Edwardsville repeats as champions at Pontiac Munch Girls Invitational
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
There were a lot of common themes last Friday at Pontiac’s Munch Girls Invitational.
Edwardsville repeated as team champion after scoring 198 points to prevail by 49 points over runner-up DeKalb while Batavia and Geneseo both placed in the top four as they did in 2023.
Batavia’s Lily Enos (100) and Morton’s Karen Canchola (125) won titles for a third year in a row while DeKalb’s Alex Gregorio-Perez (105), Streator Township’s Lily Gwaltney (115), Canton’s Kinnley Smith (130), Macomb’s Kelly Ladd (140) and Prairie Central’s Chloe Hoselton (235) repeated as champions.
Unity’s Anna Vasey (155) won a title for the second time in three years and Enos received the Outstanding Wrestler Award for the lower weights for the second-straight year.
But there were also plenty of new accomplishments in the competition, which featured individuals from 33 schools.
DeKalb improved from sixth place to second as it finished with 149 points to edge Batavia, which took third place with 148.5 points and Geneseo finished fourth with 136.5 points.
Capturing their first titles in the tournament were Edwardsville’s Genevieve Dykstra (110), Holly Zugmaier (135) and Victoria White (190), Kankakee’s Taniyah Sherman (120), Geneseo’s Mady Mooney (145) and Richwoods’ Sydney Johnson (170).
Hoselton, the only 2024 IHSA champion in the tournament, was the recipient of the OWA for the upper weights.
Smith led all champions in team points with 32 while Johnson, Sherman and Vasey tied for second with 30 points. Dykstra finished with 28.5 points, Gregorio-Perez, Ladd and While each collected 28 points and Canchola, Enos and Mooney each finished with 27.5 team points.
Other medal winners for the champion Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, were Emma Rogers (second at 100), Gigi Linhorst (third at 115), Olive Linhorst (third at 130), Abigail Hayes (fourth at 170), Isabel Appiah (fifth at 190) and Angie Nunez (sixth at 235).
“It’s a nice tournament for us because we get to see the Chicago teams and the Central Illinois teams and for them, they get to see a little taste of Southern Illinois, so it’s a good combination,” Wagner said. “Girls wrestling in general is getting better, so if you see a good tournament here, the next one is going to be good, too, the quality is getting a lot better. There’s a lot of good wrestling and girls, coaches and schools are making an emphasis that this is a sport and we’re going to make it better so in five years, it will be even better. Our team has a lot of good bonding and they love each other. And when they lose, they know that their teammates are going to pick them up. It’s just a good atmosphere.”
Tournament director Corey Christenson said that there were many more teams that wanted to participate in the event but because Pontiac also hosts a boys tournament with the same name on the following day, that the field could not be expanded. The event is named in honor of Russ Munch, who started the boys tournament while he was Pontiac’s head coach.
Here’s a look at the champions of Pontiac’s Munch Girls Invitational
100 – Lily Enos, Batavia
Lily Enos won her third Munch Invitational championship and hopes to continue that formula of success as she pursues a third state medal this season. The Batavia junior improved to 14-0 after capturing a 6-0 decision over Edwardsville’s Emma Rogers in the 100 title match. She received the Outstanding Wrestler Award for the lower weights for the second-straight year.
Enos, who went 42-11 and placed third at 100 in the IHSA Finals last season and took fifth at state at the same weight in 2023, opened with a win by technical fall and then recorded two pins, with the last of those in the semifinals in 0:49 against DeKalb junior Jade Weiss to assure herself of being one of two finalists for coach Scott Bayer’s Bulldogs, who took third place last year at state and finished third in the tournament after getting edged out by DeKalb 149-148.5 for second place.
“I’m looking at ending up on the top of the podium at state and I’m kind of just stuck in a zone for that,” Enos said. “A lot of our girls now are third-years. It’s hard, definitely without Sydney (Perry), but the girls are learning super fast. I’m proud of how far the girls have made it so far this season.”
