Class 1A, 2A and 3A wrestlers compete for the state title Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Ayden Shuey, Cam Matthews, Tyler Lockhart and Liam Schroeder will compete at state for the first time. Jayden Dohogne is going for a third time, while Cooper Bode is going for a second. All six are going with the same goal in mind: Bringing home a medal.

We take a look back at a big weekend, including the DeKalb-Sycamore boys-girls doubleheader and the DeKalb wrestling regional in the Weekend Rewind.

DeKalb went 5-for-5 in do-or-die third-place matches Saturday at its 3A regional, including for No. 7 seed Hussul Greer. He beat the second-seeded wrestler twice and was one of nine Barbs to reach the Barrington Sectional.

Batavia saw 12 of its 13 wrestlers advance to the upcoming sectional and won the title at the Class 2A Morris Regional on Saturday.

Matthew Frykman claims DVC title for DeKalb after moving up to 113 pounds and is surging into the postseason, plus other top stories from the weekend.

Cooper Bode, Adam Carrick and Collin Hughes picked up pins for Sycamore as the Spartans picked up a victory against rival DeKalb on Friday. Hayes Halstead and Matthew Frykman.

The DeKalb wrestling team traveled to Sycamore High School Friday night to take on the Spartans.

Collin Hughes, Liam Schroeder and Michael Olson won their weight classes and helped Sycamore earn the team title at the 50th annual Sycamore Wrestling Invitational on Saturday.