Girls tournament roundups: Antioch, Glenbard South, East Aurora
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Antioch’s Sandy Gussarson Invite
Woodstock posted 439.5 team points to snare the team title at this year’s 32-team Sandy Gussarson Invite, with Eva Hermansson (105) winning an individual title to lead seven of coach Eric Hunt’s girls finishing in the top six of their weight classes.
Grant placed second with 331.5 points, followed by Hersey (314), Antioch (285.5) and Lincoln-Way co-op (284) to round out the top five team finishes.
Woodstock’s girls shined as the tournament wore on and by the end of the day they led all teams in pins with 38. Hermansson led the Blue Streaks with five pins.
“We started to pull away from Grant and Hersey once we got to the later part of the afternoon in the tougher matches,” Hunt said. “Our girls wrestled very smart and followed our strategy to pin quickly in the earlier matches of the day so they had more energy by matches five and six when they mattered the most.”
1st: Woodstock (439.5)
In addition to Hermansson’s title, the Blue Streaks got a trio of thirds from Lou Lou Splendoria (100), Danica LaTessa (125) and Hannah Olsen (130), fourths from Kailey Wasberg (110) and Allison Hill (235), and a fifth from Lydia Weidner (145) in winning the team title.
“This title is hugely important for us as it is validation and confirmation for our efforts we have put in as a community,” Hunt said. “It’s a tough sport to wrestle day in and day out with little recognition. Our girls should be very proud that they kept their noses to the grindstone and can now celebrate for two days with this win, and Monday we will go back to the lab to keep working.”
2nd: Grant (331.5)
Grant coach Mark Jolcover got individual titles in America Camacho (115) and Jaiydyn Hoffman (120), thirds from Annabelle Melton (140) and Anabel Meads (125), fourths from Kaylee Albovais (100) and Veronica Vera (130), fifths from Myla Reyes (125), Abby Quirk (135) and Isabella Sison (130), and a sixth from Alexa Haskins (130).
3rd: Hersey (314)
Audrey Sarinyamas (125) won an individual title and coach Jim Wormsley got a second from Ivana Petrov (155), thirds from Alexandra Lexi Gumino (120), Delanee Zavala (130) and Brianna Cairo (155), a fourth from Eirini Ziabaras (190), fifths from Emma Strohmeier (105) and Ariana Jeloaiaca (110), and sixths from A’shira Manuel (100) and Leah Osorio (170).
Final team scores:
Woodstock (439.5), Grant (331.5), Hersey (314), Antioch (285.5), Lincoln-Way Co-op (284), Stevenson (242.5), Shepard (229.5), Harvard (223), Lakes (204), Springfield Co-op (195.5), Sycamore (193), Freeport (192.5), Deerfield (181), Palatine (179), Oswego (172), Hononegah (166), Bradley-Bourbonnais (160.5), Hinsdale South (153), Rolling Meadows (129.5), Lake Park (114.5), Dundee-Crown (111), Grayslake North (86), Central (84), Crystal Lake South (78.5), Plainfield East (77), Genoa-Kingston (58), Prospect (52), Guilford (52), Crystal Lake Central (46), Carmel (33), Prairie Ridge (21), Cary-Grove (6)
Additional individual champions:
100: Kalie Declercq (Hononegah); 110: Annalee Aarseth (Crystal Lake South); 115: America Camacho (Grant); 120: Jaiydyn Hoffman (Grant); 125: Ruby Gavina (Dundee-Crown); 130: Karina Lojowski (Stevenson); 135: Bella Castelli (Hononegah); 140: Ema Durst (Sycamore); 145: Ithandehui Rosas (Harvard); 155: Callie Carr (Hinsdale South); 170: Makayla Hill (Oswego); 190: Irma Villa Colunga (Palatine); 235: Jasmine Enriquez (Sycamore)
Additional runners-up:
100: Melanie Granda (Central); 105: Londyn Lloyd (Antioch); 110: Grace Spangler (LW Co-op); 115: Alyshae Martinez (Shepard); 120: Kaiya Galindo (Freeport); 125: Grace Hansen (LW Co-op); 130: Mila Rocush (Shepard); 135: Ava Burns (Lake Park); 140: Sasha Johnson (Antioch); 145: Isabel Hilinski (Stevenson); 155: Cait Jones (Crystal Lake Central); 170: Linda Villa (Hononegah); 190: Anjanne Haywood (Guilford); 235: Karrine Jenkins (Shepard)
Close calls:
Grant’s Jaydyn Hoffman won a 4-3 decision for the title at 120 over Freeport’s Kaiya Galindo, in the day’s closest finals match.