Rogers (11-1), a freshman, suffered her first loss after becoming one of the four finalists for the champion Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner. She got falls in her first three matches, winning in 3:35 in the semifinals over Geneseo sophomore Molly Snyder (10-3), who won by fall in 1:53 over Weiss (8-4) for third place and Canton sophomore LT Diephuis (7-1) got a pin in 1:04 over Olympia senior Mya Downs (6-3) for fifth.
105 – Alex Gregorio-Perez, DeKalb
Alex Gregorio-Perez became the second of seven repeat champions in the Munch Invitational when she improved to 12-2 after winning by fall in 1:13 over Springfield co-op’s Phoenix Criss in the 105 title match. The DeKalb junior is hoping to also be a repeat state medalist this season.
Gregorio-Perez, who went 33-9 and took sixth place at 105 in the IHSA Finals last season, was one of three finalists and the lone champion for coach Conor Infelise’s Barbs, who edged Batavia 149-148.5 to claim second place in the competition. She advanced to the title match with two falls, getting a pin in 3:12 in the semifinals over Batavia sophomore Miracle Jackson.
“It’s very exciting to see a lot of girls, especially my teammates,” Gregorio-Perez said. “Some started their freshman years, some people are starting their senior or junior years and they’re improving a lot and learning the sport. I think that we’re learning a lot from the competition. Our DeKalb team has a great support system and we have great coaches and that’s helpful. We work really hard in the mat room and we strive for high goals and we have high expectations.”
Criss (3-1), a sophomore who was one of three runners-up for the Springfield co-op, featuring athletes from Springfield High, Lanphier and Southeast that’s coached by Sean Kenny, used three falls to reach the title mat with the last in the semifinals in 2:56 over Canton sophomore Shayla Schielein (10-4), who took third place with a win by injury forfeit in 1:14 over Jackson. For fifth, J. Sterling Morton senior Hope Donnamario (4-1) got a pin in 0:55 over Geneseo freshman Addison Hadsall (12-5).
110 – Genevieve Dykstra, Edwardsville
Genevieve Dykstra showed encouraging signs in a successful freshman year last season when she qualified for the IHSA Finals. The Edwardsville sophomore is looking for better things this season and one of those happened when she improved from third place to a title at the Munch Invitational after capturing the 110 championship with a fall in 1:52 over Springfield co-op’s Reaghan Madura.
Dykstra, who improved to 11-1, opened with a win by technical fall, followed with a first-minute pin and then claimed a 10-0 major decision over Streator Township sophomore Addison Yacko in the semifinals to become one of the four finalists and eventually the first of three title winners for the champions Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner.
“Coach Wagner is amazing and he just wants everyone to do so good,” Dykstra said. “He works hard for us to get into tournaments and he got so many girls to come out and we have 28 now. If you work hard, you can just do anything, You just have to trust in your training and your coaches. (Her teammates) They’re all so positive and hard-working and they listen to coach Wagner and it’s just an amazing environment to be in.”
Madura (8-2), a senior who was one of the three second-place finishers for the Springfield co-op team that’s coached by Sean Kenny, opened with a pin, followed that with a win by technical fall and then claimed a 7-1 decision in the semifinals over DeKalb junior Frieda Hernandez (5-3), who captured third place with a 7-0 decision over Yacko (4-4). In the fifth-place match, Clinton senior Ariana Humes (4-1) recorded a fall in 0:33 over Unity sophomore Elizabeth Farney (6-5).
115 – Lily Gwaltney, Streator Township
Lily Gwaltney once again provided the high point for Streator Township at the Munch Invitational as she not only was the lone finalist for coach Kyle Lowman’s Lady Bulldogs, the sophomore was able to win a title in the competition for the second year in a row after claiming a 7-2 decision over Canton’s Chloe Hedges in the 115 championship match.
Gwaltney (5-1), who was an IHSA qualifier last season, captured two straight wins by technical fall, the first in 2:34 and the next in 2:33 over Springfield co-op’s Alina Edwards in the semifinals.
“I’ve just worked on having more strength and technique,” Gwaltney said. “This feels good. because the last girl that I wrestled, I didn’t think that I would beat her because of her record.”
