IHSA boys wrestling state finals 2023: Peoria-area matches, schedules and complete results

Adam Duvall, Journal Star
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Washington's Justin Hoffer, top, holds LaSalle-Peru's Connor Lorden in the 220-pound title match of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at State Farm Arena in Champaign. Hoffer took the title with a 5-2 decision.

The University of Illinois campus hosted the 2023 Illinois High School Association boys wrestling state finals, utilizing the State Farm Center as host for all three classes. In all, 55 Peoria-area wrestlers began wrestling Thursday, with state champions crowned Saturday night after a three-day wrestling marathon.

Here's a look at each Peoria-area wrestler's matches. Championship results are listed first, followed by previous rounds split by class.

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Peoria-area championship matches

CLASS 1A

  • 106 pounds — Dean Wainwright (Port Byron Riverdale, 49-1) fall Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs, 34-2), 3:40

  • 113 pounds — Tyson Waughtel (Carlyle, 50-1) maj. dec. Keygan Jennings (Farmington, 35-2) 12-1

  • 145 pounds — Paul Ishikawa (Illini Bluffs, 51-0) dec. Reef Pacot (Fithian Oakwood, 47-3), 3-1

  • 160 pounds — Dax Gentes (El Paso-Gridley, 52-1) maj. dec. Collin Altensey (Port Byron Riverdale, 53-2) 11-3

  • 170 pounds — Joseph Norton (Canton, 51-1) dec. Jackson Gillen (Yorkville Christian, 42-7) 10-6

CLASS 2A

  • 132 pounds — Santino Robinson (Mascoutah, 41-0) dec. Peyton Cox (Washington, 44-3) 4-2 tiebreaker

  • 138 pounds — Gauge Shipp (Galesburg, 50-0) tech. fall Jake Hamiti (Joliet Catholic, 37-16) 15-0

  • 145 pounds — Kannon Webster (Washington, 50-0) maj. dec. Bryce Griffin (Bethalto Civic Memorial, 48-5) 18-8

  • 160 pounds — Mason Alessio (Joliet Catholic, 42-3) fall Nick Mueller (Dunlap, 43-8) 1:18

  • 170 pounds — Abe Wojcikiewicz (Bethalto Civic Memorial, 47-2) maj dec. Blake Hinrichsen (Washington, 41-7) 17-5

  • 220 pounds — Justin Hoffer (Washington, 43-1) dec. Connor Lorden (LaSalle-Peru, 38-3) 5-2

CLASS 3A

  • 182 pounds — Jack Lesher (Marmion, 34-6) dec. Shamon Handegan (Pekin, 41-1), 6-1

CLASS 1A

Third place

  • 106 pounds — Anna-Jonesboro sophomore Drew Sadler (51-3) dec. Peoria Notre Dame sophomore Ian Akers (43-6) 6-2

  • 126 pounds — Taylor Ridge Rockridge sophomore Jude Finch (44-5) dec. Canton senior Trevor Hedges (48-4) 6-5

  • 145 pounds — Princeton senior Augie Christiansen (50-6) dec. Herrin junior Blue Bishop (47-4) 8-4

  • 195 pounds — Coal City senior Joey Breneman (43-6) fall Macomb senior Max Ryner (52-5) 5:26

Fifth place

  • 106 pounds — Canton freshman Maddux Steele (43-10) medical forfeit Yorkville Christian sophomore Aiden Larsen (18-11)

  • 120 pounds — Tremont senior Payton Murphy (40-4) dec. Decatur Lutheran freshman Garrett VerHeecke (43-7) 8-1

  • 220 pounds — Macomb senior Ethan Ladd (50-8) dec. Le Roy junior Jacob Bischoff (42-11) 4-3

CLASS 2A

Third place

  • 126 pounds — Washington freshman Wyatt Medlin (25-5) tech fall Grayslake Central junior Tyler Weidman (40-13) 20-5

  • 160 pounds — Sycamore senior Zack Crawford (43-2) major dec. Washington junior Zane Hulet (29-12) 11-0

Fifth place

  • 106 pounds — Morton freshman Harrison Dea (37-11) dec. Ottawa junior Ivan Munoz (35-7) 10-4

  • 195 pounds — Lemont senior Nathan Wrublik (30-6) dec. Washington freshman Josh Hoffer (32-21) 5-3

CLASS 1A

Semifinals

106 pounds

  • Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) dec. Aiden Larsen (Yorkville Christian) 1-0

113 pounds

  • Keygan Jennings (Farmington) fall Andrew Alvarado (West Marian) 2:18

145 pounds

  • Paul Ishikawa (Illini Bluffs) dec. Blue Bishop (Herrin) 4-2

160 pounds

  • Dax Gentes (El Paso-Gridley) dec. Max Astacio (West Marian) 7-4

170 pounds

  • Joseph Norton (Canton) major dec. Nick Deloach Jr. (Cahokia) 12-2

Quarterfinals

106 pounds

  • Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) fall Josiah Perez (Polo) 4:39

  • Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) fall Blake Arseneau (Kankakee McNamara) 4:57

  • Maddux Steele (Canton) fall Culan Lindemuth (Coal City) 5:29

113 pounds

  • Keygan Jennings (Farmington) fall Alex Powell (Litchfield) 9-2

120 pounds

  • Tony Keene (Harrisburg) sudden victory Payton Murphy (Tremont) 8-6

126 pounds

  • Trevor Hedges (Canton) major dec. Brock Finch (Coal City) 10-0

  • Brady Grennan (Sterling Newman) fall Bowden Delaney (Tremont) 2:50

  • TJ Silva (Dakota) fall Bradlee Ellis (Farmington) 1:36

132 pounds

  • Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) dec. Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs) 8-2

138 pounds

  • Owen Miller (Vandalia) sudden victory Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) 3-1

145 pounds

  • Paul Ishikawa (Illini Bluffs) fall Liam Fox (Murphysboro) 3:16

160 pounds

  • Dax Gentes (El Paso-Gridley) dec. Eric McKinney (Vandalia) 6-3

  • Will Fox (Shelbyville) dec. Gage Sweckard (Deer Creek-Mackinaw) 8-4

170 pounds

  • Joseph Norton (Canton) dec. Alex Watson (Port Byron Riverdale) 9-2

220 pounds

  • Gabriel Kaminski (Nazareth) dec. Ethan Ladd (Macomb) 7-2

First round

106 pounds

  • Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) fall Charlie Dvorak (Nazareth) 1:07

  • Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) fall Blake Arseneau (Kankakee McNamara) 4:57

  • Maddux Steele (Canton) fall Culan Lindemuth (Coal City) 5:29

  • Drew Sadler (Anna-Jonesboro) dec. Augustus Swanson (Princeton) 6-0

113 pounds

  • Keygan Jennings (Farmington) major dec. Tharren Jacobs (Port Byron Riverdale) 8-0

120 pounds

  • Payton Murphy (Tremont) fall Luke Moen (Orion) 1:45

  • Aaron Meenen (Rock Falls) dec. John Davis (Canton) 7-5

126 pounds

  • Trevor Hedges (Canton) major dec. Brock Finch (Coal City) 10-0

  • Bowden Delaney (Tremont) dec. Micah Spinazzola (Peotone) 6-4

  • Bradlee Ellis (Farmington) fall Max Rosen (Chicago DePaul) 3:33

132 pounds

  • Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs) dec. Santino Izzi (Peotone) 8-1

  • Jake Piatak (Coal City) dec. Mason Mark (Tremont) 6-0

138 pounds

  • Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) dec. Nick Davidson (West Marian) 5-4

  • Jason Bowers (Dakota) tech fall William Taylor (Kewanee) 17-2

  • Brock Smith (Port Byron Riverdale) tech fall Tyler Roth (El Paso-Gridley) 15-0

145 pounds

  • Paul Ishikawa (Illini Bluffs) tech fall Andrew Fowler (Nazareth) 18-3

  • Ian Kreske (Peotone) dec. Chase Daugherty (Peoria Notre Dame) 7-3

  • Reef Pacot (Oakwood) dec. Augie Christiansen (Princeton) 10-4

152 pounds

  • Jase Grunder (Erie) fall Max Kelly (Kewanee) 4:23

  • Jack Seacrist (Stillman Valley) fall Jake McElwee (United) 1:13

  • Ethan Struck (West Marian) dec. Carter Hoge (Macomb) 9-2

160 pounds

  • Dax Gentes (El Paso-Gridley) fall Henry Coughlin (St. Laurence) 1:15

  • Gage Sweckard (Deer Creek-Mackinaw) dec. Asher Hamby (Seneca) 1-0

  • Carter Watkins (Manteno) dec. Danny Murphy (Canton) 9-3

170 pounds

  • Joseph Norton (Canton) fall Michael Kopecky (Northridge) 2:26

  • Derek Carlson (Coal City) fall Rese Shymansky (Farmington) 5:07

182 pounds

  • Foley Calcagno (IC Catholic) dec. Cody Langland (El Paso-Gridley) 6-1

  • Braiden Young (Coal City) dec. TJ Conner (Tremont) 5-4

195 pounds

  • Chris Peura (Seneca) fall Max Ryner (Macomb) 3:21

220 pounds

  • Ethan Ladd (Macomb) dec. Mike Haas (Lena-Winslow) 3-0

  • Noah Wenzel (Dakota) major dec. Landon Wierenga (Eureka) 11-2

285 pounds

  • Noah Carl (Toledo Cumberland) dec. Asa Reed (Canton) 14-9

  • Jason Dowell (Cahokia) fall Mike McLaughlin (Peoria Notre Dame) :47

  • Cole Edie (Auburn) fall William Stowe (Knoxville) 2:53

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CLASS 2A

Semifinals

126 pounds

  • Colby Crouch (Troy Triad) dec. Wyatt Medlin (Washington) 10-5

132 pounds

  • Peyton Cox (Washington) major dec. Caden Muselman (Oak Forest) 14-1

138 pounds

  • Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) fall Dylan Watts (Bloomington) 4:53

