Tournament roundup: Kelly, Addison Trail, Barrington, Vernon Hills boys; Rockford East girls

By Gary Larsen

Kelly Invitational
Thornton Fractional North ate well on the day before Thanksgiving, winning the team title at Wednesday’s 8-team Kelly Invitational. In edging second-place Argo by a 169-160 margin, the Meteors also had a day of firsts.
“Our three champs, Deshawn Jones at 132, Derrick Sparkman at 165, and Jalauni Johnston at 215, are all seniors who captured their first varsity tournament titles,” TF North coach Justin Viau said. “We also had guys who were wrestling in their first ever tournament out there winning matches and scoring points for the team.
“This is a great group of young men, and none of the individuals who wrestled today had any wrestling experience before high school.  The team has been working hard in the off season to close the gap and It’s awesome to see their hard work starting to pay off. Overall, these guys are starting to believe they can compete and I’m looking forward to watching them do so this season.”

Payton (114.5) placed third, followed by Hancock (104.5), Marist JV (95.5), Noble/UIC (76), Noble/Golder (70), and Kelly (45).

1st: Thornton Fractional North (169)

The Meteors sent six to the title mat to second-place Argo’s nine wrestlers in the finals, but edged the Argonauts thanks to team points scored by four wrestlers reaching the third-place mat.
TF North got individual titles from Deshawn Jones (132), Derrick Sparkman (165) and Jalauni Johnston (215), and seconds from Edwin Gomez (113), Maurice Walker (120) and Jabari Jones (157).
Kameron Washington (175) and Jorge Zavala (285) placed third, while Izaiah Salgado (106) and Cody Thornton (144) placed fourth.
Jones won a 9-6 decision over Marist’s Billy Leen for the title at 132 pounds. Sparkman used three pins to win the title at 165, while Johnston won by major decision and fall for his title at 215.

2nd: Argo (160.5)
The Argonauts had three champions on the day for coach Matt McMurray, in Adolfo Guerra (120), Skylar Arellano-Phipps (157) and Michael Starzyk (190). An additional six Argo wrestlers placed second, in David Guerra (126), John Valencia (138), Gio Romero (150), Dan Vazquez (165), Malachai Rios (175) and Dillan Bustillos (285).

3rd: Payton (114.5)
Payton coach Richard Kersten saw his Grizzlies match TF North and Argo with three individual champions, in Alonzo Gomez (113), Fraysean Clark (144) and Ben Hearon (285). Payton also got a second from Micah Ruiz (190), and fourths from Nicolas Benito (138), Juan Camilo Mejia (150) and Alfonso Virata (157).

Other individual champions at Kelly were Marist’s Rocco Maheras (106) and Max McLaughlin (138), Noble/UIC’s Leonardo Zapien (126), Kelly’s Leovardo Juarez (150), and Hancock’s Malakai Davis (175).

Hancock’s Davis finished with the most pins in the least time in the tournament, posting three falls in 4:23. Marist’s Rocco Maheras had the fastest tech fall, in 1:21, and TF North’s Johnston posted the day’s fastest fall, in 16 seconds.

Four wrestlers tied for the most team points scored with 24, in TF North’s Sparkman, Hancock’s Davis, and Payton’s Ben Hearon and Alonso Gomez. Payton’s Fraysean Clark scored the most total match points with 41, and the largest seed-place difference went to Payton’s Clark, who was seeded 8th and won the title at 144 pounds.

Championship match results:
106: Rocco Maheras (Marist) 2-0, d. Finley Egan (Marist) 1-1,  (MD 11-3)
113: Alonso Gomez (Payton) 3-0, d. Edwin Gomez (TF North) 1-1,  (F 4:53)
120: Adolfo Guerra (Argo) 2-0, d. Maurice Walker (TF North) 1-1,  (F 0:33)
126: Leonardo Zapien (Noble/UIC) 2-0, .d. David Guerra (Argo) 1-1,  (F 2:00)
132: Deshawn Jones (TF North) 2-0, d. Billy Leen (Marist) 2-1,  (D 9-6)
138: Max McLaughlin (Marist) 3-0, d. John Valencia (Argo) 1-1,  (D 9-2)
144: Fraysean Clark (Payton) 3-0, d. Ethan Smith (Marist) 2-1,  (TF 19-4)
150: Leovardo Juarez (Kelly) 3-0, d. Gio Romero (Argo) 1-1,  (D 4-2)
157: Skylar Arellano-Phipps (Argo) 2-0, d. Jabari Jones (TF North) 2-1,  (F 1:40)
165: Derrick Sparkman (TF North) 3-0, d. Dan Vazquez (Argo) 1-1,  (F 1:50)
175: Malakai Davis (Hancock) 3-0, d. Malachai Rios (Argo) 1-1,  (F 0:31)
190: Michael Starzyk (Argo) 2-0, d. Micah Ruiz (Payton) 2-1,  (F 5:12)
215: Jalauni Johnston (TF North) 2-0, d. Ruben Amador (Noble/Golder) 1-1,  (F 0:16)
285: Ben Hearon (Payton) 3-0, d. Dilan Bustillos (Argo) 1-1,  (F 0:53)

