ICYMI - PREP ROUNDUP: Moon, Stewart, Ellis, Patterson place at Eastern Illinois Wrestling Tournament

Jan. 31—WRESTLING

Eastern Illinois Wrestling Tournament

Effingham competed at the Eastern Illinois Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

Baker Moon finished third at 132 pounds. He defeated Charleston (pinfall, 1:54), lost to Hoopeston Area-Milford (decision, 22-10), and defeated Mt. Carmel (pinfall, 1:13).

Kaiden Stewart finished fourth at 120 pounds. He defeated Charleston (pinfall, 58 seconds) and lost to Lawrenceville (pinfall, 2:46) and Mt. Carmel (pinfall, 40 seconds).

Saul Ellis finished fifth at 145 pounds. He defeated Mt. Carmel (pinfall, 3:45), lost to Robinson (pinfall, 2:59), and defeated Charleston (pinfall, 42 seconds), Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville (pinfall, 52 seconds), and Hoopston Area-Milford (pinfall, 1:28).

Trenton Patterson finished fifth at 285 pounds. He defeated Herrin (pinfall, 2:10), lost to Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin-Armstrong (pinfall, 48 seconds), and defeated Olney Richland County (pinfall, 2:29), Champaign Central (pinfall, 2:55), and Hoopston Area-Milford (pinfall, 3:21).

As for other wrestlers, Wyatt Haycraft finished 0-2 at 152 pounds, Jeremiah Lorton finished 0-2 at 220 pounds, and Hailey Printz finished 0-2 at 126 pounds.