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• Coal City beats Vandalia to repeat as IHSA Class 1A champions

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA With 15 returners back from a 33-7 team that won last year’s IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Championship, Coal City was definitely the big favorites to become just the sixth program to repeat as champions in the state’s smallest class and the second to do that exclusively in… The post Coal City beats Vandalia to repeat as IHSA Class 1A champions appeared first o...2026
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• IHSA Class 1A Individual State Finals story

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Vandalia led the way at the IHSA Class 1A Individual State Finals in Champaign with a school-record three champions, with two of them winning titles for the second time. Junior Max Philpot (132) repeated as a champion and junior Preston Waughtel (126) finished first for the second time… The post IHSA Class 1A Individual State Finals story appeared f...2026
• IHSA Girls Individual State Finals preview

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA The IHSA will hold its fifth Girls Individual State Finals this Friday and Saturday at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Friday’s session begins with round 1 at 9 a.m. with round 1, while the quarterfinals and round 1 wrestlebacks start at 11 a.m. and the round 2 wrestlebacks… The post IHSA Girls Individual State Finals preview appeared first on Ill...2026
• Quick look at title matches for tonight’s IHSA Finals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Here’s a breakdown of the winners of the semifinals matches at Friday’s IHSA Individuals Finals at State Farm Center in Champaign. We hope to put together a quick summary of the champions for Sunday and then a story will appear on each of three classes and will feature… The post Quick look at title matches for tonight’s IHSA Finals appeared first on...2026
• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher qualifies nine at 1A Olympia Sectional

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA STANFORD – This has been a very special season for the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher co-op team. Coach Josh Carter’s Falcons have gone 26-2 with their only losses to top-ranked and unbeaten defending Class 1A champion Coal City and Class 2A Dual Team qualifier Mahomet-Seymour. The team also won… The post Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher qualifi...2026
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• 1A Sectional recaps: Vandalia, Byron, Coal City

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Class 1A Vandalia Sectional recap Vandalia qualified 10 individuals for the IHSA Finals from the Class 1A sectional tournament that it hosted, which made it one of only six teams in all classes that will be sending that many to Champaign and only one other team in 1A… The post 1A Sectional recaps: Vandalia, Byron, Coal City appeared first on Illinois Wres...2026

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"By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA MACHESNEY PARK – Last year, IC Catholic Prep was a new entrant to Harlem’s Al Dvorak Invitational and snapped St."

2025
"By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Geneseo gets past Normal Community to win Lincoln’s Floyd Bee Tournament There was an exciting back and forth between Geneseo and Normal Community over two days to determine who would emerge as the team champions at Lincoln’s 32-team Floyd Bee Memorial Holiday Tournament."

2024
"By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA It’s a pretty good achievement when you only bring nine competitors to a 27-team tournament and you can still claim a fourth-place finish in that event."

2023
"By Curt Herron SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s 27th Annual Freshman/Sophomore State Championships was again a huge success as freshmen and sophomore boys representing 208 schools competed at the Bank of Springfield Center."

• Oak Forest wins Hampshire Girls Tournament for third-straight title

By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA Oak Forest had several noteworthy accomplishments during the first two years of girls wrestling that put the program right up there with the elite in the sport. It is one of just five programs that had five or more qualifiers at each of the first two IHSA Finals, joining… The post Oak Forest wins Hampshire Girls Tournament for third-straight title ap...2023

• Minooka holds off LaSalle-Peru challenge to win Normal West Regional

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA NORMAL – There’s not very many instances where a program can finish 200 points behind a regional champion one year and then be battling for top honors until the very end the following year, but that’s just what happened during the exciting back-and-forth drama between Minooka and LaSalle-Peru… The post Minooka holds off LaSalle-Peru challenge to win...2026
• Recap of Stillman Valley, Princeton, Riverdale, Richmond-Burton Regionals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Stillman Valley Lena-Winslow/ Stockton co-op won its eighth regional title since 2012 after collecting 236.5 points, which was 77.5 ahead of runner-up Oregon, at the 11-team Stillman Valley Regional. The PantherHawks had six champs and four other qualifiers for the Byron Individual Sectional. Title winners for the PantherHawks,… The post Recap of Stillman...2026
• Champions at large Conant Tournament seek more history at the IHSA Finals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA HOFFMAN ESTATES – Lockport Township made history in 2024 when it used title wins from Claudia Heeney and Morgan Turner to score 58 points at the IHSA Finals, finishing just three points behind Lakes Community in the first year that the IHSA gave out trophies in the sport.… The post Champions at large Conant Tournament seek more history at the IHSA F...2026
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• Out of state roundup for January 17

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Edwardsville boys win SCW Martin Family Invite in St. Charles, Missouri Edwardsville’s boys had four title winners, three runners-up and four third-place finishers to help them capture the title at the 18-team Martin Family Invitational at St. Charles West in St. Charles, Missouri with 261 points, which was… The post Out of state roundup for January 17 ap...2026
• Roundup for Urbana, Mahomet-Seymour, Carmi-White County, Little Illini and Illini Prairie

