DeKalb’s wrestling teams opened the season on a positive note Wednesday, sweeping all of their foes in the DeKalb Super Duals. The boys team beat Moline and Lake Park, while the girls squad defeated Burlington Central, Moline, South Elgin and Lake Park.

We take a look at all four boys wrestling teams in the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

From state qualifiers to middle school medalists, we take a look at five wrestlers who are poised for big seasons from the Daily Chronicle coverage area.

The DeKalb wrestling program has seen a surge in success over the last decade, wracking up individual honors and some team hardware. Now NIU has taken notice as well. Tommy Curran, Danny Curran and Jaocb Luce are on the NIU roster this season.

With four state medalists, a history-maker at Genoa-Kingston and state qualifiers all around, we look at the best boys wrestling had to offer on our all-area team.

After a topsy-turvy first two years, Jacob Luce leaves DeKalb with a pair of state medals and ends his career on a win. He was named the Daily Chronicle 2024 Wrestler of the Year.

Within an hour last week, the DeKalb wrestling community lost two of its founding fathers. Arch Richoz and Wayne Miller died March 7, each leaving behind a lasting legacy to wrestling both locally and statewide.

Huntley Middle and Sycamore Middle both capped historic at separate state tournaments on Saturday, with the J-Barbs winning a title and SMS taking home a trophy for a seventh-place finish.

Already in the midst of a historic season on multiple fronts, the Huntley Middle School wrestling team will look to add an exclamation point to the season Friday and Saturday at the IESA State Championships at the NIU Convocation Center.