Girls regional recaps: Geneseo, Belvidere
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Qualfiers from these regionals feed the DeKalb sectional on Feb. 14
GENESEO
Geneseo hoisted a regional title plaque for coach Carley Rusk on its home mats Saturday, advancing eight girls to the sectional round.
The Maple Leafs posted 169 points to lead the field, followed by Pekin (107), East Peoria (101), Canton (94) and Galesburg (81) to round out the top five team finishes.
“We’re very proud of our team’s performance,” Rusk said. “This group has put in a lot of steady work throughout the season, and it was great to see that effort come together this weekend. They’ve continued to show up for each other, stay consistent in practice, and compete with a lot of heart.
“More than anything, we’re proud of the way they handled themselves. They supported one another all day, wrestled tough in every position, and stayed focused on doing their jobs.
Geneseo got individual regional titles from Lydia King (120) and Annibelle Juarez (140), seconds from Addison Hadsall (100), Sophia Urquiza (135) and Lauren Piquards (155), and thirds from Giana Wurslin (105), Ayla Schultz (125) and Anna Davis (130).
“We’re excited for our sectional qualifiers. They earned those spots through hard work and perseverance. We’re excited to celebrate their efforts this weekend, but it will be back to work on Monday with our eyes set on next weekend.”
Second-place Pekin had five sectional qualifiers, led by regional champions Tessa Donaldson (105) and Alyssa Artman (155). Third-place East Peoria also advanced five girls, led by champions Taylor Sutton (145) and Bella Spampanato (235).
Rounding out the top 10 teams were sixth-place Richwoods (72), followed by Moline (70), Dunlap (69.5), Kewanee (56.5) and Rock Island (54).
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Abella Brown (28-3) Canton
105 Tessa Donaldson (25-0) Pekin
110 Annalee Haschemeyer (28-3) Canton
115 Chloe Hedges (30-3) Canton
120 Lydia King (39-5) Geneseo
125 JenDayia Crowe (17-7) Kewanee
130 Dai Driana (24-5) Galesburg
135 Sammy Baker (18-8) Notre Dame
140 Annibelle Juarez (33-8) Geneseo
145 Taylor Sutton (23-7) East Peoria
155 Alyssa Artman (24-6) Pekin
170 Sydney Johnson (11-2) Richwoods
190 Courtney Walls (26-0) Rock Island
235 Bella Spampanato (17-5) East Peoria
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Abella Brown (Canton) 28-3, d. addison hadsall (Geneseo) 34-9, . (F 5:00)
Kaci Eller (Midwest C) 7-2, d. Lesly DeLa Cruz (Notre Dame) 16-13, (F 3:47)
105
Tessa Donaldson (Pekin) 25-0, d. Leah White (Richwoods) 21-11, (F 5:29)
Giana Wurslin (Geneseo) 31-13, . d. Kyra Cardine (Mercer Co) 6-4, (F 0:48)
110
Annalee Haschemeyer (Canton) 28-3, d. Marissa Brown (ROWVA) 20-11, (TF 4:49)
Aerith Adams (Dunlap) 14-15, d. Hailey Lampe (Kewanee) 8-5, (F 1:18)
115
Chloe Hedges (Canton) 30-3, d. Lyndzey Brewer (Farmington) 13-4, (F 2:39)
Madizyn Megrant (Pekin) 15-7, d. Abigail Harris (Princeton) 15-7, (Inj.)
120
Lydia King (Geneseo) 39-5, . d. ava mayer (Pekin) 23-5, (F 1:08)
Amyah Pruitt (Galesburg) 18-10, d. Sophia Bradarich (Sherrard) 14-8, (F 2:26)
125
JenDayia Crowe (Kewanee) 17-7, d. Madison Fuller (Moline) 12-10, . (F 4:52)
Ayla Schultz (Geneseo) 32-17, . d. Jadeyn Klingenberg (Princeton) 16-15, (F 1:24)
130
Dai Driana Wilford (Galesburg) 24-5, d. Kylie Mathis (Sherrard) 9-7, (D 17-10)
Anna Davis (Geneseo) 14-25, . d. Ablavi Komassi (United) 9-7, (F 5:46)
135
Sammy Baker (Notre Dame) 18-8, d. sophia Urquiza (Geneseo) 18-24, . (F 3:25)
Delilah Gregory (Galesburg) 10-8, d. Kyah Kaonohi (E Peoria) 19-11, (F 0:55)
140
Annibelle Juarez (Geneseo) 33-8, . d. Jaelyn Hare (United) 13-3, (F 2:27)
Olivia Curtis (Dunlap) 22-9, d. Vivian Aldus (Galesburg) 20-10, (MD 8-0)
145
Taylor Sutton (E Peoria) 23-7, d. Aaliyah Swearingen (Kewanee) 16-3, (F 3:32)
Dru Hyde (Macomb) 22-10, d. Kennedy Smith (Canton) 16-17, (D 12-8)
155
Alyssa Artman (Pekin) 24-6, d. lauren piquard (Geneseo) 30-4, . (Inj.)