Statistics:
Hinsdale South’s returning state champion Calle Carr (155) finished the tournament with the most pins in the least time, with five pins in 3:56. Carr’s 52 team points also tied her for the most team points scored with Woodstock’s Eva Hermansson (105) and Sycamore’s Jasmine Enriquez (235). Sycamore’s Ema Durst (140) had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 3:51. Hononegah’s Linda Villa (170) had the quickest pin, in 0:03 seconds, and teammate Bella Castelli (135) had the fastest tech fall, in 1:14. Lincoln-Way co-op’s Genesis Guerrero (114) scored the most single-match points with 27. Hononegah’s Kali Declercq (100) finished with the most total match points, with 64.
The largest seed-place difference came from the No. 23 seed at 190, Guilford’s Anjanne Haywood, who placed second.
Championship match results:
100: Kali Declercq (Hononegah) d. Melanie Granda (Central) D 5-0
105: Eva Hermansson (Woodstock) d. Londyn Lloyd (Antioch) F 4:30
110: Annalee Aarseth (Crystal Lake S) d. Grace Spangler (LW Co-op) F 0:59
115: America Camacho (Grant) d. Alyshae Martinez (Shepard) F 0:50
120: Jaydyn Hoffman (Grant) d. Kaiya Galindo (Freeport) D 4-3
125: Ruby Gavina (Dundee-Crown) d. Grace Hansen (LW Co-op) MD 17-3
130: Karina Lojowski (Stevenson) d. Mila Rocush (Shepard) MD 12-0
135: Bella Castelli (Hononegah) d. Ava Burns (Lake Park) F 3:33
140: Ema Durst (Sycamore) d. Sasha Johnson (Antioch) F 1:32
145: Ithandehui Rosas (Harvard) d. Isabel Hilinski (Stevenson) F 2:58
155: Callie Carr (Hinsdale South) d. Cait Jones (Crystal Lake C) F 0:52
170: Makayla Hill (Oswego) d. Linda Villa (Hononegah) F 4:00
190: Irma Villa Colunga (Palatine) d. Anjanne Haywood (Guilford) F 2:56
235: Jasmine Enriquez (Sycamore) d. Karrine Jenkins (Shepard) F 1:58
Third-place match results:
100: Scarlet Splendoria (Woodstock) d. Kaylee Albovais (Grant) D 11-5
105: Phoenix Criss (Springfield Co-op) d. Gianna Storino (Hinsdale S) F 0:59
110: Addison Perez (Dundee-Crown) d. Kailey Wasberg (Woodstock) F 1:07
115: Brea Balles (Freeport) d. Alexa Herrera (Harvard) MD 12-0
120: Alexandra Lexi Gumino (Hersey) d. Ximena Valenzuela Hernandez (Plainfield E) F 1:31
125: Danica La Tessa (Woodstock) d. Daniela Esparza (Deerfield) F 1:09
130: Hannah Olsen (Woodstock) d. Veronica Vera (Grant) F 3:47
135: Aubrianna Rapier (Bradley-B) d. Juliana Loynes (Hinsdale S) F 1:07
140: Annabelle Melton (Grant) d. Sophia Domont (Bradley B) F 1:29
145: Alyson Alvarenga (Grayslake N) d. Kimoreyee Ballard (Springfield Co-op) MD 17-4
155: Natalie Rumpel (Deerfield) d. Janet Brindis (Rolling Meadows) D 5-1
170: Leilani Brindis (Rolling Meadows) d. Frankie McMurtry (Sycamore) D 4-2
190: Paige Washburn (Lake Park) d. Eirini Ziabaras (Hersey) D 8-7
235: Jalyssa Venegas (LW Central) d. Allison Hill (Woodstock) D 5-0
Fifth-place match results:
100: Daniella Almazan (Shepard) F 1:30 A’shira Manuel (Hersey)
105: Emma Strohmeier (Hersey F 0:38 Ariyana Calmese (Freeport)
110: Ariana Jeloaiaca (Hersey) F 3:41 Kimberly Castro (Grant)
