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Clifton Central’s Payton Temple makes IHSA Girls Wrestling State semifinals: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup

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IHSA State Finals: After the first day of the two-day state tournament at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Clifton Central junior Payton Temple is the lone area wrestler to have made the semifinals.

Temple, in her third trip to state, is in Saturday morning’s semifinal round after pinning Marist’s Sarah Parker in the first round and Cahokia’s Janylah Holman in the second round on Friday. Her semifinal opponent is O’Fallon’s Kira Thompson.

Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Sophia Domont was eliminated in the 140-pound tournament after pins from Urbana’s Ricky Ivy and Metea Valley’s Alketa Picari.

Mason Schweizer

Mason Schweizer

Mason Schweizer joined the Daily journal as a sports reporter in 2017 and was named sports editor in 2019. Aside from his time at the University of Illinois and Wayne State College, Mason is a lifelong Kankakee County resident.