FIRST TEAM
Evan Bates
School: Chesterton.
Year: Junior.
Weight Class: 220.
Record: 41-1.
Accolades: State champion.
Riley Bettich
School: Crown Point.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 120.
Record: 26-6.
Accolades: Fourth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate runner-up.
Damari Dancy
School: Portage.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 285.
Record: 36-4.
Accolades: Fourth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Giovanni Diaz
School: Wheeler.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 120.
Record: 42-2.
Accolades: Third at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion. Committed to Franklin & Marshall.
Brock Ellis
School: Chesterton.
Year: Junior.
Weight Class: 145.
Record: 49-1.
Accolades: Fifth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Logan Frazier
School: Crown Point.
Year: Freshman.
Weight Class: 113.
Record: 38-3.
Accolades: Third at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Sam Goin
School: Crown Point.
Year: Freshman.
Weight Class: 106.
Record: 37-2.
Accolades: Fifth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Eli Hickman
School: Rensselaer Central.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 138.
Record: 44-4.
Accolades: Seventh at state. Semistate runner-up. Sectional and regional champion. Committed to Concordia for baseball.
Noah Hollendonner
School: Crown Point.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 160.
Record: 40-5.
Accolades: State runner-up. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Jacob Maldonado
School: Merrillville.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 145.
Record: 11-3.
Accolades: Sixth at state. Third at semistate. Sectional and regional champion after missing regular season with injury.
Jesse Mendez
School: Crown Point.
Year: Sophomore.
Weight Class: 132.
Record: 40-1.
Accolades: State champion for second straight season.
Stephen Roberson
School: Crown Point.
Year: Junior.
Weight Class: 126.
Record: 38-3.
Accolades: Fifth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
Aidan Torres
School: Chesterton.
Year: Freshman.
Weight Class: 126.
Record: 43-7.
Accolades: Sixth at state. Sectional champion. Regional and semistate runner-up.
Tyler Turley
School: Hobart.
Year: Junior.
Weight Class: 152.
Record: 36-9.
Accolades: Sixth at state. Semistate runner-up. Sectional and regional champion.
Khris Walton
School: Merrillville.
Year: Senior.
Weight Class: 182.
Record: 41-6.
Accolades: Fourth at state. Sectional, regional and semistate champion.
HONORABLE MENTION
(in alphabetical order) Jeffrey Bailey, River Forest, sophomore, 106; Bradley Conrad, Portage, junior, 132; Johnny Cortez, Lake Central, sophomore, 106; Orlando Cruz, Crown Point, freshman, 145; Nam Doan, Lake Central, freshman, 113; Shawn Hollis, Lowell, senior, 152; Ethan Kaiser, Chesterton, junior, 138; Colin Kwiatkowski, Valparaiso, senior, 182; Andres Larios, Clark, senior, 285; Gavin Layman, Chesterton, junior, 170; Tyson Nisley, LaPorte, senior, 138; Sam Perez, Highland, senior, 285; Cole Solomey, Kankakee Valley, freshman, 120; Jason Streck, Merrillville, junior, 220; Stefan Vitello, Valparaiso, sophomore, 113.
Dave Melton is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