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Urbana Wrestling Invitational Effingham not only won its first tournament title of the season at the 15-team Urbana Wrestling Invitational, it did so in style by scoring 187.5 points, which was 46.5 points ahead of Normal Community’s junior-varsity (141) while Limestone edged Richwoods 140.5-136 for third place. Effingham’s… The post Roundup for Urbana, M...2026
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• Out of state roundup for 1-10

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Montini Catholic claims third place at The Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna, Wisconsin Montini Catholic led Illinois teams at the 46-team Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna, Wisconsin with 438.5 points, which was 30 behind champion Hickman, Missouri and 13 behind runner-up Southeast Polk, Iowa. Other Illinois teams in the competition… The post Out of ...2026
• Roundup for Kewanee, Quincy Senior, Geneseo, 618 Girls Scramble and out-of-state tournaments

By Curt Herron for the IWCOA Kewanee edges Morrison to win own Invitational title There was quite the battle for the team championship at the Kewanee Invitational between the host Boilermakers and Morrison and although the latter owned advantages in champions (4-3), top-six finishers (11-10) and individuals in the top-10 in team points (3-2), Kewanee… The post Roundup for Kewanee, Quincy Sen...2025
• Roundup of Carbondale Murdale boys and girls and Unity Christian tournaments

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Althoff Catholic claims title at Carbondale’s Murdale Invitational Althoff Catholic closed in a strong fashion with three champions to help it capture top honors at Carbondale’s 63rd annual Murdale Wrestling Invitational with 193 points, which was 12 better than runner-up Marion, who scored 181 points while Murphysboro took… The post Roundup of Carbondale...2025
• Roundup for Unity, Mascoutah and out-of-state tournaments from Dec. 21

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Unity finishes strong to capture top honors at own invitational Unity had six champions, one third-place finisher, two fourth-place efforts and a fifth to win the title of its 15-team Unity Invitational in Tolono with 224 points, which was 21.5 points better than runner-up Olympia/Delavan co-op, who had… The post Roundup for Unity, Mascoutah and out-of-st...2024
• Boys roundups of Metamora, Clinton and Springfield tournament roundup

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Richwoods captures championship at Metamora Holiday Classic Richwoods had three champions and four second-place finishers to help it win the title of the 14-team Metamora Holiday Classic with 221 points, which was 48 points ahead of runner-up Byron, who claimed second place with 173 points. Galesburg (145), Peoria… The post Boys roundups of Metamora, Clin...2024

• Canton edges LeRoy/Tri-Valley for PORTA Avery Invite title

By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA There’s nothing quite like seeing a quality tournament featuring some of the state’s top teams and individuals that has its outcome determined in the late stages of the competition. But when the tournament title isn’t settled until the final moments of the last match, it’s definitely tremendous excitement for… The post Canton ...2023
• West Aurora wins title at Minooka Thanksgiving Throwdown

By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA MINOOKA – After being involved in several historic moments for West Aurora girls wrestling, Brittney Moran and Ionicca Rivera are hoping that the program’s third season proves to be the charm, and based on their team’s debut on Wednesday, the 2023-24 campaign could be very memorable. The Blackhawks… The post West Aurora wins title at Min...2023

• Coal City beats Vandalia to repeat as IHSA Class 1A champions
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• IHSA Class 1A Individual State Finals story
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• IHSA Girls Individual State Finals preview
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• Quick look at title matches for tonight’s IHSA Finals
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• Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher qualifies nine at 1A Olympia Sectional
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• 1A Sectional recaps: Vandalia, Byron, Coal City
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• Minooka holds off LaSalle-Peru challenge to win Normal West Regional
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• Dixon follows Princeton Regional title with second trip to IHSA Dual Team State

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA PRINCETON – Dixon has definitely had one of the top programs in the state for a long time, as it entered the season with 874 dual meet victories and a .685 winning percentage in its dual meets during the past 73 seasons, according to its season summaries on… The post Dixon follows Princeton Regional title with second trip to IHSA Dual Team State app...2026

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• Marist captures championship at the Illini Classic

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Will Denny, Michael Esteban and George Marinopoulos remember 2022 all too well. That’s when the Marist seniors were freshmen and they were already good enough to be in the starting lineup along with another freshman, Ricky Ericksen, and all placed in the top four on a team that… The post Marist captures championship at the Illini Classic appeared first on...2025
• Tournament roundup for Kaneland, Quincy and Carmi-White County

By Curt Herron for the IWCOA Deerfield takes first place at Kaneland’s Margaret Flott Invite Deerfield had originally been scheduled to compete in the Geneseo Invitational, but when the event couldn’t be held due to the weather, coach Marc Pechter became a last-minute entrant in Kaneland’s Margaret Flott Invite, which was able to take place in… The post Tournament roun...2024
• Olympia captures championship at Unity Invitational

By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA When there’s a three-team race heading into the medal round of an invitational and one team goes 7-3 with six falls and a win by technical fall, that performance likely be the difference. And that’s what happened at the Unity Invitational on Saturday where Benton, Olympia and the host… The post Olympia captures championship at Unity Invit...2023