115: Athena Zappas (Stevenson) F 2:55 Alyana Cotton (Antioch)
120: Abby Lizak (LW Co-op) F 3:28 Belinda Esparza (Deerfield)
125: Myla Reyes (Grant) D 9-2 Dylylah Patterson (Antioch)
130: Elise Kaylor (Lakes) F 1:52 Magdelyn Brough (Antioch)
135: Abby Quirk (Grant) F 2:31 Isabella Marcomb (Antioch)
140: Michelle Otuonye (Lakes) F 2:36 Marilu Mercado (Genoa-Kingston)
145: Lydia Weidner (Woodstock) F 2:37 Megan Murray (Lakes)
155: Bella Martins (Freeport) F 3:38 Brianna Crown (Woodstock)
170: Josie Blau (Antioch) F 2:22 April Cardenas (Harvard)
190: Jen Sema (Plainfield E) F 5:26 Hunter Goucher (Woodstock)
235: Jarithsie Mercado (Harvard) F 2:21 Timinadi Farquah (Antioch)
Glenbard South Invite
Joliet West edged Wheaton Warrenville South 160.5-157 to win Saturday’s 17-team Glenbard South tournament, getting individual titles from Mackenzie Mielke (115) and Vanessa O’Connor (145) to lead the way. Nine of coach Erik Murry’s girls finished in the top six of their weight classes.
Glenbard East (155.5) placed third, followed by Downers Grove South (143.5) and Bartlett (135.5) to round out the top five team finishes.
Winning a team title by a mere 3.5 team points can only mean one thing.
“I hate to use a cliché, but winning the Glenbard South Invite was truly a total team effort,” Joliet West coach Erik Murry said. “I’m excited to see Joliet West’s numbers continue to rise this year, and several new wrestlers stepped into the lineup and took advantage of their opportunities.
“Despite having at least four regular starters out due to sickness and injury, I was extremely proud of those who stepped up. That included extra wrestlers who competed unattached and still did their part for the team.”
1st: Joliet West (160.5)
Coach Erik Murry got individual titles from Mackenzie Mielke (115) and Vanessa O’Connor (145), a second from Veronica Klobnak (135), a third from Willow Perruquet (120), fourths from Kaylan Harris (140) and Maj Starks (155), fifths from Maria Ochoa (120) and Paola Lazano (130), and a sixth from Olivia Miller (140).
“Our two champions (Mielke and O’Connor) did an outstanding job earning bonus points,” Murry said. “As always, everyone matters in tournament settings, and contributions in wrestle-backs made a significant difference. Overall, this was a strong day for the future of our program and an important stepping stone toward where we want to be by the end of the season.”
2nd: Wheaton Warrenville South (157)
Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez (100) and Michelle Rojas-Tellez (170) won individual titles from the Tigers, who also got seconds from Sommer Kibbe (120) and Louisa Enslen (145), a fourth from Heidi Bourne (135), and fifths from Caroline Ratliff (140) and Jynelle Mayes (235).
3rd: Glenbard East (155.5)
The Rams got titles from Nadia Shymkiv (110) and Maria Green (140), a second from Karla Sarabia (100), a third from Camila Gonzalez (145), fourths from Victoria Flis (105), Tessa Yannias (120) and Elizabeth Moreno (125), and sixths from Anna Delawder (105) and Molly Lavin (115).
