L-P’s Kiely Domyancich qualifies for state: NewsTribune wrestling roundup

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At DeKalb: La Salle-Peru senior Kiely Domyancich earned her third trip to the state tournament by placing second in the 125-pound bracket in the DeKalb Sectional.

“It feels good to go back to state,” Domyancich said. “I’m glad I get to represent L-P again at state.”

Domyancich pinned Rochelle’s Cammyla Macias in 1:38 in her first match, then beat Metamora’s Calliope Willman by 11-0 major decision to reach the final.

Domyancich was pinned by Seneca’s Samantha Greisen in the final in a rematch of the regional final that Domyancich won by decision.

“I think I wrestled OK today,” Domyancich said. “I made mistakes, but overall it was OK.”

Domyancich was the only area wrestler to advance to state.

L-P’s Audri Plut (145) and Marisa Eggersdorfer (155) each fell one win shy of a state berth.

Also for the Cavaliers, Kalista Frost (100), Emily Lowery (115), Emma Tomlinson (130) and Avalyn Edwall (140) all lost in wrestlebacks.

Princeton’s Abigail Harris (115), Jadedyn Klingenberg (125) and Putnam County-Hall’s Ella Irwin (170) also saw their seasons come to an end.

Princeton’s Casey Etheridge grabs West Chicago’s Tyler Jones in the 165 pound first place match Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, during the Class 1A wrestling sectionals in Byron. (Alex T. Paschal)

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At Byron: Princeton’s Augustus Swanson (113 pounds), Kane Dauber (138) and Casey Etheridge (165) each finished second in his bracket at the Class 1A Byron Sectional to qualify for the state tournament.

Swanson recorded back-to-back pins in less than a minute to reach the final, where he lost 7-4 to Newman’s Landon Near.

Dauber won his first two matches by pin before getting pinned by Oregon’s Nelson Benesh in the final seconds of the title match.

Etheridge won his first match by 12-9 decision, then won his semifinal by 20-5 technical fall. He lost by 11-3 major decision to Wheaton Academy’s Tyler Jones in the title match.

“Getting to the state tournament is obviously a good accomplishment, but I’m not really happy with how I finished today,” Etheridge said. “I felt like I left a lot out on the mat, but nothing truly matters until next week, so we’ll see what next week brings.”

Princeton’s Eli Berlin (190) fell one win shy of a trip to state as he lost by fall in the semifinal wrestlebacks.

At 132, St. Bede’s Max Moreno and Princeton’s Corbin Brown had their seasons come to an end.

Moreno won his first-round match by technical fall, then was pinned in the quarterfinals and lost by tech fall in the quarterfinal wrestlebacks. Brown won by pin in the first round, and lost by pin in the quarterfinals and by tech fall in the quarterfinal wrestlebacks.

Mendota’s Gavin Evans (157) lost both of his matches by tech fall, while Putnam County-Hall’s Justin Doden (285) lost both of his matches by pin.