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The score ended in a tie, though Joliet Catholic Academy won for an unsportsmanlike-like infraction and tiebreaker against the Panthers. By Porten edged Josh Hock 4-3 before Cheshier won by fall in 3:46 over Damewood and Zac Johnson followed with a pin in 5:15 over Logan Palmer. After placing fourth a year ago at 100, Ayane Jasinski looked for bigger things this season in the state finals. Aaron Stewart (45-2), who at various times in the year was near, or on top of the 152-pound weight class, made a strong push towards winning it all in what was a first class 16-man field, until claiming third overall. Our team got a lot bigger this year and we almost had all of the weights this year, I think we were missing two, Ball said. Yorkville Christians impressive first two state appearances saw a dominating performance from coach Mike Vesters 23-6 squad that resulted in a championship in its debut in 2022 and then just missing out on capturing another state title in its return visit to Bloomington. After being a part of a team that made it to dual-team state, this feels great to make it downstate, Humphreys said. It was a great debut season for coach Trevor Jauch, who won three Class 2A titles for Crystal Lake Central from 2009-2011 when he competed for coach Justen Lehr and was on a third-place team as a sophomore and second-place squads as a junior and senior. After losing by one point to Swank in her opening match, Cecala, who finished 22-7 this season, recorded four falls, winning in 2:06 over Mathis, in 3:56 over Jotzat, in 2:00 over Mueller and in 2:31 over Ibanez. We have a few who are goingoff to college to wrestle. . It makes me have to work harder and be stronger. We couldnt sit back and count on our superstars to bail us out, and from the loss to JCA, the focus, and drive took off, and we began to build confidence as the season went on. And Kibbe claimed a 4-1 decision over Dundee-CrownsTeigen Moreno to take seventh place. WEIGH-IN'S WILL CLOSE AT 1:00 P.M. MATCHES WILL COMMENCE AT 2:00 P.M. AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FINALS ARE COMPLETE SATURDAY EVENING. IWCOA Frosh/Soph Sectional at Lake Zurich High School on March 5, 2023 And thats what Emma Engels did by becoming the first girl to win an IHSA wrestling title from a School District U-46 school when she took top honors at 100 at the IHSA Finals. Murray, whos 339-102 in 21 years leading the program, was announced as one of this years inductees for the IWCOA Hall of Fame. Senior Reed (285) and junior Murphy (160) were the teams other two state qualifiers. Marmion AcademysAshton Hobson claimed third place after capturing an 8-7 decision over Ferrari. There was a mixture of individuals who fell a bit short in the sectionals of advancing to the IHSA Individual Finals in Champaign, some who didnt get to compete much since they were on a state-ranked teams and a few who had health reasons for not seeingmuch action. Kogan, a freshman who won 25 matches this season, only had one match that wasnt a decision, his opener, which he won 18-8 over Normal Communitys Carter Mayes. Sophomore Mouser (106) fell one win shy of getting a medal while sophomore Brent (113) also qualified. After seeing his dreams of an appearance in the IHSA Finals get dashed following a narrow loss in the consolation semifinals of the Class 3A Barrington Sectional, Connor Diemel sought a better conclusion to his season at the Frosh/Soph Championships. Winning sectional titles were WashingtonsSymon Woods (101),Normal Wests Dylan McGrew (106),Tremonts Dylan Eimer (113),Mortons Caiden Robison (120), Metamoras Connor Graham (126),Danvilles Ty Rangel (132), Pontiacs Boden Brooks (138),Mahomet-Seymours AJ Demos (145),Olympias Kelton Graden(152), Unitys Josh Heath (160), Clintons Kristian Hibbard (170),Dunlaps Joe Weeks(182), Limestones Ethan Dixon (195),High School of Saint Thomas Mores James Schmidt (220) and Bloomingtons David Williams (285). For help contact kyle.keith59@gmail.com or click here. It would come down to bonus points and although we only won six matches, we only gave up one bonus point loss, and thats how you stay close to great