Third-place matches:
106: Jayden Romero (Noble/Golder) d. Izaiah Salgado (TF North) F 1:11
113: Vinney Biesiada (Marist) d. Nicholas Anguiano (Hancock) F 148
120: Adrian Galvan-Ramirez (Noble/Golder) d. Christipher Gavtan (Kelly) F 1:00
126: Hector Castellanos (TF North) d. Michael Reyes (Hancock) D 15-11
132: Julian Collins (Noble/UIC) d. Alejandro Salas (Noble/Golder) F 4:28
138: Adrian Rodriguez (Hancock) d. Nicholas Benito (Payton) F 1:39
144: Liam Drysch (Noble/Golder) d. Cody Thornton (TF North) F 0:30
150: Kendrian Walker (Noble/UIC) d. Camilo Mejia (Payton) F 0:27
157: Noel Cuevas (Hancock) d. Alfonso Virata (Payton) M. FFT.
165: Sergio Cuellar (Kelly) d. Francisco Ambriz (Hancock) F 5:00
175: Kameron Washington (TF North) d. Turner Liss (Marist) F 3:10
190: Benjamin Barrera (Hancock) d. Ernesto Ramirez (Noble/Golder) F 1:13
215: Kaleb Svenningsen (Hancock) d. Seth Turner (Noble/UIC) D 7-1
285: Jorge Zavala (TF North) d. Kavon Grant (Noble/UIC) F 2:25

Addison Trail Invitational
The 12-team tournament in Addison saw Tyrone Byrd’s Lincoln-Way Central squad dominate. The Knights won the team title with 301.5 points as all 14 wrestlers finishig in the top four, led by a trio of individual champions in Eric Hoselton (138), Jalen Byrd (190) and Aiden Hennings (285).
“I’m proud of our team for obviously winning the tournament, but more importantly for scoring bonus points in over 40 matches,” Byrd said.  “We had fourteen place in top four and that’s a testament to the team effort that they all put forth.
“We really drive home scoring every match point and team point that we can.  It was a complete team effort.  Our three champs Eric Hoselton, Jalen Byrd and Aiden Hennings all looked dominate on the day.”
Loyola placed second with 178 points, followed by Deerfield (160.5), St. Rita (146), Wheaton Academy (125), Addison Trail (101), Stagg (92), Niles North (77.5), Prairie Ridge (72.5), Lake Forest (59), Ottawa (57) and Elk Grove (51.5).

1st: Lincoln-Way Central (301.5)
In addition to titles won by Hoselton, Byrd, and Hennings, a quartet of Knights placed second in Jadon Zimmer (144), Dylan Wrobel (157), Evan Vogt (175) and Justin Langford (215). Placing third were Bannon Valent (106), Caleb Rogers (132), Ryne Nape (150), and Ethan Harvey (165), while Finn Fifer (113), Brooks McKay (120) and Connor Richardson (126) placed fourth to round out the Knights’ full lineup of medal-winners.
“We know that a wrestling season is a roller coaster and there will be ups and downs,” Byrd said. “We are going to enjoy this win and continue to improve with hopes of more championships throughout the season.”
In Rob Sherrill’s preseason 3A individual rankings, Zimmer opens the season ranked No. 6 at 138; Byrd is ranked No. 5 at 175; Hennings is No. 8 at 285; and Harvey is listed among the honorable mentions at 165.

2nd: Loyola Academy (178)
The Ramblers only entered nine wrestlers in the tournament and five of them won individual titles to lead all teams. Coach Matt Collum got titles from Niko Odiotti (106), Gavin Pardilla (126), James Hemmila (150), Danny Malan (157) and Kai Calcutt (215). Odiotti and Calcutt enter the year ranked No. 1 in their weight classes, while Pardilla, Hemmila, and Malan are all also listed among the 3A honorable mentions to start the season.
Daniel Myint (120) placed second for the Ramblers, while Mateo Hatzopoulos (138) finished third and Jackson Decrane (165) placed sixth.

3rd: Deerfield (160.5)
Coach Mark Pechter got a pair of individual titles from Jayme Cohen (113) and Adrian Cohen (132), plus a second from Jake Pechter (106), thirds from Jorey Becker (120) and Danny Martinez (126), and fourths from Alexander Shvartsman (144) and Jonathan Weissmueller (175).
Jayme Cohen is ranked No. 6 in 2A at 113 to start the year, Adrian Cohen is at No. 4 at 132, and Shvartsman is ranked No. 3 at 144.