Alyssa Young (Dunlap) 20-13, d. Shauna Dvorak (E Peoria) 18-15, (SV-1 18-15)
170
Sydney Johnson (Richwoods) 11-2, d. piper lambert (Pekin) 12-6, (F 4:36)
Ta`liyah Shelton (Moline) 18-18, d. Mallory Feldhaus (E Peoria) 16-13, (F 1:30)
190
Courtney Walls (Rock Island) 26-0, d. Avery Lundgren (Macomb) 20-6, (F 1:53)
Marley Clark (Richwoods) 24-4, d. Atalyssa Craig (Dunlap) 16-11, (D 6-0)
235
Bella Spampanato (E Peoria) 17-5, d. Jakeria Wilson (Moline) 10-4, (F 3:23)
Kya Norman (Richwoods) 10-4, d. Destiny Kaeding (Dunlap) 9-10, (F 0:29)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Geneseo 22, East Peoria 14, Rock Island 10, Galesburg 10
Most tech falls: Canton 4, no other team with more than one
Most total match points: East Peoria 164, Canton 154, Geneseo 145
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Geneseo’s Ayla Schultz, 4 falls in 5:50
Most tech falls least time: Peoria’s Tarees Alexander, 1 tech in 2:41
Fastest fall: Rock Island’s Courtney Walls 0:14
Most team points: 28 (tie) – Walls, Geneseo’s Annibelle Juarez and Lydia King
Most single-match points: Kewanee’s JenDayia Crowe 25
Most total match points: Dunlap’s Olivia Curtis 38
Largest seed-place difference: Three girls were seeded No. 8 in their weight classes and finished fourth to become sectional qualifiers: Sherrard’s Sophia Bradarich (120), Mercer County’s Kyra Cardine (105) and East Peoria’s Shauna Dvorak (155).
BELVIDERE
DeKalb snared a team regional crown in Belvidere, out-pointing Kaneland 123-107 and sending four girls to this year’s DeKalb sectional meet. Yorkville placed a close third with 106.5 points.
Barbs coach Conor Infelise got regional titles from Alex Gregorio-Perez (100) and Aarianna Bloyd (235), a second from Larisza Gomez (105), and a third from Kara Zimmerman (135) in the win.
“Earning a regional title with the girls who started our program four years ago was special, and something we have been working towards,” Infelise said. “The girls are excited to get on the mat this weekend at home, and punching their tickets down to Bloomington for the IHSA state finals.
“Alex and Aarianna have done an outstanding job leading this team, and our girls have big goals they are looking to accomplish as we finish our season.”
Kaneland had five sectional qualifiers, led by regional champ and returing state champion Angelina Gochis (120), a second-place finish from Sadie Kinsella (190), and fourths from Chloe Cervantes (130), Caitlyn Manier (145) and Reygan Behrends (155).
