Sandwich junior Cooper Corder got revenge for his lone loss of the season, taking down Unity Christian's Clinton VerHeecke in a 10-9 decision to win his first individual state title.

Class 1A, 2A and 3A wrestlers compete for the state title Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Yorkville junior Van Rosauer, who won the 150-pound sectional championship at the Class 3A Edwardsville Sectional with an overtime decision to qualify for state, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Here are the Record Newspapers-area qualifiers for the IHSA individual state wrestling meet.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder is already a two-time state medalist. Now Corder is aiming for the top spot at the IHSA state wrestling meet in Champaign this weekend. He is among the area's top medal hopefuls with Yorkville's Van Rosauer and Yorkville Christian's Jackson Allen.

Coal City hosted the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional in boys wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Oswego senior Dillon Griffin was a state alternate last year, losing in the blood round at sectionals, but has been a warmup partner at state for two former teammates. Now he's chasing his own dreams for a bid to Champaign, among sectional participants this weekend.

Coal City emerged victorious over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Sectional on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to advance to team state finals for the fourth year in a row with a 56-14 win.

Coal City punched its ticket to the dual team state finals for the fourth year in a row with Thursday's 56-14 win over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Dual Team Sectional.