Other individual champions at Addison Trail were the host Blazers’ Nikolas Duarte (120), St. Rita’s Jack Hogan (144), Wheaton Academy’s Tyler Jones (165),   and Prairie Ridge’s Aiden Rodriguez (175).
Duarte is ranked No. 6 at 113 and Hogan is No. 2 at 144 in 3A; Jones is No. 10 at 165 in 1A.

Lincoln-Way Central’s Hennings finished with the most pins in the least time, with four falls in 4:03, and his 30 team points scored were the most by any wrestler in the tournament. Deerfield’s Jack Jansen had the most tech falls in the least time, posting four in 9:34, plus the most total match points with 74 and the fastest tech fall in 52 seconds. LW Central’s Vogt posted the fastest pin, in 10 seconds, while Deerfield’s Daniel Krive scored the most single match points with 25.

Championship match results:
106: NIko Odiotti (Loyola) d. Jake Pechter (Deerfield) (TF 20-5)
113: Jayme Cohen (Deerfield) d. Mayson Munson (Ottawa) (TF 18-3)
120: Nikolas Duarte (Addison (A. Trail) d.Daniel Myint (Loyola) (MD 13-3)
126: Gavin Pardilla (Loyola) d. Cleto Protti (St. Rita) (TF 16-0)
132: Adrian Cohen (Deerfield) d. Zander Spatafore (Elk Grove) (F 1:10)
138: Eric Hoselton (LW Central) d.Luke Pappalas (St. Rita) (MD 9-1)
144: Jack Hogan (St. Rita) d.Jadon Zimmer (LW Central) (F 4:48)
150: James Hemmila (Loyola) d. Monte Bourke (St. Rita) (F 0:52)
157: Danny Malan (Loyola) d. Dylan Wrobel (LW Central) (TF 22-4)
165: Tyler Jones (Wheaton Academy) d.Micah Spinazzola (St. Rita) (D 7-2)
175: Aiden Rodriguez (Prairie Ridge) d.Evan Vogt (LW Central) (MD 18-7)
190: alen Byrd (LW Central) d.Jihad Suleiman (Stagg) (F 1:52)
215: Kai Calcutt (Loyola) d.Justin Langford (LW Central) (F 2:23)
285: Aiden Hennings (LW Central) d.Treydius Palmer (Niles North) (F 0:15)

Third-place match results:
106: Valent (LW Central) d. Robinson (Prairie Ridge) F 1:40
113: Gray (Addison Trail) d. Fifer (LW Central) F 1:26
120: Becker (Deerfield) d. McKay (LW Central) D 9-4
126: Martinez (Deerfield) d. Richardson (LW Central) TF 19-3
132: Rogers (LW Central) d. Demetrio (Lake Forest) TF 20-1
138: Hatzopoulos (Loyola) d. Shin (Wheaton Academy) D 8-6
144: Hoger (Wheaton Academy) d. Shvartsman (Deerfield) SV-1 13-10
150: Nape (LW Central) d. Cioper (Prairie Ridge) TF 15-0
157: Lehman (St. Rita) d. Moritz (Prairie Ridge) MD 10-2
165: Harvey (LW Central) d. Driscoll (Stagg) F 2:00
175: Bautista (Addison Trail) d. Weissmueller (Deerfield) D 14-13
190: Somenek (Elk Grove) d. Seneses (Wheaton Academy) F 3:41
215: Morales (Stagg) d. De Souza (Wheaton Academy) F 1:14
285: Garcia (Wheaton Academy) d. Sandifer (Lake Forest) D 13-11

Barrington’s Moore-Prettyman-Dunn Invitational
IC Catholic Prep snared this year’s team title, 367-244 over second-place Grant, in an annual two-day tournament that was forced to take place in a single day on Friday due to Saturday’s projected snowfall.
Thirty-three teams participated in one grueling day of wrestling.
Knights’ coach Danny Alcocer sent six wrestlers to the finals and had two champions in Max Cumbee (132) and Brody Kelly (175), four runners-up, plus four third-placers, one fourth and one fifth.
Cumbee posted two tech falls and one fall before winning a 12-5 semifinal decision over Loyola’s Gavin Padilla, then posting a 7-1 win for the title over Barrington’s Ryan Dorn.
Kelly was dominant in posting four falls and one tech fall, capped on the title mat by a fall over Wheaton North’s Ryan Rosch.
Last year’s Class 2A team state champs enter this season in Rob Sherrill’s rankings as the top-ranked team in 2A. Twelve of IC Prep’s wrestlers are ranked in the top six of their weight classes, including top-ranked returning state champs Cumbee and Kelly. Also top-ranked are Sam Murante (126) and Frank Nitti (144).
Loyola finished third at Barrington with 216.5 points, followed by Barrington (202.5), Hersey (194), Providence (191), Stevenson (169), Glenbard West (151), Wheaton North (126.5), Lyons (113), Joliet West (107.5), Grayslake Central (101.5), Hampshire (98), Crystal Lake Central (93.5), Wauconda (89), Downers Grove South (84) Bradley-Bourbonnais (70), Belleville East (67), Mundelein (64.5), Libertyville (61.5), Plainfield South (60), Buffalo Grove (59), Waubonsie Valley (57), Lane Tech (52.5), York (52), Lake Zurich (48.5), Plainfield Central (44.5), Francis Howell, MO (41), Jacobs (36.5), Glenbard East (28), Sandwich (25.5), Prospect (25), Fenwick (23).