Hedges (13-6), a freshman who was one of two finalists for coach Zach Crawford’s Little Giants, opened with two first-minute falls with the second of those coming in 0:31 in the semifinals over Edwardsville senior Gigi Linhorst (8-2), who went on to capture third place by getting a fall in 1:29 over Edwards. For fifth place, Richwoods sophomore Jamie Verda (7-3) won 4-3 on a tiebreaker over J. Sterling Morton sophomore Fatima Martinez (3-2).
120 – Taniyah Sherman, Kankakee
Taniyah Sherman was unable to advance from the Minooka Regional in 2024 but following her big victory over a 2024 state medalist in the 120 title match of the Munch Invitational, the Kankakee junior is feeling much more upbeat about what she may be able to accomplish throughout the remainder of this season.
Sherman improved to 8-0 after winning the 120 championship at 120 by fall in 2:44 over DeKalb senior Reese Zimmer, who finished in sixth place at 115 in the 2024 IHSA Finals. Sherman recorded falls to claim all four of her victories and her longest match was in her opener. Her pin in 1:31 over J. Sterling Morton senior Monica Garcia in the semifinals assured her of being the lone finalist for coach Brad Burns’ Lady Kays.
“I’m very excited about how this year has been going for me,” Sherman said, “Last year was 50-50, it was rough, but I came over the summer and put in more work and I got in the weight room. I wrestled with the boys and I lost and I took a lot of whoopings. But now is my turn to win since I’ve put in so much hard work and I’m very proud of myself for how far I’ve come. I have the most amazing coaching staff, they don’t ever give up. I struggle a lot but they set me down after each match and give me a pep talk about how it’s just me versus my opponent out there.”
Zimmer (10-4), who also was a defending champion in the Munch, was one of three finalists for coach Conor Infelise’s Barbs, who edged Batavia 149-148.5 for second place. She won her first three matches by fall with her opener determined in overtime. Zimmer only needed 26 seconds to win in the semifinals over Charleston junior Morgan Krone-Smallhorn, who took third place by medical forfeit over J. Sterling Morton senior Monica Garcia. For fifth, Geneseo sophomore Lydia King (14-4) won a 5-0 decision over Pontiac junior Samantha Fellers (4-2).
125 – Karen Canchola, Morton
Karen Canchola became the second three-time title winner at the Munch Invitational since it moved one day ahead of the boys tournament in 2022 when she captured an 8-3 decision in the 125 championship match against an opponent that like her had also won the event two years ago, Jacksonville’s Alexis Seymour, who claimed second place for the second year in a row.
The Morton senior, who improved to 9-1, hopes to once again advance to the IHSA Finals and medal for the second time and also improve upon her fifth-place finish at 130 in 2023. She followed a victory by technical fall with a pin and then captured an 8-4 decision in the semifinals over Geneseo’s Bella Curcuru to become the lone finalist for coach Edward Henderson’s Potters.
“She gave me a good fight,” said Canchola. “I came in a little bit nervous at first but I kind of got into the mindset that I had nothing to lose. So it just came down to who wants it more. Since we don’t have enough girls at the same weight class, I have to push up and wrestle with the varsity guys, so I think that’s something that has really helped me because they push me harder. My biggest supporters include my coaches and a lot of the guys. I appreciate that they have accepted me into a man’s sport, and they push me, because not a lot of guys would do that.”
Seymour (9-1), who suffered her first loss, hopes to become a three-time medalist and improve upon her sixth-place showing at 120 in 2024 and fourth at 120 in 2023. She got a win by technical fall in her opener and then added two pins, with the second one coming in the semifinals in 2:55 over Naperville Central sophomore Dezi Azar to become the lone finalist for coach Zach Stout’s Crimsons. Azar (13-2), a sophomore, went on to record a pin in 0:54 against senior Curcuru (12-4) for third. In the fifth-place match, Pontiac freshman Jocelyn Cobix (11-2) won by fall in 0:28 over University High sophomore Hailey Watson (3-2).
130 – Kinnley Smith, Canton
Kinnley Smith competed for a Munch Invitational championship for the third-straight year and captured her second-straight title in the event when she won by fall in 3:45 over Springfield co-op’s Ariella Miloncus in the 130 title match. She was one of seven repeat champions and joined seven others in the tournament who’ve won the Munch title two or more times in the last three years.