145 pounds

  • Kannon Webster (Washington) fall Aidan Blackburn (Mattoon) 2:59

160 pounds

  • Nick Mueller (Dunlap) dec. Will Prater (Lombard Montini) 12-5

170 pounds

  • Blake Hinrichsen (Washington) dec. Aiden Cohen (Deerfield) 12-10

195 pounds

  • Mateo Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour) dec. Josh Hoffer (Washington) 6-0

220 pounds

  • Justin Hoffer (Washington) dec. Jack Barnhart (Champaign Centennial) 6-4

  • Connor Lorden (LaSalle-Peru) dec. Alex Hamrick (Chatham Glenwood) 11-4

Quarterfinals

106 pounds

  • Gavin Rockey (Wauconda) dec. Harrison Dea (Morton) 14-7

126 pounds

  • Wyatt Medlin (Washington) dec. Tyler Weidman (Grayslake Central) 10-4

132 pounds

  • Peyton Cox (Washington) fall John Ben Maduena (Chatham Glenwood) 3:41

138 pounds

  • Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) tech fall Patrick Tinsley (Wheeling) 17-0

  • Anthony Streib (Antioch) dec. Eli Gonzalez (Washington) 7-2

145 pounds

  • Kannon Webster (Washington) fall Rider Searcy (Mt. Vernon) 1:51

160 pounds

  • Mason Alessio (Joliet Catholic) major dec. Zane Hulet (Washington) 9-0

  • Nick Mueller (Dunlap) major dec. Ben Vazquez (Antioch) 14-2

170 pounds

  • Blake Hinrichsen (Washington) major dec. Max Corral (Oak Forest) 11-3

195 pounds

  • Josh Hoffer (Washington) dec. Evan Jocic (Lombard Montini) 3-1

220 pounds

  • Justin Hoffer (Washington) tech fall Eduardo Antunez (Evergreen Park) 18-3

  • Connor Lorden (LaSalle-Peru) dec. Alex Jackson (Bremen) 3-2

First round

106 pounds

  • Harrison Dea (Morton) fall Tyler Clarke (Chatham Glenwood) 3:37

113 pounds

  • Cory Zator (Lemont) dec. Noah Woods (Washington) 8-4

126 pounds

  • Wyatt Medlin (Washington) dec. Austin Johnston (Normal West) 7-5

  • Colby Crouch (Troy Triad) fall Bernard Cox (Richwoods) 1:36

132 pounds

  • Peyton Cox (Washington) fall Luke Kawa (Richards) 1:02

  • Caden Muselman (Oak Forest) dec. Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg) 7-2

138 pounds

  • Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) major dec. Tyson Rakers (Highland) 11-0

  • Eli Gonzalez (Washington) dec. Ben Capitosti (Mattoon) 5-2

145 pounds

  • Kannon Webster (Washington) fall Luke Hamiti (Joliet Catholic) 4:16

  • Hunter Daniel (Oak Forest) dec. Steven Marvin (Morton) 5-4

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152 pounds

  • Aidan Postma (Troy Triad) fall Kenny Rutherford (Peoria High) 4:26

  • Collin Reif (Jacksonville) dec. Cael Miller (Washington) 3-2

160 pounds

  • Zane Hulet (Washington) dec. Isaiah Duckworth (Carbondale) 7-0

  • Nick Mueller (Dunlap) dec. Maddox Kirts (Bloomington) 7-4

170 pounds

  • Blake Hinrichsen (Washington) tech fall Carter Vincent (Grayslake Central) 16-1

  • Aiden Cohen (Deerfield) fall Emilio Torres (Galesburg) 1:19

195 pounds

  • Josh Hoffer (Washington) dec. Zach Pomatto (Joliet Catholic) 3-0

  • Gambino Perez (Brother Rice) dec. Malachi Washington (Peoria High) 8-7

220 pounds

  • Justin Hoffer (Washington) dec. Colton Crowley (Mahomet-Seymour) 6-0

  • Connor Lorden (LaSalle-Peru) dec. Leo Meyer (Mattoon) 7-0

CLASS 3A

Semifinals

182 pounds

  • Shamon Handegan (Pekin) dec. Rylan Breen (Chicago Mt. Carmel) 7-5

Quarterfinals

182 pounds

  • Shamon Handegan (Pekin) major dec. Matty Lapacek (Downers Grove South) 10-2

First round

182 pounds

  • Shamon Handegan (Pekin) fall Jacob Acevedo (Schaumburg) 5:56

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