Brody Sendele (157) placed third. All won sectional titles on Saturday.
There are seven wrestlers returning to Champaign after seeing their dreams of state titles fall short during title bouts a season ago.
Marist’s Michael Esteban (126), Fremd’s Evan Gosz (144) and Marmion’s Joe Favia (215) are among them and the three who are back at the same weight class. The others include St. Charles East’s Dom Munaretto (113 last year/120 now), JCA’s Jason Hampton (120/126), Lockport’s Justin Wardlow (138/150) and Marist’s Ricky Ericksen (175/190).
Orland Park’s Rocco Hayes (113) took third place at 105 last year. Belleville East’s Jonathan Rulo (285) took third in the state at 285 last year. Both won sectional titles on Saturday.
3A CONANT SECTIONAL
St. Charles East had a productive Saturday up and down its lineup, sending eight wrestlers into the finals of the Class 3A Conant sectional.
The Saints, who won five of their eight championship matches, also had two other wrestlers qualify, giving them 10 overall.
Wrestlers from Oak-Park and River Forest won four of their five sectional title bouts during a big day for the Huskies. They qualified seven wrestlers in total.
Glenbard North joined St. Charles East and OPRF with multiple sectional champions with a pair. The Panthers saw five of their wrestlers earn the opportunity to compete later this week at state in Champaign.
Wheaton North didn’t win any titles but four of its wrestlers qualified for state, the fourth most among the teams with wrestlers in action.
Declan Sons (24-14 at 113), Dom Munaretto (47-1 at 120), Ryan McGovern (40-10 at 157), Anthony Gutierrez (42-6 at 165) and Cooper Murray (36-13 at 215) won sectional titles to lead St. Charles East.
Rocco Lobrillo (26-17 at 190), Gavin Woodmancy (38-12 at 138) and Liam Aye (32-17 at 126) took second for the Saints and Abraham Leidig (32-16 at 175) and Kaden Potter (15-4 at 106) placed third.
The winners from OPRF included: MJ Rundell (37-2 at 106), Zev Koransky (25-8 at 132), Joseph Knackstedt (32-3 at 138) and David Ogunsanya (25-6 at 150). Jamiel Castleberry (27-5 at 120) took second, Eric Harris (26-11 at 215) was third and AJ Noyes (11-5 at 144) placed fourth.
Glenbard North’s Kalani Khiev (42-3 at 126) and Julian Holland (36-11 at 190) won sectionals to lead the Panthers. Trey Thompson (34-14 at 132) and Joseph Fitak (25-19 at 175) took second and Vannak Khiev (39-6 at 106) was fourth.
Wheaton North’s Ryan Rosch (32-6 at 150), Julian Flores (34-10 at 165) and Carlo Saenz (31-16 at 190) took third place and Rocco Macellaio (28-16 at 120) placed fourth.
Lake Park, South Elgin and York also had three state qualifiers, with York’s Frank Nitti (144) winning a sectional title.
Maine South’s Tyler Fortis (285) and Elgin’s Fabian Ramirez (175) won the other two weight divisions to secure sectional championships for their respective teams.
Maine South, Schaumburg, Taft, Lane, Addison Trail and West Chicago had two individual wrestlers qualify to state while Streamwood, Hoffman Estates, Proviso West, Geneva, Evanston, Elk Grove Village, Maine West and DeKalb had one.
STATE QUALIFIERS FROM THE CONANT SECTIONAL
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1st – MJ Rundell of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2nd – Nikolas Duarte of Addison (A. Trail)
3rd – Kaden Potter of St. Charles (East)
4th – Vannak Khiev of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
113
1st – Declan Sons of St. Charles (East)
2nd – Nicholas Dilallo of South Elgin
3rd – Bernardo Roque of Chicago (Taft)
4th – Bryce Mensik of Roselle (Lake Park)
120
1st – Dom Munaretto of St. Charles (East)
2nd – Jamiel Castleberry of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
3rd – Brady Phelps of Schaumburg (H.S.)
4th – Rocco Macellaio of Wheaton (North)
126
1st – Kalani Khiev of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
2nd – Liam Aye of St. Charles (East)
3rd – Mondo Martinelli of Elmhurst (York)
4th – Ryan Alvarado of West Chicago (H.S.)