The Canton senior, who improved to 15-0, looks to keep up her winning ways and also return to the IHSA Finals for a third time and she hopes to improve upon a 27-4 record last season and second-place finishes at 125 in 2024 and at 135 in 2023. She collected first-period falls in her initial three matches, including a pin in 1:08 in the semifinals over DeKalb freshman Kara Zimmerman to become one of the two finalists for coach Zach Crawford’s Little Giants.
“Many times I went into tournaments and I’m looking at my bracket and I’m like ‘I have to wrestle this girl and this girl’,” Smith said. “So I think that the big thing is to just go out there and wrestle and to just trust in your practice. It is one of my favorite things to see this sport grow. When I was in first grade, I was the only little girl at tournaments all around and they’d look at me and say, ‘oh buddy, don’t lose to the girl.’ Now I get to coach all of these amazing little girls. The bond that me and my teammates have is insane. The bond that girls wrestling teams have is so much different than boys. And the atmosphere is loving, so it’s just such a great place to be.”
Miloncus (8-3), one of the three second-place finishers for the Springfield co-op team that is coached by Sean Kenny, recorded falls in her first three matches, which all ended in the opening period. She earned her spot on the 130 title mat with a pin in 0:42 over Edwardsville sophomore Olive Linhorst (9-3), who claimed third place with a fall in 2:39 over Zimmerman (9-4). For fifth place, Urbana sophomore Randi Campe (10-4) got a win over Naperville Central senior Bianca Arredondo (12-5).
135 – Holly Zugmaier, Edwardsville
Holly Zugmaier was a runner-up in the 2023 Munch Invitational in which her team, Edwardsville, won the championship. On Saturday, the Tigers senior not only got to move one step up on the podium but also improved to 11-0 after capturing the title at 135 by claiming a 6-1 decision over DeKalb’s Lana Zimmerman.
Zugmaier, who went 34-8 and took sixth at 125 in the 2024 IHSA Finals, hopes to join Mackenzie Pratt as just the second Tiger to win more than one medal at state. One of three champions and four finalists for champion Edwardsville, which is coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, she got a fall in the quarterfinals and then won an 11-1 major decision over Geneseo’s Annibelle Juarez.
“He cares so much,” Zugmaier said of coach Wagner. “He got a knee replacement over the summer and he didn’t let it slow him down at all. He came to every practice and never quit coaching and he tries his best to make all of the girls happy and give all of the girls experience. I’m really happy because we all put the work in and we all support each other. And no matter what, we always push each other to be better. The ultimate goal is that I want to be on that Finals mat. I feel like I’ve tried so hard to continue to push my work ethic and continue to get better because that’s just where I want to be and that’s where I want to be for my team.”
Zimmerman (10-3), a senior who fell short of advancing to state from the Geneseo Sectional in 2024, was one of three finalists for coach Conor Infelise’s Barbs, who edged Batavia 149-148.5 for second place. She recorded first-period falls in her initial three matches, getting a pin in 1:57 in the semifinals against Batavia’s Norah Stoodley. In the third-place match, freshman Juarez (13-3) won by fall in 2:57 over junior Stoodley (11-4). For fifth, Bloomington senior Alila Beck (6-3) got a pin in 0:30 over University High freshman Tenley Wade (4-4).
140 – Kelly Ladd, Macomb
Kelly Ladd became one of seven repeat title winners in the Munch Invitational after winning by fall in 4:45 over Urbana’s Rickasia Ivy in the 140 championship match. The Macomb senior, who improved to 7-1, wants to make more history by improving upon what she accomplished in 2023 when she became the first Bomber to earn a medal at state after claiming sixth place at 135.
Ladd, who went 26-9 last season and qualified for state, was one of three finalists and the lone champion for coach Tony Westen’s Bombers, recorded a pair of falls in order to reach the 140 title mat. She got a pin in 3:13 in the semifinals over Canton sophomore Kennedy Smith to put her in a position to repeat as a Munch champion.
