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• Team Illinois sweeps all three duals at Illinois vs. Indiana Classic Duals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Illinois athletes went 3-for-3 at the Illinois vs. Indiana Classic Duals, which were sponsored by the IWCOA and were held at Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet. On the boys side, Team Lincoln defeated Indiana Gold 41-26 and Team Reagan beat Indiana Blue by a 60-11 margin. In the… The post Team Illinois sweeps all three duals at Illinois vs. Indiana Classic...2025
• Coal City gets past Vandalia to win second IHSA Class 1A title in three years

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA At the conclusion of the 2024 IHSA Class 1A Dual Team State Tournament, the consensus seemed to be that three of the the teams that claimed the top-four finishes would again be the teams to beat in the 2025 state dual team finals, and that proved to be… The post Coal City gets past Vandalia to win second IHSA Class 1A title in three years appeared first o...2025
• IWCOA Girls Championship to feature record field of 500

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA A record 500 girls are expected to be on hand to compete in the 29th-annual Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Championships, which features both the Girls Championship and the Boys Freshman/Sophomore State Championship and both tournaments take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Bank of Springfield… The post IWCOA Girls Championship to...2025
• IWCOA Boys Freshman/Sophomore Championship has new look

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA The 29th-annual Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Championships will definitely be bigger this year, and hopefully that will be better for those who get the opportunity to participate in the expanded two-day event, which features both the Boys Freshman/Sophomore State Championship and the Girls Championship and both… The post IWCOA Boys...2025
• Washington has four champs, IC Catholic Prep has three champs, 10 medalists in 2A Finals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA IC Catholic Prep had 10 all-staters and three champions, Montini Catholic finished with eight medal winners and two first-place finishers and Washington captured four state championships to lead the way at the IHSA Class 2A Individual Tournament in Champaign. Those also were the top three teams in the… The post Washington has four champs, IC Catholic Prep...2025
• Vandalia, Marian Central Catholic, Riverdale have two champions at IHSA 1A Finals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Following a stunning quarterfinals round on the opening day at the IHSA Class 1A Individual State Tournament where four defending state champions saw their hopes to repeat get dashed, including three between 175 and 285, it was anyones’ guess as to how things would play out over the… The post Vandalia, Marian Central Catholic, Riverdale have two champions...2025

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"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

• 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
• Edwardsville repeats as champions at Pontiac Munch Girls Invitational

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA There were a lot of common themes last Friday at Pontiac’s Munch Girls Invitational. Edwardsville repeated as team champion after scoring 198 points to prevail by 49 points over runner-up DeKalb while Batavia and Geneseo both placed in the top four as they did in 2023. Batavia’s Lily… The post Edwardsville repeats as champions at Pontiac Munch Girls Invit...2024
• Boys roundup for Civic Memorial, Glenwood, Seneca, Lawrence County and Sterling

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Vandalia captures championship at Civic Memorial Bradley Invite Vandalia had seven champions and eight finalists to help it score 283.5 points as it captured top honors at Civic Memorial’s 19-team Steve Bradley Invitational in Bethalto by 82.5 points over the hosts, who collected 201 points, while Olympia claimed… The post Boys roundup for Civic Memorial,...2024
• Hononegah makes statement at Barrington’s Moore-Prettyman-Dunn Invitational

By Curt Herron – For the IWCOA A year ago, Hononegah made a statement when it finished in second place 7.5 points behind host Barrington in its Moore-Prettyman Wrestling Invitational to open its season and the Indians concluded 2023-2024 by qualifying for the IHSA Class 3A Dual Team Finals for the first time since 2016,… The post Hononegah makes statement at Barrington’s Moore-Prettyma...2024
• Roundup for Quincy Notre Dame, Litchfield, Eastern Illinois, Heart of Illinois, Invites and South Seven and Mississippi Valley Duals

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Jacksonville captures Quincy Notre Dame Invitational title Jacksonville closed its regular season on a high note after it claimed top honors in the Quincy Notre Dame Invitational with 160 points, which was six points better than second-place Kirkwood, Missouri while Quincy Senior took third place with 152.5 points… The post Roundup for Quincy Notre Dame, ...2024
• Downstate conference tournament roundup

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Washington Community continues Mid-Illini Conference title streak The beat goes on for Washington Community as the defending IHSA Class 2A state champions won its 15th-straight Mid-Illini Conference title by scoring 218.5 points, which was 35.5 points better than runner-up Morton (183) in the eight-team competition that took place… The post Downstate conf...2024
• Downstate roundup for January 6th

By Curt Herron for the IWCOA Glenwood easily captures Carbondale’s Murdale Tournament titleWhen a team wins the championship of a quality 32-team tournament by over 130 points, it definitely shows great potential to achieve additional special accomplishments. That’s what Glenwood hopes will be the case after it scored 287.5 points to easily capture the title… The post Downstate r...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

• Team Illinois sweeps all three duals at Illinois vs. Indiana Classic Duals
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• Coal City gets past Vandalia to win second IHSA Class 1A title in three years
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• IWCOA Girls Championship to feature record field of 500
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• IWCOA Boys Freshman/Sophomore Championship has new look
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• Washington has four champs, IC Catholic Prep has three champs, 10 medalists in 2A Finals
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• Vandalia, Marian Central Catholic, Riverdale have two champions at IHSA 1A Finals
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• Class 2A and 3A Dual Team Sectional roundup

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Class 2A Brother Rice Dual Team Sectional roundup Montini looks for top honors after falling short last year With a record 16 titles to its credit, there’s not been many times when Montini Catholic has finished second in the IHSA Finals, but it happened last year when Washington… The post Class 2A and 3A Dual Team Sectional roundup appeared first on Illin...2025
• Class 1A Dual Team Sectional roundup

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA Class 1A Oregon Dual Team Sectional Oregon qualifies for state for first time since 2008 There was a 12-year span from 1997 to 2008 when Oregon went to the IHSA Dual Team Finals eight times and earned a trophy on each occasion, winning a Class A title in… The post Class 1A Dual Team Sectional roundup appeared first on Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Offici...2025

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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