1st: IC Catholic Prep (367)
In addition to individual titles from Cumbee and Kelly, the Knights got seconds from Drew Murante (113), Aiden Arnett (157), Foley Calcagno (215) and Anthony Sebastian (285). Placing third for IC Prep were Sam Murante (126), Frank Nitti (144), Jacob Alvarez (150) and Joey Pontrelli (165). The Knights also got a fourth from Mike Bird (106) and a fifth from Jack Hanrahan (138).

2nd: Grant (244)
Bulldogs coach Mark Jolcover sent a pair of champions to the awards stand in Vince Jasinski (144) and Casey Gipson (190). Jasinski placed fourth in Class 3A at 126 last year and is ranked No. 3 at 132 to start the season. He posted three falls, one tech fall and capped his day with a major decision win for the title against Crystal Lake Central’s Nicholas Marchese.
Gipson was a state qualifier last year and is currently ranked among the honorable mentions to start the year. He used three falls and a major decision to set up a win by fall for the title at 190 against Hersey’s Grant Moga.
Placing second for Grant were Jayce Glauser (120) and Erik Rodriguez (138), with sixths coming from Brayden Myatt (106), Larry Quirk (113), and Aaden Arroyo (175).
A showdown between two returning state medal winners at 138 saw No. 3-ranked Griff Powell of Lyons win a 6-3 decision over Loyola’s No. 2 Erik Rodriguez.

3rd: Loyola Academy
Ramblers coach Matt Collum has two No. 1-ranked returning state medal winners in his lineup in Niko Odiotti (106) and Kai Calcutt (215), and both won Barrington titles. Odiotti placed second at 106 in 3A last year; Calcutt has placed second twice and was a state champion at 215 in 2024.
James Hemmila (150) also won a Barrington title and he’s ranked among the honorable mentions at 150 to start the year.
Odiotti posted two tech falls and a pin before winning a 4-2 decision over IC Prep’s Drew Murante in the Barrington finals at 113. Calcutt posted three falls and then had a medical forfeit advancement to the title mat, where he won by 10-4 decision against IC Prep’s Foley Calcagno.
Hemmila used three falls in reaching the semifinals, where he won 12-7 over Joliet West’s Coehn Weber, and then an 8-0 major decision for the title at 150 against Glenbard West’s Vince Tortoriello.
Gavin Pardilla (132) also placed fourth for Loyola, Quentin Williams (106) and Danny Malan (157) placed fifth, and Daniel Myint (120) finished sixth.

Other individual champions at Barrington were Glenbard West’s Aidan Ortega (106), Buffalo Grove’s Mykola Shamray (120), Barrington’s Kaleb Pratt (126), Lyons’ Griff Powell (138), Providence’s returning 2A state champion, No. 1-ranked Justus Heeg (157), Hersey’s Frankie Tagoe (165), and Belleville East’s returning 3A state champion, top-ranked Jonathan Rulo (285).
After a long day of wrestling, Mundelein’s Michael Vincic had amassed the most pins in the least time, with five falls in 11:08. Glenbard West’s four tech falls in 13:28 were the most techs in the least time on the day.
Stevenson’s Valentin Vihrov had five pins/tech falls in 5:59 to lead all wrestlers in that combination category, and Downers Grove South’s Maksym Yakymshyn posted the fastest pin, in 11 seconds. Providence Catholic’s Tommy Banas had the fast tech fall in 56 seconds; IC Prep’s Brody Kelly scored the most team points with 42.5 to the 42 team points posted by Grant’s Casey Gipson; Wheaton North’s Ryan Rosch had the most single match points with 28 and the most total match points with 93; and the largest seed-place difference went to Providence’s Ameer Khalil, who was seeded 30th but finished fifth at 175.