“I’m just super glad to see that the sport is growing and there is some good competition, and it used to not be like that,” Ladd said. “The playing field has definitely evened. This tournament is one that I look forward to every single year. I’ve been coming for three years and they always put on such a great show for everybody, it’s really special. In my freshman year, I was the only girl and now we have 15 girls in the lineup. It’s just new and it’s different and it’s fun. It’s a huge community and everybody loves each other, and everyone wants the best. It’s beautiful.”
Ivy (6-2), who qualified for the IHSA Finals as a freshman last season, was the lone finalist for coach Phil Sexton’s Lady Tigers. She won three first-period falls to reach the 140 title mat, including a pin in 1:24 in the semifinals over Geneseo sophomore Lauren Piquard (9-3), a 2024 state qualifier who took third in this tournament with a 6-3 decision over Smith (12-5). For fifth place in a matchup of juniors who were their teams’ lone medalists, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Maddie Wells (7-2) won by fall in 1:50 over Unity Christian’s Lily Roughton (4-2).
145 – Mady Mooney, Geneseo
Mady Mooney and her Geneseo teammates were feeling good about things coming off of a decisive tournament title in the first girls Princeton Invitational Tournament. But the Munch Invitational proved to be frustrating for the Maple Leafs as they had just one finalist, Mooney, who won a 4-2 decision over Macomb’s Mikaela Mwangong in the 145 championship match.
Mooney (13-7), a senior who fell one win shy of qualifying from her own sectional to the IHSA Finals last season, opened with a win by technical fall and then added two pins, with the latter coming in 2:49 against Naperville Central’s Arianna Rico to assure her of being the only finalist for coach Carley Rusk’s Maple Leafs, who finished in fourth place in the competition.
“This tournament always has one of the highest quality of teams and some of the best competition that we’re going to get throughout the season,” Mooney said. “It was a late day, but it’s always a lot of fun. I think that our success fuels each team in its own way. Seeing the girls do well helps the boys a lot and our boys team doing so well definitely helps us and our drive to want to be better. It’s definitely our work and determination. We have the grit to want to do it all and I just think that that’s the best thing that we have to offer.”
Mwangong (6-3), a senior who fell one win shy of a trip to state last season, was one of three finalists for coach Tony Westen’s Bombers. She opened her tournament run with a fall and followed with a 16-2 major decision before collecting another pin, this one in 3:37 over Batavia junior Anabelle Guthke (12-2), who recorded a fall in 1:18 over sophomore Rico (9-5) to claim third place. And Streator Township senior Jaylen Richardson (4-1) finished in fifth place after getting a pin in 2:54 over Normal West’s Vivian Guither.
155 – Anna Vasey, Unity
Anna Vasey was a freshman champion at the Munch Invitational in 2022 but last season she lost in the finals which motivated the Unity junior to try to get back to the top of the awards stand in the event and she not only was a finalist once again but also became one of eight champions who have previously won the tournament when she recorded a fall in 2:41 over Herscher’s Henna Mullikin in the 155 title match.
Vasey, who improved to 11-1, was the lone finalist for coach Logan Patton’s Rockets. She began her tournament run with two falls and then captured a 7-2 decision in the semifinals over Bloomington’s Alicia Swank to earn her spot on the title mat for the third year in a row.
“My sister (Ava) was a wrestler, so we both loved it and went through it together,” Vasey said. “I’ve been wrestling since I was in third grade and I just love seeing the new girls come in because I was always the only girl. Now there’s tournaments for us and state, it’s so cool. There was never anybody but me on the team, so I always felt like nobody really understood what being the only girl was. So it was so exciting that I finally got to be with other girls.”
Mullikin, a junior, was the lone medalist and one of two competitors for coach Austin Headrick’s Tigers. She won her first two matches with pins before earning her spot in the 155 finals with a 14-8 decision over Batavia sophomore Caoimhe Mitchell, who won a Munch title a year ago, For third place, junior Swank (7-3) captured a 5-0 decision over Mitchell (10-3). And in the fifth-place match, Macomb sophomore Dru Hyde (8-2) won a 6-3 decision over J Sterling Morton senior Violet Mayo.