teams, and win in the end, opined Barrett, whose pin at 2:48 set the stage for his rookie teammate who needed just 1:42 to close out the Caravan. We ask them one thing, to just give yourself, your team and your community your best effort, and thats all that we can ask. Two-time state champion Joey Ruzic respondedwith a fall in 3:56 over Gleason before Dial answered with a pin in 0:48 over Walker Britz and Gray followed with a fall in 0:27 over Jayden Brown. Five of the Panthers eight victories were decisions, beginning with a 3-0 win by Eli Gonzalez over George Hollendoner in the opener at 126 pounds. Powell took third place with a 7-0 decision over Lenz. Perez placed fourth at 195, Connolly fell one win shy of getting a medal at 182 and Fitzpatrick was the teams other qualifier. I didnt expect to win it.. The Pretzels standout advanced to her third state finals with a fall in 3:54 over Charlestons Alaynia Bryant. And Larry Kanke, the Maple Leafs coach for 32 years and a longtime official who was a class of 2002 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee, was honored as one of four Grand Marshals, along with Roy Snyder, Randall Konstans and Mike Garland. CoachAvenFebruary 20 in High School Wrestling. I beileve the info is on teamillinois.com. Justice Humphreys was thrilled to be moving on in the IWCOA postseason following his 1-0 win over Buffalo Groves Chris Chi in a hard-fought 152-pound final. He is assisted by Vince Chambliss and Brendan Watson. Wauconda received a fall from Merevick (195) and a 10-5 decision from Andrews (138) over Timmy Smith while Rockey (106) and Randle (113) received forfeit wins to conclude the match. Orozco, a sophomore who went 5-5 and was a member of a Huskies team thatqualified for their first trip to the IHSA Dual Team Finals since 1997, won several close matches. This page was generated at 1 minute ago. Champions of the first IHSA finals who werent able to repeat were Altons Antonia Phillps, who took third at 145, Unitys Lexi Ritchie, who was fourth at 155 and Huesca-Rodriguez, who was second at 190. The driving force behind much of the success at Lockport Township for several years has come from the Oster Family. The Maple Leafs moved in front at 30-27 following a fall from Stohl over Merevick in 4:38 and another pin, this one in 3:09, by Levi Neumann over Joe Scianna. This was the fifth time that coach Jon Murray has led one of his Maple Leafs teams to 20 or more wins in a season. Its a hard-nosed room where theres battles every day and they compete for everything, and thats what we preach. To me, Im really excited because that shows that a sport that I put a lot of time and effort is also going to grow and will help me to become a better wrestler because Ill have more opponents in the area than I can wrestle with. Im very proud of ourBulldogs!, Deerfield (17-6) saw its hopes of claiming a second-straight state trophy get dashed when Wauconda captured the first of its historic two dual meets that were won by criteria. Shamon got second at state and hes my cousin so hes helped me out a lot. Its great, Hinrichsen said. Indiana Frosh-Soph State North Qualifier. Joliet Catholic Academy state champion Mason Alessio posted the first finals fall with his 33-second masterpiece against Braden Baker, securing a cradle that converted into a dominant final performance. This site also has Jiu Jitsu, Beach and Belt tournaments listed. You know, that was the deciding factor because they had a stud at 120 so we wantedto make sure we were ahead by seven going into that match. Hes assisted by Gary Wilmarth. Yes, that loss in the blood-round has made me work harder than ever, knowing that I would have a second chance to make it to a state tournament, so winning regionals, then today, means a lot to me, said Meade, who was 31-17 during the regular season. She only needed 1:32 in the 120 championship match to record a fall over Yorkvilles Yamilet Aguirre to cap her successful two-day showing at Grossinger Motors Arena. the ref hit the floor, I looked at my coach and Im like, did that just happen? And I was screaming my lungs out and I was like, this is so exciting. Garrett Luke followed with a fall in 1:42 over