132
1st – Zev Koransky of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2nd – Trey Thompson of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
3rd – Alex Valentin of Chicago (Lane)
4th – Sergio Hernandez of Roselle (Lake Park)
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1st – Joseph Knackstedt of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2nd – Gavin Woodmancy of St. Charles (East)
3rd – Nick Merola of Roselle (Lake Park)
4th – Aamir Nieves Allen of South Elgin
144
1st – Frank Nitti of Elmhurst (York)
2nd – Jake Colleran of Park Ridge (Maine South)
3rd – Matthias Hautzinger of Addison (A. Trail)
4th – AJ Noyes of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
150
1st – David Ogunsanya of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
2nd – Callen Kirchner of Schaumburg (H.S.)
3rd – Ryan Rosch of Wheaton (North)
4th – Leo Rosas of West Chicago (H.S.)
157
1st – Ryan McGovern of St. Charles (East)
2nd – Marquis Deloach of Hillside (Proviso West)
3rd – Nasser Hammouche of Chicago (Lane)
4th – Dmytro Patykovskyi of Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
165
1st – Anthony Gutierrez of St. Charles (East)
2nd – Sean Kolkebeck of DeKalb
3rd – Julian Flores of Wheaton (North)
4th – Peter Greco of Des Plaines (Maine West)
175
1st Place – Fabian Ramirez of Elgin (H.S.)
2nd Place – Joseph Fitak of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
3rd Place – Abraham Leidig of St. Charles (East)
4th Place – Gabe Inorio of Streamwood
190
1st – Julian Holland of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
2nd – Rocco Lobrillo of St. Charles (East)
3rd – Carlo Saenz of Wheaton (North)
4th – Karl Pretzer of South Elgin
215
1st – Cooper Murray of St. Charles (East)
2nd – Evan Jocic of Chicago (Taft)
3rd – Eric Harris of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
4th – Mikey Grazzini of Elmhurst (York)
285
1st – Tyler Fortis of Park Ridge (Maine South)
2nd – Mikey Milovich of Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
3rd – Joseph Pettit of Geneva
4th – Jeremy Marshall of Evanston (Twp.)
3A JOLIET CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Joliet Catholic put up a nine on the competition on Saturday less than four miles from home at the Class 3A Joliet Central sectional.
Luke Hamiti (22-7 at 165) and Nico Ronchetti (35-6 at 190) won titles for the Hilltoppers.
Elias Gonzalez (30-18 at 144) took second, Jason Hampton (37-11 at 126) and Maddux Tindal (34-9 at 120) placed third and Dawson Mack (26-17 at 138), Issac Clauson (24-19 at 175) and Vince Tindal (24-12 at 157) and Nolan Vogel (30-11 at 150) were fourth.
Lincoln-Way East and Lockport each had six wrestlers advance.
For the LW East, Kaidge Richardson (33-11 at 144) brought their lone sectional title back to Frankfort. Tyson Zvonar (39-7 at 132), Brayden Mortell (30-11 at 138) and Jackson Zaeske (40-9 at 175) placed third and Gage LaDere (21-4 at 285) and Colton Zvonar (31-8 at 190) were fourth.
Isaac Zimmerman (35-12 at 126), Liam Zimmerman (39-7 at 132) and Justin Wardlow (42-3 at 150) won titles for Lockport.
Champions were spread amongst the competitive field with the three being the most by a single team. JCA and Homewood-Flossmoor would produce a pair with single champions from seven schools.
Also for Lockport, Anthony Sutton (35-13 at 113) took second, Jaedon Calderon (32-13 at 157) was third and Chris Miller (35-16 at 165) placed fourth.
Chazz Robinson (37-5 at 120) and RJ Robinson (37-6 at 175) won sectional titles for Homewood-Flossmoor. Jovan Vukajlovic (27-6 at 157) took second and Davion Henry (32-8 at 106) and Ethan Hamilton (27-12 at 113) were fourth.
Yorkville’s Jack Ferguson (47-2 at 157) won a title to lead the Foxes. Also qualifying for the Foxes were second-place Luke Zook (45-3 at 175) and Ryder Janeczko (34-6 at 190), third-place Van Rosauer (42-8 at 150) and fourth-place Luke Chrisse (40-10 at 215).
STATE QUALIFIERS FROM THE JOLIET CENTRAL SECTIONAL
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1st – Maddox Garbis of Plainfield (North)
2nd – Jackson Soney of Normal (Community)
3rd – Michael McNamara of Edwardsville (H.S.)
4th – Davion Henry of Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
113
1st – Caden Correll of Normal (Community)
2nd – Anthony Sutton of Lockport (Twp.)
