Coal City's Aidan Kenney, Brock Finch and Cade Poyner and Wilmington's Logan Van Duyne will all wrestle for state titles after winning their semifinal matches and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Five IC Catholic Prep wrestlers and two from Montini, along with Lyons' Griff Powell and Wheaton North's Ryan Rosch won semifinal matches at state wrestling, while Glenbard South girls basketball won its third straight regional title and Grant Smith scored 28 in Lyons win.

Nine Kane County-Area wrestlers, including six from Marmion, will wrestle for an individual state title after winning their semifinal matchups, and more results from Day 2 of the IHSA Boys Wrestling State Championships from Friday.

Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny, Crystal Lake Central's Nick Marchese and Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle have all advanced to the championship round of the IHSA boys individual state wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

Six McHenry County wrestlers, including Marian Central's two-time champion Jimmy Mastny, advanced to the semifinals during the IHSA boys individual state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder, Yorkville junior Donovan Rosauer and Yorkville Christian senior Jackson Allen all advanced to the state semifinals with two wins Thursday at the IHSA state wrestling meet in Champaign.

Batavia sophomore Kai Enos, who won the 120-pound title at the Class 2A Geneseo boys wrestling sectional and qualified for the state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week

Yorkville junior Van Rosauer, who won the 150-pound sectional championship at the Class 3A Edwardsville Sectional with an overtime decision to qualify for state, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Here are the 18 Sauk Valley area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet. Newman's Landon Near, Dixon's Jack Ragan, Oregon's Nelson Benesh, Dixon's Charlie Connors and West Carroll's Connor Knop are all Top 4 seeds in their brackets.

Here are the Suburban Life-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Griff Powell’s family legacy, and college future, is in Champaign. He hopes to add another chapter this weekend. The Lyons senior, who is committed to wrestle at Illinois, his parent’s alma mater, will cap off his high school career at Illinois’ State Farm Center this weekend.

When the boys wrestling state meet begins, 22 Kane County-area wrestlers will be aiming to win a state title. But for St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto and Marmion's Nicholas Garcia, it'll be a chance to make history and become a three-time individual champion.

Here are the Record Newspapers-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder is already a two-time state medalist. Now Corder is aiming for the top spot at the IHSA state wrestling meet in Champaign this weekend. He is among the area's top medal hopefuls with Yorkville's Van Rosauer and Yorkville Christian's Jackson Allen.

Lockport's Justin Wardlow, JCA's Jason Hampton and Coal City's Brody Widlowski are all searching for their fourth state medal this weekend in Champaign

Can Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny three-peat in the state finals? Which classes have the most area representation? Will McHenry County crown any first-time champions or medalists? Here are key IHSA state boys wrestling storylines to watch.

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.

Marmion crowned seven individual champions and had 10 individuals qualify for the state meet in Champaign, with Montini close behind with nine qualifying individuals and three sectional champions.

Coal City hosted the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional in boys wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Area athletes compete in the IHSA Schaumburg Sectional girls wrestling on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Schaumburg High School.

Newman's Blair Grennan, Fulton's Kerby Germann and E-P's Michelle Naftzger won sectional wrestling titles as six area girls advanced to state. Fulton, Polo and E-P girls basketball won, and Sterling's Sarah Doughty qualified for state bowling on Saturday.

IC Catholic Prep crowned six sectional champions and qualified 12 of its wrestlers for the state wrestling meet, York freshman Charlie Dolan won a sectional title to lead area state qualifiers at Schaumburg, plus Lyons and York boys basketball were winners in Saturday's roundup.

Last-second victories. Avenged losses. Blood-round wins, an undefeated champion and tight decisions. Saturday’s 1A Byron Sectional was an exciting one as area wrestlers advanced to state.

Clifton-Central's Payton Temple was crowned sectional champion and will be joined at state by Bradley-Bourbonnais Sophia Domont. The Boilers' Kayden Roach is also state-bound on the boys side, girls regional basketball action began and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Marian Central qualified five wrestlers for state and crowned three sectional champions – Brendan Nardin, Dan French and Jimmy Mastny – at the Class 2A Geneseo Sectional. Plus results from 1A Byron and 2A Antioch in the wrestling roundup.