170 – Sydney Johnson, Richwoods
Sydney Johnson is very proud of the fact that her sister Jaida was twice able to reach the title mat at the IHSA Finals, last season and in the inaugural event in 2022, where she took second both times at 155. Jaida, who now competes at Wartburg College, is the only two-time medal winner at Richwoods.
The junior hopes to make some history of her own this season and is off to an 8-1 start after winning the 170 championship at the Munch Invitational by recording a fall in 4:46 over Batavia’s Emma Abbate. The lone finalist for coach Rob Penney’s Lady Knights, she got first-period pins in her initial three matches, with her semifinal win over Macomb senior Liberty Hamer being the quickest of the falls in 26 seconds.
“Honestly, I came in here just wanting to wrestle and improve and to get better,” Johnson said. “I don’t always expect to win, but it’s really fun when you do. I’m glad that I won and I’m glad to see these other wrestlers rise up and be good at what they’re doing.”
Abbate, a senior who is 11-2, was one of two finalists for coach Scott Bayer’s Bulldogs, who were edged by DeKalb 149-148.5 for second place in the invitational. She earned her spot on the 170 title mat after getting two quick falls, with the second one coming in 39 seconds over Edwardsville sophomore Abigail Hayes in the semifinals. Hamer (6-2) claimed third place with a fall in 1:42 over Hayes (6-4). And for fifth, Batavia senior Lauren Smith (4-1) won a 5-2 decision over Kankakee senior Sofia Perez (5-4).
190 – Victoria White, Edwardsville
Victoria White was happy to put the finishing touches on Edwardsville’s repeat championship at the Munch Invitational. The sophomore was one of three champions, four finalists and nine medalists who helped the Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, to claim top honors in the event by a margin of 198-149 over runner-up DeKalb.
White, a sophomore who fell a bit short of qualifying for the IHSA Finals, improved to 10-1 after winning the title at 190 with a fall in 5:45 over Macomb’s Avery Lundgren. She also recorded pins in her first two matches, getting a fall in 3:11 over Urbana senior Franciana Kalanga in the semifinals.
“I’m very excited,” White said. “I’m just glad that our program keeps growing and growing and we just keep winning and winning. (Coach Wagner) He’s a fantastic coach and I just love having him as my coach. He really pushes us to be successful and pours everything that he has into helping us. This one made me feel really good. It makes me feel really confident for the rest of the season. I really can’t wait to see what the state tournament brings. I did most weightlifting in the offseason, being on the bike and running almost every single day. We’re just one big family.”
Lundgren (6-2), a junior who also came up a bit short of a trip to the IHSA Finals last year, was one of three finalists for coach Tony Westen’s Bombers. She recorded falls in her other two matches, including one in 1:09 in the semifinals over Batavia sophomore Andrea Gabriel. In the third-place match, Kalanga (10-3) got a pin in 1:23 over Gabriel (10-4). And for fifth, Edwardsville’s Isabel Appiah (4-1) got a pin in 2:29 over DeKalb junior Valeria Rodriguez.
235 – Chloe Hoselton, Prairie Central
Chloe Hoselton was the lone defending IHSA champion who took part in the Munch Invitational and the Prairie Central senior closed out a second-straight championship run in the invitational in impressive fashion by getting a fall in 3:26 in the 235 title match over Ottawa Township’s Juliana Thrush and afterward was recognized as the event’s Outstanding Wrestler Award winner for the upper weights.
Hoselton, a senior who improved to 6-0, claimed the 2024 IHSA 235 title last season with a 2-1 win in an ultimate tiebreaker over Unity’s Phoenix Molina to cap a 19-3 season. It looked like there could be a rematch of last year’s state title match, but Thrush, who took sixth place at 235 at state in 2024, pinned Molina in the semifinals. Hoselton, the lone medalist for coach Scott Ziller’s Hawks, won her opener with a pin before prevailing 2-0 over DeKalb’s Aarianna Bloyd in the semifinals.
“I think that it’s a very excellent tournament and the years that it’s been going,” Hoselton said. “It’s over late, but at the end, it’s all worth it. I think that it’s underrated and people overlook it but this tournament has great competition, great individuals and awesome teams to compete against. And there’s some teams that I won’t see during the season, so it’s cool to get an opportunity to wrestle everyone that I can. I just have to put in the extra work in practice. Even though I won my matches today, I have to find the little things that I need to improve on and make them better for the final show at state.”
