Julian Hartwig won all three of his matches, but it didn’t prove to be enough for host DeKalb, which dropped three duals on the opening day of the Don Flavin Invitational on Monday.

Sycamore dropped a 37-30 decision to Hersey in its second dual during Monday’s Don Flavin Invitational at DeKalb. The narrow loss followed an opening 45-27 loss to Lincoln-Way West, but the Spartans bounced back to finish with a victory.

Adam Carrick was familiar with Tyler Etes from the football field, and the led to confidence and a victory on the wrestling mat. It also helped Sycamore defeat Rochelle 48-24 on Thursday.

The reigning wrestler, a former freshman phenom looking for a stronger sophomore campaign and a potential new freshman standout highlight five wrestlers to keep an eye on this season.

With the wrestling season beginning next week, we take a look at each team and their expectations for the 2025-2026 season.

Here are the wrestlers that made the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Wrestling All-Area Team.

Cooper Bode went 40-13 this year and took sixth at the Class 2A State Championship. The Sycamore junior wrestler is the Daily Chronicle Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Sycamore's Cooper Bode and Jayden Dohogne each placed at the IHSA individual state tournament for the first time in their careers, placing sixth in their respective weights at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. on Saturday.

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The boys individual wrestling season comes to a close with titles bouts Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at State Farm Center in Champaign.