3rd – Brady Glynn of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
4th – Ethan Hamilton of Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
120
1st – Chazz Robinson of Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
2nd – Nadeem Haleem of Tinley Park (Andrew)
3rd – Maddux Tindal of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
4th – Max Munn of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
126
1st – Isaac Zimmerman of Lockport (Twp.)
2nd – Aidan Durell of Plainfield (North)
3rd – Jason Hampton of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
4th – Cole Gentsch of Normal (Community)
132
1st – Liam Zimmerman of Lockport (Twp.)
2nd – Brayden Manning of Normal (Community)
3rd – Tyson Zvonar of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
4th – Adrian Hernandez of Joliet (West)
138
1st – Ryan Richie of Edwardsville (H.S.)
2nd – Jadon Zimmer of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)
3rd – Brayden Mortell of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
4th – Dawson Mack of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
144
1st – Kaidge Richardson of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
2nd – Elias Gonzalez of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
3rd – Brayden Swanson of Oswego (H.S.)
4th – Jack Strezo of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
150
1st – Justin Wardlow of Lockport (Twp.)
2nd – Carson Weber of Joliet (West)
3rd – Van Rosauer of Yorkville (H.S.)
4th – Nolan Vogel of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
157
1st – Jack Ferguson of Yorkville (H.S.)
2nd – Jovan Vukajlovic of Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
3rd – Jaedon Calderon of Lockport (Twp.)
4th – Vince Tindal of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
165
1st – Luke Hamiti of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2nd – Jalen Byrd of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)
3rd – Terence Willis of Belleville (East)
4th – Chris Miller of Lockport (Twp.)
175
1st – RJ Robinson of Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
2nd – Luke Zook of Yorkville (H.S.)
3rd – Jackson Zaeske of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
4th – Issac Clauson of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
190
1st – Nico Ronchetti of Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2nd – Ryder Janeczko of Yorkville (H.S.)
3rd – Simon Schulte of Edwardsville (H.S.)
4th – Colton Zvonar of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
215
1st – Charles Walker of Joliet (Central)
2nd – Roman Janek of Edwardsville (H.S.)
3rd – Nate Elstner of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
4th – Luke Chrisse of Yorkville (H.S.)
285
1st – Jonathan Rulo of Belleville (East)
2nd – Robbie Murphy of Minooka
3rd – Gage LaDere of Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
4th – Brandon Bavirsha of New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)
3A BARRINGTON SECTIONAL
At least one wrestler from 19 schools advanced to state on Saturday out of the Class 3A Barrington sectional, which included Buffalo Grove, Glenbrook North, Libertyville, McHenry, Niles North, Prospect, Rockford Guilford, Rolling Meadows and Round Lake.
What a cool honor for those kids and a reminder to all athletes that they are among many talented high school wrestlers there are throughout the state.
Rockton Hononegah, which won its own regional last Saturday, dominated the top of the award stand with five wrestlers earning sectional championships. Rockton Hononegah qualified four other wrestlers for nine total, tops amongst the sectional field.
Rocco Cassioppi (43-2) at 132), Thomas Silva (38-3 at 138), Bruno Cassioppi (9-0 at 150), Brody Sendele (15-1 at 165) and Kurt Smith (43-4 ay 190) won sectional titles for Hononegah.
Also qualifying for state for the Indians were second-place finishers Kristian DeClercq (35-11 at 106) and Connor Diemel (40-6 at 175), Max Haskins (43-10 at 157), who took third, and fourth-place Jackson Olson (41-9 at 120).
Hersey didn’t have a champion but the Huskies had a big day with seven kids extending their season. Anthony Orozco (22-12 at 120), Rodrigo Arceo (31-14 at 150), Frankie Tagoe (29-15 at 157) and Jonathan Slump (21-20 at 190) took second. Riddick Variano (34-15 at 126), Elijah Garza (38-9 at 132) and Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (41-7 at 144) placed third.
Warren’s Caleb Noble (40-2 at 113) and Aaron Stewart (39-2 at 175) won titles to lead the Warriors, who are sending six to state overall. Royce Lopez (28-6) and Anthony Soto (42-6 at 285) took second, Jonathon Marquez (34-10 at 120) placed third and Justice Humphreys (23-7 at 157) placed fourth.