Final team scores:
Joliet West (160.5), WW South (157), Glenbard East (155.5), Downers Grove South (143.5), Bartlett (135.5), Downers Grove North (125), Glenbard South (120), Romeoville (114), Reavis (103), Glenbard North (99), Lemont (65), Waubonsie Valley (61.5), Tinley Park (60), Streamwood (42.5), Montini (37.5), Lisle (32), Wheaton Academy (21.5)
Additional individual champions:
105: Ariana Baier (Lemont), 110:120: Sarah Bell (Montini), 125: Sophie Crescenzo (Lisle), 130: Lilly White (Bartlett), 135: Keagan Edwards (Glenbard North), 155: Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard North), 190: Zuza Cabulski (Downers Grove South, 235: Henessis Villagrana (Romeoville)
Additional runners-up:
105: Kathlynn Spurgeon (Bartlett), 110: Norah Cwik (Bartlett), 115: Janice Kim (Romeoville), 125: Molly O’Connor (Lemont), 130: Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Academy), 140: Allison Garcia (DG South), 155: Natasha Myers (DG South), 170: Jenna Smrha (Bartlett), 190: Olamide Osinowo (Tinley Park), 235: Asreila Wallace (Glenbard North)
Close calls:
The tightest finals match wrestled came on the third-place mat at 115, where Downers Grove South’s Krystal Rodriguez topped Glenbard South’s Vivian Aliga by 13-12 decision.
Statistics:
Joliet West and Downers Grove North tied for the most pins in the tournament with 22, while Glenbard East scored the most total match points with 271.
Individually, DG North’s Jaszmyn Dotson’s five pins in 3:25 were the most pins in the least time of any wrestler present, while Joliet West’s Jennifer Escobedo posted the fastest pin in 11 seconds and Montini’s Sarah Bell had the quickest tech fall posted, in 57 seconds. WW South’s Michelle Rojas-Tellez scored the most team points with 30, while Glenbard East’s Anna Delawder scored the most single match points with 22, and the most total match points scored with 58.
Joliet West’s Vanessa O’Connor provided the largest seed-place difference, as the No. 13 seed won an individual title at 145 pounds.
Championship match results:
100: Andrea Jaimes-Alvarez (WW South) d. Karla Sarabia (Glenbard E) F 1:55
105: Ariana Baier (Lemont) d. Kathlynn Spurgeon (Bartlett) F 2:50
110: Nadia Shymkiv (Glenbard E) d. Norah Cwik (Bartlett) D 7-0
115: Mackenzie Mielke (Joliet W) d. Janice Kim (Romeoville) TF 4:00
120: Sarah Bell (Montini) d. Sommer Kibbe (WW South) F 2:50
125: Sophie Crescenzo (Lisle) d. Molly O’Connor (Lemont) F 4:22
130: Lilly White (Bartlett) d. Catherine Diehl (Wheaton Academy) F 3:04
135: Keagan Edwards (Glenbard N) d. Veronica Klobnak (Joliet W) F 3:31
140: Maria Green (Glenbard E) d. Allison Garcia (DG South) TF 4:00
145: Vanessa O’Connor (Joliet W) d. Louisa Enslen (WW South) F 1:38
155: Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard N) d. Natasha Myers (DG South) F 0:31
170: Michelle Rojas-Tellez (WW South) d. Jenna Smrha (Bartlett) F 5:34
190: Zuza Cabulski (DG South) d. Olamide Osinowo (Tinley Park) D 7-2
235: Henessis Villagrana (Romeoville) d. Asreila Wallace (Glenbard N) F 1:03
Third-place match results:
100: Valerie Aliga (Glenbard S) d. Bailey Galvez (Reavis) MD 15-4
105: Thi Van (Reavis) d. Victoria Flis (Glenbard E) F 5:00
110: Jaszmyn Dotson (DG North) d. Lashuna York (Glenbard S) F 1:00
115: Krystal Rodriguez (DG South) d. Vivian Aliga (Glenbard S) D 13-12
120: Willow Perruquet (Joliet W) d. Tessa Yannias (Glenbard E) F 2:54
125: Ava Kus (Waubonsie) d. Elizabeth Moreno (Glenbard E) F 2:00
130: Jahdi’yah Hibbler (DG North) d. Nichole Castillo (Glenbard S) F 4:18
135: Evie DeSantis (Glenbard S) d. Heidi Bourne (WW South) F 0:18
140: Abigail Harris (Tinley Park) d. Kaylan Harris (Joliet W) F 0:33
145: Camila Gonzalez (Glenbard E) d. Kaitlyn Kapral (DG North) fft.