Championship match results:
106: Aidan Ortega (Glenbard W) d. Jeremiah Arroyo-Mcmullan (Lane) D 13-11
113: Niko Odiotti (Loyola) d. Drew Murante (IC Prep) D 4-2
120: Mykola Shamray (Buffalo Grove) d. Jace Glauser (Grant) MD 10-2
126: Kaleb Pratt (Barrington) d. Oleksandr Havrylkiv (Hersey) D 1-0
132: Max Cumbee (IC Prep) d. Ryan Dorn (Barrington) D 7-1
138: Griff Powell (Lyons) d. Erik Rodriguez (Grant) D 6-3
144: Vince Jasinski (Grant) d. Nicholas Marchese (Crystal Lake C) MD 9-1
150: James Hemmila (Loyola) d. Vince Tortoriello (Glenbard W) MD 8-0
157: Justus Heeg (Providence) d. Aiden Arnett (IC Prep) MD 13-4
165: Frankie Tagoe (Hersey) d. Jackson Hanselman (York) D 10-6
175: Brody Kelly (IC Prep) d. Ryan Rosch (Wheaton N) F 2:45
190: Casey Gipson (Grant) d. Grant Moga (Hersey) F 3:52
215: Kai Calcutt (Loyola) d. Foley Calcagno (IC Prep) D 10-4
285: Jonathan Rulo (Belleville E) d. Anthony Sebastian (IC Prep) D 6-0

Third-place match results:
106: Dominic DeMarco (Grayslake C) d. Mike Bird (IC Prep) D 10-8
113: Daniel Berdich (Stevenson) d. Vince DeMarco (Grayslake C) F 3:28
120: Griffin Heeney (Providence) d. Tanner Stone (DG South) F 3:00
126: Sammy Murante (IC Prep) d. Saul Ramirez (Barrington) D 8-1
132: Shawn Kogan (Stevenson) d. Gavin Pardilla (Loyola) MD 10-1
138: Tommy Banas (Providence) d. Mikey Polyakov (Stevenson) MD 14-6
144: Franke Nitti (IC Prep) d. Jimmy Whitaker (Barrington) D 7-5
150: Jacob Alvarez (IC Prep) d. Coehn Weber (Joliet W) med. fft.
157: Daniel Blanke (Barrington) d. Brian Hart (Wauconda) F 1:31
165: Joey Pontrelli (IC Prep) d. Julian Flores (Wheaton N) SV-1 10-9
175: Brody McKenna (Wauconda) d. Sam Cushman (Barrington) TF 16-1
190: Ty Sabin (Plainfield C) d. Aaron Jafri (Barrington) F 3:22
215: Johnathan Slump (Hersey) d. Carter Hintz (Hampshire) med. fft.
285: Knox Homola (Hampshire) d. Anthony Forst (Waubonsie Valley) MD 10-2

Vernon Hills’ Varsity Cougar Thanksgiving Invitational
Vernon Hill’s annual tournament was one of the few that took place anywhere in Illinois due to Saturday’s state-wide snowfall. Three teams dropped out but 15 teams showed up, and when the dust settled it was Glenbrook South that captured the team title.
Glenbrook South posted a 225-156 edge over second-place Johnsburg. Crystal Lake South placed third with 144.5 points. The Titans won the team title for the second consecutive year and have finished second twice and third once in the past five years at Vernon Hills.
Coach Pat Castillo saw 11 of his wrestlers finish in the top four, including a pair of individual champions in Ermuun Urtnasan (126) and Roman Ocampo (138).
Urtnasan posted three tech fall wins on the day, capped by a 17-1 win on the title mat. Ocampo won by fall and simple decision before winning by fall on the title mat.
Niles North (142.5) placed fourth, followed by Glenbrook North (134), St. Viator (115), Bartlett (112), Cary-Grove (93), Evanston (79.5), Harvard (79), Vernon Hills (74), Grayslake North (68), Taft (65), Woodstock North (63.5), and Harvest Christian (58.5).

1st: Glenbrook South (225 points)
In addition to titles from Urtnasan and Ocampo, placing third for Glenbrook South were Diego Arteaga (120), Kale Schrauth (150), Dominic Marino (175) and Sain Uranbold (215). Finishing fourth were Jack Burton (144), Joey Marquardt (157), Jacob Shamoon (190), Louis Luna (215) and Joey Torres (285).

2nd: Johnsburg (156)
Coach James Sylvanus sent five wrestlers to the title mat and got an individual championship from Kainoa Ancog (157) among eight total wrestlers finishing in the top six of their weight classes.
Ancog posted three falls to win his title, capped by a fall at 0:38 in the finals against Niles North’s Nathan Eiduk. Placing second were Chase Vogel (120), Chase Davis (132), Duke Mays (190) and Jackson Hjorth (215). Micah Klos (138) and Tanner Hansen (150) placed fifth and Josh Key finished sixth (144) for the Skyhawks.