Thrush (9-1), a junior who went 30-6 last season, hopes to become her school’s first two-time IHSA medalist, was the lone member of the Pirates, who are coached by 2022 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Peter Marx, who was able to advance to a place match. She did so by getting a pin in 13 seconds and then winning by fall over junior Molina in 2:56, avenging a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to the Unity runner-up at the IHSA Finals. Molina (8-2), who went 28-6 last season, claimed third place with a pin in 19 seconds over junior Bloyd (9-4). And for fifth place, Urbana junior Lillian Disanto (13-3) was a winner by fall in 0:22 over Edwardsville sophomore Angie Nunez (6-4).
Pontiac Munch Girls Invitational place matches
100
1st Place Match
Lily Enos (Batavia) 14-0, Jr. over Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) 11-1, Fr. (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match
Molly Snyder (Geneseo) 10-3, So. over Jade Weiss (DeKalb) 8-4, Jr. (Fall 1:53)
5th Place Match
LT Diephuis (Canton) 7-1, So. over Mya Downs (Olympia) 6-3, Sr. (Fall 1:04)
105
1st Place Match
Alex Gregorio-Perez (DeKalb) 12-2, Jr. over Phoenix Criss (Springfield co-op) 3-1 (Fall 1:13)
3rd Place Match
Shayla Schielein (Canton) 10-4, So. over Miracle Jackson (Batavia) 9-6, So. (Inj. 1:14)
5th Place Match
Hope Donnamario (J. Sterling Morton) 4-1, Sr. over Addison Hadsall (Geneseo) 12-5, Fr. (Fall 0:55)
110
1st Place Match
Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) 11-1, So. over Reaghan Madura (Springfield co-op) 8-2 (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Frieda Hernandez (DeKalb) 5-3, Jr. over Addison Yacko (Streator Township) 4-4, So. (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match
Ariana Humes (Clinton) 4-1, Sr. over Elizabeth Farney (Unity) 6-5, So. (Fall 0:33)
115
1st Place Match
Lily Gwaltney (Streator Township) 5-1, So. over Chloe Hedges (Canton) 13-6, Fr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match
Gigi Linhorst (Edwardsville) 8-2, Sr. over Alina Edwards (Springfield co-op) 2-2 (Fall 1:29)
5th Place Match
Jamie Varda (Richwoods) 7-3, So. over Fatima Martinez (J. Sterling Morton) 3-2, So. (TB-1 4-3)
120
1st Place Match
Taniyah Sherman (Kankakee) 8-0, Jr. over Reese Zimmer (DeKalb) 10-4, Sr. (Fall 2:44)
3rd Place Match
Morgan Krone-Smallhorn (Charleston) 3-1, Jr. over Monica Garcia (J. Sterling Morton) 2-1, Sr. (M. For.)
