Kevin McGavin

Waubonse's Antonio Torres, right, controls Naperville Central's Shane Roth in the 170-pound championship match of the Class 3A Marmion Regional in Aurora on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Wrestling notes: Sophomore Antonio Torres rides ‘good hips’ to sectional title for Waubonsie Valley

February 18, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

Since missing the DuPage Valley Conference Meet with an ankle injury, Waubonsie Valley's Antonio Torres has returned with a vengeance. At Saturday's Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional, Torres defeated his...

West Aurora's Dzhabrail Khurshidov tries to turn Marist's Ghee Rachal in the 195-pound championship match of the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Wrestling notes: West Aurora’s Dzhabrail Khurshidov and Yorkville’s Nick Stemmet take care of business with sectional titles

February 17, 2020 at 7:43 p.m.

Yorkville's Nick Stemmet has yet to drop a match this season at 195 pounds. West Aurora's Dzhabrail Khurshidov has not lost in 2020 at the same weight. The senior rivals...

Metea Valley's Sean Burke, left, works against East Aurora's Latron Cannon in the 182-pound championship match of the Class 3A Marmion Regional in Aurora on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Wrestling notes: Sean Burke puts ‘the program on my back’ in winning regional title for Metea Valley

February 11, 2020 at 5:41 p.m.

Metea Valley senior Sean Burke checked off all the boxes Saturday afternoon. "We try to get them to wrestle with a sense of urgency," said Matt Long, the Mustangs' first-year...

3A 170 - Huntley's David Ferrante works to escape from Wheaton North's Quinlan Nelson during the 170-pound match in the Class 3A state semifinals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Feb, 15, 2019.

Wrestling notes: West Dundee resident Jacob Tinajero steps up as senior leader for Marmion

February 11, 2020 at 6:41 a.m.

Marmion senior Jacob Tinajero has a single-minded pursuit. Tinajero, a West Dundee resident, needed only 51 seconds Saturday afternoon to capture the Class 3A regional title at 138 pounds. And...

Aurora Christian's Noah Villarreal begins to celebrate winning the Class 1A 126-pound state championship match at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Saturday Feb. 16 2019.

Wrestling notes: Yorkville’s Cole Ferguson comes through in ‘big-time moment’ to win regional title

February 10, 2020 at 8:33 p.m.

Yorkville junior Cole Ferguson was clearly under pressure entering the third period. But two minutes later, Ferguson emerged victorious after scoring a late takedown on Pekin's Ryan Haynes for a...

East Aurora's JayCee Gonzalez gets closer to completing a pin during a match this season. Gonzalez is the first wrestler in 37 years to go undefeated in the regular season for the Tomcats.

Wrestling notes: Pin machine JayCee Gonzalez completes undefeated regular season for East Aurora

February 3, 2020 at 8:27 p.m.

East Aurora's JayCee Gonzalez kept his focus on completing one final regular-season task Friday night against archrival West Aurora. With a win by pin at 170 pounds, the senior standout...

Wrestling notes: Neuqua Valley’s Reese Martin meets match in DuPage Valley Conference finals

January 28, 2020 at 11:05 p.m.

Neuqua Valley senior Reese Martin realized what went wrong. It's beyond imperative in a showdown between elite wrestlers — the first points are monumental. "I gave up that first takedown,"...

Bartlett's Jacob Cwenar, right, moved up to 195 pounds and won the Upstate Eight Conference championship.

Wrestling notes: Bartlett’s Jacob Cwenar stays ‘flexible,’ moves up to win conference title at 195

January 28, 2020 at 8:18 p.m.

Bartlett's Jacob Cwenar was on a mission Saturday afternoon at the Upstate Eight Conference Meet in Bensenville. A senior who normally wrestles at 182 pounds, Cwenar moved up for the...

Yorkville's Nick Stemmet tries to escape from Willowbrook's Jack Jessen in the Class 3A 182-pound match at the state meet on Friday, Feb. 17, 2018.

Wrestling notes: Yorkville’s Ben and Nick Stemmet gain support from ‘freak athlete’ Cale Reeder

January 27, 2020 at 7:26 p.m.

Twin brothers Nick and Ben Stemmet are the undisputed brand names in wrestling for Yorkville. But Cale Reeder and Cole Ferguson also came to the forefront during Saturday's Southwest Prairie...

Naperville North's Dane Tsao, left, tries to escape from against Harlem's Cadence Hecox during the Batavia Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Wrestling notes: Naperville North coach Tom Champion has great expectations for Dane Tsao

January 21, 2020 at 7:40 p.m.

Dane Tsao will not be located on any of the niche wrestling websites among the elite 195-pounders in Class 3A. But Naperville North coach Tom Champion has high hopes for...

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