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Girls wrestling: 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference team announced

25 athletes from 6 area schools receive postseason awards

Kaneland’s wrestler Angelina Gochis, front, tries to pin Ava Mayer of Pekin during the 120-pound weight class regional championship match up on Saturday Feb. 14, 2026, held at DeKalb High School.

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls wrestlers, as voted on by I-8 coaches. A total of 25 wrestlers earned honors.

All-Conference

La Salle-Peru: Kalista Frost, so., 100, Emily Lowery, so., 115, Kiely Domyancich, sr., 125, Audri Plut, fr., 145, Marisa Eggersdorfer, sr., 155

Ottawa: Ciara Bolf, jr., 105, Lily Gwaltney, jr., 110, Jaiyden Provance, so., 135, Juliana Thrush, sr., 235

Kaneland: Angelina Gochis, jr., 120, Chloe Cervantes, sr., 130, Sadie Kinsella, jr., 190

Sycamore: Winter Beard, so., 135, Ema Durst, jr., 140, Frankie McMurtry, so., 170

Morris: Zara Lugo, sr., 125

Honorable Mention

La Salle-Peru: Talia Pantoja, sr., 120, Emma Tomlinson, so., 130, Avalyn Edwall, so., 140

Kaneland: Amadahy Torres, fr., 100, Caitlyn Manier, so., 145

Sycamore: Ella West, fr., 105, Jasmine Enriquez, jr., 235

Morris: Nicolette Boelman, sr., 155

Rochelle: Cammyla Macias, sr., 125

Russ Hodges

Russ started working with Shaw Media in August 2025 after over nine years as sports editor of the Rochelle News-Leader. Russ covers high school sports for the Northwest Herald and high school football for Friday Night Drive.