3rd: Crystal Lake South (144.5)
The Gators sent three individual champs to the awards stand in Logan Aarseth (113), Nathan Randle (144) and Aiden Marrello (165). Coach Trevor Jauch also got a second-place finish from Christopher Talbert (106) and fifths from Zachary Stinson (175) and Camden Moffet (285).

Other individual champions in Vernon Hills were Harvard’s Liam Parker (106), Taft’s Bernardo Roque (120), Harvest Christian’s Brennan O’Donnell (132) and Max Mulhearn (150), Niles North’s Nicholas Marcus (175), St. Viator’s Jaxon Penovich (190), Evanston’s Brooks Tyler (215) and No. 6 Jeremy Marshall (285).

Glenbrook North’s AJ Metallo’s five pins in 5:51 were the most pins in the least time of any wrestler present, while Glenbrook South’s Urtnasan had the most tech falls in the least time, with 3 techs in 9:16. Niles North’s Treydius Palmer had the fastest pin in 11 seconds, while Cary-Grove’s Jacob Turner posted the fastest tech fall in 1:22.
Johnsburg’s Ancog, Niles North’s Marcus, and St. Viator’s Penovich tied for the most team points scored with 30, and Glenbrook North’s Henry Hafner scored the most total match points with 82. St. Viator’s Thomas Emery provided the largest seed-place difference, as the 14th seed at 113 pounds placed third.

Vernon Hills championship match results:
106: Liam Parker (Harvard) d. Christopher Talbert (Crystal Lake S) F 1:16
113: Logan Aarseth (Crystal Lake S) d. Caleb Son (Glenbrook N) Inj. dflt.
120: Bernardo Roque (Taft) d. Chase Vogel (Johnsburg) D 10-4
126: Ermuun Urtnasan (Glenbrook S) d. Nathan Flores (St. Viator) TF 17-1
132: Brennan O’Donnell (Harvest Christian) d. Chase Davis (Johnsburg) TF 17-2
138: Roman Ocampo (Glenbrook S) d. Gael Garcia (Niles North) F 3:17
144: Nathan Randle (Crystal Lake S) d. Jordan Mokhtarian (Glenbrook N) TF 16-0
150: Max Mulhearn (Harvest Christian) d. Cameron Engels (Bartlett) F 5:03
157: Kainoa Ancog (Johnsburg) d. Nathan Eiduk (Niles North) F 0:38
165: Aiden Marrello (Crystal Lake S) d. Jacob Becker (Vernon Hills) F 3:50
175: Nicholas Marcus (Niles North) d. Diego Lopez (Evanston) F 2:15
190: Jaxon Penovich (St. Viator) d. Duke Mays (Johnsburg) F 1:33
215: Brooks Tyler (Evanston) d. Jackson Hjorth (Johnsburg) F 5:12
285: Jeremy Marshall (Evanston) d. Wynn Phillipi (St. Viator) D 9-2

Third-place results:
106: Gavin Ventura (Niles North) d. Alan Edwards (Evanston) F 0:27
113: Thomas Emery (St. Viator) d. Charles Dominguez (Vernon Hills) Inj. dflt.
120: Diego Arteaga (Glenbrook S) d. Olin Wiedel (Woodstock N) D 6-0
126: AJ Metallo (Glenbrook N) d. Charlie Parker (Harvard) F 2:21
132: Oliver Michie (Glenbrook N) d. Sonny Franciose (Bartlett) F 0:48
138: Jacob Turner (Cary-Grove) d. Joseph Caputo (Bartlett) F 3:15
144: Gus Saletta (Bartlett) d. Jack Burton (Glenbrook S) MD 15-6
150: Kale Schrauth (Glenbrook S) d. Isaac Johnson (Glenbrook N) F 5:37
157: Leonardo Zavala (Cary-Grove) d. Joey Marquardt (Glenbrook S) D 7-1
165: Brennan Peters (Harvard) d. Henry Hafner (Glenbrook N) F 1:11
175: Dominic Marino (Glenbrook S) d. Jordan Connor (Grayslake N) F 2:11
190: David Randecker (Woodstock N) d. Jacob Shamoon (Glenbrook S) F 1:10
215: Sain Uranbold (Glenbrook S) d. Louis Luna (Glenbrook S) MD 18-6
285: David Williams (Grayslake N) d. Joey Torres (Glenbrook S) F 1:47

Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational

Freeport received points from all eight of its individuals in the varsity division and six of those placed in the top six with one finishing second to score 110 points, assuring it of the title of Wednesday’s Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational, which featured 30 teams. Sandwich edged defending champ Warren Township 100.5-100 for second while Sycamore (94), South Elgin (93), Hampshire (91), LaSalle-Peru (90) and Kaneland (87) rounded out the top-eight teams.

