Area well represented at IKWF, IESA youth wrestling tournaments

The statewide portion of the youth wrestling season culminated earlier this month with various state tournaments, including dozens of participants from the extended Ottawa/Streator/Morris area.

— Editor’s note: Due to a change in how scores were reported, a version of this article that ran earlier in the week included results from the 2025 IKWF State Tournament instead of the 2026 IKWF State Tournament. These are the corrected medalists for this year as reported on USA Wrestling.

IKWF

At the IKWF State Championships, multiple area wrestlers placed, including two Morris Wrestling Club competitors winning state titles. Are placers included:

• For the Ottawa Wolfpack, Johnathan Pitts (2nd, boys senior 188), Cortez White (4th, boys senior 215) and Cash Lucas (8th, boys novice 108).

• For the Lil’ Coalers Wrestling Club out of Coal City, Emma Cvitanovich (5th, girls novice 115), Brooklyn Sharwarko (5th, girls intermediate 53) and Dawson Czaja (3rd, boys bantam 43).

• For Streator Wrestling Club, Pyper Antolik (6th, girls bantam 115) and Allen Antolik (6th, boys novice 178).

• Representing Morris Wrestling Club, Audrey Cryder (7th, girls intermediate 82) and Hunter Walls (1st, boys intermediate 177), Quinton O’Donnell (7th, boys intermediate 74), Connor Walls (8th, boys intermediate 98) and Jenson Briscoe (1st, boys bantam 43).

• For Sandwich Wrestling Club, Elizabeth Agajanian (8th, girls novice 80), Khloe McCaslin (3rd, girls intermediate 57), Elise LeCuyer (4th, girls intermediate 72), Jase Hernandez (6th, boys bantam 58) and Atreyu Koulis (2nd, boys bantam 95).

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IESA

The extended Ottawa/Streator/Morris area was also well-represented at the IESA State Wrestling Meet at DeKalb’s Convocation Center.

In Class AA, Morris’ Kharter Sullivan (75 pounds) secured an IESA state title, with additional placers from Morris including Milton De La Rosa (5th, 155), Max Shenberg (3rd, 135), Kamdyn Sullivan (3rd, 85) and Liam Mack (5th, 65).

Representing Coal City in Class A, Brantley Brooks (112) captured an IESA state title, with other placers including Zack Babcock (4th, 135), Eathyn Rivera (6th, 119), Leo Christensen (5th, 80) and Hunter Sharwarko (4th, 65).

Sandwich had two Class A IESA champions – Jaxon Brunoehler (95) and Joseph Renteria (145). Brantley Green (2nd, 80) also placed.

Seneca had a state placer in Class A, Deklyn Thompson (5th, 95).