Girls wrestling
IHSA State Championships: At Bloomington, Kaneland’s Angelina Gochis, Sycamore’s Ema Durst and DeKalb’s Alex Gregorio-Perez reached the semifinals to keep their state title hopes alive Friday.
Sycamore’s Jasmine Enriquez and DeKalb’s Larisza Gomez-Guevara remained alive in the wrestlebacks. Sycamore’s Frankie McMurtry, Kaneland’s Sadie Kinsella and DeKalb’s Kara Zimmerman and Arianna Bloyd were eliminated.
Gregorio-Perez won her opener by tech fall at 100, then picked up a 16-7 win to reach the semifinals, to be held Saturday morning. She’ll face Huntley’s Janiah Slaughter for a trip to the championship match.
Durst opened with a pin, then rolled to a 17-4 pin at 140. She’ll face Tayanna Jackson in the semis.
In a quest for her third state title, Gochis opened with a pair of tech falls at 120. She’ll face Karolina Konopka of Glenbard West in the semifinals.
Gochis, Durst and Gregorio-Perez are guaranteed medals. Durst is seeking her second medal after taking fourth last year, while Gregorio-Perez took sixth the last two years.
Enriquez (235) and Gomez-Guevara (105) need one more win to secure their first medals. Enriquez will have to beat Shepard’s Karrine Jenkins in the third consolation round to secure a medal. Gomez-Guevara Lakeview’s Jobi Colbert in the blood round.
McMurtry went 0-2, but each of the other wrestlers won at least one match. Kinesella (190) won her first consolation match with a pin. Zimmerman (135) and Bloyd (235) also won their first consolation matches, Bloyd with a pin and Zimmerman with a tech fall.
Boys basketball
Indian Creek 60, MCC 48: At the Class 1A Somonauk Regional, the Timberwolves picked up the win and advanced to the Amboy Sectional.
Jason Brewer scored 15 for the Timberwolves, Isaac Willis 14 and Payton Hueber scored 12.
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