155: Lily Fish (Reavis) d. Maj Starks (Joliet W) F 1:15
170: Sumaya Wallace Del Rio (DG South) d. Failyn O’Brien (Joiet W) F 0:23
190: Mikayla Chapa (Streamwood) d. Kam Slausen (Waubonsie) F 0:35
235: Zariah Love (DG South) d. Hailey Canvin (Reavis) F 1:00
East Aurora Girls Invitational
The host Tomcats took the team title at this year’s 13-team invitational, one week after they won Larkin’s Royal Rumble tournament.
Coach Ryan Mick’s girls had four individual champions, as did fourth-place Hampshire. East Aurora won 258.5-166 over second-place Yorkville, with Metea Valley (131.5) in third, followed by Hampshire (130.5) and Lyons Township (123.5) to round out the top five.
All 14 of East Aurora’s wrestlers placed in the top six of their weight classes and the Tomcats led all teams with 33 pins in the tournament.
“Overall, I am very pleased with the way we performed as a team,” Mick said. “We are continuing to build on our success we have had so far this season.”
“As a team, we have set some very lofty goals for ourselves, and the girls are looking to keep raising the occasion to achieve them.”
1st: East Aurora (258.5)
East Aurora got titles from Joselyn Llanos (110), Jelena Coyomani (120), Valentina Barboza (125) and Lilli Ortiz (235) in the win. Ayelen Higuera (130), Isabel Velasco (135) and Alyssa Galarza (155) brought home second-place finishes, with thirds from Carmen Garcia (100) and Jaylene Dealba (190), a fourth from Itzel Villa (115), a fifth from Lupita Garcia (145), and sixths from Vanessa Tesillos (105), Jadahi Junez (120) and Guadalupe Casiano (145).
“Jelena Coyomani is starting to find her groove,” Mick said. “She is a girl who dedicated herself to wrestling this off-season, and it’s really showing the improvements she has made since last year.
“Alyssa Galarza lost to a tough girl in the finals but she is showing me that her 25 wins last year as a freshman were just the beginning. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season to see her growth.”
2nd: Yorkville (166)
The Foxes had a pair of individual champs for coach Kevin Roth, in Danielle Turner (100) and Lauryn Trotter (170). Yorkville also got seconds from Zoey Reger (120) and Aviana Froelich (140), thirds from Savannah Turner (115) and Kinslee Lawrence (135), a fourth from Analiese Garretson (105), and fifths from Rylee Coy (140) and Deeanna Rothaugh (190).
3rd: Metea Valley (131.5)
Metea Valley coach Kevin Garbis got a pair of runner-up finishes from Sonya Amin (100) and Janiya Moore (115), thirds from Barbara Vargas (105), Emily Sugano (130) and Alketa Picari (140), a fourth from Jordyn Slager (145), a fifth from Layla Snarey (125), and a sixth from Dariia Dzhumasheva (140).
Final team scores:
East Aurora (258.5); Yorkville (166); Metea Valley (131.5); Hampshire (130.5); Lyons Township (123.5); South Elgin (118.5); Oswego East (113); Larkin (97); Buffalo Grove (86.5); Riverside-Brookfield (73); Seneca (49); Plainfield North (29); Hinsdale Central (7)
Additional individual champions:
105: Annabelle Mueller (Hampshire); 115: Stella Piazza (Hampshire); 130: Samantha Greisen (Seneca); 135: Sofia Turek (Lyons); 140: Quinn Janssens (Oswego East); 145: Madison Minson (Hampshire); 155: Allison Garbacz (South Elgin); 190: Samantha Diehl (Hampshire)
Additional runners-up:
100: Sonya Amin (Metea Valley); 105: Susan Cruz (Larkin); 110: Mariah Zalapa (Lyons); 115: Janiya Moore (Metea Valley); 125: Alexiia Castaneda (South Elgin); 145: Haiden Lavarier (Seneca); 170: Aaliyah Villanueva (Plainfield North); 190: Jadelin Caballero (Larkin); 235: Erica Hill (Riverside-Brookfield)
Close calls:
The closest finish to a finals match came at 145 pounds, where Hampshire’s Madison Minson won a 4-3 decision for the title against Seneca’s Haiden Lavarier.