Wyatt Sego and Dvorak won with a pin in 1:27 over Danny Murphy. Humphreys, a sophomore who went 32-17 to help Warren Township reach the quarterfinals, where it fell to eventual third-place finisher Lockport, took first place at 152 with a 3-2 win on a tiebreaker over Belleville Easts TerenceWillis to become one of the Blue Devils two champions, with Anthony Soto later first at 220. Joliet Catholic Academy (15-8) had no troubles in the lower bracket. While Plainfield South was able to get a state qualifier, junior Matthew Janiak, who ended up placing sixth at 195, three other individuals who had 25 or more victories couldnt advance from the Class 3A Normal Community Sectional, with one of those being Colin Bickett. 2022 IKWF, IESA, and Frosh/Soph State Qualifiers - QCA Wrestle The Hononegah sophomore, who finished with a 27-6 record, is ranked 13th nationally at 117. While the average number of losses by IHSA champs in two years is under three, Engels showed once again that it doesnt matter how many defeats you have during a season, how well you perform on the final weekend is all that really matters. I feel good wrestling the boysthis year because it really helps me to motivate myself and itgets me to be prepared for right now. Rodriguez, who registered a 36-12 overall record, which included 17 pins and a trip to sectionals, overcame a dicey first period to come back and beat Vihrov, 7-5. After the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team State Finals between Coal City and Yorkville Christian thrilled the big crowd with a one-point finish, followed by yet another one-point decision from the 2A combatants, Washington, and Joliet Catholic Academy, there was hardly enough oxygen remaining in the building to survive the drama of the Class 3A State Finals. My season got cut short, Siwinski said. It feels really great, Engels said. Warren Township had three champions while Hersey had two title winners at the Lake Zurich Sectional, which included qualifiers from the Lake Zurich and Lakes Regionals. 8 Lockport, the Saints, with a new lease on life, came out of the blocks with the wind in their sails, racing out to a 32-3 advantage over No. Huchel started the meet at 113 with a fall in 1:01 over Clara Samayoa before Saul Trejo won by technical fall over Aister and Omar Samayoa captured a 9-6 decision over Rangel to make it 8-6. Even in our Coal City match that we lost, I felt like we competed, we just werent winning matches. It felt really good and it was really exciting for all of us to be able to do all of that, Cheshier said. When we faced Sycamore earlier in the season, they werent this team, they were still good but they were missing a lot of people. Zions Kaden Becker (160) and Keller Stocks (182), East Peorias Chase Bancroft (195) and Jose Deltoro (285), Cantons Dyllan Steele (101), Mahomet-SeymoursColton McClure (106), Hoopeston Areas Aiden Bell (126), Deer Creek-MackinawsPeyton Hixon (138), St. Joseph-Ogdens Coy Hayes (152) and El Paso-Gridleys Christopher Blackmore (220). Claiming sixth-place finishes were Tafts Bernardo Roque at 101, Normal Wests Dylan McGrew at 106, Glenbard Easts Ismael Chaidez at 113, Bremens Elijiah Wofford at 120, Stillman Valleys Henry Hildreth at 126, Schaumburgs Rocco Fontela at 132, Coal Citys Mason Garner at 138 and Belleville Easts Braden Kelly at 145. Dominic was a varsity wrestler last year, and took his lumps at times, but he still did a great job competing as an underclassmen at a big weight, Lehr said. Youll never know what you might be good at unless you try it. As a team we placed first as a team at the Neuqua Valley Scuffle, second at Granite City, first at our own Marty Williams Invitational, first in the Apollo Conference; Regional dhampions and Sectional Dual victoryto qualifyfor the Final 8 Dual Team Tournament. Frosh Soph State - High School Wrestling - IndianaMat Vernons Faith Barrett at 170, District 230 Carl Sandburgs Janae Vargas at 190 and Curies Aaliyah Grandberry at 235. One week later, she added to her already impressive resume by claiming a fourth-place finish at 164 in 16U at the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals that took place in Omaha, Nebraska.