Yorkville had four sectional qualifiers, led by regional champion Lauryn Trotter (155). Sycamore (89) was fourth, followed by Freeport (86), Hononegah (84), Erie (81.5), Sandwich (75), Belvidere (70) and Fulton (65.5) to round out the top 10 team finishes.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
100 Alex Gregorio-Perez (33-3) DeKalb
105 Saya Hongmoungkhoune (21-1) Rockford East
110 Blair Grennan (29-2) Newman Central Catholic
115 Tessa Fosdick (26-10) Fulton
120 Angelina Gochis (24-2) Kaneland
125 Ryleigh Eriks (39-7) Rock Falls
130 Kerby Germann (35-1) Fulton
135 Bella Castelli (22-1) Hononegah
140 Ema Durst (29-0) Sycamore
145 Emily Taylor (24-5) Belvidere
155 Lauryn Trotter (36-7) Yorkville
170 Kylie Eilken (23-2) Jefferson
190 Anjanne Haywood (16-3) Guilford
235 Aarianna Bloyd (30-7) DeKalb
SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
100
Alex Gregorio-Perez (DeKalb) 33-3, d. Kendra Ege (Oregon) 9-1, (F 1:25)
Kali Dlercq (Hononegah) 24-3, d. Mya Olejiniczak (Harlem) 22-8, (F 4:55)
105
Saya Hongmoungkhoune (Rockford E) 21-1, d. Larisza Gomez Guevara (DeKalb) 36-5, (D 7-4)
Analiese Garretson (Yorkville) 35-8, d. Taylor Nevel (Lena-Winslow) 20-4, (D 6-5)
110
Blair Grennan (Newman) 29-2, d. Rozlyn Mosher (Erie) 31-4, (F 1:15)
Layla Schemehorn (Galena) 16-5, d. Karah Arnold (Lena-Winslow) 18-7, (F 1:16)
115
Tessa Fosdick (Fulton) 26-10, d. Rylie Dach (Byron) 29-7, (F 2:19)
Lydia Cartwright (Sandwich) 23-9, d. Serena Gunday (Lena-Winslow) 15-10, (F 0:21)
120
Angelina Gochis (Kaneland) 24-2, d. Kaiya Galindo (Freeport) 33-7, (F 1:34)
Kaylee Benyo (Newman) 16-11, d. Violet Sanders (G-Kingston) 28-15, (F 0:37)
125
Ryleigh Eriks (Rock Fs) 39-7, d. Emma Duncan (Galena) 11-8, (F 1:52)
Gianna Figueroa (Dakota) 10-2, d. Cammyla Macias (Rochelle) 13-9, (F 3:40)
130
Kerby Germann (Fulton) 35-1, d. Madison Heneks (Harlem) 27-7, (TF 4:13)
Ryleigh Stephens (Erie) 21-15, d. chloe Cervantes (Kaneland) 19-9, (F 2:50)
135
Bella Castelli (Hononegah) 22-1, d. Michelle Naftzger (Erie) 28-4, (MD 15-6)
Kara Zimmerman (DeKalb) 27-10, d. Winter Beard (Sycamore) 24-13, (F 0:42)
140
Ema Durst (Sycamore) 29-0, d. Aviana Froelich (Yorkville) 31-10, (TF 2:48)
Alana Lorenzen (Dixon) 7-6, d. Marilu Mercado (G-Kingston) 22-17, (F 2:20)
145
Emily Taylor (Belvidere) 24-5, d. Jazmin Rios (Sandwich) 34-9, (F 3:18)
Vivianna Torres (Sterling) 26-12, d. Caitlyn Manier (Kaneland) 18-16, (F 0:51)
155
Lauryn Trotter (Yorkville) 36-7, d. NaJeyah Wallace (Freeport) 28-8, (F 0:11)
Kate Costello (Stillman Valley) 9-1, d. reygan Behrends (Kaneland) 10-10, (F 5:07)
170
Kylie Eilken (Jefferson) 23-2, d. Frankie McMurtry (Sycamore) 28-7, (F 5:04)
Linda Villa (Hononegah) 13-4, d. Bella Martins (Freeport) 22-11, (F 0:35)
190
Anjanne Haywood (Guilford) 16-3, d. Sadie Kinsella (Kaneland) 25-7, (F 3:37)
Janiah Murray (Yorkville) 27-9, d. Lily Wurster (Freeport) 20-11, (F 4:43)
235
Aarianna Bloyd (DeKalb) 30-7, d. Jasmine Enriquez (Sycamore) 28-4, (F 3:14)
Savannah Trevino (Belvidere) 21-8, . d. Arianna Tamayo (Sterling) 18-11, (D 9-5)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: DeKalb 17, Yorkville 14, Sandwich 13
Most tech falls: 2 (tie) – Kaneland, Sycamore, Erie, Lena-Winslow
Most total match points: DeKalb 187, Yorkville 172, Erie 145
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Newman Central’s Blair Grennan, 4 falls in 2:56
Most tech falls least time: Sycamore’s Ema Durst, 2 techs in 4:09
Fastest fall: Belvidere’s Savannah Trevino 0:09
Fastest tech fall: Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis 0:40
Most team points: 28 (tie) – Grennan, DeKalb’s Alex Gregorio-Perez, Yorkville’s Lauryn Trotter, Fulton’s Tessa Fosdick, Jefferson’s Kylie Eilken
Most single-match points: Erie’s Ayden Grawe 24
Most total match points: Durst 47
Largest seed-place difference: Newman Central’s Kaylee Benyo and Galena’s Emma Duncan; Benyo placed third as the No. 7 seed at 120 pounds, and Duncan placed second as the No. 6 seed at 125 pounds.