Boys Wrestling | Daily Chronicle
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.
After going 1-2 on Monday, Sycamore picked up a 43-30 win over Moline on Tuesday morning before dropping duals to Lyons, 42-32, and Rochelle, 38-33.
After a tough loss Tuesday to open Day 2 of the Don Flavin Invitational, the DeKalb wrestling team had a long talk, then stormed back with two big wins.
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.
Football familiarity translates to wrestling win for Sycamore’s Adam Carrick; Spartans beat Rochelle
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.
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