La Salle-Peru junior Kiely Domyancich placed fifth and Ottawa junior Juliana Thrush sixth to earn medals at IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
A late steal and layup from Erick Sotelo broke a scoring drought for both teams and ultimately proved to be the game-winner as L-P upset Streator for the championship of the 3A La Salle-Peru Regional.
L-P beat Streator 49-46 to win the Class 3A Regional title on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 in Sellett Gymnasium at L-P High School. L-P will play in the Class 3A Sectional on Wednesday, March 5, at Washington High School.
The opening day of the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals was contested Friday morning, with Ottawa's Juliana Thrush, La Salle-Peru's Kiely Domyancich, and Seneca's Catalina Pacheco and Sammie Greisen advancing to the final day.
L-P beat Dixon 53-50 in overtime during the Class 3A Regional semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Sellett gymnasium at L-P High School. The Cavaliers will play the Streator Bulldogs for the Regional title on Friday at 6p.m.
St. Bede beat Ashton-Franklin Center 64-47 during the Class 1A Regional quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. The Bruins will play Forreston in the Regional semifinals on Wednesday, at 7:30p.m. in Amboy.
The boys individual wrestling season comes to a close with titles bouts Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at State Farm Center in Champaign.
Marqette beat St. Bede 50-45 on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at St. Bede Academy. The Lady Cru will play Amboy/Ohio for the Class 1A Regional title on Thursday at 7p.m.
Amboy/Ohio beats Putnam County 51-33 to advance to the Thursday's final during the Class 1A Regional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.