Leading the way for coach Brad Parsons’ champion Lady Pretzels were runner-up Brea Balles (115) and third-place finishers Kaiya Galindo (120) and NaJeyah Wallace (155). Bella Martins (155) finished fourth, Lily Wurster (190) placed fifth and Ariyana Calmese (105) took sixth while Carolina Huertero (130) and Caydance Fellows (170) scored valuable team points and Nalani Isaac (170) took third place in the unscored junior-varsity bracket for Freeport, who took ninth place in last year’s competition, finishing 146 points behind the champion Blue Devils. In the tight team battle, the Pretzels helped their cause by recording a tournament-high 18 pins.

Top finishers for coach Derek Jones’ runner-up Lady Indians were runner-up Lydia Cartwright (120), third-place finishers Jessica Rios (115) and Alexia Cather (140) while Olivia Agajanian (110) and Norah Vick (125) finished fifth and Jazmin Rios (155) took sixth place. Karlie Hardekopf (115) and Ruby Ferguson (135) both won titles in the junior-varsity bracket. 

Coach Nick Grujanac’s third-place Blue Devils were led by champions Jane Kelly (135) and Tyanna Jackson (145), third-place finisher Hanna Bairstow (170) as well as Aaliyah Vazquez (120), who claimed fifth place. In the junior-varsity brackets, Sadie Fugelseth (140) placed first.

The other E-Rab Girls Invitational champions were LaSalle-Peru’s Kalista Frost (100) and Kiely Domyancich (125), Hampshire’s Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (120) and Samantha Diehl (190), Sycamore’s Ema Durst (140) and Jasmine Enriquez (235), Rockford East’s Saya Hongmoungkhoune (105), Antioch’s Londyn LLoyd (110), Crystal Lake South’s Annalee Aarseth (115), Richmond-Burton’s Madelyn Peterie (130), South Elgin’s Allison Garbacz (155) and Wyoming Seminary, PA’s Alexis Penley (170). 

Seven placewinners from the 2025 IHSA Finals claimed championships. Hongmoungkhoune won the 100 title last year while Aarseth was second at 110, Nidelea-Polanin took third at 115, Diehl placed third at 190, Durst was fourth at 140, Garbacz was fourth at 145 and Domyancich was fifth at 115. Penley, a six-time Illinois champion and two-time national champion in Freestyle and Folkstyle for the West Suburban Girls Wrestling Club in Naperville, is ranked 15th at 190 by Sports Illustrated and was her school’s lone entrant. Also, Garbacz was an honorable mention selection in the same national rankings at 155.

Petrerie led the varsity champions with 30 team points while Aarseth, Hongmoungkhoune, LLoyd and Penley all tied for second with 29.5 points. Penley edged Nidelea-Polanin 53-52 for the most total match points. Diehl, Domyancich, Durst, Hongmoungkhoune and Kelly also won titles in last year’s E-Rab Girls Invitational.

Additional second-place finishers were Harlem’s Mya Olejiniczak (100) and Madison Heneks (130), Seneca’s Sammie Greisen (125) and Haiden Lavarier (145), Belvidere North’s Emily Taylor (140) and Savanna Trevino (235), Saint Viator’s Charlotte Nold (105), Kaneland’s Thalia Paton (110), Rockford East’s Natalya Montoya (135), Crystal Lake Central’s Cait Jones (155), Sycamore’s Frankie McMurtry (170) and Guilford’s Anjanne Haywood (190). Jones posted the largest seed-to-place difference in the invite, improving 13 positions from her 15th-seed.

The closest championship match was at 100 where Frost edged Olejiniczak 8-6. At 125, Domyancich claimed a 10-4 decision over Greisen, who was a state medalist in 2024, while Garbacz captured a 15-3 major decision over Jones at 155. Hongmoungkhoune won by injury default in 5:22 over Nold at 105 and Penley won by technical fall in 4:00 over McMurtry at 170.

In title matches decided by fall, LLoyd won in 3:17 over Paton at 110, Aarseth was a winner in 1:22 over Balles at 115, Nidelea-Polanin won in 1:35 over Cartwright at 120 and Peterie was a winner in 2:30 over Heneks at 130. Also, Kelly won in 1:02 over Montoya at 135, Durst was a winner in 3:35 over Taylor at 140, Jackson won in 1:32 over Lavarier at 145, Diehl was a winner in 3:10 over Haywood at 190 and Enriquez won in 1:32 over Trevino at 235.

Other third-place finishers were Kaneland’s Amadahy Torres (100) and Reygan Behrends (145),

Hampshire’s Annabelle Mueller (105), LaSalle-Peru’s Sarah Lowery (110), Hersey’s Soha Faisal (125), Belvidere North’s Rowan Cello (130), Sycamore’s Winter Beard (135), Jefferson’s Kylie Eilken (190) and Thornton Township’s Miniyai Adams (235). Mueller was the lone individual in the tournament to capture three victories by technical fall.