Statistics:
East Aurora’s 33 pins led all team present, while Hampshire and Metea Valley tied for the most tech falls with five apiece. Yorkville scored the most total match points with 229.
Individually, Oswego East’s Emily House’s four pins in 3:33 were the most pins in the least time of any wrestler present, while Hampshire’s Annabelle Mueller led the field for the most tech falls in the least time, with three in 6:39. Metea Valley’s Alketa Picari had the fastest single tech fall, in 1:33.
South Elgin’s returning state medal winner Allison Garbacz tied with East Aurora’s Valentina Barboza for the most team points scored, with 30. Hampshire’s Samantha Diehl and teammate Mueller tied for the most single-match points with 21, and Mueller tied with Metea Valley’s Picari for the most total match points scored, with 58.
Championship match results:
100: Danielle Turner (Yorkville) d. Sonya Amin (Metea Valley) F 1:12
105: Annabelle Mueller (Hampshire) d. Susan Cruz (Larkin) TF 15-0
110: Joselyn Llanos (E Aurora) d. Mariah Zalapa (Lyons) MD 9-1
115: Stella Piazza (Hampshire) d. Janiya Moore (Metea Valley) TF 20-5
120: Jelena Coyomani (E Aurora) d. Zoey Reger (Yorkville) TF 15-0
125: Valentina Barboza (E Aurora) d. Alexiia Castaneda (S Elgin) F 0:48
130: Samantha Greisen (Seneca) d. Ayelen Higuera (E Aurora) TF 19-3
135: Sofia Turek (Lyons) d. Isabel Velasco (E Aurora) F 1:27
140: Quinn Janssens (Oswego E) d. Aviana Froelich (Yorkville) F 5:00
145: Madison Minson (Hampshire) d. Haiden Lavarier (Seneca) D 4-3
155: Allison Garbacz (S Elgin) d. Alyssa Galarza (E Aurora) F 3:05
170: Lauryn Trotter (Yorkville) d. Aaliyah Villanueva (Plainfield N) F 0:28
190: Samantha Diehl (Hampshire) d. Jadelin Caballero (Larkin) F 2:55
235: Lilli Ortiz (E Aurora) d. Erica Hill (R-Brookfield) F 0:11
Third-place match results:
100: Carmen Garcia (E Aurora) d. Carly Salgado (Hampshire) D 9-4
105: Barbara Vargas (Metea Valley) d. Analiese Garretson (Yorkville) DQ
110: Evani Jimenez (Lyons) d. Itzel Bernal (Buffalo Grove) F 0:26
115: Savannah Turner (Yorkville) d. Itzel Villa (E Aurora) inj dflt
120: Alexandra Avila (Larkin) d. Jacqueline Lateano (Buffalo Grove) F 3:07
125: Zoe Connelly (Lyons) d. Caroline Marogy (Buffalo Grove) F 4:35
130: Emily Sugano (Metea Valley) d. Lea Becker (R-Brookfield) F 1:53
135: Kinslee Lawrence (Yorkville) d. Emily House (Oswego E) F 2:46
140: Alketa Picari (Metea Valley) d. Kerra Serrette (Buffalo Grove) TF 17-2
145: Ella Cooper (Oswego E) d. Jordyn Slager (Metea Valley) F 1:26
155: Danely Villagomez (R-Brookfield) d. Julia Robb (Oswego E) F 1:05
170: Mariana Flores (Larkin) d. Ivary Ortiz (S Elgin) F 4:13
190: Jaylene Dealba (E Aurora) d. Annalizette Gallegos (Larkin) F 1:50
235: Leilany Ramirez-Chavez (Buffalo Grove) Bye