Ryan Dorn (37-7 at 120) was Barrington’s lone champion. The Broncos’ Kaleb Pratt (21-4 at 113) and Saul Ramirez (23-19 at 126) placed second and Daniel Blanke (29-10 at 150) and Clarence Jackson (37-8 at 215) took third.
Grant’s Vince Jasinski (43-6 at 126) won his school’s only sectional title, but he’ll have good company at state. Teammates Erik Rodriguez (45-6 at 138), Christian Wittkamp (19-4 at 175) and Casey Gipson won third and Adrian Khi (25-24 at 144) took fourth.
Shawn Kogan (39-5 at 132) took second to lead Stevenson’s four state qualifiers as Daniel Berdich (35-15 at 106), Marcelo Cantu (28-12 at 126) and Mikey Polyakov (37-13 at 138) took fourth.
Evan Gosz (43-2 at 144) won a title for Fremd. Drew Fifield (33-4 at 138) took second and Lucas Nance (37-8 at 165) and Owen Jakubczak (32-7 at 285) were third.
Radic Dvorak (42-3 at 157) was a big winner for Huntley. Also qualifying for the Red Raiders were Wyatt Theobald (33-17 at 215) and Colin Abordo (38-11 at 113). Both placed fourth.
Niko Odiotti (27-2 at 106) and Kai Calcutt (34-0 at 215) won titles for Loyola Academy, joining Warren as the only school to produce two or more champions in addition to Rockton Hononegah’s five. Calcutt is looking to defend his state title at 215 and remains unbeaten.
STATE QUALIFIERS FROM THE BARRINGTON SECTIONAL
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1st – Niko Odiotti of Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
2nd – Kristian DeClercq of Rockton (Hononegah)
3rd – Dominic Angileri of Rockford (Guilford)
4th – Daniel Berdich of Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
113
1st – Caleb Noble of Gurnee (Warren)
2nd – Kaleb Pratt of Barrington
3rd – Oleksandr Havrylkiv of Buffalo Grove
4th – Colin Abordo of Huntley
120
1st – Ryan Dorn of Barrington
2nd – Anthony Orozco of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
3rd – Jonathon Marquez of Gurnee (Warren)
4th – Jackson Olson of Rockton (Hononegah)
126
1st – Vince Jasinski of Fox Lake (Grant)
2nd – Saul Ramirez of Barrington
3rd – Riddick Variano of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
4th – Marcelo Cantu of Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
132
1st – Rocco Cassioppi of Rockton (Hononegah)
2nd – Shawn Kogan of Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
3rd – Elijah Garza of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
4th – Ryan Hanson of McHenry
138
1st – Thomas Silva of Rockton (Hononegah)
2nd – Drew Fifield of Palatine (Fremd)
3rd – Erik Rodriguez of Fox Lake (Grant)
4th – Mikey Polyakov of Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
144
1st – Evan Gosz of Palatine (Fremd)
2nd – Ethan Banda of Mundelein (H.S.)
3rd – Maksim Mukhamedaliyev of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
4th – Adrian Khi of Fox Lake (Grant)
150
1st – Bruno Cassioppi of Rockton (Hononegah)
2nd – Rodrigo Arceo of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
3rd – Daniel Blanke of Barrington
4th – Oliver Quiros of Skokie (Niles North)
157
1st – Radic Dvorak of Huntley
2nd – Frankie Tagoe of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
3rd – Max Haskins of Rockton (Hononegah)
4th – Justice Humphreys of Gurnee (Warren)
165
1st – Brody Sendele of Rockton (Hononegah)
2nd – Royce Lopez of Gurnee (Warren)
3rd – Lucas Nance of Palatine (Fremd)
4th – Joseph Quirk of Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
175
1st – Aaron Stewart of Gurnee (Warren)
2nd – Connor Diemel of Rockton (Hononegah)
3rd – Christian Wittkamp of Fox Lake (Grant)
4th – Shane Onixt of Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
190
1st – Kurt Smith of Rockton (Hononegah)
2nd – Jonathan Slump of Arlington Heights (Hersey)
3rd – Casey Gipson of Fox Lake (Grant)
4th – John Rappa of Rolling Meadows
215
1st – Kai Calcutt of Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
2nd – Caleb Baczek of Libertyville
3rd – Clarence Jackson of Barrington
4th – Wyatt Theobald of Huntley
285
1st – William Cole of Round Lake
2nd – Anthony Soto of Gurnee (Warren)
3rd – Owen Jakubczak of Palatine (Fremd)
4th – Abisai Hernandez of Mundelein (H.S.)