Also finishing fourth were Hersey’s Alexandra Gumino (120) and Abigail Tellez Laguna (170), Antioch’s Magdelyn Brough (130) and Rylee Dunlavy (140), Johnsburg’s Arianna Deckmann (190) and Carmen Sierra (235), Loyola Academy’s Emma Matsunaga (100), South Elgin’s Leila Ruiz (105), Sterling’s Nevaeh Delgado (110), Byron’s Rylie Dach (115), Thornton Township’s Kayla Beard (125), Jefferson’s Stand Paw (135) and LaSalle-Peru’s Avalyn Edwall (145).

Additional fifth-place finishers were Jefferson’s Danika Lamb (100), Hersey’s Emma Strohmeier (105), South Elgin’s Azucena Rodriguez (115), Rochelle’s Cammyla Macias (130), Thornton Township’s Shuntara Freeman (135), Barrington’s Nicole Dziura (140), Hampshire’s Madison Minson (145), Loyola Academy’s Mma Akela (155), Antioch’s Josie Blau (170) and Harlem’s Carla Pineda (235). Lamb also had recorded the most pins in the least time with four in 4:01.

Sixth-place showings were also turned in by Kaneland’s Bella Gruber (130), Chloe Cervantes (140) and Alexis Zahlit (170), South Elgin’s Anni Romo (110) and Ivary Ortiz (190), Hersey’s A’shira Manuel (100), Saint Viator’s Evalyn Idzik (115), Richmond-Burton’s Breanna Warren (120), Barrington’s April Tavarez (125), Fremd’s Gobbileg Erdenebat (135), Sterling’s Vivianna Torres (145) and Marengo’s Madalynn Woodcock (235).

The other title winners in the junior-varsity brackets were Thornton Township’s Camila Olvera-Garnica (100), Tayonne Frye (105) and Tyler Lee (145), Hersey’s Nikita Variano (120) and Leah Osorio (190), LaSalle-Peru’s Amelia Buckley (110), Saint Viator’s Fiona Monaco (125), Richmond-Burton’s Brooklyn Peterie (130), Hononegah’s Bellani Villa (155), Antioch’s Malina Cook (170) and Streamwood’s Airam Fernandez (235).

Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational team standings

1. Freeport 110, 2. Sandwich 100.5, 3. Warren Township 100, 4. Sycamore 94, 5. South Elgin 93, 6. Hampshire 91, 7. LaSalle-Peru 90, 8. Kaneland 87, 9. Hersey 82, 10. Antioch 73.5, 11. Harlem 72, 12. Belvidere North 71, 13. Jefferson 66, 14. Rockford East 57.5, 15. Richmond-Burton 52, 16. Thornton Township 50, 17. Seneca 42, 18. Loyola Academy 37.5, 19. Johnsburg 36, 20. Sterling 34, 21. Saint Viator 33, 22. Crystal Lake South 31.5, 23. Wyoming Seminary, PA 29.5, 24. Crystal Lake Central 28, 25. Guilford 25, 26. Barrington 24.5, 27. Fremd 17, 28. Byron 13, 28. Marengo 13, 28. Rochelle 13, 31. Hononegah 12, 32. Grayslake Central 11.

Rockford East E-Rab Girls Invitational championship matches

100 – Kalista Frost (LaSalle-Peru) over Mya Olejiniczak (Harlem), D 8-6
105 – Saya Hongmoungkhoune (Rockford East) over Charlotte Nold (Saint Viator), Inj. 5:22
110 – Londyn LLoyd (Antioch) over Thalia Paton (Kaneland), F 3:17
115 – Annalee Aarseth (Crystal Lake South) over Brea Balles (Freeport), F 1:22
120 – Amelia Nidelea-Polanin (Hampshire) over Lydia Cartwright (Sandwich), F 1:35
125 – Kiely Domyancich (LaSalle-Peru) over Sammie Greisen (Seneca), D 10-4
130 – Madelyn Peterie (Richnond-Burton) over Madison Heneks (Harlem), F 2:30
135 – Jane Kelly (Warren Township) over Natalya Montoya (Rockford East), F 1:02
140 – Ema Durst (Sycamore) over Emily Taylor (Belvidere North), F 3:35
145 – Tyanna Jackson (Warren Township) over Haiden Lavarier (Seneca), F 1:32
155 – Allison Garbacz (South Elgin) over Cait Jones (Crystal Lake Central), MD 15-3
170 – Alexis Penley (Wyoming Seminary, PA) over Frankie McMurtry (Sycamore), TF 4:00
190 – Samantha Diehl (Hampshire) over Anjanne Haywood (Guilford), F 3:10
235 – Jasmine Enriquez (Sycamore) over Savanna Trevino (Belvidere North), F 1:32