Coal City became the only team in Illinois to have all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets to the state finals, while seven more area teams had 12 additional wrestlers advance out of the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional.

Hampshire's Knox Homola won the 285-pound title at the Class 3A Barrington Sectional on Saturday, with dad Robert Homola stepping in as a coach. The Whips had three state qualifiers, while Huntley, McHenry and Dundee-Crown also qualified wrestlers.

Alex Gregorio-Perez led four DeKalb qualifiers at its home regional on Saturday, with Sycamore qualifying three and Kaneland two. Gregorio-Perez and the Knights' Angelina Gochis were sectional champs.

Hampshire qualified four individuals, including two champions, for the state tournament to lead all area schools during Saturday's IHSA girls wrestling sectional in Schaumburg. Six McHenry County teams qualified wrestlers for state.

Wrestlers punch their ticket to the state tournament Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at the Byron Class 1A wrestling sectional.

Here is a roundup of where area boys and girls wrestlers are heading into Saturday's final day of sectionals.

Will Marian Central's postseason dominance continue? Which classes have the most area representation? How many returning state medalists are still in the hunt? Here are top sectional wrestling storylines to watch in McHenry County.

Willowbrook sophomore Angie Manlapaz, who won the first girls wrestling regional championship in school history, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Oswego senior Dillon Griffin was a state alternate last year, losing in the blood round at sectionals, but has been a warmup partner at state for two former teammates. Now he's chasing his own dreams for a bid to Champaign, among sectional participants this weekend.

Erie-Prophetstown's Caleb Reymer is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. Here is a Q&A with Reymer, who won a heavyweight regional title by major decision and hopes to get to state as a junior.

Romeoville's Daniela Santander hadn't wrestled all season before the conference tournament due to an arm injury. Now, she's heading to sectional after winning a regional championship.

E-P girls traveled to Belvidere Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, for the girls wrestling regionals. Photos by Jessie Otten.

Willowbrook sophomore Angie Manlapaz won the first regional title in program history to lead sectional qualifiers and York and Downers Grove South boys basketball and Nazareth and Downers Grove North girls basketball kept rolling with wins in Saturday's roundup.

Yorkville sophomore Lauryn Trotter won a regional title and two other Foxes and two Sandwich wrestlers advanced to sectionals, Oswego East girls basketball got a big win at Naperville Central and Yorkville Christian boys basketball won again in Saturday's roundup.

The Lincoln-Way co-op may have headlined the East Aurora Regional Saturday, but several standout wrestlers from local schools also punched their sectional tickets.

Lincoln-Way scored 271 points at the East Aurora girls wrestling regional, 131.5 points ahead of second.

Hampshire led the McHenry County area with four champions, while Huntley, McHenry and Jacobs also landed champions during the IHSA girls wrestling regional at Hampshire High School on Saturday.

Area wrestlers compete in the IHSA Hampshire Regional girls wrestling championship matches on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Hampshire High School.

Nick Dziuban, the wrestling coach and building trades teacher at Wilmington High School, died Monday after a six-year cancer battle. At the same school he was once a three-sport star, Dziuban leaves behind an inspiring legacy and countless friendships.

Coal City emerged victorious over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Sectional on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to advance to team state finals for the fourth year in a row with a 56-14 win.

Coal City punched its ticket to the dual team state finals for the fourth year in a row with Thursday's 56-14 win over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Dual Team Sectional.

Joliet Catholic picked up a 63-5 win over Yorkville in the Class 3A Marmion Dual Team Sectional to advance to the state finals for the fifth straight season

The Dixon wrestling team took care of business against Morrison to advance to team dual state for just the second time in program history.

Dan French earned his 100th career victory, Brendan Nardin notched the dual-clinching pin, and Marian Central edged out Washington 37-33 to win its IHSA 2A team sectional match Thursday evening. Geneseo took down Batavia 55-16.

Marian Central wrestlers take on Washington in the IHSA Class 2A Sycamore Dual Team Sectional on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at Sycamore High School.