5th Place Match
Lydia King (Geneseo) 14-4, So. over Samantha Fellers (Pontiac) 4-2, Jr. (Dec 5-0)
125
1st Place Match
Karen Canchola (Morton) 9-1, Sr. over Alexis Seymour (Jacksonville) 9-1, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match
Dezi Azar (Naperville Central) 13-2, So. over Bella Curcuru (Geneseo) 12-4, Sr. (Fall 0:54)
5th Place Match
Jocelyn Cobix (Pontiac) 11-2, Fr. over Hailey Watson (University High) 3-2, So. (Fall 0:28)
130
1st Place Match
Kinnley Smith (Canton) 15-0, Sr. over Ariella Miloncus (Springfield co-op) 8-3 (Fall 3:45)
3rd Place Match
Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) 9-3, So. over Kara Zimmerman (DeKalb) 9-4, Fr. (Fall 2:39)
5th Place Match
Randi Campe (Urbana) 10-4, So. over Bianca Arredondo (Naperville Central) 12-5, Sr. (NC)
135
1st Place Match
Holly Zugmaier (Edwardsville) 11-0, Sr. over Lana Zimmerman (DeKalb) 10-3, Sr. (Dec 6-1)
3rd Place Match
Annibelle Juarez (Geneseo) 13-3, Fr. over Norah Stoodley (Batavia) 11-4, Jr. (Fall 2:57)
5th Place Match
Alila Beck (Bloomington) 6-3, Sr. over Tenley Wade (University High) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 0:30)
140
1st Place Match
Kelly Ladd (Macomb) 7-1, Sr. over Rickasia Ivy (Urbana) 6-2, So. (Fall 4:45)
3rd Place Match
Lauren Piquard (Geneseo) 9-3, So. over Kennedy Smith (Canton) 12-5, So. (Dec 6-3)
5th Place Match
Maddie Wells (St. Joseph-Ogden) 7-2, Jr. over Lily Roughton (Unity Christian) 4-2, Jr. (Fall 1:50)
145
1st Place Match
Mady Mooney (Geneseo) 13-7, Sr. over Mikaela Mwangong (Macomb) 6-3, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Anabelle Guthke (Batavia) 12-2, Jr. over Arianna Rico (Naperville Central) 9-5, So. (Fall 1:18)
5th Place Match
Jaylen Richardson (Streator Township) 4-1, Sr. over Vivian Guither (Normal West) 3-2 (Fall 2:54)
155
1st Place Match
Anna Vasey (Unity) 11-1, Jr. over Henna Mullikin (Herscher) 3-1, Jr. (Fall 2:41)
3rd Place Match
Alicia Swank (Bloomington) 7-3, Jr. over Caoimhe Mitchell (Batavia) 10-3, So. (Dec 5-0)
5th Place Match
Dru Hyde (Macomb) 8-2, So. over Violet Mayo (J. Sterling Morton) 3-2, Sr. (Dec 6-3)
170
1st Place Match
Sydney Johnson (Richwoods) 8-1, Jr. over Emma Abbate (Batavia) 11-2, Sr. (Fall 4:46)
3rd Place Match
Liberty Hamer (Macomb) 6-2, Sr. over Abigail Hayes (Edwardsville) 6-4, So. (Fall 1:42)
5th Place Match
Lauren Smith (Batavia) 4-1 over Sofia Perez (Kankakee) 5-4, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
190
1st Place Match
Victoria White (Edwardsville) 10-1, So. over Avery Lundgren (Macomb) 6-2, Jr. (Fall 5:45)
3rd Place Match
Franciana Kalanga (Urbana) 10-3, Sr. over Andrea Gabriel (Batavia) 10-4, So. (Fall 1:23)
5th Place Match
Isabel Appiah (Edwardsville) 4-1 over Valeria Rodriguez (DeKalb) 5-6, Jr. (Fall 2:29)
235
1st Place Match
Chloe Hoselton (Prairie Central) 6-0, Sr. over Juliana Thrush (Ottawa Township) 9-1, Jr. (Fall 3:26)
3rd Place Match
Phoenix Molina (Unity) 8-2, Jr. over Aarianna Bloyd (DeKalb) 9-4, Jr. (Fall 0:19)
5th Place Match
Lillian Disanto (Urbana) 13-3, Jr. over Angie Nunez (Edwardsville) 6-4, So. (Fall 0:22)
Team scores
1. Edwardsville 198, 2. DeKalb 149, 3. Batavia 148.5, 4. Geneseo 136.5, 5. Canton 108, 5. Macomb 108, 7. Springfield co-op 90.5, 8. Urbana 90, 9. J. Sterling Morton 79, 10. Kankakee 66, 11. Naperville Central 64, 12. Streator Township 60, 13. Unity 59, 14. Ottawa Township 46, 15. Richwoods 45, 16. Morton 38.5, 17. Prairie Central 37.5, 18. Bloomington 35, 18. Clinton 35, 20. Herscher 31, 21. Jacksonville 26.5, 22. University High 24, 23. Charleston 23, 24. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 20, 25. Olympia 19, 26. Pontiac 18, 27. St. Joseph-Ogden, 28. Mahomet-Seymour 15, 29. Unity Christian 14, 29. Normal West 14, 31. Illinois Valley Central 7, 32. Heyworth 3.